Chapter 481 Girls Help Girls
Girls help girls: I've been rained on, and I want to try my best to hold an umbrella for others.
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"It was Cuilan, it must have been Cuilan! She did it, it must have been her!"
With a clump of hair falling from her head, Zhou's mother plopped down in her chair after returning home and started grumbling like this.
Mr. Zhou seemed to prefer not to see it, turning his head away from Mrs. Zhou, but still scolding her: "Fix your hair! What kind of appearance is this? You've disgraced the Zhou family!"
Originally, Zhou's mother was furious because the Qian family had backed out, and she felt that her eldest son, Zhou Dalang, would not be able to find a wife. But after Zhou's father said that, the anger in her heart turned into grievance and embarrassment.
Zhou's mother casually tossed the strands of hair that Qian's mother had ripped off behind her back, stood up with wide eyes, pointed at Zhou's father who had his back to her, and let out a resentful howl: "Well, Zhou Tietou, you've lost your conscience!"
I've worried myself sick over this family and my children.
"I still have the scratches from that woman from the Qian family on my face, and you're already trying to discard me after I've served my purpose!"
Zhou's mother started by yelling and cursing, but Zhou's father, who was used to her behavior, didn't care at all and didn't respond with a single word.
This made Zhou's mother even angrier. If the grievances in her heart could be quantified, there would probably be dozens or even hundreds of them.
However, Zhou's mother was not the kind of person to accept things passively. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she took a step towards Zhou's father and slapped him hard across the back, which was facing away from her. Zhou's father cried out in pain.
"Oh, you woman, are you trying to reach for the heavens!"
"You dare hit someone? I'll teach you to hit someone, I'll teach you to hit someone!"
How could Zhou's father bear to be beaten by his own wife?
Turning around, Zhou's father grabbed Zhou's mother's arm and slapped her hard across the face. "Slap, slap, slap," he said, not satisfied with just one slap, but went on to deliver three or four more slaps from left and right.
No matter how strong Zhou's mother was, she was no match for a man who did manual labor all year round. Her cheek swelled up immediately after being hit, and she couldn't even speak.
Enough!
As if they hadn't embarrassed themselves enough today!
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Why didn't you show off like this outside earlier!"
Zhou Dalang was truly fed up, and he complained in his heart: "Other people's parents are capable; they buy land, houses, and wives for their sons."
My two old hags are only good at bullying their own family!
Zhou Dalang's thoughts were written all over his face, and his tone inevitably carried a hint of disdain: "What are you fighting for!"
Go fight at the Qian family's doorstep!
Marrying a wife?
What's the point of marrying a wife!
With parents like you, what kind of wife can I possibly marry?
Zhou Dalang thought about it more and more and felt that this was the case. He turned his head and looked at his mother, who was squatting on the ground covering her cheeks and crying. He directly accused her: "Cuilan and I were so good together back then. If it weren't for you saying such nonsense, Mother, would I have done such a thing?"
As originally agreed, Cuilan might even be pregnant now that she's married into the family!
It's all your fault! You're so greedy. You don't want to give anything in return, you just want to take advantage of others!
"Now that you've made things difficult, where in Chang'an am I supposed to find a wife?"
Zhou Dalang didn't want to look at his mother's face, so he turned his head and saw his two younger brothers. He was also feeling a bit annoyed with his two younger brothers.
Because he also knew that what Zhou's mother said actually made a lot of sense.
The Zhou family is prestigious, with three sons. Although Zhou Dalang is the eldest, his two younger brothers are not young either.
If the entire Zhou family fortune were left to Zhou Dalang alone, that would be ideal.
But how could Zhou's parents possibly abandon the two remaining children?
At that moment, Zhou Dalang even thought to himself, "If my father, mother, and younger brother all die, wouldn't everything in the Zhou family be mine alone?"
The two people who had been standing aside like background figures were frightened by Zhou Dalang's fierce gaze. They hugged each other and weakly called out, "Mother, Mother, Mother..."
Meanwhile, Cuilan's family was entertaining the Qian family of six.
The Qian family had a skill in brewing wine and ran a small tavern in Chang'an.
Fortunately, the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Ministry of War joined forces, and thanks to the distilled alcohol provided by Li San Niang, the Qian family's business took a leap forward, and they no longer had to worry about selling their brewed wine.
Therefore, the Qian family was living a pretty good life.
Therefore, the Qian family doted on their only daughter, Qian Xiaoniangzi.
"Miss Sun must accept this gift!"
If you hadn't been honest with me and prevented my daughter Dou'er from falling into the Zhou family's trap, I wouldn't even dare to imagine what kind of life Dou'er would have had if she had actually married into the Zhou family.
You absolutely must accept this gift. You are a benefactor to the Qian family; you have saved Dou'er's life."
Qian Xiaodou stood beside her mother, looking at Sun Cuilan with a grateful expression, tears even welling up in her eyes.
Qian Xiaodou thought it more simply: "My mother always said that a woman's marriage is like a second reincarnation. If she doesn't find a good husband this time, she will definitely be soaking in bitterness for the rest of her life."
It might even cause their own children to suffer for the rest of their lives.
While Qian Xiaodou was still captivated by Zhou Dalang's eloquence and fantasizing about a wealthy and happy life after marrying him, Sun Cuilan's arrival brought darkness to Qian Xiaodou's entire world with just one sentence.
“Zhou Dalang drugged me and forced himself on me, so I aborted the child.”
At first, Qian Xiaodou didn't believe it, but deep down she knew that no woman would put such a thing on herself.
If someone can say it out loud, it must have actually happened.
Qian Xiaodou didn't want to shatter her dream, but under Sun Cuilan's strong insistence, she went to the Buddhist temple with her.
"This lamp is for the child I killed."
The truth is right before our eyes: Qian Xiaodou's beautiful illusion, which she tried to maintain, was ultimately shattered by this tiny lamp.
Thus, when Qian Xiaodou brought Sun Cuilan home, Grandma Qian, Qian's parents, and Qian Xiaodou's two younger brothers all knew about it.
That evening, Qian's mother personally escorted Sun Cuilan back to the Sun family home and stayed there until dusk before leaving.
Therefore, Tang Mingyue witnessed the scene of Zhou's mother and Qian's mother tearing at each other on the street.
The Sun family ultimately accepted the Qian family's gift, as the Qian family's gratitude was genuine and it would be impolite not to accept it.
After seeing the Qian family off, Cuilan stood at the entrance of the Sun family's main room, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. The heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart for months seemed to have been lifted, and she felt much lighter.
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