Chapter 9 [Revision]
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.
Zhou Yao ate happily as if he hadn't noticed. He tilted his head and told Wen Yue that the pork scraps tasted good, then poured the entire plate of pork fat scraps into her bowl: "Eat more, you're so thin."
Wen Yue looked at Zhou Yao's dark and steady eyes, paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you." Then she lowered her head and ate her meal in silence, handing over the control to him.
Wen Guoqiang was silent for two seconds before speaking, glancing at Wen Yue: "Is this what Yueyue meant? Yes, logically speaking, Yueyue is married, so the land should be returned to her. But Xiaoyao, I heard yesterday that you beat my Yueyue into the hospital, do you have to explain to me?"
"Originally, I was going to look for you even if you hadn't come. Yueyue's parents died early, but I raised her as my own daughter. I am her family member. If you let her suffer any injustice, I will be the first to disagree!"
"Yueyue, uncle will always be your backer. If you are wronged outside, just tell him and he will take care of it for you!"
Wen Yue blinked and asked softly, "Really, uncle?"
Wen Guoqiang smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true."
"Then I'll tell you." Wen Yue glanced at Zhou Yao, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and her eyes immediately turned red. Tears fell as she spoke, aggrieved: "Just now, my aunt said that I have nothing to do with you guys, and she even hit me with a broom. Uncle, you have to make the decision for me!"
Wen Guoqiang: “…”
Zhou Yao: “Tsk.”
This crybaby is quite interesting.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, then he said, "Yes, I can testify. If I hadn't been there, the broom would have hit her in the face."
Wen Yue sobbed, "How could my aunt slap me in the face? What if I get disfigured? If I get disfigured, I won't live anymore, wu~"
Zhou Yao nodded: "Yeah, it didn't look good in the first place...hiss."
Wen Yue stared at Zhou Yao with red eyes, tears falling like beads from a broken string, and the hand under the table pinched the latter's waist hard.
Who says it’s not good-looking?
Zhou Yao: “.”
Oh, I said the wrong thing.
Li Huahong rushed in at this moment.
She twisted her waist when she was pushed, and it hurt a lot. She took a while to walk into the house. As soon as she entered the house, she saw the porridge and pig fat residue in front of Wen Yue and Zhou Yao. Her narrowed eyes suddenly widened like copper bells, and she screamed like a pig was being slaughtered.
He swore foul language and looked at the two of them with murderous eyes.
Wen Yue's tears fell even more happily: "Uncle, look, my aunt doesn't welcome me at all. Please return the land to me quickly, and I won't come to visit you anymore."
"What the hell!" Li Huahong yelled at the top of her lungs: "I've already told you that this is my family's land, you have no share of it! I've taken good care of you for two years and never asked you for money..."
Raised it well for two years?
Zhou Yao glanced at the thin and petite figure beside him, recalled what the doctor said when he entered the hospital, and couldn't help but laughed grimly twice.
If you take good care of it, it can grow up to this size. If you don't take good care of it, won't it just die?
Wen Guoqiang shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
Li Huahong stopped howling immediately.
"Yueyue, your auntie didn't mean that..." Wen Guoqiang said to Wen Yue in a friendly and gentle voice.
"Uncle, you might as well answer directly whether you will give this land to me or not." Zhou Yao turned slightly to face Wen Guoqiang and interrupted the latter.
He sat with his arms and legs spread out. His height of nearly 1.9 meters gave off a strong sense of oppression. Add to that his pair of sinister and cold eyes staring at him, and even Wen Guoqiang couldn't help but break out in a few drops of cold sweat.
This look is really scary, like a beast staring at its prey, as if it will pounce on the opponent and bite the neck to pieces in the next second.
Wen Guoqiang couldn't stand Zhou Yao's pressure, and after two seconds of silence, he said helplessly: "That's Yueyue's land, of course I will return it. She is my brother's only daughter, and my brother is gone, can I, as her uncle, still take advantage of her?"
"I don't want the crops from the field anymore. Just consider it as a wedding gift for you two."
I have to say that Wen Guoqiang is really a good person.
Unlike Li Huahong's bad reputation in the village, Wen Guoqiang has a very good reputation in the village. Everyone thinks he is a good man. The only bad thing about him is that he married such a troublesome woman like Li Huahong.
He knew he couldn't keep the land, so he simply gave it away and gave away the crops, just to gain a good reputation.
Li Huahong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Wen Guoqiang's eyes. She could only glare at Wen Yue with hatred.
Wen Yue stopped crying when she heard that, blinked her eyes which were as red as a rabbit, and gave Li Huahong a shy and provocative smile.
Ha, the land is finally back~
Under Li Huahong's murderous gaze, she pinched the corner of Zhou Yao's clothes and shook them, saying softly, "Shall we go home now?"
"No hurry, I have something else to do." Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows and spoke slowly, "Give me the betrothal money as well."
Before Wen Guoqiang could react, Li Huahong exploded: "You want the land and you want money, how can you be so greedy? Just take all our things! There is no reason to take back the betrothal money. How can you marry a wife without spending money? How can this be possible!?"
If asking for land is like digging out Li Huahong's flesh, then asking for money is like digging out her heart and liver!
Li Huahong's already shrill voice became even sharper, as if it was about to break through the sky and could be heard by everyone within a ten-mile radius.
Her eyes were red as she repeatedly stressed that it was impossible, spit flying everywhere, and she looked at Wen Yue and Zhou Yao as if they were enemies.
