Zhao Qingshan had already told Zhao Guohui about Zhou Zhixin's situation on the way to Zhoujia Village this morning. Zhao Guohui felt sorry for his brother-in-law. Zhou Zhixin was unlucky to have an adoptive father like Zhou Chunping.
"I... I..." Zhou Chunping wanted to say that he would not go, but looking at Zhao Guohui's ferocious face, Zhou Chunping's words reached his throat and he swallowed them back.
In the past, Zhao Guohui was considerate of his sister Zhao Yunxiang and had always been polite to the Zhou family. It was the first time that Zhou Chunping discovered that when Zhao Guohui got angry, his momentum was no less than that of Zhao Qingshan.
"Every daughter is born by her parents. You, the Zhou family, can't bully her however you want?" Li Dafu, seeing this, also denounced Zhou Chunping. With Zhao Qingshan by his side, Li Dafu's voice unconsciously became much louder.
The noise in the yard startled the Zhou family, young and old, who were sleeping in. Li Chunjiao heard her father's voice in the room and rushed out.
"Dad, Dad! You're finally here." Li Chunjiao's already hoarse voice became even hoarser. Seeing Li Dafu and several men from his family, Li Chunjiao burst into tears and snot: "Dad! If you hadn't come, your daughter would have been forced to death by the Zhou family."
"Chunjiao, don't be afraid. I'm here to settle accounts with that old bastard Zhou Chunping today." Li Dafu glared at Zhou Chunping with disdain and said, "Your Zhou family has poor upbringing. You raised your son to be a whore. If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. You don't know how to reflect on yourself, but instead blame everything on our Chunjiao. Is my Li family so easy to bully?"
As soon as Li Dafu opened his mouth, he started talking about a lot of gossip, which made Zhou Chunping's eyes go black.
Is his son a whore? Wasn't Old Man Li referring to the incident between his eldest son, Zhou Zhigang, and the educated youth? Zhigang had already broken up with that educated youth, so how did Old Man Li know about it? Could it be that during this period of time, Zhigang...
Zhou Chunping was so anxious that he forgot to refute Li Dafu's words. Zhou Zhigang had indeed been acting strangely these days, but Zhou Chunping had been so preoccupied with things that he had overlooked them. Now, being scolded by Li Dafu, Zhou Chunping felt a surge of shame.
"Boys, this Zhou family member is a piece of shit. Pick up your weapons and smash his pots!" Li Dafu saw that Zhou Chunping looked guilty, and he could not help but guess that what his daughter said about Zhou Zhigang having a woman outside was true. After being filled with anger, Li Dafu directly ordered people to smash Zhou Chunping's kitchen.
In rural areas, smashing someone else's pot is a very serious matter, and no one would do it without a deep hatred.
"You dare? Li Dafu, if you dare to smash my pot today, you will have to take your daughter home by yourself! We in the Zhou family can't afford her!" Wu Jinfeng was hiding in the room watching the commotion outside. When she heard Li Dafu's words, she quickly jumped out. Women are always around the stove all day long. In Wu Jinfeng's opinion, her pot is much more important than Li Chunjiao. Anyway, Zhigang was not satisfied with Li Chunjiao. If he divorced Li Chunjiao, Zhigang could find someone better.
"Chunjiao?" Li Dafu was stunned. He had brought people here to vent his anger on Li Chunjiao, not to take her back to her parents' home. Although her parents' home didn't lack food for her daughter, this was, after all, her lifelong event, and it was up to her to decide.
"Dad, smash it. Zhou Zhigang is unkind, and we are unjust. Anyway, he dislikes my ugliness, and I don't want to stay in his Zhou family." Li Chunjiao was ruthless. She gritted her teeth and made the decision directly.
Over the years, Li Chunjiao treated Zhou Zhigang like her own heaven. She didn't ask him to do any housework. She gave all the delicious food to Zhou Zhigang, preferring to watch the children gulp their saliva beside her. She also made clothes for Zhou Zhigang whenever she had some cloth, so that he would look bright and beautiful when he went out. However, Li Chunjiao had to mend her own clothes and those of her children over and over again.
But what about Zhou Zhigang? He didn't care about Li Chunjiao's efforts at all. He had enough food and clothes, but he actually ran out to play with other women. Zhou Zhigang did this, clearly not taking Li Chunjiao seriously!
Li Chunjiao hanged herself yesterday, truly wanting to die. She had lived for over thirty years, and few things had gone her way. Her son, Zhou Jiaxing, had become a low-life gangster, and while he was there, he ended up in the police station and was about to be sentenced. If Zhou Jiaxing went to labor camp, Li Chunjiao would never be able to hold her head up high in the Zhou family.
The most important reason was Zhou Zhigang. A few days ago, Li Chunjiao noticed that Zhou Zhigang had long, womanly hair and a faint scent of vanishing cream. Li Chunjiao had seen her cousin, Li Cuilian, own a bottle of that vanishing cream. She treasured it dearly, usually reluctant to use it, only applying a little to her face when she was at the market or visiting guests.
Li Cuilian said that Zhou Hongming bought it when he went to Qingshan City. It was called something called "Que'er Brand." She also suggested that the next time Zhou Hongming went to Qingshan City, he should bring a box for Li Chunjiao. Li Chunjiao shook her head like a rattle. She couldn't bear to part with it. A box of vanishing cream, barely two circles bigger than her finger, cost one dollar!
Zhou Zhigang suddenly had the smell of long hair and cold cream on his body. All this indicated to Li Chunjiao that Zhou Zhigang was very close to a woman.
A woman with long hair and lotion? The answer is obvious: she must be a young woman with some money.
Undeterred, Li Chunjiao followed Zhou Zhigang several times and discovered him fooling around with Liu Moli, Zhou Daniu's new wife. Li Chunjiao, despite her discomfort, eavesdropped outside the brigade headquarters and heard Zhou Zhigang praise Liu Moli's beauty. In front of Liu Moli, Zhou Zhigang made no secret of his disdain for Li Chunjiao, calling her a wooden, ugly woman.
This blow was fatal to Li Chunjiao. Li Chunjiao had always believed that Zhou Zhigang really loved her. Apart from her appearance, she was not good-looking and could handle all the housework. What else could Zhou Zhigang be dissatisfied with?
After being rescued from her suicide attempt, Li Chunjiao lay in bed, thinking for a long time. Most of her life had been ruined by Zhou Zhigang, but she still had the rest of her life to live. From evening to morning, Li Chunjiao didn't sleep a wink. Her throat burned with pain, and she didn't even wait for Zhou Zhigang to pour her a glass of water.
In one night, Li Chunjiao shed a lot of tears and exhausted all her love for Zhou Zhigang.
When she first heard Li Dafu's voice, Li Chunjiao initially thought she had fallen into a fantasy due to hunger and thirst. It was only after a while that Li Chunjiao realized that all this was actually real. Li Dafu, her father who loved her the most, had come to the Zhou family to support her!
While Zhou Zhigang was watching the situation outside from the window, Zhou Meimei whispered to Li Chunjiao that she was going to ask Li Cuilian for help. Li Chunjiao was very pleased that her Meimei had grown up and actually knew to ask Li Cuilian for help.
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