After drinking two extra cups, Old Zhang had shed his usual sternness and become rather talkative. He said to Qiu Feng, "From now on, live a good life with Rui. If Zhang Rui bullies you, tell Grandpa, and I'll teach him a lesson."
"Don't let yourself suffer. Our family brings home a wife to cherish her, not to make her suffer! If anyone bullies you, you can tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will stand up for you. If I'm not around, there's your grandma. If she's not around, there are your parents-in-law, your eldest brother, your Second Brother, and the others. Any one of them can stand up for you. Understand?"
The others chimed in one after another. "People from our Zhang family don't bully others, but we absolutely won't let others bully us either. Xiao Feng, if anyone dares bully you, bully them right back as much as you want. Eldest Brother has your back!"
"That's right. If Eldest Brother can't cover you, there's still Grandpa and me! We don't throw our weight around to bully others, but if we're bullied, we can't just swallow it, no matter who the other party is! Whoever bullies you, tell any one of us."
Qiu Feng nodded, deeply moved. "Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Eldest Brother and Second Brother."
"We're family. No need to thank us."
Qiu Feng nodded. "I won't be so polite next time."
When Zhang Rui saw that his wife's eyes had reddened, he quietly squeezed her little hand.
She was still so innocent and easily moved.
That made her very easy to deceive!
Embarrassed, Qiu Feng pulled her hand back. "Let's eat."
That evening, Grandma gave her a jade bangle passed down through the family, Mother-in-Law gave her an emerald necklace that had been passed down to her, and