Chapter 7: Separating the Family

As soon as Feng Yirou said that, Zhou Yu didn’t say anything.

Zhou Dandan immediately spoke up anxiously. “Sister-in-law, my second brother is just like that, everyone in the alley knows he’s a scoundrel.  No one will think Dad is biased, don’t worry.”

Zhou Shuwen also looked at Feng Yiyou warmly. “Besides, we’re just moving out, we’ll still be living in the same courtyard.  It’s not much different from not splitting up.”

“That’s right, he’s unruly, no one will say anything. Yiyou, don’t worry.”

Each of them said a word, in short, they just wanted to get rid of Zhou Yu, this useless cripple, and they didn’t want to share their money with him and his wife.

Feng Yirou didn’t show it on her face, but her hand pinched Zhou Hongguang hard.  She was so angry with this shameless family.

This man just played the role of the eldest brother, not caring about their little family at all. Feng Yiyou was fed up, she was reluctant to break up, but she would rather have Zhou Yu, the cripple, than this man.

Zhou Yu casually sat back down. Xu An also sat back in her seat, she was full and watched this family squabble.

Zhou Youlu stared at Zhou Hongguang, who was silent, and said coldly, “Hongguang, what do you think? Do you and your wife think the same? Do you want to move out too?”

Everyone’s eyes fell on Zhou Hongguang.  Feng Yirou kept winking at Zhou Hongguang, but he didn’t even look at her.

“Dad, my younger brother is still in school, my little sister is just in her senior year of high school, this is when the family needs me the most. If we split up, at least we should wait until Shuwen gets a job and gets married.”

Zhou Hongguang’s words took the whole Zhou family into consideration, he was calm and generous, taking on the responsibility of the eldest son.

The Zhou family couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, their faces relaxed.

Feng Yirou looked at the man beside her in disbelief, she couldn’t believe he would say that!

She had been married to the Zhou family for three years, supporting Zhou Shuwen and Zhou Dandan, these two burdens, for three years. Now that they could finally split up, her husband was foolishly disagreeing!

Zhou Youlu was very satisfied with his eldest son’s answer. “It seems you’re a good eldest brother.”

He stared at Zhou Dandan and Zhou Wenlin, and patted the table. “You two, remember your big brother’s kindness.”

Zhou Dandan immediately ran over and grabbed Zhou Hongguang’s arm, pushing Feng Yirou away. She smiled and pledged her loyalty to Zhou Hongguang.

“Big brother, don’t worry, when I make money in the future, I’ll repay you.”

Zhou Shuwen also looked at Zhou Hongguang. “Big brother, I’ll be able to work after I graduate.  I’ll help you share the burden then.”

Zhou Hongguang just nodded slightly in response.

“This is what it means to be a Zhou.  Family is more important than anything.”

Zhou Youlu looked at the three siblings who were getting along so well, with satisfaction.

Click!

Suddenly, the sound of something colliding caught the Zhou family’s attention.  Zhou Yu, with a nonchalant air, stood up from his chair, kicking the chair beside him with his good leg.

Zhou Yu crossed his arms, half-opened his eyelids and looked at the Zhou family, saying casually, “If you want to send me out to live on my own, that’s fine.”

He raised his chin towards the east room. “Give me that room.”

That was Zhou Hongguang and Feng Yirou’s bedroom!

Zhou Yu was simply asking for the moon.  Feng Yirou immediately objected. “Second brother, you’re doing well in the west room, why are you eyeing someone else’s things?”

Zhou Yu ignored her, he provocatively looked at Zhou Hongguang, then glanced at Zhou Youlu. “Old man, family is more important than anything.  This family is so good, I don’t want to move out.  We can all live together in the future.”

This fearless and unruly gangster look made Zhou Youlu furious.

But this second son was always smashing cabinets and breaking TVs, making a racket.

If he really let him stay, he would be too much trouble, Zhou Youlu was already exhausted.

Seeing Zhou Youlu was about to give in, Feng Yirou couldn’t agree.

“Dad, that’s my bedroom with Hongguang.  You can’t just give it to second brother.  You’re really making me feel cold.  Otherwise, let me and Hongguang move out too. If not, this house is no longer a place for me, I might as well go back to my parents’ house.”

She really didn’t know how this family couldn’t handle a gangster.  They gave in to everything, now even her bedroom was being taken away.

Pan Hehua looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with a hint of resentment and thought, “Yirou, you and Hongguang usually live in the factory dormitory anyway. You only stay in the east room when you come back. You don’t even cook in the room. The west room is big enough.  We’ll clean up the storage room and let Shuwen live there. You two can live in the west room, it’s the same.”

Feng Yirou pointed to the west room, her voice raised a few tones. “Mom, the west room has a bathroom and a toilet, it’s smaller than the east room, how is it the same?”

“Hongguang! Are you just going to let your wife make a fuss?” Zhou Youlu slammed the table, staring at Zhou Hongguang.

Zhou Hongguang still remembered Zhou Yu’s provocative look.  This second brother was probably deliberately making things difficult for him, trying to embarrass him.

Zhou Hongguang pulled Feng Yirou’s arm and said in a deep voice, “Don’t be so unreasonable, you’re not acting like a proper wife.”

Feng Yirou widened her eyes and stared at Zhou Hongguang. “Say that again! Am I being unreasonable? He’s trying to take things from our home, and you’re still acting like the big brother. Can you think about our family for once?”

