For now, all they could do was wait. The national college entrance exam hadn't even been reinstated, much less the era of Reform and Opening-Up. They couldn't make any moves even if they wanted to. The only option was to save money.
For dinner, they weren't planning to eat at Second Great-Aunt's house. They would eat out and then go home.
At the Jie residence, the courtyard gate was shut tight. In the yard, Mr. and Mrs. Xie sat together. Jie Jingwei and Xu Chunyan stood off to one side. Liu Guihua supported Xu Chunwang on a stone bench, wailing dramatically. Jie You had been sent over to Second Great-Aunt's house, Shen Qing was working in her room, and Jie Jinghun was by a window, enjoying the show.
She wasn't his mother-in-law, and that wasn't his brother-in-law. Since they weren't here for him, it was none of his business. He simply stayed in his room, watching the drama unfold from a safe distance.
"Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie, you have to get justice for my son!" Liu Guihua wept.
