Chapter 78 Unforgiveness
After Tan Qingwen hung up the phone, Zhou Mingyang called again.
"Happy birthday! Don't say I, your older brother, can't remember your birthday," Zhou Mingyang's voice came through the phone.
Zhou Mingshi leaned lazily against the window, gazing at the distant green mountains, and said with a faint smile, "Just a happy birthday? Where's the present?"
Zhou Mingyang: "You're not in the capital, so even if you have gifts, you can't deliver them. When you come back, your sister-in-law and I will treat you to a meal."
Zhou Mingshi: "That works too."
Zhou Mingyang: "That's it, I'm hanging up."
Before hanging up, Zhou Mingshi said, "Dad's here."
"What's he doing over there?" Zhou Mingyang was extremely surprised. "He can't possibly come over to celebrate your birthday with you, can he?"
He knew his old man very well; over the years, only his family remembered his birthday, while he never remembered the birthdays of his family members.
Zhou Mingshi: "He and Sun Yurong got divorced, so he came here to relax."
Zhou Mingyang jumped up from his chair: "Divorced?"
Zhou Mingshi raised an eyebrow: "You don't know?"
"There wasn't a single sign before, how did they get divorced?" Zhou Mingyang's mouth widened as he spoke, "Good riddance, at least the old man did something good..."
He didn't ask why the two divorced. No matter why they divorced, as long as they were divorced, he couldn't help but feel schadenfreude and wished he could run over and watch the show right now.
Zhou Mingshi: "He hung up the phone."
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After Zhou Mingshi's birthday, he received a notification from the public security authorities regarding the vehicle damage assessment results.
The case involves a large sum of money, has surveillance video, and the evidence is conclusive. Zhou Mingshi refuses to accept mediation, and the public security authorities have requested the procuratorate to approve his arrest.
When the Li family saw this result, they felt as if the sky had fallen; both of their sons had been imprisoned.
Old Mrs. Li and Old Man Lin had no other choice but to go to the county town to find their eldest grandson.
Li Dongsheng was in a real bind. His father was in jail, and there was a huge amount of compensation to be paid. Even if he had extraordinary abilities, he would be helpless at this moment, not to mention that he was just a minor secretary to the county magistrate.
Moreover, all his colleagues in the county government were watching him, so he dared not make the slightest move, otherwise he would not only implicate himself, but also the county head.
Finally, having no other choice, he carried a large sum of money and took his grandparents to Aunt Lin's house to find Lin Shuping.
Lin Shuping has had a tough time these past few days because she interfered in her family's affairs, and her son, daughter-in-law, and husband have all given her the cold shoulder.
The son even threatened that if she interfered in the matter again, he would stop caring about her and would make his father divorce her.
Her mother and younger brother also made harsh statements, forbidding her from returning to her parents' home, saying their son would no longer care for her and even supported his father's divorce...
Thinking about all this, she felt that her future days would be bleak, so how could she dare to interfere in their affairs?
Li Dongsheng and his group were chased away by Lin Dagu's son and husband before they even entered the door.
Old Mrs. Li looked worried and asked, "What should we do?"
Li Dongsheng said irritably, "Where were you before? I've been telling you to keep a low profile, but you wouldn't listen. Did you really think I had some kind of supernatural power?"
Old Man Lin strode out: "I'm going to find Lin Shuhe. I want to see if he can watch his own brother go to jail."
Li Dongsheng chased after him: "It's obvious that Lin Yi'an isn't going to let us go. Do you think going to your uncle will help?"
Old Mrs. Li: "No matter what, we can't let your father and uncle go to jail! We'll pay compensation, we'll sell our houses, we'll sell all our houses in the city, and raise the money for them, okay?"
Li Dongsheng: "Even if you sell those two houses, they won't be worth five million."
Old Mrs. Li: "We still have a car and some savings at home. As long as they agree to mediation, the money is negotiable."
Li Dongsheng sighed: "Take the gifts with you. When you get there, you can't be arrogant. When you ask someone for a favor, you have to be respectful."
The group then went to the Lin family's house.
When Zhou Kanghui saw them, he looked at his son and daughter-in-law and said, "I'll take care of this. I want to see just how shameless these people can be."
Zhou Mingshi was quite happy to enjoy his father's protection and pulled Lin Yi'an back a step.
Zhou Kanghui sneered, "Oh, you've come with gifts? Here to plead for mercy?"
Li Dongsheng, suppressing his temper, said, "Uncle, my father and uncle did something wrong. We deserve to be punished and pay whatever compensation is due. Could you please..."