“You think you’re his big brother, and he thinks you’re his real brother.”

Feng Yirou completely lost her usual composure and gentleness, questioning Zhou Hongguang.

“Either we split up completely today, or I’m going back to my parents’ house.  I can’t live like this, being bullied. You choose!”

No one in the family wanted Zhou Hongguang to move out.  Hearing Feng Yirou say she was going back to her parents’ house, no one said a word.

Feng Yirou stared at the family, then at her silent husband, completely disappointed. She turned and left the main room, running back to the east room.

Xu An looked up secretly at Zhou Yu, who was indifferent beside her. This man was really calm, as if nothing was happening, seemingly violent but actually unmoved.

Zhou Yu noticed her gaze, his eyes slanted over, his lips curled slightly.  Xu An clenched her fist and coughed lightly, avoiding his gaze and continuing to watch the show.

After a while, the door of the east room was slammed open, Feng Yirou grabbed a bag and walked out.

Seeing her determined attitude, Pan Hehua immediately ran forward to stop her, shouting.

“Hongguang, stop your wife!”

If she really went back to her parents’ house, they would come back and make a scene again.  Life would be unbearable.

Zhou Hongguang took a few big strides to Feng Yirou and said in a deep voice, “If you walk out of this courtyard, everyone in the alley will see. Don’t embarrass me.”

Feng Yirou shouted, “Am I the one being embarrassed? It’s the robber who wants to steal things who is being embarrassed! You’re my husband, if you don’t speak up for me, I’ll go back to my parents’ house, and someone else will speak up for me.”

She was about to leave again, she couldn’t stand it for a moment longer.

“Split!”

“Everyone move out! Satisfied!”

Zhou Youlu roared angrily.

Feng Yirou stopped, realizing that she could move out. A slight smile finally appeared on her face.

Zhou Youlu stared at his eldest and second sons, pointing to the east room. “The east room goes to the second son, you and your wife move to the west room.”

Although their bedroom was still being taken away, at least they agreed to let them move out.  Feng Yirou reluctantly agreed and no longer insisted on going back to her parents’ house.

“Dad!  Me and third brother aren’t married yet, who splits up like this!”

Zhou Dandan pouted in protest.  If her big brother moved out, who would pay for her school fees and living expenses.

Zhou Shuwen didn’t say anything. He didn’t want his brother to move out either, but now that his sister-in-law was going back to her parents’ house, he couldn’t say anything.

“Shut up!” Zhou Youlu’s decision was final, no one could question it.

Zhou Dandan held her breath and stopped talking, she glared angrily at Zhou Yu, who was standing aside.

It was all her second brother’s fault, he was greedy!  She glared fiercely at Xu An, who was sitting on the chair pretending to be innocent.  If it wasn’t for this country bumpkin wanting to marry into the city, there wouldn’t be so much trouble!

“We’ve split the rooms, now the things, and the money, let’s split that too.”

Seeing that the family had finally finished arguing, Zhou Yu said casually.

Split the money too!

Pan Hehua was furious and pointed at Xu An, who was beside Zhou Yu. “I just gave you the dowry yesterday, what money is there!”

This second son was a debt collector, always asking for more!

“What, big sister-in-law married in with nothing? My wife is not.”

One sentence offended the whole family.  Zhou Yu was the best at this.

Xu An couldn’t help but feel nervous for him.  The person involved, however, was completely unconcerned.

The Zhou family members were all red in the face and couldn’t refute.  How could they say she married in with nothing?  It was the most normal thing to give Xu An a dowry now.

“Second brother!  I might not say this well, but you’ve been in prison for three years, you haven’t earned anything, and you still want to split the money, that’s not right.”

“For the past three years, the big and small expenses of the family, if not all, most of it was earned by me and your big brother.  Now you’ve also gotten the east room, second brother, you should be satisfied.”

Feng Yirou felt that she was right, she wanted to reason with Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu snorted, his eyes fell lightly on Zhou Hongguang. “Big brother, do you think I’ve become a useless person in the family after being in prison for three years, and I should be satisfied?”

Zhou Hongguang didn’t look at him, his voice steady. “We’re a family, we don’t talk about being satisfied or not.  What’s yours is yours.”

Zhou Youlu gestured to Pan Hehua to get the money, he made the final decision to end the drama. “Split, split it clearly.  Don’t make a fuss anymore.  After the split, forget about everything that happened before.  I want to live a few more years!”

Pan Hehua, holding back her anger, went into the room to get the money.  Xu An’s bright eyes swept over the family, enjoying the show.

This family clearly didn’t like Zhou Yu, but they were all no match for him. They were defeated step by step, giving up territory and paying compensation.  Zhou Yu was incredibly powerful, and she was also benefiting from it.

After a while, Pan Hehua came out of the room, holding a small box.  She sighed and sat on the stool, placed the wooden box on the table, and opened it in front of everyone.

“There’s about 1,200 yuan left in the family, and some loose bills.  We’ll split it by head, 150 yuan per person.”

Pan Hehua looked at Zhou Yu, her face couldn’t help but show a hint of resentment. “Second son, are you satisfied?”

Zhou Yu twitched his lips. “If you’re not satisfied, we can not split up.”

He looked like he was happy to do whatever she wanted, which really pissed off the Zhou family.

This oil and salt not entering, impervious to all poisons, scoundrel look made Xu An laugh.