Outside the window, the wind and rain still lingered, and at this moment, there was an uneasy atmosphere in the Zhou family villa.
Zhou Maoguo stared at the fragments of the ground for a long time, and finally snorted, glared at Song Wen, and gritted his teeth: "Don't you know this is my favorite antique? This thing has a price and no market. At the beginning, I spent a lot of money. The price was snatched from Old Yantou."
A loud thunder sounded, causing Song Wen to shiver. She lowered her head, and tugged at her apron with both hands, without daring to say a word.
Zhou Maoguo became more angry, he threw a set of teapots with a flick of his hand, and his face gradually distorted.
Zhou Maoguo's face was full of savage flesh, but now he looked even more terrifying. He is a typical male protagonist, and he has always been one-of-a-kind in the Zhou family. If he gets angry, the whole family, including Zhou Maoguo's parents, will not dare to intervene.
"You know that this thing is valuable, you should keep it well, and don't let your children have the chance to touch it. But you're better, but you put it in the most conspicuous place. I think it's your fault that this thing is broken!"
Song Wen was Zhou Maoguo's re-married daughter-in-law.
After hearing Zhou Maoguo's words, she had to bow her head and whimper: "Yes, it's all my fault."
"You look sad every day, what's the use of marrying you back?" Zhou Maoguo didn't relieve his anger when she saw her clothes softened, and then went on to criticize Song Wenlai.
At first, he was able to talk a little bit crooked, but slowly, the words he said became more and more ugly...
Of course, when Zhou Maoguo scolded Song Wen, he also glanced sideways at Tang Mu from time to time. The words he scolded were actually intended for Tang Mu, the "culprit".
Just half an hour ago, Zhou Maoguo's favorite vase was broken by Zhou Maoguo's son Zhou Jicheng.
That vase is not an ordinary vase, it is said to be the work of a certain master in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After Zhou Maoguo made his fortune by investing in coal mines, he began to like antiques.
In fact, he didn't understand much at all, but he needed a few pieces at home to show his unique taste.
After Zhou Jicheng broke the vase, he immediately cried in fright. His grandmother Wang Hongjuan was also saddened when she saw the situation.
Zhou Maoguo has a bad temper, and if he doesn't like it, he will reach out and beat someone.
Wang Hongjuan has always doted on her grandson, how could she bear to be beaten by her eldest grandson
At this time, Wang Hongjuan suddenly thought of Tang Mu.
Tang Mu is a drag oil bottle brought by Song Wen. Usually at home, Tang Mu is silent, and his character is honest and cowardly, and no one pays attention to him.
Because of this, even if Zhou Maoguo didn't like Tang Mu so much, he hardly ever lost his temper with Tang Mu. Of course, it was mainly because he couldn't find any reason to lose his temper with Tang Mu.
When dealing with such a child who said two harsh words, he would have red eyes, no matter how violent Zhou Maoguo's temper was, he would still have a trace of intolerance.
And Wang Hongjuan took advantage of Zhou Maoguo's unbearableness, and proposed to let Tang Mu take the blame.
Wang Hongjuan didn't discuss the matter with Tang Mu, she went directly to her daughter-in-law Song Wen.
Song Wen had no status in the Zhou family, and Zhou Maoguo's sons and daughters could yell at her. Wang Hongjuan didn't dare to respond to what her mother-in-law ordered.
That's it, Wang Hongjuan solved Zhou Jicheng's "dilemma" with a casual sentence.
Seeing Song Wen's agreement, Wang Hongjuan didn't even look at Tang Mu, and said directly to Zhou Jicheng: "Good boy, don't cry, this vase was not broken by you at all, but by Tang Mu."
When Zhou Jicheng heard this, he immediately stopped his tears, he turned his head, pinched his waist, and looked at Tang Mu arrogantly: "My dad will come back and ask about this in a while, you act like a little bit, don't be a helper. "
Tang Mu stood there with dull eyes and did not answer.
