Chapter 65 The old man and the old woman of the Zhong family
"Your parents raised you to this age, working so hard to support your education and learning, hoping you would achieve great things in the future. But what about you?! You actually did something so shameful that it brought disgrace upon our family!"
"You have brought shame upon our Zhong family!"
Old Mrs. Zhong was furious and raised her cane to hit Zhong Qiao.
The deeper the love, the deeper the hate!
"I'll beat you to death! You unfilial daughter! Are you worthy of your parents, worthy of us? Are you worthy of yourself?"
"The book is really read into the dog's stomach!"
God knows how she and the old man got by in the countryside these days!
The son-in-law Zhong Zhiwei was so bold that he even hid the truth from them. He clearly found Zhong Qiao but didn't send a letter to inform them. They colluded with each other to hide Zhong Qiao and the money-losing goods in the compound.
More than a month!
If Zhong Hong had not asked someone to deliver a letter and "accidentally" let the secret slip, they would have rushed home overnight and seen the baby girl at home with their own eyes.
Is Zhong Zhiwei still planning to keep it a secret from them forever?
Zhong Qiao lowered his head, but his waist remained straight. He was hit by the crutch several times without saying a word.
This crutch is made of solid mahogany and makes a clear and loud sound when it hits clothes.
Zhong Qiao only felt a burning pain on her back, so painful that she was dazed for a moment, and then numb.
Numbness in my heart.
"Grandma!"
"grandmother!"
Seeing this, several people from the Zhong family spoke up.
Some people gloated over his misfortune, some stepped forward to stop him, some hugged his legs, and some protected Zhong Qiao.
"Aren't you usually very smart, kid?"
Mother Zhong's eyes were red and she was heartbroken. She lifted her daughter's black hair, which was wet with sweat, from her forehead.
"Why don't you know how to get out of the way?"
Zhong Qiao smiled at her comfortingly, paused, and said in a complicated tone: "Mom, it's my fault, I admit it."
Back then, she ignored her family's opposition and insisted on marrying Xu Shaojun. Besides Zhong's father, the second person who strongly opposed it was her grandmother.
She was an experienced person in marriage. Her marriage with Mr. Zhong was arranged by her parents and the matchmaker. She married into the Zhong family without knowing why and worked as a laundry woman for the rest of her life.
She was not happy, so naturally she didn't want Zhong Qiao to be unhappy.
Because of this matter, Old Mrs. Zhong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She called Zhong Qiao and talked to him all night long, almost revealing the incompetence of Xu Shaojun.
As a result, the love-brained Zhong Qiao fell in love, chose to marry Xu Shaojun, had a child, and then divorced.
To this elder who once loved me so much and gave me all his true words.
Zhong Qiao felt guilty.
It's worth it to endure these blows so that the old man can vent his emotions.
This is a rare gathering of the Zhong family.
Zhong Siqi stood aside, not daring to breathe. Seeing that Zhong Qiao was lost in thought, he secretly tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister, don't you understand grandma's character? She just said that in anger, don't take it to heart."
"It's okay." Zhong Qiao shook his head and immediately asked, "How's Wanwan?"
Earlier on the bridge, the young man on the bike said they were going to abandon Wanwan, and it was not clear what happened to Wanwan.
"Wanwan is fine, don't worry."
Zhong Siqi gave her the expected answer, which made Zhong Qiao feel relieved.
Zhong Siqi whispered:
"Sister, you didn't see it. They rushed over and said they wanted to throw Wanwan into the river and drown her."
"Mom usually dislikes Wanwan the most, but when she heard this, she picked up a spatula and started a fight with them, refusing to let them even get close to the door."
Zhong Qiao was surprised and looked up.
Mother Zhong's carefully styled curly hair was now disheveled, as if it had been ravaged by something, and even her tired and beautiful eyes were bloodshot.
Zhong Qiao had mixed feelings.
Why.
It’s all because of the mistakes I made and the debts I owed in the past.
Not only did her two elders have to clean up her mess, they also had to do it.
"Okay, Mom." The person standing in front of Old Mrs. Zhong was the head of the family, Zhong Wei.
He has the most stable temper among his brothers.
