Chapter 130 The Surname Zhou
In fact, Zhou Mingshi doesn't pay much attention to rituals. When he's with his wife, he mostly acts on impulse, buying her flowers or gifts whenever he feels like it.
Of course, Lin Yi'an didn't care about these things much. In many ways, she lived a much rougher life than Zhou Mingshi. It was only after they got married that Zhou Mingshi gradually made her more refined.
When Zhou Mingshi entered the living room, he realized that there were guests at home. After greeting them, he and Lin Yi'an sat on the sofa to rest.
Tan Qingwen: "The food is ready, let's eat."
There were guests at home, and the meal was very lavish. However, Tan Qingwen couldn't eat many of the dishes. Although she was tempted, she had to strictly follow her daughter-in-law's doctor's orders and not eat what she shouldn't eat, obediently eating her patient meals.
There was no rule of not talking while eating or sleeping at home, but with guests present, Zhou Mingshi and Lin Yi'an had no interest in chatting in front of them and ate their meal properly.
After dinner, everyone went about their own business. Zhou Mingshi, having worked all day, just wanted to go back to his room to wash up and then sleep with his wife.
Seeing that they were busy, Gu Xiangming and the other two were quite sensible and took their leave after sitting for a while.
On the way, Wu Jingjing said, "Actually, Dad isn't comfortable living here, is he?"
Gu Tingyu said, "He's been with Aunt Tan for over ten years, how could he feel uncomfortable?"
Wu Jingjing touched her belly: "I'm pregnant. Raising a child isn't easy; it costs money everywhere. If I stay home to take care of the baby while your brother works, he'll be under a lot of pressure..."
Gu Tingyu looked at her: "You don't want Dad to take care of your child, do you?"
Wu Jingjing pursed her lips: "Raising a child without my parents' help would be very tiring. Dad has a retirement pension, and his current job is very flexible, so he can teach a couple less classes and help us take care of the child for a few years. It will be fine once the child starts kindergarten..."
Gu Tingyu understood her thoughts. They were an ordinary family. Although they had no mortgage or car loan, they had no other income besides their salary. Since they were going to have a child, they definitely wanted to give him a good life. However, it was not realistic to ask his father to help take care of the child.
She said, "Dad can't move to your house, and you can't send the child to Dad. Not only will Aunt Tan disagree, but Dad won't agree either."
Wu Jingjing frowned: "Then what do we do?"
Gu Xiangming said, "Let Mom help take care of it."
Wu Jingjing refused without hesitation: "I don't agree."
After her mother-in-law remarried, she had another child, a boy, who was only three years younger than her husband's younger sister. Her mother-in-law doted on that child and didn't trust her to take care of him. Besides, her mother-in-law was sloppy and not as particular as her father-in-law, so she trusted her father-in-law more.
"I'll think of something else. If all else fails, I'll hire someone to take care of the child." Gu Xiangming thought about it and realized it wasn't appropriate. His mother had her own home; how could she possibly come and help them take care of the child?
After seeing the guests off, Lin Yi'an had someone bring the medicine to her mother-in-law before returning to her room to wash up.
Zhou Mingshi had already washed up and was sitting on the bed watching the news. When he saw her come in, he said, "I've already found your clothes; they're by the bedside."
Lin Yi'an glanced at the clothes on the bedside table, picked them up, and went into the bathroom.
Half an hour later, she came out of the bathroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Zhou Mingshi: "News".
Lin Yi'an asked with a smile, "Your older brother and sister always work overtime every night when they come home, but I see that you rarely work after you get home."
Zhou Mingshi placed the tablet on the table and said matter-of-factly, "After a busy day, do you still have to work when you get home? You should rest after get off work."
Lin Yi-an laughed: "I used to think you were a workaholic."
After getting married, she discovered that he would slack off whenever he could.
Zhou Mingshi pulled her down to lie down: "My older brother and sister are single, they're not busy with work and have nothing to do. I'm different, I have to spend time with my wife."
Lin Yi'an chuckled.
Zhou Mingshi: "Besides, the work can be done at the company, there is no need to bring it home to do."
What else could Lin Yi'an say but, "You're the boss, you make the decisions."
