In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Seeing Su Peizhi's reaction, Su Zhizhi sighed, reached out and touched Su Peizhi's head, "Peizhi, it's okay, cry if you want to..."

As soon as Su Zhizhi finished speaking, Su Peizhi burst into tears. He could no longer suppress the grievance and depression in his heart. He fell on the table and burst into tears. Su Zhizhi stayed with Su Peizhi until he calmed down.

After a long time, Su Peizhi gradually stopped crying. He realized that Su Zhizhi was still beside him and felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing Su Peizhi like this, Su Zhizhi burst out laughing. "Okay, I'm your sister. I've seen all kinds of you. How are you? Are you feeling better now?"

Su Peizhi smiled at Su Zhizhi and nodded vigorously, "Thank you, sister. I feel much better."

"Peizhi, I know you have suffered a lot of injustice in this matter. I know this is not your fault, you are just implicated. Peizhi, I want to apologize to you..." Speaking of this, a trace of guilt flashed across Su Zhizhi's face.

"Sister, don't blame yourself. I expected this result a long time ago. It's only been two years, and it's already much better than I expected." Su Peizhi hurriedly comforted Su Zhizhi.

Seeing Su Zhizhi still in the same state, Su Peizhi sighed, "Sister, I really can't blame you for this, and I certainly can't blame my brother-in-law either. After this incident, I've thought a lot more clearly. I... probably just am not suited to officialdom."

"Why?" Su Zhizhi was a little puzzled.

"I know exactly what's going on. Those officials want to use my case to curry favor with my brother-in-law, but many people are wary of him. Those who can hold a stable position in the court are all scheming people. Let's not talk about whether my achievements can keep me in the capital. Even if I can stay in the capital through my own efforts, they will only look at who is behind me and won't care who I am. If I enter the officialdom, I'm afraid it will give my brother-in-law another handle. Instead of that, it's better to be like this now. It's a little calmer this way."

Su Peizhi is indeed much more optimistic and cheerful than Su Zhizhi imagined.

The brother and sister talked for a long time. Finally, Su Zhizhi thought for a moment and said, "In that case, why don't you learn how to run a business from me? My mother is getting older now, and she can't do many things anymore. When you've learned enough, I can safely hand over the shops to you. It's like inheriting the family business. What do you think?"

Su Zhizhi had thought about teaching Su Peizhi how to do business before, but Su Peizhi's ambition was not in business, so Su Zhizhi had to keep it secret. Now she brought it up again, just to give Su Peizhi something to distract his attention.

"But, sister, I..." Su Peizhi was still a little hesitant.

Su Zhizhi smiled and interrupted Su Peizhi, "Peizhi, I'm just suggesting this. Ultimately, it's up to you. If you don't want to, I won't force you. But if you want to go this way, just come and tell me. It's getting late, so think about it first. I'll go back to see Jiaojiao."

After saying that, Su Zhizhi stood up and left Su Peizhi's yard, leaving Su Peizhi alone to think about what Su Zhizhi had said.

After leaving Su Pei, Su Zhizhi's thoughts were still a mess. She didn't want to go back and face Jiaojiao, so she simply came to the small garden, intending to relax before going back.

Xie Chengjin happened to be walking by and saw Su Zhizhi looking a little lonely. He couldn't help but walk over and hugged Su Zhizhi from behind, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

A familiar atmosphere surrounded Su Zhizhi, and she felt much more at ease.

She turned her head and buried her face in Xie Chengjin's arms, "It's okay, I was just thinking about Peizhi."

"What do you mean?" Xie Chengjin held Su Zhizhi in his arms as they sat down in the garden pavilion. Su Zhizhi recounted her conversation with Su Peizhi today. Finally, Su Zhizhi said distressedly, "I don't know whether it was right or wrong for me to persuade Peizhi to go into business."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengjin just smiled but said nothing.

Noticing Xie Chengjin's chest shaking, Su Zhizhi was immediately filled with shame and anger. She hit Xie Chengjin and then said, "What are you laughing at? You don't think my suggestion is funny, do you?"

Xie Chengjin instantly retracted his smile, and then said seriously: "I think your worry is unnecessary. After all, whether to do business or enter the government, we can't make the decision for him. It's better to let him make his own choice."

Seeing Xie Chengjin say this, Su Zhizhi had no choice but to nod.

Fortunately, Su Peizhi did not make Su Zhizhi wait for a long time. The next morning, Xie Chengjin had just left for the morning court when Su Peizhi came to find him. Seeing that Su Zhizhi was still resting, Su Peizhi did not wake Su Zhizhi up, but sat alone in the yard.

Until Xie Chengjin came back, Su Peizhi was still sitting in the yard. It was already noon.

Xie Chengjin saw Su Peizhi sitting there and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Peizhi? What time did you come?"

When Su Peizhi saw Xie Chengjin coming back, he quickly stood up and said, "I just arrived not long ago, and it seems that my sister hasn't gotten up yet."

Speaking of Su Zhizhi, Xie Chengjin felt somewhat helpless. "Your sister sleeps a lot and often sleeps until this time. You wait here for a while while I go in and call her. You, too, just wait here and don't even bother to send someone in to wake her up."

Su Peizhi waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not a big deal, let Sister fall asleep first."

But Xie Chengjin just shook his head, ignored Su Peizhi's obstruction, and walked straight into the room.

Su Zhizhi was still sleeping soundly in bed. Xie Chengjin felt helpless and went over to wake Su Zhizhi up. "Zhizhi? Zhizhi, wake up. Don't sleep anymore. It seems Peizhi has been waiting outside for a long time."

Su Zhizhi originally wanted to stay in bed a little longer, but when she heard Su Peizhi coming, she suddenly woke up and sat up with a look of annoyance. "When did this happen? When did Peizhi come? You didn't even bother to wake me up."

As Xie Chengjin dressed Su Zhizhi, he said, "I just came back from the morning court and saw Peizhi sitting in the yard. I guess he must have been waiting for a long time. You should hurry up."

Su Zhizhi dressed and washed up as quickly as possible, and then had Su Peizhi brought in.