Chapter 026 Hidden Truth
The thin and petite Li Juan stood there alone. Her clothes were a little disheveled because of the fight with Old Mrs. Ding. Her hair was also messy. Her scalp was even stained with blood from the violence. She looked extremely miserable and pitiful.
She stood there, her thin body swaying, but her expression remained as cold as ever.
She said, "I beat your son because he wanted to sell my daughter!"
Hearing this, Shi Qiu Shui felt as if it was as he expected.
Song Chunsheng had previously said that his wife would beat him whenever he cried, and he sounded so wronged. He also described his wife as an unreasonable and vicious woman, but Li Juan was obviously not such a person, so she had already begun to speculate in her heart, could there be some hidden story behind the beating of Song Chunsheng?
Li Juan's words just proved her guess.
Li Juan's eyes were bloodshot, and she roared hoarsely, "If I hadn't come back early that day and caught him bargaining with someone, he would have sold my daughter without my knowledge! He wanted to sell my daughter, so what if I hit him twice? I was just soft-hearted and didn't kill him outright!"
When she said this, she stared at Song Chunsheng intently, as if she wanted to rush up to him and skin him and eat his flesh.
Old Mrs. Ding was so frightened by her strong murderous aura that she staggered and quickly hid behind the public security comrades.
Although she wanted to protect her son, she had to protect herself first in this situation!
Everyone was also frightened by Li Juan's crazy side. It took them two seconds to realize what Li Juan said.
Song Chunsheng wants to sell his child?
The father wants to sell his own daughter?
Although Song Chunsheng is not a very good person, he can't do such a cruel thing, right?
Everyone looked at Song Chunsheng with suspicion, and as expected, they saw a guilty look on his face.
I feel so guilty, it must be because Li Juan is right.
Damn, Song Chunsheng is such a cruel grandson!
Although it was not uncommon to see people sending their children away in exchange for food during famines in the past, everyone was really poor at that time. There was not even a single extra food ration at home. If the children were left at home, they would probably starve to death. Sending the children away might provide an extra way to survive and give the family some breathing space.
But at this moment, no matter how poor Song Chunsheng is, he is still a worker with a formal job. He supports a family of four with a salary of more than 100 yuan a month. Although it is a bit tight, he is not so poor that he cannot support his child and has to sell his child!
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Song Chunsheng with obvious wariness in their eyes.
How cruel must be the person who could sell his own daughter? How could they not be on guard?
Those who have children at home have decided in their hearts that they will keep their children away from the Song family, especially from Song Chunsheng!
If he can even think of selling his own daughter, it's inevitable that he won't have thoughts about other people's children!
Feeling everyone's unfriendly gazes, Song Chunsheng stammered in defense: "No, I'm not, I'm not selling the child. Besides, I, I did it for the good of the child. I wanted to find her parents who are richer and better off."
The more he spoke, the more confident he became, and there was even a hint of resentment towards Li Juan in his words.
"I'm Song Nan's biological father, I definitely wouldn't harm her. The couple who wanted to adopt her are wealthy bosses who came all the way from Hong Kong. They own several buildings. If Song Nan had been their daughter, wouldn't she have been a true rich girl? Unfortunately, I was just discussing this with them when Li Juan came in and chased them away! They got angry and ignored me!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Song Chunsheng as if he was a fool.
Even though he said it so well, if you think about it a little, you will know that this is not normal!
The big boss in Hong Kong wants to adopt a child. Why can't he adopt the child anywhere else? Why does he have to run all the way to their city and find a child who has a father and a mother and is eight or nine years old and can remember things to adopt?
Some simple-minded people kindly reminded him, "Chunsheng, this isn't right. How did you get to know that big boss from Hong Kong? Have you asked anyone if he's real? I feel like he's a liar!"
Song Chunsheng: "How is that possible? He drives a car and stays in a big hotel. I just gave him directions, and he gave me a thousand yuan as a thank you. How could such a generous person be a scammer?"
Someone sensed something was amiss and asked, "Song Chunsheng, you and that big boss from Hong Kong, didn't you just meet on the street?"
