Lin Xiumei complained as she tended to the fire, "These outsiders who become officials are really no good. It was so much more convenient when Baoguo was in charge here. Such a fuss wouldn't have been necessary. If I had known, I would never have let Xiao Fei get involved in this kind of thing. As if the New Year isn't stressful enough without worrying about money."
Yan Wen Hai knew his wife was just venting and didn't join in the conversation, just keeping his head down, focusing on tending the fire.
He was well aware of the reason for Lin Xiumei's complaints: for the incident involving the thief's death, Yan Fei had suggested that now that the health clinic had issued an autopsy report, they should just take the body directly to the crematorium, regardless of whether the report was authoritative or not; it meant they had something to work with, and it would save a lot of trouble.
