Chapter 341 The Big Family and the Small Family
The day after Song Man got married, she and Li Xinguo left Beijing and returned to the south, so she didn't know that Li Simin had returned, and no one told her.
Li Simin stayed at home for a day, then left immediately after the meeting. He was still very rational; some relationships are simply missed opportunities.
Some regrets are simply regrets.
After the minor incident, the courtyard returned to peace.
After the National Day holiday, Jiang Zhizhi went to the hospital for her internship, which happened to be the same hospital where she gave birth.
Her childbirth caused quite a stir in the hospital. Now that she's an intern, everyone in the hospital treats her very politely, given her status; nobody wants to cause trouble for no reason.
Even Jiang Donghua avoided direct contact with Jiang Zhizhi, fearing that he might lose control of his emotions and do something outrageous that would prevent him from even getting an internship.
Therefore, during her internship, Jiang Zhizhi lived a very peaceful life. Apart from her normal work, her other social interactions were clean and comfortable.
When the child was 100 days old, Zhou Xiye and his comrades were transferred to the northwestern border, a place with a harsher natural environment and less convenient communication.
When the first snow fell in Beijing, Zhou Xiye and his colleagues' workplace was already blocked by heavy snow, making it difficult to transport even basic necessities.
Shang Xingzhou also had the thought of deserting for the first time. Every day when he opened the door, he was met with endless snow. He ate hard, dry rations, and there was no cabbage available. He drank water from the melting snow.
It was too bitter, too difficult, and most of all, too lonely.
He didn't understand. This troop rotation was supposed to take them to the Hebei region, so why did they end up in the northwest frontier?
After wandering around for a while, I finally couldn't resist and found Zhou Xiye's office.
Watching Zhou Xiye studying the map of the southwestern border, she stood silently to the side until he straightened up, then asked with resentment, "Brother-in-law, why didn't we rotate to northern Hebei? That would be much closer to Beijing. We've already suffered from the sweltering heat and humidity in the southwest, and now we're here to suffer from the wind, snow, and cold?"
Zhou Xiye looked at him calmly: "If you want to go back to Jibei, you can talk to your uncle and ask him to transfer you."
Shang Xingzhou was silent for a moment, then muttered very softly, "Don't you... miss my sister? The mountains are blocked by heavy snow now, and we'll have to wait until spring when the snow melts to contact the area below. That... that'll be several months away."
Zhou Xiye remained silent. His transfer here was not something he could decide; it was a decision made by his superiors.
He guessed that a battle on the southwestern border was imminent.
If something really happens, they can be transferred from here the fastest!
He missed home, he missed home a lot, but there was nothing he could do.
Especially recently, he has had an unprecedentedly strong desire to go home.
I would wake up in the middle of the night, wondering what Jiang Zhizhi was doing. I felt guilty leaving her alone at home.
He was also relieved that they didn't have children. He would have been even more uneasy if Jiang Zhizhi had been home alone taking care of the children.
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After Xiao Zhouji and Xiao Shangshang turned 100 days old, they became more and more beautiful and lively. Whenever they heard the sound of a rattle drum, they would turn their little heads to look for it and then grin with their toothless little mouths.
The little hands and legs were flapping very powerfully, and it was humming and hawing as it spoke.
Every day when Jiang Zhizhi came home, she would go to each house to look for the child, not knowing which house the child had gone to.
Moreover, the older sister and younger brother would live in different homes, and Fang Hua and Zhou Chengyu couldn't stop them at all, so they could only follow along.
Otherwise, these people would just stay at home and refuse to leave, insisting that children should visit other people's homes so they can grow up faster.
These grandparents are incredibly kind to Xiao Zhouji and Xiao Shangshang, even more so than to their own grandchildren.
Jiang Zhizhi didn't even dare to think about whether a child raised in such an environment would become arrogant and domineering in the future.
When she picks up the children, she'll give them acupuncture and then check their pulses to see where their bodies need conditioning.
After picking up my older sister and then my younger brother, it was already very dark when we finally got home.
After arriving home, Fang Hua and Zhou Chengyu unfolded the thick blankets, took out the two little ones, and took off their cotton-padded clothes and pants. Watching them happily kicking their legs on the sofa, they couldn't help but laugh: "These people, I think they're quite scheming. They just want Zhizhi to go there, and then give them acupuncture and physical therapy while they're at it."
Zhou Chengyu agreed: "That's definitely true, but it's also true that they like our little Zhou Ji and Shang Shang. When they get older, we'll have to compete with them for the children even more."
Fang Hua also had a headache: "These are my grandchildren. They keep calling them my good grandchildren. No way, I won't let them take them away from now on."
Jiang Zhizhi was amused. She hugged each of the two children, and after putting them down, the two children didn't react much and just kicked their legs and laughed.
I'm also somewhat relieved that, apart from spending most of their first month in bed, these two children have been constantly being held by one of them since then, and haven't developed the habit of crying as soon as they're put down, which is already quite good.
At night, I don't need to hold or rock her to sleep. She can fall asleep on her own after drinking some milk.
During dinner, Fang Hua casually mentioned Zhou Xiye and then looked worried: "I was saying I'd take the kids to see him when it got hot, but now... how did we end up in the northwest frontier? How are we going to see him? The conditions there are harsh, and the roads are difficult to travel."
She wanted her son to see the two children, but she couldn't bear to let them suffer the hardship of traveling.
This is also something that makes Jiang Zhizhi feel sad when she thinks about it, and sometimes she feels wronged when she thinks about it.
She knew Zhou Xiye had responsibilities on his shoulders, and she could understand, but sometimes she felt inexplicably sad and lost.
In particular, Zhou Xiye went to the Northwest and there has been no communication for a month, not even a single phone call.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi eating with her head down and not saying a word, Fang Hua quickly added, "Zhizhi, Xiye has no choice. Their profession is destined to let down their families. When I gave birth to Xiye, your father wasn't home either..."
Zhou Chengzhi, holding his son, strolled around the dining table. Hearing Fang Hua's words, he was puzzled: "Why are you bringing up old grievances? Wasn't that because of an emergency mission at work? Besides, there was fighting everywhere back then. I'm lucky I even made it back alive."
Fang Hua glared at him: "I'm talking to Zhizhi, why are you talking so much?"
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but laugh: "Mom, you don't need to comfort me. I can understand Xiye. Although he sometimes complains, I won't blame him."
Zhou Chengzhi then carried Xiao Zhouji back and swayed over: "Zhizhi, you're right to think this way. Family members should have a higher level of awareness and be willing to make sacrifices..."
Fang Hua found him an eyesore: "Could you take the child and move away a bit? Also, isn't your preference for boys a bit too extreme? You've been holding Xiao Zhouji the whole time since you got back, why don't you hold Shang Shang?"
Zhou Chengzhi immediately picked up the child and turned to leave; deep down, he was indeed somewhat sexist.
He definitely prefers the younger son a little more between the two children…
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