"Sister Yuanyuan, you are really..." Zhou Jiaxing's words that wanted to get closer to her were finally silenced by Zhou Yuanyuan's murderous gaze.
"Jiaxing, you're from your hometown, right?" Zhao Yunxiang spoke up. Before meeting Zhou Jiaxing, Zhao Yunxiang had always believed that children shouldn't be dragged into adult grievances. If Zhou Jiaxing had openly asked for a meeting at the factory gate, Zhao Yunxiang, as a fellow villager, would have given him the necessary help.
But what about Zhou Jiaxing? Even though they didn't catch him stealing, climbing the wall in the middle of the night had already left Zhao Yunxiang with a very negative impression of him. From the moment they met until now, Zhou Jiaxing's eyes had been darting around everywhere. Just looking at his shifty expression, Zhao Yunxiang didn't believe Zhou Jiaxing had climbed the wall just to see her.
Zhao Yunxiang has been running a company for more than ten years. She is no longer the village woman who knew nothing. In the business world, it is necessary to have the ability to judge people.
"Yes." Zhou Jiaxing wanted to say that he didn't know the grudge between Zhou Zhixin's family and Zhou Chunping, but Zhou Yuanyuan stared at him coldly, so he nodded reluctantly.
"Then you should know what happened between adults, right? Zhixin was almost killed by your father and grandfather. How can you still have the nerve to come and claim to be related to him?" Zhao Yunxiang's face turned stern.
Zhou Jiaxing didn't dare to speak this time, but he was secretly muttering in his heart. After not seeing Zhao Yunxiang for many years, how could she become so aggressive?
"Tell me the truth, what exactly do you want to do by climbing over the wall into the factory? Maybe I can consider letting you go." Zhao Yunxiang said with a sneer.
What should I do? This woman is so heartless. I should have let Gu Tiezhu protect me and escape. Zhou Jiaxing regretted it deeply.
"Mr. Zhao... Mr. Zhao," Zhou Jiaxing called hesitantly and said, "I really didn't come to the factory to steal things. I... I was forced by Gutiezhu to come here to look for someone. Gutiezhu's two children ran away from home, and he asked me to do him a favor and go into the factory to see if they have come back here." Seeing that Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhao Yunxiang ignored his family card, Zhou Jiaxing had to find another way.
Zhou Jiaxing and Gu Tiezhu once again climbed the wall into the Yunyun Garment Factory. Their purpose was to find the large bag of "white powder" that Zhou Jiaxing had "dropped" there last time. Looking for Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang was just a side job. The two of them had already agreed that if they were discovered, Zhou Jiaxing would cover for Gu Tiezhu and escape first.
Zhou Jiaxing thought that he and Zhao Yunxiang were "relatives" after all, and even if he was caught, Zhao Yunxiang would not do anything to him. Besides, Gutiezhu was more capable than Zhou Jiaxing. Gutiezhu also agreed that even if Zhou Jiaxing was caught, he would find a way to save Zhou Jiaxing.
Zhou Jiaxing thought that he still had to rely on Gu Tiezhu to help him make money, so of course he agreed. Seeing that Zhao Yunxiang was not at all sympathetic, he had no choice but to bring up the matter of Gu Hongxing and others to cover for himself.
"Hongxing and Xiaofang? What happened to them?" Zhao Yunxiang was now anxious. She had adopted Gu Hongxing and his sister for five or six years and had always loved these two sensible children. After Gu Tiezhu secretly "took" the children away, Zhao Yunxiang reported the case. The police said that Gu Tiezhu was Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang's biological father, and that his taking his own children didn't meet the standards for filing a case. Zhao Yunxiang had no choice but to give up.
"Yeah. Gu Tiezhu said the two kids stayed in the village for about ten days, then stole a few hundred yuan from him and ran off." Zhou Jiaxing told him everything he knew. Zhou Jiaxing appeared anxious about the news of Gu Hongxing and the others' disappearance, but in reality, he was incredibly happy. If Gu Hongxing and the others hadn't run away, Gu Tiezhu said he wouldn't have planned to return to Jingyang City.
When Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Yuanyuan entered the guard room to "interrogate" Zhou Jiaxing, Wu Xiuping did not come in, but stood outside the door to guard them.
Zhao Yunxiang hurried to the door and asked, "Sister Wu, are Hongxing and Xiaofang back?"
"Hongxing and Xiaofang? They haven't come back yet." Wu Xiuping shook her head. Wu Xiuping was also very concerned about Gu Hongxing and the others. She had instructed the dormitory manager to report to her if Gu Hongxing and the others returned to the factory.
Zhou Yuanyuan secretly observed Zhou Jiaxing's expression. He was indeed a little angry when he mentioned the ancient iron pillar. However, Zhou Yuanyuan felt that this matter might not be so simple.
"Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu." Before Zhou Yuanyuan could say anything else, Zhao Yunxiang had already called the security guard over.
"Uncle Wu, this man isn't my relative. For the sake of our fellow villager, there's no need to call the police today. Just let him go!" Zhao Yunxiang said to the security guard. Zhao Yunxiang's implication was that they should let Zhou Jiaxing go for now. If he happened again, Uncle Wu wouldn't have to be polite to him and should call the police.
"Okay, Mr. Zhao." Uncle Wu understood what Zhao Yunxiang meant and agreed. Then he turned around and threatened Zhou Jiaxing with a stern face: "If you dare to climb over the wall again, I'll break his legs!"
After Zhou Jiaxing was untied, it took him a while to regain his mobility. Uncle Wu and the other veterans weren't just any old men; they had their own unique ways of tying people up. Zhou Jiaxing had been tied up for over an hour, and half his body was numb.
Looking at Zhou Jiaxing limping away quickly, Zhou Yuanyuan said unhappily, "Mom! Are you just going to let this bad guy go? Why don't you punish him a little?"
Zhao Yunxiang looked at the sullen Zhou Yuanyuan and said with a smile, "Yuanyuan, do you remember when you were three years old, you were a greedy girl? You... Old Mrs. Wu often boiled eggs for Jiaxing in the morning. One time, you were so greedy that you drooled at the eggs in Jiaxing's hand. Jiaxing was a kind child at that time and gave you half of the egg. Just for that half egg, I'm willing to give him another chance."
Is that true? Did she have such an embarrassing past? Zhou Yuanyuan was a little skeptical.
Memories before the age of six were too distant for Zhou Yuanyuan. Before the age of six, children's memories were not deep. Without Zhao Yunxiang's reminder, Zhou Yuanyuan really could not remember the warmth of Zhou Jiaxing's half egg.
"Yuanyuan, no matter what, we must remember the good things others do for us, and repay them when we are able to. But don't remember too much about the bad things others do for you. Letting go of others is the same as letting go of yourself." Zhao Yunxiang patted Zhou Yuanyuan on the shoulder and advised her.
Zhou Yuanyuan was at a loss for words. She knew Zhao Yunxiang was worried that she would always remember the ugly faces of Zhou Chunping's family and forget the good things in her life.
Forget it, for the sake of half an egg and because Zhou Jiaxing once had a kind heart, since her mother wanted to let Zhou Jiaxing go, she would not bother with him.
Zhou Yuanyuan withdrew the spiritual consciousness that had been monitoring Zhou Jiaxing all the way.
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