Zhang Xiu'e and her family did not plan to sit separately.
While he was hesitating, He Jun supported the old man and walked past them and told He Yuanxi, "Nannan, see if there is any empty seat. Hurry up and ask your grandmother and the others to sit down."
He Yuanxi stamped her feet, "Where is the empty seat? This is clearly making things difficult for her."
Her aunt whispered, "Why don't we go to the table in the front hall?
Otherwise, there won’t be any seats left in the lobby.”
Someone was already whispering about Zhang Xiu'e's family who were standing there.
"Are these relatives of He Jun's family? Why have I never seen them before?"
"Hey, that woman looks like He Jun's second wife."
"What? Didn't you say you were in jail?"
A fat woman said categorically: "It can't be that woman!
That woman not only abused Zhou Lanzhi and her grandchildren, but also poisoned them to death. How dare she come?
This is our Beimen Street territory. If she comes, we can drown her with our spit."
After hearing this, Zhang Xiu'e and her family hurried out.
Zhou Lanzhi caught a glimpse of them leaving on their own and snorted coldly, "These shameless people, I thought they didn't know how to be ashamed.
Alas, I finally understand. Zhang Xi inherited Zhang Xiu'e's stubbornness. She clearly wants money, but she still expects others to give it to her and begs her to accept it."
Zhang Xiu'e and her family came to the front hall and saw that the table they had just sat at was already occupied.
Her brother saw an empty table in the corner and quickly called everyone over.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Zhang Qiang got up and went to the bathroom.
While washing his hands, he was thinking about how to please He Jun later.
At this time, a man walked in. It was He Yuanzhou.
Zhang Qiang looked at him, a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes, "It was He Yuanzhou who stole my place in the factory, causing me to have to work odd jobs everywhere now."
He Yuanzhou looked at Zhang Qiang's unwilling and angry eyes and said sarcastically, "Why, are you surprised to see me?"
Zhang Qiang glared at him and said, "Don't be so proud. Don't think you're great just because your dad is rich now."
He Yuanzhou sneered, “My dad is richer than your dad, so I’m definitely more amazing than you.
If you have the ability, go and earn it.
Don't be like some people who put their faces in their pockets and lick my dad's stinky feet."
Zhang Qiang was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to take action.
He knew that He Yuanzhou was the apple of Old Lady He's eye. The old lady was not an easy person to get along with, and he couldn't afford to offend her.
If I ruin my grandparents' plans, they will definitely not forgive me.
"Okay, Zhang Qiang, I won't waste my time talking to you.
I just want to tell you, don't even think about getting a penny from He Yuanxi. She can't get any, let alone someone who has nothing to do with her." He Yuanzhou said, turned around and left the bathroom.
Zhang Qiang looked at He Yuanzhou's departing back and secretly swore in his heart that he must make He Yuanzhou look bad.
After coming out of the bathroom, Zhang Qiang repeated what He Yuanzhou had just said, adding some exaggeration.
This caused Zhang Xiu'e to curse loudly, "If it weren't for this little bastard, the person who entered the thermal power plant back then would have been Qiangqiang.
Because of his appearance, our whole family has been badly harmed by him.
Now he still wants to stop our daughter from going back to share the money, he is simply dreaming!"
Zhang Xiu'e grew angrier as she spoke, "Nannan, did you hear that? They're just hoping you won't fight for it.
You should go back and drive that little bastard out, so that the three of us can have some peace."
He Yuanxi nodded. "He Yuanzhou wants to drive her away, dream on!"
At this time, the banquet began and the host came on stage to give a speech, which was nothing more than some cliché words like thanking the guests.
Next it was He Jun’s turn to speak.
"Hello, neighbors, relatives and friends!
Thank you all for taking the time to attend my mother's 70th birthday party.
Talking about my mother's life, I can only describe it in four words: "hard and bumpy".
And who is the one who caused all this? It’s me! It’s me, He Jun!”
He Jun patted his chest and outlined everything that had happened to their family since they were young.
When talking about how he married Zhang Xiu'e and how Zhang Xiu'e secretly withheld his living expenses, causing the old lady to fall ill and almost die, He Jun knelt down in front of his mother and kowtowed several times.
"Mom, I'm an unfilial son. I made you and Yuanzhou suffer so much."
Zhou Lanzhi hugged her son and cried bitterly.
The host immediately came on stage and gave another emotional speech. Even Li Qiumei felt that Zhang Xiu'e was the culprit and that He Jun was a prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf.
He Jun hadn't finished speaking yet. He wanted to use this birthday party to save his ruined reputation.
He went on stage again and continued to talk about their family story, how he left his hometown and went out to work hard just to give his mother a few days of good life.
Zhang Xiu'e and her family were sitting in the corner and separated by a screen, so they couldn't hear very clearly.
They simply focused on eating. After all, today's banquet was the most luxurious one they had ever had in their lives.
After He Jun finished speaking, many neighbors shed tears.
"Alas, it's all that cruel woman's fault for deceiving He Jun.
I said it, when He Yuanzhou's mother was alive, He Jun was quite obedient and filial. But after marrying a divorced woman, he became like a different person.
It turns out that this vicious woman was responsible."
He Jun successfully put the blame on Zhang Xiu'e. Li Qiumei found it unbelievable that so many people from the Zhang family were present but they acquiesced without saying a word.
Little did they know that the people in the Zhang family were busy eating and did not hear these words clearly.
The birthday banquet officially begins.
He Yuanzhou supported his grandmother and followed He Jun to bow and thank the neighbors who had helped them!
When it came to toasting the Fourth Ancestor, He Jun toasted him three times in a row, because in his dream, the Fourth Ancestor trembled as he took a brush and crossed out his own name from the family tree.
When the toast came to Zhang Xiu'e's table in the front hall, all the Zhang family members stood up tactfully.
Zhang Xiu'e's mother smiled and raised her wine glass, "We, the Zhang family, wish your mother-in-law good health and a long life!"
Zhou Lanzhi thanked him lightly and turned to talk to other people.
Zhang Xiu'e's face turned ugly. This damn old woman actually dared to disrespect her parents like this, but after thinking about it, she endured it.
The Zhang family kept winking at He Yuanxi, indicating that she should go and toast Zhou Lanzhi, but He Yuanxi remained indifferent.
Zhang Xiu'e glared at He Yuanxi fiercely and said in a low voice, "Why are you so useless?"
He Yuanxi couldn't help but retort: "She doesn't even admit that I'm from the He family, why should I toast her?"
Before he finished speaking, a crisp slap sounded.
He Yuanxi covered his face and stared at Zhang Xiu'e with wide eyes.
"You unfilial daughter!" Zhang Xiu'e scolded, "I worked so hard to raise you, just to make you angry?
Why are you so unwilling to eat anything?"
He Yuanxi ran out crying.
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