Chapter 73: Don’t mention this matter anymore. I don’t want my brother-in-law to…
Yao Zhizhi knew that her mother was a crybaby, but there were guests at home and her eyes would get swollen if she continued crying, so she let go.
"Okay, I'm not angry anymore."
"Really?" Xie Chunxing raised her tearful eyes, a little bit incredulous. Didn't this kid have a bad temper? So he forgave her just like that?
But no matter how bad his temper was, he couldn't stand crying. Yao Zhizhi wiped her tears and said, "Really, don't cry, or people will laugh at you later."
Xie Chunxing covered her face: "Then...then I'll go out later."
"Well, take a break. I'll go out and take a look." Yao Zhizhi let go of her and left her alone.
My shoulders were soaked. Mom can really cry.
I'm a little worried that I'll give birth to a little crybaby, or that it might be inherited from the previous generation.
After thinking about it, there's nothing I can do. If I give birth to a crying baby, can I still put him back? Besides, maybe the child is an optimistic person who loves to laugh and make noises. It's too early to worry now.
If you don’t believe me, just look at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, it’s a happy little pig.
Yao Zhizhi looked at the two children with their butts sticking out in the yard and couldn't help laughing.
Chaomei and Xiaoxingxing are not much different in age and can play together. Right now, the two siblings are digging in the mud in the yard. Chaoying is like a little adult, standing beside them watching his sister and brother, sighing from time to time, feeling helpless about the new mud spots on their bodies.
The third brother went to the kitchen to help, Qi Changxiao was talking to a few young men in the main room, and Tang Fengyuan was standing under the tree with a smile on his face.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made eye contact, and Tang Fengyuan quickly waved.
Yao Zhizhi grabbed a plastic stool and sat down. After she became pregnant, she couldn't sit on the small stool because her belly was easily sunken and she couldn't stand up.
However, sitting like this, she was much taller than her mother-in-law who was sitting on a small stool. When she spoke, her mother-in-law had to crane her neck to look at her, so she simply grabbed a plastic stool and sat higher together.
Tang Fengyuan advised: "Your mother's way may not be right, don't take it to heart. At her age, it's hard for her to change. As a child, we can only be more tolerant."
"I understand, Mom." Yao Zhizhi understood that, let alone the elderly, even young people like them had their personalities formed and it was not easy to change them.
Unless something extraordinary happened, such as dying and coming back to life, of course, she didn't want to mention this supernatural phenomenon to others.
Then he smiled and changed the subject: "What are you going to do about Yu Xiulan?"
"Just leave it alone. If I do something, I'll lose my job." Tang Fengyuan was helpless. The higher he stood, the more cautious he had to be in his words and actions and pay attention to the impact.
The director of a police station sounds quite powerful, but the responsibilities and obligations that come with power should not be underestimated. Correspondingly, the constraints on her personal behavior will be stricter.
Yao Zhizhi understood and asked, "Qi Guoping and Qi Changlin will be shot, right?"
Tang Fengyuan nodded and then shook his head: "Those who resell collective supplies, the main culprit will be shot, and the accomplices may receive life imprisonment or around 20 years. In short, it will not be light."
"What about Director Hu and Xing Hongxia?" Yao Zhizhi was more concerned about these two troublemakers. One was extremely bold and did whatever he wanted, while the other was like an indestructible cockroach who always found a way to survive in desperate situations.
We can’t let Xing Hongxia escape again this time, right?
Tang Fengyuan smiled and consoled him, "Director Hu will definitely be sentenced to death, and it will most likely be carried out publicly. As for Xing Hongxia, I'm not sure. They're probably in the security department, but she just gave birth, and out of humanitarian considerations, even if she's sentenced to death, they'll probably wait until the child is weaned."
"Sometimes I really feel that this kind of humanitarianism is a double-edged sword." Yao Zhizhi is helpless. This gives some female criminals the opportunity to escape punishment.
Tang Fengyuan had no other choice: "The law is like this. I can only do my best to kill her this time."
Yao Zhizhi asked again, "Where are Hu Jia and the others?"
Tang Fengyuan leaned over and picked up a branch, brushing the licorice off her shoulders. He then pulled her over to sit next to him. "No one can escape. The provincial investigation team hasn't left yet, and they'll definitely get to the bottom of this. I heard from friends at the court that, except for the pregnant sister-in-law, everyone else in Director Hu's family seems to have been sentenced to death, including his two children from his ex-wife."