Zhou Jicheng stepped forward and pushed him hard, and said anxiously, "Look at you dumb, did you hear that?"
Seeing this, Song Wen hurriedly stepped forward to stop Zhou Jicheng, and said with an apologetic smile: "Dacheng, Tang Mu knows, don't worry, he won't make a mistake."
Zhou Jicheng was relieved when he heard this. He has always been generous, but he rarely gave Song Wen a good face: "Well, I'm relieved with your words."
At this moment, Tang Mu, looking at Zhou Jicheng's thin and green appearance in front of him, did not return to his senses for a long time.
Tang Mu is someone who has died once.
His step-brother-in-law, Tong Bin, drove after drinking and ran into him directly.
Only after Tang Mu died did he realize that he was just the cannon fodder in this book, a trivial episode in the life of the protagonist's family.
After his death, his step-brother-in-law Tong Bin was imprisoned. The Zhou family's industry has also gone downhill, and Zhou Maoguo, the once-bright coal boss, has also been completely reduced to a Laolai.
And the big heroine in the book, that is, Tang Mu's step-sister Zhou Yan, also understood the true meaning of life after experiencing many hardships. She saw Tong Bin clearly and knew that he was not a sweetheart. After signing a divorce agreement with Tong Bin, she married Yan Hesong, a big real estate owner who had always admired her, and led the Zhou family to live a new life.
As for Tang Mu, the unnecessary oil bottle, his death seemed to be a relief to everyone in the Zhou family.
And now, if Tang Mu remembered correctly, he should have suddenly returned to four years ago for some unknown reason.
The thing about the antique vase happened in 2011, the summer after his college entrance examination.
This pot, he has been carrying it to death for Zhou Jicheng.
Tang Mu clearly remembered that in the years after that, Zhou Maoguo would bring up the broken vase from time to time, and would give Tang Mu his eyes at every turn.
Obviously Tang Mu didn't do anything, but he became a sinner in this family. Even eating one more bite of silkworm chrysalis on the dining table will attract bad eyes from all around.
Naturally, before the antique vase incident, Tang Mu didn't dare to pick up vegetables at the dinner table.
But even so, the Zhou family asked Tang Mu to be grateful to them. In their eyes, Tang Mu followed Song Wen to Zhou's house when he was ten years old. Tang Mu's ability to grow to such a size is all thanks to the Zhou family.
Zhou Jicheng also said that without the feeding of the Zhou family, Tang Mu would be worse than a wild dog on the side of the road.
Zhou Jicheng's words would still echo around Tang Mu'er, who had been reborn again. In fact, during his time at Zhou's house, he was not as good as a wild dog.
At least wild dogs can do whatever they want, and at least wild dogs dare to bark wildly. And he, like an ant living in the cracks, even kicked his breath, he had to look at other people's faces.
Tears slowly slipped down the corners of his eyes.
Tang Mu looked back on his short and difficult past life, and it was really too suffocating to live.
Tang Mu was also a temperamental person, but he didn't dare to vent. Because his mother Song Wen always taught him to be patient if he could, and not to trouble her.
The most important thing is not to cause trouble to the mother. Tang Mu is fine no matter what, but if he does something excessive, it will only make it harder for his mother to do it. This is also the reason why Tang Mu has been patient.
His mother told him that when he graduated from college, went out to look for a job, and left the Zhou family completely, maybe the days would be clear.
The mother also said that he was not Zhou Maoguo's own son, and that everything in the Zhou family belonged to Zhou Jicheng, and Tang Mu couldn't even touch it.
The mother also said that Tang Mu should try to avoid Zhou Jicheng and Zhou Yan as much as possible, so as not to make other brothers and sisters unhappy.
Tang Mu's biological father left Song Wen and Tang Mu when Tang Mu was four years old and ran away with other women.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and when Song Wen divorced, it caught up with the wave of layoffs in the late 1990s. Song Wen, who had no source of income, had to take Tang Mu to his uncle's house to eat for a few years.
