Chapter 054 The Fifty-Fourth Melon
Zhang Jiali got up very early the next day. The house was quiet. She was used to cooking for herself. She took two slices of bread and a bottle of milk, which was her breakfast.
Just as she was leisurely eating her breakfast, worrying about not doing what Sister Gu did, a man came over and patted her on the head: "Why are you frowning so early in the morning? It will bring bad luck."
"Dad?" Zhang Jiali was surprised. She quickly swallowed the bread in her mouth and looked at Zhang Jianjie. "Why did you get up so early today?"
"Dad saw that you seemed to have something to tell him yesterday,"
Zhang Jianjie pulled out a chair and sat down, asking with concern: "What's wrong? Are you not getting along well with your classmates at school, or are your sisters and brothers arguing with you again?"
"No, Dad."
Zhang Jiali quickly took out a business card from her pocket and handed it to Zhang Jianjie, "My deskmate's sister wants to see you. She also said that she predicted that something big would happen in our family, so she asked you to go see her."
Zhang Jianjie looked at the business card, which had Gu Xicao's name and the name of the store written on it.
He felt a bit amused and confused, "She's a fortune teller?"
"Yes, Lin Yuan often said that his sister was very capable, and also said that it was his sister who helped find the son of the toy king Cai Sheng." Zhang Jiali talked about these things incessantly. She and Zhang Jianjie hadn't seen each other for a while, and they had a very close relationship.
"Okay, Dad knows. Dad will go back later."
Zhang Jianjie touched Zhang Jiali's hair and said perfunctorily that he didn't take the matter seriously at all. He thought that the other party probably wanted to make some money.
Zhang Jianjie has to go back to the company to submit the reimbursement form today. For drivers like them, it takes one or two hours to submit reimbursement every time they come back from a trip.
While other colleagues were playing cards and gambling at this time, Zhang Jianjie did not have this problem. He was reluctant to spend money on gambling and wanted to save any money he had for his daughter's tuition in the future.
"Mr. Zhang, do you have any cigarettes?"
A colleague came over, feeling in his pocket, and asked Zhang Jianjie.
Zhang Jianjie casually took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over. At this moment, the business card that was originally in his pocket floated out and fell to the ground.
Before Zhang Jianjie could pick it up, his colleague had already helped him pick it up. He took a look at the business card and was stunned for a moment. "Hey, the Divine Fortune Telling House? Old Zhang, you want to see Master Gu to tell your fortune?"
Zhang Jianjie was a little surprised: "Do you know him?"
The colleague smiled and returned the business card, then took out a cigarette and lit it. "What do you mean you know him? I saw him on TV. You weren't in Hong Kong before, so you might not know. Mr. Kong from the taxi company next door, Kong Shunxiao, was arrested for murder and dismemberment. We were all scared. Who knew he was capable of so many cruel things behind the scenes?"
Zhang Jianjie was surprised. "What's going on? Lao Kong is a very honest man. He is very friendly to everyone."
"That's just like the saying that you can know a person's face but not his heart," the colleague took a puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and sighed, "He also captured a female student at the time. It was only thanks to Master Gu who figured out his whereabouts that he was rescued. This master is really capable. If you go to calculate, please also help me calculate my fortune this year, haha."
The colleague just told Zhang Jianjie a few jokes and didn't take it seriously at all.
Zhang Jianjie suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought. If he was such a master, he would not be so concerned about their trivial matters.
She also told him that he must go. Could it be that something was really going to happen to their family? !
A little after three in the afternoon.
Zhang Jianjie still drove to the entrance of Shensuanfang.
Gu Xicao had just seen off a guest when she saw Zhang Jianjie coming. She smiled and said hello, "Mr. Zhang is finally here."
Zhang Jianjie was shocked, "Do you know me?"
"We've never met before, but I know you are Jiali's father. Please come into the office and talk." Gu Xicao motioned to Wang Laoshi to pour tea.
Zhang Jianjie hesitated for a moment, but still followed Gu Xicao in.
