Chapter 102 Pranks on the Wedding Night
Jiang Zhizhi eagerly followed Zhou Xiye to the kitchen to cook dumplings.
Tian Aiqin never stood on ceremony with Zhou Xiye. These rascals had often come to her house for meals over the years, and they usually cooked for themselves.
Besides, I was hoping to give the young couple some alone time today.
After they entered the kitchen, Tian Aiqin called out her eldest daughter, who was tending the fire, and handed the kitchen over to them completely.
Jiang Zhizhi stood with her hands behind her back, tiptoeing a distance away from the pot, craning her neck to watch Zhou Xiye put dumplings into it.
She, with her southern soul, can cook, but not pasta, let alone dumplings, which are such a difficult pasta dish.
Watching Zhou Xiye pick up the plump dumplings one by one and throw them into the pot, my gaze couldn't help but fall on his fingers. His fingers were long and slender, with distinct knuckles and prominent veins under his wheat-colored skin, which extended all the way to the ulna of his wrist.
It's a very beautiful hand, full of sexual tension.
After cooking the dumplings, Zhou Xiye picked up the long ladle on the side of the pot and stirred them a few times, then added a few pieces of firewood to the stove.
Surprised that Jiang Zhizhi was so quiet, he got up and turned around, only to see Jiang Zhizhi staring at his hand with the look in her eyes, like a puppy seeing a bone, full of joy and longing.
After boiling the dumplings three times, they were almost cooked.
Zhou Xiye picked up a dumpling with his chopsticks and looked at Jiang Zhizhi, who had somehow gotten very close to him: "Try it and see if the dumpling is cooked."
He wanted Jiang Zhizhi to fetch a small bowl.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Zhizhi opened her little mouth and leaned in to take a bite.
Before Zhou Xiye could even finish saying "it's hot," Jiang Zhizhi opened her mouth wide and cried out, "It's hot!" She then moved her face close to Zhou Xiye's, grabbed his wrist holding the chopsticks, stood on tiptoe, and said to him, "Blow on it for me!"
With half a dumpling tumbling in her mouth, she spoke indistinctly, yet still managed to tease Zhou Xiye.
Zhou Xiye was stunned for a moment. This girl...
He had just lowered his head as if possessed when he suddenly came to his senses, raised his other hand, and poked her forehead with his finger, telling her to step back a little: "Quick, spit it out."
The dumpling's already in your mouth, why are you still blowing on it? That gesture is way too suggestive!
Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips and quickly ate the dumplings. They were quite hot, but she was still a little happy because she had almost tricked Zhou Xiye.
She released Zhou Xiye's hand, pounded her chest a few times, and looked at him with a coquettish look in her eyes: "It's too hot to handle. I haven't even tasted whether it's cooked or not. Why don't you try it?"
Helpless, Zhou Xiye stuffed half a dumpling into his mouth and turned around to quickly scoop out the dumplings from the pot.
When he was serving the dumplings, he belatedly realized that he had actually shared a dumpling with Jiang Zhizhi.
He paused in his actions, turned his head to look at Jiang Zhizhi with a mischievous grin, her eyes full of the cunning of a little fox.
His helplessness grew; this girl had absolutely no sense of restraint.
...
While eating dumplings, everyone was quiet. Fang Hua occasionally chatted with Li Zhiguo, but it was always about Zhou Xiye.
The voice was soft and slow, yet it carried a sharp edge that was impossible to ignore.
As Jiang Zhizhi ate her dumplings, she glanced at Fang Hua and then at Zhou Xiye's reaction. The mother and son spoke very politely to each other.
After dinner, Fang Hua said she was tired and asked Zhou Xiye to take her to the guesthouse.
Jiang Zhizhi consciously stayed behind to help Tian Aiqin clear the dishes.
On the way to the guesthouse, Fang Hua held back her words and said, "Nishino, I know this marriage has wronged you."
Zhou Xiye's face was ashen: "No, it was my own choice."
Fang Hua was taken aback: "You like this kind of person? Zhizhi is good-looking, but otherwise she's useless. I always thought that the partner you were looking for would be someone who could resonate with you on a spiritual level, so that you could support each other and go further together."
Zhou Xiye's expression remained unchanged: "What kind of person is Jiang Zhizhi, as you know her?"
Fang Hua frowned: "When Zhizhi was little, she was really cute. She was pretty, lively, and had a sweet tongue. Jiang Zhenhua and his wife doted on her, so everyone in the compound liked her."
"As she grew up, her personality changed a lot. She started dating early, got into fights, had poor grades, and even reported teachers. Especially after the Jiang family found their biological daughter, Zhizhi became even more selfish and ganged up with the other kids in the compound to isolate Xiaoyue."
"Anyway, I don't approve of this marriage, but your father insists on it. I really don't know what he's thinking."
Zhou Xiye didn't speak. He felt that the current Jiang Zhizhi was the same as the Jiang Zhizhi Fang Hua described when she was a child.
Upon arriving at the guesthouse, Fang Hua sighed, "Forget it, you've already got your marriage certificate, I can't just make you get a divorce. If I had arrived a day earlier, I would never have let you get this certificate."
The more I thought about it, the more regretful I became. I should have come that afternoon.
Zhou Xiye stopped and said, "Go upstairs and rest first. I'll come pick you up for dinner tonight."
Fang Hua looked at his eldest son's cold tone, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing, feeling a little sad.
After Zhou Xiye joined the army, their relationship seemed to become increasingly strained.
...
Zhou Xiye went to find Xiao Minglei first.
When Xiao Minglei saw Zhou Xiye coming over, he couldn't help but tease him: "I heard you got your marriage certificate? Did you bring any wedding candy? Didn't you say you weren't planning to get married? Why did you suddenly get your marriage certificate? Did you do something to that girl?"
Zhou Xiye pulled out a chair and sat down opposite him, ignoring his teasing: "Help me find out who Jiang Zhizhi's biological parents are, who are also Sun Xiaoyue's adoptive parents."
Seeing Zhou Xiye's serious expression, Xiao Minglei also became serious: "What happened?"
Zhou Xiye briefly recounted yesterday's kidnapping case: "The person who came down from the tree was clearly targeting Jiang Zhizhi. If I misjudged the situation, or fired a few seconds later, and he fired first, it's very likely that he would have hit Jiang Zhizhi."
Xiao Minglei stroked his chin: "According to you, if something happens to Jiang Zhizhi, it will be due to your mistake, and you will be the victim in the end. It's obviously aimed at you. How can you think it's aimed at Jiang Zhizhi?"
"This person's plan is very obvious, killing two birds with one stone. If you snipe Jiang Zhizhi, that would be manslaughter, and you would not only be punished, but your conscience would probably never be at peace for the rest of your life."
Zhou Xiye disagreed: "If it was targeting me, then I wouldn't have been given the chance to fire yesterday."
Xiao Minglei was puzzled: "You don't think Jiang Zhizhi's biological parents have any extraordinary background, do you?"
Zhou Xiye denied it: "No, I feel that from the moment Uncle Jiang acknowledged his biological daughter, it was like entering a conspiracy. Jiang Zhizhi is not the daughter of the Jiang family, but she may not be the daughter of that rural couple either."
"Check this for me first, and then check if Sun Xiaoyue has been in contact with anyone."
Xiao Minglei was completely confused; the relationships were all so complicated. However, he still agreed: "Okay, I'll call someone to investigate in a bit. It might take three to five days. But..."
He paused for a moment, then said, "I only have one request: I want to participate in the wedding night pranks."
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