Picking Up a Big Brother as My Husband

Xu Moran, a young female police officer, lived an ordinary life until she accidentally picked up a man on the highway. From then on, the man clung to her like glue, and her meager salary had to cov...

Chapter 82 Memories of Returning to the Village

Speaking of Zheng Heping's school experience, it is somewhat legendary. During his three years of high school, he transferred schools six times. As for the reason for each transfer, without exception, it was related to Grandma Zheng.

In Zheng Heping's last semester of senior year, in order to get the cafeteria worker to leave the chicken leg for Zheng Heping, Grandma Zheng slept with the cafeteria worker, right where he was serving chicken legs to the students.

That disgusting scene was, of course, seen by others. If Zheng Heping hadn't been facing the college entrance exam in just a few days and was no longer allowed to transfer schools, he would have transferred schools for the seventh time.

How did Xu Moran, an outsider, know about these things concerning the Zheng family? Of course, it was Jiang Moli who told her.

It's not that Jiang Moli airs her dirty laundry in public, but every time she was bullied by Zheng's mother and went to Xu Moran to complain, Xu Moran would indignantly curse Zheng's mother and son.

Whenever Jiang Moli heard Xu Moran scolding the Zheng family mother and son, she would wipe away her tears and defend them.

As they talked, they began to discuss the hardships of Zheng's mother, who became a widow at a very young age, and the struggles of Zheng Heping, who lost his father at a young age.

Well, Jiang Moli, who is now caught up in the bizarre Zheng family, sees that Zheng's mother and Zheng Heping have it tough, while she herself lives a carefree and easy life.

As Jiang Moli defended herself more often, Xu Moran gradually stopped being outraged by the behavior of the Zheng family mother and son. When Jiang Moli came to her to complain, she listened and remained silent most of the time.

Xu Moran finally understood the saying that an honest official can settle family disputes.

She simply couldn't stand hearing Old Mrs. Zheng talk about Jiang Moli like that, even using the word "sell," so why should she be polite to her?

Grandma Zheng was so angry at her sarcasm that she trembled all over. "It must be that little bitch Jiang Moli who gossiped about you. I won't let her get away with it, and I won't let that little bitch she gave birth to get away with it either!"

As Xu Moran listened to Old Mrs. Zheng's spittle, which was directed at her own daughter-in-law and granddaughter, she realized that her momentary urge to vent her anger had thoroughly enraged Old Mrs. Zheng, and directly implicated Jiang Moli and Zhenzhen.

What should we do?

Just as she was thinking of ways to remedy the situation, the cleaning lady appeared. She must have finished processing what Xu Moran had told her and decided to have a good talk with the gatekeeper, Grandpa Wang.

She must have overheard Xu Moran and Old Mrs. Zheng's conversation, because she saw Xu Moran lose the upper hand and, after falling silent, not only come down the stairs but also directly call out to Old Mrs. Zheng, "Master!"

Grandma Zheng was extremely annoyed. When she heard an elderly woman who looked to be about her age call her "master," she immediately retorted irritably, "What nonsense are you spouting? Who's your master?!"

Grandma Zheng has always found it hard to accept the reality of getting old. Even though she is already in her fifties, she still dresses in red and green every day.

Putting aside the number of wrinkles on her face, her astonishing fashion sense has absolutely nothing to do with beauty.

As for when Grandma Zheng began to accept the fact that she was an old lady, it was last year when she took Zheng Heping, Jiang Moli, and Zhenzhen back to her hometown for the Chinese New Year.

Rural areas are not like they used to be. Every household is much better off now. There are no longer any families who don't have enough to eat and have to borrow grain to celebrate the New Year.

Grandma Zheng didn't think so. In her opinion, apart from her family, because her son Zheng Heping had become successful and worked as a government official in a big city, everyone else was still poor and destitute.

After returning to her hometown, she deliberately sat at the gate, waiting for the villagers to come and give her gifts and flatter her. However, she sat there from morning until noon, and not a single person showed up.

Three-year-old Zhenzhen, at the age when children speak without restraint, saw that Grandma Zheng had been sitting at the front door all morning. She ran up to her and asked, "Grandma, what are you doing? You haven't eaten anything all morning. Zhenzhen will go get you some cookies, okay?"

Grandma Zheng was already in a bad mood when Zhenzhen's concern struck her right in the wrong direction. Zhenzhen became her target for anger, and Grandma Zheng suddenly stood up from her chair and shoved Zhenzhen.

Her strength was immense, and it happened without any warning. Even an average adult might not be able to stand up after being pushed like that, let alone three-year-old Zhenzhen.

Zhenzhen was pushed to the ground face down, her forehead hitting a small stone and getting a long gash that bled a lot. She was in so much pain that she couldn't make a sound for a long time.

When the child came to her senses, she opened her little mouth and was about to cry when Old Mrs. Zheng raised her hand and slapped her, cursing, "Cry, all you know how to do is cry! You good-for-nothing! It's because I gave birth to you that I'm looked down upon in the village!"

When Grandma Zheng returned to the village, she just sat at the gate, waiting for people to come and pay their respects. She left all the important and trivial matters, such as cleaning the house, buying New Year's goods, and preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, to Jiang Moli.

As soon as Zheng Heping returned to his hometown, he was dragged out for drinks by his old classmates. By the time Jiang Moli finished her work, it was already two or three in the afternoon.

She went to find Zhenzhen to take a nap, and that's when she discovered that the child had a long cut on her head, covered with a black substance mixed with blood, which looked quite frightening.

When Jiang Moli saw how badly Zhenzhen was injured, she almost fainted. Fortunately, under the tempering of the Zheng family mother and son, her mental fortitude was no longer as fragile as before.

Afraid of frightening the child, she forced back the tears that were about to spill from her eyes, picked up the child, and ran towards the village hospital.

Just as she ran out the door, she encountered Old Mrs. Zheng walking in from outside.

Seeing her holding Zhenzhen, Old Mrs. Zheng's already unpleasant expression darkened further. She loudly questioned her, "You're not at home cleaning, you're not preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, where are you going? Why is my life so miserable? I finally raised my son to be successful, but he ended up marrying such a lazy and good-for-nothing wife. Old man, are you seeing all this from heaven? My life is so miserable..."

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