"Those two kids also broke the law?" Yao Zhizhi really didn't know.
Tang Fengyuan gave her two new melons: "Why do you think Director Hu dares to be so lawless? His own position is certainly important, but the cooperation of others is also indispensable. He used his children to arrange marriages, and this time he took them all out."
"So how did his wife die? When I went to ask before, everyone in the government compound was hesitant." Yao Zhizhi still hasn't settled a few accounts because she doesn't know exactly what happened.
Tang Fengyuan had heard about this and sighed, "She's a pitiful woman. I heard she learned about some of Director Hu's actions and wanted to persuade him to change his ways."
"Just for this, he killed his wife?" Yao Zhizhi couldn't believe it. They had been married for many years and had three children, but he could be so heartless?
Tang Fengyuan nodded. "His youngest son confessed. He stabbed her to death while she was asleep. She didn't even have time to call for help. She died quietly. Director Hu was quite cunning. He tricked her into going to his hometown in the countryside. There's no police station there, and his clan protected him, so no one called the police. He buried her right after she died, which is why we only found out about this a few days ago. The criminal police team has already gone to the countryside and dug up the body. It's consistent with death by a sharp weapon."
"It's so horrible. His children all know about it? They didn't report it for all these years?" Yao Zhizhi couldn't imagine what kind of vicious people they were.
He can kill his partner at will, and doesn't care if his own mother dies unjustly.
It's really sensational.
The system still rang, which showed that the information provided by my mother-in-law was correct.
Yao Zhizhi was in no mood to click on the melon-eating reward. She sighed silently, feeling sorry for the woman who died in vain.
Tang Fengyuan was also helpless: "Don't think about it, just look at what the stars are doing."
Yao Zhizhi looked up and couldn't help covering her face. Oh my God, this little Nao Nao was actually smearing mud on each other with Chaomei.
You give me some, and I give you some, and we have become two little wild boars.
Guessing that the food would be ready soon, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurried over, each scooped up one and took it to take a bath.
Xingxing is still little, so she washes herself directly in the yard. Chaomei is a five-year-old baby girl, who goes to the bathing shed.
Chaoying stood beside his brother's basin and helped him get clothes and towels. He was extremely considerate.
Yao Zhizhi suddenly felt a little fortunate. It seemed that these two children had inherited the good side of their sister.
As for their biological father who beat the child, it seems that he didn't see much impact on the child.
*
In Yang Shuming's dormitory, Yao Miaomiao looked at the tender pink bedding and couldn't help but smile: "My little sister must have bought it for me."
"Brother-in-law is busy and doesn't have time." Qin Yicheng helped carry the things up. "Do you want to go to the Public Security Bureau?"
"Let's take a look. I haven't seen him for a while." Yao Miaomiao really planned to stop by and see him. After all, he was the man she chose. She missed him a lot after not seeing him for a few months.
Qin Yicheng went to the corridor outside to wait for her: "Let me know when you're done. I'll have a cigarette."
"Okay." Yao Miaomiao took out the things and opened the wardrobe. It was okay. It was tidied up quite neatly and most of it was empty. It must have been left for her.
But after she gives birth, I'm afraid it will be a bit crowded here. There's no other way. She's pregnant with two children, and her mother has to take care of her during the confinement period. So she still has to go to her younger sister's yard.
Oh, it would be more convenient if we had a car. Now we either have to squeeze into the bus or ride a bicycle, which is really troublesome.
After cleaning up and locking the door, Qin Yicheng was leaning on the guardrail in a daze. Yao Miaomiao called out to him twice before he came back to his senses: "Alright, sister? Let's go."
On the way, Yao Miaomiao advised: "You and my younger sister are not destined to be together, so forget it."
"Well, I have promised my dad that I will get married as soon as possible. Sister, don't mention this anymore. I don't want to make my brother-in-law unhappy." Men are petty in their emotions. It would be bad if Qi Changxiao took his anger out on Yao Zhizhi, although Qi Changxiao doesn't seem to be that kind of person.
But when people are jealous, few can remain rational.
Qin Yicheng has been single for the past few years, and he has thought a lot when he was suffering.
Look forward to it. She is about to have her second child, and he is alone here, looking gloomy and like a clown.
He smiled and said, "When will my second sister introduce me to someone?"
