Chapter 137 Made up my mind
Zhuang Chaoying opened the door and saw that it was Zhu Xiuyu.
"Hongbin's mother, why are you here? Are you feeling better?"
"Well, I'm much better, Teacher Zhuang. I'm here to give you some money." Zhu Xiuyu handed over three yuan. "This is the money for yesterday's medicine and food. I don't know how much I spent. Is this enough..."
"You are slapping me in the face. How can I take your money?" Zhuang Chaoying pushed the money back.
"No, you have to take it. I was so sick yesterday that I didn't pay attention to this. I thought the money for the medicine was given by Hongbin." Zhu Xiu Yu stuffed the money into his hand and turned to leave.
Maybe he was sick again and turned around too quickly, so he staggered and was about to fall forward. Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly grabbed him.
"It's so hot and it's noon, and you're still sick. If you keep walking around, the medicine will be wasted. Come inside and sit down until it's cooler."
Zhuang Chaoying let the person into the house.
"Teacher Zhuang, I'll be leaving soon. You can go about your business."
"I was editing teaching materials until midnight yesterday and just woke up. Please sit for a while while I go wash my face."
Only then did Zhuang Chaoying remember that he was still wearing a big back jacket and half-length pants, his hair was messy, and he looked very bad.
He walked to the tap to wash his face and rinse his mouth.
The door closed slowly and automatically behind him.
When he came back, he heard low sobbing coming from the house.
Zhuang Chaoying's heart tightened and he quickly pushed open the door. Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiuyu had already thrown herself into his arms.
The door slowly closed behind him again.
Outside the window, the sun is scorching, the heat waves are surging, and the insects are chirping.
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Zhu Xiu Yu said nothing and left in a hurry.
This made Zhuang Chaoying feel very confused.
If it were any other woman, if he didn't mention marriage, she would have cried, made a fuss, or even committed suicide, but Zhu Xiu Yu was too well-behaved.
He felt both refreshed and confused.
All in all, it's a strange and wonderful feeling.
Second, Zhu Xiuyu still came at noon and brought him lunch.
Then......
On the third day, it was still the same.
After that, Zhuang Chaoying told her that Tunan and Pengfei would be back tomorrow.
Zhu Xiuyu nodded: "Then I'll go wash their sheets while the sun is shining. I thought I'd be back in a few days."
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to help, but Zhu Xiuyu stopped him:
"You should get back to work! Otherwise, you'll have to teach during the day and edit teaching materials at night. That's too much work. I can wash it all by myself."
Zhuang Chaoying was sitting at the table editing teaching materials. When he looked up, he saw Zhu Xiuyu washing bed sheets under the shade of a tree in the yard.
After washing the two children's clothes, she went into the room and took down the sheets on Zhuang Chaoying's bed to wash them as well.
When Zhu Xiuyu turned around, she saw Zhuang Chaoying staring at her. Her face turned red and she turned and left the room.
After washing the quilt, she did not rush back, but moved a chair and sat next to Zhuang Chaoying, took a palm-leaf fan and gently fanned him from behind.
There were books spread out on the bed, and the table was covered with papers, notebooks and books.
So Zhuang Chaoying didn't turn on the fan, because if the fan blew, the pages of the book would be messed up and the papers would fly away.
The cool breeze from Zhu Xiu Yu's hand truly opened the door to Zhuang Chaoying's heart.
Looking back, Zhu Xiuyu was looking at him with eyes full of admiration, with a magazine subscribed by Tunan placed on her knees.
"Do you understand?" Zhuang Chaoying asked softly.
Zhu Xiuyu shook her head. "I'm not illiterate, but I'm not very educated either. But I know that studying is important, so I told Hongbin to study hard and go to college in the future."
"You're right to think so."
Zhu Xiu Yu shook her head and handed over the cooled boiled water.
"What?" Zhuang Chaoying put down the pen and took the cup of water.
"Actually, I have selfish motives. I like scholars, and I like gentle and refined men like you."
