Chapter 376 Sister-in-law Finds Trouble 1 This year I have been busy with blind dates, dating...
Before class the next day, Zhu Mingmei specially brought a box of osmanthus cake for Yao Zhizhi.
"Thank you so much for yesterday." She smiled, sat down, untied her scarf, took out her textbook, and waited for the teacher to come.
Yao Zhizhi took the osmanthus cake wrapped in oil paper, bent down and smelled it. It was really fragrant. There was no product icon on the oil paper, and it looked like it was handmade.
She smiled and asked, "Did someone at home make it?"
"Yes, my mother-in-law made it." Zhu Mingmei had been feeling much better recently, and since it was inconvenient to take Chinese medicine in the dormitory, she had asked Doctor Zhong to prescribe a Chinese patent medicine, which she could just mix with boiling water. Even as she spoke, her mouth still tasted bitter, the rich flavor of the packet she had taken earlier still lingering.
Yao Zhizhi accepted it graciously: "Thank you, what were you doing yesterday?"
"My uncle couldn't have children, so my aunt went to an orphanage and adopted a child." Zhu Mingmei didn't know that the child's lifesaver was her deskmate. Not wanting to disclose the child's privacy, she didn't mention the child's post-operative deformity. She just smiled and said, "The boy is fair and clean, very cute. My aunt will have someone to rely on when she gets old, which is great."
"No wonder you are so anxious. The child has no parents, right?" Yao Zhizhi was not asking an unnecessary question, because some of the children in the welfare home were abandoned and their parents were still alive.
Zhu Mingmei nodded. Since the police couldn't find the child's parents, they could just assume they didn't exist. So she smiled and said, "Of course. Otherwise, who would be willing to send a boy to an orphanage? He's such a pitiful baby, barely weaned. But he has a good personality and smiles whenever he sees anyone. My aunt loves him dearly."
"That's good. A good personality will never hurt you." Yao Zhizhi saw the teacher out of the corner of her eye, quickly took out her textbook, nudged Zhu Mingmei with her arm, and stopped talking and went to class.
In the following days, Zhu Mingmei became a busy person. After all, her aunt had never given birth and was not very good at taking care of children, so she came to her for help with any problems. Yao Zhizhi often helped pack her schoolbag and sent it to the girls' dormitory. It was just a convenient thing and no big deal.
Besides, Zhu Mingmei is a person who knows how to return a favor. She always brings some snacks the next day, so Yao Zhizhi never complains.
She wasn't after the snacks, as she wasn't short of money. It was just that this kind of person who knew how to give back was very much to her liking.
Occasionally, Zhu Mingmei would be heard sighing that her child seemed to be in poor health and was prone to illness. He had a fever during a cold wave, which scared her aunt half to death. Fortunately, the child received medical treatment in time and the fever subsided, so it was a false alarm.
Yao Zhizhi comforted her, "Although your aunt is an elder, she is still a novice in raising children. Please be patient and help her. If you have the opportunity to stay here and work after you graduate, maybe she will let you live at her home for a while."
"Yeah, I think so too." After all, Zhu Mingmei's husband's family and her parents' family are not in the capital. She is helping her aunt now, and her aunt will definitely help her in the future. Relatives also pay attention to personal relationships. One-sided efforts will never last long.
Time flies, and it’s the end of the year in the blink of an eye. It’s time for the class committee to meet to discuss class activities.
Yao Zhizhi had already resigned from the position of class leader and was too lazy to get involved. She left as soon as the bell rang. When she left the teaching building, she saw Qi Changxiao leaning against a pine tree beside the school road, reading a book.
He had no classes this period, so he came here specifically to wait for Yao Zhizhi. He originally planned to go to the classroom, but that would easily disturb other people's classes. Besides, it would be nice to get some fresh air outside so as not to be drowsy from the heating in the classroom.
Seeing Yao Zhizhi coming over, he quickly closed the book and put it into his canvas bag. He then took the canvas bag from Yao Zhizhi's shoulder and carried it together.
The two walked side by side, pushing their bicycles. After just a few steps, they heard shouting from behind.
It was Zhu Mingmei who chased out and asked Yao Zhizhi to mediate.
Yao Zhizhi didn't want to get involved, but Zhu Mingmei's grumbling made her feel really bad, so she stopped and asked, "What's going on? Are Ji Dongqi and Lu Yihong quarreling again?"
"That's right!" Zhu Mingmei was speechless. "Cheng Che can't persuade them, and Zhou Xiaoxiao is just playing sides and fanning the flames as usual. You should go and take a look."
After all, the same farce happened last year, and it was Yao Zhizhi who came forward to testify. Zhu Mingmei subconsciously wanted to find her.
Yao Zhizhi glanced at Qi Changxiao: "Together?"
"Then let's go." Qi Changxiao couldn't just stand by and watch his wife in trouble.
