As soon as Zhou Chuan left,
Zhou Chen glanced at the neighbors watching, but no one stepped forward to advise the brothers to reconcile, or to say that he shouldn't have hit his brother, or that he should have been more tolerant of him.
Otherwise, he would definitely have given a strong rebuttal.
"Da Long, how are you?"
Zhou Chen approached Xu Dalong and asked.
"Brother Xiao Chen, I'm fine." Xu Dalong shook his head with a simple smile on his face.
Zhou Chen clearly saw the bloodstains on Xu Dalong's lips that hadn't been wiped away, indicating he might have been punched. He felt extremely apologetic. "Dalong, I'm sorry, I'm the one who dragged you into this. Why didn't you fight back when he attacked you?"
If Xu Dalong hadn't been so tolerant, Zhou Chuan might not have dared to push his luck.
Xu Dalong scratched his head awkwardly and explained, "He said he's your brother, Brother Xiao Chen, so I can't lay a hand on him."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen understood why Xu Dalong allowed himself to be bullied; he didn't fight back because he was afraid of Zhou Chen.
Moved, Zhou Chen put his hand on Xu Dalong's shoulder and said solemnly, "Dalong, remember this: if anything like this happens again, don't let anyone bully you because of me. None of those three siblings have the right to bully you. If they dare to hit you again, hit them back hard, understand?"
"Okay, Brother Chen, I understand." Xu Dalong nodded.
suddenly,
Xu Dalong realized something and quickly said, "Brother Xiao Chen, I have to go to the night market to set up my stall, otherwise, the customers will get angry if they wait too long."
Xu Dalong quickly turned around and was about to go back to continue moving raw materials to the night market.
If Zhou Chuan hadn't been bothering him, he would have already set up his stall.
"I'll go with you."
Seeing Xu Dalong's anxious expression, Zhou Chen immediately followed him upstairs.
...
Zhou Chuan, who had been slapped several times by Zhou Chen, returned to Zhou Ling's stall in a fit of anger and told her everything about being beaten.
"Third sister, he attacked me because of an outsider. He slapped me several times in front of so many old neighbors. You have to stand up for me and uphold justice."
Zhou Chuan hoped that Zhou Ling would stand up for him.
Zhou Ling knew she had no weight in front of Zhou Chen, but she wouldn't admit she was no good. "Fourth brother, he really went too far. When Mom and Dad were alive, they never had the heart to hit you, but he hit someone. He must apologize."
I'm on your side. However, I think you should tell your second sister about this. The three of us siblings are in this together, and with strength in numbers, we can go find him. He definitely won't be too arrogant then.
Zhou Chuan thought that made sense. He was extremely upset. He had lost face so badly that he had to make Zhou Chen apologize and compensate him.
He still needs 5,000 yuan from the stinky tofu business—no, he needs 10,000 yuan now to finally calm down.
"Third sister, let's go find second sister now. I don't want to waste a moment," Zhou Chuan urged.
Zhou Ling also suffered a lot of grievances from Zhou Chen. Now that her fourth brother has returned, as long as she can persuade her second sister Zhou Na, the three siblings can unite as one to deal with Zhou Chen.
If Zhou Chen doesn't want to completely lose the three siblings, he must make certain compromises to maintain this family relationship; otherwise, no one will treat Zhou Chen as their eldest brother anymore.
"Okay, I'll pack up first, then we'll go together."
A few minutes later, the stall was packed up, and just as the siblings were leaving, they ran into Li Kaile setting up his stall.
Zhou Ling revealed that Li Kaile, who worked for Zhou Chen, had deliberately set up a stall here to steal her business.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan was furious, believing that Zhou Chen had gone too far, not only failing to help his sister but also stealing her business, showing no behavior befitting an elder brother.
"It's because our parents died so young, otherwise, how dare he bully us siblings like this?"
Zhou Ling kept silent about her shameless actions, such as brazenly asking Zhou Chen for the stinky tofu business, and then getting angry and fighting with Xu Dalong after failing to poach Zhou Chen's girlfriend.
Anyway, the fault lies entirely with Zhou Chuan.
She did nothing wrong; it was Zhou Chen who changed, becoming cold and ruthless.
Zhou Chuan was unaware of these things and wholeheartedly agreed with Zhou Ling's statement, believing that with their parents gone, they had lost their protective shield, which allowed Zhou Chen to act with impunity.
As the eldest brother, instead of dedicating everything to his three siblings,
That's wrong, that's incorrect.
"Second sister, I believe that our parents in heaven will reprimand him. Heaven is watching what people do. Zhou Chen is so biased towards outsiders and so cold-hearted towards his own siblings. He will surely be punished by heaven." Zhou Chuan snorted.
Zhou Ling nodded. "If only God had eyes, He could punish him severely and let him know how wrong he was and how much he has let us down."
The siblings were naively and shamelessly fantasizing.
If Zhou Chen heard this, he would definitely laugh out loud, because if there really was divine retribution, he believed that the first to be punished would not be him, but those three ungrateful wretches.
When it comes to being ruthless, who can compare to the three of you?
Taking everything for granted, showing no gratitude, only knowing how to take—you heartless bastards are the ones who deserve divine retribution.
"Second sister, Zhou Chen let outsiders live in the house left by Mom and Dad, and even helped them beat up our fourth brother. He has to give us an explanation for this."
Upon arriving at the school gate, after calling Zhou Na out,
Zhou Ling began listing Zhou Chen's numerous "crimes" one by one, believing that Zhou Chen's actions were too many to count, and that the three siblings must unite to condemn Zhou Chen.
Only in this way can Zhou Chen be persuaded to compromise.
Zhou Na frowned slightly. It wasn't that she didn't want to join the two of them in forcing Zhou Chen to back down and realize his mistake, but rather that she felt the feasibility of such a thing was rather small.
Judging from Zhou Chen's previous attitude, it was clear that he was trying to sever the relationship between the siblings and wished they would never have any contact again.
Even if the three of them go to attack Zhou Chen, will Zhou Chen turn back into the Zhou Chen he used to be?
not necessarily!
Moreover, she and Zhou Ling had a previous experience where they went to find Zhou Chen together, only to be met with ridicule and sarcasm.
The only difference right now is that Zhou Chuan has joined the fray, but the outcome will most likely remain unchanged.
On the contrary, they might get a cold shoulder again.
"Second sister, this is the first time your fourth brother has asked you to uphold justice. Please help him. It's also helping me and yourself. Let's have one last talk with Zhou Chen. If he doesn't admit his mistake, no one will recognize him as the eldest brother anymore. In the Zhou family, there will only be the three of us siblings, not him."
Zhou Ling spoke up again to persuade her.
"Second sister, you'll help me, right?" Zhou Chuan asked pitifully.
Looking at Zhou Chuan's swollen face and Zhou Ling's expectant expression, Zhou Na hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly and saying, "Okay, I'll go with you to see him and settle things once and for all."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan and Zhou Ling both smiled.
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