Chapter 277 A Peaceful Divorce
Watching Zhou Chengzhi storm off, Jiang Zhizhi quickly ran home to ask Zhou Xiye, "Was I too much just now? Did I upset Dad?"
Zhou Xiye shook his head with a smile: "No, he will definitely go back and think it over. The thing Dad can't stand the most is criticism from outsiders. He won't listen to what his family says, but he cares a lot about what outsiders think."
Jiang Zhizhi pointed to her nose: "So... am I an outsider in his eyes?"
Zhou Xiye nodded with a smile: "Yes, so he will definitely think about it."
He pinched her cheek and said, "Go and reply to Shang Xingzhou and the others first, I'll go cook."
Jiang Zhizhi wasn't in a hurry: "It's okay, I'll write more tonight after I finish eating."
Zhou Xiye pinched her nose again, a smile in his eyes: "No, you don't have time tonight."
Jiang Zhizhi hadn't reacted yet: "I have time. I've already finished my exams. I've decided to give myself a break tonight and start studying again tomorrow."
Zhou Xiye smiled and leaned close to her ear: "Zhizhi, we haven't seen each other for twenty-six days."
Jiang Zhizhi was puzzled for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and pushed Zhou Xiye, saying, "You... Zhou Xiye, you're behaving like a hooligan."
After saying that, she laughed and ran off to write a letter. His reminder made her realize that she missed him too.
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Fang Hua returned alone. When he arrived, Zhou Xiye had already prepared dinner: rice, stir-fried cabbage, and a stewed fish.
In fact, Zhou Xiye's cooking skills are only average, but in this era, any dish with meat tastes good no matter how it's cooked.
Jiang Zhizhi had a very strong bias towards him, so she thought Zhou Xiye's cooking skills were comparable to those of chefs in Beijing restaurants. While eating, she praised him, "With such good skills, what can't you cook?"
Fang Hua smiled and waited for Jiang Zhizhi to finish speaking before asking Zhou Xiye, "Did you guys collect these things? I didn't see any notice about collecting these."
Jiang Zhizhi spoke first: "Dad brought it back, and he even slaughtered the chicken before leaving."
Fang Hua was a little surprised: "Your dad cleaned the chicken? He brought it back?"
Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "Yes, he left after he finished packing and didn't say anything."
She didn't intend to tell Fang Hua about the little incident that happened in the middle, so as not to upset her.
Moreover, this marriage may not actually end in divorce.
Not to mention the difficulty in getting past relatives and friends, there will probably be waves of people from the organization trying to persuade him. Can Fang Hua withstand all this ideological work?
Fang Hua was silent for a moment, then told Zhou Xiye about Zhou Xiaochuan: "Your uncle wants Xiaochuan to stay with him for a while, and then he'll take him to visit the prison so he can see more of the world."
He sighed and said, "Maybe he was spoiled in the past. Your eldest uncle and third uncle talked a lot today, but I don't know if he can listen to them. So your eldest uncle's idea is to let him take a good look at the lives of those prisoners and see if he can get some inspiration."
I don't expect him to be very ambitious, as long as he doesn't break the law or violate regulations.
Fang Hua's requirements are so low now.
Zhou Xiye agreed: "It's good for him to experience it. Besides, his uncle is a political cadre and is very good at ideological work."
Fang Hua sighed: "We didn't think things through enough to get to this point. Hopefully, Xiao Chuan will learn his lesson."
As they were finishing their meal, Jiang Zhizhi casually mentioned that tomorrow was the Little New Year, and that she was going to visit Teacher Jin and buy some meat.
Fang Hua looked at the kitchen: "Isn't there meat at home? Take that meat and frozen fish. I can tell from Dr. Jin's accent that he's from the South, so he should like to eat fish."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Zhou Xiye, unsure whether it was appropriate to take the money from home.
Fang Hua laughed: "Why are you looking at him? This is your home. You can take whatever you want without asking anyone. Besides, you have to spend money to buy meat, right? If you have any at home, just take it."
"The neighborhood will distribute supplies again soon, which should be enough for the New Year."
Jiang Zhizhi immediately smiled and nodded, "Mom, thank you."
Fang Hua laughed: "No need to thank me, we're all family."
After finishing her meal, Jiang Zhizhi carefully observed Fang Hua's complexion and felt that he looked much healthier. It seemed that the Chinese medicine prescribed by Jin Huaiying was working very well: "I'll go to the pharmacy tomorrow and bring back a few more doses of Chinese medicine."
Fang Hua nodded: "Okay, after drinking these Chinese medicines, my chest doesn't feel so stuffy anymore, and I can breathe much more easily when I sleep at night."
Jiang Zhizhi took Fang Hua's pulse again, and this time she could feel what Jin Huaiying meant by a pulse that was dry on the outside and hollow on the inside.
Watching Jiang Zhizhi take the pulse with such skill, Fang Hua couldn't help but smile: "Our Zhizhi will definitely be a very responsible and capable female doctor in the future."
Jiang Zhizhi was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Mom, we should be more modest, more modest."
Fang Hua laughed: "I can't be modest. You're so amazing. I'll be able to hold my head high when I go out in the future."
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When Jiang Zhizhi went to bed that night, she heard noises coming from the living room, but she was too tired. She nudged Zhou Xiye next to her, mumbled something, and fell asleep again. She didn't know what happened that night.
Zhou Xiye listened carefully and realized it was Zhou Chengzhi's footsteps. He wandered around the living room before quietly going upstairs.
He probably went upstairs to find Fang Hua, so he didn't get up.
Zhou Chengzhi tiptoed to Fang Hua's door and knocked: "Fang Hua, are you asleep? Let's talk."
Fang Hua was thinking that if they made a fuss in the middle of the night and disturbed the young couple downstairs, he would open the door and let Zhou Chengzhi in.
Zhou Chengzhi was unusually considerate and his attitude was very good: "I just smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine in the living room. Is someone in your family sick and drinking Chinese medicine? Are you feeling unwell?"
Fang Hua sat down on the edge of the bed with a cold face: "I drank it because you made me angry."
Zhou Chengzhi was about to glare at him, but quickly suppressed his temper: "Look at you, Fang Hua, can't you speak properly? I came to you to talk. I'll listen to you from now on. We'll hire a housekeeper, and I'll discuss with you whoever wants to come over. Is that okay?"
Fang Hua remained silent with a blank expression.
Zhou Chengzhi paced around the room twice. Seeing that Fang Hua remained silent, he touched the back of his neck, ran his fingers through his hair, and finally walked up to Fang Hua in a fit of exasperation: "Say something! I've already apologized to you!"
Fang Hua looked up at Zhou Chengzhi with a calm gaze, but remained silent.
This made Zhou Chengzhi's anger flare up again: "Why are you looking at me like that? I've already said all this, and you still don't want to. So what do you want me to do? I can see that you just want a divorce, right?"
Fang Hua's eyes were filled with disappointment: "Yes, I just want a divorce!"
Zhou Chengzhi was also furious: "Fine, let's get a divorce tomorrow!"
After saying that, he continued nagging, "I've already admitted my mistake and am actively correcting it, what more do you want?"
Fang Hua remained silent, stood up, and pushed Zhou Chengzhi out: "Tomorrow, whoever doesn't go to get a divorce is a bastard!"
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