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Old Zhou was furious, pointing at Zhou Chen and yelling, "Are you cursing me?! Fine, you think you're all grown up now? Let me tell you, as long as I live, you're not getting a share of this family!"

Wang Guifen threw the broom on the ground and poked Zhou Chen a few times. "Are you crazy! Are you trying to drive your father to his death?! You unfilial son, you just got back and you're already causing trouble. What are you talking about dividing the family property? Take back what you said and apologize to your father!"

The elderly couple thought about it all night last night.

The youngest son, Zhou Jianmin, is lazy and doesn't work; he's unreliable.

Now that Zhou Chen is back, the elderly couple will have to rely on him for their old age.

Who knew that as soon as Zhou Chen returned, the first thing he brought up was the matter of dividing the family property.

Zhou Chen turned his head to look at Wang Guifen, "Mother, wasn't this family divided a long time ago? I just feel that the division wasn't done well before, and we need to recalculate the accounts."

A crowd of onlookers had already gathered outside the courtyard.

Originally, everyone just came to see Zhou Chen, who was back to life, but now they're putting on a big show about splitting up the family, making things even more lively.

Wang Guifen clapped her hands and cursed, then bolted the courtyard gate.

The villagers didn't leave either; they stood on stools and leaned against the wall to watch.

Old Man Zhou's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "We raised you all these years, and you've turned out to be an ungrateful wretch. If you're going to keep causing trouble like this, you might as well be dead!"

"Zhou Laoliu!" Zhou Lizhong raised his voice, "How dare you say such a thing?"

Old Zhou snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Zhou Chen pulled a thick stack of remittance receipts from his pocket and placed them on the table. "These are the receipts for the money I sent home a few years ago, totaling 1,769.8 yuan."

The villagers who had gathered to watch erupted in a clamor.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so much money? No wonder Zhou Jianmin of their family goes to town to eat and drink all the time!"

"That's right. The money Zhou Chen sent back, his wife and children didn't get any of it. His parents used it all to cover up Zhou Jianmin's debt."

"Zhou Chen is so successful, why is Wang Guifen still so biased towards this younger one?"

"..."

Old Zhou's face turned pale and then red, as if he had been skinned alive in public.

"You can't even keep your wife to yourself, yet you come here to cause trouble for us. Isn't your mother doing this for your own good? Otherwise, she would have run off with all the money!"

Wang Guifen gritted her teeth in anger, "Besides, what's wrong with us taking the money? I'm your mother, it's only natural for me to take your money. Even if you send back a lot more, it's still my duty!"

"Whether it's right or wrong is another matter," Zhou Chen said with a wry smile. "Mother, what did you promise me before? I told you that after you received this money, you had to give half to Zhilan. Did you give it to her?"

Lin Zhilan had never been to the town and dared not go, so she had no way to withdraw money.

Wang Guifen took advantage of this and embezzled all the money.

Wang Guifen felt very guilty. There were so many people in the village who could see what kind of life "Lin Zhilan" had lived before. If she said that she had given money, no one would believe her.

Wang Guifen suddenly burst into tears, slapping her thigh and cursing, "You ungrateful wretch! I knew you were after that vixen! Do you know how hard it was for me to raise you? And you, the moment you come back, you start settling scores with us! Are you trying to drive us to our deaths?!"

Zhou Chen watched her cry, his face expressionless.

"Secretary Zhou, I don't want all of this money. Just give me half back, and consider it repayment of the money you gave me for raising me. After that, just pretend I'm dead, and I won't come back to get in your way."

Wang Guifen cried, "Where would we get money! We have no money! We've already spent it all. You'd be better off taking my life than giving me money!"

"Aunt Wang!" A young man climbed onto the wall and chuckled mockingly, "Over 1700 yuan! Are you eating dragon meat at home or just using money to wipe your butt? How can you spend it so fast?"

"Pah!" Wang Guifen spat at him. "Mind your own business!"

Everyone laughed.

Old Zhou's face turned a deep purplish-red, his lips trembled for a long time, and then he suddenly turned around and cursed Wang Guifen, "It's all because of you, you old woman! I told you to be nicer to them, but you insisted that she couldn't keep her, and you had to be so mean to her."

"Now look what's happened! His wife ran away, and his son is estranged from us. Are you satisfied now? Are you happy yet?!"

"I..." Wang Guifen opened her mouth, feeling frustrated and unable to express her bitterness.

Zhou Chen scoffed, "Father, it's not entirely my mother's fault."

Wang Guifen looked at him suddenly, thinking that her son had changed his mind.

Zhou Chen looked at Old Man Zhou and said, "My mother doesn't like my wife and children, and she's mean to them, but isn't that something you've tacitly approved of? I've lived in this family for so many years, don't you know that my mother listens to you the most? If you had just said a word for them, Zhilan wouldn't have..."

Zhou Chen's voice became so hoarse that he could no longer finish his sentence.

Those watching sighed inwardly.

They thought Zhou Chen meant that Lin Zhilan would not remarry.

They had no idea that another life had been lost in the process.

Old man Zhou Chen was exposed by his son, his face turned red, the veins on his neck bulged, and he raised his hand to hit him.

Zhou Lizhong quickly stopped him, shoving him aside, "That's enough, aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

Old Zhou stamped his foot in anger, "What a misfortune for our family! What a misfortune for our family!"

Zhou Lizhong raised his voice and said, "You two should know how to be content. How many people in the village are like Zhou Chen? How many people can give their parents so much money? And you call this a misfortune for your family? You might as well not have this son at all."

Old Zhou turned his head to one side and remained silent.

Zhou Lizhong said, "Zhou Chen's request is not unreasonable. Eight hundred and eighty-four yuan and ninety cents is what you should return to him."

"No! Not a single cent!" Wang Guifen clapped her hands and started acting like a rogue.

Zhou Chen looked around the yard. "Secretary Zhou, how much is this house worth?"

Wang Guifen's eyes widened. "What do you think you're doing? Are you crazy?"

Zhou Lizhong coughed heavily. "Three hundred yuan is the most I can get."

Wang Guifen rolled her eyes, then snorted coldly, "You can stay in this house if you want, but your father and I aren't moving out."

"I see." Zhou Chen looked up at the sky and chuckled softly.

He pulled a burning piece of firewood from the stove, carried it, rushed into the house, and threw it onto his parents' bed.

The fire suddenly burst into flames.

Black smoke began to billow from the room, filling it with a pungent, acrid smell.

Wang Guifen rushed in like a madwoman, not even glancing at the burning bed. Her son hurriedly lay down on the floor, dragged a wooden box out from under the bed, and hugged it tightly to his arms.

Zhou Lizhong was the first to react, gesturing to the young people who were watching the commotion from the wall, "What are you all standing there for? Go put out the fire!"

Several young men quickly jumped down from the wall and went to the kitchen to get water to put out the fire.

Fortunately, the fire had not yet grown large and was quickly extinguished.

However, the blankets and bedding on the bed had been burned through a large hole, and a large patch of black smoke was billowing from the walls, filling the entire room with a choking stench.