"Don't want me to hold it against you? Now you know I'm your father? You unfilial brat!"
Zhao Youcai's scolding made the youngest son hang his head and dare not utter a sound.
Zhao Jianfei was truly beaten into submission and no longer thought that having a college student was anything special.
Do you look down on peasants?
His father was just a peasant, but he still managed to latch onto a powerful figure that even the town mayor might not be able to reach.
Whether for his future prospects or for his happiness in the second half of his life, Zhao Jianfei truly realized that he had made a very big mistake.
Fortunately, the matter hadn't escalated yet, and Zhao Jianfei felt that his father could still protect him.
He then recounted in detail how he went to the county, how he explained his family's situation, how many people he attracted, and how he was beaten.
Zhao Youcai rubbed his temples in frustration, his voice growing even colder.
“Since not all of those who came to vandalize the place have been arrested, someone will definitely come looking for trouble for you later. For your own safety, don’t even think about staying at home and having me protect you.”
Who knows what those people might do in their quest for revenge? What if that brat gets his revenge spree at home?
Vandalism is a minor issue; what if they set fire to the house at night?
The family now lives in a mud-brick house, which burns even faster.
It would be a terrible loss to risk the lives of the whole family for such an ungrateful person.
But if they just drive Zhao Jianfei away like that, no one will know where he died.
Zhao Youcai sighed again and chose a simple and direct method.
"You should leave home and try your luck in the south, the farther the better."
Even if that group of people is powerful, they are still limited by geographical boundaries. If they go to live in a remote place, no one will know them, and no one will understand their character.
Zhao Jianfei could easily find a good job based on his college degree, and if he can seize the opportunity to take off in a few years, it's not impossible.
Although Zhao Jianhua looked down on his youngest brother, he didn't think his brother had to die.
Despite our dislike for each other, we're family after all; we can't be two different people with the same surname.
Zhao Youcai first got a letter of introduction from the brigade leader, then paid for Zhao Jianfei's train ticket, and also gave him a bag of instant noodles and dried meat, along with two 10,000 yuan bills.
"I don't have any extra money here. Whether you can make a name for yourself in another place depends on yourself."
Zhao Youcai couldn't possibly give Zhao Jianfei more money, after all, he had several sons in the family, each of whom had contributed more and worked harder than Zhao Jianfei.
In the past, if Zhao Jianhua had seen Zhao Youcai pull out two ten-yuan bills for his youngest son without batting an eye, he would have jumped up and made a scene long ago.
But lately, he's been handling more money, so he's not worried about food or drink and is about to get married. The important thing is that old man Zhao Youcai isn't stingy anymore and can treat everyone equally, so Zhao Jianhua doesn't care anymore.
Why bother Zhao Jianfei? He'll probably be gone for at least eight or ten years. Giving him this money is just to get rid of him.
Upon closer reflection, Zhao Jianhua even felt it was quite a good deal.
The father and son kept their mouths shut, and neither of them went home to tell their family members who were waiting for them about it.
...
Before they knew it, it was Zhao Jianhua's big day to get married.
Zhao Jia Gou was exceptionally festive and lively that day, with town leaders and important figures all coming to celebrate.
Zhao Youcai's dozen or so bicycles lined up in a row, and people who already owned bicycles and had brought their younger relatives to join in the fun also spontaneously followed behind, forming a grand bicycle wedding procession. They rode around half of the town before arriving at the Li family's door to pick up the bride.
There's no other way; people from the same village live too close together, so we have to take a detour.
The Li family couldn't stop smiling. It's safe to say that in the last twenty years, no one in the surrounding area has had such a grand wedding as their daughter's.
The two families got together and decided to hold a banquet in the village.
Firecrackers crackled and popped, scattering red paper all over the ground, creating a very festive scene.
Zhao Youcai was wearing a brand-new dark red outfit with auspicious cloud patterns, and he couldn't stop smiling.
Everyone who came to the Zhao family to offer their blessings left with smiles and auspicious words, happily taking candy with them, but there were always shameless scoundrels who would come knocking.
Logically speaking, if the people from the county came, they couldn't do anything to Zhao Youcai, and the dishonest people should have been scared off long ago.
However, the people who came to cause trouble had just been released from prison and had no idea what had happened to the Zhao family.
Sun Tiezhu stared viciously in the direction of Zhao Youcai's house, and exchanged a glance with his mother, Wang Guilan.
Sun Tiedan and his men, who were following behind, pulled out a packet of rat poison from their pockets and stared intently at the lively banquet tables not far away.
"Bah! I'm still Zhao Youcai's legitimate in-law. He sent his mother to jail for some worthless girl, while he's out there living the high life and even wants to get married and have a wedding? Dream on!"
Wang Guilan spat viciously on the ground, and her son Sun Tiezhu chimed in.
“Mother is right. Why should the Zhao family take my wife away just like that? I can’t even make a living anymore. I’ve been forced into becoming a bachelor who’s been to jail. And their son still wants a wife and kids and a warm bed? Dream on!”
Sun Tiedan remained silent, focusing solely on digging out rat poison.
Wang Guilan glanced at her son and said, "You two think of a way to go over there and put the rat poison in the well. Aren't the people from Zhao Family Village always happy to gang up and bully others? Then they might as well gang up and die together."
She can't go to jail for nothing. If they dare to put her in jail, they have to be prepared for the whole group to lose their lives.
Does she really think Wang Guilan is a pushover? Someone who can be easily manipulated and bullied?
With so much noise and so many people around, they're bound to be too busy to notice anything about them.
Wang Guilan was prepared to run home immediately after administering the drug, making sure no one saw her.
Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that Captain Qi from the Public Security Bureau also took time out of his busy schedule to come and celebrate, and incidentally whispered a reminder in Zhao Youcai's ear:
"Your troublesome in-law mother-in-law has been released. Those people from the Sun family are no good. They behaved alright in there, but they've been cursing you behind your backs. They might retaliate, so we need to be prepared."
Zhao Youcai also knew the saying that petty people are hard to deal with, so he immediately became wary after learning about this matter.
The best time to deal with Zhao Youcai's family is today.
With so many people around, it was chaotic, and surveillance cameras hadn't even been invented yet, so investigating cases would be difficult if something happened.
Zhao Youcai considered many possible points where the other party might strike. With his hands behind his back, he called over the village children to help him summon his sons and daughters-in-law, and then gave them the order.
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