Zhou Mingli was born into an official family. His grandfather was an official in the Mingzhu Bank system, and his father also held an important position in the banking system. Because they dealt with money all day long, their family naturally had no shortage of money.
Because he was the eldest son of the Zhou family, he was extremely doted on. He could get whatever he wanted, but even if he wanted the moon in the sky, that was impossible.
He had never experienced any setbacks or hardships, which also cultivated his arrogant and violent character, and he would lose his temper at the slightest dissatisfaction.
Because he didn't want to come to Yanziwu to celebrate the Spring Festival, but his mother forced him to come. He didn't dare to vent his anger on his mother, but he would not hesitate to throw it on the villagers of Yanziwu - if you didn't live here, how could we run to such a barren place
After seeing the extravagant life in Yanjing City, he didn't want to leave. However, his parents insisted on leaving, and he couldn't spend the New Year there alone. The road was blocked by heavy snow and the wind was howling. The driver assigned by his father's leader almost drove the car into the ditch on both sides of the road without any guardrails several times.
The driver gossiped several times, which made the Zhou family feel quite ashamed. Having such poor relatives is indeed not something to be proud of - at least Zhou Fan could hide his unhappiness in his heart, but Zhou Mingli showed it on his face without any scruples.
After arriving at Yanziwu, he felt like banging his head against a wall when he saw the houses scattered on the snowy plain. This place was in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but wilderness and lonely mountains around it. Was this the destination where they were going to stay for several days and waste their precious winter vacation time
Zhou Mingli had the urge to turn around and run away.
His mother had told him countless times that their village was a very remarkable place and that every villager there had great kung fu skills.
Zhou Mingli was skeptical about this statement. How powerful could he be? Break a brick with one punch? Break two wooden boards with one kick
However, this is the technological age, so what if you have martial arts skills? You were shot down by your opponent before you even rushed to the other person. The clowns in the acrobatic troupe all have special skills, so they have to jump around in the air and make a living by receiving tips from others, right
Even so, this is still the reason why Zhou Mingli has a little expectation for this village.
Perhaps, you can always find some new and interesting things that you can brag about to your friends when you go back.
So, after seeing Fang Yan, he wanted to verify his mother's words and his own thoughts, and pointed at the blue brick and asked Fang Yan to split it - don't rural people have a strong desire to show off in front of city people? If he asked him to do what he was most proud of, they would definitely be eager to show it off, right
Unexpectedly, his older cousin Fang Yan actually refused. Not only did he not give him face, but it also made him feel that the only highlight of this rural trip was gone.
There is no such thing as smashing bricks with your palms, that's all their lies.
He became violent again, wishing he could jump up and beat Fang Yan up.
Although he didn't do anything, the tone of his voice was already very impolite.
The person he was facing was Fang Yan, and the person he was insulting was Yan Ziwu. Fang Yan had just accepted the important task entrusted to him by his master, and he had already become one with Yan Ziwu.
So, tragedy naturally happened.
When Zhou Mingli just got off the car, Fang Yan drove his grandfather's old car to the carport to park, and did not hear Zhou Mingli's words that Yanziwu was a "no place for birds to shit". However, Zhou Mingli called Yanziwu a "scam village" in front of him.
Where are the scammers in Yanziwu? How could there be scammers in Yanziwu
With Fang Yan's bad temper, how could he tolerate such a thing
So, a slap was given.
This was a slap from Fang Yan, how could Zhou Mingli bear it? His knees went weak and he fell to the ground.
Because they were talking outside the threshold, Zhou Mingli insisted that Fang Yan split the top brick of the door. When Fang Yan slapped him on the head, his body fell and unfortunately fell on the threshold.
Half of his body was pressed on the raised threshold. If it weren't for the thick down jacket he was wearing, his ribs would have been crushed by the fall.
"Nature-----" Fang Yijing saw his son suddenly fall to the ground and ran over to help him up.
Zhou Fan had already walked into the yard with Fang Yixing. When he heard his son's screams behind him, he quickly turned around and saw Zhou Mingli lying on the ground, unable to move.
Fang Yan's movements were even faster. Before Fang Yijing and Zhou Fan rushed over, he had already hurriedly dragged Zhou Mingli up from the ground, helped to pat the snow and dust off his body, and asked: "Mingli, are you okay? Are you hurt? The roads in the countryside are slippery, be careful of your steps----"
It was not until this time that Fang Yijing and Zhou Fan arrived at their son's side.
Fang Yijing supported her son and asked, "Mingli, how do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Zhou Fan stared at the threshold in front of him and asked, "You should look at the road when you walk, why did you fall?"
Zhou Mingli felt a burst of pain in his chest, but his anger had made him lose his mind. He pointed at Fang Yan and shouted, "He hit my head - he knocked me down on purpose."
