Zhou Dazhu was so annoyed with Zhou Fugui.

Although his mother is a bit old, she is still a woman!

Zhou Fugui is coming to find his mother so late at night. Isn't he just putting their family's reputation on the ground?

"Uncle Fugui, my mother is fast asleep. You can come back tomorrow if you have something to do!" After Zhou Dazhu finished speaking, he slammed the door shut before Zhou Fugui could reply.

Zhou Fugui was so angry he almost fell backward.

Did Zhou Dazhu think he was looking for someone so late at night?

It was Tian Shanhua who sent a message around 8 PM tonight, asking him to come over around 11 PM.

He had no choice but to come because of Tian Shanhua's orders; otherwise, wouldn't it have been better for him to stay home and sleep soundly?

Tian Shanhua is really something. Does she think this is the training she did decades ago? She called him over but then went to sleep herself. She's a real jerk.

"That wretched woman, Tian Shanhua, she really knows how to cause trouble!" Zhou Fugui cursed inwardly, muttered to himself, and then turned and left.

Anyway, he's already been here.

It was Zhou Dazhu who wouldn't let him in; Tian Shanhua couldn't blame him.

Zhou Bingchen hid in a nearby alley and saw that Zhou Fugui had been turned away, which he found a bit of a pity.

Zhou Bingchen thought he would hear some exciting news from Zhou Fugui and Tian Shanhua tonight!

For example, he might not be Zhou Fugui's biological child, or Tian Shanhua and Zhou Fugui might be spies.

Zhou Fugui walked ahead, and Zhou Bingxing followed quietly behind.

As they approached Widow Liu's house, someone walked towards them.

Zhou Bingchen quickly dodged.

"Ahem!" Zhou Fugui cleared his throat, afraid that the person coming would bump into him.

"Is that you, Fugui?" the man asked.

"Sister-in-law, didn't you tell me to come to your house to find you? Why are you here?" Zhou Fugui complained.

Tian Shanhua's voice was somewhat hoarse, with a slight breathiness when she spoke, making it very distinctive.

Zhou Fugui recognized her voice as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I happened to have something to do and was thinking of going to your house to find you." After a few seconds of silence, Tian Shanhua asked, "Fugui, where did you go? I didn't see you anywhere along the way."

"Huh? I... I hadn't been out long when I felt the urge to pee, so I went to the alley to pee. We probably just missed each other at that time," Zhou Fugui said sheepishly.

Zhou Fugui didn't want Tian Shanhua to know that he had gone to the brigade headquarters, and he didn't want her to know that he had touched her "secret stash," so he had no choice but to lie to her.

"It might really be true." Tayama Hana believed it.

"Sister-in-law, next time if I need something, I'll come to see you during the day! I just got to your door, but Dazhu wouldn't let me in. He said it was too late." Zhou Fugui's tone was tinged with grievance.

"Who would contact you unless it's urgent? Just say what I said, Dazhu won't stop you," Tian Shanhua said with a hint of disdain.

In Tian Shanhua's heart, Zhou Dazhu's status was much higher than Zhou Fugui's.

Zhou Dazhu was Tian Shanhua's most beloved son, but Zhou Fugui was Tian Shanhua's "lackey".

Zhou Fugui complained to Tian Shanhua, feeling that Zhou Dazhu didn't respect him.

Tian Shanhua thought Zhou Dazhu's actions were perfectly normal!

Why should Zhou Dazhu give face to Zhou Fugui, that good-for-nothing?

"Sister-in-law, shall we... talk at your house?" Zhou Fugui sensed the displeasure in Tian Shanhua's tone and dared not linger any longer, quickly getting down to business.

“No need, Dazhu is right. It’s getting late. Let’s go to the threshing ground and talk for a bit. It’s nothing serious, we can get it over with in a few words,” Tian Shanhua said.