Song Chunsheng: "Yes, he got lost on the street and asked me for directions, and that's how we met."
Okay.
Now Shi Qiu Shui didn't know what to say.
Song Chunsheng gave his daughter up for adoption to a person he had just met on the street and had no idea of his background, without even a doubt.
This clearly shows that he doesn't take his daughter seriously!
Thinking about the experience that Song Chunsheng almost killed his daughter when she was just born, everyone is no longer surprised. Isn't it written on Song Chunsheng's face that he doesn't care about his daughter?
Sending away a daughter he didn't care about, not only could he get a considerable sum of money, but he could also use the name of his daughter's death to have another child openly. Maybe Song Chunsheng would even think it was worth it!
In fact, Song Chunsheng really thought so. He looked at the people who expressed their incomprehension of his behavior with grievance and said, "Girls will get married sooner or later anyway. After marriage, they are no longer part of the family. So, sending her away now is the same as sending her away when she grows up. Isn't it the same? Since they are the same, and she just happens to have a good home now, what's the problem with me sending her away?"
Everyone was furious with Song Chunsheng's fallacies and heresies.
Especially those families with daughters, they almost wanted to punch him. What do they mean that once a daughter gets married, they are no longer a family? Even if their daughter gets married, she is still their daughter!
Now everyone finally understood Li Juan. Even outsiders like them couldn't help but want to beat Song Chunsheng. As the biological mother of Song Chunsheng's daughter, Li Juan really showed mercy by not beating Song Chunsheng to death!
"What a pity! The big boss is angry and ignored me! You don't know, the big boss is really rich. He asked me for directions and gave me a thousand. When I took him out to play, he gave me another thousand. When he said he wanted to adopt my son Song Nan, he even gave me 20,000 for child support! This does not include the money he spent on treating me to dinner, giving me a massage, and taking me to the hot springs!" Song Chunsheng sighed with a nostalgic expression.
Hearing this, Mrs. Ding couldn't help but reveal a look of heartache on her face.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with Song Chunsheng selling the children. She hadn't shown mercy when she sold her second and third daughters, so she felt even less distressed when her son sold a granddaughter she didn't like. Compared to the granddaughters, she was more distressed about the money.
Twenty thousand yuan!
Her son might not be able to save so much money even if he saves for half his lifetime!
What a pity, such a pity. It was because of Li Juan's sabotage that her family didn't earn the money. Thinking of this, she looked at Li Juan fiercely.
The young police officer with a fresh face noticed Old Mrs. Ding's expression and said sternly, "Human trafficking is illegal!"
Instead, the older public security officer next to him patted him on the shoulder with a smile, signaling him to shut up.
The young policeman said unconvincedly: "Master, he..."
"Don't talk yet. I have something to ask Comrade Song." The old police officer had a kind expression, but he held the young police officer in place without giving him any room for refusal. Then he asked with a smile, "Comrade Song, you're not kidding, are you? Why would a big boss from Hong Kong fall for your daughter and insist on adopting her?"
When Song Chunsheng heard the policeman say that human trafficking was illegal, he was a little scared, but he quickly calmed down.
He thought that since his daughter was not sold, it could not be considered as breaking the law.
It wasn't until he heard what the old policeman asked that he lost his composure again.
Song Chunsheng was so concerned about his reputation that he even hid the fact that his wife beat him from outsiders. Of course he was unhappy when he heard that his husband clearly suspected that he was lying.
His face flushed red as he shouted, "I'm not lying! That big boss is attracted to my daughter! He said he had a crush on her, and the day he saw her, he even insisted on giving her a red envelope! If you don't believe me, call my daughter out and ask her! She's a kid, she's not going to lie!"
Li Juan was furious. She rushed over with red eyes and grabbed Song Chunsheng and started fighting.
"You bastard! You actually took Nan Nan to see that guy! I'm going to fight you!"
She only knew that Song Chunsheng wanted to sell his daughter, but she had no idea that Song Chunsheng had taken his daughter to meet the buyer.
