Aunt Li's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly turned around to chase after her, but before she even reached the door, a middle-aged man rushed over. Seeing Aunt Li, he grabbed her arm and loudly questioned, "Li Yaohua, what have you done? How did you make our mother faint?"
Aunt Li opened her mouth, wanting to say that she hadn't done anything, but the man raised his hand without saying a word and slapped her hard across the face.
Caught off guard, Aunt Li staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
Her bottom ached from the impact, and her ears were ringing. She could only see the man's mouth opening and closing, but she couldn't hear a single word.
She shook her head and after a while, she felt that she could hear sounds again.
The man was still cursing: "Li Yaohua, what kind of person are you? What have you done in the Zhou family? Not only have you caused us to lose our jobs, but you also came here to upset Mother and made her faint from anger! What kind of person are you!"
As the man spoke, he walked past her and went straight to the bedside of the old lady of the Li family, asking anxiously, "Mother, how are you?"
"I knew Li Yaohua was a troublemaker. Don't be angry, I'll teach her a lesson for you later!"
Aunt Li felt her face hurt even more. She suddenly thought of her son's disappointed look and the question he had asked: "Are you coming with me or not?" Aunt Li suddenly felt empty inside, as if something was drifting away from her.
...
Just as Aunt Li was stunned, her clothes were suddenly grabbed and several slaps were delivered to her face: "Look what you've done to our mother! Li Yaohua, you've really grown some nerve!"
"What was Zhou Jun doing here just now? Did he say when we were supposed to start work?"
The eldest brother of the Li family glared at her fiercely. Aunt Li could only feel a buzzing in her ears and could vaguely hear the man's voice, but she couldn't make out a single word of what he was saying.
"Li Yaohua, don't play dumb with me!"
The eldest brother of the Li family has been extremely annoyed lately. He used to be a respected person, and wherever he went, people would call him Manager Li.
Many people would also send him gifts, just to get their family members into the shop.
As a manager, arranging a few people was a piece of cake. He was extremely pleased with the way those people looked at him.
But who could have imagined this would happen...
Those who had helped him in the past were now coming to settle scores with him.
At first, they were very polite and asked him when he could go back to work.
As time went on, those people realized he was difficult to deal with, and their attitude towards him changed.
Some even started to mock him, and some even wanted to take back the favors they had given him in the past.
These people are all out of their minds. Don't they realize that once something is given away, it can't be taken back?
But he still couldn't stand the stares of others and wanted to go back to work.
The Zhou family's business is the best in the capital, and it's very lucrative.
Aunt Li could finally hear clearly, and tears streamed down her face.
Looking at her older brother's fierce face, she glanced at the door out of the corner of her eye, hoping her son would come quickly and take her away.
When the old lady of the Li family saw her son hitting her daughter, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. However, she was helped over by her maid, trembling, and grabbed her eldest son's arm, saying, "Oh dear, don't hit her! Your sister didn't do it on purpose!"
"Li Yaohua, you should think this through. Your family is your only support."
"Your older brother can still stand up for you in crucial moments! A good family will ensure a good life for you in the future, and you'll have more confidence in your husband's family!"
Aunt Li was crying with grievance, but after hearing her mother's words, her mind was still blank.
"Think about it yourself. After your older brother and nephew are both removed from their posts, will the Zhou family still treat you like a human being?"
Aunt Li shook her head. Ever since the incident, she had tried to beg her son, but he ignored her. She had tried to beg her husband, but he didn't give her a kind look either.
"So only your family truly cares about you! You'd better be more careful in the future!"
"Look, Zhou Jun just ran over. He still cares about you. You need to get your brother back as soon as possible. Only with their help can you gain a foothold in the Zhou family!"
Aunt Li nodded; her mother always saw further than others.
But when she thought of her son's heartless eyes and disappointed gaze, her heart pounded. She didn't know if her son would listen to her.
"Mother, but Zhou Jun, he..."
"Don't forget you're his mother! If all else fails, you can go on a hunger strike, or even hang yourself or something. Do you think he'd agree then?"
"I've never seen anyone more useless than you. Why can't you be more mindful? How old are you? Do I have to teach you such a small thing?"
Aunt Li was stunned by what she heard. Thinking of her brother's method, she asked timidly, "You said I should use suicide to force him to agree, but what if he doesn't agree? What if we find out too late?"
Your older brother snorted and rolled his eyes at Aunt Li: "If you're worried he won't agree, or that there's danger, why don't you go on a hunger strike? You won't die immediately from a hunger strike, will you?"
"Suicide is not the goal; the goal is to achieve our objective."
Aunt Li nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.
She had noticed this ever since her brother-in-law came down from her mother's side. Her husband's family was indeed treating her worse and worse each day. Her brother-in-law was right; in the future, she could only rely on her own family.
When Zhou Jun returned, he was also filled with resentment.
When he heard Wang Yan say that his mother might have been taken away by the Li family, he rushed over and found his mother being tormented by the old woman from the Li family.
Although his mother wasn't very clear-headed, she only thought about her own family. She was still his mother, so how could he let her be tortured?
All he wanted was to take his mother away as soon as possible. As for the Li family, they were all just bloodsuckers who only knew how to brainwash his mother.
But what he didn't expect was that even though his mother was being tortured to the point of almost fainting, the psychological pressure was actually from the Li family.
When Wang Yan got home, she saw his expression and realized that he was the only one who had come. She guessed what had happened.
"Zhou Jun, don't be angry. Everyone has their own thoughts. Maybe your aunt will come to her senses someday?"
Since the last conflict between Aunt Li and her, Wang Yan has never called her "Mom" again since she came back, and Zhou Jun has not corrected her.
"When I got there, that old woman from the Li family was pricking her with needles, and she was in so much pain she almost fainted! Even so, she still hadn't given up. Don't you think she's a blockhead?"
Even a blockhead wouldn't be this stubborn, Zhou Jun thought resentfully.
Zhou Jun's father rushed over. He had also heard about what happened today and sneered, "You think this is the end of it? There'll be more trouble when she gets back!"
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