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Back to the 80s: A Beloved Marriage
At this moment, Chen Cui had no choice but to confront the situation head-on.
They were not here to joke around with Zhao Guoqiang's family. They were here to seriously discuss the future of Grandfather Zhao, Grandmother Zhao, and their entire family.
If they continued to let Zhao Guoqiang's family dominate every matter, their hopes of moving to City would be utterly dashed.
After finally getting a chance to return, her eyes were nearly bulging with determination; how could she easily give up?
Chen Cui was now fixated on the possibility of moving to City, ignoring everyone else's opinions and advice.
Standing here now, Chen Cui was resolute. Unless Zhao Guoqiang's family agreed to take them along to City for a better life, she would make sure no one had an easy time!
Chen Cui's thoughts were quite extreme and indeed annoying. Her loud outburst effectively dumped several buckets of dirty water on Zhao Guoqiang's family. Her intentions were truly malicious.
In response, Qian Minmin would not back down. "Aunt Si, everyone in Willow Leaf Village knows that our grandparents only wanted to live with your family throughout their lives. For all those years, we have never failed to support them with even a grain of rice from your family. How can you stand here today and speak such nonsense, turning right into wrong?"
Chen Cui was sharp-tongued, but Qian Minmin was not one to back down either.
Since Chen Cui was clearly looking for a fight, Qian Minmin decided to match her intensity.
Was it just an argument? Why should she fear Chen Cui?
Compared to Qian Minmin, Chen Cui felt guilty. However, no matter how guilty she felt, she refused to admit any wrongdoing. Moreover, this was about their family's future; Chen Cui pursed her lips and coldly looked at Xu Mei: "Sister-in-law, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhao Family; you should say something. Don’t push everything onto the younger generation to handle. I wouldn’t dare bully Qian Minmin just because I’m older; I wouldn’t want to argue with a child."
Listening to Chen Cui’s words made it seem as if she genuinely cared for the younger generation and was a respected elder.
But in reality, the reason Chen Cui did not dare confront Qian Minmin was simply that she was afraid!
However, things were different with Xu Mei.
Chen Cui was very confident that she could easily take down Xu Mei. At this point, it was only natural for her to achieve her desires.
Therefore, Chen Cui did not hesitate to avoid Qian Minmin, firmly refusing to get into a conflict with her.
Did she really want to jump into a big pit without hesitation? Was she that foolish?
With a light snort, Chen Cui fixed her gaze on Xu Mei, showing an expression of determination not to back down.
Facing Chen Cui's relentless pursuit, Xu Mei was not afraid.
It wasn't the first time they had clashed; could she really allow Chen Cui to continue being arrogant?
As for Chen Cui's intentions, Xu Mei was sorry but felt she couldn't take charge of that.
Even if she lost the argument to Chen Cui, so what?
Chen Cui surely wouldn't naively think that winning an argument would allow her to move to City, right?
What nonsense!
Indeed, it was nonsense. But Chen Cui was very insistent and wanted to compete with Xu Mei. Since Chen Cui was so entangled, Xu Mei had no fear and directly confronted her: "When we divided the family back then, everyone was already clear. Parents will follow your family from now on, while our family and Third Brother's family will provide money and grain. If Fourth Sister-in-Law is unhappy now, she can sit down and discuss dividing the family again with Parents. We won't interfere, oppose, or meddle."
Xu Mei's words were undoubtedly harsh. She herself didn't care whether Zhao Guofu's family separated from Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao. However, the same words fell on Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao's ears, immediately causing a completely different shock.
"What? Separate the family? Who wants to separate from whom? Fourth Sister-in-Law, do you mean that?" Grandma Zhao indeed wanted to enjoy life in City. But she had never thought about separating from Zhao Guofu's family again.
Long ago, when they separated from Zhao Guoqiang and Zhao Guoqing, Grandma Zhao had firmly decided that she would rely on the fourth son Zhao Guofu for her old age and final days.
At this moment, Chen Cui suddenly realized that she wanted to shake off Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao immediately exploded. Along with that, she forgot the serious matter of coming to Zhao Guoqiang's house today.
"Mom, that's not what I meant. Don't listen to Sister-in-law nonsense." Chen Cui was truly exasperated by Grandma Zhao's intelligence. She was currently in a battle of wits with Xu Mei! It was one thing for Grandma Zhao not to help her, but to actually hinder her? Was she afraid that Chen Cui would win against Xu Mei or something?
Moreover, even if they were to split the family, so what? She was doing it for the good of Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao. If they split from their family again, Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao would be living independently.
With just the two elderly people around, could Zhao Guoqiang's family really ignore them?
Thus, the matter of Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao moving to City naturally became a done deal.
As long as they successfully sent Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao to City, their family's move to live in City would not be far off.
After all, if Grandfather Zhao and Grandma Zhao moved to City, they would definitely have to take their son, Zhao Lei, with them.
With both parents and son in City, could she and Zhao Guofu live alone in the countryside?