"Hey, comrade, calm down, calm down!" The old policeman and the young policeman stepped forward to separate them.
Although they also felt that Song Chunsheng deserved a beating, they couldn't beat him now because they still had something to ask him.
Tears as big as beans rolled out of Li Juan's eyes as she was pulled away. Her voice was dry and hoarse, filled with deep regret: "Why didn't I think of this earlier? Why didn't I ask Nan Nan more? Nan Nan has been in a bad mood for a while, why didn't I ask her earlier? Why, why, why am I so stupid? Why..."
Unlike Song Chunsheng, who is obsessed with profit and doesn't care about his daughter, Li Juan truly loves her daughter.
That's right. She thought much more than Song Chunsheng did. He inexplicably adopted a little girl who was only eight or nine years old and could remember things. Such a person might have done it for some hidden purpose. Weren't there people in the old society who specialized in raising child prostitutes?
Her scalp tingled when she thought about her daughter, who was less than ten years old, having come into contact with someone who might have such thoughts!
Li Juan's shrill cries echoed throughout the yard. Hearing her cries, many people with shallow eyelids also had tears in their eyes.
Song Chunsheng was puzzled: "I just asked Song Nan to meet with the big boss, why is it so important to you?"
He muttered to himself, "Song Nan is just like you, she's got the same mental issues. The big boss gave her a red envelope, but she refused it and ran away. The big boss even said he wanted to take her to the hot springs. Oh, she's really a cheapskate, she just can't enjoy life."
The old policeman glanced at Song Chunsheng helplessly, thinking that this man really deserved a beating. Li Juan was already angry, and he said such things. Wasn't Qing waiting for the enraged Li Juan to come over and slap him a few more times?
However, thinking of what he was going to ask, the old policeman turned his head and gave the young policeman who was pulling Li Juan a look, suggesting that he take Li Juan away for a while.
The young policeman nodded, and pulled Li Juan to sit aside in a soft voice.
The old police officer continued chatting casually and asked Song Chunsheng, "Oh, you and the NPC boss went to the hot springs? Where did you go?"
Although Song Chunsheng didn't know why he asked such nonsense, he finally had the opportunity to show off, so he immediately started talking: "We went to a place over in Xiaotangshan. Oh, let me tell you, you really don't know how beautiful it is until you go there. The house is built just like the place where the emperor lived in the past. And the service there is also very good. There are all beautiful waitresses. You can call them and they will come over immediately. And..."
The old police officer interrupted him: "Oh. Xiaotangshan? That's not close. Did you drive there?"
Song Chunsheng: "Yes, the boss's driver drove us there."
The old policeman said: "Wow, there's a driver too, that's impressive. Hey, let me see the world, tell me what kind of car the big boss drives?"
Song Chunsheng waved his hand: "I haven't done any research on this. I don't know what kind of car the boss drives, but I do remember the license plate number was 19888, with three eights at the end. 888 Fa Fa Fa is very auspicious."
The old policeman silently memorized the five numbers 19888 in his mind and prepared to send someone to check it out when he returned to the station.
He suspected that this so-called Hong Kong tycoon was actually a human trafficker in disguise, who was using the guise of adoption to kidnap children.
With suspicion in his mind, the old policeman wanted to get the big boss's information from Song Chunsheng. He first started with cars, which were more difficult to fake.
Then he continued to ask: "Wow, the big boss has a car in Beijing, so he must have a house too, right?"
Song Chunsheng thought for a moment and said, "Should there be?"
"You don't know if he has a house?" The old police officer looked skeptical. "You're not kidding me, are you? You have such a good relationship with him, you must know where he sleeps every day."
"Hey, you don't understand this, right? Big bosses don't go back to their own homes to sleep, they all stay in hotels! You know the International Hotel, right? The boss lives there!" Song Chunsheng raised his head and said complacently, "You haven't been to the International Hotel, right? I have been there, hey, that place is so beautiful, it's worthy of being a place dedicated to receiving foreign guests. There are four restaurants there, with Western, Chinese, local and foreign flavors, and there are also special..."
