Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

"I am supposed to support my mother and you. Why should I be the only one to bear this responsibility while Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong can stay out of it?" Zhang Yu said with some indignation in his tone.

"I won't mention Zhou Bingyi anymore. Zhou Rong doesn't even care about her own parents, and she even pushed her own child to our family. What evidence do she have for this?" Zhang Yu clenched his fists, his eyes sharp.

He and Zhou Zhigang looked at each other, neither showing any sign of weakness.

Zhou Zhigang was furious: "Forget it, if you don't want to care, I will take mom and Yueyue back to Guangzi Pian now."

Li Suhua was extremely worried when she heard this: "How can we let everyone live in such a barren place in this cold winter?"

Zhou Zhigang retorted: "If it was possible before, why not now? I have the final say." Once a decision is made, he will not be easily shaken, no matter how others persuade him.

Without allowing any explanation, he barged into the room and forced Zhou Rong and his wife, as well as Feng Yue in his arms, to accompany him and return to their hometown in Guangzipian.

Seeing Zhou Zhigang's angry look, Zhou Rong dared not object and quickly packed her luggage to leave.

But Feng Yue didn't want to leave. She grabbed Zhou Rong's hand and shouted, "I don't want to go back. I want to stay at my uncle's house." She held Zheng Juan's thigh tightly.

Seeing all this, Zheng Juan felt distressed. While hugging Feng Yue tightly, her eyes were slightly moist: "Mom, will you leave me?"

"How could mom not want you? You are my little darling." Zhou Rong tried to take the child back, but her voice showed irritation due to her inner dissatisfaction.

Feng Yue struggled to get out of Zhou Rong's arms, crying and shouting: "I want my aunt, I want to be with my aunt."

Hearing this, Zhou Rong's mood became even gloomier, especially after she realized that her daughter preferred to be close to Zheng Juan.

Seeing his daughter crying, Zhou Zhigang was a little shaken, but he would never allow himself to be exposed as weak. After all, his dignity as a father must be maintained.

Seeing Zhang Yu standing silently by his side, Zhou Zhigang did not give any chance to ease the situation. He directly picked up his bag and said sternly: "Let's go."

Watching Zhang Yu take Feng Yue away, Zheng Juan felt very sorry and complained: "I clearly told you to accommodate Dad a little, but it ended up in such a stalemate."

Zhang Yu explained: "This moment will come sooner or later. It would be a good idea to sort things out before they go to the capital to study."

Hearing this, Zheng Juan looked at him in surprise: "Are you deliberately provoking trouble?"

Zhang Yu responded calmly: "It's half true and half false. It can't be said to be deliberate, but we have been enduring for too long, and there must be an end."

Zheng Juan wondered, "Why do family members have to be so fussy about this?"

"People with good hearts are often bullied; people with generous hearts are often asked for things at will. If you don't fight, people will think that what we give is natural." Zhang Yu said helplessly.

Hearing this, Zheng Juan sighed softly, knowing the pressure that had accumulated in her husband's heart over the years, and if she didn't release it, he would be unhappy.

She asked with concern: "I am very worried about my mother and Feng Yue."

"She is in the recovery period, so I don't think there will be any problem. As for Feng Yue, will her biological parents do anything to her?" Zhang Yu shook his head to express his doubt.

Therefore, Feng Huaben was supposed to accompany Zhou's father Li Suhua, Zhou Rong followed closely with the luggage, and Zhou Zhigang brought his family back to Zhou's old house in Guangzi Pian. Although the house had been idle for many days, it was still relatively clean.

As soon as Zhou Zhigang entered the room, he saw that the house was tidy and tidy, obviously the result of Zheng Juan's regular visits to clean it.

Li Suhua saw his doubts and explained, "When you are not home, I will come here every few days to take care of it. This year, considering that Bingkun might not be comfortable living there, I specially tidied it up, laid out bedding, and bought some coal for backup. I originally planned to let the couple use it, but Bingyi and his wife ended up living with my mother-in-law."

