Chapter 401 Remarriage

Jiang Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated: "Mom, this is a matter between Song Man and Li Simin. We are just bystanders and can't offer any advice."

Fang Hua shook his head: "No way, your aunt will be furious. You and Si Min have a good relationship, so he'll listen to what you say."

Jiang Zhizhi could only nod: "I'll talk to him about it later."

In truth, she also felt that Song Man was no longer worthy of Li Simin, who was as pure and gentle as a breeze and as bright as the moon.

Fang Hua was still muttering, "It's all Song Man's fault. She was hesitant and indecisive when she liked Li Simin, but she regretted it after he left. Later, she went to the south to marry someone. None of the paths she chose were right."

"Of course, I'm not saying Song Man is a bad person, it's her own indecisiveness that ruined her. It's just her fate, the more she struggles, the more miserable she becomes."

“It’s even more Chen Limin’s fault. She’s just unlucky to have such a mother.”

Jiang Zhizhi smiled as she listened to Fang Hua's rambling. Since Zhou Xiye had returned, she was willing to share her gossip.

Before she left, she wouldn't care about Song Man or Li Simin.

Her own home was in ruins, how could she have time to care about others?

As they were talking, Zhou Chengzhi came in and casually asked, "Who did Xiye see out? I didn't recognize him at all."

Fang Hua was surprised that Zhou Chengzhi came back so early. She called to Sister Chen to heat up the food, and casually replied, "It's Song Dong and Zhao Haiyang who's here..."

After saying that, he suddenly realized something was wrong. Zhou Chengzhi hadn't come back yesterday either. Even if he knew at work that Zhou Xiye was still alive, shouldn't he have been excited when he walked in today?

Judging from Zhou Chengzhi's reaction, he showed no excitement whatsoever, which indicates that he already knew about this.

In fact, he personally approved this matter.

Fang Hua slammed the rag down on the table and glared at Zhou Chengzhi: "You still know how to come back?"

Zhou Chengzhi was puzzled. Just a moment ago, he was asking Sister Chen to heat up his food, so why did she turn on him in the blink of an eye?

"Did you set off firecrackers this morning? This is my house, where else am I supposed to go if I don't come back?"

Fang Hua snorted coldly: "Did you already know that Nishino was still alive? You just wanted to keep it from us and watch us grieve to death?"

Zhou Chengzhi hadn't expected it to be about this, but he was quite frank: "Wasn't it necessary for the mission? I knew, but I couldn't say anything. You've been a family member for so many years, you know the confidentiality regulations very well."

Fang Hua's eyes reddened. She naturally understood all of this, and it was indeed not Zhou Chengzhi's fault.

But she just wanted to make a scene, because of the resentment in her heart: "Why didn't you stop us back then? We only have one son. What would I do if something happened to him? What would Zhizhi do?"

"You have two more children. Are you going to let them grow up without a father?"

Zhou Chengzhi sighed, unusually refraining from losing his temper and arguing with Fang Hua. Instead, he went over and pressed Fang Hua's shoulder, saying, "Sit down first. I'm more upset about this than you are."

“I signed the critical condition notices for Nishino several times, and my hair turned white during those days. I thought to myself, if Nishino can't be saved, how can I face you?”

"How could I not feel sorry for Zhizhi and the two children? More than anyone else, I want him to come back so that our family can be reunited."

"But the situation didn't allow it at the time. When Nishino brought it up with me, my first reaction was to oppose it out of personal bias. I only have one son, and naturally I couldn't watch him go to his death, but..."

"But I'm even more grateful that I had a son. He's not a coward. In that kind of environment, they were all good kids. Some of them will never come back. Aren't their parents sad?"

“I saw too much on the front lines. If it weren’t for my responsibilities, I would have loved to join the fight myself. Nishino was right when he said that they were fighting for Shang Shang, Xiao Zhou Ji, and countless other children… How could I possibly refuse?”

The old man's voice choked as he spoke, and his eyes were filled with tears, as if he was still immersed in those scenes.

Fang Hua couldn't stop her tears, wiping them away as she said, "I still feel heartbroken..."

Zhou Chengzhi sighed: "My heart aches no less than yours, but I can't say it..."

Jiang Zhizhi looked at Zhou Chengzhi, whose hair had turned completely white, and her eyes also reddened. She could understand that Zhou Chengzhi's suffering was no less than theirs.

Fang Hua started to sob, and Zhou Chengzhi gently comforted her, "Look at you, you're back now, why are you crying? We're a family reunited now, it's a happy thing, so don't cry..."

After saying that, she muttered under her breath, "She's so old, and she still cries all the time. If Shangshang and Xiaozhouji see this, they'll be embarrassed again."

Fang Hua glared at him with tears in her eyes, and was about to speak when Xiao Zhouji ran in excitedly, clutching an ice pop in his hand.

Next, Zhou Xiye carried Shangshang in, and Shangshang was also holding an ice pop in her little hand.

Fang Hua looked at Xiao Zhouji who came in excitedly, and then at Shang Shang who was all smiles, and stood up in surprise: "Why did you buy them popsicles so early in the morning? And it's already September, the weather is getting cold, why did you still buy them popsicles!"

Jiang Zhizhi didn't move, smiling as she watched Zhou Xiye return, truly spoiling his two children unconditionally.

Fang Hua exclaimed and quickly went over to stop Xiao Zhou: "My dear grandson, you can't eat popsicles like that, your tummy will hurt."

Little Zhou was naturally unhappy and turned around to run towards Zhou Xiye, shouting, "No, Daddy buy it, Daddy buy it!"

Fang Hua watched as Xiao Zhouji hugged Zhou Xiye's leg, making noise while stuffing food into his mouth, his little mouth wide open as if he wanted to stuff an entire popsicle inside.

She was so scared that she didn't dare to chase after them anymore. She could only helplessly tell Zhou Xiye, "You can't listen to them in the future. Don't underestimate them just because they're two years old. They're very good at coaxing people. You can't eat popsicles in this weather."

Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi. After seeing Song Dong and Zhao Haiyang off, he ran into some people from the courtyard on the way back. After chatting for a few minutes, Xiao Zhou took his hand and went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

He even pointed to the freezer box and asked for an ice pop.

He also asked the two children if their mother allowed them to eat popsicles, and the two little ones nodded in unison.

Little Zhou shouted "Make way, make way!" and stood on tiptoe, trying his best to pat the popsicle box with his little hands.

Zhou Xiye thought for a moment. It wasn't too cold now, and the children were already two years old, so they should be able to eat one each. So he bought one for each of them.

Jiang Zhizhi then smiled and went over to pick up Xiao Zhouji: "It's okay, it's fine to eat it once in a while, but you can't listen to them in the future."

Little Zhouji understood what his mother said and happily started eating.

Fang Hua watched as Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi stood side by side, each holding a child, a warm and harmonious family of four.

She felt a sudden urge to cry again, and turned to look at Zhou Chengzhi: "Shall we find some time to remarry?"

Only then can the family truly be reunited.