The old policeman listened to Song Chunsheng's boasting patiently and continued to ask: "The big boss you mentioned is so powerful, so he must be very famous, right? What is his name? Let me see if I know him."
Song Chunsheng had no doubts: "Hu Dafu, the big boss is called Hu Dafu, how about it, do you know him?"
The old policeman shook his head: "I have never heard of this name."
Song Chunsheng: "That's normal. Boss Hu is from Hong Kong after all. It's so far from here, so it's normal that you haven't heard of him. Besides, ordinary people like us don't have the conditions to meet a wealthy person like Boss Hu, right?"
"Well, you're right." The old policeman nodded, then suddenly changed the subject: "We've talked about other things, Song Chunsheng, it's time to talk about you."
He had almost gotten all the information about the suspicious rich man, and it was time for him to get down to business. He did not forget that he came here today to deal with the domestic violence case of Song Chunsheng.
Song Chunsheng: "My business? My what business?"
The old policeman changed the topic so quickly that Song Chunsheng didn't react at all.
The old policeman waved his hand and asked the young policeman to bring Li Juan over. At the same time, he also called the people from the Women's Federation and the Street Office over.
He said, "We've almost finished investigating today's incident. Personally, I think both of you, Li Juan and Song Chunsheng, are at fault. Li Juan, you were wrong for hitting someone. I know you must have been furious when you found out your husband wanted to sell your daughter, but the right thing to do would be to contact our police or the Women's Federation. After all, arresting your husband would definitely be more satisfying than beating him up. Don't you agree?"
Li Juan's expression was as angry as it was angry at the beginning, and as confused as it was at the end.
She thought the old policeman was going to stand on Song Chunsheng's side and criticize her, but it seemed that was not the case?
Song Chunsheng was the opposite of Li Juan. The more he agreed at the beginning, the more resentful he became in the end.
He looked at the old policeman angrily: "What do you mean? I was beaten, am I wrong? You still want to arrest me? What gives you the right? Oh, I see, you must have taken a fancy to that little slut Li Juan, right? So you helped her to bend the law for personal gain, right?"
Because the old policeman had always spoken to him in a nice tone, he didn't take the old policeman seriously at all. In addition, he was angry, so the words he said were not polite.
The policeman was so angry that he immediately shouted, "Watch your mouth!"
The old police officer, however, laughed in anger and said, "Human trafficking is illegal. Is there a problem with me arresting you?"
Song Chunsheng: "Then I didn't sell my daughter!"
The old police officer said: "Attempted trafficking is also illegal. I will arrest you and sentence you to three to five years without any problem!"
Song Chunsheng was speechless. He really didn't know that selling a child without selling it was also a crime...
But Old Mrs. Ding, who was wholeheartedly protecting her son, stood up and shouted, "My son sold his daughter, his own biological daughter, not someone else's child. How could that be illegal? He gave his daughter her life. Let alone selling her to someone else, even if he beat that little loser to death, it would be normal!"
The old police officer said sternly, "Even if they are biological children, it is illegal for parents to buy, sell or kill their children. We police will deal with it seriously."
Old Mrs. Ding: "Why? If it weren't for my son, Song Nan, that little loser, wouldn't have been born. Whatever my son does to her is his due! Why do you..."
"Shut up!" The old lady in charge of the hospital couldn't stand it anymore. She took two steps forward, covered Old Mrs. Ding's mouth and pulled her away.
Old Mrs. Ding is so stubborn and has no idea how powerful the Horse King is.
The old police officer looked at Song Chunsheng and said, "Comrade Song, you are not like your mother, thinking that parents can treat their children as they wish..."
"No, no, Comrade Public Security, I don't think so, absolutely not!" Song Chunsheng shook his head quickly.
The old policeman said: "That's good, otherwise we would have to consider taking you to the Public Security Bureau to study legal knowledge."
Song Chunsheng's expression was extremely ugly. He forced a smile and said, "No, no, don't bother with me. I already know all this. There's no need to learn it again."
