Mr. Zhou stopped them, saying, "Alright! We're all family, why make things so tense!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou's mother scolded, "Lin Dashan, don't think I'm afraid of you. If you've forgotten about this while living a peaceful life, I'll remind you again: it's true that we raised the third son, but who gave birth to him..."

Mr. Zhou shouted, "Are you out of your mind? You can't keep your mouth shut all day long!"

This reminded Zhou's mother, and she immediately shut up.

Madam Liu overheard everything and asked curiously, "Mother, what did you mean just now? What happened to the third son?"

Zhou's mother's expression changed, and she said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just confused in my haste."

Liu pulled Zhou Xiaofang aside and said, "Mother, I know that the third son is studying at the academy and may have a bright future, but you and Father can't just look down on our eldest son like this."

"Look at what they made for Xiao Fang! Mom, you have to stand up for Xiao Fang!"

She didn't pay much attention, assuming that the conversation between Zhou's parents was Zhou's father trying to protect Zhou Jing'an.

Zhou's mother, after all, felt sorry for her beloved grandson. Seeing the bruises on Zhou Xiaofang's body, she snorted at Zhou's father and said, "No matter what, Ning Huan didn't teach the child well. Those little devils beat my precious grandson up like this. I have to go over and make them apologize to Xiaofang."

Even Zhou's father couldn't stop her, so he had no choice but to let her do as she pleased.

Madam Liu persisted, "Mother, you don't know how arrogant that bitch Ning Huan is! She even said that she wouldn't apologize even if I brought Father and Mother with me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother grabbed Liu and started to walk out: "This is outrageous! How can someone like this be a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family? I'll teach Ning Huan a lesson today. We haven't finished what happened last time!"

Seeing this, Zhou's father was worried and followed them out.

He quickly shouted, "Stop fooling around, come back right now!"

Zhou's mother sneered and said, "I'm going to teach that little hussy Ning Huan a lesson today!"

After saying that, she pulled Liu Shi straight to Ning Huan's house.

When Zhou's mother and Liu arrived at Ning Huan's house, Ning Huan had just finished applying medicine to the little ones and also gave Zhou Jing'an some medicine to regulate his blood and qi.

Seeing that it was Zhou's mother and Liu Shi, Ning Huan was not surprised. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Sister-in-law, your reinforcements have arrived?"

Her tone was full of sarcasm.

Zhou's mother glared at her and said, "Ning Huan, what do you mean by that? You bullied my grandson, can't I stand up for him?"

Zhou's father said in a deep voice, "Alright, all of you, say less. Third son's wife, what exactly happened?"

Liu said unhappily from the side, "Father, didn't I make it very clear to you at home? It was Ning Huan and her children who bullied Xiao Fang."

Ning Huan sneered, "Bullying Xiao Fang? Sister-in-law, I don't like hearing that. Weren't you there when the little ones were fighting with Xiao Fang? You really don't know what happened?"

Zhou's mother glared at her and asked domineeringly, "What do you mean? Is my grandson wrong?"

Ning Huan glanced at her contemptuously: "It was Zhou Xiaofang who snatched the little ones' things first and even cursed at them. It was also your daughter-in-law who started the fight by cursing and hitting them, which is why the fight broke out with the little ones."

Liu was speechless, choked by Ning Huan's words: "You..."

Zhou's mother angrily retorted, "What could he possibly snatch? It must be that those little brats had something fun they wouldn't let Xiao Fang play with, and my dear grandson was so eager to see it that he grabbed it."

Madam Liu chimed in, "That's right, stop trying to shift the blame. I was right there, I know more than you do. Look at what they did to Xiao Fang!"

As she spoke, she lifted Zhou Xiaofang's clothes, revealing bruises and welts all over his body.

The four little ones were originally lying at the door watching quietly, but they discovered that the wounds on Zhou Xiaofang's body were not caused during the fight.

Xiao Erbao stepped forward and said, "He's lying! The injuries on his body weren't from the fight just now!"

Zhou's mother was furious when she saw Xiao Er and said, "You hit someone and you're still trying to argue? You child, your parents haven't raised you well, so I'll teach you a lesson!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to hit Xiao Erbao.

Ning Huan quickly stopped her, frowning as she said, "Don't go too far. The four little ones are still children."

"How did I go too far in disciplining my own child?"

Zhou's mother sneered, "Don't even mention them, I can teach their father a lesson too!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand again, but Ning Huan grabbed it.

Zhou's mother looked up and glared at Ning Huan, saying, "Do you want to hit me?"

After saying that, she tried to shake off Ning Huan's hand again, but Ning Huan grabbed it tightly and she couldn't break free at all.

Ning Huan stared coldly at Zhou's mother and said, "You are their grandmother, how could you lay a hand on them?"

She never expected that, despite being Zhou's mother's grandchildren, the four little ones would be so doted on by Zhou Xiaofang, while being called "little bastards" all the time.

The four little ones beside them seemed to be used to this, but they still lowered their heads somewhat dejectedly.

Just as Zhou's mother was about to speak, a sharp female voice rang out from the doorway: "Ning Huan, you bitch, put your hand down right now!"

The woman speaking was Zhou Yan. She had just arrived home when she heard that her sister-in-law and Zhou Xiaofang had been beaten up, and her parents had come over with them.

She hurriedly followed, knowing that Ning Huan was definitely involved in this matter.

She stepped forward and shoved Ning Huan, saying, "You bitch, let go of me!"

Ning Huan shoved Zhou Yan away, and Zhou Yan staggered back two steps, almost falling.

Zhou's mother hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhou Yan up, and said to Ning Huan with a face full of anger, "You bitch, you've gone too far!"

Ning Huan's eyes were cold and sharp as she stared at the Zhou family members, saying, "Today, the four little ones were beaten, and we haven't even said anything. Instead, you've come over and become so aggressive. Moreover..."

She paused and continued, "The injuries on these four little ones are much more serious than Zhou Xiaofang's. Moreover, half of the injuries on this child look fresh."

As she spoke, she glanced at Madam Liu beside her, and knew without a doubt what was going on.

When Liu went back to complain, fearing that Zhou's parents wouldn't be able to come forward, she beat Zhou Xiaofang again on the way, adding to his injuries.

Feeling guilty, Liu avoided Ning Huan's gaze, not daring to look directly at her.

Although Zhou's mother disliked Ning Huan, she finally understood this time.

She must have deliberately hit Zhou Xiaofang again to file a complaint and then frame these little ones.

She rolled her eyes at Liu, meaning she'd deal with her when they got home.

Even now, knowing that Liu did it on purpose, they refuse to admit their mistake and insist on getting an apology from Zhou Xiaofang.