Zhou Bingxing hated nothing more than hearing someone say "Zhou Bingchen is promising".

Of the three Zhou brothers, Zhou Bingxing was the least successful.

Previously, Zhou Bingxing dreamed of taking over Zhou Fugui's job as a factory worker. Later, when Zhou Fugui's job was given to Zhou Meimei, Zhou Bingxing was both angry and resentful, yet helpless.

Zhou Fugui is still the one who calls the shots in this family.

Zhou Bingxing and his wife were both cunning and deceitful people. They were only able to live a life of plenty thanks to Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Third brother rarely comes home, and Mom made him a bowl of egg drop soup. How did you come up with that Mom being biased?" Zhou Bingqiang looked at Zhou Bingxing with a face full of disapproval.

Zhou Bingqiang realized that Zhou Bingxing wanted to cause trouble.

Before Zhou Bingchen joined the army, whenever Zhou Bingxing and Zhou Bingchen had a dispute, Zhou Bingqiang would always side with Zhou Bingxing.

Now, Zhou Bingqiang wants to befriend his promising younger brother, Zhou Bingchen.

In this era, soldiers are highly respected, and joining the army is a good way out for young men from rural areas.

Zhou Bingqiang has a son! He even wants to ask Zhou Bingchen to help his son get into the army when he grows up!

"Big brother, you've really made something of yourself. Before our third brother joined the army, you were the one who bullied him the most. Now that you see he's doing well, you're starting to fawn over him? Our third brother is your younger brother, and I, the second brother, am just someone you picked up from outside, right?" Zhou Bingxing's face darkened, clearly displeased.

Before launching his attack on Zhou Bingchen, Zhou Bingxing thought his elder brother would stand by his side.

Unexpectedly, the result was the opposite.

Zhou Bingxing was extremely annoyed.

"Second brother, stop spouting nonsense after drinking a couple of ounces of horse urine. Go back to your room and go to sleep." Zhou Bingqiang glared sternly at Zhou Bingxing and pushed him out the door.

“I’m not leaving. I didn’t drink at all today. I’m perfectly sober.” Zhou Bingqiang turned around, and Zhou Bingxing followed him in.

“Third brother, I was young and immature before. But, which brother doesn’t fight and bicker along the way? Don’t you think so?” Zhou Bingqiang said awkwardly to Zhou Bingchen.

“Big brother is right, it’s normal for brothers to bicker and fight.” Zhou Bingchen nodded with a smile.

Anyway, ever since he was fourteen, Zhou Bingchen had never lost a fight among the brothers.

When the Zhou brothers attacked together, they were both beaten so badly by Zhou Bingchen that they cried out in pain.

After several attempts, Zhou Bingqiang learned of Zhou Bingchen's fighting prowess and dared not make a move again.

Without Zhou Bingqiang's help, Zhou Bingxing could only curse a few times at most; he wouldn't dare to face Zhou Bingchen alone.

After entering the house, Zhou Bingxing pulled Zhou Bingqiang aside and complained, "Brother, you be the judge! The third brother and his wife just moved in today and they've already started bullying Xiaocui. Do they even respect me, their second brother? Shouldn't I have gone to make trouble for them?"

“Let the women handle their own affairs. What are you doing, you big man, meddling in their business?” Zhou Bingqiang frowned.

In Qingshan County, it's customary for men not to intervene when women argue or fight.

Otherwise, people will say you're effeminate and not like a man.

Zhou Bingqiang disliked Ding Xiaocui.

Ding Xiaocui is a person who likes to gossip about others all day long and is very good at sowing discord.

But Zhou Bingxing seemed blind to everything, believing that everything Ding Xiaocui said and did was right.

"Big brother, did you not hear me clearly? Third brother also bullied Xiao Cui, and it wasn't just his wife." Zhou Bingqiang shouted angrily.

"Second brother, your wife was picking a fight with Pearl for no reason, and Pearl just said a couple of things back. Is that considered bullying?" Zhou Bingchen was speechless.

“Xiao Cui is my second sister-in-law, an elder. What’s wrong with her saying a few words to your wife?” Zhou Bingxing said arrogantly.

"Second Brother, Ding Xiaocui is a few years older than Zhenzhu, but they are of the same generation. I cannot agree with your statement as an elder. Also, Zhenzhu and I did not bully Ding Xiaocui at all. If you don't believe me, you can ask your sister-in-law." Zhou Bingchen's face turned cold.

Although Chen Jinfeng only peeked out of the house, Zhou Bingchen saw her.

Even if Chen Jinfeng lies through her teeth, Zhou Bingchen is not afraid.

Let them make a scene!

If things escalate, we might find clues in Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei's attitudes.

"I don't care, third brother. You and your wife go apologize to Xiao Cui later, and that'll be the end of it. Otherwise, this family is either you or me." Zhou Bingqiang pointed to himself, then to Zhou Bingchen, looking arrogant and cocky.

“Alright, since Second Brother doesn’t want to live with me, let’s separate. I’ll go find the brigade leader now.” Zhou Bingchen stood up.

Zhou Bingchen desperately wanted to separate the two families.

Living under the same roof as someone like Ding Xiaocui means there's bound to be trouble every few days.

Life is so annoying.

Only after separating from their family can Zhao Zhenzhu and Zhou Bingchen live a peaceful life.

"Third brother, don't listen to the second brother's nonsense. As long as our parents are alive, we won't separate the family. We brothers have been living under the same roof for so many years and we've been doing just fine. Why would we need to separate the family?" Zhou Bingqiang was startled and hurriedly said.

"Divide it up! Give the third son away. All the family property belongs to Mom and Dad. The third son shouldn't even think about getting a penny," Zhou Bingxing said arrogantly.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about! You still say you haven't been drinking? Do you even know what you're saying?" Zhou Bingqiang grabbed Zhou Bingxing's shoulders, trying to shake him awake.

Their family was dirt poor. Over the years, they relied entirely on the 20 yuan that the third son sent back from the army every month to supplement their income. They relied on the help of the third son's wife's family every now and then to eat meat. They had no property at all.

Zhou Bingxing gave Zhou Bingqiang a sharp look.

Last night, Zhou Bingxing saw Zhou Fugui digging a hole in the backyard and burying a jar in it.

After Zhou Fugui left, Zhou Bingxing bent over and dug for more than half an hour until he dug out the jar.

By the faint moonlight, Zhou Bingxing opened the seal and saw that the jar contained golden, strip-shaped objects.

Oh, it was a gold bar!

Zhou Bingxing was overjoyed.

I never imagined their family was so wealthy. If they sold all the gold bars from that jar, the money would be so much that it would take a long time to count it all.

Zhou Bingxing dared not touch the contents of the jar, nor did he dare let Zhou Fugui know the secret he had discovered. He quickly sealed the jar back to its original state and buried it again.

Last night, Zhou Bingxing didn't sleep much, his mind constantly calculating how much of this jar of gold bars he would get after Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei died.

The more Zhou Bingxing calculated, the more unwilling he became.

Given how much Zhou Fugui dotes on Zhou Meimei, he'll definitely give her a share of the family fortune.

However, the elder brother said that Zhou Bingchen was adopted and not his biological son, so why should Zhou Bingchen also be entitled to a share of the family property?

While they were arguing, Zhou Bingxing thought that if he could take this opportunity to separate Zhou Bingchen from his original position.

Then we can legitimately give Zhou Bingchen the gold bars without sharing them?