Chapter 36: Protected so quickly?

Tian Caihua smiled and asked, "Where is Xiaoxia going?"

Jiang Xia replied: "Send some fruit to grandma."

Tian Caihua's face instantly lengthened, and he asked again, "How many brothers of Guangzongyaozu are here with you?"

Jiang Xia: “No.”

Tian Caihua left with a gloomy face.

As if someone owed her millions! Zhou Chengxin smiled awkwardly at Jiang Xia: "Fourth brother and sister-in-law, let's go back first."

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Okay."

Then she walked into her great-grandmother's house next door without being affected.

Mother Zhou glanced at Jiang Xia's back, then at Zhou Chenglei, "Your wife is quite generous, but you can't favor one over the other. Your sister-in-law must be uncomfortable."

She didn't think it was wrong for her younger daughter-in-law to send fruit to her great-grandmother's family, but she thought that she should also send some to her eldest son's family.

Zhou Chenglei walked into the courtyard with a bucket of fish in his hand, expressionless. "There is no favoritism. It's a matter of reciprocity. Jiang Xia can give the things he bought to whoever he wants. Whoever is uncomfortable is asking for it."

The eldest sister-in-law didn't look happy when she saw Jiang Xia. Could Jiang Xia send her some fruit? Zhou's mother: "..."

The two of them have only been together for a few days? How come they are in love so soon? Zhou's mother muttered, "Didn't your elder brother also give you a bucket of fish and crabs? He also said that he knew Jiang Xia loved to eat the crabs, so why didn't you say that it's a good thing to return the favor?"

* Tian Caihua returned home, and none of her four sons were at home. Their schoolbags were thrown carelessly in the yard. Chickens ran out from the backyard, and the yard was full of chicken shit. There was even a pile of chicken shit on the eldest son's schoolbag! She was already upset after working hard all day at sea and not making any money. Jiang Xia made her even more upset. When she returned home, she found a cold stove and a mess in the yard. Tian Caihua was so upset that she was furious and yelled, "You come back here to honor our ancestors!"

Zhou Chengxin, who was following behind him, shuddered and said in feigned anger: "I'm going to catch those brats. This is outrageous!"

After saying this, he wanted to slip away.

Tian Caihua stopped him, "Stop! Where are you going? Don't you see the chicken shit on the ground? Why don't you clean it up? Don't you want to eat tonight? If you don't clean it up, go and live with your mother!"

Zhou Chengxin silently picked up the broom that had fallen on the ground in the corner and started sweeping.

Tian Caihua picked up the schoolbags on the ground one by one, cursing as she did so: "Your parents are really partial, and their partiality is as boundless as the sea! When the fourth child and his wife go out to sea, one accompanies them, and the other stays at home to cook and do housework. As soon as the fourth child and his wife come home, they have food to eat. What about me? They don't help me do anything, they don't help me feed the chickens, and they don't help me cook. I get up in the middle of the night to go out to sea, and when I come back I have to cook for you uncles."

Zhou Chengxin knew that she didn't make any money today, so she was upset. Besides, she was really tired and hungry after a busy day. He wanted to let her vent, but he couldn't bear it any longer, so he said angrily, "My dad said yesterday that he would go out to sea with us today, but didn't you say no? It was obviously you who was worried about giving half of the money to my dad and didn't want him to go with us."

Tian Caihua got even angrier when she heard this: "What about your mother? She can cook at home and wait for Jiang Xia to come back, but can't she come over to help me feed the chickens and cook? I also gave birth to four sons for your Zhou family. What credit has Jiang Xia given? Look how good your parents are to her! There are so many fruits, and you can tell at a glance that your father bought them at the market today. Jiang Xia can't finish them all and has to share them with others. They are just partial! And you, you are thinking about your fourth brother's family, treating him as your younger brother, and giving him a bucket of fish. Does he treat you as his brother? He doesn't even give you any fruit!"

