Tian Aihong understood, but what could she do? She couldn't bring herself to tell Jiang Ruyu not to sue him. If her own daughter encountered someone like that, she would want to beat the person out of their head.

"I understand. I will talk to the Zhou family about this." Tian Aihong pursed her lips and said, "Ruyu, I'm so sorry. I didn't understand the situation clearly and caused you this trouble. I really don't know how to apologize to you."

"Sister Tian, ​​this isn't your fault. We can't blame ourselves for what others do. You go ahead with your work, I need to go home too, the kids are still here."

"Okay, okay, sigh, look at the mess I've made, I'm really sorry."

After leaving Tian Aihong's house, Jiang Ruyu finally let out a long breath. Did she blame Tian Aihong? Of course she did. She blamed Tian Aihong for introducing the person without understanding the situation, but in truth, it was her own fault. She should have inquired more thoroughly.

"Zheng Yang, this is my fault. Xiaoyue has been wronged. Sigh, Dad must be heartbroken."

Zheng Yang held his wife's hand briefly, then quickly let go, afraid that someone wearing a red armband might say he wasn't careful about his conduct: "Don't blame yourself. If anyone's to blame, it's me and Dad. We even went to inquire, but we couldn't find out anything. How can you be to blame?"

"Let's go back quickly, Dad doesn't know yet, he'll be furious when he finds out."

The next day, Jiang Ruyu and Zheng Yang both took leave, and Zheng Dali also did not go to work.

Zhou Dao's parents came to the door early in the morning. When Jiang Ruyu saw Zhou's parents, she knew that Sister Tian was not lying. Zhou's parents were indeed honest people. They brought a lot of things to the door, and their faces showed shame that they could not hide.

Upon entering the Zheng family's gate, Zhou's parents could barely straighten their backs. Seeing Zheng Dali's stern face, Zhou Dao's father dared not utter a word of forgiveness: "This... this scoundrel of ours did such a thing. We, as his parents, failed to educate him properly. Brother Zheng, we don't ask for your forgiveness, we only beg you to show leniency. Zhou Dao is still young. If he is convicted because of this, his entire life will be ruined."

Zheng Dali refused to raise his hand, saying that such a man would be a menace if released: "His life is ruined. Why don't you say that my daughter's life was almost ruined by your son? There's no room for negotiation on this matter. At most, we won't take this to your workplace, but we can't let your son off easily. This is a matter of character."

Zhou Dao's mother knelt down, crying: "My child must have been bewitched for a moment. Please give him a chance to make amends. We are willing to give you any compensation you want."

Jiang Ruyu disliked being threatened the most: "Aunt Zhou, you are making things difficult for us. Our family doesn't need your little bit of compensation."

Zheng Dali said directly, "Don't try that. I don't believe your son if he says you don't know what kind of person he is. You think you can marry a girl as good as Xiaoyue with such a character? You're dreaming. We've already inquired, and this isn't the first time he's done this. He just hasn't been caught yet. We'll leave this to the organization to handle. We'll follow the instructions of the police officers."

Zhou's parents left in a huff after being scolded.

This matter was ultimately dealt with seriously. After the police went to Zhou Dao's workplace for a thorough investigation, they confirmed that this was not the first time he had done such a thing. Some people were timid, so he threatened them that if they told anyone, he would tell others that they were having affairs, making it impossible for them to get married and causing their whole family to be disgraced.

Many people kept quiet and dared not speak out. During this undercover police investigation, they learned that Zhou Dao had been arrested. As long as someone testified, she could be sentenced without even having to appear in court. Some people then spoke out about how they had been harassed by Zhou Dao.

After half a month of evidence collection, Zhou Dao was convicted of harassing women and was directly sentenced to be sent to the Great Northern Wilderness, where he had to live under supervision every day and do hard labor to reclaim wasteland.

There were many people like this in the Great Northern Wilderness. There were many production and construction corps there, and each corps had people like this who were under supervision. They did the dirtiest and most tiring work, and they ate the worst food. They died of starvation.

Before Zhou Dao was sentenced, Jiang Ruyu and Zheng Yang took Zheng Xiaoyue to Houhai Street with canned food, two bottles of malted milk powder, peach shortbread, sponge cake, and some hard-won winter dates and oranges.

After asking several people, Zheng Yang finally found Jiang Tao's house, a two-courtyard siheyuan. He went up and knocked on the door, and after a while, someone came out.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?" This was the Jiang family's nanny.

After Zheng Yang explained his purpose, the nanny opened the door and let them in.

The courtyard house was quite large. As soon as they entered, Jiang Tao came out and said, "These are my guests. Aunt Wu, please go about your business."

As Aunt Wu walked towards the backyard, Zheng Yang said with a polite smile, "I'm so sorry it took you so long to come after being busy for several days."

Jiang Tao glanced at Zheng Xiaoyue before saying politely, "You're too kind. Please come in and sit down."

Jiang Ruyu looked at Jiang Tao and felt that there was something wrong with his attitude. Also, why was he always staring at Xiaoyue?

Before she could figure it out, she heard a familiar voice: "Hey, Jiang Ruyu, what brings you to my house?"

Jiang Ruyu turned her head and saw Liu Xiangxiang coming from the backyard. Jiang Ruyu was stunned for a moment: "Is this your in-laws' house?"

Liu Xiangxiang nodded and said, "Yes, what brings you here? Here, this is my brother-in-law. I was going to introduce him to your sister-in-law. Weren't you busy these past few days? Aren't you still busy?"

Jiang Ruyu opened her mouth, looked at Jiang Tao, and then at Xiaoyue. Zheng Yang also understood. Zheng Xiaoyue and Jiang Tao unconsciously exchanged glances. What kind of fate is this?

Jiang Ruyu coughed twice to clear her throat: "Oh, isn't this a coincidence? My Xiaoyue and your brother-in-law already know each other, hehe, hehe."

Liu Xiangxiang looked at them strangely: "You know her? When did this happen? Well..." She looked at Jiang Tao: "Taozi, why didn't you say anything when you met this girl? I was thinking of asking you to meet her."

Jiang Tao touched his nose: "Sister-in-law, thank you for your concern. It's just a coincidence. I didn't even know she was the woman you were talking about."

"Oh, hey, it's nothing, you all know now, right?" Liu Xiangxiang pulled Jiang Ruyu to the back: "Let's go to the back and let them talk to us."

Jiang Ruyu had no choice but to put down her things and go to the backyard with Zheng Yang. Before leaving, she said to Xiaoyue, "Don't be afraid. Anyway, you two already know each other. Get to know each other better. It's okay if it doesn't work out. Your brother and I will be here in a bit."

Aside from being a little flustered, Zheng Xiaoyue wasn't really scared. She had a good impression of Jiang Tao, and he had given her a great sense of security that day.

"I understand, sister-in-law. Don't worry, brother, I'm fine."

After they all left, Zheng Xiaoyue looked at Jiang Tao seriously and said, "I haven't properly thanked you yet."