Chapter 42 The Man Who Doesn't Come Home at Night
Then he concluded, "Men who don't come home at night are unforgivable."
The next morning, Xie Zhizhi got out of bed rubbing her eyes and yawning.
"It's too hard, too hard..." Xie Zhizhi kept muttering until the toothbrush blocked her mouth.
After washing her face and brushing her teeth, Xie Zhizhi changed her shoes, opened the door, and prepared to buy breakfast.
The door opened...
Breakfast was hanging on the door.
Xie Zhizhi touched it; it was still warm.
Xie Zhizhi looked around the stairwell and asked, "Who is it? Who bought breakfast and hung it on my door?"
Not seeing anyone, Xie Zhizhi took the breakfast and muttered, "Could someone be trying to poison me?"
Zhou Lin, who was standing at the corner of the stairs between the second and third floors, heard this and thought for a moment before going upstairs. "Breakfast is mine..."
The sound followed the person.
Zhou Lin was stunned when he saw Xie Zhizhi.
Xie Zhizhi, who was biting into a steamed bun, was also dumbfounded when she saw Zhou Lin.
She swallowed hard, managing to swallow the meat bun she had just taken a big bite of, before asking, "Did you buy breakfast?"
Zhou Lin nodded blankly, then opened his mouth to ask, "Weren't you afraid the steamed buns were poisoned?"
Xie Zhizhi laughed, "Who poisoned me in the army?"
Is it worth it?
"I was just saying it offhand."
Xie Zhizhi took another bite of the bun and said in a muffled voice, "But I won't forgive you for what happened last night because of this little favor."
Xie Zhizhi was referring to his "staying out all night!"
Zhou Lin assumed that he was still refusing to help her nephew, so she lowered her eyelids and said, "I have something to do, so I'll go downstairs first. If you can't find me, you can look for Wen Jinzhou first."
"He will tell me."
Xie Zhizhi nodded. "Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'm going out soon too."
"You're going to sell those hair accessories?"
"Um!"
"Where do you sell it?" Zhou Lin couldn't help but ask a few more questions.
"The department store in the city!" Xie Zhizhi added as soon as she finished speaking, "It used to be there, but it was chased away yesterday. I'm going to look for a new place today."
"Why did we chase you away?" Zhou Lin's expression turned cold without him realizing it.
“I set up a stall there, which somewhat affected their business, so they won’t let me set up there anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin's expression softened somewhat.
“You can rent a shop; the market is free now,” Zhou Lin said.
Speaking of which, it comes down to being short of money. "Hehe, I haven't saved up that much capital yet!"
"I'm withdrawing all the money from my savings account!"
"The reward for this mission will be coming soon, and it will definitely be enough for you to open a shop."
After Zhou Lin finished speaking, Xie Zhizhi actually started to consider it.
She was wondering whether opening a shop was more cost-effective or setting up a stall was more profitable.
For businesses with multiple stores, the expenses are not limited to the initial investment; there are also costs for various shelves, store furnishings, and electricity.
The main problem is that electricity is expensive now.
Another issue is customer traffic.
The city department store has a really high volume of customers; you might not get that much foot traffic if you just open a shop.
Also, there are more than one department store in the city, so she can change the store's layout and attract new customers frequently.
If she were to open a shop, based on the trinkets she sells...
Xie Zhizhi felt that it might not be as profitable as she thought.
Thinking this way, Xie Zhizhi hesitated.
Her hesitation led Zhou Lin to believe that she was worried that if she spent the money herself, the Xie family wouldn't have any to spend.
Zhou Lin frowned. "After you spend this money, you'll earn even more money, and you can give them even more money."
“Otherwise, if you run around selling things like this, you'll work hard yourself, and you won't be able to give them much.”
Xie Zhizhi: "Hmm?"
“I don’t disagree with you giving them money, but you also have to think about yourself.”
"Are these people the Xie family?" Xie Zhizhi asked.
Zhou Lin knew that it was inappropriate for him to address the Xie family that way, after all, they were his in-laws; using "they" was truly impolite.
But the Xie family's behavior made it impossible for him to be polite.
Zhou Lin frowned. "I know they are your family, but..."
"Don't you know I've broken ties with the Xie family?" Xie Zhizhi said, then raised her hand and poked Zhou Lin's chest muscle. "It's your fault. It's all because you didn't come home last night that I couldn't tell you something so important in time!"
Xie Zhizhi spoke a long sentence, and her slender fingers poked Zhou Lin's chest several times.
The touch made Zhou Lin's heart skip a beat, and he could only helplessly hold her hand.
But he also grasped the key point: staying out all night?
He was about to say: "I came back last night, but you didn't open the door for me."
Xie Zhizhi had already grabbed his hand. "Your hands are so big! Let's compare their sizes!"
Zhou Lin “…”
“Zhizhi…” His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down.
Xie Zhizhi looked up as if she had discovered a new continent. "Your Adam's apple is moving. May I touch it?"
Zhou Lin's exposed skin was visibly red.
Xie Zhizhi had just tiptoed up the stairs when she heard voices coming from inside. Zhou Lin immediately grabbed her outstretched hand and said, "Let's talk inside!"
As he spoke, he took her hand with one hand and supported her lower back with the other, pushing her into the house.
As soon as they entered the room, before Zhou Lin could even let go of her, Xie Zhizhi pressed close to him, saying, "You smell so good!"
What kind of soap did you use?
Zhou Lin thought she was really asking about the soap, so although he blushed, he honestly replied, "It's issued by the army."
Xie Zhizhi stood on tiptoe and said, "Could you lower your head and talk to me? I can't hear you very well."
Zhou Lin did not lower his head, but instead frowned, as if he was thinking about something.
"You had a fight with them...the Xie family?" He thought Xie Zhizhi was bothering him because of her older sister's matter when he came back yesterday, so he avoided her.
He was busy with his job presentation in the afternoon and didn't dare to confront Xie Zhizhi in the evening. Wen Jinzhou brought him meals.
When it was completely dark, and he realized that even if Xie Zhizhi scolded him and made a scene, it wouldn't be so convenient for everyone to watch, he carefully returned.
However, Xie Zhizhi did not open the door for him.
So I never had a chance to find out about this.
Now that he knows about this, and seeing the changes in Xie Zhizhi's personality, Zhou Lin suspects that she has some mental problems.
He had heard and seen that people can develop mental problems when they suffer severe blows or major changes.
At that time, they might do things that are not in line with their true nature.
Otherwise, there's really no way to explain Xie Zhizhi now...
Zhou Lin took another step back, avoiding Xie Zhizhi who was trying to get closer.
Xie Zhizhi: "???"
Is this upholding male virtue? Or is it preserving one's chastity?
Boring!
Xie Zhizhi picked up the steamed bun in her hand and continued eating. "Well, didn't Tian Fang and Xie Lanlan insist that I ask you to arrange a job for Sun Xiaoliang?"
"If you don't make arrangements, they keep pressuring me, so we ended up arguing!"
"I also think they were wrong."
Zhou Lin: It must have been because of this incident that Xie Zhizhi was under too much pressure, which drove her crazy.
He watched Xie Zhizhi devour her steamed buns and open her lunchbox to drink porridge. On the surface, she seemed to be doing fine, but...
He felt he would feel more at ease after seeing a doctor.
But Zhou Lin didn't dare to say: "I suspect you have a mental illness. Come with me to the hospital to see a doctor!"
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