The day before they were to go to Hai Province, Chen Zhaodi cried excitedly on the phone.
"Take this old geezer away, and get him as far away as possible, ah—"
It let out a painful scream.
Since arriving in Hai Province, Old Man Chang has spared no effort in causing trouble for Chang Hongbing and his wife. Today he's arguing with the neighbors in the villa area, tomorrow he's arguing with the widowed mother who's the local bully in the nearby village. He seems to have inexhaustible energy every day.
Chen Zhaodi was talking when he started arguing again.
"Come on, you wicked old woman! I'll curse your ancestors for eight generations! Let's see who dies first, you or me!"
"You old fool! You out-of-towner dare to run wild on my turf? Just you wait, when my son comes back from fishing tonight, I'll have him bring some men over and smash your dilapidated house to pieces!"
...
Chang Hongbing was sweating profusely and frantically tried to mediate between the two sides.
Hearing the arguing outside again, Chen Zhaodi said a few words to Zhou Hongyu, and then went out to yell at the people.
That old geezer, he can't live a day without causing trouble!
Beep beep beep...
Hearing the hanging-up message, Zhou Hongyu smiled. Chen Zhaodi's side was quite lively, and this liveliness eased the sadness in her heart.
She glanced at Chang Xingwang. The journey was bumpy, and Chang Xingwang was leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes to rest.
We'll take it one step at a time; the day we face death is still far off...
Upon arriving in Hai Province, before they could even find a car to get to the resort, Chang Huaying sent them a text message.
—Go to the police station near the resort on her behalf and bail out the four elderly people from the Chang family.
Four?
Even Granny Chang gets a share!
Zhou Hongyu clicked her tongue slightly and replied to Chang Huaying. She was eager to go to the police station to see what kind of excitement was worth the whole family's trip.
Police station.
After acting impulsively, she was arrested by the police. Her family members, who were sitting inside iron bars, came to communicate with her, and Chen Zhaodi felt hopeless.
Directly in front of her, the culprit, Old Man Chang, was spitting at each other and cursing at the local tyrant, Widow Mother.
"You damn slut, be polite to me, I'm a whole cycle older than you!"
"You old geezer, you have no respect for your age! A man like you has a son and daughter-in-law who are filial to you? Pack your things and get out of the house! Go pick up trash!"
Beside her, Chang Hongbing, who looked like an honest man, was apologizing to his uncle, a local bully, through an iron fence. Both of them were very embarrassed.
"Brother, I'm new here and I've already embarrassed you after only a few days. I'm really sorry. My dad has an old age disease and can't remember things. Sometimes when he's confused, he'll call me 'Dad.' But I'm not his dad; he's my dad!"
"Hey, brother, I also have to apologize to you. My sister has suffered most of her life, but luckily she gave birth to a good son. My nephew returned from the army and built up a lot of wealth. My sister has never had such a good life before, and she is completely lost. Please bear with her."
Chen Zhaodi rolled her eyes. "You've already fought, and the guy's been taken to the police station. Now you're all calling each other brothers. Why didn't you do this earlier?"
The two were feeling wronged; could they possibly persuade them otherwise?
Only after entering the police station could they sit down and have a proper conversation.
When Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang went to the police station to pick up their family members, things didn't go as planned. It seemed the police station wasn't going to let the four members of the Chang family leave so easily.
Paying a hefty fine won't work!
After paying the fine, the police station staff presented them with a variety of complicated procedures, trying to discourage them from paying.
Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang stepped aside. Zhou Hongyu frowned and said, "The other party is quite powerful. See if they have any connections here. We can find someone to smooth things over."
He was detained in the police station and they refused to release him simply because he was involved in a gang fight.
Old Chang had a good eye; he picked a tough nut to crack right away.
"Yes." Chang Xingwang nodded: "I have a subordinate who transferred here; he's a local!"
Chang Xingwang's former workplace had a high level of secrecy, and his subordinates who returned to their hometown after his military service should have some influence here.
Zhou Hongyu handed the mobile phone to Chang Xingwang, waiting for him to contact someone and pull strings.
At that moment, a commotion was heard at the entrance of the police station. The staff who had previously acted indifferent and spoke to them in a bureaucratic manner immediately ran over excitedly to greet them.
Zhou Hongyu bit her lip: "This force... your subordinates might not be able to handle it. Why don't you find someone more suitable!"
The police station was surrounded by people, including the other party's son and police officers who were eager to curry favor with him.
The face of the person in the center of the crowd was not visible, but the voices calling for Boss Du could be heard, one after another, louder and louder.
It turns out he wasn't a high-ranking official, just a wealthy man.
Zhou Hongyu clicked her tongue in amazement: "Indeed, the emperor is far away, and the remote countryside is quite different."
A wealthy and powerful outsider can act like a king in the police station.
This is something that would be unthinkable in the capital.
Zhou Hongyu sighed, "Let's choose Beijing as our retirement place. We've gotten used to everything here, and I wouldn't feel right anywhere else. Let's stay in Beijing, Beijing is great..."
Zhou Hongyu kept talking about her thoughts, completely forgetting that the person next to her had cancer.
Chang Xingwang listened quietly until she finished speaking, then concluded, "It's all been arranged."
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Zhou Hongyu: Where were we?
The other party's son was given a grand welcome and shown great care. From the sounds coming through, it was clear that the other party would be coming out soon.
Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang were largely ignored.
Police officers went in to tell the widow's family the good news. The old widow immediately pushed aside her younger brother who was blocking her way and pointed at Old Man Chang, with whom she had spat not long ago.
"You'll have to wait forever. If you offend me, you'll be staying here for ten days to half a month!"
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