The middle-aged man called out to Lianyi. He finally understood now that the other party did not want to reconcile at all. He called out a price that they were unwilling to pay or even unable to pay, in an attempt to block them back.
"Sister, is this number you mentioned negotiable?"
"No."
Lianyi answered simply.
"Sister, this is not a small amount. You have to give us some time. We need to get it together."
The man said with a frown.
"It doesn't matter. Your son is imprisoned here anyway. It will take time to make a verdict. Our family will keep an eye on it. If you can't get the 10,000 yuan compensation before the verdict, I will be happier."
Lianyi stared into the man's eyes and said.
The crazy hatred in her eyes made the man shrink his gaze. He avoided Lianyi's sight and nodded, without saying anything to stop her from leaving.
Lianyi walked out of the room with her daughter-in-law and Dabao, and saw the three siblings and Yu Meifeng's father waiting outside the door.
She rubbed her forehead pretending to be tired and said to Yu Meifeng's father:
"My dear relatives, the family has been in chaos these past two days. Meifeng is pregnant and can't work hard, nor can she be overjoyed or sad. I have to take care of Dabao, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of Meifeng. Let her go back to her parents' home for a few days, and let her come back after Qingshan's funeral. Do you think that's okay?"
"Okay, these are all small matters, please accept my condolences."
Yu Meifeng's father was relatively honest. He also knew that the local custom was that pregnant women could not attend funerals. It would be better if his daughter did not suffer the consequences, so he agreed readily. However, Yu Meifeng was somewhat reluctant.
"Mom, I better go back! I want to help out and see Qingshan off for the last time."
As he spoke, his eyes turned red.
"I know your intentions, but you also know the customs here. If you don't consider yourself, how can you not think about the baby in your belly? Don't let your parents worry about it."
Lian Yi said after sighing.
"Then I'll listen to my mother."
Yu Meifeng touched her belly, and finally compromised for the sake of the baby in her belly and returned to the Yu family with her father.
After the family returned, Lianyi did not tell the children about what she had seen with the middle-aged couple. She just took out the box where she kept her money, took out money to ask the second child to prepare for the funeral, and then asked the fourth child to go to Luojiazhuang to report the death.
The original body was from Luojiazhuang, and there were three brothers in the village. They had kept in touch over the years, so they must be notified, and then the surrounding neighbors.
When the Song family hung up the white cloth, the surrounding neighbors came to their door spontaneously.
The funeral went relatively smoothly, but Lianyi was the one sending off a loved one after all, so she did not show up on the day of the funeral. She just cried silently in the house, and the old sisters around her all shed tears with her.
After the seventh day after Qingshan's death, Lianyi asked Qingchuan to go back to work. The third daughter and the youngest son were on summer vacation, but they stayed with Lianyi every day. The fourth son followed Lianyi's instructions and went to the police station every other day to ask when the case would be decided.
The middle-aged police officer was also a little helpless. The Chen family said they were going to raise money, but there has been no news for such a long time. Are they ready to give up?
Just when he was about to report the case, the Chen couple came with their people and wanted to see Luo Lianyi.
When Song Qinghai saw the Chen family coming, he immediately ran home to inform his mother.
"Xiao Hai, are you sure?"
"Mom, I must be seeing things. I would recognize those two people even if they turned into ashes."
"Okay, I get it. Go ahead and do your thing. I'll wait for them to come."
"Mom, I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay at home with you."
Lianyi nodded and did not chase the child away. The child was still very filial.
Sure enough, half an hour later, the Chen couple came to the door with a man.
"Is Sister Luo at home?"
"exist."
Lianyi responded and asked her youngest son to open the door and bring the person in.
When the Chen couple saw the young man who opened the door was in mourning and saw white lanterns hanging in the Song family's yard after they entered, their eyes flashed and they went into the main house carrying the things in their hands.
This is where the Song family eats. There is an old round table and a few paint-chipped stools.
Lian Yi sat in the main seat and had no intention of standing up to greet them. These people were not worthy. She just said one word lightly:
"sit!"
The three of them put down the rice, flour and oil in their hands, and the Chen couple sat down opposite Lianyi.
Father Chen placed the black leather bag he was carrying on the table, took out a few wads of money from it, and placed them on the table one by one. Then he took out a drafted paper and placed it in front of Lianyi, and then he spoke:
"Sister, we have collected the money. Please count it. If there is no problem, please sign and put your fingerprint here."
Lianyi didn't rush to ask for the money, but asked her youngest son to read the contents of the paper that needed to be signed first.
Song Qinghai is a senior this year, so he has no problem reading this. He picked it up and started reading aloud:
"Letter of forgiveness, family of the victim Song Qingshan"
A quarter of an hour later, Song Qinghai finally finished reading. After Lianyi finished listening, she said to the middle-aged man standing behind the Chen couple:
"Please change a few places. First, the fact that Chen Bing was driving under the influence must be clearly stated. After all, he was the party at fault, so he had to compensate the women and children left behind by my son.
Secondly, the definition of ten thousand yuan must be clarified. It is not a humanitarian compensation from your Chen family, but compensation for my son's loss of life. It is compensation.
Third, this letter of understanding must be in triplicate, one for my home, one for the police station, and one for you guys, is that ok?"
As Lianyi spoke one by one, the eyes of the only man standing flickered. He knew that the Chen family had hit a wall this time, as all the ways they could resort to trickery had been blocked.
The Chen couple did not expect that a housewife could raise such a crucial point so clearly and logically. It seemed that they had underestimated her.
"Of course I have no objection."
Father Chen said.
"Okay, let's go to the police station now. It's not safe for me to hold so much money. It's safer to deposit it in a nearby bank."
Lianyi didn't give the three people any time to delay and stood up immediately.
Under Lianyi's relentless pressure, things went completely according to her rhythm.
The Chen couple looked at Lianyi's leaving back and finally said nothing. Since the money had been spent, they might as well rescue their son first.
After Lianyi deposited the money into the bank, she went home with the passbook. She did not hide this from her children at home. The next day at noon, Yu Meifeng came back holding her waist.
"Now that you're here, how have you been doing these days?"
Lianyi was embroidering a handkerchief at the moment. She was using it to practice. She had the muscle memory, but it would take some time for her to fully master it.
"Thank you for your concern, Mom. I've been doing fine at home these past two days, and the child isn't making a fuss."
Yu Meifeng smiled and touched her belly and said.
"That's good. Now that you're here, let's talk about the distribution of Qingshan's compensation."
Lianyi knew the other party's purpose, so she spoke straight to the point.
Yu Meifeng's eyes lit up with joy, and she still said in a well-behaved manner:
"Mom, I'll listen to you."
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