Chapter 188: Stab Him in the Heart
Old man Zhou sighed again, "How about this, Wang, you go back to your old Wang family and live there for half a year to reflect on yourself. Once you've reflected well, our old Zhou family can consider taking you back. If you can't decide, forget it. I'm doing this for Dalang's sake..."
Wang hugged the table leg and cried, "I won't go back to Old Wang's house. I will never go back to Old Wang's house even if I die. Dad, Mom, I really know I was wrong this time. I won't dare to do it again next time..."
Just then, a person walked in from outside.
It was Zhou Qinan.
"Grandpa, grandma, my mother has made a mistake. I already know about it. I will apologize to grandpa and grandma on my mother's behalf."
He was already outside in the yard, asking his brothers and sisters about the situation.
As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down beside Wang.
Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but frown when she saw this.
At this critical moment, Zhou Qinan actually came back.
Things will definitely change today.
But no matter what, Wang made such a big mistake that it would be impossible for anyone to protect her.
Zhou Lang and his wife looked at each other in bewilderment.
When Old Man Zhou saw his eldest grandson, his expression softened. "Why are you back? Have the results been announced?"
"Not yet. I came back after traveling around because I missed home. But the results should be announced in the next two days."
Old man Zhou asked again, "How did you do on the test?"
Zhou Qinan replied calmly, "If nothing unexpected happens, I should have passed the exam. It just depends on my ranking."
"Good, good, good!" The few good words from Old Man Zhou made him feel very relieved.
These words also gave Wang a sense of reassurance.
Wang cried out in grievance, "My son, you are lucky to be back now, otherwise, I would be driven back to Old Wang's house, and your aunts would definitely not tolerate me. I would have no way to survive and would have to hang myself with a rope. I would never see my son again..."
Zhou Qinan said sternly, "Mom, you really made a big mistake this time. Don't blame grandpa and grandma for being angry."
Mrs. Zhou's eyelids twitched, and she thought, it's over, this kid is definitely going to do something bad.
Wang cried, "Son, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted the money from the second wife's house. I don't have the ability to make money like your fourth aunt and the others, so I accidentally went astray..."
Her son is a talented scholar among her peers, so her status is different now.
The crying was all fake, just howling without any tears.
Then Zhou Qinan continued, "Grandpa, grandma, my mother gave birth to me and raised me up. If she is divorced and sent back to Old Wang's house, she will die. I can't watch my mother die. I am willing to pay back all the money my mother cheated from my second uncle. In the future, I will take care of my second uncle in his old age and see him to the end of his life. If grandpa and grandma don't want to see my mother in the future, I can take her away from Old Zhou's house and live alone..."
Everyone was stunned.
Lin Shiqi suddenly realized what had happened.
This is the plot in the book where scholar Zhou Qinan comes back to divide the family property.
The book states that when Zhou Qinan returned home after having just passed the imperial examination, he saw Mrs. Zhou bullying Wang, who had become sick. In a rage, he proposed to separate from the family.
Old Man Zhou didn't want to agree, but he had no other choice. He couldn't divorce Mrs. Zhou, so he had to agree.
Now the plot has changed, to this plot point that has never happened.
But it seems that the main storyline will not change.
Today, this family is likely to be divided.
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Mrs. Zhou was the first to react.
She cursed, "What? Are you doing the same as Zhou Lao Er, taking your mother away from our Zhou family? Our Zhou family provides you with food and drink, and you go to school. You just passed the exam and you think you are so powerful, right?"
Zhou Qinan had spit all over his face by Mrs. Zhou.
He didn't wipe it either. "Grandma, you misunderstood. I am still a descendant of the Zhou family. I took my mother away from home to avoid her being an eyesore to my grandparents. This is the most suitable method at the moment. Even if she is wrong in every way, as a son, I cannot watch her die..."
Mrs. Zhou clapped her hands vigorously, spit flying everywhere, "So you mean to divide the family? We are not dead yet! You are already thinking about dividing the family! Are you afraid that we will enjoy the blessing of a scholar like you!"
Zhou Qinan's face flushed, "Grandma, I didn't mean that..."
Boss Zhou had originally stood on the side of Mrs. Zhou and her husband, but now that Zhou Qinan has returned, passed the imperial examination, and is trying hard to protect Wang, he is shaken.
If this son really passes the examination for a scholar, he might even pass the examination for a juren in the future.
He will become a juren or an official in the future, which is a very cool thing to think about.
She didn't dare to say a word in front of her son.
Now, he stood up again, "Mom, Qinan definitely didn't mean that. Qinan is just too filial."
"This is filial piety. It's filial piety to his vicious mother, and it makes his grandparents angry to death!"
Old man Zhou defended, "Old woman, don't talk about Qinan. The Wang family is the Wang family. The bad things are all done by the Wang family. Our Qinan is still a good child."
I was afraid that my grandson would be tarnished with a stain in his life.
Lin Shiqi coughed lightly and deliberately reminded him, "Dad is counting on Qinan to pass the imperial examination and we won't have to pay taxes on our land. Now that we're splitting up, do we still have to pay taxes on our land?"
Old man Zhou wants to protect him? Then stab him in the heart.
Of course, she thinks it's not a bad idea to split up the family.
She had long wanted to separate from the first wife. After the separation, she would be out of the normal trajectory of the plot and would not have to face Zhou Qinan all the time.
If you can't afford to provoke someone, you can afford to hide from him.
She thought Zhou Qinan would not want to split up the family now, because the book said that he wanted to split up the family because he was afraid that the old Zhou family would hold him back.
Now that the Zhou family is living a better life and is so wealthy, she thought Zhou Qinan would not mention dividing the family.
In the end, it was brought up.
I don’t know what the reason is.
Is it because they hold too much grudge? Or is there some reason why the family must be divided that they are unaware of?
Lin Shiqi was too lazy to think about it.
Anyway, his desire to divide the family property was exactly what she wanted, but she couldn't let him get the benefits he wanted.
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Old man Zhou suffered a critical hit from Lin Shiqi.
"No! What's the point of dividing the family? I'm not dead yet..."
Zhou Qinan said, "Then can my mother stay in Old Zhou's house? I don't want to see my mother die. If she's gone, there's no point in my grandson living."
Mrs. Zhou was furious. "You are threatening us! You must keep your troublesome mother, so you can stay in the Zhou family? Not to mention that you are not a scholar yet, even if you really are a scholar, our Zhou family can survive without you as a scholar! Don't we pay taxes every year?"
"Old man, I can't take it anymore. I'm so angry that my heart aches. This is your precious grandson who you always talk about and care about. He only has that vicious mother in his heart and doesn't take any of us seriously at all..."
Wang just kept crying and wailing.
Boss Zhou also remained silent.
Everyone looked at Zhou Qinan again, who was kneeling straight and didn't talk back.
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