Chapter 234 The Mother-in-Law Who Protects Her Child
Jiang Zhizhi was quite curious: Who came to the house?
But I never expected it to be Jiang Zhenhua and Song Wanying.
Judging from the color of the tea leaves in the glass on the coffee table, Jiang Zhenhua and the others must have been here for a while.
Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye went over to say hello.
Jiang Zhenhua looked normal and smiled at Jiang Zhizhi: "Zhizhi, have you been studying hard lately? Don't overwork yourself. You look like you've lost a lot of weight since you were in Ganbei."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "I'm not tired at all. I eat and sleep well every day. I guess it's because black clothes make me look thinner."
Song Wanying's expression wasn't so pleasant. She looked at Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi with a somewhat forced smile, without saying a word.
Fang Hua smiled and got up, took Jiang Zhizhi's schoolbag, and affectionately tidied her messy bangs: "Look at this child, why is she all sweaty? Go wipe it off quickly. I made you some red date and ginger tea to warm you up."
Jiang Zhizhi was flattered. Fang Hua was usually very kind to her, but he would never help her with her schoolbag or affectionately fix her hair, which was something he never did.
She cooperated and answered, then ran to wash her hands.
Zhou Xiye sat down opposite Jiang Zhenhua: "Dad and Mom, what brings you here today? Are you feeling better?"
Jiang Zhenhua smiled kindly: "I'm much better. I'm more used to the climate in Beijing. As soon as I came back, I felt like I could breathe easily. Ganbei is still too cold and too dry."
Although Beijing is also dry, it is much better than northern Gansu.
Zhou Xiye nodded: "You still need to be careful to recover. Don't be careless about internal injuries. Be careful when you go out in the cold."
Jiang Zhenhua smiled and said, "Fortunately, it's not far. We've been back for several days now, so we had to come and visit."
Fang Hua quickly stopped him: "Old Jiang, we were impolite this time. Since you and Wan Ying are back, it should be me and Old Zhou who go to see you. But as you know, I really can't get away from my family situation right now."
“I was thinking that once Xiao Chuan is feeling better, Lao Zhou and I will go over to see you and discuss with you the possibility of holding another wedding for the two children in the compound.”
“They had a wedding ceremony in northern Gansu before, but the people in the compound hadn’t even had any wedding candy yet. Many people didn’t even know that Xiye and Zhizhi were married.”
Song Wanying's conversation with Fang Hua hadn't gone well, but when she heard Fang Hua mention the wedding, her expression changed: "Actually, it's not necessary. As long as the young couple has a good relationship, that's enough."
Fang Hua waved his hand: "It's fine if they have a good relationship. If our Zhou family doesn't hold this wedding, outsiders will think that Lao Zhou and I don't like Zhizhi, and that we'll treat her differently based on her status and bully her. I can't stand that."
She was still seething with anger. Song Wanying had just hinted to her that Jiang Zhizhi's good grades might be due to cheating.
He even apologized here, saying that he hadn't educated his child well and had made her laugh at him.
Fang Hua was very angry. She had seen Jiang Zhizhi's recent state clearly. The child who used to sleep in late was now getting up before dawn and standing in front of the window reciting her lessons.
She also goes to bed very late at night, and she has seen my notes and homework, which are very neat and tidy.
How could a child like that possibly cheat?
Song Wanying came over and spouted nonsense without doing any investigation, which made Fang Hua very angry.
It's no surprise that Sun Xiaoyue was spreading rumors behind Song Wanying's back, and Song Wanying just believed it.
Think about how Jiang Zhizhi tried to commit suicide before. She was bullied by such a treacherous and foolish person. How could she not commit suicide?
Fang Hua grew angrier the more she thought about it, and didn't give Song Wanying a friendly look. She retorted directly, "Did you listen to Sun Xiaoyue's nonsense? You, Song Wanying, are a smart person, yet you've been manipulated by an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl. Aren't you ashamed?"
It was because of this remark that Song Wanying's face turned very ugly. If Jiang Zhenhua hadn't intervened to smooth things over, the two might have started arguing.
Song Wanying could tell that Fang Hua was deliberately saying the wedding to her, and her expression changed repeatedly as she gritted her teeth and held back from speaking.
She meant well and wanted to persuade Fang Hua to keep an eye on Jiang Zhizhi so that Jiang Zhizhi wouldn't make a mistake and embarrass both families.
Seeing the tension rising again, Jiang Zhenhua quickly smiled and said, "I support it. I was also very disappointed that Brother Zhou didn't participate in the previous event in northern Gansu. We will fully cooperate with whatever you need us to do."
Fang Hua waved his hand: "No need for that. Since our Zhou family approves of Zhizhi, we will definitely give her the best. I originally wanted to respect the two children's opinions and not have the wedding. They want to spend their time on their studies and improvement, which is a great thing."
"But Wan Ying's words just now made me realize that if I don't hold this wedding, outsiders might think that we look down on Zhi Zhi, and then Zhi Zhi's efforts will be denied by outsiders without any evidence. That won't do."
Jiang Zhizhi washed her hands and came out, only to hear Fang Hua defending her. Unable to contain her curiosity, she went over and stood beside Fang Hua, wanting to hear what had happened and then decide how to help.
Song Wanying's face was flushed and pale, but she couldn't say anything.
She never expected that Fang Hua, who was always picky, would be so protective of Jiang Zhizhi!
Jiang Zhenhua could smell the gunpowder in Fang Hua's tone. He was afraid that if they continued talking, things would get unpleasant: "Sister-in-law, you're right. I agree with having this wedding. We will definitely attend."
He checked the time again: "It's getting late, let's go back first. We'll come see you and Brother Zhou another day when we have time."
Fang Hua wasn't in the mood to keep them for dinner: "Alright, come over another day, I'll cook two dishes, and you and Lao Zhou can have some drinks."
Before Jiang Zhizhi could understand what was going on, Jiang Zhenhua and Song Wanying were about to leave.
Zhou Xiye accompanied Fang Hua out to see Jiang Zhenhua and his wife off to their car.
As the car drove away, Fang Hua's expression immediately changed: "This Song Wanying, she seems smart, yet she said something so unwise."
Jiang Zhizhi asked curiously, "What did she say?"
Fang Hua didn't hide anything: "She reminded me to keep a close eye on your studies. Your grades used to be so bad, but now they're so good. Did you cheat? It sounds like that Sun Xiaoyue is behind it. Let me tell you, you should mess with her at school too."
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment: "What do we do?"
She really didn't intend to provoke Sun Xiaoyue.
Fang Hua sneered: "Report her for being barely literate and wanting to study medicine. Even if she does, she'll only harm people in the future."
After thinking about it, he decided it wouldn't work: "I'll do it, I'll report it! Anyway, I'm free, you just focus on your studies."
Zhou Xiye watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly become full of fighting spirit and had a headache: "Mom, don't teach Zhizhi any nonsense."
Fang Hua rolled her eyes at him: "What nonsense is this? This guy is bullying us on our own doorstep! Alright, come inside quickly, let's discuss your wedding plans."
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