Chapter 96: Watch how I humiliate them!

Wang Zongming, who was deliberately sent away by his brother-in-law to wait, stood by the Zhu family's courtyard and heard clearly what his brother-in-law said in the house.

Wang Zongming was horrified when he heard this. His brother-in-law was really nosy. "Zonghao already disliked Zhang Kang. If Zhu Yan really married Zhang Kang in the end, it would be very awkward for the two families to meet in the future."

He couldn't even imagine that such a scene would happen to his own brother Wang Zonghao.

However, inside the main hall, the Zhu couple, who had nearly dropped their jaws in shock, looked much better after seeing Zhai Ximo.

Seeing the change in the Zhu couple's attitude, Zhai Ximo revealed a faint smile.

"Sit down and say what you want to say again." Zhu's father forced a smile and pushed Zhai Ximo back to the chair to sit down.

"I have just made it very clear. If uncle and aunt abandon the marriage with the Wang family and get engaged to the Zhang family instead, at least this is a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern."

Zhu's mother sneered, "That's a good thing. Why doesn't Chen Pingping want to marry Zhang Kang?"

"Aunt, you have heard that before Zong Hao got engaged to Zhu Yan, he had always wanted to marry Chen Pingping. Something happened in between, so the Wang family got engaged to your Zhu Yan."

Zhai Ximo was not in a position to say it so bluntly. The Zhu family must have heard about the fact that Zong Hao and Chen Pingping were childhood sweethearts.

Maybe they didn't take it seriously, thinking they wouldn't make any more fools of themselves.

Life is unpredictable. Wang Zonghao was lucky enough to use the conflict over the bride price to easily change Chen Pingping's family's attitude.

Zhu Yan sneered, "Brother Zhai, please go. I will not consider the Zhang family's marriage."

"Zhu Yan, you are not calm at all right now, so you can't see other suitable candidates around you. However, Zhang Kang does have feelings for you in that aspect. If you miss him, it will be difficult for you to meet a loyal and honest man like him in the future."

Zhu Yan's heart is filled with that bastard Wang Zonghao.

Why would I consider other men?

She looked impatient and didn't want to listen to Zhai Ximo's repeated persuasion, "Go back and tell Wang Zonghao that I will come to see him tomorrow."

"You still want to go to Wang's house to find Zong Hao? What for? Both of their families are discussing getting married. Zhu Yan, listen to my advice." Zhai Ximo didn't want to see his father-in-law's family in chaos again, so he immediately dissuaded Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan's eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "You can cancel the engagement, but I won't allow you to humiliate me, Zhu Yan."

"Tomorrow, no matter whether it is Chen Pingping or Wang Zonghao, I will let them know that I, Zhu Yan, am not a girl who can be easily messed with!" After Zhu Yan finished speaking, she turned around, and her lonely figure disappeared outside the door.

The girl couldn't accept this for a while, and Zhai Ximo expressed his understanding.

He sat down and continued to talk to the Zhu couple about the current situation of the Zhang family and conveyed the Zhang family's intentions.

I also hope that the Zhu family will not go to the Wang family again and cause trouble for themselves because there is another family taking over.

Before leaving, he said solemnly, "Tomorrow, my old comrade-in-arms will ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. When the matchmaker comes, if you have anything you want to know, you can communicate in detail."

He really put all his energy into being a part-time matchmaker.

I don't know what to brag about to impress the girl's parents.

On the way back, Wang Zongming couldn't help but say a few words to his brother-in-law, "Zonghao hates this kind of thing, and so do you, brother-in-law. If you get scolded in the future, I won't be able to help you."

"Brother! This time, Zong Hao is at fault. He suddenly broke off the engagement, catching the Zhu family off guard. They also have to explain to their relatives and friends. On the other hand, if I can help Zhu Yan and my comrade get together, it will be a good thing if I succeed."

"They won't really come to our house to make trouble tomorrow, right? If the noise is too loud and Pingping's parents get mad, they might not allow Chen Pingping to marry Zonghao..."

