“I don’t need anyone to keep my money safe. If that’s what you’re here for, you can go back now.”
Zhou Chen showed no mercy and ordered them to leave.
Anyone who dares to covet his money, even if they are blood relatives, he won't be polite. He doesn't care if things fall apart.
Swish...
Upon hearing this,
The uncles, aunts, and uncles all changed their expressions. Zhou Chen's rejection was so thorough, and he even chased them away, showing that he didn't take them seriously at all.
This made everyone extremely angry.
In their view, although Zhou Chen has achieved some success and has money, it is all due to luck. He is just a high school student. No matter how capable he is, he is still a high school student.
What angered them most was that Zhou Chen showed no respect for his elders and disregarded their authority.
“Zhou Chen, we’re doing this for your own good. Do you think we’re after your money? What do you take us for? We’re only doing this out of respect for your deceased parents. We’re willing to waste our time and energy getting involved in your family’s affairs because we don’t want to see you and your siblings go astray.”
One of the aunts, with a heartbroken look on her face, stood on the moral high ground and spoke earnestly.
This attitude reminded Zhou Chen of the ungrateful Zhou Na. Both of them liked to start from the moral high ground, but unfortunately, as long as I have no morals, you can forget about using morality to restrain me.
"If you all want what's best for me, why didn't you come and say these hypocritical things three years ago, when my parents first passed away? I worked on the construction site for three whole years, sweating and suffering countless hardships. Where were you then?"
Now that they hear I'm rich, they all pop up, claiming it's for my own good, and lecture me. Can you swear to God you have no ulterior motives? I hate hypocrites the most. You're not welcome in my home; please leave immediately.
Now that things had come to a head, Zhou Chen ruthlessly tore off their masks of hypocrisy.
The expressions on their faces grew increasingly grim.
After all, they had never experienced being slapped in the face, especially not so slapped so hard.
“Zhou Chen, how can you speak to your elders like that? No matter what, we are your elders. You have no manners at all.”
“As your own aunt, I can’t stand your rude behavior. If your parents were alive, they would have slapped you long ago.”
Another aunt, unable to contain her anger, spoke up in protest.
Zhou Chen glanced at him coldly and said, "If you don't like it, then leave. What are you doing in my house? Don't act like an elder and try to lecture me. I've never eaten your rice, so you have no right to do so."
"you……"
My second aunt was speechless after being rebuked.
The two aunts and uncles never expected that Zhou Chen would be so sharp-eyed and quick-witted after not seeing him for several years. He was unforgiving and showed no mercy.
Originally, they hoped to use their status as elders to persuade Zhou Chen to compromise, but now it seems hopeless.
Staying would only bring more humiliation.
"Hopeless, let's go!"
“The Zhou family has produced such a rebellious son as you; you must be kicked out of the family register.”
"Do whatever you want, just get out of here!"
When faced with his aunt's threat to remove him from the family tree, Zhou Chen found it utterly ridiculous. Did he care about such formalities?
He was removed from the family genealogy, and from then on, Zhou Chen created his own Zhou family genealogy.
Seeing that Zhou Chen was unyielding, the group all gave up, angrily pushed open the door, and left.
The room fell silent instantly.
A cold smile appeared on Zhou Chen's face. He then walked to the tape recorder, put in a cassette tape, and soon, a song, "Good Days," filled the room.
downstairs,
The men's faces were grim, and none of them had a smile on their faces, because no one had expected this situation.
Their goal was not achieved, and they were even humiliated.
Everyone felt depressed.
"Have you noticed? This kid has changed a lot. He's no longer the Zhou Chen we knew. I thought Xiaoling was exaggerating, but it turns out he's not only cold-blooded but also ruthless to his own family."
"If my elder brother were alive, he would have taught him a lesson long ago, instead of letting him speak like that."
"Alright, that's enough. Let's think of a way to get that huge sum of money from him."
The two aunts' complaints were interrupted by the eldest aunt, who then got back to the main topic.
They were all very interested in Zhou Chen's money, but the tricky part was that Zhou Chen didn't trust them at all and didn't treat them as elders, let alone hand over his money to them.
"How about we, as his guardians, force him to comply?"
"That's a good idea, but haven't you overlooked his age? He's over eighteen and an adult. It's only feasible before he becomes a minor."
My second uncle frowned and reminded me.
Several aunts and cousins looked regretful upon hearing this.
If they had known this would happen, they would have become the guardians of Zhou Chen and his siblings three years ago. However, at that time, Zhou Chen's parents did not leave any property, and the four siblings were a huge burden. No one wanted to take them in, so they all ignored them and even deliberately distanced themselves from them to avoid them coming to them.
Who would have thought that a few years later, Zhou Chen would suddenly become successful?
He returned to school, achieved top marks in the college entrance exam, was still a sports student, appeared on television, and received a huge compensation payment for his demolished property—tens of millions of yuan!
Even if Zhou Chen helped someone else buy the property and didn't receive all the demolition compensation, he would still definitely get a large sum of money.
They were truly unwilling to accept that this money was being managed by Zhou Chen, a mere kid who hadn't even grown up yet.
"How about we come back tomorrow and talk to him? Let's try to get some money out of him in the names of Xiaoling and Xiaona. If he agrees, we'll continue to find ways to get it all out."
Finally, Uncle Zhou made the decision.
The others had no better ideas, and after thinking for a few seconds, they all nodded in agreement.
at the same time,
Zhou Ling, at home and waiting for good news, was lying lazily in bed.
Zhou Ling was really hoping that those people could squeeze money out of Zhou Chen. Naturally, she hoped they would succeed, so she could get a sum of money.
If she fails, she feels the outcome won't be too bad; Zhou Chen will anger the Zhou family's relatives and end up alienated by everyone.
In this way, she and the Zhou family will be on the same side.
Just as I was thinking,
Suddenly, Zhou Ling saw the phone ringing; it was her aunt calling.
Upon receiving the message, Zhou Ling answered it without hesitation.
The next moment, she learned the outcome of this collective visit.
Hearing that Zhou Chen wouldn't compromise, Zhou Ling couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment. Zhou Chen was actually ignoring these elders and showing them no respect whatsoever.
But soon, a cold smile crept onto her face.
Because this means that Zhou's relatives will be on the same side as her.
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