Upon learning the truth, Zhou Chuan was both angry and indignant.
But now that things have come to this, there's nothing he can do to help Zhou Ling. Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua deliberately hide, making it like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"Third sister, don't be sad, things will definitely get better."
"My brother-in-law will definitely make something of himself and give my third sister a good life."
Zhou Chuan offered words of comfort.
Zhou Ling nodded. She had always believed this as well. After the gambling debt incident, Zhao Kun never went out to gamble again. Instead, he started looking for work and became more hardworking and ambitious.
"Fourth brother, second sister doesn't know you're back yet. I'll call her later to tell her and make her happy."
As soon as Zhou Ling finished speaking, Zhou Chuan quickly stopped her, "Third sister, don't bother second sister. She's about to take the college entrance exam and will be the most successful of the three of us siblings. Don't let her be distracted by me. I saw second sister at school today, and that's enough."
Upon learning that Zhou Chuan had gone to a high school, Zhou Ling's expression flickered. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Then... did you see him?"
Zhou Chuan naturally knew who 'he' referred to.
“I didn’t see him, but I know he’s started another business. I heard a lot of high school students praising the practice exam papers he made. Apparently, he’s also set up a charity fund to help people who can’t afford to go to school.”
Zhou Chuan's tone suddenly became somewhat mocking, as if he were talking about something ironic.
After hearing this, Zhou Ling's expression was somewhat complicated. She knew about this matter. Although she no longer had Sun Tingting and her group to provide her with information, she still had a group from which she could obtain information about the high school.
She knows more about him than Zhou Chuan does.
For example, Zhou Chen donated past exam papers to impoverished students at many universities, receiving numerous letters of gratitude.
Lu Ye, who started a business with Zhou Chen, was Zhou Chen's high school classmate. He followed Zhou Chen in the business of selling past exam papers and is now starting to get rich.
A topic was mentioned in the group that deeply hurt and upset Zhou Ling.
Some say that, apart from the three ungrateful siblings, almost everyone who had a good relationship with Zhou Chen benefited from his kindness.
Li Kaile, who was just Zhou Chen's deskmate, managed a small stinky tofu shop in Fanjia County. Now, he only needed to watch his employees do their work, and he was practically a small boss.
Lu Ye, a former high school classmate, is now a business partner. He has made a lot of money using past exam papers, which can be said to have changed his destiny.
There's also Lu Guoliang, who was originally just an ordinary physical education teacher at a high school, but because of Zhou Chen, he is now officially a member of the provincial team, and his career has taken a leap forward.
Our homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie, is currently the chief editor of past exam papers. His reputation has spread throughout major high schools in the city, and he will become even more famous as the past exam papers are sold all over the country.
Besides these people, there were many others, whether they had set up stalls together or worked with Zhou Chen on construction sites, all of whom benefited from the situation and their lives continued to improve.
The three siblings, as Zhou Chen's former siblings, could have enjoyed these things, no, they could have received even more than these people.
Unfortunately, the relationship between the two sides deteriorated to an extreme degree, turning them into enemies.
Zhou Ling's thoughts wandered for a moment. She thought that Zhou Chuan might seek revenge on Zhou Chen because of hatred. She immediately came to her senses and reminded him, "Fourth brother, don't go looking for trouble with him again. Your second sister and I don't want you to get locked up in jail again for seeking revenge."
Having suffered losses at Zhou Chen's hands multiple times, Zhou Ling indeed developed a considerable shadow in her heart.
She didn't want Zhou Chuan to repeat her mistakes.
Zhou Chuan chuckled, "Third Sister, I understand what you're saying. I won't do anything reckless."
Zhou Ling breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Just then,
The door was suddenly pushed open, and an older woman walked in; it was none other than Old Mrs. Zhao.
As soon as she entered, Old Mrs. Zhao's gaze locked onto Zhou Chuan.
"Zhou Ling, who is he? Why is he eating here? Don't you know our family's financial situation?"
From the very beginning, Old Mrs. Zhao was aggressive, her tone and eyes full of hostility.
"He is my younger brother, Zhou Chuan."
Zhou Ling knew that Old Mrs. Zhao was picking a fight again. The two of them didn't get along to begin with, and then Zhao Kun lost money gambling and had to pay off 300,000 yuan in debt. Old Mrs. Zhao blamed it all on her, thinking that she was the reason Zhao Kun had bad luck and hadn't been a good wife or fulfilled his responsibilities.
In short, it's all her fault.
Out of consideration for Old Mrs. Zhao's money in settling the matter, she has been enduring it these past few days, saying whatever comes to mind. After all, the place she is currently living in is paid for by Old Mrs. Zhao, and she has no choice but to bow her head when she is under someone else's roof.
But with Zhou Chuan present, she didn't want to see Old Mrs. Zhao bullying her in front of her brother.
But sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what happens.
Old Mrs. Zhao recognized Zhou Chuan at first glance. She was just asking that question on purpose. Thinking about how half of her family's demolition compensation was given to Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua by Zhou Ling, and how the other half was caused by the bad luck brought by Zhou Ling, which led to Zhao Kun losing money, Old Mrs. Zhao was furious.
Perfect, this is a good opportunity to elaborate on the topic.
“Your brother has been in jail before, so don’t let him come here again. Otherwise, he’ll bring bad luck to our family. If the neighbors find out, they’ll laugh at us. I don’t want our family to be looked down upon because of him.”
"Secondly, our family has no money. Zhou Ling, now that you've married into our Zhao family, you're one of us. Don't turn your back on us and send money back to your parents' home. That 300,000 yuan is gone forever. People need to learn from this."
Grandma Zhao's words were sharp, containing both sarcasm and warnings.
Zhou Ling felt guilty, but could only remain silent about it.
"Third sister, I'm leaving now. I won't bother you anymore."
Zhou Chuan immediately stood up, ready to leave, not wanting to cause any family conflict for Zhou Ling because of himself.
"Fourth brother..."
Zhou Ling called out.
Zhou Chuan paused for a moment, turned his head, and said, "Third Sister, I have somewhere to go, you don't need to worry."
At this point, his gaze turned to Old Mrs. Zhao, his tone suddenly turning cold as he warned, "Old woman, you can bully me, but don't bully my sister. If I find out you've bullied my sister, I will never forgive you. I've been to the police station before, and I don't mind going back again. Remember what I said."
Grandma Zhao was so frightened by Zhou Chuan that she didn't dare to utter a sound.
Only after Zhou Chuan had walked away did she dare to breathe heavily and curse, "What kind of person is he? He only bullies an old woman like me. Bah, a disgrace to society! He ate our food and then threatened me. He's an ungrateful beast!"
Zhou Ling listened to Old Mrs. Zhao's vile and offensive curses.
Unable to bear it any longer, he suddenly shouted, "Enough! When will you stop? I owe the Zhao family what I owe you. Don't insult my family."
Seeing Zhou Ling's gloomy face, Old Mrs. Zhao stopped cursing, but not wanting to lose momentum, she deliberately snorted and turned to leave.
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