Chapter 270 He is not a qualified father
Yang Xiaoliu was not a stubborn person. Even though he knew that this might be embarrassing, he believed that Li Ying would not talk nonsense, so he agreed readily.
"Go and rest for a while."
Yang Xiaoliu returned to the guest room to rest.
Li Ying was preparing dinner and was about to take Chenchen to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. When she went out, she saw Teacher Song Younian standing at the door.
"Comrade Li Ying." Song Younian greeted her and bowed slightly. "I apologize to you on behalf of Weidong."
"Teacher Song, you should apologize. As a teacher, after your son made a mistake, you did not choose to call the police immediately. Instead, you covered up his mistake and even wanted to help him escape. This is not what a teacher should do!" Li Ying was not polite at all and spoke harshly to Song Younian.
"Yes, you are right. I was wrong. I shouldn't have helped Weidong escape, but you are also a mother and a parent. What would you do if your child made a mistake? I am a teacher, but I am also an ordinary person, a father." Song Younian said this very movingly.
Li Ying was not moved at all.
"Teacher Song, you are a father and a teacher. Didn't you teach him that kidnapping is a crime?"
Song Younian also felt guilty that he was not a qualified father.
"It's my fault. I failed in my education and let my child do such a wrong thing. But can you..."
"No!" Li Ying decisively interrupted Song Younian. "Teacher Song, you are a teacher. You should know that if you do something wrong, you must bear the consequences. This is Song Weidong's choice. You shouldn't come here to beg me for anything. It's really cheap."
Li Ying didn't say anything more to Song Younian, and just took her son away.
Song Younian leaned against the wall dejectedly, his thin body barely able to support his loose clothes.
Ye Jingchi stopped his bicycle and looked at Song Younian. After a long time, he pushed the bicycle forward and stopped in front of Song Younian.
"Teacher Song."
"Ah?" Song Younian heard the voice and suddenly raised his head. He met Ye Jingchi's deep eyes, then quickly retracted his gaze. He stood up straight involuntarily, his fingers hidden in his sleeves, trembling constantly.
"Teacher Song is looking for someone?"
"No, I'm... not looking for anyone."
"Teacher Song, you are here for your son, right?" Ye Jingchi could understand his father's heart, but he could not forgive such behavior.
Song Younian didn't dare to look into Ye Jingchi's eyes. He just nodded blankly and shook his head: "If you do something wrong, you should take responsibility."
"Yes, if you do something wrong, you should take responsibility. You are a father, and so am I. This incident didn't cause any serious consequences. If something really happened, what unimaginable things do you think I, as a father, would do?"
Ye Jingchi knew that Teacher Song loved his son, but he also loved his son. Putting himself in his shoes, no one would have an easy time.
"Yes, I'm sorry. I don't know what I can do to make it up to you. It's just that Weidong has had a poor appetite since he was a child. I'm worried that he won't be able to eat well in there. I heard that there are even beatings there. I..." Song Younian paused and hung his head. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this."
"Teacher Song, I hope you can understand that as a father, we will never forgive Song Weidong's behavior. However, this incident is not just about Song Weidong alone. The police station believes they are a gang, but your son Song Weidong took the entire responsibility alone."
Ye Jingchi said this in the hope that Song Younian would understand that only if Song Weidong revealed his accomplices could the charges against him be mitigated.
Song Younian understood and immediately provided a very useful clue.
"Weidong was close friends with a guy named Xu San. Recently, Xu San suddenly disappeared. I wonder if this is related to him."
Ye Jingchi took note. "Thank you, Mr. Song. This information is very valuable and will be helpful to Song Weidong. You should know that we will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go."
Song Younian nodded: "I'm going back."
Song Younian was so nervous that he dropped his things on the ground. He hurriedly bent down to pick them up and left in a hurry.
Ye Jingchi naturally saw that it was a pocket watch. In the past, wealthy people who went abroad to study liked to wear a pocket watch to show off.
The pocket watch that Song Younian just picked up should also be a product left over from that era.
Ye Jingchi opened the gate and pushed the cart into the yard.
Li Ying came back and Hua Qingqing followed her.
"Ye Jingchi, you're really a busy man now. Why is it so difficult to find you now?"
Hua teased gently.
Ye Jingchi poured a cup of tea and handed it to Hua Qingqing: "I heard from Yingying that you know a little information about my biological father. Thank you in advance."
Hua took the tea gently and said with a smile, "That's pretty good. It's not a wasted trip."
"Hurry up and tell me, otherwise Jingchi will be so worried that he will die." Li Ying urged.
Hua took a sip of water, put down the teacup, and began to tell what she knew.
"This is not nonsense. This is what my grandmother said. What she said was confusing, but I think it is still credible. It is said that after your father was arrested and imprisoned, the Jing family paid for it and later asked your father to pretend to be sick, saying that he had a contagious disease so that he could go out to see a doctor. But after he was carried out, the warden found out and carried your father back. So, some people said that your father died of illness, and some said that your father was later taken out and shot. But there is also a saying that he used money and connections to let a man who was dying of opium smoking die in his place, and he promised to take care of that man's wife and children. Of these three versions, the last one is the most credible, because someone saw your father many years later. He had changed, but he always liked to carry a pocket watch in his arms."
Pocket watch?!
Ye Jingchi fell into deep thought.
"He likes to carry a pocket watch in his pocket?"
Hua Qingqing nodded heavily: "I heard from grandma that the pocket watch might have been given to him by his sweetheart, that's why it's so precious."
This statement is different from what Tang Yu said. Tang Yu said that Young Master Jing bullied her and she had no choice but to marry into the Jing family. However, according to Grandma Hua, Young Master Jing should be a man who values love and friendship.
"My grandmother also heard it from someone who used to be a prison warden in Shanghai. She's old now and doesn't remember it clearly. Just listen to it, don't believe it completely."
Li Ying interrupted and said, "Can we believe everything Aunt Jing says? She said your father bullied her and that's why she married into the Jing family, but who can prove it? I think this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. We still have to find your father to completely restore the past."
Ye Jingchi sighed and said, "Let nature take its course. If we can find it, that's great. If not, forget it."
"What a lunatic!" Yang Xiaoliu stormed into the living room, his clothes torn to shreds.
"What's wrong with you?" Li Ying asked.
"There was a man outside who asked me to write a letter of apology to forgive his son. I disagreed and he tore my clothes into pieces." Yang Xiaoliu said angrily.
"It's Song Younian. He's been hanging around the door all day."
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