After leaving the police station, Wang Shouzhi took Qian Shulan and Wang Shouren to find Liu Fangming.
The little girl was only 13 or 14 years old, but she was skinny, with obvious scars on her face and chilblains on her hands. Her tattered cotton-padded clothes had almost no cotton in them. What was even more surprising was that in such cold weather, she was wearing a pair of straw sandals, and her exposed big toe was frozen purple. She looked like a little cabbage that had suffered a lot of pain and abuse.
Thinking of how Zhengkang had even disregarded his own mother for her, Qian Shulan didn't believe that she had no means at all. She put away her sympathy and looked at the little girl quietly.
The little girl felt uneasy under her scrutinizing gaze, her face turned pale and she was extremely nervous. She obviously thought they were here to settle a score with her.
"Your father and mother are about to be sentenced." Qian Shulan told her the explosive news directly.
Liu Fangming and her younger brother looked up at her in surprise.
Liu Fangming twisted her fingers, looking very uneasy. But from her excited eyes and tightly pursed lips, one could still clearly feel the joy hidden under her calm face.
The little boy next to her, who was about eleven or twelve years old, was furious when he heard the news. He ran behind the door, picked up a rolling pin and was about to hit Qian Shulan on the head.
Qian Shulan subconsciously reached out her hand.
Wang Shouren raised his hand and stopped the rolling pin.
Wang Shouzhi was much more violent, and he subconsciously kicked the boy to the ground. The little boy curled up on the ground, howling in pain.
Liu Fangming looked at his arrogant younger brother being beaten, with a hint of satisfaction on his face.
She clenched her fists and tried to plead, "Uncle, my brother is ignorant, please forgive him."
Qian Shulan narrowed her eyes and watched her pleading with an expressionless face. She felt a little calculative in her heart. Wang Shouzhi felt a little uncomfortable seeing that she actually hit a child.
But who would have thought that the little boy didn't appreciate his sister's kindness at all. After getting up from the ground, he spat on Liu Fangming's face and glared at her fiercely, "What do you care!"
Liu Fangming raised his sleeves and wiped his face with an innocent expression.
Qian Shulan's face darkened, and she said to Wang Shouzhi, "Take the man out."
Wang Shouzhi nodded, grabbed the little boy's collar, and walked out.
Qian Shulan said to Liu Fangming directly, "If I ask you to withdraw the case now, Zhengkang will be fine. Are you willing?"
Hearing this, Liu Fangming was obviously very happy, "Really? Will Zhengkang be okay?"
Qian Shulan nodded. I have to say that this girl is really scheming. But, if she is not scheming, she can't survive in this family, right? She looked around. The police officer clearly said that they found more than 600 yuan in this family. In addition to Zhengkang's 100 yuan and the 100 yuan for the betrothal gift, there are more than 400 yuan left! But this family is not so poor that they need to treat this little girl so harshly.
Thinking of the song "Little White Cabbage in the Field", Qian Shulan suddenly felt that this girl was the scheming version of Little White Cabbage.
Liu Fangming stood up from the stool, obviously impatient, "Let's go quickly. He must have suffered a lot in prison."
Qian Shulan's brows relaxed slightly, "Why didn't you speak up for him before?"
Liu Fangming wiped her tears and said with a sad face, "My parents locked me up at home and beat me!" Then she rolled up her sleeves, revealing the red scars from being whipped. They were obviously new wounds, and there were old wounds next to them, which had left scars. It looked like it had been there for at least a year.
Qian Shulan sighed, and walked out of the door with Liu Fangming and Wang Shouren, and saw that the little boy's body was being pressed against the wall by Wang Shouzhi with one hand.
The little boy waved his hands constantly, trying to pounce, but because his arms were not long enough, he couldn't catch him.
Qian Shulan and her group went to the police station to withdraw the case.
Zhengkang was acquitted. As soon as he saw Liu Fangming, he grabbed her hand worriedly, "Are you okay? Did your parents beat you or scold you?"
Wang Shouren felt very distressed when he saw that his son had lost a lot of weight, had a blue beard on his mouth, and looked exhausted.
