Chapter 491: Chapter 339: Heart-to-Heart Talk
The first watch of the night has ended.
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When Chuxia woke up in the morning, Zhou Mikang was already not by her side. She glanced at the ti, six-fifteen, and hurriedly got up to wash up.
Just as she ca out of the bathroom and changed her clothes, the door opened and Zhou Mikang walked in, puffing hot air from his head—obviously, he had gone out to exercise early in the morning.
Zhou Mikang smiled at her, “Go take a walk in the yard. The frost-covered scenery is quite beautiful. I asked a friend to send you a cara; it should arrive in the next few days. Later, you can take pictures of the scenes you like, and of course, don’t forget to take a few more pictures of yourself and send them to regularly.”
“Okay.”
Seeing how quickly she agreed, Zhou Mikang was sowhat surprised, “That’s not like you. Aren’t you supposed to jab at a few tis before agreeing?”
“According to scientific research, n mature later than won. Although you are a few years older than , it doesn’t cover up the fact that I’m more mature than you. It’s only right that I give in to you.”
Zhou Mikang: “…”
“Are you dazzled?” Chuxia said with a mischievous smile, sidling up to him and poking his arm, “Don’t beco too infatuated with —I’m a legend.”
Zhou Mikang: “…”
Chuxia tiptoed and patted his head like she would a little puppy, “There, there, don’t just stand there. Go take a shower, and I’ll wait for you downstairs.”
She was so pleased with herself that she ignored the potential danger of the other party. Before she could even move, she realized she was lying on the bed…, and the one who had covered her was naturally Great Regintal Commander Zhou.
“Little thing, you’re getting bolder and bolder, aren’t you? I think if I don’t straighten you out, you won’t know who you are anymore, right?”
“How will you straighten out?” Chuxia asked naively, poking his chest with her delicate little finger, “That’s too heavy; it’s suffocating , get up.”
“Are you really this silly or just pretending?” His large hand explored inside her clothes, kneading back and forth, “I really feel like exercising again in bed right now, thanks for cooperating.”
“Sure, exercise all you want,” Chuxia gave up resisting, presenting herself like a sacrificial lamb, “Just as long as you’re not afraid that I won’t be able to hold my head high in this house in the future, go ahead and exercise. As your wife, fulfilling my wifely duties is the least I can do. With my little strength, trying to resist would be futile anyway. You make the call.”
His burning desire, which had reached his forehead, was instantly extinguished by her, leaving him to stare at her with a helpless expression, “I an, can you get any more shaless?”
“That’s such a wrongful accusation…” Chuxia sighed and shook her head, “Who’s the shaless one here? Who is it that’s forcefully pinning soone else down?”
“Alright, I’ll let you off this ti, but we’ll see how I deal with you tonight.” To regain so face, the Regintal Commander didn’t forget to mutter a few harsh words as he got out of bed.
Chuxia pursed her lips and didn’t dare to provoke him further. She slipped out like a little rabbit along the wall, and before she reached the door, she didn’t forget to turn back and make a face at him.
“This kid…,” a smile unconsciously spread across that relatively stoic face, and Commander Tongzi entered the bathroom in high spirits…
Downstairs, Old Master Zhou and Zhou Jingping were sitting on the sofa reading books, while Old Madam Zhou was by the window moving her arms and legs. Seeing Chuxia coming downstairs, she cheerfully waved, “Xiaxia, would you like to accompany grandma for so exercise?”
“Sure,” Chuxia agreed crisply, running over to take Old Madam Zhou’s arm. Little Jing hurriedly helped the two of them open the door, calling out, “Old Madam, Third Young Lady, do you want to put on another piece of clothing?”
“No need,” the old lady waved her hand, “It’s not too cold yet, no need to wear so much. We’re going out to exercise, not to sit still.”
Even though winter had begun, the weather still had no chill to it. The grandmother and granddaughter jogged along the courtyard path, and before long, they began to feel warm all over. The old lady then switched to walking, “Xiaxia, let’s walk slowly. We don’t want to catch a cold from sweating.”
Chuxia responded and slowed down to the old lady’s side, affectionately linking arms with her, “Grandma, when I’m ho, I’ll accompany you for walks. Moving around is good for your health.”
The old lady nodded with a smile, “Good, good. Xiao Si used to accompany for walks often. After she got married, there was no one to take care of the old lady. My Xiaxia is the best.”
Chuxia also smiled with squinted eyes, “Grandma, the first ti I t you, I thought you had a fearso temper. From your eyes, I could tell you didn’t like at all. But I never expected you to be such a lovely old lady. Having a grandma like you makes feel incredibly secure.”
“Little imp…” Old Madam Zhou said with a relieved smile, “You knew what your grandma wanted to talk to you about, so you decided to demonstrate your loyalty to first?”
“Hehe…” Chuxia smiled embarrassedly, “In front of you, all tricks are exposed. It’s like selling knives in front of General Guan or showing off my axe skills in front of Master Lu Ban.”