Zhou Kanghui scoffed, "You'll pay whatever compensation you owe? So you're unwilling to pay a single penny more and just want us to sign a letter of understanding? You smashed our car, and we're supposed to forgive you?"
Old Mrs. Li said, "We'll sell the house to buy a car. This is all the money we have. You're not short of money..."
Zhou Kanghui interrupted her: "Just because we're not short of money, does that mean we deserve to have our car smashed by you?"
"If I have money, I'll donate it to those in need. Why should I forgive those who bully us?"
"In broad daylight, you come to someone's door and smash their car. How arrogant and domineering you are! You're fearless! If we let you off now, there may be even more people who will be bullied by you in the future."
Old Man Lin looked at him: "Your daughter-in-law grew up here, please consider this..."
Grandma Lin grabbed a broom and started hitting him: "Get out! I raised Bao'er, what does it have to do with you? You shameless old geezer..."
At this moment, Old Lady Li also realized that no matter how much they pleaded, it was useless. She gradually gave up and looked at Lin Yongzhen, asking, "Lin Yongzhen, are you smug now? But Lin Dayong is Lin Shuhe's father. If my two sons go to jail, he will have to support Lin Dayong in his old age."
Grandma Lin's gaze slowly shifted to her: "That year, there was a flood, the crops failed, and we ran out of food. I took my five-year-old son's book and went to his house to ask Lin Dayong, my father, for some food. What did you say? You said that Lin Dayong had married into the Li family and had nothing to do with us. You sent us back. After that, no matter how hard my life was, lacking food and clothing, my mother and I gritted our teeth and got through it. We never went to him again."
“Lin Shuhe has nothing to do with Lin Dayong. You can sue him, but even if you win, we won’t acknowledge it.”
Lin Shuhe: "I was raised by my mother. My father died early, and I am disabled. I rely on my daughter to support me. How could I have the money to support others?"
Zhou Kanghui never expected that a trip to his daughter-in-law's family home would lead him to encounter someone even more unreliable than himself.
He said, "What if a man abandons his wife and children and doesn't care when his son runs out of food? Even if the law says he has to support his elderly parents, what can he do if he just doesn't care? Believe it or not, even if you expose him online, no one will sympathize with you. This tells us that people shouldn't do evil deeds, because if they do, they will be punished sooner or later."
Having said all that, Li Dongsheng knew there was no point in saying anything more, so he left with his grandparents.
Once the house was quiet, Zhou Mingshi said to the chef next to him, "Dad likes braised goose in an iron pot, let's make it for him tonight."
Lin Yi'an added, "Mom also bought a lot of eels from Uncle Hu Si and arranged for them to be served to him as well."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuhe laughed and said, "I'll go catch some geese and kill some eels right now."
Zhou Kanghui sat down smugly next to his son: "With me here, let's see who dares to bully my son."
Zhou Mingshi: "...Hmm."
Zhou Kanghui didn't pay any attention.
Zhou Mingshi picked up his phone, tapped a few times, and then put it back on the table.
After catching the geese, Lin Shuhe took out his phone, wanting Hu Laosi to save some more fish for him, when he saw a transfer message on his phone.
Lin Shuhe opened the app and was shocked to see the amount transferred. He handed the goose to the cashier and rushed over to his daughter and son-in-law, asking in a panic, "Ming...Mingshi, why...why did you transfer so much money to me?"
Zhou Mingshi said, "Dad, please accept this small amount of living expenses."
Lin Shuhe: "Two million for living expenses? You can't afford that much food no matter what you eat! Besides, you eat at home, why are you giving me living expenses? No, no, you're not allowed to give me any..."
Zhou Mingshi: "We have high expenses, so Dad can keep it without worry."
He originally intended to give more, but fearing the man wouldn't accept it, he only gave him this much.
Although Zhou Kanghui felt a little envious of his son's thoughtfulness towards his father-in-law, he still said, "Brother, Mingshi will make money. Just accept it; don't be polite with him..."
Lin Yi'an: "Dad, please accept it. You're being too polite. Ming Shi will think you're treating him like an outsider."
Lin Shuhe hurriedly said, "No way, a son-in-law is like half a son. Once you two get married, I'll treat Mingshi like my own son."
Zhou Kanghui chuckled twice from the side, "You two are the real father and son, okay?"
Zhou Mingshi stared at him.
Zhou Kanghui gave an awkward chuckle: "Hehe..."
Zhou Mingshi withdrew his gaze.
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