The old woman rushed over, but was stopped by the men Zhang Daikui brought.
"If you want to die, go somewhere else, don't dirty my things."
Looking at her cold eyes, Zhou felt a surge of urgency as she recalled the days she had suffered at her hands. She wanted nothing more than to slap her twice.
"You good-for-nothing, how dare you talk to me like that? You'll regret it when my son becomes a high-ranking official!"
Zhou sneered.
"Your son is a high-ranking official? You really have a dream! Don't you even know what kind of person he is?"
"You, you wretch, you can't take these things away. No, and my granddaughter too. She's my granddaughter. I can't give her to your Zhou family."
The thought of this old woman instantly ignited my fighting spirit.
She can't keep the dowry, but she should be able to keep that little money-loser.
It wasn't that she liked the child, but she felt that if she could keep the child, she could control the Zhou family, and then she could get money from them.
Thinking this, her expression became arrogant.
Zhou's face paled slightly.
When they were getting a divorce, Fang Er was afraid that the Zhou family would really cut off his escape route, so he didn't dare to make any demands. Therefore, the child naturally stayed with the Zhou family.
But after all, they are Fang family children. If this old woman really wants the children back, she doesn't know what to do.
"Everyone, please judge this. Since ancient times, whether it's a divorce or a separation, it's never been the case that the child was taken away by the woman. That child is our family's flesh and blood and should stay in our family. Don't you all agree?"
Those watching the spectacle nodded in agreement.
Zhou's breathing became heavy.
Her hands were trembling at her sides.
"Don't even think about it!"
"What do you mean 'I can't even think about it'? Originally, I was going to divorce you. Now that I've agreed to the divorce with your Zhou family, I'm already giving you face. You still want to take advantage and act innocent? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
The more smug the old woman looked, the uglier Zhou's face became.
Zhang Daikui couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward.
“I’m telling you, you old woman, you’re just being unreasonable. Your son did something dirty, and you still have the nerve to make such a request.”
“This is my family matter, what business is it of yours, an outsider? You're protecting her so much, could it be that you two are having an affair? Hey, I knew this woman was determined to divorce my son, turns out she's shameless…”
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou stepped forward and slapped her across the face.
"you……"
Zhou slapped her again.
"You've gone too far! How dare you hit me!"
"How could I not dare? If you don't speak like a human being, I'll teach you a lesson. Do you still think I'm the same person I used to be? If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll have your mouth smashed!"
Whenever Zhou lost her temper, the old woman beside her would step forward, roll up her sleeves, and put her hands on her hips. Her imposing manner frightened the old woman, and the villagers watching the commotion dared not interfere.
"You, you've gone too far!"
"Everyone, come and see! This is the Zhou family! Not only are they detaining my granddaughter, but they're also bullying me!"
Although the old woman was nothing special, the villagers still sided with the villagers.
"Zhou, don't go too far. You still need to leave some for the Fang family..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Fang Qing interrupted him.
“Should I leave the baby with my grandma so she can sell it for money? I’m capable of working and helping with housework, and I can’t even satisfy her. If I leave my sister’s baby with her, she can just turn around and sell it.”
"You're talking nonsense..."
"I'm talking nonsense? Everyone has seen what kind of person you are, or is it that people don't want to stand on the side of justice and insist on watching a child leave his mother and live an inhuman life in my care?"
Everyone fell silent.
The children can indeed live a good life with the Zhou family.
"Go ahead and make fun of me. That's Er You's child. How could I possibly treat her the way you treat her?"
"Really? Then tell me, what's your sister's name? Who does she look like?"
The old woman fell silent when asked this question.
She hadn't seen the child since he was born, so how would she know his name or who he looked like?
"Look at you, and you still say you'll treat your sister well? Who would believe that?"
"You little slut, just wait till I get my hands on you!"
The old woman made a move to hit Fang Qing, but Zhou Shi protected her behind her.
"That's enough. The child will change her surname to Zhou and will be registered in the county town. If you continue to try to take my daughter from me, I don't mind using the Zhou family's power to make sure Fang Eryou can never stay in the county town again."
After hearing Fang Qing's words, Zhou Shi straightened up.
Regardless of what these people say or think, she simply cannot leave the child with the old woman.
"You dare!"
"You'll see if I dare. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Don't push me."
Although the old woman was cursing and swearing, she no longer had much confidence.
Zhou ignored her and took Fang Qing home.
Zhou came by on her way to thank Fang Qing.
He left the gifts, exchanged a few more words with Zhao, and then, seeing that it was getting late, got up to take his leave.
"Thanks to Douya for this incident. I've finally realized that men can't be relied on. If you want to survive in this world, you have to rely on yourself. Now I'm learning to manage a household. The old me is dead."
“Auntie… Miss Zhou will definitely be able to support the Zhou family and become a very capable person.”
Zhou rubbed her head, said goodbye to Zhao Shi'an, got into the carriage, and left.
The old woman cursed and swore, but someone stopped her, and she couldn't even touch the hem of Zhou's clothes.
She could only watch helplessly as Zhou disappeared with her generous dowry.
The old woman plopped down at the entrance of the alley, crying and shouting, but no one paid any attention to her farce.
Once everyone was out of the alley, Zhang came out and gave the old woman a disdainful look.
"Look at you, you've played a great hand terribly."
"Get lost, stop making sarcastic remarks!"
Zhang rolled her eyes.
“Sister-in-law, I’m not here to laugh at you, I’m here to give you advice.”
"You're really that kind?"
"I didn't, but Douya made me look ridiculous so much, and she even egged Dashan on to not acknowledge me. I hate her so much. I can only feel comfortable if I can make her suffer."
She didn't believe that bean sprouts were protected by some kind of divine being.
If you repeatedly make her unhappy, she will see you as a monster.
She never suffers a loss, and she must return all of this!
The old woman stood up and brushed the dirt off her clothes.
"You want to deal with that little slut?"
"It's also to vent my sister-in-law's anger."
The old woman glared at Fang Qing's impressive new house, feeling both envious and angry.
"Helping me get revenge is one thing, but the most important thing is that I must keep the Niu family's money in my hands!"
Now the family doesn't have a single copper coin left.
If it weren't for Douya's encouragement to split up the family property, Fang Daniu's money for building a house would all be hers now.
She gets so angry just thinking about it; she wants to teach that little bitch Douya a lesson.
"That's hard to say."
Zhang beckoned to the old woman and whispered something to her. The old woman frowned slightly and looked at Zhang with disbelief.
"Can you really do this?"
"Sister-in-law, you'll know once you try it. I guarantee you, no one in the village will help them."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
