Zhou Quan walked into the house and said calmly, "My family is straightforward. Don't take it to heart. The two children are not destined to be together. You can't force it."
Zhang Jiazhong took a deep breath and raised his hand to touch his face. The little girl from the Zhou family was too powerful and almost tore off the last layer of his face.
"Yeah! You're right, it still depends on fate. I have something else to do, so I'll be back soon."
"Okay, I'll take you there!"
Zhou Quan looked at his disheveled back as he rode away on his bike, and sighed in his heart. The friendship between classmates of several decades was like thin ice under the sun, which would shatter at the slightest touch.
When Zhang Jiazhong returned home and saw his eldest son's expectant eyes, he had no choice but to sit down next to him.
"Did you do something the day before yesterday?"
Zhang Lian avoided his father's gaze and said, "No, I didn't do anything."
"Look into my eyes." Zhang Jiazhong's tone became stern.
Zhang Lian was shocked by the sternness in his father's eyes. It had been so long since his father treated him like this.
"I, I've been pursuing her for more than two months, but she just pretended not to know. I, I got anxious, so I prepared..."
"So, did you succeed?"
Zhang Lian shook his head. "No, she was rescued by a man, the man she was engaged to."
"Stupid! You've ruined my years of friendship with the Zhou family. Now that the Zhou family is on the rise, we've offended them."
The eldest son was too anxious. If he succeeded, he would still have a chance. But if he failed, the Zhou family would have caught him.
"Forget it. We shouldn't continue to bother the Zhou family. If you really want to leave, I'll risk my reputation and ask Jiang Weihui to repay my favor and find you a job. However, since you have a rural household registration, the job you'll find will be temporary. Whether you can get a permanent position depends entirely on you."
Zhang Lian raised his head. "Really? Can you really find a job? What favor does Aunt Jiang owe you?"
"You don't need to know this. You just need to understand that after doing this favor, Jiang Weihui, the Zhou family, and I will no longer be able to interact with each other. No matter how big the difficulties are in the future, we will have to solve them on our own, even if our lives are hanging by a thread."
Zhang Lian was a little hesitant. Although his family's conditions were not good in the village, they were not the worst either. If he encountered difficulties, at least he had the Zhou family as a backup. Whether it was borrowing money or asking for help, the Zhou family had never broken their promise.
For his own sake, he cut off all ties with the Zhou family and lost his confidence.
Seeing his son hesitate, Zhang Jiazhong felt a little relieved, at least he was not selfish enough to ignore his younger siblings.
"Think about it carefully. If you have the confidence to be our backup plan in the future, then it doesn't matter if the Zhou family loses here. We can't recover to the way it was before anyway."
After Wu Haotian received the letter from Zhou Xiang, he took Ma Zhao and others to start the dry goods business, and brought some precious medicinal seeds to Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Yu and Zhu Hang are so sweet every day that Zhou Yu wants to have a toothache just by looking at them. They are so sweet that it makes him feel sick.
It was another market day, and this time, the Zhang family father and son came together.
The man before me had shed his ridiculous arrogance and acquired a touch of sophistication. Young man, society is a great place for you to hone your skills.
Zhou Xiang shamelessly shifted the blame to society for the blow he and his family had inflicted on Zhang Lian.
"Uncle Zhang, Brother Li'an, please come in and sit down!"
Zhang Lian carefully looked at the smile on Zhou Xiang's face. It was very appropriate and standard. His eyes were gentle and his tone was flat.
This little girl whom he had never taken seriously was the one who spoke the most sharply and saw the most clearly.
My father has already told me what she said that day. I felt very embarrassed listening to it. My father must have been ashamed at that time.
Zhang Jiazhong nodded. "Thank you, Xiang Xiang. What time does your mother get off work at noon?"
"It's cold, and the fertilizer warehouse isn't busy anymore. We can get off work at 11:30. You guys take a seat, I'll go prepare lunch."
"Okay, I'll stay at your house for dinner today."
"You're most welcome."
Zhang Lian stood up and said, "Let me help you!"
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Okay."
Zhang Jiazhong was afraid that his son couldn't speak and would ruin today's important business. He wanted to call his son, but it would seem too abrupt, so he just let his son go.
In the kitchen, Zhang Lian helped out clumsily. Since he didn't have to light the fire, he could only help wash and cut the vegetables.
Zhou Xiang just watched without saying anything. Although his brother-in-law in the previous life was arrogant, he was also somewhat sincere. He also went from being a novice who knew nothing to being able to do everything well.
He also took good care of me and my third brother as if they were his younger siblings.
Knowing that he loved eating roasted sweet potatoes, he specially put small sweet potatoes on the coal stove to roast so that he could eat them when he got home from school.
Now that I think about it, roasting sweet potatoes on a sealed coal stove requires time and patience. He must have been watching and turning over for a long time, right?
Zhou Xiang whispered in his heart: I'm sorry, you are no longer suitable for my second sister in this life. I don't want my second sister to follow the same path as in my previous life.
In your previous life, your family always gave you money for your business, but you were like mud, unable to get up off the wall.
Perhaps, everything about you is destined from birth. I don't want to be your benefactor, and even less do I want to be the benefactor of everyone in your family.
In the big iron pot were shredded potatoes (strips), which his father called "beam sticks". Zhou wanted to stir-fry them for a few times, but he had to add a little water, otherwise they would not be cooked through.
Zhang Li'an was embarrassed, "This is my first time cutting."
Zhou Xiang shook his head and said, "It's okay, just add some water and stir-fry it."
Zhang Li'an heard the softening in her tone and asked carefully, "Am I really that bad? No one in your family gave me a chance."
Zhou Xiang looked at him and said seriously, "No, it's you who are not suitable for my second sister. You are fine in your village, but you are just average in the town, and you are at the bottom of the society in the county town.
This is not to belittle you, but to tell you that your family, your vision, and your psychological endurance are all destined. Your best development is in the town, and you cannot go to a bigger city.
My sister, you may be able to get out in the future, but you will be the one who holds me back."
In my previous life, my second sister had many opportunities to be transferred to the county town, but you blocked them. Even when my own mother tried to persuade her, you still said that the town was better.
Your heart can only be at peace and free from panic in the town. The home in your heart has always been that village, and you cannot give it up.
Including your two younger brothers, they will be a burden to you in the future.
Carrying such two heavy burdens, my second sister suffered from pain in the soles of her feet for a long time, but she was reluctant to spend money on treatment. Finally, when she could no longer see clearly, she found out that the pain in her feet was caused by diabetes.
You do this for your family, and I do this for mine.
Shovel out the vegetables from the pot and continue to stir-fry the next one, still adding some water.
At the dinner table, Zhou Xiang and his elder brother sat on one side, Zhou's father and mother sat on one side, Zhou Yu and Zhu Hang sat on one side, and Zhang's father and son sat on one side.
The atmosphere was a little tense. Father Zhou was eating the boiled vegetables. Looking at the knife skills, he knew it was not his daughter's work, so he just had to make do with it!
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