Chapter 187 Father-in-law, Son-in-law
Ge Qinghua smiled and said, "It's nothing, I was just curious. After all, people from your compound are unapproachable in the eyes of us ordinary people."
Jiang Zhizhi turned to look at Ge Qinghua and smiled, "No, it's just that we have different jobs and are all ordinary people. We also have to work hard to learn so that we can have a future."
Ge Qinghua casually remarked, "However, your marriage is quite good. You're both from the same compound, so both your husband's and your own families can help you. And with your family backing you up, your husband's family won't make things difficult for you."
Jiang Zhizhi was just wondering how to get information out of Ge Qinghua, so she followed up on her topic: "Not really, there are girls from outside who marry into our courtyard, and their in-laws treat them just as well. Unless, the man is a bad person. I heard about one before, where the woman got divorced not long after marrying him, and then died in an accident right after the divorce. That's definitely a case of misjudging people."
Upon hearing this, Ge Qinghua's expression visibly turned ugly.
She was just an ordinary person and didn't know how to manage her expressions. The sadness in her eyes was revealed in an instant and couldn't be hidden at all.
Jiang Zhizhi was now certain that Ge Qinghua and Bian Yucheng's deceased wife definitely had some connection.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Ge Qinghua quickly snapped out of her daze, rubbed her eyes, and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about some things at home. You can copy the notes first."
Jiang Zhizhi thought that it wasn't a good time to chat with so many people around, so she decided to find some time at noon to take Ge Qinghua out to talk.
Perhaps Ge Qinghua has some secret here, and Bian Yucheng is doomed?
...
Shang Shiyi did not attend the morning meeting.
After the meeting ended at noon, Shang Shiyi's secretary came over and invited Zhou Xiye to his office.
To avoid gossip, Shang Shiyi also summoned several people of Zhou Xiye's rank to his office.
I asked some questions about the meeting and my thoughts on the content of this morning's meeting.
Finally, they asked some questions about the Northwest border, but since it involved confidentiality and only Zhou Xiye had ever been to the Northwest, the others left voluntarily.
In the end, only Shang Shiyi and Zhou Xiye remained in the office.
Shang Shiyi sat at his desk and gestured to the chair opposite him: "Sit down, I think we have a lot to talk about."
Zhou Xiye guessed what Shang Shiyi was going to say, so he sat up straight, placed his hands on his knees, and looked at Shang Shiyi with neither arrogance nor servility.
Shang Shiyi cut to the chase: "I never expected that I would be tricked by you yesterday. When did you find out about my relationship with Zhizhi?"
Zhou Xiye didn't hide anything: "You called me to your office twice to ask if I was willing to stay in Beijing, and then you asked about my family. Vice Minister Shang is a broad-minded and magnanimous person; he wouldn't suddenly shift the topic to my family."
Shang Shiyi paused for a moment, then chuckled: "Not bad, you're quick-witted, no wonder you're a reconnaissance soldier."
After speaking, his expression turned serious: "Over the years, I have been secretly inquiring about Zhizhi's whereabouts, but I never expected that she would have been in Beijing all along."
“Back then, her mother was seriously injured in the fire. She was four months pregnant at the time, and for some reasons, we didn’t announce our relationship to the public. In order to give birth to her, her mother refused to undergo too much surgery.”
"On the day Zhizhi was born, her mother was too weak and suffered postpartum hemorrhage, so we transferred her to a hospital in Shanghai overnight. I was alone and had no time to take care of the child, and then Zhizhi was lost."
Many things happened in between, but due to time constraints, he couldn't go into detail about them all.
After listening, Zhou Xiye asked in return, "So, Bian family, when are you going to make your move?"
Shang Shiyi was taken aback, not expecting Zhou Xiye to be so bold: "I underestimated you. You want to use me to deal with the Bian family, and now you're urging me?"
Zhou Xiye was quite frank: "I haven't been in Beijing for many years, and I don't have any connections. My father has always been in the military, and he's not someone who's good at social maneuvering."
Shang Shiyi laughed: "You're quite confident now. Bian Haishan is an old fox. Over the years, he has been careful and cautious in his work. It's still a bit difficult to find evidence against him. However, I've already given him some things to do. As long as he loses his composure, he will slip up."
"It won't be a problem to uproot the Bian family and all related people in the area."
Zhou Xiye frowned: "How long will that take? Zhizhi's eyes look a lot like her mother's. The Bian family is already suspicious. I'm not at ease about Zhizhi's safety if I'm not in Beijing."
Shang Shiyi laughed: "You're quite straightforward, calling me 'Mom' so naturally. Don't worry, it'll be quick."
Zhou Xiye was relieved. As long as Shang Shiyi made a promise, there would definitely be results soon.
Seeing that it wasn't time to stay any longer, he got up and said goodbye to Shang Shiyi: "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
Shang Shiyi watched Zhou Xiye walk towards the door and called out again, "Does Zhizhi know about this? Is she very sad?"
Zhou Xiye nodded, but thinking of Jiang Zhizhi hugging him and laughing, "I have a very powerful father," he still hesitated for a moment and said, "She understands your difficulties and hopes you can be careful."
Shang Shiyi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
Zhou Xiye then opened the door and went out.
Shang Shiyi sat at his desk, feeling both excited and expectant.
Before, there were many worries, such as Zhizhi blaming them for losing her.
They would blame them, knowing full well why they didn't acknowledge her.
Now that I know my daughter understands, I feel much more at ease and have the energy to do anything.
...
Jiang Zhizhi brought two steamed buns, pulled Ge Qinghua to a corner, and stuffed one into her hand: "My mom packed two for me to share with you, to thank you for your help at school."
"Give me some of your pickled vegetables, I'll put them in my steamed bun."
As he spoke, he broke the steamed bun in half and used chopsticks to put some dried radish inside.
Ge Qinghua originally wanted to refuse, but seeing how enthusiastic and natural Jiang Zhizhi was, and knowing that Jiang Zhizhi would be too embarrassed to take the pickled radish if she didn't eat the steamed bun, she could only smile and thank her, "I didn't do anything, your mother went to a lot of trouble."
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "It's okay. My mother-in-law is a very good person. She doesn't have any daughters in her family, so she raises me like her own daughter."
She was well aware that this was on the condition that she could not bully Zhou Xiye in front of Fang Hua.
Then, casually, she asked, "Sister, how many sisters do you have? Do you have a younger sister?"
Ge Qinghua paused for a moment, then turned to look at Jiang Zhizhi's innocent and sincere eyes, a despicable thought forming in her mind: "Yes, I have a younger sister, but she died in an accident a few years ago."
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
Ge Qinghua smiled and said, "It's alright. She was married quite well. She married into a powerful family in the compound. Their surname is Bian. Do you know them?"
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