The villagers all said that Ding Xiaocui was lazy and greedy. But Zhou Jiaxiang thought that Ding Xiaocui was the best mother in the world, and she never forgot to feed him when there was something delicious.
What Zhou Jiaxiang was more worried about was whether his father would remarry after his mother died.
With a stepmother comes a stepfather, and his and his sister's lives are sure to be difficult from now on.
Fortunately, his father was poor, and without money, no woman would marry him.
He and his sister should be safe for now.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jiaxiang's crying subsided a little.
"If someone dies, they die. Everyone dies," Ding Ermei said casually, touching a large wad of money on her chest.
If Ding Xiaocui hadn't died, that idiot director of Peach Blossom Town Hospital definitely wouldn't have paid them a thousand yuan. A thousand yuan! That's enough for Zhou Bingxing to marry ten wives.
You might even be able to marry a virgin for just a hundred dollars!
Ding Ermei's mind was racing with calculations.
"Huh?" Zhou Jiaxiang looked up in surprise and saw a smile on Ding Ermei's lips.
Zhou Jiaxiang was stunned.
His mother died, but is he the only one who's heartbroken? His father and grandmother don't seem to care whether his mother is dead or alive.
Ding Ermei's gesture of touching her chest caught Zhou Jiaxiang's attention.
According to Zhou Jiaxiang's "professional" eye, Ding Ermei's chest seemed to be hiding a large stack of... money.
"Grandma, Dad said it will cost money to pick up Mom from the hospital. Do you have any money?" Zhou Jiaxiang asked, looking up at his mother.
“I have a way to bring your mother home without paying any money.” Ding Ermei was full of confidence as soon as she heard the word “hospital”.
Ding Ermei had already dealt with the bald hospital director; he wasn't scary at all.
As Ding Ermei said this, she unconsciously pressed her hand against her chest again.
"Grandma, you're amazing." Zhou Jiaxiang said these flattering words, but his eyes were darting around.
Zhou Jiaxiang was certain that his grandmother had money hidden in her chest, and quite a lot of it.
Liu Moli has had a truly harrowing few days.
After reporting the incident to the police and being hospitalized, Liu Moli originally thought she was safe.
As a result, after Zhou Bingqiang was arrested for embezzlement, he confessed to his affair with Liu Moli. He also admitted that he had secretly made a copy of Zhou Dazhu's office key, and on the night Liu Moli got into trouble, she locked Zhou Bingqiang in the room, took his key, and went to the brigade headquarters to steal a letter of introduction.
That day, Liu Moli was summoned to the police station by Chief Jin.
Liu Moli broke down in tears, saying that she had been persecuted by Zhou Dazhu's family in Zhoujia Village.
Liu Moli's marriage to Zhou Dali was forced upon her after Zhou Dali raped her and Tian Shanhua threatened her. She had no choice but to marry Zhou Dali.
After Zhou Dali died, Tian Shanhua hated her. In addition to tormenting and humiliating her from time to time, she was unwilling to let her return to the city.
Liu Moli was all alone in Zhoujia Village, where she was harassed by a scoundrel like Zhou Bingqiang. Unable to resist, she had a few casual encounters with him. As for the key, Zhou Bingqiang gave it to her voluntarily; she didn't force him to give it to her.
Moreover, when Liu Moli went to the brigade headquarters, she didn't do anything else but get a certificate to return to the city.
To prove that she was telling the truth, Liu Moli voluntarily handed over her return-to-city certificate to Director Jin.
Seeing that Liu Moli was very cooperative in admitting her guilt and feeling sorry for her having just escaped death, Director Jin did not investigate further. He simply confiscated Liu Moli's return permit and ordered her not to leave Peach Blossom Town without permission.
Liu Moli had no choice but to agree.
Liu Moli originally thought that she would not be able to return to the city for the time being.
As a result, yesterday morning, Director Jin came to the hospital to see Liu Moli and announced that the control over Liu Moli had been lifted and that Liu Moli could leave Taohua Town at any time. He also returned Liu Moli's certificate for returning to the city to her.
Liu Moli was overjoyed and hurriedly checked out of the hospital. She didn't even go back to Zhoujia Village and rushed to the county town.
Liu Moli didn't return to Zhoujia Village, so she naturally didn't know that Tian Shanhua had been arrested for "espionage." She also didn't know that Zhou Fugui was a spy and was on the run.
As for Zhou Bingchen's true identity, apart from the Tao family and the Zhao family, no one else in Peach Blossom Town knows. Liu Moli is even less likely to know.
Director Jin only returned the return permit to Liu Moli after consulting with his superiors.
The leadership believed that Liu Moli was a victim of persecution by the "spy" Tian Shanhua, and that the arrest of Tian Shanhua was largely thanks to Liu Moli reporting the case to the police station. Considering her past mistakes and merits offset each other, Chief Jin decided to show leniency and not pursue Liu Moli's previous wrongdoings, agreeing to allow her to return to the city.
In the county town, Liu Moli did some shopping and dressed herself up in a glamorous way.
Liu Moli didn't want to worry her aunt after returning to Haishi.
After Zhou Bingxing boarded the train, he discovered that there was an acquaintance in the carriage—Liu Moli.
Liu Moli's attire today is quite different from what she usually wears in the village.
In the village, Liu Moli dressed much like the other peasant women.
Today, Liu Moli wore a white floral-patterned pointed-collar blouse made of polyester, and a light green cashmere jacket. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead.
The hair tie Liu Moli was wearing was one of the hottest hair ties Zhao Zhenzhu and her friends had been selling lately. And, coincidentally, the hair tie Liu Moli was wearing was exactly the same pattern as the one Zhao Zhenzhu had worn that morning.
Liu Moli was already quite pretty, but this outfit made her the center of attention for nine out of ten people in the carriage. The remaining ten were either blind or infants still nursing.
Zhou Bingchen also stared at it for a couple more seconds.
Seeing the hair tie on Liu Moli's head, Zhou Bingchen couldn't help but think of Zhao Zhenzhu.
Less than three hours after parting with Zhao Zhenzhu, Zhou Bingchen felt a void in his heart, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Liu Moli felt Zhou Bingchen's gaze and her face flushed slightly.
Liu Moli lay in the hospital, with too much time on her hands and too much boredom. She couldn't help but think several times about how she had conspired with Zhou Dazhu and the others to harm Zhou Bingchen in her previous life.
The more Liu Moli thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
She must have committed terrible sins in her past life!
Zhou Bingchen, a man of unyielding integrity, was said to be a battalion-level officer in the army. He originally had a bright future, but he was murdered in a small village like Zhoujia Village by Zhou Dazhu and Zhou Fugui. Even after his death, they still smeared him with the smear that he had an improper relationship with Liu Moli.
In her past life, Liu Moli had heard about it. After Zhou Bingchen died, the army sent a regimental commander surnamed Zheng to Zhoujia Village to investigate the situation.
Zhou Dazhu and Zhou Fugui insisted that Zhou Bingchen died while having an improper relationship with a woman.
Zhou Bingchen's death was dishonorable, so there would certainly be no compensation or anything like that from the military. However, Commander Zheng did bring Zhou Bingchen's belongings.
Commander Zheng requested to see Zhou Bingchen's wife, but Zhou Fugui refused, citing Zhao Zhenzhu's excessive grief and mental instability.
Later, Zhou Bingchen's belongings were all taken by Zhou Fugui, including a savings book with several hundred yuan in it.
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