'Bang'

He hadn't run two steps when Zeng's men tackled him to the ground.

As soon as the person was brought under control, Xiao Zeng quickly helped Lin Xiaomeng up from the ground, "Auntie, are you alright?"

Following Lin Wei, Xiao Zeng addressed almost all elders with the same title as Lin Wei.

Lin Xiaomeng was able to catch her breath. "It's alright, this person..."

"Don't worry, we'll take him to the police station right now."

By the time Lin Wei and the others arrived, half an hour had passed.

Lin Wei had anticipated that Sun Bin wouldn't give up on Lin Xiaomeng easily, so she sent Xiao Zeng to follow her, but she didn't expect him to be so bold.

"We can't let this person get away with it. If we deal with him too easily this time, he'll definitely do something even more serious next time."

The enemy is in the shadows, while they are in the open. It would be incredibly easy for Sun Bin to find them and take action.

Although Sun Bin committed a crime, Lin Xiaomeng was not seriously injured. How long can she be detained?

Shen Jize reassured him, "Don't worry, leave this to me."

Lin Wei was truly at ease handing the matter over to Shen Jize, but she was worried that he might use some illegal means.

"Don't cause any deaths. This is inland, not a port city."

Shen Jize said helplessly, "Weiwei, I am a law-abiding citizen."

"Put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, don't you feel guilty saying this?"

Shen Jize actually touched his chest and tried it.

It's true.

But I can't say that.

"Alright, leave it to me, I promise I'll get it done for you."

What followed was that Sun Bin was detained for several months on some unknown charge, and when he was released, he was hacked to death in the street. According to the police, he was killed purely as revenge by his enemies.

Lin Wei, of course, did not believe it.

But after asking Shen Jize, it was discovered that Sun Bin had indeed been killed by his enemies.

The main problem was that he owed too much money. Anyone with eyes could see that Sun Bin couldn't pay it back. The key thing was that after he got out, he said some very arrogant things. In short, he died not long after.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

After bringing Lin Xiaomeng home, she needed to rest for several days before she could regain her former strong woman image.

“Auntie, why don’t you rest for a few more days? Aunt Zhang is at the company anyway, why rush back to work?” Lin Wei was a little worried. “Even if you rest for a few more days, Aunt Zhang won’t say anything to you.”

“Your Aunt Zhang won’t say it, but people should be self-aware. If I really had something to do, I would take the day off. But I was just scared. Anyway, Sun Bin hasn’t come out yet, so why stay at home? I’m bored anyway.”

“Okay then, if you get off work too late, just call me and I'll come pick you up. Don't walk alone anymore. Or, you could go get a driver's license.”

It would be fine to have Lin Wei take the call.

However, Lin Wei also had her own things to do. It was fine occasionally, but in the long run, no one would feel comfortable.

So when the suggestion to take a driving test was made, she immediately became interested.

"Taking a driving test? That's a good idea. Is it difficult? Can I manage at my age?"

"Of course you can. Many taxi drivers outside learn to drive at a much older age. You're in your prime; it's never too late to learn anything."

Lin Xiaomeng is a woman of action; she registered that very afternoon and received her driver's license a month later.

Lin Wei was just about to choose a car as a gift for Lin Xiaomeng when she found out that Lin Xiaomeng had already bought one herself.

When that brand-new sedan parked in the alley, it certainly attracted a lot of attention.

Lin Wei's car was also parked in the alley, but although everyone knew that her imported luxury car was expensive, no one had a specific price tag.

But Lin Xiaomeng's car is different; its price is so clear that it's truly enviable.

Then--

The matchmaker then came to the door.

When Lin Wei returned home, four or five matchmakers had already finished their business and left the Lin family home.

Lin Xiaomeng, however, had a livid face, completely expressionless.

"What's wrong? Who upset Auntie? Was it you, Yuanyuan?"

Lin Yuan cried out that he was innocent, "It wasn't me! Those people were introducing potential partners to my aunt. They came one by one, in groups, to introduce her to men. At first, my aunt could keep smiling, but later..."

"What happened next?" Lin Wei continued, "Then he couldn't hold back anymore, and his face was completely expressionless."

"Auntie, if you don't want to refuse, why get angry?"

"How can I not be angry?" Lin Xiaomeng's face turned pale and then red. Helpless, she could only look to Zhang Min, who had been by her side the whole time, for help.

"Aunt Zhang, what's going on?"

Aunt Zhang glanced at Lin Xiaomeng, and only dared to speak after seeing that the other party did not object, "Those matchmakers saw that your aunt bought a car and knew that your aunt was greedy for money. All sorts of shady people were sent to your aunt, as if they wanted to write the words 'I want your aunt to go to other people's homes to help the poor' on their faces."

It's normal to be divorced with children or to have lost your wife; after all, you're this age.

But it has everything you can imagine: people who don't work and rely on their families for support, have seriously ill parents, or even disabled siblings.

“It’s not that I look down on these people, it’s just that no one ever dared to introduce such people to me before, but now they’re all being presented to me one after another.”

Zhang Min continued, "They said some unpleasant things, that instead of raising someone else's child, your aunt should remarry and raise her own child. After remarrying, they would be family, and it would be better to give money to her own child than to give money to someone else. Your aunt was furious when she heard that."

“You two have been here for so long, and apart from the 100 yuan I gave you at the beginning, you haven’t used a single penny of my money. Even now that I’m making money, you haven’t reduced the living expenses you give Yuanyuan every month. You’re both so wicked, and you still want me to ask you for all the living expenses I’ve given you over the years.”

"Don't be angry, what's there to be angry about?" But Lin Wei felt, "Aunt, Aunt Zhang, this is how I feel. This area is, after all, staff dormitory. Everyone who lives here has feelings for this place, but this is just how their manners are."

“Zhang Yanyan’s family is a case in point. Even her relatives don’t want her to be well, let alone her neighbors. She should move to another place where there are more people with higher moral standards. Everyone has money, so they won’t hold grudges against each other.”

Move away?

This topic is rather heavy.

After making money, Zhang Min moved out with her children long ago.

The Gao family next door has also bought a house and finished decorating it, but they plan to wait until the smell dissipates before moving in.

Aunt Liu had already moved away long ago.

Lin Xiaomeng's reluctance to leave stemmed from memories, sentiments, and longing for her uncle.

But one must always look forward.

Lin Wei hadn't brought it up before because she couldn't find a suitable opportunity. If she didn't bring it up this time, she didn't know when the next opportunity would come.

As soon as Lin Wei brought up the topic, Zhang Min immediately took over the conversation.

“Yes, Sister Meng, this place is no longer suitable for us to live here. If you can’t bear to leave it, you can do what I did and leave the house empty. The house is our own, and it won’t be like it was decades ago when it would be taken back if no one lived there. Besides, Yuanyuan needs a better environment.”