Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 170 Helping the evildoer

Zhang Wei didn't listen to Qian Jingui's words, but took the things from Zhan Zi'an's hand and said, "As the saying goes: officials don't fight those who give gifts. A gift of a goose feather from a thousand miles away is more valuable than a token of affection. Little Zi'an came all the way to see us, why are you making things difficult for a child? How embarrassing it would be for the children to be caught in the middle if you return the gifts?"

"You old man, what are you explaining? You misinterpreted my meaning. Do I think the gift is too little? Do I want to make things difficult for little Zi'an? If it is a gift from my nephew, I would be happy to accept it no matter what it is. But that vicious-hearted Yunqing, I would not want a mountain of gold and silver even if she gave me one. It's a pity that my sister died early, leaving behind eight children, two of whom she gave away and one of whom was killed, while the two girls she gave birth to are living well. I get angry just thinking about it, and always want to settle accounts with Yunqing and ask for an explanation for my dead nephew Zikang. But when I think of my three nephews who have not yet started a family and have to make a living under her, I just have to endure it, endure it..." Qian Jingui became more and more excited as she spoke, and tears burst out of her eyes.

Zhan Zi'an hurried forward and hugged his second aunt Qian Jingui's trembling shoulders.

Second uncle Zhang Wei poured two glasses of water, one for Zhan Zi'an and one for Qian Jingui, and said, "You two have a drink of water, and you can talk slowly. The seventh son Zhan Zijie has brought so much happiness to the old Dong family. Old Dong and Ai Guizhi regard him as a treasure. In the future, Zijie can take over his adoptive father's job and have a stable job. Although the second son Zhan Ziru was given to the widow Niu, it is said that she remarried slowly. After Zhan Yu's second brother died of a work-related injury, Zhan Yu's second sister-in-law wanted to be her son. Zhan Yu's second sister-in-law had no children, and only Zhan Ziru was her son. He was also the root of the Zhan family, and was loved by Zhan Yu's second sister-in-law. She was determined not to remarry to protect Zhan Ziru. As for the death of the eighth son Zhan Zikang, it was an accident, and it cannot be said that Yunqing killed him."

Zhan Zi'an took a sip of water and continued, "When we first went to Heilongjiang, we all got a local strange disease called Keshan disease. My fourth brother got the worst, called Monkey Fan. We had fever and diarrhea for many days. It was Aunt Zhang who gave us bloodletting treatment, and we all survived. Only my eighth brother Zhan Zikang did not survive. When we were sick, mother took care of us day and night, wiping the sweat off one of us and feeding the other one water... I saw her often looking at us and crying with heartache. On the day when the eighth disciple Kang was buried, mother cried and went into shock... It was really not mother who killed the eighth disciple Kang."

"Old Eighth Zikang was not killed by Yunqing. She was also an indirect executioner. Before going to Heilongjiang, your father's good friend wanted to adopt Old Eighth Zikang, but Yunqing disagreed and insisted on taking all the children away. If they stayed in Liaoning, Old Eighth Zikang would not be able to die." Qian Jingui said angrily.

Zhang Wei took a puff of cigarette and said to Qian Jingui who had calmed down, "If we had kept the eighth child, you would have said that your stepmother hated him because he was not your own child and that's why she was willing to give him away. Old woman, so many years have passed, it's all old news, why do you still have such a deep prejudice against your stepsister? It wasn't easy for Yunqing to raise your sister's children. Even if she didn't have any credit, she worked hard..."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about the unhappy Yunqing who made me upset today. Let's talk about happy things, let's talk about our boy An's marriage." Qian Jingui interrupted Zhang Wei and said.

"Aunt, let me show you something." Zhan Zi'an said as he opened the package, revealing snow-white long-staple cotton.

Qian Jingui gently stroked the snow-white cotton with her hands, feeling that it was soft and smooth, and had an excellent feel. She said excitedly: "This cotton is so good, Zi'an, where did you buy it from? Our supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have such good cotton!"

"Second aunt, this is grown in our garden. I'll bring some to honor you first. Is it okay for me to use this cotton to make new bedding?" Zhan Zi'an said happily.

"Oh, it's qualified, very qualified. Using such good cotton to make new bedding is worthy of my nephew-in-law who is a 'royal relative'!" Qian Jingui said with a smile.

Zhan Zi'an saw his second aunt Qian Jingui's mouth was full of joy, and he also said with a smile: "Second aunt said that I passed, so I feel relieved."

"Zi'an, how do you grow such good cotton?" asked my second aunt Qian Jingui.

"Second aunt, you think too highly of me. How could I grow cotton? It was my mother who asked my sister Mengyan to ask her agricultural teacher to give me some guidance. My father, mother and Zhan Yingying assisted in planting cotton in our old yard and garden. In order for the cotton to bear big fruits, my sister Mengyan spent the entire summer vacation in the cotton fields, pruning and tipping the cotton every day. Sister Mengyan said: We must grow the best cotton as a wedding gift for my brother. As a result, her face was sunburned and had rashes and blisters. Her face turned red and purple, and swollen like a pig's head..." Zhan Zi'an's voice became low and choked as he spoke.

"I didn't expect Yunqing to give birth to such a loving and righteous daughter!" Zhang Wei said with emotion.

"What about Zhan Mengyan's face now? Don't leave pockmarks on it, otherwise she won't be able to find a husband when she grows up." Second aunt Qian Jingui asked hurriedly.

Zhan Zi'an sighed and said, "After my mother applied soybean paste on sister Mengyan's face every day for sterilization treatment, the blisters disappeared and the swelling of her face subsided. After more than ten days of treatment, only a few pockmarks were left on her forehead. Before school started, my mother gave sister Mengyan a new hairstyle and used bangs to cover the pockmarks on her forehead. But sister Mengyan was left with ultraviolet allergy. Her face became red and swollen when exposed to sunlight. A few days ago, she was sunburned while weeding at school and had a rash on her face. Her classmates laughed at her for having a face as red as a monkey's butt. Some classmates who wanted to report injustice fought with the classmates who cursed, and as a result, all three of them were punished to weed at the same time. Now sister Mengyan's face is covered with rashes, which are itchy and painful. It's so pitiful..."

"What kind of idiot teacher is this? Why did he punish Mengyan to weed? She was laughed at and bullied, but the teacher didn't criticize the student who made the mistake, but punished the victim. Isn't this aiding and abetting evil?" Qian Jingui said angrily after listening to Zhan Zi'an's story.