Chapter 222
I invited my roommates to dinner, and the test results came out. Zhou Jiani did well, and her roommates were all wondering if she was secretly studying outside because she was running outside every day.
Zhou Jiani is not proud. She is quite active outside, but she also works very hard in class and during after-class review.
She works very hard, jogging and reading in the morning, squeezing for a seat in the library to read, and listening to English at night.
I had dinner with Qiu Zeming's friend Zhang Zhenguang and others. This time Zhao Xiaocheng came alone and did not bring Zhao Xiaojun.
But Bai Haoyang, Yu Wanxia, Wang Qianjin and the others were all there, and Wang Qianjin also brought Sun Ping with him.
Zhang Zhenguang also brought his girlfriend, a girl named Shang Xiuxiu.
During this period, Sun Ping also asked Zhou Jiani when she would return to Qi Yang. Zhou Jiani had already called her parents and decided to stay in the capital with Qiu Zeming for a few days. They would return to Qi Yang after he had another examination.
I originally called to ask my family if they wanted to bring the twins over to play during the summer vacation, but Zhou Wanli and Du Yunxin were both busy, and Jiang Xinfeng didn't dare to squeeze into the train with two children alone, so the plan was temporarily shelved.
Sun Ping said, "Then I won't wait for you. We'll leave the day after tomorrow."
It was summer vacation, so Wang Qianjin also planned to visit Sun Ping's parents, show his presence, and send Sun Ping back by the way.
Meng Wen also came to see her and asked about her itinerary, so Zhou Jiani introduced her to Sun Ping and Wang Qianjin, so that they could take care of each other on the way, and they took a car back together.
Zhou Jiani lived in a courtyard in Shichahai. During the day, she would walk around with Qiu Zeming, sometimes visiting tourist attractions, and sometimes they would ride bikes through the alleys and watch movies. It was a rare moment of freedom.
Come to think of it, we haven't been together every day since we started dating. I feel like now we have the makings of a relationship.
Zhou Jiani was very happy, and Qiu Zeming was also very happy.
That day, Zhou Jiani took Qiu Zeming to see Professor Fu.
She had mentioned Qiu Zeming to the two elders before, so when she introduced him, Professor Fu happily said "good" several times, and asked the two to come in quickly, saying with a smile: "The young man is not bad."
Yao Huizhen also laughed, and there was love in her eyes when she looked at Qiu Zeming.
This young man is so handsome and has a straight posture. He is a soldier who fought on the front line and came back to rest due to injury.
Although Professor Fu liked it, there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes that was not easy for others to notice.
Qiu Zeming and Professor Fu, the old man and the young man, got along very well. After all, he was the main person in charge of the plastic greenhouse. In order to grow good vegetables, he learned a lot of knowledge and also learned a lot from experienced farmers in the village. When they talked about Professor Fu's problems in planting, no one else could get a word in.
Yao Huizhen was also happy and enthusiastically invited Zhou Jiani to make dumplings for them.
But during the meal, Professor Fu took the initiative to mention Lu Zhengfei and Ronghua. The couple had never given up on repairing their relationship. Zhou Jiani failed to get his way, so she looked for another way and found an intermediary to help pass the message. Professor Fu firmly refused.
He said to Qiu Zeming apologetically, "Xiao Qiu, it's not that I don't consider your family's face..." He nodded at his chest, "It's just that there are too many scars on my heart, and they can't be mended."
Qiu Zeming had heard Zhou Jiani mention Ronghua, and he also knew the attitudes of his parents and grandfather. In the whole family, only his aunt was always jumping around.
Although Ronghua didn't bother Jiani again, he was planning to find an opportunity to talk to his uncle. He didn't expect Professor Fu to suddenly bring up this point and even mention his family. Although he was a little confused, he quickly said, "Professor Fu, you don't have to consider anyone's face. No one's face can make up for the suffering you and your aunt went through back then. My parents and our old man knew about this and immediately scolded my aunt and forbade her to come to our house and speak for Rong's aunt again. Do whatever you have to do..."
Professor Fu's eyes were filled with confusion. "Isn't this the middleman your family hired?"
The visitor once mentioned that it was the Qiu family in the capital who came to him to mediate. Not only did he talk about the Qiu family's background, but he also pointed out the relationship between Zhou Jiani and the Qiu family.
