Compared to the liveliness of the Shen family, the Zhou family is too deserted.
Zhou's mother and Zhou Shui'an squatted in the shop to eat. The bowls were filled with boiled cabbage, not to mention the meat, and there were not even a few drops of oil.
They went back to Zhou's house to cook during the day, and the kitchen was burned and turned into an open air. Fortunately, the pots, pans, and stove were all usable, so they made do with what they had to cook in the past few days.
Zhou Shui'an's clear soup was too watery to eat. It was a happy New Year's day, but they had a home and couldn't go back, so they could only suffer in the shop.
He put down his chopsticks after taking two bites. Mother Zhou raised her head and asked, "You don't want to eat?"
"Well, how can I eat without even a little oil and water?"
"Mother will cook meat for you tomorrow, just be patient..." Mother Zhou was coaxing her children. They are no better than they used to be. If Zhao Yuan can't catch them, they won't have the money to repair the house, and they won't even think about eating meat.
Thinking about it, Mother Zhou became angry when she thought of Zhao Yuan.
"I'm afraid the people in this county government are not hard-working people. They haven't been able to catch a woman for so long. How can she still grow wings and fly? Could it be that she has a concubine and stole money and burned the house with premeditated plans?" Zhou Muyue said.
The more I thought about it, I felt that this was a conspiracy. Otherwise, how could she have done it so cleanly that even the county government couldn't catch anyone.
Zhou Shui'an paused slightly after hearing Zhou's mother's words, and his eyes froze for a moment.
Did she really run away with someone?
In Fucheng, dozens of miles away from Furong Town, Zhao Yuan woke up from the inn bed. Her injuries had been treated, her body had been cleaned and put on soft underwear.
Zhao Yuan touched her red and swollen forehead and looked at the unfamiliar inn with some fear in her eyes.
"Where is this?"
Just as she was about to get out of bed, a hand stretched out from beside her to hold her down. The palm of that hand was plump, white, plump, and delicate. It looked like it was pampered and had never suffered.
"My little lady is not well yet, please lie down quickly." The middle-aged man smiled kindly, and Zhao Yuan nodded blankly.
"Who are you? Did you save me?"
"It was my driver who accidentally hit you. You were unconscious at the time and he had no choice but to take you away together." The man sat beside the bed and held her hand. Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
, it was a blessing in disguise that she got rid of the Zhou family.
"I see that the lady is alone and seriously injured. I have a doctor at home who is very skilled in medicine. I wonder if the lady is willing to go back with me for treatment." The man squeezed her hand, and Zhao Yuan understood what he meant.
Although the man was a bit older, he looked rich and well-dressed. Zhao Yuan moved a little, and a charming smile appeared on his pale face.
"OK."
Zhao Yuan knew that it would be difficult for a weak woman like her to survive, so why not rely on her if she had someone to rely on? Anyway, no matter how bad things were, they would not be worse than the Zhou family.
Zhou Shui'an and Zhou's mother couldn't hold on for another two days. It was just that they couldn't sleep well because there was no bed in the shop. Without a charcoal basin, Zhou's mother felt like she was going to catch a cold in the cold night. She sat on a chair and shivered around the quilt.
"Anzi, why don't we go find Mrs. Shen? After all, she is your wife. For Ling'er's sake, she has to find a place for us both."
Zhou's mother was so shameless that she completely forgot that Shen Yingxue had reconciled with Zhou Shuian and had nothing to do with their Zhou family.
But Zhou Shui'an was moved after hearing this. Now that Zhao Yuan has run away and there is no third party between them, Shen Yingxue will definitely forgive him.
"Okay, let's go to Shen's house."
There was a sudden knock on the door during the Chinese New Year. Mrs. Zhang thought it was someone paying New Year's greetings. When she opened the door, she saw Zhou's mother and Zhou Shui'an with slumped faces and unlucky eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
"My mother-in-law, Anzi and I are here to pay New Year's greetings, and they haven't opened the door yet to let us in."
Mrs. Zhang did not block the two of them and actually let them squeeze in.
"Hey, come out, you are breaking into a private house!"
"Ms. Shen, your husband-in-law and mother-in-law are here, why don't you come out to greet them quickly?"
Zhou's mother came in with a bang, ignoring Mrs. Zhang's shouting behind her, and walked straight to the kitchen. She could smell the aroma of stewed meat. The old Shen family had such a good meal during the New Year, so it was right for them to help them out.
Shen Yingxue thought her ears were broken, otherwise how could she hear Zhou's mother's voice.
"Mr. Shen!"
"Yingxue!"
Two voices called her at the same time. Shen Yingxue turned around blankly. Outside the door, Zhou's mother and Zhou Shui'an looked at her with excitement. Shen Yingxue's expression was stagnant and her eyebrows were furrowed.
"Why are you here?"
"Yingxue, Zhao Yuan has been driven away by me. Come home with me..." Zhou Shui'an grabbed Shen Yingxue's hand and said "affectionately", and Shen Yingxue's hand was held by him with a look on her face. Discomfort.
"What does it have to do with me if she leaves? We divorced long ago."
"Ms. Shen, don't be ungrateful. It's an honor for you that Anzi is still willing to have you. Otherwise, how could you find a good family based on your conditions?" Mother Zhou's eyes were high, and she felt that her willingness to let Shen Yingxue in was a reward. .
"Is this the way your Shen family treats guests? Why don't you let your mother-in-law and husband sit down before you order meat and dishes?"
Seeing that Shen Yingxue was silent, she looked even more proud and proud.
"Get out!" Shen Yingxue said nothing but was shocked. How could there be such a shameless person who could go to his ex-wife's house to eat and drink after they were divorced?
"Why are you going out? Hurry up and serve the food. I'm hungry. I want to eat meat!"
Zhou's mother was so shameless that Shen Yingxue was so angry that she started to beat her with a rolling pin.
"I told you to get out, do you hear me!" She had hatred for Zhou's mother in her heart, and the force on her hand was so heavy that Zhou's mother was beaten so hard that it hurt.
"Oh, I hurt you so much. Anzi, stop her quickly. This bitch is so brave that she dares to hit me!"
"Mom!" Zhou Shui'an felt bored when he heard Zhou's mother scolding Shen Yingxue again, so he called her with a sullen face, and Zhou's mother reluctantly shut up.
He went to stop Shen Yingxue again, first grabbed the rolling pin, and then hugged her tightly.
"Yingxue, don't be angry, you may have hurt your hand."
"Get out!" Shen Yingxue trembled with anger, turned around and slapped him.
A few people made such a fuss that the Shen family came out of the house and were very angry when they saw Zhou Shui'an and her son.
"Boss, go report it to the official! Is there any other way to break into other people's homes and cause trouble?"
Mrs. Zhang gasped, pointed at the two men and cursed, if she hadn't sprained her foot while chasing them just now, how could she have let these two people enter the inner house.
"Mom, I'm going!"
Shen Yanqing came out from behind the crowd. His eyes when looking at the Zhou family were frighteningly cold. Zhou Shui'an recognized him and felt timid when he heard that he was going to report to the official.
"Brother-in-law, why do you want to report to the government? I just chatted with your sister and didn't want to do anything else..."
"That's right, we are all a family. How can we save some face and end up reporting to the official?"
Shen Yanqing ignored Zhou's mother's pleas and strode out after pushing the door open. Zhou's mother and Zhou's mother held out their hands to persuade him to stay.
