That night, after the third and fifth brothers finished their dinner and went home, Xu Songyuan stayed at the Song family's house for a while.
Song Jianmin ate his fill tonight, and he couldn't help but say, "Third Brother, from now on, we'll be relying on you to go home."
Song Anmin was speechless: "Fifth brother, can't you be a little more assertive?"
Song Jianmin stroked his chin. "I've done my best. You don't know how I used to work at home, racking my brains every day to cook, thinking I'd at least have a decent skill. And look at me, I was still ruthlessly kicked out of the house!"
"Third brother, our future depends on you."
As soon as the two brothers entered the house, Chen Zhou came again. Chen Zhou had returned with Song Jianmin that afternoon. When Song Jianmin was at the Song family, Chen Zhou had heard from Uncle Sun about Song Anmin's heroic deeds that day. So when he saw the two brothers return, he came over to ask about the situation.
Song Anmin then repeated it again.
I've lost count of how many times I've done it; the entire narration flows smoothly and effortlessly.
Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask, "You guys are amazing! What about Officer Wang?"
Song Anmin: "Shouldn't we go home now?"
Half an hour after Song Anmin finished speaking, Wang Ya arrived and gently knocked on the door.
Song Jianmin went to open the door, but Chen Zhou had already gone back. He stared wide-eyed and exclaimed, "Holy crap, Officer Wang, what are you doing here?"
Wang Ya: "Where's Song Anmin?"
Song Jianmin immediately went inside to call for help. Song Anmin was also surprised to see Wang Ya, "Why are you here?"
Wang Ya: "Let's go! Today's been so exciting, let's go get some skewers!"
Song Anmin looked at Song Jianmin, and Wang Ya looked over as well. "Song Jianmin, why don't you come along too? It'll be more fun with more people."
Song Jianmin isn't a third wheel, so he's not going.
Song Anmin: "Then let's go."
Wang Ya: "Let's go, let's go together. I'll tell you what happens next."
Song Jianmin became interested. "Liu Aimei?"
Song Jianmin, who was looking on with a gossipy expression, was suddenly slapped on the head by the third brother, "Stop being so gossipy!"
Song Jianmin: "..."
Song Anmin asked Lao Wu to go to the Song family first to tell his uncle. He took Wang Ya and went out from the other side to avoid being seen by acquaintances. The three of them met at the entrance of the alley.
As they walked along, Wang Ya, who was in the middle, recounted what had happened after Song Anmin left.
The municipal bureau called Chengxiang Community, and the three of them—Old Man Liu, Liu Qiangdao, and his wife—came together.
Old Man Liu was so frightened by Liu Aimei's swollen face and disheveled hair that his legs almost gave way.
Although this daughter was disobedient and not as important to him as Liu Qiangdao, she was still his own daughter, and she was almost sold by human traffickers!
Liu Qiangdao still couldn't believe it. "How could Xu Ping be a human trafficker? He's our factory's workshop foreman!"
The police officer glanced at him and said, "What's impossible? Xu Ping's previous wives only married him because he had a stable job, and they all ended up getting into trouble."
People from the factory also came; the factory director, deputy director, and factory secretary all came. Peng Li, a female worker in the factory, also said that it was the Xu brothers, Xu Ping and Xu Heng, who did it together.
Li Xia's eyes widened. "Officer, you mean Xu Ping sold all his wives???"
"That's right, Xu Ping and his first wife had a son, who was raised under Xu Heng's name."
No one knew about this except Xu Ping's parents in the countryside. His parents only knew that their eldest son worked in a factory with a respectable and stable job, while their second son did odd jobs in another city. The old couple had no idea that their grandson was being raised by their second son. Therefore, when Liu Aimei and Xu Ping went to visit the old couple, they did not find any clues.
Old Man Liu's mouth remained open the entire time. He stood there, stunned, and slowly turned to look at Liu Aimei. "Aimei, it's Dad who's sorry."
Liu Qiangdao was also embarrassed. He was the one who encouraged Liu Aimei and Xu Ping to be together, but who knew that Xu Ping was a human trafficker!
When the police called the community just now, everyone knew about it. Everyone knows that Xu Ping was introduced by Liu Qiangdao to his sister. How hateful must they be?
Liu Aimei hadn't said much.
She took a deep breath. "From now on, you can live on your own. I won't be coming back."
After Liu Aimei and Song Guomin divorced, she became an independent person. Now, her statement is tantamount to saying that she will no longer care about her family.
Old Man Liu got anxious as soon as he heard this, "Aimei, I won't force you anymore. You can do whatever you want, just don't stop coming home."
Liu Qiangdao said with a stern face, "You're back safe and sound now, what are you making a fuss about?! Hurry up and go back."
Li Xia was more than seven months pregnant. She felt uncomfortable standing, so she sat down to the side. "Aimei, nobody wanted this to happen. Your brother won't urge you to get married anymore."
If Liu Aimei really doesn't come home anymore, the neighbors in Chengxiang Lane will gossip about Liu Qiangdao whenever they have nothing better to do. Li Xia can imagine what they'll say: that Liu Qiangdao sold his sister to human traffickers, and that Liu Aimei broke ties with the Liu family and won't come back...
Li Xia's baby will have to grow up in Chengxiang Lane. What will happen to her baby if Liu Qiangdao's reputation really suffers?
But this time, no matter what the Liu family said, Liu Aimei did not budge.
Liu Qiangdao frowned and said impatiently, "What's wrong? Have you become mute?"
Liu Aimei stared at Liu Qiangdao and sneered, "Liu Qiangdao, how dare you say that? You introduced me to Xu Ping back then just for your own convenience at work. Li Xia says nice things, like she won't urge me to find a partner, but who knows, one day some leader in your factory named Zhang Ping or Wang Ping will send me off again!"
Liu Qiangdao blushed with embarrassment and glared angrily at Liu Aimei, "Liu Aimei, shut up!"
Liu Aimei glanced at Old Man Liu again and scoffed, "I'll say it again, I will never go back to your Liu family!!"
After saying that, Liu Aimei left the municipal police station directly. The police told her that they would call her back if needed.
The three of them could only watch Liu Aimei's figure disappear.
Liu Qiangdao frowned. "Dad, we already know where she lives, we can just look for her later."
Old Man Liu's face darkened. "What I told your sister was true. I won't pressure him anymore. Boss, you better remember that!"
Liu Qiangdao's face turned ugly. "Dad, what do you mean?"
Li Xia also sided with Liu Qiangdao, saying, "Dad, Qiangdao didn't know before either. We just wanted to be good to Aimei. Nobody knew Xu Ping was a human trafficker. Why are you blaming us?"
Old Man Liu pointed at Liu Qiang and said, "If you hadn't had ulterior motives, would you have introduced Xu Ping to your sister?"
The three members of the Liu family were arguing fiercely, neither willing to give in.
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