313 She is more than just Xiaocao’s mother
Zhou Zhenghua saw off the uncle on duty.
When I turned around, I saw my wife panicking and falling down on the sofa by the door.
"Zhenghua, is my dad going to be okay?"
Ouyang Yan grabbed her husband's hand as if it were a life-saving straw, and she used so much force that Zhou Zhenghua couldn't help but hiss.
"Don't worry." He comforted her while thinking about whether this kind of situation had happened before and what the consequences would be if it happened.
The more he thought about it, the darker his face became, but he still forced a smile and said to his wife:
"Don't worry, this is just an investigation, we can't jump to conclusions so quickly. Go to sleep first and wait until tomorrow morning. Even if you go and ask now, you won't find out anything, and it's raining heavily."
Ouyang Yan nodded subconsciously, paused, and thought of her frightened mother who was alone at home.
He stood up and said, "I'm going to call Mom back. I wonder how worried she must be right now."
Zhou Zhenghua did not stop her. He told his mother who was sleeping in the inner compartment to look after the child. He accompanied Ouyang Yan to the security room and called Lin Xianglan.
The person on the other end picked up the phone immediately, which showed that he had been waiting by the phone.
Hearing her daughter's voice, the distraught Lin Xianglan couldn't help but choke up.
Zhou Zhenghua answered the phone and said that he would go and inquire about the situation and calm his mother-in-law down tomorrow after everyone went to work. Then the couple would go home.
It’s three o’clock in the morning, and I can still get some sleep, but how can Ouyang Yan sleep?
Mrs. Zhong got up and asked what happened?
Ouyang Yan turned over silently and closed her eyes.
But the next morning, Zhong learned about this from other people in the building.
Such a sudden investigation had a ripple effect, and the news soon reached Lin County.
Zhou Zhenghua went to work early in the morning.
When Zhong went out to buy groceries, she learned about the major events that had occurred in Qing County and hurried back home.
Seeing Ouyang Yan's worried face, it was obvious that her father was in trouble.
The vegetable basket was placed on the table with a bang, and Mrs. Zhong said:
"Yanzi, why did you hide such a big thing from mom?"
"I've heard people outside say that in situations like this, they usually only take action when they have solid evidence. Your dad is screwed!"
"You didn't tell me about such a big thing, and you let Zhenghua come out to find out at this time. You want him to be implicated by your father, right?"
"Those people in the unit are all hiding from us now, but you, even though you've married into our Zhou family, are still thinking about your parents' home. What if you take Zhenghua away with you?!"
Before Mrs. Zhong could say anything, Ouyang Yan, who was combing her daughter's hair, suddenly turned around and stared at her with eyes as sharp as knives.
"Why are you staring at me..."
Ouyang Yan threw a comb at her. Zhong was interrupted. She looked at the comb in disbelief as it almost hit her. Her eyes widened instantly and she shouted angrily:
"What are you doing! How dare you hit your mother-in-law?!"
Ouyang Yan stood up suddenly. He hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot, looking very scary.
Zhong subconsciously stepped back, startled.
"W-What do you want to do?"
Ouyang Yan bent down to pick up the comb and said through gritted teeth, "Zhong Yunxiu, if it weren't for my father, do you think your son would be where he is today? What right do you have to say such things to me? Do you still have any conscience or shame?"
It’s okay to talk about things normally, but it’s not okay to talk about her father!
Over the years, Ouyang Yan has clearly seen what kind of face this mother-in-law in front of her has.
She is so snobbish that no one is as good as her in looking down on the powerful and praising the weak.
Unfortunately, she was blind at the time and could not see her true face, so she was deceived by her false feelings.
As her husband's position got promoted, the old lady probably felt that she was useless and disliked her for being a burden to her son, and her true colors gradually became apparent.
But she forgot, if there was no Ouyang among them, would her son be able to be promoted so quickly?
"Zhong Yunxiu, you simply make me sick!"
Mrs. Zhong opened her mouth and almost fainted from anger.
When she rolled up her sleeves and was about to slap her rebellious daughter-in-law, she suddenly saw a cold face out of the corner of her eye.
Mrs. Zhong was startled and didn't know when her son stood behind her.
Ouyang Yan heard the voice and turned around to see Zhou Zhenghua's cold face with his jaw clenched.
My heart skipped a beat, and I asked anxiously, "What happened? Did you find out?"
Zhou Zhenghua looked at the anxious face in front of him, and her words, "If it weren't for my father, do you think your son would be where he is today?" echoed in his mind.
It turns out that she has always thought so.
It turned out that she had always thought that he had reached his current position because of her father's connections.
It turned out that she didn't see at all the hard work he had put in over the years.
Zhou Zhenghua took a deep breath and swallowed the question, "Do you think I'm where I am today because of your father?"
He shook his head and said, "I've asked everyone I could, and they all told me to come back and wait for the results."
Zhou Zhenghua hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, he spoke.
"The director asked me to take a few days off to rest due to the high temperature. You should know what this means."
"...the higher-ups will investigate everyone related to your father, including me."
However, he was upright and never took a penny that did not belong to him. He never abused his power and always did his job conscientiously.
So he is not afraid of being investigated.
But when I think about being implicated, I can't help but feel resentful.
Coupled with his wife's words that just negated all his efforts over the years, Zhou Zhenghua didn't smile at Ouyang Yan at all for a period of time.
Ouyang Yan looked at the mother and son beside her in disbelief. She didn't think she had said anything wrong.
But in the current situation, she had to ask her husband to save her father.
Unexpectedly, he said righteously: "This is all your father's fault. The law will never wrongly accuse anyone."
The rainstorm had stopped long ago, but Ouyang Yan felt a loud thunderclap that struck her directly, making her feel weak and cold all over.
"Haha..." Maybe she was crazy, Ouyang Yan thought so and laughed out loud.
As I laughed, tears blurred my vision.
Her daughter's little hand held her, and Ouyang Yan suddenly came back to her senses.
She couldn't just collapse like this, she still had responsibilities.
Wiping away her tears, Ouyang Yan didn't look at the mother and son in the room. She quickly packed up some things and took her daughter's hand to go back to Qing County to find a solution with her mother.
Zhou Zhenghua took her daughter away. Ouyang Yan hardened her heart and left alone regardless of her daughter's heart-wrenching cries.
At this moment, she is not only Xiaocao's mother, she is also her father's daughter!
Ouyang Yan rushed home as quickly as possible and contacted all the relatives and friends she could with her mother, making every effort she could.
But the news I got was despairing.
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, and could only accept the reality.
Life must go on. Lin Xianglan urged her daughter to go back quickly, thanking her:
"Fortunately, Zhenghua is fine, otherwise I really don't dare to think about it."
She doesn't ask for much now, she just hopes that her daughter and her family can live in peace and stability.
Ouyang Yan felt bitter. She didn't dare tell her mother the truth. She only said that Zhou Zhenghua was also under investigation and could not leave. Her mother also felt guilty for her son-in-law being implicated.
Swallowing the bitterness in her mouth, Ouyang Yan asked her aunt to stay with her mother for a few more days, bought some canned fruits that the children liked, and returned to Lin County.
The bus was shaking. Two thoughts kept fighting in her mind: should she endure and continue living or end it regardless of the consequences?
However, she didn't expect that the moment she opened the door, her mother-in-law helped her make a choice.
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