Hearing these words, Zhou Zhigang felt complicated and uncomfortable.

At this time, Feng Huacheng immediately realized that the atmosphere was not right, and he obediently followed Zhou Zhigang's instructions and asked Zhou Rong to go to the stove to prepare the fire. After he finished his instructions, he asked Zhou Rong to close the door and said, "Ask him if what Bingkun said before was true, and if there was any problem in the editor he helped you find from Xiangjiang Publishing House, and he almost lost to Zhou Rong." Zhou Zhigang's voice was low and questioning.

Seeing Feng Huachengdu's look, Zhou Zhigang already had an idea in his mind.

"It seems that Bingkun is telling the truth." Zhou Zhigang sighed.

Feng Huacheng quickly defended himself, "Dad, Zhou Rong didn't say those gossips on purpose. It was Bingkun who really slapped her."

Zhou Zhigang snorted, "Although Bingkun shouldn't have done it, why has Zhou Rong become like this now? It would be fine if she didn't help her man and brother outside, but why is she making trouble everywhere?"

Feng Huacheng lowered his head and no longer tried to explain for Zhou Rong.

In fact, Feng Huacheng was also angry, but the target was Zhou Rong. Just as Zhou Zhigang said, she didn't care about her man outside and even made trouble.

Feng Huacheng found that Zhou Rong had become a different person since she came to Guizhou. She had no understanding of human relationships and her personality was so direct that people could not say anything. His good intentions of finding her a job in the capital were wasted like this. Her interpersonal relationships in the unit were very bad. Not only was she bullied, but she also looked down on others.

All she talked about all day was the college entrance examination, fearing that others didn't know that she was reviewing while working.

Feng Huacheng's friend had already informed him that after the Spring Festival, his company would fire Zhou Rong. Otherwise, he would not have thought of using the publisher's network to make more money so that he could bring the children back in the future.

But Zhou Rong's behavior was really a drag. She didn't realize the seriousness of the situation and thought it was Zhang Yu who was interfering. Have you ever thought about it? What can your brother do to hurt you? His family life is a hundred times happier than yours. There is no room for you to let him manipulate you.

Zhou Zhigang could tell at a glance that Feng Huacheng was in a bad mood. Coupled with Zhou Rong's previous actions, it was obvious that there was a problem in the relationship between the couple.

"Go in and bring her here." He ordered Feng Huacheng.

Li Suhua quickly stopped Zhou Zhigang: "Dear, don't quarrel with the child now. It won't be too late to talk about it tomorrow!"

Zhou Zhigang looked back at Feng Yue who was sleeping, sighed, and nodded slightly: "Okay."

Feng Huacheng left the room and went to the heating area, and fetched some water to wash up.

Zhou Rong was not very good at heating the kang, and her face was covered with dirt, while she kept complaining.

"What the hell is Zhou Bingkun trying to do by sending my parents away in the middle of the night?"

Looking at Zhou Rong, Feng Huacheng was speechless. If it weren't for her, the family wouldn't be so tense. He was too lazy to argue with Zhou Rong, so he carried the bucket to the water room, leaving Zhou Rong alone to deal with it.

After returning to the room, Li Suhua covered Feng Yue with the quilt, only to find Zhou Zhigang sitting silently in the corner.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Suhua came over, touched his forehead and asked with concern: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Zhou Zhigang pulled Li Suhua's hand into his and sighed softly: "I feel aggrieved."

"You're still angry about Bingkun." Li Suhua said as she sat next to him.

"The older this child gets, the harder it is to manage him," Zhou Zhigang said regretfully.

Li Suhua smiled and said, "We are so old now, how can we take care of the child? You know, Bingkun is already so old, married and has children, can we still control him?"

Zhou Zhigang fumbled in his pocket to take out a cigarette, but Li Suhua snatched it away: "You still want to smoke when you have a child at home?"

