Chapter 292: Giving You a Chance

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took a hot bath when they got home, then lay on the warm kang listening to the sound of rain outside and fell into a comfortable sleep.

Chang Lian and Dong drank the thick ginger soup. They really didn't expect that the ginger soup cooked by their mother was so unpalatable. Their hard-earned emotion was destroyed by their anxiety. Their mother was angry. They had no idea that since their mother couldn't cook, she couldn't cook ginger soup well. After simply washing up, they didn't dare to sleep. They tossed and turned. They both knew that this matter was not over.

The next morning, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned home. The atmosphere in the Zhou family was different. The children got up early and played wildly in the yard, while the adults were doing their own work.

When Zhulan woke up, breakfast was already prepared. After washing up, the whole family was waiting for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren to have breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of shepherd's purse buns, millet porridge, and pickled vegetables made by Li. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren enjoyed the simple meal very much.

Except for Chang Lian and Mrs. Dong, everyone at the two tables enjoyed the meal.

Who asked Zhou Shuren to punish the eldest and second sons? Only Chang Lian and Dong Shi didn't say anything except standing outside the gate for a while. This was the most torturous thing.

Chang Lian saw that his father didn't even look at him, and only talked to his eldest brother while eating. He held the chopsticks, but couldn't swallow a single bite of the millet porridge in the bowl.

Mrs. Dong was so frightened that she couldn't eat. Her mother-in-law smiled a little to her eldest sister-in-law, but ignored or gave a cold look to her second sister-in-law and her, with her head lowered and her face pale.

After dinner, Zhou Shuren asked the eldest and second oldest sons to do their own work, Rongchuan went to the academy and asked for leave for Mingyun, and Changlian stayed behind.

Zhulan asked Dong to clean the table herself and said to Li, "I saw you drying a lot of wild vegetables in the yard. Did you pick them outside the city?"

The Zhou family’s house is quite a distance away by foot, and going outside the city to pick wild vegetables takes quite a while to go back and forth!

Li shook her head, "Mom, I bought these with money. The wild vegetables are in season and they are sold very cheaply in the market. I wanted to pick them myself at first, but it was too far to go out of town. I thought it would be better to buy them with money. A big basket of wild vegetables in the market only costs three cents."

Zhulan had no other intention but to ask, "Well, wild vegetables are not expensive, so buy more. When winter comes, you can still have some green vegetables to eat. You can get more sun this year."

Li was anxious because her mother was not at home.

Zhulan interrupted Li and said with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? I've promised you that I'll take you two with me if I don't take anyone else home."

Li grinned. Mother was going to take them all to the capital. The capital, "Thank you, mother."

"It's getting late, let's go to the market to buy some groceries. Let's cook some delicious dishes today. I've been thinking about your cooking skills!"

Li felt very confident, "Hey."

Li went out happily, she wanted to share the good news with the head of the family.

When Zhao saw Changlian in the room, her face changed. She was in a state of confusion. Didn't mother plan to take care of the second wife? Her face turned pale, "Mother."

Zhulan said calmly, "Go to the kitchen and boil some more hot water."

Zhao was getting more and more panicked, but he didn't dare to ask, "Yes."

In the end, she disappointed her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law was good to her, provided that she was still the original Zhao. Since she came to Pingzhou and found her mother, she had more money in her hands and could even embroider screens. She had changed a lot. Her mother had been a slave, and the more she talked about her instinctive fear of officials, the more timid she became. But in the final analysis, she was just too thoughtful and thought too much.

Zhulan waited for Zhao to go out, glanced at Changlian who was standing obediently, then looked away and waited for Dong to come back.

In the front yard, Mrs. Li was as happy as a bee. "Boss, boss, mother said she is going to the capital in winter, and she will take us with her this time."

Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er were cleaning up horse manure at the gate when they were both stunned.

Boss Zhou quickly came back to his senses, "Really?"

