Once, a bold villager, unable to buy anything at the supply and marketing cooperative, mustered his courage and said, "I know your Director Zhao, Zhao Tianyu; his sister married into our village." In the end, this villager successfully bought what he wanted.
With such an example, the villagers were so enthusiastic towards Zhao Tianyu.
Humans are naturally inclined to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Just knowing Zhao Tianyu can bring me real benefits. If I could befriend Zhao Tianyu, wouldn't the benefits be even greater?
Zhao Tianyu was very approachable. When the villagers helped him, Zhao Tianyu parked his bicycle by the wall, clasped his hands in a gesture of gratitude, and thanked them.
"Pearl, what brings your brother here? You can't just tattle on him!" Ding Ermei panicked when she heard Zhao Tianyu's loud shout.
Ding Ermei dared to bully Zhao Zhenzhu because no matter how much Zhao Zhenzhu suffered in the Zhou family, she would never go back to her parents' home to complain.
When Ding Ermei first started bullying Zhao Zhenzhu, she was also very worried.
After several attempts, seeing that the Zhao family made no move, Ding Ermei grew bolder and bolder.
So what if Zhao Zhenzhu's father and brother are powerful? Her husband Bingchen is also a military officer, no less capable than Zhao Qingshan.
Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Tianyu were unaware of the grievances Zhao Zhenzhu suffered in the Zhou family. They thought Zhao Zhenzhu was doing very well in the Zhou family, and that Ding Ermei treated Zhao Zhenzhu like her own daughter.
They reciprocated the favor. Every time they saw Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei, Zhao Qingshan and his son were always friendly and amiable.
As time went by, Ding Ermei almost forgot how formidable Zhao Qingshan was.
Before Zhao Qingshan was demobilized and returned to Taohua Town, he was an officer in the army.
Ding Ermei didn't know the specifics of Zhao Qingshan's position, only that he had held a high-ranking position in the military. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the director of the supply and marketing cooperative so soon after returning to Peach Blossom Town.
Ding Ermei knew very well that the Zhou family had gotten a great deal by marrying Zhao Zhenzhu, the town's "golden phoenix."
Because of his marriage ties with the Zhao family, Zhou Fugui's status in Zhoujia Village has risen considerably. In recent years, the Zhou family members have rarely had trouble finding what they need at the Taohua Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Zhou Fugui would sometimes accept a small "service fee" for helping villagers buy some in-demand goods from the supply and marketing cooperative from Zhao Tianyu.
For Zhao Zhenzhu's sake, Zhao Tianyu would help if he could.
That time, after Zhou Fugui returned home, he specifically warned Ding Ermei to treat Zhao Zhenzhu better in the future. Otherwise, where would he earn extra money?
Ding Ermei agreed verbally, but inwardly she didn't think so.
Zhao Zhenzhu was so infatuated with Bingchen that she was completely smitten. As her mother-in-law, she would do whatever her mother-in-law said, and Zhao Zhenzhu didn't dare to go against her wishes. She didn't need any special care from her mother-in-law at all.
The family's resources are limited. With three daughters-in-law, favoring one will result in the other two receiving less.
Ding Ermei didn't want Ding Xiaocui to go back to her parents' home and say bad things about her, otherwise she wouldn't even have a place to go to her parents' home anymore.
At this moment, Zhao Tianyu's rage put immense pressure on Ding Ermei. Ding Ermei's heart was pounding wildly with fear.
Ding Ermei was afraid that Zhao Tianyu really had the ability to make Zhou Bingchen unable to stay in the army, and she was even more afraid that Zhao Tianyu would hit her.
In this day and age, it's not uncommon for a daughter-in-law's family to storm into her husband's house and beat people up when there are conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. If they encounter a domineering person, they might even smash the pots and pans.
If you suffer a loss, you can't report it to the police, otherwise, you'll be drowned in the spittle of the entire village.
Reporting it to the police would damage the village's reputation.
