Having witnessed Wufu’s ruthless side, Old Lady Zhou felt as if she had lost all her vitality. Whose seed in the Old Zhou family had ever been like her? In the end, was it...
She clenched her teeth, speaking with hatred, "I’ll say it one more time, none of you are to provoke her and her daughter again, otherwise it’s an act of disobedience towards me."
"Mother, are we just going to let this go?" Zhou Xuennian’s face showed discontent.
Old Lady Zhou shot him a sharp glance, "Or what? What else could you possibly do?"
Zhou Xuennian was at a loss for words.
"She doesn’t bear the Zhou surname, what can you do?" Old Lady Zhou said, "Besides, your brother is getting married the day after tomorrow. What kind of scene do you want to make? Whose bad luck do you want to bring upon?"
Again this topic. A shadow of gloom flashed in Zhou Xuennian’s eyes, but he said nothing.
Old Lady Zhou felt extremely exhausted and said, "Mother is tired, there’s still a lot to do tomorrow. Go bandage your wife’s wounds and rest early!"
As she walked out, she arrived at the threshold and tilted her head slightly to say, "Having taken such a big loss, you should have learned to be smart. Don’t gamble with your life. When it comes to being ruthless, none of you can compare to that girl, so don’t provoke her!"
She was like a grim reaper!
This was the conclusion she had reached that day, for Wufu’s decisiveness was absolute. There was no hesitation or mercy to be seen, only cold-hearted indifference.
That girl, she didn’t consider the Zhou family her kin, did she? Didn’t everyone call her the old lady?
Old Lady Zhou walked away, and it was unclear whether her last words were for Zhou Xuennian or for Madam Lu, who was feigning sleep.
After the sound of footsteps had faded, Madam Lu groaned softly, opening her eyes.
"My husband..." She called out mournfully, tears dropping down.
It hurt, it hurt so much!
Propping herself up with one hand, she looked at her hand that had been broken and reset, swollen like a pig’s trotter, the pain radiating to her fingertips and then throughout her body, making her shiver uncontrollably.
Zhou Xuennian, chided by his mother, was in a bad mood. Now seeing Madam Lu awake and recalling that this mess was all brought by her, his tone was also unpleasant, "You, why did you choose this moment to tamper with Ying Mei’s things? You knew very well that mother is most concerned about my brother’s wedding." And because of that, he too had to endure the scolding.
Madam Lu’s heart skipped a beat, seeing her husband’s displeased face, she felt both angry and wronged, "Wasn’t I just trying to win some face for our main branch of the family?"
Zhou Xuennian looked at her, puzzled.
Madam Lu looked at him, "The bride of my younger uncle is a scholar’s daughter. How can I, a mere commoner, compare? If I don’t dress up and look better during the wedding ceremony, how will others view me, how will they view you? Won’t we be overshadowed? Mother has always been biased towards my younger uncle, and with a new daughter-in-law entering the family, won’t her heart lean even more towards her? Where will our main branch’s status be, then?"
Zhou Xuennian frowned and said, "That..."
"I noticed the quality of the hairpin Ying Mei was wearing, so I borrowed it for a couple of days. Once the wedding is over, I will return it. Who would have thought that little bitch Wufu would come in accusing me of stealing, and then she broke my hand. I’m more wronged than Dou E!" Madam Lu cried, "The mother-in-law takes her side and blames me without serving me justice. I would have stayed silent and accepted it. I suffered this much for the sake of our main branch, yet you blame me, what’s the point of living?" Zhou Xuennian, feeling awkward, said, "Look at you, who’s blaming you? I’m just worried about you." He moved over, carefully picking up her swollen hand, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"The fingers are connected to the heart, what do you think?" Madam Lu snorted, saying, "My husband, I’ve come to understand something from this incident. We can’t rely on anyone but ourselves. From now on, our main branch can only depend on us. You must make an effort to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar; otherwise, we’ll have no standing at all!"
Zhou Xuennian nodded gravely.
Only then did Madam Lu feign a smile, but as she lowered her head and saw her swollen hand, a flash of hatred crossed her eyes.
You lowly bitch, we’ll see.