After being admitted to university, Zhao Shichu clearly felt that she was treated differently in the village. She used to be just an ordinary village girl, who was at most a little capable and good-looking. However, because she always only did half of the work, people in the village gossiped about her, thinking that she was spoiled too much by Zhao Shijian and her reputation was not good.
But now, she was admitted to Beijing University, with a score higher than her elder brother and better than those educated youth in the village. She became very popular all of a sudden. There were more relatives for no apparent reason, and more matchmakers came to her door. Zhao Shichu suddenly became the most sought-after girl in the whole village. Who wouldn't want to marry her? After all, if she was admitted to university, she wouldn't have to worry about the future.
Therefore, more and more people started to hope that Zhao Shichu would get dizzy and become obsessed with his own son...
But these people were disappointed. Not only Zhao Shichu himself, but even Zhao Shijian felt that the men in the village were not worthy of his sister.
Of course, Zhao Shichu's marriage was being targeted, and Zhao Shijian was no exception. As a result, he had more and more romantic opportunities. Even when he was walking, he would meet a few shy girls who would wink at him. Unfortunately, Zhao Shijian was a straight man and didn't notice them. The girls' winks were so intense that they still couldn't attract his attention.
As for those who came to propose marriage, Zhao Shijian rejected them without hesitation.
Since both brother and sister were admitted to university, they naturally began to prepare to go to Beijing to study together after the New Year. So Zhao Shijian and Zhao Shichu prepared all the chickens, ducks and pigs raised at home and made them into bacon to take to Beijing to eat.
This New Year was celebrated with great excitement. The Zhao family was destined to have two college students, and there was an endless stream of people trying to establish connections with them, which made Zhao Shichu and Zhao Shijian very annoyed. Finally, the brother and sister discussed it and decided to go to the capital city early.
So after the eighth day of the New Year, the brother and sister quietly left the village early in the morning and boarded the train to the capital.
The people in the village knocked on the Zhao family's door but no one opened it, only then did they find out that the Zhao brothers and sisters had already gone to the capital.
After Wen Yishu learned about this, she was in a trance for two days. She even ran to the door of Zhao's house and cried, muttering how Zhao Shijian could abandon her and not take her to the capital...
At that time, she was under great mental pressure because of the bullying from her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. She had long been unable to bear it because of her failure in the college entrance examination. When she learned that Zhao Shijian had gone to the capital, it gave her the final blow and caused her mental breakdown. She became mentally confused and thought that she was Zhao Shijian's wife in her previous life, so she came to the door of Zhao's house and cried.
It was broad daylight when she went to cry, and she made such a big noise, so many people knew that she was delusional and imagined that she was Zhao Shijian's wife, and blamed Zhao Shijian for not taking her with him when he went to the capital.
Her action immediately made her husband Li Jianguo a laughing stock in the village. Everyone said that she looked down on Li Jianguo, and when she saw Zhao Shijian was admitted to the university, she tried to get close to him. Unfortunately, her intention failed, and she became mentally ill and made such a joke.
When Li Jianguo learned that Wen Yishu had caused such a scandal and wanted to cheat on him, he became even more disgusted with Wen Yishu and dragged her back home in a rage. As for what happened after returning home, no one knows, but the next day Wen Yishu's sister-in-law began to describe the quarrel and fight between Wen Yishu and Li Jianguo vividly all over the village...
These things had nothing to do with Zhao Shichu and Zhao Shijian. They came to Beijing early and had three or four days left before reporting, so they stayed in a hotel first. During the day, they visited famous scenic spots in Beijing to familiarize themselves with the city's environment. The day before reporting, they went to visit Ye Song.
After Ye Song returned to the capital, the house that had been confiscated from him was returned to him. So when the Zhao siblings came to visit the Ye family, they saw a very exquisite and elegant two-story building. Although the building was elegant as a whole, its appearance was a bit mottled and shabby, and it looked a bit dilapidated.
“Oh, you two are finally here! I thought you guys were unwilling to come to my house…” When Ye Song saw the brother and sister, he smiled so much that his already small eyes narrowed into lines.
He now has a smile on his face and speaks with more energy. It is obvious that he is living a good life after returning to the city. He is completely different from the skinny, old and numb old man in the village.
"Mr. Ye, I almost didn't recognize you. You seem to be in good spirits." Zhao Shijian said happily when he saw Ye Song looking energetic.
Zhao Shichu also joked: "You look so radiant. If I were to see you on the street, I wouldn't dare to recognize you, for fear of recognizing the wrong person!"
When Ye Song heard what the brother and sister said, he burst into laughter and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you two say. I'm just an old man. No matter how much I can change, where can I go?"
"Come in quickly. I know that universities in Beijing are about to start, and I've been waiting for you two." Ye Song welcomed the brother and sister in, then asked the nanny to cook and make sure to entertain them well.
Zhao Shichu and Ye Song talked about some things that happened in the village after he left, and also talked about the college entrance examination. Zhao Shijian's relationship with Ye Song was not as close as Zhao Shichu's, but they could still talk to each other, so the three of them had a lively chat for a while.
When Ye Huaiye came back from get off work at noon, he saw his father sitting with two young people. They were chatting with smiles on their faces and laughing from time to time. It was obvious that they were having a very happy chat.
"Huai Ye, you're back? Do you still remember these two? They are my fellow villagers from the village where I went to work, and they took good care of me..." Ye Song introduced them hurriedly when he saw his son coming back.
"Of course I remember. Comrade Zhao and I are my father's benefactors. Welcome." Ye Huaiye nodded to Zhao Shichu and Zhao Shijian, and shook hands with them politely. "Don't be polite when you come. Just treat this place as your home."
Zhao Shijian said quickly: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it..."
The three of them exchanged polite words. Ye Song was annoyed that his son was disturbing the atmosphere of their reminiscing in the living room, so he sent him back to his room and asked him to appear only at dinner time.
Zhao Shichu glanced at his face and thought, "Tsk tsk, only Ye Song is his biological father who would dare to be so rude and disdainful of his son and ruin the atmosphere." However, Ye Huaye's expression did not change at all, as if he did not care at all about his biological father's disdain.
Zhao Shichu just stared at the person for a while, and suddenly met Ye Huaye's deep and calm eyes. He was caught by the real person for a sudden peek, but Zhao Shichu did not feel guilty at all for being caught red-handed. Instead, he stared at him for a while and smiled at Ye Huaye.