When Zhou Shangcai retired from the army and was transferred to civilian work, his sister-in-law caused a huge uproar, forcing him to give up Beijing and choose Shanghai as his new location.
Sister-in-law Zhou admits she is selfish, but who isn't?
If things were to proceed normally, Zhou Shangcai's transfer back to Beijing would simply be fulfilling the wishes of the Zhou family. As Zhou Shangcai's wife, her needs would be ignored, which is another form of selfishness!
At that time, Zhou's sister-in-law's family was in a difficult situation due to the era. Except for her, who was still doing well because she had been in the army, everyone else was miserable. She was selfish for once and forced Zhou Shangcai to choose Shanghai and bring the family back to her family's side, helping them out from time to time.
Ultimately, it was proven that her choice was correct.
After hardship came happiness. After the reform and opening up, their relatives abroad re-established contact with their family and received a lot of assistance. Their situation improved within two years.
As her family's living conditions improved, Zhou Shangcai reciprocated by helping his wife take care of the children when he was too busy with official duties to care for his family. Therefore, it was only natural that Zhou Shangcai's children would prefer to stay with their maternal grandparents' family.
Sister-in-law Zhou said firmly, "Your eldest brother is a muddle-headed fool, I won't hold it against him, but don't try to pretend to be muddle-headed and coax me into doing your bidding. I'm only helping with the second wife's affairs out of kindness, I don't really want to help!"
She has little affection for her husband's family.
After getting married, she lived in the military base. After Zhou Shangcai was demobilized, she moved to Shanghai and had very little contact with her husband's family.
If a comparison must be made, Sister-in-law Zhou's feelings for her husband's family are not even as strong as those for the neighbors she sees and greets regularly.
Despite not having much affection for each other, Zhou Hongyu replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Alright, you don't need to worry about this. My brother has made a mistake. Wait for me to persuade him."
After saying that, he added, "If you and your older brother are still going to get a divorce, then let us know!"
Beep beep beep—
Sister-in-law Zhou was so angry that she hung up the phone. "We're an old married couple, about to become grandparents, what nonsense about divorce? You're such a jinx!"
Zhou Hongyu shrugged, clearly knowing Zhou Dasao's temperament very well.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law bicker all the time, but in short, they'll never be apart.
My sister-in-law is an awkward person. She likes to tell the family things behind my brother's back. They are going to get a divorce. It's obviously not going to work out. I know there's a 99% chance they won't stay together.
Don't they know who Zhou Hongyu is? In the early days of her marriage with Chang Xingwang, Zhou Hongyu would pressure the Chang family elders every few days to call Chang Xingwang back for a divorce!
It's forced, not done secretly behind someone's back!
Therefore, Sister-in-law Zhou didn't dare to make a big fuss about getting a divorce; she just talked about it.
Zhou Hongyu went over to remind her mother-in-law, "Mom, you still have to keep this going. Have you forgotten what kind of person my sister-in-law is? If she can't go, it seems I'll have to go myself!"
Old Zhou's wife's eyes lit up again. No matter who she went with, she still had a chance to go to Guangdong Province as a follower.
Zhou Hongyu isn't cut out for manual labor, so we have to bring her along to help out!
Granny Zhou gritted her teeth and made up her mind: "Then you go first, and I'll come back to bring you back after Mei Ying recovers!"
Granny Zhou has always been a very easygoing person, especially towards her two sons. In her heart, her sons are meant to be strong and upright, and should be able to withstand all kinds of storms without getting discouraged.
This time was different; the second child, who had rarely cried in his life, called home crying.
Even the most stoic Granny Zhou knew the situation was dire. She was stoic, but not heartless; of course, she had to rush over to support her second son.
Chang Meiying, sobbing, reached out her little hand and grabbed it: "Grandma, am I going to die? Where are you going?...Grandma, I'm fine, you go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back..."
Granny Zhou was heartbroken and kept urging Zhou Hongyu to call the nearest hospital.
I can't go to the hospital.
She wasn't sick at all; she was exposed as soon as she went there.
"Mom, it looks like Meiying has caught a cold. I remember we have some special medicine at home that will work immediately!"
"Then hurry up and take it out, or you'll be collecting my corpse!"
In her haste, Granny Zhou completely ignored the logic behind Zhou Hongyu's words: there's no medicine more effective than seeing a doctor.
If you suddenly fall ill, you should go to the hospital to see a doctor first.
Chang Shuying fetched hot water, crushed the small pills that Zhou Hongyu had found, and dissolved them in water to make the medicine.
Chang Meiying, covered by a thick quilt, peeked out halfway through her eyelids like a thief, and turned pale when she saw what she saw.
No child likes to drink medicine!
She's not sick!
If her mother doesn't stop her, she won't help, since the terms weren't agreed upon in the first place!
"Of course you can't take medicine if you're not sick," Zhou Hongyu winked at Chang Shuying.
Chang Shuying's hand, holding the bowl of medicine, froze. "Huh? A scam?"
When Chang Shuying found out, her act immediately became full of flaws; her acting was terrible.
Zhou Hongyu tried to help them distract themselves.
Zhou Hongyu suddenly stood up and walked between Granny Zhou and Old Man Zhou's wife. The two of them subconsciously looked at her.
"Mom, I probably wouldn't be able to buy a train ticket if I went..."
Granny Zhou: "What should we do? You don't have a ticket, and Mei Ying is sick and won't let me leave. I can't go..."
Old Zhou's wife loudly suggested, "Let's not take the train, let's take a plane!"
airplane!
She heard about this from Zhou Fumei. It was said that Zhou Jinyu was treated like a treasure in Japan and often flew back and forth by plane, which made Zhou Laohan's wife extremely envious.
Zhou Hongyu originally planned to fly there; she couldn't handle the strenuous train journey—it was too tiring.
Although the plane tickets were ridiculously expensive, I could get reimbursed by my second brother afterwards, which was practically free.
She brought up this topic only to buy time for Chang Shuying.
During this time, Chang Shuying took the opportunity to splash the medicine into a hidden corner, nodded, and finished perfectly.
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