"The two shops are right next to each other. If our business does well in the future, we can take back the other shop for our own use." Song Yan was planning for the future. She was very satisfied with this courtyard at first, otherwise she wouldn't have rented it so quickly.

Not knowing if the homeowner intended to sell, Song Yan had the idea of ​​buying the house. It seemed she would have to ask Aunt Zhang about it later.

Mr. and Mrs. Shi nodded repeatedly, their smiles never fading since they arrived at their new home.

"The renovation team I found will be starting work in a couple of days. Mom and Dad, you can rest for now. It's your first time in Beijing, so take your time to explore. There's no rush." ​​Song Yan was actually thinking about arranging her medical check-up.

"Where are Dashan and Xiaoshan? We miss our grandsons." Mother Shi didn't want to go out to play; she only wanted her two eldest grandsons.

"Today is Tuesday, and they're still in school. They'll be on holiday for May Day in a couple of days, and I'll pick them up and bring them to Beijing so you can see them then." The elderly couple were a little disappointed that they couldn't see their grandson right away.

"How about this? You're busy with your business over there, and you've finished tidying up here, so I'll send them back to Songzhuang for a couple of days. Anyway, we have plenty of rooms, so we won't have trouble finding a place." The inn was left to Song's fourth sister-in-law to keep an eye on things, and the two children stayed at their maternal grandparents' house.

"Alright, you can come back another time if you have time. If you want to see those two naughty boys, then go ahead!"

Speaking of which, Song Yan hadn't seen the two of them for a week. Those two rascals could make you so angry you'd burn down the house if they were around, but now that they weren't by her side, she missed them a little.

well!

Her heart as a mother is truly loving!

Mr. and Mrs. Shi beamed with joy, nodding in unison, very satisfied with the arrangement.

Later, Song Yan and Shi Jianjun took their family out for a meal to get acquainted with the surrounding area, and life gradually settled down.

Liu Zi's life has been quite turbulent lately, and the trouble stems from Liu Daqiang.

Before the Zhao Qian case came to light, Liu Zi reminded Liu Daqiang that although he had reported in advance to avoid suspicion and resigned from his important work position, he was still anonymously reported on the grounds that the source of his huge amount of property was unclear.

He was taken away from his workplace. Liu Zi accompanied her mother to inquire about the situation and learned that the director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation was accompanying a high-ranking leader on a visit to Europe and was not in Beijing at the moment. They were told to go back and wait for news. If Liu Daqiang was alright, he would be released soon.

Liu Zi and her mother waited for three days in a row, but despite their inquiries, they still had no news. Liu Zi couldn't sit still at home any longer.

Finally, with subtle guidance from an uncle, Liu Zi took the relevant documents and drove directly to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

The car was stopped at the gate, and the security guard asked who she was. Liu Zi said that she was Liu Daqiang's daughter and had come to deliver some documents.

The security guard made a phone call and came back to tell her that the leaders were all out in a meeting and that she should come back another time.

Liu Zi had been stopped like this several times before, and this time she was determined to see the person in charge.

So she said to the security guard, "I don't care who you're asking! If you don't let me in, I'll file a formal complaint with the disciplinary authorities against you for retaliating against me and eliminating my rivals. Then we'll see who's guilty first!"

It has to be said that Liu Zi has grasped the Achilles' heel of some people. They were afraid that things would escalate, so in the end they had no choice but to let Liu Zi in.

She was received by Director Xiao from the office, who spoke in a bureaucratic tone, intending to just give Liu Zi a perfunctory response. After taking her materials, he sent her away.

But Liu Zi insisted on seeing Liu Daqiang before giving it to him, and Director Xiao became somewhat annoyed when he saw that Liu Zi was unyielding.

He was a cadre in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and even Liu Daqiang had to treat him with respect. How could he stand that a junior was glaring at him like that? He immediately became impatient and wanted the security guards to pull her out.

Liu Zicai wasn't buying it. She pretended to be dragged into the stairwell and started shouting.

One minute he was yelling for help, the next he was complaining that his arm was broken, which almost drove Director Xiao, who was standing to the side, crazy.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, after all, oversees all domestic import and export trade, and its staff is quite large. Upon hearing the slightly familiar voices in the hallway, they all came out.

Even the two deputy directors who were hiding upstairs had to come down to deal with the situation when they saw that things were getting out of hand.

"Liu Zi, let's talk this out. We can't make a scene here." One of the deputy directors, surnamed Zhu, lived in the same compound as Liu Daqiang and had met Liu Zi before.

Seeing that someone capable of taking charge had finally come down, Liu Zi immediately broke free from the security guard beside her and straightened her disheveled clothes.

"These two bureau chiefs are really hard to get an invitation from!" Liu Zi said sarcastically.

"How dare you speak like that? These are all your elders, people who watched you grow up. You have no manners at all," Director Xiao said sternly.

"I also wanted to treat you politely, but how did you treat my father? Don't you know what kind of person he is? Why did you lock him up for three days without any news?" Liu Zi retorted without being affected at all.

Director Xiao was probably stunned by Liu Zi's tone and rebuked her directly: "It's all because you insisted on marrying that guy Zhao Qian. Otherwise, how would your father have gotten involved? You don't know how to avoid suspicion at all, and you even drive an expensive car around town. Your father is ruined because of you."

"Old Liu!" Deputy Director Zhu suddenly called out to stop.

"At your age, why are you arguing with a young girl?"

"Yes, yes, Director Zhu, I'm just so angry. It's clearly this girl's fault." Director Xiao's attitude in admitting his mistake was particularly good.

Liu Zi suddenly felt something was off, but she didn't think much of it and just tried her best to explain it all.

“My dad has already explained the situation with the bureau chief regarding Zhao Qian. He actively transferred me to avoid suspicion as soon as he realized something was wrong. As for me, I left with nothing in the divorce last year and haven’t had any further financial dealings with Zhao Qian. The court can find out all of this, so why bring it up again now?” Liu Zi didn’t understand. Hadn’t they already explained everything clearly?

“My dad knows about all of this. Since it’s an investigation, he must have already explained the situation. Why won’t you let him go home? Aren’t you afraid of hurting everyone’s feelings by doing this?”

"Liu Zi, don't worry. We still need to investigate what you've said. Some economic issues are difficult to prove and take time," Director Zhu said slowly and deliberately, speaking in an official tone.

“You’re just talking about the problem with my new car, aren’t you? This is my business license, this is my tax payment certificate. I have ample evidence to prove that all my income is legal and compliant. Besides, all these things are in my name. Why not investigate me and only investigate my father?” Liu Zi went straight to the heart of the matter.

"If I participated in bribery or other illegal activities, why haven't any security personnel come to me? I've already inquired with the relevant departments, and they haven't received any cases related to my father. What right do you have to hold a trial for him in your own court?"