The couple walked and asked, what was the cause of the quarrel this time?
Zhu Mingmei gave a brief explanation. In short, Lu Yihong wanted to organize everyone to go ice skating in the park. Ji Dongqi thought that students from the south might not be able to do it, and this project would easily make it difficult for students from the south to integrate, so it would be better to change to another project.
Lü Yihong insisted, "What's wrong with being from the south? Can't people from the south learn? Ice skating isn't that difficult. If they were able to get into their current school, they must have decent learning abilities. It's not like they can't learn it."
Ji Dongqi still objected. Learning to skate takes time, and the final exams were coming up soon. What if someone got hurt? It would be better to wait until after the exams. Then those who knew how to skate could teach those who didn't, so that they could all play together next winter.
Lu Yihong still clamored to go ice skating, which was a good opportunity for them to relax together before the exam.
Ji Dongqi just turned his face away and left, threatening that no one in their dormitory would go. Not only that, he would also mobilize students from other dormitories to review together and refuse to participate in the activities organized by Lu Yihong.
Lu Yihong was annoyed and pulled Ji Dongqi's schoolbag strap to prevent him from leaving.
Of course Ji Dongqi resisted. During the struggle, the strap of the canvas bag was torn off, and the books inside fell to the ground, including a diary.
Lu Yihong was quick-witted and picked up the diary, opened a page at random and started reading. This completely irritated Ji Dongqi, who punched him, snatched the diary away, and threw Lu Yihong to the ground, ready to fight him to the death.
Yao Zhizhi was in a terrible headache. What was going on between these two people? Were their horoscopes incompatible? Were they born enemies?
Qi Changxiao didn't say anything, he just found it funny. He was such an adult, but still so childish, even not hesitating to peek at other people's diaries. Once Lu Yihong entered society, he would sooner or later make big trouble.
When the couple arrived at the classroom, they were stunned. Ji Dongqi and Lu Yihong were like two fighting cocks that had been pecked bare. Even though they were covered in wounds, they refused to let go of each other.
One was pulling the other's collar, and the other was grabbing the other's belt. The scene was so funny and absurd, but also had a sense of humor and a bit of childishness.
Yao Zhizhi stepped forward. Considering that she and Ji Dongqi hadn't spoken to each other since their freshman year, she could only persuade Lu Yihong: "Let go, or I'll ask my dad to call your uncle."
Lu Yihong's uncle was in the army and had indeed heard of Yao Jingzong's name. Besides, Yao Jingzong was retired and could be considered Lu Yihong's uncle's predecessor. If Yao Jingzong really spoke, Lu Yihong would be scolded and had to let go.
But he refused to accept it and said, "I let go, but Ji Dongqi is still holding me, and you don't care?"
Yao Zhizhi ignored him and turned around and said, "It takes two to tango. Just don't do it. Come with me and we'll talk outside."
Lu Yihong looked at Ji Dongqi angrily and was about to ask him when he would let go, but Ji Dongqi let him go on his own initiative, turned around, put the diary back into the canvas bag, and found a seat in the corner of the classroom.
Lu Yihong frowned and raised his chin towards his girlfriend Zhou Xiaoxiao, meaning to ask her to keep an eye on Ji Dongqi, and then went out.
In the corridor, Yao Zhizhi was waiting. Lu Yihong's scalp tingled. He always felt that the person standing there waiting for him was not a classmate, but the dean of studies.
In fact, he was not afraid of the dean of studies, but if the dean of studies was Yao Zhizhi, it would be different.
She will complain!
I give up.
He walked over and said like a jerk: "Can you please not tell on my uncle?"
"Then you have to promise me that you won't fight with Ji Dongqi again. Also, why did you snatch his diary? It's normal for classmates to have different opinions, but it's immoral for you to peek at his diary. It's fine if you just peeked, but you also read it out in public. Aren't you asking for a beating?" Yao Zhizhi scolded him harshly. "Besides, the exam is coming up soon. If the classmate from the south really gets injured and misses the exam, you can't afford it. Think of another activity. I support Ji Dongqi this time."
Lu Yihong was very dissatisfied. He said he was already an adult, and learning ice skating was no big deal. It was really an overreaction.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yao Zhizhi had no choice but to scold him further: "You can be dissatisfied, but if something really happens in the future, don't ask me for help. I came here today for Zhu Mingmei's sake, but I won't bother to help you next time."
"I knew it. She must be the one who's meddling." Lu Yihong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, still holding his breath. He had planned to ask Yao Zhizhi if she wanted to know what was written in Ji Dongqi's diary, but there was a huge guy standing next to Yao Zhizhi. Even he had to crane his neck to look into the other's eyes, so he had to give up the idea.
Forget it, the couple is fine, he should stop making trouble, and let’s not talk about the diary anymore.
