Zhou Yuehan was so enraged that he started a fight with him on the spot. Zhu Youcai didn't expect him to be so bold today and got hit a few times because he was caught off guard. Now, he was glaring at Zhou with a fierce look, his young eyes filled with hatred.

"What? You little brat, you dare to hit my grandson? Do you have a death wish?" Upon hearing this, Grandma Zhu immediately shot Zhou Yuehan a furious glare. Her sharp features and piercing gaze were terrifying. Zhou Yuehan, who had acted on impulse, began to feel scared and his legs went weak under her stare.

However, the next second, a shadow loomed over him. He heard Si Nian's voice ring out, "Get your facts straight. It was your grandson who started it!"

"Bullshit! My grandson is so well-behaved. How could he possibly get into a fight with someone else? Besides, who saw my grandson hit anyone? Who saw it?" Her sharp gaze swept over the surrounding people.

The kids gathered around were all scared into silence by her fierce expression. They were only seven or eight years old but already understood who they could and couldn't offend. Naturally, no one dared to speak up at this moment.

Wang Jianguo's face turned livid as he witnessed the scene. "Zhu Youcai, do you dare to say you didn't bully anyone?"

With his grandma present, Zhu Youcai wasn't afraid at all. He angrily retorted, "I didn't say anything wrong. He was almost poisoned to death by his mother before. I just don't want everyone to be poisoned by him. Who told him to put on airs? I can't stand him and he even dared to push me."

Zhu Youcai glared hatefully at Zhou Yuehan. This brat used to be so inconspicuous. Now he dressed better than Zhu and carried a cooler backpack, and even tried to win over Xiaoxue with food. Xiaoxue was supposed to be his future wife. Zhou Yuehan daring to flirt with her meant he had a death wish, daring to steal his girl. He would beat him to death for that.

His words were arrogant and unpleasant. Wang Jianguo's face turned even darker with anger.

However, Grandma Zhu was not ashamed but proud. She mocked, "Oh, you're that little brat from Xingfu Village who almost got poisoned by his stepmother? Still alive, huh? Quite a tough life."

"Comrade, he's just a child. You're going too far."

"What's too far about it? My grandson is right. It's the truth. Oh, we're not allowed to speak the truth now? If he were a good kid, would someone try to poison him? Maybe he wasn't any good to begin with! Serves him right!" Grandma Zhu's words were venomous, and it was no wonder Zhu Youcai was so spiteful at such a young age. Clearly, he learned it from her!

Zhou Yuehan turned pale from the insults. He looked up at Si Nian with a distressed and hurt expression... he wasn't a bad child.

"So my Xiaohan being poisoned makes him a bad person, but your grandson poking at others' sore spots and knocking over their lunchboxes makes him a good one?" Si Nian let out a cold laugh. "All you do is curse people, regardless of age. One might think you're the village's mad dog, biting and cursing anyone you see. I used to think you just grew up wrong, but now I see it's a matter of upbringing. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

Si Nian didn't wait for her response and continued, "If this lady here can't teach her child, then I'll do it for her. A foul mouth can be corrected with a few good smacks."

Zhu Youcai was scared by the coldness on this beautiful woman's face. Normally, he wasn't afraid of adults; after all, they usually bowed and scraped before his family. But this person was different. She looked different, with a noble bearing and cold eyes. She didn't care at all that he was the village chief's grandson.

Grandma Zhu was infuriated by Si Nian's words and glared angrily at her, "You think you can hit our Youcai? How dare you! Who do you think you are?"

She couldn't believe this woman had the audacity to say she would discipline her precious grandson, whom even she couldn't bear to scold or touch. How ridiculous!

"I don't count as 'something,' because I'm a person. Maybe your eyesight is bad and you can't tell the difference between people and things, which is why you can't even raise a child properly."

Grandma Zhu was left speechless.

"If I remember correctly, you're a salesperson at the local supply and marketing cooperative, right? With such erratic behavior and poor eyesight, how can someone like you be a salesperson?"

"You know I'm from the supply and marketing cooperative, and you still dare to talk to me like this? Believe me, you'll never be able to buy anything from us again!" Grandma Zhu boasted arrogantly.

Si Nian sneered, "The supply and marketing cooperative? Do you think that's the only place in the world to buy things? With more private businesses opening up, anyone with means won't bother dealing with your attitude. How long do you think you can keep up this arrogance?"

The supply and marketing cooperative was a place destined to be phased out. These arrogant people would eventually pay for their behavior.

Grandma Zhu was momentarily stunned, a flicker of shock in her eyes. Indeed, since the 1980s, more and more private businesses had emerged, and fewer people were shopping at the cooperative. The higher-ups had mentioned this issue before; the situation was indeed not looking good for them. But Grandma Zhu wasn't worried at all. She believed the cooperative's lower prices would keep people coming, thinking everyone else was too foolish to shop elsewhere. Yet, hearing this woman speak, an uneasy feeling crept into her heart.

"You're talking nonsense! You're just jealous!" Grandma Zhu retorted.

Si Nian laughed, "Jealous of you working for someone else? Sorry, but my standards aren't that low."

Wang Jianguo, standing nearby, reminded Grandma Zhu, "Zhou Yuehan is from the Zhou family in Xingfu Village."

The name 'Zhou' was well-known in the area. The Zhou family was the first in the village to start a factory!

The Zhou family's farm was quite large, and their house was even better built than those in the town. Grandma Zhu was just a salesperson, while Si Nian was the boss's wife of a large farm. There was indeed no reason for jealousy.

That's why, although Zhu Youcai had mocked Zhou Yuehan before, he hadn't dared to lay a hand on him. After all, the Zhou family was considered wealthy, and there weren't many families that could compete with them. It's just that because Zhou Yuehan and Zhou Yuedong had been so low-key in the past, with hardly any presence, like other kids in the village, everyone subconsciously overlooked their family background.

But Wang Jianguo could see that there had been significant changes in the Zhou family recently. The two children were dressing better, living better, and becoming more cheerful. Even their busy father had started to spend more time with them, dropping them off and picking them up from school every day, making the other kids envious.

He knew there must have been some changes in the Zhou family. At first, he couldn't figure it out, but upon seeing Si Nian, suddenly it all made sense. All these changes must be related to the extraordinary woman before him.

The Zhu family had power and influence, but the Zhou family was no less. "The Zhou family, what's with the Zhou family..." Grandma Zhu hadn't finished her sentence when suddenly she realized something, and her expression changed abruptly.

The Zhou family? The one from Xingfu Village?

Her face changed suddenly.

In the past, she would have looked down on these private business owners. But now things were different. With the country opening up in all aspects, many people were eyeing these opportunities. Even her husband had once considered approaching the Zhou family for cooperation, but they had been rejected. She felt both irritated and jealous at the time because everyone knew the Zhou family was making big money! Money talks these days.

Although Grandma Zhu wanted to stand up for her grandson, her husband still had ideas about Xingfu Village. He wanted Zhou Yue to take them under his wing. If things turned sour, it wouldn't benefit her.

So she reluctantly conceded, "Forget it. I won't hold it against you for the sake of harmony. Let's just drop this matter."

"Just let it go after your kid hit ours?" Si Nian's eyes narrowed. Grandma Zhu bristled at the implication.