Chapter 237 Part Two

Jiang Zhizhi seemed to have caught a whiff of gossip. She watched Fang Hua glare at Zhou Chengzhi and then looked at Zhou Xiye with a puzzled expression.

How come Zhou Xiye only has one son?

Isn't Zhou Xiaochuan the same?

Fang Hua was still glaring at Zhou Chengzhi: "Can you drink less every day? You start talking nonsense after a little alcohol. Also, the doctor said you have high blood pressure and told you to drink less, but you won't listen to a word he said."

Zhou Chengzhi glared at Fang Hua: "You're always so busy, and you think your high blood pressure is caused by drinking? That's all nonsense. Why don't you talk about the benefits of drinking?"

Fang Hua was so angry that her head ached: "Go to sleep right now."

Unable to persuade her husband, she looked at Zhou Xiye and said, "Xiye, you and Zhizhi go and rest first."

Jiang Zhizhi wanted to hear some gossip she didn't know, but since Fang Hua had spoken, she couldn't stay: "Mom, I'll clean up in a bit."

Fang Hua waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, I can take care of it. You guys go back to your rooms first."

Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye had just entered the house and closed the door when they heard a loud noise, probably the sound of plates and bowls falling to the ground.

Then came Fang Hua's furious roar: "Zhou Chengzhi, you can't even control your foul mouth after drinking a little cat pee. If this were the past, would you have become a traitor?"

Zhou Chengzhi slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Bullshit! You're the traitor!"

Jiang Zhizhi was curious, so she pressed her ear to the door to listen, hoping to hear something important. But the two of them argued back and forth, both of them being very childish, constantly accusing each other of being traitors.

Finally, they went upstairs amidst all the commotion.

Jiang Zhizhi, unable to hear any movement, turned around and looked at Zhou Xiye curiously: "Why did Dad say you're his only son? Isn't Zhou Xiaochuan his only son?"

Zhou Xiye paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know. You go take a shower first, and I'll go tidy up the dining room."

Jiang Zhizhi was full of questions, but she couldn't get any answers. She could only go take a shower first. Anyway, there was still a long time to go. What secrets could she possibly keep to herself?

...

Zhou Xiye pinched Jiang Zhizhi's chin and kissed the corner of her lips: "Can you be serious for once?"

He's leaving tomorrow, and knowing he won't see her for many days, he couldn't help but hug her and want to do something.

As a result, Jiang Zhizhi was present, but the god had disappeared on a journey.

Jiang Zhizhi snapped out of her reverie, chuckled, and reached out to hug his neck: "I've been thinking about a very serious question..."

Zhou Xiye was both amused and exasperated: "I see you're still not tired, you still have time to think about other things."

Jiang Zhizhi's voice was a little hoarse as she continued gossiping, "Could Zhou Xiaochuan not be your child?"

Later, he didn't receive a reply from Zhou Xiye, and instead, he was so exhausted that he couldn't even lift his fingers.

Sobbing, she bit Zhou Xiye's shoulder several times.

Is this man afraid of losing money if he doesn't come back for half a month? He wants to make up for it all at once.

The next morning, when Jiang Zhizhi got up, Zhou Xiye had already left, and a car had come to pick him up.

In her dazed state, she felt Zhou Xiye stroke her hair and kiss her forehead before leaving, telling her to wait for him to come home.

As Jiang Zhizhi brushed her teeth, she thought about what Zhou Xiye had whispered in her ear last night, and couldn't help but blush again.

This older man, when he gets emotional, he can be quite eloquent.

He grinned, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and went outside. Fang Hua had already heated up breakfast.

Seeing Jiang Zhizhi come out, he quickly called out, "Come and eat quickly. I heard on the radio that there are strong winds today. I'll call a car to take you to school in a bit."

Jiang Zhizhi didn't refuse: "Thank you, Mom."

Fang Hua waved his hand: "No need to thank me. Be careful on windy days. Beijing is prone to strong winds in winter, and it's dry and parched. I'll make you some pear soup today to soothe your lungs. Your throat sounds uncomfortable."

Jiang Zhizhi grinned. Her throat felt off, and it was all because of Zhou Xiye!

As Fang Hua watched Jiang Zhizhi eat, he muttered, "After school this afternoon, I'll have a car pick you up. When it's windy, don't walk too close to the woods; those branches can break off and fall, killing people."

"I'll go to the hospital in a bit to see if Xiao Chuan can get better after finishing these doses of Chinese medicine. If he does, he can come back and rest."

Thinking about Zhou Xiaochuan's return also gave her a headache: "He still doesn't believe Xiao Liu's gambling. It's a good thing he didn't participate, otherwise he would be in jail now. That kid Wang Xiaoliu seems pretty clever, how did he end up organizing gambling?"

Jiang Zhizhi felt she could understand: "Greed, I heard they found tens of thousands of yuan in cash and a lot of grain coupons in Wang Xiaoliu's house."

Tens of thousands! In this day and age, what does that even mean?

Fang Hua frowned: "One should not be too greedy."

On the way to school, Jiang Zhizhi even dozed off for a while in the car because she was just too tired.

It's also a scary thing that older men have good physical strength.

When I got off the bus at school, my eyes were red because I hadn't slept well, and there was still a watery sheen left from dozing off.

Looking at Jiang Zhizhi's appearance, Ge Qinghua asked with concern, "Didn't you rest well, or are you sick?"

Jiang Zhizhi rubbed her nose: "I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well."

Ge Qinghua assumed that Jiang Zhizhi was studying too late and comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Your grades are good now, just keep improving steadily."

Jiang Zhizhi nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll be more careful in the future."

She can sleep well as long as Zhou Xiye isn't home and making her study together.

Jiang Zhizhi thought Sun Xiaoyue wouldn't come to class today, since she still had to take a makeup exam, and she thought she might ask for leave to get by.

Unexpectedly, despite her injured and pitiful appearance, she received a lot of concern while sitting there.

The teachers at the training class were very dedicated; they finished grading all the papers in one night.

The test papers were handed out in the first class.

Without a medical background, Jiang Zhizhi's score jumped to second place, just two points behind Cheng Feng, who came in first.

She mainly lost points in ideological and political aspects; she didn't write as much as Cheng Feng.

Jiang Zhizhi was quite satisfied with her score. She grinned as she looked at the test paper and planned to take it home that evening for Fang Hua to see as well.

Sun Xiaoyue was shocked to learn that Jiang Zhizhi had actually ranked second in the class and scored 98 points in Chinese, even higher than her deskmate Cheng Feng.

A score of 95 in Ideological and Political Education is also very impressive.

The more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed. But if Jiang Zhizhi was cheating, Cheng Feng was sitting right behind her this time. If she were cheating, he would definitely have seen it.

During break, she whispered to Cheng Feng, "Jiang Zhizhi is my parents' adopted daughter. She used to have bad grades, but now she's doing so well. In junior high, she often scored only ten or so points."

She quickly covered her mouth and looked around, saying, "What I'm about to say is just for you to hear, don't tell your classmates."

Cheng Feng frowned. He still felt a strong sense of crisis. Initially, he didn't think much of Jiang Zhizhi.

But she can get 100 points in English!

He's been studying really hard lately, and maybe he'll get first place next time, threatening his position. He couldn't help but ask Sun Xiaoyue, "Are you very familiar with her?"