Outside the courtyard, Zhou Qin vaguely heard some commotion and his heart skipped a beat.
He thought his wife and Zhang Sheng were being too loud.
So he decided to send his younger sister-in-law away.
“Little sister-in-law, you should head back first. I still have things to take care of.”
But Zhou Lao’er’s wife assumed her husband had already succeeded, and felt secretly pleased.
She became even more enthusiastic, pushing the bowl of spiked chicken soup toward Zhou Qin’s mouth.
“Brother, drink it now! I’m watching you finish it!”
“If you don’t finish it, it’ll get cold and turn fishy! And the medicinal effect… cough, I mean the nutrition will be lost!”
Zhou Qin was just about to pinch his nose and take a sip to get it over with.
At that moment, Zhou Lao’er burst out from the room, his face flushed red, and shouted:
“Brother! Your house has been stolen!”
“Your wife is in the room messing around with another man!”
Clang!
The bowl in Zhou Qin’s hand fell straight to the ground, shattering into pieces.
Hot soup splashed everywhere, soaking his trouser leg.
He didn’t even feel the burn and rushed into the room in utter shock.
Zhou Lao’er’s wife also froze for a moment, then quickly reacted.
Her eyes lit up, and she eagerly followed in to watch the drama.
【Hahaha! This is getting good!】
【Now the whole family knows!】
Inside the bedroom, four people confronted each other.
Zhou Lao’er pointed at Zhang Sheng’s nose and cursed loudly, spittle flying everywhere.
“You hypocritical scum! A shameless pretender!”
“Acting all respectable on the outside, but doing such filthy things behind people’s backs!”
“The Zhou family treated you well, and this is how you repay us!”
Zhao Shi clutched the blanket tightly around herself, wrapped up completely.
Zhang Sheng stood helplessly to the side, his face pale.
In desperation, Zhou Qin grabbed his enraged younger brother and dragged him aside.
“Lao’er! Listen to me!”
“It’s not what you think!”
“Brother Zhang… he’s not an outsider!”
Zhou Lao’er shook him off and roared:
“Not an outsider? Not an outsider and he’s sleeping with your wife?!”
“Brother! Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?”
“And you can even tolerate this?!”
To protect his wife and Zhang Sheng’s reputation, Zhou Qin gritted his teeth and went all in.
He lowered his voice and revealed the shocking secret of their “cooperative childbearing plan.”
“…So all six of my sons were actually helped by Brother Zhang!”
“I’m just like you—we only end up having daughters!”
Zhou Lao’er and his wife froze on the spot.
Their mouths hung open, eyes nearly popping out.
What?
All six sons were Zhang Sheng’s?
Even the elder brother can only have daughters?
It took Zhou Lao’er a long time to process this.
Then, a wave of sudden joy surged onto his face.
So the elder brother was just like him—unable to produce sons!
He wasn’t some blessed, luck-filled, purple-aura destiny child after all!
The heavy stone pressing on his heart for years was instantly lifted.
The frustration, jealousy, and unwillingness all vanished.
His mind suddenly became balanced.
He even felt like laughing.
Hahaha! So the elder brother is just as miserable!
But after the joy came overwhelming anger.
“You… Zhou Qin!”
Zhou Lao’er pointed at his brother, his face twisted in rage.
“You scheming, cunning bastard! You actually used this trick to fool our parents!”
“You made me lose face at home and get suppressed by them all the time!”
“You’re too sinister! Too shameless!”
Zhou Qin’s face turned red, but he had no way to refute it.
He could only beg desperately:
“Lao’er, lower your voice… don’t let Father and Mother hear…”
“I’m begging you, just pretend you don’t know, okay?”
“We’ve all had it hard…”
Zhou Lao’er sneered:
“Why? Why can you do it and I can’t?”
He turned to Zhang Sheng, his eyes glowing.
“If Brother Zhang is so capable, why is he only helping your branch?”
“We are also members of the Zhou family! We also have the right to have sons!”
Zhou Lao’er’s wife also pointed at Zhang Sheng and declared to Zhao Shi:
“If he’s a ‘Child-Giving Guanyin’, then he can’t just serve your branch!”
