When talking about her painful past, Aunt Zhou couldn't stop crying.
"Yes, I don't know which scoundrel spread rumors that your cousin died in Northeast China, and even said that I killed your cousin. Grandma Zhou An tried to kill herself and made me pay with my life!"
Beset by internal and external troubles, and with Zhou Laohan's wife adding to the chaos, it was only thanks to the help of relatives and friends that they were able to get through the most difficult days.
During that time, Zhou's sister-in-law put aside her pride and often brought her children to Zhou's mother's house to freeload. She remembered this kindness firmly in her heart.
She and Zhou Laohan's wife are not on the same wavelength at all!
Zhou's sister-in-law said, still holding her breath, "If Zhou Bing wants to do it, let him do it. I won't stop him!"
Zhou Hongyu chuckled and continued with the last reason that Zhou's sister-in-law couldn't refuse.
She said, "Sister-in-law, you and my cousin have thought things through. You left Zhou An a dry goods store to rely on and found him a capable wife to manage the household. But think about it, if Zhou Bing makes something of himself outside, Zhou An won't have to rely on his wife for a living in the future. Wouldn't his life be better?"
Zhou Hongyu said these words against her conscience, and she couldn't care less about how that selfish Zhou An would fare in the future.
Since Zhou's cousin and his wife favor Zhou An, she might as well favor Zhou Bing, her future right-hand man.
Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment, then slapped her thigh. How could they not have thought of that!
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Before this, the couple had planned to keep Zhou Bing at the dried goods store to help out, so they never expected to find a new way out through him.
Being a kept man is not a good thing, especially since Zhou An's wife and her family are overly shrewd and obsessed with money. Zhou An, who has always been pampered by his cousin and his wife, may not be able to tolerate this.
Zhou's sister-in-law was convinced by Zhou Hongyu's persuasion. In short, she still valued her eldest son, Zhou An, and they couldn't help but want to try anything that was good for him.
Chen Zhaodi stood silently by, watching Zhou Hongyu persuade her cousin-in-law to calm down, and she was equally impressed.
Look, this is the God of Wealth she chose!
Not only is he incredibly good at making money, but he's also an excellent speaker!
Once Zhou's sister-in-law calmed down, Zhou Hongyu beckoned Zhou Bing over.
"Your mom agreed, so talk to her properly now, so your dad won't still have objections!"
Zhou Bing nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with gratitude.
After last night's argument, and with Zhou An's wife stirring things up, he thought there was no possibility of reconciliation with his parents ever again.
"mom……"
A thousand words, but they all boil down to a clear, resonant "Mom!"
"You ran away from home without saying goodbye, your family was so worried..."
Aunt Zhou kept crying while wiping away her tears.
Zhou Hongyu pulled Chen Zhaodi away to avoid hindering the family from getting to know each other better.
They had only been in the ward for a short while when Zhou Bing pushed the door open and entered.
Aside from his slightly red eyes, he didn't seem to be experiencing much emotional fluctuation.
Zhou Hongyu asked, "Did your mother and the others leave?"
"They left. They were going to hold my hand and talk to me for a while, and then take me back to talk to my dad. I said a few words and they left."
Zhou Bing shrugged.
He knows his own limitations, why would he go back?
It's difficult to figure it out.
Right now, his aunt has temporarily kept his mother in check. If he's overconfident and foolishly goes back with her, there's no doubt that with Zhou An and his wife around, he won't have any advantage whatsoever.
All it took was a few kind words from Zhou An and his wife for his army to crumble like a house of cards, leaving him to his fate.
"Auntie, give me the address. I need to hurry and leave while my mom is still calm. Otherwise, if my sister-in-law tries to drag me home again, even if I'm Sun Wukong with his seventy-two transformations, I won't be able to escape!"
Zhou Bing knew perfectly well that if he hadn't acted impulsively last night, he wouldn't have made the decision to run away from home.
His parents were already better than other parents, but they were too biased. They still hoped that their child would be the best, which is why he couldn't bring himself to be cruel to them.
Zhou Hongyu took a pen and copied an address onto a piece of paper, then handed it to him.
"You go first, I'll call someone to pick you up tonight!"
Zhou Bing carefully put the note away.
Zhou Hongyu glanced at Chen Zhaodi: "You stay here, I'll go home to get the passbook and find a bank to withdraw money for him."
As they spoke, Zhou Hongyu and Zhou Bing walked out of the ward.
Chen Zhaodi felt a wad of money inside her bra, looked around, and finally took the money out of the envelope from her bra and chased after him, calling out, "Wait for me..."
She handed over the envelope: "Count me in, let me pay for it, there's something inside..."
She nervously looked around to make sure there were no suspicious people loitering inside: "There are seven hundred dollars inside!"
Zhou Bing didn't answer, and looked at Zhou Hongyu, waiting for instructions.
Zhou Hongyu lifted her eyelids, took the envelope, and handed it to Zhou Bing.
I asked her, "Why are you carrying so much money with you?"
Something's not right!
Chen Zhaodi chuckled sheepishly, pretending to be confused.
She recently looked for someone to look after a shop. She just went to see one this morning, but it wasn't suitable. It wasn't as popular as the dried goods shop on the same street as her cousin Zhou's, and it was small, yet the prices were ridiculously high.
She didn't want to talk about it, and Zhou Hongyu was too lazy to press her for details. Anyway, with Chen Zhaodi's money, she could save herself a trip.
"Zhou Bing, take the money and hurry up and buy the tickets. I remember the fastest train doesn't have much time left!" Zhou Hongyu said in a low voice.
Zhou Bing left, then turned to Chen Zhaodi and said, "I'll pay you back when I have time!"
"No, please—"
Chen Zhaodi chased after them, shouting, "You can't just take Zhou Bing with you, take me with you too! Why don't you just leave this money out of the bill and take me with you!"
"We'll see!" Zhou Hongyu teased her.
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