Chapter 11 Thank you for your hard work tonight
Zhong Xuexi packed her luggage and left. Zhong Heyang was worried and followed her from a distance. He did not leave until he saw her staying at a friend's house.
Seeing that the two children were asleep, Zhong Heyang planned to sleep in Zhong Zhiyang's house.
"Thank you for your hard work tonight."
Lin Ziqiu brought him a quilt and said, "As you should."
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The next day, when Lin Ziqiu went downstairs, he happened to run into Zhong Heyang going out.
Seeing that he was in a hurry, Lin Ziqiu was a little confused.
Li Guixiang came out of the house and explained, "Someone came to deliver a message early this morning, saying that there was an urgent mission at the army, and He Yang can't accompany you back home today."
Lin Ziqiu was stunned. If Li Guixiang hadn't mentioned it, she would never have thought of it.
In her previous life, she was an educated youth sent to the countryside and married into the Shen family.
Not to mention returning home, even on the wedding day, there was not a single person from the Lin family.
From then on she knew that she could only rely on herself.
Lin Ziqiu saw the things in Li Guixiang's hand and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Grandma, this is too much. I can't carry it all by myself!"
"Not much, not much! You'll go there by bike later. You have a younger brother at home. These canned fruits are for him."
"I'll explain this to your parents when I go back home today. I'll ask He Yang to come visit me when he comes back."
"Grandma, my dad and his family are all reasonable people, so let's keep these for ourselves!"
Li Guixiang frowned, "How can that be possible!"
"Grandma! Please listen to me. My dad will be so happy that I can marry such an outstanding man like Brother He Yang!"
Li Guixiang was very pleased to hear this, so she didn't insist that she take it back.
While Lin Ziqiu was eating breakfast, she carried the things to the second floor and put them in their room.
The Lin family lives in the machinery factory’s family compound, which is in two directions from the military compound.
It took Lin Ziqiu more than half an hour to get there by bike.
Lin Xiaojun was playing in the yard. When he saw her coming back, he put his hands on his hips and blocked her way.
"Why didn't you bring anything back?" Lin Xiaojun heard from his mother last night that Lin Ziqiu would bring her brother-in-law back home today. The Zhong family is so rich, so they will definitely bring back a lot of good things.
Early in the morning he was bragging to a few kids in the yard and said he would share some of the money with them when the time came.
Lin Ziqiu was too lazy to pay attention to him. There was no need to waste time on such an ungrateful person.
In Lin Xiaojun's heart, he probably only regarded her as a nanny working for the Lin family, and his sister would always only be Lin Mengyao.
Lin Ziqiu was pushing his bicycle and trying to take a detour, but Lin Xiaojun chased after him relentlessly, "Why are you coming back without anything?"
Several children beside him joined in, "When my sister came back to visit her parents, she came with my brother-in-law. Why did your sister come back alone, Lin Xiaojun?"
"Didn't they say your brother-in-law is very powerful?"
"Liar!"
Lin Xiaojun was so angry that he threatened them with his fists, "Go away! Shut up!"
Several playmates ran away. Although they talked a lot, they were still afraid of Lin Xiaojun's fat body.
After threatening Lin Xiaojun, he set his eyes on Lin Ziqiu's bicycle. He had wanted a bicycle for a long time, but his father was reluctant to buy him one.
His fat little hands grabbed the back seat of the bicycle, "Give me this bike!"
Lin Ziqiu thought it was ridiculous: "Get out of the way."
"I won't!" Lin Xiaojun started to act like a rogue.
"You have to give it to me sooner or later. Be careful or I'll tell on you and let dad beat you up."
Lin Ziqiu looked impatient and rode away on his bike.
Lin Xiaojun didn't expect that she would dare to refuse, and he stamped his feet in anger, "Lin Ziqiu, just wait for me! I'll complain when I get home and let Dad teach you a lesson!"
Lin Ziqiu ignored him and walked away without looking back.
As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I saw Lin Dahai sitting in the yard, smoking a cigarette and instructing Lin Mengyao to clean up. "Clean up carefully, your brother-in-law and his family will be here soon."
On weekdays, it is Lin Ziqiu who does these jobs.
At this moment, Lin Mengyao was sweeping the floor reluctantly. When she looked up, she saw Lin Ziqiu standing at the door.
Seeing her half-smile, Lin Mengyao threw the broom at Lin Ziqiu's feet and said, "Why did you come back alone? Were you kicked out of the Zhong family?"
Lin Ziqiu said nothing and pushed his bicycle inside.
Lin Dahai was anxious. "Your sister is asking you a question! Are you deaf? Why are you alone? Where is my son-in-law?"
"His troops had something urgent to do and couldn't come."
Lin Dahai's face suddenly darkened and he took a deep puff of his cigarette. "He's not coming, what are you doing back here?"
"How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that you don't want to come to our house at all?" Zhang Xiumei's voice came from the house. She was still wearing an apron and was obviously cleaning inside.
"Xiao Qiu, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Originally, Zhong Zhiyang ran away from marriage, so why did our family always have the right? Why did you just marry his eldest brother?"
"If we spread this out, people will think that we are trying to climb the ladder."
Lin Ziqiu sneered and said, "In the future, Aunt Chen will let my sister find someone to marry in the countryside, and then no one will think that our family is trying to climb up the social ladder."
Lin Mengyao's face flushed, "Lin Ziqiu! If I hadn't given it to you, would you have been able to become the headmaster's wife? Now that you are not valued by your in-laws, you are plotting against me!"
Lin Ziqiu had a blank expression on his face. "How dare I plot against you? Isn't this for the sake of our family's reputation?"
"you--"
Lin Mengyao looked at Lin Ziqiu, who had always been compromising, and now seemed like a different person, full of thorns.
Could it be that she was also reborn?
No!
This is impossible!
She must have thought that since she became the head of the regiment, someone would support her.
At this time, Lin Xiaojun ran in crying, "Dad! Mom! Lin Ziqiu just wanted to kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiumei quickly pulled her son over and checked him up and down, "Xiaojun, are you okay?"
Lin Dahai had a gloomy look on his face and raised his hand to fan Lin Ziqiu.
"ah--"
Lin Ziqiu pulled Lin Xiaojun over and slapped him in the face.
Because the two people were of different heights, the slap hit Lin Xiaojun on the forehead.
This made Zhang Xiumei very sad.
She even threw away her usual good wife and mother demeanor and angrily shouted, "I know you've always disliked me as your stepmother, but if you have any grudges against me, just come to me! Xiaojun is your own brother! Do you hate him so much?"
Lin Dahai was so angry that he was shaking. He picked up the stick on the ground and was about to punish her. "You rebellious girl! Do you think you can get out of my hand just because you're married?!"
Just as Lin Dahai was about to take action, a military green figure came into everyone's sight.
"stop!"
It’s Zhong Heyang.
The man's tall and straight figure stood in front of Lin Ziqiu.
"Misunderstanding... misunderstanding! It's all misunderstanding!" He apologized with a smile, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Zhong Heyang, "I was just trying to scare her. Xiaoqiu is my daughter, and I can't bear to really hit her!"
Zhong Heyang didn't take his cigarette. He turned around, put his arm around Lin Ziqiu's slender waist, and whispered, "You are my wife, no one dares to let you suffer any grievances."
Lin Ziqiu stared at the man in front of her in a daze.
The man's handsome features were reflected in her amber pupils, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Zhong Heyang gently pinched her waist and said, "What happened? Tell me."
Lin Ziqiu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he murmured, "Xiaojun wanted your bicycle, but I didn't give it to him. Who knew that he would run home and say that I wanted to hit him to death."
"My dad wanted to hit me in a rage, and I was so scared that I dragged Xiaojun over..."
Lin Xiaojun hid in Zhang Xiumei's arms and yelled, "You're talking nonsense! You obviously want to kill me!"
Lin Ziqiu's voice was filled with tears, as if he had suffered great injustice, "You are my brother, how could I possibly kill you?"
Zhang Xiumei was much calmer now. Seeing that things were not going well, she immediately stepped out to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, the two siblings are just joking. We are all family. Don't ruin the relationship."
She winked at Lin Mengyao, indicating that she should take Lin Xiaojun into the house first.
Lin Mengyao was still angry and was not willing to obey.
"Brother-in-law, my parents are our elders. She talks back to them as soon as she comes back. Isn't she afraid of being laughed at if others tell others about it?" Lin Mengyao stood up straight and scolded in a tender voice.
Zhong Heyang didn't even look at her.
He hugged Lin Ziqiu and said in a low voice, "Wife, when did your mother give you a sister?"
Lin Ziqiu curled her lips and said truthfully: "No, my mother only gave birth to me."
Zhong Heyang hugged the little girl in his arms tighter, "If that's the case, then I can't bear the title of brother-in-law."
Lin Mengyao felt so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Zhang Xiumei glanced at her and scolded in a low voice: "Why don't you take your brother into the house!"
Lin Mengyao held her breath and dragged Lin Xiaojun into the house.
Lin Dahai, who was standing by, put away his cigarette awkwardly and said with a smile, "Captain Zhong, I'm sorry to make you laugh."
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