SFS Chapter 247: Unprecedented Generosity
Chapter 247: Unprecedented Generosity
In the following days, things went smoothly, and the application for commutation of sentence was actually submitted and approved. On the 22nd, the day before the Chinese New Year, Jia Zhang was about to be officially released, which made the whole family immersed in great joy. Jia Dongxu also went to the prison to verify the situation and got the exact information from the administrator: his mother would indeed be released in the near future. Upon learning this exciting news, he was overjoyed and rushed home to share it with Qin Huairu.
Similarly, Qin Huairu was so excited when she heard the sudden good news that she couldn't express it in words. She expressed her deep gratitude and praise for everything her husband had done: "Dongxu is really thoughtful! You took the initiative to ask Mom to apply for a commutation of sentence. The credit goes to you!" Faced with his wife's straightforward praise, Jia Dongxu couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
After a while, he left home again and went directly to his friend Yi Zhonghai's house to inform him that Jia Zhang's sentence would be commuted and she would soon return to the free world. Yi Zhonghai was also very happy to learn that Jia Zhang would be released early, and said with emotion: "Five years! Your mother can finally see the light of day again. This is really a great thing worth celebrating!"
Whenever he recalled his mother's experiences over the years, Jia Dongxu would feel bitter, thinking that his mother had been innocently imprisoned because of Lu's ruthless accusations. "My mother was detained for five years, and all the faults were on the man surnamed Lu, just because he exposed his ** behavior..." Thinking of this, his dissatisfaction and resentment became deeper. But fortunately, the most important thing at this moment is not resentment but celebrating the upcoming reunion time.
Yi Zhonghai agreed with Jia Dongxu's point of view and nodded, "Lu Weimin's behavior is indeed unacceptable! It's too much!"
"This guy is so bad. One day he will get the punishment he deserves!" Jia Dongxu was very angry about this.
After sharing the good news, Jia Dongxu hurried to other neighbors in the yard to tell them the news that his mother would soon be given a reduced sentence, and excitedly shared with everyone the good news that his mother would soon be returning home.
"Ms. Jia Zhang is going to be released? Five years have passed so quickly?" However, many neighbors do not have a good impression of Ms. Jia Zhang.
"I heard from Dongxu that his mother was released early because of her good behavior. It would have taken several months for her sentence to expire!" "Impossible? Jia Zhang was able to get a reduced sentence. She's so lucky!"
"Ms. Jia Zhang will be released due to a reduction in her sentence." Sha Zhu, who often visited the compound several times, also heard the news and told his wife Liu Lan and He Yushui.
When He Yushui went to Ermingang to visit Xiaohan, he mentioned this matter by the way and passed it on to Lu Weimin's family.
"Mrs. Jia was released from prison after her sentence was reduced? Five years passed so quickly? This is too much!" Li Jing said with a frown.
Sister Fei was puzzled by her daughter's attitude.
You know, when the neighbor in the alley was released from prison, why did her daughter seem unhappy? Sister Fei asked, "Jingjing, why did Jia Zhang go to prison?"
Li Jing explained: "Jia Zhang's imprisonment actually had a lot to do with Wei Min! At the beginning, when Wei Min first arrived in the capital and was assigned a house, Jia Zhang thought that the two rooms belonged to her. In order to seize the houses, she fabricated rumors and accused Wei Min of being an enemy spy, which almost led to disastrous consequences. At that time, Wei Min had not yet become my boyfriend, but I had a good impression of him in my heart. I was very anxious when I knew about this... Fortunately, Wei Min's innocence was finally proved.
Jia Zhang was arrested by the Military Control Commission and sentenced to five years in prison for fabricating lies and framing others after failing to seize property. She was supposed to be released in a few months, but she unexpectedly received a commutation of sentence in advance. She was lucky to be able to return home before the Chinese New Year.
When Sister Fei heard that Jia Zhang was in jail for slandering her son-in-law, she showed a rare look of anger on her usually elegant face: "Such a vicious woman was sentenced to only five years, and even had to celebrate the New Year through sentence reduction. It's ridiculous!" After that, Sister Fei walked directly to the phone, picked up the receiver and dialed a number. "Hello! Is this Uncle Hong? This is Feifei!"
The story then took a dramatic turn -
Jia Zhang did not get the freedom she wished for, but was told that she had to stay in prison and could not reunite with her family in the new year.
Time quickly came to the 22nd, the day before the Little New Year.
On this day, Jia Dongxu took a special leave and made careful preparations with Qin Huairu. They dressed the whole family in the best clothes, especially dressing up their child Banggeng beautifully so that he would appear in front of the public in the most energetic way.
When I passed by the front yard, I ran into Aunt Yan who was talking to the aunt next door.
Aunt Yan laughed and said, "Oh! It's not even New Year yet, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu, why are your two families so close together? Are you going to visit the bride's family?"
Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were in a very good mood, with bright smiles on their faces.