He felt a little uncomfortable, not knowing where to put his hands and feet. Suddenly he remembered something and pulled out a business card from his pocket. "Well, Jiali told me that I must come over. What's the reason?"
"Mr. Zhang." Wang Laoshi pushed the door open and brought in tea. Gu Xicao nodded to him, then said to Zhang Jianjie, "First of all, let me make it clear that I have no grudge against you. We don't charge more here, and there is no possibility of blackmailing you. No matter what it is, it's only 188. You can choose not to believe what I say, but it's better for you to believe it. After all, this is related to the life safety of your precious daughter Jiali."
"What does this have to do with Carrie?!"
When he heard that it was related to his daughter, Zhang Jianjie immediately became nervous and looked at Gu Xicao warily.
Gu Xicao pointed to the price tag next to him. Zhang Jianjie took a look and paid without hesitation. However, he said firmly, "You'd better not lie to me, otherwise I will definitely not be polite!"
"Don't get excited, Mr. Zhang. Our boss never lies. You'll know whether it's true or not after you listen to it." Wang Laoshi comforted him.
Gu Xicao took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Zhang, Jiali is your only daughter. Although you are married, you have already written a will. If anything happens in the future, all your property will be given to Jiali, right?"
Zhang Jianjie was stunned for a moment, his eyes showing some doubt, "How do you know? I haven't mentioned this to anyone."
"Including your current wife Liu Meixian, right?"
Gu Xicao raised the corners of his lips and said meaningfully.
Liu Meixian brought two children with her. Although Zhang Jianjie was willing to spend money to support the three of them, he was not generous enough to share the money he had worked hard for all his life with them.
But he did not tell Liu Meixian about this, for fear that Liu Meixian would do something bad.
Zhang Jianjie nodded honestly: "Yes, I didn't tell her, but I also told her before that her two children don't have to have my last name. This is direct enough, isn't it?"
"It was very direct, so Liu Meixian wanted to kill your daughter."
Gu Xicao said, "You think that if you are fair and give enough household expenses, Liu Meixian will be satisfied, but you think too much. Liu Meixian has been eyeing your property for a long time. She has secretly read the will in your safe and knows what you are thinking. So, in order to eliminate future troubles, she decided to have your daughter kidnapped and sold!"
Zhang Jianjie was stunned for a moment, as if his whole body was frozen.
Wang Laoshi tiptoed to Gu Xicao's side and said, "Little Gu, why didn't you tell me about this important matter in advance? If he gets excited and wants to hit someone, my old bones won't be able to withstand it."
Zhang Jianjie is not tall, but he has a strong build and muscular arms. One punch from him can definitely break someone's bones!
It's not acceptable for freight drivers to have a flabby physique these days.
After all, these days the roads are full of car bandits, and there are robbers with knives and wooden warehouses everywhere. If a freight driver wants to make a living, he must first be in good health and secondly, he must be able to fight.
A monthly salary of forty to fifty thousand is not something that can be given casually.
Just as Wang Laoshi was worried and staring at Zhang Jianjie's clenched fist, his eyes constantly glancing at the books next to him, thinking that if the other party attacked him later, he would throw the book at him, Zhang Jianjie calmed down.
He was panting heavily, with the veins on his neck protruding like tree roots. "You are a fortune teller, so can you tell when and where Liu Meixian will make her move?"
Huh?
Wang Laoshi was a little surprised. This customer was quite calm today.
Gu Xicao admired it a little. What’s the use of having a bad temper? Only those who can control their emotions can succeed.
It was a rare occasion for Liu Meixian to go home after buying groceries. She had just arrived home and before she even opened the door, she heard the laughter of Zhang Jiali and Zhang Jianjie, father and daughter, coming from the house.
She curled the corners of her lips, really not understanding why Zhang Jianjie liked Zhang Jiali, a burden. It was obvious that her son was the one who could carry on the family line, but she hinted several times that her son should change his surname, but Zhang Jianjie changed the subject.
However, success will come soon.
