"Third Brother, I want to be with him. Mom and Dad will definitely object, and I'll need your help then." Now that her parents were back, if she wanted to be with the mute, she would certainly need Zhang Liunian's help.
Zhang Liunian nodded, "I will definitely help you, but if you want to be with him, shouldn't you also confirm if he wants to marry you? Don't be the only one with feelings."
"Third Brother, I'm your biological sister. While I might not be as beautiful as you, I'm not bad either!" How could the mute possibly look down on her?
Zhang Xiaomei felt her Third Brother was overthinking. After the mute received her shoes, he had smiled like an idiot.
"Sister, I know you're beautiful, but this needs to be mutual.
How about this? If you've both made up your minds, have the mute find me himself to talk.
If he wants to marry my sister, he has to get past me first!" Zhang Liunian suspected it might be his sister's unrequited love, so he wanted to gauge the mute's intentions.
"This... I'll ask him another day." Zhang Xiaomei was still a bit introverted. Suddenly realizing they needed to confirm their feelings left her in a state of disarray.
Seeing her distracted state, Zhang Liunian said, "You can walk around. Third Brother is heading back first."
As soon as he left, Zhang Xiaomei couldn't help but head towards the educated youth women's dormitory.
Zhang Liunian, who hadn't gone far, saw this, shook his head with a smile, and turned to go home.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned home, he heard his daughter crying. Zhang Liunian rushed into the room and saw his daughter clutching a little yellow chick, crushed into a meat patty, crying hysterically.
"What happened to Huabao?" Why did the little yellow chick die again? Zhang Liunian picked up his daughter and wiped her tears with concern.
Huabao was crying sadly, but when her father picked her up, the sudden feeling of weightlessness made her forget about crying.
"Daddy, Datou stepped on my little yellow chick and killed it." Huabao, with puffy, tear-filled eyes, said aggrievedly.
Zhang Liunian reached out and wiped the tears from his daughter's face, saying indignantly, "How could it be him? Daddy will take you to get revenge."
Before Zhang Liunian could go out, Huabao said, "But I already broke Datou's head. I saw him bleeding a lot, so I'm not angry with him anymore."
"..." Zhang Liunian was speechless, thinking that his daughter had suddenly become very fierce. Was this a good or bad thing?
The next moment, his third aunt Wu Shuicao's voice came from the yard, "Zhang Liunian, get out here! Your daughter broke my eldest grandson's head. If you don't give us an explanation, we'll tear down your house today!"
Hearing the voice, Zhang Liunian, holding Huabao, walked a few steps to the entrance of the main hall. He saw Datou, with his head bandaged like a zongzi, constantly sniffling, looking very sad.
"Third Aunt, you came at the right time. I want to ask how your family educates your children. Why did you step on Huabao's little yellow chick and kill it?"
Zhang Liunian took out the little yellow chick that had been stepped on and killed inside, showing everyone that his daughter hadn't intentionally hit Datou.
Wu Shuicao hadn't expected this, but she refused to believe her grandson would be so cruel, "You're talking nonsense. My Datou is only 5 years old, how could he do such a thing?"
Hearing this, Datou started to feel guilty and instinctively took a step back.
"Ask your Datou yourself. My Huabao doesn't lie." Zhang Liunian stood by his daughter all along.
"Nonsense, my Datou wouldn't have such wicked thoughts. Don't talk nonsense." Wu Shuicao also didn't believe her grandson could be so bad at such a young age.
"Datou, I'm asking you, did you step on Huabao's little yellow chick and kill it?" Seeing Wu Shuicao just stubbornly denying it, Zhang Liunian took the little yellow chick and walked in front of Zhang Datou.
Datou, seeing the little yellow chick that looked like a meat patty, shouted, "Why did this little yellow chick peck me? Serves it right for dying!"
Boom!
So it was he who had stepped on the little yellow chick and killed it.
Zhang Liunian smiled and looked at a surprised Wu Shuicao, "Third Aunt, do you know whose fault it is now!"
"It's just a little yellow chick. It's not worth breaking my grandson's head!
Don't you know how important the head is and that you shouldn't hit it randomly?
So you have to compensate us today!" Wu Shuicao, ignoring her grandson's actions, still insisted on compensation.
Zhang Liunian had no intention of giving money. The incident was initiated by Zhang Datou. If he hadn't stepped on his daughter's little yellow chick, his head wouldn't have been broken. This was his own doing.
"Datou provoked my Huabao first, making her cry. I haven't settled the score with you yet, and you still want compensation from me? Do you really think I'm easy to deal with!" Zhang Liunian glanced at his daughter with concern before turning to Wu Shuicao with a cold smile.
Wu Shuicao was a little scared by his gaze, but then she remembered she was here to get money, so she stubbornly refused to back down.
"I don't care. Huabao broke my eldest grandson's head, and you can't deny it. So you must compensate us, or I won't leave your house today."
Wu Shuicao said this and made a move as if to sit on the ground.
Zhang Liunian, not wanting her to spoil his appetite, stepped forward, lifted her to the courtyard gate, and placed her on the ground. "If you want to cry, sit here!"
Then he tossed Zhang Datou next to her and, with a "bang," closed the dilapidated courtyard gate.
"..." Wu Shuicao, abruptly thrown out by Zhang Liunian, stood with her mouth agape, unsure whether to continue.
Just then, Zhang Wenjun, returning from Zhang Liushui's house, saw his wife sitting outside Zhang Liunian's yard and being watched by neighbors. He immediately changed direction and walked over.
Upon asking, he learned that Huabao had broken their eldest grandson's head.
Of course, the situation wasn't very serious, otherwise, they wouldn't have had the time to come and trouble Zhang Liunian.
"Bang bang bang! Liunian, get out here!"
Zhang Liunian, who had just gone inside to comfort his daughter, heard his third uncle shouting outside the yard again.
Zhang Liunian, annoyed, walked out. Before Zhang Wenjun could speak, he interrupted, "Datou stepped on and killed my Huabao's little yellow chick. It's even considered mild that we hit him. If you want compensation, first have Datou apologize to my Huabao, and then bring the chick back to life, otherwise, we won't talk."
Zhang Wenjun was furious. He thought, it's just a little yellow chick, how can it be compared to my eldest grandson's head?
"Liunian, are you out of your mind? A little yellow chick is only thirty cents, how can that compare to my Datou's head?
And you want my Datou to apologize for a little yellow chick? You're dreaming."
"In my heart, your Datou's life isn't worth as much as a single tear from my Huabao, let alone a chick that my Huabao personally raised.
If you don't apologize and can't bring the chick back to life, then stop your incessant blabbering."