Granny Zhou raised four children in her lifetime: her eldest son Zhou Shangcai, her eldest daughter Zhou Liangyu, her second son Zhou Zhongliang, and her youngest daughter Zhou Hongyu.
Zhou Hongyu is the least promising; she's only the deputy director of the office now, still at the bottom.
My eldest brother, Zhou Shangcai, was transferred to civilian work and then changed jobs several times. He is now the director of the Public Security Bureau in Shanghai.
After graduating from university, the eldest sister, Zhou Liangyu, stayed in Northwest China as a professor at a famous university. She is a big name in the industry and is now the vice dean.
The second elder brother, Zhou Zhongliang, is a leader in a state-owned enterprise in the Southern Economic Special Zone.
Zhou Hongyu certainly wanted to make money, but it wasn't worth exchanging her brother and sister's favors for it. Although they were very willing to help when Zhou Hongyu asked, she was also thinking of them in return for their sincerity.
Hearing her eldest daughter's question, Zhou Hongyu left Chen Zhaodi and went into the room to check on the situation.
Chen Zhaodi watched her retreating figure, muttering to herself incessantly.
Zhou Hongyu didn't care about the more than 5,000 yuan she received last time, and she doesn't plan to do anything like this again!
"Zhao Di, Zhao Di!"
While Chen Zhaodi was distracted, Granny Chen's old face suddenly came close to her eyes, startling her so much that she jumped away in a panic.
"mom--"
Old Mrs. Chen grinned and said, "Zhao Di, the older you get, the less you're home. You're surnamed Chen, but don't forget that the Chen family is your home!"
After she finished speaking, her eyes, which had been darting around, locked onto the washing machine next to the kitchen.
When the news of Chen Zhaodi buying a washing machine for the family reached home, Chen's mother was furious. "That brat is wasting money!"
Granny Chen pointed with her withered hand: "Zhao Di, the older you get, the more unfilial you become! Not only do you not come home to see your mother, but you don't even plan to bring back such good things for me to enjoy!"
Since she had already bought it, she took the washing machine back to please her daughter-in-law.
Granny Chen rolled up her sleeves to lift the washing machine, but it was a bit heavy, so she waved to Chen Zhaodi for help.
Chen Zhaodi's lips twitched. She moved next to the washing machine, pressed it down, and shook her head emphatically: "Mom, you can't do this."
Ever since she accepted the subsidies from her mother-in-law and others, the washing machine no longer belonged to her alone, and she couldn't let her mother take the washing machine home.
The unfilial daughter blocked her from moving the washing machine, so Granny Chen angrily slapped the washing machine lid: "Chen Zhaodi, how can you say such a thing without conscience? Your mother washes clothes by hand at home, and you get to use this ridiculously comfortable thing!"
Chen Zhaodi was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stop him or not, and then came up with a terrible idea.
Chen Zhaodi nodded toward Zhou Hongyu's room, then opened her arms and hugged the washing machine.
"Mom, I'm doing all this for you. Once we brought the washing machine home, it became Zhou Hongyu's favorite thing. She'll get angry with anyone who tries to stop her from using it. If you bring the washing machine home, that's it. She'll get so angry that she'll have Granny Zhou bring a bunch of people to your parents' house and tear it down!"
Granny Chen jumped away from the washing machine as if she had been electrocuted: "Zhao Di, you be my witness, this washing machine just told me to take it back, I didn't mean to take it back!"
Chen Zhaodi: "..."
Mom, are you having a fit of delusions in broad daylight? Can the washing machine talk?
Finally, Chen Zhaodi politely slipped five yuan to the uninvited old woman and saw her off.
He turned his head.
Zhou Hongyu stood under the eaves with her arms crossed, smiling at her.
Chen Zhaodi immediately straightened her back and reported!
It was indeed the washing machine that I asked my mom to take home!
After Chen Pozi's antics, Chen Zhaodi became extremely cautious around Zhou Hongyu, her ugly, obsequious face now plain to the naked.
Today, Zhou Hongyu plans to bring both her eldest and youngest daughters with her when she goes back to her parents' home.
Chang Shuying didn't want to go.
Granny Zhou is like a wolf in sheep's clothing, a figure who can stop children from crying at night.
Chang Shuying and her second brother Chang Pengfei were disliked by Granny Zhou, who disliked that they had inherited the simple-mindedness of the Chang family and lacked the cleverness of the Zhou family. Every time they went back, Granny Zhou would drag them out and scold them.
Chen Zhaodi fawned, extending her hand: "Here, the bicycle keys!"
“No need.” Zhou Hongyu glanced at her, then instructed Chang Shuying, “Go and call your sister over. We’re going to our uncle’s dried goods shop later to borrow their tricycle to go back.”
What's going on with the grandson avoiding his grandmother? The eldest daughter's submissive nature should start changing from the moment she confronts Granny Zhou directly!
Furthermore, if she could express her desire not to go back to her grandmother's house, wouldn't that be a kind of progress?
Upon hearing this, Chang Shuying shuddered, her vision blurred, and she seemed to see the fierce-looking Granny Zhou in front of her. She was terrified!
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Standing at the entrance of the dried goods store, waiting for Zhou Hongyu to go in and borrow a tricycle, Chang Shuying became increasingly frightened as she thought of her grandmother, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Chang Meiying took her sister's hand and said with concern, "Sister, your hands are cold. Let me give you some clothes!"
Chang Meiying would run around with the children in the alley all day long, and she was most impatient with wearing a coat, so she would take the opportunity to get rid of the burden.
Chang Shuying knew her tricks all too well, and squeezed her little hand: "Meiying, when we go back to Grandma's house, you have to be good, then Grandma will like you!"
When she diverted her energy to care for others, she seemed less distressed.
Chang Meiying pouted after hearing this, but in the end, she didn't say anything that would hurt her sister's feelings.
Even if she's not well-behaved, her grandma will still love her!
Zhou's cousin pushed the tricycle to the door, and Zhou Hongyu thanked him with a smile.
Zhou's cousin helped him insert the key, and said with extra enthusiasm, "Hongyu, when you come back I'll bring you a few bags of dried goods that were just shipped back from the Northeast. They're perfect for making delicious soup!"
"I'm not going to say anything more, I need to hurry back to have lunch with my mom."
Zhou Hongyu wasn't that shameless; she took some food and gifts and then urged her two daughters to get in the car.
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