Chapter 191

Chapter 191

"He just wants me to get married quickly and also said he's going to marry off Wufeng too. That way, the family will have money, and he can buy another house for my sixth brother Tianbao. He says this courtyard is not good enough for Tianbao. He says Tianbao deserves happiness, and we seven sisters should protect him.

We should always think of him in this life. He even told my three older sisters to give money, saying if anyone gives less than two hundred, he'll cause trouble at their homes.

Tell me, isn't he crazy?"

As Zhou Sifeng spoke, her younger sister Wufeng and their mother cried.

"My mom is already old, yet my dad still blames her for having seven daughters. It's not like she could decide whether to have daughters or not. Aunt Wang, our family can't live like this anymore." Sifeng revealed all these family troubles openly.

Everyone was speechless.

Director Wang's face turned grim. "Zhou Fude, are you decent at all? Your family has three workers—yourself, your wife, and your daughter Sifeng. Are you so desperate for money that you want to sell your daughters?

Let me tell you, things are different now; such things are not allowed.

Marriage is free!

Also, you cannot shave your daughter's head today. This is feudal superstition. If there's a next time, I'll send you straight to the police station.

Then don’t say I didn’t care about being neighbors."

"I..." Zhou Fude tried to argue.

"Aunt Wang, send him in right now! Our whole family can testify. My hair is almost half cut, which is evidence. She did it with the help of Zhao Shenpo from our neighborhood. In this day and age, how can such things still happen?

You must take them away!" Zhou Sifeng had no intention of tolerating her father any longer.

Ever since she was young, she was either beaten or scolded, or her father would scrutinize her and her sisters, looking for the prettiest one to marry well and bring money back home.

Her older sisters suffered because of her, making life hard for the entire family.

Now, he was even targeting her and her sisters again.

It would be better if he were dead!

Director Wang didn't expect Zhou Sifeng to be so resolute.

She initially thought the family might prefer to handle their affairs privately, as most families do, without her interference.

A strong-willed girl like Zhou Sifeng was rare.

Zhou Fude was frightened by Zhou Sifeng. "You ungrateful child, did I raise you for nothing? You actually want to send me to the police station? Are you human?"

Zhou Sifeng sneered. "Dad, you're asking if I'm human now? When you were cutting my hair, you weren't acting human. Let me tell you, this isn't over. You must go to the police station, and that fraudulent old woman must go too!"

"Daughter..." Zhou Sifeng's mother hesitated, wondering why things had suddenly changed after years of enduring.

"Mom, don't try to persuade me. I have a job now, and you have a job too. We can support the younger sisters. As for Tianbao, let him fend for himself. At his age, he should be working, not relying on others."

Zhou Sifeng didn't want to listen to her family.

Everyone in the family was afraid to stand up and kept saying they couldn't survive without their father.

How could they not survive?

With him around, they couldn't survive at all!

"Zhou Fude, come with us first. We need to find Zhao Po. Zhao Ming, I remember Zhao Po is your cousin? Lead the way. This matter can't be left unresolved." Director Wang admired girls who knew how to stand up for themselves.

Zhou Sifeng didn't disappoint her.

"No, I won't go. I..." Zhou Fude struggled, not wanting to leave.

Zhao Ming also looked reluctant. "Director, how can we follow a little girl's lead? Old Zhou is an old neighbor. If he gets sent to the police station for feudal superstition, what will happen? She's just a young girl who doesn't know better, isn't filial. We can't ignore this.

Isn't this watching her make mistakes?"

"Shut up. Zhou Fude is engaging in feudal superstition, and arresting him is justified. And Zhao Po, despite her age, is still doing this. Last year, Xiao Wu's wife nearly died because of her so-called folk remedies during pregnancy.

No one reported her then, but this time it’s different."

Director Wang grew increasingly displeased with Zhao Ming, who showed no progress.

Zhao Ming feared Director Wang and stopped defending his cousin after a few questions.

After they left, Ning Meimei worriedly asked Zhou Sifeng, "Are you okay? I was so scared earlier that your dad would really harm you."

"If we let him continue, even if he doesn't kill us, he'll sell us. Then we might as well be dead. Wufeng, come inside with your sister." Zhou Sifeng led her sister and Ning Meimei into the house.

But her mother grabbed her first.

Old Zhou's wife, with red, swollen eyes, looked at her daughter in disappointment. "Sifeng, how could you really send your father to the police station? He's your father, the pillar of this family. Who will dare to marry you now? Why am I cursed with a daughter like you?

Go and bring your father back."

Zhou Sifeng, annoyed by her crying, pushed her away. "I don't care. This is what he deserves. For engaging in feudal superstition, who else should go if not him? Don't cry to me. With him around, no one would dare marry me. Everyone knows our daughters have to support the family when they marry out.

Who doesn't know my brother stays at home instead of working?

Without him, I can still support the family."

While the family cried, Director Wang had already taken people to Zhao Po's house.

It turned out that Zhao Po's real name was Zhao Zhen. She used to be called Zhao Shenpo for her role as a fortune-teller. Later, when such practices were banned, everyone started calling her Zhao Po, though some still secretly sought her out.

Over the years, she had caused much harm.

Now that someone had come to her door, Zhao Zhen was startled. However, seeing that her cousin was also there, she wasn't as afraid.

"What's going on?" Zhao Zhen asked them with a smile.

Director Wang didn't beat around the bush: "Zhao Zhen, someone reported you and Zhou Fude for engaging in feudal superstition. You made him go home and cut his daughter's hair. Now, you need to come with us to the station. Your feudal superstition has been reported."

"Why? On what grounds are you arresting people?" Zhao Zhen was unhappy.

She had seen enough not to be intimidated.

"If you don't come, we'll have to report it and have someone come to arrest you. It's your choice." Director Wang didn't pressure her.

Upon hearing that someone would come to arrest her, Zhao Zhen immediately fell silent.

If someone really came, who would dare to seek her help in the future?

Moreover, there were people in her house whom she couldn't afford to offend. If they got implicated, her life would be over.

After some thought, Zhao Zhen relented: "Fine, I'll go with you."

With that, she left with them.

Bai Xiuxiu looked into the house with some confusion. She felt that one of the shadows she saw was familiar, briefly appearing in that house.

After they left, inside Madam Zhao's house, Zhou Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Hu, thank goodness you pulled me back; otherwise, she would have seen me!"