“Jiakai, from now on, your mother will pick you up and drop you off at school. If your mother is busy, your grandfather and uncle will pick you up and drop you off. Anyway, don’t be alone or wander around by yourself,” Zhao Zhenzhu said.
"Mom, no need to pick me up or drop me off. I can go to and from school with Xiaopang. Today it was Xiaopang's turn to clean up, and I didn't wait for him, which is why I ended up alone and got cornered by Zhou Jiaxiang," Zhou Jiakai said, shaking his head.
At this age, children are mostly raised in a free-range manner.
The child goes to and from school alone.
Parents who are less concerned about their children's safety may not even know whether their children have gone to school or come home on time after school.
Homework is the same; it all depends on the child's self-discipline.
When teachers contact parents, the most common thing parents say is: "Teacher, if my child misbehaves, you can hit him. We parents will have absolutely no objection."
Therefore, in this environment, children who are picked up and dropped off by their parents every day become "oddballs" and are laughed at by their peers.
Of course, occasionally giving someone a ride still earns envious glances from my friends.
“Jiakai, Zhou Jiaxiang stole your money this time. Once he's spent it all, he'll definitely come back to harass you again. And then…” Zhao Zhenzhu wanted to persuade him further.
“Mom, I’m not afraid of him. Next time Zhou Jiaxiang comes, I’ll beat him up. I’ll beat him up every time he comes.” Zhou Jiakai said, waving his fist.
“But he has a knife. What if he hurts you? What will your mother do?” Zhao Zhenzhu was still worried.
“Mom, I can’t be a coward. The teacher said that we should face difficulties head-on, and that it’s cowardly to run away from them.” Zhou Jiakai insisted on his point of view.
Zhao Zhenzhu fell silent.
Zhou Jiakai is right. No matter what happens, it's wrong to just run away.
A person's life is very long.
No matter how much parents care about their children, there will always come a day when they have to let go. No matter how powerful an eagle is, it can't bring back insects for its eaglets to eat forever.
"Jiakai, Mom was wrong." After realizing her mistake, Zhao Zhenzhu hurriedly apologized to her child.
“I know you’re worried about me. Mom, I’ve been practicing martial arts with Grandpa lately, and I think I can beat Zhou Jiaxiang, so don’t worry.” Zhou Jiakai raised his arm, made a muscle-flexing gesture, and smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.
"Yes, Mom believes you can do it." Although Zhao Zhenzhu said this, her eyes revealed deep worry.
That evening, Zhao Zhenzhu went to the police station to report the case.
The next morning, Zhou Jiaxiang was dragged out of bed by the police and taken to the police station.
Zhou Jiaxiang's fruit knife was also confiscated by the police as evidence.
When Xiao Geng interrogated him, Zhou Jiaxiang was not afraid at all. He even made a request to Xiao Geng: he needed to eat meat buns so he would have the strength to answer Xiao Geng's questions.
Having no other choice, Xiao Geng angrily went to the cafeteria and bought two meat buns for Zhou Jiaxiang.
Zhou Jiaxiang wolfed down his food.
After Zhou Jiaxiang finished eating, Xiao Geng asked him why he robbed someone with a knife.
Zhou Jiaxiang said nonchalantly, "I'm hungry and I don't have money for food."
"You think you can rob someone with a knife just because you don't have money for food? Do you know that's a crime? You're young now and don't know how serious it is. If you don't change, you'll be executed when you grow up!" Xiao Geng was angered by Zhou Jiaxiang's attitude.
“Reporting to the police officers, I’ll starve to death if I don’t eat, and if I starve to death I won’t grow up,” Zhou Jiaxiang said with a grin.
Zhou Jiaxiang now has absolutely no respect for the police.
Last time Zhou Jiaxiang was caught stealing money, Cao Laoliu told him about it when he got back.
At Zhou Jiaxiang's age, as long as he hasn't committed murder, the police won't detain him for long even if they arrest him for other reasons.
