Chapter 297: Favoring boys over girls seems to be the norm in every family, but she doesn't want to be a victim.
Of course he didn't know that Meng Zhiwei was just too lazy to argue about many things in the past. Besides, this was his wife's parents' home after all, so he would not embarrass his wife.
It was just their kindness and concessions that made the Shen family feel that they were easy to bully.
There was constant quarreling outside, and Old Mrs. Shen felt furious as she listened to it. She thought that Meng Zhiwei had come to provoke her and slap her in the face.
"Help me up!"
Shen Xiu was worried about Lin Ziqiu and was a little absent-minded. She didn't care much about Meng Zhiwei coming.
She was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Mom, you are not well yet, let Zimo handle the things outside!"
Old Mrs. Shen was very stubborn. She threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed. "Others have come to bully me! They just want to piss me off to death!"
"mom……"
"Help me up!"
Shen Xiu couldn't persuade her, so she had to help her to the living room.
Outside, Shen Zimo was stopping Meng Zhiwei from entering the backyard.
"Meng Zhiwei, you are so arrogant! This is not the army! Do you still want to hit someone?"
Old Mrs. Shen's skinny hands were tightly leaning on her cane, her fingertips trembling slightly with anger, and her voice rose high, so sharp that it seemed to cut through the air.
Shen Xiu was afraid that her mother would faint again, so she quickly helped the old lady sit down, and then warned Meng Zhiwei: "Xiu made her mother sick. If you are here to apologize for her today, please speak nicely. After all, we are all family."
"If you're here to cause trouble, leave now!"
Facing her condescending gaze, Meng Zhiwei's aura was fully revealed. He had no intention of pretending to be nice to them at all. He even thought that her words were too ridiculous.
He directly retorted sarcastically, "Just now my eldest brother-in-law said that the old lady was too sick to get out of bed, but I saw that she was in good spirits. My wife is a very mild-tempered person. She would not even step on an ant if she met one on the road. You said that she made the old lady so angry, so how badly did you bully her?"
Old Mrs. Shen's face turned red instantly, and she stared at him with wide eyes. The anger in her eyes seemed to be able to burn people.
"You shameless bastard! Don't think you're so great just because you've made a name for yourself now! I didn't agree to Xiu marrying you in the first place, but you tricked her into following you, a soldier, to such a far place and suffer! If you hadn't instigated her, how could she have resented us? It's all your fault!"
"You're still biting back, saying that we bullied her? I gave birth to her and raised her. Everything I did was for her good!"
If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext.
Meng Zhiwei found it funny and pulled the corner of his lips.
Every time Shen Xiu went back to her parents' home over the years, he was unhappy, but he also knew very well that his wife would be humiliated if she went back to her parents' home, so he didn't want her to return to Su City.
But that was where his wife grew up, and those people were her family who gave birth to her and raised her, so even though he felt sorry for his wife, he respected her choice and never tried to stop her.
"Forcing her to marry someone she doesn't like is for her own good? You are wantonly controlling her life under the banner of doing it for her own good! You want her to marry someone you choose, but you are just using her as a tool for you to gain power and wealth!"
Old Mrs. Shen's face froze, and a hint of guilt flashed across her eyes.
Meng Zhiwei threw their truest thoughts and faces out in the open and ridiculed them, just like throwing their most cared-about faces on the ground and stepping on them.
"You-you shut up!"
Shen Zimo became furious and swung his fist towards Meng Zhiwei.
With his mediocre kung fu, he is no match for Meng Zhiwei.
Meng Zhiwei easily caught his swung fist and pressed it down on the chair in a few seconds.
"Zimo!"
Old Mrs. Shen frowned, fearing that her son would be beaten to death. She said sternly, "Meng Zhiwei, do you really think that we Shen family members are easy to bully? Let my son go quickly! Otherwise, I..."
"Or you're going to put pressure on her again and force her to break up with me, right?"
Meng Zhiwei chuckled twice. He had already experienced the old lady's little tricks.
