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Zhou Zhenghui frowned upon hearing Xie Jingzi’s question, and with no other choice, he replied to the girl who had stopped crying:
"Xie Jingyang hasn’t co out of school ever since he was rejected by that nanny, seems like he got quite a shock."
"What? Rejected by a nanny?" Xie Jingzi was stunned for a mont and then, looking at the matter-of-fact expression on her interlocutor’s face, she asked uncertainly:
"Uncle, are you saying... my Fifth Brother fell for Sister Jiang and then got rejected?"
This piece of information was quite surprising! Xie Jingzi had never noticed that her Fifth Brother had actually taken a liking to Sister Jiang, that widow!
Although Wang Xiaocui was detestable, her Fifth Brother didn’t have to lower his standards that much, did he?
Well, she did find Jiang Xiaoying a ticulous woman in her dealings, but she has a daughter! That fact alone made it difficult for Xie Jingzi to accept her as the new Fifth Sister-in-law. Not to ntion herself, her mother would be an even tougher hurdle to clear.
And Xiaoqi is a crafty little thing; getting her to nod in approval of Jiang Xiaoying would definitely be a tall order!
Xie Jingzi didn’t look down on Jiang Xiaoying for being a widow with a seven- or eight-year-old daughter. Instead, she felt that Jiang Xiaoying was too strong-willed, ticulous in her work, for sure, but her Fifth Brother definitely wouldn’t be able to handle her!
Even with soone like Wang Xiaocui, who couldn’t be controlled, how would he manage with Jiang Xiaoying, a smart and assertive woman?!
Zhou Zhenghui’s temples throbbed, the girl in his arms was a bit too slow on the uptake: "Hmm."
"So, he doesn’t know about the family ergency?" Xie Jingzi frowned.
Zhou Zhenghui thought for a mont, realizing that he hadn’t sent anyone to inform him, and given Xie Jingyang’s ’seclusion’ status, it was likely that the Xie Family hadn’t thought to notify him either?
"Little Zi’er, this was my oversight." Zhou Zhenghui admitted his mistake.
"Nevermind, my Fifth Brother is the type who would have called ho to check if all was well before he went into seclusion!" Xie Jingzi sighed helplessly.
Heartbreak can be forgiven for the ti being. Her Fifth Brother’s marital path really hasn’t been smooth!
Besides, Fifth Brother’s job was hard-won by Third Brother, and surely Mom and Dad wouldn’t have wanted Big Brother to inform her, a student, or Fifth Brother who just started working.
After all, the incident had only happened a few days ago, and it was only a disappearance, not a serious injury. Even if they all returned, it would be of no help to the situation.
"Probably." The affairs of her brother-in-law are not sothing Zhou Zhenghui could be monitoring all the ti, at best he just kept a general lookout, making sure there were no issues.
Furthermore, Xie Jingyang was teaching at the school, which is generally a peaceful environnt, and with both him and Xie Jingchen having been inford, really no one would be foolish enough to cause him trouble.
Having answered, he had already signaled soone to book train tickets for their group.
"Let’s go and see what the situation with Fifth Brother is like," Xie Jingzi suggested visiting her Fifth Brother’s school after seeing that her counterpart had finished delegating tasks.
Thinking about how Fifth Brother had taken an interest in a widow not long after his divorce made her feel a bit uneasy.
With a sigh in her heart, everyone has their own way of living, and you can’t put a price on what Fifth Brother likes himself!
Thinking of Sister Jiang’s generosity and efficiency in her work, Xie Jingzi sowhat understood that Fifth Brother must have admired Jiang Xiaoying’s abilities and wanted soone who could truly take care of Xiao Si and Xiaoqi.
After all, Jiang Xiaoying was not a great beauty and was a widow with a daughter, not even as good-looking as the forr Fifth Sister-in-law, Wang Xiaocui! It was this thought that allowed Xie Jingzi to grasp Fifth Brother’s intentions.
