Old Lady Zhang's Rebirth: Going Mad! Severing Ties with Family! Becoming Incredibly Rich!

"What grandson?"

Wu Ximei pushed open the door and entered the courtyard, saying with a look of disdain, "Another little brat!"

Li's father's expression changed slightly. He took the child and, by the light, pulled back the blanket to peek inside. Seeing that it was another boy, his face immediately changed. He tossed the child into Li Yaozong's arms, exclaiming, "Another girl!"

"..."

Li Yaozong didn't dare to utter a sound.

He might dare to say a few unpleasant things in front of his mother, but he wouldn't dare to talk back to his father at all.

His father has a bad temper.

When they get really angry, they really will pull out a belt and hit someone.

Zhao Chunzhi didn't dare to say a word. Of all the family members, she was most afraid of her father-in-law. Li's father was usually stern. He had big eyes, and when he glared at people with a dark face, it looked like he wanted to devour them alive.

Zhao Chunzhi was so frightened that she shrank behind Li Yaozong.

Mr. Li entered the courtyard with a stern face and angrily rebuked Wu Ximei, "Why did you bring that brat back? Didn't I tell you before you left that if it was a grandson, you could bring him back, and the girl could be left to the Zhao family to raise!"

Wu Ximei's voice also weakened, "That was the original plan, but who knew something unexpected would happen."

Wu Ximei didn't dare to hide it.

I recounted the farce that happened the day Zhao Chunzhi gave birth.

"We planned to be discharged a couple of days ago, but Zhao Chunzhi was unwilling to give up and wanted to wait for someone from the Zhao family to come to the hospital. However, we waited for two more days, but no one from the Zhao family showed up."

Wu Ximei rubbed her legs and complained, "I didn't think Zhang Guiying was joking. I was afraid she would really ask us for money if we went to her house, so I didn't dare to go."

Mr. Li's face darkened further. "What should we do with this little girl?"

Wu Ximei whispered, "I discussed it with Yaozong, and if it really doesn't work out, we can keep this little girl at home... Anyway, no one in the village knows about Da Ni and Er Ni, and once this little girl is registered, Yaozong will still have a birth quota."

Mr. Li sneered, "Can you guarantee that Zhao Chunzhi's next child will be a son?"

"..."

No.

Wu Ximei dared not utter a sound.

Li's father turned to look at Li Yaozong, "This child can't be kept. Before anyone finds out, we should get rid of him as soon as possible. If the villagers ask later, just say the child was born dead."

Wu Ximei chimed in, "When we were in the city, I told them to throw it away, but they refused and insisted on bringing it back. I don't know what's so special about a little girl, it's infuriating!"

Li's father immediately looked at Li Yaozong and exerted pressure with his eyes.

Zhao Chunzhi shook her head frantically at Li Yaozong, afraid that he would nod in agreement.

A surge of anger welled up in Li Yaozong's chest.

The child was only a few days old, and he didn't really have any emotional connection with the child. He could easily abandon the child.

But he hated his father's domineering and tyrannical nature. In this family, his word was law, and no one could challenge his authority as the patriarch.

But on what grounds?

Li Yaozong rebelled, "Dad, you and Mom had my eldest, second, and third sisters before I was born. You didn't abandon your three older sisters back then, so why should I abandon my daughter?"

"This is my daughter, I won't throw her away!"

Mr. Li put his hand on his belt. "What the hell did you say? Say it again!"

"..."

Li Yaozong was a little scared, but looking at the baby in his arms, he gritted his teeth and withstood the pressure. What kind of man would he be if he couldn't even protect his own daughter?

"Dad, you don't need to worry about this child. Chunzhi and I will raise her well."

Zhao Chunzhi also mustered up her courage and spoke up, "Dad, please let Yaozong and me keep the child. The child also has the surname Li, and she is your own granddaughter."

