Zhuang Tunan worked overtime during the New Year and injured his leg. He accompanied his parents back to the alley. Although Li Jia wanted to walk with him, his family always opposed it. Lin Dongzh...
When Zhang Min saw that Zhuang Xiaoting had shed tears, she became curious. As she got up to approach Zhuang Xiaoting, Zhuang Xiaoting suddenly stood up and ran home.
The photo and envelope fell to the ground, but Zhuang Xiaoting ignored them.
Zhang Min quickly bent down to pick up the photo, then blushed, but didn't say anything!
Zhuang Tunan asked curiously, "What's wrong, Xiaomin?"
Zhang Min handed the photo to Zhuang Tunan, then picked up the envelope and placed it on the wire bed.
Zhuang Tunan took the photo and saw a man and a woman. The woman was standing with her back to him, wearing very little clothing. The other person was a man standing in front of him, Lin Dongzhe. The two were in a luxurious room, embracing each other tightly.
Zhuang Tunan didn't say anything, but put the photo in his pocket, intending to keep it as evidence.
"Brother Tunan!"
Zhuang Tunan turned his head and saw Zhuang Zhenbei, so he asked, "Zhenbei, what brings you here?"
"It's like this, Brother Tunan, Grandpa heard that you run a newsstand and it's doing quite well. He wants me to learn from you and open a newsstand at home too. Our two families live far apart, so if I open a newsstand, it won't affect either of us!"
Zhuang Tunan nodded and said, "Okay, if you really want to do it, that's fine, just don't go astray like Zhennan."
"Yes, Brother Tunan, don't worry, I would never steal money from my own family. My brother is such a scoundrel, he's kind of hateful!"
As Zhuang Zhenbei spoke, he looked curiously at the newspapers and magazines in the newsstand, his gaze finally settling on the wire bed. He exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, so many martial arts novels! More than I've ever read! This job is so hard to find. I can read books and earn money at the same time. It's the career I've always dreamed of!"
Zhang Min said, "Young man, don't just look at the good things. You have to get up early to pick up the newspapers, otherwise you won't be able to do business before five o'clock. This is a job that requires getting up early and working late!"
Zhuang Zhenbei patted his chest and said, "Why would a young man like us be afraid of this? It's alright, I can handle it."
As Zhuang Zhenbei spoke, his gaze never left the wire bed. While browsing through the martial arts novel, he inadvertently noticed the envelope of the letter. Upon seeing the handwriting, he exclaimed, "Hey, Brother Tu Nan, did my brother Zhen Nan write a letter to Sister Xiao Ting?"
Zhuang Tunan stiffened, looked at Zhuang Zhenbei with suspicion, and said, "You're saying this letter was written by Zhennan?"
Zhuang Zhenbei said dismissively, "My older brother's handwriting looks like chicken claws. I've been looking at it for over ten years, and I can tell at a glance."
Zhuang Tunan hurriedly said to Zhang Min, "Xiao Min, go and call Xiao Ting over!"
"Okay! I'll go right away!"
Zhang Min agreed and ran towards the alley entrance.
Zhuang Zhenbei asked Zhuang Tunan with some confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Tunan?"
Zhuang Tunan said with great displeasure, "Your elder brother Zhennan is stirring up trouble again. He sent a photo that seems to be of your brother-in-law Lin Dongzhe!"
What happened to my brother-in-law?
"Based on what's shown in the photos, it's possible he's cheating on me!"
"Cheating? Impossible! Although I've only met my brother-in-law a few times, seeing how inseparable they are, I definitely don't believe it!"
At this moment, Zhang Min led Zhuang Xiaoting back. Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes were red from crying. She looked at Zhuang Tunan and said, "Brother, what did you want to see me about?"
Zhuang Tunan quickly said, "Zhenbei just said that it was Zhennan who sent you the photos!"
Zhuang Xiaoting was still angry as she said, "It doesn't matter who sent it. What I care about is whether the things in the photos are real or fake!"
Zhuang Tunan reminded Zhuang Xiaoting again, "This was sent to you by Zhennan. You should know that Zhennan is a wicked guy. He might have gotten the photo from somewhere and photoshopped Lin Dongzhe in. You're a college student, you've studied photography, you can easily fix it on the computer!"
