Although Song Enshu had not studied medicine, Xia Ping was learning, and that wouldn’t be a problem for him.
Song Lei became even angrier.
He very much wanted to demand that book from Song Enshu.
But he worried that if he did it in front of Song Ting and Shen Ci, it would provoke them to change their minds and take it back.
He decided to say nothing for now and waited a few days to quietly seek out Song Enshu to demand it.
He couldn’t believe it; Song Enshu surely wouldn’t deny him this bit of face.
What he hadn’t anticipated was that he would never get the chance to demand the "Golden Needle Technique" from Song Enshu, because... Wang Jilin had snagged them with a tape recording.
Shen Ci forced Wang Jilin to file the report.
It truly was a forced hand.
Faced with the choice between prison and being crippled, he resolutely chose prison.
Moreover, Shen Ci had said that since he was an accessory, if he behaved well, his punishment would be lighter.
It was Wang Jilin who had testified against them; neither Shen Ci nor Song Enshu had broken their word. Both Old Mrs. Song and Song Lei were suffering but couldn’t complain.
They always felt they had been tricked by Shen Ci but had no evidence.
Nor could they seek evidence, since they were immediately taken into custody.
The Main Branch of Song Family was suddenly in shambles.
Song Lei’s current wife and children quickly divided up Song Lei’s properties, leaving only the ancestral home registered in Song Ting’s name.
Song Ting and Song Enshu were not angered—as this had been expected.
Song Ting arranged for the ancestral home to be sealed and cleaned regularly, and at his newly purchased residence, he hung a sign declaring it "Song Mansion," where he prepared rooms for Shen Ci, Song Ennian, Song Enshu, Song Enzhi, and Song Enyu.
In other words, the Song Family had now changed doorplates, and his era had truly arrived.
He finally became the legitimate Family Head of the Song Family.
Reflecting on the recent past, when he was not only gravely ill but also oppressed by Song Lei and Su Xiufeng, he was now turned around, like a serf who sings of his liberation, abruptly feeling a sense of reality and genuine gratitude to Qin Weilan for giving birth to such a good son as Shen Ci and finding him such an excellent daughter-in-law.
Old Mrs. Song couldn’t bear even a single day in the detention center and desperately begged for help to get Song Ting to meet with her.
She knew it was Shen Ci’s retribution but dared not seek him out.
Now, just thinking of him made her tremble with fear, let alone having a conversation.
Song Ting went to see her immediately.
In fact, even if Old Mrs. Song hadn’t done anything, he would have secured her release.
Being so aged and having suffered such a shock and lesson, she would behave and quietly live out her old age.
Upon seeing Song Ting, Old Mrs. Song pleaded desperately with tears and snot, "Ting, I know I’ve wronged you, but for the sake of giving birth to you, can you get me out? I promise from now on to live quietly and do nothing."
Old Mrs. Song’s favoritism toward her eldest son, Song Lei, was not just because he was the eldest but also because, since Song Ting was raised by her in-laws, he had never shared the closeness with her and Song Lei, and due to her poor relationship with her mother-in-law, she always regarded Song Ting as her mother-in-law’s kin...
Seeing him gave her a headache.
Later, when he won Old Master Song’s favor, she felt even more that it was her mother-in-law flaunting power over her...
Song Ting didn’t make it difficult for Old Mrs. Song.
He agreed very resolutely.
Then he provided funds for Old Mrs. Song to be released on medical bail.
Also, because their family originally ran a medical clinic, Old Mrs. Song didn’t need to be hospitalized; she could stay at home.
Song Ting also arranged a room for the old lady in that residence.
It was quietly and luxuriously furnished, with a nanny and a chef specifically assigned to take care of Old Mrs. Song.
Old Mrs. Song enjoyed her material comforts in her old age, but... from that point on, she was lonely as snow.
Old Mrs. Song might dodge prison due to her age, but Song Lei and Lin Fangwei didn’t have this option.
Birds of the same forest fly apart when disaster strikes, and as for his current wife, she didn’t care about his life or death, let alone allow their children to care.
Shen Ci and Song Enshu "kept their word," and dropped their pursuit of Lin Fangwei.