After sending Lawyer Fang to the train station, Ling Ran turned back to the town.
"Is there something wrong with that man?"
“His spending is out of balance with his income.”
“High consumption and low income?”
"Yes, and we can't find any other sources of his funds, nor any evidence of corruption. It's very strange, so we will continue to investigate him."
"Oh my! Ji Hong just said that I investigated her. Will this alert the enemy?"
"It doesn't matter. There are only two possible outcomes if we alert the enemy. One is to act immediately, and the other is to hide immediately. He already has several people deployed around him."
"That's good!"
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon. The two found a place to have lunch in the city before returning to the town.
When I returned to the market town and entered the Zhou family courtyard, I was shocked by the people in the yard.
When Dong Yunrong saw her son, she immediately raised her arm to twist his ear, "You little brat, what trouble have you caused again?"
Zhou Xiang immediately stood in front of Ling Ran to protect him. This was her man, and his ears could not be twisted by anyone, not even by her man's mother.
"Aunt Ling, what did Ling Ran do wrong? Please explain it to me."
When Dong Yunrong saw her daughter-in-law trying to stop her, she immediately smiled and said, "Think about it, you have to call me mom, not auntie anymore."
"Mom!" Zhou Xiang felt a little awkward, but she still had to change her words. Since Ling Ran had changed, she must change too.
"Hey! Great! I finally waited for that sweet and soft little girl to call me mom."
Dong Yunrong's eyes narrowed into slits from laughing. "Here, here's the money for changing your words, take it!"
As she said this, she took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to Zhou Xiang. She was well prepared.
Zhou Xiang took the red envelope and said, "Thank you, Mom!"
Dong Yunrong waved her hand, "You're welcome."
Zhou Xiang shouted to Ling Quan who was looking over here, "Dad!"
"Hey! Come here, I have some money for changing your name." Ling Quan also happily gave a red envelope.
Everyone in the courtyard started to make noises, especially Zhong Xiong, who was so loud, "Since you've changed your tune today, let's have a good time!"
Zhou Xiang looked at the four couples in the yard, Zhong Xiong, Ma Zhao, Wang Qiao, and Chen Ou, as well as his cousin, and asked, "Did you come here just to have a meal?"
Dong Yunrong thought of the important matter again, "Think about it! Why did you receive a court summons?"
"Who told you that? Just now, you wanted to beat Ling Ran because of this?"
Dong Yunrong nodded, "Yes! Did he cause trouble? Get out of the way, I'll teach him a lesson."
Zhou Xiang pulled on her mother-in-law's raised arm, "Mom! This is all my fault, don't always put the blame on Ling Ran."
Dong Yunrong was very happy when her daughter-in-law put her arm around her. No matter how much she loved her son, she could only criticize him after he got married on the Zhou family's territory.
So, she was very happy that her daughter-in-law was protecting her son.
"What trouble did you get into? Have you solved it? Do you need help?"
"It's solved, everyone go inside and sit down to talk."
Everyone entered the South Building and sat at the dining table. The table was big enough to accommodate the 11 guests and the 7 people in his family.
Ling Ran made tea for everyone before sitting next to Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Xiang started talking from the day Ji Hong came.
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Dong Yunrong was furious after hearing this. "Oh my! Are there any mothers like this in this world? I don't know where Zhang Hong heard that the Zhou family had received a court summons, and she specifically told everyone loudly in the post office family compound. I'm so angry."
"Mother! If she only wants to talk about receiving the subpoena, then let her talk. If she adds groundless accusations and slanders against me, then tell her that I will let her receive the subpoena as well to let her know what it feels like."
"Okay, okay! If she dares to talk nonsense, I'll scare her like this."
Zhou Xiang looked at Zhong Xiong and the others, "Then, why are you here?"
"That's the same thing. We were worried about you guys, weren't we? Then Uncle Zhou said you guys left early this morning, so we figured maybe the trial was today, and we even wanted to drive to the county court to check it out!"
Zhou Xiang was very touched. Although Zhong Xiong and his family had less contact with the Zhou family after they started their own family, he still stood up for them when they thought something was wrong. She felt that it was worth it and that her help was not in vain.
"We went to the Municipal Court. Fortunately you didn't go. If you had gone, you wouldn't have found anyone there and would have been even more anxious."
Zhou's mother scolded her daughter, "Why didn't you tell me in advance? You made everyone worry."
Zhou Xiang hadn't said anything yet! Dong Yunrong was upset. "Wei Hui, that's not what I meant. The children don't want you to worry, right? There are two other people in this family who need your care."
Mother Zhou chuckled, "Come on, I won't say anything. Now you are her mother too, you are protecting her, how can I dare to say anything about her!"
Dong Yunrong raised her head proudly, "That's right, you are not allowed to say 'think about it' casually in the future. We think about how considerate and capable we are!"
"Okay, okay, your daughter-in-law is amazing, okay? I won't chat with you anymore. Didn't we say we'd have a meal here? I'll go prepare dinner."
"Okay! I'll help too."
Zhong Xiong immediately stood up and said, "Why would we need you to do it? We've taken care of it. It's been a while since we've eaten here. Let's do it today."
Fisher followed her husband's lead and went to the kitchen. Zhou wanted to ask Wang Qiao, "Are the shops in the county town closed?"
"There are three store clerks watching over it. It's okay. We usually just watch and rarely do anything ourselves."
"Okay! Just make the arrangements."
Xie Lin urged everyone to go fishing. Zhong Xiong put down his things and said, "I'm going too. You women can help with the housework while we men go fishing."
Fisher replied angrily: "Why don't we go fishing while you men stay home and do the work?"
Zhong Xiong immediately coaxed her with kind words, "Wife, daughter-in-law, the weather is cold, and the lake is even colder, which is not good for women. When the weather gets hotter, I will take you fishing."
Fisher was coaxed into calming down. "Alright! Stop playing around and come back early to help."
"Okay!"
The men all went fishing, but Ling Ran didn't want to go, so Zhong Xiong and Ma Zhao took him away. Their reason was: There are only women at home, is it appropriate for a grown man like you to go alone?
Although Zhong Xiong and Ma Zhao were not as tall as Ling Ran, they cooperated well with each other. Ling Ran was dragged away by the two without having to use his full strength.
Tang Mei and Fei Yan went into the kitchen to help. Guan Zanxiang walked up to Zhou Xiang and bowed slightly to her, "Zhou Xiang, thank you, thank you for everything you have done."
Zhou Xiang reached out and straightened her body. "As I said before, I only came here for the warmth of that winter. Everything else is just a convenience."
Guan Zanxiang blinked hard, blinking away the moisture in her eyes. Yes! It was just a matter of convenience, and he brought up their family. Unfortunately, the eldest brother couldn't find his place and lost himself in the money.
Although we are starting from scratch now, that person is no longer the simple person he was before.
"But I still want to express my sincere gratitude! Even though this thank you is a little late."
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Okay, I accept it. I don't need to dwell on the past. Everyone needs to walk their own path. Others can't help, at most they can give a helping hand."
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