Zhang Mei smiled self-deprecatingly when she heard this.

Lin Shuyue and Lin Shuxing exchanged a glance. They wouldn’t comment on when Bai Wenhua became Lou Fengqin’s fiancé. The sisters could figure out what Lin Jianxin was thinking even with their toes.

He was simply seeing that Lou Fengqin hadn’t remarried all these years and assumed that Lou Fengqin still missed him and was still waiting for him to change his mind. Coupled with his male chauvinism, he felt that Lou Fengqin was his ex-wife and had given birth to three children for him. Even though they were now divorced, Lou Fengqin was still his person. To some extent, he even had an inexplicable possessiveness towards Lou Fengqin.

Now, there was actually a man by Lou Fengqin’s side, and that man even claimed to be Lou Fengqin’s fiancé. Wasn’t this just stomping his pride into the ground?

“Lou Fengqin, you bitch. Tell me, have you been hooking up with him all along?” Lin Jianxin was extremely angry, panting heavily. “I knew it! Why did you agree to the divorce so readily back then? You didn’t even try to persuade me to stay. So it turns out you already had a lover outside!”

The more Lin Jianxin thought about it, the more he felt this was the case. He thought about how he was often away and didn’t go home often, especially when Ah Yang was born. He only went back for a month, and not long after he returned to the construction site, Lou Fengqin called and said she was pregnant.

“Tell me, is Ah Yang even my son!” Over the years, except when he deliberately approached Lou Fengqin while giving her money, Lin Jianxin rarely thought of Lin Shuyang. He couldn’t even remember Lin Shuyang’s specific appearance anymore. He only remembered that he was a particularly cute little child with a milky voice.

On the day he gave him away, he was still obediently calling him “Daddy” in his arms.

Lou Fengqin’s eyes were spitting fire. She stepped past Bai Wenhua and slapped him. “Bullshit! Lin Jianxin, you ask me why I didn’t try to persuade you to stay? Don’t you know the reason yourself?”

“You tell me yourself. You went out to work in ’85. At that time, Ah Yue was just over a year old and couldn’t even walk steadily. You went out saying you were going to make big money, but did you ever give me a single cent?”

“When Ah Yue and Ah Xing were little, every time they got sick, wasn’t it me who borrowed money from the whole village to treat them? You, as their father, were working outside. Did you spend a single cent on your children? Where did your money go?”

“To hair salons, discos, the pockets of young girls, young wives, and old widows! After Ah Yang was born, you became a loving father, buying snacks one day, clothes the next, and toys the day after. I thought you had really changed and wanted to be a good father. But what happened? You turned around and gave him away.”

“Lin Jianxin, why would I try to persuade a man like you to stay? I find you disgusting, I feel disgusted just looking at you. I even tore up and threw away the bedsheets you slept on when you came back. I was blind back then, deceived by your sweet words. That’s why I suffered so much after marrying you!”

“Let me tell you, Lin Jianxin, during the years I was married to you, I was upright and honest. It wasn’t that no one wanted me, it was that I didn’t want my children to be criticized and scorned!”

“Just because you’re trash doesn’t mean you should think everyone else is the same as you.”

Lou Fengqin tore off Lin Jianxin’s facade and stomped on it casually on the ground. In front of several children and the police officers at the Public Security Bureau, Lin Jianxin was already furious. He rushed towards Lou Fengqin, no longer able to hear what Lou Fengqin was saying.

His mind was full of Lou Fengqin’s words, “I find you disgusting!” Disgust! Lin Jianxin had never felt so angry in his entire life.

Seeing that something was wrong, Bai Wenhua quickly protected Lou Fengqin behind him. The on-duty police officer who was writing a report behind the desk and several other police officers came out.

Lin Shuyue sprang in front of Lou Fengqin, and with a slight extension of her foot, Lin Jianxin tripped and fell to the ground, landing face-first in the dirt.

The police officer taking the report had watched the commotion and felt even more contempt for a man like Lin Jianxin. He was also very annoyed by such a stupid idiot, so his action of pulling him up from the ground was very rough. “Alright, this is the Public Security Bureau, not your rural courtyard! Be serious. You quickly explain where you sent the child.”

Lin Jianxin hadn’t yet realized the seriousness of the situation. Under the repeated questioning of the police officer, he suppressed the anger in his heart and gave the address of his former friend.

He secretly vowed that as soon as he got out of the Public Security Bureau, he would definitely teach Lou Fengqin and her damn fiancé a lesson! Otherwise, if he didn’t show his power, Lou Fengqin would think he was a sick cat!

Fourteen years had passed, and Lou Fengqin finally knew the specific whereabouts of her youngest son. Her Ah Yang hadn’t even left the province and was in Shancheng, only three hundred kilometers away.

Without a second thought, Lou Fengqin rushed outside. She missed Ah Yang so much that she wished she could fly to Ah Yang’s side in the next second and bring him to her.

