Chapter 552 Zhou Mei's Past
Jun Qingqing was sighing on the other side of the screen, but Zhou Zhen was suddenly lost in memories because of these words.
At the beginning, it was the elder sister Zhou Mei who tried her best to play the role of mother at all times in life. Since he could remember, she had been doing her best to take care of her younger brother.
I went out to collect waste during the day, and in the evening, before dark, I took as many jobs as possible from my neighbors at the price of a few cents for a basin of laundry.
Even if it was late at night and everyone next door had gone to bed, Zhou Mei would still take out the semi-finished matchboxes she had snatched from the factory and carefully paste them one by one.
I was reluctant to use candles, so I just lit a kerosene lamp, afraid of disturbing my brother's rest. I often sat on the threshold of the room where others lived, put the lamp outside, turned my back to the bedroom, and fiddled with it bit by bit.
If everything goes well, she will quietly pack up her things around 12 to 1 a.m. If things don't go well, it might be 2 or 3 a.m., and then she will slowly climb onto the kang without disturbing Zhou Zhen.
She always thought she was being very secretive, but the brother and sister only pulled a curtain in the middle of the kang, and if there was any noise nearby, he would definitely notice it once or twice out of ten.
Not wanting her to work too hard, he once said that he would help Zhou Mei share the burden of the family, but was rejected by her.
The reason was simple. As an older sister, she had the responsibility to take care of her younger brother. She knew that she was not good at studying, so all her hopes were placed on Zhou Zhen.
It was also the last wish of their parents before they passed away that their children would have a bright future through studying.
So the two have been working towards this goal over the years.
Until suddenly one day, Zhou Mei came home and said that she wanted to marry a man she liked, who was Zhou Zhen's ex-brother-in-law.
As a younger brother, I was able to detect the unusualness of this matter.
But at that time he was just a teenager, still in middle school, and it was impossible for him to have any connections to investigate or inquire about the information privately.
Even though I knew something was fishy, I had no clue unless my sister told me.
Even until their divorce, he always believed that Zhou Mei was the victim.
After all, it is a fact that my ex-brother-in-law has someone else outside.
It was also when he suddenly returned home early one time and saw the scene in front of him that he felt like he was hit by a hammer, and he began to deeply question many things and his cognition in the past.
Now the residence of the brother and sister is no longer the dilapidated courtyard it used to be. At least each of them has a decent room as a bedroom.
Even though I'm not married, I still know what the sound coming from my sister's room means.
The people in the house must have been alerted by the sound of his door opening when he suddenly returned, as well as the deliberate noise, and the ambiguous sounds continued for a minute or two before completely stopping.
During this period, Zhou Zhen was so anxious that he completely forgot that this was his home. How could that person come in without his sister's permission?
So the tightly closed door was always shaking.
Even if the door was locked from the inside, it was just a wooden bolt hanging on the door frame, so he actually managed to open the door.
The man in the room saw the person who appeared at the door. He did not look panicked at all. Instead, he slowly put on his clothes that were scattered on the side.
It was really surprising to see the other person's face clearly.
He looked at Zhou Mei, who was curled up in the quilt on the bed and remained silent, and many things seemed to make sense to him all of a sudden.
No wonder the so-called ex-brother-in-law’s family was not a good choice back then, and as an elder sister, she still got married quickly.
No wonder after the divorce, even though the niece was a girl, the banker actually put forward the condition that she must be taken away.
No wonder even though they knew that their ex-brother-in-law was having an affair and even got a woman pregnant, the couple still separated peacefully.
At that time, I said that if all else failed, I would report the treacherous guy. My sister didn't say anything, and not only that, she kept trying to stop him.
At that time, I just thought that Zhou Mei couldn't bear to hurt her ex-husband. Now, think about it, they should both know that neither of them is innocent.
Perhaps because he, as his younger brother, had provided a clear path for the others, the men who followed came more frequently, and the number of times the two sides encountered each other could not be counted on one hand.
Every time he was about to have an outburst, his sister would cry and try to stop him.
I made up my mind to deal with this man after I came back one day and heard the threatening words of the man in the house.
The general meaning is that if Zhou Mei doesn't obey, he has plenty of ways to deal with her. Anyway, relationships between men and women are strictly controlled these days. The worst that can happen is that the little thing gets exposed. If I don't want to hinder my brother's future, my only choice is to marry him.
At that time, more torturous methods can be tried on her.
Especially the two dry laughs at the end made the words sound even more creepy.
Zhou Zhen could tell that the man's words were not just threats, and he must have wanted to marry his sister to him a long time ago. The greed with which he looked at the house and the furnishings inside, as well as his determined look, during the few encounters made his purpose clear.
At this time, he had already come into contact with the Sakura people and was in the stage of hesitating whether to agree to the other party's conditions.
But now the man's words seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. He quietly left the house and went to find the contact person as soon as possible.
Therefore, helping to deal with this person became the first thing he asked for after agreeing to the other party's conditions.
It seemed that everything was within the other party's expectations, but Zhou Zhen was so focused on his sister's problem at that time that he didn't notice the visitor's expression.
Starting from the next day, the man no longer appeared in the lives of the siblings.
Originally, there were some bad rumors about Zhou Mei among the residents nearby, but soon those voices disappeared as quickly as the man and evaporated completely around them.
Although he thought so much, the actual time he was in a trance seemed only a short moment to outsiders. Unfortunately, Xiaoban Luchuan next to him had no patience.
"You must remember to do your part well, and don't let any of the things and people you promised to do go unfulfilled.
Otherwise we can let you get so much, and also make you more pitiful than before.
For example, that man, if he appears again, your sister's life will not be so peaceful, do you want to guess?
And Zhuang Mi looks exactly like him, doesn’t that explain a lot? ”
After saying that, he didn't stay for long. He left a sentence: "Make sure to let me see the number of people you want next week." Then he got up and left Zhou Zhen's house.
Looking at the teacup that was still steaming, that was the tea he had just poured. Apart from blowing it at the beginning, he didn't drink a single sip from beginning to end.
He swept everything on the coffee table down with a wave of his hand as if to vent his anger, and his face no longer had the submissive look he had just had.
Jun Qingqing was still sighing while monitoring the situation. The quality of things these days is really good. The two teacups that fell to the ground just now only had some skin peeled off. There was no impact at all, not to mention the ease of use.
Then, with Huo Huo's exclamation, Zhou Zhen took out the tube of medicine in his pocket and drank it without saying a word.
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