The four of them ordered a dish of twice-cooked pork with dried green beans, a dish of shredded potatoes, and a soup with eggs at a state-run restaurant.
After a good meal and drinks, feeling relaxed and refreshed, we headed towards the shuttle bus stop.
Perhaps because Zhong Linfang was also there, Liu Siqing became more talkative.
All the way, I kept reminiscing about the fun times I had studying with Liu Lanfang and Zhong Linfang when I was a child!
Even the troubled Zhong Linfang was amused and relaxed, temporarily forgetting the hurt she had suffered.
Su Qingci tugged at Song Jingzhou's sleeve and nodded with a puzzled look at Liu Siqing, who was walking backwards while talking to Zhong Linfang.
Song Jingzhou lowered his voice and said, "That idiot Liu Siqing liked her when he was in fifth grade."
"I never dared to say it. Later, when I got older, I finally mustered up the courage, but before I could even open my mouth, that Mr. Bai Hao stole the spot from me!"
"He was so frightened that he swallowed back the words he was about to say."
“Let me tell you, that good-for-nothing clung to me and howled for half a month.”
"What are you howling about?"
Song Jingzhou cleared his throat and sang with a sob in his voice, "Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman, all things grow by the sun~ Fish can't live without water~ Melons can't live without vines~ Revolutionary masses can't live without~ the Communist Party~"
As Su Qingci listened to the mournful singing, the corners of her mouth involuntarily began to twitch.
“I was driven crazy by him. A big part of the reason I ran away that year was because he was driving me crazy.”
"Later I heard him say that the brigade leader gave him a good beating and assigned him twelve work points every day, so he was so tired that he would fall asleep as soon as he hit the bed!"
"I'm suffering so much, I don't have time to be melancholy anymore!"
"Therefore, a large part of the reason why people are so eager to die is because they have nothing better to do."
The group arrived at the bus stop, boarded the bus in order, bought tickets, and found seats at the front.
Xie Dapeng and his wife, who were at the rear of the car, exchanged a glance and quickly pulled their necks back behind their seats.
After the group sat down, they secretly craned their necks to look at Su Qingci and the others.
"Old man, isn't this the security team that beat up our son-in-law?"
"Yes, yes, I remember him. How did he get released?"
"Weren't those two in uniforms with the police officers at the hospital?"
Huang Baohua's eyes darted around, and she secretly peeked at Zhong Linfang through the gap between the two seats.
"Then, that slut with the long braid, could she be the same hussy who ruined our son-in-law and made our son jobless?"
Xie Dapeng pushed Huang Baohua's head to the side and whispered, "Come on, let me see, let me see."
"It really is her. I saw her clearly at the hospital. She was wearing this same coat, with a dark patch on her elbow."
The bus was bustling with chatter. Su Qingci and her friends were sitting in the front seats talking, unaware that Xie Dapeng and his wife were huddled up in the last row at the back of the bus.
Upon arriving in Peach Blossom Town, Xie Dapeng and his wife followed behind, heads down, after everyone else had gotten off the bus.
"Sister Linfang, wait here for me, I'll take you home by bicycle."
As soon as Zhong Linfang returned to her familiar surroundings, she tensed up again.
"No, no, no, Zhongjiawan isn't far either, I'll walk back myself."
Liu Siqing was still worried. "I'll take you. It's no trouble at all. I'm just sitting here anyway."
On the way back, Zhong Linfang could sense that Liu Siqing treated her somewhat differently.
But since I'm about to get married, I still need to avoid any suspicion.
"Really, there's no need, Comrade Siqing. I just need to go to the school anyway. Thank you!"
Liu Siqing's smile froze for a moment. "Learn... Oh, okay."
"Hehe, it's almost lunchtime and school is about to let out. I reckon Mr. Bai Hao has finished class too, so I'll have him take you home."
Zhong Linfang didn't explain and simply acquiesced.
"Well, I'll be going now."
"Okay, thank you, Comrade Siqing!"
Zhong Linfang waved politely to Liu Siqing, then turned and walked towards the town entrance.
Huang Baohua and Xie Dapeng hid behind the cart, watching everything furtively.
"That bitch knows that murderer!"
"Let's go, let's follow them and find out which shameless family it is. It's best if Liyun and Shiguang are alright, otherwise I'll make that little bitch pay."
After returning home, Zhong Linfang basically stayed indoors as much as possible, spending all her time indoors. Although the town's security team and the county police promised to protect her privacy, she was still worried and often woke up from nightmares at night.
She knew the bad guys had powerful connections, and there was still no result from higher authorities regarding the verdict in this case.
She desperately wanted to see or hear that the bad guys were being punished as they deserved.
At that time, hooliganism was a very serious crime. Once a conviction was made, the most serious offenders would be executed, while the least serious offenders would be sentenced to seven to ten years in prison.
This is why many gay men and women, even if they have to have intimate contact, will get married to silence gossip.
Although Liu Xiaomei and Shi Zhichuan both held high positions, they found themselves in a passive position after the incident came to light.
Liu Xiaomei had considered taking the victim route to get Zhong Linfang to change her story, but Zhou Sui blocked that path.
Despite using all her connections and influence, Liu Xiaomei still managed to get Shi Guang sentenced to three years in prison.
Of course, she couldn't actually let her son go to jail. She also wanted to toughen him up and teach him a lesson.
So, under the guise of re-education for Shi Guang in terms of thought, attitude, and behavior, she sent him to a forest farm in the suburbs of Lou City.
The plan is to let him stay at the forest farm for a year or two to temper his temperament, and then find a way to bring him back.
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