From Zhou Fugui's complaints, Tian Shanhua understood that Zhou Dazhu was unhappy about Zhou Fugui coming to the door so late at night. Otherwise, he wouldn't have even refused to let Zhou Fugui in.

Since that's the case, Tian Shanhua decided to respect her eldest son's opinion.

“Okay,” Zhou Fugui agreed.

The nearby area is the village's threshing ground, which is about 700 or 800 square meters in size.

Three sides are open, and one side is a warehouse.

Zhou Bingchen hid in the shadows by the corner of the warehouse wall, feeling somewhat anxious.

Tian Shanhua was too cautious. She only started talking to Zhou Fugui when she reached the middle of the threshing ground.

The threshing ground was too big, and at this distance, Zhou Bingchen couldn't hear what Tian Shanhua and Zhou Fugui were saying at all.

Visibility was very poor in the dark. Although Zhou Bingchen knew a little lip reading, he couldn't clearly see the lip shapes of Tian Shanhua and Zhou Fugui, so he couldn't read their lips!

Zhou Bingchen was afraid of being discovered by Zhou Fugui and the others, so he didn't dare to move forward.

Zhou Bingchen had no choice but to strain his ears to listen. He vaguely heard Tian Shanhua say something about "the child" and "not being able to stay." Zhou Fugui responded with "Hmm" and "I understand."

Tian Shanhua and Zhou Fugui parted ways after exchanging only a few words.

Zhou Bingchen hurriedly left, getting home before Zhou Fugui.

Not long after Zhou Bingchen returned home, Zhou Fugui also came back.

After entering the room, Zhou Fugui did not turn on the light, took off his coat, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei had long since started sleeping in separate beds.

Ding Ermei was nowhere to be seen, but Zhou Fugui didn't pay much attention to it.

Zhou Fugui assumed that Ding Ermei had gone to the toilet.

He has a lot on his plate! He needs to take good care of himself.

Zhou Bingqiang returned in the middle of the night.

Along the way, Zhou Bingqiang stumbled and crawled, falling countless times in the darkness. He would get up again and continue running home.

The gate was tightly shut.

Zhou Bingqiang tried to push him away several times but couldn't.

Finally, Zhou Bingqiang had no choice but to climb over the wall into the courtyard. When he jumped down from the wall, he accidentally twisted his ankle.

Despite the excruciating pain, Zhou Bingqiang limped into the house.

After entering the room, Zhou Bingqiang didn't dare turn on the light. He groped his way to the bedside but accidentally knocked over the stool next to the bed, making a loud "bang".

"Damn it!" Zhou Bingqiang cursed.

Chen Jinfeng was awakened by the sound of the stool falling over, and casually turned on the light switch with a "click".

"Bingqiang, did you fall? Does it hurt?" Chen Jinfeng asked with concern.

"Why are you turning on the lights? Turn them off right now!" Zhou Bingchen said sternly.

Chen Jinfeng was startled and quickly turned off the light with a "click".

However, Chen Jinfeng had already seen it when the light came on.

Zhou Bingqiang is acting a bit strange today.

His face was deathly pale, and he looked like he was still in shock.

What was Zhou Bingqiang doing just now?

Chen Jinfeng expressed her doubts.

"Jin Feng, no matter who asks you, just say I slept in the room all night and didn't leave, understand?" Zhou Bingqiang instructed after catching his breath.

"Why do you say that?" Chen Jinfeng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't ask questions, just do as I say," Zhou Bingqiang said impatiently.

"Okay," Chen Jinfeng agreed.

Ding Xiaocui's side.

Zhou Bingxing still cared about Ding Xiaocui. Ding Ermei agreed to go to the hospital, and Zhou Bingxing quickly carried Ding Xiaocui on his back and ran towards the town.

Ding Xiaocui clung to Zhou Bingxing's back, repeatedly muttering two sentences: "Save me!"

I don't want to die!

Because of her slurred speech, Ding Xiaocui's voice was somewhat unclear. However, Zhou Bingxing still understood her.