After rolling her eyes at Zhou Zhixin, who was smiling like a fool, Zhao Yunxiang turned around and faced the bed, leaving her butt and back to Zhou Zhixin, who was standing in front of the bed.
At this moment, Zhao Yunxiang didn't want to see Zhou Zhixin's face at all. The moment she saw Zhou Zhixin, Zhao Yunxiang couldn't help but think of the female educated youth in her dream with bare shoulders and wrapped in a quilt.
Although it was just a dream, Zhao Yunxiang was still upset. She knew the educated youth Liu Moli, a very fashionable city girl who had come to Zhoujia Village a few years ago.
Whenever she thought about Zhou Zhixin being involved with another woman, Zhao Yunxiang felt unhappy. Although she knew it was just a dream, even if it was Zhou Zhixin in the dream, he should only belong to her, Zhao Yunxiang.
Zhao Yunxiang didn't understand why she had such a bizarre dream. Everything in the dream was so vivid, including the despair and sorrow she felt when she saw Zhou Zhixin's "corpse", which washed over her like a tide.
Everything in the dream was etched in Zhao Yunxiang's mind like a real scene. Would Zhou Zhixin betray her one day, just as he had done in her dream? The more Zhao Yunxiang thought about it, the more she felt the angrier she became.
Zhou Zhixin saw that Zhao Yunxiang disliked him and thought that Zhao Yunxiang was looking for revenge for what happened yesterday after a night away.
Now at his brother-in-law's house, with the two children standing around, Zhou Zhixin couldn't bring himself to make Zhao Yunxiang happy, so he had to wink at Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng, meaning to let the children say good things about him in front of Zhao Yunxiang.
Looking at such a funny father, Zhou Yuanyuan turned her head away, unable to bear to look at him.
Only after Zhou Zhixin left did Zhao Yunxiang turn around and prepare to get up.
Seeing Zhao Yunxiang's somewhat gloomy face, Zhou Yuanyuan rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Mom, you are the best in our family."
"Huh? What does that mean?" Zhao Yunxiang was a bit confused.
"Yeah, yeah! Dad's so awesome, but Mom just glared him away. Our mom is the best." Zhou Jiasheng successfully acted as an interpreter. It must be said that Zhou Jiasheng's ideas were quite in sync with Zhou Yuanyuan's. Zhao Yunxiang didn't understand the meaning of Zhou Yuanyuan's words, but Zhou Jiasheng understood them instantly.
Zhao Yunxiang's face flushed crimson. Was she really that mean? Did the child see her being mean to Zhixin?
The mother and her two children were laughing and playing when the gate of the yard was knocked.
Zhao Guohui opened the door and saw Zhao Qingshan with a dejected look on his face.
Zhao Qingshan's beard was untidy, and his clothes looked a bit disheveled. What made Zhao Guohui even more worried was that Zhao Qingshan's eyes were full of red veins, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Guohui couldn't help but exclaim. In Zhao Guohui's memory, Zhao Qingshan had only appeared in such a miserable state once.
That was when Zhao Guohui's mother died. Zhao Qingshan blamed himself for his inadequate medical skills, for not being able to save his wife's life. He stayed awake all night, watching over her bedside as she seemed to be asleep. Only at dawn did Zhao Qingshan gather himself and personally prepare his wife's body for burial.
Zhao Guohui was six years old at the time and was particularly impressed.
"I'm fine." Zhao Qingshan shook his head tiredly, his voice a little hoarse.
"Grandpa." Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng heard the noise in the yard and rushed out of the room.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, I miss you so much." Zhou Yuanyuan didn't chase Zhao Qingshan to ask, deliberately changing the subject. Judging from Zhao Qingshan's expression, something big must have happened, and this matter must be related to Zhao Qingshan, and only to Zhao Qingshan. Otherwise, Zhao Qingshan wouldn't be reluctant to speak out.
"Grandpa, me too, I miss you too." Zhou Jiasheng quickly followed his sister and expressed his inner thoughts to his grandfather. After returning to Zhoujia Village, Zhou Jiasheng really missed the days of playing in Zhaojiagou.
"Xiaojiu, Jiasheng, why are you here?" Zhao Qingshan was puzzled. Throughout the year, Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan spent very few days together at Zhao Guohui's house. Zhao Yunxiang was a considerate person and would never leave two children together at Zhao Guohui's house. No matter how tired she was, Zhao Yunxiang would always take Zhou Yuanyuan with her.
Could it be that Yunxiang is also at Guohui's house? Zhao Qingshan's eyes lit up. Ever since Yunxiang returned to Zhoujia Village, Zhao Qingshan felt that his home had become much quieter.
"dad."
"dad."
"Grandpa."
Three voices rang out at the same time. They were Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Zhixin and Wen Ziqing who had hurried over.
Hey! Why is this kid calling his father-in-law "grandfather"? When did his father-in-law's family have such a new relative? Zhou Zhixin glanced at Wen Ziqing beside him and muttered to himself.
"Why are you all here? Yunxiang, what happened?" Zhao Qingshan's eyes widened. The sudden appearance of so many people from Zhao Guohui's house—even Zhou Zhixin, who lived thousands of miles away, and Wen Ziqing, who lived over 200 kilometers away—made Zhao Qingshan feel uneasy.
Compared with the safety of the children, his own affairs are insignificant. Zhao Qingshan only has two flesh and blood, Zhao Yunxiang and Zhao Guohui, and both of them are treasures in his heart.
Frankly speaking, that incident was not his fault. After all, he had been repeatedly warned at a village meeting.
"Dad." Zhou Zhixin called out uncomfortably at Zhao Qingshan's question. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to begin. Was it that his mother, Wu Jinfeng, was jealous of Yunxiang's fish ball business and had gone to town to report her for profiteering? Or was it that he, a filial son, had pleaded for his mother, but she hadn't paid him any attention, and Yunxiang was angry?
No matter which one it was, telling it out would only embarrass Zhou Zhixin.
Zhao Qingshan looked at his son-in-law with a flattering look on his face, then looked at his daughter who was standing beside him with a half-smile and squinting at his son-in-law, and he suddenly understood something.
Zhao Qingshan is the type of person who becomes cunning with age. From the expressions of Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin, Zhao Qingshan could guess that his son-in-law or someone in his family had done something wrong to Yunxiang.
This time, the silly girl in his family finally stood up. Is she going back to her parents' home to ask for help?
"Grandpa, come on, give me a hug!" Zhou Yuanyuan hurried to show her presence. The atmosphere was a bit depressing, so this caring daughter and granddaughter had to come out and act cute to divert everyone's attention.
Zhao Qingshan watched Zhou Yuanyuan jump on the ground anxiously, so he had to let Zhou Zhixin go first. He picked up Zhou Yuanyuan and asked with a smile, "Xiaojiu! Do you really miss grandpa? Will you go back to Zhaojiagou with grandpa to stay for a while?"
"Okay, okay!" Zhou Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, expressing her strong joy about returning to Zhaojiagou.
"Grandpa, we wanted to go back to Zhaojiagou yesterday, but unfortunately Dad fell asleep." Zhou Jiasheng took the opportunity to put the blame for not being able to go yesterday afternoon on Zhou Zhixin. Anyway, Dad fell asleep yesterday afternoon and definitely didn't know that he was pretending to have a stomachache.
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