Zhulan really felt sorry for Zhao. It was a disaster for Zhao to have outstanding looks but no background to protect her. She also encountered natural disasters and had to flee famine. Human nature has no bottom line again and again. Not only must she guard against outsiders, but she must also guard against her relatives. Zhao's looks were a disaster. In her final situation, there was a 90% chance that she would be sold to a dirty place. She could only disguise herself, and crying was a good protective color. No one likes a sad face when it comes to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Zhao protected herself, but the protective color had been there for a long time and had penetrated into her bones.
Zhulan squinted her eyes as she recalled. The one who was most concerned in the entire Zhou family was Zhou Laoer. It was not only Zhao who was slandered, but also Zhou Laoer's fault. He must have made many moves behind Zhao's back. It is said that a man forgets his mother after marrying a wife and treats her like a dear son.
After hearing what his wife said, Zhou Laoer knew it was over and hurried to the main room. He stood at the door and saw his mother's face changing again and again. He felt very upset and knelt down all of a sudden, "Mom, I am wrong."
Zhulan, "... ..."
Zhou Laoer was indeed the smartest person in the family. He knew that she had discovered Zhao's appearance.
Zhou Laoer saw his mother's expressionless face, which was creepy. His mother was no longer the same as before, and he was quite frightened. "Mom, I can't do anything. Zhao is too beautiful. It would be a disaster for her to marry into our family. If she is found out and we can't protect her, it would also bring disaster to our family."
This indirectly explains why Zhao always cries.
Zhulan recalled Zhao's appearance and felt a toothache. She thought of her eldest granddaughter again. Oh, she must urge Zhou Shuren to make progress. Not only should he become an official, but he must also become a high-ranking official. Otherwise, a small official will still not be able to protect his child.
Zhou Laoer felt uneasy. He was the first person to notice Qiu Niang's appearance. He didn't want to bring trouble upon himself and had never thought of marrying Qiu Niang. He just paid attention to her and couldn't control his heart. It was hard to resist a beautiful woman. He was also a vulgar man, but he had a conscience and didn't want to bring trouble to his family, so he didn't dare to act. Later, Qiu Niang discovered him and came to him directly.
On the surface, he seems to be the most honest person in the family, but in fact, he is the most rebellious and opinionated. Especially after meeting his eldest sister-in-law, he became obsessed with finding himself a smart wife. It is said that beauties have skin but no brains. Until he found out that Zhao's crying was just a disguise, he was attracted by her intelligence and decided to exchange her for a wife with food.
Later, his mother agreed even though she was unhappy about it. However, Zhao couldn't stay at home forever. He and Zhao knew very well that the less they went out, the more people would be curious about it, especially the wives who were exchanged for food. They would all guess what was worth exchanging. He had no choice but to go out, and he had to go out with his mother because his mother was good at martial arts and most people didn't dare to get close to her.
As for the later abuse of his wife and his mother becoming a wicked mother-in-law, he and Zhao really didn't expect that his mother would take the blame. At first they just thought that the crying and cowardly young wife was not likable, so people in the village didn't pay any attention to her. Who could have thought that the black-hearted old woman was so jealous of his mother.
The more Zhou Laoer thought about it, the more guilty he felt. He could only kneel down as his mother didn't say anything.
Zhulan thought that if the original body was alive, she would be furious, not at Zhao, but at her son's lack of trust. Now it was her turn, and she felt that Zhou Laoer should be punished and kneel, and it was the original body kneeling, not her. "Kneel down, and stand up when you have kneeled for half an hour. While you are kneeling, think about what you did wrong."
My son needs education in large numbers. This adopted son has had a low sense of existence since he was young and has too little sense of belonging to the family. It cannot be blamed on Zhou Laoer. The original couple also had a lot of problems. Fortunately, it is not too late. Now the adopted son cares a lot about the Zhou family.
Zhulan leaned against the wall with her eyes closed, and estimated the time in her mind. About half an hour had passed without her adopted son getting up. When she opened her eyes, her adopted son's face did not look very well. His legs could not bear the pain of kneeling anymore. He nodded in his mind, knowing that he was wrong and wanted to kneel down to atone for his sins.
Zhu Lan's eyes lit up with smiles. The efforts she and Zhou Shuren had put in were not in vain. "Get up!"
Zhou Laoer recalled a lot in half an hour. People are afraid of exaggerating things. Since he has identified with his parents, he is used to considering many things from their perspective. He lowered his head in guilt and said, "Mom, I am an unfilial son. In the past, I only thought that mom and dad did not love me, and never looked for the reason in myself. Mom and dad have never treated me and Zhao badly, but I have never cared about you. Instead, I don't trust you and even use you. I am unfilial and I am ashamed of you."
Zhulan's smile became even more intense. "Get up, mother is not angry. Mother has her own problems. I have neglected you after giving birth to many children during the war years. I want to apologize to you. Don't blame me."
Zhou Laoer's eyes turned red. Not only did he not have enough food and warm clothes during the war, he also lived in fear, but he never went hungry. Thinking of his mother hunting for food and never saying that she was partial to him, he felt pain in his heart, "Mom, I was wrong."
Zhulan froze, her adopted son lying on her lap and crying. Even though he was acting, he was not his original self and he still couldn't adapt. Her adopted son was crying, and under the influence of emotion, Zhulan touched her adopted son's hair and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. In fact, it was not just the children of the Zhou family who were changing, she and Zhou Shuren were also changing. She found that she had the feeling of being a mother and was no longer acting a character.