Hearing the noise, someone pushed the door open and came in.
Zhao Li looked unkind, "Dad, what's going on? Someone is bullying you?"
The patriarch also stood up at the same time, "Lili, stop talking nonsense, why are you here?"
Zhao Li sneered, "I've been here for a while, and I was chatting with my elder brother outside for a while!"
Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room, the eldest brother asked defensively, "Xiaodong, what's wrong?"
Zhao Dong narrowed his eyes and said nothing, his emotions on the verge of exploding!
In fact, what the patriarch said just now is not unreasonable, and it also speaks to Zhao Dong's heart.
No matter how this matter is handled, once it gets serious, it will have a negative impact on Jiaqi!
After all, she is a girl, and people are intimidating!
In addition, the college entrance examination is coming soon, and if it is not handled well, it will affect the child's life!
Although the family left the handling of this matter in his hands.
But how to pursue this matter and how far to pursue it, Zhao Dong is still very confused in his heart!
He even had extravagant hopes that if Huang Zhiqiang and others came forward to admit their mistakes, apologize, plead guilty, and submit to justice at the first time, he would not necessarily hold on to this matter!
He can even help out and do his aunt's work!
As long as both parties take a step back, this matter cannot be solved, because Zhao Dong believes that his aunt is not willing to gamble with Jiaqi's reputation!
But what did the other party do?
Since the incident, everyone has been testing his bottom line again and again!
Intimidation and inducement, soft and hard, crooked and evil, all in different ways!
The amount of compensation has also been rising, from the initial 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, to 500,000 today!
What did they take this to be, a deal?
What do you think Jiaqi is, a bargaining chip?
From the beginning to the end, no one really cared about Jiaqi, everyone was considering their own interests!
On the surface, he pretends to care about Jiaqi, but behind his back, he is really sanctimonious!
It made Zhao Dong extremely disgusted and aroused his rebellious psychology!
This time it was Jiaqi's good luck. With his cousin coming forward to support him, the other party's attitude towards admitting his mistakes changed repeatedly, and he even hesitated to spend money to avoid disaster and settle the matter!
If it were a child from an ordinary family, what would be the outcome?
If Jiaqi hadn't been stubborn and would rather die than surrender, what kind of tragic tragedy would have happened in the hotel?
This is the real reason why Zhao Dong hates him so much!
Regardless of the purpose, using a woman's body as a bargaining chip made Zhao Dong feel chilly and shameless!
Especially since this matter was fueled by members of the Zhao family, it even touched Zhao Dong's bottom line!
Seeing that Zhao Dong's emotions were about to explode, Sophie stepped forward in time, "Brother, I'm sorry, I accidentally spilled the water and scalded the patriarch."
In front of the juniors, the patriarch did not want to intensify the conflict, so he hurried down the slope and said: "It's okay, I didn't catch it, I don't blame Xiao Fei."
The eldest brother was doubtful and then slowly withdrew.
Zhao Li had no intention of leaving, but pulled up a chair and sat down without any shame!
Sophie refilled her cup of tea and returned to her original spot.
He looked calm and acted calmly, as if he was used to big scenes and was calm!
It was also the first time that the patriarch discovered that the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, who had always been secretive, was the real ruthless character, even more difficult to deal with than Zhao Dong!
Standing silently behind Zhao Dong, he didn't say a word, and he didn't show any sharpness, but every time he spoke, it was just right.
Check for Zhao Dong's deficiencies and fill in the gaps, and also control the direction of the whole thing!
The patriarch looked at Sophie and then at his daughter. After secretly comparing them, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was more than a million miles away.
Apart from anything else, he and Zhao Dong are both elders, so how can Zhao Li be qualified to sit down?
He sighed, and while calming down the atmosphere, he sighed sincerely: "Xiaodong, you are lucky to have a virtuous wife!"
"I've lived half my life and I've seen a lot of women. It's rare to find someone as outstanding as Xiaofei!"
Zhao Dong took Sophie's palm in his and admired it seriously: "Really? I feel the same way."
Sophie pulled her hand away, pushed her slightly and said, "The patriarch is being polite to you, do you still take it seriously?"
Zhao Dong raised his lips and said, "You don't have to be polite, my wife is the best in the world!"
Zhao Li snorted dissatisfied.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. The patriarch tried to ease the atmosphere, "Xiaodong, I know you have grievances about Jiaqi."
"Today I am relying on my old age to show off my old skills. Can you please look out for my face and not make this matter a big deal?"
Zhao Dong asked back, "Chief, what are you worried about?"
The patriarch's expression was slightly unnatural, "What do I have to worry about?"
Zhao Dong didn't hide it, "Now that we've talked about it, what's the point in going around in circles like this?"
The patriarch hesitated for a moment, "I have said so much, but you still insist on investigating?"
Zhao Dong said in a deep voice: "Head of the clan, we are all one family, and I don't want to cause too much embarrassment."
"I only have one request: before dark, those who are involved in this matter should go to the police and surrender themselves!"
"I don't have to pursue anything else!"
The patriarch was unable to get off the tiger, and his expression became solemn!
In the tense atmosphere, the negotiations once again reached a deadlock!
Zhao Li spoke suddenly, sneered and took over the topic, "Zhao Dong, I've been putting up with you for a long time."
"My dad is friendly with you. That's not to scare you, but to compliment you!"
"If you continue to investigate, it's up to you?"
Zhao Dong didn't want to quarrel with her because she was a woman and a junior.
Since we can't reach an agreement, then we can wait until the clan meeting is held and have a gong and drums in person. There's no point in arguing here!
Zhao Dong was about to open the door to see the guests off, but Sophie pulled up a chair and sat down!
Just kidding, what occasion has she never seen before?
When two men are talking, she doesn’t have to interrupt!
But Zhao Li wants to show off her power here? Want to humiliate her husband in person? Does she really think that Sophie is a vegetarian?
Sophie smiled and said with a strong aura: "That's right, just rely on my husband, can't you?"
Now that they had broken up, Zhao Li simply said bluntly: "Why should he?"
Sophie raised her voice and said, "Just because his surname is Zhao, he is qualified to take care of this matter!"
Zhao Li mocked, "His surname is Zhao, but what qualifications does he have to care about this matter?"
"Your Tianzhou branch has not been in contact with our family for so many years. When I come back this time, my dad just wants to praise you. Do you really think of yourself as an outsider?"
"Don't forget, in Kaoshan Town, my father is the patriarch of the Zhao family!"
"You've made my aunt angry. Don't tell me that Sophie wants to be included in the Zhao family's family tree? Even Zhao Dong has to be removed from the family tree!"
"Open your mouth, shut up, and seek justice for Jiaqi. It's nice to say it. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking!"
"Aren't you just greedy for money and want to get some benefits?"
"What are you pretending to be?"
The patriarch had a sullen face. The reason why he didn't bring Zhang Li here was because he knew his daughter's temper and was worried about her doing something bad!
The result was unexpected, and the thing we were most worried about happened.