The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Mr. Zhou turned his head away somewhat awkwardly.

"Come on in, what are you all standing there for?"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Zhou Chu's grandfather suddenly got angry and tapped the ground with his cane.

Clearly, he had long held sway at home and was used to giving orders.

In his view, even if Zhou Chu brought great changes to the family, he could not disobey his grandfather.

He has completely forgotten how he treated Zhou Chu's family back then.

Zhou Chu glanced at it and immediately understood what was going on.

Zhou's father had always longed to gain the approval of Zhou Chu's grandfather.

He was not well received at home since he was a child.

Four years ago, even when his own family was starving, he couldn't bring himself to beg them; in the end, it was Zhou's mother who went.

Now that he's successful, he naturally feels proud and wants to mend his relationship with his grandfather and uncle's family.

Unreachable.

Zhou Chu did not intend to get involved in this matter.

The hardest thing in the world is changing a person's opinion.

Zhou Chu knew very well that he might be able to use some means to make his father see his grandfather and the others' true colors for the time being.

But over time, the old habits will resurface.

They had seen their grandfather's true colors before.

They've seen quite a bit of the world.

They've simply forgotten the pain once the wound has healed.

Humans have always been this kind of animal.

I can't stay in my hometown forever, or even for more than a few days. How they choose to live is their business.

However, it will be impossible for Zhou Chu to send money home again in the future.

That's fine too. I was still a little reluctant to part with it, so I might as well take this opportunity to let it go completely.

I think I've done right by this family.

Having figured all this out, Zhou Chu looked at his father.

“I have accumulated a lot of debt from doing business in the capital. Father, please take out some of the money I gave you before, I need to pay off my debts.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou's father's face immediately turned somewhat ugly.

Zhou Chu's grandfather immediately became anxious.

"Take what? Wasn't that money all you gave to your father as a sign of filial piety? Why would you ask for it back?"

"That's right, Da Mao, I'm not trying to be mean, but this is really disrespectful of you."

Dog Egg chimed in from the side.

They were afraid that Zhou's father might soften his heart and give the money to Zhou Chu.

"Boss, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that if I give you the money, what will we eat and drink?"

Mr. Zhou looked troubled.

That's pure nonsense. The Zhou family has bought a lot of land over the years, so they're not going to starve. Saying that clearly means they don't want to spend the money.

Zhou Chu looked disappointed upon hearing this.

"Then I won't stay any longer; I still need to find a way to raise the money."

Zhou Chu turned to leave as he spoke.

Not a single member of the family, including Zhou Chu's younger siblings, tried to stop him from leaving.

Only Zhou's mother glanced at Zhou's father, stomped her foot angrily, and chased after him.

"Boss, take this money. I've saved up quite a bit of money over the years."

Zhou's mother chased after them to the edge of the village. Seeing that there was no one else around, she took out a handkerchief from her bosom, inside which were some loose silver coins.

It adds up to quite a lot, nearly ten taels.

Zhou Chu did not answer.

"Mother, do you want to come to the capital with me? Although I am in debt now, things will get better in a while. Come with me and enjoy a life of comfort."

It wasn't that Zhou Chu didn't want to tell his mother the truth.

Zhou Chu was afraid that his mother would let something slip, which would bring him endless trouble.

If this whole family knew I was rich, they would definitely try every means to ask me for money.

They might even come to the capital.

Now that they think they're in debt, they're trying to avoid it and wouldn't even consider getting involved.

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook her head.

"I won't go; this whole family needs me."

Upon hearing this, the last glimmer of hope in Zhou Chu's eyes vanished.

He took out a silver note from his pocket, with a face value of about one thousand hundred taels.