Gu Tiezhu came to the factory, and as a fellow villager, Zhao Yunxiang couldn't just not treat him to a meal. The factory cafeteria had more than a dozen chefs, and their dishes, a good mix of meat and vegetables, tasted delicious. Zhao Yunxiang usually ate lunch there.
"Don't pretend to be kind. I'm telling you, Zhao Yunxiang, don't think that I will bow to you just because you have Hongxing and Xiaofang in your hands." Gutiezhu ignored Zhao Yunxiang's invitation, said something vicious, and turned around and left.
Zhao Yunxiang was caught in the crossfire and was very angry.
"Yuanyuan, don't you think Gutiezhu is weird? He has been gone for many years and has left his two children at home unattended. Now that he shows up, he rushes at me like he's eaten dynamite, as if I had snatched their children away. Do you think I should be angry or not?" Zhao Yunxiang said angrily.
"Mom! Don't be angry. I think this is indeed a bit strange." Zhou Yuanyuan patted Zhao Yunxiang's arm and said something to comfort her. From what Zhao Yunxiang said, Zhou Yuanyuan keenly grasped a few strange points. Zhao Yunxiang said that Gutiezhu was well-dressed, which meant that Gutiezhu was not a pauper. What on earth was he doing all these years when he had money but didn't go home to take care of the children? Moreover, Gutiezhu could hardly read or write. What did he do outside to make so much money? Zhou Yuanyuan didn't believe that there was no trick.
"It's not this incident that's pissing me off, but your dad's attitude towards it." Zhao Yunxiang was furious when she remembered Zhou Zhixin calling her "meddling in other people's business." This incident was her brother Zhao Guohui's business, so how could it be called "other people's business"? Tiezhu and Zhao Guohui had been good friends as children. After Gu Tiezhu was arrested, Zhao Guohui took good care of Tiezhu's mother and the others. Originally, Zhao Guohui wanted to adopt Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang, but Gu Hongxing refused, so Zhao Yunxiang took over the matter.
"What's wrong with Dad? Is it your fault?" Zhou Yuanyuan laughed. Sometimes, Zhou Zhixin's emotional intelligence wasn't very high. A nice word, if cut off at the beginning or end, could easily be misinterpreted. Otherwise, Zhao Yunxiang wouldn't have forced Zhou Zhixin to sleep in the study for two months a few years ago because of Li Hongmei's incident.
Zhou Zhixin had indeed handled the matter poorly, and General Zhou hadn't intervened. This had established Zhao Yunxiang's position in the Zhou family as superior to Zhou Zhixin's. In the Zhou family, General Zhou was the most senior, and Zhou Zhixin was the least senior.
"Yeah, yeah! Yuanyuan, why has your dad been constantly criticizing me lately? He always finds fault with everything I do." Zhao Yunxiang was distressed. This year, General Zhou officially retired, and the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces was taken over by Zhou Zhixin.
Zhou Zhixin's position has risen, and his work has become much busier. Over the past six months, he's been busy inspecting various military regions, and hasn't spent much time at home. During his downtime, Zhou Zhixin remains as considerate to Zhao Yunxiang as before, but his words have become more venomous. Whenever Zhao Yunxiang wears something, Zhou Zhixin will frown and tell her it's not good, asking her to change it.
Zhao Yunxiang is often confused by Zhou Zhixin. Her clothes are all new products from the Yunyun series, designed by well-known designers according to her temperament. What's wrong with them?
"Pfft! Hahaha..." Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing as she thought of her father's performance over the past six months. Zhao Yunxiang didn't know that Zhou Yuanyuan, a bystander, saw it all clearly. Zhou Zhixin was "jealous". Every time he saw the radiant Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Zhixin felt a little inferior.
With Zhou Yuanyuan's spiritual energy helping Zhao Yunxiang regulate her body, her face was wrinkle-free, her skin smooth and firm, and she looked like a young woman in her twenties. Add to that Zhao Yunxiang's already beautiful appearance, and with the Yunyun clothing designed specifically for her, she looked like a blooming flower when she stepped out! Zhou Zhixin, however, was different. During his more than two years on the front lines, Zhou Zhixin worked tirelessly, and many of his hair turned white. Furthermore, the southern sun was fierce and scorching, which aged Zhou Zhixin by several years. As a result, Zhou Zhixin now looked like an "uncle" when standing next to Zhao Yunxiang.
Zhou Zhixin felt uncomfortable because his wife, who was only a few years younger than him, looked ten years younger than him!
But Zhou Yuanyuan, the mischievous one, didn't care whether Zhou Zhixin's looks matched Zhao Yunxiang's or not. Men are sensual creatures, but women are not. Zhou Yuanyuan knew that even if Zhou Zhixin was wrinkled and gray-haired, in Zhao Yunxiang's eyes, he probably looked the same as when he was young. For the sake of her mother's status, Zhou Yuanyuan would definitely not "make" Zhou Zhixin younger. Men are men after all! With power and good looks, how could her mother live? Those "slutty girls" outside were desperately throwing themselves at him. Even if Zhou Zhixin could control himself, Zhao Yunxiang would be annoyed watching them!
For Zhao Yunxiang's sake, it was a good thing that Zhou Yuanyuan didn't "disfigure" Zhou Zhixin.
Zhou Zhixin's discomfort led him to find fault with Zhao Yunxiang whenever she wore tight-fitting or arm-revealing summer clothes. He'd complain about this dress being too flashy or that one being too flimsy. He'd even criticize Zhao Yunxiang's cooking, sometimes to undermine her confidence.
Now Zhao Yunxiang, not only beautiful, but also capable, the money Zhao Yunxiang earns in the company in a year is enough for Zhou Zhixin's lifetime salary. Facing such a perfect wife, Zhou Zhixin is really under great pressure.
"Yuanyuan, what are you laughing at?" Zhao Yunxiang was stunned by her daughter's laughter. She was just complaining to Yuanyuan about Zhixin! Why did Yuanyuan laugh?
"Mom, my dad is not blaming you this time, but he feels sorry for you! He needs to teach his mouth a lesson, otherwise, my grandfather and uncle will come to our house tomorrow and beat him up?" Zhou Yuanyuan deliberately came up with a bad idea.
"How can this be? Yuanyuan, don't tell your grandparents about this little thing between your dad and me." Zhao Yunxiang was shocked. Perhaps it was a habit, but every time Zhou Zhixin saw Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Guohui, she couldn't straighten her chest. If Zhao Qingshan knew that Zhou Zhixin had been "troublesome" her like this, he would definitely scold him. Zhao Yunxiang didn't want to see Zhou Zhixin looking so pitiful in front of her father.
"Okay! If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me." Seeing Zhao Yunxiang's face pale with fear, Zhou Yuanyuan stopped teasing her. Oh! It was boring. Her mother was just talking, but she couldn't bear to let her father suffer any loss.
Zhao Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, let me tell you, my dad likes to deliberately cause trouble just to get you to pay more attention to him! It's so funny, he's already so old but still doesn't know how to express his emotions, and he uses such childish tricks, haha~! Hahaha..." Zhou Yuanyuan thought about it and laughed again.
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