What happened that night when Lin Lishan went to the Lin family, or what important topics were discussed? As Lin Lishan kept silent about those things, the family members remained silent.
The Zhou family's life was unaffected, and they continued to live as usual. The two families lived only two or three hundred meters apart, and apart from Mr. Lin's occasional visits, they had no further contact.
A few days later, the day Fang Fei and his friends invited arrived. The couple still followed Zhou Xiaozheng's suggestion and arrived at the party early.
What did Zhou Xiaozheng suggest? He told the young couple to go ahead and have fun. Regardless of the faction, only by integrating into it could one gain a clearer understanding of the current situation.
For Zhou Xiaozheng, what his two children lack is experience. Especially for his daughter, staying at home all day is a waste of precious time.
He'd observed for a while that, compared to Zhang Guoqing, his smooth-talking son-in-law, his daughter Jiaojiao had always been shy about opening up to others. She had no so-called friends, treating everyone the same. Zhou Xiaozheng couldn't help but laugh and cry at this situation. Caution was good, but it was excessive.
My daughter is so cautious, like a little mouse, she retreats to her home at the slightest sign of trouble. How can this be tolerated? What will happen to her when she enters society?
He also knew that his daughter's childhood experiences had brought many negative impacts, but now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to let the child go on and interact with more people, so that she would become braver.
Princesses, princes? These little brats weren't worth Zhou Xiaozheng's attention. But he had to admit, these children possessed a sense of superiority that his own daughter lacked. Sometimes, showing off and being flamboyant was a skill. From ancient times to the present, children of high-class families have always possessed a sense of pride.
Let's not talk about others, just look at his little grandson, who is not even a year old yet has an aura and arrogance that is different from others. This is because the environment the child has been in has given him confidence.
After watching the young couple leave, Zhou Xiaozheng returned to his study and sat alone behind his desk, lost in thought.
Zhou Jiao had no idea that her father was worried about her. Otherwise, she would have definitely refuted him, saying that he was overthinking things.
In Zhou Jiao's world, what's the point of boasting about your parents' achievements? Sooner or later, you'll have to pay them back. Life is full of ups and downs; who can boast of being an undefeated general?
What the hell was that about friends? Would she be so foolish as to let someone get close to her, giving them the opportunity to stab her in the back? Zhou Jiao would never allow such a foolish thing to happen.
This is an ordinary small courtyard house. Its location is excellent, not far from Zhou Jiao's large courtyard house. Of course, the environment is also very good, and the famous large garden is not far away.
Before he could even enter, a man suddenly appeared, walked up to him with a smile and punched Zhang Guoqing. He then turned to look at Zhou Jiao, gave her a thumbs-up, and said with a smile, "Sister, you're amazing! You're so good at keeping Xiaowu under control that he doesn't dare to leave even half a step."
Zhou Jiao feigned anger upon hearing this, "Be careful or I'll tell my sister-in-law about it. Tell me, did you sneak out just now?"
The other party begged for mercy, "Sister, your sister-in-law is in there, please give your brother some face and don't add fuel to the fire. This lady at home is not gentle."
Zhou Jiao extended her hand and said with a sly smile, "Bribe me quickly. The fee is not high, just two bottles of Moutai."
The other person patted her hand and said with a smile, "Xiao Wu, quickly deal with your wife. She's so bold that she actually dared to blackmail my brother."
Zhang Guoqing embraced him as he entered the gate and jokingly said, "You're wrong. My wife said something, so I'll do my best to support her. Do you think being a brother is that easy?"
The three of them laughed and joked with each other. When they entered the living room, there were already four or five people sitting there. Even though they rarely saw each other, they all knew each other and had shared a drink together.
At this moment, when I saw the three of them coming in, we started joking with each other.
"Hey, Zhang Xiaowu, you can't do this. You have to wait for the brothers to post before you come here, right?"
"College students, tell your brothers why you stay at home all day."
"To have children."
Zhang Guoqing smiled and grabbed some melon seeds from the coffee table and threw them at a few people. "I'm letting you show off. You're still college students. Who has ever studied abroad?"
"You, you, you're wasting food. It's shameful."
"Don't give me that. I'm a good friend by not throwing an orange at you. Tell me, are there any activities going on?"
Everyone waited for the couple to sit down, smiling silently but not saying a word.
At this time, two girls arm in arm came out from next door.
One of the tall girls in military uniform was Cao Xiaoli, the wife of Wu Yong, the friend who had just welcomed the couple in.
Mr. Wu now works at the General Political Department, and his wife is still his colleague. They've been married for two years and still don't have a child. Zhou Jiao had heard that the couple was busy trying to conceive. Apparently, the child ran away before they could even be conceived.
"Jiaojiao, why didn't you bring your little one here?"
Zhou Jiao smiled and greeted them both, "It's cold, and the child is too young. Where did sister-in-law and Sister Mei go just now?"
Cao Xiaoli yelled unhappily, "What sister-in-law? You have to call me Sister Xiaoli. You have many sisters-in-law in your family, but Sister Xiaoli is one of a kind."
Li Mei covered her laughter and winked at Zhou Jiao.
Zhou Jiao suddenly realized that it seemed that Mr. Wu had done something immoral again to make the eldest daughter of the Cao family angry.
She glanced at him with disdain and said to Li Mei, "Beating is love, scolding is care. It seems that my sister-in-law and her family are living a very fulfilling life."
Li Mei nodded in agreement, echoing with a gloating tone, "Your sister Xiaoli hasn't even raised her cat claws yet, and your brother Wu is already wilting. He's a spineless person."
Zhou Jiao laughed heartily. Seeing Cao Xiaoli raise her right hand, she quickly changed the subject and asked, "Is there something happy happening tonight? I see everyone looks like they're all looking forward to a good show."
Cao Xiaoli raised her fist, but when she saw the two of them begging for mercy, she finally put it down as if giving alms.
Glancing at the men gathered around her, she chuckled softly, "Two distinguished guests will be arriving soon. We'll be waiting to see some fun."
Zhou Jiao listened attentively to the discussion of the men around her, and finally understood that Fang Fei was going on a blind date that night and had to choose between these two men.
She leaned closer to them curiously and asked in a low voice, "Whose daughter is this?"
It's no wonder Zhou Jiao asked that. The only people who could get into this private gathering couldn't be just any random person. The only possible explanation was that they were a few people she knew.
"The Qu family and the Yi family, they will come here with their brother later. These two families are both interested in Fang Fei. They are so lucky, and they are both old and young."
Zhou Jiao was choked by Cao Xiaoli's blunt words and started coughing. You know, many of the elders present tonight are eating these young shoots grown from tender grass.
Before Zhou Jiao could even recall which girl from each family was of marriageable age, a group of people came in in twos and threes.
Including Fang Fei, three people and two women came in. Everyone immediately stopped talking, after all, it was not very kind to criticize others behind their backs.
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