After dinner, Old Man Lin, along with Father Zhang and several other officials, moved to the kang and sat down. The two sisters-in-law finished cleaning up, and the two brothers and Xiao Zhou also cleared the large table, tidied it up, and left with their companions.

Zhang Guoqing returned to the bedroom in the west wing and told Zhou Jiao about the people and his ideas. After the two of them discussed it, he took his collection of tea to the main hall, brewed some tea, and placed it on the small kang table in front of everyone.

Li Aiguo saw that he had finished his work and asked him to sit down. He looked at the old man and saw that he nodded, so he sat down and listened to what they said.

Sitting in the room were Old Man Lin, Father Zhang, Lin Lishan, Zhang Guoqing, and the five leadership teams. Everyone knew that it was time to talk business. So the Lin family father and daughter also spoke, and they were all waiting.

Li Aiguo and the others looked at each other, feeling uneasy. They didn't know if the old man would get angry after they told him what had happened.

Li Aiguo cleared his throat, straightened his attitude, and said, "Old General, Comrade Lin, I want to apologize to you on behalf of the leadership team for not managing the relevant staff and some village cadres well, which caused harm to Comrade Zhou Jiao.

After the incident, township head Zhang Zhifeng immediately detained Zhou Xue and began investigating the incident. Li Dawei, a member of the township police station, led a team to question the public and collect evidence, confirming Zhou Jiao's account of the incident.

Before Zhou Jiao turned 10, the recipient of the parcels was Comrade Zhou Jiaren, so this doesn't guarantee they were her personal belongings. After she turned 12, in 1949, the parcels were received by Comrade Zhou Jiao, and all the signatures were from her uncle, Zhou Xiaocun. From 1949 to the present, a total of 119 parcels have been mailed to Zhou Jiao, 113 of which were military mail and the remaining 6 were civilian mail.

The amount of money involved is inestimable. If further investigation is required, you must provide strong evidence. However, the detainee Zhou Xue has admitted that some items from the Zhou family, the Huang family, the two sisters-in-law's homes, and some items from the Wang family all belong to Comrade Zhou Jiao.

In this case, it was established that Zhou Xiaoshan, the production team leader of Zhoujia Village, and his wife, Huang Zhaodi, colluded to conceal the identity of Comrade Zhou Jiao and appropriated the property of others. Zhou Xiaoshan, the production team leader, was detained for receiving a large amount of items, and the evidence was returned after Huang Zhaodi's confession.

Huang Zhaodi also pleaded guilty and is being held. Her husband, Zhou Xiaocun, confessed that he didn't know the details, saying he simply retrieved the package with a receipt from the village and handed it over to his father, Zhou Jiaren, and his wife, Huang Zhaodi. He remains in custody as he is currently in custody for concealing the identity of someone else and claiming someone else's property without Zhou Jiao's consent.

After villagers presented evidence and Zhou Xue's confession, the Huang family returned most of their evidence, and Huang Damao has been detained. Wang Shifu, Zhou Xue's husband's family, was dismissed from his position as production team leader for embezzling village funds. The Wang family also voluntarily returned Zhou Xue's personal belongings. Lax management at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau is currently being addressed.

Except for the Zhou family, most of the illegal items in their possession have been confiscated after being reported by the masses and are now all placed in the township government compound. This is the progress of the case so far.

Comrade Zhou Jiaren, an elderly member of the Zhou family, came to the township office and repeatedly requested to hear Comrade Zhou Jiao's opinion before handling the case. "We came this time to hear Comrade Zhou Jiao's requests and suggestions, and to ask her to retrieve the items from the township compound."

Lin Xinsheng smiled sarcastically and said, "There's no need to investigate the amount involved. In addition to the package, the monthly child support we agreed on is also a large sum. How much of it is spent on Zhou Jiao? We don't care about the money and the things. There are still many things you don't know. Jiaojiao has always emphasized that family disgrace should not be made public.

I'd like to ask Zhou Jiaren why he's still forcing our Jiaojiao to express her opinion. How can he have the nerve to go to the township office and ask for Zhou Jiao's opinion?

He repeatedly found excuses to prevent me from taking Jiaojiao back. He assured me that Jiaojiao was the second wife's only child and he couldn't bear to see her go. How could he stand by and watch those in the first wife's house abuse my Jiaojiao? He claimed to have a good relationship with his siblings, yet they were still being bullied and scolded. He watched as his eldest daughter-in-law plotted against Jiaojiao, wanting to marry her into the Huang family, so why didn't he stop her?

This old man even wrote me back last year and lied to me, saying he'd ask her opinion on sending her back to Beijing after she graduated from junior high school the following year. But she had already graduated last summer. No wonder he's so withdrawn he can't see me.

Fortunately, Jiaojiao still has Zhang Guoqing, who she grew up with, to rely on. Otherwise, if his daughter-in-law succeeds in her scheme, I will definitely kill them in a wooden cannon."

Seeing that Grandpa Lin was getting more and more excited as he spoke, Zhang Guoqing hurriedly brought him some tea and asked him to drink some to calm down. It would be bad if he got angry after just drinking some wine.

"Xiaowu, don't worry, grandpa is fine. As for you comrades, there's no need to discuss this with Zhou Jiao. My Jiaojiao didn't take good care of herself during the confinement period, and besides, she has a bad temper. If Zhou Xue hadn't brought so many people to scold her, she would probably have endured it. She always says that it wasn't easy for her grandmother to raise her in that family. Look, besides me, she can't find anyone else. She has classmates and sisters, but she hasn't mentioned them for all these years."

Zhao Dashan said, "I really haven't heard anything from my daughter Yuanyuan. My little girl, she's a big talker, but she would have said it long ago. Jiaojiao only holds it in for the sake of her grandmother. The few times I've seen her, she's been quiet and steady, not saying much."

"As for this case, Xiaowu, tell the uncles your ideas. As for Old Man Zhou, let him come to me and say that it was me who said it. First, recall the letters we received over the years and then ask Jiaojiao for her opinion. Otherwise, I will have someone send the letter over to see if he still has the nerve to live in this world." Grandpa Lin made the decision directly.

Zhang Guoqing blinked at the old man and secretly said "Dad". Old Man Lin knew that this was out of consideration for his father-in-law and nodded slightly.

Zhang Guoqing pondered for a while, then smiled and scratched his head, "My dear uncles, you see, this matter has caused you trouble as well. We, the younger generation, will absolutely listen to you and handle it as we should.

As for me, I'll just say a few words. First, the village cadres should be dealt with accordingly, but forget about the post office, the management is just following the rules.

Secondly, could you please dispose of the confiscated items from the village compound and donate them to the elderly and lonely people in the village? We will not interfere in this matter, and Jiaojiao and I will not take those items back.

Finally, regarding the Zhou family's eldest wife, let's first detain her uncle and aunt. As for the items and money the Zhou family received, don't touch them for now. At the end of this month, someone will bring me to you to discuss how to deal with the Zhou family's eldest wife and her husband. I can't tell you who this person is now, but you'll find out later."

Li Aiguo and they all nodded. This was the only way for now. Although they didn't know who that person was, it would be better to keep him locked up and wait for someone to come. After a month, the matter would have faded.