"What? Those three aren't related to Zhou Chen by blood? They were adopted?"
Tiger was taken aback when he heard the news.
"Brother Tiger, you don't know this. His three siblings are all ungrateful wretches, especially the third sister, Zhou Ling. When Zhou Chen was running his stinky tofu business, she did a lot of bad things and spread rumors. Later, Uncle Hat caught her and made her apologize and clarify the situation herself."
"Zhou Chen has stopped having contact with his three siblings, and their relationship is very bad."
The information revealed by the three mahjong partners caused Tiger's expression to change several times. Suddenly, he stood up abruptly and slammed his hand on the table.
"How dare they lie to me, to try and fool me!"
"Zhao Kun, Zhou Ling, are you two tired of living?"
At this moment, Tiger knew perfectly well that he had been deceived. Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling had completely fooled him. If he hadn't told others, he would still have been kept in the dark.
Tiger was furious; he had never been deceived like this before.
etc……
Those two lied to him, they won't run away right away, will they?
Realizing this, Tiger's expression changed drastically, and he immediately called all his brothers to head to Zhao Kun's house.
After Zhao Kun's persuasion, Old Mrs. Zhao and Old Mr. Zhao agreed to leave Fanjia County. However, their haste in abandoning so many things really pained Old Mrs. Zhao, as she felt that it was all money that was being thrown away for nothing.
At the train station,
"Mom, when we get to the new place and rent a new house, we'll furnish everything with new furniture."
"Anyway, all the old furniture and appliances are old, so we can just throw them away. Out with the old, in with the new."
Zhao Kun comforted the elderly couple.
Old Mrs. Zhao was still heartbroken. "So much stuff! How much money will we waste buying more later? And you two, why are you in such a hurry to move? Give me a few days to sell all that stuff."
Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling exchanged a glance, but did not explain the real reason.
The matter of losing money gambling must not be known to Old Mrs. Zhao; otherwise, it would be tantamount to taking half of Old Mrs. Zhao's life away.
Although Zhou Ling didn't get along with Old Mrs. Zhao, she had no choice but to help cover it up for Zhao Kun's sake.
"Mom, Brother Kun is going to do business. If he stays away for too long, he will lose money. So, there's nothing we can do about it."
Zhou Ling smiled.
Grandma Zhao looked at Zhou Ling, her face immediately becoming expressionless. She snorted and said, "I think it was you who encouraged my son to go into business. Ever since you came to our family, nothing has gone well for us."
Zhou Ling was extremely frustrated after being rebuffed.
Zhao Kun quickly tugged at Zhou Ling and hurriedly said, "Mom, this really isn't your daughter-in-law's fault. It was my own decision, and it has nothing to do with Xiaoling."
Zhou Ling walked to the side, not wanting to continue talking to Old Mrs. Zhao, afraid that she would lose control and start arguing with her again.
A moment later, Zhao Kun came over. "Wife, I'm sorry. I made you suffer. Don't be like Mom. She doesn't know the truth. If she did, she would understand that you are a good wife. I apologize to you on Mom's behalf."
Under Zhao Kun's comforting words and sweet talk, Zhou Ling's mood quickly improved, but it was soon filled with worry again. "Brother Kun, do you think Brother Hu knows that our relationship with Zhou Chen is not good? What if he finds us here? Maybe we shouldn't take the train. I feel uneasy."
“Honey, don’t worry. Unless Tiger makes a special inquiry, he can’t possibly know. He’s probably too engrossed in his fantasy of winning Zhou Chen’s money to suspect anything. Even if he does, it’ll be tomorrow. By then, we’ll be far away from Fanjia County. Even if Tiger knows we’ve run away, what can he do? He won’t be able to find us. So, you don’t need to worry.”
Zhao Kun said calmly.
It's dark now, and even if Tiger knows they've escaped, he might not come to the train station to intercept them. By the time Tiger realizes what's happening, they'll have already left by car.
Hearing these words, Zhou Ling felt much more at ease.
Downstairs in a certain residential building,
Tiger looked grim. He had just knocked on the door and learned from the landlord that Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling had moved out and were no longer living there. They still owed him rent for the past few days.
It's obvious that Zhao Kun has already run away with Zhou Ling.
“You can run away, but you can’t hide. Brother Tiger, aren’t his parents in Fanjia County too? Let’s go find them directly,” one of the underlings suggested.
Tiger's eyes flickered; he had also thought of this, but he felt that Zhao Kun might have run away with his parents, and going there now would most likely result in finding nothing.
“You guys go to his parents’ place. The rest of you, come with me.”
"If I'm not mistaken, they should be there; hopefully, it's not too late."
Tiger immediately made a decision: he sent a group of people to Zhao Kun's parents' house. If his parents hadn't fled with him, they would ask them for money and use it as leverage to control Zhao Kun.
If their parents are not at home, they must have run away together.
The group split into two groups and headed to two different locations under the cover of night.
Zhao Kun, Zhou Ling, and the Zhao family sat in the waiting room, eagerly awaiting the departure time. The train would arrive in ten minutes.
Shortly after, the call to check tickets rang out.
Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling exchanged a smile. Great, they were finally about to get on the bus.
"Dad, Mom, let's go."
Zhao Kun picked up the package.
"Son, I have a bit of a stomachache and need to go to the toilet."
"Mom, there's a toilet in the car, just hold on a little longer."
"No, I can't take it anymore."
"Alright then, there are still ten minutes until departure, so hurry up and we'll wait for you here."
Grandma Zhao suddenly had an upset stomach. Zhao Kun had no choice but to put down his package, sit back down, and wait a few minutes.
"Brother Kun, why don't we go get our tickets checked first? I feel uneasy."
Zhou Ling looked around and made a suggestion to Zhao Kun.
Zhao Kun frowned slightly. "We can't leave Mom behind. She'll be back in a few minutes. We can get on the bus then. It won't be too late."
Zhou Ling opened her mouth, but knowing that continuing might displease Zhao Kun, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Mom's out!"
"Let's go."
A moment later, Zhao Kun looked towards the toilet, where Old Mrs. Zhao was walking over.
Seeing this, Zhou Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as the two picked up the package again, preparing to get on the bus with Grandma Zhao, a voice suddenly rang out from behind them.
"Where are you going? You lied to me and now you want to leave? You're dreaming."
Swish swish...
Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling turned around stiffly and saw the face they least wanted to see. It was none other than Tiger.
"Tiger... Brother..."
Zhao Kun was stuttering when he spoke.
Tiger chuckled, grabbed Zhao Kun by the collar, his smile instantly turning to anger. He coldly said, "You're quite clever to run away with your whole family in the dead of night, but your luck was a bit off. Now that I've caught you, tell me, what should I do with you?"
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