Chapter 254

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. The old lady said anxiously: "Then what should we do? Dongzi, hurry and think of a way, you can't just not care."

Gu Bing said with a smile: "This matter is easy to handle. Just let that couple not mess around and not appeal."

Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette: "They can appeal if they want to, I won't care anymore. Don't look for me for anything in the future, I don't owe them anything."

No one spoke. Zhou Andong threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground: "Grandpa, Grandma, I'll send you back to Tanghezi."

"No need!" The old man waved his hand, "We'll take the car back ourselves."

Zhou Andong nodded. There were plenty of cars to Tanghezi, so he didn't insist anymore: "Alright then, I have things to do in the factory, so I'll go back first."

The old man said: "Go back. You're so busy every day, and still have to worry about these messy affairs."

Zhou Andong got into Gu Bing's 212: "Find a place to have a drink."

The sentencing ended, and Zhao Guifen came out happily carrying the packed dishes. Her son was sentenced to seven and a half years. If they appeal, it would be even better if he could be sentenced to one or two years less.

"Huh!" Seeing the old man and the old lady standing at the gate, Zhou Xiaode said in surprise: "I thought you had all left." Saying this, he smiled happily again, "Just now I asked around, we can go see Xiaobin tomorrow."

The old man's face turned ashen with anger: "Don't appeal!"

Zhao Guifen exploded as soon as she heard this: "Why not appeal? If he can be retried, Xiaobin can come out sooner."

Zhou Xiaoli sneered: "Come out sooner? Do you know how much effort Dongzi put in inside for Binzi to be sentenced to seven and a half years. If you appeal to the province, Dongzi will be powerless too. By then, a retrial to life imprisonment or even death with a reprieve is all possible."

The old man snorted: "Making decisions without discussing with us, you can appeal if you want to. Don't look for us for anything in the future. And don't look for Dongzi either. He is so busy, he has no time to manage these messy affairs of your family."

Zhou Xiufang said: "Dad, Mom, let's go."

"Go!" The old man didn't even look at his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, and strode away.

Zhou Xiaode was dumbfounded: "What now?"

Zhao Guifen was scared and turned to run back: "We won't appeal, we won't appeal."

She didn't understand that an appeal requires a procedure, and it's not that you can appeal just by shouting once while standing there.

Jiang Yuping stood at the gate with an expressionless face, waiting for half an hour, and Zhao Jianlong's wife came out.

"Si Wei!" Jiang Yuping shouted.

Zhao Jianlong's wife, Si Wei, stopped and looked at Jiang Yuping, asking coldly: "Are you calling me?"

Jiang Yuping took a deep breath: "I will find the best lawyer to defend Jianlong."

Si Wei smiled, but her smile was very cold: "I will find a lawyer myself, I don't need your fake concern."

Jiang Yuping frowned and said: "What do you mean fake concern? Jianlong was brothers with my brother, he has always treated me as..."

"Enough!" Si Wei roared, "Do you think I don't know? He once pursued you. If it weren't for you, how could he have offended Zhou Andong, and how could he have ended up like this today?" After saying this, she walked away without looking back.

Jiang Yuping's face became a bit ugly. Jiang Yuyue walked over from not far away: "Sister, can you tell me what you are thinking?"

Jiang Yuping said coldly: "What am I thinking?"

"I have told you more than once that Zhao Jianlong is not a good thing, but you didn't believe me." At this time, Jiang Yuyue also became very angry, pointing at Yang Jinqiao who was still standing in the distance, "Jinqiao's sister was raped by Zhao Jianlong, I have also said it many times, but you still didn't believe me."

Jiang Yuyue gasped for air, "Do you know how Jinqiao's family has lived these past few years? Hmm? Now the court sentenced him to death, that's him deserving to die. You actually still want to hire a lawyer for him, what are you thinking, tell me."

Jiang Yuping's face turned green and red, she shook her arm and turned to leave: "Can't be bothered with you."

"Truly hopeless." Jiang Yuyue was furious and walked toward Yang Jinqiao, "Jinqiao, let's go, I'll treat you to a good meal to celebrate."

Yang Jinqiao looked at Jiang Yuping who had walked far away: "Eldest Sister..."

She knew the relationship between the Jiang family and Zhao Jianlong, so except for Jiang Yuyue, this classmate, she didn't trust anyone in the Jiang family. In fact, even toward Jiang Yuyue, she had defenses.

When she received Jiang Yuyue's call, asking her to take all the evidence to find Zhou Andong, she was hesitant. But after thinking about it, she finally went. Because she had no other choice and no way to go.

When Zhao Jianlong was arrested, she had gratitude and guilt toward Jiang Yuyue, because Jiang Yuyue was truly helping her, so she shouldn't have doubted her, and at the same time, she let go of her guard against the Jiang family.

"Don't worry about her!" Jiang Yuyue pulled Yang Jinqiao and left, "That woman's brain is flooded with water, she has already become an idiot."

Zhou Andong and Gu Bing found a barbecue stall, ordered a crate of iced beer, and sat on the side of the road drinking.

"Whoosh!" Gu Bing drank half a bottle in one breath, "In this hot weather, drinking a few cold beers is really refreshing."

Zhou Andong picked up a lamb skewer and put it in his mouth to strip it, then threw the skewer away: "Didn't eat much at noon, I'm really a bit hungry."

Gu Bing smiled: "Me too, I couldn't eat after seeing your big aunt and big uncle."

Zhou Andong shook his head slightly: "Don't mention them, it's too disappointing."

"Good!" Gu Bing asked: "Then let's talk about the pyramid scheme."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Actually, this matter is very simple. If they are greedy, our plan can succeed. If they are just setting a trap for us and have no interest in money, this plan will be of no use at all..."

Then, the two chatted while eating, and didn't drive back until after seven o'clock. Just after turning the corner, Zhou Andong saw a familiar figure wandering at the gate of the winery.

"Xia Qing?" Zhou Andong patted his head, "How could I have forgotten about her."

Gu Bing asked suspiciously: "Who is Xia Qing?"

Zhou Andong said: "Cheng Zhanjun's niece."

Gu Bing nodded: "How do you know the Xia family?"

Zhou Andong said: "Don't you know her?"

"The Xia family, I only know Xia Zhenhua, and I'm not familiar with him. As for Xia Qing, I really haven't heard of her. However, Qiuqiu should know her." Saying this, Gu Bing reacted, "You haven't answered me yet, how do you know this Xia Qing?"

Zhou Andong said: "Her father and mother were educated youth who settled in Tanghezi, and we grew up together. In the first year of junior high, their family moved away. I ran into her by chance at the farmers' market near the Intermediate Court today."

"Creak!" Gu Bing stepped on the brakes and warned with a serious face, "You kid must hold yourself back, don't do anything to let Qiuqiu down, otherwise I'll kill you."