Chapter 126 A day apart feels like three autumns
That evening, Lin Yi'an had just finished her work and returned to her room when she received a call from Zhou Mingshi.
She checked the time; it wasn't even nine o'clock yet. She answered the phone, smiling, and asked, "Not busy today?"
Zhou Mingshi hummed in agreement: "I'll call you when I get back soon."
Lin Yi'an recalled what happened that morning: "Why did you suddenly transfer money to Mom, Dad, and Grandma?"
Looking at the night view outside the window, Zhou Mingshi said slowly, "I flipped through your childhood photos. In the photos, your eyes were clear and you were full of confidence. Your parents and grandma raised you very well... I was able to meet such a wonderful person, and they deserve a lot of credit for that."
Lin Yi'an laughed: "You gave them so much money all at once, you scared them."
Zhou Mingshi leaned lazily against the window: "It's okay, you'll get used to it."
Lin Yi-an joked, "To get them used to it, we have to send them money regularly."
Zhou Mingshi laughed and said, "From now on, I will give them pocket money every month."
Lin Yi'an joked, "You, as a son-in-law, want to outshine your daughter?"
Her parents were frugal, so she would send them pocket money every now and then. Even so, they complained that she didn't want them to send any more money because they couldn't possibly spend it all.
Zhou Mingshi: "Nonsense, what's the difference between me giving it and you giving it to me?"
Lin Yi'an: "That's true."
It was Saturday again. Zhou Mingshi wasn't home, so Lin Yi'an went back to the old house to keep her grandparents company. Zhou Jia was also there.
Zhou Mingyang and Yan Shuyan also brought Song Ran over.
"Great-grandfather".
"Great-grandmother".
"grandfather."
"Second Aunt."
"Little Aunt."
As soon as Zhou Songran entered the courtyard, he started calling for people.
Yu Minhua couldn't help but smile when she heard her great-grandson's voice.
Looking at the smile on her grandmother's face, Zhou Jia thought of her little niece. If her third brother and sister-in-law were as understanding and sensible as her eldest brother and sister-in-law, her little niece would also receive the love of the whole family like Song Ran.
Just as I was thinking about my little niece, I received a call from my third sister-in-law.
He Xishan's urgent voice came through the phone: "Jiajia, come quickly, your mother-in-law and Mingyuan are arguing, come and talk to them."
Zhou Jia asked impatiently, "What are they arguing about?"
Who lives a life filled with constant arguments? Her mother is always arguing with her daughter-in-law or her son. Can't she just have some peace and quiet?
He Xishan paused for a moment, then said, "Come over here and we'll talk."
Zhou Jia greeted her grandparents, her elder brother and sister-in-law, and then went to her mother's place.
When she arrived, she glanced around the room. Her mother was sitting on the sofa, hugging a cushion and not saying a word, while her brother was sitting on the other side of the sofa with a gloomy face and not saying a word.
She asked, "What are you two arguing about now?"
Hearing her words, Zhou Mingyuan said angrily, "Do you know that Mom has found a boyfriend?"
Sun Yurong kept her head down and didn't say anything.
Zhou Jia pursed her lips, sat on the sofa, and didn't know how to answer him.
Zhou Mingyuan understood everything about her.
He was furious, feeling betrayed by both his mother and sister: "If you knew, why didn't you tell me?"
Zhou Jia frowned: "What am I telling you? When you were dating your third sister-in-law, you didn't let Mom interfere. Now that she has a boyfriend, are you, as her son, going to interfere with her?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "I didn't say she couldn't have a boyfriend, but, but she shouldn't have dated someone so young. How can I face people if they know my mother is keeping a gigolo?"
No one knows how he felt when he saw his mother hugging and kissing a man so passionately, especially since the man was quite young and didn't look much older than him.
Sun Yurong's face flushed red and then turned pale. She hadn't expected that her son would criticize her for finding a man. She retorted angrily, "If I'm going to spend money to find a partner, why would I choose someone so old and decrepit?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "At least she shouldn't be that young."
Sun Yurong didn't think she was wrong: "I've suffered injustice all my life, and now that I'm old, can't I enjoy myself a little?"
Zhou Mingyuan looked at her: "What wronged you?"
Sun Yurong: "I've been coaxing your father for so many years, enduring their sarcasm and ridicule, suppressing my true feelings and compromising for over twenty years. I've long forgotten that I was once a warm, generous, bright, and outgoing girl. Don't I feel wronged?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "Didn't you beg for this? So what are you complaining about?"
Sun Yurong looked at him and felt a chill in her heart. This son probably couldn't win his heart except for He Xishan. She sneered: "I begged for him, so I accepted him. But now that I'm divorced from your father, it's none of your business what kind of man I want to find."
Zhou Mingyuan's face turned red with anger: "Fine, I don't care what kind of people you find, but from now on, I won't give you a single penny. If you need anything for the house, I'll have the housekeeper buy it."
That pretty boy is willing to be with her, does he actually like her? It's only because of her money. If she runs out of money, let's see how she supports that pretty boy.
Sun Yurong: "You...you're doing very well."
Zhou Mingyuan looked at her and said, "You can't use your son's money to support a gigolo."
Sun Yurong threw down the pillow she was holding and turned to go back to her room.
Zhou Jia: "......"
She didn't say anything, and too lazy to care about them, so she got up and left.
On Sunday, the medicinal herbs sent by Changping arrived, and Lin Yi'an returned to Lanting Yazhu to sort them out.
Ye Lingzhi caught a cold these past two days, and Lin Yi'an prescribed her medicine and told her to go home and rest.
Lin Yi'an was busy at the pharmacy. At noon, after Liu Ma prepared lunch, she went to the pharmacy again after eating.
Around 3 o'clock, a car stopped in front of the villa. Zhou Mingshi got out of the car and strode into the house.
Assistant Chen carried the luggage from behind.
Zhou Mingshi walked into the courtyard and saw Liu Ma cleaning the garden. He asked, "Where's Yi'an?"
Upon hearing the voice, Aunt Liu exclaimed with delight, "President Zhou is back? Yi'an is at the pharmacy."
Zhou Mingshi nodded and walked directly to the pharmacy.
Lin Yi'an had just put the last herb into the drawer when she heard footsteps approaching from afar. She looked up, but before she could see who it was, she was pulled into a familiar embrace and held tightly.
Smelling the scent of cedar on him, she asked in his arms, "You're back?"
Zhou Mingshi buried his head in her neck and said, "Mmm."
His short hair tickled his neck, and Lin Yi'an couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Mingshi followed her laughter and kissed her lips.
Lin Yi'an closed her eyes slightly, and just when she thought he was going to continue the kiss, he suddenly picked her up by the waist and strode out.
By the time she realized what was happening, he had already carried her up the stairs.
She hugged his neck and said, "Put me down first, I can walk by myself."
Zhou Mingshi: "I won't let you go."
Lin Yi'an: "......"
Assistant Chen entered carrying a suitcase, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw President Zhou carrying his wife disappear into the stairwell. He blinked, wondering if he had seen wrong...
Aunt Liu glanced at him and said, "Why don't you go back to your room and rest first?"
What's the big deal? Young couples miss each other terribly. Mr. Zhou and his wife have been separated for over a week, who knows how many autumns it's been. Of course they're anxious.
Assistant Chen: "Want to pack your luggage tomorrow?"
Aunt Liu: "There's no rush to use it, you can tidy it up whenever you want."
Assistant Chen: "That's true."
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