Cousin Salted Fish Dressed as a Heroine

Chapter 7 Zhiyuan
Mr. Zhang has his own plans. He has long seen clearly that his youngest son is a prodigal who is incapable of doing anything in literature or martial arts.Worried that the old concubine would have no way out after he left, he secretly left some money for her.

When the old concubine lived with her son, she accidentally exposed her secrets and Uncle Zhang Liu discovered that she was rich.After he robbed most of her money and lost her money, her son's sarcastic words and her daughter-in-law's abuse finally made her see this white-eyed wolf clearly.

She was heartbroken and depended on her grandson, but she didn't have much money left, so she could only live frugally. She often had to go out to find jobs she could do to earn a meager living expenses, so that her grandson could go to school and eat. .

Zhiyuan couldn't see her working hard every day at an old age, and she didn't want to go to school anymore, and wanted to go out and find a job by herself.The old aunt strongly disagreed. She had followed the old man for so many years and understood the importance of studying, so how could she let her grandson drop out of school.

She firmly said that she can still do it, and the family has not reached the point where he dropped out of school at a young age.If the grandson doesn't go to school, she doesn't eat.

Zhiyuan reluctantly agreed that he would pick up some scraps to sell after school to subsidize the family's food.But the old aunt's physical condition was not good to begin with, and she was reluctant to eat well. In the end, she collapsed due to long-term malnutrition.

After she fell ill, the only son didn't even look at her, and only the teenage Zhang Zhiyuan asked for leave to come back to take care of her.

She really wanted to continue to hold on and give her grandson a home, but she tried hard for a long time but still couldn't bear it, and passed away soon.

She left an apartment for Zhang Zhiyuan, which the old man gave to her alone when the family separated.

These years, no matter how difficult the life was, she was not willing to sell it, just because she thought that if she left one day, with this house, her grandson would be able to have a tile to cover his head.

She knew that Uncle Zhang Liu was unreliable.

Uncle Zhang Liu has a petty temper, is playful and spendthrift.He quickly squandered all the assets obtained from the separation of the family and even the money he stole from the old concubine.

After the old concubine passed away, Uncle Zhang Liu, under the instigation of Aunt Xiao Liu, kindly took Zhang Zhiyuan back.Step by step, he defrauded the money left by the old aunt to Zhang Zhiyuan, and tried to get the apartment by coercion and lure.

Zhiyuan can give him the money, but the house is not good enough, and Zhiyuan is unwilling to let go.He knew that if his father took it away, it would definitely be sold, and he didn't want to.

But if you don't give it, you will be insulted and beaten.

The reason why he ran out to find Zhang Jiao today was because Zhiyuan had no other choice.

Zhang Zhiyuan had taken leave and missed a lot of classes. His teacher stayed after school to make up for him.

When he went back, Uncle Zhang and the others had already had dinner.

He didn't argue or make a fuss, and went back to his small room quietly.This wasn't the first time he hadn't eaten, at first he wasn't prepared to go hungry a few times, but later he understood.On the way back, I used the money I stashed to buy some steamed buns and ate them all before I got home.

But something is different today.

In his small room, fragments of model airplanes were strewn all over the floor.

Zhang Zhiyuan threw off his schoolbag in panic, squatted on the ground and picked up the pieces, trying to put them back together.

But it was unsuccessful, and many pieces were trampled to pieces.

He rushed out with red eyes and grabbed Zhang Zhida, the younger brother born to his stepmother. "Did you break my plane? Was it you?"

"Slightly slightly slightly, so what if it's me, who made you put it so high." Zhang Zhida didn't know how to be afraid, how could he be afraid of a person he bullied every day.

Zhang Zhiyuan slapped him angrily and pushed him to the ground.He was so frightened by Zhiyuan that he started to cry loudly, and his crying attracted his stepmother from the kitchen.

"Zhang Zhiyuan, are you sensible? He is your brother. He is still so young. How can you fight with him?"

Uncle Zhang Liu also ran out of the room. He didn't listen and didn't ask why. He kicked Zhiyuan in the chest and knocked him to the ground.

"I'll beat you to death today, and see if you dare to do anything to your brother in the future."

Zhang Zhiyuan resisted, "I'll hit him! He destroyed the airplane model my grandma bought for me, he deserves to be hit!"

