Chapter 448: Don

"Big brother, why are you so ruthless!"

Zhang Guilian looked at Zhang Deben with grievance, a flash of resentment in her eyes, and said:

"When our parents passed away, you personally told me to take good care of me and my little sister. Is this how you're taking care of me?"

I have been married to our family's Du Guan for so many years; Du Guan has never done anything wrong to you. Although he made a mistake now, he was blinded, not intentional.

Can't you forgive him just once?

"No, how could she have the nerve to say such a thing?"

Wang Ping'an lay in his mother's arms, oddly watching Zhang Guilian kneeling before his uncle, never expecting that she would utter such words, and said speechlessly:

"Does she not realize that the Du Family father and son stealing my uncle's Mountain God Token would bring consequences to my uncle?"

Initially.

Zhang Guilian might not have known that the Du Family father and son stealing the Mountain God Token would cause anything to her uncle.

But after Yu Die's reminder, Zhang Guilian could not have been unaware, yet she still had the nerve to say that in front of her uncle.

That is enough to explain.

Her uncle, the biological big brother in Zhang Guilian's mind, may be worth less than a fart.

Even if it were someone else, knowing that one's own husband colludes with a child to endanger lives, an ordinary person would feel at least some remorse.

But Zhang Guilian, not to mention remorse, showed a fleeting resentment deep in her eyes.

She apparently also resented her uncle!

He couldn't understand what was occupying Zhang Guilian's mind—how she lacked even basic morality, how she could be so unrepentant for her own fault, yet still plead for mercy while resenting the other side.

Sure enough:

People group with their kind, things separate by cluster!

"Second Aunt, can you stop making trouble!"

Zhang Chengze tried to return the storage bag that Wei Yuan had discarded to Wei Yuan, saw Wei Yuan refuse, prepared to give it to Lü Tu, but Lü Tu also refused; unable to attend to anything else, he hurried to Zhang Guilian, saw the fleeting resentment in her eyes, and couldn't help muttering:

"Jinx!"

He could not fathom how his family could have a relative like his second aunt, who shows no gratitude; others' help to their family is taken for granted, and when she asks others for favors, if they refuse, she still has the nerve to resent them.

Zhang Chengze reached out to pull Zhang Guilian up from the ground, but saw her showing signs of rolling about, almost kicking her several times in anger.

Reason reminded him that Zhang Guilian was his elder, that this was in front of a crowd, and his father cared most about family ties; even if his second aunt was wholly at fault, his father would only remember her as his sister.

She is his biological second sister!

If he dared to kick Zhang Guilian, his father would be the first to punish him!

"Thump!"

Zhang Chengze immediately knelt before Zhang Guilian; the two seemed to compete, each trying to kneel lower, almost lying flat on the ground.

Zhang Chengze wailed, "Second Aunt, you know what the Du Family father and son did, the Weixian County Magistrate already said they stole my father's Mountain God Token; by law they deserve beheading."

After death they go to the Underworld, must pass through the Eighteen Levels of Hell; in the next life they won't even qualify to be reborn as humans, let alone as beasts.

Don't think I just begged Wei Yuan to spare the Du Family father and son a dog's life, but he did it out of respect for my father.

If you go too far and cause the Weixian County Magistrate to lose face, beware that he might revoke the decree and cut off the Du Family father and son on the spot!' He had long harbored huge grievances against the Du Family father and son, but regardless they are relatives; even if he curses them inwardly, he must still address them properly.

Now that he sees the Du Family father and son committing deeds worse than beasts, can he still call them: second aunt's husband and cousin?

If not for fearing his father, he wouldn't even address Zhang Guilian as second aunt!

"Clearly you made the Weixian County Magistrate grind your second aunt's husband and your cousin to death…"

Zhang Guilian snarled, glaring at Zhang Chengze, wondering how she could still be so muddle‑headed; the incident had just passed, how could she forget Zhang Chengze's request to Wei Yuan moments ago.

Who would have known.

This little brute actually had the nerve to say that in front of him!

She wished she could slap Zhang Chengze a few times, to see if his skin was thicker than a city wall.

"Second Aunt, if you keep saying that, I'll ask the Weixian County Magistrate to revoke the decree and chop off the Du Family father and son's dog heads!"

Zhang Chengze, having no patience for Zhang Guilian's tirade, cut her off, ignoring her murderous glare, and said coldly:

"Second Aunt, actually the Du Family father and son have already had their heads cut off; you need not worry. You are my second aunt, I am your nephew. You may not care about family ties, but our whole family does, so if you are left alone, I will take you in, care for you to old age and beyond!"

"Y‑you…"

Zhang Guilian could not miss the threat in Zhang Chengze's words, stared at him with hateful trembling, wanting to curse, but seeing his fierce look, she could not utter a word.

This novel you…

She knew that Zhang Chengze was not her big brother, would not heed her pleas, and would keep his word.

Zhang Chengze, seeing Zhang Guilian's softened demeanor, snorted and shouted, "Bring a few aunts to help escort my second aunt to a room to rest, lest she lie on the cold ground!"

Around.

The women who had intended to help hurried out, a few of them, and with fierce looks dragged Zhang Guilian from the ground.

They held Zhang Guilian in low regard.

Benefiting from their natal family to support their own, these women, as wives, could understand; among them, none were unheard of doing so, but someone like Zhang Guilian, who took advantage of her natal family, then turned her back when her own family rose, now even after betraying her natal family, still dares to kneel and beg for mercy.

They couldn't say it was their first meeting, but they were all very angry.

If the Zhang Family were not present, although they were related to the Zhang Deben family, they would still be outsiders beyond the five relations.

Even if they were angry, before anyone from the Zhang Deben family spoke, they would not act against Zhang Guilian.

Zhang Chengze watched as a few aunts carried Zhang Guilian away, her back looking very disheveled, sneered, and said triumphantly, "Fight me?"

Before he could finish, a cold snort sounded beside him; looking up, he saw Zhang Deben's unfriendly gaze.

"Dad, I'm not blaming you, Second Aunt is your sister, you dote on her, we all know that, but look what you've turned her into."

Zhang Chengze knew his father must be displeased; after his attitude toward his second aunt, he quickly stepped forward to criticize:

"If it weren't for your spoiling, how could the Du Family dare do such pig‑dog‑like deeds, even if they fail and get caught, you wouldn't do anything to them!"

(End of chapter)