“For the prosperity of the Zhou family line, I’m joining in too!”
“We share him!”
Zhao Shi wiped her tears. Though unwilling, she knew things had reached this point and could only nod.
“Then… then fine…”
Zhang Sheng looked at Zhou Lao’er’s wife’s wolf-like gaze, his legs trembling.
He was already exhausted—now there was another one?
This was going to kill him!
He tried to refuse weakly.
“I… I…”
“My health is poor… I’m afraid…”
Zhou Lao’er immediately wrapped an arm around his shoulder and patted his back:
“Brother Zhang, don’t worry!”
“We’ll nourish you! We’ll nourish you hard!”
“Deer antler, ginseng, tiger whip, eel—whatever you need, we’ll supply it!”
“You just focus on recovering. Once you’re better, we’ll get back to work!”
Zhang Sheng was on the verge of tears.
Screaming internally: Did anyone even ask for my opinion?!
I’m really going to be drained dry!
Who’s going to save me?!
【Good heavens, this has gone from strategic cooperation to a shared economy!】
【Zhang Sheng is about to become the Zhou family’s exclusive fertility deity!】
The nearby thief had already gone completely numb.
This trip had broadened his horizons.
So people could be this shameless just to have sons.
The Zhou second branch left satisfied. Before leaving, they didn’t forget to say:
“Brother, let’s compete fairly!”
“Let’s see whose sons are more!”
Zhou Qin forced out a smile:
“Okay… okay…”
But inside, his heart was bleeding.
Originally Zhang Sheng was his alone—now he had to share him with his younger brother.
This time, he lost big.
Zhang Sheng was then forcibly kept by Zhou Qin under the pretext of “discussing cooperation details.”
Just as Feng Zhaoxuan was about to leave with the thief, two figures appeared at the courtyard gate.
【Oh? The old couple of the Zhou family also came?】
The old man walked in with his hands behind his back, looking stern.
The old woman followed behind, glancing around.
“Why is it so quiet? Where did everyone go?”
The old man snorted.
“They must be slacking off somewhere!”
They sat by the stone table and immediately noticed a broken bowl on the ground.
The old woman frowned.
“These kids, even drinking soup so carelessly.”
The old man picked up a still-warm pot of chicken soup and sniffed it.
“Mmm, smells good. Don’t waste it.”
Thinking it was leftovers, he and the old woman each took a bowl and drank it.
【Wait! That soup was spiked!】
【It was drugged by Zhou Lao’er’s wife!】
【Host, you’re too late.】
【They’ve already finished it.】
After drinking, the old couple smacked their lips.
“Tastes good, just a bit bitter.”
“Probably medicinal herbs. Good for the body.”
After sitting for a while, they suddenly felt their bodies heat up.
The old man tugged at his collar, his face turning red.
The old woman also felt weak, her face flushing an abnormal red.
They looked at each other—immediately realizing something was wrong.
“This soup… something’s off!”
The old man suddenly stood up but felt his legs go weak and staggered.
The old woman quickly supported him.
“Quick! Back to the room!”
They supported each other, stumbling out with unsteady steps.
Under the grapevine, Feng Zhaoxuan and the thief watched in stunned silence.
【Oh my god…】
【They pushed their sons to disgrace morality just to get a grandson.】
【And in the end, the “grandson mission”… still has to be completed by themselves?】
【Is the Zhou family’s next male heir going to depend on them personally now?】
【This is too ironic!】
【System: Host, well… it’s not impossible!】
【Though they’re old, the medicine is strong. Maybe they really can…】
【Stop! I don’t want to hear it!】
Feng Zhaoxuan took a deep breath.
She immediately decided she would go back and write “The Chronicles of the Zhou Family.”
With this material, not writing it would be disrespectful to today’s experience.
She grabbed the thief by the collar.
“Let’s go.”
“The gossip’s enough. Time to get to work.”
She planned to return the stolen purse first, then interrogate the thief properly.
After all, someone who enjoys gossip… probably isn’t too bad at heart.
Maybe he could even be put to use.
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