She and Zhou Mingli were college classmates and got married after graduation.
It is not a marriage, but a mutually beneficial cooperation.
She needs a family, and Zhou Mingli needs money, connections, and resources to help him gain a foothold.
Zhou Mingli is a man who never gets tired.
Jiang Ci calls himself a workaholic and a career-oriented person. He can stay away from home for a month just for work.
But Zhou Mingli can work around the clock for years.
After getting married, she and Zhou Mingli met only a handful of times.
Although there was no affection involved, Zhou Mingli's handling of various situations was so awkward that he was deliberately made to look foolish several times, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
There was no other way, Jiang Ci could only teach him personally.
"Zhou Mingli, you better take this seriously. Don't embarrass me at the next banquet."
She taught him while simultaneously warning him.
Zhou Mingli remained silent and focused on learning.
When Jiang Ci asked him again if he had learned it, Zhou Mingli would nod attentively.
Jiang Ci let go of his hand and let him do it himself.
After Zhou Mingli finished, he looked at Jiang Ci. As soon as their eyes met, just like Zhou Miao, he hurriedly looked away, as if he had done something wrong.
Thinking back to this, Jiang Ci's eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Zhou Mingli quickly learned what he was taught and became more and more competent at banquets. He shed the inferiority and cowardice of the poor and became bold, mature and at ease.
After teaching Zhou Mingli how to handle necessary situations, Jiang Ci threw herself into her work.
In just three years, Zhou Mingli, with the help of his father-in-law's family, gained a firm foothold, his company grew bigger and bigger, and he also shed his naivety and became more and more calm and reserved.
Everyone who meets her praises her, saying, "President Jiang has such good taste; President Zhou's company is growing bigger and bigger."
Husband and wife are one, praising Zhou Mingli is equivalent to praising her, and Jiang Ci naturally accepts it.
She thought their collaboration was going smoothly and had no intention of divorcing, but...
Jiang Ci gave a cold laugh.
Hearing Jiang Ci's displeased sneer, Zhou Miao instinctively shrank back and quickly said, "Mom, I'll learn to cook soon..."
What kind of food can a little kid, who's not even as tall as the stove, make?
Jiang Ci looked at her fearful expression and recalled how the previous "Jiang Ci" had treated her, and sighed.
Standing up, Jiang Ci patted her head gently with the back of her hand, took a ladle and added water to the pot, then put the only two remaining steamed buns into the pot to heat them.
Zhou Miao covered her head in a daze and remained there for a long time.
"Miao Miao, the fire is about to go out!" Zhou Yang reminded Zhou Miao loudly.
Zhou Miao snapped out of her daze and hurriedly added firewood to the stove.
Jiang Ci has no cooking skills; she doesn't know how to handle those vegetables or the cornmeal that was asked for.
Two hot steamed buns are not enough for three people, no matter how you calculate it.
To prevent her from wasting food, Jiang Ci divided the ten catties of cornmeal in half, poured out a bowl of it, and headed to her neighbor's house where smoke was rising from the chimney before it got dark.
The Yu family was cooking when a child saw Jiang Ci and ran into the house shouting, "Mom! That bad educated youth Jiang Ci is here!"
Jiang Ci: "..."
Kid, don't fall into my hands, or I'll show you what a bad adult is like.
A woman walked out of the kitchen and looked towards the door warily.
The woman's voice was loud and clear, and she said with obvious disdain, "What are you doing here? If you're here to return something, that's fine. If not, you'd better leave now. I don't have anything else to lend you!"
Jiang Ci had no words to express her suffering. "Sister Yu, I've come to return the cornmeal I borrowed before."
When Mrs. Yu looked over, she found that Jiang Ci was holding a cloth bag and a bowl of cornmeal in his hands.
Jiang Ci handed over the cloth bag and said, "There should be five pounds in here. I don't know if it's enough to pay it back. If there's still something missing, please tell me and I'll find a way to get it."
Mrs. Yu's expression brightened a little. She took the cloth bag and lifted it, estimating that it was indeed about five pounds. "You still have some conscience. You borrowed food from my family for such a long time, and you still remember to pay it back."
Jiang Ci smiled and said, "What is borrowed must be returned. My family was in financial difficulty before, and I was unable to repay it on time. That was my fault."
Hearing this made Sister Yu feel comfortable. Not wanting to be rude, Sister Yu's expression softened, and she glanced at Jiang Ci, asking, "What's the cornmeal in your bowl for?"
Jiang Ci said, "As you know, I was beaten by Li Hu at the threshing ground today, and I still have a head injury. It's getting late, and I don't have the energy to cook. There are only two cornbreads left at home, which isn't enough."
"So... I was thinking of using this bowl of cornmeal to exchange for some steamed buns."
"You can change it however you like, I'm happy to do whatever it takes."
Sister-in-law Yu understood what she meant. Jiang Ci had committed many evil deeds, and she shouldn't have had much contact with her. However, the two children in Jiang Ci's family were indeed pitiful.
Looking at the bowl of cornmeal, Sister Yu handed it over with a disgruntled expression, "Wait here."
Mrs. Yu went in with the cornmeal and came out soon with three more steamed buns in the bowl.
It was still steaming, clearly freshly steamed.
Jiang Ci accepted it and said gratefully, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Yu."
"I am willing to change it for you because I feel sorry for the two children. If you really feel guilty, you should be nicer to them." Sister Yu said coldly.
Jiang Ci still smiled, "You're right to teach me a lesson. After being pushed by Li Hu and lying in the medical station, I realized that nothing is better than taking good care of myself and my child."
Sister-in-law Yu said, "It's good that you understand!"
Jiang Ci took out fifty cents from her pocket and said with a smile, "So, Sister Yu, do you have any eggs at home? I'd like to trade some with you."
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