Chapter 66: Finally Back – The Daily Gossip Life of the Sickly Young Woman in the Courtyard

Chapter 66: Finally Back - The Daily Gossip Life of the Sickly Young Woman in the Courtyard

Facing the dramatic scene unfolding in the middle of the courtyard, everyone was at a loss for words.

Qin Xianglian looked pleadingly, while Zhou Qin's round face also wore a pitiful, almost comical expression, though this look on his face was somewhat nauseating, nearly making everyone gag at the thought of dinner!

Su Dazhuang and Su Erzhuang were already exhausted after all the running around and were leaning against each other not far away.

Mother Su and Mother Jiang were glaring at each other, neither willing to back down.

"What are they trying to do?" Lin Qing was utterly baffled.

The people who had been running around the courtyard earlier had now stopped. Qin Xianglian and Zhou Qin stood in the middle of the courtyard, hugging each other as if declaring their undying love, which left everyone amazed at the turn of events!

"Make way, make way!" When Uncle Zhou came back to the courtyard, the sky was gradually darkening. However, the courtyard seemed unusually lively today, with many people around, and the center of the courtyard was brightly lit by the lights from each household.

"Uncle Zhou's back!" someone shouted upon seeing Uncle Zhou return.

Qin Xianglian's face froze for a moment, while Zhou Qin remained unaffected, still holding Qin Xianglian with a pitiful, pleading look.

"Zhou Qin, let me go, okay? Uncle Zhou's back!" Zhou Qin acted before he could think. The first thing Uncle Zhou saw as he pushed through the crowd was his foolish son hugging Qin Xianglian. Although they separated in a second, it didn't stop him from guessing what had been going on between them earlier.

"Zhou Qin, you little rascal, did you forget what I told you earlier?" Uncle Zhou was furious and immediately took off his shoe, charging at Zhou Qin.

Zhou Qin instinctively dodged, but whether intentionally or not, Uncle Zhou's shoe accidentally hit Qin Xianglian.

"Ah!" Qin Xianglian cried out in pain.

"Dad—" Zhou Qin, hearing his Sister Lian's cry of pain, quickly called out to his father, "Dad, hit me if you must, but why hit Sister Lian?"

Uncle Zhou didn't see anything wrong with hitting Qin Xianglian. "If you hadn't moved, I wouldn't have hit her!"

Zhou Qin ran, questioning his very existence.

"Mom—" Su Dazhuang and Su Erzhuang, seeing their mom get hit, immediately went into protective mode and started chasing after Uncle Zhou.

The courtyard once again turned into a scene of chaos.

"Zhou Qin, just forget about it. I will never let you marry this widow!

I've already lined up a matchmaker for you. Starting tomorrow, you're going on blind dates! I refuse to believe you can't find a proper young lady."

"I..." Zhou Qin hesitated for a rare moment. The thought of a young, unmarried woman was quite tempting to him, but he still couldn't forget his Sister Lian. However, she had just rejected him, so what should he do?

Uncle Zhou picked up on his son's hesitation and immediately added a strong incentive, "Don't worry, our factory is hiring in a week. There'll be plenty of young women eager to marry you for the job! It won't be like before!"

Before? What was it like before?

Those who knew recalled the past, while those who didn't, like Lin Qing and Cen Xi, suddenly became very curious.

Zhou Qin's eyes sparkled again. That's right! The factory is hiring, and there will surely be women willing to marry him for the job. He could pick a good one, someone just like his Sister Lian!

"Okay!" Zhou Qin stopped in his tracks and loudly agreed.

"Are you serious?" Uncle Zhou, hearing his agreement, was somewhat skeptical.

"Yes, I'll go on blind dates, but I want to choose someone I like!"

"No problem, that's no problem at all." Uncle Zhou had no issue with his son's request. His son was so outstanding; wasn't it only natural for him to pick a good match?

Uncle Zhou, following Zhou Qin, came to a halt, giving Su Dazhuang and Su Erzhuang the perfect opportunity to pounce on him. Unfortunately, Uncle Zhou was not Zhou Qin. Although he was knocked down, he quickly stood up and gave each of the kids a couple of hard slaps!

This was far harsher than anything Zhou Qin had done!

"You two little rascals, my son has given your family so much, feeding you until you're this chubby, and you dare to hit me? Hmph!" Uncle Zhou scolded them harshly, then grabbed them by their collars and gave them another couple of slaps!

"Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!"

Seeing her sons being beaten so harshly, Qin Xianglian felt as if the sky was falling. She immediately rushed forward to claw at Uncle Zhou. Unfortunately, as I said before, Uncle Zhou showed her no mercy. He grabbed her hands and gave her a few hard slaps, just like he had done to her sons!

"Sister Lian—" Zhou Qin quickly tried to step in to stop it.

But by the time he stepped forward, Qin Xianglian had already been tossed to the ground like a rag by Uncle Zhou!

"You shameless hussy, taking so much money from my son. If you know what's good for you, hand it over now!"

"Dad, stop it! That money was all given to Sister Lian voluntarily by me!"

"You—you little brat! Voluntarily, voluntarily, voluntarily my ass!" Uncle Zhou smacked Zhou Qin on the head as he crouched down to help Qin Xianglian up.

Mother Su stood not far away, initially planning to rush forward as well. But seeing Qin Xianglian being beaten to the ground, she suddenly got scared and didn't dare to move, freezing in place.

However, Su Dazhuang and Su Erzhuang were still sitting on the ground, bawling. Mother Su, watching Uncle Zhou disciplining his son, cautiously made her way to Su Dazhuang and Su Erzhuang, pulling them away. She didn't dare to rush forward and fight anymore!

"Uncle Zhou is truly their nemesis!" Lin Qing whispered in admiration.

"What are you saying?" Cen Xi heard his wife muttering but didn't catch what she said.

"I'm saying Uncle Zhou is amazing, directly... uh... taking them down!" Lin Qing thought for a moment and said.

"That's fighting fire with fire," Cen Xi said calmly.

"Indeed," Lin Qing nodded.

Others could have taken them down too, but rushing forward recklessly might have gotten them hurt by Zhou Qin, who was unruly. If it weren't for Zhou Qin's natural fear of Uncle Zhou, Uncle Zhou might not have been able to end this farce!

"Do you still want to find a wife? If you keep chasing after a widow like this, what woman would want to marry you?" Uncle Zhou had gone out today and consulted many matchmakers, finally understanding a bit more. Over the years, his son had been on so many blind dates, many of which were ruined by these two women!

"Dad, Sister Lian is so pitiful. I just want to help her. How can you say that about me?" Zhou Qin had already helped Qin Xianglian up.

"Hmph! Do you know how many matchmakers I visited this afternoon? If it weren't for my desperate pleas, no one would be willing to arrange a blind date for you. Do you know what they said? They said you're an old bachelor who's always following a widow around, licking her boots. If they introduced you to someone, wouldn't that be a disaster?

Listen to what the matchmakers are saying. Do you know how your reputation got so bad? Isn't it because of these two women? Do you even understand?" Uncle Zhou was furious just talking about it, wishing he could beat these two women again!