Chapter 257 Daily Life
Zhou Chengzhi began to regret his decision in the middle of the night.
The three children have weak digestive systems. After eating so much greasy meat and soup, they started having diarrhea in the middle of the night.
I couldn't get to the toilet in time, so I pooped everywhere.
When Zhou Chengzhi heard the commotion and came out to see what was happening, he almost fainted. He called Zhou Xiaochuan to get up and help clean up.
Li Hualin looked apologetic again: "These three children probably caught a cold on the way, and this has caused you more trouble."
Zhou Chengzhi clenched his teeth and managed to squeeze out a "It's nothing" reply: "It's clean and washed, so it's fine. Should we take the child to the hospital to get him checked out and give him some medicine?"
Li Hualin refused to go to the hospital: "No need, no need. We can just find some medicine at home for them. Children aren't that delicate."
Zhou Chengzhi dared not prescribe medicine casually, so he went downstairs and called the health care doctor, asking him to bring his medicine kit over.
While waiting for the doctor to arrive, Zhou Chengzhi sat on the sofa in the living room, listening to the noisy footsteps upstairs and the child crying. Liu Yu'e scolded her daughter-in-law for not taking good care of the child.
It was a complete mess, even more chaotic than a vegetable market during Chinese New Year.
He rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. Why hadn't this happened before, every time he came for a few years?
Until dawn, the child had an upset stomach, and then the adults had upset stomachs too. The two bathrooms upstairs and downstairs were not enough.
Looking at his messy home, Zhou Chengzhi couldn't go to work, so he made a phone call.
As I came out of the study, I saw Liu Yu'e in the kitchen again, preparing food and kneading a large lump of dough.
When Liu Yu'e saw Zhou Chengzhi come out, she smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, please sit down first. I'll make some noodles for you. I see we still have some eggs left. I'll make some egg and scallion sauce later. It'll definitely be delicious."
Looking at the large lump of dough, Zhou Chengzhi was a little worried: "Can we finish all this?"
Liu Yu'e said confidently, "Yes, Hua Zi and his son can eat it. They can eat five or six bowls in one meal, and I can eat three or four bowls myself."
He smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "We haven't eaten anything good in the countryside. We haven't had noodles for a year... I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Zhou Chengzhi said it was nothing, left the kitchen, and looked at the messy living room, where the leaves of the evergreen plant had been plucked off by the children to use as fans.
He closed his eyes, thinking of going to find Fang Hua and bring him back.
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Jiang Zhizhi thought she wouldn't be able to sleep at night in a different place, but she slept even better than expected.
My second uncle's house had been uninhabited for a long time. Although Cong Meilan helped clean it whenever she had free time, it hadn't been lit for half the winter. Even when the stove was lit, it was still very cold and damp.
Jiang Zhizhi didn't dare to stretch her legs out in bed, feeling that everything was icy cold. In the end, she crawled into Zhou Xiye's bed.
I lay on top of him, with my feet between his legs, and finally got a warm and cozy sleep.
She was sleeping very soundly, and when she woke up, she could hear Cong Meilan and Fang Hua talking in the yard.
Jiang Zhizhi was a little confused before she realized where they were. She quickly patted Zhou Xiye next to her and said, "Get up quickly, Mom and Auntie are already up."
Zhou Xiye smiled and ruffled her hair: "Mom and the others got up a long time ago. Third Uncle and Third Aunt went to work. Eldest Aunt and Mom are discussing going to queue up to buy pork ribs later so they can stew them for dinner."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhizhi shrank back into bed and leaned on Zhou Xiye's shoulder: "Don't you feel that this courtyard has a special sense of life? And Uncle and the others have a very good relationship."
It's rare to see several brothers living together without any conflicts.
Zhou Xiye knew about the family situation: "My eldest uncle is quite responsible. He said that no matter who it is, once they get married, no one can do anything to their family. We will face difficulties together, and there is nothing we cannot overcome."
Jiang Zhizhi summarized it as follows: the Fang family has a very good family tradition.
For breakfast, Fang Hua heated up the leftover dumplings from last night and reminded Cong Meilan that Jiang Zhizhi would need to bring her own lunch to school.
Cong Meilan went to queue up early again to buy sesame cakes and came back, saying to Jiang Zhizhi, "Don't look down on our small courtyard. It's very convenient to go out. There are several canteens nearby, and they sell all kinds of food in the morning."
"Wouldn't it be more convenient for you to stay at my place while you're at school? Although your compound has small villas, it's far away from school."
Fang Hua laughed: "It's just that there's no heating, so your forehead gets cold at night, and Zhizhi is at school, and your two kids are always making a fuss."
Cong Meilan pouted: "Are you complaining that my two kids are too noisy? You're just worried about Zhou Chengzhi! You're all talk and no action. Let me tell you, if you go back this time, we'll hire a housekeeper. Your family can afford one."
"If Zhou Chengzhi doesn't admit his mistake and insists on his theory, just ignore him."
Fang Hua nodded: "Don't worry, I know how to deal with him."
As Jiang Zhizhi ate, she listened to her aunt instructing her mother-in-law on how to manage the men in the house, and she couldn't help but laugh.
After breakfast, Zhou Xiye left early because he had something to do, and Jiang Zhizhi pushed her stroller and went out with Fang Hua. They planned to go back in the afternoon.
They ran away from home without even taking a change of clothes.
Upon hearing this, Fang Hua said, "What clothes do you want? I'll get them for you. You'll be furious when you see them when you get back."
Jiang Zhizhi asked curiously, "How bad could it be? Will they touch my books?"
Fang Hua shook his head: "Since Xi Ye has gone back, they definitely won't do anything. That family is particularly good at judging people. They have your dad completely under their thumb."
Her words only made Jiang Zhizhi more worried: "Why don't we go home now? If we're late, my deskmate will ask for leave for me."
Fang Hua was also worried about what kind of damage these people had done to their home: "Okay, let's go back together."
Jiang Zhizhi took Fang Hua home on her bicycle. On the way, Fang Hua talked about many of the family's excessive behavior.
"Mom, since you've disliked them for so long, why didn't you stop them sooner?"
Fang Hua sighed: "I gave your father face before, thinking that he had saved my life after all, but this family has gone too far every year. So I told your father that as long as Xiye gets married, their family can't stay here for long."
“Your dad agreed at the time, but look at what happened…”
"Sometimes you just can't be soft-hearted when it comes to men!"
After Fang Hua finished summarizing, he suddenly remembered that Zhou Xiye was his son, and quickly corrected him: "Of course, Xiye is not like that. You should try to understand Xiye more often."
Jiang Zhizhi chuckled, understanding Fang Hua's forced attempt to make amends.
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, they could hear the sounds of children playing inside.
Fang Hua felt a rush of blood to his head. Before Jiang Zhizhi could park the car, he quickly went to push open the door, and a strange smell wafted out of the room.
Three children, armed with wooden guns, chased each other around the house, shooting at each other.
Fang Hua closed his eyes to calm himself down, then roared at Zhou Chengzhi, who was sitting in the middle of the living room: "Zhou Chengzhi! Stand up!!"
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