Zhao Mei looked incredibly pained, while she did pity her niece, her heart also went out to her husband.
Although the uncle should not have abandoned his niece to save himself from the bear, it was only right that he should be punished. But after all, he was just an uncle, not a real father.
She had arrived early enough to see the third brother insisting on taking his younger brother's wife, a sight that resulted in their father-in-law hitting him with a stick ten times. Afterwards, his back was covered in blood and bruises, and he wasn't able to sleep all night. It took several days for him to recover.
Erni was utterly outraged, after all Guibao was her father, what right did grandfather have to punish him?
Zhou Zhaodi wasn't surprised at all. Although her father-in-law didn't show as obvious a preference as her mother-in-law, it was clear he favored Guibao amongst all his grandchildren.
