Although Zhou Dasheng was too embarrassed to speak, Zhou Yan didn't care: "Auntie, you've misunderstood my mother with those words."
“My mother clearly thought my third brother was capable, which is why she discussed with my father about letting his family live separately. How come it's you who's been rejected and kicked out by us?”
Then she said sarcastically, "In the end, Auntie, you are an outsider. It's not good for you to interfere in the affairs of our Zhou family."
Who knew that Madam Pang was not afraid of Zhou Yan's attitude at all: "I, an outsider, can't stand it. You all keep saying you care about your son-in-law's health, but when he was injured before, did any of you come to visit him?"
"Why isn't anyone giving him money to see a doctor and get medicine?"
Zhou Yan was speechless. She looked at Yao Shi beside her, whose expression was also very bad.
She came today after discussing it with Zhou Dashan. Zhou Dashan's idea was to discuss it with the third son's family, as long as it didn't escalate too much.
If these family matters were to get out and become a laughing stock, the Zhou family would be gossiped about behind their backs, and when Yao returned, she would be given a good scolding by Zhou Dashan.
Zhou Dashan was originally going to visit Zhou Jing'an today, but Old Madam Zhou suddenly felt unwell, so he had to go see her first.
Therefore, I repeatedly instructed Madam Yao to be careful and not to overstep her bounds. But now it seems that things have indeed become far too ugly.
She pulled Zhou Yan aside and whispered, "Let's not talk about this anymore."
Ning Huan comforted Madam Pang, saying, "Mother, let it go. Don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry over irrelevant people!"
Upon hearing this, Yao and Zhou Yan were so angry they nearly vomited blood.
Liu Shi, however, was watching the show from the sidelines with great interest. She originally wanted to say a few words to help, but seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she didn't dare to say anything.
Seeing her eldest daughter-in-law watching the show, Yao was furious and pinched her arm hard: "Look what you've done!"
Yao pinched her hard, and Liu immediately cried out, "Mother, why are you pinching me!"
This shout immediately drew everyone's attention back to the Yao family.
The village chief, however, was about to get angry with a dark expression. He had originally brought everyone to visit Zhou Jing'an, which was supposed to be a happy occasion, but the women of the Zhou family had made such a mess of things.
He usually reminded Zhou Dashan to take care of these things at home, but Zhou Dashan, being incompetent, just couldn't manage them.
Just as he was about to tell Yao and the others to leave, he heard Zhou Dashan's voice from the doorway: "What are you all doing causing trouble at Lao San's house again!"
Zhou Dashan walked in angrily. He had already told Yao not to cause trouble today and to discuss things properly with the third son's family.
When Grandma Zhou heard that they planned to bring the third son's family back, she was worried about Yao Shi and hurriedly asked Zhou Lan to bring Zhou Dashan over.
Before they even got inside, they could hear Zhou Yan and Yao Shi's voices from inside. Zhou Dashan knew immediately that Yao Shi was making a scene again.
Seeing the village chief's bad expression, Zhou Dashan quickly said some nice things to the village chief and chatted with the villagers for a few minutes, easing the awkward atmosphere in the room.
Ning Huan watched as the people inside started chatting and laughing again, knowing that her father-in-law's visit was definitely a plan to have them move back home.
So he didn't say anything, but just pulled Pang aside to watch what Zhou Dashan would do next.
Just as Zhou Lan was asking Zhou Jing'an about his health, Zhou Dashan said with a smile, "Third brother, I heard that the doctor examined you and said that you will recover if you take good care of yourself?"
Zhou Jing'an nodded coldly: "Yes, I'm sorry to have worried Father. He just needs to take medicine and recuperate for a while."
Seeing that Zhou Jing'an was so cold to him, Zhou Dashan felt a little uncomfortable.
He was, after all, the head of the family, yet his third son treated him with such indifference. Then he thought again, if Zhou Jing'an continued to be so cold to them, what if he recovered, passed the exams, became a high-ranking official, and then ignored them completely?
He really regretted kicking his third son's family out back then!
It's all Yao Shi and Zhou Yan's fault for disliking Zhou Jing'an because he was seriously injured. They always thought he was about to die, and said he was a useless person who would only cost money to stay in the Zhou family.
Only then did they listen to their words and have the idea of kicking the whole family out.
If the family had lived together before, and the third son had become an official after passing the imperial examination, he would definitely have helped the family. But now that they have kicked the third son's family out, Zhou Jing'an is heartbroken. What will he do if they abandon them in the future?
Seeing Zhou Jing'an's indifferent attitude, Yao was very angry. She didn't think as much as Zhou Dashan did; she just thought he was being pretentious.
Your parents have given you a way to come home, and you're still putting on airs and refusing?
But remembering Zhou Dashan's repeated instructions last night not to make a scene, she could only pretend to be distressed and said to Zhou Jing'an with concern, "My child, as long as you get better, I'll do anything for you, even if it costs me my life!"
As she spoke, her eyes even reddened, and a few tears were about to fall.
Ning Huan couldn't help but complain to Madam Pang, "Mother, her crying is so fake. The tears are just welling up in her eyes but won't fall."
Helpless, Madam Pang tugged at her daughter's hand and whispered, "Keep your voice down. Let's see what your son-in-law has to say. If you make another sound, you'll probably be labeled an unfilial daughter-in-law."
In fact, it wasn't just Ning Huan who thought Yao was fake.
Even many villagers standing nearby couldn't stand it anymore. After decades of living together, who wouldn't know what kind of person you are?
Seeing Yao putting on an act, everyone thought she was hypocritical and found her extremely annoying.
Zhou Yan probably knew that Yao was trying to appeal to his emotions, so she gently stepped forward and said to Zhou Jing'an, "Yes, third brother, your parents have always been concerned about your health. They don't say it, but they worry about you day and night and can't eat."
"When we heard that the doctor examined you and knew there was nothing seriously wrong, and that you would recover after taking medicine and resting for a while, your parents were overjoyed. You should come back with us; as your older sister, I can help take care of you."
Zhou Jing'an looked Zhou Yan up and down and saw that the dress she was wearing was very beautiful and she was also wearing a hairpin in her hair.
Her clean, fair skin was also different from that of the women who usually did manual labor in the village.
I never thought about these things before, just assuming that my parents doted on my second sister. But now that I think about it carefully, if they hadn't been rich to support her, how could Zhou Yan have dressed so beautifully and been so clean and presentable?
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