Of course, Zhang Laowu mainly blamed Fang Yan for this.
That bitch, ever since she came back from the hospital, she's been like a troublemaker possessed.
There's never a moment of peace at home when she's around.
Previously, Zhang Jizhou was completely under his control;
When have I ever dared to speak to him like that?
How long has it been since you came back?
He was completely changed by that bitch Fang Yan's instigation.
Although Zhang Laowu had considered keeping Fang Yan around because she made a lot of money selling braised food, and trying to trick her into becoming a tool for them to make money, just like Zhang Jizhou, he did.
Now it seems this bitch is too difficult to deal with.
Keeping her around might mean losing access to the money she earns.
Moreover, it's possible that they might even manipulate Zhang Jizhou, their money-making tool, into no longer listening to them and obediently handing over the allowances.
At this moment, Zhang Laowu had already decided to kill Fang Yan.
However, he hid it very well, and no one noticed.
Zhang Zongde, who was originally planning to leave, suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at the village chief again. "If it was really the third brother's family who colluded with people from other villages to be tricked into coming to Lion's Roar Ridge today, as the village chief, you know what to do, right?"
“I know,” the village chief replied respectfully. “Our village has always been united. If anyone does something disloyal, I will not be lenient.”
The reason why Gouzi Village has such a good atmosphere is because, under Zhang Zongde's strict management for the past few decades, the whole village has been very united.
Even though there were minor conflicts and problems within the village, no one ever thought of colluding with people from other villages to deal with the villagers.
Because Zhang Zongde once said when he was the village chief that no matter what problems we have internally, we can solve them behind closed doors. Those are minor issues. But if anyone dares to collude with people from other villages to deal with our villagers, that is betrayal, that is a traitor, and that is a big deal!
Zhang Zongde was very satisfied with the village chief's decisive attitude in handling important matters. He nodded and continued walking out.
“Uncle, please wait a moment,” Zhang Jizhou called out to Zhang Zongde. “Today, there are some things I want to clarify with you and the village chief in front of them.”
Thinking that Zhang Jizhou was always at a disadvantage in terms of status, and that if he hadn't been there to support him, he didn't know how badly Zhang Laowu would have bullied him. With this in mind, Zhang Zongde stopped in his tracks.
He must have really taken a liking to Zhang Laowu, because he deliberately chose a spot a little further away from Zhang Laowu and stood there.
Once Zhang Zongde had stopped, Zhang Jizhou turned to look at Zhang Laowu and said, "Dad, if Bao Cai hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known that you insisted I get married so you could bring back a slave so you could order her around and do whatever you wanted with her."
"You can order her around all you want, but I even give you all my allowance. Why don't you give her anything, even the one who stutters?"
"If we didn't even give them a bite to eat, would they have survived until now?" Huang Hongmei was furious after being slapped twice by Zhang Laowu!
But she also knew that at this time, Zhang Laowu could only shift the blame onto her, and she couldn't hold Zhang Laowu accountable.
At this moment, with nowhere to vent her anger, she yelled at Zhang Jizhou.
Zhang Jizhou pulled out the hospital report from that day, showing that Fang Yan and Xiao Yuzai were severely malnourished. He had specifically asked Fang Yan for it before leaving home, and put it directly in Huang Hongmei's face. "What did you feed them? Do I have to say it again?"
The paper was a bit stiff, and Zhang Jizhou had a strong grip, so when he flicked it, the edge of the paper grazed Huang Hongmei's face, and blood immediately seeped out.
Their mistreatment of Fang Yan and her son was exposed during the last division of the family property.
Feeling guilty, Huang Hongmei noticed the pain on her face and, upon wiping it, discovered she was bleeding. She used this opportunity to cover up her embarrassment, exclaiming, "Come quick! Is there no justice in this world?! My son is hitting his mother!"
"Shut up!" Zhang Zongde really disliked Huang Hongmei. He frowned and gave the village chief a look. The village chief immediately shouted at Huang Hongmei, "Have you ever raised Lao San even once? Why are you wailing like this!"
“Even if I never raised him, I am still his stepmother. How can he be right to hit his stepmother?” Huang Hongmei retorted.
“I’m here today, and if I say he’s right, then he’s right!” Zhang Zongde couldn’t help but say coldly.
"You old geezer... slap slap..." Huang Hongmei had disliked Zhang Zongde for many years. He was just an old geezer, but she didn't understand why the whole village respected him so much.
Because of him, she had no idea how many times Zhang Laowu had beaten her.
Especially after those two slaps today, Huang Hongmei's resentment towards Zhang Zongde skyrocketed, and without thinking, she yelled at him...
Unfortunately, before she could finish her sentence, Zhang Laowu swiftly slapped her twice more, interrupting her.
"Zhang Laowu, you deserve to be struck by lightning!" Huang Hongmei had quite a temper, and after being slapped four times in a row, she couldn't take it anymore and pounced on Zhang Laowu.
Old Zhang kicked her aside and glared at her fiercely, "If you dare to say another word, pack your things and get out of here right now!"
Having been married for almost ten years, Huang Hongmei knew Zhang Laowu's ruthlessness better than anyone else. He told her to get out, and if she dared to cause any more trouble, he would definitely make her leave.
Huang Hongmei's parents are both gone, so how could her brothers and sisters possibly take her in?
So she dared not cause any more trouble.
Seeing that she had finally stopped making a fuss, Zhang Laowu went over, picked up the medical report that had fallen on the ground, and handed it back to Zhang Jizhou. "This matter is all my fault for being negligent, which is why your mother did such a foolish thing."
“My mother died a long time ago,” Zhang Jizhou coldly reminded him.
When Huang Hongmei married into the family, Zhang Jizhou was already fifteen years old.
Not long after she got married, Zhang Jizhou was specially recruited into the army.
So he never called Huang Hongmei "Mom," nor could he bring himself to say it.
Over the years, the reason he had never broken ties with her was twofold: firstly, he rarely went home to visit his family; secondly, on the few times he did go home, the Zhang family members were all such good actors that he couldn't find fault with them, so he didn't deliberately nitpick.
As if he hadn't heard Zhang Jizhou's words, Zhang Laowu continued, "This matter has already been discussed and is over. What kind of behavior is it for a grown man to hold onto such a trivial matter?"
Fang Yan: ...
Problem!
They nearly tortured an adult and a child to death. Is this a small matter?
“He’s a grown man, so he can’t keep harping on this, but surely I, a woman, can keep harping on it?” she asked Zhang Laowu sarcastically.
Zhang Laowu glanced at her, his disgust barely concealed. "You've already agreed to divide the family property, and you've taken so many things from my house, including Lao San's allowance. That's equivalent to you agreeing to let this matter go. What other trouble are you planning to cause?!"
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