Hearing Zhou Zhengye's somewhat impulsive words, Wang Guixiang looked up at him and retorted angrily, "You are my husband, isn't it your duty to support me and provide me with a good life?"
Zhou Zhengye tried to suppress his irritation, sat down, and ladled porridge into his bowl, saying, "Don't I send you living expenses every month? The money I send you is enough for you to live comfortably. My salary isn't that high to begin with, and if you want more, I can't give you any more."
I still have parents to support; I can't just think of myself. Besides, our current life is already something many people can only dream of; we should be content.
Wang Guixiang snorted and said, "Don't give me that nonsense. Mom and Dad both have their own salaries and pensions, they don't need your money at all. Besides, I don't believe your income is only a salary."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengye looked at Wang Guixiang with a strange expression and said, "What else is there besides salary?"
Wang Guixiang said, "You are now the factory director of Qianyuan County Machinery Factory, in charge of all the affairs of the factory. I don't believe that no one would give you gifts when the factory recruits workers. There are other aspects as well."
Before Wang Guixiang could say anything more, Zhou Zhengye stood up angrily and shouted, "What do you mean by this? Are you trying to make me make a mistake? Believe it or not, I have never accepted any gifts from anyone. I haven't accepted any in the past, I won't accept any now, and I certainly won't accept any in the future."
"You make it sound so natural, isn't it because your family often accepts gifts from others?"
Zhou Zhengye was almost certain that this was the Wang family's style.
As expected, Wang Guixiang said matter-of-factly, "When someone asks us for a favor, isn't it only right that we pay them? Otherwise, who would do a favor for free? It's just that you're so stubborn, holding such an important position and still not making any money."
Zhou Zhengye was really angry and helpless. He didn't know how the Wang family educated Wang Guixiang, or if all members of the Wang family held this view? If that were the case, it would be terrifying.
As the saying goes, if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. If the Wang family continues to act this way, trouble is bound to come sooner or later.
With Wang Guixiang's mentality, she'll cause trouble for her family sooner or later.
Zhou Zhengye grew increasingly frightened as he thought about it, and resolved to keep his distance from the Wang family from now on. It would be even better if he could sever all ties.
However, he also knew that given the Wang family's current power, he couldn't make his intentions too obvious and could only proceed gradually.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt he couldn't let Wang Guixiang stay by his side. If someone wanted to ask him for a favor but couldn't get through to him, and instead came to Wang Guixiang, she would definitely accept them without hesitation. And it was very likely that he wouldn't even notice in time.
He and Wang Guixiang are husband and wife. Even if Wang Guixiang accepts gifts behind his back, people will attribute what Wang Guixiang did to him and think that Wang Guixiang was acting on his orders. If something really happens, he won't be able to explain himself.
Zhou Zhengye became increasingly agitated, and he lost his appetite for breakfast.
He quickly drank a bowl of corn porridge, washed the dishes himself, and then said to Wang Guixiang, "If you can't eat this, figure it out yourself. I still have a lot of work to do at the factory, so I have to go to work now."
After saying that, Zhou Zhengye got dressed and left the house. He was afraid that if he stayed with Wang Guixiang any longer, they would have a big fight.
Wang Guixiang stared wide-eyed as Zhou Zhengye left the house, never expecting that he would just leave her alone at home like that, without caring whether she would go hungry.
She angrily threw her chopsticks on the table and went back to her bedroom to sit on the bed and sulk.
She sat for a while and felt very hungry, but she really couldn't eat the food on the table. Besides, the food was cold now, so she was even less likely to eat it.
She was so hungry that she got up, dressed, and left the house. She had money and ration coupons; how could she possibly starve?
Wang Guixiang inquired about the location of the Qianyuan County State-Run Restaurant and went there. Upon arriving, she bought a bowl of wontons and several steamed buns and ate her fill.
She was worried that Zhou Zhengye wouldn't care about her lunch, so she bought some steamed buns from the state-run restaurant for her. She could just heat them up and eat them later.
Wang Guixiang was unfamiliar with Qianyuan County and didn't wander around. In her opinion, Qianyuan County was too dilapidated and backward, and there was nothing to see, so she went straight home.
If someone hadn't said that Zhou Zhengye might have another woman, she wouldn't have come to this godforsaken place to suffer.
This place is remote and underdeveloped, nothing like Kyoto. She couldn't understand why Zhou Zhengye would leave such a wonderful place like Kyoto and choose to come to such a remote and backward place. Could it really be, as people say, that there's a woman here that Zhou Zhengye has his eye on?
Wang Guixiang's surprise visit to Qianyuan County without notifying Zhou Zhengye was a deliberate act of inspection. She wanted to give Zhou Zhengye no time to react, exposing everything he had done.
She hasn't found anything wrong with the examination yet, but her suspicions haven't been completely dispelled.
Zhou Zhengye's attitude towards her has become even worse than before. Is this the normal attitude of a husband towards his wife?
Zhou Zhengye actually refused to sleep in the same room with her that night, insisting on sleeping in a separate room. This was utterly humiliating. She absolutely couldn't let Zhou Zhengye get away with it again tonight.
Wang Guixiang recalled how she was attracted to Zhou Zhengye's appearance when she first met him, and how she became even more enamored with him after learning about his deeds.
Later, when her mother wanted to find her a partner, she thought of Zhou Zhengye and told her mother how she felt.
Her mother was delighted to hear that she had taken a liking to Zhou Zhengye, as Zhou Zhengye was a rare young talent in Kyoto. The Zhou family also had a very good background. Zhou Zhengye was perfectly worthy of her.
With her parents' help, she finally married Zhou Zhengye as she had always wanted.
She married Zhou Zhengye with high hopes, but reality dealt her a cruel blow. Her married life was not filled with love and harmony with her husband; instead, she experienced only his coldness and indifference.
She knew that Zhou Zhengye's decision to work in Qianyuan County was also a way of avoiding her, but he couldn't say it explicitly. After all, her family's status was undeniable. Zhou Zhengye didn't dare to openly mistreat her.
She had told Zhou Zhengye not to come to such a remote place, but he wouldn't listen. She didn't come here with him because she was angry with him.
A few days ago, someone told her that Zhou Zhengye hadn't returned to Beijing because he had another woman in Qianyuan County. She was unsure of what was going on, which is why she decided to come and conduct a surprise inspection.
If it were really as the rumors said, she would never have let him off so easily. Fortunately, she didn't find anything suspicious, otherwise she didn't know what would have happened to her.
Zhou Zhengye left home in a huff and rushed to the factory.
Today, he felt even more clearly that reasoning with Wang Guixiang was like casting pearls before swine—it was utterly futile. Any further discussion would only lead to an argument. He had to find a way to coax Wang Guixiang back; he absolutely couldn't let her stay in Qianyuan County.
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