However, although Liu returned to the Zhou Mansion, Liu's attitude towards Li Guilan did not change.

Because of Zhou Fuhai's old mother's face, although Liu did not dare to blatantly bully Li Guilan, he had been trying his best to make a stumbling block.

For the sake of the child in her belly, Li Guilan has always endured what she can tolerate and avoid when she can avoid Liu.

More than half a year later, seeing that Li Guilan gave birth to a boy smoothly, Liu's attitude eased slightly, but he was still unwilling to accept Li Guilan.

Faced with his wife's attitude, Zhou Fuhai was furious, and after a very fierce quarrel with Liu, the two sides fell into a long-term cold war.

Zhou Fuhai was very happy about the birth of his youngest son, he not only found a gentleman to name his youngest son Zhou Hongyi, but also held a banquet when his youngest son was full moon, and held 80 tables of full moon wine.

However, there is a saying that people are not as good as heaven, and Zhou Fuhai's beauty has not lived a few years in her arms, and she has made a big deal in a deal.

I don't know who I offended that time, but the Zhou family's big warehouse on the ferry by the Yellow River was actually burned down.

Not only were all the goods of the Zhou family gone, but also several goods stored in the Zhou family's warehouse were destroyed.

That time, the loss of the Zhou family almost bankrupted the Zhou family. In order to make up the money, Zhou Fuhai borrowed money everywhere, and even did not hesitate to borrow usury.

But there is a way that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. The destruction of the Zhou family's warehouse spread to several surrounding counties almost overnight, which made Zhou Fuhai eat everywhere, and no one was willing to lend money to Zhou Fuhai at this juncture.

Seeing that he was about to go bankrupt, in desperation, Zhou Fuhai could only find his wife Liu and beg her brother to help him.

Liu was born in a merchant family, and his father was a well-known businessman in Jinzhong. And Liu's eldest brother inherited his father's excellent genes of being good at business, not only did his father's business flourish, but even did his business abroad.

At the beginning, Zhou Fuhai also thought of borrowing money from Liu's eldest brother, but because of Li Guilan's matter, Zhou Fuhai and Liu's maiden relationship was not very good. Therefore, as a last resort, Zhou Fuhai was reluctant to go to Liu's mother's family.

Faced with her husband's plea for help, Liu, who had always been patient with Zhou Fuhai, completely broke out. After spraying Zhou Fuhai's scolded dog's blood, Liu promised Zhou Fuhai to ask his eldest brother for help. But there is a necessary premise for doing this, that is, Li Guilan must be allowed to leave the Zhou Mansion!

In the face of the strong Liu, Zhou Fuhai, who had been forced to menopause, had no choice but to agree to Liu's request.

But Zhou Fuhai had a request, that is, he couldn't come forward to kick Li Guilan out.

And the reason why Zhou Fuhai did this was to protect Li Guilan.

Originally, Zhou Fuhai thought that as long as he didn't come forward, the Liu family would have no way to take Li Guilan.

But Zhou Fuhai never expected that the Liu family would do everything to get Li Guilan out. She didn't know where to find a wild man, and she insisted that it was Li Guilan's friend.

What's even more unbelievable is that this man actually has Li Guilan's underwear, and he was also identified by a subordinate of the Zhou Mansion as having a private meeting with his second aunt outside.

It doesn't matter now, at that time, Zhou's mother was angry, if it weren't for the housekeeper in the house who knew some medical skills, Zhou's mother would almost die.

There was a sudden incident at home, and Zhou Fuhai vaguely guessed a rough idea. He knew very well who Li Guilan was, and it was absolutely impossible to steal wild men behind his back.

However, because his net worth and life were in the hands of the Liu family at that time, in order to keep the foundation of the Zhou family, Zhou Fuhai could only choose to acquiesce in this matter.

In the end, under the single-handed operation of the Liu family, Li Guilan was whipped for thirty years and driven out of the Zhou Mansion with a letter of resignation. And Zhou Hongyi, the youngest son born to Li Guilan, was also expelled from the Zhou family tree and not recognized.

It is said that after Li Guilan was seriously injured and driven out of the Zhou Mansion, she did not seek death or life.

Although Li Guilan, who has practiced martial arts for many years, is only a weak woman, she has a strong personality. After being framed by the Zhou family and ruining her reputation, she did not give up on herself, but gritted her teeth and insisted on singing while singing in the troupe, while raising her five-year-old son alone. Although the Liu family on the other side finally got what he wanted, he was finally retributed by God.

Ten years later, the vitriolic Liu suddenly fell ill in the prime of life, even though countless famous doctors tried their best, and even foreign doctors from the provincial capital were invited to no avail, and finally died of suffering after being bedridden for two months.

Before Liu died, he didn't know if he suddenly figured out something or if he found it out of conscience. After struggling to call Zhou Fuhai and his mother-in-law to his side, he revealed the criminal deeds that he framed Li Guilan ten years ago. Then he swallowed his last breath with a look of remorse.

After learning the truth, Zhou's mother felt sorry for Li Guilan's mother and son, so she asked Zhou Fuhai to immediately inquire about the whereabouts of their mother and son.

Huangtian lived up to his wishes, and a month later, Zhou Fuhai finally found Li Guilan's mother and son living in Yuncheng.

In order to make up for the Zhou family's debt to Li Guilan, Zhou Fuhai personally came to the door to take Li Guilan's mother and son back, and tried his best to marry Li Guilan from the new wife to his main wife, and renewed the strings for himself.