Life always has to go on, and with this slight sympathy for Fifth Brother, Xie Jingzi didn’t harbor any anger towards him in her heart.
However, it wasn’t until they went to school that they learned that Xie Jingyang had been sent by the school for further training a couple of days ago. Since the school’s teaching atmosphere was fairly good, and Zhou Zhenghui didn’t have soone watch over them all the ti, they were completely unaware that Xie Jingyang had been sent for further training two days prior.
Even though Xie Jingyang had just started teaching at the school, his connections were clear to see. To show the importance they placed on his further training, the school included this new teacher in the latest round of personnel undergoing training.
This was undoubtedly because Zhou Zhenghui had sent soone to give the school leaders a heads up, which prompted the school to pay even more attention to Xie Jingyang.
Knowing that Xie Jingyang had been sent for further training by the higher-ups, Xie Jingzi ultimately decided not to notify Fifth Brother of the incidents that had occurred at ho.
Following their parents’ wishes, they certainly did not want to disturb Fifth Brother.
Due to the changes in Beijing, Zhou Zhenghui had already gotten a firm grasp of the internal affairs of the county town and left a capable assistant there. Accompanied by only one security officer, he returned ho with Xie Jingzi on the train.
By the ti the three of them, dusty and weary, returned to Y county town, the Zhou family had already sent soone to et them.
The Zhou family was covered in clouds of worry as Mrs. Zhou had slipped and tumbled down the stairs, causing the new daughter-in-law who rushed to help her to also fall down the stairs and miscarry.
Of course, this narrative ca from Yan Jinxian, who had woken up from the accident.
As for Mrs. Zhou, who had fallen unconscious, she couldn’t say a word, so the story was whatever Yan Jinxian chose to say.
The Zhou family had already packed everything up and were set to leave for Beijing in two days at most, but then they heard that Young Master Zhou, Zhou Zhenghui, was coming.
Lying in the hospital bed, Yan Jinxian was terrified at the news of Zhou Zhenghui’s visit. Luckily, her face was already pale and green, so hearing what her husband said, she didn’t dare show herself in front of Mr. Zhou. She grasped her husband’s arm, weeping and suggesting:
"Brother Xuan, nothing is more important than mother’s illness right now. We were set to leave tomorrow morning anyway. Since Zhou Zhenghui is coming, why don’t we let Brother Lang and sister-in-law entertain him? Let’s go back to Beijing first to find mother a good doctor!"
Zhou Yizhou thought it over and agreed. He would never admit that he was truly afraid of Zhou Zhenghui, the Young Master of the Zhou family!
That night, after discussing with his father and elder brother, both father and son felt the sa. With Zhou Zhenghui’s visit impending but Mrs. Zhou’s condition not to be neglected, they decided that the Zhou family would leave Zhou Yilang behind to receive Zhou Zhenghui.
So when Zhou Zhenghui arrived in Y county town with his fiancee, Yan Jinxian had already rushed back to Beijing with her frail body.
Of course, when Fan Hongshan, holding her husband’s hand, saw her sister-in-law’s little sister, the smile on her face beca a bit more genuine.
Though Xie Jingzi’s elder sister was married and young, she had always been a well-behaved girl, and Fan Hongshan had a good impression of her sister-in-law’s little sister. Seeing it was her, she exclaid happily:
"So it’s Xiao Zi!" she said, already a bit rudely bypassing her husband to greet Xie Jingzi.
"Sister Hong Shan?" Xie Jingzi indeed rembered this elder sister. As a child, she often visited the Fan Family. She didn’t like anyone else from Fan Family but she could always enjoy chatting for a while with this gentle and softly smiling elder sister.
"Mm!"
After so polite exchanges and noticing the redness in Xie Jingzi’s eyes, upon further inquiry, she learned that sothing had happened to the beautiful and intelligent woman of the Xie Family, the second eldest!
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