Zhuang Chaoying was met with Zhu Xiuyu's eager gaze.
Three days is neither long nor short.
Huang Ling and Zhou Huaiyi met their parents and discussed the marriage.
And Zhuang Chaoying also made up his mind to be with Zhu Xiuyu.
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The four returned from Changzhou the next day and went back to the alley first.
Pengfei and Dongzhe were watching TV in the room and laughing out loud.
"You're back!" Song Ying brought out the mung bean soup, and everyone sat down and drank a bowl happily.
"I added the leftover rock sugar from pickling plums," Song Ying told them.
"Well, it's sweet. I'll send some more in two days." Zhou Huaiyi replied. He was the one who brought the rock sugar.
"Oh, that's not what I meant. I meant thank you."
"Hahaha! I know. I don't eat sweets, so it would be a waste to leave it there. Xiaoling likes sweet food, so it's just right for you to make sweet soup, which you don't have often."
"It seems that everything went smoothly." Seeing Zhou Huaiyi's happy face, Song Ying became curious again.
"What are you talking about? How could it go wrong?" Huang Ling rolled her eyes at her.
"As long as it goes well, as long as it goes well."
"Xiaoling, I'll go to the town to pick up Huailan, and send Tunan and Pengfei back by the way!" Zhou Huaiyi stood up.
"Okay, don't forget to give the gift to Auntie!"
She walked the three of them to the entrance of the alley.
The children playing in the alley were circling around Zhou Huaiyi's car, and were very envious when they saw Tuanan and Pengfei getting into the car.
The road outside the yard where Tunan and his family lived was wide enough, so they parked the car directly at the gate of the yard.
It was just after get off work, and the neighbors couldn't help but look to see who got out of the car.
Zhou Huaiyi got out of the car, took Tunan's luggage bag and two boxes of pastries and handed them to Tunan and Pengfei respectively.
Tunan said politely: "Uncle Zhou, please come in and have a cup of tea."
Zhou Huaiyi knew he was just being polite, so he replied, "No, I still have to go to town. It will be dark if I am late."
"Uncle Zhou, please go and pick up Aunt Huailan! Thank you for sending us off!" Pengfei replied.
"Okay, go in now!"
Zhou Huaiyi watched them enter the yard before getting into the car and leaving.
As soon as I entered the college, Xiao Zheng, a prospective college student, came over. Xiao Zheng took part in this year's college entrance examination and was admitted to the College of Mining.
This not only inspires Tuanan, but also Zhuang Chaoying.
Xiao Zheng asked Tunan: "Tunan, you are awesome! You have relatives who own cars."
Tuanan just said "hmm" and went into the house first.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiao Zheng asked Pengfei again: "Pengfei, what kind of relative are you?"
"It's a friend of our elders who dropped us off on the way." Pengfei explained.
Zhuang Chaoying is still working hard at home.
"Dad." Tunan called.
"Oh, you're back! I haven't cooked dinner yet. Wait a minute, I'll be there soon! You guys wash your faces first."
"Uncle, I'm going to cook noodles, you go work! I play every day, I'm not tired!"
"Well, okay!" Zhuang Chaoying nodded.
Pengfei put down the pastries and went into the kitchen.
Zhuang Chaoying pulled Tunan to sit on a chair and tentatively asked him what they had talked about, but Tunan shook his head.
"Grandpa and the others didn't discuss it in front of Xiaoting and me."
"Oh, that's right. You're still young and don't understand. I'm just asking casually."
"Dad, you don't have to worry about Xiaoting. Uncle Zhou treats Xiaoting very well. And with mom's personality, if Uncle Zhou treats Xiaoting badly, then..." Tuanan didn't finish his words, and he never said the words "slap him to death".
"Well, Director Zhou is a trustworthy person. I... have something else to discuss with you."
Zhuang Chaoying told Tuanan that he had decided to marry Zhu Xiuyu.
Tunan was both shocked and expected.
Once again, he seemed to have prepared himself mentally for the changes at home.
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