Lian Qin was in a good mood at this time and put the money in her arms.

"I know how to do this. You stay here. I'm going to the city now."

"Why are you going so late at night?"

"Let's take a taxi. Now that we're at home, we have to show our sincerity."

Wang Yongli was reluctant to spend the money, but he nodded in agreement.

That night, Lian Qin took a taxi to the city. By the time she arrived at the police station, it was already daybreak.

She kept her head down, admitted her mistake, and paid the fine. Wang Ermei and Xu Ming also wrote self-criticisms, and only then were they released.

Lian Qin didn't say anything in the police station, but her face darkened when she came out.

"You two are too bold. You are still students and just dating. How can you live together? After what happened today, will you still behave like human beings in the future?"

"Mom, let's find a place to eat something first." Wang Ermei saw that Xu Ming looked unwell and worriedly stopped her mother, "Mom, Xu Ming and I stayed up all night without closing our eyes. We are very tired now."

Then he explained, "We were just sitting together and talking. We didn't do anything. Those people came in to check and took us away. You have to believe us."

Lian Qin also noticed that the man looked unhappy and was afraid of angering him. The sons-in-law in the capital had a bad temper. "Okay, you didn't do anything, but you accused us of this. What can you do? Let's find a place to eat first."

Afterwards, he took the two of them to find a noodle shop nearby and ordered three bowls of noodles and a piece of tofu. Xu Ming ate the noodles quietly throughout the whole time without saying a word.

This was so embarrassing that even if his family didn't know about it, he couldn't raise his face to face Wang Ermei's parents.

And when he was taken away last night, he heard the proprietress of the guesthouse say that someone had reported them.

They haven't offended anyone, so why report them? Unless Wang Ermei or the Wang family has offended someone.

Since this happened to him and it was all because of the Wang family, Xu Ming couldn't help but feel resentful.

Wang Ermei already had a plan in mind. After eating the noodles, she walked out of the noodle shop and said, "Xu Ming, let's find a guesthouse nearby. You stay there first. I'll talk to my mother for a few words. Then we'll buy tickets for tonight and go back."

After hearing Wang Ermei's arrangement, Xu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and felt more energetic. He nodded, and finally felt bad before leaving. He nodded to Lian Qin again and left.

Lian Qin did not refute her daughter. She watched the people walk into the guesthouse not far away before she asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Mom, why didn't my dad answer my call yesterday?" Wang Ermei was still angry. "If he had answered my call, we would have gone back to live together. How could something like this happen?"

"You still want to blame us? You did it yourself. You said your father was dying to harm Sanmei, causing others to send wreaths to your home. Now everyone in the compound knows that you are evil-minded and you even schemed against your own sister."

Wang Ermei's face turned pale when she heard what her mother said. "Send a wreath? It must have been Ji Ling who did it. She bought the ticket for me and sent me on the train, but she didn't let me communicate with my family. I only told her in person that my father was dying, and there was no one else except her."

"What's the point of saying this now? Ji Ling won't admit it." Lian Qin said, "The Ji family is thoughtful, and Ji Yong is also cooperating. What can you do? You can only swallow this loss. You and your partner are not going home, are you just going back like this?"

Lian Qin wanted to scold her daughter for sleeping with someone for nothing and having to look at his face, but she knew this was not the time to act on impulse. "Since you two are together, hurry up and get married. Your father knows about it and said he will break your legs when you go back."

"Just beat me up. Ji Ling sent a wreath, so he wanted to beat me to death." Wang Ermei gritted her teeth. She didn't expect Ji Ling to be so vicious. Her eyes suddenly widened. "The owner of the guesthouse said that we were reported by someone, and it must be Ji Ling."

"Okay, is it useful to blame this and that now?" Lian Qin didn't want to hear this. "This is a rare opportunity. Tell your partner that our family wants you to give an explanation and quickly arrange your marriage. His family is from the capital. What if we don't agree to him finding a wife from a small place?"

Wang Ermei did not refute this time.

After a year in the capital, Xu Ming never mentioned taking her back home. She understood that the Xu family knew she came from a small county town and would not agree.

"I know you know what to do. I've told you what to do. You can do it yourself." Lian Qin took out another ten yuan from her pocket. "Take this money and take the people to eat something good and comfort them."

Wang Ermei took the money and said, "Mom, Sanmei wants to be admitted to my university. What should I do if she gets in and keeps making trouble?"

"That's why I told you to hurry up and get married. If you get pregnant again, you should drop out of school. When Sanmei graduates, you can go back to school. It will be the same. You provoked her in the first place, so stay away from her in the future. You can't avoid her, but you're still moving forward. Are you a fool?"

Wang Ermei was scolded so much that she stopped talking.

Lian Qin was still rushing to catch the bus home and didn't say much to her daughter. When Wang Ermei returned to the guesthouse, they were both frightened by what happened last night. They didn't dare to be alone in a room during the day, so they sat in the yard behind the guesthouse and talked.

"Your mother is gone? How is your father?" Xu Ming yawned.

"My dad's illness came quickly and he passed away quickly. My mom said it was a false alarm and wanted to tell me that she guessed I was on my way back, so she didn't call the school." Wang Ermei looked at Xu Ming and wanted to speak several times, but didn't know how to start.

Xu Ming said, "My mother blamed you for what happened last night, right?"

Wang Ermei lowered her head and said, "My father said I am a disgrace. If I don't get married this year, I won't be able to go home again."

Xu Ming frowned, "Ermei, we are both still in school. If we get married, it will delay our studies, you know."

"I know. Don't worry. I won't drag you down." Wang Ermei lowered her head. Xu Ming couldn't see her expression, but he heard her choked voice.

"Don't worry, I'll go back and discuss it with my family."

"Xu Ming, I'm just worried that we were together last night and didn't take any precautions. What if I get pregnant? And the fact that we were arrested is obviously someone targeting us. What if it gets to the school? My parents haven't offended anyone, and neither have I."

At this point, she paused, "My mother just told me that someone sent a wreath to my house. I only told Ji Ling that my father was seriously ill. How could she..."

"Are you saying that the two of us were arrested because of Ji Ling's report?"

"No one knew I was back. Even my parents didn't know which day the car was. Who else could it be except her? I don't know how I offended her that she would treat me like this."

(End of this chapter)