"By the way, you didn't forget, right? Today is the day my mother is released from prison. We must dress up nicely to pick her up!" Jia Dongxu said excitedly.
"Oh no! I was confused. Of course you should dress decently when picking up an old lady!"
"Then let's not waste time! We have to hurry to pick up mom. She must be waiting anxiously outside. If we go a step late, my mom will nag us all the time!" Jia Dongxu said.
"Okay! Go and pick up the old lady!" Aunt Yan responded immediately.
An auntie who was walking by happened to be on her way home from shopping. Seeing Jia Dongxu and his family dressed up like this and preparing to go out, she stepped forward and asked, "What are Jia Dongxu and his family going to do so formally?"
Aunt Yan said, "Today is the day Jia Zhang is released from prison, and her whole family went to pick her up!" Neighbor Aunt Wang responded, "I remember she was going to serve five years, how long is that?"
"Actually, it's not time yet! I heard that the application for commutation of sentence was approved!"
"So that's how it is! That's right! This way she can go home for the New Year!"
"The Jia family must be happy that Jia Zhang can come out to celebrate the New Year, but the peace of our courtyard will be compromised!" "That's right!"
Soon, the news that Jia Zhang would be released from prison today spread throughout the compound, and most of the neighbors felt unhappy after hearing the news.
This time, Jia Dongxu was generous for the first time and did not walk. Instead, his whole family took a car to the Red Star Women's Prison to wait.
Time passed little by little.
By noon, my mother still hadn't shown up.
Qin Huairu urged Jia Dongxu to find out.
The prison guard replied: "People are usually released around 3:30 in the afternoon." "Why didn't you say so earlier!" Jia Dongxu complained in a low voice, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Knowing that her mother-in-law would not be out until 3:30 in the afternoon, Qin Huairu said anxiously: "What should we do? We have to wait for several hours. We can't just sit there and wait. Besides, Banggeng is about to cry. Today is the big day when Mom is released from prison. Why don't we go have a meal first?" Speaking of eating, Qin Huairu's eyes flashed with excitement, and she looked at Jia Dongxu with expectation. She had been married to him for so long, but had never been to a restaurant to eat, and she had always longed for such an experience.
Jia Dongxu was a little reluctant when his wife suggested going to a restaurant for dinner, but he said, "If we want to have dinner, we have to wait until Mom is released from prison and then the whole family can go together to celebrate. It's not appropriate for just the three of us."
"Well, that makes sense!" Although Qin Huairu agreed verbally, she was not very happy in her heart. However, since Jia Dongxu said so as the head of the family, she had no choice. Besides, what he said seemed to be reasonable.
Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a place to rest for a while. I'll go to the nearby market to buy some food."
"Okay!" Qin Huairu became excited immediately when she heard there was something to eat and immediately agreed.
The family found a place to sit down, and Jia Dongxu went to a nearby market to buy food.
About half an hour later, Jia Dongxu came back.
"He bought steamed buns again!" Qin Huairu had expected her husband to buy something good, but it turned out to be steamed buns again. She couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
"It's already good enough to eat steamed corn bread! Many poor people can't even afford steamed corn bread! The New Year is almost here, we can't spend money recklessly at this time. We have to save money and have a good New Year!" Jia Dongxu comforted his wife.
"You're right, husband!" After hearing that they could have a prosperous new year, Qin Huairu's dissatisfaction suddenly disappeared, and she no longer minded the simple meal in front of her.
Seeing his wife's satisfied expression, Jia Dongxu felt quite proud: his wife was so easy to satisfy.
The wait seemed particularly long.
The sun is setting.
Finally it was 3:30 in the afternoon.
Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and their son Banggeng returned to the outside of the Red Star Women's Prison and waited there again, their eyes full of anticipation.
However, after waiting for half an hour and then another hour, there was still no sign of Jia Zhang.
"He's probably still going through the procedures for being released from prison. It will be ready soon! Don't cry, Banggeng. Crying will affect your good luck!" Jia Dongxu felt annoyed when he heard the child crying, and his voice unconsciously rose.
Surprisingly, after another half an hour, there was still no sign of the mother.
So Jia Dongxu said to Qin Huairu, "Go and ask again!" Qin Huairu nodded, turned around and walked towards the guard at the prison gate to inquire about the situation, and soon came back to tell him the details.
"The prison guards said that everyone who was supposed to be released today has already been released! But, it's strange, why hasn't my mother come out yet? Did she forget the date, or did something unexpected happen?" Qin Huairu said puzzledly.
Hearing this, Jia Dongxu also felt that something was wrong.
"I'll go ask the prison administrators to see what's going on!" Jia Dongxu said as he hurried to the prison. When he came back, his face was full of worry.
"Dongxu, what's wrong? What happened?" Qin Huairu asked anxiously.
Jia Dongxu's face was gloomy: "Oh no, we may have to spend this New Year without **. Her original application for commutation of sentence has been revoked!"