"This is our family dinner. It's inappropriate for an outsider to be present, right?" Zhou Zhengan looked at Lu Mianmian and, without caring about etiquette or face, he wanted to drive her away.

Zhou Jinghua looked unhappy: "She is me..."

"Brother, uncle is right. It is indeed not appropriate for me to stay. You can have dinner with them first. I will go back first." After Lu Mianmian finished speaking, she pursed her lips pretending to be relaxed, turned around and left.

"Xiaohua~" Zhou Jinghua felt a surge of guilt in his heart.

But what he didn't know was that Lu Mianmian didn't leave after she went out, but was wandering around.

Because Jue told her that there was something fishy going on with this family.

They clearly didn't like Zhou Jinghua, but they insisted on dragging him out for a meal. There must be something wrong with this meal.

So she decided to walk around and then find an opportunity to sneak back.

At the dinner table, Zhou Jinghua asked about Zhou Jiani's situation again.

However, Zhou Zhengan asked him to toast each of the elders in the family and promised that he would help his family more after graduating from university.

After finishing the wine, he naturally told him where Zhou Jiani was.

Zhou Jinghua's hand holding the glass was almost breaking it. How long would he have to endure this involuntary coercion before he could get rid of it?

"I can't drink." His cold eyes swept over this group of so-called relatives who only wanted to squeeze benefits from him.

If any of them had paid any attention to him, they would know that after drinking he would break out in a rash all over his body and even fall into a coma.

Zhou Zhengan pushed the wine glass towards his lips and said, "Your uncles and aunts are here today, and they are all here to welcome you. Do you really want to be so awkward?"

"That's right. Although getting into university is a good thing, you can't ignore your relatives. No matter how bright your future is, you still need the support of your relatives." The relatives followed suit and used the so-called family moral kidnapping.

"Why don't you stand up and toast to your uncles? Don't you want to see that girl Erni?" Zhou Zhengan urged impatiently.

Zhou Jinghua couldn't stand it any longer: "Are you really qualified to be a mother? Don't you know that I'm allergic to alcohol? Jiani is not your biological daughter?"

Zhou Zhengan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said with a dark face: "Then drink less, you won't die. Erya is my biological daughter, I know my limits. But you have to know that as long as I don't let you take him away, you can't take him away even if I report him to the police."

For the sake of his sister's safety, Zhou Jinghua could only swallow the wine in the glass and the humiliation in his heart.

The alcohol was pungent and stinging in his throat, making him feel cold inside.

He would never forget the pleased faces of these people, and one day, he would make them all kneel before him.

"Brother, I will have to rely on you to arrange a job for me in the future." Liu Fang's son Zhou Wenhai was raised by them to be a tall, round and fat man.

Zhou Wenhai was not good at studying and did not even go to high school. Zhou Zhengan forced him to finish junior college, and then he took over Zhou Jinghua's job in the factory.

Zhou Jinghua sarcastically said, "You have already taken my job, why do you want to take other jobs?"

"Brother, what you said... I have a brother who is in college, right? Dad has already inquired about it. After graduating from your school and major, you will be able to work in a state-owned enterprise, and your future is limitless. Isn't it just a matter of saying a word to change your brother's job?"

"That's right, Jinghua! You can't forget your brothers and sisters. I even lent you five dollars when you were in high school." Aunt Zhou was complacent as if she was taking credit for it.

Zhou Jinghua's mouth curled up in deep sarcasm, he mocked and despised everyone here:

"Yes! My aunt is the deputy director of a large state-owned factory. Her son has to borrow money from outside to go to high school, and he has to pay it back himself. Aunt, if I remember correctly, you found an excuse to take back the five dollars in less than two days, right?"

"Every penny I earned while in high school was earned by doing hard labor and working as a helper in a Chinese medicine store. I was exhausted every day, and you guys squeezed me to work when I came home at night. If Jiani hadn't secretly hidden a mouthful of leftovers for me, I would have died a long time ago, right?"

"So how can you have the nerve to make demands to me?" Zhou Jinghua's vengeful words caused the table to fall into an awkward silence.