Li Guixiang wiped her tears and said, "You are still so polite to grandma! Come on, let's all go inside! It's cold outside."

As she said that, she turned around and glanced at Zhao Huaian, "Huaian, please stay and have dinner before going home."

Zhao Huaian couldn't ask for more, "Thank you, grandma!"

Zhong Zhiyang was stunned for a moment, "Second sister, what are you two doing?"

"Go away! Stop meddling in other people's business!" Zhong Xuexi acted like an elder. "Hurry up and get all the things in! I'm starving to death!"

Zhong Zhiyang smiled and said, "I cooked and have two dishes. You guys can have some soup first to fill your stomach!"

On the way back, Li Guixiang heard Lin Ziqiu and others talk a lot about Zhong Zhiyang.

Lin Ziqiu also advised her, "Mom, I know you love your grandson, but he's not young anymore, it's time to let him go and let him be on his own. You can't do everything for him. That's not loving him, it's hurting him, and it's making him develop the bad habit of having everything handed to him."

"A tiger father has a good son. He should be a man of integrity. He should be the one taking care of the family. It's time for you to take a break and enjoy the blessings of your children and grandchildren!"

Not only her, Ruan Qing and Zhong Xuexi also tried to persuade her.

As the only male comrade, Zhao Huaian convinced Li Guixiang with just two simple sentences.

"Why do you think he broke up with that girl? If Zhong Zhiyang continues to be incompetent, he really won't be able to find a wife in the future."

This is really a heart-wrenching move!!!

Li Guixiang touched Zhong Zhiyang's head with satisfaction, her eyes full of kindness, "Okay! Then let grandma taste our Zhiyang's cooking skills!"

Lin Ziqiu arrived late when the food was served.

Ruan Qing bought a lot of things and couldn't carry them by herself, so Lin Ziqiu helped her send them to the suburbs. She came back riding Ruan Qing's bicycle.

The two children, Zhong Niannian and Zhong Siyu, did not go home with them.

Li Guixiang was originally worried, but Zhong Xueyuan planned to stay in the capital for the New Year this year. If she was alone here, it would be better to leave the two children behind to have some fun.

"Sister-in-law, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you!"

Zhong Xuexi pulled her into the house and said, "Look! This whole table was made by Zhiyang. Now his cooking skills are even better than our mother's!"

Lin Ziqiu sat down, but before she could say anything, Zhong Zhiyang, who was sitting opposite her, said, "Second sister, you're really going to compare my cooking skills with grandma. Aren't you just hurting grandma's heart?"

"You little brat! Stop trying to sow discord!" Zhong Xuexi quickly tried to make amends, "I was trying to say that the disciple is better than the master, do you understand?"

Zhong Zhiyang made a face at her.

Li Guixiang picked up her chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat for Zhong Zhiyang. "You should reflect on yourself. Zhiyang is more capable than you. If a girl can't do anything, she will be despised by her in-laws when she gets married."

Zhong Xuexi wrinkled her nose and retorted, "I got married to choose the lover with whom I would spend the rest of my life, not to become a servant in someone else's house."

"Before I got married, did they not cook or eat? Why is it that after I got married, it seems like cooking and housework are all my responsibility?"

Zhong Xuexi is a well-educated person who has received higher education and has been educated. In addition, she has not suffered any hardship at home since childhood, so her thinking is more advanced and independent than many traditional people of this era.

Li Guixiang choked and explained, "That's not what I meant. I just hope you can learn a little bit about everything. That will be good for you."

She has worked hard all her life, just hoping that her children will be well.

Zhao Huaian said, "Xuexi didn't have to do anything before she married me. If I let her live worse than before after marrying me, it would only prove my incompetence. Don't worry, Xuexi will enjoy happiness by marrying me, not suffer."

He couldn't help but look at the girl beside him, and found that she was also looking at him. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and his eyes were full of tenderness and affection.

Zhong Xuexi's eyelashes trembled slightly, unable to hide the shock in her heart.

The love that could not be hidden in the man's eyes grew wildly, and Zhong Xuexi felt a hint of sweetness growing from the bottom of her heart belatedly.

She had always known what Zhao Huaian was thinking, but at this moment, his words made the self who had once secretly loved Wei Zhihe seem particularly insignificant.

It's even a little ridiculous.

My liking for Wei Zhihe is mixed with childhood admiration and respect.

At that time, Wei Zhihe and his elder brother Zhong Heyang were called the "two heroes" by their group of children from the compound.

But the eldest brother was serious and rigid, and Zhong Xuexi was always afraid of him.

But Wei Zhihe was different. He was gentle and polite. Whenever her elder brother punished her, he would smile gently and help her out.

From then on, she secretly vowed that she would marry Brother Zhihe in the future.

She only told this secret to her elder sister Zhong Xueyuan.

So what exactly does she like about Wei Zhihe?

It was worth it for her to endure this secret love for decades, even at the cost of hurting her relatives.

Zhong Xuexi realized later that it was not Wei Zhihe that she liked, but her obsession with not being able to get him was at work.

It’s like a pen that you really wanted when you were a child. When you couldn’t have it, you kept thinking about it. But when you grew up and got it, you realized that it was just like that.

It was Wei Zhihe's family background and his disguised appearance that made him a leader in the eyes of everyone.

In fact, under that seemingly gentle appearance lies an extremely dirty face.

But Zhao Huaian is different. He fell in love at first sight when he was a child, he deliberately "bullied" her without knowing how to express himself, and he was an unwavering choice no matter whether she was good or bad.

His love is strong and passionate.

The burning flames burned her silent and closed heart.

Lin Ziqiu sensed the cloying, pink, bubbly atmosphere between the two of them and couldn't help but jokingly say, "I haven't even taken a few bites of my meal, and I'm already full of dog food."

Being teased by her, Zhong Xuexi's face instantly turned red like a ripe tomato, and even the tips of her ears were stained crimson, "Sister-in-law!"

Since I went to the capital, I learned a lot of new words from Ruan Qing that I had never heard before.

Li Guixiang smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, let's eat quickly, the food is getting cold!"

After the meal, Zhong Xuexi sent Zhao Huaian away and was then called into the house by her grandmother to talk.

"Xue Xi, tell grandma the truth, are you serious about being with Huai'an? It's not because of Wei Zhihe that you're angry and want to change people, right?"

Zhong Xuexi's eyes were firm. "Grandma, I assure you that I agreed to be with him after careful consideration. It wasn't an impulse or a fit of anger."

Lin Ziqiu asked a soul-searching question, "Do you love him?"

Zhong Xuexi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she raised her hand to cover her heart, her tone revealing nostalgia. "I don't know if this counts as love, but as long as I'm with him, I feel safe and happy."

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