Chapter 90 Recognizing Relatives

Song Yushu understood what Wei's mother meant, but it was impossible for her to force Zhou Chengzhu to get engaged, so he could only try to appease her for the time being.

When the Zhou family learned that Zhou Chengyu had passed the imperial examination and become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the lowest level of the imperial examinations), ten days had already passed since the results were announced.

"Second son, Chengyu is also your child. Now that he has passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, how can you, as his father, not show some appreciation! You are truly foolish!" Old Mrs. Zhou had not visited the second branch of the Zhou family for a long time. Now she came to discuss having Zhou the second son bring his scholar grandson back.

Zhou Lao Er silently carried Zhou Chengli to the recliner to bask in the sun. He was only stunned for a moment when he heard what Old Madam Zhou said.

"Zhou Chengyu... passed the imperial examination and became a scholar?" Zhou Chengli's hoarse voice rang out. He hadn't spoken for a long time, which startled Old Madam Zhou when she noticed his appearance.

"This is... Chengli? How did he become like this?" When Grandma Zhou looked at Zhou Chengli, she no longer had the affectionate look she used to have. In her eyes, Zhou Chengli was a waste. Now, there was only one grandson with a future, Zhou Chengyu.

"Second brother, say something! How can Chengli take care of you in your old age? Zhou Chengyu is a scholar now, so you can't be biased anymore. Go and coax those three back, so the family can live happily together. It's much better than it is now!"

When Grandma Zhou saw that he didn't react, she started to coax him incessantly to go to the Wei family and bring the person back.

"Second brother, the bloodline of our Zhou family cannot be lost in the Wei family genealogy. Several elders of our Zhou family have said that you should bring him back as soon as possible. There was a conflict back then, but blood is thicker than water after all, and a son will always understand you as his father."

At this moment, Zhou Laoda was truly envious of his second brother. He was such a blockhead, yet his sons were all so successful. If Zhou Chengyu were his son, he would have to kneel and kowtow to bring him back.

"You were there when we severed ties before, so what's the point of putting on this act now?"

Zhou Lao Er has now seen through their true nature. Before Zhou Chengli got into trouble, they wanted to praise him to the skies. Now that he's in trouble, they're all afraid of getting involved with something dirty. When they heard that Zhou Chengyu passed the imperial examination, they clung to him like crazy. It really annoyed him.

"What do you mean? Wasn't the divorce between the Wei family and the Wei family because you were biased? Now they run a restaurant and make money like it's nothing. If you don't seize the opportunity, you'll have nowhere to cry later!" The eldest son of the Zhou family looked down on his pathetic appearance, but he had no choice but to advise him to go and reconcile with Song Yushu.

"Second brother is probably getting stuck on this, too proud to admit it. What's wrong with that? Don't couples always quarrel in bed and make up before they get out of bed? Go and coax her a little, and Wei will come back eagerly, won't she? With the money she has, you two can live a more comfortable life..."

Zhou Laoda's wife had long heard that Song Yushu had earned a lot of money. If Zhou Lao Er could really persuade him to come back, even a little bit of money that Song Yushu had left would be enough for them to spend.

“No, if you’re so capable, go find someone yourselves,” Zhou Lao Er said, and then tried to take Zhou Chengli back into the house.

"Second son! You're really confused! If you truly care about Chengli, you should go and bring her back! Chengli is so ill, if we don't get a doctor soon, I'm afraid... Listen to my advice, go and invite Wei back. Then we can use the money to find a doctor for Chengli, and he'll have hope for the future..."

Old Mrs. Zhou knew what Zhou Lao Er cared about most now. If it weren't for the need to rely on Zhou Lao Er to bring back her grandson, Zhou Chengyu, the scholar, she wouldn't want to step into the second branch of the Zhou family.

"Father, you go ahead."

To the astonishment of the Zhou family, Zhou Chengli spoke up at this moment.

"Look, Chengli is such a sensible child. He should apologize to Madam Wei and the others properly. How could she possibly make things difficult for you as her stepson?" Old Madam Zhou rarely praised Zhou Chengli.

"Since you've agreed, then hurry up and go to the Wei family to find them and bring them back as soon as possible," Zhou Laoda urged.

"Uncle, don't worry. This house is old and dilapidated, and it's really shabby. What if that Wei family doesn't like it..."

“Repair it! Our clan will definitely be willing to pay for the repairs,” Old Zhou readily agreed.

"That's good. My father's appearance is really unpresentable, and he doesn't have a single decent piece of clothing..."

“Leave this to us! The second son really needs a makeover. Eldest daughter-in-law, go and cut up the new fabric we bought and make a decent outfit for him.” Old Mrs. Zhou thought this made sense. Her second son looked too old now, and it would be troublesome if Wei Shi didn’t like him.

Zhou Chengli watched as the Zhou family was busy trying to reunite with Zhou Chengyu, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

"We have a guest. What would you like to eat?" Mother Wei asked casually, not recognizing the guest at first.

"I..." Zhou Lao Er hesitated for a moment when he saw that she didn't recognize him.

“We’re looking for Chengyu,” Old Mrs. Zhou said, giving Zhou Lao Er a disappointed look.

"Oh! What a rare guest! What wind blew your Zhou family here?" Mother Wei looked up and immediately looked disgusted.

"I'm looking for my grandson! What's it to you? Chengyu! Chengyu! Grandma has come to see you!" Old Mrs. Zhou clearly didn't believe Zhou Chengyu wasn't there, and shouted loudly from outside.

Seeing that the guests had been disturbed, Madam Wei's face darkened: "What are you doing? The letter severing ties clearly stated that Chengyu and Chengzhu had nothing to do with you! Now that Chengyu has become successful, you're all clinging to him like this. You're shameless!"

“He is my grandson. It was just a misunderstanding back then. If it weren’t for the bloodline of our Zhou family, how could you butchers raise a scholar?” Old Mrs. Zhou still looks down on the Wei family for being butchers.

"Pah! You old codger, why didn't you think about his Zhou family bloodline when you took the money? Now that he's passed the imperial examination, you're talking about bloodline!" Mother Wei was so angry at her shameless behavior that she gritted her teeth.

"What are you doing? Do you really think our restaurant is deserted, so you can just make a scene like this?" Song Yushu was serving guests when he heard the commotion and came over.

"Not at all, we're all family. I came here specifically to see Chengyu," Old Mrs. Zhou said to Song Yushu with a smile as bright as a flower, showing no trace of her previous disdain.

"Who's family with you? I'm divorced a long time ago. Stop trying to claim kinship with me! Get out of here!" Song Yushu didn't give them any face and directly kicked them out.

“Sister-in-law! Second brother made a mistake back then. You are all alone now. It’s not easy for him to take care of Chengli’s child alone. Why don’t you two live together and help each other out? You have so many years of feelings for each other. How can you just forget them like that!” Zhou’s eldest wife came out and sincerely persuaded him.