Chapter 1302 - 1174: News Heard

Chapter 1302: Chapter 1174: News Heard

A family feast, Miao Tianming’s performance was commendable.

This gave Zhou Jiao a vague decision about the future of her youngest son. Although she doesn’t like to force her children, suggestions must be made.

That night, after the guests left, Miao Lishan and May 1st excitedly gathered around Miao Tianming to chat, and in the end, he even pulled his little uncle away for a late-night talk.

Zhou Jiao observed this and thought for a while, deciding to let her youngest son have more contact with Miao Tianming and give him more time to think.

She understands her own son quite well.

If she suggested studying abroad, he would go for her sake, whether he liked it or not!

The more filial the child, the less she wants him to feel aggrieved.

A short week passed in the blink of an eye.

Previously, it was always the Miao family sending things back, but this time no matter how much luggage Miao Tianming took out of the country, she purchased a large batch of Hangzhou silk and tea as gifts.

If it’s insufficient, it simply wouldn’t be enough to distribute among the Miao family!

Social interactions are a matter of reciprocity.

Previously, she had concerns about her mother Miao Lishan’s background, but now that her father had paved the way, she didn’t want to owe too much to the Miao family.

Although the value of her gifts is still not on par with what the Miao family gave her, she believes that if the Miao family is sincere, they won’t measure friendships by value.

After seeing off Miao Tianming, the Ping An brothers also welcomed another winter vacation.

As with last year, May 1st returned home first, while Ping’an and Liu Yi continued to be on duty at school.

Of course, Zhou Jiao knew this was the apparent reason. Perhaps, at this very moment, her two sons who were soldiers were executing tasks somewhere.

Since the summer when the three brothers went to the military for exercises again, this winter holiday only May 1st returned, so she turned a blind eye to it.

Where are there military school students who go to the grassroots in the summer and don’t return during the winter break, busy with studies even on weekends, taking turns to come home each weekend?

During that time, she constantly observed the demeanor of her father and her husband. Seeing that the father-in-law and son-in-law didn’t take it to heart, especially Zhang Guoqing who was always smiling, made her feel at ease.

If her father was really hiding something from her, Zhou Jiao admitted she might not find any clues, but her husband? Hehe... it’s not that she underestimates him.

When it comes to matters concerning their sons, no matter how he pretends, there’s one thing he can’t fake!

—The old driver not only lacks passion, but even when asleep, will subconsciously furrow his brow.

"Mom, are you busy in the near future?"

Hearing May 1st’s question, Zhou Jiao shook her head.

She’s really not busy!

As long as Miao Tianming follows her plan and the investment abroad enters the stock market in batches without causing fluctuations, there’s nothing to distract her in the short term.

Work at home, she had grown accustomed to it, and Aunt Yuan at the old house and Aunt Chen at the current residence took care of the miscellaneous chores inside and out.

The most would be frequently visiting her master over there and setting up dietary health guidelines for the family with her father’s specialized doctor.

She seems to really not have much to do.

Immediately, Zhou Jiao realized, "Did someone from your grandparents write to you again?"

May 1st secretly gave his mom a thumbs up; that alertness is sharp!

"Originally, I was worried you had a lot going on recently."

Zhou Jiao’s hands paused in knitting: So, if I said I was very busy, you wouldn’t have mentioned it, right?

Who knows when it started, but the unspoken rule formed that if letters came for her and Zhang Guoqing, it would be from his parents or siblings.

They also don’t want to bother her husband with trivial matters, usually writing about family social interactions or greetings.

But it’s different with the younger generation. No matter what messy joys or troubles they encounter, they write to May 1st.

"What’s the matter this time?"

May 1st furrowed his brows, "Has my second uncle contacted my dad recently?"

"No."

"Oh." May 1st hesitated for a while, "It seems that my eldest aunt is sick."

Zhou Jiao raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Who told you that?"

"Sister Mai Sui, she looked for me a few days ago and mentioned that when asking if we would be going back for the New Year, she mentioned that our aunt’s health might not be great."

May 1st rubbed his chin, "Xi Zi and the others’ letters probably haven’t arrived yet, but they might mention it too. If she’s really sick, we might have to go back once, right?"

"We probably don’t need to. Why should we go back? If she’s sick, shouldn’t she go to the doctor?"

May 1st blinked, thinking to himself, Mother, have you forgotten that you know a few tricks!

"Besides, if it’s serious, your second uncle might dislike her and ignore her, but your grandmother is a soft-hearted person and will definitely look for your dad."

"What if letters come from Xi Zi and the others?"

"Isn’t that simple?" Zhou Jiao stopped knitting, looked at him, "If I were to receive a request, I’d see what the illness is, and if it’s not treatable in the provincial city, then talk. What about you?"

May 1st shrugged, "I’d go by my dad. If he wants to help, I’ll help. But going back is out of the question, with all the endless fuss. It’s so annoying!"

"Don’t worry! It’s not a major illness. If it were serious, without your grandma and them asking, Huang Cuilan’s family would have already urged Xi Zi to send a telegram to your dad."

May 1st smiled nonchalantly. What was there for him to worry about? As for Huang Cuilan, his eldest aunt, he didn’t have a good impression of her, nor did he bear any malice.

Now he’s just giving a reminder. If something happens, his mom would go back for the sake of the in-laws. His dad couldn’t leave, and in the end, he’d have to protect his mom back home.

Zhou Jiao didn’t take Huang Cuilan’s matter to heart. When they met before, although she tried to avoid her, she still observed her.

What illness?

In such cold weather, she could walk around in a cotton-padded coat and energetically command daughters-in-law to work. If she’s ill, it must be a mental illness!

If she’s right, the family hears the news whenever they go back for a visit, and the people from the Huang family start with their little schemes again.

As long as she’s Zhang Guoqing’s sister-in-law, she would just treat her as a sister-in-law. As for anything else, she’s truly powerless.

Like asking Zhang Guoqing to persuade his elder brother, like asking herself to find a way to transfer her to the provincial city, like still bringing up her natal family now...

Zhou Jiao just couldn’t be bothered!

Gray hairs are already coming out, why still think about Zhang Guofu?

If it were her, she would have ended it long ago! If you don’t like me, I have children, a job, there’s no need to transfer to the provincial city to be your old maid!

So in their hometown, she really wasn’t interested in taking a second look at this couple.

One openly ignores his wife; the other brazenly clings on, calling him the father of her children.

How could Zhang Guoqing and Zhang the Second, these two fools, see their eldest brother’s virtues?

Is not getting divorced and pretending to ignore considered good!

Just cleaned the mud off their legs, emotional cold violence handled smoothly!