Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1103 - 1101: Walking Further Down the Path of Self-Destruction

Seeing Madam Lu pull out silver, Zhou Xueli was momentarily stunned and instinctively looked at his mother. Half a year ago, it was hard for the first house to scrape together some money for even a cupping therapy session, yet now they’re handing out five taels of silver? Where did they get the silver from?

After the family split, the two brothers each had their own household, separated by a wall, and were no longer aware of each other’s situations. Moreover, Zhou Xueli was not at an age to control the first house.

Old Lady Zhou coincidentally thought the same thing as her youngest son. In just half a year, the first house easily pulled out several taels of silver?

What exactly are they doing, or rather, what is Zhou Xuennian doing out there?

Old Lady Zhou looked at that small nugget of silver, bright and shiny, yet it pierced her eyes and chilled her heart. She had a feeling that the first house was walking further down the path of self-destruction.

She glanced at Yongyong and said, "You all can go, but leave Yongyong here."

"Mother?"

Both Zhou Xueli and Madam Lu felt Old Lady Zhou’s words were rather strange.

Madam Lu laughed dryly, "Mother, Yongyong is still young, how can he stay away from his mother?"

"Shut up, if you don’t want to regret it, leave him here!" Old Lady Zhou glared at her, then looked at Yongyong, "Yongyong, want to stay with grandma? Grandma can’t bear to part with you."

Yongyong said, "I want my mom and dad."

Old Lady Zhou said, "Your dad is working elsewhere, you’re seven now, and should start studying at a private school and learning to read. Grandma will send you to the village’s private school."

Madam Lu opened her mouth; Yongyong’s dad is an official, can’t he study anywhere in Huaan County?

Yongyong continued to shake his head vigorously, "I don’t want to, I want to live with mom and dad and big brother and sister."

Old Lady Zhou was somewhat disappointed, her old eyes even seemed a bit forlorn. She looked at Yongyong as if gazing at a precious treasure but was about to lose it.

Yongyong fearfully shrank behind Madam Lu.

"Mother, look at this..." Madam Lu smiled awkwardly.

"Forget it. This is all fate." Old Lady Zhou lowered her eyes, "You can leave."

Madam Lu thought to herself, she’s putting on a show, really losing it in old age.

Not planning to stay longer since good days beckoned her, she stuffed that nugget of silver into Zhou Xueli’s hand, saying, "Second Uncle, I’ll leave Mother to you, keep an eye on my house too."

Zhou Xueli’s face turned black, not speaking.

Madam Lu feared her mother-in-law might prevent them from leaving, so she handed over the silver and immediately turned to leave.

Reaching the doorway, Yongyong glanced back, seeing Old Lady Zhou staring at him with murky tears in her eyes, feeling something different inside but not understanding what it meant until much later when he understood why grandma wanted to keep him.

Madam Lu and the others left, without the slightest hesitation. Zhou Xueli turned around to see his mother covered in tears, startling him: "Mother!"

Old Lady Zhou cried out, "Your big brother is courting death, he’s dragging the whole family down into the ground, just watch, you watch!"

Zhou Xueli felt a chill, exchanging a glance with Lady Liang, crouching down and comforting, "Mother, don’t think too much, if it’s good it’s not disaster, if it’s disaster you can’t escape, Heaven has its arrangements."

"No one knows a son better than a mother, and I know better than anyone what kind of behavior your big brother has! He doesn’t have the ability to be an official, how can he keep to his duties once he is? He..." Old Lady Zhou spoke emotionally, slapping her leg, then suddenly fell backward.

"Mother!"

Zhou Xueli and his wife were startled, screaming in fright, the small courtyard house in chaos.

Distant clouds rolled, the wind rose, and a mountain storm loomed.