Chapter 110 Aunt Ma is Arrested
Yu Junsheng went to work with Cheng Jiajia every day, and he naturally saw everything she did.
Cheng Jiajia usually takes an alley to the east to get to work at the scrap yard, while the neighborhood office is in an alley to the south, a place she would never normally pass by.
Today, however, Cheng Jiajia insisted on taking a detour through the alley to the south.
Yu Junsheng was puzzled.
Until I watched helplessly as she threw the stone wrapped in a piece of paper into the courtyard of the neighborhood office.
"No, honey, what are you doing?"
Cheng Jiajia glanced around to make sure no one was watching before casually uttering three words, "A report."
Yu Junsheng was shocked and remained silent for a long time.
Cheng Jiajia looked at him with displeasure, raising an eyebrow, "What? Do you think I'm too ruthless?" These days, people turn pale at the mention of whistleblowing. Some people do indeed gain a lot of benefits by whistleblowing others behind their backs, but it is undeniable that everyone will keep their distance from such people. After all, everyone is afraid of being stabbed in the back.
She wanted to know how Yu Junsheng viewed the matter.
He understands himself, and naturally says that if he feels he's done something wrong, well...
Cheng Jiajia moved her fist, which had just been blessed.
Unexpectedly, Yu Junsheng's eyes lit up after he realized what was going on, "Well done! Old Ma, that heartless woman, should go and get some ideological education!"
Yu Junsheng was already very unhappy when he heard yesterday that Aunt Ma was trying to sell her some kind of "miracle drug" and even said that she would divorce him if he didn't have children.
Who do you think you are? Do you need to meddle in their business, which is none of your concern?
Not to mention that this person seems to be recommending the so-called "miracle drug" to many middle-aged women and young wives in the courtyard. If everyone buys it, not to mention whether it will cause any harm to their health, the smell in the courtyard will be unbearable.
Knowing that his wife had reported her, he was only happy and could not possibly have any opinion about Cheng Jiajia.
He showered her with compliments, saying, "My wife is beautiful inside and out! Although she says she doesn't care about Fu Jiaojiao, who's mentally unstable, she still can't bear to see her suffer."
Cheng Jiajia: "..."
He silently lowered his clenched fist.
Poor Yu Junsheng had no idea that he had only been in a daze for a moment, but his wife was already planning to make a move on him.
However, Cheng Jiajia denied it. She pouted and said, "I'm not being soft-hearted. I just wanted to vent my anger! Who told her to say that I can't have children and that you'll divorce me soon?"
Yu Junsheng didn't believe it. Otherwise, if it was just about venting his anger, there were so many ways to mess with Granny Ma. Why did he have to choose this election report?
This way, we can eliminate the possibility of Granny Ma continuing to sell medicine.
Cheng Jiajia smiled but didn't say anything. She didn't consider herself a soft-hearted person, but she could let other things go, and things related to medicine were no small matter.
Aunt Ma kept promoting the medicine in the yard, and more and more people came to buy it. The older women in the yard bought the medicine for their daughters-in-law. Whether they did it voluntarily or not, if they drank the medicine and something bad happened to them, it would be a big deal.
Besides, the smell of this medicine was unbearable, and she didn't want the courtyard to be filled with this nauseating odor every day.
She wouldn't care about things like incense ash or talisman water, since drinking them wouldn't have much of an impact on her health or others.
The two parted ways at the intersection as usual, one heading towards the machinery factory and the other towards the scrap yard.
...
There wasn't much work at the recycling station. After finishing her morning tasks, Cheng Jiajia picked up an old book and started chatting with Old Wang.
Basically, it's just the two of them exchanging gossip they've heard recently.
Ever since they discovered Old Wang's gossipy nature, it has become an essential part of their daily routine after finishing their work.
As they talked, the topic turned to an old woman in Cheng Jiajia's courtyard who was selling fertility drugs.
