Chapter 42

Qiao Yu greeted people with a smile, toasted them and said polite words, but by the time he finished seeing everyone off, his smile was stiff.

Looking at the mess on the table…

Wang Zhaodi and Zhou Saozi wanted to help, but she politely sent them away.

As soon as I turned around, I met Zhou Ze’an’s gaze.

“Thanks for your hard work.”

Qiao Yu was half relieved, “Not bad…”

“Leave the dishes there. I’ll wash them tomorrow.”

Qiao Yu was completely relieved, “Then I’ll trouble Comrade Zhou.”

She watched the children wash and brush their teeth every day, paying attention to hygiene. When it was her turn, she was so tired that she lay down on the bed and didn’t want to turn over.

What a double standard.

Qiao Yu spat on himself, then continued to lie down with peace of mind.

It’s fun to have a bad life.

“Do you want me to help you press it?”

A voice brought her back to her senses.

Qiao Yu immediately changed from lying down to lying prone and said, “Please massage my waist, it hurts. Oh, and my arms too.”

“Um.”

Comrade Zhou looked tall and strong, with calluses all over his fingertips, which made her clothes rustle, but his skills were no worse than those of later technicians.

She was afraid that the material would be scratched, so she lifted the hem of her dress with her arms and tied it under her chest. Her movements were skillful and not at all seductive.

Zhou Ze’an’s breath was caught and his movements paused, but his fingertips continued to press on the skin as smooth as mutton-fat jade.

Perhaps due to years of hard work and sun exposure, Qiao Yu’s face and arms need nutrients and time to restore their original skin color, but the skin on his body is as white as jade all year round, even though he was skin and bones before.

“Yes…it’s OK, Comrade Zhou…Um, have you ever given Comrade Bai Yu a massage like this?”

She was not testing him, but treating Zhou Ze’an as an ordinary chat partner.

Zhou Ze’an paused slightly, restrained his movements, and lay on the other side.

“Ah? Comrade Zhou? Why is he gone?”

“It’s over.”

“What? It’s over so soon?”

“Um.”

“That’s not right…”

“Go to sleep.”

Qiao Yu looked at his expression and didn’t think there was anything taboo about his ex-wife.

Today, the king of heaven is here, and we have to speak out!

Otherwise, if someone doesn’t know, they might think Comrade Zhou still has feelings for Bai Yu!

“Why? You can’t tell? Comrade Zhou is still thinking about the one in front?”

The man in the dark suddenly opened his eyes, “Why do you think so?”

“So, what’s there to talk about?”

“It’s not right to discuss whether your ex was right or wrong.”

Qiao Yu snorted coldly, “Then your moral standards are quite high.”

“Are you unhappy?”

“How can I be happy? Revolutionary comrades have other female comrades in their hearts… Oh, our eldest brother doesn’t talk about the second brother, after all, I am also a second marriage.”

Does she mean that she still has her ex-husband in her heart?

Zhou Ze’an felt a dull pain in his heart. It wasn’t painful, but he felt stuffy and a little uncomfortable.

“There’s nothing between me and her, don’t get me wrong.”

“You don’t have her in your heart?”

“No.”

Qiao Yu then broke the ice and laughed: “You’ve never massaged her?”

“No.”

“Then why are your movements so familiar?”

“Helped my comrades.”

“Oh, it turns out to be a comrade-in-arms…” Qiao Yu did not pursue the matter any further.

In fact, Zhou Ze’an also wanted to ask that ex-husband.

But when he heard the familiar sound of snoring by his ears, he stopped thinking, closed his eyes, and fell into a light sleep after a long time.

It was already noon when Qiao Yu woke up.

A familiar smell came from the kitchen, and the mess in the yard from last night had been cleaned up.

Qiao Yu came to the kitchen without any incident and asked cheerfully, “What are we having for lunch?”

“Last night we had a lot of greasy food, let’s have something light today.”

The treat yesterday was so sumptuous, and everyone was aware of Zhou Ze’an’s rank and Qiao Yu’s current background, so they didn’t say anything and just worked hard.

So much so that in the end there was not a drop of oil left.

In previous years, when the host family had banquets, they would have leftovers to heat up and eat the next day, but they didn’t have any leftovers at all.