At Uncle Zhang Liu's house, resistance and explanations cannot be exchanged for an apology, but a severe beating.

Uncle Zhang Liu was originally angry with him for not giving him a house and would beat him several times a day.Now that I had taken advantage of the situation, I naturally beat him even harder.

Zhang Zhiyuan glanced at the smiling stepmother and Zhang Zhida who was applauding beside him, and gave up resistance in frustration.

He should have understood that from the moment his grandma passed away, he no longer had a home.

Seeing that he remained silent, Uncle Zhang Liu felt that the beating was boring. He cursed and picked up the cheering Zhang Zhida and returned to the room.

The stepmother glared at him coldly and left.

Zhang Zhiyuan lay on the cold ground for a long time before getting up and going back to the room to find an empty box, and put all the fragments of the model plane in it.

He pressed his face against the box, tears streaming down his face.

This model was a gift from his grandma for his 14th birthday.Grandma said that 14 years old is an adult, and I will be a man of indomitable spirit in the future.Study hard, only studying can change your destiny.

He had a wish when he was a child. When he grew up, he wanted to fly the most powerful airplane and become the best pilot.After grandma found out, she went around picking up cardboard, washing people's clothes, helping people with work, and saved money for a long time, and gave him his favorite airplane model.

But now the model is destroyed.

With tears in his eyes, Zhang Zhiyuan packed his own things in the room. He wanted to leave, this was not his home.

He still had some of the money his grandma gave him, which he secretly hid.He decided to take the money and go to the mid-level villa to find his sister.

He can't go back to grandma's little house, dad will come and get him back.He's tried it twice already and doesn't want to go back to Dad's for a third time.

He knew that only when his sister was with him would his father dare not come.

But he managed to get to the gate of the villa, but he didn't dare to call anyone or go in, because he was afraid that his sister would not take her in.

Then he dragged it again and again at the door.

Zhang Jiao felt a little guilty, and tears of distress welled up in her eyes. She didn't know that Zhiyuan had suffered so much.

If she had gone to see Zhiyuan earlier, he would not be in such a difficult situation now.

"Fool, if you want to come to my sister, just tell me." She pulled her brother to sit on the sofa, rubbing his messy hair, "From now on, you will live with me. Wherever your sister is, that's your home."

Zhang Zhiyuan nodded heavily, "Yes, I understand, sister."

"Just relax and live there. Don't worry about your father. I will take care of it. He will not come to you again in the future. You just have to study hard and live a good life."

A scumbag like Uncle Zhang Liu who does not support his mother or raise his children is not worthy of being a human being.

Zhang Jiao had a plan in mind, but she didn't tell Zhiyuan.

She wanted to send Uncle Liu to mine.

The doctor invited by Qi's mother arrived, and Zhang Jiao asked the doctor to carefully examine Zhang Zhiyuan's body to see if there was any problem.

"Especially the wound on his chest, you check carefully, his father kicked him in the chest before. I'm worried that it will hurt the internal organs."

Zhiyuan's shirt was lifted up, leaving a large area of ​​bruises.There are still many bruises on his body, which were all beaten by Uncle Zhang Liu.

Zhang Jiao was so angry that her teeth itched, how could she have such a father?
The doctor put down the stethoscope, "There is nothing serious about the bones, just some bruises, and he will be fine in a few days. He is a little malnourished, and he needs to take more supplements. Others need to go to the hospital for examination."

He is a western doctor, and he doesn't know much about the method of Chinese medicine to feel the pulse.If you want to thoroughly understand the patient's situation, you need the help of a machine.

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Jiao thanked the doctor and asked Qi Ma to send him out and settle the consultation fee.

She handed the medicine left by the doctor to Zhiyuan, "Have you remembered everything the doctor just said? Take the medicine three times a day, one pill at a time. Apply the medicine twice a day, one morning and one night."

Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, "I remember. Sister, thank you!"

Zhang Jiao poked him hard on the forehead with his index finger, "You are my younger brother, what can I thank you for?"

Her little follower grew up and actually became polite to her.

"Go, I'll take you to your room." Zhang Jiao led him up to the second floor, and turned right to the second room.

