Chapter 55: A Special Birthday Gift

Zhou Lin couldn't bear it any longer. He couldn't just watch his brother get beaten! He couldn't do it!

But Zhou Cheng stared at him with disappointment: "Zhou Lin!!!"

Zhou Lin cried so hard that he crawled over on his knees: "Brother, let's just tell it. I can't watch you get beaten, and I can't watch you ruin your reputation because of this! You obviously didn't steal anything!"

No matter how angry or anxious Zhou Cheng was, Zhou Lin just turned around and ran back into the house.

Zhou Tingyue and Song Shiwei glanced at each other and looked towards the door.

Everyone followed and looked over.

The most excited person was Jiang Fengqin. She was guessing how much the boy had sold for, and at the same time she was thinking that she would not be happy if he sold less.

After a while, Zhou Lin came out of the house, holding a box in his arms.

He wiped the tears from his face and said, "My brother is not a thief. He was not at home these days and he went out secretly to pick up broken things! I can prove that the wheel was only sold for 80 cents!"

Zhou Tingyue's brows furrowed.

"Why are you out there picking up junk? What are you missing? Why didn't you tell me?"

Song Shiwei didn’t think these children were missing anything?

Just as I was wondering, I saw Zhou Lin shaking his head.

"We have everything! But, but......"

Song Shiwei was just about to ask: Just what?

Then a figure came over, snatched the box from Zhou Lin's arms, and was about to open it with a greedy smile on his face.

However, Zhou Lin, who had just reacted, grabbed him tightly.

"Give it back to me!!"

But it was still opened by Jiang Fengqin, and when she saw the things in the box with great anticipation.

His face changed color instantly and he threw the box to the ground viciously.

"What the hell!"

As she threw the box, it fell to the ground.

But this action seemed to touch Zhou Cheng's reverse scale.

He slammed into Jiang Fengqin like an arrow shot from a bow.

Although Jiang Fengqin looks fat, she has no strength.

Zhou Cheng was like a calf and knocked her to the ground.

"Ouch, you damned little bastard!"

"I fell to death!"

She cried out in pain and her butt was almost broken into four pieces.

"You deserve to die!!!"

Seeing Zhou Cheng’s red eyes and about to rush forward again, Zhou Tingyue hugged him.

Song Shiwei picked up the box quickly.

When she saw what was inside, she was suddenly stunned, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes!

He looked up at Zhou Cheng who was still struggling in Zhou Tingyue's arms.

"You saved all these days just to buy this?"

After hearing her words, Zhou Cheng suddenly became quiet. He lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhou Lin nodded while crying: "Yes, my brother has been going out to pick up rags and sell them for money every day just to buy this. He accidentally saw your marriage certificate, which had your birthday written on it, so he wanted to give you a surprise on your birthday..."

As Song Shiwei listened, tears began to fall from her eyes.

Everyone was extremely surprised. What kind of gift was in the box?

As Song Shiwei took out the things, everyone was shocked to see that the box actually contained a set of red head flowers that brides here would wear on their wedding day.

This head of flowers is still new, with white beads dotted on the red petals, like dewdrops, sparkling and bright.

I don't know who it was, but suddenly he started crying with his hands covering his mouth. Sun Meimei and Jian Qiu also had tears in their eyes.

Zhou Tingyue's Adam's apple rolled violently and his chest rose and fell rapidly.

The arm that was holding Zhou Cheng was shaking non-stop. At this moment, he felt pain and discomfort in his heart. He wished that those sticks had hit himself!

Zhou Lin wiped away his tears.

"My brother said that since you married into our family, we haven't had a wedding banquet yet. He didn't want you to have something that others have, so he wanted to secretly save money to buy you a set of head flowers like this! We can't find a new one, so we bought this one from an aunt in the village. She only wore it once when she got married, so it's still very new! I hope you...don't dislike it!"

Song Shiwei couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears with her hands covering her face.

She cried and shook her head: "I don't mind! How could I mind?"

She held the flower in her hair against her chest and cried.

"I love your birthday presents! I love them very much!"

Many people around had children, and none of them helped but shed tears when they saw this scene.

Even Political Commissar Liu couldn't help but turn his head away quietly and wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Jiang Fengqin had not said a word since then. She had not expected that this child was picking up rags everywhere just to buy a hairpin for his stepmother.

When I think of those ignorant children in my own family who only know how to play, I actually feel a little jealous.

Finally, with the testimony of Political Commissar Liu, Song Shiwei took the eighty cents and returned it to Jiang Fengqin, and the matter was over.

After returning home, Song Shiwei looked at Zhou Cheng, who was lying on the bed with sweat on his forehead due to pain, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

She hurriedly found the medicinal wine for treating bruises and sprains, rubbed it with her palms, and massaged his legs.

As she rubbed her face, she started crying again.

Instead, Zhou Cheng felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I wanted to give you a surprise, but I messed it up!"

Song Shiwei shook her head with a gentle look in her eyes.

"No, I like this gift very much. I'm very happy that you bought me a gift! But, in the future, don't secretly pick up broken things. Your father and I will feel bad too!"

Zhou Tingyue washed his hands and walked over, took the medicinal wine from her hand, poured it into his palm to warm it up, lifted the clothes on his back, and saw the bruises and swelling on his back. He felt pain and guilt in his heart.

"Dad is wrong this time. I shouldn't hit you!"

The big palm gently pressed on the red and swollen area, causing Zhou Cheng to groan in pain.

He quickly eased off a little.

"You need to rub these bruises and redness, or they will hurt more tomorrow!"

Zhou Lin, Zhou Wei and Zhou Xinxin all lay on the bed, looking at Zhou Cheng with red eyes.

Especially Zhou Xinxin, she pouted and wanted to cry: "Brother, let me blow it for you!"

As he said this, he really blew towards his back.

To be honest, Song Shiwei was really angry with Zhou Tingyue today.

He is good in all aspects except that he is too harsh in the way he educates his children!

Especially when I thought about the "hardship" that Zhou Cheng had been reluctant to tell her, which was actually because he wanted to give her a surprise on her birthday, my heart ached like needles.

Just for this surprise, the child refused to say a word. Even though he might be accused of stealing, even though he was beaten like this by Zhou Tingyue, he just refused to say anything.

The more I think about it, the more upset I feel.

He simply reached out and pinched the soft flesh on someone's lower back hard.