After asking the police, we learned that Hu Guifen would be sentenced to at least two to three years in prison for the crime she committed.

After coming out of the police station, Fu's family decided to go find Shen Mingzhu to ask for an explanation.

Hu Guifen worked in a food factory and could earn at least three to four hundred yuan a year. If she went to jail, she wouldn't be able to earn any money for two or three years, and the five hundred yuan that Shi Guangsheng gave her would not be enough!

At least Shen Mingzhu will have to pay another 500.

This shows how brutal and selfish the Fu family is. They only consider their own interests and completely ignore the harm and loss Hu Guifen's betrayal brought to the food factory.

However, the Fu family came to no avail. When they found the ward, Shen Mingzhu had already been discharged from the hospital.

The Fu family didn't know the address of Shen Mingzhu's home, and it was getting dark, so they could only find a place to stay and make further plans tomorrow.

Mr. and Mrs. Fu are used to going to bed early. As soon as it gets dark, they go to bed and snore loudly.

Fu Shouchang and his cousin who were traveling with him decided to go out and have some fun.

In the past, Fu Shouchang would go to the city to do odd jobs during the slack season. Although he didn't earn much money, he was very familiar with the red-light district in Fengcheng.

The Fu brothers found a hair salon to get a massage.

After the massage, the two brothers found a restaurant to drink, and it was already ten o'clock when they finished drinking.

It was snowing and there was almost no one on the street.

The two brothers hurried to the hotel with their necks hunched, wanting to have a good sleep and continue making money tomorrow.

The two brothers who were hurrying on their way did not notice that there were two dark shadows following them.

…

Originally, Shen Mingzhu was not scheduled to be discharged from the hospital until tomorrow, but she was worried that the Fu family would come back and she and Pei Ziheng would be left alone and helpless, so she went to the doctor to explain the situation and returned home a day early.

When Pei Yang got home from work, he learned that Fu's family had come to the city. He was worried that the Fu family would come to the staff quarters to cause trouble, so he simply stopped selling candy, took a vacation early, and stayed with the mother and son.

"I will go to the factory after dinner tomorrow morning to settle Hongmei's wages, and then settle accounts with my elder brother and his wife, so that they can return to the countryside two days earlier to celebrate the New Year."

Pei Yang rubbed the rose petals while explaining tomorrow's affairs to Shen Mingzhu.

After dinner, Shen Mingzhu wanted to pickle the rose petals and use them to bake flower cakes in two days.

Pei Yang refused to let her do the work and asked her to sit and talk while he did it.

"Lock the door at home. If the Fu family comes, don't open the door."

"Yes, I know."

Pei Ziheng sat next to Shen Mingzhu, pinching Shen Mingzhu's fingers with his tender little white paws. When he heard Pei Yang talking about the Fu family, a hint of coldness flashed in his dark eyes.

The next day, until dark, Fu's family did not come to the door.

Thinking that tomorrow is New Year's Eve and the Fu family should have returned to the countryside, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

…

"Godmother, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I brought Junyou to wish you a happy new year."

Wu Mei pushed her son in front of Wang Chunxiang.

Cui Junyou bowed and said crisply, "Grandma, I wish you a long life and a happy new year."

Wang Chunxiang is an elderly widow. Her husband and son died early, and her only daughter married far away in another province. She likes to take in godparents just to have more lively surroundings.

Looking at the sweet-talking Cui Junyou, Wang Chunxiang reached out and gave him a big red envelope.

"My dear grandson, I'll give you a red envelope. Use it to buy toys."

"Thank you, grandma."

Cui Junyou took the red envelope and ran around the room like a little rabbit, making Wang Chunxiang laugh so hard that she couldn't stop smiling.

Wu Mei was sitting next to Wang Chunxiang and couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw the apple candies in the candy dish.

"Who gave you this candy? It looks like it's from a street stall. Eat less of it. It's not good for your health."