"Think about your eldest, second, and third sisters. How lively it is when they come to our house with big bags and small gifts during holidays. With another sister, your eldest grandson will have more people to help him in the future."

"Dad, please, let us keep the child."

The atmosphere in the courtyard instantly became tense.

Wu Ximei watched with trepidation, fearing that the father and son would clash and things would get out of control. She quickly ran over and pulled Li's father away, saying, "If they want to stay, let them stay."

"They've been married for so many years, and if they didn't have a child, who knows what the villagers would say behind their backs? Having a child would shut them up."

Mr. Li frowned, but his expression was no longer as cold and hard as before.

Wu Ximei was adept at reading his expressions and knew that his attitude had softened. She immediately gave Li Yaozong a wink, signaling him to take the child inside.

Li Yaozong breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that his father might change his mind, and quickly carried the child into the house.

Zhao Chunzhi was about to follow when Wu Ximei stopped her with a cold face, "What are you going inside for? Your dad has been working hard at home these past few days. Now that we're back, we can't let him do any more work."

"Go check the pigsty and cattle pen to see if there's any food left in the troughs. If there isn't, mix some wheat bran and feed them, and also get some grass for the sheep. Once you've done that, go to the kitchen and cook the meal. I've been walking for hours, and I'm starving."

He then turned and went inside.

She took out Li's father's clothes from the past few days and threw them into a large basin by the well. "After you finish eating, wash these clothes for your dad. Sigh, this house can't function without a woman. Look at what the house has become while I've been away."

Zhao Chunzhi said with a pale face, "Mom, I'm still in my postpartum period..."

"Who's going to be in postpartum confinement in the sweltering summer heat? Staying home and getting heat rash!"

Wu Ximei scolded, "I've been taking care of you in the hospital for days, and you still expect me to take care of you when you get home? What kind of daughter-in-law is as lazy as you?"

"What are you standing there for? Get to work! You're not allowed to eat or sleep today until you finish this work!"

"..."

Zhao Chunzhi subconsciously looked into the room.

Despite Wu Ximei's loud voice, Li Yaozong acted as if he hadn't heard her and never came out of the house.

Zhao Chunzhi was both angry and resentful.

She went to work while wiping away her tears.

Wu Ximei rolled her eyes, "So pretentious!"

After finishing the meal.

Zhao Chunzhi was washing clothes in the yard, while Wu Ximei was talking to Li's father in the yard. "Zhang Guiying said she only gave our family five days to raise the money. Today is the last day. Do you think she will come to our house tomorrow to ask for money?"

"Won't."

After being in-laws for several years, Li's father had come to understand Zhang Guiying and Zhao Binghe's personalities. "Although Zhang Guiying is shrewish, she loves her children. As long as Zhao Chunzhi is in our family, she won't dare to break ties with us."

Mr. Li was fanning away the mosquitoes with a fan, not taking the matter to heart. "Even if she comes, we're not afraid. We'll just say we have no money. She can't possibly come into our house and search it."

Wu Ximei said worriedly, "Zhang Guiying said that if we don't have money, she'll take our grain, our cows, and all the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep we feed."

"She dares!"

Father Li glared, "Coming to cause trouble in our house? Does she think I'm dead? She dares to act tough with me, and I dare to beat her up! This is Li Family Village, and even if Zhang Guiying is a dragon, she'll have to cower before me on my turf!"

That's what I mean.

Wu Ximei was actually hoping that Zhang Guiying would come and cause trouble.

She was badly beaten by Zhang Guiying at the hospital that day.

The next day, Wu Ximei got up very early to wait for Zhang Guiying to come to her door, but she waited and waited until almost noon and no one came.

I was feeling disappointed.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside.

"Bang!"

The courtyard gate was violently kicked open.

Immediately afterward, Zhang Guiying's familiar yet arrogant voice rang out from outside the door, "Pay back your debts! Li Gui, Wu Ximei, I'm here to collect my debts!"