Cheng Jiajia clicked her tongue, "Oh my, you have no idea, it smells awful. It's no exaggeration to say that it stinks for miles around. Every time they boiled that medicine, no one dared to stand in the yard. I don't know what they put in it, how could those people dare to drink it?"
Old Wang, with an air of profound knowledge, curled his lip and said, "Little girl, you don't understand, do you? The more bizarre and unusual the folk remedy is, the more people will believe it. If you make it with the same herbs as ordinary medicine, people will think you don't have any real skills!"
Cheng Jiajia looked puzzled, "Huh? Is that so?"
"Hmph, that's for sure!"
Then Old Wang started telling the story of a swindler from his hometown.
"Speaking of which, there was a notorious swindler in my hometown before Liberation. She called herself a sorceress and claimed to be skilled in using folk remedies to help people have children or change their destiny. The taste of those remedies was indescribable, but everyone believed her without question. That sorceress swindled a lot of money from people with these remedies. Later, some people died after taking them, and only then did everyone realize that there was something wrong with the medicine. When they went to confront her, she suddenly disappeared. Nobody knew where she went."
"It's not that no one tried to persuade them back then, but they wouldn't believe it. The stranger and more bizarre it was, the more people believed it, you know?"
Cheng Jiajia: "..."
Well, she really couldn't understand what kind of mentality this was.
But it feels strangely familiar.
Cheng Jiajia didn't think much of it, after all, the folk remedies of these sorceresses were all strange and unusual.
The main problem is that Old Wang's hometown seems to be in the Northeast, quite a distance from Beicheng. Even now, traveling back and forth is extremely inconvenient, let alone more than a decade ago. How could she possibly connect two people so far apart?
But then she suddenly panicked, "Oh no, could Aunt Ma's medicine kill someone too?"
If several people in their compound really die because of this drug, then they'll be in real trouble.
Cheng Jiajia was unaware that while she was at work, the courtyard had already descended into chaos.
...
In the courtyard, ever since Fu Jiaojiao fainted and was sent to the hospital by the Zhu family, rumors have circulated that she fainted because she drank the miracle drug she sold. Several older women who had previously bought the drug from Aunt Ma came over with very bad expressions to return it.
What the heck?!
They've already sent people to the hospital from eating it, so they wouldn't dare drink it.
Well, even though they're not drinking it themselves, what if their daughter-in-law gets sick from it? Wouldn't the family still have to pay for the medical expenses?
Apart from Fu Jiaojiao, who was in the hospital, everyone else who had bought the medicine came back to return it.
Grandma Ma was dumbfounded. In other words, all her hard work over the past few days had been for nothing. Not only that, she had also spent a few yuan of her own money on medicine.
She bought all those medicines from the "shaman" with her own money!
She won't do it!
Aunt Ma didn't want to return it, so she started to act like a liar.
Once the money is in her pocket, it's hers. Don't even think about getting it back!
When the older women saw this, they were furious and ganged up on the old woman, pinning her to the ground and beating her until she calmed down.
The incident ended with Aunt Ma begging for mercy, and several older women viciously snatching the money she had paid from her hands.
Grandma Ma's miracle drug business collapsed halfway through its journey and came to an abrupt end.
Not only that, they even put money out of their own pockets.
However, Aunt Ma didn't reflect on her own actions; she only felt that the people in this courtyard were difficult to get along with, and that they were all like bandits trying to rob her of her money.
Troublemakers!
What a bunch of troublemakers!
Just as the legends say, there isn't a single good person in this courtyard!
She sat on the ground wailing about her miserable life and how she had been bullied, completely unaware that strangers had come into her life.
So much so that when Aunt Ma was taken away by the neighborhood committee with her hands tied behind her back, she was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.
Grandma Ma kicked her legs and struggled desperately.
"No, what are you doing? What are you doing?!"
"Help! Bandits have kidnapped people! Bandits are kidnapping people in broad daylight!"
The people in the neighborhood office: "..."
