Chapter 275 If I Had a Daughter
On the way back, Jiang Zhizhi was still sighing, "If Brother Song had discussed it with Sister-in-law Mingyue today, it wouldn't have been a big deal, after all, the child was sick and needed to be taken to the hospital urgently."
"But... I have a feeling he definitely didn't discuss it with Sister Mingyue?"
After all, how could a woman be so magnanimous as to allow a man to help her family when she knows he has designs on her? Even if the child is sick, it's unacceptable.
Are there no other neighbors or friends who can help?
...
On their way home, the two stopped at a grocery store and bought two packs of pastries and two packs of milk powder before heading to see Jiang Zhenhua.
Looking at the time, Jiang Zhizhi decided not to go home first, but to go see Jiang Zhenhua directly. She would stay for a short while and wouldn't have to eat together.
Jiang Zhenhua's newly allocated house is in the westernmost corner of the compound. The small building is a bit smaller, but you can see the snow on Fragrant Hills from the window. The environment is still very nice.
When Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye arrived, only Jiang Zhenhua was at home; Sun Xiaoyue had accompanied Song Wanying to her parents' home.
Jiang Zhenhua was overjoyed to see the two of them and hurriedly invited them to sit down before going to find teacups to make tea.
Jiang Zhizhi quickly took off her coat and took the thermos from Jiang Zhenhua's hand: "Dad, you sit down, I'll make the tea."
Jiang Zhenhua paused for a moment, then handed the thermos to Jiang Zhizhi, feeling a slight regret in his heart. When did their relationship become so distant, like that of guests?
He sighed inwardly, sat down, and asked Zhou Xiye, "Is it a holiday? When does school start?"
Zhou Xiye smiled and replied, "School starts on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Since you moved here, Zhizhi and I should have come to see you a long time ago, but I haven't had a holiday and Zhizhi has been busy with exams, so it's been delayed until today."
Jiang Zhenhua waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright, we're all in the same compound, it doesn't matter when you come over, and I know Zhizhi must be busy with exams lately."
As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Zhizhi, who was pouring tea, and asked with concern, "Zhizhi, how did the exam go this time?"
Jiang Zhizhi nodded confidently: "It's great, I know all the questions on this test."
Jiang Zhenhua nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. I heard you've been working very hard lately, but you should also take care of your health. You were a smart child even when you were young..."
Thinking of Jiang Zhizhi's adorable, well-behaved, and mischievous childhood self, Jiang Zhenhua couldn't help but laugh: "When you were little, you were lazy and didn't want to study. Every time I taught you, you would understand. But there was a period in junior high school when you absolutely refused to study..."
What struck him as odd was that before the age of nine, Jiang Zhizhi was clever, mischievous, and somewhat hyperactive. She never passed her exams and would secretly change her grades.
But whenever I ask her at home, she knows everything, and she even remembers things faster than most children.
After she turned ten, she became less and less interested in studying, and her cleverness and quick wit disappeared. She also became somewhat slow to react. However, she was still sweet-talking and good at flattering people, so people turned a blind eye to her grades.
Then, with a smile, she reminisced with Zhou Xiye about Jiang Zhizhi when she was little: "When we moved here, Zhizhi was already two or three years old. I don't know if you remember, but every time I carried her out, everyone in the yard was so envious. She had a good appetite when she was little, and she gained weight no matter what she ate. She was a fair-skinned, chubby little girl, and everyone who saw her wanted to hold her."
Zhou Xiye nodded: "I remember her. She had two little braids sticking up in the air. She would sit on your shoulders, holding a candied hawthorn and shaking her little head, her braids swaying along with her."
Looking back, that scene seems exceptionally clear.
Jiang Zhenhua laughed heartily: "Yes, he didn't do well in elementary school. I even said that kids are late bloomers, but I didn't expect that he really is a late bloomer. He only started to love learning now."
Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi with a smile, and the image of her lying on the cement platform changing scores came to mind again.
Jiang Zhizhi was a little embarrassed: "Oh, Dad, please don't talk about my embarrassing childhood stories. I didn't know the importance of studying before. After I went to northern Gansu, I suddenly realized that I still need to study more."
However, she had some doubts in her heart. She was also very clear about many of the things Jiang Zhenhua mentioned, especially some of his memories from when he was nine years old.
She couldn't even quite distinguish whether the memories were the original owner's or her own, but she could clearly distinguish the memories after the age of nine; those were not hers.
Could it be because they are young and their memories are confused?
However, because of this recollection, the three of them had more to talk about.
Jiang Zhizhi felt that her relationship with Jiang Zhenhua had become much closer.
Seeing that Zhou Xiye was very interested, Jiang Zhenhua recalled many embarrassing things that happened to Jiang Zhizhi when she was a child.
Jiang Zhizhi heard that when she was a child, she dared to catch toads to scare Li Yuanchao and even dared to catch lizards.
When I was five or six, I would follow Li Yuanchao and the others to climb over the wall and steal apples, or food from the cooks. Every time we got caught, I would sweetly whine and say, "Dad, I know I was wrong, I'll never be naughty again."
There are complaints every day in the family compound, like Zhizhi made someone's son cry.
The more she listened, the more it sounded like her own style of doing things, which made her even more confused.
When they got into a good mood, Jiang Zhenhua asked Jiang Zhizhi, "After graduation, which hospital do you plan to become a doctor at?"
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "I haven't decided yet, I'll see when the time comes."
Jiang Zhenhua agreed: "With your outstanding abilities, many hospitals will definitely be vying to hire you."
Zhou Xiye was silent for a moment, then asked, "Dad, do you plan to keep Sun Xiaoyue by your side indefinitely?"
Jiang Zhenhua's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a serious expression: "To this day, I still haven't found any clues as to why the child was switched back then, so I want to keep her a little longer. As for..."
"Sigh, Wan Ying actually knows all this in her heart, she just wants to keep Xiao Yue by her side as a child, just for psychological comfort."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You all live your lives well, and Zhizhi just needs to focus on her studies."
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at Zhou Xiye. Since Jiang Zhenhua saw things clearly, there was no need for them to persuade him any further.
As things stand, Sun Xiaoyue will definitely act cute and charming in front of Jiang Zhenhua and Song Wanying. If she is kicked out of the Jiang family, she will have no choice but to return to the countryside where she used to live.
After sitting for a while, Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye got up to say goodbye.
Jiang Zhenhua didn't ask the two to stay for dinner, knowing they wouldn't stay anyway.
...
On the way back, Jiang Zhizhi sensed that Zhou Xiye was in a good mood; his usually cold and aloof eyes were now gently smiling.
A little puzzled: "Why are you in such a good mood? What's on your mind?"
Zhou Xiye stopped and turned to face Jiang Zhizhi, looking down at her with a smile: "I was thinking, what if we had a daughter who was naughty and unruly?"
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