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Chapter 448: Sure, Why Not?
Chapter 448: Sure, Why Not?
Zhou Chengsen grabbed Li Xiuxian.
Li Xiuxian turned to look at him.
Zhou Chengsen spoke in a stern voice, "Your father won't be in trouble. With so many people going in together, he'll be released soon. There's no need to trouble Ah Lei to find someone to help."
Zhou Chengsen thought it was better to let him be arrested and learn his lesson! It's not worth owing someone a favor over such a minor issue.
Li Xiuxian shook off his hand. Since it wasn't his father, he wasn't worried, was he?
"Ah Lei!" Li Xiuxian shouted.
Jiang Xia turned around, and Zhou Chenglei followed her gaze.
Li Xiuxian quickly walked forward, "Ah Lei, you know a lot of people. Can you help me get my father released?"
Zhou Chenglei calmly refused, "I don't know anyone who can release him."
Li Xiuxian asked, "How can you not know anyone? You can even ask Xia Xia's father. Xia Xia, please tell your father for me."
Jiang Xia's expression turned serious, "Sure, why not? If my father-in-law is willing to write a letter of apology to be published in the newspaper and make a self-criticism on the radio, taking the initiative to correct his mistakes and setting an example for the whole city, then I can talk to my father."
Li Xiuxian was speechless.
Zhou Chengsen almost laughed and asked Li Xiuxian, "Do you think your father will agree?"
Li Xiuxian was at a loss for words.
She was truly exasperated!
If you don't want to help, just say so!
Following Jiang Xia's suggestion, would she even dare to go to work?
The teachers at school all knew that her father had been arrested.
To spare her from bothering his son, Zhou Fu said, "In this situation, they'll detain him for one night as a lesson and then release him. It won't be long. You can go pick him up tomorrow morning."
Li Xiuxian knew that her father would be released the next day, as it had happened before in the village. The arrested person was released the following morning, but all the money was confiscated! It couldn't be retrieved!
"What about the money? Isn't it gone now?" Li Xiuxian asked.
Jiang Xia looked at her, "Money? Is the second sister-in-law more concerned about her father or the money?"
Tian Caixia smiled, "Of course, it's the money!"
Li Xiuxian replied, "...Of course, I'm worried about my father!" but she also hoped to get the money back.
Zhou Chengsen couldn't hold back anymore, "If you're worried about your father, paying a fine of one or two thousand yuan for community service should get him released early. Do you want to pay it? I'll take the money and pay it. After all, many villagers were detained together, so it's not easy to find someone to release your father specifically. But paying the fine is different; it's a way to make amends. Let's go! I'll go with you to pay it now!"
He had originally wanted to give her some face, but she didn't seem to care about saving face.
Zhou Chengsen pulled her to leave.
Li Xiuxian was speechless.
In the end, Li Xiuxian didn't take money to bail her father out, which didn't surprise Jiang Xia.
The family didn't bother with the matter anymore and continued to celebrate the New Year happily.
The second day of the Lunar New Year was the day to visit the wife's parents.
This was Jiang Xia's first time returning to her parents' home, and Zhou Mu had prepared many gifts the night before for Jiang Xia to take back.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia woke up early, loaded the bags of gifts into the car, then dressed Zhou Zhou in new clothes, styled his hair nicely, and took him along to visit Jiang Xia's parents.
Zhou Chenglei drove the car out of the alley, then got out to carry Zhou Zhou to the back seat, closed the door, and opened the passenger door to help Jiang Xia into the car.
"I'll sit in the back with Zhou Zhou," Jiang Xia said.
Zhou Chenglei replied, "Come sit with me in the front."
The passenger seat was more comfortable, as he had specifically ordered it when buying the car.
Zhou Chenglei helped Jiang Xia into the car.
At this moment, Zhou Chengsen and Li Xiuxian came out with Zhou Ying.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia greeted them.
Li Xiuxian glanced at the bags in the back of the car and her expression changed.
