Mother-in-law Wang Xiulan frequently brought friends to dine at daughter-in-law Lin Wanqing's restaurant, running up a consumption tab of nearly 400,000 yuan over three months without the restaurant receiving a single penny. After reconciling their accounts, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discovered that Wang Xiulan had paid every time, while husband Zhou Minghui not only intercepted the meal money but also swindled his mother out of 1 million yuan in retirement savings, and further defrauded 50,000 yuan under the pretext of replacing tableware, totaling 1.45 million yuan. To cover up the truth, he persistently instigated discord between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, fabricating lies such as "investment losses." After Xu Jiaojiao appeared, the whereabouts of 520,000 yuan were exposed, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally joined forces to pursue accountability. Ultimately, 1.25 million yuan was recovered, with the remaining 200,000 yuan continuing to be pursued. Lin Wanqing resolutely divorced, and the restaurant also resumed normal operations.