Zhou Jiaxing walked home from Sanhe Town. Seeing the big house with white walls and black tiles at the entrance of the village getting closer and closer, Zhou Jiaxing's pace gradually slowed down.
After nine years away from home, Zhou Jiaxing is already 25. He wonders how his parents and siblings are doing back home. Are his grandparents still alive?
During his nine years in prison, Zhou Jiaxing received no letters or news from his family. He knew that his actions had brought shame upon his family and that his grandparents would surely not want to mention him. But why didn't even his own parents show any concern?
As soon as Zhou Jiaxing reached the door of his house, he heard sharp cursing coming from inside. It was the voice of his grandmother Wu Jinfeng, which Zhou Jiaxing had been accustomed to hearing since he was a child.
"Zhou Chunping, you old bastard, you are so shameless even at your old age, flirting with a widow. Oh my! I don't want to live anymore, I'd rather die!" Wu Jinfeng sat on the ground crying, but there was not a tear in her eyes.
"Cough cough cough..." Zhou Chunping coughed heartbreakingly and cursed back, "Wu Jinfeng, if you want to die, go ahead. Fenghua and I are innocent. Nothing happened."
"Sister Wu, you misunderstood me. There is really nothing going on between me and Brother Chunping. I just came here to discuss Xiaoxue's matter with Brother Chunping. Please don't make random guesses." A woman explained softly.
When Zhou Jiaxing entered, he saw that in addition to Zhou Chunping and his wife, there was also a middle-aged woman in a blue cotton-padded jacket with white flowers. Zhou Jiaxing recognized this middle-aged woman as Widow He, the famous "romantic widow" in Zhoujia Village.
Compared to Wu Jinfeng, whose face was covered in wrinkles, the fifty-something Widow He still had a certain charm. It was no wonder, as Widow He was a dozen years younger than Wu Jinfeng and was known for her fashion sense. She even wore a cotton-padded jacket that was cut at the waist, showcasing her curves. With her black hair combed into a sleek, smooth sheen, she looked several notches more beautiful than Wu Jinfeng, with her tangled, white hair.
"Bah! Who is your sister? I, Wu Jinfeng, don't have a slutty sister like you! If you want to enter my Zhou family, you have to die." Wu Jinfeng was irritated by the widow He's call of "sister". She couldn't help but get up from the ground and spat in He's face.
Widow He hid behind Zhou Chunping, and Wu Jinfeng's spit was in vain.
"Wu Jinfeng, you're being unreasonable." Zhou Chunping felt humiliated when he saw Wu Jinfeng spitting at Widow He. The Zhou family was from the city, not the countryside. Wu Jinfeng was acting like one of those country shrews—no, even worse than them.
It must be said that Zhou Chunping's family has double standards. Their demands on themselves and others are completely different. Zhou Chunping's heart leans towards Widow He, so naturally he dislikes Wu Jinfeng no matter how he looks at her.
"Zhou Chunping, you old bastard, you are still speaking for the vixen. I am going to tear you apart today." Wu Jinfeng was so angry at Zhou Chunping's words that her eyes were blinded by fire. She screamed and pounced on Zhou Chunping. Her pair of "Nine Yin White Bone Claws" successfully left several blood marks on Zhou Chunping's face.
The burning pain on his face made Zhou Chunping realize that Wu Jinfeng must have scratched him until he bled. Damn it, he wouldn't be able to leave the house for a few days now. Zhou Chunping was furious and slapped Wu Jinfeng in the face with a loud slap.
"Sister, how are you? Are you okay? Brother Chunping didn't mean it." Widow He said sarcastically. Seeing Wu Jinfeng being beaten up by Zhou Chunping, Widow He felt indescribable joy in her heart. If Widow He and Zhou Chunping were just playing around before, now Widow He thinks marrying Zhou Chunping is not bad. Although Zhou Chunping is a little older, he has a pension! As long as she has Zhou Chunping in her hands, will she, He Fenghua, still worry about having no money to spend when she is old?
"You slutty vixen, I'm going to beat you to death." Wu Jinfeng was stimulated by Widow He's words, and she didn't know where she got the strength from, but she ran towards Widow He.
"Brother Chunping~!" Widow He called out in a tender voice and hid beside Zhou Chunping.
For a moment, the Zhou family's courtyard was in chaos, leaving Zhou Jiaxing stunned. He didn't expect to see such a shocking scene as soon as he returned home after so many years away.
As for Wu Jinfeng and Zhou Chunping, they didn't even notice that the young man who came in was their eldest grandson, Zhou Jiaxing. After all, so many years had passed, and Zhou Jiaxing's appearance had changed a bit since he was a teenager.
I don't know if it's retribution. Ever since "losing" their son, Zhou Zhixin, Zhou Chunping's family's lives have changed dramatically over the past few years. And not for the better, but for the worse.
Zhou Nianxin had originally offered Zhou Chunping a sum of money to find a way to kill Zhou Zhixin. After Zhou Chunping's "mission" failed, his family suffered greatly from him. Old K, in particular, was ruthless. If Zhou Nianxin hadn't been found to be a spy and shot along with Old K, Zhou Chunping's life would have been truly unbearable.
Despite this, the various branches of the Zhou family continued to decline.
Eldest son Zhou Zhigang and eldest daughter-in-law Wu Chunjiao divorced. Wu Chunjiao returned to her parents' home with her son and daughter. The Wu family was influential in the village, and with the help of her parents, Wu Chunjiao was able to register herself and her two children in her parents' village. After the rural land system was implemented, Wu Chunjiao worked hard, and with the help of her family, she and her children lived a prosperous life. Last year, Wu Chunjiao arranged a marriage for her son, and this year, she married off her daughter Zhou Meimei to a widower in the village who had been pursuing her for years.
And what about Zhou Zhigang? Ever since he was fired as the brigade's accountant, he'd been forced to work the fields like ordinary villagers. The stark difference in his life led Zhou Zhigang to develop a love for drinking, often getting drunk all day. For years, he hadn't even found a wife.
Ever since Gu Dahua was fed to the wolfhounds by the "devil" Zhou Nianxin, Zhou Zhiqiang has been acting a bit mad, his mind sometimes clear and sometimes confused. When he's clear-headed, Zhou Zhiqiang is like a normal person, able to do things and eat on his own. But when he's confused, he'll even pee and defecate on himself, and when he gets mad, he'll hit people with a stick, causing Zhou Chunping and Wu Jinfeng a lot of worry.
Naturally, no woman would be willing to marry a man like Zhou Zhiqiang.
Zhou Miaomiao from the second wife has to do housework at a young age, cook, wash clothes, take care of her younger brother, and take care of her "crazy" father. Her life is even more miserable than Zhou Yuanyuan's in her previous life.
After Zhou Chunping returned home and behaved himself for five or six years, he started an affair with the widow He from the village.
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