Chapter 204 Human Nature
Unlike them, Zhang Chunxue is now living a very comfortable life.
Today is Saturday. In the afternoon, Zhong Xiaoxiao also got out of school. Just like before, as soon as she left school, she ran to Zhang Chunxue's braised food stall.
There are usually a lot of people on weekends, so Zhang Chunxue prepared a lot of things today. With Zhong Xiaoxiao's help, she wasn't too overwhelmed.
A customer from the capital who came to patronize the business couldn't help but make a joke.
"Oh my, Sister Zhang, is this your daughter? How old is she?"
Zhang Chunxue looked at Zhong Xiaoxiao gently: "You're seventeen now, and you're in your first year of high school!"
"You came to help your mom since you have a day off? That's great!"
"Sigh, thinking about my brat, all he does after school is play! He doesn't care about anything at home..."
Everyone started chatting about their children.
Zhong Xiaoxiao felt a sweet warmth in her heart as she listened to everyone's praise.
When it got dark, Song Xingzhi arrived.
The family of three sold all the braised dishes together before heading home.
Zhong Xiaoxiao sat on the back of Song Xingzhi's seat, humming a song, in a very good mood.
"Mom, there's some big news at our school this week!" Zhong Xiaoxiao finally had time to tell Zhang Chunxue about the interesting things that happened at school. "One of the school's directors had a lot of antiques and paintings found in his home."
Zhang Chunxue raised an eyebrow: "It's already this late, nothing should happen, right?"
“Nothing will happen,” Zhong Xiaoxiao said mysteriously, “but the most important thing is that none of these things belong to that director!”
Zhang Chunxue's heart skipped a beat: "And then? How was this discovered?"
She thought of Zhong Chengyi, and the box of treasures buried under her bed.
Zhong Xiaoxiao asked with great interest: "It was Director Gao's wife who wanted to secretly sell a painting or calligraphy piece from the house, and what did you do about it?"
Song Xingzhi said with a hint of helplessness, "Tell me quickly, stop keeping me in suspense!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao chuckled: "When Director Gao's wife went to sell this calligraphy and painting, she naturally wanted to sell it to someone who knew about them. But someone recognized that the calligraphy and painting originally belonged to his friend's collection..."
"This matter escalated like this. Due to pressure from various parties, our principal led a group of people to search Director Gao's house, and that's how they found these things..."
Song Xingzhi was clearly more concerned about what happened next: "What happened after that? How was Director Gao dealt with?"
"Then they were arrested!" Zhong Xiaoxiao exclaimed in amazement as she recalled the scene. "A lot of police officers came and confiscated a lot of things from Director Gao's house!"
"It was lunchtime, and everyone skipped lunch to go and watch the excitement."
Song Xingzhi and Zhang Chunxue exchanged a glance.
Clearly, Song Xingzhi had also thought of the box of things that Zhong Chengyi had hidden away.
Zhang Chunxue couldn't help but ask again, "Then what crime is this?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao thought for a moment: "I heard them say that it seems to be a theft charge."
“However, it seems that because the impact is too bad, they may be severely punished,” Zhong Xiaoxiao shrugged. “But I don’t know the specifics. The teachers at school have strictly forbidden us from discussing this matter at school.”
Zhang Chunxue thought about it and agreed. This matter was indeed quite serious and had affected the school's reputation to some extent, so the scope of discussion would definitely be limited.
Song Xingzhi then asked a crucial question: "What happened to all the confiscated items?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao thought for a moment: "It is said that if the original owner can be found, the item should be returned to its rightful owner, but I don't know about the others that cannot be found."
Song Xingzhi nodded slightly.
This is pretty much what he expected.
When the three of them returned home, Zhong Xiaoxiao immediately hugged and kissed Zhong Yuanyuan.
Zhang Chunxue and Song Xingzhi, however, were discussing Zhong Chengyi's matter.
"What do you think? Should I just go and report him, even if it means turning against my own family?" Zhang Chunxue pondered the possibility.
Song Xingzhi thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't recommend you do this, because some people will not understand why you would send your son to jail, and some people will blame you for what Zhong Chengyi did..."
Zhang Chunxue fell silent.
Song Xingzhi is right.
He considered things more thoroughly than she did. Even though Zhang Chunxue had lived a lifetime longer than him, Song Xingzhi was far more capable than her in these details, especially in controlling one's heart.
Zhang Chunxue finally sighed: "Then let's do it the way we agreed before!"
Song Xingzhi patted her head: "Don't worry, before we donate these things, we can try to find their owners first."
Zhang Chunxue nodded: "That's the only way."
The next day, Zhong Xiaoxiao ran out of notebooks for doing her homework, so she took Zhong Yuanyuan with her to the supply and marketing cooperative.
However, she encountered an unexpected person as soon as she stepped out of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Zhong Chengren.
Zhong Chengren is now so different from Zhong Xiaoxiao that she hardly recognizes him.
She remembered the last time she saw Zhong Chengren was when Zhang Chunxue and Song Xingzhi got married.
At that time, Zhong Chengren still had a beaming face. Although his expression was obsequious, his complexion was still quite good.
But now, Zhong Chengren's eyes are sunken, bloodshot, and his hair is messy. He also has a strange smell.
It smelled like tobacco mixed with sweat, and something had gone bad.
Zhong Chengren never expected to run into Zhong Xiaoxiao.
His gaze darted away, then unconsciously fell on Zhong Yuanyuan, who was in Zhong Xiaoxiao's arms.
Zhong Yuanyuan leaned closer to Zhong Xiaoxiao's shoulder, her eyes round and bright like grapes, looking at him curiously.
Just like last time, the moment Zhong Chengren looked over, she grinned at him affectionately.
She has just grown four teeth, two upper front teeth and two lower front teeth. When she smiles, all four teeth are visible, making her incredibly cute.
Zhong Chengren tightened his grip on the money.
She...this is his daughter...
So cute!
However, Zhong Chengren quickly came to his senses and gave Zhong Xiaoxiao an awkward smile: "Xiaoxiao, are you here to buy something at the supply and marketing cooperative?"
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