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Chapter 11: Reluctant to Spend Money
There were already a lot of people gathered inside and outside the Zhou family's yard. Even though the eldest and third sons of the Zhou family tried their best to drive them away, the news that the maid from the second branch of the Zhou family was dying had spread throughout the Zhoujia Village early in the morning.
In such a small village, everyone is a relative, so there is no room for secrets.
It just so happened that the work in the world had been almost done in the past two days, so everyone came to watch the show.
"Ah, Zhou Laoer is also pitiful. He has lost his daughter and now he is also without a wife..."
"Not really. As long as Mr. and Mrs. Zhou agree to the second branch splitting up, that will be all that matters."
"You're overthinking it. Do you believe that the old couple would rather divorce Zhou Laoer than separate him?"
"That's impossible... Zhou Laoer is already so old and has two sons. Without Chen, how can Old Lady Zhou find him another wife?"
"Then you wait and see!"
Sure enough, as soon as the man finished speaking, Old Lady Zhou's voice rang out.
"Impossible! My old man and I are still alive and well, and you, an old woman, have ulterior motives! You're jealous that I have three sons because you can't give birth yourself, and now you're trying to instigate my sons to split up with me!"
"If you have the guts, take your daughter and leave! Stay away, my second son doesn't want her!"
Zhou Qianqian, who had been standing next to the old lady, frowned when she heard this.
Wouldn’t it be perfect if Zhou Lingling’s family were separated?
"grandmother!"
She leaned over and whispered in the old lady's ear, "Now everyone in the village knows that we didn't hire a doctor for Lingling. If this continues, it might damage my brother's reputation."
When she heard that her eldest grandson's reputation would be affected, Old Mrs. Zhou was unhappy.
"What should we do? Your second aunt, that bitch, has come to our house with her family."
How could she swallow this?
"Of course I agree to my second uncle's family splitting up, but my second uncle's actions have hurt my grandparents so much. When the family splits up..."
Old Mrs. Zhou narrowed her eyes and thought, and soon she came up with an idea.
As a result, Zhou Laoer appeared out of nowhere.
"I don't agree with you!"
He knelt down in front of the old couple of the Chen family with a plop.
"Dad, Mom, I don't want to divorce, wuwuwu..."
The seven-foot-tall man knelt in front of the old lady with a haggard face, crying bitterly.
Old Mrs. Zhou was so angry that her nose was no longer a nose and her eyes were no longer eyes. She forgot what her eldest granddaughter said.
"Second brother! You're so blind, can't you tell who your real parents are?"
"She's the daughter of a butcher, Chen, and she's so arrogant just because she has some money. Our Zhou family is a family of scholars, a family of farmers and scholars. Your nephew is going to take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. He'll be able to find any wife he wants. Tell her to get out!"
"What's the point of getting a divorce? Chen is such a disrespectful person to the elderly, just divorce her!"
Anyway, she has long disliked the second son's wife.
When my grandson passes the exam in the future, it will be a piece of cake to find a wife for the second son.
Mrs. Sun from the first wife's house also said, "Second Uncle, no matter what, you can't help outsiders to anger our parents like this. We all know that you are the most filial people. In the future, we will definitely treat Second Uncle as our own father."
If Chen was divorced, no one would take care of his little bastards, and all the money earned by the second son in the future would belong to their entire family.
When her son becomes successful, she will just give this second uncle a meal.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Laoer turned around and glared at his mother with his bloodshot eyes: "Mom! What I said this morning was no joke. Do you really want to kill me?"
"A while ago, Lingling fell into the water and nearly died. She was reluctant to spend the few cents to hire a doctor, yet you came here without even notifying us!"
"Luckily, Lingling was lucky enough to survive. Now, Lingling has almost lost her life again because of saving Qian girl, and you are still reluctant to spend those few cents to hire a doctor. Am I your biological son? Is Lingling your biological granddaughter?"
"If you and Dad only care about my eldest brother and my third brother, why do you insist on keeping me at home? I'm making this clear today. I will never divorce my wife unless I die!"
Zhou Laoer's words were very firm and powerful.
He is usually taciturn and always works diligently like an old ox, but today he said such words, which surprised everyone.
"Second brother, you..."
Old man Zhou frowned, feeling that today's matter had become a big deal and it was unlikely to end well.
He stopped his old wife who was about to curse and was about to comfort his son himself when he heard a rather serious voice coming from outside.
"Old Zhou, your house is really lively today!"
An old man, supported by two young men on each side, walked in step by step from the gate with a cane in his hand.
The crowd had already dispersed to both sides, leaving a wide path for the old man.
Old man Zhou quickly got off the chair and came out to greet him.
"Old Patriarch, Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, why are you here..."
The person who came was the village chief of Zhoujia Village and the patriarch of the Zhou clan. Behind the patriarch were two old men twirling their beards, both of whom were elders of the Zhou clan.
The man whom Old Man Zhou called Third Uncle snorted, "Why are we here? If we don't come, are we going to watch you ruin the reputation of our Zhou Village?"
Old man Zhou was embarrassed by the scolding, but he didn't dare to talk back. He just apologized repeatedly:
"It's just some small family matters. The children are ignorant. Why should I trouble you, the clan leader?"
Hearing this, Uncle Six glared at Old Man Zhou in annoyance and shook his head in his heart.
I've lived my life in vain, and now I'm stuck with this worrying thing!
The three of them ignored Old Man Zhou and walked straight into the hall. Clan leader Zhou took the initiative to greet Chen the Butcher.
"These are the second brother's father-in-law and mother-in-law, right? It's my fault as the clan leader that I failed to control the clan members well, and I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
No matter how angry Chen the Butcher was, he dared not deny face to the old patriarch who was the same age as his deceased father.
He clasped his fists and said, "Old Patriarch, you are too kind. It's because my wife and I were too anxious and worried about our daughter and granddaughter that we disturbed you."
"It's just right that you're here. I've heard that you're a fair person and I admire you very much. Today, why don't you help me settle the score with my poor daughter and her family?"
The old patriarch nodded in understanding, then sat down with the two elders and asked Old Man Zhou:
"Since you said this is your family's affair, then it's also our Zhou family's business. Is it okay for us old guys to take care of it today?"
Old Zhou naturally had no objection, "I will listen to the clan leader."
Elder Zhou refused to deny the answer and continued, "We old folks have heard quite a bit since we came here. You allowed your wife to mistreat your children and grandchildren, and now your granddaughter's life is hanging by a thread, yet you haven't even hired a doctor. Do you really believe this?"
"That's not true! I even asked my wife to give the second son a tael of silver to hire a doctor!"
Old Man Zhou hurriedly explained, not noticing that Old Mrs. Zhou was hesitant to speak.
Before she could react, she heard her second son, who was like a hammer, yell directly:
"no!"
"My mother didn't give us a penny! Otherwise, why would I ask my wife to beg my father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
Hearing this, Old Man Zhou immediately turned his head to look at Old Lady Zhou, just in time to see the other person's weak eyes.
"Well, I didn't have time..."
Seeing this, there was nothing Old Man Zhou didn't understand.
My wife is reluctant to part with that ounce of silver.
But she didn't know that if she didn't give up that one or two taels of silver, she would have to give up the second son, the pillar of the family!
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