Chapter 144 Saturday
The couple chatted for a while, and Lin Yi'an yawned: "Go to sleep early. My sister-in-law is coming over tomorrow, and we'll go to the old house together."
Zhou Mingshi: "...Why are you coming over again?"
"My sister-in-law wants to open a flower shop. She said she'd like to ask her grandparents for their advice," Lin Yi'an said with a smile. "Ranran is all grown up now. She's bored at home and wants to find something to do."
Zhou Mingshi pulled her upstairs: "Why were they arguing?"
Once inside, the two sat on the sofa in the bedroom. Lin Yi'an said, "My sister-in-law wants to go out to work, but my brother disagrees. He not only discouraged her but also suggested having another child, which made my sister-in-law angry."
Zhou Mingshi: "Why didn't he agree to his sister-in-law going out to work?"
Lin Yi'an didn't know either. She guessed, "He might be insecure and afraid that his sister-in-law would look down on him after she went out and met other outstanding men."
It wasn't that she looked down on her older brother, but she had encountered patients with similar conditions at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic, so she couldn't help but think in that direction.
Zhou Mingshi: "...Even someone as arrogant as him can feel inferior?"
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "Isn't there a saying about the seven-year itch? After being married for a long time, the feelings aren't as strong anymore, and both sides' shortcomings are exposed, so they start to dislike each other."
Judging from her sister-in-law's tone, she seems to dislike her brother quite a bit now.
After listening, Zhou Mingshi commented, "It's normal for the eldest brother to have many shortcomings and be disliked by his sister-in-law."
Lin Yi'an joked, "Don't most people like to side with their own brothers?"
Zhou Mingshi: "My sister-in-law is more popular than my brother, and I'm fair and impartial, not biased towards relatives."
After saying that, he smiled and asked her, "To avoid following in my brother's footsteps, Yi'an, please tell me my shortcomings as soon as possible so I can correct them. I can't let myself be downgraded before I've even leveled up..."
Lin Yi'an returned a smile: "No."
Zhou Mingshi: "How can there be no flaws? Everyone has flaws."
Lin Yi'an thought for a moment: "What might be a flaw in other people's eyes doesn't count as one in my eyes?"
Zhou Mingshi laughed and said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?"
Seeing the expectation in his eyes, Lin Yi'an nodded.
She has many shortcomings, but as long as she's generally right, there's no need to worry about her minor flaws.
Zhou Mingshi was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting her to agree with those words.
Seeing his reaction, Lin Yi'an couldn't help but laugh. If he had a lot of flaws, and they were all flaws that she couldn't tolerate, the two of them would never get married, and she wouldn't have developed feelings for him.
Looking at the smile on her face, Zhou Mingshi suddenly wanted to push his luck and asked, "Aren't we a loving couple?"
When she didn't answer, he kept pressing her for an answer.
"Yes or no?"
"Yes or no?"
"......yes."
She had barely finished speaking when Zhou Mingshi suddenly picked her up and carried her to the bathroom.
Lin Yi'an: "......"
He seemed to have taken some kind of stimulant. By the time the two of them came out of the bathroom, it was already past eleven o'clock. Lin Yi'an was limp in his arms, completely exhausted. She fell asleep on the bed before she could even dry her hair.
Zhou Mingshi touched her hair; it was still a little damp. He took a hairdryer and carefully dried it for her.
They went to bed late at night and naturally woke up late in the morning. The couple slept until ten o'clock, when Zhou Mingyang and his wife arrived with Ranran, but they hadn't gotten up yet.
Assistant Chen and Ye Lingzhi greeted them downstairs, serving them tea and water.
Zhou Mingyang glanced at his watch: "Should we go and call them?"
"It's the weekend today, and Mr. Zhou and his wife are enjoying a rare rest."
Assistant Chen didn't bother calling them. President Zhou and his wife already worked very hard during the week, so they naturally wanted to spend their weekends as comfortably as possible.
