Xiao Zhuang declined, saying that a man's affairs shouldn't be troubled by a woman, especially since this woman was the wife of a leader whom Xiao Zhuang particularly respected.
A strange light flashed in Chang Xingwang's eyes, but he held back and didn't ask any further questions.
He naturally has plenty of ways to find out what he wants to know!
Xiao Zhuang had been with the leader for many years and immediately sensed a change in the leader's aura. He decided to behave himself and not cause any trouble, as his life was more important!
Out of caution, Xiao Zhuang obediently agreed to Chang Xingwang's suggestion.
He immediately went to exchange the remaining US dollars for land!
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Xiao Zhuang stayed and received a warm welcome from the Chang family. They offered him plenty of rooms to stay in.
Chang Xingwang was only relatively free on the day he ate at home. After that, he was busy with his job application and looking for land near Beijing with Xiao Zhuang. He didn't bother Zhou Hongyu with any of these things.
Their affair was still whispered about by others before reaching Zhou Hongyu's ears.
The attitudes of several families that Chen Lijuan had previously favored suddenly changed, and they demanded higher prices. Chen Lijuan managed to get information out of them and then told Zhou Hongyu about it.
Zhou Hongyu couldn't bear to see it go to waste. Although the money was a lot, it was money earned through risking her life, and it wouldn't be good to waste it.
Zhou Hongyu gave Chen Lijuan a red envelope and sent her to help those two people, telling her not to buy it at a high price!
With the benefits delivered, Chen Lijuan always prioritizes efficiency in her work.
That evening, when Zhou Hongyu returned home, she saw a hint of joy on Chang Xingwang's face.
By this time, Zhou Hongyu had moved back to Zhoujia Village, but she still couldn't bring herself to ride her bicycle all the way from Shuangdong Hutong to work early in the morning.
Chang Xingwang was busy with his job application and buying land, so living in Shuangdong Hutong would have been more convenient, but he insisted on moving here as well.
Still in the sweet period of their long-awaited reunion, Zhou Hongyu found him agreeable and didn't nag him.
However, because Chang Xingwang lived in Zhoujia Village, Granny Chang's visits increased dramatically. She was anxious about her son and worried that Zhou Hongyu wouldn't be able to take good care of her injured son, so she could only feel at ease if she personally supervised him.
They come in the morning and leave in the evening.
Running back and forth is exhausting, and Chang Meiying is the one who suffers the most. She was originally comfortable, but she kept making a fuss.
"Grandma, I don't want Daddy! I want Meiying! Running around is so tiring!"
"Meiying, your father isn't feeling well, so Grandma will have to take care of him for a while. Or maybe Grandpa can take care of you instead?"
Granny Chang suggested that Old Man Chang take over temporarily, but Chang Meiying disagreed even more.
She complained that Old Man Chang was careless and forgetful, so sometimes she had to take care of him instead!
Chang Meiying is making a fuss about changing schools, to schools closer to home!
Zhou Hongyu pressed her down, and for decades afterward, the Chang family's teaching quality remained superior.
"Grandma doesn't have time to take care of you, and you're not happy even with Grandpa. You still want to go back to the village to study? No way!"
"You think I don't know what you're up to? With Grandma protecting you when you come back, all the other kids have to give way to you, and maybe even the teachers will cover for you. That's why you're running around like crazy. I think you just don't want to go to school anymore!"
Zhou Hongyu proposed a solution: if Chang Meiying couldn't stand it, she should be sent to a boarding school!
Suddenly, I realized that perhaps it was because she was pampered and had a smooth life from a young age that Chang Meiying became so discouraged when she encountered setbacks. If she had been independent from a young age, she probably would have been able to overcome this hurdle.
Boarding school...
"Wow! You're sending me to boarding school! You don't want me anymore! Wow!!!" Chang Meiying cried as if her whole family had died when she heard the shocking news.
Everyone took turns trying to comfort Chang Meiying, but she still cried.
She pointed at Zhou Hongyu and promised that she would not go to boarding school, otherwise she would cry until she lost her voice and become a mute!
"Cry! Cry as much as you want! You absolutely have to go to boarding school! Cry until you're mute, then no one will know if you get bullied at boarding school!"
Zhou Hongyu argued with her, saying that such a child should go to a boarding school to learn independence as early as possible, otherwise she would only harm herself in the future!
Imagine such a good child, suddenly his personality changed drastically, and he shut himself off in his own world.
Zhou Hongyu felt a chill in her heart. More than anyone else, she wanted her child to be safe and sound, even if he accomplished nothing. But in the end, her child even lost the ability to live a normal life.
Chang Meiying is particularly good at reading people's eyes, and the person who said this was her very close mother, so it was a done deal that she would go to boarding school.
It's a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.
Chang Meiying immediately stopped crying and bit her lip hard. If she had known it would end like this, she would have endured this little bit of exhaustion!
Bad dad!
Chang Meiying secretly cursed a man who wasn't even there.
Mom is biased!
Just because she wanted to win his favor, he sent her to a boarding school and told her never to call him "Dad" again!
Everyone thought Zhou Hongyu was just saying things out of anger. Zhou Hongyu was probably the one who was most reluctant to send Chang Meiying to boarding school.
Chang Meiying stopped crying, and everyone laughed it off.
Chang Pengfei handed the younger sister to Chang Shuying, gave her money to buy soda, and then stayed behind to talk to her.
"Mom, Grandma, since Meiying needs someone to take care of her, I'll come and take care of Dad!"
Chang Pengfei learned a lot about caring for pregnant women in Guangdong Province. He is familiar with the basics of patient care, so I feel very reassured leaving my care to him.
He and Chang Huaying's small business was thriving, so they weren't too busy. However, he didn't have the awareness to take care of his biological father. He only had deep respect for his father and couldn't avoid him at all.
Chang Meiying's crying softened Granny Chang's heart. She thought that Zhou Hongyu was using the boarding school to scare people, and her granddaughter would have several sleepless nights. Since she couldn't take care of both sides, she could only choose her granddaughter.
My son is only injured, not dead, and has people taking care of him. But my heart aches terribly when my granddaughter cries.
Old Man Chang was furious; he couldn't stand anyone!
"You old hag, stop meddling. Your second son's own family can handle this. You're just a busybody. Nobody remembers your kindness. On the contrary, on the contrary..."
Okay, he said harsh words to everyone except Zhou Hongyu!
That evening, when Chang Xingwang returned home, Chang Pengfei rushed over to boast about his achievement.
"Dad, from now on you'll sleep in the same bed with me. Everyone elected me to come and take care of you!"
Chang Xingwang: No need! My wife and I sleep in the same bed!
Chang Xingwang ran into the room, and the bed next to Zhou Hongyu was mostly empty.
"daughter in law……"
"Don't tell me things that aren't important!"
Zhou Hongyu had a headache because she was worried about Chang Meiying, and all she wanted to do was lie in bed and fall into a deep sleep.
My wife isn't feeling well!
Chang Xingwang didn't dare to disturb them, so he went out of the room to find Chang Pengfei and ask him about the situation.
"It must be because of what happened during the day. Mei Ying was being difficult... and Mom got angry and said she would send Mei Ying to boarding school..." Chang Pengfei shifted the blame to his most favored younger sister, who was the most favored of all. He and his third brother couldn't handle that kind of pressure.
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