Chapter Sixty: Meeting Liu Mei

  The atmosphere in the room was somewhat heavy and oppressive, making it hard for people to breathe. The father and son were silent, and the newly brewed tea gradually cooled down...

  Song Jie picked up the newspaper on the table and carefully flipped through it, the rustling sound of the pages turning filling the air. The two people sitting opposite each other didn't notice. She looked up for a moment, then lowered her head again to continue searching.

  Although the electricity has been connected now, the wattage of the incandescent lamp is too low, and the words on the newspaper are a bit hard to read. Song Jie's eyes are almost stuck on this.

  She remembered that there was a report about a strong rape case on it, the report was very short and in a corner. She had flipped through it randomly when she was at Grandpa Wang's house, but didn't know if she could find it again, everything depends on it now.

  Song Jie searched very seriously, word by word and sentence by sentence, for fear that she would miss something. She was so tense in her search that the little crystal in her hand was grasped even tighter, causing it to dig into her skin slightly. It wasn't until then that she suddenly came to, realizing that she had been searching too seriously, and her eyes were starting to feel the strain. She put down the little crystal and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand before continuing her search.

  Song Jie flipped through the newspaper page by page, and was almost in despair, even doubting whether she had picked up the wrong newspaper. Finally, on the last page, she found a report: "*** molested women were put in prison", with only three lines of brief reports under the title.

  Song Jie was overjoyed as if she had found a treasure.

  The two people opposite each other were still sitting in silence, when Song Jie quickly found a pencil and modified the report. She changed it to: *** was sentenced to death for molesting women. The content was also slightly modified to what she wanted.

  She then doodled a pattern on the newspaper, indicating that she was scribbling. The previous block had been released by her with a "confusion curse", making people think it was the original one without any modification.

  There was really no other way, and she didn't want to casually release magic in front of people either. It was all a helpless move. Next was to let people notice it.

  Song Jie scribbled randomly and pretended to be puzzled, saying: "Huh? What's this 'harassing women' thing, Grandpa?" After finishing, she looked at Zhao Fu with a eager expression.

  Zhao's father was stroking his tea cup, lost in thought. When he heard his granddaughter's question, he suddenly came back to himself: "What?"

  Song Jie not only patiently asked again, but also brought the newspaper to Zhao's father's eyes and pointed it out for him to see. Zhao's father was originally a bit distracted, seeing his granddaughter had questions, he perked up and prepared to explain to her. Song Jie's hands were behind her back, nervously pinching her palm with her fingernails.

  He took over the newspaper and looked in the direction of Song Jie's pointing, his gaze stopped. The not-so-large font deeply stabbed his nerves.

  Zhao's father rubbed his eyes, hastily put on the old glasses beside him, and read it word by word. He was afraid of misreading, so he read it again from beginning to end.

  After finishing, he collapsed onto the back of the chair as if drained, and was stared at by Zhao Tong beside him.

  "Dad! Dad, what's wrong?" Zhao Tong hurried over and gave his father a series of pats on the chest and poured water for him.

  Song Jie also rushed forward to see the situation clearly, how could she have thought that Lao Ye Zi's reaction would be so big, it was really a beating.

  The old man took a deep breath and calmed down. After all, he was an elderly person who had experienced special times, how could he be defeated by this little difficulty.

  Mr. Zhao pointed to a corner of the newspaper on the table and gave Zhao Tong a hint. Zhao Tong picked up the newspaper on the table in confusion, looked at it along with Mr. Zhao's pointing place, and was also shocked to sweat. This is too serious.

  At first, he didn't take it seriously either, thinking that sending away Liu Mei's father and the others would be enough. He didn't expect it to be so serious, and when he thought about possibly being sentenced to death, his back was covered in cold sweat.

  Zhao's father also felt that he couldn't let things go on like this, he couldn't let these rascals ruin his own son. Absolutely not!!!!

  Both father and son saw the gravity in each other's eyes. If this matter is not handled properly, the family will be finished. The impact of this time was no less than that of the Cultural Revolution.

  "This matter must be resolved quickly, if it's dragged on for too long, who knows what will happen? A suitable solution must be thought of." Zhao's father was worried and anxious, his mind was in a state of utmost turmoil.

  "I get it." Zhao Tong no longer regarded this matter as a romantic entanglement, and the little infatuation in his heart had long since dissipated. At this moment, he was particularly regretful, wishing he hadn't provoked others in the first place, ending up with nothing but a mouthful of foam.

  What a big trouble, it's really unavoidable, and I'm still rushing to the top. Not only did I lose my job, but also got such a big threat. I should be grateful that Liu Mei's father is a scoundrel who doesn't understand the law? What kind of thing is this?

  Zhao's father was thinking of a solution at this time. A good solution is not that easy to come up with, is it? He even had the heart to let his son go out and avoid the storm.

