After being scolded by Wu Jinfeng, Zhou Chunping thought about it carefully and became more and more scared. He simply sold his house in Daxing City and moved to Zhoujia Village with his wife and children to settle down.
However, Zhou Chunping was still worried about the possibility that the middle-aged man would come looking for him, so he did not dare to abandon Zhou Zhixin and took Zhou Zhixin to Zhoujia Village.
So that’s how it is?
Although Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Yuanyuan felt Zhou Chunping's version of events had many loopholes, they could only accept it for the time being. Wanting to conceal his cowardice and shamelessness, Zhou Chunping had left some key details vague. Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Zhigang were already quite impressive for guessing 70% or 80% of the truth.
After hearing Zhou Chunping's words, Zhou Zhigang felt a little secretly happy.
No wonder he couldn't compare to his third brother's excellence. It turned out that his third brother wasn't his child. His parents' qualifications were there, so it wasn't surprising that he couldn't compare to his third brother. Since his third brother wasn't his biological brother, then... Yunxiang wasn't his sister-in-law either?
Over the years, Zhao Yunxiang has become a thorn in Zhou Zhigang's heart, a thorn that hurts whenever he touches her. Every time Zhou Zhixin comes home and sees the affectionate couple, Zhou Zhigang has to use all his strength to control himself and not rush out to separate them.
"Big Boss! Remember, you only have one brother, the second one. Don't be soft-hearted when Dad asks you for help!" Zhou Chunping thought for a moment, but decided not to speak out about his plan to deal with Zhou Zhixin. Zhou Zhixin wasn't home anyway, and it wasn't clear how long it would take for him to return home for a visit. He could ask Big Boss for help when the opportunity arose. It would be premature to speak up now, and that would be bad news.
"Yeah." Zhou Zhigang nodded. In a big family, there are always some who are close and some who are distant. Dad is my biological dad, but my brother is not. Isn't it obvious who to help?
Zhou Yuanyuan watched Zhou Chunping and his son turn off the lights and go to bed before she finally regained control of her thoughts. She wasn't a real child, and she understood the unspoken meaning of Zhou Chunping's words instantly.
Could it be that someone was behind Dad's death in his previous life? When Zhou Yuanyuan thought of this, all her sleepiness disappeared.
Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Zhixin had little contact. In her previous life, when Zhou Zhixin died, Zhou Yuanyuan had only met him three times. Her only memories of him were the small things he often sent home, like hairpins and floral fabrics, and the image of him Zhao Yunxiang had described.
After Zhou Zhixin's death, Zhou Yuanyuan hated him to death, going crazy whenever she heard his name. Naturally, Zhou Yuanyuan assumed Zhao Yunxiang was fond of him, and that was why she praised him so highly in front of her children. If she hadn't happened to overhear Zhou Chunping and his son's conversation tonight, Zhou Yuanyuan's impression of Zhou Zhixin would have been that he was a scumbag.
If her father was really killed by the Zhou family in his previous life, then should she hate him in this life?
If Daddy wasn't a bad person in his life, then shouldn't Zhou Yuanyuan constantly speak ill of him? Should she subtly persuade Mom to leave him?
Zhou Yuanyuan thought about all sorts of things, and only closed her eyes and fell asleep when it was almost dawn.
When Zhou Yuanyuan woke up, she saw the sun shining directly down from the patio outside the window. It seemed that it was almost noon.
In the east wing, a sharp voice was chirping something, and gradually, the sound moved towards the west wing. Zhou Yuanyuan listened carefully and this time she could hear it clearly.
"Oh my god! You don't know, this thing is selling like hotcakes in our county! This morning I went through great pains to buy two pounds from the food company. I left one pound for my mother-in-law, and brought one pound back for everyone to try."
The voice was so crisp and she spoke at length without even taking a breath. Who else could it be but Zhou Yuanyuan's aunt Zhou Zhimei?
Why is Zhou Zhimei back? Zhou Yuanyuan sat up with a "whoosh".
In her past and present lives, the person Zhou Yuanyuan hated the most was Zhou Zhimei.
Before she got married, Zhou Zhimei was the Zhou family's little tyrant. With Wu Jinfeng's support, the three other daughters-in-law, as well as Zhou Yuanyuan's generation of nieces and nephews, all had to give in to her in every situation.
Zhou Zhimei was also a domineering person who could not tolerate any loss at home. Her nephews and nieces were always well behaved by her. Anything delicious or fun had to be given to Zhou Zhimei first, otherwise she would let Wu Jinfeng punish them. After being wronged several times, the young ones in the Zhou family were like mice seeing a cat when they saw Zhou Zhimei.
Zhou Zhimei loved to stir up trouble, and she liked to criticize her three sisters-in-law in front of Wu Jinfeng, which made Wu Jinfeng often scold them. Since Zhou Zhimei got married, without her "trouble-making stick", the three daughters-in-law of the Zhou family have had a much better life.
The Zhou family's daughters-in-law all disliked Zhou Zhimei, saying she was greedy, petty, and self-righteous. Zhou Zhimei, on the other hand, had no self-awareness at all and liked to order her sisters-in-law around whenever she went back to her parents' home.
Wu Jinfeng stood in the corridor, stunned by the "valuable gift" Zhou Zhimei brought back to her parents' home.
"Xiao Qiang, isn't that right?" Zhou Zhimei saw Zhou Xiaoqiang standing aside without saying anything, and hurriedly poked Wang Xiaoqiang in the waist with her hand.
Wang Xiaoqiang was holding his son, Xiao Wangxi, when Zhou Zhimei poked the itchy spot on his waist with a finger, and he almost let go of Wang Xi.
Wang Xiaoqiang finally escaped Zhou Zhimei's "torture" after she got pregnant. Seeing Zhou Zhimei's bad face, Wang Xiaoqiang said hurriedly, "Mom, Zhimei has been thinking about bringing something new and interesting back to her parents' home these days. This pound of fish balls was indeed bought by Zhimei early this morning."
Indeed, the "gift" Zhou Zhimei brought back to her parents' home was indeed a pound of fish balls. Ever since Zhao Yunxiang started supplying the Yuyuan County Food Company a few days ago, these fish balls had become an overnight sensation throughout Yuyuan County.
The food company puts 100 kilograms of fish balls on the shelves every day, and sells them from 7 a.m. until they are sold out.
In recent days, residents of Yuyuan County who love and can afford fish balls have been working very hard. Every day before dawn, they go to the food company to queue up and buy fish balls!
In Yuyuan County, the greeting between people has changed from "Have you eaten?" to "Did your family eat fish balls today?", which shows how popular fish balls are in Yuyuan County.
Zhou Zhimei had heard about this from her colleagues at work before, and remembering that she had promised her father that she would go back to her parents' home today, she got up early and ran to the food company's door to queue up to buy fish balls.
Fish balls have just been released, so they probably aren't available back home. They're only 80 cents a pound, so if she buys a pound as a gift, it'll be both elegant and economical, Zhou Zhimei thought happily.
"Mom, Zhimei was thinking about you and got up at five in the morning." Wang Xiaoqiang emphasized again. In fact, Zhou Zhimei didn't get up early for Wu Jinfeng, she was just greedy.
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