Chapter 396: Playing Unconventionally
Talk, and then look at mother?
It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he came empty-handed. Even a fool would know what Zhang Xiangrui came here for.
Not angry? How is that possible!
Zhang Xiangrong's face was already covered with anger at this time.
When the family was divided in the past, his father put pressure on him, saying that he had no children and should not get any real estate. So even though Liu tried to persuade him at that time, he did not get any of the old house and land.
Well, since I have no children and have not fulfilled the mission of carrying on the family line, I don’t need to divide the property. I have hands and feet, so I can earn anything.
But a few years later, after his father passed away, Zhang Xiangrui said that he was busy with family affairs and his mother was old, so not only could he not help, but he also had to ask them to take care of her, and he was really too busy, so he asked him and Cao to take care of her for a while, and then take her back when the year was over.
Liu had caught a cold at the time. Seeing that Zhang Xiangrui really didn't care about Liu, and worried that Zhang Xiangrui would hold a grudge against her because of some of the things Liu had said when the family was divided, Zhang Xiangrong took Liu in and took good care of her.
This care lasted for many years. Even at the end of the year, Zhang Xiangrui had no intention of taking Liu back home. Zhang Xiangrong and Cao worked hard, bought two acres of land, and built a few houses made of a mixture of blue bricks and mud. They lived a pretty comfortable life and were fully capable of taking on the responsibility of providing for Liu's retirement.
But seeing that he was living a comfortable life, Zhang Xiangrui was unhappy. He said that how could someone save money so quickly that he could build a house and buy land in just a few years. He must have kept the money privately when the family was divided.
On the other hand, he said that Liu was biased and never treated everyone equally. When she was in his house, she either ate and drank or did nothing all day long, and she wouldn't even help if the oil bottle fell over. But when she came to Zhang Xiangrong's house, she either worked in the fields or rode on a donkey to go to the town to pay back her debts, and she found various ways to support their family.
What's more, Zhang Xiangrong is short-sighted and does things without thinking ahead. Since he is a childless person, he should have thought of a way early and treated his nephew as his own son. All the delicious food and drinks in the house should be left to his nephew, so that when he dies, there will be someone to wear mourning clothes and break pots for him.
Now he is so stingy that he only cares about eating steamed buns for his own family and ignores his brother's family who eats coarse grains. In the future, no one will mourn or send off his funeral. That should be his retribution!
When Zhang Xiangrong injured his foot while working outside, Zhang Xiangrui was still gloating, saying that God was displeased with him, Zhang Xiangrong. As for the fact that his family sold land to pay for medical expenses, he even said that things that were not his were not his after all and would be thrown away eventually.
In this way, Zhang Xiangrong could hear a lot every two or three days.
Because this mouth was born in someone else's family, Zhang Xiangrong felt that he had no control over it and it was useless to argue with him. If they really quarreled, it would make Liu very sad and upset. In addition, she felt that no matter what others said, her family just needed to live a good life, so she didn't care too much about Zhang Xiangrui and just let him jump around.
Some time ago, when Zhuang Qingning suggested that he come to the town to sell hot and sour noodles and help run the stall, and his whole family moved to the town to live, Zhang Xiangrong was really relieved.
Although he didn't care much and felt that what Zhang Xiangrui said would not affect his normal life, he couldn't help feeling uncomfortable after listening to these words for a long time. Moving to the town in the future would save him the trouble of seeing Zhang Xiangrui all the time and he wouldn't have to listen to those nonsense anymore. Zhang Xiangrong felt very happy.
Seeing Zhang Xiangrui again, Zhang Xiangrong was naturally very unhappy.
When he saw Zhang Xiangrui speaking to Cao in a sarcastic tone, he became even more unhappy.
"If you're hungry, go out and buy yourself a meal. I don't have any food for you at home." Zhang Xiangrong shouted.
This Zhang Xiangrong is really different from before.
No matter what he said in the past, Zhang Xiangrong never argued with him, even when he was being sarcastic and abusive, he never quarreled with him. But now he suddenly started yelling at him.
"Brother, I came to town to look for you. Look, it's time for dinner, but you won't even let me eat a bite. You're also talking in such a weird voice. This is totally unacceptable."
Zhang Xiangrui curled his lips, looking aggrieved. "They say that people forget their poor relatives when they become rich. Big brother is also like this now. Do you want to be the kind of person who looks down on others with his eyelids?"
"But it's true. My eldest brother has opened a shop in town now, and the whole family lives comfortably here. I also heard that the shop is doing a booming business and making a lot of money every day. In the future, my eldest brother and his family will have a good life. How can they still worry about a poor brother back home?"
"Oh, what a fool I am. I knew that some people didn't like my poor relatives, but I still came to them eagerly. I deserve to be scolded!"
When Cao heard this, she stamped her feet in anger.
This Zhang Xiangrui is so shameless.
It was obvious that he was the one who used to bully others in various ways. As a younger brother, he had never even looked at his eldest brother's injured foot for such a long time, and he always wished that bad luck would come to his eldest brother's family. Now that he sees his eldest brother's family moving to the town, he is looking for an opportunity to extort money from them. This shameless person without any conscience actually says that others are cold and shameless. How thick-skinned does he have to be?
"You know you deserve it, but you still come to me. Don't you think there's something wrong with you?" Zhang Xiangrong glanced at Zhang Xiangrui and shouted.
Zhang Xiangrui was stunned.
Most people want to save face, so his method of provoking others usually results in them trying to explain desperately with a red face. Then he can just climb up the pole and eat away at the other party little by little.
But this time Zhang Xiangrong...
It's totally unnatural to answer him!
All the subsequent remarks that Zhang Xiangrui had originally planned were stuck in his throat in an instant, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond to Zhang Xiangrong.
"If you have nothing to say, just leave quickly and don't waste time." Zhang Xiangrong didn't bother to be polite with Zhang Xiangrui. He reached out and grabbed his arm and dragged him out.
Zhang Xiangrui was thin to begin with, and was caught off guard. Zhang Xiangrong dragged him out of the backyard, out of the shop door, and threw him outside the shop.
"My place is small, and my family is extinct. I still use my nose to pinch people. If you dare to come again, don't blame me for being rude." Zhang Xiangrong shouted, and without saying any more words to Zhang Xiangrui, he just took the door panel beside him and put it back with a "clang".
"Hey, big brother..."
Zhang Xiangrui finally reacted and tried to stop him. He rushed over, but his face hit the door panel that was in place.
Zhang Xiangrui felt a pain in his forehead and nose, and even felt a hot current flowing out of his nose...
(End of this chapter)
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