Lin Shuyue pulled her back. “Mom, wait a little longer. Wait for the police to go together.”

Hearing Lin Shuyue’s words, Lou Fengqin barely managed to calm down. They had been looking for their child for many years. She knew that if they relied on themselves alone without the police’s involvement, it would be difficult for them to bring the child back.

There had even been a few times when they were taking the child away, and even with the police present, they had clashed with the people who had bought the child.

Bai Wenhua patted Lou Fengqin’s hand. Lou Fengqin looked at this tall and responsible man. His child was also lost, and they had been on the road to find their child for so many years. They had been partners for much longer than they had been lovers.

Lou Fengqin trusted Bai Wenhua.

Lin Shuyue and Lin Shuxing exchanged a glance. Neither of them said anything. The most important thing now was to bring Ah Yang back.

After he revealed where he had given the child away, the police officer smiled at Lin Jianxin. “Lin Jianxin, you’ve broken the law. I’m afraid you won’t be going back today.”

The police officer put down his pen, took out handcuffs, and directly cuffed Lin Jianxin.

Lin Jianxin’s eyes widened. “I broke the law? What law did I break?”

“The crime of child abandonment. Did you think that just because you’re the child’s biological father, you wouldn’t be breaking the law by giving your own child away? If everyone were like you, what would be the point of laws in this world? Do you think you’re living a hundred years ago? Children are also people. Even if you’re his biological father, you don’t have the right to decide to give him away.”

The police officer had long wanted to give Lin Jianxin a basic law lesson, but he was afraid of shattering Lin Jianxin’s illusions, so he had held back all along. Now that the child’s specific address had been obtained, he could finally speak his mind freely. “Be honest. Just stay quietly at the Public Security Bureau for the next few days. After we find the child, we’ll investigate whether you received money from them back then. If you did receive money, then the nature of the crime changes to human trafficking, and you’ll have to spend several more years in prison.”

Lin Jianxin’s face instantly changed.

Zhang Mei’s love for Lin Jianxin had long since worn away. Especially Lin Jianxin’s actions just now had completely thrown the face of his current wife on the ground and stomped on it.

As soon as she heard that if Lin Jianxin had received money, it would be a crime of human trafficking and he would have to go to jail, Zhang Mei couldn’t wait any longer. She stepped forward and said, “Police officer, Lin Jianxin did receive money. He received 5,000.”

Zhang Zhenfa’s face changed drastically. He glared at his daughter, who was more than capable of messing things up but incapable of achieving anything. He only felt that when she was born, he must have raised the placenta instead, or maybe her mother forgot to give her a brain when she gave birth to her.

What kind of person was Lin Jianxin? Over the years, under his strict guard, he had still found opportunities to seize control of Huanxiang Restaurant. If it hadn’t been for his poor health back then, unable to hold on and manage Huanxiang Restaurant’s affairs, would he have let Lin Jianxin be arrogant for these two years?

These past two years, he had endured humiliation and carried a heavy burden, all in order to plot to get Huanxiang Restaurant back.

Now he had everything ready, just a few final steps away. But then, his stupid daughter actually said this at this juncture. Wasn’t this purely trying to provoke Lin Jianxin?

He had dirt on Lin Jianxin. Didn’t Lin Jianxin have dirt on him?

They had fought so fiercely back then, and they had tacitly agreed not to bring things to the police!

Zhang Zhenfa’s hands, gripping the armrests of the wheelchair, trembled with anger.

The police officer smiled when he heard this sentence. “Oh, you really did receive money? 5,000, right?”

Zhang Zhenfa could only try his best to salvage the situation. “Police officer, the matter of Lin Jianxin giving away the child really has nothing to do with us.”

“Back then, when he was with my daughter, his intentions weren’t pure. He wasn’t even divorced from his ex-wife at that time. We, as the parents of the woman, just said a few angry words to him.” Zhang Zhenfa said up to this point and gave a bitter smile.

Then he continued, “We said that he had a son, and although our Zhang family wasn’t a wealthy and powerful family, we had a little property. We said that our family’s property wouldn’t go to his son.”

“Who knew he would misunderstand and give his son away? He did that to show his loyalty to us. Police officer, we really didn’t interfere in this matter. We were also very shocked when we found out about this.” Zhang Zhenfa looked remorseful. “Police officer, I also made a mistake in this matter. I should have come to the police station to explain the situation back then.”

“Jianxin, tell me, why were you so impulsive? If you had discussed it with us back then, you wouldn’t have done such a wrong thing, would you? Jianxin, we’re all family. You really have no trust in us at all!” Zhang Zhenfa said this while looking at Lin Jianxin.

He believed that Lin Jianxin understood his meaning. They were a family. No matter how much they argued or fought, it was still a family matter. Bringing it outside would only make them a laughingstock and cause trouble.

