Chapter 241 Threat

"Mother, they won't lend us the ladder," Zhou Yan whispered as she walked to her mother's side.

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother glared at Zhou Yan, shoved her aside, and said irritably, "Get out of here, you useless thing."

She paced around the entrance of the courtyard, trying to find a suitable spot where Zhou Yan could climb in.

"mother!"

Zhou's mother was startled by Zhou Jun's angry roar.

She turned around and launched into a tirade against him: "Your wife is such an ingrate! She raised your little sister's child, and now she's turning her back on her!"

Zhou Jun looked sharply at Zhou Yan, who was standing behind her mother pretending to be a quail.

He said coldly, "It has nothing to do with my wife. I'm the one who sent Zhou Yan back to her hometown."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother ignored the stares of the onlookers, let out a scream, rushed to Zhou Jun, and began pounding on his chest.

He yelled, "You heartless bastard! I raised you with my own hands and feet, only for you to forget your mother after you get married?"

"You can't even tolerate your own brothers and sisters for your wife."

“Our Zhou family can’t afford a daughter-in-law who sows discord among parents, siblings and other relatives. You should divorce her immediately.”

Zhou Jun's face turned ashen as he suppressed his anger and grabbed his mother's wrist.

He said sternly, "Mother, isn't my wife good enough to you? Every piece of clothing you wear, all four seasons, is bought by her?"

"Which of my eldest brother and sister-in-law's children hasn't received a gift from my wife during holidays?"

“Zhou Yan ate and wore whatever she wanted at my house and I let her pay for it herself. I still gave her 20 yuan of pocket money every month.”

"You said you were having financial difficulties at home, and my wife didn't hesitate. Every month, before she even had a chance to keep her salary, she would send 70 yuan back to you. What more do you want from my wife?"

Zhou Jun raised his voice and recounted everything his wife had done since marrying into the Zhou family.

Su Nian will continue to live in the family compound, and he doesn't want others to laugh behind her back, saying things like she doesn't get along with her mother-in-law or is unfilial.

The military wives who were watching the commotion around them changed their gazes towards Zhou's mother and Zhou Yan after hearing what Commander Zhou said.

"The regimental commander's wife is really filial this week, sending so much money back to her hometown every month."

"That's right, that old woman is shameless and insatiable."

"This isn't about disliking the daughter-in-law for sowing discord; it's about being stingy with that 20 yuan of pocket money, isn't it?"

Hearing the whispers and gossip among the military wives around her, Zhou's mother's face instantly turned cold.

"Smack."

Enraged, Zhou's mother slapped Zhou Jun across the face, pointing her finger at his nose and yelling, "What? You're worried about that little bit of retirement money?"

"Let me tell you, Zhou Jun, you're my child, born after ten months of pregnancy. Even if I gave you 100 yuan a month, it would be what you should do!"

"This is money you earned as a son. If you dare not give me retirement money, I'll go to your boss and report you for being unfilial!"

Grandma Gu came out and overheard Zhou's mother's threatening words. She glanced at her and said sarcastically, "Louder, say a few more curses."

"It just so happens that quite a few people are eyeing your son's position."

“Go directly to the military leadership and report your son for being unfilial.”

“Take off his military uniform and let him go back to the production team to earn work points. Then your family won’t have to leech off him anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother stared intently at Grandma Gu.

She was still counting on her youngest son to take care of her in her old age, so how could she possibly go to her boss and complain about his lack of filial piety?

"Where did this old hag come from? You like to sow discord so much. Is it because your son is unfilial and you are jealous of other people's sons who are filial?"

Zhou's mother's words struck a nerve with Grandma Gu.

She has been living with her granddaughter, keeping a low profile and trying her best not to cause them any trouble, just in case people say she has no one to take care of her.

Zhou's mother actually dared to laugh at her directly.

In a fit of anger, Grandma Gu rushed forward, grabbed Zhou's mother by the hair, and slapped her several times.

"I'll teach you a lesson for your foul mouth. I've wanted to teach you a lesson for a long time, you old hag, and you still dare to laugh at me."

"You dare hit me."

After Zhou's mother realized what was happening, she started tearing at Grandma Gu.

When Zhou Yan saw her mother being slapped on the ground by Grandma Gu, she wanted to help, but Zhou Jun grabbed her arm and threw her away.

Zhou Yan stared at Zhou Jun in disbelief: "Brother, you actually watched Mother get beaten with your own eyes."

Zhou Jun gave Zhou Yan a cold look, but he couldn't lay a hand on Zhou's mother because of his status.

However, he wouldn't step forward to help Zhou's mother.

Gu Yihan was stunned for a moment, and then she saw Grandma Gu and Zhou's mother fighting. She quickly asked Zhang Xia to help look after Hao Hao in her arms for a while.

She stepped forward to help take sides, encouraging Grandma Gu to kick Zhou's mother a few more times.

"What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

Upon hearing Commander Zhang's voice, Grandma Gu released her grip on Zhou's mother and spat at her, saying, "You rotten-hearted wretch, you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later."

With her hair disheveled, Zhou's mother glared at Grandma Gu, gritting her teeth and saying, "You wait, I won't let you get away with this!"

"Shut up!"

Brigade Commander Zhang shouted loudly

Zhou's mother was tidying up the clothes that Grandma Gu had torn apart.

Looking up, I saw the wives of the soldiers around me making way for Brigade Commander Zhang, who was speaking, and I guessed that he was a leader in the army.

Her eyes darted around, and she plopped down on the ground.

One hand slapped her thigh as she cried, while the other pointed at Grandma Gu beside Gu Yihan: "Boss, this shrew hit me!"

Zhou Jun didn't even glance at his mother, who was putting on an act, but instead walked up to Brigade Commander Zhang.

He stood with his legs together, raised his hand in a military salute, and solemnly said, "Reporting to the commander, I am applying for discharge from the army."

Zhou Yan, who had just walked to Zhou's mother's side, was stunned when she heard his words.

"You're retiring from the army?" Brigade Commander Zhang asked, his brows furrowed and his sharp gaze fixed on Zhou Jun's eyes.

Zhou Jun looked directly into Brigade Commander Zhang's eyes and nodded seriously, saying, "Commander, my parents are getting old, and I need to go back to take care of them."

Worried that Zhou Jun might actually be discharged from the army, Zhou Yan anxiously called out to her mother, "Mother, we can't let my brother be discharged."

He's retired from the military, so he can no longer stay in the family compound.

You can't find a suitable officer partner outside of the family compound.

"No, I don't agree!" Zhou's mother quickly got up, ran to Zhou Jun's side, and grabbed his arm: "Who gave you permission to leave the army?"

Zhou Jun didn't even glance at his mother, staring at Brigade Commander Zhang's determined expression as he looked toward retiring from the army.

He said, "Commander, as you can see, I am no longer suitable to stay in the army."

"Just because of this troublesome mother, she gave up her promising future?" Zhang Xia asked Gu Yihan with a puzzled expression.

Gu Yihan looked thoughtfully at the expressionless Brigade Commander Zhang and said, "Who could withstand this kind of torment?"

“My mother-in-law is sucking the blood of the whole family. It’s one thing for my sister-in-law to disrespect her, but she even hit her.”

Gu Yihan was speaking from Su Nian's perspective.

She and Zhang Xia didn't deliberately lower their voices, and everyone present, unless they were too far away, could hear them.

"A sister-in-law dares to hit her sister-in-law?"

"Who would dare marry a woman like that? They'd be marrying a monster!"