"What?

What did you say?

How could Weijie not be his mother's biological son?

Zhao Xiuyun was completely incredulous after hearing Zhu Zhaodi's words.

However, when she turned her head, she saw that although Zhou Weijie's face was extremely ugly, he did not deny it. Her heart skipped a beat: Could it be? Could it really be true?

If Zhou Weijie isn't Qin Chunhong's biological son, then all this trouble he caused was for nothing.

In an instant, a possibility flashed through her mind, and she began to threaten Qin Chunhong and the others:

“Mother-in-law, even if Weijie isn’t your biological son, he’s still your father-in-law’s biological son.”

"How can you, as his adoptive mother, prevent him from enjoying the benefits provided by his biological father?"

? ? ? ?

"What did you say?"

"Is Zhou Weijie my father-in-law's biological son?"

...

The Zhou family members were shocked by Zhao Xiuyun's words, and the two daughters-in-law exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuyun replied without hesitation, "Isn't that right? Weijie is my father-in-law's illegitimate son, brought back to be raised by my mother-in-law. That's why my mother-in-law has always favored her three older brothers and is unwilling to spend money to help Weijie get married!"

Zhao Xiuyun spoke with such conviction, as if that were truly the truth.

This sight infuriated Qin Chunhong and the others.

Qin Chunhong threw the broom on the ground, rushed forward, grabbed Zhao Xiuyun by the hair, and started hitting her while cursing:

"You shameless woman, it's one thing to be despicable yourself, but you even dare to ruin my man's reputation!"

"Zhao Xiuyun, you bitch! My father-in-law is such a good person, how could you be so heartless as to ruin his reputation?"

“Your Zhou Weijie is not my father-in-law’s illegitimate son. He is the one who caused the death of his biological parents. My father-in-law took pity on him and, thinking that he was the village chief, took him in and raised him.”

"I never expected that raising it would actually cause trouble."

...

While Qin Chunhong and her two daughters-in-law were tearing into Zhao Xiuyun, Zhou's three sons also didn't let Zhou Weijie off the hook.

While pinning Zhou Weijie to the ground and beating him, he cursed:

“Zhou Weijie, you’re not only not a man, you’re not even a person. How good has my dad been to you? If you don’t want to work, he’ll let you stay at home.”

You're clearly just lounging around at home being lazy, yet you're worried about it getting out and ruining your reputation by saying you're doing housework.

“Our whole family indulges you. You have everything that my older brothers and I have. Even when you stole your second sister-in-law's old hen during her postpartum period and gave it away, and stole money from home and gave it away, your parents only said a few words to you and didn't hit you.”

They've treated you so well, how could you be so heartless as to bring your vile wife to my father's door to smear him?

"Zhou Weijie, you truly are your father's son. Even though my parents tried their best to raise you, you are still a bad seed at heart, and the blood flowing through your veins is filthy and foul!"

...

Hearing this, the neighbors couldn't help but stand up and stand up for Zhou Jianguo's family, criticizing Zhou Weijie.

Lying on the ground, being beaten by Zhou's three sons, tears streamed down Zhou Weijie's face.

How did it come to this?

He had just tried to stop Zhao Xiuyun from smearing Zhou Jianguo, but he didn't expect that the bitch's mouth would come out so quickly.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by his three former older brothers.

The key point is that even though he was the one who got beaten up, all the neighbors thought it was his fault.

The Zhou family raised him and treated him so well; he shouldn't repay kindness with enmity!

"You bitch!!"

"Scrap metal!!"

“xi…”

Dragging his battered body, Zhou Weijie led Zhao Xiuyun back to his dilapidated thatched hut under the scornful gazes of the entire village.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Zhou Weijie launched into a tirade against Zhao Xiuyun.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, the injury on his face started to hurt.

He wanted to punch someone, but found that he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand; his whole body ached.

Helpless, he could only glare fiercely at Zhao Xiuyun, preparing to deal with this bitch when he felt better.

It's all that bitch's fault. If she hadn't instigated me, I wouldn't have gone to the Zhou family to steal those two jobs.

If that bitch hadn't said the wrong thing, the Zhou family wouldn't have completely broken ties with me, ruining my reputation in the village and causing all the favors they had given me out of respect for the Zhou family to disappear.

Although I moved out of the Zhou family's house a while ago, the villagers are still quite friendly to me.

After all, they probably felt the same way as he did, thinking that since they had been family for many years, Zhou Jianguo's family wouldn't just stand by and watch him suffer.

However, after today's commotion, the villagers probably realize that Zhou Jianguo's family really doesn't want them anymore!

Realizing this, Zhou Weijie lay on the shabby, dirty bed, sobbing softly, letting tears stream down the scars on his face...

In the courtyard, Zhao Xiuyun, who had just escaped a beating, listened to Zhou Weijie's low sobs from inside the house, feeling lost and uneasy.

how so?

how so?

How could Zhou Weijie not be the Zhou family's biological son?

If Zhou Weijie is not the Zhou family's biological son, will he still be able to return to the Zhou family in the future?

If Zhou Weijie can't return to the Zhou family, how will I live a good life in the future?

Back when she first went to the countryside, Zhao Xiuyun was searching for potential suitors in the village, and the reason she put Zhou Weijie first was because he was the youngest son of the village head, Zhou Jianguo.

She was after Zhou Jianguo's position and the allowance for being the brigade leader, as well as the strong laborers in the Zhou family, who must be incredibly wealthy.

Later, after the incident with Er Laizi, although her reputation was ruined, marrying Zhou Weijie wasn't too bad.

After all, with the Zhou family backing them up, she and Zhou Weijie wouldn't be in too much trouble, right?

But now, they're telling her that Zhou Weijie isn't Zhou's biological son, nor is he Zhou Jianguo's illegitimate child. He's actually the son of a criminal couple from the same village, and Zhou Jianguo's family just took him in because they felt sorry for him.

When Zhao Xiuyun learned this fact, she felt a heart-wrenching pain, a pain a thousand times, ten thousand times greater than the physical pain inflicted by Qin Chunhong and her mother-in-law...

She finally got a second chance at life and planned so much, so how did she end up like this?

How will she live from now on?

Despair enveloped Zhao Xiuyun, and even the sky before her eyes seemed to darken...

******

The news that Zhou Jingyun had connections to help villagers find jobs in the county and provincial capitals reached the educated youth settlement two days later, by which time all the positions Zhou Jingyun had secured had already been filled.

Even if the educated youth at the settlement knew the news, they could only sigh with regret, feeling that they had missed a good opportunity to return to the city.

Shen Qingming, upon hearing this, wore a cryptic expression...