The old police officer nodded, turned to look at the staff from the Women's Federation and the Sub-district Office, and signaled with his eyes that it was time to get to work. If it was one-sided domestic violence, the police would definitely be responsible. But if both Li Juan and Song Chunsheng were at fault, then it was a normal family dispute, and the task of mediating it would naturally fall to the Women's Federation and the Sub-district Office.
The staff of the Women's Federation and the Street Office, who understood the old policeman's intentions, said:
Although they secretly cursed the old policeman for being cunning, the staff of the Women's Federation and the Street Office still stepped forward and pulled Li Juan and Song Chunsheng together to mediate.
It's just that the mediation was obviously biased.
For example, the older sister from the Women's Federation started by teaching Song Chunsheng that he should be a magnanimous man and not cry and whine just because of a small dispute with his wife.
Song Chunsheng: ???
Please open your eyes and look at all the injuries on my body. Can this be called a small dispute?
The old lady from the Women's Federation was like a blind person. She turned a blind eye to the injuries on Song Chunsheng's body and continued to nag that men should be more considerate of their wives.
The new clerk in the street office is also a capable person. While she was treating Li Juan's wounds gently, she also taught Li Juan her experience, telling her where to hit a man most effectively. Of course, it was to aim at his lower body and kick him hard in the balls. She guaranteed that he would be in so much pain that he would never dare to have any bad thoughts again!
Li Juan nodded obediently, indicating that she had learned it.
Song Chunsheng, who accidentally overheard this conversation, said:???
You really don't want to give me a way to live?
In other words, the staff of the Women's Federation and the Street Office could not hear Song Chunsheng's inner doubts, otherwise they would definitely nod vigorously.
They really wanted Song Chunsheng to die!
Although they came here to resolve the domestic violence issue of Song Chunsheng, they now know that Li Juan's behavior is more of a resistance for her daughter than domestic violence!
Looking at Li Juan, a thin, haggard, pitiful and helpless woman, they really couldn't condemn the wrong way of her resistance from the perspective of an observer.
After all, they all knew that if Li Juan had not resisted, her daughter might have been sold by Song Chunsheng long ago.
Although she clearly heard that people from the Women's Federation and the Street Office were on Li Juan's side, the hot-tempered Li Xiuying was still not satisfied.
She frowned and muttered, "What are those people from the Women's Federation and the Street Office saying? Song Chunsheng is already like this, and they're still trying to persuade Li Juan to continue living with him? In my opinion, they should get a divorce! Get rid of that bastard!"
Yao Dazui glanced at her and said helplessly, "Of course it's nice for you to just say it, but the people from the Women's Federation and the Street Office have a lot more to consider."
Li Xiuying: "There's nothing to think about. If it's time to divorce, then divorce. I hate this kind of muddy approach from the Women's Federation and the Street Office!"
Yao Dazui sighed, "No, let me ask you, Li Juan has no job, no house, and her family is poor. Where can she go after the divorce? How will she support herself and her daughter?"
"Ah, then..." Li Xiuying was speechless. Li Juan was indeed different from when she divorced her.
When she divorced, she still had a job to back her up. No matter what, she and her daughter would at least not starve to death. But Li Juan, if she divorced rashly...
Li Xiuying couldn't help but sigh. She was dejected for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and looked up. "Hey, Old Yao, when the Yang kid came back last time, didn't he say he wanted to hire a new cleaner for his shop?"
Yao Dazui thought for a moment and said, "Well, that's what happened. Why?"
Li Xiuying: "I think Li Juan can do this job!"
Yao Dazui: "Don't think that everything will happen at once. Maybe the Yang family kid has already recruited someone."
Li Xiuying: "That's not certain. What if the Yang family kid hasn't recruited anyone yet? No, I have to ask Old Yang about it."
She threw away these words, turned around and ran away. Seeing this, Yao Dazui quickly chased after her: "Hey, Lao Yao, wait a minute, I'll go with you."
When Shi Qiushui was abandoned by the two of them, he said:???
"Grandma Yao, Grandma Li, you forgot about me—"
Shi Qiushui was about to chase after him with her short legs when she suddenly felt someone grab her collar. She asked, "Huh?"
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