Since Gu Dahua's death, this kind of drama has happened every year. However, in the first one or two years, only Gu Dahua and her parents came to visit. Later, more and more people came, even her married sister and brother-in-law, to "share a piece of the pie" at Zhou Chunping's house.
At the beginning, Zhou Chunping hoped that the people of Zhoujia Village would help drive Gu Dahua's family out of the village. After all, in rural areas, villagers are relatively united, and when people from other villages come to cause trouble, many people will help out.
But Zhou Chunping's family had a terrible reputation. Not only was Zhou Jiaxing imprisoned, but Zhao Qingshan had spread rumors throughout Zhoujia Village about the assassination of Zhou Zhixin. Zhou Zhixin had appeared frequently on television in recent years, and the villagers naturally disliked the Zhou Chunping family. Furthermore, Zhao Yunxiang had donated money to build Hope Primary Schools in Yuyuan County over the years, and most villagers, with children attending school, were direct beneficiaries.
Because of this, over the years, the people of Zhoujia Village have been almost unwilling to interact with Zhou Chunping's family. Even the village chief, Zhou Hongming, harbored a deep hatred for the Zhou Chunping family because he had raised Zhou Zhigang's "cheap daughter" for a period of time. Zhou Hongming's attitude dictated the attitude of most of the villagers in Zhoujia Village. Every year, Gu Dahua's family would come to Zhou Chunping's house to cause trouble, but no one from Zhoujia Village would intervene. This was also the reason why the Gu family became increasingly bold and their actions became more and more serious.
As in previous years, Zhou Chunping and his wife were unwilling to pay the money. Why should the Gu family, having lost a daughter, have to pay money year after year to fill the hole that the Gu family could never fill?
What's more, Zhou Jiaxing is back this year. He's only 27 or 28 years old, fresh out of prison, and he still hasn't found a wife! Zhou Zhigang is always drunk and doesn't care about anything. Zhou Chunping can't be completely broke. The matter of Zhou Jiaxing finding a wife will fall on Zhou Chunping in the future!
"Oh my god, Dahua! You died so tragically!" Gu Dahua's mother, Wang Yinju, burst into tears as usual upon arriving at Zhou Chunping's door. Only at this time of year did the Gu family remember Gu Dahua; after all, she had been dead for so many years, and the grief of her parents had long since passed.
Before Gu Dahua followed Zhou Chunping's family to Kyoto, she once went back to her parents' home to brag about how she and her family would live a luxurious life in the city. Her family was envious and hoped that once Gu Dahua had a good life, she would come back and help them.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, Zhou Chunping and his family returned to Zhoujia Village, but Gu Dahua disappeared.
Wang Yinju secretly pulled Zhou Miaomiao aside to ask, only then did she learn what had happened to Zhou Chunping's family in Jingdu. Gu Dahua had long been dead. Although the culprit, Zhou Nianxin, had been shot, and the wolfhounds had been humanely destroyed by the police, Gu Dahua was dead, her remains had been turned to dog feces, and no one knew where they had gone.
The Gu family was furious. Their daughter had married into Zhou Chunping's family, and Zhou Chunping's family took her to Kyoto, only for her to die in such a tragic way?
Gu Mancang and Wang Yinju ran to Zhou Chunping's house and made a big fuss. Zhou Chunping's family had just escaped from Zhou Nianxin's "clutch" and were all still frightened. When Gu Mancang and his wife made a fuss, Zhou Chunping took out 20 yuan of his monthly pension that he had just received from his unit and gave it to Gu Mancang.
The money Zhou Chunping paid was enough for the Gu family to have a prosperous New Year. Gu Mancang thought that his daughter was dead and could not be resurrected. After receiving the money, he calmed down and took Wang Yinju away from Zhou Chunping's house.
The following year, during the Lunar New Year, Gu Mancang, frustrated that Gu Dahua, who used to return to her parents' home with gifts, would never bring anything back, called up his wife and went to Zhou Chunping's house to make a scene. This time, Gu Mancang didn't expect to gain anything from Zhou Chunping's family; he simply wanted to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, the people of Zhoujia Village sided with Gu Mancang and managed to "squeeze" thirty yuan from Zhou Chunping.
Seeing their father's wealth, the Gu family's sons were envious. In the third year, Gu Mancang and his three sons went to Zhou Chunping's house. Seeing the three muscular Gu family sons, Zhou Chunping had no choice but to give in. This time, the Gu family took 40 yuan from Zhou Chunping. Gu Mancang's three sons said that money wasn't as valuable nowadays, and since Zhou Chunping's pension had increased, their "consolation money" must also increase.
This was the sixth year the Gu family had come to ask for money. Every year, more and more of them came, and every year, their demands grew more and more ruthless. Last year, the Gu family demanded eighty yuan from Zhou Chunping, but this year, even eighty yuan might not be enough to satisfy their greed.
"Wang Yinju, why are you here crying your heart out on New Year's Day? Your mother is a bunch of vampires!" Wu Jinfeng was furious when she saw Gu Dahua's family. Zhou Chunping's annual pension went to fill the Gu family's hole, so it was strange that Wu Jinfeng treated them well.
When Wang Yinju's voice rang out outside the gate, Zhou Miaomiao, who was sweeping the yard, quickly dropped the broom and hid back in her room. Every year after Wang Yinju and the others left, Wu Jinfeng would vent her anger on Zhou Miaomiao.
"Mother-in-law, my little sister died so tragically, and we, her family, are not going to seek justice for her?" Gu Dahua's eldest sister, Gu Damai, rolled her eyes and said sarcastically. Gu Damai was the last to know that Gu Mancang and his family had gone to Zhou Chunping's house to ask for money. By the time she found out, her family had already asked Zhou Chunping for money four times. Gu Damai felt that she was at a disadvantage. She was the eldest sister of my little sister, and when she was a child, Gu Dahua even grew up on her back! In the past few years, Gu Mancang and his family had taken money from Zhou Chunping, but they never gave her a penny.
"Yes, my little sister is dead, and we, her family, aren't supposed to stand up for her?" Gu Dahua's eldest brother, Gu Dashi, shouted back in a gruff voice. Gu Dashi was hoping to get more money back from Zhou Chunping's family. His third son had recently found a wife, and the other party wanted 300 yuan as a betrothal gift. Gu Dashi's money had been used up on the weddings of his first two sons, so where could he get such a large sum?
Zhou Chunping sat in the main room without saying a word. He really didn't want to give money to the Gu family anymore. This group of people were like "blood-sucking leeches". Once they got involved with him, they would never stop until they had sucked all his blood.
"What are you doing? Are you bullying my Zhou family because we have no one?" Zhou Jiaxing was sleeping in the room. When he heard the "ghostly howling" of the Gu family, he jumped out of bed in anger.
Zhou Jiaxing has been home for four or five days.
Zhou Jiaxing returned home excitedly. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a big drama of "two women fighting for a husband" between Wu Jinfeng and He Guafu.
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