A middle-aged man wearing glasses said sternly, "Ma Daya, someone reported you for promoting feudal superstition and selling fake medicine that nearly killed a woman. Your ideological awareness is clearly insufficient. Our neighborhood office recently held an ideological education class specifically for backward elements like you with low ideological awareness. Come with us!"
Aunt Ma exploded, "I'm not going! I'm not going!"
She didn't think there was anything wrong with selling "miracle drugs" at all.
Unfortunately, no one listened to her tantrums and acted shamelessly. Two strong men came out and, one on each side, lifted her up by her legs and carried her away.
The residents of the compound were also stunned by this scene.
Good heavens, why was Aunt Ma taken away?
Chang Dafeng gloated, "Pah, serves him right!"
That old woman insulted me before!
...
When Cheng Jiajia returned home from get off work at noon, she was surprised to learn from Aunt Cao that Aunt Ma had been taken to the neighborhood office for ideological education. She blurted out, "Wait, are neighborhood offices this efficient these days? Arresting people so quickly?"
I only reported it a short time ago, and they've already come to arrest me? Is that really how efficient they are?
As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself. Good heavens, what kind of talk was that? Was she afraid people wouldn't know that she was the one who reported it?
Cheng Jiajia felt a moment of guilt.
Aunt Cao didn't notice that after she finished cracking the last sunflower seed, she put her hands in her sleeves, pouted, and said, "Of course, you left early and didn't know that Fu Jiaojiao from the front yard had an accident after drinking medicine and was hospitalized. Zhu Ziqiang was so angry that he ran back and reported her."
"What?! Fu Jiaojiao overdosed on medicine and ended up in the hospital?! How is she?" Cheng Jiajia was genuinely shocked.
It hasn't been long, and she's already in the hospital from drinking. How much did this girl drink? Goodness!
Aunt Cao felt very sorry for her. "I heard that drinking that medicine caused a lot of damage to her body. Alas, that girl is also unfortunate. She met Zhu Ziqiang, a divorced man with a child, and now she's in this state."
Cheng Jiajia sighed as well, wondering what could be done?
Hopefully she'll come to her senses in time.
As she spoke, Aunt Cao asked with genuine doubt, "Didn't Hu Mei also take that medicine back then? How come she didn't have any problems? Not only did she not have any problems, but she also got pregnant?"
Cheng Jiajia gave an awkward smile. Others might not know how Hu Mei conceived, but she knew all too well.
This wasn't caused by taking medicine.
Moreover, she only smelled a distinct stench coming from Hu Mei's house once, and she really didn't know whether the other person had taken any medicine after that.
Unlike Fu Jiaojiao, who, in her eagerness to have a child, drank several doses of medicine over several days, causing a foul odor to emanate from her house every day.
...
That evening, Cheng Jiajia told Yu Junsheng about Aunt Ma, and Yu Junsheng couldn't stop smiling for a long time.
He wasn't surprised that Fu Jiaojiao was hospitalized. Well, in his opinion, it was only a matter of time before Fu Jiaojiao was hospitalized. What kind of good person would have problems if they drank that unknown medicine all the time? It was just a little earlier than he expected.
Yu Junsheng was simply surprised that Zhu Ziqiang had reported Aunt Ma.
He knew Zhu Ziqiang. Because he came from the countryside, he only managed to get a foothold in the factory by relying on Fu Jiaojiao's family. So he was a bit scheming and always cautious and liked to flatter people. How could he suddenly do something that offended Ma Gaosheng?
Yu Junsheng couldn't figure it out.
However, no matter what, "Aunt Ma has really run into a brick wall this time."
Cheng Jiajia nodded, "That's right. I was worried the neighborhood committee wouldn't care after I threw away the complaint letter, but luckily Zhu Ziqiang reported it." After all, she only had a letter at that time, without any evidence. But Zhu Ziqiang, as a victim's family member, had a different level of influence when he reported it.