Zhou Jiaxiang remembered it.
Therefore, no matter how earnestly Xiao Geng advised him, Zhou Jiaxiang ignored him completely.
Having no other option, Xiao Geng had to call the Zhoujiacun brigade headquarters and ask Zhou Bingxing to go to the police station.
When Zhou Bingxing arrived at the police station, he learned that Zhou Jiaxiang had been arrested for robbery, and his face turned ashen.
In front of Xiao Geng, Zhou Bingxing kept promising that he would give Zhou Jiaxiang a good talking-to when he got back.
Seeing that Zhou Bingxing's attitude was fairly proper, Xiao Geng gave him a lecture and then let Zhou Bingxing take Zhou Jiaxiang away.
As soon as they stepped out of the police station, Zhou Bingxing slapped Zhou Jiaxiang across the face, cursing, "You're such a piece of trash! You've already started robbing people, why didn't you take more? Coming to the police station for a few cents, don't you feel ashamed! Next time you get arrested, don't say you're my son, I can't afford to lose face like that!"
Zhou Bingxing has been having a tough time lately.
After Ding Ermei's money was stolen, her promise to help Zhou Bingxing find a new wife became a distant dream.
Because of Zhou Fugui's affair, the villagers distanced themselves from Zhou Bingxing.
Zhou Bingxing had been harboring a lot of anger lately.
Taking this opportunity to beat and scold Zhou Jiaxiang was merely to vent his anger, not to teach Zhou Jiaxiang to be good.
Zhou Jiaxiang lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhou Jiaxiang hated Zhou Bingxing.
If Zhou Bingxing hadn't wanted to marry his stepmother, why would he have stolen the family's money?
A few days ago, when Zhou Jiaxiang was starving, he considered going to his maternal grandmother's house for a while. After all, he had given his maternal grandfather a thousand yuan from his family!
Unfortunately, Zhou Jiaxiang had only eaten two meals at his maternal grandmother's house when his aunts started making sarcastic remarks.
Seeing his grandmother wiping away tears, Zhou Jiaxiang had no choice but to go home.
As usual, Ding Ermei didn't cook for Zhou Jiaxiang. Zhou Jiaxiang was so hungry that he wanted Zhou Bingxing to put in a good word for him with Ding Ermei, but Zhou Bingxing ignored him completely.
Zhou Jiaxiang felt that since Zhou Bingxing didn't want to support him, he had no right to lecture him.
Zhou Bingxing came to the police station today not because Zhou Jiaxiang asked him to come, but because the police asked him to come.
Zhou Jiaxiang felt that Zhou Bingxing had no right to get angry at him. He was not silent because he was afraid of Zhou Bingxing, but because he was too weak to beat Zhou Bingxing and could only swallow his anger for now.
"Since your mother died, you've been like a gourd with its mouth sawed off. Is it really that hard for you to say a word?" Zhou Bingxing, oblivious to the hatred hidden beneath Zhou Jiaxiang's lowered eyes, continued nagging:
"Don't be so stupid next time. Since you've already started, you should definitely steal more! Don't call yourself a robber if you don't get at least a few hundred. Remember, next time you steal some money, don't forget to give some to your old man to spend."
Zhou Bingxing figured it out.
Anyway, the Zhou family has no reputation left. They might as well make as much money as possible while Zhou Jiaxiang is still young!
Whether it's stealing or robbing, money is the only truth.
As Zhou Bingxing's retreating figure, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhou Jiaxiang's eyes.
When Zhou Bingxing mentioned Ding Xiaocui, the contempt in his tone made Zhou Jiaxiang grit his teeth in hatred.
Don't think he doesn't know.
His mother, Ding Xiaocui, died from poisoning caused by his grandfather Zhou Fugui's gold bars. Zhou Bingxing was lucky; he met a highly skilled doctor who saved his life.
Speaking of which... why wasn't it his father who died that day?
One day, he will...
Old Dong, the gatekeeper, witnessed everything that happened at the entrance of the police station.
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