Chapter 214: Indifferent and Unconcerned
When Zhou Yong saw his mother, he looked indifferent and walked straight ahead without any intention of stopping.
Just as the mother and son were about to pass each other, Cui Shufen stopped and said, "Your father is paralyzed."
She thought Zhou Yong would show some reaction, but in the end her expectations were dashed.
Zhou Yong heard what Cui Shufen said, but he continued to move forward.
Cui Shufen suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Yong, thinking that he was a heartless man.
She chased after Zhou Yong, grabbed his arm, and said with tears in her eyes: "Zhou Yong, even if I was wrong, I shouldn't be punished by death, right? It's been more than ten years since the incident, are you still brooding over it?"
Zhou Yong struggled to break free from Cui Shufen's pull. His expression was cold and his tone was calm: "All the pain I endured came from you. I will not retaliate against you, which is the greatest forgiveness for you."
In his past and present lives, Zhou Yong has only one attitude towards the Zhou family: indifference and lack of concern.
After hearing her son's cold and heartless words, Cui Shufen could no longer bear Zhou Yong's sarcasm.
"Zhou Yong, you said that all your sufferings came from me? Then how did you get your current life? If I hadn't insisted on letting you marry into the Li family, how could you have achieved what you have today?
Now you are so glorious in front of everyone, but you regard me as an enemy. Your behavior makes me very disappointed..."
As Zhou Yong listened to Cui Shufen's condemnation of him, he secretly raised his eyebrows, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
In his previous life, he lived in self-blame all his life, and in this life he is just making up for his past debts.
The person who caused all this was his good mother. It was all within Zhou Yong's expectations that Cui Shufen could say these words now.
To put it bluntly, there is no affection between mother and son. Cui Shufen only wants to get money from him so that the three brothers Zhou Gang, Zhou Qiang and Zhou Tao can live a good life and make her look good in front of others.
"If I considered you an enemy, you wouldn't be standing here talking to me."
When facing a real enemy, Zhou Yong will make the other party live a life worse than death, like Bai Jie.
The reason why he did not take revenge on the Zhou family was simply because of the grace of giving birth to them.
Leaving these words behind, Zhou Yong strode forward. Cui Shufen slowly squatted down, hugged her knees and cried bitterly.
Many people saw this scene, some curled their lips, some shook their heads, and some even couldn't help but sigh!
As Zhou Yong walked by, he took in everyone's expressions. He did not respond and let them evaluate him however they wanted.
When they arrived at the gate of Li's house, without waiting for Zhou Yong to enter the yard, Zhou Kexin and her three siblings ran towards him like little swallows.
Li Jingen threw herself into his arms, and Li Jingchu lay on his back, put his hands on his shoulders, and gave him a heavy load.
Sisters Zhou Kexin and Zhou Kerou hugged his thighs like an octopus, and Zhou Yong almost lost his balance.
"What are you going to do?"
"Dad, can you take us home like this?"
After hearing what Li Jingen said, Zhou Yong burst out laughing.
"Then you must hold on to Daddy, and don't cry if you fall down."
The four children responded with a smile. Zhou Yong looked at the road ahead, took a deep breath, and walked forward with difficulty.
Li Caiyun pushed open the door of the outer room while carrying the swill bucket and saw this scene. She frowned slightly: "What are you four doing? Get off your dad quickly..."
Although the four children were reluctant, they still smiled and obediently got off Zhou Yong.
Zhou Yong looked at them and took the泔水桶 from Li Caiyun.
Li Caiyun told the four of them not to fight, then turned and went into the house to continue cooking.
After a while, Zhou Yong came into the house carrying the slop bucket, and Li Caiyun took the boiled beef out of the pot.
"Is your leg injury serious?"
Under normal circumstances, Li Caiyun would have gone to visit Li Hongjun long ago, but today was Chinese New Year and Zhang Guifang was catching up on sleep, so she could only stay at home and cook.
Zhou Yong talked about Li Hongjun's condition. His injuries were not serious, he just needed time to recover.
Li Caiyun breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this and tore off a piece of beef and handed it to him.
"Fortunately, big brother's injury was not serious. If big brother was injured, sister Xia would blame herself for the rest of her life..."
Zhou Yong took the beef, tore off a piece and put it in front of Li Caiyun's mouth. She looked at her man, smiled and slowly opened her mouth.
"That's true. If it weren't for Big Brother staying at Sister Xia's house last night, those women might not have survived..."
There are two sides to each coin. Zhou Yong can only say that Li Hongjun is lucky and Li Caixia has a good brother.
The couple finished a small piece of beef while chatting. Then they washed their hands, one lit the fire while the other cooked.
At around ten o'clock, Zhang Guifang came out of the east room and took over the cooking job.
At half past eleven, sixteen dishes were placed on the Li family’s dining table, and Li Baotian, Zhou Yong and their four children were setting off firecrackers in the yard.
Li Caiyun in the east room covered Li Jingen's ears, but the little guy was still frightened by the sound of firecrackers and then started crying.
Zhang Guifang smiled and said: "It was the first time I heard the sound of a cannon, and I didn't expect to be scared to tears by the cannon..."
Li Caiyun chuckled and walked around the house holding her son. As the sound of firecrackers continued, Li Jingen gradually stopped crying.
The boy stared with his big watery eyes and listened with his little ears perked up. There was confusion in the child's eyes, and his cute and adorable little expression made Li Caiyun and Zhang Guifang laugh.
After a while, Li Baotian and Zhou Yong came in with the four children. After washing their hands, everyone sat around the table.
The faces of the whole family were filled with smiles, and several children had already set their eyes on their favorite dishes.
Seeing this, Li Baotian smiled and said, "Stop looking, let's eat!"
Adults and children picked up their chopsticks, and before eating, the four children did not forget to wish their grandparents, parents a happy new year.
Zhang Guifang did not ask the children to say auspicious words in vain. Like in previous years, each child gave 20 cents as a New Year's money, and Li Caiyun did the same.
"Gang Pao, this is your New Year's money."
Although he can't speak yet, as his grandparents, how can we not give our little grandson the New Year's money?
Li Jingan took the money with a smile, and the boy stuffed the money into his mouth.
Li Caiyun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly stopped her son's dangerous behavior.
"Gang Pao, this is money, you can't eat it..."
He was still young and couldn't understand what Li Caiyun said at all. After his money was taken away, he sat in his mother's arms and started making a fuss.
Zhang Guifang took one look and handed him a piece of pork ribs. Li Jing'an's tears welled up in his eyes and his crying stopped.
Li Jing'an successfully made everyone present laugh with his humorous and funny behavior.
When the laughter gradually died down, the family sat together and happily ate their meal.
"Mom, try this braised beef, it tastes really good..."
Zhang Guifang tasted the beef and said, "It tastes good. What seasoning did you put in when you stewed the beef?"
There were only those seasonings at home, and Li Caiyun didn't add anything else, but the beef stewed this year tasted better than in previous years.
After hearing what her daughter said, Zhang Guifang showed a puzzled look. Zhou Yong looked at the mother and daughter, and a smile appeared in his eyes when he lowered his head.
Li Caiyun didn't add anything, but Zhou Yong put some seasonings in the cooking bag to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.
Li Caiyun was busy at the time and didn't see it, and Zhou Yong didn't tell her about it afterwards.
Li Baotian took a bite of beef and said, "Why do you care what seasonings are added? As long as it tastes good, that's fine."
Just as Zhang Guifang was about to speak, someone from the public security brigade came panting into the room.
"Village, village chief, no, it's not good, four people died..."
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