After listening to what Wang Ya said, the Song brothers were at a loss for words.
Song Anmin had absolutely no sympathy for Liu Aimei; she had brought this upon herself, so she had no one else to blame but herself.
Wang Ya shrugged: "But I only heard all of this from others. Let's go and choose our dishes first."
They talked about Liu Aimei all the way until they arrived at the barbecue stall.
Wang Ya only ate a few biscuits to fill her stomach in the afternoon; she was starving.
It was past nine o'clock at night when we finished this meal.
Song Anmin asked Wang Ya, "Are you going home?"
Wang Ya shook her head and said casually, "No, I'll sleep at the office tonight. There's a bed."
Song Anmin frowned slightly, glanced at his fifth brother who was stretching, and said in a low voice, "It's your parents—"
Wang Ya shook her head, "No, it's convenient at the residence."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Ya laughed and said, "Stop putting on this melodramatic show all the time, hurry up, I'm getting sleepy."
The fifth brother didn't hear what the two were saying at all.
When they arrived at the police station, Wang Ya went inside, leaving the two brothers walking slowly.
Song Jianmin had dinner at home today and was in a great mood. Seeing his third brother frowning and silent, he couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and say, "Third brother, are you playing the melancholy prince?"
Song Anmin: "Get the hell out of here! Stop talking nonsense!"
"So what are you thinking about?"
Song Anmin's expression was very perfunctory, "When do you want my scores to come out?"
Song Jianmin: "..."
Before we knew it, it was the end of August. Song Jianmin was admitted to Capital University. Like Song Jianmin, he was studying business administration. The factory commended Song Anmin. Last month, in July, he assisted the police in solving a case, and the factory rewarded Song Anmin with 120 yuan. Now that Song Anmin has been admitted to university, the factory has rewarded him with another 50 yuan.
After the start of this year, Song Anmin's salary also increased to forty yuan a month.
Xu Songyuan also gave the third son a special reward of 100 yuan.
Although this money wasn't much to Xu Songyuan, it was a token of his appreciation, and he didn't want his other brothers and sisters to worry about it.
From eight to nine, this year is 1990. Although there were a lot of troubles at the beginning of the year, his luck improved in the second half of the year. Song Anmin was very satisfied with this and walked to and from get off work with a spring in his step every day.
When school started in September, Song Anmin, like Song Jianmin, attended classes during the week and went to the factory to handle some matters on weekends.
Before the end of August, Song Anmin treated Wang Ya to a meal as a celebration for the start of the new school term.
This semester, Song Jianmin and Chen Zhou are both seniors.
Different majors have different courses. Song Jianmin has fewer classes this semester, while Chen Zhou's is not much different from before. She is studying law and will pursue a master's degree after graduating with her bachelor's degree.
In her senior year, she decided not to work at Phoenix Pavilion anymore. Her professor found her a job at a law firm where she could help people organize documents in her spare time, earning eighteen yuan a month.
Qian Yu'an has officially started her junior year of college.
Before the start of the school year, the younger members of the Song family got together. It was mainly Song Yangmin who took the lead. He originally wanted to take Song Rongrong and Song Yingying out for dinner, but the fifth brother, who had sharp ears, called on the third brother to come too. So they ate together near Phoenix Pavilion.
Aside from that one time in July when they came home for a meal, the third and fifth brothers haven't been able to get back into the house.
On September 1st, they all went to the school to register.
Song Yangmin was also there today, accompanying Qian Yu'an. The five of them made a grand entrance as they left Heping Lane.
As Aunt Wang watched the young people walk away, she couldn't help but mutter, "Look at Old Song's sons and daughters, they're really good at studying."
Of course! They all got into university, and some even went abroad to study.
At the same time, Song Guomin also learned about Liu Aimei's situation.
He lives in town, so he gets the news late. He only gets to hear about recent events from his colleagues when he goes back to the city for meetings each month.
Moreover, he can't attend meetings every month.
The kidnapping case made it into the capital's newspaper, which listed Liu Moumei's name. Based on the addresses in Chengxiang Lane, it was easy to guess that she was Song Guomin's ex-wife.
So when the meeting started in early September, someone saw Song Guomin appear and immediately told him about it.
It's been a month and a half since then.
Song Guomin hadn't heard Liu Aimei's name in a long time and found it unfamiliar.
"Kidnapped by human traffickers?"
"Yeah, you didn't know about this?"
Song Guomin genuinely didn't know, and he stood frozen in place, asking, "Where is that person?"
"Anyway, the person has been rescued. By the way, you have a brother named Song Anmin, right? He even helped the police find these human traffickers."
"Song Anmin?"
"Yes, his name is Song Anmin."
Song Guomin nodded almost mechanically, "Yes, he is my younger brother."
Seeing Song Guomin like this, his colleagues couldn't help but sigh. They had all worked together for almost ten years and had witnessed Song Guomin and Liu Aimei get married. After Song Guomin's boss was arrested, Song Guomin's career visibly declined...
Especially after the surgery, it was as if he had lost his soul.
A colleague couldn't help but ask, "Song Guomin, you don't even read the newspaper in town?"
Song Guomin smiled wryly: "I only look at it occasionally, very rarely. You know how busy I am."
The workload at the town's bank is almost double what it used to be. Especially after Song Guomin's surgery, his mental and attention spans are far less than before, so he has to spend even more time on work. Where would he find the extra time to read the newspaper or drink tea?
Song Guomin was filled with mixed feelings, and he couldn't help but think of the person he had seen at the train station that time...
That man must be Xu Ping.
Seeing that Song Guomin remained silent, his colleague asked, "Song Guomin, what's with that expression? Are you going to go see Liu Aimei again?"
Song Guomin immediately put on a serious face, "No, I haven't seen her in a long time. I was just thinking about other things."
"That's good. We've all missed you since you went to town. Try your best to be promoted in a couple of years, and maybe you'll be transferred back."
Song Guomin smiled wryly, "It's alright now, I've gotten used to it."
"You can't get used to this. You're raising two kids; do you expect your daughter and son to go to school in town from now on?"
"They'll eventually have to go back to the city."
Song Guomin was well aware of this principle.
Getting it transferred back is easier said than done.
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