  "Otherwise, Dad, I'll ask Liu Mei out to talk tomorrow. Since the incident, she hasn't even shown her face. I'll go and test the waters, see if they want to extort money or frame me for Liu Mei's child. Then we'll have a countermeasure, instead of blindly guessing like a headless fly." Zhao Tong asked cautiously.

  "Alright, let's do it this way. I haven't thought of a good solution for the time being either. Let's probe first, don't reveal our hand and let them grasp it. I want to see what kind of idea this family has. If it really comes down to that, our family isn't without people either." Zhao's father also felt that they should contact the other party first before coming up with a countermeasure.

  Song Jie, who was playing with Xiao Li, had a sudden flash of inspiration upon hearing this. She must follow them tomorrow, no matter what it takes, even if she has to be shameless.

  After exchanging opinions, Zhao's father let him go back to sleep. Take care of your spirit, tomorrow is a tough battle after all.

  But this night, except for Zhao's mother who was still unaware of what had happened, no one else could fall asleep, all tossing and turning.

  By the next morning, everyone had two black eyes. Zhao's mother thought it was because of worry about Zhao Tong's work. She comforted the father and son for a while, and they nodded vigorously.

  After dinner, Zhao Tong subtly exchanged a glance with his father, who nodded slightly. Song Jie was sharp-eyed and quickly put down her chopsticks, stopping eating along with him.

  "Mom, I'm going out. Today I'll go out and take a look, it's not certain if I can run into recruitment or not, just staying at home idle is not a good thing." Zhao Tong said to his mother.

  "Alright, go ahead, don't rush. If you can't find it, just stay home for two days. Take your time, finding a job isn't something that can be done overnight." She didn't even dare to say anything serious to her son, she had seen the atmosphere at home yesterday and his depression today.

  "I'm going too, I'm going too." Little Song Jie hastily raised his hand, indicating that he wanted to follow.

  "What are you doing? Your little uncle is going to look for a job, don't go and cause trouble, Nini listen!" Zhao's mother hastily whispered.

  "I'll go, maybe they think I'm cute and will give me a job. I can handle the wind outside, so let me go." Song Jie pouted and insisted on following, with a hint of hidden meaning in her words.

  "Let Nini go, it's not like she can find a job right away, let her play along. Later on, when there are only men and women together, it's easy to have problems. If someone accuses them of something, they won't be able to clear their names even if they want to. With Nini following along, at least there will be some protection, and they won't be randomly accused."

  Zhao's father thought of Zhao Tong, and Zhao Tong also thought of it. He advised: "It's okay, mom, just think I'm going out to relax, and Stupid Ni is fine too. With her accompanying me, I'm happy."

  Madam Zhao saw that both father and son were saying this, and she no longer opposed it.

  After dinner, Zhao Tong rode his bicycle out of the door, and Song Jie followed him out of the door as expected.

  Zhao Tong couldn't go to Liu Mei's home immediately, or else he would be asking for a beating. He first found one of Liu Mei's classmates and asked that classmate to take a leave of absence to help him call Liu Mei back home.

  That classmate thought they had a fight or something, but was very happy to help out as a peacemaker and even took the day off to assist.

  That classmate sent a message saying that Liu Mei should go to the People's Park at 10 o'clock and wait for him. When that classmate returned with the message, he said that Liu Mei was indeed taking sick leave at home and had agreed to meet up.

  Zhao Tong thanked him repeatedly and sent off the classmate, leaving only two people wandering aimlessly. With an hour to go before 10 o'clock, Zhao Tong was mentally preparing himself, repeatedly simulating the questions he would ask. He was about to face the most critical crisis of his life, and he couldn't help but be cautious.

  Song Jie didn't make a sound, letting Zhao Tong keep circling around. After circling for a while, Zhao Tong got tired and saw his niece looking pitifully at him. He patted his head and quickly went to the small grocery store to buy a bag of peanuts for Song Jie.

  Song Jie pinched the peanuts: "......" We don't want to eat them!!

  Time passed quickly, Zhao Tong went to the small grocery store next door to check the time more than 5 times, and the big sister of the small grocery store even joked with him, asking if he was waiting for a girl. Frightened, Zhao Tong didn't dare go again, and just waited under the big willow tree by the river in the park.

  In the distance came a girl wearing a white woolen sweater, with loose long hair, willow-leaf eyebrows, slender eyes, and an appearance that I couldn't help but adore.

  Song Jie took a deep breath, and I went, isn't this the infamous White Lotus? My own little uncle is so unlucky to have run into someone like that.

  Liu Mei walked over with a gentle pace, stopping three steps away from Zhao Tong, and softly said: "Zhao Tong, I'm here."

  That soft voice, those flowing eye waves, made Song Jie feel like her cheeks were aching. Her own little brother-in-law falling for her was not unjustified, she really had all the capital to attract people. However, since she dared to play with her own relatives, no matter who you are, even if you're the king of heaven, you can't forgive her.

  After Liu Mei arrived, the scene seemed to freeze, and no one spoke...