Chapter 173 You didn't even bring your nephew a single piece of candy, did you?
Zhou Bing, true to his mischievous nature, immediately rushed over and pounded on the car door, shouting, "Delicious food! Delicious food! I want delicious food..."
He knew banging on the car door wouldn't open it, so he kicked it while shouting, "I want to eat something delicious."
Before Zhou Hai could come over and pull him away, Zhou Lin grabbed his collar and dragged him aside. "Stand still," Zhou Lin said coldly.
Zhou Lin's cold expression was still somewhat intimidating.
Moreover, he rarely goes home, so he's practically a stranger to Zhou Bing, which makes Zhou Bing a little scared.
He immediately shrank back and dared not move again.
Zhang Fenfen immediately spoke up again, "Second brother, you rarely come back, you didn't even bring a piece of candy for your nephew, did you?"
Before Zhou Lin could speak, Zhizhi interrupted, "Your son is so capable! He even dares to touch his own aunt's butt. Why would he need candy from his second uncle?"
Zhou Lin hadn't expected this, and his expression immediately turned even colder.
Zhou Chan was also shocked. She hurriedly said to Zhou Bing, "Xiaobing, this is wrong. You should apologize to your second aunt."
Zhou Chan had always been a good child, and she simply couldn't accept a child doing such a thing, especially since the child was her own nephew.
When Zhizhi brought up the matter again, Zhang Fenfen's face immediately darkened. She immediately retorted, "Pah, don't slander my son. How old is Xiaobing? Why would he touch your butt?"
"Do you have gold or silver in your butt?"
Zhizhi wasn't in a hurry, since she wasn't guilty. "No matter what happened, didn't he admit it back then?"
Zhou Lin immediately scolded Zhou Bing, "Apologize to your second aunt!"
Before Zhou Bing could even say whether he was willing or not, Zhang Fenfen objected. She stepped forward and shoved Zhou Lin, saying, "What are you doing? Who do you think you are? You're back and you're already bullying us?"
Zhou Lin was pushed but didn't budge. Instead, he looked at her coldly and said, "Is this how you teach children?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at his older brother.
Seeing this, Zhou Hai stepped forward and tugged at Zhang Fenfen, saying, "It was Xiaobing's fault to begin with, what are you doing?"
Zhang Fenfen glanced at her husband, then at Wu Caifeng and the others, and concluded, "Fine, you...you're all bullying me."
She suddenly pointed at Zhizhi and said, "Is it because she has rich parents that you're treating her differently based on her status?"
"Are you taking advantage of the fact that I don't have a wealthy family?"
"This is outrageous! I just miscarried..." she cried, slapping her thigh.
Zhou Hai felt ashamed and forcibly dragged Zhang Fenfen into the yard.
Zhou Bing looked at his creepy second uncle and could only honestly apologize, "I'm sorry," before running away.
Zhou Lin frowned as he looked at the crying Zhang Fenfen, and subconsciously glanced back at Zhizhi behind him. Luckily, his Zhizhi had changed, otherwise... he probably wouldn't have come back for the New Year this year.
Wu Caifeng frowned as she looked at her crying eldest daughter-in-law.
Shaking her head slightly, Wu Caifeng turned to Zhou Lin and Zhizhi, "You two just got home and can't cook yet. I just made some dough, you two can go eat over there later."
They had just arrived home, and the house wasn't even tidied up yet, so there was no way to start cooking. Zhou Lin nodded in agreement.
Zhizhi nodded as well.
After giving them the keys, Wu Caifeng led Zhou Chan away.
Zhou Lin pushed open the gate to his courtyard and then used his key to open the door to the main room. The room was clean and tidy, indicating that Wu Caifeng had cleaned it in advance.
Even the quilts in the closet smelled of sunshine.
After Zhou Lin made the bed, Zhizhi smelled the sunshine on it and couldn't help but say, "It really is true that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!"
Zhou Lin smiled and told her to sit down, then started moving things himself.
