Chapter 640: Troubles of Marriage
Zhou Zhenhui stared at the charming woman standing at the door of their box.
He was a businessman who had to negotiate business everywhere, but he had never seen anyone dare to be so rude to him.
And this glamorous woman who was dressed gaudy and heavily made up was his nominal cousin.
She is the daughter of the son of his great-grandmother's sister. His grandfather, Mr. Zhou, married four wives in his life, so they are cousins without blood relationship.
The enchanting aura that hit him made him feel uncomfortable. "Looking for me? Who do you think you are?"
"Brother Hui, my aunt asked me to marry you, and you glared at me and said that to me?"
Li Xuemei glared at Zhou Zhenhui and was about to rush out to argue with him.
Seeing that the woman wanted to marry Zhou Zhenhui so much, Su Shuoci was not angry anymore. She was just a crazy woman.
So he sat next to Gu Jiaojiao while she ate, and protected her at the same time to prevent her from getting hurt by the crazy woman.
At this time, the assistant standing next to Zhou Zhenhui stopped her and said, "Miss cousin, don't be rude to our boss just because you rely on your fourth grandmother's relationship."
"I'm so beautiful, why do I need to rely on my aunt's relationship? Why doesn't Brother Hui like me?"
The assistant wanted to say something else when he heard their boss say, "Stop talking nonsense and get her out."
"You, Zhou Zhenhui, how dare you do that to me? No wonder you...mmmm..." Li Xuemei wanted to shout more, but her mouth was blocked.
"Brother Zhou, what's going on?" Gu Jiaojiao asked curiously. She would not stop gossiping just because she was pregnant.
"You eat first, I will tell you slowly. Don't let my goddaughter starve." Zhou Zhenhui said gently.
After listening to his story, Gu Jiaojiao learned that in the early days, their Zhou family was just a small workshop in Gangcheng.
There are many small workshops like their Zhou family's. Grandma Li Xuemei's mother's family is also a small workshop.
Grandma Li Xuemei's family gave birth to several daughters, none of whom received much education and had been working in workshops since childhood.
The eldest daughter never received any education and married the young Mr. Zhou as his fourth concubine.
Although their youngest daughter did not receive much education, she married into the scholarly family of Li.
Because the son of the Li family had been married for several years but had not given birth to a son, in order to expand the family, Li married a 16-year-old second wife under the arrangement of his parents.
In Li's scholarly family, Li Xuemei's grandmother could be said to be out of place.
Her husband was well-read and naturally hoped that his wife could read and write, but Li Xuemei's grandmother was unwilling to spend time on reading at all.
She couldn't understand how the Li family, with its scholars, could get enough to eat just by reciting poems and talking about historical allusions? They relied on her to earn money from business to support them, and they said she was uneducated. Would she be able to eat if she was educated? Li Xuemei's grandmother not only did not follow the Li family to study, but even thought they were ridiculous.
Not only did she have no common language with her husband, but she also had a bad temper. What made the Li family even more angry was that all she talked about was money, money, money.
At first, her husband tried to communicate with her, but she always complained and blamed the problems on others, making the family restless.
She gave birth to three children. One daughter died shortly after birth, and the youngest son was killed by his own accident.
Only Li Xuemei's father was left, and he survived thanks to the Li family's full protection.
Exhausted, Grandpa Li simply separated from her, and soon he married his third wife.
Unlike Grandma Li Xuemei, Grandpa Li’s third wife is gentle, virtuous and sensible, and everyone in the Li family likes her very much.
The third wife gave birth to several children in succession and became a hero in carrying on the Li family's bloodline.
Grandpa Li and his family live happily in the front yard, while Grandma Li Xuemei lives alone in the backyard, which is cold and lonely.
She suffered in this scholarly family, and her personality gradually became irritable and moody.
Especially since her son was taken away by his parents-in-law, teaching him to read and write made her feel isolated and helpless.
Her biological son loved his mother so much that many years later he gave his first daughter to her as a companion.
So she vented all her dissatisfaction on her granddaughter, Li Xuemei.
Whenever Li Xuemei ran to the front yard to play with her younger brothers and sisters, her grandmother would scold her harshly. She felt that her granddaughter had betrayed her.
It can be said that Li Xuemei grew up amidst her grandmother's constant abuse and complaints.
Why did she continue to live with her grandmother when she grew up? It was because she fell in love with her grandmother's sister's grandson.
If Li Xuemei leaves her grandmother, she will never see her grandson at her aunt's house.
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Her grandmother knew what she was thinking, and not only did she not help her find a husband, she also took out all her resentment on her.
He curses at everything every day and often quarrels with his granddaughter. The frequent quarrels make both the grandparents and granddaughter exhausted.
Li Xuemei lives her life with the negative energy of her grandmother, and the lack of response to her feelings makes her even more miserable.
It's as if his whole body is covered with thorns. As soon as he catches Gu Jiaojiao, he starts talking nonsense.
After listening to Zhou Zhenhui's story, Gu Jiaojiao sighed, "Oh my God, it would be strange if such a person is not extreme. No wonder he speaks so harshly!"
"She thinks of herself as your fiancée. Isn't that just delusional?" Su Shuoci looked at Zhou Zhenhui with contempt.
Zhou Zhenhui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Yes, she has always been full of negative energy since she was a child, so it's normal for her to have delusions."
Gu Jiaojiao suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "If she didn't have your grandfather's approval, she wouldn't dare to say anything so blatantly. Would your grandfather force you to marry her?"
Zhou Zhenhui shook his head. "My grandfather did think of forcing me to marry the granddaughter of the Li family, but not her. After all, the Li family has a high status in Hong Kong City."
"So, someone as capable as you also has to worry about being forced to get married by your family?" Gu Jiaojiao asked with a smile, but worry was revealed in her eyes.
Zhou Zhenhui smiled and comforted him: "It's okay. I have enough strength to fight against my family now, and now I have the help of you and Mr. Su."
Gu Jiaojiao sighed, "I'm glad you think so. I didn't expect you to have the trouble of arranged marriage. I just hope you can find someone you like and marry as soon as possible so that you can live a better life in the future."
Zhou Zhenhui nodded, "I understand, Mr. Su, Jiaojiao thanks you for taking care of me during this time."
Gu Jiaojiao's face quickly flashed with an unnatural look. At first, she wanted to take advantage of the Zhou family's power, but it took her two years to make the Zhou family rich! So it turned out that they were the ones who made Zhou Zhenhui successful, but it didn't matter. After all, he was still a capable person.
"No, no, we just take care of each other. Now that you're well, we're relieved."
"Boss Zhou, you'd better open your eyes and find a partner to marry as soon as possible, and then give birth to a son to take care of my daughter."
Su Shuoci said this expressionlessly, but he agreed with Zhou Zhenhui's character.
(End of this chapter)
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