There are actually mothers who would sow discord between their daughter and son-in-law in order to highlight their own status, and even want them to divorce.
It sounded so nice at the beginning, saying that the past was over, but in fact, it had never been over.
It just changed from the initial scolding to all kinds of soft knives, piercing people's hearts, and each one was fatal.
Shen Zimo was held down by him and couldn't break free, but he thought Meng Zhiwei couldn't really hit him, so he said: "If she didn't pity you, do you really think she loves you? After all, you are just an outsider. Do you think she can really break off relations with us for you?"
Back then, her mother only said a few soft words, but Shen Xiu still rushed back, crying and apologizing.
As he finished his words, Meng Zhiwei's hands that were restraining his back gradually loosened.
Shen Zimo thought he was scared and curled the corners of his lips proudly.
But the next second, a scream was heard, "Ah——"
Shen Zimo was completely unprepared and was kicked in the chest by the other party.
His entire body flew backwards uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string.
Shen Zimo was smashed against a nearby wall, and dust from the wall fell down. He collapsed to the ground, spitting blood from his mouth, his eyes full of disbelief and deep fear.
"Zimo!"
Old Mrs. Shen was so frightened that her face turned pale. She wanted to step forward but was stopped by her eldest daughter.
Meng Zhiwei walked towards Shen Zimo step by step. His military boots stepped on the ground, making it seem to tremble. He looked down at the disheveled man at his feet like a superior and glanced at him as if he were examining an ant.
"Shen Zimo, do you really think I don't dare to hit you?"
"In my eyes, you, the arrogant brother-in-law who relies on his family background, are nothing but shit."
"Without the Shen family, you are nothing, and you still pity me?"
After a pause, he squatted down and lowered his voice, "Does it hurt? If it hurts, think about it carefully. Next time, I won't just kick you lightly."
A gentle kick?
A trace of fear surged in Shen Zimo's eyes, and he shouted hoarsely: "Madman! You madman!"
His body was originally weaker than the average person, and coupled with his alcoholism and smoking over the years, his body was completely vulnerable. With that kick just now, Meng Zhiwei didn't really kick to death, otherwise, it would not be just a matter of spitting blood.
Everyone in the Shen family was frightened by Meng Zhiwei's attitude.
Especially Shen Wufan, she saw it clearly. She used to think that Meng Zhiwei was a paper tiger, but now it seems that he is clearly a wolf who kills without blinking an eye!
She held her mother's hand tightly and refused to let go, fearing that Meng Zhiwei would get angry and beat anyone.
What's more, Shen Zimo deserved it because he had to provoke others. Originally, Meng Zhiwei coming to the Shen family at this time must be no good.
Seeing that Shen Zimo was really scared this time, Meng Zhiwei didn't want to continue beating him because he was too weak to be beaten.
After all, due to his current identity, if he took off this military uniform, Shen Zimo would definitely die or suffer a miserable death today.
But there is still a long time to come. If the Shen family still refuses to behave, don't blame him for taking real action.
"And...what are you still standing there for! Come and help me up!"
Shen Zimo didn't dare to get angry at other people and just yelled at his wife.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family is named Qian Danqin. She was already very frightened. In fact, she hated her husband Shen Zimo in her heart.
But because of the saying "marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog", she has always been used to being suppressed in this family and has no say at all.
She even secretly thought that Meng Zhiwei's kick just now was... so cool.
After being yelled at by Shen Zimo, Qian Danqin could only go up to help him up even if she was reluctant, "Are you...are you okay?"
"I'm vomiting blood, what do you think? Why don't you go call Dr. Du to come over!"
Shen Zimo was helped up, but he was so angry that he secretly pinched his wife's waist hard.
Qian Danqin gasped in pain and her eyes turned red.
"Yes... I'll go right away..."
Qian Danqin endured the pain and forced back her tears. After helping Shen Zimo to his seat, she ran to make a phone call without stopping.
