Chapter 174 Regret
"Juexia, why don't you go home even though you're at the door? Do you know that I'm your real father?"
Zhang Defu's series of questions made Zhang Juexia feel disgusted.
She patted Ah Hua and said, "Be good, let's go over there."
Ah Hua seemed to understand Zhang Juexia's intention. She raised her hoof, walked around Zhang Defu, and ran forward.
No matter how hard Zhang Defu chased him, Zhang Juexia did not stop until he left Dahe Village and could no longer see anyone.
Zhang Juexia then slowed down Ahua.
Maybe the speed was too fast, and Ye Beixiu, who was already drunk, felt his stomach churning.
He yelled at Zhang Juexia to stop the carriage, then hurriedly got out and started vomiting.
Zhang Juexia went to take care of Ye Beixiu again, and only after he felt better did he prepare to set off.
Zhang Defu chased for a long time but failed to catch up with Zhang Juexia's carriage, so he had to return empty-handed.
The affairs of Zhang Defu's family caused a lot of uproar, and everyone in the village knew about it.
Zhang Juexia went to the headman's house and did not return to Zhang Defu's house. The news soon spread throughout the village.
Zhang Defu was walking on the road feeling frustrated when someone started to tease him.
"Defu, your daughter and son-in-law went to visit the village headman and didn't come back to your house. Did you offend them?"
Zhang Defu's face was dark and he walked forward numbly.
"He's in this state now, and it's all his own fault. He doesn't care about his own daughter, but cares about someone else's daughter. In the end, it's all in vain."
"He's such a fool! He really thinks he's benefiting from his stepdaughter. I heard the rules in Mr. Li's family are very strict. If this concubine does something wrong, she will be confined to her room."
"I haven't seen the Li family come to give New Year's gifts before or after the New Year."
"Bah, what kind of gift is that? Tian Caihong and Zhang Defu are just ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, thinking that their daughters have married into a wealthy family.
I tell you, this concubine's family is not a legitimate relative at all."
"Zhang Defu, don't just walk away, stop and have a chat.
You've been to the Li family, haven't you? Tell us about the rich man Li's concubines, so that we, who haven't seen the world, can open our eyes."
Zhang Defu seemed not to hear everyone's jokes and just walked forward with his head down.
When I got home, I lay down on the bed listlessly and started to daze.
Seeing him like that, Tian Caihong was so angry that she pulled back his blanket and said, "Sleep, sleep, you only know how to sleep all day long, useless thing.
Your daughter brought a lot of things to visit her uncle's house, who was not related to her at all, and she didn't even look at you.
You still have the nerve to sleep."
Zhang Defu turned over, not wanting to listen to Tian Caihong's nagging.
Tian Caihong didn't get a response and became more and more angry.
"Zhang Defu, are you a human being? Did you hear what I said, you useless man?"
Zhang Defu pointed at the main door with red eyes, "If you don't want to live with me, leave now."
Tian Caihong was stunned and closed her mouth, not daring to speak anymore.
Zhang Defu suddenly stood up, as if he had gone mad, and pressed Tian Caihong's head with his right hand, and dragged her out, shouting, "Go away, go quickly, and go find your lover!"
You are such a vicious woman! If it weren't for you, my daughter would have disowned me as her father."
"Bah, Zhang Defu, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself, you are not a good person either.
Zhang Juexia is your biological daughter. Without your tacit consent, I would not dare to bully Zhang Juexia."
"What did you say? Do you dare to say it again?"
Zhang Defu strangled Tian Caihong's neck with his hands, and she began to retch in pain.
"What a fucking bad luck! Why did I fall for you in the first place?"
Tian Caihong was not to be outdone, "It's obvious that I was blind to fall for you."
Zhang Dongsheng came out from nowhere and said, "Dad, Mom, can you please stop arguing?"
"Get out, what do you have to do here?"
Zhang Defu angrily picked up the incense burner on the windowsill and smashed it at Zhang Dongsheng's feet, scaring him so much that he started crying loudly.
"If you dare cry, I'll sew your mouth shut. It's New Year's Day, and it's as unlucky as your mother."
Zhang Dongsheng wiped away his tears helplessly.
Zhang Defu rubbed his eyes and looked at the mother and daughter carefully.
The words he overheard that day echoed in his mind again, "The more I look at Zhang Defu's boy, the less he looks like him."
"I heard that Tian Caihong had a lover before..."
"Are you serious?"
"How could this be false? Zhang Defu must know that Tian Caihong has a lover.
"When you see his son, take a closer look. Especially the child's mouth, the more you look at it, the more it resembles Tian Caihong's former lover."
The person who said this laughed, and then muttered mysteriously.
"Zhang Defu is truly the biggest victim of abuse in Dahe Village. The daughter he raised is someone else's, and the son he finally has might be someone else's."
"People like him are not fit to raise other people's children."
After saying this, several people laughed secretly.
When Zhang Defu passed by, they pretended not to see him.
The words of these people were now spinning in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more headache he got. He couldn't help but reach out and hit Tian Caihong.
Tian Caihong seemed to be prepared. She picked up something nearby and smashed it on Zhang Defu's head.
Seeing the blood, Zhang Defu kicked Tian Caihong like a madman.
He didn't stop until Tian Caihong stopped moving.
"I told you to live a good life and not do anything dishonest, so what did you do?
You're a fickle bitch, your words are really unreliable, but I just listened to you!"
Zhang Defu sat down on the ground dejectedly, covered his face with his hands, and burst into tears.
Zhang Dongsheng was so scared that he curled up and dared not say a word.
Zhang Defu was tired of crying and stumbled out. "I have to go find my daughter. I, Zhang Defu, am such a fool."
After watching Zhang Defu leave the door, Zhang Dongsheng dared to step forward and call Tian Caihong, but even after he shouted his throat out, there was no response.
Zhang Dongsheng panicked and ran out shouting, "My father beat my mother to death! Help!"
He was shouting and crying, and the people in the village heard the noise and ran towards their house.
Several elderly women pinched and pressed Tian Caihong, and she finally woke up.
They looked at Tian Caihong's body covered in bruises and blood on her head, and they all called Zhang Defu a good-for-nothing.
"Dongsheng, go find your father quickly. Your mother is in such a state that she needs a doctor to take a look."
Whenever Zhang Defu was mentioned, Zhang Dongsheng would tremble and his words would become unclear. "My father, my father... I... don't know... where he went."
"It's really a sin!"
"I saw Zhang Defu just now. I asked my boss to go find him."
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