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Gu Chuanming sat down, picked up the fish balls Zhang Hongmei handed him, took a sip of the soup, and immediately started eating the fish balls non-stop with a spoon. This was the feeling, so comfortable. He finished the bowl in no time and handed the empty bowl back to Zhang Hongmei.
"I won't eat anything else, just fish balls will do."
"Hehe, sure, that's enough for you. Let Brother Zhang come over for dinner tonight, and we'll have these fish balls again."
Gu Chuanming initially wanted to say that Zhang Shouyi shouldn't eat, but considering that they had known each other longer than he had, and that Zhang Shouyi was no pushover, it was understandable that Zhang Hongmei was close to him, so he didn't say anything offensive.
Zhang Hongmei filled a bowl with rice and sat down to eat with Gu Chuanming.
"Grandpa, try the Three Treasures of the Earth, it's especially delicious."
Gu Chuanming ate two bowls of fish balls and realized that the fish soup didn't have much effect. The most important thing was that the fish balls were effective. Now he wasn't in a hurry anymore and followed Zhang Hongmei's advice to eat a piece of eggplant.
"Mmm, it's delicious. Do you have fish balls too?"
"Yes, there's still a big bowl of it."
"Serve me everything, I won't eat rice, I'll just have fish balls and local delicacies. That's luxurious enough."
"Hehe, you don't eat anything extravagantly. From now on, whenever I'm home, my son and I will come over for a special meal on Saturdays."
"That would be great! Come over every week!" That way, I'll definitely live to see the Gu family's heir.
After finishing her meal, Zhang Hongmei ladled out half a bowl of soup and sat down beside Gu Chuanming.
After Gu Chuanming finished eating, he broke out in a sweat and felt inexplicably relaxed.
"Hongmei, can I take a bath here? I feel greasy."
"Okay, Grandpa, you can sit down and rest for a while. I'll go boil some water right away. There's a bathtub in the bathroom. But it's not very useful anyway, I need to clean it."
Gu Chuanming sat at the dining table, watching Zhang Hongmei boil water and then go outside, probably to clean the bathtub.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Chuanming sat in the bathtub, feeling a layer of black oil oozing from his skin. He lathered himself with soap twice, but still felt unclean. Unable to put on his clothes, he emptied the tub, rinsed himself again with clean water, and carried the empty tub out.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
"It doesn't feel clean enough, let me wash it again."
"Okay, give me the bucket. There's still a pot of hot water in the pot." Zhang Hongmei filled the bathtub with water again, and Gu Chuanming couldn't wait to go into the bathroom again.
Zhang Hongmei called from outside the door, "Grandpa, I'm going back to Xinyuan to get you some clothes?"
"Okay, tell Chengzi to prepare a set of clothes for me."
"Okay, I've locked the door."
"Okay. No rush."
"Grandpa, I've left the thermos outside the door. Just add water when it gets cold."
Zhang Hongmei returned to Xinyuan and found Chengzi, asking him to deliver clothes to Gu Chuanming. She gave him the key but didn't plan to go back. The house was all cleaned up, and the remaining food was in her spatial storage.
Wang Xinyi and I have started learning foreign languages again.
The two returned an hour later. Gu Chuanming deliberately circled around Zhang Hongmei and asked, "Look, don't I look younger?"
"Grandpa, you look young."
"real?"
"Hahaha, really."
"You're trying to fool me. I'm ignoring you." With that, she hummed a tune from who-knows-where and left.
The two continued. Wang Xinyi was very satisfied with Zhang Hongmei's learning. Teaching students like this is what gives you a sense of accomplishment. She felt like hitting someone when she was with Wang Ying.
Zhang Shouyi returned before dinner and, seeing Gu Chuanming looking a little different, felt that the old man was showing off to him.
After dinner, Zhang Shouyi pulled Zhang Hongmei into the study. "What happy things happened between you two today?"
"No, we just went back to Shuren Hutong. I made fish balls for him there, and when we got back he told me he looked younger."
Zhang Shouyi looked at Zhang Hongmei with a mournful expression, "Why don't you think of me when you have good things to do?"
"I've saved it for you. Come back to Shuren Hutong for lunch tomorrow, and I'll cook it for you."
"No, you go to the compound tomorrow. I'll go back to the compound for lunch, and I'll take you there in the morning."
"I have to study Y language this morning, why don't you have Xiao Li come and pick it up?"
"No. We have to have lunch together tomorrow."
Looking at Zhang Shouyi's unreasonable behavior, Zhang Hongmei said in a huff, "Fine, fine, I'll go. I hate that place."
"Hehe, with me around, you won't find that place annoying anymore."
"Hmph, you're even more annoying. Alright, I'm going to study now. I need to finish tomorrow morning's schedule tonight."
"Hongmei, you really don't need to work so hard. I'll take care of everything."
“Brother Zhang, I have never thought of relying on anyone else. I only rely on myself and only believe in myself.”
Zhang Shouyi patted Zhang Hongmei's head. "I'm the second person you can trust. Hongmei, you can go with Zhou Yuanqing without worry. His driver is Li Guoliang, the son of Uncle Li and Aunt Li. So don't worry, I'll be there two days after you leave."
“Brother Zhang, I’ll ask for you what you want to ask. You’d better not get involved. I think the big leader is getting old and values blood ties a lot. I’m afraid you’ll get implicated.”
Zhang Shouyi hugged Zhang Hongmei tightly and whispered in her ear, "Hongmei, how can you be so good? So understanding?"
"Let go of me, stop touching me, what kind of behavior is this?"
"Hehe, one minute, just one minute of hugging."
"Let go, this is too strange."
Following Zhang Hongmei's struggles, Zhang Shouyi let go.
"Don't worry, I won't be involved. You don't need to worry. Also, do you want Zhou Yuanqing to pay with his life?"
“I thought so a few days ago, but not anymore. Maybe his death will cause unrest. He may be suffering more in life than in death.”
"Can you feel satisfied with this outcome?"
"I couldn't before, but I can now. Those who are alive have to look forward. Don't worry, I won't regret it."
“Alright, I’ll make sure you get your revenge then. Your analysis is correct. Zhou Shixiong’s only biological grandson is Zhou Yuanqing, and Zhou Yuanqing doesn’t have any children yet. His only child was aborted by Jiang Zhaoqing while he was still in the womb.”
"Um?"
"The two of them were having an affair. Jiang Zhaoqing wanted to have Zhou Yuanqing's child, but she couldn't conceive. When she found out that someone else was pregnant, she took action."
"How can it be so dirty? Don't the higher-ups know? Don't they care?"
"I know, I think Da Tou is just watching the show. Don't be fooled by the fact that they are a married couple; they don't actually have a legally recognized marriage certificate."
"Is it really that explosive? The entertainment industry is too chaotic."
"Hehe, so keeping Zhou Yuanqing is fine, but he won't be spared any punishment. I guess Da Tou knows about your parents' affairs, otherwise he wouldn't have stood up for you in front of so many people."
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