Finally, the police arrived. It was the veteran policeman Qian Dasong and another policeman named Gao Jinhui.
When Tao Cong and Zhu Luhai were taken away, they happened to run into everyone who was home making lunch.
This time, news spread again that Zhou Qiming had led outsiders into the village to steal things.
The police station was quickly summoned, and Tao Cong and Zhu Luhai's family members were called over.
As soon as Zhu Luhai's mother came in, she started cursing and swearing, and it was unclear who she was cursing at. Then she checked Zhu Luhai up and down to see if he had been hit.
As soon as Tao Cong's father came in, he slapped Tao Cong.
In the end, the matter was settled by each of the Zhou, Tao, and Zhu families paying Yu Qiuying one hundred yuan.
Since Tao Cong and Zhu Luhai were both minors and had not actually stolen any money, Yu Qiuying, having already received compensation from both families, could not pursue the matter further. Therefore, the two were given a few words of criticism and education by the police officers and were released.
As for Zhou Qiming, he was never found. He didn't go home until late at night, and no one knows where he went.
Where is Zhou Qiming hiding? He's hiding in an unexpected place right now.
This place was none other than the house of Widow Guo, which was next to Zhu Luhai's house.
In fact, Zhou Qiming himself didn't understand why he ended up here.
He had only known Widow Guo for a short time. He knew her name was Guo Qingqing, and she was twenty-seven years old. Her husband had drowned five years ago while saving someone in the water. Her in-laws kicked her out and refused to give her the children. The house she was living in was rented.
Last week, when he came to see Zhu Luhai, he happened to run into Guo Qingqing. Guo Qingqing invited him to come in and sit down, and he was a little tempted, but in the end he didn't dare to.
Meanwhile, Zhou Qiming was sitting in Guo Qingqing's living room. He felt Guo Qingqing staring at him, and his heart raced, his ears burned, and his mind kept replaying what Tao Cong had told him before.
"Qiming, it's getting dark, aren't you going back?"
Zhou Qiming snapped out of his daze, realized what he was thinking, and his face immediately burned.
He didn't dare meet Guo Qingqing's eyes, and whispered with his head down, "Sister Qing, I... can I stay at your house for the night...?"
Guo Qingqing admired the boy's shy expression, a slight smile playing on her red lips. "Of course, if you're willing~"
The voice was sweet and alluring, like a hook, making Zhou Qiming's heart itch as if being scratched by a cat.
It wasn't until the evening of the next day, when it was completely dark, that Zhou Qiming sneaked back home.
Yu Qiuying only realized Zhou Qiming had returned after hearing the commotion of Zhou Jianbin beating him.
"Good for him! He deserves to be beaten so badly!" Zhou Jiahong stood on tiptoe and looked next door, listening to Zhou Qiming's howling cries as he was beaten. He felt incredibly relieved.
Zhou Caixiang was more concerned about Yu Qiuying receiving compensation again. Last night, Lü Sanmei had been cursing all night, and Zhou Caixiang overheard her and learned that the neighbor had given her mother 100 yuan in compensation.
She shamelessly approached Yu Qiuying and asked, "Mom, did the other two families also give you compensation?"
Yu Qiuying said coldly, "Why are you asking so many questions? What's it to you?"
Zhou Caixiang: "..."
Seeing that she wasn't favored by her mother either, Zhou Jiadong felt a lot more at ease.
He's learned to be smarter now. He doesn't go near his mother unnecessarily, and he doesn't try to chime in when she's talking. He listens to everything she says, doesn't talk back, doesn't say too much, and is observant. He does whatever chores he sees around the house.
In short, do more work, talk less, and don't upset your mother.
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