When I woke up, Zhou Yan was still asleep. I started by rinsing the rice, washing it, then shredding vegetables and steaming red bean paste buns. I had been doing these tasks for nearly ten years and was quite skilled at them. I glanced at the clock; it was almost seven, and Father-in-law and Mother-in-law would be back from their morning exercise soon.
I washed my hands and intended to wake Zhou Yan for breakfast. Pushing open the bedroom door, I found only Zhou Yan in bed. Strange, where's the other one? Suddenly, a scream echoed from my bedroom.
Fei Fei!
I hurried back to the bedroom and saw Zhou Tong already on top of Fei Fei. “What are you doing?” I rushed over and flipped Zhou Tong onto the floor.
“Wow…” Zhou Tong cried out loudly.
Oh no! I forgot they had a day off today.
“What’s going on? What’s happening?” Mother-in-law's voice approached from a distance. Fei Fei was so scared she hid under the blanket, trembling.
“What’s wrong?” Zhou Yan walked in, rubbing his sleepy eyes. Before I could speak, Mother-in-law burst in and pushed me aside.
“My precious darling, why are you bleeding?”
“Mom, what happened?” Zhou Yan was startled by the scene before him.
“What else could it be?” I pointed at Zhou Tong on the floor.
“Beast!” Mother-in-law stood up ready to hit me. “How dare you lay a hand on my precious son!”
I quickly darted behind Zhou Yan for protection.
"Ouch!"
Grandma bumped her head against the wooden clothes rack at the foot of the bed, instantly swelling a large bump on her forehead.
"Reverse it, reverse it!"
Father-in-law supported Grandma, trembling with anger. "Fu Yu, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? You should be asking yourselves that!"
Zhou Tong got up from the floor, pointing at me and shouting, "He hit me!"
"I hit you?"
I pointed back at him. "Why would I hit you?"
Zhou Tong glared at me fiercely. "You little bitch, I'm going to tell my mom!"
"Shut up!"
Zhou Yan's expression darkened. "How can you say that about your niece?"
I grabbed Zhou Yan's arm. "Zhou Tong, you better clarify this today!"
"What is it?"
Zhou Yan looked confused.
"What is it?"
Grandma glared at me menacingly. "Isn't it just because he didn't get breakfast? Does that justify hitting someone?"
"He didn't get breakfast?"
I sneered and yanked the blanket off Fei Fei. "Ask your precious son what he did!"
"Fei Fei, don't be scared. Tell Mommy what happened," Zhou Yan said as she sat by the bed, holding Fei Fei's hand.
"I..."
Fei Fei still had tear stains on her face. "I was sleeping when my uncle suddenly barged in, and then... then..."
"Then what?" Zhou Yan pressed for more details.
"Then he started taking off my clothes."
"What?" Zhou Yan shot up, her eyes wide. "Are you telling the truth?"
Fei Fei nodded slightly.
"Zhou Tong, have you forgotten how you ended up in the detention center last time?"
I looked coldly at Zhou Tong.
"What detention center?"
Father-in-law and Mother-in-law spoke in unison.
"It seems you don't know about this matter."
I smiled lightly, "Last month, he molested a young girl. Her parents called the police, and he ended up in the detention center. I was the one who bailed him out."
"You’re talking nonsense!"
Zhou Tong pointed at me, "It was my girlfriend; she consented."
"Your girlfriend?"
I scoffed, "Your girlfriend is only 13 years old and still in elementary school."
"What?"
Father-in-law looked shocked, "What’s going on?"
"What’s going on?"
I turned to Zhou Yan, "Ask your good daughter."
"Yanyan, tell us what happened."
Mother-in-law looked at Zhou Yan.
"I..."
Zhou Yan lowered her head, stammering, "I only found out later that he went to solicit a prostitute and ended up with a minor. Her parents reported it to the police, and then..."
"And then you kept it from us?"
Father-in-law's face turned pale with anger, "You little brat!"
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