1319 No Benefits
Zhou Luo was shocked by Xia Zhe’s imposing manner. She had always used the fact that she had brought up a few children for the Xia family to strut around them. To put it nicely, the Xia family acknowledged her kindness in taking care of the children. To put it bluntly, Zhou Luo had brought up those children and turned them into useless people, so it did not matter if the Xia family still had these family members or not.

“You… is this how you talk to your elders! Can’t an elder just teach a junior a lesson?” Zhou Luo said with a trembling voice.

“I’m not dead yet!” Xu Lan said suddenly.

“The people standing in front of us are my mother-in-law and aunt-in-law. But who… who are you? Don’t tell me you want to be my aunt-in-law too?” Qiao Mei asked Zhou Luo innocently.

Xu Lan and Liu Fen could not help but laugh out audibly. What she was insinuating was that Zhou Luo was a loose woman, that a married woman was eyeing the position of being the wife of the Xia family’s third son.

Xia Zhe could not help but turn around to look at Qiao Mei. This little girl was really very good at making people angry.
“You little b*tch! You’re talking nonsense! I’m going to tear your mouth apart!” Zhou Luo roared.

Xia Zhe did not make any move and just stood in front of his family members to block Zhou Luo from getting close. Even when Zhou Luo hit him a few times out of exasperation, he did not react nor retaliate.

Qiao Mei walked forward and flipped Zhou Luo to the floor. She pointed at her and said, “All this while, our Xia family is respectful and polite to you because we are people with good upbringing and we see you as the adoptive mother of Xia Lu and Xia Yan. We’re grateful to you, but don’t ever think that this is something you can use against the Xia family!”

“Who are you to talk to me like that! Ouch… my arm… ouch… my leg… I don’t want to live anymore!” Zhou Luo crouched on the floor and yelled out.

“I hit you because you deserve it. My husband is magnanimous enough not to hit you, but I’m not that magnanimous. If you hit my family members, I’ll make sure to return the gesture to you a thousand times over! Continue shouting and see if any of the neighbors can hear you. Even if they can hear you, no one will dare to do anything about my family,” Qiao Mei said.

Zhou Luo’s shouting instantly became softer. Qiao Mei nodded in satisfaction as the noise level around her reduced by a lot.

Ever since she gave birth, she had become particularly sensitive to sounds. She would feel very uncomfortable the moment there was any noise around her, and even the children’s cries would also make her feel unsettled. This was her first time giving birth, be it in her other life or her current life. She did not know if all women felt this way after giving birth, so she simply endured it.

Qiao Mei squatted down slowly and whispered to Zhou Luo, “You have to think carefully about who has the upper hand now. What’s the big deal about the Xia family losing the third son’s family? At most, we just won’t be able to get together during the festive season. At least the eldest son’s family is still doing well. Grandfather also has many children and grandchildren now. How does it benefit you if you continue to cause trouble?”

“That’s none of your business!” Zhou Luo said.

“Can it be that you just want to see the Xia family fall apart? But if the Xia family really split up, how much do you think the third son will get? The old residence is mine and this house is under my mother-in-law’s name. At most, the third son will get a share of Grandfather’s house. I’d advise you not to mess around. It’s not worth it,” Qiao Mei said with a soft laugh.

“You’ve finally revealed your true colors! The eldest son’s family simply wants to monopolize the old residence!” Zhou Luo pointed at Qiao Mei and looked at Liu Fen in the distance before continuing, “The second son’s family won’t be able to get anything as well! These people have already taken everything!”

“It’s never ours to begin with. The old lady left the courtyard house for Xiao Zhe. Stop talking about this!” Liu Fen said as she rolled her eyes resignedly.

In the beginning, Liu Fen had also wanted to get a share of the old residence, but she knew very well her children’s caliber. Although each one of her children was an honest person, their career paths had always only been mediocre. These four children were exactly the same as Xia Yao. They were all people who did not fight for the limelight.

Initially, Liu Fen wanted to work hard to gain something for her children by fighting it out with the eldest son’s family. At that time, she was influenced by Zhou Hua and wanted to do something for herself. However, at this moment, she only wanted her children to be happy. All these things were just worldly possessions.

Each of her children now had a house allocated by their workplace unit and they would all be starting their own families soon. It was better for her to behave herself and not cause any trouble for her family.