Chapter 54

Zhong Miao's fists were clenched, and she only reacted after washing her mouth. When she chased out, she saw a string of exhaust gas behind the back of the bastard's car.

Humph, it’s time to repair the car to avoid polluting the environment.

Pei Ze was in high spirits this afternoon and worked with great energy.

While working, he was thinking about how to coax his wife when he got home in the evening.

Zhong Miao mopped the floor this afternoon and then went back to sleep. There wasn't much housework to do, and he was becoming more and more confident about his exams, so he had a lot of free time.

Since she bought the washing machine, she has covered the TV, refrigerator, and desk with cloth. She wipes them as little as possible and throws them into the washing machine if they are dirty.

Pei Ze originally wanted to cover the table with a piece of transparent glass. Many people do this to protect the tabletop, but for Zhong Miao, glass is harder to clean than wood. A little dust will be particularly obvious, and it is easy to not wipe it clean. It's like taking off your pants to fart. It's better not to do it.

Pei Ze even teased her at the time that lazy people have their own lazy tricks.

Pei Ze knew how to coax his wife. When he returned home in the evening, he brought a newly bought tape recorder and a few boxes of tapes, hoping to divert his wife's attention from always thinking about washing her mouth.

It is normal for the two of them to kiss and hug each other, but he insisted on saying that he was washing someone's mouth. Didn't this make his wife angry? His wife was right, he really has a bad mouth and is always causing trouble.

The first thing Zhong Miao said when she saw the recorder was, "Are you wasting money again?"

"No, that's not a waste of money, that's buying home appliances."

"You should save some money. If you spend all yours, you'll have to spend mine. I haven't seen you earn any money recently."

"Actually, I made a little money. I spent part of it on the renovations and invested the rest in the factory. Your man only has 200 yuan on him. After buying the appliances today, he has less than 50 yuan left."

"Haha, now that you have no money, let's see how you can buy gas and eat." Zhong Miao felt very strange. She wasn't angry, but she was a little worried that he was still so extravagant when money was tight.

"Don't worry, the factory is also making money while working hard. I don't have to worry about pocket money, but I don't know when I can earn back the big money."

Zhong Miao didn't want him to worry about money. As long as he could do his job well at the beginning, it would be fine. "It will be fine soon once the advertisement is released. Don't stress too much. I still have money. It's enough to support you."

Yesterday, when her mother-in-law heard that she had ranked first in the exam, she gave her another 1,000 yuan reward. Her father also wanted to give her a bonus, but he was planning to restructure the garment factory recently and was short of money, so he paid the debt for now.

Now she had more than 2,000 yuan in cash, which was a huge sum of money, enough for her family to live for several years.

But Pei Ze and his father are currently making big investments, so this amount of money is not enough.

"Okay, then I'll be your gigolo."

"Get lost, who would look for a gigolo like you who is such a spendthrift? You have no money and yet you dare to spend it."

"You, didn't you say you came to me because of my appearance?"

Zhong Miao took a deep breath. This bastard's mouth was so infuriating, "I regret looking for you now. Can I still leave you?"

"You dare to mention this? I'll punish you."

Pei Ze works very hard to take care of his wife.

"No more, stop tickling me."

"Is that right?"

"Wrong, wrong, hahaha, let go."

"Will you still tell me later?"

"No more."

Pei Ze got the guarantee and let his wife go.

"You can play around with it. There's a stall selling tapes in the market. Go buy whatever you want to listen to. I'll go cook."

"Yeah, go ahead."

The young couple lived their sweet days. When Zhong Miao came to her senses, she wondered if she and Pei Ze were in love.

I guess so, but this feeling is completely different from before. It's so solid that she didn't even react.

She and Pei Ze had none of the tug-of-war seen in TV dramas or novels, nor the twists and turns and romantic dates of their previous life's romance. Even she herself had changed her mindset as they spent time together day by day.

Boiling a frog in warm water is really scary, but she has unknowingly become somewhat able to accept it, without even realizing it.