Zhai Ximo said lightly: "That was Zong Hao's own fault. It has nothing to do with you. If they fight, you and your sister-in-law should stay away."

"We live under the same roof and there's a huge quarrel at home, where can I hide?" Wang Zongming was stunned. What his brother-in-law said was a bit insulting.

It would be hard to complain any more.

They passed through a small town, and Zhang Kang was already getting impatient waiting.

But Wang Zongming was too embarrassed to say hello to Zhang Kang, and went straight back to Longwang Village. Zhang Kang nervously asked what the Zhu family thought.

"Zhu Yan's parents shouldn't have any big problems! It's just that Zhu Yan, this girl, may not be able to let go of that bastard Zong Hao for a while." Zhai Ximo said truthfully.

Zhang Kang made a bitter face and cast an envious look at his old comrade, "Ah! You are lucky to have found a wife back then."

It can be said that he indirectly stole someone else's object, but in the end he didn't suffer any punishment and he even had a baby.

"Unlike me, how can getting married cause so much trouble?"

"Do you always blame me every time you feel depressed?!" Zhai Ximo's face showed some fatigue. This guy relied on the fact that they were comrades-in-arms and didn't care how much he was scolded when he went to Zhu's house today. He also brought up his marriage five years ago.

"Then...should I ask a matchmaker to go to the Zhu family to propose marriage tomorrow? To be honest, I can't face Zhu Yan. After going through so much trouble, Zhu Yan will definitely look down on me! I haven't even gotten married yet, and I'm already looked down upon by a woman. How can I have a good life in the future?"

"You should just worry about the things in front of you! The troops all know that you are getting married, and you have borrowed so much money from others. If you return to the troops alone, how will you face others like this?"

"Ah! That's true..."

"Let's talk about the future after we get married! Come on, follow me to the police station. My second brother came to my room this morning with an impatient look on his face. He just wanted to complain about me. I finally came back to visit my relatives, but I have to go to my father-in-law's house every other day!"

The two men each had their own troubles, and while chatting, they went to the town police station to visit Mrs. Liu.

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When we returned to Hongmei Village, it was already dark.

Wang Ziru prepared dinner and asked Baoer to go to the yard to wait for his father.

The boy had been eagerly waiting for his father to come home. When he finally saw his father's tall figure walking up the slope, he happily called out, "Dad!"

"It's cold outside, why don't you stay inside with your mom and warm yourself by the fire?"

Zhai Ximo quickened his pace, walked into the fenced yard, picked up his son and kissed his cool little face lovingly.

Bao Er shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not cold, not at all. Mom said she'll wait for you to come home and have dinner together."

"Your mother is becoming more and more gracious. She has cooked dinner so early."

"Well, Mom said she would kill a hen tomorrow and make chicken soup for me."

"If we kill the hen, where will we get eggs to eat in the future?" Zhai Ximo carried the child into the main room and glanced at the rooms on both sides. Kerosene lamps were on in both rooms. He thought that his two brothers' homes were finally quiet.

Just as he was about to step over the threshold of the main hall, he saw clearly that there was a person sitting by the main door.

They are the eldest and second brothers.

"What are you doing sitting in the main room so late at night? You don't even turn on the lights. It's going to scare people to death." Seeing his two brothers sitting silently in the dim room, Zhai Ximo asked unhappily.

Zhai Jiahao folded his hands, one foot still hanging on the door sill, with a worried look on his face, "Alas, I can't find a job as a carpenter now. If I can't make money, my family will have to starve."

"Jiahao, your situation is better than mine, right? Look, I'm dragging my disabled hand now and can't do anything." Zhai Qingsong sighed.

None of the two brothers paid any attention to the third brother.

Zhai Ximo saw through it, and the two of them deliberately sat in the main room, waiting for him to come back and complain.

Haha, his own eyebrows are almost covered with frost.

Can you still listen to their complaints?

He looked at his two brothers, his heart calm. He nodded gently, holding the child in his arms, and strode into the depths of the hall.