“I see…”

“Do you have any plans for the afternoon?”

“I have to call grandpa and prepare to go to Beijing.”

Zhou Ze settled it down, “Is it so urgent?”

Qiao Yu rubbed his hands together, “Isn’t there a popular saying in your army? If you don’t take initiative to eat, you have a problem with your brain. To me, if you don’t take initiative to take this kind of wealth, you also have a problem with your brain.”

She vaguely guessed that this man wanted to develop feelings for her.

What kind of feelings are there? Are feelings more important than money?

We are all living together, so who doesn’t know who?

Zhou Zean: “I’ll buy you a sleeper berth?”

Qiao Yu raised an eyebrow: “Do you still have money?”

“No.”

“Then how do you buy it?”

“Borrow from your comrades, and pay them back when the allowance comes.”

“…Forget it, come with me into the house and I’ll give you the money.”

Zhou Zean didn’t think there was anything wrong with a man asking for money, so he nodded and said, “That’s fine.”

He covered the pot and followed her to the master bedroom.

Qiao Yu walked and grumbled: “If you want to buy something in the future, just tell me directly. If you borrow money from others to buy things, is it just a matter of borrowing money? You also have to rely on favors, which is not cost-effective. Don’t be embarrassed to ask me for money…”

“Won’t.”

“Hmm? What?”

“I won’t be embarrassed to speak up.”

This time it was Qiao Yu’s turn to be stunned, as if he felt something was wrong, but he subconsciously replied: “Oh, okay.”

It seems that if you are a little slow, you will fall behind.

Be strong throughout your life.

After paying, Qiao Yu waited at the table for dinner.

As soon as the children came back, Qiao Yu felt that Zhou Jun was unhappy.

She took the initiative to ask: “What’s wrong with you, Junwazi? You look unhappy?”

Hearing this, Zhou Ze’an looked at his eldest son…

How did she know that her son was unhappy? Why did he feel that Zhou Jun was no different from usual?

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Wu said, “Aunt, you didn’t touch the chicken’s butt this morning. You don’t know how unlucky your brother is. You only touched two eggs from two chicken butts!”

Zhou Jun’s face flushed and he retorted: “You only touched one last time!”

Zhou Wu said, “What’s the big deal? One is still one!”

“How shameless.”

“Hey, if you’re thick-skinned, you won’t feel any pain when you’re beaten.”

Qiao Yu: …just sitting there and watching elementary school kids quarrelling.

I enjoy eating so much.

Oh no, except for the good meal last night, how long has it been since Comrade Zhou came back to eat alone? No wonder she enjoyed this bland meal so much.

In the afternoon, Zhou Ze’an went to deal with sleeper tickets, while Qiao Yu went to the post and telecommunications booth.

After the call was connected, it was Mr. Zhang’s voice, and Qiao Yu briefly explained the situation.

Mr. Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, “Isn’t it inappropriate for you and your wife to separate just after you’ve been reunited?”

Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows and said, “Is it Grandpa who has something going on? Did that person’s brother go to the capital?”

“……”Mr. Zhang was not at all surprised that the other party knew this.

Qiao Yaozu would go to the capital, Zhou’s mother said in the letter.

How happy was Qiao Yaozu’s life before? Except for the original owner, all the married sisters were brother-supporting demons, emptying their husband’s family to subsidize their own family.

Qiao Yaozu didn’t even have to go down to the ground, wandering around the city all day.

When his parents got into trouble, his sisters were captured by their in-laws and all the things in the house were taken away. Qiao Yaozu had no choice but to secretly go to the capital.

Without a letter of introduction, Qiao Yaozu didn’t know how long he had been walking. After arriving in the capital, he was like a poor citizen.

As for why he knew the location of the Zhang family?

Oh, it’s her.

She is such a smart person!

Wasn’t this the note he threw to Qiao Yaozu before leaving the production team?

The note also reminded me not to ask the production team for a letter of introduction, otherwise I would be tripped up by the Zhang family and put under surveillance. By then, I would be lucky not to starve to death, not to mention going to the capital to enjoy a good life with my sister.

Qiao Yu was also surprised by Qiao Yaozu’s explosive power.

Look how long-lasting fat people are. All that fat is not accumulated in vain.

The fact that we can persist and walk to the capital is solid evidence.