"Yes, I think you're right. If you hadn't accumulated ten or eight years of good karma, you definitely wouldn't have met me."
Fang Yan, also confident, nodded in agreement and said, "So you have to treat me well."
Of course, if you're good to me, I'll be good to you too.
Otherwise, I wouldn't mind kicking you out completely.
Zhang Jizhou gently wrapped his free hand around her small hand and solemnly promised, "I will."
Even if you don't say it, I will still do it.
A man's promises are worthless.
Especially in later generations, there is a saying: "If a man's words are reliable, pigs will fly."
Fang Yan withdrew her hand. "I'll wait and see."
The implication is that I prefer watching you do things to what you say.
We've now entered the village, and it's peak time for everyone to finish work, so we're bound to encounter villagers returning from the fields.
The social atmosphere at that time was not as open as it would be in later years. Even though she and Zhang Jizhou were husband and wife, people would inevitably tease and joke about them when they saw them holding hands in broad daylight.
Fang Yan didn't want to argue with them about these things, so she quietly withdrew her hand, and the two walked very seriously, keeping a step or two apart.
Just as they were about to reach their courtyard, a shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere, knelt down in front of Fang Yan with a thud, and cried out, trying to hug her and sob.
Today, with Zhang Jizhou, a highly skilled special forces operative, by Fang Yan's side, how could she possibly run into Fang Yan?
With just one kick, and with only 30% of his strength, he kicked Zhang's wife away.
His 30% strength is more than 50% of an ordinary person's strength, and possibly more.
Zhang's wife was kicked and rolled several times until her buttocks hit the base of the wall, at which point she stopped.
Before that, she had been immersing herself in preparation, waiting for Fang Yan to appear so that she could hug her and wail and scream until she could break Fang Yan's heart and get her to agree to give money to her husband and father-in-law to heal their injuries.
He was too absorbed in his own emotions and didn't expect to suffer this fate.
Zhang's daughter-in-law scrambled to her feet, still a little dazed, wondering, "Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"
When she looked up and saw Zhang Jizhou staring at her with the cold, murderous gaze of someone staring at an enemy, Zhang's wife felt a chill run down her spine. Instantly, she regained her composure and became clear-headed. She asked tremblingly, "The third brother is here too?"
"Don't lay a hand on my wife."
Although he wasn't wearing a uniform today, he didn't dare to use excessive force because of his professional status.
Otherwise, given what Old Zhang's family had done to Fang Yan, he would have beaten every single one of them up.
What?
A woman a man can't have?
In Zhang Jizhou's eyes, there are only two kinds of people: enemies and his own people.
You must not show mercy to any enemy, regardless of age or gender, or you will suffer a great loss.
Family members, relatives, friends, and all law-abiding citizens are definitely one of us.
Zhang's daughter-in-law pursed her lips, unsure how to answer: ...
"I don't."
After struggling for a long time, she could only manage to utter these three words.
Zhang Jizhou snorted coldly, "So what were you trying to do just now?"
"I……"
Zhang's daughter-in-law was at a loss for words and couldn't find a reply.
The family was so poor that they couldn't afford it, but her father-in-law and husband were injured and needed to see a doctor and buy some meat to help them recover.
Taking crooked and unorthodox paths is a traditional "virtue" of the Zhang family.
Aunt Zhang and her daughter-in-law never considered that if they really couldn't afford it, they should borrow some money from others.
After that, I'll work hard and pay off the debt.
That's why they say, "Birds of a feather flock together."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conspired to target Fang Yan, hoping to extort money from her.
Old Zhang and his son were definitely beaten to a pulp by Boss Wu's men.
And since Fang Yan had provoked Mr. Wu, no matter what, Fang Yan should pay for their medical treatment.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law whispered and discussed for a long time, thinking in advance about what to say when they met Fang Yan.
Silently memorizing her lines, Zhang's wife strode out with a proud and confident air.
Unfortunately, the campaign got off to a bad start.
When she first arrived at the courtyard, Fang Yan wasn't home, and she was severely scolded by Aunt De and Zhu Yan'er.
Finally, that beast Qibe chased him all the way out of the village.
Didn't they say Fang Yan went out and hasn't come back yet?
So, Zhang's wife got smart and deliberately ambushed Fang Yan on her way home.
When she saw Fang Yan and Zhang Jizhou appear at the alley entrance from afar, she stared at them intently, afraid of missing the opportunity.
Finally, she was almost able to get close to Fang Yan.
But Zhang Jizhou kicked him away again.
"I already told you last time that my family and your family have nothing to say to each other. We don't need to have any dealings with each other anymore. You'd better not provoke me again. What kind of disgusting and foul language are you trying to use to smear me and extort money from me?"
Zhang's wife was both guilty and intimidated by Zhang Jizhou's aloof aura, so much so that she didn't dare to breathe loudly.
She didn't say anything for a long time.
Fang Yan looked at her and said coldly.
"I……"
Okay!
As soon as she opened her mouth, she met Zhang Jizhou's gaze, which was so intense it could freeze anyone to death, and Zhang's wife was speechless again.
Fang Yan was annoyed just looking at her and didn't want to stay there any longer. She turned to Zhang Jizhou and said, "Let's go home."
She had just learned the general outline from Aunt Wang, and roughly knew what Zhang's daughter-in-law had come here for.
There's always a small group of people who think other people's money comes from thin air.
They believe that being poor justifies their actions, while the wealthy must unconditionally support them.
Note that this is not "help".
People like the Zhang family, from beginning to end, used the guise of "helping" to try and "borrow" money from Fang Yan.
But they haven't changed at all; they're still incredibly lazy, still trying to take crooked paths, and still doing all sorts of bizarre things.
The other party must have a self-reliant and self-strengthening attitude before others will dare to help.
For families like Old Zhang's, the so-called "help" is like throwing meat to a dog—gone and never to return.
Nobody is a fool, why waste money on this kind of person?
If Fang Yan were truly wealthy, she would rather use the money to build Hope Primary Schools, repair roads, or help those in need in disaster areas than give the Zhang family a single penny.
Seeing that Zhang Jizhou and Fang Yan were really about to leave, Zhang's wife became anxious. Forcing herself to ignore Zhang Jizhou's presence, she yelled at Fang Yan, "If you leave like this, you'll regret it!"
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