Chapter 375: The Best Choice
Chapter 375: The Best Choice
After Zhou Chenglei finished speaking with Mother Zhou, he turned to Zhou Chengxin and said, "Brother, help me bring this bucket of abalone down from the boat later. I'll take it back with me."
"Sure!"
Zhou Chenglei carried a hand basket and a bag of seashells, leading Jiang Xia off the boat and out of the production team.
Jiang Xia said to Zhou Chenglei, "You go make the call, and I'll wait here for you."
Zhou Chenglei placed the hand basket and the bag of seashells on the ground, "You wait here on the motorcycle."
"Got it."
Zhou Chenglei hurried inside to make the call.
Zhou Chengxin also placed a bag of seashells and a bucket of abalone in front of Jiang Xia, "Sorry to trouble you, Xia."
"Don't be so polite, big brother."
Zhou Chengxin put down the items and hurried back to the boat to divide the fish.
Jiang Xia sat there, watching the items on the ground and waiting for Zhou Chenglei.
After a while, a woman wearing a plaid jacket rode by on a bicycle. She noticed the abalone and the large abalone in the bucket in front of Jiang Xia and stopped to ask, "Are these abalone and sashimi for sale? How much are they?"
Jiang Xia shook her head, "We're not selling these. We're taking them home to eat."
Such fine abalone and sashimi, they're taking home to eat?
The woman couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia, and only then did she realize that Jiang Xia was exceptionally beautiful. Although she was wearing fishing boots and looked like she had just returned from the sea, the material of her clothes was of good quality.
She didn't recognize this woman.
Whose family had married such a beautiful daughter-in-law?
Curiously, she asked, "Whose family's new daughter-in-law are you?"
Jiang Xia hadn't met her before and assumed she was from the village, so she replied, "My husband is Zhou Chenglei."
He Xiuhui: "..."
At this moment, Zhou Chenglei walked out.
He Xiuhui turned and saw Zhou Chenglei. Her expression changed, and she hurriedly rode away on her bicycle!
Jiang Xia: "..."
She glanced at the departing figure of the woman and then looked at Zhou Chenglei, "Who was that?"
Why did she look at Zhou Chenglei as if she had seen a ghost?
Zhou Chenglei came to Jiang Xia's side, "Zhou Zhou's birth mother, what did she say to you?"
"..." Jiang Xia couldn't help but look at the woman's hurriedly departing figure.
So, she was Zhou Zhou's birth mother?
Zhou Zhou probably took after his father more, but Zhou Zhou's figure from behind was a bit similar to the woman's.
Judging from her clothing and appearance, her family environment after remarriage must be quite good.
"She didn't say much. She asked me if these abalone were for sale. Do you think she's here to take Zhou Zhou away?"
The book mentioned that after she remarried, she never returned to visit her daughter.
Is she back now to take Zhou Zhou away?
"No, her family is from the neighboring village. She's probably visiting her family. If she wanted to take Zhou Zhou away, she wouldn't have come if she saw me."
"That's right." She was influenced by the plot of the book, assuming the woman planned to take Zhou Zhou away early.
Zhou Chenglei didn't say anything more. He helped Jiang Xia off the motorcycle, then checked the openings of the two bags of seashells, tightened them a bit, and then loaded both bags onto the motorcycle, placing them in front. He hung the bucket of abalone and the basket of lunch boxes on either side of the motorcycle's handlebars.
He helped Jiang Xia onto the motorcycle, then got on himself, and drove off on the motorcycle.
He Xiuhui encountered people from the Zhou family at the dock and felt embarrassed to buy seafood, so she hurriedly left the small fishing village.
Usually, when she returned to the village, it was always after 2 pm, and she would never run into the Zhou family at the dock.
She thought it was only 4 pm now, and the Zhou family's fishing boat wouldn't return so early.
Moreover, she had no intention of lingering at the dock, but when she saw the abalone and abalone slices with their large sizes, she wanted to buy some for her stepson to eat.
Unexpectedly, she still encountered someone from the Zhou family!
And it was she who bumped into them!
She was a little afraid of meeting the Zhou family, afraid of seeing her daughter, afraid that her daughter would want to follow her, and also afraid that the Zhou family would ask her to take Zhou Zhou away.
He Xiuhui also really wanted to see her daughter, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it.
She knew from her own parents that Zhou Zhou was doing well.
Now, Zhou Zhou was living with her grandparents and Zhou Chenglei's couple.
Zhou Chenglei had bought several boats, and their lives were going extremely well.
Thinking about how Zhou Chenglei's wife had just said that they were taking these home to eat, it was clear that their lives were truly good.
That was enough.
As long as Zhou Zhou was doing well, that was enough.
The man she remarried to already had a son in his family, and before their marriage, she had expressed that she didn't want to raise other people's children.
Moreover, her current father-in-law and mother-in-law weren't as kind as Zhou Father and Zhou Mother. If she took Zhou Zhou with her, she wouldn't be able to take care of Zhou Zhou during the day because she had to work. Zhou Zhou could only be looked after by her current mother-in-law at home, and her current mother-in-law might not treat Zhou Zhou well.
Furthermore, she hadn't gotten pregnant after four years of remarriage, and she hadn't yet established herself firmly in the Tan family. Her current mother-in-law treated her with disdain, and she herself was cautious, tiptoeing around them. How could she bring Zhou Zhou with her? Therefore, leaving Zhou Zhou in the Zhou family was the best choice.
Being with her wouldn't be better than staying in the Zhou family.
He Xiuhui hurriedly left on her bicycle.
In the fields where the rice had been harvested, a group of children with school bags on their backs were running home after school! Suddenly, she heard someone shouting, "Zhou Zhou, later we'll go to the field to roast sweet potatoes and chestnuts while watching over the geese. We're going to dig sweet potatoes in the field, so remember to bring the kite and shuttlecock."
He Xiuhui subconsciously looked over.
She immediately saw the little girl in a brand-new red vest dress, a white sweater, with two ponytails, and a red headpiece.
That was Zhou Zhou.
She quickly averted her gaze and turned away, riding her bicycle even faster.
Zhou Zhou happily replied, "Okay! I'll bring some chestnuts to roast, roasted chestnuts are so delicious!"
The last time her uncle roasted a plate of chestnuts for her and her aunt to eat, they were so tasty! Zhou Zhou just wanted to get home quickly, and she didn't pay attention to who was on the road.
He Xiuhui rode far away before turning back to take a look at the little red figure.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei returned home, and when they were hiding the gold bars in the room, Zhou Zhou came back.
Zhou Zhou entered the courtyard and saw the motorcycle, so she knew that her aunt and uncle were at home.
She shouted, "Uncle, Aunt, Grandma!"
Jiang Xia came out of the room, "Zhou Zhou, are you back from school?"
Zhou Zhou said, "Aunt, I finished my homework at school. I want to go with Third Brother, Zhou Jie, and Binghua to roast sweet potatoes and chestnuts in the field. I'll bring some back for you to eat."
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead! Today I picked up some seashells, so you can take some to roast."
"Okay!" Zhou Zhou said and then ran back to her room to put away her school bag.
Jiang Xia went to get a basket for Zhou Zhou to collect the seashells.
Jiang Xia felt that since Zhou Zhou returned home at this time, there was a high possibility that she would encounter He Xiuhui, but she didn't dare to ask.
However, seeing Zhou Zhou's bright smile, she probably didn't meet her! Or even if they met, they might not have recognized each other, after all, Zhou Zhou was only three years old at that time, and she probably didn't have any memories.
(End of Chapter)
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