Although there was not much expression on Zhu Xiangyang's face, Secretary Jin could tell from Zhu Xiangyang's furrowed brows and the occasional raised eyebrows that Zhu Xiangyang was not dissatisfied with him for making things difficult for Zhou Zhixin in private.
It seems that his move today was indeed the right one. Secretary Jin's face lit up with joy.
At this moment, Zhu Xiangyang's heart was full of thoughts.
Thinking of General Zhou, Zhu Xiangyang felt a mixture of respect and resentment. General Zhou had protected Zhu Xiangyang during his most difficult years. But Zhu Xiangyang also believed that since he had been treated with the utmost respect by General Zhou since his reinstatement, he should be considered on General Zhou's side, right?
But what happened? His husband died in mysterious circumstances, and he complained about General Zhou's great-granddaughter. But General Zhou, always protective of his daughter, actually ignored him?
Zhu Xiangyang wouldn't have been so angry if he had just ignored it. What annoyed him most was that General Zhou had turned around and supported Cao Yunfei's rise to power.
Otherwise, Cao Yunfei's current position should belong to Zhu Xiangyang!
Thinking of the highest position that he missed, Zhu Xiangyang felt indescribable melancholy.
A man is always ambitious. Zhu Xiangyang was no exception. Before his falling out with General Zhou, Zhu Xiangyang had believed that position was already in his pocket.
On the day he lost the election, Zhu Xiangyang sat alone in his study all night.
That night, Zhu Xiangyang thought a lot.
Zhu Xiangyang felt that the reason things ended up like this was simply because he wasn't shrewd enough. After Ah Jun's death, he shouldn't have publicly torn his relationship with General Zhou. At the very least, he should have waited until General Zhou pushed him into that position before turning against him!
But his Ah Jun is already dead! Even if he complained a few times, Zhou Jinyu, that petty-minded person, shouldn't have blocked his path to advancement, right?
And his two children, Xiaojun and Xiaojuan, who had taken some kind of "magic drug" from Zhou Yuanyuan, kept saying that Zhou Yuanyuan was right. Humph! Zhu Xiangyang had lived for so many years, could it be that he still couldn't tell the difference between good and evil?
Whatever! After all, Zhu Xiangyang had no shortage of granddaughters or grandsons. Even if Zhu Xiaojun obtained the inheritance of the space, what would it matter? Without Zhu Xiangyang's support, where could Zhu Xiaojun go?
That heartbroken night, Zhu Xiangyang decided to seek revenge. His Ah Jun was dead, and he wanted the Zhou family buried with him. Even if it meant sacrificing himself, Zhu Xiangyang wasn't afraid.
Unfortunately, for two years, Zhu Xiangyang hadn't found a single opportunity. The Zhou family, from top to bottom, had virtually no weaknesses. With General Zhou in control, Zhu Xiangyang couldn't resort to tactics like framing others. No, Zhu Xiangyang knew that even if he did, Zhou Jinyu would be able to mitigate them, so he simply gave up on the futile effort.
Two years have passed, and Zhu Xiangyang's pain has subsided a lot.
At the solemn funeral of General Zhou, Zhu Xiangyang felt sad and melancholy, but he did not think of revenge on the Zhou family.
Today, Secretary Jin reminded him. Zhou Jinyu was gone, but weren't there still Zhou Jinyu's descendants in this world? Zhu Xiangyang didn't believe that if he couldn't beat Zhou Jinyu, he couldn't deal with those young boys and girls in the Zhou family?
After Zhu Xiangyang made up his mind, he stood up and said to Secretary Jin, "Xiao Jin, how do you feel about me?"
"I was promoted by you, Minister Zhu. I, Xiao Jin, will never forget your kindness for a moment." After hearing what Zhu Xiangyang said, Secretary Jin quickly expressed his determination.
Secretary Jin had over a decade of work experience before becoming Zhu Xiangyang's secretary. She knew that when her boss asked this question, it usually meant she needed to express her opinion. From the day she hugged Zhu Xiangyang's thick legs, she had no intention of letting go.
"Okay, Xiao Jin! Next, I have a few important things for you to do." Seeing Secretary Jin's loyal look, Zhu Xiangyang nodded with satisfaction.
"Minister Zhu, if you have anything to say, just tell me and I will take care of it for you." Seeing this, Secretary Jin quickly moved closer to make it easier for Zhu Xiangyang to speak.
"Xiao Jin, in the next few days, you will do this first... and then this..." Zhu Xiangyang gave Secretary Jin a bunch of instructions.
Secretary Jin kept nodding her head, her eyes full of excitement.
"Is it difficult for you to do these things?" Zhu Xiangyang asked one last question after he finished his instructions.
"No problem, thank you for your trust, Minister!" Secretary Jin nodded repeatedly. Difficulties? No, no matter how difficult it is, he will rush forward! Who made Zhou Zhixin offend him, Jin Chenggong!
Compared to Zhu Xiangyang's arrangements, his previous move to Zhou Zhixin was child's play. It seems that the old ones are the wisest!
Zhou Zhixin didn't know that Zhu Xiangyang had already planned to deal with their family. After all, people with different ideas cannot work together. With Zhou Zhixin's intelligence, he really couldn't imagine that such a busy man like Zhu Xiangyang would waste his time fighting for himself.
Zhou Yuanyuan had no idea what Zhu Xiangyang was planning to do.
For Zhou Yuanyuan, the grudge between Zhu Xiangyang and General Zhou had been completely wiped out with General Zhou's burial. Furthermore, the so-called "grudge" between Zhu Xiangyang and General Zhou was merely Zhu Xiangyang's own imagination.
Zhou Yuanyuan believed she had done nothing wrong to the Zhu family. Wang Wenjun's death was, frankly, self-destruction. Wang Wenjun had no greed, and she had harnessed the power of the "evil spirit." How could she perish simply because the "evil spirit" vanished?
Different positions are bound to lead to different ideas.
In Zhu Xiangyang's heart, his Ah Jun is perfect. In Zhu Xiaojun and Zhu Xiaojuan's hearts, their grandmother Wang Wenjun is hateful. Can Wang Wenjun, who doesn't even care about blood ties, be a good person? Haha!
However, that was Zhu Xiangyang's family affair. Zhou Yuanyuan had no obligation or time to ask Zhu Xiangyang to explain the cause of Wang Wenjun's death.
Sometimes, hatred grows because of misunderstanding.
After General Zhou left, Zhou Yuanyuan lost interest in anything, not even going to school. Kyoto University had already approved Zhou Yuanyuan's application for a leave of absence.
For Zhou Yuanyuan right now, whether or not she went to university was actually meaningless. For the monks, strength was paramount, not academic qualifications.
Feeling depressed, Zhou Yuanyuan was planning to drop out of school, but was persuaded by Wen Ziqing.
Wen Ziqing advised Zhou Yuanyuan that no matter what, they would have to stay in the secular world for a few more decades!
If they have children in the future, it would be better for them to have parents who appear to be "very good" on the surface than for Zhou Yuanyuan to be regarded as a shrew who "depends on her husband for support" at home by her children.
It’s amazing that Zhou Yuanyuan actually heard Wen Ziqing’s weird reason.
Although the higher the level of a cultivator's cultivation, the less likely they are to have children, Zhou Yuanyuan, who has lived two lives as a human, actually still hopes to have a child.
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