"Numerology." Fang Yijing shouted. "Don't talk nonsense."
"I didn't say anything nonsense. He's the one who did it." Zhou Mingli was unyielding, his adolescent voice was as sharp as a knife, and he said, "I asked him to break bricks, but he couldn't. So he hit me on the head - he did it on purpose. He hit me on purpose."
Zhou Fan looked at Fang Yan and asked, "Fang Yan, this matter-----"
Fang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I did pat Mingli's head. But it was a touch, a gentle touch - he asked me to split bricks, but I refused. I thought this child was quite naughty, so I couldn't help but touch his head. I used to touch Fang Mengying and Fang Mengxiang's heads frequently - but this incident was indeed caused by me, and I apologize to Mingli."
"Mingli, that's enough." Fang Yijing was furious. He stared at Zhou Mingli with a bad look and said, "Have you had enough? If you have, go inside and rest. Haven't you eaten yet? You don't need to eat dinner."
Zhou Fan glanced at Fang Yan and said with a smile: "Nature is still a child. As the eldest brother, you have to bear with me."
"Uncle, don't worry. I will take good care of your fortune." Fang Yan said as if to assure you.
"You-----" Zhou Mingli felt that he had no place to vent his grievances, and stared at Fang Yan and said, "You deceived me, I will not let you off easily."
After saying that, he strode towards the inner room.
"Be careful, the road is slippery." Fang Yan warned.
"Does it require your care?" Zhou Mingli said in a bad tone.
thump!
As soon as he finished speaking, he fell to the ground again.
This time there was no obstacle on his body, and his body slid forward on the thin ice until he stopped under the steps of the eaves.
Fang Yan raised his hands and said, "I really didn't touch him this time-----"
Fang Mengying clapped her hands and laughed, saying, "You are so stupid that you can't even walk properly."
Fang Mengxiang went even further, running back and forth along the path Zhou Mingli had slipped on, saying, "Look at me, look at me - I won't slip."
Second aunt Fang Yiling quickly ran over and took Fang Mengying and Fang Mengxiang to the side to avoid embarrassing Zhou Fan and her younger sister.
Zhou Fan originally wanted to blame the fact that the road in the yard was too slippery and the snow had not been cleared away, but after Fang Mengying and Fang Mengxiang made such a fuss, he couldn't even say a word of complaint.
Two young kids can walk and jump freely, but his son has grown up so much, and he can’t even walk properly
What's more, Fang Yan had reminded him in advance to be careful of the slippery road, but he said "Is it your business" - isn't this a typical case of dog biting Lu Dongbin - bah, bah, bah, who is the dog
This time Fang Yan didn't need to do anything. Zhou Fan quickly walked over to help Zhou Mingli up, and said with a stern face: "Zhou Mingli, can you behave yourself? This is not the place for you to act wildly."
Zhou Mingli felt like all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. Although he said that he didn't need Fang Yan's care, he was indeed worried about the road ahead. However, for some reason, his knees softened --- no, his entire body suddenly lost strength, and he fell to the ground inexplicably.
He was a little scared and a little frightened. He felt pain in his chest just now, and he was worried that he might have some sequelae from the fall.
Seeing that my father was angry, I didn't dare to say what I wanted to say. I shook off my father's hand and strode towards the inner room.
Fang Yijing glanced at everyone apologetically and said, "You guys eat first. I'll go and settle him down. This child is in his rebellious period and is always causing trouble for me."
Lu Wan also came out to greet them, saying, "Let's eat. The food is getting cold."
Fang Huwei was also pushed out. Although the old man's legs were paralyzed, his power was still there. With him present, everyone was warm and harmonious.
The main guest of today's dinner was Zhou Fan. Fang Yixing and his eldest uncle Fang Hao and second uncle Zhao Chengxin took turns to serve him wine. Zhou Fan also took the initiative to toast Fang Huwei three times, and toasted Lu Wan and the eldest and second aunts one glass each. He even accepted a toast from Fang Yan. He was not very clear-headed and his tongue began to shake when he spoke.
He squinted his eyes and looked at Fang Yan, and said, "I heard from your aunt that Fang Yan is a teacher in Huacheng?"
Fang Yan nodded and said, "Yes."
"What's so good about being a teacher?" Zhou Fan waved his hand and said, "The salary is low, the work is heavy, and I have to deal with a bunch of kids every day. I have to eat chalk dust when I go to work. Chalk dust is not a good thing. It can damage people's lungs. It will be too late to regret it. Listen to my uncle and quit my job after the Spring Festival. Go to Mingzhu, and my uncle will arrange a job for you. You will get more free money-----" (To be continued)