Hiss, drink a bottle of soda to calm down.

But she couldn't let that bastard know. If she dared to say that she liked him a little, he would jump up to the roof and jump around.

Pei Ze is scary enough now. He spends money like water and buys everything for his house. If she stimulates him a little more, who knows what will happen to him.

With a tape recorder, she could listen to tapes and the radio, and she spent less time watching TV. In fact, it was just a black and white TV, and there was nothing good to watch except listening to the sound.

These programs are just some old-fashioned TV dramas and movies. Even the commercials are so old-fashioned. Only the news, weather forecast and some talk shows are worth watching carefully.

Pei Ze's shop has been busy recently, and both the father-in-law and son-in-law are busy in the factory. They are too busy to go back to the village. Although Zhong Miao misses her mother-in-law, she did not ask to go back to the village. They will eventually finish their work, so let's talk about it after this period.

Zhong Miao didn't ask about the progress of the factory, for fear that asking too much would put pressure on others.

At this time, she didn't know that she and Pei Ze had become famous in the village.

Last time, Zhang Weilan was so happy that she personally revealed that her daughter-in-law had taken the college entrance examination, and she was admitted to an art academy, and she ranked first in the school entrance examination. Zhong Miao suddenly became a hot topic in the village. For a while, everyone was asking what an art academy was and what the school entrance examination was.

After the neighbors in the village were informed, Zhong Miao became even more popular. He was a painter and designer, people you wouldn't see on a normal day. No one knew what he did or how he did it, but distance creates beauty, and the less you know about him, the more sophisticated he seems.

Besides, there are only a few art academies in the whole country, which is much fewer than ordinary universities. If Zhong Miao can get the first place in the school, does that mean he will be well-known throughout the country?

Simple ideas are often the most lethal. Zhong Miao didn't even know when she became famous nationwide.

For a time, Zhong Miao became a hot commodity in the village, and everyone was looking forward to her returning to the village to ask her about the situation.

But not long after, rumors spread in the village that Pei Ze was working as a driver in the city, and that Zhong Miao was going to college, but even if she was admitted, she would still have to study for several years, and Pei Ze could not afford to support her.

Zhang Weilan almost laughed out loud when she heard this from her old sister, but she couldn't let people keep spreading lies about her family, as it would be bad for her daughter-in-law's reputation. So she told her son about opening a furniture factory. If she kept it a secret, there would be rumors that her son and daughter-in-law were getting divorced.

There is a TV in the village store, and everyone often gathers around to watch. When the time comes, the furniture factory will advertise on TV, which will scare these gossipy bastards to death.

I have to say that the old mother is a bit hypocritical. She didn't care about the rumors in the village that her son was not doing his job and was a good-for-nothing, but she was different about her daughter-in-law. She thought the girl was clean and should stay away from these malicious rumors.

Ever since her daughter-in-law also went to the city, Zhang Weilan felt a little disappointed and really missed this little cotton-padded jacket.

When she was bored, she would take An An to chat with her old sisters, but it was never as lively as when her daughter-in-law was at home.

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At the weekend, Zhong Miao welcomed an unexpected guest, Li Hongmei.

Last week, Li Guodong went to the furniture factory to pick up Li Hongmei, but Li Hongmei insisted that she had to work overtime at the factory and refused to go with him. He had no choice but to go back by himself.

I didn't expect that Li Hongmei would be willing to come back this week.

Pei Ze and Zhong Ming cannot rest on weekends. Zhong Miao is the only one at home on weekdays. The two best friends have endless things to talk about when they meet.

It was Li Hongmei's first time to visit Zhong Miao's home in the city. Everything she saw was new to her, and she kept expressing her surprise and praising him.

After praising the house, he started praising the people.

"Zhong Miao, you are so lucky to have such a good father."

Li Hongmei has been learning under Zhong Ming for the past half month. Zhong Ming was afraid that she would not have enough money, so he gave her an advance of one month's internship salary.

