Zhang Guoqing wasn't surprised at Wuyi's words. Given his son's personality, it was already quite a feat for him to have helped his nephews make money for two years.
What's more, printing factories have started to do it themselves, and Wuyi will not be interested in playing with the remaining profits.
"As long as you're happy," Zhang Guoqing said with a noncommittal smile. "They should have made a lot of money, so they should be satisfied. There's no such thing as always taking advantage of others."
Wuyi tilted his head, "Don't you think I'm too direct?"
"What else do we need to do? Lead them hand in hand?" Zhang Guoqing restrained his smile. "Did Shitou look for you?"
"No, Brother Shitou isn't a greedy person." Wuyi glanced at Zhou Jiao, "He'll graduate next year. I suggest he focus on his studies."
Zhou Jiao lowered her head and smiled, then handed the fruit plate to Zhang Guoqing. She also said his father was the same as hers!
"Oh? Where has he decided to go?"
"He didn't say, so I didn't ask." Wuyi reached out and took an apple, weighing it. "Grandpa Zuo should be able to plan it for him. If there's any need for our family, Brother Shitou will come directly to you."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at his son, who was peeling an apple. "It's no use asking me. I can't get involved. If it were Zuo Lin, he would let..."
"Looking for my mom? Then who should I ask? My second uncle won't do that, and my second aunt listens to him. Even Grandma Zuo can't speak as well as you do. You'll be sure to get it done if you ask my mom."
Zhang Guoqing glared at him angrily, "You're the only one who's quick to react! If your mother can hold on for a few more years, she'll be able to make further progress. If someone asks you to, remember not to make any promises without thinking."
Wuyi looked up immediately after hearing this and asked, "What if grandpa and grandma come looking for you?"
"They won't!" Zhang Guoqing said, seeing his son's suspicious look, he rolled his eyes at him. "They heard what I said to those who came to visit me back home!"
"Really handling this impartially?"
Zhang Guoqing raised his lips and gave a sarcastic smile, "What else? Even my own son had to fight on the battlefield to make merit, so could it be that my nephew is even more advanced?"
Wuyi's eyes flashed with worry, and he looked at him: Is he going too far as a son? His father seemed to be overthinking it. He and his brothers were really not jealous.
"Stop imagining that!" Zhang Guoqing rubbed his son's head. "Go see if your grandma's back from get off work. We'll have dinner early tonight."
Wuyi was delighted when he heard that. He stuffed the peeled apple into his hand, stood up, and ran out, "Dad, you must eat it."
Zhang Guoqing looked at the apple in his hand and curled his lips in disdain. "You little brat did it on purpose. Why would you put it in this hand when there are so many other places to put it?"
Having said that, he still happily opened his mouth, took a bite, chewed a few times, and praised: "My son really knows how to pick apples. They taste good."
Zhou Jiao looked at him with amusement: It’s not that his son knows how to pick apples, but that the specially supplied fruits are all the same.
After chewing an apple, Zhang Guoqing took the hot towel she handed him and wiped his hands before getting back to the point: "Who tipped off Wuyi this time?"
"Hey..." Zhou Jiao immediately took out the letter from her pocket and handed it to him obediently with both hands, "Have they contacted you?"
Who are they referring to?
Normally when Zhou Jiao asked about people from her hometown, she would always mention the words "father and mother", but this time she mentioned "they" because Zhang Guoqing understood that the range of people she was referring to was very broad.
He didn't intend to hide it from his wife any longer. He took out the letter, glanced at it, and handed it back to her along with the envelope. "Actually, Dad and my second brother called me last week."
"oh."
Zhang Guoqing pinched her face amusedly. "You don't ask me why I hid it from you? You don't ask what they told me? Aren't you really curious?"
"You're already grown up, wait until the child sees you." Zhou Jiao slapped his hand away and gave him a scolding look. "You must have your reasons for not saying anything."
Zhou Jiao glanced at him and said, "Dad, do you want you to intervene? Big brother's grandson is already so big."
Zhang Guoqing heard the hidden meaning in her words and smiled. "We are indeed husband and wife. We have the same ideas. Dad asked me on the phone the other day what to do?"
Zhou Jiao lowered her eyes to hide her strange expression when she heard this.
"I said that my eldest brother's grandchildren are already so grown up, and as his younger brother, I'd better not express my opinion. Besides, I'm so busy every day that I don't even have time to eat, and I really don't have the energy to worry about those things. Dad probably didn't expect me to refuse outright, and later it was my second brother who answered the phone."
Zhang Guoqing sighed, "My second brother told me not to worry about things at home, saying that Huang Cuilan did it on purpose. I also said something extra, and told him to stop worrying about whether my eldest sister-in-law really had a mental problem or not."
Zhou Jiao looked at him thoughtfully. "You rejected them so bluntly, so they're angry? No, they're definitely angry because I didn't wait for them to sell Spring Festival couplets on May Day this year."
"Be angry if you want. Actually, I've hinted many times during the New Year celebrations back home that I won't be able to take care of the next generation. If they can't understand, there's nothing I can do."
Zhou Jiao's eyes flashed with annoyance, and then she patted him comfortingly, "I don't ask for everything to be perfect, but I ask for a clear conscience. You've done your best."
Zhang Guoqing smiled bitterly and shook his head. "This month's alimony was remitted a long time ago... Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore. Let's go out and see why our son hasn't come in yet."
"Okay. Mom should be off work by now." Zhou Jiao took his arm and followed him out, secretly planning to cancel sending nutritional supplements to Huang Cuilan.
As for the maintenance of her parents-in-law, Zhou Jiao would not let the elderly suffer any loss, but she really had no more requests, unless her husband was happy.
Why did she help the Zhang family before? She was simply doing it for Zhang Guoqing's sake. Otherwise, who were those people? What did they have to do with her?
After eating Laba porridge, it means that the end of the new year is approaching.
On the day of the Little New Year, when the two brothers Ping'an and Liuyi returned home together, the vengeful Zhou Jiao was a little depressed when she saw Zhang Guoqing mentioned his hometown.
So she privately instructed her three sons to start reducing their correspondence with their cousins.
Any reason?
If she can make her man unhappy, no one else can be happy!
Of course, that's not what she said to her sons.
"You're already busy with your studies, so how do you find the time to reply to letters? You're in frequent contact, and your cousins-in-law have their own families to support.
It's a precautionary measure, but families like ours are most afraid of some close relatives causing trouble."
As soon as Zhou Jiao left, Ping'an and Liuyi looked at each other and immediately grabbed their younger brother. They didn't believe that his mother would give instructions for no apparent reason without anything happening!
After listening to Wuyi's story, Ping'an frowned. "There are all kinds of messed-up people here. They've simply had too many good days, and they don't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. Let's see if they're going to make trouble."
Liuyi raised the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically, "Not only are they careless, but they're also stupid and have no sense of propriety. They even brought such a trivial matter to our family. Do they think my dad has nothing to do all the time and is just like them?"
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