She had spent most of her life with Aunt Li and knew this woman extremely well.
"Let her make a fuss, but the Li family is too ruthless. Several of their shops are filled with people they've put in there. They rely on their connections and don't work properly. Zhou Jun, the young master has been good to you, so you must not let him down."
Ultimately, Zhou Yuan is the one who calls the shots in the Zhou family's business.
If Zhou Yuan thinks he's not good enough, he can promote someone else. After all, there are plenty of people from other branches of the family, and not everyone is a good-for-nothing.
There are countless talented and intelligent people.
"Many people are eyeing your position. This is a good opportunity to pull out these cancerous growths!"
Zhou Jun's father knew that he was a sentimental person, and that he could certainly take care of his relatives as long as it did not go against his own interests, but the premise was that he had to protect his own position.
"Father, I understand!"
Zhou Jun's eyes were dark. He knew that his maternal grandparents' family had gone a bit too far, but recently they had become increasingly blatant.
Anyone who didn't know better would think all these shops belonged to the Li family.
When Aunt Li came back, she went straight to the study to find Zhou Jun.
“Zhou Jun, you are my son, and those people are your relatives. We are all family, even if we are not related by blood. Just give me a straight answer, when can they go to work?”
Hearing this, Zhou Jun was speechless, not expecting that what his father said was actually true.
As expected, the person who understands his mother best is still his father. They've lived together for so many years, it wasn't for nothing.
"have no idea!"
"Zhou Jun, you won't even give your mother face?" Aunt Li looked at the son she had raised with disbelief. She had only made a small request, but her son refused.
"Does your body still hurt?" Zhou Jun looked up at her, his gaze carrying a meaningful meaning.
Aunt Li's expression froze. She suddenly remembered how, when her son came over earlier that day, she was kneeling on the ground in a sorry state, with two old women holding her arms down while her mother was hitting her hard.
Was Zhou Jun laughing at her back then?
"Your maternal grandmother is just a little..." Aunt Li opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
"Stay home quietly and don't go out and wander around unless necessary!"
Zhou Jun spoke coldly.
"But your uncle and the others..."
"Why don't you go and talk to the young master yourself? Maybe he'll give you face and help your uncle and the others find jobs?"
Zhou Jun gave a disdainful smile, and Aunt Li lowered her head sheepishly.
She wouldn't dare to talk to Zhou Yuan; he didn't even know who she was.
...
After learning about Zhou Jun's family, Han Luoxue was so shocked that she was speechless.
This Aunt Li is practically a legendary "brother-supporting demon," and a seasoned one at that. Ordinary people simply couldn't reach such a crazy level as her.
Zhou Jie was also stunned. She had seen people who didn't know their place, but she had never seen anyone so clueless.
It's just that Zhou Jun has a good temper; if it were someone with a worse temper, they would have abandoned their mother long ago.
"Wang Yan, from now on, your life..."
Zhou Jie sighed. With such an unreasonable mother-in-law, she knew without a doubt that her future days would be incredibly miserable.
Wang Yan smiled indifferently: "I'm fine here. I've thought it through. Respect between people is mutual. If she's not good to me, why should I be nice to her?"
"Besides, didn't Zhou Jun say that we won't live together after we get married? We definitely won't see each other much in the future. Even if she comes over occasionally, I can just ignore what she says, right?"
Han Luoxue admired Wang Yan's magnanimity.
"It's good that you think that way. Zhou Jun is a decent person. As for his family, if you can get along with them, then get along well. If not, then so be it. But I think Zhou Jun's father is alright. Regardless of his abilities, at least he's a reasonable person!"
Han Luoxue's eyes darted around. Since she approved of Wang Yan, she didn't mind helping her out.
"I think, how about we find a place a bit further away and open a shop there, so the two of them can run it?"
Some people are just too idle; they're so bored that they cause trouble everywhere.
Give them something to do, and maybe they'll behave themselves a lot in the future.
“We’ll talk about it later. Zhou Jun’s mother has been on a hunger strike for five days now, and I don’t know how much longer she can hold on! It’s heartbreaking to hear about. But Zhou Jun says we don’t need to worry about her; she’ll get up and look for something to eat when she can’t stand the hunger anymore in a few days!”
When Han Luoxue heard that the person was on a hunger strike, her eyes lit up: "Is she really on a hunger strike? You can have someone keep an eye on her, replace the maids with your own, and keep an eye on her 24/7, no matter what!"
Wang Yan's lips twitched violently. As expected, it was still Han Luoxue. She hadn't thought of that!
"Or maybe she just says she's going on a hunger strike, but when you're not looking, she might be secretly eating something! But she definitely won't eat much, just a bite or two, just enough to make sure she won't starve!"
Wang Yan shook her head. She rarely interfered in what happened there; she only heard about Aunt Li's hunger strike from someone else.
"It's been a long time since any of us have gotten together, hasn't it?"
Han Luoxue chuckled, and Zhou Jie's eyes lit up: "Where shall we go for lunch today?"
Han Luoxue... she really is a foodie, she never forgets about food no matter what!
"Have someone inform Linlang that we're going to Wang Yan's house for dinner!"
The four of them hadn't gotten together for several days. Han Luoxue thought for a moment and said, "I'll have someone go to my house and get a barbecue set. Let's have a barbecue!"
Barbecue is relatively easy; you can set up a stall anywhere and do it.
They ate and grilled together, enjoying the aroma, chatting and laughing – life couldn't be more pleasant.
Most importantly, the aroma of barbecue is absolutely mouthwatering.
Aunt Li is on a hunger strike, isn't she? She wants to see just how far this person can go on a hunger strike.
Han Luoxue chuckled inwardly. Zhou Jie and Wang Yan didn't quite understand at first, but when Du Linlang came over and heard Han Luoxue's words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Sister Xue'er, you're really quite mischievous!"
Zhou Jie looked completely bewildered...
"What did Xue'er do?"
The three of them stayed together the whole time, and they didn't see Han Luoxue do anything that would anger or resent the heavens.
Wang Yan thought about it for a while, but still didn't understand what it meant.
She looked at Han Luoxue, then at Du Linlang, and then at Zhou Jie, who was just as bewildered as she was. Suddenly, she felt like she wasn't on the same wavelength as the two of them.
Du Linlang looked at the two silly girls with a helpless expression.
She stepped forward and tapped Wang Yan's little head, unable to resist asking, "What does Zhou Jun's mother do at home?"
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