Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 273 Old Zhou Goes Mad
When I returned to the courtyard, there were a few more people inside.

"Oh my god, the big star is back!" A naughty teenager rushed over and hugged Zhou Hao.

This half-grown boy looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a thin, soft beard on his lips and a few pimples on his face.

This is my aunt’s son Li Peng, who is in his third year of high school. It is said that his grades are terrible.

"Brother, you must sign a few autographs for me later!"

"Go away." Zhou Hao said unhappily, "Be careful not to bump into Grandpa."

"No, no!" Li Peng said anxiously, "I've already boasted about it, and several classmates are waiting for my autograph. You can't just ignore it!"

Zhou Hao glanced at him with a smile, "Male or female?"

Li Peng rolled his eyes and said, "A man."

"Forget it then." Zhou Hao broke free from his entanglement and walked towards the yard.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Li Peng was anxious, his face flushed as he pulled his sleeve, "Brother, please be kind and give me a hand..."

Zhou Hao laughed, with an amused look on his face.

We have all been through this, how could we not know what’s going on?

Boys of this age would like to run to the girl they like every day to brag and show their affection. Now that he has a cousin who is a big star, he is bound to be taken advantage of by this guy.

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it later. Let go now."

"Okay!" Li Peng immediately let go of his hand obediently.

When I walked into the room, a girl wearing glasses looked over and called out "Brother" weakly with a blushing face.

Zhou Hao quickly searched his memory and found out that this was his third uncle’s daughter Zhou Yuanyuan.

The girl inherited her uncle's personality, she was very introverted and honest, and was often bullied by her friends when she was a child.

I didn't expect that after so many years, it is still the same.

Zhou Hao nodded in response and asked with a smile: "You should graduate from university, right?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yuanyuan replied, "I graduated the year before last."

Zhou Hao nodded, "Where do you work now?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhou Yuanyuan subconsciously pushed up her glasses and became visibly nervous.

Zhou Hao understood immediately that he was afraid that the work situation was not optimistic.

"What are you brothers and sisters talking about? Come over for dinner!" Li Guiqin in the hall shouted and helped to resolve the situation.

After closing the door, a family of more than a dozen people sat down around a large round table.

Although it’s not New Year’s Eve yet, the taste of the New Year’s Eve dinner is already there.

"Come on, it's a rare occasion for the whole family to get together, let's toast to dad first." Uncle Zhou Jianguo was the first to stand up, and then everyone at the table stood up and raised their glasses.

The old man looked around with the cup in his hand, his eyes inexplicably reddened, "Good, really good..."

After the elders picked up their chopsticks, the younger generations began to eat one after another.

The table was filled with quite a sumptuous meal, with almost all kinds of fish, meat and seafood, but what Zhou Hao was most interested in was the charcoal-burning copper hot pot in the middle.

It's an antique, but it tastes unique when you eat it.

But after taking just two bites, someone started urging him to drink.

After all, it was my first time back in six years, so it was inevitable that these relatives would force me to drink a few glasses of wine...

After two rounds, Zhou Hao felt a little bit of alcohol on his face, which was burning hot.

Just as he was about to eat a few chopsticks of food to fill his stomach, the elder aunt Jia Hong suddenly said, "Xiao Yuan, I heard that people on the Internet have been scolding you recently. Has this problem been resolved?"

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall took a sharp turn for the worse.

Zhou Jianguo glared at his wife fiercely, and was so angry that he almost wanted to curse her on the spot. The yellow-haired Zhou Jingming was also speechless. My dear mother, bringing up such a thing at this time, it's disgusting, isn't it?

The old man's face was as dark as a pot, and he slammed the wine glass on the table, "If you don't want to eat, go home and don't spoil everyone's appetite here!"

"I'm just concerned about my nephew." Jia Hong said bravely, "I know Xiao Yuan is definitely not that kind of person, but it's not a good idea to be scolded like this every day. It will ruin your good reputation."

"Xiao Yuan has a bad reputation, and our Zhou family will also be criticized. When I came to the village today, I heard people talking about this. From the sound of it, they said that the children raised by our Zhou family are not decent people..."

Upon hearing this, Li Guiqin finally couldn't help it and was about to explode on the spot.

I gave you face?!

In the end, she was still a step too late. Zhou Jianhua beside her suddenly put down his chopsticks, looked at Jia Hong indifferently and said, "Sister-in-law, tell me who is gossiping today. I will take people to confront her now."

Jia Hong was startled by this cold gaze, and said with her eyes rolling around: "It's... it's those gossipy women at the entrance of the village, who have something to do every day..."

"I want a specific name!" Zhou Jianhua interrupted coldly, "Tell me who it is, and I'll go find him and argue with him right now!"

Snapped!
Zhou Jianhua slammed the table, anger gathering on his face.

"You can look down on my son Zhou Jianhua for being useless and incompetent, but if anyone dares to say that he is not a decent person, I will be the first to disagree!"

Seeing that he was really angry, Jia Hong panicked a little.

No matter how sarcastic and instigative people were in the past, Zhou Jianhua had always been patient and played the turtle. Why did he suddenly get angry today?

She quickly looked at Zhou Jianguo for help, but was simply ignored.

Not only did Zhou Jianguo not want to help her, he even wanted to slap her in public.

Stupid woman, stupid woman!

In the past, when the child was a failure, you could have just said a few sarcastic remarks, but now that he has become a proud figure for the family, you are still fanning the flames?
I really thought the second brother had a good temper. When this guy gets angry, I have to avoid him!
The third brother's family looked at each other, with a look of helplessness on their faces.

It was a rare reunion dinner during the Chinese New Year, but it had to end with such a scene, making the whole family unhappy.

"say!"

Zhou Jianhua slapped his palm on the table again, "Who is gossiping? Tell me the name!"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Hao felt a little warm in his heart.

Although this cheap father is usually a little strict, he still protects his child at critical moments!
When you meet a nagging shrew like Jia Hong, you have to be a straight man like Lao Zhou to give her a tough response.

Jia Hong was a little embarrassed by the question, and blushed as she stammered, "That... I forgot, I can't remember."

"Then stop talking nonsense!" Zhou Jianhua said coldly, "Sister-in-law, please remember the name next time you pass on the message, so that I can come to settle the score!"

Jia Hong nodded repeatedly, feeling so embarrassed that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Seeing this scene, Li Guiqin almost laughed out loud on the spot.

What a pleasure!
After holding in my anger for so many years, today I finally get some payback!
Make you talk bad!

"Alright, forget about her, let's eat." The old man was obviously a little impatient, "It's New Year's Day, it's annoying."

Everyone nodded in response and picked up their chopsticks again.

Just because of this commotion, the atmosphere at the table changed significantly.

After eating for a while, the old man suddenly seemed to remember something, "Yuanyuan, how is your work going? Have you implemented it?"

Zhou Yuanyuan, who was peeling shrimps, blushed when she heard this, "Well... I'm still waiting for news..."

The old man nodded and understood, but there was no hope.

The atmosphere at the table became even more awkward.

Zhou Hao narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Yuanyuan, what are you studying?"

(End of this chapter)