Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Zeng Zhengen heard the curses coming from outside the house and guessed who it was. Sure enough, without seeing Zeng Zhengen, Mrs. Zhang's curses became even more vicious.

At this time, the three brothers saw their mother being bullied, so they naturally would not stand idly by.

"Grandma, my mother is not a jinx. I don't allow you to scold her like that!" Zhang Jiajun, who was only eight years old, was the first to stand up and refute. Although he was young, he knew that there were only three boys in the family now and they must protect their mother.

"Yes, my mother is not a jinx!" Seeing their eldest brother taking the lead, Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang Jiahu also followed suit to defend their mother.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that the three children dared to talk back to her, her face instantly twisted and her anger almost made her lose her mind.

"You are indeed three ungrateful bastards! I am your grandmother, how dare you treat your elders like this? Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your short-lived father!"

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang picked up the broom beside her and swung it fiercely at the children.

"Stop!" Zeng Zhengen rushed out of the room and immediately shouted at the scene. Her voice was filled with majesty and anger that could not be ignored.

Mrs. Zhang had no intention of stopping, and continued to hit the children with the broom. Zeng Zhengen's eyes turned cold, and he took a few steps forward and swiftly snatched the broom from Mrs. Zhang's hand.

"It's not right for an outsider to teach my child a lesson." Zeng Zhengen's voice was icy cold, as if it had been frozen for thousands of years, making people shudder.

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, and felt a little frightened, but she quickly reacted and cursed fiercely: "You are such a jinx, how dare you talk to me like that! I am your mother-in-law, you shameless little whore, I will tear you apart today!"

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang rushed towards Zeng Zhengen and tried to grab her hair as before. But Zeng Zhengen was no longer the weak and vulnerable person she once was.

Without waiting for Mrs. Zhang's hand to fall, Zeng Zhengen suddenly grabbed her wrist and squeezed it hard.

"Oh! It hurts so much, my hand is going to break!" Mrs. Zhang screamed like a pig being slaughtered, her face twisted in pain.

"Someone come quickly! Murder is happening! This black-hearted daughter-in-law is going to kill me, the mother-in-law!" Mrs. Zhang shouted outside at the top of her lungs. Soon, the neighbors around were attracted by the shrill screams.

When everyone saw the scene before them, they all found it somewhat unbelievable.

Zeng Zhengen was always bullied by Mrs. Zhang on weekdays, and Zeng Zhengen never dared to resist. Unexpectedly, the former soft persimmon now started to resist.

"Mrs. Zhang Yong, this is your mother-in-law, how can you treat her like this?" an old woman who had a good relationship with Mrs. Zhang accused.

When old lady Zhang saw someone helping her, she wailed even louder, cursing Zeng Zhengen non-stop.

"You damned bastard, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for treating your mother-in-law like this?"

Zeng Zhengen couldn't help but increase the strength in his hands, and Mrs. Zhang's cursing immediately stopped and turned into screams.

The old woman who had spoken earlier suddenly looked gloomy.

"Zhang Yong, aren't you afraid of being criticized for treating your mother-in-law like this? And your sons are here! Aren't you afraid that they will follow your example?"

The other villagers couldn't stand it anymore and started to criticize.

"No matter what, she is still your mother-in-law. Even if your Zhang Yong is gone, you can't treat your mother-in-law like this!"

"That's right! There is no daughter-in-law in our village who beats her mother-in-law. This is the first time I have ever seen such a thing! It really opens my eyes!"

More and more people are talking about it, and their voices are getting louder and louder.

The faces of Zhang Jiajun and his two brothers became more and more ugly. These people all came to bully their mother. They all deserved to die.

He must grow up quickly so that he can protect his mother.

Zeng Zhengen listened to the undisguised discussions of the crowd, curled the corners of his lips slightly, and sneered.

"It seems that everyone has a strong sense of justice. I just don't understand. If that's the case, why didn't anyone stand up to defend us when we were kicked out by the Zhang family?"

After hearing Zeng Zhengen's questioning, everyone fell silent.

Even the old woman who had first spoken for Mrs. Zhang shut up now.

Zeng Zhengen looked at Mrs. Zhang, who was in so much pain that she couldn't even say a word, and with the corners of his lips slightly raised, he spoke indifferently.

"Since you kicked us out of the Zhang family, shouldn't you return our household registration to us? And the dowry I brought when I married in, shouldn't you also return it to me?"

Although my parents were not wealthy, they loved their daughter very much, so they gave me ten taels of silver and a silver hairpin as a dowry when I got married.

Unfortunately, she was a softie, and not long after she got married, the ten taels of silver were coaxed away by Mrs. Zhang.

At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Zhang said that her family was running out of money, so she took the silver hairpin to the pawnshop to pawn it.

When Mrs. Zhang heard Zeng Zhengen asking for a dowry, she immediately jumped up and down.

"You unlucky guy, do you really think you are a lady from a wealthy family? And you even ask for a dowry? Pah, I haven't even seen your dowry at all." Mrs. Zhang said with full energy.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang spoke so confidently, the onlookers all believed her words.

"Zhang Yong, how could you force your mother-in-law like this?"

"That's right! We all know that you guys are having a hard time, but you can't blackmail your in-laws like this!"

The three brothers Zhang Jiajun have unconditional trust in their mother.

"My mother said there is, so it must be there." The three brothers said in unison.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that the three brothers were actually defending this unlucky star, she became so angry that her chest heaved violently.

"You...you guys are really ungrateful wolves who can never be tamed."

A cold light flashed in Zeng Zhengen's eyes, and the strength in his hands increased a little.

Mrs. Zhang screamed in pain.

"Mother-in-law, you'd better shut up and return my dowry. Otherwise, if I'm not careful, your hand will be broken!"

Zeng Zhengen kindly reminded.

After hearing this, the fear on Mrs. Zhang's face became more and more obvious.

Mrs. Zhang wanted to refuse, but she couldn't utter a word.

"Mother-in-law, are you unwilling?" Zeng Zhengen asked calmly.

Mrs. Zhang, who originally wanted to be tough, could not bear the severe pain in her wrist, so she finally had to agree to return Zeng Zhengen's dowry to her.

"My dear, I don't have any money on me. How about I go back and get it for you?"

Mrs. Zhang thought that after she returned home, she would just hide at home and not come out.