Speaking of which, when Song Wengang married Zhou Maoguo with his child, Zhou Maoguo was not yet a coal boss, he was just a truck driver.
Song Wen worked with him day and night for two years upside down, saved some money, and invested in a small local coal mine.
It was this turning point that made the Zhou family flourish.
The small coal mine dug out coal a few months later, and Zhou Maoguo's fortune was out of control.
In just a few years, Zhou Maoguo has become a well-known coal boss in the county.
Xu is thinking about Song Wen's hardships with him, so after Zhou Maoguo developed, he did not leave Song Wen's mother and son behind.
But the later wife is not as good as the original wife after all, no matter how hard Song Wen works, it can't compare to the weight of the deceased original wife in Zhou Maoguo's heart.
And Wang Hongjuan guarded Song Wen like a thief. Even if there was an inconspicuous ring on Song Wen's finger, Wang Hongjuan had to rush to grab it, saying that she would keep it for her grandson.
Even if the Zhou family is prospering day by day, with assets exceeding 100 million yuan, Wang Hongjuan will still care about Song Wen because of some worthless things.
Wang Hongjuan is used to living in poverty. After her son became a coal boss, she still lived her life very carefully. Socks with holes are reluctant to throw away, and they have to be patched. Salted duck eggs that have been marinated in winter are not allowed to be taken out, only Zhou Maoguo and Zhou Jicheng can eat them when they are at home.
If Song Wen and Tang Mu were at home since childhood, there would never be more than three dishes on the table.
The relatives of the Zhou family did not treat Song Wen well. Zhou Maoguo's sister-in-law and sister never regarded Song Wen as a sister-in-law, and ordered Song Wen as casually as a servant.
And Song Wen blamed all this on her and Zhou Maoguo having no children. Therefore, in order to stabilize her position in the Zhou family, she gave birth to another daughter to Zhou Maoguo, that is, Tang Mu's half-sister, Zhou Yu.
Zhou Jicheng and Zhou Yan actually didn't like Zhou Yu either, but because of their father's majesty, they didn't dare to treat Zhou Yu either.
But Tang Mu was different. Zhou Yu was still surnamed Zhou, but Tang Mu was the only outsider in the family.
No one cares about the feelings of an outsider.
Just like this case of taking the blame, the Zhou family felt that Tang Mu should bear this for Zhou Jicheng.
After Zhou Jicheng recovered, Zhou Maoguo still scolded Song Wen with his mouth closed.
On the other hand, Zhou Jicheng and Wang Hongjuan watched the fun as if nothing was happening.
They were certain that Tang Mu would take the blame for this incident. In order to win Zhou Jicheng's favor, Song Wen had to endure this innocent disaster.
Tang Mu finally took a deep breath, and at the moment when Zhou Jicheng was about to reach out to hit Song Wen, Tang Mu stepped forward and stopped him.
Tang Mu was already eighteen years old, and although his face looked green, he was already a 1.8-meter-old boy.
When he stood in front of his mother and faced Zhou Maoguo, Zhou Maoguo was shocked for a while.
However, in the next second, Zhou Maoguo had already reacted. He snorted softly and asked Tang Mu, "What? You also think that your mother shouldn't have suffered for you?"
Tang Mu let go of Zhou Maoguo's hand, looked at Zhou Maoguo fearlessly, and said word by word, "I didn't break the vase, it was Zhou Jicheng. He was afraid of being beaten, so grandma and Zhou Jicheng wanted me to take the blame. "
Zhou Jicheng was still watching the play. Hearing this, his eyes widened and he roared at Tang Mu: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Tang Mu glanced at Zhou Jicheng, and then said to Zhou Maoguo: "Not only did I not break the vase this time, but I also didn't kill the dog my grandfather kept. There is also the glass of the neighbor's house four years ago. Ergou sister's stolen underwear..."
"I didn't do all of this."