But who would have thought that when his son came out, his first reaction was to only see this little girl. He felt very upset.
Qian Shulan looked at the people coming and going around, and it was not appropriate to talk. She pulled Wang Shouren's arm as he tried to move forward, and said to Zhengkang, "Go back quickly. We can talk about it when we get back if there is anything."
Without waiting for any reaction from the two, she walked straight forward. When she reached the staff quarters of the Water Conservancy Bureau, she turned into an alley.
When she turned to look at Zhengkang, he lowered his head and didn't even dare to look at her. Qian Shulan frowned and scolded Zhengkang loudly, "You stole money and ran away from home. Have you ever thought about your mother?"
Zhengkang lowered his head guiltily, his body shaking with fear.
"Speak up!" Seeing his cowardly look of daring to do something but not to take responsibility, Qian Shulan was so angry that she slapped him.
Liu Fangming was also shocked and knelt in front of her to beg her, "Grandma Zhengkang, it's my fault. Don't blame Zhengkang. He was trying to save me. If you want to punish me, punish me! It's me who caused him trouble."
Qian Shulan ignored her pleas for mercy and said, "Your family will take care of your mistakes. I only take care of my own children. Zhengkang, you caused such a big disaster and almost made yourself a labor camp prisoner. Are you very capable?"
Zhengkang also knelt on the ground, begging, "Grandma, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time."
Wang Shouren was so anxious that he hurried forward to hold his mother and plead for him, "Mom, Zhengkang didn't do it on purpose. He was just anxious for the moment."
"You're talking nonsense!" Qian Shulan was really angry now. She had always been very satisfied with the boss. But who would have thought that he was so confused. Is it over to save the people
She pointed at Zhengkang and said to Wang Shouren, "If you keep spoiling him, do you believe that one day he will not even save your life for this girl? He doesn't even care about his mother. Tell me, you won't teach this kind of son a lesson now! When will you teach him? Do you have to wait until you are lying in bed unable to move before you regret spoiling him too much? Ah? Won't you regret it then?"
Qian Shulan's words hurt Wang Shouren's heart. How could he not be angry? However, he always held out hope that Zhengkang might have always disliked his mother, which was why he was so cruel.
But his mother was right. He could even abandon his mother. Wouldn't his father do the same
Wang Shouren didn't dare to promise. He was stunned for a moment. Zhengkang knelt on the ground, moved his knees and hugged Wang Shouren's legs and began to cry, "Dad, Dad, I was wrong. I was just afraid that Xiaofang would be sold by her father. I can't live without Xiaofang. I really know I was wrong."
Wang Shouren came back to his senses and looked at Liu Fangming. His eyes were so cold that Liu Fangming lowered his head unconsciously.
Qian Shulan took two steps forward and said, "If you like her, just marry her. Why do you do such a sneaky thing? Did I ever tell you not to marry her?"
Zhengkang blushed with shame, "His father asked for a hundred yuan as a dowry. I saw my family borrowing money everywhere for my mother's illness. I didn't dare to ask. Later, when I came home and heard you say that the family had collected all the money and even had some left, I stole the money."
Qian Shulan felt better, but still pointed at him, "I think you are selfish! If you like her, just tell me directly, I will marry her even if I have to sell everything I have! You make so many excuses, it's because you are cowardly and incompetent. You don't have the courage to take responsibility for your mistakes. For a woman, you even ignore the mother who gave birth to you and raised you! You are simply unreasonable!"
Qian Shulan also didn't know why some people would ignore their own families for the sake of so-called love. Is there any relationship in this world that is stronger than blood ties? Will the person you like be willing to make money for you? Will he tolerate you and love you unconditionally? Will he stay by your side and take care of you without regrets when you are poor or down and out
Qian Shulan believes that many people cannot do this. However, many people ignore their families for this illusory love. This is really putting the cart before the horse.
Qian Shulan immediately ordered Wang Shouren and Wang Shouzhi, "Take him back quickly! I will discipline him!"