It's unclear whether Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe's relationship has genuinely soured, or if Zhuang Xiaoting is simply too attached to the relationship to tolerate any flaws. Therefore, she didn't feel relieved after hearing Zhuang Tunan's explanation.
Zhuang Tunan continued, "You can't be too stubborn about this. You need to give Lin Dongzhe a chance to explain, you know? Two people getting married is such a huge fate, and it requires so much emotion. It's not a game. Besides, you're pregnant now. You can't keep getting angry, or it won't be good for the baby!"
Perhaps afraid that Zhuang Tunan would worry too much about her, Zhuang Xiaoting nodded, then wiped away her tears and said, "I understand, brother. Don't worry, I'll have a good talk with Lin Dongzhe!"
Zhuang Tunan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhuang Xiaoting would take things too seriously and get caught up in the whirlpool of emotions. Now that he heard what Zhuang Xiaoting said, he knew that she was still quite rational, so he felt much more at ease.
Zhuang Xiaoting looked at Zhuang Zhenbei and said, "Zhenbei, what brings you to our house?"
Zhuang Zhenbei smiled faintly and then said, "Sister, I'm here to learn. Grandpa said that a newsstand is a business that can support a person, and it's not shameful to earn money through one's own skills, so he wanted me to come and learn. Our two families live far apart, so it won't affect each other's businesses, so I came!"
Zhuang Xiaoting nodded and said, "Okay! Although the newsstand doesn't earn much, it's enough to make a living. As long as you don't go astray like Zhennan, I'll support you!"
"Thank you, sister!"
"No need to be so polite, we're all family."
"sister!"
"What's the matter?"
"Where are my uncle and aunt?"
Zhuang Zhenbei's few words were like a thorn piercing Zhuang Xiaoting's heart, causing her a sharp pain and almost bringing tears to her eyes. She said, "Your aunt is in the hospital, and your uncle is taking care of her there!"
"What? My aunt is in the hospital? What's wrong? Is it serious?"
"It's nothing, just a minor illness. You'll be discharged in a few days!"
"Oh, okay, I'll go see my aunt tomorrow when I'm free. My family doesn't know yet!"
"It's okay, you don't need to tell Grandpa and Grandma!"
"Okay! I'll go by myself tomorrow!"
"Um!"
Just then, a boy ran over and asked Zhang Min, "Sister, where are Mom and Dad?"
Wu Xiaojun ran over, covered in sweat and panting as he looked at Zhang Min!
Zhang Min said, "Mom and Dad have gone to work. What do you want? Do you need money again?"
"No, ma'am, I want to quit my job and then apply for a police auxiliary position!"
"What? Auxiliary police officer? Working at the post office is pretty good, it's a secure job!"
"I don't want to do this anymore. All I do every day is receive, check, and deliver mail. I want to be a policeman. Being a policeman means upholding justice and protecting the people. It sounds so noble!"
Zhang Min scolded him, "Have you been reading too many martial arts novels? Are you getting carried away?"
"No, that's not it! I just want to uphold justice and protect the people!"
"Don't act on a whim or get carried away. I'm telling you, or your parents will beat you!"
"I can't reason with you, I'm going to talk to my older sister!"
As he spoke, Wu Xiaojun ran towards the kindergarten across the street.
Wu Shanshan and Liu Jian, who were eating sunflower seeds and watching the commotion in the office, were initially nervous when they saw Wu Xiaojun coming over, but they quickly calmed down because they shouldn't be afraid of their younger brother.
As soon as Wu Xiaojun entered the office, he shouted at Wu Shanshan, "Sister, I don't want to work at the post office anymore, I want to be a policeman!"
Perhaps because Liu Jian had just arranged a place for Zhou Chengzhi to build a movie theater, and he knew what movies were being shown there, he was still a little nervous. When he heard Wu Xiaojun making a fuss about being a policeman, he thought the police had come to find him. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and muttered, "Police, police, where are they?"
Seeing Liu Jian blinking nervously, Wu Xiaojun laughed loudly and said, "Brother-in-law, it's not the police who's here, it's that I want to be a policeman!"