Therefore, it was all up to them. Even if it seemed completely impossible at this moment, as long as they were willing to put in the effort, they would eventually get what they wished for.
Xu Mei had no idea that within such a short time, Chen Cui had already thought this far ahead.
Watching Grandma Zhao pick on Chen Cui, Xu Mei expressed that she was quite happy to watch the show.
"Alright, you shut up. What are you making noise about?" Seeing that Grandma Zhao was about to ruin things, Grandfather Zhao frowned and shouted at her.
To this day, Grandfather Zhao didn't really care whether or not they split from Zhao Guofu's family.
To put it bluntly, when he and Grandma Zhao went to enjoy life in City, wouldn't they still have to rely on the eldest son’s family for food and shelter?
At that time, did it really matter whether they split from the fourth son or not?
In Grandfather Zhao's view, once they reached City, he would actually prefer to split from Zhao Guofu.
Because he only separated from Zhao Guofu, he could spend Zhao Guoqiang's money openly. From now on, everything would have to be managed by Zhao Guoqiang, instead of continuing to be distanced from him.
When the benefits were right in front of him, Grandfather Zhao thought more clearly than anyone else, weighing the pros and cons in an instant.
As for Zhao Guoqiang and Zhao Guofu, it was indeed Zhao Guoqiang who had more prospects now and was favored more by Grandfather Zhao.
So, separating was just separating! After parting ways with Zhao Guofu, could he still starve him and Grandma Zhao?
Suddenly scolded like this by Grandfather Zhao, Grandma Zhao felt truly wronged. And because she couldn’t immediately understand what Grandfather Zhao was up to, she couldn’t help but sit down on the ground and began to wail. "Everyone come and see! This is the son I’ve worked hard to raise my whole life! The eldest doesn’t care about me and the old man’s well-being, while the younger one wants to drive us out. They are all heartless! What kind of suffering is this? The old man has no eyes..."
Grandma Zhao's tactic was quite skillful and very familiar to her.
This wasn’t her first time playing this card; she did it with ease. The people present had also seen Grandma Zhao cause a scene before, so they couldn’t help but roll their eyes and step back a couple of paces.
At this moment, it was truly necessary to distance themselves immediately. Otherwise, who knows how Grandma Zhao would drag them into her troubles!
Grandma Zhao didn’t notice everyone’s reactions; she was just happily making a fuss. At the same time, she continued to stir up trouble with everyone around her.
Seeing that Grandma Zhao not only didn’t grasp his meaning in time but actually escalated the situation, Grandfather Zhao’s face turned dark in an instant. He stepped forward and yanked Grandma Zhao up from the ground where she was throwing a tantrum. "Are you done yet? You old hag, are you looking for a fight?" In front of so many people, Grandfather Zhao couldn’t speak too directly to Grandma Zhao. Thus, he could only threaten her with a stern face, hoping to intimidate her into stopping her endless nonsense.
However, Grandfather Zhao clearly underestimated Grandma Zhao.
How could Grandma Zhao be easily intimidated by just a few words from Grandfather Zhao? At that moment, she was already caught up in excitement and madness. Being threatened like this only made her more stubborn. "What? You old man actually want to hit me? Go ahead! Hit me now! If you don’t hit me today, you’re not a real man! You’re just a coward!" After causing such a ruckus for so many years, Grandma Zhao felt that every time she faced her son and daughter-in-law, she was at a disadvantage. She had long forgotten that Grandfather Zhao used to be quite formidable himself.
Now that Grandma Zhao had taken it this far in front of so many people, if Grandfather Zhao didn’t act, wouldn’t that just make him the laughingstock?
With a loud slap, Grandfather Zhao glared fiercely at Grandma Zhao and cursed as well: "I’m hitting you today; what can you do about it? I won’t fall for your tricks anymore. Do you want to rebel? If I don’t discipline you now, you won’t even know your own surname!"
Grandma Zhao certainly knows her surname. Anyway, she just won't share the surname "Zhao" with Grandfather Zhao.
Grandma Zhao really hasn't had any conflicts or disputes with Grandfather Zhao for many years. The smooth sailing over the years has made her forget that when she first married into the Zhao Family, Grandfather Zhao was also hot-tempered and difficult to get along with.
Now, being slapped by Grandfather Zhao, Grandma Zhao naturally feels extremely embarrassed. She also holds a grudge against everyone present who is laughing at her.
Especially Chen Cui. If it weren't for Chen Cui causing trouble behind her back, how would she have been publicly slapped by Grandfather Zhao?
It all comes down to Chen Cui wanting to split the family.
She had been thinking that if there was a chance in the future, she would take Chen Cui and Zhao Guofu to City to live a good life.
But now... she spits! Let Chen Cui dream on!
Because she was slapped, and it was in public, Grandma Zhao is very unwilling to back down easily. Since Grandfather Zhao dared to treat her this way, she can't be blamed for being ruthless and not caring about Grandfather Zhao's well-being anymore.
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