Zhou Jiao held her mother's hand and recalled the past days. "Dad is gone now, and I'm married. I didn't plan to do anything to him. I just wanted to tell you that now that I'm married, I don't have to send money or mail things anymore. Without these things, you can also understand their family's difficulties.
Married into this family, I'm a daughter-in-law, no longer the little girl who used to visit frequently. I didn't dare write to you right away, wanting to test the waters of this family's character. I trust Xiaowu, but not his family. Some things can't be rushed, I told myself.
The result was very good. My mother-in-law and father-in-law were not greedy and treated me well from the bottom of their hearts. After giving birth to this child, I decided to take action. However, your address can change at any time, and I don't have the addresses of my grandfather and second uncle. I told Zhang Guoqing in detail about my experiences over the years, and he was puzzled. He analyzed it for me.
The next day, as planned, he went to the Zhou family's house to announce the good news and ask for their address. You have to know that Grandpa never gave me those addresses, fearing I'd run back to Beijing with them. He was truly ridiculous; he couldn't find anyone in a military compound if he really wanted to. Xiaowu went there with the excuse of sending something to Grandpa, his second uncle, and his aunt to announce the good news, and to inquire about how to get his marriage certificate. When Xiaowu returned, he found, as expected, that Grandma had slipped the envelope into his pocket. Grandpa repeatedly put it off, even suggesting that someone at the post office knew his uncle, so he could mail the items together, and he wanted to do the same. Touching the five blank envelopes, Huang Zhaodi and Grandpa's foolishness was exposed, spurred on by his seductive words.
He analyzed a lot of problems and listed them one by one, including how he talked to them at the time and how he deliberately used provocative words. Later, we began to understand that my grandfather had been spinning a story for me, conspiring with the entire Zhou family to create it. I was abandoned by my mother and was not welcomed by my grandfather's family, so I could only live and die in that family.
At the same time, Zhang Guoqing analyzed why Grandpa and you didn't come to pick me up, or rather, why you went with the flow? It's because I can't be in Beijing, only the countryside is safe, so you're desperately sending things here. He concluded that I could be in danger, and you never come to the Northeast. That's my father, so shouldn't he be in trouble, or not sacrificed?
Looking at the 28 packages this year, we understand why. They were sent with such fanfare, perhaps because they weren't afraid of finding out, or perhaps it was a surprise. That must have been my dad. Then I remembered the wooden box that Grandma had told everyone not to tell. When we opened it, we were stunned. It wasn't Grandma's stuff. Then we saw the deed to a Shanghai property from 1952, in my name. I was 11 in 1952, right around the time of my 10th birthday present. None of us had been to Shanghai in 1952, so who handled it? It was Dad, it promised to come out soon.
Finally, Zhang Guoqing took out all the items and opened the box. He tore open the paper at the bottom and saw two cuts with a knife. They were equal signs, telling me to wait for him. He was still alive. I wanted to go to the house and see if there were any clues. Who knew if he was really the mission, or if he was framed?
It was Zhang Guoqing who stopped me again. He said it must be a mission. Perhaps my grandparents and my mother already knew about it, but since the follow-up paperwork hadn't been completed yet, it wasn't easy to disclose it openly. So, we'd been diligently gathering everything for eight months. This showed you all had to come before the baby was born. I was a few days premature, so you definitely had to be here to be with me before the birth. Calculating the due date, he said you'd most likely show up on my third birthday. Then we thought you showed up again, and then my dad came back. Was he still involved with them? Were they holding him back?
No, I absolutely wouldn't. If they truly thought of my father as family, a brother, would they treat his only remaining bloodline like this? And they'd still be like this even though I'd never used a blade of grass from them and was supporting them. Then why should my father have to shoulder the burden of the Zhou family?
I set a trap for Zhou Xuezuan. I know her too well. She's so arrogant and domineering, how could she not come to my house? Tomorrow is my son's third day bath, and I won't let them ruin my son's third day bath.
Besides, if you guys showed up for my third-day bath, how would this whole thing have gotten out of hand? How could I let people think I'd given up? Only if you guys weren't here, before my dad came back, could I use the name "Golden Baby" to air everything publicly, leaving my dad alone and not affecting him. From then on, I can handle things however I want. If you guys hadn't come, that's fine too. I'd take advantage of the situation. I just didn't expect you guys to show up so soon, but it's a good thing you didn't show up.
I'm kneeling before Grandpa in public, praising him high. Let's see what he says. Doesn't he love his eldest son the most? Okay, I'm ruined.
Climbing up to him would also benefit my dad. In the future, when people talk about the Zhou family, they will only think of the children of the old revolutionaries, not those messy families of scholars. Now we need to find out my dad's political status so that we won't give him any handle in the future and can also get rid of those idiots.
You don't know how many people arrived, one after another, without anyone notifying the Zhou family in advance. They were so arrogant, constantly using Grandpa's name to speak and act, exuding a vulgar air of "Grandpa is the boss, who am I afraid of?" I didn't even dare to say that. Besides, people outside the county wouldn't know the difference between Zhou Jiao and Zhou Xue. Would I give her the chance to accuse her? That would ruin them. Didn't Grandpa love my uncle and aunt Zhou Xue the most? Then I would ruin their reputation and their future.
Mom, don't be angry. I'm planning to keep the eldest son's job. That man is so selfish. Both he and his wife are. We can't kill them all, so let's see what happens to their family. If they're all ruined, and our family is doing well, people will start to sympathize with them. We can only let the eldest son of his family keep his job and support their family, plus grandpa and grandma's salary, so no one dares to say anything to us. When grandpa and grandma pass away in a few years, our relationship will become even more distant.
The eldest son of the eldest branch of the family has been saved, and others will think that our family is kind. If my father drags his feet and sticks with grandfather and others, we will find a way. Anyway, I won't give them a chance to get close to me."
"Okay, I get it. If your dad knew they treated you like this, he would be heartbroken. Aside from your grandmother, no one in that family is a good person. They deserve to suffer. They're shortsighted. But Jiaojiao, there are some things you can't say in front of your dad, okay?
That's Old Zhou's family. He's been away for so many years, so his patience with his parents must have increased. Don't tell anyone about the trap. I'll tell your dad when I go pick him up.
"You see, they're taking advantage, but don't you think about it? Is it really that easy to take advantage? Mom has already prepared everything for you. Wait a minute, I'll get something for you first." Lin Lishan said proudly, running to open the luggage bag she brought.
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