Ning Ailin was on her way to work when she happened to run into the old lady walking in through the front door. "Mom? When did you get back?"
The old lady glared at her daughter, annoyed. "You're only now starting to care about your mother? Tell me, what have I done with all of you? Just so you could fight over this little bit of inheritance?"
Ning Ailin didn't know how much the old lady knew, but she forced herself to say, "Mother, look at what you're saying. I have nowhere to live here. If I don't go back to my parents' home, where can I go? This is where I grew up, after all. If you won't take me in, who else can I rely on?"
Zhu Lin snorted, "Fine, since you're going to get a divorce, then just get one. A man like that isn't worth your lingering feelings."
Ning Ailin was dumbfounded. "Mom, why aren't you trying to reconcile us? Why are you telling me to get a divorce?"
Zhu Lin glared at her daughter. "What? Don't want a divorce? Then hurry up and go back home. Wang Zhongquan has been under Haozi's thumb for so many years. What's the meaning of this sudden appearance? Don't tell me you and your mother are putting on a show together?"
Do you really think your old lady is senile? That I can't understand what you're thinking?
Ning Ailin was completely dumbfounded this time. She knew that the old lady in her family was not so easy to fool.
Zhu Lin sighed, "Eileen, how did your mother raise you? Was this how you were taught to be a person?"
Ning Ailin muttered, "You didn't teach me either. I watch over my brother every day. I can't let him get all the good things."
Zhu Lin was amused and exasperated by her daughter's foolishness. "You, you! How could I have given birth to such a stupid girl? Your father and I are not stupid. Who did you take after? You're driving me crazy! Come back with me and quit your job. Didn't you say that I, as your mother, haven't taught you well? Now I'll teach you how to be proper children and what the responsibilities of being a child are."
Your father had an accident, and what have you done? One of you is trying to distance yourself, and the other has run back to her parents' home to demand a share of the inheritance. What sins have I committed to raise such unfilial children?
Ning Ailin grabbed Zhu Lin's hand and pleaded, "Mom, I really have to go to work. If I don't go, they'll dock my pay—"
Zhu Lin snorted coldly, "While you're at work, I haven't seen you take good care of your children. Every month you come over and squeeze us old folks for money. Since you can't afford to support them, then let's all just wait to die together. Anyway, I don't want to live anymore."
Even though Ning Ailin was unfilial, seeing that the old lady was in a bad mood, she didn't dare to argue with her and obediently followed the old lady back home.
Last night, Zhu Lin didn't have the heart to say anything bad about her youngest son and his wife in front of her granddaughter-in-law.
Why did she rush back so late at night? It was because she was angered by those two unfilial children. The old man hadn't even done anything yet, and these two scoundrels were already trying to sever ties with him.
She could imagine what her two children were thinking when she had the accident. It would be a lie to say they weren't heartbroken, but no matter how heartbroken they were, they were still her own children.
If the child wasn't raised well, that's her responsibility as a mother; she shouldn't let her grandson get involved.
The grandson must be having a headache dealing with these two elders. One is incredibly stupid but thinks he's quite clever, while the other is full of scheming.
Her grandson's life has been difficult, and as an elder, she cannot let him bear her responsibilities.
Jiang Qiao had no idea that the old lady had already made up her mind: she would handle her own family matters and not cause any trouble for the newlyweds.
When Jiang Qiao arrived, she ran into Chen Fang just as he came out.
"Hey, Jiang Qiao, hehe, you're here pretty early. If I'm not mistaken, you're here because of Grandpa Ning Hao, right?"
"Please come in and sit for a while. I'll take care of it right away. We'll talk more when I see the person."
Jiang Qiao was taken aback. "Old Chen, your information network is really impressive. How did you know I came here because of him?"
Chen Fang chuckled, "You silly girl, have you forgotten what I do? Alright, I won't argue with you anymore, I'll go pick them up now."
Jiang Qiao asked with some worry, "Will they release them?"
Chen Fang patted Jiang Qiao on the shoulder. "Young comrade, you have to trust your elders. I'm not called your uncle for nothing. Wait here, I'll get things done for you right away. We'll talk about it later."
Jiang Qiao entered the room and greeted the other comrades. She didn't come here often, but at least she knew everyone. Last time, when Chen Fang represented her at the wedding, everyone brought him gifts. Jiang Qiao went in, handed out candy to everyone, and collected her salary and ration coupons for this month.
Although Jiang Qiao doesn't come here often, she's a big name in this place. They've received awards here all these years because of her, so they all benefit from it.
"Jiang Qiao, where do you think that cobra is hiding?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I don't know either. If I did, I would have arrested that bastard long ago. If it weren't for these people, I wouldn't have been bedridden for four years and almost lost my life."
If we're talking about hatred, I hate it more than anyone else. My body still hasn't fully recovered; I'm severely weakened.
"Whatever your thoughts, share them. Maybe by pooling our wisdom, we can actually come up with something!"
"Oh dear, this is really not easy to analyze. This person is hiding too well. We are also investigating, but unfortunately, we don't have many useful clues."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "The closer we get to the end, the more patient we need to be. We've already come this far, so this last step won't make a difference. It's just a matter of time."
Putting everything else aside, take that lone wolf for example. We chased it for ages, and we only just caught it, didn't we?"
Speaking of Lone Wolf, everyone felt deeply moved. Jiang Qiao had been in a coma for four years, and they still hadn't caught him. If he was so well hidden, the person behind him must be even more cunning and difficult to catch than Lone Wolf.
"It's a pity we don't know what they're going to do next. We can't keep hiding like this forever, can we?"
No one can say for sure about this; even Jiang Qiao couldn't have guessed it.
Chen Fang returned later than Jiang Qiao had expected, but he didn't look too good.
Jiang Qiao asked with concern, "How did it go? Was it not going well?"
Chen Fang sighed, "Don't even mention it. Do you know what they were doing when I went there?"
Jiang Qiao's face darkened. "Could it be that they attacked the old man?"
Chen Fang nodded, "Fortunately, we arrived in time, and the person has already been taken back to the police station."
Jiang Qiao, when I went in, I saw Zhao Jianjun come out. I have a feeling he's up to no good.
Jiang Qiao snorted coldly, "He's never been a decent person, he's a scoundrel. I guess these people are trying to force the old man to admit something."
Chen Fang nodded. "Yes, thankfully, it's not too late."
Speaking of which, your father-in-law isn't exactly a worry-free person either. What is that old man trying to do? At his age, doesn't he have any sense of what he's doing?
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