Looking at Feng Yue's peaceful sleeping face, Zhou Zhigang did not smoke.

"This kid is tired and is sleeping soundly." Zhou Zhigang said with a self-deprecating smile.

"Don't be so childish. This incident can't be blamed entirely on Bingkun." Li Suhua advised.

However, Zhou Zhigang still insisted: "No matter what Rong'er did, it was wrong for him, Zhou Bingkun, to hit her. I have been reluctant to hit her since I was a child."

"I think you may have spoiled Rong'er because you don't beat her enough." Li Suhua said coldly.

"You said Rong'er was wrong, so does that mean Zhou Bingkun is right?" Zhou Zhigang asked in surprise.

"Bingkun was indeed wrong. It was inappropriate for him to beat someone up, but you can't resort to violence without asking why," Li Suhua explained.

"Not only did you make your son suffer injustice and beating, but even your daughter would misunderstand that you are supporting her, which made it impossible for her to understand her own mistake." Zhou Zhigang was speechless when he heard this.

"You were never so reasonable when you taught your son before?" Zhou Zhigang asked back, his eyes full of confusion.

"Although I have little education and cannot read a single word, I am not lacking in reason. Sometimes, if you think about things more, you will naturally understand them." Li Suhua sighed:

"I used to be like that too. I thought that since Bingyi and Rong'er were suffering outside, I should care more about them."

Zhou Zhigang nodded in agreement: "Yes, Bingyi and Rong'er have been away for eight years, but they can't easily return home.

Especially Rongrong, who was so far away from Guizhou, a place as hard and barren as this. You know, they live in a dilapidated cave without even doors or windows. It’s cold in the winter and mosquitoes are rampant in the summer.”

"But this was her own choice after all, no one forced her." Li Suhua retorted, seeming unconvinced.

Faced with this rebuttal, Zhou Zhigang was at a loss for words.

"You are right to care about your daughter, but you cannot ignore the contribution of your son." Li Suhua continued:

"Bingkun is right. He has contributed the most and he shouldn't receive only complaints in the end." He said thoughtfully.

Zhou Zhigang panted and said, "Although I understand the truth that 'the closer you are, the easier it is to ignore; the farther you are from home, the more you cherish it', but now, it seems that Bingkun is the one who has the best life. He has bought two houses. In comparison, Bingyi and Rongrong have nothing."

Li Suhua responded with a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "This is due to Bingkun's own ability and honest work, not relying on any resources from the family. We cannot ask Bingkun to make more contributions just because he can be independent, and ignore the situation of his brothers and sisters. Parents should fairly measure the efforts of each child."

Zhou Zhigang looked at his wife in astonishment, as if he had just recognized her for the first time. "How do you know so much about these great principles?" he questioned.

"I have followed Zheng Juan's mother in eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures over the years, and I have learned a lot." Li Suhua replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhigang suddenly lowered his head, a little disappointed. "Actually, I am very disappointed with Bingyi's performance this time." He said in a deep voice.

"Well, that's the truth. It's good for children to have career pursuits, but if they only try hard to curry favor with their father-in-law for their future and ignore their own parents, how can it not be heartbreaking?" Li Suhua's words were full of sadness.

She went on to analyze: "I can see clearly that the only one we three children can rely on is probably our youngest son. We will have to rely on the third son for our future care."

Zhou Zhigang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does this mean that you are on Bingkun's side?"

Li Suhua confessed, "At first, I was the same as you. When Rong'er came back, I favored her and wronged Bingkun. But when I found out that she didn't take me seriously at all and was unwilling to even pay for her retirement, I realized that Bingkun's decision was correct."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhigang frowned, "What's going on? Why didn't you discuss these things with me?"

However, Li Suhua shook her head gently. "Forget it. As a parent, do we really have to haggle with our children? It's easier to live a muddled life. However, last year's incident gave me a warning: we must treat each of our children equally, so that everyone can be happy."