The eldest young master is President Zhou's older brother, not just anyone. He should understand President Zhou.
Yan Shuyan rolled her eyes at Zhou Mingyang: "What's the rush?"
Zhou Mingyang chuckled twice: "Let's take Ranran to the peach tree in the yard to take pictures."
My younger brother and sister-in-law have planted several peach trees in their yard. When spring comes, the yard is full of peach blossoms, which is much more beautiful and poetic than their own yard.
After the family of three had strolled around the yard, Zhou Mingshi and Lin Yi'an slowly came downstairs.
Ye Lingzhi quickly brought them breakfast. After breakfast, Zhou Mingyang asked Zhou Mingshi, "Your sister-in-law wants to open a flower shop. Do you think it's a good idea?"
Zhou Mingshi leaned back on the sofa, looking languid: "Why not?"
Zhou Mingyang: "If you also think it's okay, then let her do it."
Zhou Mingshi glanced at him: "Whether you agree to what your sister-in-law wants to do or not shouldn't make a difference."
Yan Shuyan: "That's right. I'm determined to do it, and I'll do it whether you agree or not."
Zhou Mingyang: "...I didn't say I disagreed."
Yan Shuyan: "Hmph."
Lin Yi'an gave her little nephew some snacks: "These were all made by Aunt Zhizhi, they're clean and hygienic."
Zhou Songran took a piece of pastry: "Delicious."
Lin Yi'an: "If you like, take some back with you."
Zhou Songran: "I need to bring more."
Lin Yi'an smiled and patted his head: "Okay."
Yan Shuyan glared at him and said, "You're not being polite at all."
Zhou Songran: "Delicious."
...
After graduating from university, He Xishan never worked. She interviewed with several companies but was not hired. In the end, she worked as a receptionist in a small company, earning only a few thousand yuan a month, which was not even enough to pay for a nanny. The only advantage was that she had weekends off.
Today is Saturday. Zhou Mingyuan had worked for half a month and had taken a day off. The two of them originally planned to visit their daughter at his mother's place, but then a phone call came in. One of Zhou Mingyuan's clients wanted to buy cosmetics and insisted that he go there before placing the order, so he had no choice but to go.
He Xishan was somewhat dissatisfied: "Why do you have to go before we place the order? Do we really have to do this job?"
Zhou Mingyuan said, "This job pays well. Although customers have many requirements, we get a commission as long as they are willing to place an order. We have to pay rent, raise our daughter, and cover our own expenses. We have to spend money everywhere, so we can't be reckless."
He said this, changed his clothes, and went out.
He Xishan stared blankly at the closed door, then came to her senses and went to her mother-in-law's place alone.
Huihui hadn't seen her mother for a week, and when she saw her mother, she happily reached out her hand to her.
He Xishan held her daughter, who was clean and dressed in new clothes. It was clear that her mother-in-law took good care of her, even more so than she had. As soon as she sat down, the nanny brought over some baby food to feed her.
He Xishan was somewhat surprised to see her daughter sitting obediently in the stroller, being fed by the nanny. No one knew better than her how difficult it was for this child to eat...
Sun Yurong came out of the room: "Mingyuan didn't come?"
He Xishan pursed her lips: "When I was about to leave, the client called and said he would only place the order if he was there."
Hearing this, Sun Yurong scrutinized her: "Mingyuan didn't put you first, do you feel wronged?"
Hearing this, the nanny next to her picked up Huihui and said, "Sister Sun, I'll take Huihui out to get some sun."
Sun Yurong: "Okay, you can go ahead."
Watching them leave, He Xishan felt extremely uncomfortable facing her mother-in-law alone.
She used to be able to confidently and loudly confront her mother-in-law, but ever since she found out that Mingyuan went to sell cosmetics and her mother-in-law took Huihui to care for her, she couldn't stand up to her mother-in-law anymore...
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