Chapter 40 I, your old woman, kneel down before you.
To be honest, Song Lubai really breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Shen Lingyu's words to prove her innocence.
When she suspected Shen Lingyu before, she felt like something was pressing on her chest.
Knowing that Shen Lingyu had left the hospital in the middle of the night and then crawled back through a hole felt like carrying a heavy burden.
If she tells the police what she knows, will this poor Shen Lingyu be sentenced?
If we don't tell them, it's another life lost, even though the person who died wasn't a good person or a good husband.
I feel much better now.
“I was really afraid it was you who did it before, but thankfully it wasn’t. He’s dead, and you’re free now. Sister Lingyu, I hope your days will get better and better.”
Shen Lingyu's smile was faint.
“Although his death has nothing to do with me, his parents will not let me off the hook. I will never have a peaceful life again, and people will point fingers at me.”
She let out a long sigh, "It's tough. I used to think a lot about why my parents didn't take me with them when they passed away. It's so tiring to live on my own."
Song Lubai didn't know what to say.
All her words of comfort were utterly inadequate to the person involved.
Thinking of the bulletin board she had designed a few days ago, her eyes lit up as she said, "Sister Lingyu, if you're not happy here, why don't you go to Xinjiang? They're hiring there. I inquired about it before. They still have communal meals there, so you can eat your fill and get paid. They say the company is the unit, and once you register, you'll be a worker, with housing provided, and you'll get a full meal and a salary."
Seeing that Shen Lingyu wasn't very enthusiastic about the matter, Song Lubai said listlessly, "Forget it, you definitely won't want to leave your hometown. Besides, it must be quite tough and tiring over there. Let's just take it one step at a time."
Shen Lingyu smiled and thanked her sincerely: "I will consider your suggestion. Xiao Song, thank you so much. You are my first friend. Thank you for your help."
Song Lubai felt a warm glow in her heart.
She didn't do anything special, yet she gained a friend who considered her a friend, and she was the other person's first friend.
She rubbed her arms with a smile, "Don't be so mushy, I just hope you get better in the future."
Having wasted a lot of time at the hospital, Song Lubai turned back when the sun had completely set.
It was already completely dark when we arrived at the tenement building.
The moonlight was obscured by dark clouds tonight, the sky was heavy and gloomy, and the air was somewhat stuffy. Based on her past experience, it was likely to rain tonight, but she was in a good mood.
When Song Lubai arrived at the tenement building and was about to go up, two people suddenly appeared from the darkness.
A terrified scream escaped her lips.
Her arm was grabbed, and a face was brought close to hers.
The other person was standing on tiptoe, seemingly observing her face, their eyes trying to determine something in the darkness.
Who are you?
She swung her arms.
"Is it Zhang Cui's daughter? The one surnamed Song, named Song Lubai?"
The person speaking sounded quite old, and he didn't appear very tall either; even on tiptoe, he didn't reach her shoulder.
Who are you?
Because she didn't know him, she didn't answer his question.
Why are you blocking her way when her house is right upstairs?
She was pulled to the light outside the first-floor window to confirm.
Both of them saw each other's faces clearly at the same time.
Song Lubai didn't recognize the two faces, but seemed to have seen them before.
The next moment, the two men knelt down before her with a thud.
“Girl, please help me. Your sister-in-law, her father, her brother and brothers have all been arrested and taken to the police station. And Xingchun, you two were having a good time together, but she was convicted of hooliganism. Her future is ruined. Go and plead with the Li family for her, help this old woman out. This old woman is willing to be your slave to repay you.”
The old woman was in tears.
Song Lubai broke free from her arm and said coldly, "If you want to cry, then cry your heart out under someone else's window, so that everyone knows what your family has done."
"Don't come looking for me. I don't have a sister-in-law like Liu Mei. Your misdeeds have been exposed. The police are enforcing the law impartially. It's no use pleading with anyone."
After saying that, she didn't give the two of them a chance to speak and ran upstairs.
Honestly, why would they want to see her? The Li family is taking their anger out on her family too, are they just asking her to add fuel to the fire?
Besides, why should she help? Just because Liu Mei is arrogant? Her mother is already urging Lin Shuhong to divorce, is she out of her mind to help the Liu family?
The fact that these two were waiting for her downstairs means they've already contacted her mother. If they're still not leaving, it means they didn't achieve their goal. They probably think she's young and easy to fool, right?
That's utterly nonsensical.
Why didn't you think of the consequences when you were plotting against others!
The door was pushed open, and Song Lubai saw Lin Dahai and her mother sitting in the main room. On the table was a can of malted milk powder and a box of what looked like high-end pastries.
Could these have been given by the Liu family?
"Mom, Uncle, the Liu family is waiting for me down there. They knelt down as soon as they saw me, begging me to plead with the Liu family on their behalf. They're still crying down there now."
Lin Dahai's face darkened further.
Zhang Cui glanced at him, then said irritably to Lin Dahai, "Is this some kind of persistent nuisance? When will this end? Go and chase him away!"
Lin Dahai didn't want to go.
How embarrassing!
The old lady from the Liu family came to our house in the afternoon. As soon as she arrived, she started crying and begging, kneeling down and kowtowing. It was only with great difficulty that they managed to drive her out.
Familiar neighbors all came to ask what was going on, but what could he say?
Liu Mei is his daughter-in-law. If word gets out about what her family did, Lin Dahai will be criticized behind his back.
Once people know the inside story, they'll suspect he was involved too, deliberately trying to steal his stepdaughter's good boyfriend.
Lin Dahai rubbed his face, his eyes filled with the weariness of life.
Zhang Cui pushed him: "Go down and chase them away!"
Lin Dahai: "Go."
As the two were shoving each other, the sound of weeping, like mourning, came from the doorway.
The three people in the main room: "..."
"Please, I beg you, this old woman is willing to do anything to repay you, as long as you're willing to lend a hand."
"I'm kneeling before you..."
Liu Mei's mother's voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for the neighbors to hear clearly.
Lin Dahai didn't want to go out and became a coward.
Zhang Cui knew how difficult this old woman was to deal with; once the door was opened, it couldn't be closed again. What would happen if she were let in?
Even if they kept people out, the old woman's wailing could be heard in every household, and they wouldn't know how to explain it to the neighbors.
Seeing that the two of them had fallen silent, Song Lubai stood up, but Zhang Cui grabbed her arm.
"Where are you going? Don't open the door!"
Song Lubai: "I opened the door and yelled at her, and she left."
He has a lot of words in his head; he'll surely make his wife feel ashamed after being scolded.
Zhang Cui: "No way, every household is listening. You're at the age where you need to find a partner. If you go out and start cursing, what will people say about you?"
Song Lubai: "I don't care what people say. It won't hurt me. If I let her keep crying at the door, someone will come out and ask questions, and then our family..."
She paused, and all three understood what she meant by what she had left unsaid.
Just then, the door creaked open, and Aunt Niu from next door yelled from the hallway, "Crying, crying, what are you crying for? Who died and you're making a scene here? Lin Dahai, your relatives are all kneeling at the door, and you won't even open it?"
Lin Dahai rubbed his face.
How embarrassing!
Old Mrs. Liu, who had been scolded, looked expectantly at the door. "Father-in-law, please help me! This old woman is begging you..."
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