Chapter 323 Such a Good Wife
Ge Qinghua was far away and didn't hear anything. When she got back, she told Jiang Zhizhi, "I didn't hear what the two of them said, but they left side by side. It seems that Sun Xiaoyue is no longer angry. Maybe she's been coaxed?"
The thought made her feel nauseous again: "How am I supposed to live like this?"
Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "Never mind them, let's just focus on our studies."
Later, for a long time, Jiang Donghua was depressed and his grades remained mediocre.
In the following year, Jiang Donghua seemed to have suddenly received guidance from a master, and his grades improved by leaps and bounds.
Jiang Zhizhi's grades have always been very stable. In two years, she has learned all of Teacher Jin's skills. All that is left is to accumulate experience. Even Jin Huaiying often sighs that Jiang Zhizhi is the smartest and most hardworking child among the students he has taught. No matter what, she has never backed down because of learning difficulties.
Before the Spring Festival in 1976, Zhou Xiye's studies in Beijing were about to end, and he would return to his original unit, after which he would be transferred to another unit.
Whenever Fang Hua thought about Zhou Xiye leaving after the New Year, she couldn't help but grumble, "Once he leaves, it won't be so easy for him to go home... Zhizhi still has a year before graduating, it will be so difficult for you two to see each other again."
Jiang Zhizhi has now completely adapted to everything in this era; everything is slow.
She smiled and comforted Fang Hua, "Mom, I still have summer vacation. I can go see him during summer vacation. I can also go see him after I graduate. He has family visit leave every year, so he can come back if he misses us."
Fang Hua still sighed, "It's not that easy to just come back like that."
Jiang Zhizhi wanted to say something more, but a nanny from the compound came over and called her to come and see a doctor for her family member.
"We all know each other," Jiang Zhizhi replied, picked up her medicine box, and went out.
Fang Hua smiled as he watched Jiang Zhizhi leave, then said to Zhou Xiye, "Zhizhi has changed so much in the past two years. She's a big star in the courtyard now. People always come over to bring her food and drinks. Look at the eggs and meat in the house, there's more than we can eat. They're all brought over by the people in the courtyard."
Jiang Zhizhi treats patients in the hospital for free, and acupuncture is also free, unless they want Chinese medicine. She charges the same amount the pharmacy charges.
So the uncles, aunts, and other family members in the compound grew to like Jiang Zhizhi more and more. Since she didn't want money, they would send her things to her home every few days.
Several people even joked with Fang Hua, saying that it was only because Zhou Xiye acted quickly and married Jiang Zhizhi that they could have let their sons marry Zhizhi.
Zhou Xiye also knew how popular Jiang Zhizhi was. Sometimes, people would call out to her in the middle of the night, asking her to come and see a doctor.
Even though there's a hospital right in the courtyard, they trust Jiang Zhizhi more.
He's almost forgotten about names now; he's just known as Dr. Jiang's lover and Zhizhi's lover.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared in her eyes: "Zhizhi, she has always been excellent."
Listening from the side, Zhou Chengzhi couldn't help but emphasize again: "Back then, it was I who insisted on Xiye and Zhizhi getting married. Otherwise, would you have such a good daughter-in-law? And Xiye, he was absolutely unwilling at the time. If I hadn't kept him in check, would you have such a good wife now?"
Fang Hua stared at him: "Yes, it's all thanks to you. You've only done this one reliable thing in your whole life, and you keep talking about it all the time."
Zhou Chengzhi was somewhat unconvinced: "How come there's only one? Besides, the child is already so big, when are we going to remarry?"
Fang Hua gave him a disdainful look: "Isn't it good to live like this?"
Zhou Chengzhi was somewhat displeased: "How can it be good? We're not even husband and wife. If people find out, won't they laugh at us?"
Fang Hua didn't care at all: "This is good, so you won't make the same mistake again. Wouldn't it be more troublesome to go through a divorce? Men don't learn their lesson until they suffer a loss."
Zhou Chengzhi was a little confused: "What happened now? Why am I being scolded all of a sudden?"
She then looked at Zhou Xiye, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What did I do to offend your mother?"
Zhou Xiye immediately distanced himself: "I don't know, I just got back yesterday."
Fang Hua sneered and reminded him, "It's almost the end of the year again. Is Li Hualin's family coming again? They took a lot of money from you the year before last, and they were too embarrassed to come last year. I figured they should be here this year."
Zhou Chengzhi had almost forgotten about this family: "Don't worry, even if they come, I won't give them any money."
Fang Hua waved his hand: "Suit yourself. As long as you give it to me, I'll move out of here and never come back."
Zhou Chengzhi immediately nodded: "No, no, I definitely won't give them a single penny. If you don't say anything, I absolutely won't let them in."
Fang Hua didn't believe Zhou Chengzhi could do it. This man was proud and soft-hearted. As soon as someone came and mentioned that his deceased mother had been kind to him, Zhou Chengzhi would immediately soften his heart.
When Jiang Zhizhi returned from her doctor's appointment, she noticed that the atmosphere at home was a bit off. She took the hot tea from Zhou Xiye, covered her hands with it, and looked at Zhou Chengzhi, who was sitting on the sofa with a dark expression: "Everything was fine when I left, so why does the atmosphere feel so strange after I came back?"
Zhou Xiye also felt something was off: "My parents were just chatting about Li Hualin's family, the family in the countryside. Less than ten minutes later, they called from the front door and said that Li Hualin and his wife were at the front door."
Upon hearing that Li Hualin and his wife had arrived, Fang Hua's face darkened and he went straight upstairs.
Zhou Chengzhi's face darkened. He hadn't expected that Li Hualin and his wife would arrive less than ten minutes after he had just made a promise to Fang Hua.
Jiang Zhizhi was furious when she thought about the thousand yuan she had given him. She gently tugged at Zhou Xiye's arm and asked, "Dad, we're not going to let them stay here, are we?"
Zhou Xiye shook his head: "I don't know, we'll see what they say when they arrive."
Jiang Zhizhi was very worried: "It's snowing outside... quite heavily, Dad definitely won't have the heart to send them away..."
As the crickets chirped softly, the sentry at the gate brought Li Hualin and Liu Yu'e over.
The two men's cotton-padded coats were worn out, with patches on the shoulders and elbows, and the cuffs were frayed, revealing the blackened cotton inside.
A man carrying a snakeskin bag entered the room and, without even brushing the snow off his clothes, began to cry: "Brother Zhou, we've come to trouble you again."
Zhou Chengzhi frowned, first dismissing the sentry, then said to Li Hualin, "Don't cry, sit down and talk it out."
Li Hualin and Liu Yu'e quickly brushed the snowflakes off their clothes, changed into slippers, and sat down rather awkwardly.
I didn't even dare to sit too much on the sofa, so I just sat on the edge.
Li Hualin looked at Zhou Chengzhi cautiously and humbly: "Brother Zhou, we would have no face to come if we weren't struggling to make ends meet."
As soon as he spoke, Liu Yu'e began to sob softly beside him...
Zhou Chengzhi felt a headache coming on: "Didn't I give you a thousand yuan the year before last? How come you can't make ends meet? That thousand yuan was borrowed by me, and I still haven't paid it back."
Upon hearing this, Li Hualin stood up and knelt down in front of Zhou Chengzhi with a thud...
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