When Yi Zhonghai brought up the matter of separating the family from Old Lady Long at the dinner table, it was a decision made after careful consideration.
If it weren't for Aunt Er Da's repeated requests on the way back to the compound with Yi Zhonghai not to fall out with Granny Long, fearing that she would be implicated, Yi Zhonghai would have been so angry that he would have chased Granny Long out of the house with a stick.
Actually, the situation that his second aunt analyzed for him was exactly the crisis that Yi Zhonghai was facing.
Regardless, the deaths of Zheng Daotong and his mother are under investigation, and with Wu Wei moving into the compound to investigate the matter, a result is bound to be found.
So the shameful things that Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai and others did to scheme against Zheng Daotong's family will eventually be exposed; it's just a matter of how long it takes.
If the scandal of murdering someone is exposed, it will hurt Yi Zhonghai the most. This is because Yi Zhonghai has been involved with Granny Long from beginning to end, and he is the one who benefits the most, not Granny Long.
Grandma Long has never been able to change her gluttonous habit.
At most, it's just eating some good food from people; how much of a sin could that be?
On the day the truth comes out, who can convict Old Lady Long, and what crime will she be convicted of?
Old Lady Long gained nothing but her gluttony, so she could easily shirk all responsibility and claim that Yi Zhonghai committed crimes by using her name.
Who made the idea come from Old Lady Long, but the one who actually did it was Yi Zhonghai?
Unwittingly, this pushed Yi Zhonghai to the guillotine, making him a scapegoat.
If they could kill Yi Zhonghai or put him in jail, Old Lady Long and Zhang Dongmei could live a good life!
This is equivalent to inheriting all of Yi Zhonghai's family property.
It was because Yi Zhonghai ordered his wife, Zhang Dongmei, to serve Old Lady Long for so many years that the two developed feelings for each other.
In this compound, the reality is that apart from interacting with Old Lady Long, Zhang Dongmei probably has very few other people who are willing to associate with her, forcing her to live with Old Lady Long all she can do.
After all, loneliness means being detached from the masses, which is a crime!
These days, if you get labeled with this, you'll be dragged out and criticized.
It is clear that if Yi Zhonghai gets into trouble, Zhang Dongmei will have no choice but to live with Granny Long, essentially sticking together for warmth.
All of this was the result of Old Lady Long's careful planning and management.
The second aunt's analysis was so thorough that Yi Zhonghai, after further conjecture, believed it to some extent.
After returning home, while Chenglong went to the public toilet, Yi Zhonghai asked his wife Zhang Dongmei who first spread the rumor that she had cheated on him.
Zhang Dongmei was terrified when she heard this. She was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would actually believe the rumor and beat her half to death, which would harm the baby in her womb.
Out of fear, and because she was feeling dizzy from morning sickness, Zhang Dongmei tried to recall carefully, but couldn't remember who in the hospital first spread such a rumor.
In addition, Zhang Dongmei was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would cause trouble with the people in the hospital, leading to resistance and exclusion from everyone in the hospital, which would be detrimental to her future child. So Zhang Dongmei lied and pretended that it was a rumor from outside the hospital.
Well, Zhang Dongmei only wanted to settle things peacefully, but this made Yi Zhonghai certain of one thing: Second Aunt was right.
Immediately afterward, Yi Zhonghai asked, "Where was Old Lady Long at that time?"
Without hesitation, Zhang Dongmei said, "I was carrying a basin to the sink to fetch water when the old lady went for a walk in the front yard!"
“Alright, we’ll be living separately from the old lady after dinner. If you’re thinking about the child, you have to listen to me. We can’t let the old lady use me as a pawn and make me a scapegoat after the truth comes out, understand?” Yi Zhonghai told his wife about his decision.
If Zhang Dongmei had to choose between Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai to spend her life with, she would naturally choose the latter, Yi Zhonghai.
Besides, Zhang Dongmei wasn't stupid. She had long seen through the fact that Old Lady Long was using Yi Zhonghai as a pawn. Yi Zhonghai just wanted to use Old Lady Long's status as a recipient of the Five Guarantees (a government welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and orphans) to suppress the people in the courtyard and create an atmosphere of unity and filial piety, so that they would take care of him in his old age and see him off when he died.
It's like two wolves in sheep's clothing, each getting what they want.
Zhang Dongmei tried to persuade Yi Zhonghai about this matter several times, but to no avail. In the end, she gave up and decided to just let things take their course.
Now that Yi Zhonghai has come to a complete understanding, Zhang Dongmei naturally agrees wholeheartedly. She doesn't want her child to be born without parents to earn money to support him, and for the child to suffer. That's absolutely unacceptable.
As the saying goes, a mother's love is unwavering.
At this point, Zhang Dongmei treated Old Lady Long as a class enemy and directly agreed to Yi Zhonghai's request to expel her.
At this moment, Old Lady Long retorted, "You look down on me because I'm an old woman, and you want to kick me out?"
"Grandma, let's speak from the heart. Over the years, I've had my daughter-in-law Dongmei serve you hand and foot, but you've made me do so many bad things for you. Don't you know how many bad things you've done for me?"
Actually, we've been in this together for a long time!
If something happens to either of us, we're all doomed. So this isn't me looking down on you, nor am I trying to get rid of you.
"It's just that the situation doesn't allow us to live together!" Yi Zhonghai appealed to emotions, genuinely not daring to force Old Lady Long to move out.
It was arranged by the street director after all. If they really wanted Grandma Long to move out, they would have to notify the street director first.
Grandma Long guessed that he genuinely wanted to kick her away, but she also knew that what Yi Zhonghai said was true; living together made it easy for them to be plotted against and harmed by the people in the compound.
Don't mention crimes like "a life for a life" or breaking the law.
These days, murders followed by the destruction of the body become unsolved cases.
Just like Zheng Ya's predecessor was dumped in a mountain valley dozens of miles away, if Zheng Ya hadn't been reborn in another body, it would have been an unsolved case, and everything in the family would have been divided up by the people in the courtyard, a sure way to be left with nothing.
We've found everyone, what's the point of investigating the case?
These days, without satellites or network monitoring equipment, there are plenty of cases where murderers escape justice and cover their tracks.
Besides, blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents!
Now that Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai are blocking the villagers' path to wealth, it's not impossible that the villagers might target and murder them in order to curry favor with Zheng Ya and get a share of the money.
Moreover, they can also hire someone to commit murder.
Zheng Ya's predecessor was someone whom Old Lady Long hired to kill and dump in a remote mountain valley dozens of miles away. When it came to her, Old Lady Long naturally knew this and was afraid.
Fearing that Yi Zhonghai would kill her, Old Lady Long knew herself and Yi Zhonghai well; when he became ruthless, he could truly kill.
Especially now that Yi Zhonghai has offspring, in order to ensure the healthy growth of his descendants and prevent them from being threatened or harmed by anyone, he will inevitably have to take certain actions.
Yi Zhonghai's blatant attempt to evict her was actually a prelude to a cleanup operation. Old Mrs. Long instantly understood the implications and nodded helplessly, saying, "Alright, I'll move out. Can you help me find a place to stay?"
"Alright, I wonder what the old lady's requirements are, and who she plans to have take care of your daily life?" Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied with her answer and thought about recommending her as a scapegoat. This required careful planning and execution.
Grandma Long is numb, and it seems there's no one left in the yard to take care of her. How is she going to survive?
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