Today, when I saw Qiu Zeming coming to my house, I saw that the young man had a clear and upright look in his eyes and was very knowledgeable when talking about planting. He really liked this young man, but there was a line in his heart that could not be touched, so no matter how much he liked him, he would not compromise on this matter.
He had originally thought that Qiu Zeming would bring up that matter when he came here today, but Comrade Qiu not only did not mention it, he didn't even show any sign of wanting to bring it up, such as trying to bring up the topic by apologizing.
Professor Fu took a few bites of the dumplings and decided to take the initiative to open it and express his attitude at the same time.
Qiu Zeming was stunned. He put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Professor Fu, I'm sure our family won't find any middleman, at least not my parents or my grandfather. They can't possibly come forward for this matter. Can you tell me in detail?"
Professor Fu told Qiu Zeming the information about the middleman, and Qiu Zeming frowned. He was indeed a person of the same level as his father, but he did not live in the same compound.
"Do you know who is looking for him?" Qiu Zeming asked.
Professor Fu shook his head. He didn't like others to talk about peace, so how could he talk so much?
Qiu Zeming said sternly, "Professor Fu, you're right to insist on not reconciling. There must be something about this matter that I don't know. I'm guessing that even my family may not know. I need to go back and ask for the details, and I will definitely give you an explanation."
Yao Huizhen glared at Professor Fu unhappily: "Just eat your meal, why are you talking about this?"
Couldn't she tell whether these two children were good or not? Besides, Comrade Xiao Qiu had just returned from the front line, and that incident definitely had nothing to do with Xiao Qiu. Why would she tell the children about this?
Anyway, they didn't agree.
Zhou Jiani said, "Auntie, we should have told you. If Professor Fu hadn't said anything, we wouldn't have known about it. What if someone took advantage of it? If they can exploit this loophole today, they can exploit even bigger loopholes in the future by using the Qiu family's name. To put it bluntly, if we cause trouble for Zeming's family, the elders won't know where to find the cause."
Qiu Zeming also thought of this and his face looked very unhappy.
Professor Fu nodded: "You two are very clear-sighted."
After leaving Professor Fu's house, Qiu Zeming was silent for a moment and said, "I need to tell Grandpa about this."
Zhou Jiani nodded: "Could it be that your aunt couldn't find the family herself, so she took the initiative to find someone under the pretext of someone else? Then she would be too embarrassed to ask the family, so she would handle the matter herself."
But after it is done, the people with the final say in the family still don’t know about it, so they won’t remember the favor. What if one day someone asks the Qiu family for help, and the Qiu family doesn’t help as they wish, or the request is unreasonable, and the Qiu family simply refuses, wouldn’t that just create enemies?
After leaving Professor Fu, Zhou Jiani went back to school to find Lu Minjuan to see how her house search was going. Qiu Zeming went back home first. Since only Aunt Fang was at home, he went directly to the army.
Just make sure it’s not the person the old man and his father helped find.
His mother definitely won't get involved.
Qiu Hongzhen really didn't know. He thought Qiu Dongshu was helping Qiu Wen without telling his family. He called Qiu Dongshu to ask about it, but Qiu Dongshu was also confused.
Qiu Hongzhen signaled Qiu Dongshu to make a phone call and contact the middleman directly.
On the other hand, Lv Minjuan had already found a house to rent and had paid three months' rent and deposit.
"I asked someone on the street over there to help me rent it. They're more reliable. The house is not big, only five or six square meters. There's an open space in front of the door and a shed is used as a kitchen..." Lu Minjuan patted her napping daughter and whispered.
She was very satisfied and had been planning to get her daughter here since she started school. Usually, she was not as likely to go out as Zhou Jiani, so she went out a few times and went directly to the street offices of several areas she was interested in with a purpose, explained her purpose, entrusted them with the job, and then came back to ask every few days.
After entrusting it to several places and such a long time, I finally found a place to live. I heard that I almost lost the chance to get it.
Zhou Jiani came back from outside and bought a few bottles of soda. She handed her one and said, "I'll return the bottles this afternoon after you finish them... As long as you've found a house, that's good. So, when are you going back? Have you bought your tickets?"
Lv Minjuan didn’t buy a ticket because she wasn’t sure about the departure time.
Lu Minjuan originally wanted to take Feng Ya to the station to buy tickets, but now that Lao Wu is back, she asked Lao Wu to help look after Feng Ya while she went to buy the tickets herself.
