Chapter 85: Touched I was suddenly very touched and very happy. ...
After hearing this, Yao Jingjing couldn't help but sneer.
It seems that the person Yao Zhizhi offended this time is of some importance.
His parents are well-known figures in the neighboring city, but he doesn't even think about it. It's crazy.
Do you really think that having a director mother-in-law will make everything fine? Don't you think about whether her family will retaliate against you.
Yao Jingzong and his men were in the Northeast, out of reach. If anything really happened, they would be helpless.
Suddenly she felt relieved. This was good. Although she could do nothing in prison, as long as Yao Zhizhi continued to offend people, she might get a few allies one day.
However, she did not intend to confess her identity to Lu Yuan. After asking, she lay down, resting her head on her arms and yawning.
Lu Yuan cried for a long time, but not only did she not get any comfort from the other party, she also had to deal with the "concern" of other female prisoners because of her "confession". It was a shame to think about it.
She looked across at Yao Jingjing, suppressed her nausea, and asked, "Sister, what's your name? I want to hear your story, too."
"My name is not important. Just remember that we will be good friends in the future. Maybe we can go out together next year." Yao Jingjing had been feeling depressed and miserable recently. After hearing something funny, she felt much more relaxed.
She fell asleep quickly, completely unaware that Lu Yuan had cursed her ancestors for eighteen generations.
Sister Ma San in the corner watched this scene quietly and sighed silently. She didn't know why Guangyi hadn't come to see her recently. It had been more than half a year, and even during the Chinese New Year, only Guangyuan came to see her.
It seems that Guangyi finally got a wife and forgot his mother. It was all in vain that he was raised!
Fortunately, Guangyuan and Yingzi are pregnant again. This time, they must give her a big fat grandson!
She couldn't help but stretch out her hand to calculate, according to the calculation method passed down by her mother-in-law, well, it's certain, this time it will definitely be a big and good grandson!
She had it calculated when she was pregnant with Guangyuan and Guangyi, and it was accurate!
Yingzi is still the best. She can give birth to children one after another, and then adopt one to Guangyi. Then they can continue to live happily, right?
There is so much hope!
*
After Yao Zhizhi sent Lü Yuan to jail, a proofreading position opened up at the company. Someone with inside information started trying to get her gifts, hoping she'd talk to the company president and get their child in.
Yao Zhizhi refused to accept it, which made these uncles and aunts so angry that they were all fuming.
She was really pushed to the limit, so she simply became humble: "The president has already been selected. I am just a small employee. How can I have the power of personnel management? You really think highly of me."
After sending these people away, Yao Zhizhi felt relieved. She really couldn't stand it. She was just an editor, not a big official. She couldn't imagine how many people would rush to the homes of those dignitaries every day to curry favor, give gifts, and use connections.
Those who can keep their original heart from being corrupted are truly worthy of being called the best among men.
After all, it's really not easy. Look at what those people gave me: bicycle tickets, sewing machine tickets, ready-made watches, malted milk, and tons of money...
She held to the bottom line and confiscated it, but that doesn't mean she doesn't like it!
We still have to work hard on the magazine and make a lot of money!
After dinner, I quickly conceived a new column called Time Machine.
We are soliciting manuscripts from young readers, asking them to write to themselves one year from now. The corresponding issue one year later will publish their current situation to see whether the goal has been achieved.
This makes me look motivated—so many readers and children are witnessing me working towards my dreams! It's such a sense of accomplishment!
The vote was held the next day and it passed.
I went to the newspaper this morning and sent out a call for papers.
When I was about to get off work, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in." Yao Zhizhi was processing documents and didn't even raise her head.
Zhou Juan sat down, looked around quietly with a smile on her face.
Yao Zhizhi looked up after finishing her work and said, "Oh, it's you! What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Let me tell you, I'll come to work tomorrow." Zhou Juan married from the provincial capital and had been waiting for a job opportunity. This time, when Lu Yuan went in, it was a good opportunity for her.
Yao Zhizhi suddenly realized that, yes, although Aunt Zhou was strict in enforcing discipline, she would also use these things to benefit the people around her.
It was done very skillfully and there was nothing wrong with it.
It’s no wonder that her mother-in-law and Uncle Ning kept her distance. She really needed to be careful.
