Chapter 473 Awakening
Jiang Zhizhi pondered Shang Shang's matter for a whole night, and the next day she even went to the library to check for information and see if there were any such records in some history books.
After searching for a long time without finding it, I ended up looking at some legends and stories about Gu poison.
There was a novel that described things in great detail, and Jiang Zhizhi always felt that the author might actually know a thing or two about it, given how detailed it was.
Finally, I decided to borrow the book and take it home to read at my own pace.
In short, people are desperate and will try anything, regardless of whether it works or not.
After leaving the library, Jiang Zhizhi went to the parking shed to ride her bike, but couldn't find any bikes after searching around.
Jiang Zhizhi was puzzled. She remembered that she had parked not far from the entrance, so why couldn't she find the car after searching the entire shed?
I went to find the old man collecting fees at the entrance of the bike shed, but he didn't see it either. Besides, it was after get off work hours, and there were many cars coming and going, so he couldn't keep an eye on everything.
Helpless, Jiang Zhizhi could only go to the bus stop and take the bus home. How could her perfectly good bicycle be stolen?
I didn't report it to the police, knowing that even if I did, I wouldn't be able to get it back.
The bus is much slower because it takes a longer route, and you have to transfer to another bus in the middle.
While reversing her car, Jiang Zhizhi ran into Xu Mingyue, who was waiting for the bus.
Xu Mingyue was overjoyed to see Jiang Zhizhi. She didn't even wait for the bus and insisted on taking her to a restaurant next door to eat: "It's so hard to see you these days. Come on, let's go eat some noodles and chat while we eat."
Jiang Zhizhi hadn't seen Xu Mingyue for a long time, so she suggested inviting Xu Mingyue to have a Western meal.
Xu Mingyue had no objection: "We can have Western food, but I have to pay. I can afford it."
The two walked arm in arm to a nearby Western restaurant. The decor was quite stylish, but there weren't many customers. Firstly, the prices were relatively expensive at the time, and secondly, people simply couldn't get used to the Western food.
The people who came were also people of considerable status.
Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Mingyue found a place to sit down, and Xu Mingyue couldn't wait to gossip with Jiang Zhizhi: "I saw Si Min with a girl earlier, is she his girlfriend?"
"Yes, we're getting married."
Xu Mingyue exclaimed in surprise, "That was pretty fast! But I think the two of them are quite well-matched."
Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "They are indeed a good match, they are both very good people."
Xu Mingyue sighed, "I always said that people's fate is predetermined by God. If Song Man and Si Min couldn't make it work back then, then it definitely wouldn't work out later. My mother-in-law even asked Song Dong several times to matchmake Si Min and Song Man."
“What were you doing back then? And from what I’ve seen, Song Man seems to regret it now. She’s been in a very low mood the last few times she’s come to my house.”
"I've never met anyone as awkward as Song Man. She wants things but doesn't dare to. She knows her mother is wrong, but she's still willing to listen to her."
"She wanted to resist, but in the end she didn't resist to the end. Instead, she was controlled by her mother. She seemed to be filial, but she was actually just stupid."
“Her mother hasn’t been feeling well lately, and I won’t allow Song Dong to go back. Unless she’s hospitalized and the doctor says she’s not going to make it, then I won’t say anything if Song Dong goes to take care of her. But right now, if Song Dong dares to go, I won’t let him in the door.”
Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "Looking at Aunt Song, she does seem to be feeling unwell."
Xu Mingyue sneered: "That's what she deserves. She had a good life but brought it on herself. I've said it before, if she didn't care about the two children and just lived her own life, she would have a much more comfortable life."
“Back then, they looked down on me, and later they thought Song Man could marry someone amazing. But what happened? If I hadn’t been so stubborn and stuck with Song Dong, we would have divorced long ago.”
Throughout the meal, Jiang Zhizhi listened to Xu Mingyue complaining about her mother-in-law.
As they left the Western restaurant, Xu Mingyue was still talking to Jiang Zhizhi: "Anyway, I'm not going to care about Chen Limin. She didn't even look at my two children, so I have no obligation to take care of her. Song Dong can't do anything about it either."
"By the way, Song Man moved back. I don't know what got into her, but she actually moved back with her daughter, saying she was taking care of Chen Limin. Can't the nanny she hired take care of her? She has to go to work."
Jiang Zhizhi was startled and began to think the worst. Could it be that Song Man moved back because she wanted to see Li Simin every day?
Xu Mingyue glanced at the time: "Look how fast time flies! We haven't finished chatting yet, and three hours have already passed. Let's hurry and catch the bus, the last bus will be stopping soon."
The two said goodbye in a hurry and took separate cars back home.
On the way back, Jiang Zhizhi was still wondering why Song Man had moved back.
When she arrived at the gate, Zhou Xiye was there with his two children, waiting for her.
Shang Shang hugged Zhou Xiye's neck, her little head drooping, leaning on her father's shoulder, looking listless.
Little Zhou was full of energy, running around tossing a ball around.
Jiang Zhizhi went over in surprise: "What's wrong with Shangshang?"
Zhou Xiye shook his head: "I don't know. Mom said she felt unwell after her afternoon nap. I thought it was indigestion, so I gave her hawthorn pills, but it didn't help. When I asked her where she felt unwell, she said she didn't."
Jiang Zhizhi touched Shangshang's forehead and reached out to hug her: "Shangshang, does your stomach hurt?"
Shangshang shook her little head and said in a very soft voice, "It doesn't hurt."
Unlike usual, when she sees her mother, she smiles happily and calls out "Mommy!" with her little mouth.
Like a little parrot, never stopping.
I've never seen a child so listless. Children only become listless when they're not feeling well; they're usually full of energy.
Jiang Zhizhi held the child in one arm and touched Shangshang's little hand with the other, then asked her to stick out her tongue so that it would look normal.
I checked his pulse again, and it was perfectly normal; there wasn't a single minor problem.
A little strange: "Shangshang, tell Mommy, is there anything that's bothering you?"
Shang Shang shook her head again: "No, I just don't have the strength."
As she spoke, she tilted her head and rested it on Jiang Zhizhi's shoulder, refusing to say anything more.
Zhou Xiye pulled Xiao Zhouji over: "At first, Mom also suspected that it might be because we ate too much snake meat last night, but Luo Jia was fine. She also took Shang Shang to the hospital, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong."
Jiang Zhizhi was confused: "Let's take it home first."
Upon arriving home, Fang Hua and Zhou Chengyu burned mugwort and lit a lot of incense in the courtyard.
Jiang Zhizhi was taken aback: "What are you doing?"
Fang Hua glanced at the gate and told Zhou Xiye to quickly close the gate. Then he whispered to Jiang Zhizhi, "I suspect that Shang Shang encountered something unclean."
Jiang Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated: "No, I should take Shangshang back to see her first."
Zhou Chengyu also believed in this: "Yes, you can't not believe in these things. Our Shangshang is in good spirits in the morning, and even ate a bowl of dumplings at noon. But after a nap, he is not in good spirits."
They saw doctors, but they couldn't find anything wrong. So, they thought it must be that the child's soul was incomplete and had come into contact with something unclean.
Jiang Zhizhi carried Shangshang into the house. The little girl hugged her neck and mumbled sleepily, "Mommy, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep..."
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