"I'm just worried about what people will say about you!"
Han Luoxue shook her head indifferently: "Those are all trivial matters, what's there to care about? Alright, Mother, don't think too much about it. When we get back, make yourself a beautiful dress, and our whole family will go!"
"This is your son-in-law's victory celebration banquet, how could you not attend?"
Yunniang was still hesitating, but Han Luoxue knew that there would be many more such incidents in the future.
Her family isn't bad either; even if they weren't great before, they'll definitely become a wealthy family in the future.
...
Wang Yan was feeling very down. She didn't know how to tell Zhou Jun, so she stayed at home, listless and dispirited.
Zhou Jun brought her some delicious food, her favorite pastries from Yu Gui Fang.
"Wang Yan, are you alright today?" Seeing the woman looking listless, Zhou Jun asked patiently, a rare occurrence for him.
"No, it's nothing..." Wang Yan was a little nervous.
"Are you feeling unwell? Should I go with you to see a doctor?" Zhou Jun asked her with concern.
Wang Yan quickly shook her head: "I'm fine, it's just that I've been in the capital for a while now, and I want to go home! I've been away for so long, I miss my father a bit!"
Hearing this, Zhou Jun sighed, "Can it be later? I've got a lot on my plate lately and can't leave Beijing. After I finish what I'm doing, I'll go back with you, okay?"
Wang Yan was secretly delighted. Did Zhou Jun mean he wanted to accompany her home to meet his parents?
"Really?"
Zhou Jun nodded: "There are some things we just can't let go of! We can only wait."
“But your mother…” Wang Yan felt a chill run down her spine when she thought of Aunt Li.
The day before yesterday, Aunt Li came to see her and told her how good Zhou Jun's conditions were, and that he would definitely marry a girl from Beijing, because only a girl like that could be worthy of her son. She also said that Zhou Jun could help her with her career in the future.
The implication was quite clear: Wang Yan was simply not good enough for Zhou Jun, and that woman wanted her to leave on her own.
Wang Yan was in a very bad mood at the time. She didn't want to give up like this, but just as Han Luoxue and the others said, with such a mother-in-law, even if she married Zhou Jun forcefully, her future days would definitely not be easy.
She's not even married yet, and they're already starting to teach her manners. Who knows how her husband will treat her after they get married!
Wang Yan didn't want to live a life of misery again. If she couldn't even do business after getting married, she would rather not get married at all.
So you just ran back to your hometown like that? And you're pregnant with a child?
I wonder if her father would beat her to death if she went back now!
"I... Zhou Jun, I haven't been home for a long time, and I want to go home and visit! I'm leaving in the next couple of days! If you're busy with something there, just go ahead and do it; you don't need to come back with me!"
Zhou Jun looked displeased. When he heard Wang Yan say she wanted to go back, he had already made up his mind to finish up the things at hand as soon as possible. But this woman was not happy about it.
"Wang Yan, are you sure?" Zhou Jun asked, his expression displeased. Wang Yan nodded, her expression serious. "I just miss my dad. You know I grew up in Yancheng and have never been away from him for this long before."
"Alright then, when are you going back? I'll come and see you off." Zhou Jun compromised.
Wang Yan shook her head: "I haven't decided on a time yet. I'll definitely let you know once I've thought it through!"
After Zhou Jun left, Wang Yan lay on the bed and began to sob.
"Miss, please don't cry!" the maid urged. Wang Yan sobbed, "I'm just feeling a little sad..."
Zhou Jun learned that Wang Yan had left three days later.
He was feeling a little down. He had been quite busy for the past three days. When he came to his senses and rushed to Wang Yan's courtyard again, he learned that she had already left.
"Wang Yan broke her promise after all!"
Zhou Jun said with dissatisfaction, "I promised to take her home, but she left quietly. I don't know what she was thinking."
Four or five days later, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly went to find Zhou Jie.
"Miss, did Wang Yan say anything before she left?"
Zhou Jie asked in surprise, "Wang Yan left? When did she leave?"
Zhou Jun... It turns out he asked for nothing.
"Miss, you don't know either?" Zhou Jun asked, looking disappointed.
Sister Zhou asked suspiciously, "Zhou Jun, did you know Wang Yan was leaving?"
Zhou Jun first shook his head, then nodded: "When I went to see her that day, I noticed she wasn't in a good mood. I asked her, and she said she missed her father and wanted to go back to see him soon."
"I told her to let me know when she decided on a date to go home, and I would see her off. But I got busy and by the time I remembered, she was already gone!"
Zhou Jie tentatively asked, "Did she say anything to you before she left?"
Zhou Jun shook his head: "I don't think so!"
Zhou Jie... Should she say this or not?
This is a bit of a brain teaser. I'll ask Xue'er for her opinion later.
"Wang Yan has always been free-spirited; she wouldn't leave without a reason. Zhou Jun, have you inquired about who she met before leaving?"
Zhou Jun frowned: "Who could she possibly meet? She doesn't know many people in Beijing."
Hearing this, Zhou Jie was so angry she laughed: "Zhou Jun, Zhou Jun, you know she doesn't know many people in Beijing, so why don't you find out why she left for no reason?"
Zhou Jun... isn't it because she misses her father?
"Otherwise, you could ask your mother's maid if she had seen Wang Yan alone during those days!"
Zhou Jun's heart skipped a beat; he knew his mother didn't really like Wang Yan.
But he had already told her mother that he would marry Wang Yan.
At the time, his mother did not actually object; although her expression was displeased, she did not refute it.
Could it be that his mother and Wang Yan said something they shouldn't have?
“Zhou Jun, marriage is a lifelong commitment. This young lady traveled all the way from afar to the capital to find you. I don’t need to tell you how much she loves you, do I?”
"You know Wang Yan's personality. After you two get married, if you still want to keep her at home to be a wife and mother, I doubt she will agree."
Zhou Jun frowned: "Miss, I never thought that getting married would mean she had to stay at home. She can still go out and do business. I'm not that stubborn!"
Zhou Jie nodded approvingly: "This is just your idea. What about your mother's?"
Zhou Jun was puzzled: "Getting married is a matter between Wang Yan and me, and whether or not to go out to work is also a decision for the two of us. What does it have to do with my mother?"
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