bayedsolid Chapter 71 The Radiance of the Virgin Mary Has Dimmed (7)
Chapter 71 The Radiance of the Virgin Mary Has Dimmed (7)
Su Dingding wiped out the Zhao family's entire estate and put everything into the system space.
I took my two children on a bus to the county town, and then on a train to the provincial capital.
Zhao Niu Niu was very excited; it was her first time riding a train.
Zhao Xiaohu looked somewhat worried, glancing at Su Dingding every now and then, but not daring to speak.
"Little Tiger, don't you want to go into the city?" Su Dingding asked.
"Mother," Zhao Xiaohu said timidly, "the city is nice, but we don't have a house, and you don't have a job. How are we going to survive?"
Su Dingding didn't expect that this child had so many things on his mind at such a young age.
“This is not something you should worry about. Mom can handle it. Your and your sister’s job is to study hard.” Su Dingding patted his head.
"Mom, are we going to school?" Zhao Niu Niu's bright eyes widened, her joy barely concealed.
"Yes, but from now on you will take your mother's surname and be called Liu Xiaohu and Liu Niuniu," Su Dingding said with a smile.
"I like Liu Niuniu!"
"Liu Xiaohu?"
The brother and sister clapped excitedly, while the other looked surprised, but it didn't affect their expectations for the future.
"You are both my precious children, and I will make sure you have a good life!" Su Dingding hugged the two children and kissed each of them on the forehead.
Gangzi looked at his host with satisfaction, like an old father.
It remembered that when it first bound itself to its host, the host's personality was really like a stubborn, unyielding rock. If anyone looked at her, she would want to smash them to pieces.
On its first mission, its indiscriminate killing almost forced the new system to be reworked.
After countless lifetimes, it took a lot of effort to temper her character, and now she can even soothe children.
I'm so touched, I want to cry, sob sob...
Upon arriving in the provincial capital, Su Dingding first found a hotel to settle the child in.
Next, she went out and contacted a kindergarten for her two children, and then found a store where she could move in immediately.
In just three days, they moved into the store, with people living upstairs and a breakfast shop downstairs.
Su Dingding hired people to run the breakfast shop, while she was responsible for picking up and dropping off her children at school every day.
Although I seem to be very busy every day, I am actually quite content.
While she was thriving, things were in complete chaos at the Zhao family's place.
Just as Su Dingding had predicted, after Zheng Xiaoying's cousin Zheng Guoguang recovered, he brought people to the Zhao family to cause trouble.
They even came up with a plausible excuse, suspecting that the Zhao family killed Zheng Xiaoying in revenge!
The Zhao family members were so frightened by the sight of the dozen or so menacing thugs that their legs went weak.
"We haven't seen Xiaoying since that day!"
"Yes, she never came back. We heard she ran off with Jiang Qing..."
Zheng Guoguang slapped Zhao Wei across the face, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who did you run off with? I think you've found another woman outside and are deliberately trying to pin this on Xiaoying, aren't you?"
"Brother, I didn't." Zhao Wei glanced at the other party's strength and realized he was no match for them, so he had no choice but to admit defeat.
"If you don't hand Xiaoying over today, we're staying here and not leaving!"
"You're trespassing on my property. Aren't you afraid I'll call the police?" Grandpa Zhao shouted, emboldened by his courage.
Zheng Guoguang raised an eyebrow and grabbed Old Zhao by the collar with one hand. "We're here to take someone back. You're a murderer, and you dare to call the police?"
"We didn't kill anyone!" Grandpa Zhao replied in a trembling voice.
"I said you killed him, so I killed him!" Zheng Guoguang didn't waste any words and started punching and kicking Grandpa Zhao.
"Tell me, where did you bury my sister?"
The family of four were beaten until they rolled around on the ground, spitting blood.
Zheng Guoguang grabbed Zhao Wei's hair and punched him repeatedly. "I almost stopped being a man. I suffered so much in the hospital for so many days. Either you go to jail, or I'll beat your whole family to death. Make your choice!"
Blood and froth kept dripping from Zhao Wei's mouth; he felt like he was half dead.
He didn't want to suffer any more and preferred to go to jail.
At least it was a place where there was food, drink, and lodging.
It doesn't have to be this miserable every day!
“I killed her, I killed Zheng Xiaoying…” Zhao Wei answered vaguely.
"Second brother, you can't admit it!" Old Zhao was terrified. Murder is a serious crime, punishable by death!
"Dad, I really can't take it anymore..." Zhao Wei collapsed to the ground, wailing loudly.
There's no hope in living like this; I'd rather be dead.
Zheng Guoguang let out a cold snort and released him with satisfaction.
"Turn yourself in tomorrow, or I'll burn your house down!"
The next day, Zhao Wei turned himself in. He was detained, and after some time, somehow the evidence against him was conclusive and he was sentenced to thirteen years in prison.
Grandpa Zhao couldn't bear the blow and fell ill. Grandma Zhao also became somewhat mentally unstable, wandering around outside all day, constantly cursing.
Zhao Yong had no choice but to sell the courtyard house at a low price, as his family still needed to make a living.
From then on, he embarked on a path of heavy drinking and gambling, and soon lost all his savings and incurred a lot of debt.
Grandpa Zhao died of anger, but Grandma Zhao was not affected at all. Even on the day of Grandpa Zhao's funeral, she walked briskly through the streets, spitting everywhere, cursing everyone's ancestors for eighteen generations.
Zhao Yong wanted to win back his losses, so he continued to gamble, accumulating more and more debts until he was eventually crippled in both legs.
He climbed back home and saw his mother sitting at the door, wearing only a thin coat despite the cold weather.
The old lady struggled to open her eyes and saw Zhao Yong.
"Mother..." Zhao Yong's hands were covered in blood, and he couldn't help but cry.
Suddenly, Aunt Zhao lunged at him, raising her hand to hit him while muttering incoherent curses.
She wasn't very strong, so her blows didn't hurt much, but they made Zhao Yong feel utterly hopeless.
How did such a perfectly good family end up like this?
Now, they have no home, no will to live, and all that's left for them is suffering.
With that thought in mind, he made up his mind.
That night, he mixed rat poison into the water and coaxed Aunt Zhao to drink it. He then drank a cup himself.
After a night of turmoil, Aunt Zhao passed away.
Zhao Yong foamed at the mouth, felt breathless, and convulsed all over. He thought he was going to die, but he did not.
He didn't even know how he ended up on the street and was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
After all that trouble, Zhao Yong's life was saved.
What he didn't expect was that when he opened his eyes, he was charged with intentional homicide by the court.
To his surprise, he was convicted and sentenced to death!
Zhao Yong cried and made a scene in court, shouting, "I had already decided to die, so why did you save me? And if you saved me, why did you sentence me to death!"
If he's going to die anyway, why make him suffer twice?
He couldn't accept it and made a scene for several days.
But saving him was out of respect for life, and sentencing him to death was also out of respect for life.
Su Dingding never expected that Zhao Yong would cause trouble in all sorts of ways, killing three people in less than a year, leaving only Zhao Wei!