Chapter 149 No pulling or tugging in public
Jiang Zhizhi let out a soft "Huh?", moved to face Zhou Xiye, and squeezed between him and the bed: "What am I thinking about?"
Zhou Xiye stepped back a little to make her more comfortable: "You just asked if Li Yuanchao was injured, and you've been looking preoccupied ever since. Did Li Yuanchao tell you about this that day? So, you want to avenge Li Yuanchao."
Jiang Zhizhi was surprised and waved her hand in front of Zhou Xiye's eyes: "Can you read minds? Or are you a tapeworm in his stomach? How did you guess it right away?"
Zhou Xiye grabbed the little paw in front of him: "You can go see Li Yuanchao, but you can't help him fight."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't hide anything from Zhou Xiye: "That guy named Deng Feiyang harassed me before and spread rumors about me. Li Yuanchao told me that day that he was going to avenge me. I tried to persuade him, and I thought that their fight would at most be just pushing and shoving, but who knew they would actually use weapons."
Are these little brats fighting to the death?
Zhou Xiye paused for a moment, then said, "Should we go check on Li Yuanchao now?"
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at the time: "It's already 8:30, are they going to rest?"
Zhou Xiye was quite familiar with the compound's schedule: "No, we basically rested at the same time as lights out."
Jiang Zhizhi was immediately tempted: "Then let's go take a look and find out what's going on."
Zhou Xiye knew Jiang Zhizhi's little scheme, but he didn't expose her. As long as she was under his watchful eye, it was fine for her to be a little willful.
Once outside the gate, Jiang Zhizhi asked Zhou Xiye curiously, "When you were in the compound, did you ever get into fights?"
Zhou Xiye recalled for a moment and shook his head: "Those years were tough. Adults and children alike were busy figuring out how to fill their stomachs."
Jiang Zhizhi silently calculated the time in her mind. When Zhou Xiye was sixteen or seventeen, it happened to be during the natural disaster, the most difficult and painful time in the country.
It's heartbreaking to think about, so she held onto Zhou Xiye's arm with both hands.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Xiye pulled his arm back: "Don't pull each other like that outside."
Jiang Zhizhi was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, and insisted on reaching out to hold his hand: "When we're out, I'm holding my husband's hand too, what's wrong with that?"
However, considering the conservative mindset of the time, she didn't make things too difficult for Zhou Xiye. She scratched his palm with her fingertips and then let go.
She walked happily beside Zhou Xiye with her hands behind her back.
The Li family and the Zhou family were located diagonally opposite each other. The courtyard was quite large, and since they walked slowly, it took them twenty minutes to get there.
Along the way, Jiang Zhizhi chatted with Zhou Xiye while looking at the surrounding environment. Although the original owner had memories of it, seeing it with her own eyes would be more vivid.
There was a labor union, a canteen, a movie theater, a service center, a nursery, and even a hospital.
Life is very convenient.
The Li family's front door was wide open, and the living room lights were still on.
Hearing a noise in the courtyard, Shang Shiying opened the door and came out. She was surprised to see Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi. She smiled and said, "It's Xiye and Zhizhi. I heard you came back injured. I was thinking that you have a lot of family members these days, so I'll go and see you in a couple of days."
Then he looked at Jiang Zhizhi, his gaze becoming much more loving and gentle: "I haven't seen Zhizhi for a few months, and she's grown into a young lady. Getting married really makes a difference; she's become much more mature."
Jiang Zhizhi greeted Aunt Li with a sweet smile, instantly taking a liking to this round-faced woman who looked gentle and virtuous.
Shang Shiying went over and took Jiang Zhizhi's hand: "Quickly, come inside and sit down. I haven't seen Xiye for so many years."
Upon entering the room, Jiang Zhizhi saw Li Yuanchao standing facing the wall, his head wrapped in gauze and his hands wrapped up like rice dumplings.
There were three boys standing next to her, each one shorter than the last.
Four people standing in a row, like a cell phone signal.
Li Yuanchao's father, Li Chengzhang, sat on a single sofa with a dark face, holding a feather duster in his hand.
Seeing Shang Shiying lead Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi in, he quickly stood up, casually dusted the coffee table with a feather duster, and said with a smile, "Xiye and Zhizhi, what brings you here? Please sit down."
Then she called over the nanny, who was busy in the kitchen, to make tea.
Li Yuanchao stood upright facing the wall, and taking advantage of his father's inattention, quickly turned his head and winked at Jiang Zhizhi.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Li Yuanchao's one-eared appearance and the bruises on his face, suppressed a laugh, greeted Li Chengzhang, and sat down with Zhou Xiye.
After Shang Shiying sat down, she kept smiling at Jiang Zhizhi. She liked this little girl she had watched grow up.
Another reason is that she didn't have a daughter. She had five sons in a row, and it was a pity that she didn't have a daughter.
Zhou Xiye chatted briefly with Li Chengzhang about work, then looked at Li Yuanchao and said, "Yuanchao is injured, why is he still being punished by standing?"
Speaking of this, Shang Shiying said helplessly: "He's already eighteen, and he still doesn't do anything productive every day. He goes to fight with people and even takes his three younger brothers with him. All four of them came back with injuries."
Li Chengzhang picked up a feather duster, intending to point it at Li Yuanchao, but then remembered Zhou Xiye and the others. He quickly put the feather duster behind his back and pointed at Li Yuanchao, saying, "You fought, but you lost and came back empty-handed."
Zhou Xiye offered some advice: "At this age, it's the time of youthful passion and impulsiveness, and fighting is inevitable. Winning and losing are both normal."
Li Chengzhang got angry again: "Some of those kids in the empty courtyard are really wicked. It's normal for boys to fight, but using bricks and wrenches is going too far. That can kill someone."
Zhou Xiye agreed: "They are not yet aware of the serious consequences if they fail. However, the aid to Korea was also very brave this time."
Upon hearing the praise, Li Yuanchao turned around abruptly: "Brother Zhou..."
Li Chengzhang glared at him: "Shut up."
Zhou Xiye looked at Li Yuanchao and asked gently, "How did you and Deng Feiyang have a conflict?"
Speaking of this, Li Yuanchao became more talkative, leaning closer to Zhou Xiye: "That son of a bitch Deng Feiyang is several years older than us. He used to always chase after Zhizhi, insisting on dating her. When Zhizhi wasn't happy, he started spouting nonsense."
“Last time, we watched a movie together. It was dark, and Deng Feiyang touched Zhizhi’s face.”
As she spoke, she asked Jiang Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, is that right?"
Jiang Zhizhi recalled that there really was such a thing. The original owner shouted, and that night, the children on their side started fighting with the group from the empty courtyard.
Seeing Zhou Xiye's expression gradually turn serious, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, Shang Shiying quickly patted Li Yuanchao: "What 'Zhizhi,' 'Zhizhi,' now you should call her 'sister-in-law.' How can you be so disrespectful?"
Li Yuanchao yelled, "Sister-in-law, you have no idea how foul-mouthed that bastard Deng Feiyang is! He said..."
Suddenly, she found it hard to say, especially with Zhou Xiye standing right next to her.
Zhou Xiye looked up at Li Yuanchao and asked calmly, "What did he say?"
Li Yuanchao stammered, "He said, what's so great about Jiang Zhizhi? She's just someone he slept with and then she didn't want anymore..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shang Shiying tapped him on the head: "Shut up! Why do you have to blurt things out?"
Zhou Xiye's expression was beyond just looking ugly...
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