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Chapter 152 Did they not tell you?
When Liang Yi left the hospital, the fire in his heart had not subsided at all.

Zhao Caihua's terrified expression and the news of Li Deyang's arrest were just appetizers.

He rode his bicycle home like the wind.

Upon seeing Anmin, he asked her a question softly and then told her about his trip to the hospital.

When he said he went to the hospital, Anmin blinked.

Why are you going to the hospital?

"Of course it's a warning to Zhao Caihua. She won't be content with that. If she can't get the money herself, she'll definitely send someone to make things difficult for us."

Liang Yi knew Zhao Caihua's character all too well.

What she can't have, even if she tries to cling to it or pull at it, will make them restless.

An Min's shoulder was still hurting, and Liang Yi felt even more resentful.

"Stay home and behave yourself. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be dealt with when I get back."

Liang Yi finished speaking, stuffed a piece of candy into Si'an and Shouye's mouths, and gave Anmin a deep look to reassure her.

Anmin wanted to persuade him, but seeing the look in his eyes, she swallowed her words.

She knew that Liang Yi was truly angry this time, and there was no way to persuade him otherwise.

He rarely gets this angry, and when you see him so enraged, there's really no way to persuade him otherwise.

Liang Yi didn't go to work; instead, he turned his car around and headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative.

He asked around and found out why Zhao Caihua knew he was in the capital.

Because Zhao Caihua's daughter, Li Hongmei, works there.

This daughter was born to Zhao Caihua when she was young, with another man.

Later, she was given to someone else to raise, but Zhao Caihua would sometimes give Li Hongmei some money.

The mother and daughter have a decent relationship.

After getting married, Li Hongmei followed her husband to Beijing and, through connections, got a job at a supply and marketing cooperative.

It's probably because she bumped into Anmin when she went shopping last time, which is why she contacted Zhao Caihua.

As soon as the supply and marketing cooperative opened, Li Hongmei was showing off her status as a city dweller to her colleagues, looking quite smug.

Liang Yi strode over and stood directly in front of the counter, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone around to hear.

"Li Hongmei".

When Li Hongmei looked up and saw Liang Yi, her smile immediately froze.

"Your younger brother, Li Deyang, was arrested by the police station this morning."

Liang Yi remained expressionless, as if to say that the weather was nice today.

"What?!"

The roll of cloth in Li Hongmei's hand fell to the ground, and her face turned pale instantly: "You...you're talking nonsense!"

"Intentional injury, provoking trouble, and attempted extortion."

Liang Yi coldly uttered the charges, each word chilling.

"The police station has opened a case. Your mother is still in the hospital. You'd better go to the police station to see your brother, or bring him a thick quilt. It's getting cold."

Li Hongmei had no idea about this at all.

How come she didn't know her mother, Zhao Caihua, had come to Beijing?

Liang Yi immediately understood; it turned out that Zhao Caihua hadn't told Li Hongmei anything.

"You didn't know? Your mother and Li Laonian brought Li Deyang to Beijing, saying they wanted to ask me for 100 yuan for their wedding."

Liang Yi stared at Li Hongmei's pale face, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

"One hundred yuan, they really dare to ask for that much. When An Min refused, Li Deyang pushed her, bruising her shoulder. Tell me, if this gets to your supply and marketing cooperative's leaders, do you think you can still keep your city dweller status?"

Li Hongmei trembled, and the abacus beads in her hand clattered onto the counter.

"Impossible... My mom never told me any of this! Deyang... how could he dare to hit someone!"

"Why don't you dare?"

"Your mother's used to running rampant in the village, does she think she can still act like a scoundrel in Beijing? Let me tell you, this isn't a place for them to run wild. I'm telling you right now, if you dare to cause any more trouble for Anmin and the child, forget about your job, I'll make sure your whole family can't stay in Beijing!"

After saying this, Liang Yi sneered, "Didn't your mother tell you? Isn't it because she's afraid you'll try to steal her money?"

He came not only to warn Li Hongmei, but more importantly, to turn Li Hongmei and Zhao Caihua against each other.

Her colleagues had long since stopped what they were doing, their pointing and whispering gazes piercing Li Hongmei like needles. Li Hongmei's face flushed red and then turned pale, as if she had been stripped naked in public.

She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Liang Yi's words shattered the facade she was trying so hard to maintain.

She always pretended to be a true city dweller at the supply and marketing cooperative, with honest farmers as her parents, but she never expected that her true colors would be exposed so quickly, and in such a shameful way.

"You...you are so slanderous!"

Li Hongmei's voice trembled, tinged with tears, but lacked any confidence.

The surrounding chatter grew louder and louder.

"No wonder she always said her family was poor; it turns out she had such relatives."

"Extortion? That's illegal."

These words completely dampened Li Hongmei's spirits.

Seeing her like this, Liang Yi knew that he had achieved his goal.

He didn't say another word, and turned to leave.

Li Hongmei raised her head and looked in the direction where Liang Yi disappeared around the street corner, her eyes filled with both hatred and fear.

Her colleague, Sister Wang, came over and patted her arm: "Hongmei, is this...is it true? Your mother really brought people to extort money from you?"

Li Hongmei abruptly shook off her hand.

"Don't listen to his nonsense! He's doing it on purpose!"

But as soon as she said those words, she panicked.

Zhao Caihua hadn't told Liang Yi those details.

But given Li Deyang's volatile temper, it's not impossible for him to do something like hitting someone.

As for Zhao Caihua, she has always valued money more than life itself, so it wouldn't be surprising if she really made a scene in Beijing over a hundred yuan.

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and she turned and ran out of the supply and marketing cooperative.

She had to find Zhao Caihua and get to the bottom of this. That old hag, why was she doing all this behind her back and trying to ruin her job?

As Liang Yi rode his bicycle, the fire in his heart finally subsided somewhat.

He knew that Li Hongmei would inevitably confront Zhao Caihua.

The mother and daughter already had their own agendas, and with this instigation, it would be strange if they didn't cause a huge uproar.

He snorted and pedaled hard, heading home.

Anmin is still waiting at home; he has to go back to be with her and the child.

As soon as he arrived at the tenement building, he saw his neighbor, Aunt Zhang, picking vegetables at the door. She waved to him as soon as she saw him.

"Engineer Liang, you're finally back! A woman in a blue cotton shirt came looking for you just now, saying she was a distant relative from your hometown. Anmin said you weren't here, so she left, saying she'd come back later."

Liang Yi's heart skipped a beat.

Zhao Caihua was lying in the hospital, and Li Laonian didn't dare to go to her door alone.

Could it be that Li Hongmei was so angry that she brought in help?

He thanked Aunt Zhang, pushed his bicycle and walked quickly home, his anger rising again.

It seems these people really didn't take his warning seriously.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, one sees Anmin sitting on a small stool in the yard, mending clothes for Si'an and Shouye.

The sunlight fell on her profile, as soft as a painting, but her slightly furrowed brows betrayed her unease.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up abruptly and saw Liang Yi. Only then did the tension in her eyes subside slightly.

"came back?"

“Someone did come looking for you just now. She said she was your third aunt’s cousin. I didn’t recognize her, so I didn’t let her in.”

Liang Yi propped up the bicycle, walked over and took her hand, which was ice-cold to the touch.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

He spoke in a low voice, his gaze sweeping over her shoulder, his anger intensifying.

Anmin held his arm, her eyes full of worry.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Once this is resolved, we won't be bothered by these people anymore."