Upon hearing this sound, Zhou Erqian jumped out of bed and ran outside.
"Rongrong, what brings you here?"
Zhuang Rongrong's eyes instantly turned icy; he had actually come back to life.
He deserves to die! The one who should have lived was his mother!
Zhuang Rongrong trembled with resentment. Why? Why wasn't it him who should have died!
Zhou Erqian looked up at the sky and then at the lightning strike mark.
It was really strange that lightning struck in broad daylight, almost hitting Rongrong.
He felt a little uneasy, and for some reason, he thought that Sisi could attract rain, so could this thunder also be something she had attracted?
Sisi doesn't seem to like Rongrong.
Zhuang Rongrong waited for him to help her up, but to her surprise, he froze, seemingly lost in thought.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she ground her teeth and called out again, "Brother Erqian..."
"I'm sorry, let me help you up."
Zhou Erqian tenderly pulled the person up and carefully helped them onto a rock in the yard.
"Rongrong, has your mother's funeral started yet?" The old lady looked uneasy when she saw her.
Zhuang Rongrong forced a smile, "Grandma Zhou, not yet. I came here today to ask for your help. The village chief said that the elderly in the village know more about these kinds of things."
The old lady didn't want to go; funerals are always considered unlucky.
But if someone invites you, it would be even worse to refuse.
"Okay, I'll go after I finish feeding Sisi."
Long Sisi peeked out from behind her, blinking her innocent eyes, "Rongrong, why did Erguoguo almost die as soon as he came back from your house?"
When she mentioned this, the old lady asked, "That's right, my son Erqian fainted at the door after coming back from your house. The doctor said he was dying. What happened?"
Zhuang Rongrong exclaimed in astonishment, "How could this be? Brother Erqian didn't stay at my house for very long. I asked him to help me carry my things, but he suddenly seemed distracted and said he wanted to leave. I couldn't stop him. I never expected Brother Erqian to actually..."
Pretending! Still pretending!
Long Sisi puffed out her cheeks angrily. Why didn't that damned lightning strike this wicked carp spirit to death?
She glared at the sky, and in an instant, the clouds and the sun seemed to fly by, as if to say...
—It's none of our business, I'm scared, boohoo.
"That's strange. Erqian is usually in good health, so why would he suddenly faint and even die?"
"Grandma Zhou, could it be that some evil spirit has befallen the family and is affecting my second brother?" Zhuang Rongrong said, glancing at Long Sisi as if nothing had happened.
Why are you looking at her?
They say she's an evil spirit?
Long Sisi was furious, and lightning flashed across the sky again.
Zhuang Rongrong turned pale with fright and instinctively grabbed Zhou Erqian's arm. "Brother Erqian, why does lightning always strike your house? Does God know there's something evil in your house?"
You can't split the pot twice!
Long Sisi took a breath and snorted, "Isn't Rongrong an evil spirit? Why don't we strike Rongrong instead of the lightning?"
Zhuang Rongrong was choked and speechless for a moment.
"Yes, why does the lightning always seem to strike Rongrong?" the old lady blurted out, then realized her words were inappropriate and chuckled awkwardly.
"Rongrong, don't misunderstand. I'm not saying you're an evil spirit, I just find it a bit strange."
Zhuang Rongrong had no idea why that damned lightning suddenly struck her!
She gave a stiff smile and changed the subject, "Is Brother Erqian alright now? Did you see a doctor? What was the cause?"
Zhou Erqian patted his chest and replied, "It's nothing, I'm fine, I don't know how I got better."
"By the way, Grandma, did you find a doctor to cure me?" He then looked at the old lady.
The old lady would never say that this was because of Sisi.
He replied dismissively, "Who knows, it just suddenly got better."
Zhuang Rongrong didn't believe things were that simple; she had a gut feeling that this matter was probably related to Zhou Sisi.
Ever since she stopped being stupid, her plans have failed every time; she is clearly her nemesis.
How hateful!
However, Zhuang Rongrong quickly suppressed her emotions, as burying her mother was the most important thing now.
She stood up and smiled, "Then I'll take my leave now. Grandma Zhou, you must come later!"
The old lady nodded.
When Zhou Erqian learned that she was going to help with her mother's funeral, she said, "I'll go with Grandma to help you in a bit."
Long Sisi covered her head speechlessly. Her second husband really had no memory at all!
Fortunately, the old lady spoke up, "What are you going there for? You're not well yet, just stay home and rest."
Zhuang Rongrong felt embarrassed to let him go, and said gently, "Brother Erqian, it's alright. The aunts and uncles in the village will help you. You just need to rest."
It wasn't until Tuesday that things stopped.
Not long after, Madam Qin returned in a great hurry.
Zhou Erqian felt bland and wanted to eat some meat. Just as she was about to mention it to her mother, her mother went into the house without even looking at her.
"Dawei, good news!"
Zhou Dawei rolled off the bed, excitedly clenching his hands as he looked at her, "Mom, what's the good news?"
Could it be that his marriage to Xiaohua has been arranged?
Zhou Dawei and Zhang Xiaohua were childhood sweethearts. If Zhou Dawei hadn't been disfigured, Zhang Xiaohua's family wouldn't have betrothed her to the Li family.
Qin calmly took a sip of tea, but Zhou Dawei was very anxious. The old lady also came into the room and asked anxiously.
"You old hag, hurry up and tell us, are you trying to drive us crazy with anxiety?"
Zhou Erqian looked at Zhou Dawei in shock, "Big brother, when did you get back?"
He was so happy that he wanted to hug him, but Zhou Dawei had no such intention and pushed him away immediately.
"Mother, please tell me!"
On Tuesday, Qian bumped into the wall with a thud, feeling dizzy and groaning for a long time, but no one paid any attention to him.
This amused Sisi so much that she covered her mouth and giggled.
"You brat!" Zhou Erqian glared at her.
Qin cleared her throat, and before she could speak, a smile appeared on her face. "Dawei's marriage is settled. The Zhang family has agreed to let their daughter marry our Dawei. They said they'll meet our Dawei and then set the wedding date."
"That's wonderful!" The old lady wiped away her tears of joy.
Dawei and Zhang's daughter were childhood sweethearts. When Dawei was disfigured, Zhang's family broke off the engagement. Dawei was devastated and went to work as a laborer in town without looking back.
Well, now Dawei has finally married the woman he loves.
"Mom, are you telling the truth? You're not lying to me?" Zhou Dawei pinched himself hard, tears welling up in his eyes.
“Of course it’s true. You didn’t see how impressive your mother was when she went.” Madam Qin slammed her hand on the table and spoke with conviction.
"Back then, the Zhang family disliked you because of your disfigurement. They made a lot of excuses to break off the engagement, saying things like our family was poor, we had too many children, and our daughter would have to sleep with her brother-in-law after she married into the family. Bah!"
She spat, "This time I really got my revenge. I slammed that thirty taels of silver on the table, and you saw how the Zhang couple's eyes widened in disbelief!"
Their greedy looks... if Xiaohua weren't such a good girl, I wouldn't want our family to have anything to do with them even if they begged me!"
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