While Shuangdong Hutong was in chaos, Zhou Pozi and the others in Zhoujia Village were enjoying peace and tranquility.

As the city expanded, factories moved to more remote areas, and new buildings sprang up. Zhoujia Village gradually began to resemble a city, with every household having no trouble renting out their vacant houses, and everyone making a fortune.

Some lazybones have started thinking about building more buildings so they can live off the rent, which has made them a laughing stock and they've been criticized for their unrealistic ideas.

When Shuangdong Hutong was demolished, Granny Zhou only asked a few questions. When she heard Zhou Hongyu say that to thank Chang Hongbing and his wife for taking good care of the Chang family for so many years, they gave away their share, Granny Zhou didn't react much.

That's how it should be.

Her daughter owns a company, a bunch of houses, and a farm. She has so much money she could never spend it all in her next life. Why would she have such greedy thoughts?

A harmonious family brings prosperity; someone always has to give more, and someone else must know how to be grateful.

Zhou Hui has not yet found a suitable school.

For the better part of the past six months, Zhou Huai'an's wife had been urging Zhou Hui to take a break from school, promising that Zhou Huai'an would return soon to take them abroad. However, she was met with an extremely disappointing outcome.

It was only through this hardening of her heart that Zhou Huai'an's wife was able to successfully leave the country.

Zhou Hui was left in China, moving from one relative's house to another without a stable place to live, and no one would bring up the matter of her going to school.

Granny Zhou inquired about schools for Zhou Hui.

Zhou Laohan's wife suggested, "Why don't you let Zhou Hui attend the village primary school? Although Zhou Hui doesn't have a Beijing household registration, it will be difficult for her to go to school anywhere. But in the village, everyone knows each other, so it's easy to get things done. As long as you, Second Grandma, step in, I guarantee it will be easily resolved."

Zhou Shangcai led Zhou Hui to plant flowers at the base of the wall. They were not far away, and Zhou Hui could hear Zhou Laohan's wife's loud voice clearly.

Zhou Shangcai, on the other hand, was completely focused on his work.

Zhou Hui glanced at her grandfather, who had brought her from Shanghai to Beijing, and silently lowered her head.

Before her grandmother sent her away, she told her to listen to her grandfather in everything from now on...

Grandma Zhou rejected Old Man Zhou's wife's suggestion: "Although it's easy for Zhou Hui to get into the village primary school, it's not suitable for her. Zhou Hui grew up in Shanghai, and her accent and lifestyle are very different. I heard the old women in the village gossiping that the troublemakers in our village will bully newcomers. I don't plan to send Zhou Hui to the village primary school!"

Old Zhou's wife had no choice: "Then I don't know. You can look for a school for the child yourself!"

She was completely in the dark once she left the village.

Granny Zhou stopped Zhou Shangcai, who was working, and asked him about Zhou Hui's school arrangements.

Zhou Hui was stunned for a moment, then silently followed Zhou Shangcai over.

Zhou Shangcai washed his hands, not entirely unprepared: "Hongyu's former colleague founded a primary school. I asked Hongyu to inquire, and it turns out that someone like Zhou Hui can enroll, paying a tuition fee of one thousand yuan per semester."

After Director Ning passed away from illness, Ning Huilan returned to China and, in her father's name, performed many good deeds that were beneficial to the deceased, praying for their well-being through her actions.

Zhou Laohan's wife exploded: "One thousand yuan? That's two thousand yuan a year!"

She looked at Zhou Hui, who was silently following behind Zhou Shangcai, and shook her head. It's not like her parents died. Why does she have to rely on Zhou Shangcai, her divorced and kicked-out grandfather?

Even if the parents were negligent, the responsibility to find someone to take care of Zhou Hui ultimately rests with Zhou's sister-in-law, who received all the property.

Zhou Shangcai was fond of meddling in other people's business. When Zhou Huai'an made that useless phone call, he immediately set off for Shanghai to pick him up.