It was another weekend, and with Tan Qingwen's health improving, Lin Yi'an and Zhou Mingshi prepared to return to their old house to visit their grandparents.
Tan Qingwen smiled and said, "It's time to go back and keep them company." After saying that, he accepted some gifts for them to take back.
Back at the old house, Zhou Mingshi and Lin Yi'an gave their grandparents the gifts their mother had prepared.
Yu Minhua accepted the gift with a smile: "Your mother is too kind."
Zhou Mingshi laughed and said, "She's always so thoughtful."
After arriving home, Lin Yi'an first took her grandparents' pulses to check their health.
After her granddaughter-in-law finished taking her pulse, Yu Minhua asked with a smile, "Are you alright?"
Lin Yi'an praised, "Grandpa and Grandma have always taken good care of their health, so they're fine."
As they were talking, Zhou Jia came over. Seeing her second brother and sister-in-law there, she asked, "Is Aunt Tan feeling any better?"
Lin Yi'an: "Much better."
After everyone sat down to talk, Zhou Jia said, "Grandma, I'll leave after Zhou Zhihui's one-month celebration."
She didn't know how her third brother and sister-in-law discussed it, but perhaps her mother persuaded them to register the child's household registration under her third brother's surname, Zhou.
Yu Minhua looked up and asked, "Is Zhou Zhihui your third brother's child?"
Lin Yi'an looked at Zhou Jia and asked, "Didn't you say the child would take the mother's surname?"
Zhou Jia nodded and, while secretly observing her grandmother's expression, said, "They said they'll hold the full moon celebration for Zhou Zhihui in forty days."
Yu Minhua didn't say anything: "It's up to you."
Zhou Jia nodded. After her grandmother finished speaking, she didn't say anything more or ask about her niece.
My niece didn't take my third sister-in-law's surname, He; she took my third brother's surname, Zhou...
She was certain that her grandmother had heard her, but she didn't react. What did her grandparents mean?
On the day Zhou Zhihui turned one month old, Zhou Jia went to her mother's place.
Sun Yurong pulled her into the room and asked, "Have you told your grandparents that Zhihui's surname is Zhou?"
Zhou Jia said, "I told them, but they didn't react much."
Sun Yurong's face darkened: "What exactly do these two old geezers mean? They don't even want to acknowledge the Zhou family's descendants?"
Zhou Jia frowned: "Mom, watch your words. I don't want to hear any disrespectful things from you towards Grandpa and Grandma."
Sun Yurong said irritably, "Your brother is right. You only care about your grandparents, not us. Can't I even say a word about them?"
Zhou Jia said unhappily, "My grandparents are good to me. None of you care about me, only they do. Whom do I side with? Do I even need to say?"
After saying that, she stormed off in anger. Her mother only cared about herself and even blamed her for not taking her side. But why didn't she think about why she herself didn't take her side?
Every meeting ended badly, so there was no need to come back before I left the country. I could just call them before I left.
Sun Yurong didn't expect her to be so temperamental, leaving so abruptly. She was so angry that her chest ached. This daughter was most like her, but they just weren't on the same page.
He Xishan and Zhou Mingyuan came over and asked, "Why did Jiajia leave?"
Sun Yurong said irritably, "I just said one bad thing about your grandparents, and she got upset... Those two old folks, they know Zhihui's surname is Zhou, but they didn't react at all..."
Zhou Mingyuan lowered his head and sneered, "So what if they don't? They think I can't live without them, right? I'll show them whether I can or not."
Sun Yurong said, "I'm out of living expenses, can you give me some more money? Also, your uncle's medical expenses are out, and they want to borrow some more money..."
Zhou Mingyuan frowned: "Didn't I just give you living expenses a few days ago?"
Sun Yurong: "With a new person in the family, everything costs money, and the money is used up in just a few days."
Zhou Mingyuan transferred another sum of money to her: "I can't help with Sun Caijie's medical expenses. I haven't found any projects to do right now, so I have no income. Every penny I spend in my card is gone. I can't lend him any more money."
Sun Yurong: "How can this be? What will happen to his treatment if we don't have the money?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "He's just my cousin, not my parents or my child. No matter what we do, he won't be able to find me."
He said he wouldn't care, and that meant he wouldn't care. Lending him 100,000 last time was already giving his mother face.
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