Granny Hua and Li Xiuyu, along with a few others, have already visited the Zhao family twice today.

They finished making the scraps of fabric that Zhao Zhenzhu had given out last night.

In two days, Grandma Hua made over four hundred hair ties and earned more than four yuan. Several other women who owned sewing machines earned several times more than Grandma Hua.

Everyone made money, and their enthusiasm for work soared.

Zhao Zhenzhu wasn't home in the morning. The other girls didn't know she had gone to the county town; she just wandered around for a bit and then left.

When Zhao Zhenzhu wasn't home again in the afternoon, everyone became a little anxious.

They were worried because they thought Zhao Zhenzhu didn't want them to work and had deliberately gone away since they hadn't done their job well last time.

Hearing Zhao Zhenzhu tell them to come and collect the materials later, the women all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pearl, you go ahead with your work."

"Pearl, we're leaving now. We'll come back to find you later."

When the women saw Zhou Bingchen standing behind Zhao Zhenzhu, they all felt a little embarrassed.

Zhao Zhenzhu isn't home today. So she went to pick up Zhou Bingchen?

The young couple rarely get to meet, so they couldn't just stay and not leave. They should listen to Pearl's suggestion and come back in half an hour.

"Bingchen, you're back? When did you get back?" Wu Meiyun came out of the workroom when she heard the noise.

"Mom, I just arrived," Zhou Bingchen said with a smile.

"Pearl, hurry to the kitchen and make Bingchen a bowl of noodles. He must be tired after coming all this way." Zhou Meiyun immediately made the arrangements.

"Mom, I have things to do! He's not hungry. We just ate noodles in town not long ago," Zhao Zhenzhu said unhappily.

"If you're not hungry, make a bowl of sweet egg soup, add lots of sugar, and hurry up." Wu Meiyun glared at Zhao Zhenzhu.

This silly girl!

Since the son-in-law has just returned home, we should treat him even better.

Otherwise, why would the son-in-law willingly stand in front of that old witch from the Zhou family when she was causing trouble?

"Mom, no need to cook. I'm still full! I won't be able to eat even if you cook." Zhou Bingchen said hurriedly when he saw that Zhao Zhenzhu looked unwell.

"Really?" Wu Meiyun looked at Zhou Bingchen suspiciously.

"Really, Mom, I'm just a little tired from sitting in the car for so long. I'd like to go back to my room and take a nap, is that okay?" Zhou Bingchen asked.

"Go to sleep quickly, Pearl, go get some water for Bingchen to wash up." Wu Meiyun made the arrangements again.

This time, before Zhao Zhenzhu could refuse, Zhou Bingchen hurriedly said, "Mom, I can just wash my face by the well myself. There's no need to trouble Zhenzhu to fetch water."

"Well... alright!" Wu Meiyun didn't insist after Zhao Zhenzhu went inside.

Pearl has been having a terrible temper lately.

Wu Meiyun didn't want to upset her unless absolutely necessary.

After entering the house, Zhao Zhenzhu immediately threw the handbag she was carrying into her spatial storage.

Before leaving the state-run restaurant, He Bo gave his handbag to Zhao Zhenzhu.

Zhao Zhenzhu did not refuse.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't distrust He Bo; she was just worried that it wouldn't be safe for him to carry a bag full of money.

In this day and age, two thousand yuan is a huge sum of money.

If Zhou Bingchen hadn't been following Zhao Zhenzhu, she would have thrown her handbag into her spatial storage long ago.

In Zhao Zhenzhu's room, besides a bed, there was also a bamboo couch by the window, which was used for cooling off in the summer.

Judging from Zhou Bingchen's appearance, he's probably going to stay here and not leave today.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't want Zhou Bingchen to sleep in her bed, so she took a thin quilt from the cabinet and threw it on the bamboo couch.

Zhao Zhenzhu was very busy and didn't have time to argue with Zhou Bingchen. She needed to hurry to the workshop to collect some of the scraps of fabric and assign them to Granny Hua and the others to make hair ties.

When I have time, I'll design a few new hair accessories to replace scrunchies when they start to become unsaleable.

After entering the room, Zhou Bingchen walked excitedly to the bedside.

"Zhou Bingchen, if you're not going back to Zhoujia Village, you'll sleep on the bamboo bed. Don't touch anything in the house," Zhao Zhenzhu said before leaving.

Zhou Bingchen was dumbfounded.

He thought that Pearl's lack of objection to him staying meant she had already forgiven him!

I never expected they wouldn't even let me sleep in a bed?

His pearls seem different from before.

Every time he came home before, Pearl would fuss over him, asking if he was hungry or tired.

This is the first time I've seen such a cold and aloof demeanor.

what to do?

Glancing at the thin quilt on the bamboo couch, Zhou Bingchen decided he should listen to his wife. If he obeyed, he still had a chance to appease Zhao Zhenzhu. If he disobeyed, Zhao Zhenzhu might kick him out at any moment.

Zhou Bingchen lay down on the bamboo couch with a wronged expression. He thought he would toss and turn and not be able to fall asleep, but he fell asleep in no time.

After all, his injury hadn't healed, and he'd been traveling for over thirty hours; Zhou Bingchen was indeed exhausted.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't care what Zhou Bingchen thought. After saying a few words, she quickly went about her own business.

The workshop was crammed full of over thirty bags of scrap fabric.

Zhao Zhenzhu brought over a bag of scraps of cloth and began to sort through them.

Zhao Qingshan took Zhou Yunyun fishing again today.

As soon as she entered the door, Zhou Yunyun exclaimed, "Grandma, Mom, Grandpa was amazing today! He caught so many fish!"

"Hahaha, Meiyun, Pearl, come out and see my spoils for today!" Zhao Qingshan added, showing off.

Zhao Qingshan caught six fish today, each weighing over half a pound, with the largest weighing about two pounds.

Zhao Qingshan was overjoyed.

This was his most successful fishing trip ever.

"Keep your voices down, you two. Bingchen is back and he's sleeping!" Wu Meiyun whispered, giving the order.

"Bingchen is back? When did he return?" Zhao Qingshan asked.

“He said he just got back today, and he came in with Pearl,” Wu Meiyun said.

"You just got back today, why are you already here? Did you go back to Zhoujia Village?" Zhao Qingshan frowned.

"I don't know." Wu Meiyun shook her head and said, "I think I heard Pearl say that they ate a bowl of noodles in the county town and probably came to our house as soon as they got off the bus, before they even returned to Zhoujia Village."

"What was his expression like when he came in? Did he tell you that he wanted Pearl to go home with him?" Zhao Qingshan asked.

"He had a smile on his face and came in with Pearl. I asked Pearl to make him a bowl of snacks, but she refused. Bingchen said he wasn't hungry, just tired. After washing up, he went inside to sleep," Wu Meiyun said.

"That shouldn't be the case! Didn't that old hag write a letter to complain about Pearl?" Zhao Qingshan was deep in thought.

Neither Zhou Fugui nor Ding Ermei are kind people.

This time, Ding Ermei suffered such a great loss, so she should definitely write a letter or call Zhou Bingchen to complain.

Zhou Bingchen has always been filial.

When he returned, he neither complained about Zhao Zhenzhu nor could he possibly smile.

"Qingshan! Pearl is really angry this time. She seems indifferent to Bingchen. Does she really want a divorce?" Wu Meiyun asked worriedly.