"Hey, no, your family got into trouble because of your dad, so why are you blaming me?" Huang Ju was genuinely puzzled. Zhu Jiacheng's current state wasn't her fault. The grievances should be settled with the responsible party. Whoever caused the trouble should be held accountable!
"How can I not blame you? If you hadn't told me to go and cause trouble for Fan Hongying, how could my family have gotten into this mess?"
After entering the house, Zhu Yingxiong immediately found a stool and sat down, ordering like a young master: "I haven't eaten for several days. Go and buy some groceries now. I want to eat braised pork tonight."
"No way! My house isn't like yours, no, it's like your old house. We didn't have our property confiscated, so we don't have money to buy meat. Don't stay here, get out!" Huang Ju pointed to the door; she didn't want to keep a spoiled brat in her home.
"You!" Huang Ju had always been kind and gentle to him, never speaking harshly to him before. Who knew she would come here with this face? "Let me tell you, I'm a desperate, all-powerful person right now. I don't even know what I'm capable of doing, and you certainly don't want to know, do you? Where does your second aunt's husband work again? If you won't let me stay here, I'll go to his workplace!"
Huang Ju couldn't do anything about his stubbornness, but she didn't want to be controlled by him like this: "You can stay here, but you can't order food. You can eat whatever we eat."
"Hmph, if it weren't for you, why would I be here now? I should be at home eating meat, so you should buy me meat! Go now!" Seeing that Huang Ju remained unmoved no matter what he said, Zhu Yingxiong stood up, looked around the house, and began pacing back and forth in the living room.
Huang Ju followed his movements with her eyes, wanting to see what tricks he was up to.
He walked to the washstand and stood there. A towel was hanging horizontally on the shelf, an enamel washbasin was placed on the middle shelf, and there was a wooden basin in the open space below, which should be a foot basin.
Zhu Yingxiong kicked the washstand over, and the enamel basin crashed to the ground with a clatter, mixed with Huang Ju's scream. Zhu Yingxiong picked up the enamel basin and threw it hard on the ground, and the enamel glaze on the surface of the basin was chipped off in pieces, and the big red "double happiness" character on the bottom of the basin was also incomplete.
Seeing that Huang Ju was only concerned about her and didn't do anything, Zhu Yingxiong reached for the thermos next to him and said, "Auntie, I remember you got this thermos from my mom with the ticket, right? Since my mom isn't here anymore, and I can't get a decent meal from you, you don't need to use it anymore." As he spoke, he raised the thermos to smash it.
Still reeling from the scene of him smashing the washstand, she saw him about to smash the thermos and quickly tried to coax him, "Buy some meat!"
Seeing that he had stopped and was not about to smash it, Huang Ju quickly stepped forward and said, "Auntie will go buy meat right away." As she spoke, she took the thermos from his hand and hugged it to her chest.
“Hero, you haven’t had a good rest these past few days. You should rest well at home. Your aunt will go out and buy some meat to cook for you right away. Don’t worry, how could your aunt not care about you? Just stay here and relax.” As Huang Ju spoke, she carefully observed Zhu Yingxiong’s expression. Seeing that he had indeed calmed down, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Huang Ju about to leave with the thermos, Zhu Yingxiong didn't remind her, but said in a sinister tone, "Auntie, I hope you won't disappoint me. I'm all alone now, but you're not the only one in my family. My younger cousins are still young. What will they do if you and Uncle lose your jobs?"
Upon hearing his words, Huang Ju trembled involuntarily and turned back awkwardly, saying, "Hero, Auntie understands. Auntie will treat you well from now on. Auntie will be back soon!"
The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat heavy.
The four members of Huang Ju's family just focused on eating the rice in their own bowls, and no one spoke. The only sound was Zhu Yingxiong eating braised pork. He would take a couple of bites, smack his lips, and then take a couple more bites.
My cousin Song Dong poked hard at the sweet potato rice in his bowl, thinking to himself, "How come I never noticed before that he eats like a pig? Even if he's wearing a dragon robe, he doesn't look like a prince. Now that he's taken off the dragon robe, it's clear that he really is a pig!"
Song Dong used to have a good relationship with Zhu Yingxiong. He mainly followed Zhu Yingxiong around, helping him carry bags, wipe seats, serve tea and water, and fight with him. He was basically Zhu Yingxiong's dog.
Because his father, Song Zheng, told him to appease and please Zhu Yingxiong! Only then could the Zhu family help him get a better job. As he said this, Song Zheng carefully stroked the few sparse hairs on the sides of his head, looking at him with obvious affection.
So he shamelessly followed Zhu Yingxiong around, and even if Zhu Yingxiong slapped him, he would still humbly ask with a smile if he had done something wrong.
Therefore, he was the happiest when the Zhu family fell from power, because he would no longer have to fawn over that fat pig.
But when he got home from school today, he found that his room had been taken over, and all his personal belongings had been thrown into the living room by Zhu Yingxiong. The pen and watch that his aunt had bought for him were now in Zhu Yingxiong's hands.
He went to his mother to demand an explanation, but she just told him to be patient and move his things to his sister Song Xi's room.
Why should he refuse? When the Zhu family was powerful, he had to tolerate it; now that the Zhu family has nothing left, he still has to tolerate it?
But he endured it, because his mother said, "Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Zhu Yingxiong has nothing now, and our family can't afford to lose!"
After finishing his meal, Song Zheng put on airs in front of Zhu Yingxiong: "Little Zhu, what are your plans for the future?"
"Plans?" Zhu Yingxiong looked at the man in front of him who was also starting to act like an elder, and chuckled: "I plan to live at my aunt's house from now on. From now on, I will be the eldest brother of Song Dong and Song Xi. There will be another male in the family. My aunt's husband must be very happy."
Song Zheng was speechless for a long time after being choked by his words. Huang Ju nudged him with her elbow before he reacted: "Sure, Xiao Zhu, you can stay at home and treat your uncle's house as your own."
Zhu Yingxiong felt a slight sense of satisfaction as he heard him say those words with a forced smile. People's true colors are revealed when someone is in trouble. Shouldn't he be sad that his aunt's family doesn't like him?
"Then where will I stay?" Song Xi asked timidly. Her room was originally a converted balcony, which could only barely fit a single bed. Now that her brother was staying in her room, what about her?
“Cousin, why don’t you just use a stool to make a small bed in the living room? That’s how it was arranged before your family moved here. What? You’ve only lived here for a few years, and you’ve already forgotten your roots?” Seeing that his aunt and uncle were hesitant to say it, Zhu Yingxiong enthusiastically offered his advice.
This two-bedroom apartment was something Huang Ju had to beg her mother to get. Her mother had gone to great lengths and incurred many favors to arrange it. Even then, Huang Ju wasn't initially satisfied, complaining that it wasn't the three-bedroom apartment she wanted.
After saying that, Zhu Yingxiong ignored the expressions of the Song family members, threw down his bowl, closed the door, and went back to his room. He didn't care how they arranged things; as long as he had a spacious place to stay, that was fine with him.
The family of four glared at him angrily, but dared not speak out, wondering what clever tricks these four would come up with to deal with him.
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