The Zhang family's residence is located five streets away from Heping Lane.
It's already past eight o'clock, and there aren't many people outside. The Song family's route was quite a spectacle.
Zhang Qingli arrived home around 6 p.m. today.
The Zhang family had just finished eating and were talking in the courtyard. Li Xiaozhi's verdict had not yet been handed down, and Li Minggen had been staying at the Zhang family's house for the past few days.
"Old Zhang, what do we do now? Are we really going to watch our son get executed?"
Old Man Zhang was bored and smoked; trying to pull strings to get people out of trouble was simply not working.
The Zhang family lacks both connections and money.
Li Xiaozhi's background is no longer a secret in the Zhang family.
Both families were anxious.
Li Minggen: "Xiao Zhi is still so young, he won't even live to be twenty years old."
Old Man Zhang wiped away his tears, "That's my son too, how could I bear to let him die?"
“It’s all that old woman Xu Guiying’s fault. She insisted on calling the police. My son was perfectly fine.”
Just then, the Zhang family's gate was kicked open.
With a snap—
It made a loud noise.
The Zhang family members were startled when they realized that the person who came was actually the old man from the Song family!
What are you doing here?!
Song Xinfu and Xu Guiying stood at the front, the eldest son and his wife stood behind them, and the third and fifth sons also stepped forward.
The second son was sent to the police station.
The Zhang family's neighbors all came out to see what was going on.
The Zhang family has a bad reputation in this area, and there are many people who gloat over their misfortune.
Song Xinfu entered with a dark face, "So Li Xiaozhi is a descendant of your Zhang family!"
Song Jianmin stood there motionless, as if struck by lightning.
The third brother patted Song Jianmin on the shoulder.
Liu Aimie shrieked, "Like father, like son! Those two siblings are both cowards."
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Qingli quickly came out of the house.
Old Lady Zhang was furious. "What are you doing here?!"
Xu Guiying came out and glanced at Zhang Qingli, who was standing motionless at the door pretending to be a quail.
"Second brother, third brother, open the gate and guard it."
Liu Aimei stared at Zhang Qingli with bloodshot eyes.
Zhang Qingli had a bad feeling. She hadn't had time to destroy the gold necklace as evidence. If she hadn't been pressed for time that afternoon, she would have melted it down...
Old Man Zhang and Old Woman Zhang had a bad feeling, as more and more people were gathering around the Zhang family's house.
Xu Guiying's voice rang out.
"Zhang Qingli visited our Song family this afternoon."
Zhang Qingli's expression changed drastically.
The Zhang family knew about this because they personally witnessed Song Jianmin bringing Zhang Qingli back.
There was a lot of discussion outside.
"Didn't they say the Song family didn't approve of this marriage? It seems we still have to get married?"
"The Song family is coming in with great force; it doesn't seem like they're planning a marriage."
"It looks like a fight is about to break out, so quickly call everyone out to watch."
...
Xu Guiying gave a cold laugh as she and Song Xinfu stepped forward, their voices audible from outside.
“Only your daughter and Song Jianmin were at our house this afternoon. In the evening, Song Jianmin’s sister-in-law’s gold necklace went missing, and money was also missing from the house.”
The words fell.
The Zhang family members' expressions changed drastically, especially Zhang Qingli's eldest brother, Zhang Hongwei, who reacted the most strongly. "You framed my sister without any evidence! The Song family is going too far!"
Xu Guiying was not afraid that the Zhang family would not acknowledge her.
"We have already called the police about this. They will be here soon, and they will know whether there is a problem once they investigate."
"By the way, there will be Liu Aimei's fingerprints on the necklace, and Lao Er's fingerprints on the money. I'm not afraid you won't admit it."
Zhang Qingli was so frightened that her legs trembled. She didn't want to be locked up like Li Xiaozhi.
Liu Aimei gritted her teeth in hatred: "Besides Zhang Qingli, there's no one else. Even Song Jianmin suspects her. What a fine girl, to do something so despicable! It's shameful!"