"Okay, what kind do you want?" Yao Miaomiao had no objection. This adopted brother was quite outstanding and had a high salary. If Yao Jingjing didn't want him, she must be blind. Others were not stupid.
Qin Yicheng thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. Someone with a good personality will do, and someone who can tolerate my long hours of overtime. Sometimes I go into the mountains with the construction team, and I'll be gone for months at a time, so I'd like to find someone who's honest and hardworking. Otherwise, if he can't stand the loneliness, he might cause me some trouble."
"Okay, I'll help you look for one. Are there any requirements for family conditions?" Yao Miaomiao still had to ask in more detail, so as to avoid introducing someone excitedly but not meeting other people's psychological expectations.
Qin Yicheng thought about it seriously. "A simpler family, not like Yao Jingjing, who has a brother who wants to suck the blood of his sisters. As for the others... it's enough if no one in the family breaks the law and goes to jail."
"No problem, leave it to me." Yao Miaomiao has been working for many years and still has some connections.
When she arrived at the Public Security Bureau, she went straight to the second floor and went to Yang Shuming's office, but found it empty.
She guessed that he had gone to a meeting again. She waited for a while, but no one came back, so she picked up a pen and paper, wrote a note, and went downstairs.
"Have you seen your brother-in-law?" Qin Yichen was waiting under the tree at the door. When he saw her coming from a distance, he quickly put out his cigarette.
Yao Miaomiao walked closer and shook her head: "Let's go, it's getting late, it's better to go to my younger sister's place and help her."
"Let's go." The two of them boarded the bus. Qin Yicheng carefully protected her belly. He walked all the way inside, but didn't see any seats. He looked at an old woman next to him and took out two yuan. "Auntie, can you give up your seat? My sister is pregnant."
The old woman rolled her eyes, glanced at the two dollars in front of her, and then stood up reluctantly.
Qin Yicheng quickly asked Yao Miaomiao to sit down: "Sister, if you are tired, you can take a nap. I will call you when we arrive."
"Okay." Yao Miaomiao was not without emotion. Qin Yichen was also a careful person and efficient. He knew that this old woman was difficult to deal with, so he simply used money to silence her.
If he was an incompetent person, he would have to ask his parents for money, but he was a young and promising eighth-level worker, and all the money he spent was earned by his own ability.
I don’t know how much better he is than that nerd Duan Cheng. It’s really lucky for him that Yao Jingjing doesn’t want him.
I couldn't help but sigh. I must find a good one for Qin Yicheng, but there is no rush. I will have to look for one slowly.
When we arrived at the yard, the two children had already taken a bath and changed into clean clothes.
Chaomei rushed over excitedly: "Mom! Uncle!"
Qin Yichen smiled and picked up Chaomei. He went back home during the Chinese New Year, and the little girl still remembered him. That was great.
He took Chaomei to the main hall and joined the men's conversation. His eyes met Qi Changxiao's and he greeted him politely: "Brother-in-law, you look really good recently. Do you need to take medicine anymore?"
"You need to eat more to consolidate your strength." Qi Changxiao was also quite polite. He could feel the change in Qin Yichen's attitude.
People's emotions are completely different when they are stuck in a dead end and when they have let go.
Even if it's the same smile, you can tell whether it's genuine or fake.
His rival took the initiative to put it down, which saved him a lot of trouble. He brought a plastic stool to Qin Yichen.
Qin Yicheng sat down and started chatting with Lu Henian, expressing his concern about his parents' case.
Seeing that the food was almost ready, Cai Bao and others hurried to say goodbye. Qi Changxiao couldn't keep them and let them go.
Lu Henian was about to leave, but Yao Weihua pulled him back: "Who told you to leave? Come and help me serve the dishes."
Lu Henian had no choice but to become a waiter, going in and out, and was ordered around by Yao Weihua with ease.
Yao Miaomiao looked at him and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, Xiao Lu, I heard that you had a fiancée before. Did you marry someone else?"
"It's settled." Lu Henian put down the dishes, turned around and said, "Let's go in."
"Ah? He's in jail?" Yao Miaomiao was a little surprised. "Is it related to Director Hu and the others?"
"Yeah." The midsummer sun was dazzling. Lu Henian lowered his eyelids, not wanting to mention these bad things.
Yao Miaomiao wanted to ask something else, but Yao Zhizhi tugged at her sleeve and shook her head.
