The police have been searching for Sun Xiumin's whereabouts. She is one of the accomplices in Xu Peng's theft case and is also suspected of poisoning Zhao Qiang.
As long as Sun Xiumin was not caught, Xu Guiying and the others could not rest easy.
This year, apart from Song Rongrong not returning, the entire Song family was present, except for the eldest, third, and fifth sons who had separated from the family.
During the Spring Festival, Phoenix Pavilion was even more popular than usual, with all the private rooms full. On New Year's Eve, Xu Guiying and her husband helped out at Phoenix Pavilion until after 8 p.m. before returning to Heping Lane.
The third and fifth brothers stayed at Phoenix Pavilion to help out, so even if they were in Heping Lane, the two brothers wouldn't be able to go back to the Song family for a meal.
Grandma Song, knowing Chen Zhou would be spending the New Year alone, sent him a plate of dumplings, which could be steamed or boiled. Chen Zhou was still at Phoenix Pavilion, not home, so Grandma Song slipped the tin box containing the dumplings through a crack in the brick wall.
It was past 11 p.m. when Phoenix Pavilion finally closed. Song Huimin returned to the general store and joined Lu Hui and Song Qiumin.
Xu Songyuan took his third and fifth brothers, Chen Zhou, back to Heping Lane. They had all eaten dinner and were exhausted.
When Chen Zhou got home and opened the door, he saw the iron box placed against the wall by the light of the street lamp outside.
It's obviously from the Song family. Grandpa and Grandma Song always use this tin box to bring her food.
Chen Zhou smiled.
She had been away from home for a year or two, and her family had never looked for her. Chen Zhou secretly returned home once last year.
She overheard her parents talking right at her doorstep.
They said Chen Zhou was outrageous, working away from home for so long without coming back to see them. The family didn't have enough money, and her younger brother needed money for school. They called her an ungrateful wretch who didn't care about her parents and wouldn't care if she died away from home.
Chen Zhou understood immediately.
To her parents, she was nothing more than a money-printing machine, someone who provided them with money. No one cared about her, no one paid attention to her. If she were to die out there, her parents wouldn't shed a single tear.
If that's the case, why have her in the first place?
Chen Zhou never returned to that home after that.
After moving into Heping Lane, Chen Zhou felt a warmth he had never experienced before in his life.
She still remembered the bet she made with Song Jianmin.
Song Jianmin said that if she passed the exam, he would introduce Song Anmin to her.
Chen Zhou thought Song Jianmin wasn't very bright.
Song Jianmin passed the exam, and she kept her promise by bringing him dumplings made by the Song family.
Grandma Song packed a whole tin box full of more than twenty pieces of food for her.
Chen Zhou packed half of it separately, intending to bring it to Song Jianmin tomorrow.
The third and fifth brothers both help out at Phoenix Pavilion during the Chinese New Year. It's always the two brothers who volunteer; it's like they've grown up in an instant.
Xu Songyuan didn't let them work for nothing; the two brothers were paid according to the length of time they spent at Phoenix Pavilion.
He earns three cents an hour, and if he works more than three hours a day, he earns more than a dollar, which is about the same as a part-time worker in the store. However, Xu Songyuan also gives his two nephews pocket money separately.
Five or ten yuan at a time.
The two brothers initially declined, but after one instance, they wanted it again.
Xu Songyuan gave him the money.
The two brothers accepted it without batting an eye.
The Song family lived a harmonious and prosperous life, but Old Lady Liu was extremely worried.
Zhao Qiang asked for a total of 500 yuan. Old Lady Liu tried to refuse, but in the end she agreed.
I'll give it in three installments, the first time is two hundred...
Even if you sold her now, she wouldn't be able to come up with two hundred yuan!
After much thought, Old Lady Liu could only think of Liu Aimei.
During the Spring Festival, Granny Liu said she was worried about Liu Aimei and wanted to go out to look for her, and Granny Xiong wanted to go with her.
Only Xiong Jing and Li Xia remained at home.
During the Chinese New Year, there are many social interactions and exchanges.
Liu's relatives also came to pay their respects during the New Year.
Li Xia was not capable of cooking, so all the kitchen work fell to Xiong Jing.
Old Man Liu and Liu Qiangdao didn't care at all; as long as someone was cooking, that was fine.
Li Xia has more important things to do!
The reason why Old Lady Liu is so eager to find Liu Aimei is definitely because of money!
I wonder how much that adulterer asked for...
After squatting from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifth, Old Lady Liu finally managed to meet Liu Aimei.
A black sedan drove out, its window half-rolled down, revealing Liu Aimei's face.
Old Lady Liu chased after the car, shouting repeatedly, "Liu Aimei, stop right there! Stop right there!"
Old Lady Liu was panting heavily as she ran, with only one thought in mind: she had to catch up with her!
Old Lady Bear followed behind.
Passersby on the street stopped and stared, discussing the incident.
Just as Old Lady Liu was running out of breath and almost died of exhaustion, the car in front finally stopped!
Old Lady Liu, panting heavily, quickly stepped forward.
Liu Aimei didn't get out of the car; she just stood there, staring at Old Lady Liu with a strange and hateful look in her eyes.
What do you want from me?
Old Lady Liu glanced at Liu Aimei's face, then stared at her stomach.
Liu Aimei's face had become a little plumper, and she was adorned with gold and silver, giving her a completely different aura than before.
That brat! She's doing so well outside, yet she doesn't even know how to help out her family!
The big gold chain around her neck alone must cost several hundred yuan!
Old Mrs. Liu looked embarrassed. "Your belly is so big! Why didn't you come home for the New Year? Everyone at home misses you."
Liu Aimei sneered, staring at Old Lady Liu, "Stop beating around the bush, just say it."
She didn't believe that Old Lady Liu had really come to ask her to go home for the New Year.
Old Lady Liu's face stiffened slightly. She forced a smile and licked her lips. "Aimei, this isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere else."
Liu Aimei said coldly, "No need, it's right here."
Old Lady Liu was furious. This brat thinks she can abandon her family just because she's hooked up with a big boss?!
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