After saying goodbye to everyone, Zhou Jiao happily took Zhou Xiaozheng's arm and walked forward. The father and daughter tacitly agreed not to mention the affairs of the old Zhou family.
"Why did you want to pick me up today? Xiaowu went to pick up Ping'an, right?"
Zhou Jiao smiled and said, "He went to the nursery with Mom. It's been a long time since I last visited the compound with you. Dad, you like Ping An the most now, and you don't even care about me anymore."
Zhou Xiaozheng patted the hat on her head and said, "You're still acting like a spoiled child even at this age. Aren't you afraid that Xiao Wang and the others will laugh at you?"
"No, my brother Wang and brother Chen are such honest people, how could they laugh at me, right?"
Xiao Wang and a few others suppressed their laughter and nodded.
"Dad, do Brother Wang and his family have annual leave this year? I didn't see them go back to their hometown last year. Isn't it time for them to go back and meet their sister-in-law?"
Zhou Xiaozheng agreed with his daughter, "Yes. I was just about to ask them to go back and see me. They are already grown up, and it's time for them to solve their personal problems."
The people behind looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
"Grandpa, Mom..."
Fortunately, Ping An appeared in front and rescued Xiao Wang and the others.
"Grandma and Dad are here to take you home."
Zhou Xiaozheng bent down and picked him up. "Okay, let's go home together. Did you have fun in class today?"
"I'm so happy! The older brothers in the senior class asked me to play with them tomorrow..."
On the way home, they met some strangers. After saying hello, everyone watched the family walk away happily. They could also hear the child talking in a baby voice, which made passers-by smile knowingly.
The telegram did not go as planned by the Zhou family. The Zhou family in Beijing was not troubled at all and lived a happy and leisurely life.
On the contrary, the Zhou family's father and son sat in the bedroom, facing each other in silence.
He heard the wailing of Aunt Zhou Liru outside, and Zhou Xiaocun spat on the ground in annoyance.
"Don't spit anywhere. Your mother doesn't like it."
Zhou Xiaocun glanced at Old Man Zhou and said, "Dad, will that telegram really make those bastard father and daughter feel guilty? I don't think so. It just happened to be a perfect ending."
"My target is not them. Don't mess with them. You can't afford to mess with them! I want to use this telegram to remind someone that I am still alive."
Zhou Xiaocun suppressed his anger and lowered his voice, "Dad, can you tell me who that person is? What leverage do you have over him (her)? Don't always act on your own, or you'll end up with nothing."
Old Master Zhou looked ahead and shook his head. "It's not that I don't want to tell you. Even if I tell you, you won't be able to get in touch. I still want that person to help Xiaonan. This child can't be delayed any longer. I'm leaving, and you'll have to rely on Xiaonan in the future."
The names of the people Zhou Xiaocun was thinking about appeared one by one.
He stared into Mr. Zhou's eyes, exhaled slowly, and asked slowly, "Is that the old woman from the Lin family?"
Sure enough, the old man's face froze.
Zhou Xiaocun shook his head. "It's not that I underestimate you. Dad, it's useless. Even if you didn't tell me, I could have guessed that you had an agreement when you brought the child back. But that damn girl is alive and well, and there's nothing we can use against her."
"That's not it. Okay, try to trick me."
Zhou Xiaocun's eyes lit up, he grabbed the old man's arm, suppressed his excitement, and whispered, "If you think I'm your son, just tell me."
Mr. Zhou had a strange smile on his face.
"father?"
Old Master Zhou chuckled softly, "Okay, I'll tell you. Otherwise, if something happens to me, no one will know this secret. Your mother was the first to discover this. She's kind-hearted and thought she was just being overly suspicious. But once I met Gu Ruyi, I knew it was absolutely true."
Zhou Xiaocun moved closer to him and waited quietly...
"After hearing the news that Zhou Xiaozheng had died, my mother and I rushed over the next day. I went to deal with the funeral arrangements, while your mother went to take care of her daughter-in-law.
One day, she came back to me with a serious look on her face. She'd discovered something strange at her daughter-in-law's place. While helping with chores and cleaning the kitchen, she'd stumbled upon some postpartum food tainted with medicinal herbs. It just so happened that her mother had accidentally taken those herbs before, which was why she was the only child.
The strangest thing was that the pig's trotters, which had been soaked in birth control pills, had been left uneaten for almost a month. The Lin family's daughter-in-law and I were both in confinement at the time, so it was unlikely that there would be any leftovers.
I was suspicious at the time, but I never thought that Gu Ruyi wanted to harm her own daughter. I found out that her daughter-in-law had already given birth to two grandsons and now had two daughters. I guess she didn't want to have any more children.
Then I saw Gu Ruyi's face, and since she was from the Jiangnan Gu family, what was there to be unclear about? I refused to believe she didn't know Zhou Xiaozheng's background.
We privately agreed that I would take the child home, but whether I could raise him or not was up to fate. No one would reveal Zhou Xiaozheng's background.
I saw her eyes tinged with venom when she spoke of the child. This was also the child of our Zhou family, and it couldn't possibly die at her hands. And the most crucial thing was that Zhou Xiaozheng was dead. If Liu Xizhi came looking for him in the future, this child would very likely inherit the Gu family's inheritance.
I didn't mention this to Gu Ruyi. After we made the appointment, I worried she might do something to me. So I tentatively questioned her about why she'd given my daughter-in-law the sterilization drug. I told her to write me a note, or I'd expose the evidence to everyone.
She panicked at the time, truly believing I had evidence, and she even wrote me a note. After we struck a deal, I rushed home with the note and the money, fearing the woman would murder me.
Unfortunately, I was worried your mother would find out, so I hurriedly stuffed the money and the note into my shoe. It was so hot, I didn't pay attention, and when I got home, the writing on the note was all wet and shredded."
Zhou Xiaocun was very disappointed when he heard this.
"It's okay. If I don't tell you, how will Gu Ruyi know that the evidence is gone? This matter has been on my mind for a long time. Before you went in, I was planning to blackmail Gu Ruyi, but then you came back.
Besides, I don't want that bastard Zhou Xiaozheng to get wind of this. His wife was drugged by his mother-in-law, and he just happened to kick her out and find another one, but how could I let him have his way?
He's not a cow, no matter how powerful he is, he can't give birth to a son to carry on the family line. I don't see how he can be so powerful? He's just a dead girl, a child of a family with no descendants, what's there to be proud of?
After saying this, Mr. Zhou looked at his son proudly.
Then he said proudly, "Don't think you're smarter than me. You asked me to go to Old Zhang's house, and I went. Do you really think I didn't have a purpose? I just wanted to stick a thorn in Old Zhang's side. I absolutely can't let Zhang Laoer agree to adopt a grandson. Let's see what happens to that bastard."
"Zhou family's main wife, haha, I want to make sure Zhou Jinyu's lineage is extinct. If it weren't for the Gu family inheritance, I would have killed that bastard long ago. How could he be so prosperous now?"
Old Master Zhou's face twisted as he gritted his teeth and said, "Zhou Jinyu killed my parents, and you still want children and grandchildren to pay homage to them? I won't accept it. Everything is according to my plan. In three to five years, I will control that damned girl to find Liu Xizhi. Then she will have money and connections, and our family can revive its status.
I hate your stupid wife for forcing such a coward to rebel. Otherwise, with your mother here, how could she escape from my grasp?
My grand plan was completely ruined. With the Cheng family and the Lin family, our Zhou family has everything we can achieve. God is so unfair! Why did he let Zhou Xiaozheng come back alive?
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