"My uncle? Zhao Houji?" Song Tianyao was stunned after hearing Lou Fengyun's words. "That bastard is still alive? Wow, when the family was down on its luck, that bastard never showed up once. But as soon as he smells money, he comes knocking. He really has a good nose. It's a pity he's not a dog. You should have reminded me sooner."
"I hadn't even opened my mouth when your glare silenced me." Lou Fengyun tilted her head towards the storage room and whispered to Song Tianyao, "Go and comfort Wenwen. She's eagerly waiting for you to come back and stand up for her. Auntie Zhen might be a little swayed by what your uncle's family said."
"Of course she's tempted. Zhao Houji is her own brother. No way! I absolutely cannot let Wenwen marry into a scumbag's family. That would be worse than pushing Wenwen into a fire pit." Song Tianyao immediately understood and raised his voice, turning his head to shout towards the storage room.
Then Song Tianyao stepped into the storage room, found Song Wenwen who was squatting in the corner, covering her face and crying, patted Song Wenwen's head with his hand, and said in a tone that changed his tone, "Okay, didn't your brother come back to stand up for you? Relax, with your brother here, Zhao Houji can't possibly take you back to be his daughter-in-law."
Song Wenwen shook her head, shaking off Song Tianyao's hand and ignoring Song Tianyao. Song Tianyao squatted down on the ground, looking at his sister who was covering her face and remaining silent. "Hey, if you keep doing this, I'll go upstairs and tell them that I'm willing for you to marry into Zhao Houji's family and become that good-for-nothing's wife."
This time, Song Wenwen took her hands off her face, glared at Song Tianyao, and was about to cry again when Song Tianyao grinned and said, "I was just kidding. Actually, I'd be willing to marry you off to that Silly Ah San from the old Squatter Area who didn't even know how to pull up his pants when he went to the toilet."
"Let's go, come with Big Brother to see Zhao Houji's family. Don't worry, I'll scare them so they won't come back." Song Tianyao grabbed Song Wenwen's hand, pulled her up, and reassured her.
Song Wenwen wiped her eyes and said, "Auntie Pearl is up there too. Zhao Houji even said he wanted to introduce his wife's niece to you."
"Zhao Houji is a real scoundrel. He even dragged Auntie Pearl, who isn't well, into this. And he wants to introduce his wife's niece to me?" Song Tianyao pulled Song Wenwen out of the storage room, beckoning to the three girls. "You three come here and come upstairs with me to meet someone. I'll come down later to teach you how to do things."
Fu Xinniang, Shu Yan, Shi Yin, three little girls, were about the same age as Song Wenwen, but they didn't have the courage to yell at Song Tianyao like Song Tianyao Song Wenwen had just done. With a wave of Song Tianyao's hand, the three girls obediently followed behind him and went upstairs with Song Tianyao and his sister.
As he went upstairs, Song Tianyao summarized all the things Zhao Houji had done for his family over the years to make sure he hadn't missed anything.
Zhao Houji is Zhao Meizhen's older brother. Zhao Meizhen's parents had three children in total: Zhao Houji, Zhao Meizhen, and Zhao Wenye's mother, Zhao Meizhen. Both Zhao Meizhu and Zhao Meizhu had similar personalities, both being fiery and strong-willed. However, their eldest brother, Zhao Houji, was the most unlucky.
However, Zhao Houji was the luckiest of the three siblings. When he was young, he married the only daughter of a tram driver. At that time, drivers who knew how to drive were considered highly skilled, and ordinary people didn't know how to drive at all. Drivers' salaries were also much higher than those of ordinary workers. Zhao Meizhen and Zhao Meizhu also got married, but they weren't as lucky as Zhao Houji. Zhao Meizhen married Song Chunliang, a shoe repairman, Zhao Meizhu married Zhao Dazhong, a laborer.
After Zhao Houji married, he deliberately distanced himself from his two younger sisters.
Zhao Houji's father-in-law taught him how to drive. Zhao Houji was indeed Zhao Houji. He first drove a bus for Kowloon Motor Bus Company. Later, when he saw the emergence of taxis in Hong Kong, he gritted his teeth and bought a taxi, specializing in picking up and dropping off wealthy people who didn't own cars. He made a fortune and soon bought a second taxi. Zhao Meizhen heard the news and wanted her husband to drive the second taxi for Zhao Houji. It would be a more respectable skill than repairing shoes on the street. However, Zhao Houji not only disagreed but also mocked Song Chunliang, saying that Song Chunliang's hands were always handling worn-out shoes and smelled bad, which would offend customers.
After his life improved, Zhao Meizhen and Zhao Meizhu would visit him during holidays, and he would always complain about how meager the gifts were, but he would accept them all. If his two younger sisters had an emergency and needed to borrow money, they would not have a penny. They would rather deposit the money in a bank to earn interest than let their relatives benefit.
After being mocked that time, Song Chunliang never set foot in Zhao Houji's house again. Only Zhao Meizhen remained loyal to her brother, blaming Zhao Houji for simply marrying a wicked woman.
Later, Hong Kong fell to Hong Kong Japanese. All kinds of vehicles and ships were requisitioned by the Japan army. Zhao Houji's two taxis were forcibly taken, and the bank where he kept his money closed its Hong Kong branch and returned to the mainland. Zhao Houji's family suddenly fell from grace, starving to the point of near starvation. They begged Zhao Meizhen and Zhao Meizhu for help. It was the two younger sisters who, out of kindness, shared their rations with Zhao Houji's family, barely preventing them from starving to death. At the time, Zhao Houji's Zhao Meizhu was extremely grateful. However, once their situation improved and Zhao Houji found a job driving a truck for the Japan, earning more food each day, he immediately turned his back on them again.
When Song Tianyao took the police academy entrance exam, Song Family went door-to-door in the Squatter Area to borrow money, but didn't ask Zhao Houji for help again. Only Zhao Meizhen mentioned it once, but didn't actually go to his door. Perhaps Zhao Meizhen knew in her heart that even if she went to ask, the other party probably wouldn't lend her money.
In Song Tianyao's mind, there was no need to maintain contact with this kind of scoundrel, not even if he were his own uncle or father. After his rebirth, he neither had the time nor the need to, and he was too lazy to even think about ruining him. If Zhao Houji knew that Song Tianyao was so merciful, he should be burning incense and chanting Buddhist prayers to thank him for not ruining him. Why did he have to come knocking on his door? And what did he do? Marry Song Wenwen to his son? Marry his wife's nephew to him? This scoundrel's plan is quite clever.
Even standing outside the door, one could hear the loud conversation of Zhao Houji and his wife, along with Zhao Meizhen. Song Tianyao knocked on the door a few times, and Song Chunliang, looking displeased, opened it. When he saw his son standing outside, Song Chunliang's eyes lit up. He couldn't hold his head high in front of Zhao Houji, but he had an outstanding son.