“Please keep the pearl! It’s a token of my grandfather’s affection. I also have a box; I’ll give it to you when we get back to the room,” Zhou Bingchen said softly.

"Thank you, Grandpa." Zhao Zhenzhu hesitated for a moment before picking up the three boxes on the table.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't know what was inside, but it was quite heavy.

The old man's love is truly profound!

"Pearl, are you tired from the car ride? Take the children to freshen up first. Dinner will be ready soon. After dinner, if you have time, come over and chat with the old man," Zhou Jin said with a smile.

“Okay, Grandpa, we’ll come back later,” Zhao Zhenzhu said readily.

Zhao Zhenzhu knew that the old man wanted her family to go back to their room and see the gifts in the box!

Zhou Jin lived in a three-story building.

Zhou Ruonan arranged for Zhao Zhenzhu's family to stay on the third floor.

There are no vacant rooms on the second floor.

Wang Jing lived next door to Zhou Jin. To show her closeness to her father, Zhou Ruonan chose the two rooms opposite Zhou Jin when she moved in.

As Zhao Zhenzhu walked out of the room, holding the box in both hands, she saw Zhou Ruonan blocking her way with a stern face.

Zhou Ruonan stared intently at the boxes in Zhao Zhenzhu's hands, as if she wanted to bore a hole through them.

Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun were both frightened by Zhou Ruonan's gaze and involuntarily hid behind Zhao Zhenzhu and her husband.

Zhou Ruonan tried to say something several times, but swallowed her words back.

"Auntie, could you please move aside?" Zhou Bingchen said, frowning.

Zhou Ruonan glanced at Zhou Bingchen but remained silent.

Zhou Bingchen was somewhat baffled.

What exactly is Zhou Ruonan trying to do?

"Auntie, move aside!" Zhao Zhenzhu shouted, "bumping" the box in her hand into Zhou Ruonan.

Zhou Ruonan was startled and quickly jumped to the side.

After "bumping" Zhou Ruonan aside, Zhao Zhenzhu swaggered forward.

Zhao Zhenzhu noticed it.

Zhou Ruonan is a coward who only acts tough at home. She's afraid of being threatened.

If you're fiercer than her, she won't dare to mess with you.

Zhou Bingchen suppressed a laugh, took the children's hands, and hurriedly followed.

After Zhao Zhenzhu and her family of four disappeared down the stairs, Zhou Ruonan stomped her foot and went into Zhou Jin's room.

"Dad, your granddaughter-in-law is bullying me," Zhou Ruonan shouted.

"Pearl bullied you? That can't be! Pearl is a polite and well-mannered child." Zhou Jin opened her eyes, looked at Zhou Ruonan standing in front of the bed, and said calmly.

"Dad, Zhao Zhenzhu bullied me. Just now, she came out of the house and bumped into me with a box." Zhou Ruonan pouted.

"What I heard is different from what you said. You blocked someone's way, so it's your own fault for getting hit." No one knows a daughter better than her father, and Zhou Jin wouldn't be swayed by Zhou Ruonan's instigation.

"Dad, why do you always side with outsiders? I'm your daughter!" Zhou Ruonan said unhappily.

“Outsider? Zhou Ruonan, Pearl is a member of the Zhou family now that she's married to Bingchen. On the contrary, you are the outsider, like water spilled from a cup after marriage.” Zhou Jin said without any politeness.

"Dad, how can you say that? I am your daughter, and your blood flows in my veins. How can Zhao Zhenzhu compare to me?" Zhou Ruonan said indignantly.

"Zhou Ruonan, are you bored? Comparing yourself to this person and that person, what exactly are you trying to do? I'm warning you, Bingchen's family has suffered a lot these past years, so don't get any ideas you shouldn't have." Zhou Jin frowned, looking sharply at Zhou Ruonan.

"Dad, you don't love your daughter anymore, do you? In your heart, only Bingchen is the most important, and everyone else has to take a backseat." Zhou Ruonan's face turned pale with anger.

"Zhou Ruonan, just say what you want to say directly. Don't beat around the bush. I don't have time to guess what you're thinking," Zhou Jin said impatiently.

"Dad, I saw it. Zhao Zhenzhu just took three boxes from you. Why didn't I get any? You're so biased." Zhou Ruonan pouted and looked unhappy after saying that.

“Your share was already given to you when you got married! How could you not have it?” Zhou Jin said unhappily.

Zhou Ruonan blinked. She pulled out her wooden box from a corner of her memory.

It does indeed look exactly like the one in Zhao Zhenzhu's hand.

It is made of rosewood.

Zhou Ruonan's box contained four 250-gram gold bars, a set of gold jewelry, and a set of jade jewelry.

When Zhou Ruonan's younger sister, Zhou Shengnan, got married, she also had a similar wooden box. The contents inside were similar to Zhou Ruonan's, except for the style of the jewelry.

Zhou Ruonan thought that only she and her sister had it, but she didn't expect that Zhao Zhenzhu, the granddaughter-in-law of the Zhou family, also had it.

Zhou Ruonan felt somewhat resentful.

After all, Zhou Jin's wealth is limited. If Zhao Zhenzhu takes too much, Zhou Jin will definitely have less to give her in the future.

“Dad, Zhao Zhenzhu has two brocade boxes besides the wooden box! Why don’t I have any?” Zhou Ruonan asked, her eyes darting around.

“Those two brocade boxes belong to Jiakai and Yunyun. The children are still young, so I asked Pearl to keep them safe for them,” Zhou Jin explained patiently.

Zhou Jin knew that the reason Zhou Ruonan kept staring at the thing in his hand was because of Zhou Ruonan's husband, Wang Jiansheng.

Wang Jiansheng's family lives in the countryside and their circumstances are not good.

Zhou Ruonan is a "love-obsessed" girl who is completely devoted to Wang Jiansheng.

Before getting married, Wang Jiansheng sent all his money back to his hometown, and he continued to do so after getting married.

Zhou Ruonan never complained. When Wang Jiansheng said his family needed money, Zhou Ruonan would also take out her own salary and have Wang Jiansheng send it back to his hometown.

Over the years, without Zhou Ruonan's dowry, Zhou Ruonan and her children would not know how they would have survived.

After all, as long as Wang Jiansheng coaxed Zhou Ruonan a few times, saying that her parents and siblings were very grateful to her, Zhou Ruonan would be willing to give her heart and soul to the Wang family.

Zhou Jin had spoken to Zhou Ruonan several times, but Zhou Ruonan wouldn't listen. She said that since her family was well-off, it was only right for her to help her poor relatives in the countryside.

Zhou Jin eventually gave up and stopped paying attention.

He could only guarantee that what he had wouldn't end up in the Wang family's possession.

As for Zhou Ruonan, she might only realize her mistake after he dies and the Wang family starts to dislike her.

“Jiakai and Yunyun have boxes, but why don’t my Wang Lei and Wang Xiao have them?” Zhou Ruonan asked.

"Zhou Ruonan, don't pretend you don't know. Jiakai and Yunyun are surnamed Zhou, while your two children are surnamed Wang. How can they be the same? Cough cough cough..." Zhou Jin coughed uncontrollably in anger.

"Dad, you're such a feudal old man. Whatever the children's surname is, don't they all have your blood in them? I don't care, Jiakai and Yunyun have it, and my Wang Lei and Wang Xiao should have it too." Zhou Ruonan wanted to pester Zhou Jin a little longer, hoping to get some benefits for her two children from him.