What Cheng Jiajia didn't know was that her previous report hadn't really attracted much attention, since nothing had actually happened. And frankly speaking, which family doesn't have a few old men and women who are superstitious? If they really took it seriously, life would be unbearable, and you couldn't catch them all.
She pursed her lips, "This person did do a good deed."
They also looked down on Zhu Ziqiang.
A scumbag who tricked his wife into marriage.
Moreover, she didn't believe that this person hadn't done anything to Fu Jiaojiao's infertility.
Not to mention how heartbroken Fu Jiaojiao was when she learned that the "miracle drug" had ruined her health, or how complicated the Zhu family's emotions were.
It doesn't even mention how anxious and ashamed Ma Gaosheng was after Aunt Ma was arrested.
...
Ever since his identity was exposed and Qi Baifan passionately confessed his feelings to Bai Xiaohui, he has been using little tricks to flirt with her from time to time.
For example, he would bring a bunch of wildflowers when he came home from get off work, take out two White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket, and express his love to Bai Xiaohui passionately from time to time, while staring intently at her with his deep eyes.
Bai Xiaohui, captivated by his charm, was completely smitten with him and gradually began to develop feelings for Qi Baifan as well.
As their relationship deepened day by day, Bai Zhenzhu was very pleased and gradually became more amiable towards Qi Baifan.
The happy family of three only made the atmosphere in the Qin family next door seem even more tense.
After the family split up, the three brothers, who were not very close to begin with, now barely speak to each other anymore.
Moreover, Bai Zhenzhu's words stirred up Qin Weimin's heart, and the old man was not as close to Qin Ziwen as before.
In the past, Qin Ziwen kept his salary himself, and the family's living expenses were covered by Qin Weimin's subsidies. At that time, the father and son had a good relationship, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.
But now Qin Weimin harbors resentment towards Qin Ziwen and is unwilling to subsidize him. Moreover, the division of the family property had already taken away most of his savings, so he didn't have much money left, which he needed to save for Zhenzhu. Ever since Zhenzhu reminded him of his third brother's vengeful nature, his desire to save money had become even stronger.
Of course, this is what Qin Weimin said to Qin Ziwen:
“Third son, you’ve been working for a few years now, you’re an adult, it’s time for you to support yourself. After your mother and I divided the money, there wasn’t much left. We need to save this money for our retirement, we can’t spend it all on you. From now on, you’ll have to rely on yourself.”
He spoke with great pomp and circumstance, appearing to be a loving father concerned for his son, but Qin Ziwen inwardly sneered.
He had naturally sensed Qin Weimin's attitude towards him these days and knew why.
He even resented his own son for the sake of his mistress's daughter. What a good father he is!
Qin Ziwen's hatred for Bai Zhenzhu and her daughter grew stronger.
Fortunately, he had been keeping a close eye on Bai Zhenzhu all this time, and finally he managed to catch her red-handed.
Qin Ziwen gave a sinister smile.
...
At night, in a dead corner of the alley behind the tenement, a pair of wild mandarin ducks were tightly entwined together.
The man eagerly reached his hand inside the woman's clothes, and the woman also reached her hand inside the man's clothes, their actions were very indecent.
Just as the two were reluctant to part and their clothes were coming undone.
Suddenly, several bright beams of flashlight shone towards them, blinding them.
The man cursed, "Damn it, who's so inconsiderate as to shine a light in someone's eyes in the middle of the night?!"
Meanwhile, the person opposite them also took a clear picture of the two of them, their clothes disheveled and their movements clumsy.
Before the man could continue his tirade, a sound of spitting came from the other side.
"Damn it, how dare you curse?! Coming here to steal someone in the middle of the night, you're fucking shameless!"
Then came a young man's voice, trembling with surprise, "Dad?!"
Qin Ziwen's heart sank heavily.
He finally managed to catch Bai Zhenzhu having a secret rendezvous with another lover tonight, but... but how did this person turn out to be his father?!
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