Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 178 - 167 Twelve Years
Chapter 178: Chapter 167: Twelve Years
Chapter 178 -167: Twelve Years
Fan Yinuo couldn’t get up on his own, and Liao Xiangmei paid two men to take him to the hospital. After an examination, they found he had a broken leg, and it would take at least three months to heal, the rest were just superficial injuries.
Liao Xiangmei let out a sigh of relief when she heard this.
Once they applied the medicine, the pain lessened, and Fan Yinuo angrily said, “Mom, I told you I didn’t want to go, but you forced me to.”
“No, I must call the police, I want the Public Security Bureau to arrest that girl.”
Liao Xiangmei was furious to death and scolded, “Would you rather be beaten up by Lu Jiaxin or be expelled from school? If you want to be expelled, go ahead and call the police, I won’t be involved.”
There was no need to choose, for a beating would heal with time, but if he got expelled, his future would be over. However, Fan Yinuo still felt it was unfair, “When I was in junior high, I asked you to cancel the engagement, but you and Dad just wouldn’t agree. If the engagement had been annulled, none of this would have happened, Aunt Ding wouldn’t have been arrested, and Siyi wouldn’t have been expelled from school.”
After over ten years of rigorous study to finally get into university, only to be expelled because of Lu Jiaxin, the more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for Siyi.
Liao Xiangmei was so angry she almost fainted, but she managed to hold on and said, “Let me tell you, Fan Yinuo, as long as your father and I are alive, that Zhao girl won’t set foot in our home.”
After saying that, she picked up her bag and left, not to go home, but to call her husband outside.
Father Fan asked, “Only a fracture, nothing else?”
Liao Xiangmei, somewhat worried, said, “Nothing else was seriously injured, but you know how a damaged bone and muscle take one hundred days to heal, this fracture will need three to four months. Yinuo’s studies will be delayed.”
Father Fan said, “He can sit for the final exams, and if he fails any subjects, he can retake them next semester. He can’t take a break from school. Once he graduates, I’ll arrange for him to work out of town.”
Liao Xiangmei gave a grunt before saying, “As for Jiaxin, she was too harsh.”
Father Fan fell silent for a moment, then said, “I had lunch with Old Li; he felt quite sorry for me, saying I didn’t know how to appreciate landing such a golden girl.”
Liao Xiangmei was utterly confused, “What golden girl?”
Father Fan’s voice was very low, “The story about Lu Jiaxin going to Yangcheng City and losing money is just a rumor. Old Li said the batch of shoes she made netted her one to two hundred thousand.”
With his annual salary not even reaching three thousand, it would take thirty years of not eating or drinking to save up one hundred thousand. Old Li wasn’t wrong in calling her a golden girl.
Liao Xiangmei was shocked senseless, and after a moment, she said, “Could there be a mistake? Jiaxin stayed in Yangcheng City for just over half a month before coming back, how could she possibly have made that much?”
Father Fan sighed and said, “She did come back, but Lu Jiajie stayed there. Forget it, there’s no point in talking about this now.”
Being able to make money was secondary, it was the strategies and capabilities that Lu Jiaxin showed that he valued. If his younger son could marry her, his future career was sure to soar. Now, to avoid making an enemy was already a blessing.
When Liao Xiangmei returned and saw Fan Yinuo, the more she looked at him, the angrier she got. She had chosen such an excellent bride for him, yet he failed to appreciate her, instead setting his eyes on that worthless girl. What’s more, her relationship with Jiaxin had also become distant.
Seeing her staring at him with an unfriendly gaze, Fan Yinuo asked, “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Liao Xiangmei, fuming with rage, said, “What’s wrong? Jiaxin is so good and you don’t like her, but you treat Zhao Siyi, a girl of ill repute and malicious intent, like a treasure. How did I give birth to someone so blind and foolish like you?”
“Fan Yinuo, I’m telling you, if you insist on marrying that vicious woman, your dad and I will disown you.”
The news of Lu Jiaxin giving Fan Yinuo a good beating spread quickly, and everyone agreed that it served him right. He was the root of all trouble but had been hiding and not showing his face, useless and cowardly.
Lu Jiaguang knew that Lu Jiaxin had almost recovered, so he came over to ask her about returning to school, “Did Madam Gu arrange a school for you?”
Lu Jiaxin shook her head, “Aunt had picked three schools, it’s not clear over the phone, I’ll decide when I get there!”
Lu Jiaguang felt a bit reluctant but still asked, “When are you leaving?”
Lu Jiaxin replied without hesitation, “I’ll go after Ding Jing’s sentence. Big brother, when do you think she’ll be sentenced?”
“The evidence is irrefutable, she should be sentenced by the end of this month,” Lu Jiaguang said. There were only five or six days until the end of the month, and he felt incredibly reluctant at the thought of Ding Jing being sentenced and Lu Jiaxin leaving for Hong Kong.
Lu Jiaxin said, “I’m going to Hong Kong, Xue Mao and Xiaoxiao are heading to Peng City. I originally wanted Xiao Qiu to stay here and help me look after the house, but she said she was afraid to be alone. Second brother and Second Sister-in-law Lu don’t want to live here either, saying they can’t take advantage of me.”
Lu Jiaguang said, “I’ll talk to them about this. Jiaxin, if your second brother and sister-in-law stay here, they must pay rent at the market rate, and you have to accept the money.”
Lu Jiaxin knew that Lu Jiazong and Second Sister-in-law Lu wouldn’t move in without paying. She smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll charge them the market rate then. Besides my bedroom and study, they can use any other room.”
Three days later, Ding Jing’s sentence was handed down, twelve years’ imprisonment with confiscation of illegal proceeds. Lu Jiaxin was somewhat satisfied with the result. After twelve years, when Ding Jing came out old and faded, she would have no chance of clinging to wealthy old men.
After Ding Jing was sentenced, she asked to see Lu Hongjun, but he was bedridden and couldn’t come, so Zhao Siyi ended up visiting her in prison.
Seeing only her daughter, Ding Jing’s expression revealed uneasiness, “Why didn’t your dad come? Is he planning to divorce me, or has he abandoned you?”
If that were the case, she wouldn’t let Lu Hongjun off easily. These days in detention had been unbearably long, and she truly regretted being too soft-hearted. If she had arranged for someone to lure this wretched girl deep into the mountains, she wouldn’t be facing today’s fate.
Zhao Siyi shook her head, “Dad doesn’t want to divorce you; he said he will wait for you to get out. He hasn’t abandoned me either, promising that once he’s discharged, he’ll help me find a job.”
What she didn’t mention was that she had rejected the offer from Lu Hongjun. The jobs Lu Hongjun would arrange were definitely dirty and exhausting, with no money and no prospects, and she didn’t want to do them.
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“Hospitalized, what happened to him?”
Upon hearing it was a cerebral hemorrhage, Ding Jing blamed Lu Jiaxin, “Having such a black-hearted daughter, it’s only a matter of time before she angers him to death.”
Zhao Siyi didn’t have the patience to listen to this and asked, “Mom, it’s no use talking about this now. Do you have any money left? Dad’s money has all been spent on medical expenses, and I only have six yuan on me right now, I’m about to starve.”
Ding Jing replied, “All my money has been turned over. If you need money, ask your dad. His medical expenses will be reimbursed by his work, and he still receives his salary normally until he officially retires.”
Zhao Siyi said, “I ask him for money, and he gives me at most twenty or thirty yuan, which is not enough.”
Coming to visit her without bringing anything was one thing, but asking her for money was another. Suddenly, Ding Jing felt that she might have spoiled her daughter too much.
