Old Man Cai didn’t know how he left.

He felt light-headed and stumbled away.

Chen Xiaoxiu was waiting outside. When she saw Old Man Cai return, she hurriedly asked, “What happened?”

Old Man Cai looked at Chen Xiaoxiu and shook his head. “They refuse to forgive him. Xue Jian is definitely going to prison this time.”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoxiu burst into wretched tears. “What do we do? What do we do? I’ll go beg Zhang Xiaohua to let my son go!”

“It’s no use!” Old Man Cai sighed. “Even if you go, it won’t change anything.”

“I don’t believe it. I’ll repent, I’ll apologize. It was all my fault, I wronged her.” With that, Chen Xiaoxiu ran into the hospital.

She found Cai Wennan’s hospital room, and upon seeing Granny Cai, she dropped to her knees before her.

“Sister Zhang, I’m begging you, please let my son go. He’s still young, I swear he’ll never cause trouble again.”

Seeing Chen Xiaoxiu, Granny Cai was genuinely infuriated. “Chen Xiaoxiu, can you stop making people sick? Your son broke the law. Begging me is useless!”

“Besides, why should I forgive you? You should go find a lawyer to defend your son. Maybe he’ll get a lighter sentence.”

Chen Xiaoxiu kowtowed to Granny Cai. “Sister Zhang, I’m begging you. It was my fault back then. I deserve to die, but my son is still young. If he goes to prison, his future is over.”

Granny Cai took a few deep breaths, then cursed, “Your son’s future will be over if he goes to prison? My granddaughter was kidnapped and could have been sold off or even killed! Wasn’t that dangerous? You people are shameless.”

Chen Xiaoxiu continued to beg for mercy. “It was me who seduced Cai Xingwang back then. It was all my fault. You can hit me, curse me, whatever you want…”

Granny Cai’s face was flushed with anger. “It takes two to tango. You were in the wrong, but Cai Xingwang is no saint either. You’re two of a kind. Back then, for the sake of my child and because society was so conservative, I gritted my teeth and didn’t divorce him.”

“Truthfully, from that moment on, I stopped seeing Cai Xingwang as my husband. He was only my son’s father. After this incident, he is no longer my son’s father, nor is he my grandson and granddaughter’s grandfather. He’s not worthy.”

“Stop your wishful thinking. Now get out of here. Don’t be an eyesore. Just looking at you annoys me. Get as far away as you can.”

Seeing that no amount of begging could sway Granny Cai, Chen Xiaoxiu seemed to snap, her tone turning sinister as she made a threat.

“If my son goes to prison, I’ll fight you to the death. I’ll find a way to kill your grandson and granddaughter.”

Hearing this, Granny Cai was so enraged she picked up a stool and hurled it at Chen Xiaoxiu. “You have the guts? Then come at me. When the time comes, I’ll send you to prison too, so you and your son can have a reunion in there.”

“AHH!” Chen Xiaoxiu shrieked in pain. “You’re out of control! You’re hitting people…”

As she spoke, Chen Xiaoxiu lunged at Granny Cai.

“Grandma, look out!” Cai Wennan saw what was happening and quickly shouted a warning, worried her grandmother would get hurt.

Han Xiaorui was right there. How could she possibly let her godmother get hurt?

She rushed forward and, with a swift kick, knocked Chen Xiaoxiu to the ground.

Chen Xiaoxiu sat on the floor, clutching her leg and howling in pain.

Han Xiaorui sneered, “When you can’t win with words, you resort to violence. Let’s see how long you can keep this up!”

Chen Xiaoxiu’s eyes were filled with resentment. “I won’t let you get away with this.”

Granny Cai sneered back, “I’d like to see how you won’t let me get away with it! Someone like you—lazy, greedy, and used to reaping what you haven’t sown—what are you even capable of?!”

Medical staff and security guards arrived and escorted Chen Xiaoxiu out.

