Chapter 147 Couple in Harmony

Song Dong readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go ask them in a bit. They're definitely telling the truth right now."

Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi with admiration. He thought that Jiang Zhizhi had only sought out these two men to beat them up, to get revenge for having her hair cut and for the rumors she had spread before.

Unexpectedly, she didn't mention a word about what happened in Qingquan Village. Instead, she wanted to use this as a breakthrough point to dig deeper into the people behind Sun Xiaoyue.

This idea coincided with his own.

Last night, he had already instructed Song Dong to investigate after Jiang Zhizhi had asked him.

Song Dong escorted the two to the front gate, then checked the time: "Why don't you wait a bit? I'll get off work soon, and we can go to my house for dinner together. Your sister-in-law makes really good noodles with soybean paste."

Zhou Xiye politely declined, saying, "Let's do it another day. It's not convenient for me to be in a wheelchair."

Song Dong thought about how cramped the house was, and that it was on the third floor, so it wouldn't be convenient for Zhou Xiye to go up there: "Well... come over when your leg is better. I often talk about you with my son, and the little guy really wants to see you."

Zhou Xiye nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll come over in a couple of days when my wound is better."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, someone inside called out to Song Dong, who then hurriedly said goodbye and ran back.

While running, Jiang Zhizhi realized that his right leg was slightly lame.

Zhou Xiye explained: "Brother Song was transferred to civilian work due to a leg injury, so you can't tell when he walks normally."

As Jiang Zhizhi pushed him along, she recounted the gossip she had overheard yesterday: "Isn't Brother Song doing great? It doesn't matter that your wife is an opera singer; she comes from a good family and works in a performing arts troupe now."

Zhou Xiye wasn't quite sure either; when Song Dong got married and his family was making trouble, he was already in the Northwest.

"I'm not sure, but Aunt Chen is very particular about family background and social standing. She always felt that Brother Song should also find a girl from the compound."

Jiang Zhizhi clicked her tongue twice, then wondered who was helping Sun Xiaoyue: "Who arranged for Sun Xiaoyue? And why didn't they find someone smart?"

She may not be very smart, but judging from what Sun Xiaoyue has been doing lately, she's even more foolish.

Even after being reborn, they still don't think about grabbing the prophet to try and get recommended to university to change their fate.

Alternatively, they could appease Jiang Zhenhua and his wife, wait for the next few years, and then seize the opportune moment to start a business and make money.

She invested her future in a man.

Zhou Xiye was also uncertain: "I haven't been here for years, so I don't know the situation in Beijing, but Brother Song should be able to make progress soon."

The two took the shuttle bus back to the compound.

As soon as they reached the gate, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Zhizhi! You actually knew how to come back?"

Jiang Zhizhi paused for a moment, then pushed Zhou Xiye to turn around.

When the other person saw Zhou Xiye, they immediately became much more obedient: "Brother Zhou, you're back too."

Zhou Xiye had been away for several years, and looking at the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boys, he couldn't recognize whose they were.

Jiang Zhizhi recognized him; this was Li Yuanchao, the younger brother of Li Simin, whom Zhou Xiaochuan had mentioned.

The two brothers look somewhat alike, except that Li Yuanchao is always out having fun and is dark-skinned and strong.

Li Yuanchao had a lot to say to Jiang Zhizhi, but because he was somewhat afraid of Zhou Xiye, he held back.

Jiang Zhizhi recalled that the original owner and he did have a good relationship, partly because they were both children raised in the same hospital, and Li Yuanchao had helped her fight a few times.

However, the original owner didn't really want to play with Li Yuanchao because he wasn't good-looking.

Seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys haven't fully grown up yet, and they're a bit unreliable; they really do look like clueless idiots.

After recalling the events, Jiang Zhizhi smiled at Li Yuanchao and said, "It's alright, just say whatever you want to say, don't be afraid of him."

Li Yuanchao still didn't dare, so he winked at Jiang Zhizhi, signaling her to come aside and talk to him.

Jiang Zhizhi patted Zhou Xiye on the shoulder: "I'll go see what he wants to say."

The two walked a little further away, and Li Yuanchao made sure Zhou Xiye couldn't hear them before stopping and saying in a very low voice, "In a couple of days, let's arrange a fight at Yuquan Mountain. Are you coming?"

Jiang Zhizhi: "..."

Some were both amused and exasperated: "I'm not going. I'm married, what kind of behavior would I have to get into a fight? Besides, how old are you? Aren't you afraid Uncle Li will find out and whip you?"

Li Yuanchao said with a righteous expression, "I didn't go on a whim this time. I did it for you. For you, I even shook hands with Zhou Xiaochuan and we went to fight together."

Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment: "For me?"

Li Yuanchao nodded repeatedly: "That's right, you forgot that son of a bitch Deng Feiyang from the Air Force Academy. He told you dirty jokes and spread rumors about you back then."

Jiang Zhizhi was too lazy to think about it: "Well... I can't go either."

Li Yuanchao waved his hand: "It's alright, don't be afraid. Just go and see how I trample that bastard under my feet."

Looking at the spirited and energetic Li Yuanchao, Jiang Zhizhi still refused: "Then I can't go either, Zhou Xiye won't agree."

I'm tempted to go; what good could someone be who spreads rumors about the original owner?

Li Yuanchao leaned closer to Jiang Zhizhi and lowered his voice: "Really? You're afraid of Brother Zhou? Isn't Brother Zhou very fierce? Why did you make such a fuss about marrying him in the first place? If you had married my brother and become my sister-in-law, I definitely wouldn't have let anyone bully you."

Jiang Zhizhi chuckled and nudged him, saying, "Speak properly, don't talk nonsense."

Zhou Xiye couldn't hear what the two were saying, but he saw them standing very close together, and he didn't know what they were talking about. Their expressions were cheerful and lively.

And there's the unbridled energy of their youth.

Lost in thought...

Jiang Zhizhi persuaded Li Yuanchao not to fight, then smiled and pushed Zhou Xiye: "Li Yuanchao and Li Simin are both very nice. We grew up together since we were little. And Aunt Li is very good to me. She will secretly save some good food for me."

She was using the original owner's memories to explain.

Zhou Xiye hummed in agreement, a slight pang of sadness welling up inside him, which he tried to suppress.

...

Over the next two days, many guests came to the Zhou family, and Jiang Zhizhi was responsible for staying by Zhou Xiye's side and keeping a smile.

She simply followed Zhou Xiye's form of address.

After two days, she still couldn't quite put it together.

On the evening of the fourth day, the house finally quieted down.

Zhou Chengzhi returned a little early, and brought a package to give to Fang Hua. He was quite surprised: "Shang Shiyi went to the office to talk about work today, and left some things for Xiye before he left, saying it was to help him recover."

Fang Hua opened the box and exclaimed in surprise, "My God!" Inside was a ginseng root as thick as a baby's arm: "Ginseng! Why would he send such an expensive gift? Our two families aren't even on good terms, are they?"

Zhou Chengzhi was also puzzled by this: "Including today, I've only seen him three times, and each time it was during a meeting."

After saying that, she frowned again: "He said it was just a regular supplement, so I didn't open it. No, I can't accept this. I'll send it back to him tomorrow."

He never expected that the first gift he would give would be ginseng.

Jiang Zhizhi was also a little curious, and quietly nudged Zhou Xiye: "Is it because of you?"