Chapter 312: 308. Declared Finished (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Seeing this state of Xia Zhangqing and Zhang Ran, Chang Meilan did not say anything more, only silently taking back the jade bracelet.

After Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan finished their meal and left, Chang Meilan said to Xia Zhangqing, "I am going back tomorrow to pick up my parents, and at the same time, I will have my younger brother and the others come out too; please help find them some work."

This was the first time Chang Meilan had opened her mouth to ask Xia Zhangqing to find work for her family members.

In the past, her parents had hinted at it circuitously, but without Xia Zhangqing even having to speak, Chang Meilan had already turned them down.

Xia Zhangqing also knew his wife's thoughts and nodded, saying, "Don't worry. I might not be able to manage other things, but a job or two is no problem."

It was not as if Chang Meilan was asking him to help find some high-end job.

It was already six o'clock in the evening when Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan arrived at Ligou Village, but the sky was still bright enough.

Just as He Yong pulled the car up to the village entrance, Zhang Ran saw the two little ones, Taotao and Susu, sitting at the entrance with their hands supporting their chins, watching this way the whole time.

Upon seeing their car, the two little ones immediately jumped up in excitement and came sprinting over.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan hurriedly got out of the car, but what made Zhang Siyan jealous was that Susu ran to Zhang Ran's side first.

"Susu, Mommy is here too," Zhang Siyan called out, feeling jealous.

"Hee hee, Mommy!" Susu immediately left her grandfather's embrace and threw herself into her mother's arms.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan each held one of the little ones' hands as they walked into the village; it was Zhang Siyan's first time seeing a village like this, and her eyes were full of curiosity.

Susu, meanwhile, kept telling her mother about the interesting things that had happened to her these past few days, and when she reached the happy parts, she couldn't help but jump up and down, showing her excitement.

Seeing her daughter in this state, Zhang Siyan felt even happier in her heart.

By the time they reached their lodging, Huo Zhiyuan and the others were just about to eat, or rather, they had been waiting for them.

Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Sicheng sitting right next to Liu Lu, and his heart felt a little more settled.

"Xiao Lu, remember, you are in charge of the family wallet. Just give Sicheng enough for food and drink each day; don't give him anything extra," Zhang Ran said.

Liu Lu nodded with a smile and said, "Dad, I understand."

She only said that; Liu Lu would never actually do such a thing, as that was just her nature.

Zhang Sicheng said somewhat sheepishly, "Dad, I have social obligations too."

Hearing Zhang Sicheng call out that "Dad" in front of Zhang Ran, smiles appeared on the faces of Huo Zhiyuan, Zhang Siyan, and Liu Lu.

It was also from this moment on that this family truly resolved their inner knots and finally had the atmosphere of a real family.

The remaining knots in Zhang Sicheng's heart also vanished along with that slap from Zhang Ran.

The next day, at ten o'clock in the morning, Chang Meilan arrived at Tianjia Mountain Village; seeing Chang Meilan, the people in the village all became excited.

Many of them spoke to her about Zhang Ran's overbearing nature, wanting her—or rather, Xia Zhangqing—to help preside over justice.

But Chang Meilan only greeted them and said nothing else.

After arriving home, Chang Meilan first sent everyone else out, then said to her parents and brother, "Pack up today; move away with me tomorrow."

"What? Lanlan, what nonsense are you talking about? This is our home; why would we move away?" Chang Meilan's father clearly could not accept this result.

Chang Meilan said with a calm expression, "If you don't move, what will you eat in the future? Are you willing to go back to farming and doing that manual labor now?"

These words were not directed at her father, but were said while looking at her brother's family.

"But, Sis, we can't just leave like this, can we? Is there really no room for negotiation?" Chang Meilan's brother said, unwilling to give up.

Chang Meilan said, "What kind of room for negotiation do you want?"

"Just us going to apologize to Zhang Ran... to Mr. Zhang. Isn't it just a small matter? What if the whole village apologizes to him? Wouldn't that work?"

"A small matter? Heh, you really dare to say that," Chang Meilan sneered.

"We didn't really do anything, did we? Didn't Mr. Zhang's daughter-in-law end up perfectly fine?" Chang Meilan's sister-in-law also spoke up.

Hearing this, Chang Meilan said, "It is precisely because she is fine that I came over; otherwise, I wouldn't even have the face to come and take you away."

"Also, you should be thankful that Xiao Lu was not harmed at the time; otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple and easy as it is now."

"Still easy? Sis, do you know what Zhang Ran did? He blocked all the ways our village has to make money. Now, other than going out to work as laborers, we can't do anything."

"Of course I know. If you had really hurt Xiao Lu at the time, then it would be impossible for you to even go out and earn money as laborers now. Don't think I'm trying to scare you," Chang Meilan said.

"Where does he, Zhang Ran, get such great influence? Is there really nothing even Brother-in-law can do? Yaotian Pharmaceutical is in Yi City now; does he, Zhang Ran, not care about anything at all?" The brother couldn't help but speak up again.

Chang Meilan was expressionless. "Yaotian Pharmaceutical? Heh, who told you that Yaotian Pharmaceutical is very important to Brother Zhang?"

"Besides, why would your brother-in-law offend Brother Zhang for your sake? And Brother Zhang wouldn't use any illegal means to deal with you either."

As she spoke, Chang Meilan sighed, knowing that her family members could not understand the situation, and could only say, "Let's put it this way: the phone calls Brother Zhang made in front of you before were just to force you to take action then. As long as you took action, Brother Zhang had plenty of ways to make you go inside."

"And once you go inside, it won't be so simple to get out later. In this day and age, many people are willing to spend a few more years in prison for money."

"Furthermore, even if you didn't take action this time, what about next time? If someone comes over and finds an excuse to hit you, will you not fight back? Once you fight back, both sides are at fault, and then..." Chang Meilan did not continue.

She had already done everything she could; if her own family would not listen to reason, there was nothing she could do.

Hearing these words from Chang Meilan, her family members suddenly felt a chill run through their bodies. Miao Lao had not told them these things at the time.

Now that they thought about it, if it were really like that, then...

That same day, Chang Meilan's family began to pack their things. There was no need to wait for the next day; they left the village that very evening.

At the same time, Chang Meilan returned the jade bracelet to Miao Lao's hands.

Seeing them leave, the people in the village also understood Chang Meilan's attitude, or rather, Xia Zhangqing's attitude.

Their only hope had been cut off; it could be said that from this moment on, their village could be declared finished!