Lin Jianxin was a smart person. He should know what was most beneficial for him.

He then looked at Lou Fengqin with a guilty expression and apologized, “Xiao Lou, we were wrong about this matter. We wanted to tell you about it several times, but my old woman kept stopping us. We know we were wrong. We are willing to compensate all the expenses Xiao Lou incurred in looking for the child over the years, as well as compensate for some mental anguish.”

Zhang Zhenfa had become wealthy early on and had long been accustomed to measuring everything with money. He believed that no one disliked money, especially the Lin family. Lou Fengqin was no exception. If she didn’t like money, she wouldn’t have accepted the money Lin Jianxin sent over all these years.

Lin Jianxin said that the money was for Lou Fengqin to use to find the child, but whether Lou Fengqin actually used it for that purpose, who knew?

Zhang Zhenfa glanced at Lin Jianxin several times while saying this sentence. This sentence, used on Lin Jianxin, also applied to him.

Why didn’t Lin Jianxin attack him? Why didn’t he just kill him? Wasn’t it because he still held a portion of the Zhang family’s property that Lin Jianxin hadn’t yet figured out?

Lin Jianxin had always been a money-loving person. He could give away his child for money, and today he could shut his mouth for money.

Lou Fengqin spat on Zhang Zhenfa’s face. “Old thing, who wants your stinky money? You can keep that money for yourself and buy more ghost money to burn when you die, so you won’t even have ghost money to burn.”

The elderly were most averse to hearing the word “death.” Zhang Zhenfa wiped the saliva off his face, and his eyes turned sinister for a moment.

Why did Zhang Mei tirelessly go to trouble the Lou Fengqin family? It was because he felt that his daughter was too stupid and didn’t have a brain for doing things. He didn’t want his daughter to go out and cause trouble when she had nothing to do, so he told Zhang Mei to target Lou Fengqin’s family.

In Zhang Zhenfa’s eyes, Lou Fengqin’s family was like Zhang Mei’s toy. Lou Fengqin’s resistance had already displeased him greatly. But he still felt he was an elder, and it would be beneath him to argue with Lou Fengqin. It was one thing for Zhang Mei to not be able to beat Lou Fengqin, but for her to not even be able to beat two young girls, he was too useless!!

Lin Jianxin was also useless! He had found a “good” marriage for Lin Shuxing back then, but Lin Jianxin couldn’t even control one daughter and let that “good son-in-law” run away for nothing.

Now, there was finally another marriage opportunity. He had found so many people to help Lin Jianxin get in touch with that side, but Lin Jianxin was still useless. He couldn’t control the older daughter, and he couldn’t control the younger daughter either, and they even got him into the Public Security Bureau.

Waste!!!!

Was Lou Fengqin afraid of this old thing? She spat another mouthful of saliva at him.

Zhang Mei rushed towards Lou Fengqin but was stopped by the police. Zhang Mei was indeed a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong. As soon as the police spoke, she stood still.

Not to mention Lou Fengqin, even Lin Shuxing and Lin Shuyue couldn’t bear to look at her. Especially Lin Shuyue, who felt that if anyone dared to spit on Lou Fengqin, she would definitely let that person know why flowers were so red!

Lin Jianxin, however, had understood what Zhang Zhenfa meant from those few words. He had also learned the meaning of the crime of abandonment and the crime of child trafficking from the police officer’s explanation of the law.

He had received 5,000 yuan in “nutrition fees” back then. That was in 1990, and the purchasing power of 5,000 yuan couldn’t be compared to the 5,000 yuan of today. He had broken the law, and after the child was found, he would be sentenced.

The fact that he had received money was revealed by Zhang Mei. This father and daughter duo wanted to push all the blame onto him and send him to prison!

Moreover, looking at Zhang Zhenfa’s current appearance, Lin Jianxin knew that the old man’s earlier appearance of being unconscious or weak at home was all an act.

Thinking of this, Lin Jianxin knew that this old thing had been guarding against him all along. If he went in, not to mention ten days or half a month, even just a day or two, Huanxiang Restaurant would change hands by the time he came out.

Didn’t he know what kind of person Zhang Zhenfa was? Forget about money, he could guarantee that he wouldn’t get a single cent when he came out!

Lin Jianxin looked at Zhang Zhenfa and sneered coldly, “Police officer, I want to report something. Thirteen years ago, Zhang Zhenfa poisoned his competitor’s restaurant, Yuncui Restaurant, to crack down on the competition.”

Some police officers were going to Shancheng to rescue Lin Shuyang. Lin Shuyue and the others wanted to go with them. Lin Jianxin and Zhang Zhenfa were now fighting like dogs. She didn’t have time to pay attention to them.

But no matter what, these two, one with an evil value of 60% and the other with an evil value of 70%, were both scourges and not good people. Prison peanuts were their final outcome!