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

"what?"

Chen Baozhu hadn't held out any hope. Hearing Zhao Limin's words, she dropped the food she was picking up with her chopsticks into her plate. "Why did your mother suddenly change her mind? Didn't she beat you this morning?"

"..."

Zhao Limin was a little embarrassed.

What's wrong with Baozhu? How could he tell his father-in-law's whole family about being beaten?

How embarrassing.

He cleared his throat. "This morning I misunderstood that Mom had given her job to my third son's wife, and I said some unpleasant things. Mom got so angry that she hit me."

Chen Baozhu seized on the key point: "The work wasn't given to Zhang Xia?"

"No, Mom sold her job to save money for our renovations." The third and fourth sons were kicked out, and the fifth son isn't married yet. If she doesn't give him the money, who else can she give it to?

Zhao Limin looked radiant.

He recounted how the third and fourth brothers had been driven away.

He added confidently, "My mom must have regretted it a long time ago. Even if I hadn't brought my grandma home today, she would definitely have come to pick us up."

It hurts a little to say it.

I should have known better than to go see his grandma.

He wasted over fifty yuan, which is more than half a month's salary.

Chen Baozhu listened with a joyful expression.

The old woman sold her job; Zhang Xia must be furious.

That'll infuriate her.

It made her look down on people and constantly bring up having two sons.

But when she thought about how that old hag had beaten her in front of the whole village, she couldn't laugh anymore.

What's the use of regretting it now?

She and Zhao Limin have both lost all face.

Chen Baozhu put down her chopsticks, crossed her legs, placed her hands on her knees, and immediately put on airs. "Hmph! Just because she came to pick me up doesn't mean I should waltz back home! Dream on!"

"Weren't they really tough when they kicked us out, threatening to sever all ties with us? Now that they know the third brother and the others can't be relied on, they've remembered us again."

"I'm not packing my things. Let your parents pack when they get here. They should welcome me back the way they chased me away!"

Zhao Limin frowned and offered a word of advice, "Baozhu, that's enough."

"Why should 'good enough' be acceptable?!"

Chen Baozhu glared at Zhao Limin fiercely, "Have you forgotten how your mother beat us that day? You may have forgotten, but I haven't! If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll think I'm easy to bully."

Zhao Limin looked to Chen's parents for help, "Mom and Dad, please try to persuade Baozhu."

Mr. Chen put down his chopsticks and advised, "Baozhu, listen to me, don't make things too ugly."

Chen's mother sighed and echoed, "Yes, even if we can't help the monk, we should at least consider the Buddha's sake. Let's not put Limin in a difficult position."

Chen Baozhu whined and refused to listen.

Having no other choice, Zhao Limin went inside to pack his things.

Chen's mother glanced into the house.

Once he was sure Zhao Limin was out of sight, he immediately frowned and instructed his daughter, "When Zhang Guiying comes later, don't be polite with her, just make a scene with her!"

"It's not enough that you've paid back the money you owed Limin; you also have to make her give you all the money she got from selling her job!"

"Make sure she remembers this lesson well, so that she'll think twice before she gets angry with you again."

Chen Baozhu was surprised, "Mom, I thought you really told me to put up with it."

Chen's mother glared at her. "What can I say with Limin here?"

She started cursing again in a low voice, "My daughter has grown up and I've never even had the heart to hit you. But Zhang Guiying, she didn't give birth to you or raise you, what right does she have to hit you?"

Mr. Chen chimed in, "Your mother is right."

With her parents' support, Chen Baozhu felt even more confident.

Chen Baozhu's sister-in-law, Hu Lan, was stunned.

It was indeed wrong for the eldest sister's mother-in-law to hit people, but it was right for the eldest sister and her husband to cheat the elderly couple out of their hard-earned money when they had clearly saved so much.

Instead of trying to persuade her older sister, her in-laws added fuel to the fire.

How can you teach your daughter like that!

Hu Lan couldn't help but offer some advice, "Sister, your in-laws are elders, and they've always treated you and Yuanyuan well. They've already gone to great lengths to come to your house to pick you and Yuanyuan up, and even apologized to you. It's not easy for them."

"Harmony in the family brings prosperity in everything. Just for my brother-in-law's sake, let's not go too far."

Chen Baozhu was furious and retorted on the spot, "It's not you who's getting beaten, so of course you can make sarcastic remarks. If my mother were to beat you, would you be willing to accept it?"

Hu Lan was furious.

She kindly offered some advice, but Chen Baozhu not only wouldn't listen but also argued with her. Hu Lan immediately retorted, "Dongguo and I hand over our salaries on time, unlike you, who hides your private savings and asks your in-laws for money to buy a house."

"you!"

Hu Lan didn't give her a chance to lash out, and left with the bowl in her hand.

Chen Baozhu was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode. "Mom, look at her! How dare she talk to her own sister like that?"

Chen's mother glared fiercely at Hu Lan's retreating figure, then patted Chen Baozhu's back and whispered reassuringly, "Don't mind her, just wait and see how I deal with her!"

Chen Baozhu finally calmed down. "When my in-laws come later, Mom, you have to back me up."

"Don't worry, Mom will play the bad guy."

"Thank you, Mom."

After finishing the meal, Chen's mother quickly cleared the small table to avoid having to feign politeness and invite Zhang Guiying and Zhao Binghe to eat when they came.

Afraid of missing the chance to be a bad guy.

Chen's mother didn't even wash the dishes. The whole family sat neatly under the lamplight in the yard, with the gate wide open, waiting for Zhang Guiying to come and apologize.

"Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Chen Baozhu was getting impatient and turned to Zhao Limin, asking, "Didn't you say your parents would be here soon? You've been back for twenty minutes already, why are they dawdling like this? Is this how they apologize?"

Zhao Limin comforted them, "They need to go to the bank to withdraw money, it won't be that quick, let's wait a little longer."

The voice just fell.

A commotion could be faintly heard outside.

Zhao Limin perked up. "I'll go take a look."

Chen Baozhu also heard the commotion and grabbed Zhao Limin, preventing him from leaving. "Don't go out to see. If your parents see us, they'll think we really want to go back. Let's just sit here and wait for them to come and invite us."

"..."

Zhao Limin also wanted to vent his anger.

Hearing this, he didn't insist and sat steadily in the middle of the courtyard.

The sounds of gongs and drums outside grew louder and louder.

Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, and heart-wrenching cries, Zhao Limin had a vague feeling that something was wrong. "It's my mother's voice, but... something doesn't sound right?"

"What's wrong with that? She knows she did something wrong, but she's too ashamed to apologize, so she cries to gain sympathy." Chen Baozhu was quite satisfied with this commotion.

She was hoping things would escalate.

Let all the neighbors see how Zhang Guiying apologized and begged for forgiveness, so that she can regain the face she had lost.

Chen Baozhu fantasized in her mind about how to make things difficult for Zhang Guiying. The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and her mouth stretched all the way to her ears.

Meanwhile, in the alley.

Zhao Xueyi was in charge of banging gongs and drums, while Zhang Guiying was in charge of crying out in grief. The family of five staggered down the alley, successfully attracting the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

When Zhang Guiying arrived at the Chen family.

A long line of neighbors had already followed the five people to watch the spectacle.

I walked to the gate of the courtyard.

Zhang Guiying seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. She staggered and collapsed on the threshold of the Chen family's house. Zhang Guiying immediately lay down on the threshold and wailed loudly.

"Baozhu, Mom is guilty, Mom is sorry, please forgive Mom!"