She could never have imagined that Zhong Ming, an old man from the countryside, knew so much. So many people in the factory were under his control. Whether it was business, production and processing, or new product development, there was nothing he didn't know. He could even have a good conversation with the people he invited to shoot commercials.

Pei Ze is also very capable. He negotiated all the deals with the TV station himself, took on several big orders, and led the development direction of the factory. However, he did not have the patience to teach Li Hongmei step by step.

Li Hongmei is like a sponge, absorbing knowledge and experience from Zhong Ming. Her life is very fulfilling. She is now Zhong Ming's little tail.

"I also think my dad is the best, hehe, are you still angry with your dad?"

"I'm not angry anymore. I forgive him. I still miss him a little."

"Well, that's good."

"How is my brother doing lately? Has he caught up with my sister-in-law? I asked him but he didn't tell me."

"Haha, that's difficult. He's been..."

Li Guodong tried his best to pursue the girl as soon as he came back from home. He bought the most fashionable clothes and changed into jeans. He seemed like a different person. Every day he waited for Zhou Xiaohui to get off work and turned into a peacock to spread his tail for her. Although Zhou Xiaohui did not avoid him as much as before, she still did not agree to be in a relationship with him.

It seems that it is not easy to catch up.

"What should I do? My sister-in-law is so beautiful. What should I do if she is pursued by someone else? No, you have to take me to see my sister-in-law. I will talk to her properly."

Although Li Hongmei has never seen her future sister-in-law, she believes that her future sister-in-law must be beautiful, otherwise how could she be so obsessed with her brother?

"Well, although your brother has decided to come to the city, in my opinion, they have only known each other for a short time and lack trust. It's the weekend today, so we won't bother him during the day. I'll take you to meet him in the evening."

"Okay, you damn girl, I'm almost crying with envy."

"I didn't see you actually cry, it's just a lot of noise but little action."

"Honestly, you're so lucky. You have a great husband, a great mother-in-law, an even better father, and even your son is so adorable. And look at the life you're living. You got first place in the university entrance exam, you have all the appliances in your house, and you're so good at cleaning."

"If you're jealous, then work hard to make more money. As for the child, you can have one yourself in the future."

"I don't have that in mind right now. I just want to make more money and buy a house like this. Then I'll have my own home and be able to live the way I want. How wonderful it would be."

"Yeah, come on."

"Yes, of course. I've learned more in the past half month than in the previous twenty years combined. I never knew I had this ability. I'm in charge of an entire factory. It feels like I'm the village chief."

Li Hongmei gained a strong sense of self-identity from her short work experience and felt that she was a valuable person. This made her happiest. Her life was no longer confusing and she was full of energy every day.

It was the weekend, and the father-in-law and son-in-law wanted to go home early to spend time with Zhong Miao. They got off work at around 3:00 p.m., bought a bunch of food, and planned to have a good meal in the evening.

It was a rare occasion that everyone got together, so Zhong Miao and Li Hongmei called Li Guodong and Zhou Xiaohui as well.

Zhou Xiaohui was very curious about Zhong Miao's family. There were not many people with such good conditions, so it would be a good thing to get to know them.

She is not a snob, but who doesn't want to make some good friends? It is a great honor to have a friend like Zhong Miao.

There are a lot of people here tonight, so we just move the table into the yard and have fun.

Beer, soda, and a table full of delicious food.

Li Hongmei had never drunk beer before. She was not allowed to drink it at home before. Today, Li Guodong did not restrain her, but only reminded his sister to drink less.

"Sister-in-law, let me tell you..."

Even sister-in-law Li Hongmei was called over and told about her work, which made Zhou Xiaohui blush and feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hongmei, have you drunk too much?"

Li Guodong interrupted his sister's eloquent speech.

"No, I'm in high spirits."

It would have been fine if Li Guodong hadn't interrupted her, but after he did, Li Hongmei started talking about how great her brother was, how he quarreled with his father at home, how he helped her, his sister, out of misery, and how important his sister-in-law was in his heart.