As long as the money-losing item gets lost tomorrow, no matter how stubborn Zhang Jianjie is, he will have no choice. Either let her son inherit the family business or have a child with her. Either way, Liu Meixian will not suffer any loss.
"Honey, you're back so early today?"
Liu Meixian opened the door with a bright and attentive smile on her face.
Zhang Jianjie was doing handicrafts with Zhang Jiali. When he heard the voice, his face looked a little ugly for a moment, but when he raised his head, he was smiling. "Yes, everything will be fine as long as the company reimbursement form is submitted. However, Lao Bai said that his daughter-in-law is going to give birth tomorrow, so he has to go to the hospital to help, so he asked me to help cover for a day."
Liu Meixian was overjoyed, but she sighed and slapped her thigh, "What should I do? I had already agreed with Ah Yin and the others that we will go to the amusement park together tomorrow. Jiali has been looking forward to it for a long time, right, Jiali?"
Zhang Jiali put down the quick-drying glue obediently, "It's okay for me, Dad's work is more important. Dad, will you come home after you're done?"
"Yes." Zhang Jianjie's eyebrows softened and he touched his daughter's head: "You have to be good tomorrow. Don't run around when you go out to play with Aunt Liu and the others, okay?"
"I understand, Dad." Zhang Jiali tilted her head and smiled.
Liu Meixian felt uncomfortable watching the father and daughter being so affectionate.
She said a few hypocritical words before going into the kitchen to cook.
The amusement park is always crowded, especially today is Sunday.
The huge place was packed with adults and children. Liu Meixian came in with her three children after checking their tickets and looked around.
The youngest son Huang Quan jumped up and down, pointing at the balloons in front of him, "Mommy, I want balloons, I want balloons."
"Okay, I'll buy it for you later."
Liu Meixian was looking for someone and was in no mood to agree to her son's request, so she just said it perfunctorily.
"No, no, I want to buy it now. Ultraman is about to be sold out, Mommy!"
Huang Quan was spoiled by her and was used to her having the final say, so he was not willing to wait.
Liu Meixian was furious and was about to lose her temper, but Huang Yin suddenly pulled her hand and said to her, "Mommy, I'm going to take my brother to buy balloons. You stay here with your sister."
She gave Liu Meixian a look and pointed her chin toward the northwest corner.
Liu Meixian followed his gaze and saw a skinny man in the crowd making a gesture to her. Liu Meixian immediately understood and said to Huang Yin, "Okay, then you should take your brother there quickly. The sooner you go, the sooner you can come back. Jiali, Auntie will go with you to queue for the roller coaster so that you don't have to wait later, okay?"
Zhang Jiali didn't think much about it, nodded obediently and followed.
There were quite a few people queuing up. Liu Meixian led Zhang Jiali over, but after a while she made the excuse that she needed to go to the bathroom and asked Zhang Jiali to wait here.
Although Zhang Jiali was a little scared, she was too embarrassed to tell Liu Meixian.
"The person is right there." Liu Meixian walked a distance away and joined the man, pointing at Zhang Jiali who was queuing behind her, "Find a way to lead the person to another place and take him away quickly."
"What about the money?" The man rubbed his fingers.
Liu Meixian glared at him and said, "Money, I'd give you such a beautiful girl for free, but you still want money?!"
"Amei, that's not what you said."
The man smiled maliciously, "You are rich now, your husband is rich, you don't care about these little things, and if I help you get rid of this little girl, won't all the man's property be yours? You are so rich, do you still care about a few thousand dollars?"
At this point, he said in a shameless way: "If you don't give it to me, I won't do this anymore. I'm afraid that doing this thing that goes against the will of heaven and morality will damage my virtue."
Liu Meixian's face was almost the same color as mung bean soup.
But things have come to this point. If I refuse, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity in the future.
She gritted her teeth and took out an envelope from her bag. "Here, get rid of the person quickly. It's best to sell him to Vietnam or Thailand. Don't keep him here."
"I know. I know."
