Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 210 - 160 Change of Tune

Chapter 210: Chapter 160 Change of Tune

It’s the second watch of the night. I am Tortoise Nuan, and I’m off to sleep.

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Once Zhou Aiping stepped out of the Zhou family’s courtyard, she saw her dear husband Xiao Yuwen, his face beet red with anger, standing at the entrance.

"Yuwen, are you okay?" Zhou Aiping asked as she tugged at Xiao Yuwen’s sleeve, looking him up and down.

"Let go!" Xiao Yuwen shook her off with a frown, "Had you not insisted I come here, would I have needed to endure such humiliation?"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t know my Third Brother would lose his temper in front of so many people. Don’t be angry, let’s go inside, Grandma will see that we get justice."

Xiao Yuwen snorted coldly, "Enough! Everyone in your family adores him as if he’s a precious treasure. What justice can we find? Zhou Aiping, if I step into the Zhou’s house again, I’ll be walking backwards!"

"Yuwen, come inside with me," Zhou Aiping insisted as she forcefully pulled Xiao Yuwen, "even if it means falling out with the Zhou family, I will get you justice. Why should he treat you like that?" As she spoke, she kept a firm grip on him, "Regardless of whether you come here in the future, we can’t let today’s incident go just like that! Just because you looked at that woman a few more times, does he really think she’s some kind of treasure? If it weren’t for him, who would deign to even glance her way..."

Xiao Yuwen was also hesitant at this moment.

He wanted to go back and claim justice. After all, if he just left like that, he would feel uncomfortable whenever he met the younger members of the Zhou family in the future.

As for the Zhou family elders, he didn’t care much. It wasn’t shameful for a younger person to make a fool of themselves in front of an elder. What he couldn’t accept was that he had made a fool of himself in front of the younger members of the Zhou family.

But remembering the harsh words Zhou Mikang had spat when he had thrown him out, Xiao Yuwen felt a chill in his heart.

"If you dare enter again, I’ll break your legs!" he had said.

If someone else had said it, Xiao Yuwen wouldn’t have taken it seriously, but those words had come from Zhou Mikang, who meant what he said. If Zhou Mikang actually broke his legs, he would be the one to suffer!

For a moment, he wavered between his reputation and the threat of bodily harm.

Regarding his wife’s reaction, he was extremely satisfied. No matter the reason for his being thrown out, the fact that she still defended him showed she was a good woman. From now on, he resolved to treat her better and ensure his parents did the same...

Ultimately, the desire to reclaim his honor and seek justice prevailed. He allowed himself to be half-dragged, half-led by Zhou Aiping back inside.

Just then, Old Master Zhou had finished speaking, and everyone was picking up their glasses for a drink.

Xiao Yuwen’s gaze stealthily drifted over to Zhou Mikang, meeting the other’s icy face, and he shivered uncontrollably.

Nevertheless, he straightened his posture, refusing to believe that all those people from the Zhou family would just stand by and let Zhou Mikang break his legs!

Seeing the situation inside the room, Zhou Aiping’s tears began flowing freely. They didn’t take her seriously at all! "How can you do this? Am I not a daughter of the Zhou family?" she nearly screamed out these words.

Zhou Mikang glanced coldly at Xiao Yuwen, "It seems you really don’t value walking anymore!"

"Thir... Third Brother..." Xiao Yuwen, who had wanted to argue back, found himself involuntarily pointing at Zhou Aiping, "Pingping said it would be inappropriate not to attend Third Brother’s engagement party, so I... I came back."

"Grandma, you have to stand up for me!" Zhou Aiping looked resolutely at Old Madam Zhou, "Why did Third Brother just throw Yuwen out like that?

No matter how you look at it, Yuwen is a respected individual. If the neighbors saw this, where would Yuwen’s reputation be left, and what would they think of the Zhou family?

Moreover, I’ve asked Yuwen. Why did Third Brother throw him out? It was because my third sister-in-law smiled at Yuwen. If he had to throw anyone out, it should have been my third sister-in-law. Why would she smile for no reason at another woman’s husband?"

Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe’s faces turned ashen. They knew their daughter well. Even if ten Xiao Yuwen’s were bundled together, she wouldn’t spare them a second glance! This accusation was blatant slander!

Although their daughter was unwilling to marry Zhou Mikang, they could tell she disliked only his way of doing things but wasn’t otherwise repulsed by him. She probably wouldn’t have agreed to the marriage if he had been despotic in other aspects.

If it had not been for the great respect all the Zhou family members showed them, and Old Madam Zhou’s significantly warmer attitude, they would have been unable to keep their seats at this point.

Over there, Chuxia clenched her fists in anger. It was shameless to twist truth and falsehood to such an extent. Initially, she had thought Zhou Mikang’s action, despite warming her heart, was a bit too much. Now, however, she didn’t think his actions were excessive at all. Such people deserved it!

Zhou Xiangping gently soothed Chuxia’s fist, whispering in her ear, "Don’t worry, we are here for you."

What went unsaid was, she’d wait to hear what Old Madam Zhou had to say, and if Old Madam Zhou truly sided with Zhou Aiping and her husband, she would absolutely not stand idly by.

