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Chapter 152

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The old man got up: "I'm leaving too, go to the east courtyard and see."

Yuan Liying sent the old man out of the room and returned to see Zhou Xiaoxin, who had been silent all along, suddenly wiping away tears, which made Yuan Liying somewhat at a loss.

"You big man, why are you wiping tears for no reason?"

Zhou Xiaoxin let out a long breath: "Although I can't go out, I can also feel all kinds of malice outside; I just feel aggrieved for my son."

Yuan Liying laughed: "When your son was here just now, why didn't you cry? Seeing you care about him so much, he will definitely be filial to you in the future."

"Daddy is crying, shame, shame, shame!" Old Four laughed, using her finger to draw on her face.

"Smelly girl!" Zhou Xiaoxin hugged Old Four and patted her on the bottom twice.

Finally, the clouds cleared and the mist dispersed, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

"Xiaoqin!" Yuan Liying asked: "Do you really want to withdraw from school?"

Zhou Anqin nodded: "My brother has already arranged everything, and he even found me a teacher; I must give it a try."

Yuan Liying didn't want her to withdraw from school because she would graduate in half a year. It was hard to get through, and she could work and earn a salary soon; withdrawing from school was too regrettable.

Zhou Xiaoxin said: "Xiaoqin's studies are better than her brother's. If it weren't for me, she would definitely have been able to get into university. I have always felt guilty and sorry for the girl. Now her brother is successful and is a factory director; our family's life will get better and better.

So, let's not worry about it and let her choose the path for her future herself. Moreover, her brother has already arranged it. If you stop her, she will definitely come back to find you, and you will compromise by then anyway."

Yuan Liying sighed: "I'm not stopping her, I just feel that she's graduating soon, and withdrawing from school like this is too regrettable."

Zhou Xiaoxin waved his hand: "There's nothing regrettable; isn't going to university better than being a worker?"

"Alright!" Yuan Liying nodded and said to Zhou Anqin, "Since you've decided, I won't stop you. However, if you don't get in, can't go to university, and lose your job, you can't blame your brother."

"If I don't get in, it's my own reason; how could I blame my brother. Besides..." Zhou Anqin smiled, "My brother is a factory director; if I really don't get in, can't he arrange a job for me?"

"Zhou Xiaode, Zhao Guifen, get out here." At the gate of the east courtyard, an angry shout suddenly came.

"Zhao Guifen, pay back the money!" A fat woman pushed the door open and led people into the courtyard.

"Zhao Guifen, none of your family will die well." A woman cursed, "You cheated us out of money and caused my son to be arrested by the police. If you don't give me an explanation, I won't be finished with your family."

A man shouted: "Zhou Xiaode, your son broke the law and committed a crime; why did you drag my son into it?"

Listening to the shouting outside and looking at the brand-new big color TV placed there, the old man sighed inwardly. I really don't know what sin I committed in my previous life to have an unpromising son, marry a daughter-in-law who is unreasonable and makes trouble, and have a grandson who turned out to be a beast.

Zhao Guifen was the kind of person who would risk her life but not her money. Hearing people outside shouting for her to pay back the money, her temper flared up, and she grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed out of the room.

"It was you who rushed to give money to let my Anbin arrange work; did I force you? Now that something happened, you come over to ask for money and explanations. I tell you, no way."

Zhao Guifen held the kitchen knife and gestured back and forth, which actually shocked the group of people.

"Today I'll put it here: there's no money, but there's a life. You can try."

Originally, the old man wanted to say something, but after seeing this situation, he didn't want to say anything, because no matter what he said, Zhao Guifen wouldn't listen. As for his son Zhou Xiaode, he couldn't count on him either.

He left the room, didn't even look at the two sides who were at daggers drawn, carried his hands behind his back, walked out of the courtyard calmly, and under everyone's gaze, walked further and further away.

"Clap!"

Just at this moment, the sound of glass breaking rang out, and then Zhao Guifen screamed: "Er Laopang, you dare to smash my window, I'll fight you to the death."

Er Laopang was not to be outdone: "If you don't pay back the money, we'll smash your house."

"Yes, smash her house." The angry roars of twenty or thirty people made the arrogant Zhao Guifen timid.

The sounds of smashing, and Zhao Guifen's crying and screaming, intertwined to form an alternative symphony.

There were still many villagers who hadn't left, discussing what had just happened. Although today's big melon was very sweet, they still felt a bit unsatisfied.

Suddenly there was excitement to watch again. These people were spirited; this was truly an unexpected surprise. They originally thought it was the finale, but didn't expect it to be a serial drama.

Whether it was Zhou Andong or Zhou Anbin, being a factory director or a general manager made many people jealous, envious, and hateful. When Jiangzhou Yugong liquor had an accident, there were not a few who gloated behind their backs and cursed Zhou Andong for deserving it, but they held Zhou Anbin high.

That was truly stepping on one and lifting the other, wishing they could step Zhou Andong to death and lift Zhou Anbin to the sky. What is called fawning on the powerful and bullying the weak was vividly reflected in these villagers.

Now the situation had a big reversal; Zhou Anbin was arrested, and they switched positions, starting to lift Zhou Andong and step on Zhou Anbin. That was truly cold sarcasm, malicious slander, and kicking someone when they were down; many words couldn't describe the mentality of these people.

"Hey, smashed, smashed."

"Oh my, the big color TV bought this afternoon was smashed."

"The money for the big color TV was pooled by 500 from each of their families."

"They deserve it. Who in our village doesn't know what kind of character Zhou Anbin has. I'd say a sow can climb a tree before what Zhou Anbin says is credible."

"Their money was spent in vain, and the children will all have to go in."

"Several people died; they can't run away."

"Look at Zhou Andong; he rejected everyone at the beginning. This is called what? This is called uprightness, which can be described as full of integrity; Zhou Anbin can't compare."

At this time, Comrade Zhou Andong, who was full of integrity, parked the car at the gate of Yao Jun's house and honked the horn. Yao Jun heard the sound and ran out, opened the car door, and got in.

"What's up?"

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and threw one to Yao Jun, lit one himself, and then told him about what had happened.

Yao Jun gritted his teeth and said: "That bastard Zhou Anbin almost pitted us to death; let him go to hell."

Zhou Andong gave a bitter smile: "I also want to destroy my relatives for the sake of justice. If it were his subjective malice to produce and sell fakes, I definitely wouldn't care. If he died, our whole family would be clean.

But, the other party's target is me, and it's also because of me that Zhou Anbin was set up. He is indeed stupid, and ignorance is not a reason for him to be acquitted. He must go to jail and must pay the price for his ignorance, but he shouldn't die, because the ones who should die are Zhao Jianlong and Tong Huaiyu."

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