Chapter 402 Harmonious and Joyful
Zhou Chengzhi couldn't believe his ears. He turned to look at Fang Hua, afraid that he might say something wrong and Fang Hua would change his mind. He immediately said, "What time? Let's go now!"
As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Fang Hua's arm, leading him outside.
Fang Hua was a little embarrassed and struggled to break free: "Hey, what are you doing? The children are here, let go quickly."
Zhou Chengzhi gripped even tighter: "Don't let go, hurry up and leave."
While pulling Fang Hua out, he said to Jiang Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, come back for lunch today, let's celebrate!"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll go to the hospital to ask for leave in a bit."
Watching Zhou Chengzhi drag the grumbling Fang Hua out the door, he looked at Zhou Xiye and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhou Chengyu smiled and said, "Great, this is all good news. No wonder magpies have been coming to our house lately. It's really good news one after another."
Then he called out to Sister Chen, "Sister Chen, prepare a good meal for lunch. I'll go and call Shi Ying and the others over in a bit."
Jiang Zhizhi felt she hadn't laughed as many times as she had in a year. She looked at Zhou Xiye with bright eyes and said, "You stay home and take care of the kids. I'll ask for leave from work and let the lab know that I won't be coming today."
I haven't had a break all year, so taking a day off today should be fine.
Zhou Xiye nodded, feeling confident that everything was alright, and looked after the two children: "Drive carefully on the road, we'll wait for you at home."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Zhou Xiye deeply, feeling warm and touched by his words, "Waiting for you at home."
When Jiang Zhizhi went to the hospital to ask for leave, her supervisor, who had obviously heard that Zhou Xiye was back, readily approved the leave and even asked her if she wanted to rest for a few more days.
When Zhou Xiye went to greet Jin Huaiying, Jin Huaiying was also very excited to hear that he had returned: "Good, good, it's good that you're back. You can go back and rest. I'll keep an eye on things for you these next two days."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "No need, I can come tomorrow."
Jin Huaiying stared at Jiang Zhizhi for a while and sighed, "Your demeanor is completely different since Xiye came back. You've suddenly become more energetic, and your eyes are shining."
Jiang Zhizhi touched her face and smiled, "Is it that obvious?"
Jin Huaiying nodded: "That's good. Nishino is back, and things will only get better from now on."
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Zhou Xiye stayed home to take care of the two children, while Zhou Chengyu and Sister Chen went out to buy some fresh vegetables and a fish. How could a celebratory meal be complete without fish?
Everyone in the compound knew that Zhou Xiye had returned, so they didn't come looking for Xiao Zhouji and Shangshang, thinking that Zhou Xiye should spend some quality time with the two children.
Zhou Xiye never expected that the two children would be so difficult to take care of. Little Zhou Ji could only be quiet for two minutes before he started running wildly all over the yard. If he couldn't see them for a moment, he would sneak into the house, either into the kitchen or the bathroom.
Zhou Xiye didn't understand either, and was afraid that Xiao Zhouji might fall or run into something dangerous.
He could only follow behind Xiao Zhouji the whole time, while Shang Shang was well-behaved and would sit on the sofa and look through picture books, but she also had many demands. One minute she would call for her father to drink water, and the next minute she would call for her father to pee.
A little while later, she called for her father to eat an apple.
While Zhou Xiye was peeling an apple in the kitchen, Xiao Zhouji had already found his toothbrush cup, scooped water from the toilet, and poured himself over himself, leaving his hair and face soaked and dripping wet.
Upon seeing Zhou Xiye, she patted her wet little belly and said, "Daddy, take a bath, take a bath."
As he spoke, he quickly scooped up another teacup of water and poured it over his head.
Zhou Xiye quickly put down the fruit plate and went to pick up little Zhou Ji. Shang Shang was calling out again, "Daddy, Daddy, eat an apple, Daddy..."
He could only coax Shang Shang while pulling at Xiao Zhouji's clothes: "Wait a minute, change your little brother's clothes, and I'll give you an apple."
I carried the naked little Zhouji to the bathroom to find a towel to wipe his body. When I came out, I saw Shangshang lying on the edge of the dining table, standing on tiptoe and reaching out to grab the fruit plate placed around him. His little hands had already grabbed the plate, and he was trying to pull it away.
The plate was about to tip over and hit her little head.
Zhou Xiye's mind went blank for a moment. He grabbed Xiao Zhouji and rushed over, catching the plate that was about to fall. He felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
It was more dangerous than any mission he had ever carried out.
After a series of thrilling adventures, we finally managed to change Xiao Zhouji into clean clothes and get him to sit down to eat apples with Shangshang.
The two children finally quieted down, giggling as they ate their apples.
I don't know what they're laughing at, but just one glance at each other is enough to make them laugh so hard they're doubled over.
Zhou Xiye sat to the side watching, wiping their mouths from time to time, and sighed inwardly at how much effort Jiang Zhizhi and her family must put into taking care of two children.
When Jiang Zhizhi returned, she saw Zhou Xiye sitting next to the coffee table, with two children sitting on their little stools, each holding a piece of apple and eating it while giggling.
A picture of peace, tranquility, warmth, and harmony.
Hearing the noise, the two children turned around and saw their mother. They immediately ran happily towards Jiang Zhizhi, saying, "It's Mommy! It's Mommy!"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and picked up the two children in one go: "Have our Shangshang and Xiao Zhouji been good today?"
Shang Shang nodded vigorously: "Be good, Shang Shang is good, little brother is good, we're all good."
Jiang Zhizhi kissed the two children and looked at Zhou Xiye with a smile: "Isn't little Zhou Ji much more naughty?"
Zhou Xiye recalled the chaotic scene just now and said calmly, "It's alright, it's normal for boys to be a little mischievous."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "Mom said that Xiao Zhouji is the naughtiest child in the compound, without a doubt. He's much harder to take care of than you were when you were little. You can't take care of him if you're not energetic enough."
Little Zhou thought his mother was praising him, and he kept grinning.
Zhou Xiye sensed it: "It must be very hard for you to take care of him."
Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "Not really, because of Xiao Zhouji, we all feel that time flies by. We look forward to the quiet time after he falls asleep every day. Besides, he distracts us a lot, so we don't have time to think about you..."
Jiang Zhizhi still felt a little sad when this topic came up.
Zhou Xiye felt guilty once again and reached out to hug Jiang Zhizhi across the two children: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled again: "Okay, you've been saying sorry ever since you came back yesterday."
Zhou Xiye leaned down and kissed Jiang Zhizhi's forehead, and the two little ones giggled. They didn't understand anything, they just thought it was fun. It was like playing hide-and-seek.
The voices of Shang Shiying and Bian Suxi, as well as Shang Xingzhou, could be heard coming from inside the courtyard.
Shang Xingzhou came in first, saw Zhou Xiye, rushed over and hugged him, sobbing, "Brother-in-law, it's so good that you're back..."
Shang Shiying patted Shang Xingzhou's arm from the side: "Let go of him right now, how old are you and you're still crying like that..."
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