Old Mrs. Shen stepped forward and wiped the blood from the corner of her son's mouth distressedly, "What a sin this is!"
Shen Zimo was her only son. From childhood to adulthood, she and the old man could not bear to even scold him, let alone hit him.
In addition, the Shen family has a good reputation, so basically no one would go and cause trouble for Shen Zimo without giving face to the Shen family.
So this was the first time that Shen Zimo was beaten.
He was in so much pain, especially in his chest, that he coughed several times. Old Mrs. Shen was so distressed that she started to scold Meng Zhiwei, "If anything happens to my son, Meng Zhiwei, don't expect to have an easy life!"
As soon as the words fell, a familiar female voice came from a distance, "Mother is so powerful! My eldest brother said that you were so angry that you couldn't even get out of bed. I saw that you were still strong. Since you have always treated my husband as an outsider, how can you be qualified to teach him a lesson today?"
It’s Shen Xiu who is here.
Song Hui hurried but still arrived late.
Look, his beloved uncle is bleeding.
Meng Zhiwei frowned slightly and glared at Song Hui with a reproachful look. Originally, he wanted to come here alone.
I just don't want Shen Xiu to be caught in the middle.
Shen Xiu protected her nephew behind her and walked towards him. She looked him over carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that nothing was wrong.
"If you do this behind my back again, I'll be mad."
Shen Xiu punched him lightly on the chest, "Not everyone is worth your attack."
"I got my hands dirty for nothing."
Meng Zhiwei was originally a little worried that he had injured his 'brother-in-law' and his wife would be unhappy, but now seeing that she felt sorry for him, he immediately grinned and said, "I am a rough man, and my hands are stained with more blood than sweat. Those blind people made you suffer, and as a husband, I certainly can't just sit back and watch."
"I can't even say a word to my wife, so why should I let others bully me? Do you really think I'm dead?"
Seeing her husband standing up for her, Shen Xiu felt a sense of regret. He was a free and easy-going person, but in order to consider her feelings, he had been holding back his temper all these years.
This time he saw that he had finally resisted, so he thought of settling the score with the Shen family.
Shen Xiu's eyes were red, and she held his hand with some heartache, and their fingers were intertwined.
At this moment, she felt as if there was endless power supporting her, making her feel fully confident.
Some things should have been said long ago.
"Mom, big brother, I know you guys are still brooding over the fact that I insisted on marrying Zhiwei, but you are the ones who let go of the past, and you are the ones who tortured me bit by bit. I am a person, not a puppet that you can waste your time on!"
She took a deep breath, as if she wanted to pour out all her grievances, "Let's make things clear today."
"If you keep accusing me of being unfilial, I'll admit it. I, Shen Xiu, was born cold and heartless. From now on, we owe each other nothing, and don't even think about trying to influence me anymore!"
After a pause, she continued, "As for Xiao Qiu, Big Sister, I know you want to recognize her, but if you really care about her, you should set her free instead of trapping me by your side like my mother did."
"I want to make my position clear here today. Xiaoqiu doesn't want to recognize her parents, and I support her."
Everyone in Shen's mother was extremely shocked, especially Shen Wufan. She originally wanted to go to her younger sister to talk softly, and then ask her to help persuade Lin Ziqiu.
But I didn't expect Shen Xiu to be so decisive!
"Xiu! You...how can you think like that! We are a family! Even though Meng Zhiwei came to our house and beat Zimo up like this today, I didn't say anything. How can you be so rude!"
Shen Wufan was actually selfish in her heart, otherwise Shen Zimo would have been kicked to the point of vomiting blood, but she still stopped her mother from going.
In this family, from childhood to adulthood, all the good resources belong to Shen Zimo.
But Shen Zimo's talent was mediocre, and all his sisters in the family became stepping stones for his career.
Even though she ended up getting divorced and lost her daughter, she never regretted her choice.
Favoring boys over girls seems to be the norm in every family, but she doesn't want to be a victim.
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