Old Man Cai, who was resting on a rock by the roadside, sighed as he saw Chen Xiaoxiu limp out.

Things were getting more and more serious, and he had no control over the situation.

When Chen Xiaoxiu saw Old Man Cai, she broke down, wailing, “Old Cai, they beat me! What do we do now? We don’t have any money. How can we hire a lawyer for our son?”

Old Man Cai gritted his teeth. “I’ll go borrow money to hire the best lawyer for Xue Jian.”

“Old Cai, we’re counting on you.” Chen Xiaoxiu had no money at all and could only rely on Old Man Cai.

But when Old Man Cai tried to borrow money from his acquaintances, he found that everyone already knew about his situation.

They either said they had no money or would only lend him one or two hundred.

After asking around, he couldn’t borrow any significant amount of money.

Old Man Cai and Chen Xiaoxiu grew frantic and went to the detention center to visit Cai Xuejian.

He was suffering inside.

Seeing his parents, Cai Xuejian burst into tears.

“Mom, Dad, you have to save me! I don’t want to go to prison. I’ll get beaten up in there.”

Chen Xiaoxiu’s heart ached. “Son, don’t worry. Your father and I will save you, even if we have to sell everything we own.”

“Go beg Zhang Xiaohua. If they forgive me, my sentence could be reduced,” Cai Xuejian choked out, pleading.

“We already begged, but it was no use. Your father and I are trying to raise money to hire a good lawyer for you,” Chen Xiaoxiu replied. “Take care of yourself in there. We’ll do everything we can.”

Hearing this, Cai Xuejian’s eyes lit up. “Mom, you need to borrow money quickly. If you can’t get it from friends or relatives, you can borrow from private lenders.”

“If we hire a good lawyer, he can defend me, and I can get a reduced sentence. Mom, you can’t be stingy with the money. Oh, and have Dad be the one to borrow it. He and Zhang Xiaohua aren’t divorced yet. If Dad can’t pay it back, Zhang Xiaohua will have to.”

Chen Xiaoxiu, who had been distraught just a moment ago, was suddenly delighted. “Really? There’s a loophole like that? That’s great!”

After the visit ended, Chen Xiaoxiu discussed the plan with Old Man Cai. They had both been worried about not being able to borrow money.

Now that they had a solution, Old Man Cai felt he had no choice. For his son’s sake, he went to borrow the money directly.

When the lenders heard Old Man Cai wanted to borrow, they were of course willing, lending him a hefty sum of 30,000 yuan.

The interest rate was 35.5%, just a little shy of usury.

With money, they could hire a lawyer.

After a medical examination, Cai Wennan stayed in the hospital for two days before being discharged.

Just then, the fishing boat returned to port.

Han Xiaorui went to the docks personally. When the boat docked, she went straight to Liang Xiaoyu and told her everything.

Liang Xiaoyu swayed on her feet.

Han Xiaorui steadied her. “Sister-in-law Xiao Yu, don’t panic. Wennan is safe now, she’s been discharged and is resting at home. Also, I’ve already hired Chen Nanyang as the lawyer to sue the kidnappers.”

Liang Xiaoyu let out a sigh of relief. “Xiao Rui, thank you. With Xueqin not home, my mother-in-law has been all alone. I can only imagine how difficult it’s been.”

Han Xiaorui smiled. “I’m here. For both public and private reasons, it’s my duty to help you all. Sister-in-law Xiao Yu, I know you’re worried about home, so hurry back. I’ll watch over things here.”

“Okay!” Liang Xiaoyu was worried about her family and no longer had the heart to work.

She hurriedly grabbed her change of clothes and rushed home.

After hearing from Han Xiaorui what had happened to Cai Wennan, the boatmen were all indignant.

“This is all Old Man Cai’s fault. What a tragedy for the family, bringing disaster upon his own descendants,” cursed Chen Yishui. “That old bastard. He’s such a scoundrel.”

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