She snapped angrily, "Shut up! If it weren't for you, how would the Li family have found us? I was absolutely right to kick you out of the Zhang family back then. You're a jinx. As long as you're around, my family will never have a good life. Why did you even come back? You should have just died in the countryside..."
If Yun Duoduo hadn't heard such vicious language with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that a mother could say it to her own daughter.
At that moment, she truly felt sorry for Zhang Yuxia.
Zhang Yuxia seemed to notice Yun Duoduo's pitying gaze, but she smiled indifferently, "I'm used to it. I've been scolded since I was a child."
Yun Duoduo remained silent.
She felt that Zhang Yuxia's years away from the Zhang family were probably the happiest, and that it was better to be without such a family.
Over here, Li Dongyun tried to get close to Zhang Xiaopeng, so she reached out her hand to him and said slowly, "Xiaopeng, don't you remember me? I'm your mother."
“You were raised by your mother until you were three years old. She was with you from morning till night, 24 hours a day. How could you forget your mother?”
The chubby boy was a complete stranger to Li Dongyun, and had no feelings for the word "mother." He just kept shaking his head, saying, "No, you are not my mother. I don't have a mother."
Seeing this, Grandma Zhang was overjoyed. She smiled proudly at Li Dongyun and said, "That's right, he's Yunda's child. He doesn't have a mother."
Seeing this, Li Dongyun became extremely anxious. She looked around the yard and shouted, "Where's Zhang Yunde? Call Zhang Yunde out. I have something to say to him."
Zhang Yunde is the second son of the Zhang family, Li Dongyun's ex-husband, and Zhang Xiaopeng's biological father.
Li Dongyun wanted to see if Zhang Yunpeng was dead, so that the child could recognize someone else as his father.
It's unclear whether it was because of Li Dongyun's shout that there was a commotion in the courtyard.
Then, a middle-aged couple came out.
The man was tall and thin, and very handsome. Even though he was nearly forty, it was clear that he was extremely good-looking when he was young.
The woman behind him wore heavy makeup and had very delicate features.
He might have been good-looking when he was young, but now he looks very mean.
This should be Zhang Yunde's wife whom he married later. I heard Zhang Yuxia mention her before; her name seems to be Gao Caiyun.
Clearly, Zhang Yunde has terrible judgment when it comes to people; his current wife is nowhere near as good as Li Dongyun.
These two don't even need to stand together to immediately reveal who is better.
As soon as the two came out, Gao Caiyun asked impatiently, "What's wrong? Why are you making such a racket? Can't this brat be quiet for a bit..."
But before she could finish speaking, Zhang Yunde stopped her.
Zhang Yunde looked at Li Dongyun and the others, his expression extremely flustered, "Dong, Dongyun, Yunfeng, why are you here, you..."
Li Dongyun's gaze lingered on Zhang Xiaopeng for a moment, then she looked coldly at Zhang Yunde and said, "Zhang Yunde, it's time for us to settle this score properly."
Zhang Yunde probably knew what had happened, and he quickly accepted it.
He walked up to Li Dongyun and calmly nodded, "Yes, we owe you this."
"Here's what we'll do: as long as you're willing to give us the child, just name your conditions and we'll try our best to meet them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped several times across the face, "slap slap slap..."
Zhang Yunde was stunned by the beating and stared at Li Dongyun in disbelief.
During the years he was married to Li Dongyun, she was very obedient to him; she would never be so shrewish.
The rest of the Zhang family, seeing the situation, wanted to surround them, especially Gao Caiyun, who immediately shouted sharply, "Who are you people? How can you beat people like this? I'm going to call the police station."
"Go ahead, and while you're at it, tell me about the Zhang family hiding the child back then."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Z immediately pulled Gao Caiyun back.
Once things quieted down, Li Dongyun pointed at Zhang Yunde and cursed fiercely, "Zhang Yunde, these slaps are for the years we were married. You lied to me about so many things."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Dongyun raised her hand and slapped her several more times, "slap slap slap..."
Immediately afterward, Li Dongyun pointed at Zhang Xiaopeng and sneered, "These slaps are a testament to the beastly things you've done."
"You..." Zhang Yunde's face turned red from the blow, and he wanted to retaliate.
But Li Yunfeng walked over, directly locked Zhang Yun's hands behind his back, and sneered, "Zhang Yunde, you stand still and let my aunt beat you. Even if she beats you to death today, you won't lose out."
Zhang Yunde was unable to move, and the rest of the Zhang family did not dare to step forward, so they just watched.
Then, Li Dongyun slapped Zhang Yunde a few more times, "slap slap slap..."
"These slaps are because I wanted to hit you."
Li Dongyun's hand went numb from hitting him, and he gestured for Li Yunfeng to release him before slowly saying, "Alright, now let's talk about terms."
Zhang Yunde's face was swollen from the beating, but he was helpless. He knew he couldn't beat the Li family.
Right now, only a few members of the Li family have come. If things escalate, they will suffer a terrible fate.
In the past, whenever something happened, it was Li Dongyun who protected him, and that's why the Li family let him off the hook time and time again.
He just wanted to resolve this matter quickly, so he nodded slightly and said to Li Dongyun, "Okay, go ahead."
Li Dongyun slowly said, "Give me the child, then publish a notice in the newspaper explaining why you hid the child back then. That will be the end of it. From now on, your child will have nothing to do with you, and we'll keep to ourselves."
As soon as Li Dongyun finished speaking, the old lady shouted, "No, everything can be discussed, but not the child. The child must stay with our Zhang family."
Glaring at the old lady, Li Yunfeng snorted, "Old lady, you don't think you still have the right to speak, do you?"
The old lady was indignant and immediately looked at Zhang Yunde, meaning that the child must not be given to Li Dongyun.
Zhang Yunde bit his lip. He had no other choice. It was obvious that Li Dongyun was no longer the same person she used to be, and she wasn't so easy to coax anymore.
Left with no other choice, he finally had to beg Li Dongyun in a low voice, "Dongyun, I'm begging you, please don't take the child away."
"As long as you don't take the child away, you can come to see the child anytime you want. If you want to take the child out to play for a few days, that's fine too."
After a pause, Zhang Yunde continued,
"Or we can do as others say, raise the child together, let the child go between the two places, just please don't take the child away."
Seeing Zhang Yunde like this, the old lady got angry and shouted, "Yunde, why are you begging her? When has our Zhang family ever needed to beg people like this?"
Old Mrs. Zhang was a strong-willed person, and given that the Zhang family had previously held a certain status, she had never asked anyone for help before. She couldn't bear to see her son behaving so humbly.
Even now, she still hasn't grasped the situation clearly.
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