Zhou Xi said he had a mission that might take a while. Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang were both busy at work, leaving General Zhou alone in the old house. Zhou Xi reminded Zhou Yuanyuan to go home and spend time with General Zhou if she had time.

General Zhou was old, and sometimes when he was alone at home, he liked to daydream. Zhou Xi knew that Zhou Yuanyuan was a good soothsayer, and whenever Zhou Yuanyuan was at home, General Zhou would even eat more than half a bowl of rice.

After Zhou Yuanyuan received Zhou Xi's summons, she realized that she and Wen Ziqing had been out for long enough. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month would be in two days, and Wen Ziqing would also have to pack up and report to the Northern Military Region.

Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing were in a hurry to return to Kyoto, so they did not take a car. Zhou Yuanyuan used the magic of "shrinking the earth into an inch" and the two of them returned to Kyoto in just a few steps.

When Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing showed up at the Zhou family's old house, General Zhou was bored. He had no choice. As he got older, he sometimes liked to see people coming and going at home. It was more lively.

It was a shame that Zhou Jiasheng left after just two days at home, and Zhou Zhixin hadn't stopped working even during the Lunar New Year holiday. With Zhou Xi chatting with General Zhou, the days passed more quickly. When General Zhou was left alone, he realized the silence in the house was so profound that it filled him with emotion.

When General Zhou saw Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing, his eyes lit up.

After not seeing each other for more than ten days, Zhou Yuanyuan seemed to have regained some of her "fairy-like" charm. Standing side by side with Wen Ziqing, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, which was a pleasure for General Zhou to watch.

General Zhou was very pleased with Wen Ziqing. Not only was he a talented person, but most importantly, he treated Zhou Yuanyuan very well, taking good care of her. When he thought about General Zhou's behavior in front of his own wife, it was still a little bit worse than Wen Ziqing's.

General Zhou took a liking to Wen Ziqing and couldn't help but contemplate a marriage between the two. Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing were childhood sweethearts, each possessing impeccable character and family background. Zhou Jiasheng was so busy with his research that he wished his twenty-four hours a day could be split into forty-eight. Finding a girlfriend anytime soon was out of the question, let alone starting a family. The burden of continuing the Zhou family's fifth generation might well fall on Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan.

Their garden was so beautiful, and Wen Ziqing was pretty good looking. If they got married, they would surely have a ton of beautiful and adorable great-great-grandchildren. General Zhou thought of the many little kids running and crawling around in the living room, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

Anyway, the kid from the Wen family said he would marry into their family, so they are not afraid that Wen Yiran will come to their house and snatch the little one away.

The more General Zhou thought about it, the happier he became, and his face almost burst into a smile.

Suddenly, Wen Ziqing shuddered. The monk's self-awareness made him realize that someone was targeting him.

Looking at General Zhou, who smiled kindly, Wen Ziqing crossed him off the list of suspects. Who was plotting against him? Could it be the Wen family? Wen Ziqing's eyes were a little cold.

Every time Zhou Yuanyuan went out, she would bring some small gifts to General Zhou when she came back. Sometimes they were wild fruits whose names she couldn't remember, sometimes they were a bag of novel snacks, and sometimes they were some flowers, plants, and nourishing herbs.

General Zhou was overjoyed to be remembered by Zhou Yuanyuan. In the entire Zhou family, only General Zhou received such treatment.

This time, Zhou Yuanyuan brought General Zhou a packet of spiritual tea. It was produced in the Chaos Pearl's trial world, meticulously brewed by Hu Sanniang. The brewed tea contained a faint spiritual aura.

The spiritual tea contains not only tea leaves, but also several medicinal herbs that are beneficial to General Zhou's health. Zhou Yuanyuan adjusted the formula several times before reaching the best ratio, which is the best way to nourish General Zhou's body.

Whenever Zhou Yuanyuan brought out something "new," General Zhou wouldn't bother asking where she got it. He simply knew his well-behaved great-granddaughter was truly kind to him. As for where something came from, General Zhou never bothered to ask about it.

Amidst the aroma of tea, General Zhou and Zhou Yuanyuan chatted as leisurely as they could wish.

I don't know whether General Zhou did it intentionally or unintentionally, but during the conversation he mentioned the news that Wen Yulong had retired.

Zhou Yuanyuan was stunned by the news. It seemed like there was truly "true love" between Wen Yulong and Wu Xiuli! Even though Wu Xiuli had ruined his future, Wen Yulong remained devoted to her and never abandoned her.

When Wen Ziqing heard this, his face darkened. He hadn't expected his father to do such a foolish thing. Although he had never expected anything from his father, that didn't mean he wished bad luck to Wen Yulong. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he, Wen Ziqing, had Wen Yulong's blood in his veins. If Wen Yulong had a bad reputation, it would still affect Wen Ziqing.

Wen Ziqing clearly remembered that in his previous life, Wen Yulong, though unremarkable, had remained in the army until retirement. Was it the butterfly wings of his rebirth that had blown Wen Yulong's future off course?

"Ziqing, your father is not very clear-headed. Letting him retire is the best protection for you." Seeing that Wen Ziqing looked unhappy, General Zhou thought that he had not thought through the key points of the matter, so he pointed out something to Wen Ziqing.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zeng." Wen Ziqing nodded, thanking General Zhou for his advice. With Wen Yulong's intelligence and work ethic, he was no longer suited to the military. The higher his position, the bigger the mess he might make in the future.

If Zhou Zhixin hadn't intervened, Wen Yulong would have been a complete embezzler, not only liable for compensation but also for jail time. To put it bluntly, the money Wu Xiuli collected could have been pinned on Wen Yulong. The fact that Wen Yulong didn't leave the military with a tainted record was the best outcome.

"Well. I'm glad you figured it out." General Zhou was pleased. Wen Ziqing was much more mature than his peers. He could figure things out on his own with just a little guidance. It seemed even bad bamboo could produce good shoots!

General Zhou talked about Wen Yulong and also mentioned the incident when Wen Yulong led people to break into the Yunyun Garment Factory a few years ago.

General Zhou didn't want Wen Ziqing to remember his family's kindness, but rather to make him understand how foolish Wen Yulong had become. The Wen and Zhou families were relatives by marriage, and while they couldn't guarantee mutual support, they should at least treat each other fairly when something happened, just like Zhou Zhixin had done to help Wen Yulong this time.

But what about Wen Yulong? When something went wrong at the Yunyun Garment Factory, Wen Yulong's first thought was not to help solve the problem, but to throw dirty water on the Zhou family.

If the top leader had not specially approved the dispatch of a special action team to clear the Yunyun Garment Factory of the charges of drug possession, Zhou Zhixin's future would have been affected.