Wang Chunxiang glanced at her and said, "Xiao Su sent it."

Wu Mei was stunned, reached out and picked up a bag of apple candy, and her eyelids jumped when she saw the "Mingzhu" trademark on it.

But last time Shen Mingzhu clearly said that she was not familiar with the eldest daughter of the Zhong family.

"Godmother, do you know why the second young lady bought the candy from this store?"

Wang Chunxiang took the candy from her hand, tore open the seal, pinched a piece of candy and put it in her mouth.

While chewing, he said, "It's said to be a friend's factory."

"Friends?! The Second Miss is friends with Shen Mingzhu?" Wu Mei widened her eyes in disbelief.

Shen Mingzhu: I advise you not to make friends out of nothing.

"How is it possible? How could the Second Miss and Shen Mingzhu be friends?"

Facing Wu Mei's astonishment, Wang Chunxiang didn't care much and said, "How would I know? Anyway, that's what Xiao Su said."

Of course Yan Su had to say this, because how else could she explain it? She couldn't say that this was the food factory of the married woman her brother had a crush on.

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Seeing Wang Chunxiang eating one candy at a time, she was so delighted. Wu Mei couldn't help but pinch a piece to eat.

I can't stop eating this.

…

After leaving Wang Chunxiang's house, Wu Mei took her son to Ou Liya's house.

"Teacher Ou, thanks to your care for my Junyou, my Junyou was able to be awarded the title of Three Good Students. This is a small gift from his father and I to you. I hope you don't despise it."

Ouliya stretched out her hand to refuse, but finally accepted it after Wu Mei insisted.

Mother Ou enthusiastically served tea and sweet cakes to Wu Mei and her son.

"There are pearl candies here too!"

Because he had eaten a lot of it at Wang Chunxiang's house before, when Cui Junyou saw apple candies in the candy dish at Ou's house, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Why, did you also buy Pei Ziheng's candy apples?"

When Wu Mei heard Ouliya's question, she was stunned.

A total of three three-good students were awarded at the end of this semester. One of them was the principal's niece, another was the director's son, and only her son Junyou was favored by Ou Liya.

Pei Ziheng's grades were better than her son Junyou's. If Ou Liya knew that Shen Mingzhu had a close relationship with the Yan family, Pei Ziheng would definitely be awarded the title of "Three Good Students" in the future.

"Well, I tried some at my friend's place before, and it wasn't tasty at all. I don't know how much flavoring and additives were put into this cheap candy. It's a pity she gave it away. Teacher Ou, you should eat less of this, it's not good for your health."

Olya agreed with this.

There is no good thing at a cheap price, and there is no cheap thing at a good price.

Shen Mingzhu is a rural woman and can only deal with these low-class things.

Shen Mingzhu gave her several kilograms of candy, but she didn't eat any of it. She gave most of it to poor relatives in the countryside. She kept some to enrich the variety of the candy dish and didn't plan to eat it.

Although he looked down on Shen Mingzhu in his heart, he maintained a righteous appearance, "It's not easy for her either, she just runs a small business."

Wu Mei greeted him: "Teacher Ou, you are so kind-hearted."

After Wu Mei and her son left, Ou Liya opened the jewelry box, which contained a pair of gold hoop earrings the size of her little finger.

"It's pure gold." Mother Ou picked up the earrings and shook them in her palm with admiration. "It weighs about three grams."

Olya took off the old earrings from her ears, put on the shiny gold earrings, stood up and walked to the mirror.

He looked left and right in the mirror, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Mother Ou also walked over to her side, and while looking at her daughter's new earrings, she reminded her, "Although the Cui family is just a self-employed family, Wu Mei's godmother is very influential. It will be beneficial for you to have a good relationship with her."

"Yes, I know."

Otherwise, she would not have given the title of Three Good Students, which originally belonged to Pei Ziheng, to Cui Junyou.

Second update~ Wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival~