After the family finished their meal chatting and laughing, they congratulated Chang Hongbing and his wife on having a successful daughter who could buy them a villa in Hai Province for their retirement.
After seeing the guests off, Zhou Hongyu looked at Chang Xingwang, who looked exhausted, and gave him instructions.
"Shuying, I'm going upstairs to rest. You and the housekeeper can tidy up the house."
Zhou Hongyu will accompany Chang Xingwang to the hospital early tomorrow morning.
Chang Xingwang, who was busy 366 days a year, has stopped his work after being diagnosed with suspected cancer.
Zhou Hongyu was devastated upon hearing the news and hurriedly made arrangements for everything at home.
Since Chang Hongbing and his wife were moving to Hai Province, they decided to take the elderly couple with them as well. Although the elderly couple were somewhat confused, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't overreact to the news.
Old Man Chang also developed Alzheimer's disease, which was another extreme compared to Old Woman Chang's idiocy.
He was very energetic, talking nonsense all day long, picking fights with people everywhere. When he got into a fight, he was full of energy and cursed people out loud. If it weren't for him calling Chang Hongbing "Dad" and cursing Chen Zhaodi as Chang Lanhua, that unfilial daughter, no one would have realized that he had Alzheimer's disease.
There were family matters to attend to, so they couldn't take care of the elderly couple, and asked Chang Hongbing and his wife to help look after them.
There's also her youngest daughter, Chang Meiying, the child Zhou Hongyu worries about the most.
Of the four children, only Mei-ying was still in school; she was still an innocent child.
Zhou Hongyu contacted schools abroad and spent money to send Chang Meiying, who had always dreamed of going abroad to see the world, to study abroad at this critical juncture.
She hoped that Chang Xingwang could be cured so that she could happily bring the elderly and children home.
Hope is slim.
Chang Xingwang suffers from an occupational disease, and many of his colleagues in the industry have died from it.
Zhou Hongyu dared not reveal any news of Chang Xingwang's illness, but only had Chang Hongbing and his wife tell the elderly couple of the Chang family and Chen Zhaodi.
Chen Zhaodi sympathized with her situation and readily agreed to take the elderly Chang couple away.
*
The next morning, Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang went to the hospital.
Chang Shuying had arranged to meet Xie Yu at the studio to discuss some matters. Just as she was about to leave, she was blocked at the door by Chang Lanhua, who rarely visited.
Chang Lanhua watched Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang leave with her own eyes before angrily running over to knock on the door.
Chang Lanhua angrily questioned her niece, Shuying, "Shuying, tell me, why did everyone come to your house for dinner last night? Also, I heard that your grandparents are going to Hai Province to retire with your uncle and his family. Tell me! Did your grandparents secretly divide money between your two families again last night?!"
"No!" Even though she knew it was nonsense and her aunt wouldn't listen, Chang Shuying still replied.
Chang Shuying generally wouldn't say harsh words to her elders unless she was forced to.
Chang Lanhua, taking advantage of the situation, pressed Chang Shuying relentlessly: "Tell me quickly, how much money did you split last night!"
Once one troublesome old man falls, thousands more old men like him can rise up. Chang Lanhua has also reached the age of being reckless and mischievous. She is bored out of her mind and likes to cause trouble all day long.
Chang Shuying angrily pushed her away: "How many times do you want me to say it? I said no, and that's final!"
"If anyone believes what you say, produce the evidence!" Chang Lanhua demanded aggressively.
She said this with a straight face, without the slightest embarrassment.
She believed that she was the most favored person in the family, and the fact that Old Man Chang, who had Alzheimer's, still remembered her was proof of that.
Chang Lanhua rolled up her sleeves, ready to make a scene. Chang Shuying was no match for her and was easily subdued.
"Hey! What's this guy planning to do? Cause trouble in our Zhoujia Village!"
Zhou Laohan's wife saw from afar that an old woman was making a scene with Chang Shuying, so she grabbed a wooden stick and ran over.
Seeing that things were not going well, Chang Lanhua turned and ran.
"Shuying, did that crazy woman do anything to you?"
"No, Auntie, thank you for your trouble!"
Zhou Laohan's wife breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the ill-intentioned fellow had been driven away, she stood at the door and chatted with Chang Shuying.
Are you getting ready to go to work?
"Yes, we need to discuss the appointment with the new artist we've signed with today at the studio!"
“The girls in your Chang family are all so accomplished. Your cousin, you, and Meiying, any one of them could be worth three sons from other families. Tsk tsk, it's such a pity about my Zhou Yao. She had such heartless parents. She got divorced at a young age and went back to her parents' home. She hasn't been able to find anyone to rely on since…”
Old Zhou's wife was so worried that she felt she wouldn't be able to get through tomorrow.
After returning from her divorce in Northeast China, Zhou Yao did not stay at her home in the city. Her cousin's family had many children, and many eyes were on the family business they had built up in their youth. Zhou Yao and her child only stayed for one night and were met with a lot of cold looks. In the end, disheartened, she returned to the village and lived with Zhou Laohan's wife, where she felt much more at ease.
The families living in the village often visited each other, and Zhou Yao had a good relationship with Zhou Hongyu's family and Zhou Pozi's family.
Chang Shuying and her cousin could still exchange a few words, but Zhou Yao only wanted to raise her child and had no plans to get married.
Chang Shuying smiled and said, "Auntie, Sister Zhou Yao has her own plans. Don't worry too much about the young people's affairs. Just eat and drink well every day and you'll stay healthy!"
Zhou Laohan's wife laughed heartily: "If I don't care about her, who will? I don't even care about her heartless parents. Zhou An is their precious treasure. Everyone else is just an adopted child!"
Old Zhou's wife waved her hand: "I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore. You're too young to understand these things. Only your mother's generation knows the ins and outs of this."
Chang Shuying smiled.
I was delayed when I left home, so I arrived at the studio a little late.
As soon as she entered, the assistant rushed over to report, "Boss, don't worry, Painter Xie hasn't arrived yet!"
"Not here yet?" Chang Shuying frowned uncomfortably.
Having a handsome face can certainly be an advantage, but if you only have a handsome face, your abilities are average, and your attitude is even worse.
It's highly unlikely that this young Xie will become the new star being promoted by her.
Chang Shuying sat in her office and drank half a pot of tea when Xie Yu rushed over and apologized nervously as soon as she entered.
"Boss Chang, it's all my fault for oversleeping and making you late..."
Xie Yu excitedly explained, but Chang Shuying didn't listen to him carefully. Instead, she stared at the hickeys on his neck in surprise.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Didn't he say he didn't have a girlfriend?
Chang Shuying secretly rolled her eyes. What kind of men were around her? One was about to get engaged but couldn't remember who his fiancée was, and the other had a girlfriend but insisted he didn't. Tsk tsk!
Knowing that Xie Yu had a girlfriend, Chang Shuying's idealized image of him shattered. She spoke to him meticulously, and Xie Yu's answers were full of flaws, making her break out in a cold sweat.
Did he upset his boss?
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