Zhaojiagou, it’s almost twelve o’clock in the evening.
Wen Ziqing lay in bed, listening to the sporadic sounds of firecrackers outside, and couldn't fall asleep.
Wen Ziqing accidentally overheard the conversation between Zhao Qingshan and Zhou Yuanyuan today. While feeling relieved, he also felt sad for Zhou Yuanyuan.
In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan lived a life of humbleness and hardship. No wonder she was so eager to pursue the life she wanted after her rebirth. The day Zhou Zhixin was rescued, Wen Ziqing was almost certain of Zhou Yuanyuan's new identity, but... he was afraid of scaring the girl away, so he kept those strange things to himself.
Wen Ziqing was somewhat shocked to learn that Zhou Yuanyuan had actually inherited the most secret of the Zhao family's martial arts. The Zhao family possessed a profound heritage, and the Zhao family's martial arts heritage was undoubtedly extraordinary. However, Wen Ziqing had no self-esteem, nor did he intend to give up on Zhou Yuanyuan.
In his previous life, Wen Ziqing's negligence led to Zhou Yuanyuan's tragic death. In this life, no matter what, he would protect Zhou Yuanyuan's safety. Wen Ziqing was happy to see Zhou Yuanyuan grow stronger. He believed that as long as he worked hard, he would not fall far behind Zhou Yuanyuan. Even if...even if Zhou Yuanyuan might become much more powerful than him in the future, he would never give up.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know about Wen Ziqing's entanglement. Tonight, Zhou Yuanyuan told Zhao Qingshan everything that was buried in her heart. At this moment, she felt like she had put down all the burdens on her body and felt a lot more relaxed.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Zhao Qingshan was mysteriously pulled into the room by Zhou Yuanyuan.
The others were used to Zhao Qingshan and Zhou Yuanyuan's odd behavior today, so they didn't pay much attention. Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin were cleaning up the leftovers in the kitchen, while Wen Ziqing and Zhou Jiasheng were chased out by Zhao Yunxiang and the others.
Snowflakes were floating in the sky. Zhou Jiasheng was running in the yard. He would use his hands to catch the falling snow in the air, and then he would run to the short tree in the yard and shake the snow off the leaves, laughing while playing by himself.
Wen Ziqing stood in the corridor, arms folded, staring at Zhou Jiasheng in the yard, but from time to time he could hear the noises in Zhao Qingshan's room.
The Zhao family was the only place Zhou Yuanyuan felt at ease. She treated everyone in the Zhao family as her closest relatives, including Wen Ziqing. Therefore, when Zhou Yuanyuan was discussing matters with Zhao Qingshan, she didn't release her spiritual sense to observe the surroundings. Naturally, she didn't realize that Wen Ziqing could hear her conversation with her grandfather from ten meters away.
In the room, Zhao Qingshan looked at Zhou Yuanyuan with a smile on his face. He was so happy! The Zhao family heirloom finally had a master. He was worthy of his grandfather's instructions!
"Grandpa, I...I want to confess something to you." Zhou Yuanyuan hesitated for a while, but finally made up her mind.
Zhou Yuanyuan felt that the matter between Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang couldn't be delayed any longer. After the Chinese New Year, Zhou Zhixin would be returning to the army in a few days. They couldn't stay at their grandfather's house forever, could they? Besides, the people in Zhoujia Village were unreasonable. If they didn't clear things up with them, Zhao Yunxiang would stay at her parents' house with her child and not go back. Who knew what kind of dirty water they would throw at her?
Zhou Yuanyuan had decided that, taking advantage of her father Zhou Zhixin's return to the army, the three of them would go with him. It would be even better if her grandfather was willing to come along. At this point, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know that her uncle Zhao Guohui had already resigned. Otherwise, Zhao Guohui would definitely have a place in Zhou Yuanyuan's imagined future.
Zhou Yuanyuan had it in mind. Even if her father, Zhou Zhixin, didn't have housing arranged by his army, they could find their own place to live in N City. If housing in N City was affordable, Zhao Yunxiang could buy one. If it was too expensive, they could rent one.
Zhou Yuanyuan also knew that Zhao Yunxiang wanted to divorce Zhou Zhixin. Who told her to use her spiritual sense to scan the area all day long when she had nothing else to do? It could be said that Zhou Yuanyuan knew exactly what had happened, even if a new nest of rats had moved in under the Zhao family's wall.
Zhou Yuanyuan currently disapproved of Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin's divorce. Zhou Zhixin's relationship with Zhou Chunping's family was on the verge of breaking up. If Zhao Yunxiang divorced Zhou Zhixin now, wouldn't all the years of suffering she endured be in vain? Honestly, without the Zhou family's involvement, Zhou Zhixin was indeed a good husband and a good father.
Zhao Qingshan had to take care of both the Zhoujia Village and Zhao Yunxiang matters. Especially Zhou Chunping's family, only Zhao Qingshan could suppress them.
"Xiaojiu, just tell me what's the matter! Grandpa is here!" Zhao Qingshan thought that the little girl might have seen something she liked and wanted to buy it, but her daughter and son-in-law disagreed, so she ran to him and acted coquettishly.
Indeed, Zhou Yuanyuan was too young, and Zhao Qingshan had no idea that Zhou Yuanyuan was concerned about things that only adults would consider.
Today, Zhao Qingshan noticed the awkwardness between Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin, but the timing of his return was not very appropriate. It was New Year's Eve, and his daughter Zhao Yunxiang probably wouldn't bother him with the conflict between her and Zhou Zhixin.
"Grandpa, a few months ago, I had a dream," Zhou Yuanyuan began. The thought of rebirth was so bizarre that she didn't know how to explain it to Zhao Qingshan, so she resorted to the excuse of a dream. Zhao Yunxiang had also had a nightmare a few days ago, and some of the events in it happened to mirror Zhou Zhixin. If Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't suddenly felt a sense of alarm that day and rushed to Zhoujia Village with Wen Ziqing, Zhou Zhixin might have been dead by now.
Zhao Qingshan didn't know what happened to Zhou Zhixin in Zhoujia Village because he suddenly had to rush to Qingshan City to see Wen Yiran for medical treatment.
Zhou Yuanyuan took the opportunity to share her mother Zhao Yunxiang's dream with her grandfather. She didn't hide anything from Zhao Qingshan about Zhou Zhixin not being Zhou Chunping's biological son and how he was nearly killed by the three of them. She told him everything clearly.
Zhao Qingshan's hands clenched involuntarily as he heard Zhou Yuanyuan explain how she had forced Wen Ziqing to rescue Zhou Zhixin by extending her spiritual sense to "see" the Zhou family's actions. No wonder Little Nine had suddenly fainted the previous time; it was because of her forced use of spiritual sense.
Zhao Qingshan did not cultivate spiritual consciousness, but the ancestors of the Zhao family once passed down a saying that if the Zhao family martial arts are practiced to the extreme, they can cultivate "spiritual consciousness". This "spiritual consciousness" is a good thing. Without leaving the house, one can discover the movements within dozens of meters around him.
Over the years, Zhao Qingshan has never understood what "spiritual consciousness" is. After Zhou Yuanyuan's explanation, Zhao Qingshan became thoughtful.
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