"Okay! The sinful woman Gao has stolen the bloodline of the Zheng family and committed the heinous crime of replacing them. As the head of the Zheng family, I, following the advice of Gao's mother-in-law, hereby declare that Gao will be drowned in a pond as a warning to others!"
"No, you have no right to punish me. This is a new society. You are killing people!" Gao Weizi struggled hard, but could not break free from the hands of the two strong men.
"Hmph! Don't mention you don't have a family. Even if you did, a sinner like you, your family wouldn't stand up for you for the sake of their reputation! Take him away and starve him for three days. After that, I'll drown him in a pond."
After Gao Weizi was drowned in the pond, the clan leader decided to adopt an adult son named Zheng Yulin from the clan to Zheng Liushi.
Just a few days after being adopted, Zheng Liu died. Zheng Yulin carried the sail and broke the basin for Zheng Liu and gave her a grand funeral, which also preserved her dignity.
Before leaving for Shanghai, Huang Wanzhen received the last file bag sent by Jinxin Company. Huang Wanzhen took it into the bedroom, bypassed the coil on it, and took out a piece of plain white letter paper from it.
The letter detailed what had happened to the Zheng family during this period. After reading it, Huang Wanzhen was stunned for a while. Then, after coming to her senses, she went to Jixiangtang and called Jinxin Company.
The person who answered the phone was Manager Yang from Jinxin Company. When he heard it was Huang Wanzhen, he immediately smiled and asked, "Is Miss Huang satisfied with our report?"
Huang Wanzhen didn't answer directly, but asked, "Where is the little girl we brought back from the farm?"
Manager Yang was stunned for a few seconds, then came to his senses and replied with a smile, "Oh! We really didn't notice. It's just a baby who doesn't remember anything. What does Miss Huang think?"
Huang Wanzhen was silent for a few seconds and then said, "Do you have anyone in the Zheng family?"
Manager Yang knew that Huang Wanzhen was a friend of Miss Song Liu, so he didn't hide it from her and said directly, "She is an employee of our company, from the branch of the Zheng family. He is the person in charge of the deal for Miss Huang."
Huang Wanzhen said "Oh" and thought to herself, no wonder it was so detailed.
"If Zheng Yulin doesn't want to treat that little girl badly, he should just send her back to the farm. You said she's just a baby who doesn't remember much, so there's no need to do anything to her."
Manager Yang said softly, "Ouch!" "Everyone says Miss Huang is kind and generous. She's truly a living Bodhisattva in heaven. Leave this matter to me, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it for you."
Huang Wanzhen said "hmm" and was about to hang up when she heard another voice from the other end, "Ms. Huang, when will you settle the bill for us? It's not easy for us brothers. Food is getting more expensive every year, and our families are waiting for rice to be cooked."
Huang Wanzhen hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Come over this evening to get married."
"Okay, okay, I'll let Zheng Yuguo go in person."
In the evening, Huang Wanzhen met Zheng Yuguo, a member of the Zheng clan's patriarchal branch. He was tall and strong, and did not look like a member of the Zheng family who considered themselves a scholarly family. Instead, he had a rather uncouth air.
"Thank you for your patronage, Mr. Huang. Thirty dollars in total."
Huang Wanzhen felt something was wrong. Twenty yuan a month was what had been agreed upon earlier. "It was agreed upon as twenty yuan a month, but there's still ten days left this month. It shouldn't be less than twenty yuan, right?"
Zheng Yuguo saluted solemnly and said seriously, "Our company always collects the full amount of the payment if it's less than a month's payment. Since you don't plan to renew your subscription next month, this month's payment will be twenty yuan. Also, Manager Yang has added an order for you regarding the girl you mentioned. Since you're an old customer, Manager Yang said he can't charge you more and will only charge you ten yuan. The total is thirty yuan."
Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes and thought that what kind of leader you have, what kind of subordinates you will have, they are all the same!
Seeing that she was about to leave, Huang Wanzhen didn't want to have a conflict with Jinxin Company over a few dollars. Besides, she was the one with too much to do, and she would call that crappy manager, giving him a reason to make more money.
Huang Wanzhen immediately paid a large sum of money and vowed never to cooperate with Jinxin Company again. If she needed to investigate something like this, she would go to Cheng Qingluan, who ran a detective agency.
In the final days, the group accompanying Huang Wanzhen abroad was finally settled: Huang Dachui, Xiuqing, and Zhao Dahua. They wanted to stay in Shanghai for a while longer, and since they had few relatives in Peking, they packed up for two days and set off.
Many relatives and friends came to see her off that day. Even though the preparations took a long time, when the day finally arrived, Huang Wanzhen still felt reluctant to leave. She didn't try hard to hold it back, letting the tears wet her eyes. "Let's go back. We are going in."
Xu Shengyi flicked his handkerchief and called out, "Teacher Huang, have a safe trip. Remember to write to me when you get there."
Mrs. Tao held Tao Shiyuan's hand and cried bitterly, "You must come back, don't forget us."
Amid the reluctance of relatives and friends, the train rumbled away with its whistle blew.
Women's genes determine that they are more sensitive than men. Before half a day had passed, Huang Dachui's mood had recovered. He ate and drank as usual. Huang Wanzhen took a book and read for a long time, still on the same page. Xiuqing and Zhao Dahua stared blankly out the window, sniffing from time to time and wiping the corners of their eyes.
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After the train arrived at the station, the four of them got off, their faces full of fatigue. Seeing Song Wenyin personally coming to meet them, Huang Wanzhen's previous feelings of separation were swept away. She smiled and walked towards her, carrying her suitcase. "Why did you come here in person? It's easy to get a taxi at the train station."
Seeing her smiling face, Song Wenyin knew that this woman was speaking against her will again. "Okay, everyone is tired, let's get in the car and go back."
Two cars arrived, Song Wenyin took Huang Wanzhen in one, and the remaining three people took the other.
Before the car even left the train station, Song Wenyin asked, "How long do you plan to stay in Shanghai?"
Huang Wanzhen made a "two" gesture and said, "I'll be staying for two months initially. I need to sort out some real estate. Are you interested in our current shop at Jixiangtang? The market value is at least 15,000. I'll give it to you for 12,000."
"Really?" Song Wenyin was certainly interested. Housing prices in Shanghai had been rising over the years, especially in the concessions. Prices had doubled since Huang Wanzhen first bought her home there. With the current social unrest and public instability, the more unsettled the situation, the more expensive the houses in the concessions became. They were foreign territories, with extraterritoriality. Didn't you see how during the Northern Expedition, even the Chinese army didn't dare enter?
Huang Wanzhen asked Song Wenyin for money to help Song Wenyin get the house deed, and then found someone to sell it to her, exchanged it for US dollars, and deposited it in two accounts.
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