Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 679 - 678: Too Ashamed to Beg

All the nice words had been exhausted, but there was no mention from Old Lady Zhou of going to plead for mercy, not to say Old Lady Lu, even Lu Da was full of displeasure.

Having not even tried and already saying it’s impossible, unwilling to even go, where is there any hope?

"One cannot write two Zhou characters in a single stroke; we are all related by blood. The in-laws should at least try to see what the result would be, right? Regardless of the outcome, we should know after we have gone. Otherwise, are we just going to wait here and do nothing?" Lu Da said.

Old Lady Zhou remained silent.

"I have never seen a mother as heartless as you, watching your own son go to his death," fumed Old Lady Lu as she stormed out.

Lu Da also said, "In-laws, I still say the same thing, we have to try." After that, he followed Old Lady Lu out.

As they left the main house, they saw Zhou Dajun walking in from outside, his face haggard and his body reeking of alcohol. Lu Da, unable to contain his anger, fiercely slapped him twice.

"Where have you been fooling around? Your parents are suffering in jail, and you, as the eldest son, instead of trying to save them, go off to drink and mess around? Look at the state of you, what kind of mess is this?"

Zhou Dajun was stunned by the hits, and rage welled up within him. He pushed Lu Da away and bellowed, "Mind your own business!" Then he staggered back to his room.

Lu Da was so angry he almost followed to beat him to death. This good-for-nothing, he’s really defied me!

But he didn’t move. Instead, he looked at the Old Zhou family’s home with a cold feeling in his heart. Compared to that mother-daughter’s home, why had this place become so dilapidated?

After all, it was the mother-daughter who used to live a difficult life by the mountain!

The Lu family came with murderous intent, only to leave in defeat.

Lady Liang heaved a sigh of relief. She was truly afraid those people would demolish the Zhou family’s home, and now that they were gone, it was good.

She then glanced back at the main house and heaved a long sigh.

Zhou Xueli felt equally exhausted, sitting on the edge of the bed, he said, "Mother, what do you really think about the situation with Big Brother?"

Old Lady Zhou’s eyes dimmed as she spoke, "What do I think? What can I think? Do you think I’m as ruthless as that old thing says, that I could really abandon them? I’m too ashamed to ask."

The bitter tears she had been holding back in front of the Lu family now flowed uncontrollably.

"Mother..." Zhou Xueli took her hand and said, "Mother, you don’t have to go, let your son do it?"

Old Lady Zhou pressed her lips together and said nothing.

"As for Big Brother and the rest, Wufu and Second Sister might have no affection or obligation, but I... they wouldn’t kick me out, would they? The girl named Zi Lan who came the other day was also polite, wasn’t she?"

Old Lady Zhou took a deep breath and exhaled, "Do you know why I won’t let you go?"

"It’s precisely because they’re still polite to you that I don’t want to wear out that little bit of courtesy over your Big Brother and the others. You must understand, affection is something that can erode away gradually. Xueli, the Old Zhou family has fallen. You are still a farmer. Your mother fears nothing, except that one day, if something happens and you’ve used up even that little bit of affection, who can you rely on when you go to them?" Old Lady Zhou looked at him and said.

Zhou Xueli was stunned.

He had never considered such a thing, but now, hearing his mother’s words, he too fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he bit his lip and said, "Mother, let’s talk about the future later. Right now, I’m not afraid of anything except that they won’t survive this ordeal. What about the little ones? They still have to rely on us, don’t they?"

"Oh, what a sin!" Old Lady Zhou cried out woefully.

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