Zhou Jianwei curled his lip, thinking to himself, "Zhang Shouyi, you're such a hypocrite. You're the one who most wants him dead, yet you pretend to give him the medicine. How deceitful."
Li Chang'en led several people over to try and take Zhou Yuanqing away, but they were bitten by him.
Zhou Shixiong felt he had taken the medicine for nothing. Zhou Yuanqing seemed to suddenly notice the people in the living room. He yelled at Zhou Shixiong, his expression particularly ferocious.
Zhou Shixiong waved his hand, and his men forcibly dragged Zhou Yuanqing away.
"Old Zhou, your life isn't much better than mine. I don't have any real descendants, but what difference does that make?" Gu Chuanming really looked down on Zhou Jianwei. Although Zhou Yuanqing was a bit stupid, he was still better than Zhou Jianwei.
Zhou Shixiong felt a pang of heartache upon hearing Gu Chuanming's words. Gu Chuanming had come to humiliate him and laugh at him. However, he knew he couldn't do anything rash, especially since Gu Chuanming had come to see him on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Holding her breath, she glanced at Zhang Shouyi and saw that he was frowning but didn't seem to be enjoying the spectacle. This made her feel a little better.
The group quickly dragged Zhou Yuanqing away.
"Old Gu, would you like to eat before you leave?"
"No, me? These days, all I get for dinner is a glass of milk, a steamed bun, and a boiled egg. They won't let me eat anything else."
Hongmei gave all the instructions before she left, and now everyone listens to her. She won't even let me eat out.”
"Gu Chuanming, are you showing off to me?"
"Heh, you figured it out?"
Zhou Shixiong waved his hand angrily, "Get out of here, I don't want to see you anymore."
"Call me if you miss me!" Gu Chuanming said a few words to provoke him before leaving.
Zhang Shouyi stood up and said, "Leader, I'm going back too. I'll sleep this afternoon and sleep until tomorrow morning."
"Yes, I understand. You've been taking over all my work. You've been working very hard, so please go back and rest for a couple of days. I've had some things packed up for you to take back with you!"
"Boss, no need. I have plenty of benefits. There's no one else at home, just my dad and me. We can't even feed ourselves properly."
"Alright. Go ahead!"
After the four of them left the compound, Gu Chuanming looked dejected. "Every time I see him, I feel terrible."
"Hehe, I brought you here to watch the fun, why are you in a bad mood now?"
"It's just mutual sympathy. It's nothing. I'll be fine in a bit. If others saw me like this, they'd think I was crocodile tears. Although I do have that feeling in me, my main concern is for him."
Xiao Li and Cheng Zi were sitting in the front, both holding back their laughter. They dared not laugh, for only Old Gu would dare to say such a thing these days.
When the four arrived home, Zhang Shouyi went back to his bedroom. "You don't need to call me. I'll come out by myself when I'm hungry."
Although Zhang Shouyi said this, he did not go to sleep. After all, he still had dozens of documents to read, and if he had free time, he would definitely miss his wife.
The first document was from Liu Jingze. This guy's become more capable than in his previous life. Well, his wife didn't approve of him, which probably spurred him on, right? (Are you really not gloating?) After reading it, I decided to let my wife see it. To give her some peace of mind.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Liu Jingze sat on his grandmother's kang (a heated brick bed), flipping through photos. The room was exceptionally quiet. Only the soft sounds of breathing and turning the pages of the album could be heard.
The old lady watched her grandson looking at the photo album as if in self-torture. She sighed inwardly.
"Jingze, if you're feeling bad, then don't watch it. What are you trying to achieve?"
Liu Jingze remained silent, but his eyes were still greedily fixed on the smiling woman in the photo; everyone else seemed to disappear from his sight.
The old lady was heartbroken to see that her great-grandson ignored her. With no other option, she leaned against the shovel, closed her eyes, and lost in thought.
Liu Jingze flipped through the entire photo album, then leaned back and closed his eyes, otherwise tears would fall.
After a while, she asked, "Grandma, what's wrong with me?"
The old lady sat up. "Jingze, are you so insecure now? This has nothing to do with looks."
“Grandma, you still don’t understand Hongmei. She just likes good-looking people. I don’t think I’m much worse than Zhang Shouyi.” Liu Jingze still had his eyes closed.
"Jingze, you two each have your own strengths. I'm not bragging, but you're evenly matched."
"Then why didn't Hongmei choose me?" Liu Jingze's voice was hoarse, and he covered his eyes with his hands.
“Hongmei told me that she always treated you like a brother, so if another man appeared in front of her, she would naturally choose someone else.”
Liu Jingze fell silent. Hongmei had told him long ago that she had no feelings for him, but he had been arrogant and thought she was too young to understand love.
After a while, Liu Jingze's leisurely voice came through: "Grandma, am I inferior to Zhang Shouyi in every way? Am I lacking in power and status?"
The old lady was getting a little angry. This child had always been easy to take care of since birth, so why was he getting so stubborn now? "Jingze, are you underestimating yourself, or are you disgracing Hongmei?"
"Grandma, it really breaks my heart. It feels like someone has plucked it from my pedestal. What should I do? I suppress myself at work, but even when I achieve something, I can't be happy. During my breaks, my mind is filled with thoughts of Hongmei. What do you suggest?"
The old lady fell silent this time, not expecting her rational great-grandson to have such intense emotions.
"Grandma, how do I get over this? I can't forget her, I'm not reconciled."
"Even without Zhang Shouyi, would Hongmei have necessarily chosen you? Jingze, you should think about it carefully. That girl is stubborn too."
Liu Jingze slowly slid down and lay flat on the kang (a heated brick bed), hugging the photo album to his chest, muttering to himself, "Was it because I appeared too late? Did Hongmei assume that Zhang Shouyi was the pretentious one?"
The old lady's eyes were red this time. Why can't this child get over it?
An hour had passed. The old lady thought Liu Jingze had fallen asleep, so she smiled and covered him with a blanket to keep him from getting sick. But then he suddenly spoke.
"Grandma, don't worry about me. I will never look for another child in this lifetime. If you want the next generation, then urge someone else. Let me go, let me catch my breath, and let me live the life I want."
Hu Aifen walked in crying, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and slapped Liu Jingze, saying, "You unfilial son! For a woman, you've abandoned your elders at home. Your family raised you all these years, and this is how you think of yourself? Who have you done right? Tell me! Who have you done right?"
Liu Jingze lay motionless on the kang (a heated brick bed), letting his mother vent her anger on him.
Finally, Hu Aifen lay on Liu Jingze's body and wailed loudly.
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