But she didn't show it and smiled politely: "Welcome! I'll take you to meet some people."
"Okay, thank you, sister." Zhou Juan followed with a smile. She came to see Yao Zhizhi just to pay homage to her mother. Her mother told her to get along well with Yao Zhizhi so that she would have someone to protect her.
Wu Wei and Zhang Datong from the proofreading team have been a little afraid of Yao Zhizhi recently. After all, Lu Yuan falls too fast, leaving people no time to react.
Seeing her bringing people over, the two of them didn't dare to be vague and greeted her politely.
After recognizing the person and returning to the office, Yao Zhizhi closed the door and reminded: "Try not to tell anyone that we knew each other before."
"Why?" Zhou Juan didn't think there was anything shameful about it.
Yao Zhizhi briefly explained, "Others will suspect that I got rid of Lu Yuan for your sake. This will be extremely harmful to both you and me. Do you understand?"
Zhou Juan thought about it and it seemed to make some sense. She grew up in a government compound in the provincial capital and had seen some cadres rise and fall. Some took advantage of others’ misfortunes, while others took advantage of others and dragged them down with them.
It's always better to be careful.
Looking at the time, it was getting late and time to go back for dinner, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Downstairs, Zhou Juan happily jumped into the back seat of Xu Wei's car and said excitedly, "Working here is pretty good! The environment is great too! I'm very satisfied! My mom is so nice!"
Xu Wei had a good relationship with her, but he still reminded her: "Don't go around telling everyone that you knew each other before, and don't talk too much about your family's affairs. A tall tree attracts the wind."
Zhou Juan nodded. "I see. Actually, I think... no one with good eyes would wrongly accuse her like this, right? It's clearly Lu Yuan's fault for not learning her ways. Who else can she blame?"
"That's true, but people's words are scary. If I really meet someone who wants to harm her, will I have the patience to reason with her? Besides, Lu Yuan's man must hate her to death." Xu Wei was still quite sober. After all, their family had been suppressed by Lord Hu for so many years, so it was always better to be careful.
Zhou Juan didn't want to argue with him. He was a college student, a researcher, and a teacher, and he had a lot of reasons.
"In short, one of Lu Yuan's parents was fired for work style issues, and the other was imprisoned for embezzling public funds. At least her family is ruined and her marriage is divorced. It is not certain whether her in-laws can be her support." Zhou Juan is more optimistic.
The pessimistic Xu Wei was inevitably attracted by her energy and couldn't bear to pour cold water on her, so he just let it go.
The next day at work, Zhou Juan was in the proofreading group and did not come over to say hello to Yao Zhizhi. Yao Zhizhi was quite relieved that Zhou Juan was quite sensible. She just had to keep up the good behavior and not cause any trouble for her.
After the storm, Yao Zhizhi returned to her normal life. She didn't dare print too many copies of this issue of the magazine, so she started with 5,000.
Fortunately, the public has sharp eyes. If the content is good, people will naturally buy it. If the content is bad, even if you force a cow to drink water, few people will be willing to pay for it.
It was reprinted three times and finally sold more than 40,000 copies, which was a good comeback.
Xiao Jiang and Xiao Song ran over excitedly to tell Yao Zhizhi the good news.
Xiao Jiang was the most excited. He held a large pile of letters from readers and filled Yao Zhizhi's desk with them.
It feels so good to open the letters one by one. If you work hard, you will be recognized.
Yao Zhizhi looked at the two young female comrades who were moved to tears at one moment and burst into laughter at another, and she couldn't help feeling a lot of emotions.
That's right, this was the editorial office before she went on maternity leave.
After get off work, she went to visit her sister's children and watched her mother drink a bowl of bitter Chinese medicine. Yao Zhizhi smiled and peeled a piece of candy for her: "My mom is great. She didn't cry today!"
Xie Chunxing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She didn't want to be scolded every day, which would make her want to cry even more.
Holding the candy in her mouth, she quickly got up and took out more than a dozen sets of children's clothes from the closet.
Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised: "Mom, why did you knit so much?"
Xie Chunxing explained with a smile, "Aren't you going to take photos of your child's hundredth day? I prepared a little extra. Six sets are of little stars, and these six are of little moons. Each set is the same for the brother and sister, but the zodiac designs on them are different."
Yao Zhizhi was stunned, and suddenly felt very moved and happy.
