Ruan Xiaotang forced herself to stay awake and tried hard to resist the surging sleepiness. She leaned against the head of the bed, looking towards the door from time to time, quietly waiting for Zhou Xingze to return.
Time passed by minute by minute, and finally, a slight "creak" sound broke the silence of the night, and the door was slowly pushed open from the outside. Zhou Xingze walked into the house with a slightly tired look, unbuttoning his collar while walking towards the house. Seeing Ruan Xiaotang still awake, Zhou Xingze couldn't help but ask with concern: "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
After hearing the voice, Ruan Xiaotang forced her heavy eyelids open and yawned lazily with deep fatigue. She replied weakly, "I'll discuss something with you when you come back."
Hearing this, Zhou Xingze quickly hung his coat on a hook beside him, then turned his head, looked at Ruan Xiaotang deeply, and asked, "Did something happen at home again?"
Ruan Xiaotang's originally confused mind suddenly became clearer. She sighed heavily in annoyance. The depression that had accumulated in her heart for the whole afternoon seemed to have found an outlet and poured out all at once: "What else could it be? It's that Meimei! She keeps clamoring to separate the family. Humph, I tell you, she is so jealous when she saw us buy a big house, so she is making such a fuss. Not only did she force the old lady to agree to separate the family, but she also put forward a super excessive and extremely asshole-like condition!"
After hearing this, Zhou Xingze's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, forming a deep wrinkle that seemed to be able to pinch a mosquito to death. His face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm, and he asked in a low and serious tone: "What is the condition? Why did it make you so angry?"
Ruan Xiaotang, who was standing nearby, was furious when she mentioned this. Her voice unconsciously rose eight degrees. "Humph, you know what? They actually asked your mother to take turns living at the homes of her two sons, and they have to live at each home for a month! This is clearly bullying. Don't you think she's going too far this time?"
Zhou Xingze was so angry when he heard this that he cursed out loud, "Asshole! That's really going too far!"
As he said that, he turned around and walked quickly to the closet, quickly took out a coat from it, and put it on again. His face was full of anger, and veins on his forehead bulged, as if he was about to explode in the next second.
Seeing Zhou Xingze like this, Ruan Xiaotang hurriedly walked up to him, grabbed his arm, and said anxiously: "Husband, it's already so dark now, where are you going?"
Zhou Xingze shook off Ruan Xiaotang's hand, walked out without looking back, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't worry about this matter! Just stay at home and take good care of the children. I have to teach those two ungrateful guys a lesson today! Let's see if they dare to be so arrogant again!"
Seeing this, Ruan Xiaotang became more and more anxious, and hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "Husband, you must calm down! Don't act impulsively, if you really start fighting, it will be a disaster!"
However, Zhou Xingze was already overwhelmed by anger at this time, and he replied with repressed anger:
"Got it, I know my limits!"
The son beside her murmured a few unclear words, as if he was having a sweet dream or a small nightmare. Ruan Xiaotang quickly reached out and gently patted her son's back, her movements gentle and full of maternal love, as if to drive away all the anxiety and fear from the child's dream.
She was still whispering some comforting words, her voice was like the warmest spring breeze, gently brushing past her son's ears.
Looking at his son who was sleeping soundly beside him, his cute little face was quiet and peaceful at the moment, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Ruan Xiaotang's eyes became softer, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly unconsciously, revealing a warm smile. This little guy was all the hope and warmth in her life.
However, when Ruan Xiaotang thought that Zhou Xingze might act impulsively and recklessly because of certain things, a trace of worry arose in her heart.
But compared to Zhou Xingze, she was more worried about the unreasonable Meimei. Especially now that she was pregnant, if she didn't handle it carefully, she didn't know if she would get into any big trouble. After all, pregnant women have special physical conditions, and the slightest mistake could affect the safety of the fetus.
Alas, before we moved, we would encounter all kinds of troubles every day living in the same yard; but now that we have finally moved, we thought we could live a quiet life, but who knew that a bunch of messy things would still come to us.
Is it so difficult to rest quietly and enjoy a moment of peace?
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The next morning, the morning light shone through the gap in the curtains into the corner of the room. Ruan Xiaotang woke up slowly, and her eyes were immediately attracted by a figure not far away. Zhou Xingze was standing in front of the mirror, holding a razor in his hand, carefully shaving the stubble on his chin. He looked relaxed and happy, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
Ruan Xiaotang rubbed her eyes, propped herself up and leaned against the bed, then asked, "What time did you get home last night? And how did that matter go?" As she spoke, she watched Zhou Xingze's movements.
Zhou Xingze didn't answer immediately after hearing the voice. He pursed his lips tightly and continued to shave the remaining beard on his face with full concentration, as if he was afraid of accidentally scratching himself. After a while, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at Ruan Xiaotang in the mirror.
Then, he said confidently: "With me here, what kind of trouble can those two make? Don't worry, this matter has been properly resolved. They will never dare to mention the matter of dividing the family again!" After saying that, he lowered his head again and carefully checked whether his face was clean.
Ruan Xiaotang was curious about what methods he used to subdue the beautiful girl, so she leaned forward and asked, "Tell me quickly, what methods did you use to make them submit?"
Zhou Xingze shaved slowly and leisurely, keeping everyone in suspense.
"Can you please tell me?"
"What's the hurry?"
He scooped up the clean water in the basin, washed away the soap foam on his chin, then picked up the towel and began to wipe it slowly.
Finally, he met Xiaotang's anxious eyes with a gloomy look.
"I said we can split up, but this yard belongs to our old family. It has nothing to do with you and me. Anyway, I won't take a single needle or thread from this yard. After the split up, you two will have to find another house to live in, but supporting the elderly is our duty and responsibility as children. I have decided to give our mother 200 yuan a year for living expenses. I pay 200 yuan and you two have to pay 200 yuan too... Just like that, they gave up the idea of splitting up because of 200 yuan!"
Ruan Xiaotang looked at Zhou Xingze in front of him with admiration and patted his shoulder. "Great! Why didn't I think of that?"
"Hiss, I noticed that your strength has been getting stronger since you gave birth to the child."
"You despise me!"
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