The Wen family gave us so many good things. Zhizhi didn't bring back the things that could be stored for a long time, but she brought back the things that couldn't be stored for long, planning to eat them all during the New Year. Otherwise, they'd spoil and go to waste.
Even though he only brought back a portion of the clothes, Zhou Lin still had to make two trips carrying large and small bags of clothes for the two of them.
Zhang Fenfen was so angry next door that her eyes almost popped out. She was yelling and cursing at the top of her lungs, "You treat others like your own younger brother, but do they treat you like their own older brother?"
"Look at all this stuff! I can't even get any, and you, my own brother, can't get any either. Now even the kids can't get any! Even though we're neighbors, you can't not give the kids a single piece of candy!"
Zhou Lin had no idea what Zhou Hai was thinking.
In any case, he simply ignored Zhang Fenfen's veiled insults.
After entering the house, he asked Zhizhi, "Why didn't you mention the bastard things Zhou Bing did to me before?"
Zhizhi shook her head, "There's nothing to mention, I just hit him back then."
"I just couldn't stand Zhang Fenfen's fake enthusiasm today, and I didn't want to talk to her, so I brought this up."
Zhou Lin didn't say anything more. He finished tidying up the things, took out the things he wanted to give to Wu Caifeng and the others, and then Zhizhi and Zhou Lin went out.
When they arrived, Wu Caifeng was at the stove, frying scallions and eggs by the dim light of the kerosene lamp.
Although in this day and age, white flour noodles with a spoonful of lard are considered a good meal, it's rare for my son and daughter-in-law to come back, not to mention that my daughter-in-law is pregnant.
Moreover... and her daughter-in-law is the daughter of a high-ranking official, so Wu Caifeng always felt bad about only cooking noodles.
So I quickly went to the backyard to pick some scallions, rinsed them with water, and then took out three eggs that I was reluctant to eat, and made a scallion and egg stir-fry.
Zhizhi and Zhou Lin appeared at the kitchen door carrying things. Wu Caifeng immediately called to Zhou Chan, who was tending the fire, "Don't add any more fire to the pot. Get up and take your second sister-in-law to the main room. It's dirty here."
Her mother-in-law was considerate of her, and Zhizhi didn't complain at all. "What's there to complain about, Mom? I grew up in this environment. It's not dirty. The kitchen is even warm!"
Despite her words, Wu Caifeng waved for Zhou Chan to lead the person to the main room.
Zhou Chan led the person to the main room, moved a stool for them to sit down, and then prepared to pour water. "Sister-in-law, would you like some brown sugar?"
Zhizhi waved her hand, "Don't bother, Xiaochan, I'm not thirsty." She patted another stool, "Sit down!"
Then she said to Zhou Lin, "Go help Mom start the fire!"
Zhou Lin had just finished stacking the things when he heard this and nodded.
He had barely stepped out of the main room when an "uninvited guest" appeared in the courtyard!
While Zhou Hai was in the kitchen cooking, Zhang Fenfen led Zhou Bing to her mother-in-law's place.
Upon seeing Zhou Lin, she quickened her pace and rushed to the kitchen door, exclaiming, "Wow, what delicious dishes have you prepared?"
"It smells so good!"
Wu Caifeng had just scooped the scrambled eggs with scallions out of the pan when she heard her voice, and her expression immediately turned sour.
It's not that she's biased; she doesn't mean she gives all the best food and drink to one son while the other can't even get a touch of it.
She had previously given her eldest son many nice things.
In the past six months alone, Zhou Bing has managed to coax several yuan of pocket money out of her.
She didn't say she was biased towards either side, but her eldest daughter-in-law's actions were truly disgraceful.
The second son and his wife had just arrived home when the house was cold and the stove was empty, so they couldn't cook. Zhang Fenfen, the eldest sister-in-law, not only didn't offer to let them eat at her house, but she, as the mother-in-law, also brought her son to freeload.
The preparations were already rushed and there wasn't enough food, and now they've added two more mouths to feed...
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