Demonstrating one thing after another, she couldn't believe that this little old lady was so skillful.
I couldn't help but wonder: "Mom, where did you get so much yarn?"
"I took apart the adults' sweater. Fortunately, children's clothes require less fabric and summer is approaching, so adults don't need to wear sweaters for the time being. I will knit it into an adult's sweater after a while." Xie Chunxing is not afraid of hard work, as long as the children are happy.
Yao Zhizhi was of course delighted. She stood up and hugged the little old lady: "Then I'd like to thank Grandma on behalf of Xingxingyue! I'll give her a copy of the photo when it's out!"
Xie Chunxing smiled as she helped fold the clothes and put them into a canvas bag: "Wash a few more and send some to your father and eldest brother as well."
Yao Zhizhi picked up her bag and said, "Okay, I'll come back tonight."
Sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, Yao Zhizhi held the bulging canvas bag and couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
The late spring breeze is warm, making people happy and want to sing out loud.
I couldn't help but yell, "Chang Xiao! Teach me to sing!"
"What kind of song do you want to sing?" Qi Changxiao smiled and avoided the potholes in the road, fearing that he would shake his lover.
Yao Zhizhi didn't have any requirements: "As long as I'm happy!"
"Then let's sing a song called 'Let's Row the Boat Together'!" Qi Changxiao pedaled hard and hummed softly.
Yao Zhizhi can actually sing!
But she was sure that she didn't hear it in the apocalypse.
Maybe she really is the original Yao Zhizhi!
Okay, that’s it, it’s good, at least my life is complete!
Before we knew it, we were singing the chorus over and over again.
As I was approaching the entrance of the alley, I heard people arguing in the distance.
They both fell silent, stopped the car, and leaned over to take a look. Wow, there were so many children.
Aunt Mao was also there, and Yao Zhizhi quickly asked what was going on.
Aunt Mao was filled with righteous indignation. "What else could it be? Director Cao was shot, and the children's grandparents didn't want to raise them anymore, so they insisted on sending them to He Meiqi. They are so wicked. When she was sick, they forced her to divorce without a word, and didn't even visit her when she was hospitalized for months. They didn't even allow the three children to see their mother, and they wanted to occupy all of their own home. Now they are forcing her to take the three children away. How can she live without her own life? Their son deserves to be shot! This is retribution!"
The uncles and aunts around also felt that the Cao family was outrageous. How could they bully others like this? If He Meiqi hadn't survived on her own, wouldn't these three children be complete orphans? If that were the case, would the Cao family not raise them? Would they send the children to the underworld?
So immoral!
Everyone was talking at once, all supporting He Meiqi.
This is a spontaneous, instinctive protection and sympathy for the weak.
Instead of just trying to smooth things over and act as a troublemaker.
I have to say, these neighbors in the alley are really clear-headed.
However, many times, morality and law are in conflict.
Just like now, legally speaking, He Meiqi had to take over these three children. Who made Director Cao die? After all, the children's grandparents were not the first-line guardians. Even if He Meiqi was reluctant, as long as the two old beasts sued, she had to take in these three children.
It was quite suffocating just thinking about it. After all, she was married for the second time and had a child with Li Wu. Plus Xiaolong...
The burden is too heavy!
What's more, these three were ungrateful people. After she recovered from her illness, she went to see them and was humiliated.
This is my own child, but he was led astray by two old beasts and is so cold and heartless.
He Meiqi didn't want it. Seeing the Cao family making such a fuss, she could only cry, "You are forcing me to die! If I don't die, I can still buy some things for the children and send them to them every now and then. If I die, you can't blame Li Wu. You still have to raise them yourselves!"
Cao's parents simply didn't believe that she was willing to die. People who have barely escaped death will cherish their lives very much.
But they underestimated the determination of a woman in despair.
The evil mother-in-law was the most excited and cursed, "Stop trying to scare people here! Even if you say it to the sky, you should raise your own child yourself! If you don't agree, let's go to the police station and report it. I don't believe the police will side with you, an inhumane person!"
He Meiqi was so emotional that she could only look at her baby daughter and cry. She gritted her teeth and rushed towards the wall.
Yao Zhizhi had no time to stop her. With a bang, He Meiqi fainted on the spot. The blood on her forehead flowed down, which was shocking.
