Chapter 116 Everyone is numb

Zhai Ximo, who was standing aside, had not known much about Zou Bu's family before.

I heard from Zou Bu that his family members worked in the county bank. In those days, those who could get a job in the banking system must have a family with both connections and financial strength.

Zhai Ximo couldn't help but recall that two days ago, he was taken home by old lady Han for tea and he clearly heard the old lady introduce her three grandsons.

Among them, the third child of the Han family also works in the county bank...

He didn't want to meet anyone from the Han family again, even if it wasn't Han Suijing himself.

"Sister-in-law invited some colleagues from the bank?"

Zhai Ximo was most afraid of this kind of socializing. Even when his comrades in the military family compound invited him to attend a simple wedding, he would find an excuse to turn it down.

When I think of Zou Bu’s wife working in the bank, and his three other sisters’ families.

He was thinking about the woman in his mind, trying to find an excuse to refuse his wife's request.

However, when the brother-in-law Wang Zonghao heard that there was a chance to go to the city and meet more important people, he immediately became excited and persuaded his sister to agree.

"Sister! Look, Zou Bu and Tang Tuan have come all the way to pick us up. Let's pack up and get in the car to go to the city."

Captain Tang nodded: "Yes! We must make sister-in-law proud today."

"It's no problem for me to help prepare a birthday banquet, but Minister Zou, I have to make it clear in advance. If the guests are not satisfied with the dishes, you can't blame me." Wang Ziru said with a helpless smile.

"How could that be?" Zou Bu was too generous. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry! Since we are the ones organizing the birthday banquet, no matter how picky my father-in-law is, he will only criticize us, his descendants."

After a pause, he looked at Zhai Ximo, "However, brother, your family seems to be very busy today, and you can't leave. Then I will send my sister-in-law back after dinner tonight?"

Zhai Ximo didn't expect that before he even opened his mouth, the Zou tribe would directly refuse him permission to go into the city together.

Of course, he knew that the house was in such a mess that he couldn't leave.

"Well, just leave the child at home." These words seemed more like they were spoken to Wang Ziru.

I watched the young couple turn around and go into the house with the child in their arms.

The villagers were surprised to find that Wang Ziru could not only treat women and children, but also cook?

The two decision-makers sitting in the main hall, Village Chief Li and Master Zhang, saw that the comrades from the county's armed forces had arrived and hurried out to greet them.

Only then did everyone find out that the second-generation ancestor of the Wang family, who looked no different from a second-rate person, actually got the job of a chef with the help of his brother-in-law.

Zhai Ximo held his son in his arms and followed his wife into the side room.

After closing the door, he said, "Don't worry about other things when you get to Yang's house. I will take care of everything at home."

"Village Chief Li and Uncle Zhang are here, so don't interfere too much in your brother's affairs." Wang Ziru knew the situation at home and was worried that her man would cause trouble if he meddled too much.

In fact, she didn't have much to pack.

She washed her face, rubbed some cold cream all over her face, and made her complexion look smoother and whiter. Then she picked up a comb, sat on the edge of the bed, untied her messed up braids, and combed her hair into two beautiful pigtails.

A woman who dresses up a little can still show her slender figure under the flowered cotton jacket even in winter.

This scene was particularly unpleasant for the man.

It's like going out for a tryst with a strange man.

"Mom! Aren't you going to take me to the city?" Baoer asked anxiously as he saw his mother dressing herself up without even cleaning him up or washing his face.

Wang Ziru held a small round mirror in her hand and combed a strand of hair. Her beautiful eyes raised slightly, "Mom and uncle are going to the city to work and don't have time to take care of you. You like to watch the excitement, so stay at home with dad and watch it carefully. Tell mom when she comes back."

"Speaking to a child like this..." Zhai Ximo closed his eyes helplessly, muttering in his heart: "Why dress up so beautifully just to cook in the city?"

"Okay! Be good at home and listen to Daddy."

After Wang Ziru finished tidying up, she stood up from the edge of the bed, hugged her son, and gave his rosy little face a kiss.

"Daddy wants a kiss too." Baoer said while pinching his father's chin with his backhand.

"Dad doesn't like it."

Zhai Ximo's eyes widened, and he watched his wife angrily as she opened the door and left, and whispered, "Come back early."

If Wang Ziru went into the city at this time, she didn't know what time she would be back in the evening, so she didn't have to force herself to get involved in the troubles of the eldest brother and his wife at home.

"Zoubu will find someone to take us back. If Baoer wants to sleep, you two can go to sleep first."

Under the gaze of everyone, Zou Bu took Wang Ziru and her brother and sister and left Hongmei Village.

After passing the town, Zou Bu instructed Captain Tang to go to the police station first and notify the police to go to Zhai's house to deal with the divorce dispute.

"Is the Zhai family causing trouble again?" Immediately, the police station sent several comrades on armed motorcycles straight to Hongmei Village.

Hongmei Village, Zhai family courtyard.

After the incident with the visitor from the county town, everyone gathered together and no longer just talked about Liu Xiangqin. They were more jealous of Wang Ziru.

"I really didn't realize that the third daughter-in-law can actually cook?"

"Her brother from her mother's side has made a lot of money this time with her brother-in-law!"

"Yeah, that kid from the Wang family usually comes to our village to visit his sister. He's like a second-rate guy. Why would the county unit take a liking to him?"

Many village women could not understand why this happened to Wang Ziru's younger brother.

Police from the Zhenshang Police Station soon appeared in Hongmei Village and drove a motorcycle to Zhai's house.

Several police officers in uniform suddenly came to Zhai's house, and the noisy noise in the main room stopped immediately.

Liu Fugui and Zhao Hong cursed Wang Ziru no less than a hundred times in their hearts.