"Here, this is your room. Do you remember where you lived when you were a child? I renovated the villa the year before last and changed a lot of layouts. Come in and have a look. If you don't like it, just tell me. I asked Qi's mother Change it for you."

Zhang Zhiyuan walked in and looked around. It has been almost eight years since he left here.Can't remember exactly what the room was like before, but it's fine now.

Compared with when I was at my father's house, I lived in a much larger place.

There are toilets, cloakrooms, and bookshelves, and he likes them very much.

"No, everything is fine."

Zhang Jiao leaned against the door frame with her chest around her chest, and looked helplessly at her younger brother who was still nervous.

Forget it, give him some time.

"You should wash up and take a rest first. I'll have someone bring you some food later."

The 16-year-old half-grown boy is at the time when he can eat, how can he only eat one steamed bun at night.

After Mama Liu went to work in the dessert shop, Aunt Wang took over the kitchen at home.Zhang Jiao closed the door and walked downstairs.

"Aunt Wang, is there anything to eat in the kitchen?"

She walked around into the kitchen, where Aunt Wang was kneading dough.

"Miss is looking for something to eat for Master Zhiyuan. I just kneaded the noodles, and it's easy to digest at night. I'll make a bowl for Master Zhiyuan later."

I just moved here temporarily today, and I don’t have the usual stock in the kitchen here, otherwise I can use it to make soup base.

"Okay, then you can add more meat and eggs." Zhang Jiao knew that today was a special situation, so she didn't ask for too much.

After giving the order, she checked the time and went back to her room on the third floor to take a shower.The departure time was late in the afternoon, and something happened in the middle, so it was already past eleven o'clock.

Zhang Jiao yawned, no wonder he felt sleepy.

Zhang Zhiyuan washed up and went downstairs on his own initiative without waiting for someone to deliver the food.He didn't see his sister, and wanted to go upstairs to find her, but Aunt Wang stopped him.

"Master Zhiyuan, don't go, let's eat noodles first. The lady specially asked you to put more ingredients, don't disappoint the lady's wishes. Usually, the lady is already asleep at this point, and there are a lot of moving things today, and I am probably washing at the moment Woolen cloth."

Zhiyuan dismissed the idea, knowing that his sudden arrival had affected his sister's work and rest, and felt a little guilty.

He held the noodles that Aunt Wang had made for him, with two golden poached eggs piled on top, and the other half was full of meat.

He felt warm in his heart. After grandma passed away, he almost never ate so much.

At my father's house, it's better to have some leftovers, but sometimes I don't have to eat anything.

Zhang Jiao originally planned to sleep directly after taking a shower. After lying on the bed, she remembered her brother's uneasy look and decided to go down and take a look.

She first went to the kitchen to heat up two glasses of milk, then walked to the dining table and sat down. "Drink a glass of milk after eating, and sleep well."

She put a glass of milk in front of Zhiyuan, and took another sip from time to time by herself.

Zhiyuan finished eating the noodles. There were still two eggs and some meat in the bowl and he ate it slowly. "When I finish eating these, I'll drink again."

Zhang Jiao secretly paid attention to Zhiyuan's expression from the corner of his eye, he kept smiling, and Zhang Jiao couldn't tell what mood he was in right now.

She thought about it in her mind for a long time, but she really couldn't think of what to say to calm Zhiyuan's emotions.It was too difficult for her to comfort people.

She gave up and stood up straight away, patting him on the shoulder, "Then I'll go to bed first. You can go to bed early later. I'll call you for breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Okay, good night, sister!"

"good night!"

After turning around, Zhang Jiao gently patted her mouth.

Let your mouth fast!Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I slept through it tomorrow morning?

In life, things that you least expect to happen often happen.

Zhang Jiao overslept.

Hearing Zhiyuan calling her to eat, Zhang Jiao sat up in panic.

The curtains in her room were very good at blackout, even though it was a sunny day today, they were completely blocked out of the window, and nothing came in.

The room was still dark, so Zhang Jiao turned on the desk lamp, picked up her watch and looked at it, nine o'clock!
"Sister, are you up? Breakfast is ready!" Zhiyuan knocked on the door persistently.

"Here it comes! You go and eat first, I'll be right back."

Zhang Jiao slumped on the bed in frustration, her good sister's image was about to be ruined.

(End of this chapter)