Chapter 788

"Good, good, good!" Yuan Lihong looked at Jian Qiu, her eyes full of joy, "So beautiful!"

Jian Qiu smiled. Since she was small, many people had praised her beauty, but Yuan Lihong's praise was absolutely the most heartfelt, without any falsity or utilitarianism.

"Uncle-in-law!" Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and lit it for a man, "Are Grandpa and Grandma at home doing well?"

Liu Yusheng smiled honestly: "All doing well, healthy and strong, no illnesses or disasters, and they have no problem working in the fields."

"When you're old, having no illnesses or disasters is a blessing." Zhou Andong looked at a young man beside him and tapped him on the shoulder, "Haven't seen you in a few years, you're a big man now, taller than me."

This young man was Zhou Andong's cousin, Liu Hao, who was exactly twenty this year, tall and handsome. But because he often worked in the fields, he was tanned dark.

Liu Hao smiled shyly: "Big Brother!"

Zhou Andong looked at a girl beside Liu Hao, who was clean and pretty, wearing a yellow small floral dress, with very fair skin and a braided ponytail.

"Who is this? Aren't you going to introduce her to me?"

The girl said generously: "Big Brother, my name is Hao Yunli, I'm Liu Hao's partner."

"Hello, hello!" Zhou Andong hurriedly ushered them into the room, "Go, go, go, it's too hot outside, let's go inside and talk."

Everyone entered the room for another round of introductions.

Yuan Liying and Yuan Lihong, these two sisters, had endless things to talk about.

Zhou Xiaoxin and Liu Yusheng, this pair of brothers-in-law, one leaning against the rolled-up bedding and the other sitting cross-legged opposite, were chatting enthusiastically.

As for Zhou Andong's aunts-in-law, seeing that it was about time, they took their daughters and nieces to start preparing dinner.

Zhou Andong, Yuan Tao, Chen Yuan, Xiaobei, and Liu Hao followed the old man to help out at Su Yuling's place.

Yuan Hai had been helping out here the whole time. Seeing the old man, he shouted "Grandpa," then looked at Liu Hao and said with a smile.

"Just arrived?"

Liu Hao nodded, looked into the room from outside, but didn't go in.

He didn't know Su Yuling; he had just come along to join the fun.

Zhou Andong asked: "Is there anything that needs help?"

"No!" Yuan Hai shook his head, "There are so many people here, everyone just needs to lend a hand and the work will be done."

Zhou Andong said nothing, entered the room, picked up some spirit paper, lit a few sheets, and said to Yuan Hai who followed him in.

"In the future, during festivals or Qingming, if I'm not here, just buy some paper and help me burn a few sheets for the child."

Yuan Hai nodded, picked up a sheet, and threw it into the basin: "Leave it to me, rest assured."

………………

At this moment, Yuan Hongbiao was sitting on the sofa at home, looking at the man and woman standing in front of him, crying and wailing; they were his sister-in-law Niu Hongli and brother-in-law Meng Yude.

Niu Hongli was crying with snot and tears.

"Brother-in-law, you must save Shulin. I only have this one son; if something happens to him, how can I live?"

Meng Yude also wiped his tears. Seeing Yuan Hongbiao sitting there smoking, ignoring their pleas, he became anxious and knelt down in front of Yuan Hongbiao with a thud.

"Brother-in-law, Shulin is the only root left in our Meng family. If he dies, our Meng family line will be broken."

Thud, Niu Hongli also knelt down, "I know you have a way. As long as you can save Shulin's life, I'll pay any amount of money. Please, save the child."

Yuan Hongbiao's wife, Niu Hongjuan, watched all this with cold eyes, not saying a word.

"Sister!"

Seeing that Yuan Hongbiao still hadn't spoken, Niu Hongli turned and crawled to her sister, clutching her thighs and wailing loudly.

"Sister, Shulin is your own nephew, he grew up right in front of you. Can you bear to watch him die?"

Niu Hongjuan looked at her sister, her feelings very complicated, not knowing what to feel, but in the end, she was softened by her sister's tears.

"Dabiao, is there really no way?"

Yuan Hongbiao looked at his wife and shook his head slightly: "Rape and murder—don't say I'm just a town mayor; even the mayor wouldn't be able to do anything."

There were some things he didn't say. If it weren't for Zhou Andong, he would definitely have spared no effort to get him out. After all, Su Yuling had no relatives left, and without relatives, there was no victim to press charges, so naturally, no one would hold on to it.

As for those villagers, even if they were given the guts, they wouldn't dare to oppose him. But Zhou Andong was at the crime scene. If he dared to reach out recklessly, it would definitely affect his image in Zhou Andong's heart.

By then, convincing Zhou Andong to invest would be basically impossible, which was something he absolutely couldn't accept.

Even if Meng Shulin was his own son, between money and blood, he would still choose money. Even if the King of Heaven came to plead, he wouldn't change his mind. After all, if a son dies, you can have another, but if the money is gone, it's hard to earn.

Niu Hongjuan stopped talking, and Niu Hongli and Meng Yude lowered their heads. They also knew that committing such a major crime couldn't be solved with money.

"Alright!" Yuan Hongbiao looked at his sister-in-law, "Go back quickly. I'll think of a way, but as for whether he can be saved, don't hold too much hope."

"Good, good, good!" Niu Hongli nodded vigorously, "Brother-in-law, you must put your heart into it, put your heart into it."

Yuan Hongbiao exhaled. If he didn't give them some hope, it wouldn't work. If he dealt with them today, they would definitely come looking for him later.

And they would keep pestering him, making him annoyed, and it would affect his good image in Zhou Andong's heart, thereby affecting his ability to get rich.

Niu Hongli was like a drowning person grabbing a straw; in despair, she saw a glimmer of hope, and finally left with endless thanks.

Niu Hongjuan looked at Yuan Hongbiao and suddenly laughed: "Do you really not want to save Shulin?"

Yuan Hongbiao said coldly: "Murder, how can I save him?"

Niu Hongjuan looked mocking: "Shulin is your own son; can you bear to watch him get shot like this?"

Yuan Hongbiao's eyes widened suddenly, he stood up with a jerk, and roared with anger.

"What nonsense are you spouting? That's your nephew; how can you say such things?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Niu Hongjuan laughed, "I was just joking, looking at you like this, red-faced and thick-necked, as if Shulin really were your son."

Yuan Hongbiao had been truly scared to death just now. Don't look at how awesome he was outside; he was actually a bit afraid of his wife. If she got angry, she would really dare to chop him with a knife.

"Look at how scared you are, you're even sweating. Is it worth it?" Niu Hongjuan turned and walked out of the room.

"Where are you going?" Yuan Hongbiao shouted.

Niu Hongjuan got on her motorcycle, kicked the starter hard, and the motorcycle sputtered to life.

"Going to Zhenxing Village. Shulin is my own nephew; he killed someone, so I have to go kowtow and apologize for him."

Yuan Hongbiao chased after her, but Niu Hongjuan twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle roared away.

"Damn it, you stupid woman, women can't kowtow."

But Niu Hongjuan was already gone. Yuan Hongbiao could only return to the room, sit down, and light a cigarette, but he couldn't calm his heart, feeling panicked.