However, it seems that Li Guilan's fate does not have the number of happy lives, and less than half a year after returning to the Zhou Mansion from Xin, Li Guilan relapsed from her old illness, and let Zhou Fuhai serve the decoction in front of the bed for several months, and finally died.

Li Guilan's death greatly stimulated Zhou Fuhai's spirit. lost two wives one after another, which made Zhou Fuhai collapse all of a sudden.

And Li Guilan's death also made Zhou Fuhai's youngest son Zhou Hongyi have an unforgettable hatred for the Zhou family. was kicked out of Zhou's mansion since he was a child, and his life of exile for ten years made Zhou Hongyi suffer from snacks and taste the warmth and coldness of human affection.

Originally, Zhou Hongyi hated the Zhou family very much for what happened to him and his mother, and now his mother died early less than a year after returning to the Zhou family, which made Zhou Hongyi's hatred for the Zhou family increase unabated.

After Li Guilan's death, Zhou Hongyi began to cause trouble everywhere, ignoring the preaching of Zhou Fuhai and his eldest brother Zhou Hongwen. Even the more you don't let me do anything, the more I do! is specifically looking for something to do with Zhou Fuhai.

At first, Zhou Fuhai felt that Zhou Hongyi was fifteen years old, and it was the time to rebel. In addition, I haven't been to school for a few days, and it's normal for some people to not understand etiquette and lack discipline. At the same time, because he felt that he owed them too much to their mother and son, Zhou Fuhai repeatedly tolerated Zhou Hongyi's excesses.

Since learning that Zhou Fuhai would not be held accountable for his excessive behavior, Zhou Hongyi has become a lawless second young master in the Zhou Mansion. In just a few years, Zhou Hongyi has been completely poor in eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking, and has become a well-known gentleman in Hengqu County.

Regarding Zhou Hongyi's excesses, Zhou Fuhai, who was in poor health, never cared about it, and even connived at it. This made Zhou Hongwen, who was nine years older than Zhou Hongyi and gradually became the pillar of the Zhou family, more and more dissatisfied.

Although Zhou Hongwen was born to the Liu family, he did not inherit the narrow-minded nature of the Liu family, but treated people with generosity and stability since he was a child, and won Zhou Fuhai's love, and he handed over the family business to him early to take care of it.

Zhou Hongwen has always been very disgusted with what his mother did. Zhou Hongwen has always felt guilty about what happened to his mother Li Guilan and his younger brother.

But Zhou Hongwen has always been opposed to his father Zhou Fuhai's connivance with his younger brother. thinks that this is not only not compensation, but will harm Zhou Hongyi.

Sure enough, Zhou Fuhai's indulgence and tolerance of Zhou Hongyi over the past few years did not get anything, but made Zhou Hongyi more and more out of line. It wasn't until one time that he seriously injured the chief housekeeper of the Zhou family, who accused him of being uneducated, that Zhou Hongwen finally couldn't bear it anymore, and despite his father's opposition, he let several nursing homes hold Zhou Hongyi is family law, and Zhou Hongyi, who was beaten directly, couldn't get out of bed for two months.

Zhou Hongwen threatened that if Zhou Hongyi caused trouble everywhere like this, he would open an ancestral hall and expel him from the Zhou family!

The pain in the flesh and skin and the stimulation of words made Zhou Hongyi extremely disappointed in the Zhou family in his heart, and he felt that since his mother was gone, no one in the Zhou family looked down on him.

Less than half a year after being injured, Zhou Hongyi, who had just turned eighteen, couldn't stand the white eyes of the Zhou Mansion and the whole Zhou Mansion, so he took his mother's relics and left the Zhou Mansion alone.

In order to reflect his determination to break off with the Zhou family, as well as to commemorate his deceased mother, Zhou Hongyi simply changed his surname, followed his mother's surname, and changed his name to Li Hongyi.

Since then, Li Hongyi has begun to live in Hengqu County for a generation. During this period, he participated in a gang organization, because he had some means and ability, and he was bold and careful, Li Hongyi actually mixed well.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Li at first joined the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army organized by local warlords in Shanxi with his gang leader. Later, the Japanese army was strong, and most of Shanxi fell, and Li Hongyi's leading brother led the team to join the Japanese as a garrison.

After arriving at the garrison, Li Hongyi, who was unwilling to live under the guard for a long time, became more and more dissatisfied with his boss who would only be subservient in front of the Japanese.

Li Hongyi admits that he is not a righteous and awe-inspiring anti-Japanese soldier, he has never been to school since he was a child, and he has not even eaten a few full meals, and he neither understands nor is interested in the great principles of what kind of nation and country. He only knows that the bad people in this society enjoy the blessings and the good people suffer, but he only knows that only if he has the ability can he not be bullied by others.

After serving as a member of the Imperial Association Army in the garrison for a period of time, Li Hongyi found that this was not a good way out, so he simply took off his yellow skin and began to mix in society again.

As Li Hongyi's father was too old to be a director, he handed over all his property and family affairs to his eldest son, Zhou Hongwen, to manage.

In order to keep the family industry and clansmen in the troubled times, Zhou Hongwen had to cooperate with the Japanese, became the maintenance chairman of Zhou Village, and also hung an idle post in the puppet government of Hengqu County.

Knowing that his cheap eldest brother Zhou Hongwen had taken refuge with the Japanese, Li Hongyi was even more resentful in his heart. In his heart, he thought that Zhou Hongwen not only looked down on him, but also indirectly drove himself out of the Zhou Mansion. He owes himself, and the Zhou family owes himself!

To be continued.

(End of chapter)