"What did you just say?"
Yu Zhou, who had been preparing to chase people away, immediately turned back.
He really didn't want to bother with this guy, after all, they were still relatives no matter what.
You didn't help me when I was in trouble, so I won't help you now, that's fair.
Everyone is fair this way, others can't bring themselves to be ruthless, but Yu Zhou absolutely could.
However, Zhou Shuo's behavior completely enraged Yu Zhou.
He came to my house to throw a tantrum because he couldn't borrow money? Who was he trying to impress?
He could ignore his paternal aunt, because after all, she was still his elder. But for someone of the same generation as him to cause such a scene, he couldn't blame Yu Zhou for what happened next.
"What's wrong? Your family is stingy and you think you're in the right?"
"And you call yourselves relatives? What kind of relative is as stingy as you?"
Zhou Shuo was clearly thinking solely from his own perspective.
In his eyes, him coming to borrow money was a favor, he even brought his own mother. Yet, you act as if you have no money and won't lend it.
Wasn't this slapping him in the face? As a ruffian, Zhou Shuo already considered himself not to be easily provoked.
What does it matter if your family has money now? You're just nouveau riche, in his mind, that's what he thought.
At this point, the neighbors who had initially wanted to speak up for him began to show their displeasure.
They had seen scoundrels, but they had never seen a scoundrel like this, who came to borrow money from others and then threw a tantrum like this.
As a result, Yu Zhou, clenching his fists, lost his composure and lunged towards Zhou Shuo.
"Bang!"
To everyone's surprise, Yu Zhou landed a punch square on Zhou Shuo's face.
"Spitting here, showing off at my house! You think you're so capable?"
"If you have the guts, spit again? Do you think you're entitled? You've been coming to my house for days, bothering my wife and my old man, do you really think my Yu family has no men?"
Without a word, he unleashed a flurry of punches.
He finally understood that this guy, along with his so-called paternal aunt, were both the type who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
If you gave them an inch, or showed a desire to resolve the matter peacefully, they would push their luck.
But if you fought back, or rendered them speechless, the situation would actually be easier to handle.
Initially, as his family's situation began to improve, Yu Zhou didn't mind helping his own family.
Especially those relatives he was close to. In such a large environment, if you don't help, no one will, right?
However, he had no intention of taking on every burden for these troublesome relatives. And now, to make matters worse, he had just returned home and hadn't even entered the main hall yet.
This guy started spewing nonsense, even making a spitting gesture in the courtyard. Was I a parent who indulged children?
"Stop! Yu Zhou, stop!"
"Don't hit him! Yu Zhou, don't hit him."
Almost after snapping back to their senses, everyone rushed forward to break up the fight.
However, it was too late. Zhou Shuo's face was already showing signs of bruising.
You said you'd hit him, and you really did, and right in my own house. What can you do about it?
"Mom..."
"Mom! These are your maternal relatives. Not only do they not lend money, they beat people. You Yu family is simply lawless."
"We're done with this relative, we're not visiting anymore!"
Zhou Shuo, sitting on the ground, began to wail. He never expected that Yu Zhou would actually resort to violence, and without giving him any time to react.
Many of the neighbors were also somewhat stunned. While they hadn't watched Yu Zhou grow up from infancy, it was close.
They had previously thought that Yu Zhou had a good temper, and was even somewhat lacking in responsibility at times.
But now, it seemed like he had completely changed.
When did this kid become so violent? He resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement? And he did it in his own house?
"Not visiting? Do you think I care?"
"My family just wanted to borrow a hundred yuan, even a few dozen would have been fine, what did you do?"
"Don't tell me you were really not at home. If you weren't home for one day, could you really have been away for several consecutive days?"
"Moreover, you never even told me what you wanted this three thousand yuan for. Even if you hadn't told me, what was with your attitude when I said no?"
"I think you were just asking for a beating!"
Yu Zhou couldn't be bothered to indulge the other party any longer. What a joke! All along, he hadn't even said what the money was for, and after I said I didn't have it, you wanted to bully me?
Who wouldn't tolerate this?
And you even brought up his mother's maternal family. It seems like the beating wasn't enough.
"I! Of course, I'm borrowing money for important matters."
Zhou Shuo's eyes flickered, seemingly unwilling to mention why he wanted to borrow the money.
"From today onwards, we have no more kinship with you."
"Now, you are not welcome here. Get out!"
Yu Zhou wanted to continue fighting, but was held back tightly by Jiang Jie.
He pointed directly at them, regardless of whether they were his elders or not. Such elders were worse than no elders at all.
Seeing Yu Zhou's forceful stance, the two could only slink away.
It was inevitable that they would badmouth him after leaving, but Yu Zhou didn't care about any of that. If you had spoken properly, I might have done something. But now, you didn't even speak properly.
Why should I accommodate you?
The entire courtyard fell silent.
They hadn't expected Yu Zhou to handle the situation this way, nor had they expected things to escalate to this point. Even they found themselves in a difficult position.
Many neighbors eventually left, only bidding farewell to the old man, and not to Yu Zhou. But Yu Zhou didn't care about that.
After the old man sent everyone away.
He looked at his son and sighed, "Why bother! No matter what, hitting someone is always wrong."
The old man's thinking was simple. Even though he looked down on the mother and son, they lived in the same community and would have to see each other in the future.
But after today's incident, they might never interact again.
None of that mattered, but if their family's reputation among relatives suffered because of this incident, it would be a great loss.
Only Yu Zhou didn't care about these things, and the old man could tell that Yu Zhou's actions today had a deliberate element to them.