The old man was very stubborn. He insisted that he had only picked up a bag and refused to admit that there was money in it. Sun Qiuxia suspended the court session and called the old man into the inner room to persuade him.
"Old man, if you find money and refuse to return it, you will be sentenced. It constitutes the crime of embezzlement. If you are found guilty, you will go to jail. At your age, if you really go to jail, whether you can come out alive is a big deal."
The old man had a stern face and refused to answer. Sun Qiuxia tried to persuade him again:
"Old man, if you're sentenced, it will affect your children and grandchildren's chances of taking the civil service exam. They won't be able to pass the political review because of you. Are you sure you want to ruin their future for these five thousand yuan?"
The old man stood up suddenly, patted his chest with his old hands,
"Everyone has their own responsibility. If an old man makes a mistake, why should it affect my grandson's civil service exam?"
"This is the national regulation." Sun Qiuxia saw that there was a chance and continued to persuade,
"Old man, please think carefully about this. Are you sure you want to go down the wrong path?"
The old man sat back in his chair, his head lowered. "You can ask me to pay him back, but since this is something I found, he has to give me some compensation."
Sun Qiuxia told the man what the old man meant, and the man readily agreed to give him ten yuan as compensation.
The old man was not happy and started making a scene in the mediation room.
"I want five hundred, not a cent less!"
The man was also unconvinced and cursed, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you! Is that your money? You asked for five hundred right away. Why don't you just steal or rob?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, the two deputy court presidents and Qian Dayou skillfully went to separate them, while Gu Zhinian and Wang Li hid aside and watched the fun.
"Is our court this busy every day?"
Wang Li said "ah".
"This is nothing. There was a divorce case before, and the families of both the man and the woman were present. Due to a disagreement, the two sides started fighting in the courtroom. Fortunately, soldiers from the army were called in to help, and the situation was finally settled."
Finally, after mediation, the man agreed to give fifty yuan, and the old man finally gave in. The court sent someone to follow the old man home to get the money. The old man cunningly kept fifty yuan before returning the bag to the man.
Gu Zhinian recorded the case. After he finished writing, he looked through the records written by Wang Li before. They were all trivial matters of stealing.
Next came another divorce case. Gu Zhinian adapted very well to the whole process and wrote quickly and well. When he gave it to Sun Qiuxia for signature, he received great praise.
"Yes, you're doing great. Keep working hard and strive to become a regular employee soon."
"Okay! Thank you, Sister Qiuxia."
Gu Zhinian's lips curled up, and he became more and more confident about this job.
After get off work at noon, Gu Zhinian was starving. She packed up her things and walked out happily. As soon as she walked out of the court door, she saw Yun Muye standing not far away waiting for her.
"Muye!" Gu Zhinian ran over with a smile, and Yun Muye opened his arms to protect her.
"Be careful, why are you still jumping around like a child?"
Gu Zhinian touched his stomach and said, "I'm so hungry, let's go home quickly!"
Gu Zhinian pulled his hand and walked back, "I wonder what our mother is going to make for lunch today?"
Yun Muye looked at her with a smile, "It seems like you are very happy at work."
"not bad!"
Gu Zhinian turned around with a smile, walked backwards step by step, and told him what happened in court.
"There was a divorce case this morning. The man was utterly devastated; the son he'd raised for twenty years wasn't actually his. The woman was so bizarre, saying in court, 'So what if they're not related by blood? He's still your son, so why bother with the blood relationship?' Oh my god, my whole world is in tatters!"
Yun Muye listened to her quietly without interrupting her. He returned to the family compound and smiled and nodded to every acquaintance he met along the way.
"You've become much more lively. When you first came here, you were very introverted and didn't like to talk much."
Gu Zhinian tilted his head to look at him, "Really? Maybe it's because I wasn't familiar with you at that time."
"Is it cooked now?" Yun Muye chuckled.
Gu Zhinian was furious and said, "Ripe! It's perfectly ripe!"
She shook off his hand and ran upstairs happily. Yun Muye smiled and walked upstairs slowly.
Just as Gu Zhinian ran to the second floor, the door of Zhao Xudong's house was opened. The door opened outwards, and Gu Zhinian almost bumped into it. Yun Muye took two steps forward to protect her.
A dark and thin woman stood at the door, snapping her fingers nervously.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I heard a noise in the hallway and thought it was Brother Xudong coming back, so I opened the door."
Yun Muye nodded, put his arm around his wife's waist and went upstairs.
"You didn't get bumped into, did you?"
"fine."
When he returned home, Gu Zhinian smelled the fragrance of food as soon as he entered the door. Li Yuling was busy cooking in the kitchen.
"Mom, what delicious food did you make? It smells so good!"
When Li Yuling saw her son and daughter-in-law had returned, she hurriedly poured all the food in the pot into the plate.
"You're back. How was work today?"
"very good."
"That's good. Go wash your hands and have dinner. I'll steam a pot of rice and scramble some tomato, eggs, and eggplant."
Gu Zhinian went to the bathroom to wash his hands, returned to the dining table and sat down, eagerly picking up a bite of the egg with chopsticks.
"I'm starving."
Li Yuling picked up some food for her with concern and said, "There's a pack of calcium milk biscuits at home. Put it in your bag when you go to work this afternoon. Eat one to fill your stomach when you're hungry."
"Isn't that from Little Tangyuan?"
"I'll buy him some this afternoon. You can take it and eat it first."
"good."
Yun Muye sat beside them and ate silently. Yun Shuang and Xiao Tangyuan did not go home at noon.
On the second floor, after Gu Zhinian and Yun Muye went upstairs, the woman frequently looked up. The woman's name was Wang Zhaodi, she was twenty years old this year. In order to raise money for the betrothal gift for her younger brother, she married Zhao Xudong. The two only got a marriage certificate but did not hold a wedding.
When Zhao Xudong returned home, he found that Wang Zhaodi had only made two bowls of clear soup noodles, and he frowned in displeasure.
"Why don't you cook some vegetables or make some steamed buns? I train so hard every day, how can just eating noodles be enough?"
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head timidly, curling the corner of her clothes with her fingers.
"I, I don't have money to buy groceries."
Zhao Xudong was stunned. "Didn't I just give you 20 yuan for living expenses?"
"The flowers...are all gone."
"Bang!" Zhao Xudong threw down his chopsticks and slammed the table with a dark face.
"That twenty dollars didn't even last you a week, did you? You actually spent it all. What did you spend it on?"
"My...my brother just got a girlfriend. He wants to take his girlfriend to the movies. I'll give him ten dollars."
Zhao Xudong was furious, "Why should you spend money on your brother's affairs?"
Wang Zhaodi looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"He's my own brother, it's only natural for me to spend money on him!"
Zhao Xudong was holding his breath, feeling stuck in his throat. Who can marry a wife while still supporting their brother-in-law?
"So what's the remaining ten dollars?"
Wang Zhaodi noticed her husband's dissatisfaction and hurriedly explained:
"My brother invited his brothers to dinner. His brothers want to take him to do business. When he becomes rich in the future, he will definitely be filial to you!"
Zhao Xudong was furious!
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