Jiang Meifeng hesitated. Chu Yu's words were too sharp; she could even kick Chu Fei into the river. If she really went to ask for money, she was afraid that Chu Yu would chase after her and beat her.
Jiang Meifeng may be thick-skinned, but she has trouble walking!
When Shu Hui got divorced, the two families had a very awkward time. Her brother and sister-in-law were in the shop, so Jiang Meifeng had no face to go there.
"You don't need to get involved, just have Chu Fei go and ask for it!" Zhou Huilan dragged Zhou Chu Fei back. Zhou Chu Fei held a grudge; Zhou Huilan had spoken ill of Dai Qinxue, and Zhou Chu Fei didn't want to talk to her. Zhou Huilan slapped him on the back of the head. "You little brat, I'm your aunt! Am I not as close to you as that Dai Qinxue? What's wrong with me scolding her a few times? That little slut broke her promise and left you alone in Zhoujia Village. Can't I even scold her?"
Zhou Chufei glared at her with red eyes.
"Your mom owns a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop in Deyang and makes a lot of money. Your grandma wants to take you to Beijing, but they don't have money for train tickets. Should you ask your mom for money?"
Zhou Chufei's eyes lit up. "My grandma is taking me to Beijing?"
“That’s right! From childhood to adulthood, your grandma has always been the best to you. She would save even a piece of candy for you. Your mom doesn’t want you. You, your aunt, and your grandma are the only family. Shouldn’t you take your mom’s money and give it to your grandma to spend?” Zhou Huilan urged.
Zhou Chufei was easily swayed and was persuaded by her words.
His aunt is right. His grandma is closest to him, and she wouldn't harm him. His mother treats him badly, so why should she give money to his three older sisters? It would be better to give it to him. He can get his mother's money back and live a life of luxury here.
"My sister will hit me."
Zhou Huilan was exasperated. "Why are you afraid of her? Just go to your mother, she won't dare hit you!"
Zhou Chufei was intrigued. He wanted to go to Beijing to see the capital city that Xu Yiyi had mentioned, a city he had only learned about in his Chinese textbook. He wanted to be a resident of Beijing and live with Aunt Dai.
As long as he gets the money, he can go to Beijing with his grandmother.
The next day, Zhou Huilan rode her bicycle to take Zhou Chufei to the entrance of Shu's Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop.
Zhou Huilan heard about this from Liao Hongmei. Liao Hongmei said that the shop was jointly opened by Deng Fangping and Shu Hui, and that they could earn one or two hundred yuan a day. Zhou Huilan did not believe it at first, but seeing people coming and going in the roujiamo shop and Deng Fangping chopping meat without stopping, she believed it to a large extent.
Zhou Huilan was green with envy. So what if Shu Hui was divorced? She was still Zhou's wife, and the money she earned should go to Chu Fei.
She can't possibly take all that money with her when she remarries, can she?
Zhou Huilan whispered, "Chu Fei, when you see your mother later, play the victim. If she dares not give you money, just squat in the shop and make a scene, making it impossible for her to do business. Then she won't dare disobey you! Remember what your aunt said, you need at least 200 yuan!"
Zhou Chufei nodded and rushed into Shu's Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop.
"Welcome, please come in and have a seat!" Deng Fangping had barely finished speaking when she saw Zhou Chufei. She put down her knife, wiped her hands, and came out. "Chufei, what brings you here?"
Zhou Chufei thought Deng Fangping and Shu Hui were on the same side, and stared at Deng Fangping with a fierce look.
Deng Fangping laughed. At most, she was Zhou Chufei's aunt. If they were on good terms, she would treat the three Chu sisters like her own children. If they weren't on good terms, she and Zhou Chufei weren't even related by blood. Did Zhou Chufei really think he could be fierce to her?
This child is already 12 years old, how come he's acting like an ingrate, so insensible?
Seeing his appearance, Deng Fangping naturally didn't hold back: "What are you doing here? Did your grandma send you?"
Zhou Chufei asked with a stern face, "Where's my mom?"
"What do you want with your mother? Do you miss her and want to come see her, or..."
Zhou Chufei pushed her aside and went inside to look for Shu Hui, but couldn't find her. "I'm so poor I can't afford to eat, I'm asking my mom for money to eat!"
Deng Fangping laughed at the matter-of-fact tone. Zhou Chufei was chubby, taller than people when standing, and longer than people when sleeping, but he spoke without thinking. If he had just shown some concern for Shu Hui, softened his tone and said that he missed his mother and wanted to come see her, Deng Fangping and Shu Hui would not have gone too far.
After all, he is my own son. It's one thing to feel heartbroken, but he is still my own child.
Shulan caused a scene at home for a man, and no matter how angry Deng Fangping was, she wouldn't really disown Shulan.
Zhou Chufei's ungrateful behavior has really hurt people.
"Your mother doesn't owe you anything. You're asking your mother for money, and you talk to her like that? Do you dare to talk to your teachers like that at school?" Deng Fangping retorted.
Zhou Chufei didn't want to listen to her nonsense. Grandma said that Shu Hui and Chu Yu were not good people. They bullied Grandma and Dad and were enemies of the Zhou family. He was in cahoots with Grandma and should empty his mother's wallet and give it to Old Zhou's family!
"I'm not going to waste my breath on you! I'm going to find my mom! I'm going to ask her for the money!"
Deng Fangping was furious and wanted to pick him up and beat him up. Chu Xiang came back from her shift to eat and saw Zhou Chufei acting like a jerk in the store. She quickly ran back and called her sister over.
When Chu Yu arrived at the entrance of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop, Zhou Chufei, who was as fat as a slab of meat, sat down on the ground, kicking his legs and swaying his buttocks, and said in a spoiled manner:
“My mom doesn’t want me, she doesn’t care if I live or die, what’s wrong with asking her for some money? Your family makes so much money, can’t you even give me two hundred yuan?”
Deng Fangping hissed. The Zhou family had quite the appetite, asking for two hundred yuan right off the bat! Zhou Jian'an had cheated on his wife and brought other women home, yet he still had the nerve to ask Zhou Chufei for money! Deng Fangping's temper flared up, but as Chufei's aunt, she had no right to discipline this brat.
Chu Yu is different.
She asked expressionlessly, "Chu Xiang, where's my stick?"
Chu Xiang picked up a rolling pin from the side. "Sis, use this to hit me, it hurts!"
When Zhou Chufei saw his two older sisters, Chu Yu was rolling up her sleeves. She was rolling them up very seriously, which reminded Zhou Chufei of the pond in Zhoujia Village. The pond was so deep, yet Zhou Chu Yu dared to kick him into it. Now she was holding a rolling pin. Was she trying to beat him to death?
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