Wen Yue was also a little surprised, but she didn't say anything. She just sat there quietly, and even daydreamed about who to sell the land to.
Zhou Yao spoke calmly, raised his thin lips and smiled twice: "It costs money to marry a wife, but is she your daughter?" He pointed at the girl next to him who was obviously not in good condition, and his smile was a little sarcastic.
When he came to propose marriage, he said he would pay a gift of 1,000 yuan. The money was prepared by his father a long time ago, and he didn't think much about it. He just gave it away, not caring who got it in the end.
But now Zhou Yao has changed his mind. He can give the money to anyone except this family.
A thousand yuan as a betrothal gift was considered a sky-high price in the countryside in 1987.
"We have raised her for several years. I don't care. The money is already in our hands. I can't give it to you!" Li Huahong glared.
Zhou Yao narrowed his eyes and uttered two words lightly: "Really?"
The next second, he suddenly overturned the table in front of him, and the dishes and chopsticks fell to the ground with a loud noise, which scared the other three people in the room.
Wen Yue didn't expect Zhou Yao to have a seizure so easily. She opened her mouth slightly and looked at the messy ground in confusion. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
Does she also have to throw something to show off her power?
But it seems like there is nothing left to drop...
Zhou Yao still sat there with his arms and legs spread wide, looking at Wen Guoqiang with a smile: "One word, will you give it to me or not?"
Wen Guoqiang could no longer maintain his gentle mask, his face twitched unconsciously, and he said gloomily: "Xiaoyao, isn't this a bit too much?"
"Is this too much?" Zhou Yao stood up and looked down at Wen Guoqiang, his ruffian tone carrying a hint of danger, "Uncle, you are a smart man, and smart people always know the current affairs. Today I will give you two choices."
He stretched out two slender fingers with distinct joints, "One, voluntarily hand over the land and money, two, passively hand over the land and money."
Zhou Yao smiled, and he looked quite happy. His handsome appearance was particularly eye-catching.
Wen Guoqiang frowned tightly and tried to fight back: "Xiaoyao, we are relatives now, there is no need for us to make things so awkward among family members..."
"You mean you don't want to give it to me anymore." Zhou Yao nodded to show that he understood. "That's it for today. I'll bring someone over tomorrow. Let's go home."
"Ah? Aaaah~" Wen Yue also stood up and followed Zhou Yao obediently.
She didn't quite understand what was going on, so she left?
Zhou Yao said nonchalantly: "There may be a lot of people coming tomorrow, uncle, you better make preparations."
Wen Guoqiang heard a threat in the words and his expression changed again.
Of course he knew who Zhou Yao would bring tomorrow. Everyone in the village knew that Zhou Yao was idle all day long, following a group of young people who were equally idle. Young people of this age were impulsive and reckless, so no one wanted to confront them head-on, and usually just cursed at them in private.
But that was one thousand yuan, and Wen Guoqiang was unwilling to just give it away like that.
"Oh, right." Zhou Yao stopped at the door of the main hall, as if he remembered something, and asked inquiringly, "I remember Wen Hua was a teacher at the county primary school?"
Wen Guoqiang became even more nervous and rubbed his sweaty palms on his trouser legs: "Why are you asking this!?"
Wen Hua is his and Li Huahong's eldest son. He is 22 years old this year and is the first technical secondary school student in the village to graduate from high school. Although he did not get into college, in this era, being a technical secondary school student is already very impressive.
He first worked as a small manager in a factory in the county town for two years, and later used his connections to become a primary school teacher. It can be said that Wen Hua is the pride of the couple!
Zhou Yao curled his lips and chuckled: "Nothing, I just haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him a lot. I plan to find some time to go see him and reminisce about the past."
Wen Guoqiang: “???” You two are not familiar with each other, what are you talking about?
Li Huahong shouted, "You are not allowed to go!"
This is a threat! This is a naked threat!!
But Wen Hua and his wife were both very proud of each other, and Zhou Yao stepped on their weak spot.
Wen Guoqiang took a deep breath, as if he was meeting Zhou Yao for the first time, and looked him up and down, then said in a deep and reluctant voice: "I'll give you both the money and the land."
"No, you can't give it to me!" Li Huahong screamed to stop them. "Didn't we agree to save the money for Huazi to marry a wife?"
Wen Guoqiang glared at her angrily: "Shut up!"
If you don't return this money, your son won't be able to get married, and it's doubtful whether he will get into trouble! If I had known, I shouldn't have listened to this woman and married Wen Yue. If it was Xiaoyu who married, Zhou Yao would not be able to get the betrothal money back no matter what!
He was also quite courageous, and asked Li Huahong to get the money. The latter was unwilling, and he glared at her several times in warning. Li Huahong did not dare to disobey Wen Guoqiang, and went back to the house with a long face. After a few minutes, she came out with a pile of money in her hand, which was quite thick.
Wen Guoqiang counted the money, took out a stack and handed it over: "The money is all here."
"Uncle is really a smart man." Zhou Yao took the money and smiled meaningfully. He counted the money in front of him and said after seeing that the amount was correct, "I won't bring anyone with me tomorrow. Don't worry, uncle."
Wen Guoqiang: "What about Huazi..."
Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows: "Wen Hua and I are not very familiar with each other, so I won't go."
Wen Guoqiang breathed a sigh of relief, but then he thought of the thousand yuan that flew away, and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
That’s a thousand bucks! A thousand bucks!
Just like that, it’s gone! Gone!!!
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