At this time, his wife had already prepared dinner and put the food in a large iron pot to keep it warm. She covered the pot and sat on a small stool by the stove, playing with the stamps she had bought for Baoer at the town's post office that day, with a dazed look on her face.

Seeing the woman sitting in the thatched hut waiting for him to come home, Zhai Ximo's nose suddenly felt sore, and a clear voice rang out at the door, "I'm back."

"You're finally back. Baoer and I are starving. Come in quickly and prepare to eat..." Wang Ziru turned her head to look at the father and son standing at the door, breathed a long sigh of relief, and placed the stamp on a high stool at the stove top.

He stood up, opened the lid of the pot, took out the warm food from the pot one by one, and placed it on the high stool.

This is the makeshift dining table for their family of three.

The families of the eldest and second sons of the Zhai family gradually moved to their own stove rooms to cook. Since the mother-in-law was detained in the town police station, this thatched shed became the stove room for the third son's family.

When the meal was ready, we sat inside and ate in the heat from the stove.

"Did the Zhu family agree to cancel the engagement? Why did you take the whole afternoon? Is there a quarrel?" Wang Ziru took out a bowl of stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork and a bowl of kelp and scallion soup from a large iron pot and asked with some concern.

"It's definitely going to be a fuss. The two families just decided on the wedding date, and Zong Hao suddenly called off the engagement. Who can bear this?" Zhai Ximo put the child on a small chair, took a pair of chopsticks and stuffed them into Bao'er's hands, "Eat quickly."

"Dad, you eat too."

The man felt very touched after hearing the child's sensible words.

It was as if all the ugly insults I had suffered in the afternoon were nothing.

Zhai Ximo briefly talked about going to the Zhu family to break off the engagement, and at the end, he said: "Zhu Yan said that she will go to the Wang family tomorrow to humiliate Zong Hao and Chen Pingping. I think we should not go to Longwang Village tomorrow to avoid harm to us."

"The Zhu family's scolding you is a disaster?" Wang Ziru held a bowl of rice and glanced at the man meaningfully, "So, Zhu Yan looks down on your comrade?"

"Tsk, how can I put it? Zhang Kang just doesn't look that likable, but his character is indeed good! However, I have done what I should do, and I will leave the rest to God. If it succeeds, it will be my credit, and if it fails, it is not my fault."

These words immediately made Wang Ziru laugh.

The little guy sitting at the stove, holding a bowl of white rice, suddenly had bright eyes, "Dad, someone is going to beat up my uncle tomorrow, right?"

"No! You heard wrong."

"I clearly heard you say that tomorrow, Aunt Zhu Yan is going to the Wang family to humiliate my uncle." Bao Er understood it correctly, with a proud look on his face, but he said nonchalantly, "Let's go to grandma's house early tomorrow. With dad here, no one dares to beat my uncle."

Zhai Ximo frowned and said with a smile, "If your uncle doesn't obey, your father will beat him up next time."

"Dad, please don't beat my uncle! Before you came home, my uncle often came to carry me back to grandma's house, and grandma and aunt prepared delicious food for me. Please don't beat him, okay?" Baoer was so anxious that tears welled up in his eyes. He pulled his father's hand and shook it hard.

A tear fell on the stamp.

"Bao'er! Look, you got the stamp wet." Wang Ziru pointed at the stamp with her chopsticks and successfully diverted the boy's attention. "Come, mommy will teach you to recognize the words printed on the stamp."

The little boy stopped crying. He followed his mother's chopsticks and pointed at the English words at the bottom of the front of the stamp. "Mom, teach me how to read this. How do you read this?"

Zhai Ximo tilted his head and took a look. Wow, it was a line of English words. He recognized the word 'chlnA' but didn't recognize the others.

But he looked up at his wife and guessed that she would not recognize him either.

"Baoer! Actually, Daddy forgot to tell you that Mom and Daddy don't know how to read the following line of English. When we get to the army, I'll find a teacher to teach you."

Wang Ziru sneered, "No way, don't you know how to read these words?"