For a new daughter-in-law's first visit to her parents' home, the gifts were usually prepared by the mother-in-law.
When she had married into the family, the gifts she brought to her parents' home weren't nearly as many.
Zhou Chenglei said to Zhou Chengsen, "We'll be on our way."
Zhou Chengsen nodded.
Zhou Chenglei walked around to the driver's side and got into the car, then drove off.
Zhou Chengsen also carried his daughter onto his bicycle and rode away without waiting for Li Xiuxian.
The couple's cold war continued.
Despite the cold war between them, Zhou Chengsen would never be so impolite as to neglect visiting his in-laws.
It was the basic decency one should uphold.
He also wanted to set a good example for his child.
In life, one cannot act solely on their own likes and dislikes.
The jeep drove along the village road.
Jiang Xia saw many villagers carrying baskets and walking with their children to visit relatives.
Some rode bicycles, with a child in front and an adult at the back, and another child carried on the adult's back.
Four people squeezed onto one bicycle.
Yet, everyone wore a smile.
Each person wore their newest clothes, but most were predominantly gray, just a bit cleaner and darker than usual, appearing semi-new.
As the jeep left the village, Jiang Xia spotted Li Fu, Wen Wan, Zhou Bingqiang's wife, and a group of a dozen or so people walking back to the village.
...
Wen Wan spotted the jeep belonging to the Jiang family and lowered her head, wishing she could shrink into the ground!
How humiliating!
She didn't want Jiang Xia to recognize her.
She even less wanted Zhou Chenglei to see her!
She had never felt so embarrassed!
But the other villagers didn't seem to find it shameful; instead, they smiled and greeted Zhou Chenglei proactively, as if they had done something honorable.
Zhou Chenglei had intended to roll down the car window, but seeing everyone's gaze fixed on Jiang Xia, he merely honked the horn as a greeting.
Wen Wan wished she could burrow into the ground.
Did these people not feel ashamed? How could they still have the face to greet others?
After the jeep passed by, the woman who had pulled Wen Wan yesterday, successfully dragging her into the trap, sighed enviously, "Zhou Chenglei has indeed married a good wife!"
All those present were men, and many were around Zhou Chenglei's age or slightly older, nodding in agreement, "Indeed! With a good wife, he can save decades of hard work!"
"It's all thanks to his good wife that he has a boat, a car, and a house. No more struggling!"
"The key is that the wife he married is also beautiful! The prettiest in the entire village is Zhou Chenglei's wife."
"She has the looks, the figure, the family background, and the talent! Why can't I meet someone like that?"
"With your gambling habits, you still expect to find someone with looks, figure, family background, and talent? If a woman is willing to marry you, you should cherish her!"
...
As they chatted and laughed, the distance between the car and them grew.
Wen Wan turned back, watching the car drive towards the city.
It felt like different people, living different lives.
They were heading towards prosperity, while she was going backwards!
She had ended up mixing with this group of people!
She couldn't understand how she had gotten involved with these uncouth, uncultured, and unambitious individuals.
Had she married the wrong person?
She shouldn't have married so hastily.
And she shouldn't have gotten pregnant with Zhou Guohua's child.
Marrying is like a second birth; it's crucial to marry the right person.
She should have married a man like Zhou Chenglei.
When she returned, she should have immediately grasped Zhou Chenglei tightly, guided by her dream, knowing full well that he was a good man.
If only she could be reborn once more!
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei brought Zhou Zhou to the Jiang family home.
Jiang Mu opened the door with a smile and welcomed them in.
Jiang Fu and Jiang Dong emerged from the kitchen, both wearing aprons, having woken up early to prepare Jiang Xia's favorite dishes.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia laughed, "Dad, Xiao Dong."
Jiang Xia squatted down to hug Zhou Zhou, teaching her to call them Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle.
Zhou Zhou called out softly, a bit scared.
Jiang Dong removed his apron and, with a smile, picked up Zhou Zhou, holding her high, "Uncle will take you to light fireworks."
(End of Chapter)
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