Chapter 362: Rotten from Top to Bottom

Three days later, before Zhao Xiaojing found time to comfort Dong Mei, Dong Mei called her herself.

Due to sufficient evidence and Zhou Jianye's family confessing under intimidation, the result of the matter came out quickly.

It was discovered that during the seven years since Zhou Jianye was found, he had used the bank cards of his father, mother, and sister to receive a total of nearly two million yuan in funds of unknown origin. Even the property under Zheng Zihui's name was bought by Zhou Jianye in the name of "sister's sponsorship", with "sister's money" contributing half.

When the matter was exposed, Zhou Jianye refused to admit it. However, with the full cooperation of Zhou Jianye's boss and employees, the several bosses and persons in charge who had bribed were thoroughly investigated.

Zhou Jianye was sentenced to nine years in prison, with his property confiscated and a fine of 3.82 million yuan. Several other bribers were also sentenced or fined, depending on the severity of their actions.

"382,000, Zhou Jianye's family will have to pay for it now. His mother called me yesterday and asked me to help her a little out of our long-term friendship, or else to return the 350,000. Humph, out of kindness, if they had even a penny of kindness towards me, they wouldn't have the face to call me." Dong Mei said sarcastically.

"Yes, if they had any affection for you, they wouldn't have taken advantage of you for so many years. They clearly have a lot of money in their hands, but they still ask you for money. Third Aunt, they will definitely come to you again, so don't be soft-hearted."

"Don't worry, I'm not crazy. She just came to my office this morning, and I scolded her and had the security guard chase her away. She also called me heartless and said that the house in Yucheng was already being sold there. Haha, when I heard that, I asked her if she had known about this and had known that woman for a long time. She looked guilty and didn't dare to say a word.

It turns out they knew all this shit and covered it up for me! I'm such a fool. I knew their family was disgusting, but I was deceived for so many years!"

Zhao Xiaojing also felt uncomfortable. "Their family is rotten from top to bottom."

"I've suffered all my life, so it's nothing. I just feel sorry for Yanyan and Hanhan. Yanyan won't be able to find a job in a state-owned enterprise in the future. When Hanhan grows up, having a grandfather with a criminal record will also be affected to some extent."

"We can talk about the future later. Sister Yanyan probably doesn't care about these things. Hanhan is still young and has a lot of paths to walk in the future." Zhao Xiaojing comforted.

"You have a good personality, just like your mother. This time, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been deceived by this disgusting family for the rest of my life."

"I just saw it by chance, it's nothing."

"No matter what, it's because you cared about me that I finally got rid of the worry I've had for years." Dong Mei sighed. "I reckon they'll come again. Yanyan has already bought me a camera. I'll install it on the door and I won't open it. If they dare to make trouble, I'll call the police."

"You should also take care of yourself. Sister Yanyan said that you couldn't move half of your body a few days ago. Are you still feeling uncomfortable now?"

"At that time, I thought I was going to die. Yanyan was calling for an ambulance, and I was ready to make arrangements for my funeral. Who knew that after a while, I got better and now I'm fine. I thought I should go get a check-up, after all, your grandmother also died of a sudden heart attack at that time."

"If you're worried, just ask your uncle to come along. You're both old, so you should have a thorough heart check." Zhao Xiaojing estimated the time. Dong Mei was about to retire this year, and the time for her uncle to have a heart attack was also approaching.

Although her uncle was cowardly and Zhao Xiaojing no longer considered him a relative, he was not an enemy either, so a word or two of reminder was nothing.

"Yes, yes, your uncle is not in good health either, so you can ask him to come along when the time comes."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xiaojing sat on the sofa thinking about this matter. The sound of keys turning came from the door, and then Su Yuchen came in with a guitar on his back.

"Why are you back so early?" they both asked at the same time.

"I didn't have a midnight snack today. I just came back after rehearsal." Su Yuchen chuckled. "Are you selling fast again tonight?"

"Yes, we increase the stock every day, but it's not enough every day. Didn't the organizer say they wanted to talk to you? How did the talks go?"

Su Yuchen and her band's performance at the livehouse on Saturday was very successful. Although they only sang two songs during the intermission of the main band, the performance was unexpectedly good. Not only did the audience keep shouting for an encore, but the organizer also contacted several of them afterwards, hoping to have long-term cooperation with them.

"The talks went well. Uncle Wen asked someone to help us get on stage this time, and our free performance is considered as publicity. Starting from next time, the organizer will help us make connections, and we will be paid for performing on stage next time. They said that after we accumulate a certain amount of popularity and fans, we can hold our own special performance." Su Yuchen leaned back on the sofa beautifully.

"That's great. When you have your special show, we'll just close the shop and all go to listen to you sing." Zhao Xiaojing also leaned back on the sofa.

"Haha, then Ouyang will have to spread the word on WeChat Moments again. Then a bunch of people will ask her to be a waitress again."

"By the way, do you have anything to do tomorrow?" The two chatted and laughed for a while, and then Zhao Xiaojing thought of the important business.

"It's okay, what are you doing?"

"Then let's go to Fish City. I'll watch them practice for a while in the morning. When you wake up, come find me and we'll be off!"

"Going to Yucheng? Why are you just going to do whatever you want? Are you going to give up your business?"

"The shop is closed tomorrow, model worker. What kind of business is this?" Zhao Xiaojing tapped Su Yuchen's head. "Let's go to Yucheng for dinner!"

"Eat? Jiang Cheng can't eat?" Su Yuchen became more and more confused as he listened.

"I want to try Brother Nie's dish. I checked and saw if there's any in Jiangcheng. There's plenty in Yucheng, and it's not far away anyway."

In the past two days, Zhao Xiaojing has been practicing Song Sao Fish Soup and Fairy Duck very hard. Nie Xiuqi has been following her instructions and correcting her from time to time. Now Zhao Xiaojing's Song Sao Fish Soup is much better than the Fairy Duck. At least it is a soup, not a stewed fish that seeks revenge even if the fish dies.

However, Nie Xiuqi himself said that he did not capture the essence of this dish and always felt that it was not quite right. Zhao Xiaojing herself had never eaten it and had no idea what this dish should taste like.

So I came up with the idea of ​​going out to try it while the store was closed.

However, Song Sao's fish soup is a Zhejiang dish. Sichuan and Hunan cuisine are the most popular in Jiangcheng. Other cuisines have been somewhat unsuitable for the local environment, either being completely transformed or relying solely on sentimentality. Chef Cai of Gu Shifu's restaurant specializes in Zhejiang cuisine, and I'm afraid he resigned for this reason, so Jiangcheng hasn't found a suitable place.

"I think you are also a pure foodie, but you hide it very well!" Su Yuchen agreed while complaining.