Chapter 1464 Throw Me Away Quickly
Zhao Liu picked up the shoes from the ground and wanted to throw them at Zhao Fei. As he raised his hand, he said, "You little brat! Do you think you're the head of the family! I'm not dead yet!"
Zhao Fei was not afraid of Zhao Liu at all. He stood where he was and straightened his back as he glared at Zhao Liu. At most, they could all just suffer together. In any case, he would be able to have a more carefree life after leaving this village. He still had his friends who worked as scavengers and did not have any problem with starting from scratch.
Qiao Mei was also a nice person. Once he got rid of the Zhao family, Qiao Mei might even be willing to help him! He had already secretly bought a house on his own and did not have to worry about his life at all. On the contrary, Zhao Liu's family would not be able to survive without him!
"Stop it!" Zhao Kuo said furiously.
Zhao Liu pointed at Zhao Fei and said, "Second Uncle! Are you still going to tolerate this unfilial child? He'll destroy our village! How can such a scourge be worthy of the surname Zhao! I shouldn't have brought you home back then!"
"Then throw me away. I'll be thankful to you for it," Zhao Fei muttered softly.
Although Zhao Kuo was old, he was neither imperceptive nor muddle-headed. His mind was still very clear and he knew who was right and who was wrong. He did not want to talk about what happened in the past. The most important thing now was for everyone in the village to be able to earn money.
"Xiao Liu, talk nicely. Why are you being so rough with a child? How can you behave like this!" Zhao Kuo said.
"But I!" Before Zhao Liu could finish speaking, Zhao Kuo interrupted him and continued, "Since we've made a promise to the Qiao family's mother and daughter, we have to follow their rules. I don't think you cause the entire village to lose the chance to earn money. Otherwise, who can help us if we suffer such a big loss? Now that the season for planting is already over, what can we do if all the seeds are dug out?"
"I hear you… I'll behave myself for now…" Zhao Liu glared fiercely at Zhao Fei.
Zhao Kuo smiled in relief. It was actually very easy to deal with Zhao Liu. He was a greedy and lecherous man. As long as there was money to be made, he would be willing to do anything, even if it meant he had to give up on a woman.
Back then, Zhao Liu had brought Zhao Fei home because of his eldest brother's assets and also because Zhao Fei was a smart boy. The house that Zhao Liu was living in now was actually built by Zhao Fei's father! The previous owner was also Zhao Fei's father. Zhao Liu had forced Zhao Fei to become part of his family in order to prevent the house from falling into Zhao Fei's hands.
According to the rules in the village, whoever took in an orphan would get a portion of the orphan's inheritance.
Over the years, Zhao Fei had spent about half of his earnings on this family. Otherwise, at Zhao Fei's age, he could have bought a house and gotten married long ago. There was no need for him to wait until now.
"Xiao Fei, don't lower yourself to your uncle's level. Why argue with him since he's so insensible? It's inevitable for people to become muddle-headed as they get older. You're a person who's magnanimous enough not to hold grudges. Let your uncle off. Go and talk nicely to the Qiao family's mother-and-daughter duo. Buy some gifts and apologize to them sincerely," Zhao Kuo said as he took out 20 dollars shakily from his pocket.
Zhao Kuo was a person who diligently saved every cent of his money. He had no children and was all alone. If Zhao Fei's father had not died early, Zhao Fei's father would have taken care of Zhao Kuo in his old age. Zhao Fei had always treated Zhao Kuo like his own biological grandfather.
"Second Grandpa, keep your money. As long as my uncle doesn't go there and disrupt their lives, they definitely won't have any objections," Zhao Fei said.
The farce related to the Zhao family finally came to an end and it was soon time for Xia He's performance. Qiao Mei even specially bought new clothes for the four children. Zhang Qin and Zhang Miao were dressed like princesses. The simple girls from the village now looked like daughters from wealthy families.
"I'm not going!" Qiao Qiang said stubbornly as he sat in the backyard.
"Grandfather~ How can you not go! This is Xia He's first stage appearance after returning to the capital. Don't you want to go and take a look?" Qiao Mei said as she hugged Qiao Qiang's arm.
"I'm not going. If I go, I'll have to see Old Man Xia again. If I see him, my blood pressure will shoot up. Don't ask me to go!" Qiao Qiang said angrily.
"Grandpa Xia isn't going today! I've already asked Xia He. Grandpa Xia has been busy recently and has gone on a business trip," Qiao Mei said.
Qiao Qiang looked at Qiao Mei doubtfully and asked, "Are you telling the truth? You're not lying to me, are you?"