The man received the money and quickly counted it. Seeing that the amount was correct, he smiled and said, "Amei, don't worry. I will definitely help you do this beautifully. I guarantee that this little girl won't be able to find her way home."
The line was getting closer and closer to the front, but neither her aunt nor her sister and brother had returned. Zhang Jiali was worried and looked around.
At this moment, a man suddenly ran over in a hurry, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "Little sister, is your name Jiali?"
"Yes, uncle, you are..." Zhang Jiali was a little nervous and stepped back.
The man put his hands on his knees, panting: "I don't have time to say anything more to you, your father is in trouble, hurry up and come with me."
"My dad is in trouble?" Zhang Jiali was stunned for a moment, and then panicked, "What happened to my dad? What happened?"
"Come with me, we'll talk while we walk." The man started pulling Zhang Jiali. If it were usual, Zhang Jiali would naturally realize that something was wrong, but now that she heard that her father was in trouble, she was panicked and there were no elders around, so she subconsciously wanted to follow him.
The people around them listened to their conversation, but no one thought much about it.
The man was delighted to see Zhang Jiali catch up, but he bumped into someone after walking a few steps. He groaned, covered his head and stepped back, cursing, "How could you be so blind that you didn't see anyone?"
"dad?"
Zhang Jiali looked at Zhang Jianjie who appeared in front of her, with a look of surprise and joy on her face.
The man didn't understand yet, and turned to Zhang Jiali and said, "That's right, if you want to see your father, just follow me. Your father is so pitiful, he was hit by a car and I don't know what happened to him."
“Crunch, crunch—”
Zhang Jianjie cracked his fingers until they made a sound. With a few brothers behind him, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence, "Really? How come I didn't know I was in a car accident?"
"Dad? It's really you!"
Zhang Jiali was extremely surprised and broke free from the man's hand and rushed towards Zhang Jianjie.
Zhang Jianjie hugged his daughter and saw that the man's face changed. It seemed that he wanted to escape, so he said to his daughter, "My dear daughter, wait for daddy in the back. I will deal with this man first."
He entrusted Zhang Jiali to the Gu Xicao siblings who came with him, then stood up and looked at the man with clenched fists: "It's you who wants to kidnap my daughter, right?!"
The man looked at the burly men in front of him, who were full of hostility. He swallowed hard, laughed dryly, and took a few steps back. "Brother, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I'm not a human trafficker. I, I recognized the wrong person."
The commotion here has attracted a lot of people's attention.
Zhang Jianjie punched the man so hard that his teeth flew out and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground. He sneered, "Fuck your uncle's misunderstanding. You said I was in a car accident to trick my daughter. I don't know what you are trying to do. Everyone come over and take a look. This is a human trafficker!"
"Human traffickers? Oh, no wonder they started fighting. They deserve to be beaten to death!"
"I was wondering why that man just came over and took the little girl away. It turns out he's a human trafficker. How scary!"
"Human traffickers came to the amusement park. Could they be trying to kidnap children? Hey, everyone, hurry up and look for your children!"
Sunday is a day with many family activities.
When the parents heard that there were human traffickers, they were terrified and started looking for their children everywhere. Those who found their children were lucky, but those who didn’t were scared to death.
No one cared about anything and just went after the man.
The woman grabbed the human trafficker's hair, while the man punched him hard.
Liu Meixian was eating ice cream with Huang Yin and Huang Quan, thinking that the man must have taken the person away. She was thinking about how to make up a story to fool Zhang Jianjie when she saw a group of people hurriedly walking past them, saying, "Hurry up, there's something exciting over there on the roller coaster. The human trafficker has been caught."
Liu Meixian's heart skipped a beat and the ice cream in her hand fell to the ground with a plop.
Huang Yin was also startled and said worriedly, "Mom, could it be that person?"
"No, that won't happen. I told him to do it quickly. Besides, that man has done this more than once or twice, and he has never been caught."
Liu Meixian said words to comfort herself, but her heart was in turmoil. She had no appetite to eat, and hurriedly took her two children to check on the situation.
