Chapter 605 She's Very Well-Behaved (Thirty-Four)
Shang Shang was taken aback, not expecting her father to focus on this. She hadn't planned to hide it from her family anyway, so she reached out and hugged Jiang Zhizhi: "She's my classmate from high school. She's now a teacher at Tsinghua University and a researcher on a key national project."
After hearing Shang Shang's detailed explanation, Jiang Zhizhi knew what was going on and asked with a smile, "Do you like him?"
Shang Shang nodded: "Yes, Mom, he's very outstanding. Even my grandpa praises him."
Zhou Xiye asked incredulously, "Your maternal grandfather met him?"
Shang Shang nodded again: "Yes, he bought the house next to my grandfather's. I went to see the house that day and ran into my grandfather. We even went to his house for tea."
Zhou Xiye was having trouble accepting it. His daughter had someone she liked, and her father had even met him, but he didn't know.
He frowned and asked, "What does his family do? How did it happen that he bought a house next to your grandfather's?"
Shang Shang exclaimed, "I don't know what his family does, but it's a coincidence that he bought the house next to his maternal grandfather's."
She then smiled at Zhou Xiye and said, "Dad, Pei Yanli is really a good person. You can't start by accusing him of conspiracy."
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at Zhou Xiye: "Alright, stop interrogating me like this. It's our daughter who likes him."
Then he asked Shangshang, "Does he like you too? Was the fruit for breakfast and lunch a gift from him?"
Shang Shang nodded vigorously: "Yes, Mom, after I confess my feelings to him, I'll bring him home so you can meet him."
Zhou Xiye was about to speak when Jiang Zhizhi glared at him and stopped him, then smiled at Shang Shang and said, "Okay, bring your family over for dinner later. I saw a very outstanding young man in the lobby on the first floor this morning; it must be him."
Then, after a brief description of his appearance, Shang Shang's eyes widened, and she nodded happily: "Yes, that's him. Isn't he very handsome?"
Zhou Xiye couldn't help but say, "Being good-looking can't put food on the table; you also need to have good character."
Shang Shang chuckled and reached out to grab Zhou Xiye's hand: "Dad, Shen Fanxing has already done the divination for me, and she said Pei Yanli is a good person."
Jiang Zhizhi sighed helplessly, "First, you have to be good-looking before you can get to know the person."
He didn't ask any other questions: "Take good care of yourself. If there are no major problems, you can be discharged tomorrow after your IV drip is finished. It will be more convenient to take care of you at home then."
Taking the opportunity, Shang Shang made a request: "Then, if I have nothing to do, can I go and listen to Pei Yanli's class? He's quite popular at school, and I'd like to go and see him."
Jiang Zhizhi thought this was no problem: "Sure, you can go if you want, but if it's inconvenient for you to drive, I'll arrange a driver for you."
Shang Shang hugged Jiang Zhizhi affectionately and said, "Mom, you're so good."
Later, Du Mengmeng and Wang Jiani returned and urged Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye to go back and rest.
From the moment he went downstairs until he got into the car, Zhou Xiye's expression remained grim.
Jiang Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated: "When a daughter grows up, she will eventually get married. Look, she has followed your wishes and not married a soldier. Isn't that great?"
"A university professor, highly educated and intelligent, is the type of intelligent woman Shangshang likes. Your daughter likes him, so what are you worried about?"
Zhou Xiye knew Jiang Zhizhi was right, but he still couldn't help feeling disappointed: "It feels like they've all grown up in the blink of an eye?"
Jiang Zhizhi paused for a moment, then reached out and touched her temple: "We've all grown gray hair, how can they not grow up? It's good now, we're healthy, and we can watch them find someone they like."
Zhou Xiye was silent for a moment: "I'm still not at ease. I'll go and find out about it later."
Jiang Zhizhi almost laughed in exasperation: "What did I tell you before? Don't investigate, let Shangshang make her own choice, that's respectful. Besides, I trust Fanxing, Fanxing calculated it, so it must be right."
Hearing this, Zhou Xiye felt relieved, and he was quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
Shen Fanxing, far away in Tibet, sneezed a few times, sat up in bed, and rubbed her nose: "I feel like someone is talking about me. No, I have to go back and see."
Zhou Zhiyun hugged her around the waist and pressed her down on the bed: "Didn't you say you'd stay with me the whole time you came?"
Shen Fanxing pinched the flesh on his waist: "I said I'd stay with you, but look at me, have I gotten out of bed since yesterday? Get up, get up, I want to go out and play."
Zhou Zhiyun smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take you out to play tomorrow morning."
Shen Fanxing was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open when a thought flashed through her mind: she still needed to hurry back to Beijing. With Zhou Zhiyun's energy level, she simply didn't have the stamina to go out and have fun.
She needed to hurry back to find Shangshang; it was more fun to be with Shangshang.
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Pei Yanli had work in the afternoon and had just left the lab in the evening. He wanted to call Shang Shang, but Yan Lei called first, wailing and insisting that Pei Yanli come to him because he was in so much pain.
Pei Yanli thought for a moment, sent a message to Shang Shang, and drove to the club to find Yan Lei.
When he arrived, Yan Lei had already drunk countless bottles of wine, sitting on the floor with his arms around the bottles, leaning against the sofa.
Pei Yanli went over and reached out to pull the wine bottle from Yan Lei's arms: "Why are you drinking so much? Is something wrong?"
Yan Lei pounded his chest, saying, "How can there be such a heartless person in the world? She's an ingrate! I've been so good to her all these years, can't she see that? Why can't she turn around and look at me?"
Pei Yanli knew that Yan Lei liked Du Mengmeng, and after a moment of silence, asked, "Why didn't you confess your feelings back then?"
Yan Lei wiped his face: "I did write love letters, but who knew they'd be found out? They even called her parents in. How could I dare admit it? Besides, she can't even tell how I've treated her all these years."
As she spoke, she started counting on her fingers: "Putting everything else aside, in both years of high school, what didn't I take care of her for? If she said she wanted to eat something, I would stay up all night and ride my motorcycle to take her there. Didn't she realize that?"
"I got her autographed photos of her favorite singers."
Pei Yanli pondered for a moment: "You treat her like a buddy, she definitely never thought of it that way."
Yan Lei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears: "That heartless little thing, when I went to join the army, she wrote to me saying that she had fallen for a boy. I was so angry that I asked for leave, but where can you get leave as a recruit? I thought about sneaking away, but I got caught and brought back."
“I wrote to her, hoping she would think it over carefully and not be too impulsive. Before I even mailed my letter, she wrote back to me saying that she had already agreed to that boy’s pursuit… How can she be so heartless? Not only is she heartless, but she also deliberately rubs salt into my wounds.”
As she spoke, she jabbed her chest hard: "I finally waited until she broke up with her boyfriend, and she actually said she didn't like me?"
After saying that, she burst into tears, grabbing Pei Yanli's hand between sobs: "Tell me, am I really that bad?"
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