To avoid embarrassing General Zhou, Zhou Zhixin worked tirelessly to achieve some success at work. But success isn't something you can achieve simply by wanting it. Sometimes, a person needs both ability and luck, and vice versa.
Zhou Zhixin was lucky.
A plan provided by Wen Ziqing gave Zhou Zhixin a new idea: to establish a special forces unit with particularly strong individual combat capabilities.
Thanks to General Zhou's support, Zhou Zhixin's vision was realized in record time. After Zhou Zhixin established his special forces corps, Wen Ziqing proposed many innovative training methods. Zhou Zhixin was a hard worker, and despite the unprecedented training methods, he endured immense pressure and spent two years training a new type of troop.
After the Special Forces became combat-ready, they coincided with the war between China and the Southern Kingdom. During the war, Zhou Zhixin's Special Forces performed brilliantly, reducing casualties among the conventional forces and contributing significantly to the early conclusion of the war.
It is precisely because of these reasons that Zhou Zhixin became the youngest general in China and, at the age of forty-something, sat in the position of commander-in-chief of the three armed forces.
These things are easy to do, but difficult to do.
Yes, Zhou Zhixin’s success was earned with his sweat and blood.
And Zhao Yunxiang, when she first returned to the Zhou family, was often excluded by the circle of wealthy ladies in Kyoto City.
Several of the upper-class families in Kyoto were closely connected. Zhao Yunxiang had just arrived, and coming from the countryside, so when those noble ladies first met her, they were more interested in watching the fun than offering a hand of friendship.
Zhao Yunxiang also hated seeing the noble ladies saying one thing in front of her and another behind her back. Therefore, Zhao Yunxiang's relationship with the mistresses of various aristocratic families has always been lukewarm.
It was not until Zhao Yunxiang became successful in her career that those noble ladies stopped looking down on her and started to date her.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yunxiang was busy with work and had no interest in participating in these gatherings where women were scheming against each other. Therefore, Zhou Zhixin never enjoyed any of the benefits of being a wife's diplomat.
Because of this, Zhao Yunxiang always felt guilty that she had not been able to help Zhou Zhixin in any way.
"Yunxiang, what do you mean by that?" Seeing Zhao Yunxiang getting angry, Zhou Zhixin immediately backed down and his voice dropped by more than an octave.
"I'm just afraid that Cao will be like me back then, isolated and unable to fit into the circle for several years. If that happens to you, will Cao not be able to withstand the pressure and regret it?" Zhao Yunxiang's eyes turned red when she talked about this.
"Yunxiang, don't cry! It's my fault. I shouldn't have misunderstood you." Zhao Yunxiang's hot tears fell on the back of Zhou Zhixin's hand, scaring him so much that he was in a panic. He wiped Zhao Yunxiang's tears and apologized.
"Of course it's your fault. We've been married for so many years, don't you know what kind of person I am?" Zhao Yunxiang's tears welled up even more. Her son didn't want to choose a daughter-in-law according to her wishes, and her husband didn't understand her concerns. At this moment, Zhao Yunxiang felt that all the grievances in her heart turned into tears, flowing freely.
"Yunxiang, it's my fault. Over the years, I haven't grown enough to protect you and the children from the wind and rain." Zhou Zhixin hugged Zhao Yunxiang's shoulders and let out a sigh.
Indeed, only a strong man in the family can shield his wife and children from the storms of the outside world. If Zhou Zhixin had been strong enough, how could those so-called noble ladies dare to show disrespect to Zhao Yunxiang?
"No, Zhixin, I don't blame you. It's just that I'm useless and can't help you." Seeing Zhou Zhixin blaming himself, Zhao Yunxiang quickly brought the subject back.
Zhao Yunxiang knew that Zhou Zhixin was under immense pressure at work. Although he was the youngest general in China, some questioned his position, arguing that it wasn't entirely due to his own hard work, but rather to the legacy of General Zhou. As General Zhou's grandson, Zhou Zhixin faced far more pressure than the average person.
"Yunxiang, you are right. I am the man of the family and should shoulder the responsibilities that I should shoulder. Every bit of contempt you and the children have suffered is a manifestation of my incompetence." Zhou Zhixin couldn't help but sigh when he thought of what happened this afternoon.
"Zhixin, did something happen to you today?" Zhao Yunxiang was stunned when she heard Zhou Zhixin's words, as if there was something else behind them.
Zhou Zhixin really encountered some trouble.
This afternoon, Zhou Zhixin was stopped by Liu Jingye on his way home.
After Liu Jingye was "carried away" from the military compound by General Zhou's guards, he did not dare to look back at General Zhou, but instead ran to find trouble with Zhou Zhixin.
Liu Jingye believed that Zhou Zhixin's refusal to help was the reason he was turned away at General Zhou's door. Liu Jingye's mind was already in turmoil due to Liu Meiling's death. He was now obsessed with finding the murderer who had killed his daughter and avenging her.
Zhou Zhixin's car was stopped by Liu Jingye's car halfway on the road.
Zhou Zhixin finally got rid of Liu Jingye's entanglement, but he couldn't pretend that he hadn't heard Liu Jingye's harsh words. This was also the reason why Zhou Zhixin was in a bad mood when he first entered the house.
After Zhou Zhixin returned home and saw that his family was having a great time, he finally got over the disgust he felt at Liu Jingye.
Seeing Zhou Zhixin remained silent for a while, Zhao Yunxiang couldn't help but wonder, "Is there really something going on?"
"Yunxiang, Liu Jingye stopped me on my way home today, scolded me for being servile and a snob. He saw his daughter Meiling in trouble and was unwilling to lend a helping hand. Yunxiang, didn't I refuse Liu Ziqing to return to Kyoto just this time? The last time, his daughter Meiling disappeared, wasn't it Ziqing who came back to run errands for him? How come I became a nobody just because I didn't help her once?" After talking about this incident, Zhou Zhixin felt so bitter that he couldn't tell Zhao Yunxiang about it. He really couldn't tell anyone else.
Previously, Zhou Zhixin and Liu Jingye were of similar age and had a mutual admiration for each other. This time, due to Liu Meiling's death, Liu Jingye's ugly face was exposed to Zhou Zhixin.
Besides being disgusted, Zhou Zhixin was more disgusted with his previous "lack of vision".
"Zhixin, it's better not to associate with people like Liu Jingye in the future. I don't think your grandfather will have a good life with Liu Jingye." Zhao Yunxiang saw that Zhou Zhixin was in a bad mood and quickly comforted him.
It was late at night. Except for Zhou Yuanyuan, who was still searching for the martial arts techniques on Hongqiao, everyone else in the Zhou family had already fallen asleep.
Thousands of miles away, Wen Ziqing also didn't sleep.
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