Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

It was not until the evening that Zuo Chun saw Zuo Zhizhi sitting in the living room after get off work. Although he was surprised for a moment, he quickly reacted.

"Zhizhi, why are you here at this time?"

Seeing that everyone was there, Zuo Zhizhi stopped pretending, rubbed her eyes immediately, and began to cry softly.

"I'm not going to school anymore. School is horrible!"

She exaggerated her experiences over the past two days, including but not limited to how she was pathetically broke at school with no money to eat, how she had finally managed to buy some snacks, only to have them snatched away by others, and how the continuous high temperatures and heavy rains had caused prices to soar, leaving her unable to make ends meet...

Although some of this statement is false, there are many true parts in it. After all, living in the same city, everyone has similar problems.

Zuo Chun felt a little embarrassed. He knew about the high temperatures in the past period of time. The weather was extremely hot, but they felt pretty good.

After all, although there is a problem with the power supply facilities outside, the community has its own power generation equipment, so every household can use electrical appliances.

Although the temperature is not as high as before, it is definitely not painful.

I didn't expect that while I was enjoying myself at home, my daughter would have such a big incident at school!

"So are you okay now?"

Zuo Zhizhi shook her head. "It's not good. I feel dizzy all over now. I'm afraid I have a problem with my body due to the long heatstroke. I wanted to go to the hospital for a thorough check-up, but I'm out of money now!"

At first, Zuo Zhizhi didn't think anything of it, but as soon as she finished saying these words, she burst into tears.

I have never suffered such hardship in my previous life. When the weather is a little hot, my parents, brother and sister-in-law will take turns calling me, fearing that I have been wronged.

It’s not like now, I have parents, but after so many days of hot weather, no one called me.

Although I didn't call them, you can imagine my status!

Seeing that Zuo Chun and Xu Xiu were becoming more and more embarrassed, Zuo Zhizhi said nothing and just kept crying.

She was interrupted by the sound of Xu Jiaojiao pushing the door open.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back! I've been so comfortable at home these past few days that I don't even want to go to work! I'm really not used to going to work all of a sudden today. Dad, I want to rest at home, is that okay?"

No one answered Xu Jiaojiao. She looked over here awkwardly, and then she found that Zuo Zhizhi was crying quietly.

Zuo Zhizhi's crying became softer when she heard her words, but now she burst into tears even louder.

What on earth is going on? I was suffering from heat stroke at school, but this family was just lying comfortably at home resting!

My cheap father didn't react at all. If I hadn't come over, would he have forgotten about me?

Xu Xiu was also a little embarrassed, but she quickly said, "Okay, your sister, come over here and quickly clean up. We're going to have a good meal together as a family today!"

Only then did Xu Jiaojiao regain her usual quietness and cuteness, nodded and went upstairs to pack her things.

Zuo Chun coughed uncomfortably, then immediately took out his phone and started transferring money. "Kid, why didn't you tell Dad if you had any problems? Spend this money first. If you need more in the future, remember to tell Dad in time!"

Zuo Zhizhi took the money and nodded silently.

Although the money was not too much, it was enough to get it in front of Xu Xiu.

As for the others, he would turn around again when no one was around.

This has always been the tacit understanding between the two.

When her half-brother Zuo Hanyun came back, the family finished their dinner in silence, and Zuo Zhizhi said goodbye tactfully.

This was Xu Xiu's conspiracy. When her parents divorced, Zuo Zhizhi was awarded to her father and naturally lived with Xu Xiu.

But as long as Zuo Zhizhi was at the dinner table, the family would immediately become quiet and not say a word.

As soon as she got down from the table, the whole family started chattering, especially Xu Jiaojiao, who could talk about all the happy things in the whole day without repeating herself.

Just like that, Zuo Zhizhi realized that she was just a marginal figure in this family, and as long as she was there, no one in the family could be happy.

At the same time, Zuo Chun also understood this matter. In order to have a more harmonious atmosphere at home, he could only let Zuo Zhizhi endure it again and again, while getting close to Xu Xiu and Xu Jiaojiao without any bottom line.

It was for this reason that Zuo Zhizhi chose to move out alone.

Sometimes cold violence is more terrifying than hot violence.

When faced with beatings and verbal abuse from others, as long as you are not a shameless person, making this matter public will definitely change things.

But no one can understand this kind of unspeakable pain.

Even if Zuo Zhizhi spoke, others would only think he was being too pretentious.

"The whole family is doing well, why are you the only one with so much trouble?"

"Look, your stepmother never beats you or scolds you. She thinks of all the good things for you. What else can you be dissatisfied with?"

"I think Xu Xiu is just too weak to be taken advantage of by her stepdaughter."

"It's not easy being a stepmother!"

Of course, the situation changed slightly after Zuo Zhizhi left the house completely.

After all, if a child who has not yet reached adulthood chooses to live alone rather than live with his father and stepmother, others will know the problem no matter what.

Xu Xiu naturally couldn't say it directly, so she could only say, "The child is grown up and has his own thoughts."

Of course, this won't stop others from talking.

Xu Xiu could only ask Zuo Zhizhi to go back every now and then, and Zuo Zhizhi also learned their ways.

When he is alone outside, he is full of energy and very happy, especially when facing his father, he will tell him about the happy and unhappy things that happened at school.

But as soon as his stepmother Xu Xiu appeared, he immediately turned into a silent quail, not saying a word.

People's reputation will change without you saying anything more.

After that, Xu Xiu could only carefully start to maintain the relationship between the two families.

He would also buy some daily necessities and send them to Zuo Zhizhi's home in time, trying to restore his reputation.

The battles between the two went on and on until Xu Xiu became pregnant, which completely broke it all.

Especially after Xu Xiu gave birth to her younger brother Zuo Hanyun, the situation was completely reversed.

Xu Xiu no longer tried to please Zuo Zhizhi because she had completely become an outsider.

If there are only three people in a family, Zuo Chun, Xu Xiu and Xu Jiaojiao, although they know that they are a family, in the eyes of others, Xu Jiaojiao is just someone else's child.

But when Zuo Hanyun was born, they became an inseparable family. As for Zuo Zhizhi, she was just the ex-wife's child. As long as it was acceptable in terms of appearance, nothing else mattered.