Chapter 172 I don't think I went back to your house either, did I?
Zhou Lin drove back, and even if he didn't deliberately try to show off, in this era and in this poor and backward village, it was still considered showing off.
Many people were already peering towards their courtyard gate.
The eldest brother of the Zhou family, whose house was separated from his by only a courtyard wall, also heard the commotion.
Zhou Hai was just carrying a basin of water to pour out when he saw a military vehicle parked in front of his brother's courtyard.
Zhou Hai splashed the water, casually placed the basin on the ground, and walked over.
"Second brother?" Zhou Hai called out to Zhou Lin as he got out of the car.
Zhou Lin turned around and saw Zhou Hai walking over. "Big Brother!" he greeted him warmly and naturally.
Zhou Hai pushed open the fence gate in the yard and walked over, looking around the vehicle. "A military vehicle?"
"Yes, Zhizhi is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to travel by train, so she borrowed a car to drive back."
As they were talking, Wu Caifeng and Zhou Chan arrived. Wu Caifeng looked at her son, whom she hadn't seen for a year, her eyes reddening, and asked, "Where's Zhizhi?"
Just then, Zhizhi pushed open the car door and got out. As soon as she appeared, she called out loudly and affectionately, "Mom!"
Her calling out "Mom" really startled Wu Caifeng.
The daughter-in-law had changed so much in just a few months.
Zhou Chan told her that when she didn't recognize her second sister-in-law, Wu Caifeng even said to her, "You've been studying so much that your eyesight has deteriorated."
When it came to Wu Caifeng's turn, Wu Caifeng felt that her eyesight was also failing.
this……
The beautiful, stylish, and obviously wealthy young woman in front of her was her pale, thin, and dry-haired daughter-in-law.
Not only was Wu Caifeng dumbfounded, but even her brother-in-law Zhou Hai was stunned. This was still the same sister-in-law who was so thin that a gust of wind could blow her away.
Although the original owner of this body was very beautiful, the two years she lived a life of almost self-torture after getting married made her look like a withered blade of grass.
And now she is like a blooming crabapple.
It's said that loving someone is like growing a flower, and the original owner desperately watered herself with paraquat for those two years.
The withered grass suddenly transforming into blooming crabapple blossoms makes it truly difficult to believe that it's the same person.
"...Is it Zhizhi?" Wu Caifeng asked cautiously, worried that her daughter-in-law might have changed her name after returning to her biological family.
Those people had said that the daughter-in-law was the daughter of a high-ranking official, and now Wu Caifeng saw that what they said was true.
Upon seeing her mother-in-law, Zhizhi greeted her warmly, "Mom, it's me, I'm back."
As she spoke, she closed the car door and walked towards Wu Caifeng.
The villagers who knew her gradually gathered around. "Is this Zhizhi?" They looked at Zhizhi with curiosity and surprise.
Zhizhi greeted everyone generously, "Third Aunt, it's me, Zhizhi."
"Yes, Fourth Sister, it's me..."
"..."
Seeing that Zhizhi was more affectionate towards people than before, everyone couldn't help but come forward and ask, "I heard that you were switched at birth by the Xie family?"
The question was a bit abrupt, but everyone was curious.
Zhizhi didn't try to hide anything and nodded, "Mm!"
"Then your own parents..."
“He’s from Beijing,” Zhizhi also said.
Everyone gasped in surprise again, "Wow, it's the capital city!"
Someone touched her clothes and said, "This material feels so comfortable, it's really beautiful."
Seeing someone touching her all over, Wu Caifeng quickly stopped them, saying, "Zhizhi is pregnant."
Wu Caifeng hadn't publicized it before because her eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang Fenfen, had miscarried, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to happily announce that her younger daughter-in-law was pregnant.
When Zhang Fenfen hears this, she will definitely be unhappy, and if she is unhappy, they will definitely quarrel, causing trouble for her eldest son.
But now that Zhizhi is back, and Zhang Fenfen has long since finished her postpartum confinement, there's nothing left to hide.
"She's pregnant?" The people around her were shocked again.
"Didn't you say..." someone opened their mouth to say something, but glanced at Zhou Lin, who was surrounded by men, and then shut their mouth.
Wu Caifeng knew what they wanted to say.
But the fact is, his son can still have children, and his daughter-in-law is pregnant.
So Wu Caifeng said, "It's cold outside, and these two kids just got home; the house hasn't been unpacked yet..."
Her meaning was clear as soon as she said that, so Aunt Zhou took the lead and said, "Yes, it's getting dark soon, so let's not waste your time. Let's hurry up and pack up while there's still light so we can get some rest tonight."
She also glanced at Zhizhi's belly and said, "Especially since Zhizhi is pregnant, don't stand here anymore, go back inside!"
"I need to go home and cook too."
With Aunt Zhou taking the lead, the others followed suit, saying they wanted to go home and cook.
Before leaving, Zhang Fenfen came out of the house, stood in the yard, and shouted to the crowd, "Zhou Hai, where the hell have you been?"
This awkward scene made everyone walk even faster.
Soon only the Zhou family members remained.
Zhang Fenfen seemed to only then notice Zhizhi and Zhou Lin. She glanced at them, pulled her gray cotton-padded coat tighter around herself, and crossed her arms as she came over.
"Oh, who's back?" Her voice was somewhat sarcastic.
Zhang Fenfen walked closer, her eyes fixed on Zhizhi, seemingly unable to believe what she was seeing—"the second son's wife?"
The changes in Zhizhi were so drastic that not only did her mother-in-law, Wu Caifeng, not recognize her, but Zhang Fenfen, her sister-in-law who had bullied her in the past, also did not recognize her.
Before Zhizhi could nod, Zhang Fenfen asked again, "I heard your biological father is a leader?"
"How high-ranking is he?"
"Can you control our county magistrate?"
"If you're so amazing, why did I lose you back then?"
"Does he think you're a money-loser and that's why he doesn't want you?"
Zhizhi's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly. "And then?"
"Um?"
Her words left Zhang Fenfen stunned.
Zhizhi continued, "What does this have to do with you?"
Zhizhi gave her a cold shoulder, and Zhang Fenfen objected, "Oh, so this is someone from the city, looking down on our family?"
"Tsk, then why did you even come back for the New Year?"
Zhizhi smiled and said, "You're wrong. I just don't like you, not anyone in this family."
"As for coming back for the Chinese New Year, I don't think I went to your house, did I?"
Zhang Fenfen was so angry she choked, "You..."
Zhizhi turned away and ignored her, and revealed what she had done before: "I'm not as good at acting as my sister-in-law. When I was at home, she pushed me against the wall and broke my head, but today she can still come up and greet me as if nothing happened."
"Anyone who didn't know better would think you're very magnanimous!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin's piercing gaze instinctively swept towards Zhang Fenfen, who shrank back. "You...you bullied Xiaobing, and I, as a mother, am wrong to protect my child?"
Just then, Zhou Bing, all dirty and yelling, came running home, shouting, "Big truck! Big truck!"
Then he saw his parents and called out, "Mom, Mom, whose truck is that...?"
It would have been better if she hadn't seen Zhou Bing. But as soon as she saw him, Zhang Fenfen waved to him and said, "Xiaobing, come quick! Your second uncle and aunt are back."
"Your second uncle is an official, and your second aunt is now the daughter of a wealthy family. Look at this big truck she's driving; it must be loaded with lots of delicious food..."
She raised her hand and pointed frantically at the car behind Zhou Lin and Zhizhi, the meaning of which was self-evident.
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