Old Man Zhang trembled with rage. "You're slandering me! You're slandering my daughter! Even if you call the police, we're not afraid!"
Old Lady Zhang noticed Zhang Qingli's expression and knew something was wrong. This good-for-nothing was always causing trouble, and sooner or later she would have to sell Zhang Qingli off.
Old Lady Zhang sat on the ground and started improvising.
"Oh dear, the Song family is bullying us! My perfectly healthy daughter has been bullied like this by the Song family, what will become of her now!"
"Our Zhang family may not be the richest, but we have a strong family tradition. How could we do something like this for a necklace!"
Xu Guiying watched Zhang Laoniang perform with her arms crossed.
"Not only the necklace, but also 30 yuan. You can cry and make a scene all you want; you can even cry in front of the police later."
The murmurs outside grew louder and louder.
Song Guomin angrily shouted, "You're still pretending! When you're caught red-handed, and you knew about it but didn't report it, your whole family will be locked up!"
Enraged, Zhang Hongwei grabbed a carrying pole from the wall and was about to attack Song Guomin.
Liu Aimei immediately hid behind Song Guomin, saying, "Husband, beat him up and get my necklace back!"
Song Guomin didn't want to fight, but he couldn't avoid it. Zhang Hongwei hit Song Guomin on the back with a carrying pole.
Song Guomin threw a punch back, and the two immediately became entangled in a fight on the ground.
Song Guomin usually sits in an office and isn't good at fighting, so he quickly fell behind. The third brother rushed to help and even kicked the fifth brother, saying, "Big brother's been beaten up, what are you standing there for!"
The scene instantly descended into chaos.
"How dare you hit my son!"
Old Man Zhang and Li Minggen also joined in.
Xu Guiying told Song Xinfu to stand further away.
Seeing that Old Man Zhang was about to lose, Old Woman Zhang quickly tried to push him, but Old Man Zhang elbowed her and pushed her to the ground, making her cry out.
Song Xinfu: "Old woman, I hope this won't cause any problems."
Xu Guiying: "The third son is incredibly strong. Do you think he eats for nothing? He eats four bowls of white rice in one meal, more than a pig eats."
Liu Aimei rushed straight at Zhang Qingli, yelling, "Give me back my necklace! Give it back to me!"
The more guilty Zhang Qingli felt, the more she pretended. "You didn't have your necklace. You didn't put it away properly. Why are you coming to me? Why are you framing me?"
Liu Aimei sneered, "You're still accusing me? I'm going to find it today!"
Liu Aimei pushed Zhang Qingli aside and tried to go inside, but Zhang Qingli quickly grabbed her wrist, saying, "You're not allowed to go in!"
You're hiding something!
No matter what Liu Aimei said, Zhang Qingli stood blocking the doorway. Enraged, Liu Aimei slapped Zhang Qingli across the face, and the two women started fighting again.
The fight on the other side is getting more and more intense.
Xu Guiying shouted "Stop!"
The third one kept going.
Song Xinfu kicked him, "That's enough."
The Song family fought without using knives, while the Zhang family members only ended up with bruises on their faces.
Zhang Hongwei glared at Song Jianmin, "Song Jianmin, you dare to hit me?"
Song Jianmin suffered a major blow to his life today. He didn't say anything, but glanced at Zhang Qingli's side. The two women's hair was torn and messy, and their faces were covered with slap marks.
Just then, the police arrived outside.
Where is the Zhang family?
"Stop it, all of you!"
Two police officers arrived, and everyone in the courtyard quieted down.
Zhang Qingli initially thought Xu Guiying was bluffing, but she didn't expect her to actually call the police.
Zhang Qingli's legs gave way and she fell to the ground.
Old Lady Zhang's eyes widened as well.
This... Li Xiaozhi was just locked up, does this mean Zhang Qingli is going to be locked up too?!
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