再说了，万一姚栀栀生气了，真的找他舅舅告状，那就完了，他舅喜欢揍孩子，他可是从小就被舅舅“疼爱”过的，很疼的那种。
Helpless, he could only ask: "Do you have any good plan?"
"I have two very good cameras. Pick a few good spots and let's go snow-walking and plum blossom viewing as a class," Yao Zhizhi suggested with a smile. "The weather forecast says it's going to snow heavily tonight, so we can go out and relax tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. We'll start reviewing next week, and exams will start the week after that. Just think of it as a break before finals."
"Really?" Lu Yihong's eyes lit up. "What camera? Is it the kind you see in photo studios?"
"It's much better than that. If you and Ji Dongqi have disagreements again, you two can each choose a route and split up." Yao Zhizhi no longer expected the two of them to reconcile. Instead of staying together and quarreling, it would be better for them to separate.
Just take a few class photos at school before leaving.
Lu Yihong was very happy: "Okay, then I'll go plan the route. When will you bring the camera over?"
"How about seven o'clock tomorrow morning?" Yao Zhizhi doesn't have classes tomorrow, but she can consider participating in class activities and taking her children out for a walk.
Lu Yihong was relieved: "It's a deal!"
Seeing that he was easy to talk to this time, Yao Zhizhi went back.
In the classroom behind her, Lv Yihong introduced the new activity arrangements. Ji Dongqi, who was in the corner, wanted to propose a different idea, but Lv Yihong directly retorted: "Are you done? This plan was proposed by classmate Yao Zhizhi. If you have a different idea, go talk to her yourself."
Ji Dongqi looked at Lu Yihong in surprise, but didn't say anything else. He just silently planned another route.
Seeing that he cooperated for once, Lu Yihong was happy. He wanted to deliberately provoke Ji Dongqi, but then he thought better of it. He hoped they wouldn't fight again. Otherwise, their faces would be swollen like pig heads, and how would they take pictures?
After the class meeting, when it was time to adjourn, he hooked his arm around Zhou Xiaoxiao's neck and left the classroom first.
Zhou Xiaoxiao finally couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "When you were reading his diary, who was the so-and-so in his diary?"
That was because Lu Yihong saved face for Ji Dongqi and did not directly read out the name in the diary, so the people who were present to mediate did not know who So-and-so was.
Lu Yihong thought about it, smiled, lowered his head and kissed Zhou Xiaoxiao's forehead: "Don't ask, if there is any problem later, you and I will be in trouble, forget it."
"Ah? Who is it?" Zhou Xiaoxiao really wanted to know. She felt very uncomfortable, as if she was being tormented by hundreds of claws on her heart.
Lu Yihong was firm in his attitude this time. He just wouldn't say anything. Although he was a bit of a bastard, he still had a little bit of brains, although not much.
Zhou Xiaoxiao was so angry that she had to hit him in the chest. He laughed, changed the subject and moved on.
Zhu Mingmei was equally curious. She walked back with Cheng Che side by side and asked, "Weren't you standing next to Lu Yihong at the time? Did you see the name in the diary?"
Cheng Che pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No."
"Okay." Zhu Mingmei didn't dwell on the issue, but just sighed, "Xiao Yao is so popular. The two of us couldn't persuade Lu Yihong, but she came and persuaded him."
Cheng Che smiled and really wanted to ask his silly wife, didn’t she realize that the other one didn’t need any persuasion and just let go?
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Chao Muxia has been busy going on blind dates, blind dates, and blind dates this year.
But she just couldn't find anyone who met her requirements - the unmarried ones looked down on her because she was divorced and had children, and she looked down on the married ones because they were not unmarried.
She was really dissatisfied. Why? Yao Taotao came from such a poor family and was a divorced woman, but she could actually find her brother, who was unmarried and childless. Why couldn't she do the same?
Finally, after losing count of how many times she had failed in a blind date, Chao Muxia couldn't stand it anymore.
She packed up and prepared to go find her brother. She had already found an excuse - the publishing house had adjusted its organizational structure and was short of staff, and she didn't like her current job. So she simply asked her brother to get her a job at the publishing house.
Her mother had no objection, and a relative had just introduced her to an unmarried girl with very good conditions, so she also wanted to see if she could find an opportunity to break up the couple.
This time, the mother and daughter learned their lesson and did not plan to attack head-on. They just planned to make some small moves and take it slow.
So the mother and daughter packed up and boarded the train to Yicheng together.
After school, Yao Taotao went straight to the staff dormitory of the publishing house.
The dormitory building was completed two months ago. The renovation lasted for more than a month, and it was left empty for another month to breathe. Chao Risheng moved in two days ago.
At this time, Chao Risheng had already prepared the meal. She washed her hands, sat down and picked up the chopsticks when there was a knock on the door.
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