Zhang Long's words left Zhang Qing speechless.
"What do you mean 'we're not close anyway'? Aren't we cousins?"
Shouldn't cousins help each other?
"Heh heh, come on, all the dirty tricks you've done have been told all over your cousins. You've really messed with them a lot!"
Zhang Long's nagging left Zhang Qing speechless.
After stammering for a while, Zhang Qing finally turned around, drove back to Haizhou.
He only found out about this when his third uncle came over and asked him.
Uncle San came over and questioned Zhang Long. Zhang Long tilted his head and looked at him: "Everyone here is watching. Why don't you go ask your precious baby what's going on?"
Dad tried to smooth things over by scolding Zhang Long, saying he was disrespectful.
As a result, the third uncle actually took it seriously, thinking that his father was backing him up, and said arrogantly, "You're not a child anymore, you should know the order of seniority. Don't think that just because you've made some money you're something special and don't know who you are."
Zhang Long rolled his eyes, thinking, "You're getting too big for your britches, aren't you?"
So he said slowly, "I just called a leader in Shanghai, and your darling had to interrupt. Why didn't he say it earlier or later, but he had to say it when I was wishing the leader a Happy New Year? Does he think he's so great?"
"I was planning to buy land and build a house in Shanghai, but now the whole plan is ruined. Who's going to compensate me for this loss, you or my precious baby?!"
Uncle San was also furious and confused: "You say he's a leader, so he is? I could say he's a manure carrier from the next village."
Zhang Long chuckled: "You want me to prove it? Okay, where does your darling work? If he can still work after the New Year, then I'll admit I'm bragging. Plus, your daughter-in-law too. Is that alright?"
My third uncle was so angry that he kept arguing with me for a long time without getting to the bottom of it, and finally he just left.
When my third uncle got home, he plopped down on a stool in a huff and puff, and it took him a long time to recover.
His aunt poured him a glass of water and then asked, "What did Ah Long say?"
He sighed softly and recounted what had just happened. His second son, Zhang Song, sitting next to him, burst out laughing.
Zhang Song and his brother Zhang Qing have never gotten along. After his brother became rich, Zhang Song originally wanted to go and seek refuge with him.
As a result, he was tricked by his brother into working illegally, where he was only paid 300 yuan a month. These days, even sweeping the streets earns more than that.
So he gritted his teeth and ate only steamed buns for three months before running away with the 500 silver dollars he had saved.
Then he squatted at his brother's workplace for a whole week, watching helplessly as his brother went in and out of nightclubs and KTVs every day, and his heart was completely broken.
After returning, he didn't say anything and went straight to work as a porter at the county's fruit wholesale market. He slowly saved up enough to buy a second-hand truck and started buying and selling fruit himself.
Later, he gradually opened his own fruit shop, and life slowly started to get better.
The third uncle was still angry when he saw his second son still laughing, so he yelled at him in a bad mood.
"That's your brother! How can you still have the nerve to laugh!"
The smile on Zhang Song's face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy expression.
"elder brother?"
"Having a brother like this is the worst luck I've ever had!"
"Weren't you all curious about what I was doing four years ago?"
“I went to find your good son, and guess what? He sold his own brother to a shady factory.”
“He works 12 hours a month and only earns 300 yuan a month, but he spends all his time eating, drinking and having fun. I saw all of this with my own eyes.”
"This is the good son you all call his good son."
Zhang Song practically shouted it out, and the surrounding relatives curiously gathered around to watch the spectacle. They never expected to hear such a big juicy piece of gossip!
"Holy crap, is this something a human being could do?"
The uncle and his wife never expected their eldest son to do such a thing. He opened his mouth, and seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. He silently returned to his room.
The third aunt hugged her second son with heartache and burst into tears.
Zhang Long never dreamed things would turn out this way; this plot is something even novels wouldn't dare to write!
All he knew was that the two brothers in his third uncle's family in his previous life didn't get along well and basically never communicated at home.
Even the renovation of his house was paid for by Zhang Qing, but Zhang Song later had it all smashed up and then renovated again.
At that time, he didn't know anything, but he felt that Zhang Song was a bit strange.
Who would have thought there was such a big surprise inside!
He only just realized that Zhang Song had this advantage; if he hadn't been provoked earlier, he probably would have kept it to himself for a long time.
The next few days were spent visiting relatives and friends for the New Year. We usually visit my maternal grandfather's house on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, which is the only time I can see my cousins.
Zhang Hu's relationship with his cousins was not very good, so he didn't come.
He's different from Zhang Long; his relationship with his cousins is incredibly close.
He knew there was a tough battle ahead today, so he didn't drive and rode in his dad's big Jinbei van.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw five people gathered together having a small meeting. Among them were his eldest aunt's brother-in-law, A Duo; his second aunt's eldest cousin, A Hao; his third aunt's son, A Wu; his fourth aunt's son, A Peng; and his uncle's second cousin, A Liang.
Zhang Long's face was full of disdain, and he sneered, "What are you three weaklings whispering about? You think you can win just because you found two reinforcements?"
"How naive! None of you will escape tonight."
Zhang Long wasn't deliberately provoking them; rather, since things had already come to this point, he figured he might as well say a few harsh words and gain some verbal advantage first.
Even if he wanted to beg for mercy now, it would be useless; those three guys wouldn't let him go.
And in the end, it's still uncertain who will win and who will lose!
Brother-in-law Ado and second cousin Aliang were shocked when they heard this. No wonder the three of them asked them to help deal with Zhang Long as soon as they arrived. It turned out that none of the three of them had drunk with Along last time.
Brother-in-law Ado is now in a real predicament!
He should have known better than to come and join the fun. Now he was with a few people, and by sheer coincidence, the person involved caught him red-handed.
Even if you want to back down now, you'll still have to bear the reputation of being a coward.
If they win, that's fine, but if they lose, that would be too embarrassing!
When his cousin Ahao saw that the reinforcements were about to retreat, he quickly declared war on Zhang Long, determined to teach Zhang Long a lesson today.
The elders were overjoyed to see this group of energetic young people.
The aunt was a little disappointed, though, because her son was too young to participate in group activities with the older boys.
Zhang Long vaguely remembers that when he was a child, the thing he looked forward to most every year was visiting his maternal grandfather's house.
Because every time we come to my maternal grandfather's house for a gathering, it's always very lively. Each aunt brings dishes, and then everyone goes up to show off their skills by making two of their signature dishes, which makes up a very sumptuous feast!
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