Zhengkang's arms were held up. He looked at Liu Fangming nervously, obviously reluctant to part with her.
Liu Fangming got up from the ground and comforted him, "Zhengkang, you must listen to your grandma when you go home. Don't worry, my parents are in prison, and no one can bully me anymore. You don't have to worry about me going hungry."
After hearing this, Zhengkang stopped struggling and there was a smile on his face.
Qian Shulan snorted and said sarcastically, "For love, she even gave up her mother and her life. How touching!"
Having said that, he strode out.
When they got home, everyone had complicated feelings in their eyes when they saw Zhengkang coming back.
If a child doesn't even care about his mother, how cruel he must be. Even if his sister-in-law neglected him, she gave birth to him after all. She didn't let him starve all these years. But he doesn't even have the most basic filial piety.
After Zhengkang entered the house, he didn't dare to look at his family members. He felt guilty.
But he really liked Liu Fangming and didn't want her to marry someone else.
After Zhengkang came back, his treatment was completely different from before.
He used to be the eldest grandson of the Wang family. But ever since he made such a scene, the third and fourth sons wouldn't let their children play with him, fearing that he would corrupt their children.
Zheng Guo was angry that he had cheated him and refused to pay any attention to him. He also gave him a deadline to return the money.
Zhengkang's hundred yuan has been returned. Except for the one he stole from his father, the rest is his and Zhengguo's. He originally wanted to return it to Zhengguo, so he gave Zhengguo two more yuan.
Zhengguo curled his lips, "Why do you want to bribe me? I'm not the kind of person who is blinded by money!" He was still angry with him and refused to pay attention to him.
Zhengkang felt isolated by everyone and felt very upset.
Qian Shulan didn't know how to get along with such a fool. She carried him to the yard and beat him with 30 sticks. He screamed in pain and kept begging for mercy, promising not to do it again. Qian Shulan didn't know if he could change for the better.
However, although she disagreed with Zhengkang's approach, she still agreed to let him marry Liu Fangming.
Wang Shouzhi was the first to object, "Mom, that girl is too cunning, and Zhengkang is so stupid. I'm worried that he will be controlled by that girl for the rest of his life."
Qian Shulan didn't think so. "He is so stupid, he should find a smart one. Otherwise, how can he live with a stupid woman? Moreover, he even risked his life for this girl. If he is allowed to marry another girl, he will still be involved with this girl, which will harm others. Since he listens to the girl so much, let her keep an eye on him."
She had beaten him, scolded him, and now he seemed to be obedient. Who knew if he would continue to cause trouble for her in the future? Qian Shulan was fed up with him anyway. He was so stupid, and he kept everything to himself. She didn't have the time to watch him. Besides, he was just a dispensable reform object for her, so she didn't need to make things difficult for herself. She still had a lot of things to do!
Wang Shouzhi was speechless. Although Wang Shouren didn't like the girl, his mother's words made sense. The boy was naturally outgoing and not very close to his family. If he wasn't allowed to be with the girl, he might elope again. That would be a disgrace to the Wang family.
So Zhengkang and Liu Fangming were decided.
Liu Fangming has already returned the betrothal money to the family to which he was originally engaged.
At first the family disagreed, but Qian Shulan went to their house and told them directly that Liu Fangming's parents were in jail. The family was scared to death, fearing that it would bring implicate to their family, so they took the money and immediately cancelled the engagement.
Liu Fangming's younger brother originally wanted to be the king, but Liu Fangming had so many people backing him up.
Finally, half of the money was given to the younger brother. Zhengkang was given another 100 yuan, asking him to take good care of his mother when she came back. Zhengkang agreed to all of it.
Then Liu Fangming went to the county town and found a new place to live. As for her younger brother, she didn't plan to take care of him anymore.
The two agreed to get married the year after next. Qian Shulan looked at Zhengkang and said, "If you want to marry her, you should earn the money for the bride price. If you want to support her, you should work hard to find a job after you graduate next year. Don't expect your family to pay for you. Your family is still in debt!"
Zhengkang lowered his head and agreed.
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