Yao Zhizhi had no mood to eat the melon at all, so she quickly urged Qi Changxiao to find a human-powered tricycle.
A group of people rushed to send He Meiqi to the hospital, leaving Xiaolong at home to take care of his sister, crying sadly.
When Li Wu came home from overtime work, he was stunned to find that there were only two children at home. He looked at the wall next to him and saw it was covered in blood!
I quickly asked Xiaolong what happened!
Xiaolong was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Those two old beasts from the Cao family forced my mom to take those three kids in, but she refused! They were about to call the police, so she banged her head against the wall."
Li Wu was heartbroken. He quickly picked up his daughter and took Xiaolong with him to the hospital.
The attending doctor wanted to say something, but Yao Zhizhi quickly stopped him and went to the stairs beside him: "Director, is there a possibility that my friend has a concussion or mental disorder?"
"It's possible. We need to observe for a while." The doctor sighed silently. There was nothing they could do to help.
Yao Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and reminded him, "Then remember to emphasize the possibility of mental disorder later. Thank you."
"No problem." The doctors all knew He Meiqi. After all, this woman was ill and was cruelly expelled by her in-laws. Now she is forced to commit suicide. It is really tragic.
Yao Zhizhi returned to the ward and called Aunt Mao out.
Aunt Mao understood it immediately. That’s right, it’s a good thing that she didn’t die after hitting her head against the wall. As long as she said that Meiqi was mentally ill, the three children would be given to the second-ranked guardian to raise, with grandparents as the priority!
These two old beasts, don’t even think about shirking your responsibility!
Aunt Mao was very excited: "You are so smart! Go back and feed the baby, I will take care of this!"
Yao Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and hurried home to look at her stars and the moon.
Little Moon will be one hundred days old tomorrow. She has already made an appointment with the photo studio. After all, Little Star was also photographed there, so they are all treated equally.
As soon as I arrived in the yard, I saw Little Xingxing sticking out his little butt and lying in front of the cradle to play with his sister.
The spring sunshine is just right, it's neither hot nor cold under the shade of the trees, and it's nice to have the little moon come out for some fresh air.
Yao Zhizhi walked over with a smile, kissed her little star first, then took the little moon back to feed it.
Little Star followed in, kicked off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and just watched quietly.
His eyes were black and bright, and he seemed to be quite envious of his younger sister.
Yao Zhizhi stroked the little naughty boy's head and said, "Xingxing grew up like this too. Don't you remember?"
Little Star shook her head, she was still a baby.
However, his reaction to the smell of milk was instinctive, and he was a little greedy, but his uncle told him that he should not compete with his sister for milk, otherwise his sister would starve, unlike him, who could already eat rice and vegetables.
He has to hold it in.
Yao Zhizhi smiled. This kid was actually able to control himself. She quickly called Qi Changxiao in to make milk powder for Xiao Xingxing.
Little Xingxing quickly went downstairs with the bottle in his arms, followed his father to the kitchen to get food.
He had his own little bowl, which his uncle made out of bamboo. It was small, round, and polished very smoothly.
Drinking a bottle of milk didn't stop him from wolfing down his meal.
My uncle told me to eat more and grow taller so that I can protect my sister.
His sister is so cute, he can’t bear to see her being bullied!
After dinner, the younger sister was already asleep. The younger brother took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed. He insisted on kissing his younger sister before he would go for a nap with his uncle.
*
In the hospital, Aunt Mao successfully fooled the Cao family and left without any of the three children.
Li Wu looked at the silly and foolish He Meiqi and thought that she was really mentally ill. He couldn't help sighing. What should he do now?
He is so busy at work, if it really doesn't work out, he should see if there is a job with more relaxed hours.
Just when I was worrying, Aunt Mao, who had sent the Cao family away, came back.
She whispered in his ear the secret of protecting the small family.
Li Wu was stunned. How could this be possible?
That's a good feeling.
It’s not that he is stingy and doesn’t want a child from the Cao family, but what their family did before was too disgusting. The old couple didn’t think of He Meiqi when they were enjoying themselves, and now they are trying to shirk responsibility. It’s a nice thought!
When the Cao family returned home, they felt something was wrong, so they decided to follow them secretly for a while to confirm it.
So after dinner, the old woman quietly went to the hospital.
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