Old Master Zhou was also choked by Fang Qin's words. He sighed deeply, "Xiao Er's ten years is already a light sentence. As long as the Zhou family is still there, he will still be able to live a good life after he is released."
Fang Qin wasn't satisfied with this outcome: "How can this be possible? Can't we appeal?"
"Stupid!" the old man scolded. "If you appeal, the sentence will be longer than ten years. Do you think your son can be released after he turns forty?"
Fang Qin understood what the old man had done behind the scenes. This outcome was the result of the old man's full mediation. As for Zhou Zhida, with three lives on his hands, how could he have a chance of survival?
She gritted her teeth and said, "If Zhida hadn't had any other thoughts over the years and hadn't let Lin Nan know about this secret, how could we be in this situation now? And with you, Dad, keeping him under pressure, how could Zhou Jiyun find any evidence?"
She even blamed the old man. If he had spoiled Zhou Jiyun or even aborted him, how could the second house be in this situation now?
The old man closed his eyes and said, "Who can know what will happen in the future? There's no point in talking about this. In the final analysis, the eldest brother's family is the one who has suffered the most. I remember that the eldest brother's wife treated you well back then."
Fang Qin's face was embarrassed. "Sister-in-law...sister-in-law was very kind to me back then, but who made Zhou Zhida do such a thing? For the safety of my small family, I can only apologize to sister-in-law."
The old man sighed: "You all consider your small family, and no one stands on the side of the eldest brother. No wonder Jiyun has been... Alas... Let's not talk about this. What you owe to others must be repaid."
"How's the ginger tea thing going?"
When this was mentioned, Fang Qin became even more annoyed. "She's still staying in the hospital. What a useless person! She can't even have a baby. I heard from the nurse that she cries all day in the hospital. It's really unlucky."
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Give her five million. If she wants to leave, then let her go. If she wants to wait for Xiao Er to come out, the Zhou family will not treat her unfairly."
Fang Qin was unhappy: "How could she be willing to wait for Xiao Er to come out? If I hadn't arrived in time that day, she would have aborted the child and left S City."
"Now that the child is gone, how could she possibly be willing to be with Xiao Er again? I think she's very proud and wants to climb up the social ladder. An illegitimate daughter is not something that can be brought to the table."
The old man sighed deeply. "Let her be. If she really wants to leave, then just give her five million and send her away. After all, she's been with Xiao Er for so many years and even divorced because of him..."
Fang Qin was reluctant, but she had to do what the old man had told her to do. So she could only agree: "Okay, I'll go to the hospital to see her soon, and then go see Ji Wen."
"But it's strange. Why did she fall down in the old house?"
Hearing Fang Qin's murmur, the old man's fingers moved. He had a guess in his mind. But he couldn't say this guess out loud, because if he did, Fang Qin would kill Zhou Jida.
After all, Fang Qin was counting on Zhou Jiwen's offspring. If she knew that all her hopes were ruined by Zhou Jida, it would be strange for her to be willing to accept it.
But the old man was unwilling to accept this. The reason Zhou Zhida was arrested was entirely because Lin Nan had evidence against him. Now he had to focus on training Lin Nan's son. The old man was also frustrated, but he had no choice but to do this.
Now that he couldn't rely on his great-grandson, he could only train Zhou Jida. After all, Zhou Jiwen was already in jail, and even if he came out in the future, he couldn't take charge of the company again because he didn't obey the public.
"Alright, if you don't need anything, go out." Mr. Zhou started to order them to leave, and Butler Zhong walked in at the right time: "Shall I help you lie down?"
The old man waved his hand: "No, I'll take a break."
Fang Qin also knew that the matter was now a foregone conclusion, and there was nothing she could do. She could only wait outside for Zhou Jiwen to come out. So after saying a few more words to the old man to get a good rest, Fang Qin walked out of the old man's bedroom.
When they came out, Zhou Jida was no longer in the restaurant. Fang Qin didn't ask any more questions and drove away from the old house in her car.
Where was Zhou Jida right now? He was feeding the fish in the garden. Ever since he took control of the Zhou family in his previous life, he had fallen in love with feeding the fish. He watched as a handful of fish food was thrown out, and the fish scrambled for it.
Zhou Jida found it very interesting that even if he ate too much, he would never let go of the food.
Isn't this just like human beings? Greed knows no bounds.
He threw out another handful of fish food, and seeing some fish even jump out of the water, Zhou Jida couldn't help but smile playfully. Butler Zhong watched this scene for a long time, and when he was about to continue feeding the fish, he stepped forward and said, "The master wants you to come over."
His eyes were a little complicated, and he was unwilling to believe the old man's guess, but now seeing Zhou Jida's performance, Butler Zhong had to believe it. Zhou Jida was really too strange, and now he spoke and acted very strangely.
Zhou Jida put the fish food aside. Seeing Butler Zhong's expression, he knew why the old man wanted to talk to him. It was said that the old man wanted to talk to him after Jiang Cha had a miscarriage last time, but he didn't expect that the old man himself could not bear it and fell ill first.
He finally recovered a little, but he didn't expect the verdicts of Zhou Zhida and Zhou Jiwen to come out, which delayed him again. Now that the dust has settled, the old man finally has time to see him.
What did the old man want to say to him? Thinking about the several times he met the old man in his previous life, Zhou Jida suddenly became curious. So, what did this old man who was partial to the second wife so openly want to say now?
He didn't forget that the old man was angry with him because of Lin Nan.
It was said that in his previous life, he was framed under Zhou Jiyun's name. Zhou Jida darkly guessed that the old man must have roughly guessed his background. But he said nothing and just let the mistake go on...
Thinking about these things, Zhou Jida followed Butler Zhong all the way to Mr. Zhou's bedroom.
In the bedroom, Mr. Zhou was not lying on the bed at this moment, but standing in front of the window. When Zhou Jida came in, he saw only his back. To be fair, most of the Zhou family members were tall.
Although Mr. Zhou was over 70 years old, his eyesight was not blurry and his back was not hunched. Apart from the cane at his side, he still looked quite capable. However, Zhou Jida's eyes flashed with the image of him lying on the hospital bed in his previous life. Thinking about it, he felt a little torn.
After closing the door gently, Zhou Jida stood three steps away from Old Man Zhou and asked, "Grandpa, are you looking for me?"
Zhou Jida found it particularly ironic to think that he had called his father great-grandfather in his previous life and grandfather in this life. In his previous life, he had always wanted to return to his ancestral home, but he had never expected that his eldest brother would help him do it early in this life.
Mr. Zhou ignored him and just stood by the window for a few minutes before turning around and sitting down on the sofa chair by the window. Looking at Zhou Jida standing not far away, the old man frowned: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
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