In such matters, what the parties involved say might not be believed, but what about the words of onlookers? Unless someone is dead set on smearing the parties involved, it’s impossible to take just one side of the story as truth.

"You don’t know what kind of man your husband is? Take him and get lost! Don’t embarrass yourself here!" Old Madam Zhou’s words rang with authority and, aside from Liu Lingmei, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, and Third Uncle Zhou Gangping, too. He was mortified, his daughter and son-in-law had caused so much trouble he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

After all, the Old Madam Zhou was the only one who had disagreed with the marriage. Just now, everyone was really worried she would take Zhou Aiping’s side.

"Mom..." Liu Lingmei’s voice trembled as she turned to Old Madam Zhou, "You’re just driving them out without even asking? Laosan did that in front of so many people, throwing Yuwen out, how big of a mistake is that, to treat him this way?" She turned to Zhou Mikang, "Third sister-in-law, you should acknowledge I’ve treated you fairly, fretting over your marriage in the past wasn’t to bask in your glory, but because I felt for you and tried my best to arrange it for you.

You don’t appreciate it and refuse to accept it, I don’t blame you, it just means those girls weren’t fated for you. But your actions today, third sister-in-law, really chill my heart.

Do you plan to let your wife shit on the necks of the Zhou family members in the future? Do you plan to let the Zhou family live by her mood from now on?

Fine, if you have such plans, it’s not my place to interfere, and I have no right to, but, you can’t establish authority for your wife by slapping your sister and brother-in-law’s faces, right?"

"You know what kind of person your son-in-law is, don’t you?" Zhou Mikang stared expressionlessly at Liu Lingmei, "I don’t want to say anything more about that." Looking at Xiao Qiang, he said, "If you don’t leave now, I’ll do as I said."

"I’m going, I’m going..." Grinding his teeth, Xiao Qiang glared hatefully at Zhou Mikang and quickly ran out. A wise man (?) knows better than to take a beating; he’d settle this score someday!

Zhou Aiping stamped her feet in anger and chased after him.

"I’m leaving too." Liu Lingmei said as she went to pull her son Zhou Huakang, "Let’s go!"

"Mom, this has nothing to do with me." Zhou Huakang shook off her hand, "You know what kind of temper my sister and brother-in-law have, why get mixed up in this?

Today is Third Brother’s big day, you should stop being so clueless. If I were getting engaged today and my brother-in-law leered at my fiancée, would I be comfortable? If I had Third Brother’s strength, I’d also have thrown him out!" He looked at Zhou Mikang with admiration and then sulkily clenched and shook his fist, "Too bad I’m not that strong, ah!"

Liu Lingmei glared at Zhou Gangping with an ominous look, "Aren’t you leaving, either?"

"Today is my nephew’s engagement, why should I leave?" Zhou Gangping’s face was also grim, "You can’t tell me you don’t know what kind of reputation Xiao Yuwen has outside.

Xiaomi did the right thing. If it weren’t for the sake of family, Xiao Yuwen would definitely be missing a part by now! You should be more grateful!"

"Hmph!" Without saying goodbye, Liu Lingmei stormed out.

Old Master Zhou looked apologetically at Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe, "In-laws, I really am sorry, look at this mess, sigh, when you have a lot of kids at home, you’re bound to have all sorts of tempers, sigh..."

"Uncle Zhou, this time, we’re truly relieved!" Zhao Yulan said as she gratefully looked at Old Madam Zhou, "Aunt Zhou, thank you."

Old Madam Zhou waved her hand, "I am impartial, and I judge by the matter, not the person."

Although Old Madam Zhou’s words meant she didn’t accept Chuxia just yet but was simply being fair, Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe were no longer worried.

As long as Old Madam Zhou wasn’t so muddled that she couldn’t distinguish right from wrong, it didn’t matter if she didn’t accept Chuxia for now. An Old Madam with a strong sense of justice like hers would surely accept Chuxia one day if she showed good behavior.

The engagement banquet continued, with Old Master Zhou initially speaking on behalf of the groom’s side, followed by Lin Baohe speaking on behalf of the bride’s side.

Then, in front of everyone, Old Master Zhou handed over the engagement gift money to Lin Baohe. The couple had already agreed that if the amount was too large, they wouldn’t accept it.

However, it wasn’t appropriate to open the red envelope in front of everyone right then, and if they outright rejected it, it would seem as though their daughter was being undervalued.

Before they could finish deliberating, Lin Yanqiu called Chuxia over and put a shiny, translucent mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist, "This is something I’ve prepared long ago for my future daughter-in-law. Once you wear my bracelet, you should start calling me mom."

Wow! What a treasure!

A mutton-fat jade bracelet of this quality was priceless. The future mother-in-law’s gesture was truly generous—Chuxia seemed to have forgotten which year it was for a moment.

Zhou Mikang had already started calling her "mom," so now it was Chuxia’s turn. She sneakily glanced at Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe, and seeing the couple nodding at her, she looked bashfully at Lin Yanqiu, "Thank you, mom!"

The Eldest maternal aunt rubbed her forehead with a headache, thinking, My dear niece, how could you forget to refuse a bit before accepting? This makes us look so avaricious! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend, vote, and support at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)