EBE Chapter 327 Demanding Justice
Chapter 327 Demanding Justice
Today is Niu Qingqing's birthday.
Niu Zheng, the head of the Niu family who never cared about his illegitimate child, suddenly said he wanted to celebrate his daughter's birthday, which made Niu Qingqing feel flattered.
Xiao Chen could sense that Niu Zheng seemed to be in a heavy mood, although he didn't show it on the surface.
Yesterday, Sun Yingrong took Niu Shaolong back to the Sun family home, and they are likely to cause trouble today.
Niu Zheng ordered a small cake from somewhere, lit the candles himself, and placed it in the Niu family's living room, planning to celebrate Niu Qingqing's birthday later.
Xiao Chen looked at the small cake and frowned slightly.
"This cake is a bit small," he said.
"What? You invited your friends?" Niu Zheng asked.
“I didn’t…” Niu Qingqing shook her head.
In the past, she and Niu Xingxing were of low status, and no one cared about their birthdays. When the siblings celebrated their birthdays, they would just try to get some good food and give each other their blessings.
Niu Qingqing has very few friends, and she didn't invite any of them.
“Someone might come,” Xiao Chen said.
“Perhaps not many people will come, but that will be enough,” Niu Zheng said.
He knew that the brother and sister had little social life and that no one would approach them.
Because for many years, they have been looked down upon.
Niu Zheng spoke very little, only occasionally asking a few questions in a low voice.
Xiao Chen answered casually, but Niu Qingqing wanted to find a topic to talk about but didn't know where to start, as there was too much of a generation gap between her and her father.
The atmosphere was somewhat somber.
It was 6:30 in the evening.
Niu Zheng checked his watch several times and decided not to wait any longer.
"Qingqing, blow out the candles," he called out.
"Mmm." Niu Qingqing nodded obediently, bent down to blow out the candles, and closed her eyes to make a wish.
"Happy birthday, Qingqing." Niu Zheng rarely showed a smile as he handed Niu Qingqing a delicate little box.
Niu Qingqing paused for a moment, then quickly took it.
"Thank you... Father..." She felt her eyes sting, her emotions a mix of complex feelings and warmth.
This was the first time in so many years that Niu Zheng celebrated her birthday and gave her a birthday present.
She felt the presence of her father's love for the first time.
"From now on, you two must stay together and support each other," Niu Zheng said softly, looking at the brother and sister.
He stared at Xiao Chen for a while.
"Now that you're taking care of Qingqing, I feel very relieved."
“Even if you’re not with the Niu family, the two of you can live a good life on your own.”
Xiao Chen remained expressionless.
“I will take good care of her,” he said casually.
Niu Zheng's voice was somber, as if he were a dying man making his final arrangements.
"You should leave the Niu family tomorrow."
Neither Xiao Chen nor Niu Qingqing spoke.
Niu Qingqing pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.
"Is Father... going to kick us out of the family?" she thought sadly.
“That’s right. We’ve completely broken ties with the Sun family, and Third Brother broke Niu Shaolong’s hand. The Sun family won’t let this go.”
"As the head of the family, Father should protect his legal wife and eldest son..."
Niu Qingqing originally thought she had no attachment to the Niu family, but now that she was about to leave, she found herself filled with melancholy.
Silence fell over the living room.
"Dong dong dong..."
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside.
"Where is that little beast Xiao Chen? Find him!" someone shouted.
"Today, he must pay the price!"
There were many people who came.
They shouted and swarmed into the living room from outside.
Led by Sun Yingrong and her son, a large group of people appeared aggressive and their faces were full of anger.
These people are from the Sun family.
Among them were several elders from the Niu family.
They stormed into the living room and saw Xiao Chen and the others celebrating their birthday, which only fueled their anger.
"Well...you've done this to my nephew, bullied my sister, and you're all here celebrating your birthdays as if nothing happened, having a great time..." The middle-aged man in the lead said in a sinister tone, his expression extremely gloomy.
He is the current head of the Sun family, and Sun Yingrong's older brother, Sun Youde.
"You, Niu Zheng, you don't care about your eldest son being injured like that, but you're here having fatherly affection with those two bastards. What a good father you are..." Sun Yingrong shouted, pointing at Niu Zheng with a furious expression.
The cow remained expressionless and did not respond at all.
This made Sun Yingrong even tremble with anger, wishing she could go over and slap Niu Zheng.
Xiao Chen spoke first.
“Watch your mouth. If you keep calling me a little bastard, I’ll make sure you can’t speak anymore,” he said coldly.
"Hmm? You dare to threaten me?" Sun Youde, the head of the Sun family, frowned and his expression turned fierce.
"A mere illegitimate child, doesn't he even know the difference between superior and inferior? He has absolutely no manners!"
"Not only did he seriously injure the eldest son, but he also dared to insult the mistress of the house. He has no manners whatsoever and should be taught a lesson!"
Sun Youde looked at Niu Zheng, who remained silent, and his anger surged.
"Niu Zheng, how did you discipline him? How could you raise such a good-for-nothing?"
"My sister married into your family, yet you subjected her to such humiliation. How can you be such a husband and father?" he demanded of Niu Zheng, ready to confront him.
"Over the years, everyone has witnessed how Sun Yingrong and her son have treated their two illegitimate children," Niu Zheng said calmly.
"I never interfered before, letting her run wild for so many years. Why are you all reacting so strongly now that she and her son have been wronged once?"
"This is just a matter of justice being served."
"What did you say?" the Sun family member roared in anger.
Sun Youde's eyes widened in fury.
"Is there any comparison between a legal wife, an eldest son, and two illegitimate children? Have you lost your mind? Don't you even know how to treat them differently?"
"Hmph! Niu Zheng, the Sun family will not let this go!"
"If you can't come up with a reasonable solution today, don't blame the Sun family for being ruthless and turning against the Niu family!"
Sun Youde's threat alarmed the elders of the Niu family.
The Sun family was superior to the Niu family. Apart from a few large families in the western district, the Sun family was the most prosperous.
If the Sun family launches an attack, the Niu family will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
"Niu Zheng, what's wrong with you? How did you become so confused?" the elders of the Niu family began to scold.
"They're just two illegitimate children. Is it really worth sacrificing your eldest son and legal wife for them? That's illogical!"
“Niu Xingxing went too far in this matter and must be severely punished. You must not be lenient!”
After making their accusations, they put on smiling faces and tried to calm the Sun family down.
"Don't worry, everyone. Niu Zheng will definitely give the Sun family a reasonable explanation."
They didn't care about the lives of their two illegitimate children at all, believing that they could sacrifice them for the sake of the family.
After all, they had never really looked at the brother and sister properly.
"Hmph! You'd better watch yourself!" Sun Youde sneered.
Niu Zheng gave a sarcastic sneer.
The Sun family is shameless.
The Niu family is willing to sacrifice anything for their own benefit.
This is one of the reasons why he has been too lazy to manage his family and has let things go for so many years.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do with Niu Xingxing?" Niu Zheng asked with a faint smile.
"You're smart to back down." The Sun family smiled, thinking he had finally given in.
“Sister, what do you think we should do to that little beast?” Sun Youde asked Sun Yingrong.
It seems that Niu Xingxing has already let them slaughter him.
"Shaolong's hand is crippled, how can we let him feel good?"
“First of all, those two must be expelled from the Niu family!” Sun Yingrong said with a sneer.
"Expelled from the Niu family?" Niu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "That's fine."