It was guessed that it must be the group of people from the county who took the Wang siblings into the city to inform the police. Now, it is no longer up to them to decide how much of the Zhai family's property can be divided.

The police learned about the whole thing, and the comrade in charge asked Village Chief Li, "Why would they want to get a divorce if they don't want to live a good life?"

"That's about right! Liu Xiangqin called her brother and sister-in-law from her mother's side to the Zhai family. She wants a divorce and wants to divide the property!"

After a pause, Village Chief Li pointed at Liu Xiangqin with disdain: "This woman is so cruel. She secretly took away all the food and money in the house. Now her husband has nothing to eat and is so hungry that he has to take the food from his mother's room and cook it to eat. This is how he saved his life."

"So, the boss of the Zhai family was robbed?" The leading police officer felt that this matter was really a big deal. "It seems that she really doesn't want to live with the boss of the Zhai family anymore!"

Village Chief Li said, "Everyone has their own ash on the bottom of their pot, but I still say the same thing, if they can get by, then live together; if they really can't, then divorce, and they can both find another partner."

Someone in the crowd joked, "Didn't Liu Xiangqin secretly find a stranger?"

"Stop talking too much." Village Chief Li took out the cigarette from his mouth, turned around and scolded the villagers outside the door.

The farmers in the yard were also idle and started to make a noise, "Old Zhai, leave her. What's the point of keeping a woman like this?"

"Yeah, I'll starve you to death later."

"Hahaha……"

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The jeep did not stop on the way. It started from Qianshui Town and entered the county town in about forty minutes, and drove straight to the building downstairs of the bank employee family compound where the Yang family lived.

Wang Zonghao was so happy that he looked beaming with joy. He followed his sister closely and went up to the third floor of Yang's house under the guidance of Zou Bu.

When I walked into Yang's house, I heard laughter coming from the living room.

Maybe it was because it happened to be Sunday and the students had a day off, so they followed their parents to celebrate their grandfather’s birthday early.

The four children of the Yang family had already returned to their father with their respective families.

"Comrade Yang Xitang, this is the sister-in-law I told you about, and her brother Xiao Wang..." Zou Bu led his people into the living room and waved to his wife Yang Xitang in a businesslike tone.

Yang Xitang was no more than thirty years old. When she saw that her husband had really invited people to the city, she hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry. My dad's birthday party disturbed you two."

"Don't be polite, sister-in-law. This is not a skill worth mentioning. I just cook a few dishes." Facing the enthusiasm and courtesy of the Yang family, Wang Ziru behaved neither arrogantly nor humblely. She walked into the living room, sat down, lowered her head, sipped her tea and smiled.

Although the birthday star Yang Weixian is already 80 years old and working, he still looks healthy and peaceful.

He very politely invited the brother and sister to have tea first.

But Wang Ziru knew in her heart that they came to the city to help prepare for the birthday banquet in the evening, and it was time for them to go to the kitchen to prepare.

"Well, uncle, let's go to the stove room and see what we're having for dinner."

"Okay, okay, Comrade Ziru is really extraordinary and is very organized in her work." Yang Weixian praised.

Wang Zonghao hurriedly followed his sister and went into the kitchen with Yang Xitang to count the ingredients.

In the early 1980s, city dwellers who owned a detached house were already envied by many people.

Their family was considered wealthy. They not only had a living room, but also a not-so-big stove room.

There were many ingredients on the chopping board, including chicken, duck, fish and seafood, which was in no way inferior to the standards of later birthday banquets.

Wang Ziru pointed at the various ingredients on the chopping board and asked, "I heard that you have invited other guests tonight?"

"We invited several colleagues from the bank because my father used to be a bank official. He is going to celebrate his 80th birthday and many friends want to come and congratulate him, but we don't plan to make a big fuss. My father usually lives a hard and simple life and doesn't like to have big events, so we just invited a few friends who couldn't refuse."

"Well, I wonder what these guests like to eat?"

"Sister-in-law, you two can cook together. We usually eat simple food. By the way, I heard that you are good at making spicy dishes. If there is anything suitable for making spicy dishes here, feel free to make it."

"Zou Bu said that you can't eat spicy food, sister-in-law?"

"It's no problem. Today is different from usual. We have to take care of the guests."

Yang Xitang's sister also came in, smiling warmly: "Just tell me if you need anything, just go ahead, there's no one else here tonight."

"good."

"By the way, if you two siblings are too busy, just ask us to come in and help." Yang Xitang patted Wang Ziru and said.

"It's okay. We can handle this little job. Sister-in-law, go out and greet the guests. It's almost four o'clock. The guests should be here soon."

Yang Xitang usually cooks at home, but when she saw Wang Ziru didn't look uncomfortable at all, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around with a smile, and went out to greet the guests.

After watching Yang Xitang leave, Wang Ziru sorted the ingredients on the chopping board.

"Zonghao, you heard it too. The two of us need to prepare meals for 30 people, so let's separate the ingredients first, and then we divide the work..."

Wang Zonghao had no idea what to do. He felt numb as he looked at the chopping board filled with all kinds of ingredients.

In his entire life, he had never cooked a meal for 30 people.

Moreover, birthday banquets in the city are more elaborate than wedding and funeral banquets in the village.

He patted his chest, trying to calm his turbulent emotions, and said, "Sister, I can help you and learn a lot."

"Weren't you very active back then? Humph, from now on, don't do porcelain work if you don't have the diamond drill." Wang Ziru counted and classified the ingredients, her beautiful almond eyes froze, "Now that you're here, you still want to slack off? I'll teach you, and you'll be the chef."

"No way, sister, you are my biological sister, how can you be as difficult to serve as my stepmother?"