Zhou Chengxin: "Didn't my mom come over to cook the lunch that A Guang and his brothers had at noon? Yesterday my mom said she would come over to cook in the evening, but you said you could just come back and cook in the evening. Besides, the family has been separated, and it's normal for my parents to live with A Lei and his wife, so isn't it normal for them to do more work? Before the separation, my parents did a lot of work. They gave the new house to us, so why are they partial to us?"

"Guangzongyaozu is not her grandson, so what's wrong with her coming over to cook a meal? You are not his son, so what's wrong with her coming over to help with some work? Your mother worked a lot before, so why am I working less now? I am not as lucky as Jiang Xia, my mother's family is rich, and my husband can make money. I don't have to do anything at home, and the family provides me with good food and drink! Unlike me, I am a cow, working like a cow for you!"

Zhou Chengxin was also angry: "You also know that I am my parents' son, and I am the eldest son! Why didn't you let my parents live here when you divided the family? You let my parents live together, so my parents just sit at home and do nothing? You always talk about Jiangxia, why don't you learn from Jiangxia and take people home to take care of them in their old age! You don't want to support my parents, but you want them to work for you, don't you feel guilty?"

After saying that, he threw away the broom, opened the gate and walked out. Then he saw his sons standing outside the door, holding half a watermelon and carrying a basket of fruits, looking anxious.

Zhou Chengxin: “…”

Zhou Wenguang: "Dad, my uncle just sent us some fruits and water chestnuts. He said that he and my aunt went to the market today and my aunt bought them. She said my aunt asked me to send them over."

Tian Caihua: “…”

Zhou Wenzong: "Mom, I'm sorry. The chickens ran out because we heard them clucking after finishing our homework, and we went in to pick up the eggs without closing the door. Grandma said the chickens and pigs have been fed, and the vegetables have been watered! We will go and drive the ducks back later."

Zhou Wenyao: "Mom, we had lunch at my uncle's house at noon. Your door was locked, so grandma couldn't get in to get the rice to cook."

Tian Caihua: “…”

She forgot that she put the rice jar in the room.

Zhou Chengxin looked back at Tian Caihua, sneered, and walked out.

Tian Caihua muttered: "Your father just has a bad temper. I just forgot about it."

Zhou Wenguang: "I'm going to herd the ducks back."

Zhou Wenyao: "I'll sweep the yard."

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Zhou Wenzong: "I'll wash the vegetables."

Zhou Wenzu: "I'll light the fire."

Tian Caihua said hurriedly: "No, no, hurry up and do your homework. You don't have to do these. Boys don't have to do housework. You must study hard, get into college, and fight for your mother in the future!"

Tian Caihua would never bear to let her sons do these things. Usually, Zhou Zhou did it. She also hoped that her four sons would be admitted to university, make a name for themselves, and bring honor to her.

Don't be like her, she can't even write her own name and everyone bullies her.

When Zhou Chenglei returned home, Jiang Xia noticed that his face looked a little strange, but he didn't ask anything. He probably heard something bad. After all, Tian Caihua's face was extremely dark just now. With her temper, she would definitely have a tantrum when she got home.

Zhou Chenglei just brought back some mud fish and crabs, which were given by Zhou Chengxin, who said he knew she liked to eat crabs. So Jiang Xia picked up some fruit and asked Zhou Chenglei to deliver it. She didn't like to owe others, especially people like Tian Caihua. If something happened next time, she would probably chase after them in person to get it back! Zhou Chengxin was actually not bad, and he was also good in the book.

For dinner, Jiang Xia and Zhou's mother cooked a pot of mud fish, steamed dried fish with fermented black beans, macaroni with garlic sauce, stir-fried bean leaves with pumpkin and beans, and a few steamed crabs.

The whole family ate with gusto.

Father Zhou suddenly remembered and said, "The broadcast this morning said there will be a typhoon in the next two days, so everyone should not go out to sea. I guess we won't be able to go out to sea tomorrow."

Jiang Xia was startled: "Did the radio say there was a typhoon?"

One more chapter today~ (End of this chapter)