Granny Zhou looked at Zhou Shangcai: "You didn't take any money from home when you got divorced, so I'll take care of all of Zhou Hui's expenses from now on!"

Zhou Shangcai said in a panic, "Mom, I can't take your money. Zhou Hui is Huai'an's child, and it's my responsibility to take care of her..."

Granny Zhou asserted, "In the end, Zhou Huai'an is still their grandson. Since they abandoned their child, I'll take care of him for them!"

She has the money to sponsor impoverished children, and she also has the money to raise Zhou Hui, who was abandoned by her parents in the country.

Zhou Hui hid behind Zhou Shangcai, silently lowering her head.

She doesn't care which school she attends, as long as someone can keep her there.

*

Chang Shuying completed her postgraduate studies in Japan and then pursued her doctorate in Europe. During this time, she produced a continuous stream of works and earned a very high reputation in the industry.

She fell in love with her mentor, Wen Zhixin, who had once guided her into the art world. After returning from abroad, the two worked together in the Painters Association to pursue their ideals, and now they have set a date for their engagement.

Chen Zhaodi spoke of Chang Shuying with envy, praising her success in her career and smooth sailing in her love life.

As for their Huaying, well...

It gives me a headache just thinking about it!

Chang Huaying was enthusiastic about blind dates, but each one was unsatisfactory. The men were picky and seemed to be there to cause trouble. Chen Zhaodi was so angry after hearing the men's feedback that she was about to die.

Her daughter is a professor at a top university. What kind of attitude is this? Is she looking for a wife or a nanny?

Eventually, Chen Zhaodi gave up on blind dates and turned to magic, spending money to find shamans everywhere. The shamans all said that Chang Huaying's love life was difficult and that she needed to pay more.

Chen Zhaodi was so worried that she couldn't sleep.

Chang Huaying chuckled to herself, thinking, "This fortune teller is quite skilled!"

Chang Shuying came over from her workplace after work to get study materials for Zhou Hui.

Zhou Hui had fallen behind in her studies for a whole year, and since she wasn't particularly bright or quick-witted, she did terribly in the entrance exam. That's why Zhou Shang asked Zhou Hongyu to find someone to help her catch up.

Chang Shuying had more free time and was more reliable than Chang Pengfei, so Zhou Hongyu assigned the task to her.

She approached Chang Huaying again, and Chang Huaying readily agreed.

Chen Zhaodi opened the door and saw Chang Shuying. She warmly welcomed her in and called out Chang Huaying's name loudly.

Chen Zhaodi scolded, "Hua Ying has been acting strangely lately. She's listless, always sleepy, eats a lot, and is always in a daze. If she didn't still be single, I wouldn't doubt that she's incredibly bold and pregnant out of wedlock!"

Chang Huaying paused as she entered the room; it was hard to say...

The older generation believes that if you don't have a serious partner, you won't have any worries, but that's not true.

As if being scolded by Chen Zhaodi, Chang Huaying handed the prepared materials to Chang Shuying in a daze.

Chang Huaying smiled after reading the words on it: "Huaying, this is the lesson plan you'll be using for class tomorrow!"

Chang Huaying was confused: "Huh? Really?"

Chen Zhaodi angrily scolded, "What's wrong with you lately? You're so confused. Is this how you teach your students at school? Don't mislead them. Pack your bags and go home!"

Chang Huaying was still dazed after being scolded, and didn't talk back, just kept smiling foolishly at Chen Zhaodi.

Chen Zhaodi: "..."

I'm so angry!

Chen Zhaodi walked away cursing and swearing, not wanting to see Chang Huaying!

Chang Shuying covered her mouth and chuckled. Chang Huaying went to exchange the study materials, and she pulled Chang Huaying to a corner.

Mysterious.

"Huaying, when was the last time you had sex? You're not pregnant, are you?"

Three months ago...

Chang Huaying bit her tongue, her face full of shock. She never expected that she was pregnant. Could it be true?