Seeing the increased interest on Zhou Weijie's face, Zhao Xiuyun quickly lowered her stance, appearing to be wholeheartedly concerned for Zhou Weijie, and tearfully pleaded:
“Brother Weijie, how about I go back and kowtow to my in-laws and beg them to let you draw lots too?”
Even if they dislike me, they shouldn't treat you like this.
You are also their son, and you should be able to compete fairly for those two jobs.
"As long as they give me a chance, I'd be willing to do it even if it meant breaking my head..."
Zhao Xiuyun spoke with a pitiful tone, which made Zhou Weijie feel very confident: That's right, Qin Chunhong and Zhou Jianguo are Zhou Weijie's parents for a day, and they should be Zhou Weijie's parents for a lifetime. There's no reason why they shouldn't give him any benefits!
Thinking this way, Zhou Weijie, who felt he was in the right, also rushed over to the brigade leader's house.
Seeing the person leave, Zhao Xiuyun stopped drying the wet clothes in the wooden basin and ran after them...
What are you doing here?
Qin Chunhong was overjoyed to have two jobs, even though it cost her a lot of money. She even asked her daughter-in-law to kill a chicken to celebrate.
Who would have thought that in this moment of joy, I would see Zhou Weijie, that unlucky guy.
Seeing people walking into her yard, Qin Chunhong worried that her family's festive atmosphere would be disrupted, so she immediately grabbed a large bamboo broom and ran to the doorway to block them.
Seeing Qin Chunhong like this, Zhou Weijie felt bad, but he still mustered up the courage to call out "Mom!"
Hearing the word "Mom" made Qin Chunhong react like a cat whose tail had been stepped on by a mouse. She exclaimed excitedly, "Don't call me Mom! I'm not worthy to be your mom!"
"Mom, how could you say that about Weijie? There's no such thing as a grudge between a mother and son that lasts overnight. Even if there's a misunderstanding, we can just talk it out..."
Seeing Qin Chunhong's attitude, Zhao Xiuyun, who was following behind, immediately stepped forward to protect Zhou Weijie.
Upon hearing this, Qin Chunhong reacted like a tiger whose tail had been stepped on, jumping up and down and shouting into the yard:
"Hey, eldest and second sons, come quick and stop them! Don't let these two things into our house!"
Inside the house, not only did the two daughters-in-law come out, but the three sons also ran out. When they saw the two people outside the yard, they held hoes and brooms and glared at the people outside with wary expressions.
"Zhou Weijie, didn't you cut ties with your family and move out? What are you doing back here?"
"What do you take my home for, where you can come and go as you please?"
"Hey, Zhou Weijie, you didn't hear that your father-in-law got two jobs for your eldest son and the others, and you want to come back and compete for them, did you?"
"My God, Zhou Weijie, have you no shame? Don't you know whether you're even qualified to compete for those two jobs?"
...
Ignoring everything else, the Zhou family members launched into a tirade against Zhou Weijie.
Zhou Weijie understood the implied meaning in their words: he was not the Zhou family's biological son, but was raised by the Zhou family and still owed them a debt of gratitude. Anyone with a sense of shame would not compete for that job.
However, money can move people's hearts, especially when it's a job that can lay golden eggs.
No amount of dignity or face matters in the face of this.
Seeing Zhou Weijie standing there dumbfounded, not saying a word after being scolded by Zhu Zhaodi and the others, Zhao Xiuyun grew anxious and stepped forward, trying to gain sympathy from the crowd:
"Mom, Weijie is also your son. Even if you favor your eldest, second, and third brothers, there should be a limit."
It's one thing if you favor them in small matters and little things.
You have a problem with me, you gave betrothal gifts to three of your sisters-in-law, and you're not willing to give me betrothal gifts, I accept that.
But how can you be so biased when it comes to something as important as work?
Aren't you afraid that outsiders will say you have an impure heart?
The discord among these children is mostly due to unkind parents. Do you really want to see the four brothers become estranged and never speak to each other again because of two jobs?
...
Zhao Xiuyun exaggerated the situation, hoping that Qin Chunhong would realize the seriousness of the problem and make amends to herself and Zhou Weijie.
Zhou Weijie found Zhao Xiuyun's words increasingly reasonable, nodding and looking at Qin Chunhong with anger and sorrow: "Mom, I've called you Mom for so many years, how can you be so heartless?"
Qin Chunhong and her family felt utterly disgusted upon hearing what the two men said, as if they had eaten excrement.
Zhu Zhaodi pointed at Zhou Weijie and started cursing: "Zhou Weijie, you heartless bastard, what right do you have to say we're heartless?"
You're a heartless ingrate who never works in the fields to earn work points, just lounging at home and eating for free. You even stole the chicken your sister-in-law needed to nurse her newborn daughter and gave it to some slut outside. You've been in this family for over ten years, and you wouldn't even lift a finger to help if the soy sauce spilled. Have you contributed the slightest bit to this family?
Since it concerned her own interests, Zhou's eldest sister-in-law also joined in the cursing:
“Zhou Weijie, you’re supposed to be a man. Now that you’ve cut ties with your family, don’t come back with a big mouth just because there’s something to gain. You really make people look down on you.”
...
Zhao Xiuyun became anxious upon hearing her two sisters-in-law's words, fearing that Zhou Weijie, who valued his reputation, would back down because of these few words.
She stood protectively in front of Zhou Weijie like a fiercely protective mother hen, striving to secure their shared interests:
"Sister-in-law, what you're saying is really biased."
Even if Weijie had a big fight with his family and wrote a document severing ties, it was just a minor squabble between mother and son.
Weijie is, after all, a piece of flesh that fell from his mother's body. How could his mother really disown him because of such a small misunderstanding?
This blood tie can never be severed!
When Zhao Xiuyun said this, her tone was full of confidence: "Hmph, so what if you two women fight so fiercely?"
In Qin Chunhong's eyes, how could you two outsiders who married into the family possibly surpass Zhou Weijie, her own son?
However, after he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Zhao Xiuyun thought she had hit Qin Chunhong's weak spot, and the Zhou family didn't know how to refute her.
Overjoyed, she didn't notice the increasingly grim expression on the man's face beside her.
"puff……"
In the end, it was Zhou's second sister-in-law, Zhu Zhaodi, who couldn't help but burst out laughing and teased the two of them:
"Oh, Zhao Zhiqing, back then Weijie kept stealing things from home for you. I thought you were so important to Weijie."
I can't believe he didn't even tell you something so important, making you come all the way to our house and embarrass yourself!
"W-what is it?"
Seeing the expressions on the Zhou family's faces, Zhao Xiuyun had a bad feeling.
She had barely uttered the question when Zhou Weijie glared at her fiercely.
The next moment, Zhu Zhaodi's sarcastic voice was heard: "Oh, Weijie, this is really your fault. Zhao Zhiqing is your girlfriend, and you two have been honest with each other for a long time. How could you not tell her that you are not our biological son?"
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