sinovels Chapter 109 Persuading to Leave
Chapter 109 Persuading to Leave
Chapter 109 Persuading to Leave
In the golden season, the small mountain village is filled with the fragrance of fruit, and in the rice fields, golden ears of rice hang down.
The wind blew by, taking away two uneventful days; two days had passed since Yang Mu came to borrow money.
Today is the fourth day of the lunar calendar, Sunday.
In the afternoon, Zhou Rui, along with his father and second uncle, prepared to go to his uncle's house to bring back his younger brother, and also to bring back Zhou Yun.
Zhou Shiping happened to be off today, something he had told his older brothers beforehand.
However, this break was not because of the weekend.
Although it's Sunday today, the two-day weekend policy has not yet been officially announced and will take nearly ten years to arrive.
Zhou Shiping was on leave due to a work-study program. He had been busy working outside for some time, and after returning, he summarized and organized the data, which is why he was able to rest today.
Zhou Rui and his two companions walked along the road. His uncle's family lived in the village, and there was also housing allocated in the town, but he still preferred to go back to the village more.
Walking along the road, Zhou Rui looked at the abundant harvest in the fields and felt very comfortable.
There hasn't been any valuable intelligence these past few days; it's all been of low quality. Even today's intelligence is that Old Xia lost at chess again!
Does this even need intelligence? It's rare for Old Xia to win a game.
Furthermore, Zhou Rui clearly sensed that since the day before yesterday, the villagers who were originally very warm and familiar with his family had changed again.
Some people are now accusing themselves of betraying their masters and ancestors, even daring to curse their ancestors.
This rumor only originated from a small group, but it influenced another group because the hierarchy of elders and juniors in the village is now very clear.
Just then, a woman saw Zhou Rui pass by a house and immediately scolded her children, "You two brats, you mustn't be like this Zhou Rui, you know? He's heartless! I heard that one of his ancestors was kicked out when he went to beg for a bowl of water—"
Zhou Rui, who had already left, naturally had no idea what others were saying about him, but in the past two or three days, he had heard some rumors.
There's no way around it; most villagers are opportunistic and fickle, and some even like to exaggerate what they say.
Zhou Rui had heard more than once that the incident a few days ago when Yang Mu came to borrow money was said to be because his family had beaten and scolded the other party and kicked him out.
However, Zhou Rui didn't care about any of this. Let others say what they want, and wait until the truth comes out.
"Nephew, should I go up and teach those people a lesson? Their insults were really awful!"
Zhou Shijie glanced at a family in the village who had just been there; they were also cursing Zhou Rui.
He has changed a lot now and can't stand the feeling of being bullied, so he decided to confront those people.
Zhou Rui, however, pulled his second uncle aside and said nonchalantly, "It's alright, second uncle. This way, I can have some peace and quiet. Otherwise, every time I walk through the village, I have to greet every household. That would be so tiring, haha."
Zhou Ruixi's casual reply sounded like he was trying to hide his sadness to Zhou Shijie, who glared at him again.
Zhou Shiwei comforted her at this moment: "Xiao Rui, don't be sad. I'll find someone to talk to you and clear your name. These people are shameless. They just spout nonsense without any factual basis."
Zhou Rui really wanted to say that he wasn't sad at all.
Having lived two lives and possessing the mindset of someone thirty years into the future, he no longer cared about many things, so why would he pay attention to such easily debunked rumors?
However, he is still very grateful to his father.
"Dad, it's okay. The innocent will prove innocent, and the guilty will prove guilty. Some rumors will eventually be debunked. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Zhou Shiwei patted Zhou Rui's shoulder with concern. In fact, he had also been unjustly suspected, but his situation was far less serious than Zhou Rui's.
"My child, you are so sensible, swallowing all this suffering by yourself—sigh."
"Dad, as long as our family lives a good life, we don't need to worry about them."
Zhou Da nodded, and the three of them arrived at the home of the third brother, Zhou Shiping, amidst much criticism.
Zhou Shiping was at home tutoring his two younger relatives when he saw the visitors and greeted them happily.
"Shiping, we're here to take Zhou Xing home. School starts soon, and we can't let him stay here any longer."
"Also, we'll bring Zhou Yun back with us. Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law should keep an eye on him."
"Given the current situation—"
Zhou Shiwei didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear: Zhang Yingzi had been away from her parents' home for so long and hadn't returned yet, so it was difficult for Zhou Shiping to raise the child alone.
Sitting at the table, Zhou Shiping, who was initially quite happy about the arrival of the three, gradually turned pale.
He sighed deeply, feeling a pang of sadness.
His marriage to Zhang Yingzi was arranged, and their married life was never happy. His in-laws would ask him for money every now and then, and Zhang Yingzi also looked down on her own family.
Adding to what happened last time, he had actually started thinking about divorce.
"Brother, I want to divorce Zhang Yingzi—don't laugh at me, but we haven't been doing well these past few years."
Zhou Shiping gave a wry smile and began to explain.
"Take last month for example, my father-in-law's family wanted to hire some workers, and they were also paying me for the work."
"The month before last—let's not talk about that, the main thing is Yingzi, sigh, I don't know why she's the kind of person who would accept things under my name."
"Later I asked her to return the items and warned her not to accept them again, but she was still not happy and we had another argument."
Zhou Shiping kept this matter to himself and never told anyone.
Zhou Shiping sighed repeatedly, not knowing what to do, so he asked his elder brother for advice.
Zhou Shiwei remained silent for a long time. As the eldest brother, he naturally hoped that his younger brother would be happy and fulfilled, but Zhang Yingzi was gone and never returned, and their marriage was also unhappy.
The key point is that they actually used Zhou Shiping's name to accept gifts, which is a major taboo.
Neither family precepts nor rules and regulations would allow it, but Zhang Yingzi ignored them.
In addition, although Zhang Yingzi's father-in-law was not as unreasonable as the Yang family, he still asked for money every now and then. Who could resist that?
Every family has its own troubles, and Zhou Rui couldn't help but sigh. The marriage between his younger and second uncles was indeed a big problem.
Actually, it wasn't just them; even my own marriage in my previous life was a complete mess. When I was bedridden, only my younger brother Zhou Ming took care of me.
And those younger brothers and sisters.
On the other hand, his wife was only interested in dividing the family property; she was practically ready to pull the plug on his oxygen tank.
The four remained silent for a long time. Zhou Shiwei was also considering how to speak, because this matter still needed to be handled well. If the wrong choice was made, it would be a major event for his entire life.
More than ten minutes passed, and the boiled water on the table had gone cold, so no one had the appetite to drink a drop.
In the end, it was Zhou Shiwei who gave the advice.
"Shiping, I think you and your sister-in-law should get a divorce. Staying together and getting entangled will be exhausting and will also hinder your career development. Besides, she has crossed the line."
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