Li nodded, "Really? Mother said it herself. Don't you believe her?"

Zhou Laoda shook his head hurriedly. He didn't believe his father's words now, but his mother's words. His mother was the ruthless person in the family. He grinned and said, "That's great, but what about Mingyun?"

Li thought her eldest son was stupid, "Father and mother will definitely arrange it. When have we ever worried about Mingyun's affairs?"

Her son is the eldest grandson, and her father-in-law is going to take his son horse riding today. Thinking of this, he seems to dislike the head of the family. The head of the family does not hold as important a position in her father-in-law's heart as Mingyun.

Boss Zhou, "........"

Li has recovered, but she still hurts his heart. Don't think he didn't see the look of disgust in her eyes!

Li left happily carrying the vegetable basket, completely unaware of how much impact her words had on Zhou Laoer. Zhou Laoer realized that his mother's words not only expressed her satisfaction with his elder brother and his wife, but also expressed that his parents could take care of whomever they wanted and could send away whomever they wanted.

In the backyard, Dong cleaned the kitchen and returned to the main room. Since her parents-in-law left, Dong gradually stopped cleaning the kitchen. It was always her eldest and second sisters-in-law who did it. She didn't even help wash the vegetables.

I haven't cleaned up for a long time, so I was a little busy and slow.

Zhulan put down the teacup in her hand and said to Zhou Shuren, "People are here, you go ahead and talk first!"

Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian, "Since you feel that you have grown strong enough and that this family will rely on you in the future, I will give you a chance. You don't have to wait until the future. You can separate and live your own lives. Let me see your ability and how strong your wings are. How about that?"

Chang Lian's legs were numb from standing, but he knelt very smoothly, "Dad, I was wrong."

Everything he says now is wrong. It would be better for him to just admit his mistakes and not explain.

Zhou Shuren snorted, "I think you are right, but I overestimated you. I am not dead yet. I am making this clear today. Even if I die, this family will not rely on you. Remember my words."

He had never expected Chang Lian to support the family, and had always wanted Chang Lian to carry Chang Zhi. There was nothing wrong with what he said.

Chang Lian was stunned. This was the first time he heard his father say this. He had always thought that his father was training him for the future of the Zhou family. Looking into his father's eyes, he knew that his father was telling the truth. Endless panic rose in his heart. His father really didn't want him anymore. "Dad, Dad."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "Shut up."

Chang Lian quickly shut his mouth. He wanted to ask his mother for help but he didn't dare to open his mouth. It was his mother who locked the door yesterday.

Zhulan cleared her throat. "As for our family assets, the old house is not worth much. We have 80 mu of land in our hometown and a house in Pingzhou. As for the shop, I was asked to sell it when we moved to Pingzhou. This time I went to the capital and bought three more houses, two with good courtyards and one with two courtyards in the south city. Your father and I are not going to share the old house with any of you. There are 80 mu of land, and each of you four brothers will get 20 mu. Your father and I don't want it. So we will give you 20 mu of land, and the house in Pingzhou and the courtyard in the capital will be yours."

As for the money in my hand, I'm sorry, Zhulan has no intention of sharing it.

Chang Lian shuddered. This really meant that the family was going to be divided. "Dad, Mom, I won't divide the family. I was wrong. I was really wrong. Dad, Mom, please don't abandon your son."

Dong was completely dumbfounded. Did her parents-in-law really want to divide the family? She shuddered. They couldn't divide the family. It wasn't about the family property. They wanted to divide the family less than a year after she married into the Zhou family. It was not a good reputation for her. Her parents didn't want to divide anyone, but they wanted to divide their family. Didn't that mean they were wrong?

Dong bit her lip. Her husband didn't want to divide the family property. He might blame her in the future. "Mother, it's all my fault. I didn't respect my sister-in-law. I was wrong. Mother, you can punish me however you want, but don't separate us."

(End of this chapter)