Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi followed his line of sight. Zhang Sixi, who had been silent the whole time, was surrounded by so many people and looked at him. He felt embarrassed. "I...I. My dad said he made a quilt for me. My previous quilt had become lumpy, so my dad asked me to bring it over."

Zhang Sixi worked as a temporary worker in the kiln factory, where he lived and ate. His monthly salary was not high, only eight yuan. The place was drafty, and old man Zhang felt sorry for Sixi and might have bought him a quilt.

Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi were a little unhappy when they saw that he remained silent and allowed them to cause trouble for the third brother. "What do you mean? Are you kidding us?"

"I'm not kidding you. I thought Dad made two quilts."

The matter of the quilt ended here, and the village official pulled them apart, "Alright. This matter of the quilt has come to an end. Next, you can discuss how to pay for it."

Zhang Sanxi was the first to speak out, "I'm already married into the family, so don't ask me to pay the big bill. I'll come to register the accounts on the day of the burial, and we'll just be relatives from now on."

Zhang Daxi gritted his teeth in anger, "You really are going down the same path to the end! Who will burn paper for you when you go to hell?"

"Then don't worry about it. What's wrong with me wanting to live a good life? I don't steal or rob! So many women have married into our village, but they haven't given birth to any children for their families, have they? They don't have to worry about no one to burn paper for them, so why should I be afraid!"

The aunties and grandmas in the village looked at Zhang Sanxi with an indescribable emotion. These words instantly opened the door to a new world. It turned out that Zhang Sanxi, whom they had always laughed at, was the one who respected them the most.

Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi looked at each other and knew that the third brother would definitely not pay. So they turned their eyes to the fourth brother.

Zhang Sixi is a worker after all. Although his income is not as high as the third brother's, it is much better than farming.

Unexpectedly, before they could open their mouths, Zhang Sixi had already spoken, and his words stunned the two of them, "I also plan to marry into the family!"

Shocked the whole audience!

Zhang Sanxi looked at him sideways, and he raised his neck proudly, "Look at what I said. You said that I was bringing shame to the Zhang family by marrying into the family, but in fact, you envy me from the bottom of your heart! I can live in a house in the city, have a decent job, and have a well-educated wife."

Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi ignored his nonsense and stood next to Zhang Sixi, "Fourth Brother, what are you doing? You can't be like the third brother, he is shameless and has brought shame to his ancestors. You have a temporary job. You won't have trouble finding a wife."

"Who said that? The kiln factory will be reducing its staff soon. If I lose my job, I won't even be able to get married. I'm already 25 this year. I can't wait any longer."

People in the countryside get married early, and if a man is still unmarried at the age of 25, he is indeed considered an old young man. No wonder Zhang Sixi was anxious.

The other villagers were talking about it.

"Zhang Sixi has been a temporary worker for a year. He should have saved some money, right? How could he not be able to get married?"

"He has high standards. He doesn't want to marry a girl from the countryside like us. He wants to marry a girl from the city. Just like Zhang Sanxi."

An aunt wanted to marry her daughter to Zhang Sixi, but when she heard about his plan, she spat, "Another man who only cares about immediate benefits."

Zhang Xiuhua watched with great interest and thought Zhang Sanxi was particularly interesting. Most men who marry into a woman's family would suffer a great blow to their self-esteem because they could not stand the gossips from others. But he was broad-minded and did not mind at all. Such people are actually the most suitable for living together.

A voice came from the side, "Zhang Sixi is not suitable to marry into the family."

Zhang Xiuhua turned her head and saw Zhou Pandi coming over at some point. She was probably feeling bored in the house and came out to watch the fun.

Li Xiaoying also came over and nodded in agreement.

Zhou Pandi made the final decision, "Zhang Sixi is introverted and has low self-esteem. If he marries into the woman's family and the woman's family treats him well, he will think it is his due and he can probably get by. But if the woman's family treats him a little bit badly, he will feel that he has sacrificed so much but only gets this kind of treatment, and he won't be able to live like this."

After she finished speaking, she felt someone pulling her arm. She looked down and saw that it was a pretty little girl.

Xiang Xiang grinned at Zhou Pandi, "Auntie Zhou, how do you know so much?"

Zhou Pandi found it strange, she leaned on her knees and bent over to look at her, "Do you know what I'm talking about?"

She glanced at Baolin next to her. The child looked confused and didn't understand at all.

Xiang Xiang nodded rapidly, "I understand. I'll tell you in secret, he actually used his money to buy a job. The factory manager said that if he married into the family, he could get him a regular job."

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised to hear this. How could this kid know such a secret? The kiln factory was quite far away from them. And buying a job had to be done secretly, right?

After Xiangxiang finished speaking, she rode away on her dog-drawn sled.

Baolin wanted to chase after her and play with her, but she couldn't bear to give up the gossip in front of her. Her little brows were wrinkled into a ball. In the end, she reluctantly gave up and did not chase Xiangxiang, but instead read her gossip carefully.

Zhang Sixi's behavior shocked Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi. The two began to persuade him to give up marrying into the family, but Zhang Sixi retreated to advance, "If you don't let me marry into the family, then I won't pay for my father's money. I haven't married yet, and my father built a house and gave a dowry for you two to get married. I have nothing. Why should I share the burden with you!"

The good guy is waiting for them here! Zhang Daxi and Zhang Erxi naturally won't do it!

"You are not married. But your dad paid for your temporary job. You have earned more than a year, much more than us, so why don't you go out!"

The three brothers had a quarrel, and finally Zhang Sixi decided to marry into the family. Of course, before he did so, he still paid for the funeral expenses.

After watching the excitement, the brothers next discussed the purchase of a coffin. They wanted to discuss it behind closed doors as a family and outsiders were not allowed to listen.

The onlookers dispersed and went home to cook.

Aunt Wang asked Aunt Li, "Which family does Zhang Sixi want to marry into?"

Aunt Li Si also just learned about this. She rolled her eyes and quickly thought of someone. "I heard that the director of the kiln factory has a son and a daughter. The son has cerebral palsy, and he plans to let his daughter marry a son-in-law. I think it's him."

Everyone suddenly realized.

"He's going for the permanent job? I think he's going for the kiln factory director, right?"

Everyone knew it. But this would mean supporting a brother-in-law for nothing. If there was no factory director position hanging around, Zhang Sixi would never be willing to marry into the family!

After everyone finished discussing Zhang Sixi, they quickly turned the topic to Zhang Sanxi.

"I used to think he was unfilial. But when I think about it carefully, what he said makes sense. He brings so many things back every year to show his filial piety to Old Man Zhang, but he is not as filial as those two. They live in the same village, and we rarely see them around!"

"Yes. Filial piety cannot be judged by appearance. Sanxi brings back so many things every year. He is indeed very filial!"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't expect that Zhang Sanxi's reputation would become so good overnight! She just felt that the wind direction changed too quickly!