"Okay, go ahead. I'll play with her for a while when she wakes up."
After drinking the soda, Lu Minjuan took the certificate and money and hurried to the station. Zhou Jiani sat on the stool, browsing her phone while looking at Feng Ya, afraid that she would roll off the bed.
When Feng Ya woke up, Lv Minjuan had not come back yet. However, Feng Ya was easy to take care of. Even though the little girl was familiar with everyone, she was still not very relaxed. She was well-behaved and a little cautious.
"Aunt Jiani."
"Awake? Your mother went to the train station to buy tickets. Can you wait with me until she comes back?" Zhou Jiani smiled at her, took the soda from the side and cracked it open on the stool. Feng Ya looked at her eagerly and swallowed her saliva, "Drink some soda."
Feng Ya hesitated and whispered, "Auntie, soda is very expensive."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Yes, so don't waste it. Drink it quickly, then get up and play for a while. If you need to go to the bathroom, tell me."
Feng Yahong smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie." She took the drink with both hands and drank it in small sips.
She had already drunk soda once since coming to the capital. That day, when she went out with her mother to look for an apartment, it was extremely hot, so her mother bought her a bottle. She drank it very cherishly and even whispered to her mother, "Huo Yaozu, Huo Yaozong, and Huo Chuanbao have never drunk soda."
In Feng Ya's eyes, anything that her three younger brothers have never eaten or seen is a good thing.
I didn’t expect to get to drink soda again, so I just sat there obediently and it took me almost half an hour to finish the bottle of soda.
The next day, after sending the mother and daughter on the train home, Zhou Jiani came back, rolled up the sheets and pillowcases, and threw them into the washing machine, waiting to bring them back after school started.
Nowadays, quilts don’t come with quilt covers. Zhou Jiani decided to go back during the summer vacation to make a set for herself. She wrote down the measurements and asked her grandmother to help her make it when she returned to Qi Yang.
Zhou Jiani returned to the courtyard in Shichahai. The Qiu family was going to deal with those who took advantage of the situation these two days. If she went back and encountered any trouble, she would save some face for the elders.
In the evening, Qiu Zeming came over. He had already removed the splint on his hand and was only wearing a bandage.
When Zhou Jiani heard the knock on the door, she quickly checked what was on hand. She had just drunk a can of Coke and eaten a chocolate ice cream, both of which she had ordered from the group chat. She was afraid that she had not finished them properly, so she checked carefully before getting up to open the door.
Qiu Zeming came in with a bicycle handlebar in one hand. Vegetables, soda, and a watermelon were hung on the handlebar. He said with a smile, "Use well water to calm it down and eat it tonight."
Zhou Jiani followed behind him, squinting her eyes and smiling at him. Qiu Zeming was a little confused by her smile and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Jiani didn't know that the moment Qiu Zeming walked in, she had a trance-like feeling that the two of them had already started living together, and the man of the family was coming home from get off work with shopping.
After hearing the other person's explanation, Qiu Zeming's heart was moved, as if someone was brushing against the tip of his heart with a feather. He felt an indescribable itch, but he was reluctant to scratch it.
"I'll file a marriage report when you graduate." Qiu Zeming's eyes were deep and his tone was tender. He seemed ready to kiss her at any moment. However, Zhou Jiani rolled her eyes, took the watermelon away and went to the side to press water, and even acted a little arrogantly, "Who wants to marry you?"
Qiu Zeming looked at her and smiled. If his girlfriend didn't marry him, who would she marry?
As they drank soda, Qiu Zeming talked about the family investigation. "They said it was my aunt who contacted his family. My dad asked for details, but my aunt didn't say anything directly. She just vaguely mentioned the conflict between her sister-in-law and the teacher. They knew she was a Qiu family member, so how could they not help her for the sake of the Qiu family? They didn't say it directly, but used the influence of the Qiu family name... My aunt doesn't have the brains for such tactics. I guess it was either the eldest brother or my uncle who came up with it."
Qiu Hongzhen and his son were both very angry. Qiu Zeming fanned the flames and suggested that his father or grandfather conduct a thorough investigation to see if other family members were using the Qiu family's name to seek other interests outside.
Once the fire was lit, even the old man realized the seriousness of the situation and started an investigation.
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