Seeing that Zhang Laowu had finally calmed down, Zhang Jizhou took Zhang Zongde and Fang Yan and her son and left the Zhang family.
When he first came back, listening to Aunt De talk about the suffering Fang Yanyan and her child had endured, he felt sad, guilty, and angry all at the same time.
He never expected that after arriving at the Zhang family, he would learn even more unbelievable things from the chubby boy.
It wasn't until today that he realized that when Zhang Laowu asked him to come back for a blind date and get married, it was a conspiracy to get him a wife to be enslaved by them.
That's not entirely true.
According to Zhang Laowu and Huang Hongmei's idea, they did not want to help Zhang Jizhou get married, so that Zhang Jizhou's allowance could be sent back to them forever.
However, Huang Hongmei did not have a good reputation in Gouzi Village. If she did not arrange a marriage for Zhang Jizhou when he reached marriageable age, she would be criticized.
Furthermore, they were also worried that Zhang Jizhou might find a wife and start a family outside the marriage.
In that case, they won't be able to receive all of Zhang Jizhou's allowances.
The two greedy and wicked demons conspired to quickly call Zhang Jizhou back to their hometown and find him a wife.
This way, his wife can stay after the marriage, which will provide additional labor and prevent Zhang Jizhou from not sending the allowance back.
These greedy people will stop at nothing when it comes to their own interests.
After leaving the Zhang family's house, perhaps they felt the "alarm" was over?
The little fish rubbed its head against Fang Yan's neck, found a comfortable position, hugged its mother's neck, and began to fall fast asleep.
Seeing this, Zhang Jizhou reached out to Fang Yan, "Let me carry you."
That brat, when he's awake, acts like he has a grudge against him, refusing to let him hug him no matter what.
Only after Xiaoyuzai fell asleep did Zhang Jizhou dare to pick him up.
To be honest, when I first transmigrated here, I didn't feel any weight when I was holding the little fish.
For the past two weeks, Fang Yan has been paying close attention to a balanced diet, giving the little guy soup made with spring water every day, and also giving him a small cup of spring water before bed.
After this treatment, the little fish, though not yet chubby, has started to gain weight.
Now, after holding it for a while, my arms are a little sore.
Fang Yan carefully handed the little one to Zhang Jizhou.
As he took the child, Fang Yan, remembering how Zhang Laowu had just angrily called Zhang Jizhou a dog... bastard, couldn't help but ask him curiously in a low voice, "Are you really Old Man Zhang's biological son?"
Fang Yan simply couldn't bring herself to treat Old Man Zhang and Huang Hongmei as her in-laws.
Zhang Jizhou paused as he took Xiaoyuzai's hand, and murmured an "Mmm".
Fang Yan didn't know if this was an admission.
Or does it imply doubt?
Although Gouzi Village has electricity, it still lacks the capacity to install streetlights.
In the countryside, except for moonlit nights, it's pitch black outside.
There were all sorts of unidentified insects around, chirping incessantly. One of the insects, no one knew what kind, suddenly chirped at Fang Yan's feet, startling her so much that she immediately forgot about the topic.
In their surprise, neither Zhang Jizhou nor Fang Yan noticed that when Fang Yan asked, "Are you really Old Man Zhang's biological son?", Zhang Zongde paused and gave them a meaningful look.
After the conversation was interrupted by the nameless insect, no one brought it up again.
Along the way, Zhang Zongde tried to comfort Zhang Jizhou, saying, "Your father is getting worse as he gets older. It's better for you to cut ties with him so that they won't cause trouble for your wife and children while you're in the army."
Zhang Jizhou made the decision to sever ties with his family on short notice, but it was not an impulsive decision; rather, it was a well-considered one.
He had to consider the livelihood of Fang Yan and her son. When the mission ended and he returned to his unit, Fang Yan and her son would be left here alone and helpless.
Zhang Laowu and his men will definitely not let them go.
It would be better to sever ties completely. Tomorrow, the whole village will know that he has broken off his marriage with Zhang Laowu.
In the future, if anything happens, not only will Zhang Laowu and his family no longer be able to bully Fang Yan and her son by taking advantage of their status as in-laws.
Even others can no longer use their status as daughter-in-law to criticize or point fingers at Fang Yan.
“Uncle, I’m in the army, too far away from here. If anything happens to them, I can’t take care of them in time. I’ll have to trouble you to look after them again in the future,” Zhang Jizhou earnestly pleaded.
Zhang Zongde didn't seem to care much. "Just do it with peace of mind. As for the things the country has entrusted to you, I and the whole village will take care of your wife and children."
"But it's not good for you two to always be living apart. Your rank isn't high enough to allow your family to accompany you while you're in the military, is it?"
In fact, Zhang Jizhou's position had long been high enough to allow his family to accompany him to the military.
However, Zhang Laowu and Huang Hongmei disagreed and asked Fang Yanyan to take her to join the army, so when rooms were allocated last time, Zhang Jizhou gave his spot to someone else.
The barracks are full now. He will either have to wait until someone moves out or someone is killed and makes room for him before he can get a room.
Oh, right.
Another possibility is that their position can be promoted.
If you get a higher position, you can choose a better house.
Zhang Jizhou prefers the last option.
“There are no vacant houses in the camp right now. When a vacant house becomes available next time, I will apply to let the mother and son come with me.”
Zhang Zongde nodded in agreement, "A family should always live together to make it proper."
Only then did Fang Yan realize that she might have to accompany the army again in the future.
Oh, the premise for her to accompany the army is that she and Zhang Jizhou have a future together.
Originally, she was quite interested in life with the military and was about to ask Zhang Jizhou about the living conditions there.
Upon realizing this premise, she suddenly shut her mouth and didn't want to ask anymore.
If she asks now, and she and Zhang Jizhou divorce for one reason or another soon, then it would be a waste of time asking.
Forget it, it's not too late to ask when it really comes to that.
"Third brother's wife, you take the child inside first, I'll say a few more words to the third brother."
Upon arriving at his doorstep, Zhang Zongde suddenly spoke to Fang Yan.
"good."
Fang Yan took the little fish from Zhang Jizhou's arms.
As I stepped into the courtyard, I vaguely heard Zhang Zongde saying, "What do you think about your background...?"
She felt too embarrassed to eavesdrop, so as she walked further and further away, she could no longer hear what they were saying.
However, Zhang Zongde's words make it easy to infer that they were definitely discussing Zhang Jizhou's background.
"Emma! Could it be that my casual suspicion has become the truth?"
But then I thought about it again, and it didn't seem right...
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