The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 681 Something's Up
Growing up in the village, I knew that if you didn't have a son, you would be looked down upon and bullied.

Presumably, the same applies to Ho Chiu and the Hung family.

Even if you have money, you'll still be looked down upon.

His grandmother told him from a young age that the more successful a man is, the more he wants a son. Now that He Chao has made contributions and received rewards, he must want a son even more.

He harbored the hope of inheriting the existing family fortune and assumed that his adoption would go smoothly.

What happened before his eyes was beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, the topic finally turned to adoption, and Zhu Zi decided to seize every opportunity.

He didn't believe that Mrs. Hong wasn't afraid of having no one to care for her in her old age, didn't believe that Mrs. Hong didn't want a son, and didn't believe that Mrs. Hong wasn't worried about having no one to break the urn and set up the funeral banner after her death.
“I was initially unwilling, but considering that my fourth uncle and I share the same surname He, I couldn’t let people look down on my fourth uncle, so I agreed to become your son.”

Zhao and Aunt Qin pursed their lips, saying, "That's really nice of you."

He even promised to be someone's son? You must be mistaken. Who promised whom?

They're already threatening us before anything's even started.

There's not a single good person in that whole family.

“My mother went through so much hardship to give birth to me and raise me to this age, and now she’s just giving me away to you to take care of in your old age.”

"Fourth Aunt, you have disrespected my mother. Since that's the case, then I will no longer be your son."

Zhu Zi decided to retreat in order to gain the upper hand and manipulate the Hong family.

Tong Huaqiong and Hong smiled at each other.

This kid must be out of his mind.

Who are they blatantly threatening?

As soon as Zhu Zi said that, his mother's face turned green.

Do you think this is the time for your three stupid sons to show off their power?
She swallowed all the scolding from Hong Shi, so why is this child jumping out now?

The silver-haired woman tugged at the pillar.

"Um, niece-in-law, about Zhu Zi..."

Mrs. Hong interrupted, saying, "He Chao and I don't lack sons, and we have no intention of adopting anyone else as our son."

To put it bluntly, when they get old and die, He Chao, having been the manager for so many years, will have plenty of people to take care of their funeral arrangements.

Tong Huaqiong muttered, "Anyone who's eager to be someone's son has ulterior motives. Luckily, this child pulled back from the brink and realized who his parents are."

Zhu Zi was stunned.

Does Mrs. Hong not want a son?
how is this possible.

“How can a family be without a son? Even if Fourth Uncle is willing, Third Grandfather and Third Grandmother will not be at peace in the afterlife.”

"If you don't have a son, what will you do when you get old and have no one to rely on?"

"In the future, your family property will fall into the hands of others if no one inherits it."

"Without a son, one cannot be reborn in the afterlife without offerings of incense."

In his excitement, Zhu Zi revealed all his understanding of not having a son.

Hong remained calm and composed, completely ignoring Zhu Zi's words.

In short, if she doesn't agree, Zhuzi cannot be adopted.

They are the ones in a hurry, not her.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman standing behind the eldest uncle spoke up.

“Zhu Zi, your fourth aunt is going along with your wishes and not letting you be adopted. Shouldn’t you be happy? Why are you getting so upset?”

The middle-aged woman was the daughter-in-law of He's eldest uncle, and also Zhang, the cousin of Li Mingxiu's second aunt. Her husband was the eldest in He Chao's generation in the clan, so He Chao had to call her his eldest cousin-in-law.

Zhang, the eldest sister-in-law, secretly rejoiced at the sight of the second son's family being humiliated.

She and Qian were not actually sisters-in-law; their husbands were just cousins.

"I told you adoption wouldn't work. Everyone knows that a child that big won't be properly raised; it's just a way to swindle money from the family. You think people are stupid? Our fourth sister-in-law isn't." "I'm telling you, second brother and sister-in-law, what's the use of having so many sons? In your sons' eyes, money is more appealing than their poor parents. Second sister-in-law, tell me, how many times has Zhu Zi complained about your poverty and wanted to adopt other people as his parents?"

Zhang had no sons, only two daughters.