When Liu Meixian squeezed through the crowd and saw Zhang Jianjie beating a man in the middle, her mind buzzed.
Didn’t Zhang Jianjie say that he was going to help someone with a job today?
Why are you here?
"Dad, it's Aunt Liu and the others!"
Zhang Jiali saw Liu Meixian and her two sons and immediately shouted at Zhang Jianjie, trying to stop him.
When Zhang Jianjie heard Liu Meixian and her son coming over, he stopped what he was doing. He gasped and threw the man to the ground.
The man cried out in pain, his face bruised and swollen.
Liu Meixian and her son didn't want to come out, but Zhang Jianjie and the others had already seen them, so they had no choice but to come over. "Husband, what happened? Why did you beat him up like this?"
She tried to make gestures with her hands, signaling the man not to give her away.
Zhang Jianjie sneered and looked at Liu Meixian, "You don't know?"
When Liu Meixian heard this, her scalp went numb and her throat tightened. She smiled awkwardly, "What do I know?"
"Didn't you bribe this grandson to kidnap Jiali? I saw it with my own eyes just now. You gave the money to this grandson!"
Zhang Jianjie raised his chin towards the brothers behind him.
The brother picked up the camera and said, "Liu Meixian, you are so vicious. You paid money to kidnap Lao Zhang's daughter. Lao Zhang has never let you down. We have already filmed the scene where you gave the money just now. Just wait for your imprisonment!"
When the onlookers heard this conversation, they were immediately shocked.
Especially the elderly people, who were filled with indignation.
"Oh my, what a sin! How could a woman be so cruel as to do such a thing?!"
An old man looked at Liu Meixian with disgust and said.
The aunt next to her said, "Needless to say, this must be the stepmother. Look how much she looks like her when she takes care of those two children. This little girl doesn't look like her at all!"
"So what if she's a stepmother? What does it have to do with her? There are so many good stepmothers. I think this woman is simply cruel and ruthless and has no morals!" said another auntie dissatisfiedly.
The people around were pointing and talking at Liu Meixian and her two sons.
Liu Meixian froze all over, her mind went blank. She saw the disgusted looks of the people around her and heard their disgusted words, and she panicked immediately, "Husband, you, let's go home and talk about it. This is our family matter after all, and I was just confused for a moment."
"Fuck your uncle's momentary confusion!"
Zhang Jianjie clenched his fists, his face red with anger, "Do you think I'm a fool? You tried every possible means to find someone to kidnap my daughter. How can this be called a family matter? I'm telling you, I'm going to divorce you and sue you!"
What? !
Liu Meixian's head buzzed.
Her youngest son Huang Quan seemed to realize that the situation was not good for them, so he immediately rushed over and punched Zhang Jianjie a few times, "You bastard, you are a bad guy, you bully your mother, it's all your fault!"
Zhang Jianjie was angry. Although it didn't hurt when he was hit by a child, he was not in the mood to do so and pushed Huang Quan away.
Huang Quan fell to the ground with a bang, and his hands were scratched.
He had been spoiled by Liu Meixian since he was a child. When he suffered such an injustice, he immediately kicked his legs and cried on the ground: "Bad guy, mom will kill him, kill him!"
The faces of the people around me changed, and their mouths changed from . to 0.
This melon is getting bigger and bigger the more you eat it.
Liu Meixian felt sorry for her son and ran over. Seeing the scratched skin on her son's hands, her eyes turned red with pain. She looked at Zhang Jianjie aggrievedly, "If you have anything to say, come to me. Why are you so mean to the child? He is only a few years old!"
"Mommy, stop talking!"
Seeing Zhang Jianjie's face as black as the bottom of a pot, Huang Yin realized that the situation was not good and quickly reminded Liu Meixian.
Zhang Jianjie sneered a few times, "Well, I didn't expect that I was so blind to marry you, but you have such a big appetite. Not only did you want to sell my daughter, but you also wanted my life. I will never let you go in this lawsuit! You have to pay me back all the money I spent on you and your son!"
Liu Meixian froze for a moment.
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