He sighed, "Didn't Zhong Qiao say she was still in confinement after giving birth? Beating her won't do any good. Now that she's back, isn't it nice to have a family reunion?"
"Brother, why are you pretending to be a good guy again?"
The second brother, Zhong Wu, has a personality opposite to his, and the two brothers have never gotten along, so he couldn't help but sneer.
"Zhong Qiao was wrong in the first place. If we forgive him so easily, what will happen if the younger generation in the family follows his example?"
"Are we going to let everyone in the compound laugh at our family? Laugh at us for not raising our daughters well?"
"What are you talking about?"
The old man was unhappy.
"Zhong Qiao is young and confused. As the elders, are we going to force her to death?"
The second family couldn't stand his righteous look the most and couldn't help but ridicule him.
"Brother, didn't you say Zhong Qiao was shameless before? Why did you change your tune now that you're home? Otherwise, you would have to say that you're smart."
"Speak the truth to people and lies to ghosts."
"you--"
The eldest lady was extremely angry, with veins bulging on her forehead. Just as she was about to retort, she was pulled away by her own wife.
"Zhong Qiao is a detrimental thing, why do you care about her?"
The eldest son's wife, Cui Liu, pinched him hard.
"Can you change your good-natured ways? Don't forget how our Xiaohua's marriage fell through!"
Zhong Wei is very angry.
"None of your business is my business!"
Seeing that the two elders were about to quarrel in public, an old and majestic voice suddenly sounded.
"That's enough!" The speaker was the old man from the Zhong family.
He put down his pipe, raised his eyes, and his gaze was as sharp as an eagle's, scanning the person in front of him inch by inch like a hook.
Old man Zhong joined the army when he was young and also had a career in Hong Kong. It can be said that half of the Zhong family's current wealth was earned by him.
Naturally, he has the final say in this family, and none of the younger generations dare to challenge his authority.
The Adam's apples of several brothers rolled up and down. The fear engraved in their bones forced them to look at each other and dared not speak.
"dad."
The second son's wife rubbed her hands awkwardly and nodded.
"We didn't argue. Don't be angry. It would be bad if you get sick from anger."
"If I die early, won't all the family property be left to you guys to divide? Isn't that good? I think you guys are just hoping that I will die sooner!" Old man Zhong snorted coldly.
His words were too blunt, and these people felt uneasy.
"Qiao girl, come here." Old man Zhong looked at his sons and daughters-in-law who were not doing well, sighed helplessly, and waved to Zhong Qiao.
"Come, come to grandpa." He tried to smile kindly.
Zhong Qiao was quite hesitant.
Probably because in my memory, although this grandfather was very kind and amiable most of the time, he also loved reading and writing.
But he was left with sequelae from the war.
Sometimes he has a very good temper, making people feel warm and at other times he is weird and twisted, like a different person with unpredictable moods.
Now it is very kind.
According to Zhong's mother, when old man Zhong was young, he believed that a good son is made under the stick, and he beat his boys to death.
Zhong Qiao was afraid and repulsed by him from the bottom of her heart.
"Qiao Qiao, go ahead." Father Zhong pushed her from behind and comforted her, "It's okay, don't worry and go to your grandfather's place."
Zhong Qiao clenched his sweat-soaked palms and moved cautiously to the old man of the Zhong family.
Old Man Zhong looked her up and down with a complicated look in his eyes, then nodded with satisfaction.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you, Qiao girl. I still remember the last time I saw you was when you were a child. You couldn't speak at that time, but you were very smart."
His eyes softened for a moment.
"Just like your mother, smart, bold, and has her own ideas."
"Dad..." Mrs. Zhong's eyes became even redder.
She is the youngest and only daughter in the family and is loved by her parents.
Especially her father loved her so much that even if she wanted the moon in the sky, old man Zhong would knock it down for her without saying a word.
But because of Zhong Qiao, she deceived her elderly parents for the first time.
"Don't cry."
Old man Zhong was extremely flustered and at a loss. He was over fifty years old and his face was full of wrinkles, but he still had the kindness of a father.
When coaxing Zhong's mother, it was just like when he was a child.
"As for Qiao girl's matter, Zhiwei actually confessed it to me in a letter. It was me who didn't tell your eldest brother and the others. It's not your fault."
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