Madam Qian and her husband wanted to adopt a son and give him to the eldest son's family so that they could seize the eldest son's property.

When the children were being chosen, Zhu Zi, who was very young, jumped out and wanted to be the eldest son of the eldest son's family. He even claimed that everything in the eldest son's family belonged to him, Zhu Zi.

Zhang vehemently disagreed, but later, when she arranged for a son-in-law to come to her home, Zhu Zi finally gave up on the idea.

"This eldest sister-in-law is quite reasonable," Zhao said softly to Aunt Qin.

Aunt Qin pursed her lips and whispered, "You'll see soon enough, it's incredibly insidious."

Without her instigation, Aunt Qin would never have believed that Li Mingxiu would be sold to Manager He's concubine.

Despite being related by blood, Zhang treated Aunt Qin like a complete stranger, even though she was standing right in front of her.

“I have no sons in my life, only two daughters. This Zhu Zi wants to recognize me and my husband as his parents, claiming that all of my family’s property is his. Of course, I can’t accept this wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

"He's trying to take advantage of you and your fourth brother again, but thankfully you didn't fall for his tricks."

"Fourth sister-in-law, you must be just like me, only recognizing the child that crawled out of your own belly. Even if it didn't crawl out of your own belly, it must be the child of your own man."

Aunt Qin looked at Zhao and gestured with her lips, as if to say, "Listen to this, her real purpose has been revealed."

"In my opinion, Fourth Brother isn't old yet. You're rich, why not take a concubine and have one? After she's born, you can raise her as your own, just like a biological child. Wouldn't that be better than a ungrateful wretch who can't be tamed halfway through life?"

Hong couldn't help but look at Zhang.

It was this so-called eldest sister-in-law who instigated Li Mingxiu's second aunt to give Li Mingxiu to He Chao as a concubine.

If she hadn't already known, she would have thought this gentle-looking woman was genuinely looking out for her.

There's not a single good person in this family.

They spoke beautifully, but their actions were utterly despicable.

Hong nodded, and Zhang, seeing this, couldn't help but feel proud. She said that her method was good.

I wonder how my cousin's niece is doing. If I can persuade Mrs. Hong, she will have a way to get my cousin to send Li Mingxiu in.

She'll be able to get a share of the profits then.

At this moment, the second cousin-in-law, Qian, wished she could tear the first cousin-in-law, Zhang, apart.

She also had a ruthless way of hitting the other person where it hurt, so she said, "A hen that can't lay eggs is jealous of others who have sons. You've taken in a son-in-law, but does your so-called grandson have the surname He? People usually return to their ancestral clan after three generations, but you haven't even done that in your generation yet. You want to transfer your grandson to your fourth brother's name as his grandson, but that grandson doesn't have the surname He, so he's not qualified."

As expected, Zhang stomped her foot in anger and retorted, "You wretch, all you know how to do is lay eggs, but you'll only be considered capable if those eggs hatch into chickens."

Zhang didn't have the confidence to criticize Qian before, but now she does.

Qian's eldest son married six years ago but had no children. He divorced his wife and remarried a year ago, but still has no signs of having children. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, who was divorced, became pregnant in less than a year after remarrying.

It is obvious who cannot give birth.

According to Zhang, these cases of having no seeds all occurred in one nest.

If the eldest son didn't have it, she didn't believe the second, third, and fourth sons would.

Therefore, she spoke with particular righteous indignation when she cursed.

Madam Qian turned pale with anger and looked at Uncle He, saying, "Uncle, please be the judge."

"Shut up. You think you're right because you can't give birth to a son?"

“You slander Zhu Zi and insult your sister-in-law. Do you have any manners as the eldest grandson’s wife?”

Hearing his daughter-in-law and nephew's wife arguing, Uncle He couldn't help but yell at his eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang.

Tong Huaqiong, Hong Shi, Zhao Shi, and Aunt Qin exchanged meaningful smiles as their eyes darted between Uncle He and the silver-haired woman.

That old man is really something. Instead of protecting his own daughter-in-law, he's fiercely protecting his nephew's wife.

Something's up!