When a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arm wrestle, the outcome depends entirely on their abilities. The winner is triumphant, while the loser, if dissatisfied, can go back to their parents' home and call for a rematch, until one side is too afraid to cause trouble again.
Ding Ermei was afraid of being beaten, but even more afraid of being beaten for no reason.
Ding Ermei's family wouldn't stand up for her, and Zhou Fugui would never go against the Zhao family because of Ding Ermei. Even if Ding Ermei got beaten up by Zhao Tianyu today, it would be for nothing.
The more Ding Ermei thought about it, the more frightened she became. She consciously shrank to the corner of the wall, hoping that Zhao Tianyu would let her go.
Chen Yufeng glanced at Ding Ermei, who looked like a quail, and felt contempt for her.
She doesn't dare confront Zhao Zhenzhu's family, yet she dares to torment Zhao Zhenzhu? Is this Ding Ermei's brain filled with mush?
Zhao Zhenzhu stared intently at Zhao Tianyu's imposing figure as he strode towards her, her eyes involuntarily welling up with tears.
My younger brother really came.
It feels so good to have someone back you up!
In this lifetime, she no longer has to fight alone, gritting her teeth and desperately pushing forward.
"Sister, did Granny Ding hit you?" Zhao Tianyu asked anxiously, his gaze sweeping over Zhao Zhenzhu.
In rural areas, when older women fight, the more tactful way they fight is by pulling each other's hair and scratching each other's faces. It looks like there's a lot of blood, but the injuries aren't actually serious, and they'll be fine after a few days of rest.
Some vicious older women will deliberately pinch the other person's private parts during a fight, and the person being hit will be too embarrassed to say anything, even if it hurts terribly.
Zhao Tianyu knew that Zhao Zhenzhu was an honest person and was afraid that she would be tricked by Ding Ermei.
"No." Zhao Zhenzhu shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes and accidentally falling out.
"Sister, don't cry, don't cry. You've suffered all these years without your husband at home." Zhao Tianyu wanted to wipe Zhao Zhenzhu's tears, but in his haste, he couldn't find a handkerchief and seemed a little flustered.
Zhao Tianyu knew that his sister must have suffered a great injustice today, which was why she sent the neighbor's child to town to deliver the message.
Upon receiving the letter, Zhao Tianyu didn't stop for a moment. He immediately rode his bicycle straight to Zhoujia Village, afraid that if he was even a step late, his sister would suffer.
"It was my own choice to marry Zhou Bingchen, so I can't blame anyone else. I brought this suffering upon myself," Zhao Zhenzhu sniffed and said self-deprecatingly.
Zhao Qingshan initially opposed Zhao Zhenzhu's marriage to Zhou Bingchen.
The Zhou family's situation is somewhat complicated.
Zhou Fugui and Ding Ermei are not kind people. In the Zhou family, apart from Zhou Bingchen who seems alright, everyone else has their own ulterior motives.
Zhou Bingchen's job meant he and Zhao Zhenzhu would spend most of their time apart. Zhao Zhenzhu was gentle by nature; without Zhou Bingchen's protection, how could she possibly have a good life in the Zhou family?
Zhao Zhenzhu insisted on marrying Zhou Bingchen, and Zhao Qingshan had no choice but to compromise in the end.
"Sister, Mom and Dad have long since stopped blaming you. Over the years, because of your pitiful pride, you didn't dare to come back and complain even when the Zhou family treated you badly. Don't you think that if you don't go back to your parents' home to complain, will those who treat you badly just become even worse?" Zhao Tianyu said with some annoyance.
Zhao Tianyu would send gifts to the Zhou family every few days, actually to see if the Zhou family had mistreated Zhao Zhenzhu.
Zhao Zhenzhu kept saying that she was doing very well.
Although Zhao Tianyu had doubts, he didn't delve into them.
As the younger brother, he couldn't possibly hope that his older sister was really having a hard time, could he?
Zhao Tianyu had only hoped that the Zhou family would treat Zhao Zhenzhu and her children better, considering the food he had given them. Now it seemed that all that food had been fed to the dogs.
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