Chapter 250 But you delivered yourself to my doorstep.
Before Jiang Zhizhi could react, Fang Hua had already gone upstairs to pack her things. A short while later, she came downstairs with a bag, hurriedly walked out, and glared at Zhou Chengzhi: "I'm not doing this old woman's job anymore! You can find whoever you like. We'll get a divorce in a couple of days."
Zhou Chengzhi was also furious, his face turning red and his neck thick with anger: "You, is it really necessary? Hua Zi and the others are only staying for half a month..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fang Hua slammed the door and left.
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at Zhou Xiye, quickly grabbed a coat, and also took Fang Hua's coat, before chasing after him.
"Mom, it's so cold, you should wear a coat."
Jiang Zhizhi hurriedly put on her coat, chased after Fang Hua to the front door, and helped him wrap the coat around himself.
Fang Hua shivered from the cold, wrapped in his coat and muttered, "I was so angry with this old man that I forgot to wear my coat."
Jiang Zhizhi helped Fang Hua carry her bag and watched her put on her coat before asking softly, "Mom, are you really leaving?"
Fang Hua nodded: "Let's go! If I don't leave, I'll have to serve them like a maid. I've had enough. Also, let me tell you, you should eat in the cafeteria morning and evening, and keep your room locked the rest of the time. Don't bother with them."
Jiang Zhizhi is very busy right now and really doesn't have time to take care of others: "Mom, when are you coming back?"
Fang Hua thought for a moment: "After they leave, Zhizhi, no matter what your dad says, you are not allowed to go to the kitchen to cook for them, otherwise you will have to cook every meal from now on. These people... it's not that I look down on them, but they come every winter when the farming season is over, bringing twenty catties of soybeans, with seven or eight people from each family, and they stay for half a month."
“If they come to Beijing for medical treatment, or just for a day or two, I can accept it. But half a month... They don’t care about hygiene, and their homes are like garbage dumps.”
“I’ve met many rural people, and I’ve never seen a family like them. They’re just bringing shame to rural people.”
Fang Hua's blood pressure would rise just thinking about that family: "I told Zhou Chengzhi before that you and Xiye got married this year, so you can't give them any more food or let them come to our house. But he still wouldn't listen. He's a complete bastard who makes all the decisions."
"Just because he recuperated here years ago, but that was so many years ago! The old lady who took care of him back then has passed away. Now her son brings his whole family here to enjoy himself without any qualms..."
Getting angrier the more he talked, Fang Hua rubbed his forehead and said, "Forget it, I'm not going to say anything more. I'm going to stay at your uncle's house for a few days to give me some peace and quiet."
After saying that, he patted Jiang Zhizhi's hand: "You go back first. If anything happens, go to my uncle's house to find me. After Xiye leaves, if you're annoyed by the mess at home, you can also stay at my uncle's house."
Seeing that Fang Hua was still relatively calm, Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "Okay, Mom, drive carefully. I'll come see you when I have time."
Fang Hua picked up her bag and left quickly.
She was afraid of being seen by the people in the courtyard; it would be too embarrassing to go back to her parents' home at night.
Jiang Zhizhi watched Fang Hua walk away before turning back into the house.
Zhou Chengzhi was telling Zhou Xiye how the other party had saved him back then, and he had even made soup for him with the only old hen in the family.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi return, and noticing that Fang Hua wasn't behind her, he frowned: "Your mother didn't come back?"
Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "She said she's going to stay with her uncle for a few days and that we don't need to worry."
Zhou Chengzhi glared: "What are you worried about? She really... doesn't care about the big picture at all, and has no gratitude whatsoever."
Jiang Zhizhi had just sat down next to Zhou Xiye when she heard him say that, and she got a little angry.
Before he could speak, Zhou Xiye pressed his hand down, and he slowly said, "Dad, I haven't been home all these years, so there are many things I don't know, but I do know that Uncle Hua's family comes every year."
“I don’t think it’s wrong for them to come and visit like relatives, but is it appropriate for them to bring their families and stay for half a month?”
“Our food rations are limited each month. Have you ever thought about how my mother managed to save them? It’s fine if they come and give it to us unconditionally, even once in a while, but it’s been like this every year. How can my mother not feel aggrieved?”
Zhou Chengzhi frowned: "Back then..."
Zhou Xiye stopped him: "You talk about the life-saving grace from back then, that was for you! It saved your life, why should my mother repay that grace? She's just your wife, not your servant, why should she be treated like a slave to repay your kindness?"
"If Uncle Hua's family knows when to back down and is willing to improve themselves, then there's nothing wrong with us helping them. But you know perfectly well that they're just deliberately trying to freeload, so why are you still indulging them?"
“Every time they come, are you the one cleaning up the mess? Do you cook the meals? Do you manage the household chores? No! So you feel particularly relaxed, right?”
"You've done a good deed, repaid a debt of gratitude, and think you're a loyal and righteous person, so you can lie down and sleep with a clear conscience. But how can you face my mother?"
Jiang Zhizhi wanted to applaud Zhou Xiye!
We should strike at Zhou Chengzhi's very soul and ask him a good question!
Unable to answer Zhou Xiye's question, Zhou Chengzhi sat for a while with a dark face before standing up and coldly snorting, "You guys have really gone too far."
Then, fuming, he left the dining room and went to his study.
Zhou Xiaochuan remained silent until Zhou Chengzhi left. After that, he put down his chopsticks, greeted Zhou Xiye, and went upstairs.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at the almost untouched food on the table, then at Zhou Xiye: "What should we do?"
Zhou Xiye remained calm: "It's alright, we'll eat. They've been arguing since they were young. In a couple of days, Mom will worry that Dad has turned the house into a pigsty and will come back on her own."
Jiang Zhizhi thought about how Fang Hua had left in such a hurry earlier and sighed, "I also think Mom did nothing wrong. Dad is too chauvinistic and bullied Mom a bit."
...
After the two finished their meal, Jiang Zhizhi carefully collected the leftovers and placed them in a small, unheated storage room next to the kitchen, which served as a natural refrigerator.
Zhou Xiye was in charge of washing the dishes, and after tidying up, he went back to his room to rest.
Jiang Zhizhi came out after taking a shower and saw Zhou Chengzhi sneaking into the kitchen in the dark. She quickly ran back to her room, closed the door, and covered her mouth with a smile as she looked at Zhou Xiye, who was sitting on the bed reading a book: "I saw Dad go to the kitchen because he must be hungry, but I hid all the food in the jars in the back storage room. He definitely won't find it."
"He should be made to go hungry for a while, to teach him a lesson."
Zhou Xiye chuckled: "You should get some rest."
Jiang Zhizhi suddenly started to act serious, walking slowly to the bedside with her hands behind her back: "It's still early, I still need to study. You have no idea how busy I am with my studies right now."
Zhou Xiye looked up: "Didn't you want me to be a model? You don't need me anymore?"
Jiang Zhizhi rolled her eyes, raised her chin, and said righteously, "No need."
Her eyes, however, were fixed on Zhou Xiye, watching him slowly take off his vest, revealing his well-defined abs, and then pull back the blanket...
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed, covering her mouth to suppress her laughter as she rushed over and tackled Zhou Xiye, saying, "Ah, you little devil, you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"
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