“It wasn’t Lao Kong who did it alone, but he was involved.”

Liu Zhangyi discovered that a year ago, his son came to deliver wine to him and happened to see a girl taking a bath.

It was getting late when Old Kong's son saw the girl taking a bath alone.

A thieving thought instantly arose in Old Kong's mind. He saw his son go inside but pretended not to see him. After a while, he heard the girl's voice.

Worried that the girl's cries would attract other people, he went inside as well, but only to keep watch for his son.

That's why the girl could smell the alcohol on Lao Kong.

Afterwards, Lao Kong left the bathhouse with his son, both of them afraid that the matter would be discovered.

So I've been living in fear for the past year, watching for so long and still no one has noticed.

Old Kong used his connections at school to find out that the girl's family wasn't well-off, and that made him realize why she hadn't made a big fuss.

His son came to see him again. Old Kong wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist his son's persistent pleading. Old Kong had already found out which girls came from poor families.

When they come to take a bath, I'll bring my son in with me.

Old Kong and his son thought everything would be fine this time, but little did they know the girl would have the school report the case.

Although it was his son who did the crime, Lao Kong was an accomplice. Without Lao Kong's help, his son would not have been able to commit the crime so smoothly.

Where are they?

"They're both at the police station, sister-in-law. Don't worry, I'll take good care of them."

Needless to say, Liu Zhangyi, and even his colleagues, would not let these two off the hook.

It's because these two people made everyone search for them for a month, and then we think of the two innocent girls.

The outcome for the two was predictable. The matter was over, and Liu Zhangyi handed Ye Zhaozhao an envelope containing money.

Thank you for her help this time.

"Sister-in-law, Director Zheng asked me to give this to you."

Ye Zhaozhao was about to say no, it was just a small favor, but Liu Zhangyi saw through her thoughts.

Just stuff the money into her hand.

"Sister-in-law, Director Zheng said that he will ask for your help again if there are any cases in the future."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ye Zhaozhao accepted the money. It wouldn't make sense to put in the effort every time without earning any money.

They sat for a while and then went back.

A week later, Gu Yunduan was discharged from the hospital. Thanks to Ye Zhaozhao's spiritual spring water, Gu Yunduan has now recovered to about 70-80%. After they return home...

Sun Xiuhua was the first to arrive, bringing two pig trotters. The others also came to check on Gu Yunduan.

Everyone brought ordinary food, and Ye Zhaozhao accepted them all since they didn't seem expensive.

Gu Yunduan was lying inside the house, while Ye Zhaozhao and Sun Xiuhua were chatting in the yard. Sun Xiuhua was telling Ye Zhaozhao about recent events.

“Zhao Zhao, Jin Mandong and Qi Hongmei are very close. Qi Hongmei listens to Jin Mandong a lot and does whatever she is told.”

Ye Zhaozhao found it strange; given Qi Hongmei's personality, she didn't seem like the type to listen to Jin Mandong.

"Qi Hongmei must have some kind of weakness that Jin Mandong has caught."

"Zhaozhao, are you serious?"

Ye Zhaozhao nodded; otherwise, she really wouldn't believe that these two people could end up together.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiuhua couldn't sit still any longer; she had to find out exactly what was going on.

Ye Zhaozhao made braised pig's trotters for dinner. The children used to wolf down their food.

This time, however, Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan served meat to Gu Yun Duan first, contrary to the norm.

Even the triplets served rice to Gu Yunduan and urged her to eat more.

When Ye Zhaozhao asked why, she learned that they knew her father was injured and wanted him to eat more.

"Dad, this pig's trotter is delicious. Eat more of it and your hand will get better. Everyone says that you are what you eat to replenish your body."

Yuanyuan said in a serious tone, "Gu Yunduan was just laughing at first, but he's not laughing now. Is my daughter saying that his hands are big pig trotters?"

Yuanyuan couldn't understand why Gu Yunduan was sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy.

She gave her favorite pig's trotters to her dad, so why isn't he happy?

Let's eat a few more pig's trotters. Ye Zhaozhao's pig's trotters are tender, flavorful, not greasy, and fall off the bone—delicious!

After dinner, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan followed Gu Yunduan to wash the dishes.

Gu Yunduan directed them to wash the dishes. After they finished, Gu Yunduan told them to go to bed early. When Ye Zhaozhao finished showering, Gu Yunduan came over, but Ye Zhaozhao pushed him away.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, so behave yourself."

"Honey, my hand is fine."

Gu Yunduan carried Ye Zhaozhao to the bed, demonstrating with his actions that his hand was truly fine. Afterwards, Gu Yunduan washed her hand.

In her daze, Ye Zhaozhao seemed to hear a commotion outside.

But she couldn't care less about that now. Gu Yunduan was practically a starving wolf. She turned over and continued sleeping.

The next day, after Gu Yunduan made breakfast for the children, they went to school. When Ye Zhaozhao woke up, Gu Yunduan was outside chopping wood.

"Your hand isn't healed yet, so don't rush to chop wood."

"Honey, breakfast is on the table. I can't stay still."

I'm used to training, and now that I'm suddenly so free, I need to find something to do.

Gu Yunduan felt like she was going crazy, but knowing his personality, Ye Zhaozhao let her go.

I quickly finished breakfast. There was still a lot of pickled cabbage left at home, and it's almost March.

The sauerkraut won't keep well in this hot weather.

Ye Zhaozhao took a bowl of pickled cabbage and went out to deliver it to Sun Xiuhua.

Seeing Ye Zhaozhao holding such a bowl of sauerkraut, Sun Xiuhua, who was closing the door, quickly took it from her.

“Zhao Zhao, just say the word and I’ll have Zhou Dawu move it. You even carried it over yourself.”

"It's okay, it's not heavy."

It's really not heavy, it's just that the basin is a bit big. I know Sun Xiuhua is going to the supply and marketing cooperative.

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