“Haha…” Old Madam Zhou also laughed heartily. “Seeing you like this, Grandma is really at ease. You’ve just gotten married and Xiaomi is about to leave. Honestly, anyone would feel uncomfortable about it.
Grandma is indeed worried that you haven’t been in this family for long and it might be difficult for you to truly consider yourself as a mber of the family, especially after Xiaomi leaves.”
“Chuxia, I don’t want to beat around the bush with you. This mission Xiaomi is on does carry a certain amount of risk. We’ve actually held a eting to discuss your situation.
Your grandparents and your parents have unanimously decided that no matter what happens in the future, you will always be part of the Zhou family, whether as a daughter-in-law or a daughter.
The Zhou family will take responsibility for you indefinitely, including for your parents. Once they are truly psychologically ready to accept our help, we will transfer them over to live with you.
We originally planned to talk to you about this after Xiaomi left, but Grandma thought it over and decided it’s only fair to tell you before he departs.
This way, it’s fairer to you. If there’s anything you feel uncomfortable discussing with us, you can bring it up to Xiaomi. He can relay it to us or arrange things on his behalf.”
Chuxia joked half-seriously, “Grandma, you’re really letting down what I said to you just now. I said you were the first elder who truly saw as a Zhou family mber from the bottom of your heart. If that were true, you wouldn’t have said these things to . Are you trying to make so sort of trade-off with now?”
“You know that’s not what your grandma ans. These things should have been discussed with your mother-in-law, but she previously doubted you and was indecisive. I guess you might hold so resentnt towards her, so she feels embarrassed to co to you.
Grandma, of course, trusts you and knows that after you married Xiaomi, you sincerely wanted to be his wife. Both your mom and I know this.
Telling you all this is to let you understand the thoughts of everyone and also to really reassure Xiaomi so that he won’t always be worried about you.
No matter how much we trust you, we cannot change the fact that you are the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family and not a daughter. So things, if left unsaid, could lead to misunderstandings, and that would be a loss greater than any gain.
Thus, your grandma would rather be blad by the petty-minded than run the risk of causing misunderstandings due to presumptuous understanding in the future.”
“Grandma, I understand…” Chuxia’s expression turned serious as well. “The arrangent that I discussed with Zhou Mikang to live one week at the Zhou family and one week at the Wan family was indeed my idea.
However, I did this not because I don’t consider the Zhou family as my own, but because I didn’t want to make things difficult for you. At the sa ti, I truly felt that Grandpa Wan was too lonely living alone.
His granddaughter visited last ti, and after Aunt Wan gave him a call, the father-daughter conversation didn’t go well. Grandpa Wan might not say it, but you can tell he’s really upset.
My parents are stubborn too, insisting on going back to their hotown, and I thought leaving him alone at ho would definitely lead to negative thoughts.
Having co by every other week to keep him company and chat might lift his spirits. He genuinely treats like his granddaughter.
Grandma, it really is about fate. When Grandpa Wan was in Dalin Village, no one dared to approach him, except for . I felt a special kinship with him and was willing to play at his place.
That’s how I learned more things and acquired more skills than my peers, otherwise, Zhou Mikang probably wouldn’t have taken an interest in .
You shouldn’t forget who dug the well when you drink its water. Now that he’s going through a difficult ti, I felt it was my duty to help him get through it. Not only does this prevent Grandpa Wan from feeling so isolated, but it also makes things easier for you and Grandpa. It’s a solution that serves two purposes, and that’s my real reason for asking Zhou Mikang to discuss this with the elders.”
“You…” Old Madam Zhou chuckled and playfully poked her forehead, “At such a young age, you sure have a lot of thoughts. With Xiaomi not at ho, it’s only right for us to take care of you a bit more and to side with you. If any of the younger family mbers can’t co to terms with that, that’s their problem, and you shouldn’t need to worry about making things difficult for us. There’s nothing hard about it; we all act with a clear conscience. Xiaomi has worked hard for the Zhou family, so it’s only right for us to be a bit kinder to his wife.
Of course, your grandma isn’t saying she doesn’t like you going to the Wan family to live. I also think your approach is quite good. Just yesterday, I ntioned to Xiaomi that if it weren’t for Old Wan’s identity issue, we would have liked to bring him to live with the Zhou family, so we could all live together in a warm and lively way and look after each other.
But since we can’t do that now, even if he himself doesn’t mind and Elder Long doesn’t mind, there will always be people who do, and they will use this as a pretext for criticism, which would embarrass your Grandpa Wan.”
“Grandma, I understand,” Chuxia nodded quickly. “I get it, these principles, I understand. In fact, not just for people of his stature who might have reservations about such matters, even ordinary families would, not to ntion anything else, I reckon if he really ca to the Zhou family, Aunt Wan would be the first to make a scene.”
“Yes, there are so children who don’t care for their elders themselves but won’t allow others to treat them kindly either. Sigh!” Old Madam Zhou sighed with a hint of sorrow in her expression. “Not every finger is the sa length, and when children grow up, they all turn out differently. You guys are young now and don’t quite understand this feeling. When you reach our age, you’ll understand that having inconsiderate children is a lifeti’s curse.” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian to read.)
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