When Zhao's father and mother dragged Zhao Xiuwen back home, Zhao Tian had already cleaned up the broken things in the house.

Zhao Xiuwen was still making his final struggle, "Dad and Mom, I really know I was wrong. I will never make you angry again. I will work hard to earn money to support you and let you live a good life. I really don't want to marry that Ma Qiaoyun."

Father Zhao slapped him twice with a dark face, "I expect you to live a good life? I don't dare to think about it. If you can be honest and obedient, your mother and I will burn incense to thank you."

Zhao's mother felt a little distressed when she saw him being beaten. "His father, please be gentle. Xiuwen can't stand your beatings. He was beaten by those people before. They are really rude. They didn't know that this was their future son-in-law! They hit him so hard."

"Mom, what are you talking about! I'm not their son-in-law!"

Zhao Tian was confused by the conversation between the three. Didn't they go to Ye Ge'er's house to borrow money? What was going on?

At this time, Zhao's father shouted at him, "Boss, come and help me lock this brat in his room and lock the door. This is really tiring for me."

Zhao Tian didn't understand why, but he followed his father's instructions and locked Zhao Xiuwen up, ignoring his constant pleas for mercy. "Brother, don't lock me up, save me, please!"

Now he also has hatred towards his younger brother. In the past, his parents loved and spoiled him, and Zhao Tian didn't care. After all, he was the eldest and the older brother. But what he did now is going to destroy the family.

Then he asked, "Dad and Mom, what's going on? Didn't you go to Ye Ge'er's house to borrow money?"

Mother Zhao then gestured to tell Zhao Tian what had happened, and finally said excitedly, "Big brother, our family is really going to get rich this time! When Xiuwen marries this rich lady, as a daughter-in-law, how can she not be filial to her parents-in-law? How can she not be good to you, her eldest brother?"

Seeing Zhao's mother's smug look, Zhao Tian took a long time to figure out what was going on.

Did this pie really fall into the hands of the Zhao family? It was just like what was written in the opera.

But this is great. The debt of five hundred taels is gone. My parents don't have to force Ye Ge'er and his wife to pay the money, and Xiaojiao will not leave him with the child.

But Zhao's mother was only briefly excited, and then said with a bitter face: "This is such a good thing! But Xiuwen is just ignorant and unwilling to do it. What if he still doesn't want to apologize to others tomorrow?"

Father Zhao sat on the chair with a sullen face, "It's all your fault. You've spoiled him since he was a kid and made him like this!"

"Go out and ask around, how many people his age are still unmarried? I usually get embarrassed when people ask me about this when I'm out talking to people! Now that a rich lady has taken a fancy to him, he's not happy! Who does he think he is, a scholar or a juren?"

Mother Zhao retorted unconvincedly, "Why am I the only one who dotes on him? Stop scolding me. Now we have to find a way to make Xiuwen behave himself."

Zhao Tian was very surprised when he heard this. It turned out that these words could be used to talk about Zhao Xiuwen one day. This really broadened his horizons.

Father Zhao also instructed: "No one is allowed to give him food tonight. Let him starve. If he still doesn't want to eat, beat him until he wants to eat!"

"He's being treated like this when he gets married. Isn't it the parents who decide on their children's marriage?"

Mother Zhao still felt sorry for Zhao Xiuwen, so she just said, "Don't hit him. Let's persuade him. Xiuwen will listen."

......

Li family

After Zhao's father and mother took Zhao Xiuwen away, Li Shao saw that it was getting late, so he asked, "Brother Ye, are you hungry? Normally, we would have eaten dinner at this time, but your third brother is really good at wasting time."

Zhao Ye still looked confused. "My husband, I never thought that Third Brother would dare to gamble and owe so much money! And Brother Hao's sister also fell in love with him. It's just like a storybook!"

"But looking at the attitude of my parents, they initially planned to let us pay..."

He couldn't help but lower his head in disappointment. Seeing him like this, Li Shao sighed softly, walked up to him, hugged him, stroked his head and comforted him, "I know what you are thinking, it's nothing more than why your parents are so good to him, but so different to you."

"It's definitely not because of who you are. My brother Ye is the best boy in the world. Zhao Xiuwen is a man. In this era, it is a common phenomenon to favor boys over girls and boys over boys. You don't have to think too much about it."

Zhao Ye nestled in Li Shao's chest and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, every family in the village is like this. Husband, if I'm carrying a boy in my belly, will you be unhappy? You want a son."

Li Shao lifted his chin, made him look into his eyes, and said seriously: "No, as long as they are born by you, they are all my children. I like them just as much and am just as happy."

Zhao Ye smiled happily, "Husband, I believe you!" All the bad moods were swept away, and then he said, "But why did Dad and Mom suddenly treat Third Brother like this? They never spoke to him like this before."

"You little fool, the so-called preference for sons over daughters and sons over brothers is just that in this era, if they have sons, they can get something from them, such as labor, money, retirement, or the so-called continuation of the family line, etc."

"Your eldest brother Zhao Tian has done all the hard work of providing for the elderly and carrying on the family line. What they want from your third brother is for him to be successful, to give them face, and to live a prosperous life."

"And your third brother has spent so much money in the family over the years, but he has not finished his studies and still owes so much gambling debt. Now a rich lady has taken a fancy to him. Not only does he not have to pay back the five hundred taels, but your parents also see the hope of wealth and prosperity. But he refuses to marry her. What good words can your parents say about him?"

Zhao Ye was stunned when he heard this. If the photographer said so, then his parents' love for his third brother would be...

"But the third brother seems really repulsive. Will he go to the Ma family tomorrow to apologize and ask to marry Brother Hao's sister?"

Li Shao pinched his nose and said, "Just wait and see. Your parents will definitely be able to deal with him tonight. He was unwilling to do it before because he relied on your parents to find money to pay off his debts. Now... hehe."

However, if the Zhao family thought that they could become rich and powerful by relying on Zhao Xiuwen, this pretty boy, to get close to the Ma family, then they would be underestimating Ma Qiaoyun.

Seeing his smirk, Zhao Ye asked, "Husband, what are you thinking about? You look so happy."

"They've been whining for so long, and now we can finally have some time alone. Do you think I should be happy?"

Zhao Ye blushed and glanced at Li Shao softly, "You just tease me! The baby and I are hungry, let's go eat."

Li Shao smiled and said, "Okay, let's go eat quickly. I can't let my brother Ye starve."

As for how Zhao's father and mother talked to Zhao Xiuwen, Li Shao didn't know. Anyway, early the next morning, four people from the Zhao family appeared in front of the Li family's door.

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