Chapter 263 We Must Leave
Jiang Zhizhi was confused for a moment. Why was Zhou Chengzhi here so early?
Realizing there was a problem, he quickly got up, dressed, and tidied himself up before noticing the underwear he had soiled the night before. Zhou Xiye had washed it all and was hanging it on the stool next to the stove.
After a moment of hesitation, he went out wearing his coat.
Zhou Chengzhi stood in the courtyard, his expression somewhat unnatural.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi come out, he quickly asked, "Zhizhi, where's your mom?"
He had just asked Cong Meilan, who was washing her face by the pool, but she completely ignored him.
Jiang Zhizhi greeted him warmly, "Dad, why are you here so early? Isn't Mom here?"
Zhou Chengzhi nodded, seemingly talking to Jiang Zhizhi, but his eyes were on Cong Meilan: "I've come to pick you and your mother up to go home. Your Uncle Hua's family has already gone back; they took the train early this morning."
"I've cleaned up the room for you, and I've copied all your notes for you."
Jiang Zhizhi was a little embarrassed: "Dad, thank you for your trouble. I can copy the notes myself."
Cong Meilan, however, did not tolerate Zhou Chengzhi and splashed water at him with a basin of water.
Zhou Chengzhi quickly stepped back to avoid it: "Sister-in-law, call Fang Hua out, I have something to say to her."
Cong Meilan snorted coldly: "What, you only think of Fang Hua now that there's no one at home to be your maid? You want to call Fang Hua back to be your maid?"
Zhou Chengzhi was a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, it's not like that. We're all family. I don't treat her like a maid. And this time, I was indeed wrong."
Cong Meilan exclaimed, "How could you be wrong? How could you be wrong? When you were yelling at Fang Hua, weren't you quite self-righteous?"
Seeing that this usually stern man was now standing somewhat reservedly in the yard, Jiang Zhizhi felt a little sorry for him: "Dad, it's cold outside, why don't you come inside and sit down?"
Just then, Fang Hua returned with soy milk and fried dough sticks. Seeing Zhou Chengzhi standing in the yard, she frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
When Zhou Chengzhi saw Fang Hua, it was as if he had seen a savior: "I have already seen Hua's family off. If they want to come in the future, I will definitely discuss it with you. If you do not agree, I will absolutely not let them come."
Fang Hua looked Zhou Chengzhi up and down several times, then handed the soy milk and fried dough sticks to Cong Meilan: "Gone? When did you leave?"
Zhou Chengzhi nodded quickly: "They left early this morning, on the earliest train today."
Fang Hua approached Zhou Chengzhi and stared at him: "You just left so easily? How much money did you give them?"
Zhou Chengzhi paused for a moment: "Not many..."
Seeing Zhou Chengzhi's hesitant look, Fang Hua suddenly had a bad feeling and raised her voice: "How much is a little? Where did you get the money?"
She collects Zhou Chengzhi's monthly salary; he doesn't even have five yuan on him, so how could he possibly have money to give to Li Hualin's family?
Zhou Chengzhi hesitated once again, but finally told the truth: "One thousand yuan and five hundred jin of grain coupons."
Upon hearing this, Fang Hua felt dizzy and almost fainted. Pointing at Zhou Chengzhi, he said, "You...you really are...Zhou Chengzhi, do the math yourself. How much do you earn in a year? Is that enough for your whole family to go without food or drink?"
"You're so generous, why don't you go with them?"
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, and that intense stabbing pain in my chest returned. I took a few deep breaths and tried to calm myself down.
She glared at Zhou Chengzhi and said, "Divorce! Let's get a divorce right now! Zhou Chengzhi, I've served you my whole life, when will you ever treat me like family? Can't you even discuss something this big with me?"
Seeing that Fang Hua was truly angry, Zhou Chengzhi quickly tried to appease him: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. This time I've finally realized that the Hua family is far too greedy. They won't leave without money. I thought that giving them money would solve the problem."
Fang Hua took a deep breath: "Zhou Chengzhi, can you use your brain a little? You're giving them money so readily this time, they'll just come back for more next time."
"Will you give it to me next time? You've gotten used to giving it to me, so if you don't give it to me this once, you're a bad person."
"But can't we live our lives anymore? You... never mind, I don't want to talk to you anymore. Let's get a divorce. From now on, you can do whatever you want on your own."
Jiang Zhizhi was also startled. She didn't expect Zhou Chengzhi to give her so much money at once. Without asking, she knew it was all borrowed.
Although Zhou Chengzhi had a high rank and a good salary, his family expenses were also high, and he didn't have much money left each month.
For Li Hualin's family, this thousand yuan was an enormous sum! They would have to save for many years to accumulate a thousand yuan.
But Zhou Chengzhi gave it to him so generously.
One act of generosity can lead to endless troubles later.
Cong Meilan was also angry: "Zhou Chengzhi, are you confused! How could you give so much money all at once?"
Fang Hua waved his hand: "Forget it, I don't want to say anything to him. Divorce, I'll go right now."
Zhou Chengzhi was embarrassed and felt ashamed: "You want a divorce over such a small thing? We're so old, isn't it shameful to get a divorce?"
Fang Hua patted his chest: "If I continue to live with you, you'll drive me crazy sooner or later. Either we get a divorce, or you die. You choose one."
Zhou Chengzhi's face also darkened: "You... are unreasonable!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly outside. When he reached the gate, he turned back and said, "Calm down first. I'm going to work at the grassroots level recently and will be back before the New Year."
After saying that, he didn't give Fang Hua a chance to speak and strode away.
Fang Hua was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time. After a while, she turned to look at Cong Meilan and said, "Look at him. He's afraid of divorce, so he deliberately ran away. He thinks that if he drags this out for a while, I'll calm down and he can come back like nothing happened and get over this."
Seeing Fang Hua's unpleasant expression, Cong Meilan began to speak up for Zhou Chengzhi: "Fang Hua, although Zhou Chengzhi is very unreasonable, you two have been together for half your lives, how can you really get a divorce? He really went too far this time, so give him a few more days of silence."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't know how to advise him. Zhou Chengzhi's actions were indeed excessive, but it didn't warrant divorce.
Judging from Fang Hua's attitude, she had a feeling that Fang Hua was really determined to get a divorce this time.
Cong Meilan called out to Jiang Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, help your mother into the house, let her calm down before we talk."
While eating breakfast, Cong Meilan continued to advise, "Zhou Chengzhi is just a pushover. You can't really say he has any major flaws! So, don't be too angry."
Fang Hua had calmed down by now: "Sister-in-law, you don't need to persuade me anymore. This time, I'm determined to divorce him."
“I’ve really had enough. I come home every day and act like a king, glaring at people the moment I speak. But look at how considerate I am to people outside.”
“There’s still one hurdle I haven’t gotten over: the matter with that female reporter from back then. Every time I bring it up with him, we end up arguing. Can’t he just explain things properly?”
Jiang Zhizhi held the soy milk carefully, sipping it while looking at Fang Hua. She felt helpless. She didn't know if Zhou Chengzhi had low emotional intelligence or was just too entitled.
Divorce might be a good thing...
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