I had to give up.
No one brought up the topic again during the meal.
After Lu Henian and Qin Yicheng left, Yao Zhizhi advised, "Sister, my cousin has suffered a lot in the past few years. Don't mention these things in the future unless he wants to talk about it himself."
After all, Yao Miaomiao did not experience any setbacks on her growth path, and the biggest Waterloo in her life was probably her previous marriage.
So she couldn't fully empathize with Lu Henian's feelings, but fortunately she listened to his advice, especially since it was her sister who made the request.
He readily replied, "Okay, I'll be more careful next time. By the way, didn't you ask me to help you look at that magazine? I still have a few days before I report to work. I'll go to the publishing house with you this afternoon to take a look."
"Okay." Yao Zhizhi was more than happy to do so. The sooner it was finalized, the more content could be arranged and released as soon as possible to test the effect.
Before going to work, she checked her mailbox. Yao Taotao had thought of some new ideas and sent them to her. She took them out and handed them to Yao Miaomiao: "Sister, can you help me take a look at them? I want to see the manuscript fee settled by the newspaper first."
Yao Miaomiao took it and glanced at it curiously: "Who wrote this for you? The handwriting is pretty good."
"Yao Taotao." Yao Zhizhi opened the envelope. It was great that her royalties were not affected by the corruption case.
The two sisters walked in front, and Qi Changxiao followed behind without riding a bike.
As for the two pregnant women, he couldn't just take his wife with him and leave his sister behind, so he just took the bus together.
When they arrived at the publishing house, the two sisters went straight into the office and didn't come out for a long time.
After some deletions and revisions, several columns were soon completed.
Yao Zhizhi was very happy because many of her ideas were the same as her sister's. However, many people in the publishing house raised objections, which gave her a headache.
Yao Miaomiao suggested, "You could do a survey. It's summer vacation now, and the kids are bored at home. Prepare the survey and have Yao Taotao do it. She doesn't work anyway, so she has nothing to do. Plus, you're working with her to make money, so she should contribute."
"Sister, you don't object to me interacting with her?" Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised.
Yao Miaomiao smiled and put her arms around her neck. "I want to make you happy. Since you think she's pretty good, then I naturally won't object. Besides, it's good that she's willing to be your lackey. Didn't she find a complete set of teaching materials for you? Your sister is not an unreasonable person."
"Okay, then you teach me how to do the questionnaire." Yao Zhizhi hurried to get down to business. She couldn't delay any longer and had to make money quickly. Otherwise, after the college entrance examination was resumed, there would be two people in the family going to college and two children. Her mother-in-law had not retired yet, so she would have to hire two nannies to take care of the children, which would be very expensive.
And if you get admitted to a school in another city, you will have to buy a house and bring your family with you.
The more money you have, the more relaxed you are.
Yao Miaomiao knew that she was anxious to make money, so she patiently talked to her.
The two sisters were busy until they got off work.
Coming back to her senses, it was already five o'clock. Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised: "Brother-in-law didn't even call me. Does he know you're coming today?"
"I know, he's busy, it's okay. If you've seen our dad not coming home for more than a year, you'll know it's nothing." Yao Miaomiao had watched her mother endure hardships since she was a child, and she had long been mentally prepared.
Yao Zhizhi felt a little distressed and hugged her sister: "Let's go, go back to eat, and let my third brother take you to my brother-in-law later."
"Yeah." Back at the alley, Yao Miaomiao saw from afar a man standing at the door of his house, holding a little girl in his arms. The little girl's pigtails were swaying in the wind, and she looked so adorable.
If it’s not Yang Shuming and Chaomei, who else could it be?
He greeted her with a smile: "Are you done?"
"We have a meeting tomorrow. Today's meeting was temporarily interrupted because Director Sun had a stomachache." Yang Shuming moved Chaomei to his left arm and supported Yao Miaomiao with his right hand. He asked curiously, "Your belly seems to be a circle bigger than mine."
"Well, I was planning to tell you on the phone, but now I think it's better to tell you in person." Yao Miaomiao stopped, grabbed his hand, and stroked her bulging belly.
Yang Shuming didn't know what was going on. He was startled and asked quickly, "What's wrong? Why are you so serious?"
Yao Miaomiao was in a good mood. It was fun to scare the old man. She looked up with a smile and whispered to him, "Captain Yang is amazing. He stuffed two dolls for me."
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