My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 362 - 0362: Say and Do

Chapter 362: Chapter 0362: Say and Do

"Prepare for my funeral."

Zhou, the elderly martial master, painfully closed his eyes. As a powerful man from a past generation, he now found himself in a dismal and desolate state, unable to prevent tears of regret from leaking out at the corners of his eyes.

Just like that, Zhou Xianren and Zhou Xiande left the Zhou Family at top speed with their relatives, taking with them all the wealth they could carry, leaving only Zhou Xianyi alone to withstand the attacks from all sides against the Zhou Family.

"That’s what happened."

Zhou Dafu looked helplessly at Tang Ming, "Now the Zhou Family is in total chaos. The old man might be assassinated any time, and my father has informed all the Zhou descendants to come home and see the old man for one last time."

"Ah, I didn’t expect the old master Zhou to end up so tragically," Li Xiaoli shook her head incessantly with a sigh, saying sympathetically:

"Luckily, Dad Dafu is by your side, otherwise, this whole life would have been in vain. All the sons are ungrateful wolves."

"So far on, and you’re still speaking coldly."

Liu Mengting glared at Li Xiaoli and looked at Zhou Dafu to ask, "What are you thinking?"

"I..." Zhou Dafu hesitated, glanced at Tang Ming, then said:

"My uncles have already made their decision. They have now severed ties with the Zhou Family and even replied that the old man’s fate doesn’t concern them, so none will return to see the old man for the last time. Although the Zhou Family has always treated me poorly, I still carry the Zhou Family blood in my veins. I want to go back and see, but I’m afraid Ming might be upset."

"What have I to be upset about? If you feel like going back, then let’s go back and take a look," Tang Ming shrugged indifferently, smiling as he added, "I’ll come with you."

"What about us?" Liu Mengting asked with a frown.

"You all come with me," Tang Ming considered for a moment, his concern over the Flying Wolf Organization’s assassination attempts making him uneasy about parting from Liu Mengting.

"Great, great, I really want to see the look on old Master Zhou’s face when he sees Dafu coming back to visit him," Li Xiaoli cheered excitedly, seeing Zhou Dafu’s return to the Zhou Family as a show of defiance.

"Li, no causing trouble. This is a matter of life and death, you mustn’t make any mistakes," Liu Mengting sternly warned.

When the group arrived at the Zhou Family residence, the entire place was steeped in grief with the direct lineage having all left, except for Zhou Dafu’s immediate family who stayed behind to care for the old master.

"Brother Dafu, you’ve finally come back." Zhou Xiaoqian, her eyes red and voice choking, said as she saw Zhou Dafu and his group enter the courtyard:

"Go and see grandfather quickly, he’s not doing well."

"Hey, I’m back, aren’t I?" Zhou Dafu sighed and then glanced at Tang Ming:

"Ming, come in with me, will you?"

"Why is he coming?" Zhou Xiaoqian stared at Tang Ming, full of resentment.

"Ah, you girl, how can you be so unreasonable? We’ve come with good intentions to visit old Master Zhou, why are you glaring at us?"

Li Xiaoli immediately protested unhappily.

"Crocodile tears," Zhou Xiaoqian gritted her teeth.

"If it weren’t for his refusal to give up the Detoxification Pill, would my grandfather have fallen to such a state? Now, even the Detoxification Pill would be too late to help. Are you satisfied now?"

Tang Ming touched his nose; he could understand the resentment from those truly concerned about the old man. If Zhou Xianren had been here talking this way, he would have slapped him already.

"A dog biting Lu Dongbin..." Li Xiaoli thought, looking annoyed, wanting to argue.

"Xiaoli, don’t say anymore."

Liu Mengting quickly held Li Xiaoli, worried that if the conversation continued, the two might start fighting.

"Sorry, sorry." Zhou Dafu said awkwardly as he looked at Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli, and then suggested:

"Why don’t you go wait in the front hall for a bit, and Ming and I will go see my grandfather. That should be fine."

"Hmph, I don’t even feel like seeing him."

Li Xiaoli snorted coldly, pulled Liu Mengting, and left the yard. They were only accompanying Tang Ming, and it didn’t matter if they weren’t present.

"Shall we go and see how the old man is doing?"

Tang Ming didn’t blame Zhou Xiaoqian and strode toward the room.

Zhou Xianyi and his first wife were sitting by the bed. Seeing Zhou Dafu and others enter, Mrs. Zhou wasn’t as harsh as before. She listlessly looked up, and then continued to wipe the old man’s hands after lowering her head.

"Father, Dafu is here to see you."

Zhou Xianyi quickly reminded him.

"I never expected, out of all my grandsons, that it would be Dafu, whom I wronged the most, who would be willing to see me."

The old man Mr. Zhou started to laugh, a laugh filled with infinite sadness.

Seeing the man on the bed, barely clinging to life and with a withered face, Zhou Dafu couldn’t hold back his tears. Blood is thicker than water; after all, this was his grandfather.

"Grandfather, I’m here!" Zhou Dafu cried out as he threw himself at the bedside:

"It’s all Uncle’s fault, I had already obtained the detoxification pill for you, but their distrust destroyed everything, sob, now it’s all too late."

"Ah, let bygones be bygones. Those ingrates have been kicked out of the family. Now your dad is the Family Head of the Zhou Family. From now on, you will be the sole young master of the Zhou Family. You all must manage the Zhou Family well. Even if it turns into a business dynasty, you must never let the Zhou Family fall apart," Mr. Zhou advised unsteadily.

"Eh, old man, did you say you kicked Zhou Xianren and Zhou Haotian out of the house?"

Tang Ming asked in surprise, curious.

"Eldest, second, and third brother have really angered my father. They’ve cut ties with the Zhou Family, essentially being kicked out."

Zhou Xianyi explained bitterly. To be precise, those individuals had ousted themselves from the Zhou Family, severing their family ties.

"Hahaha, good, that’s great." Upon hearing this, Tang Ming couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"You can still laugh at a time like this; you must really be here to show off," Zhou Xiaoqian yelled angrily upon seeing Tang Ming laughing.

"My friend, I have offended you before. Now as I approach my end, I ask you to look after the Zhou Family for the sake of your acquaintance with Dafu," Mr. Zhou turned his head with difficulty toward Tang Ming and earnestly pleaded. He was very aware of what the Zhou Family would face after his death, but if Tang Ming were willing to back the Zhou Family, it might yet survive.

"Old man, who says your time is up yet?" Tang Ming walked up to the bed and asked cheerfully.

"Hey, in my current state, even with a detoxification pill, I am bound to die."

Mr. Zhou sighed helplessly, knowing that although Tang Ming might be willing to offer the detoxification pill, it was unfortunately too late.

"Don’t be too pessimistic." Tang Ming pushed Zhou Dafu aside, sat beside the bed, took the old man’s pulse, and said with a smile:

"My condition before was that if you were willing to expel Zhou Haotian and Zhou Xianren from the family, and let Dafu return to the Zhou Family, I would give you the detoxification pill. Now that you have fulfilled these conditions, how could I let you die so easily?"