Chapter 73
Dad Zhou was cooking in the kitchen. When he heard the noise outside, he guessed that it was the cycle that had returned. He quickly took off his apron and came out to check. He saw that both children were kneeling on the ground. He asked in astonishment, "What happened?"
The two people on the ground were silent.
Mother Zhou turned her head, her turbulent emotions suddenly surged up: "I can't take care of your son anymore, you can take care of him yourself!" After saying that, she turned around and walked away!
Father Zhou was a kind-hearted man, but he panicked at this moment, and hurried over to hold Mother Zhou, "Don't go, Zhou Qi just came back." He quickly winked at Zhou Qi, "Hurry up and persuade your mother, and talk it over if there's anything wrong."
Zhou Qi lowered his head like a wooden stake and said nothing, his hands hanging down on both sides of his body, trembling slightly. This time it was indeed his fault, but he couldn't think of how to explain it, and he couldn't bring himself to speak about the matter of the child.
Su Yuanzhan reached over and held his hand tightly. The warmth from his palm passed through, and it felt so warm and soothing. Zhou Qi only heard him say in his ear: "Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou, I was the one who pursued Zhou Qi. He was originally considering his family and had been hesitating, but I pursued him so hard that he finally agreed. I'm sorry, I dragged Zhou Qi into this."
"But we both feel it's time to be honest. We are both serious about our relationship, so now we hope to get the support of our family."
Zhou Ma paused, "It takes two to tango. You two..."
Seeing that she had calmed down, Zhou's father moved a chair for her to sit down and said, "Let's listen to what the child has to say first, okay?"
Zhou Qi spoke hoarsely: "Mom, I'm sorry, we are serious, and we are planning to get married."
After these words were spoken, except Zhou Pan, the other three people present were all shocked.
Wangwang was the first to exclaim: "Dad, is it true?"
Zhou Qi nodded slightly.
Father Zhou witnessed his son's ups and downs in childbirth. He was angry, but more of a heartache. He smoked pack after pack of cigarettes, and finally made soup tonic for the period. He was older and more open-minded than Mother Zhou. He had experienced □□ when he was young and energetic, so he could keep his composure. Now he had no other wishes, but just hoped that his family would be stable. Unfortunately, Zhou Pan's family was broken up again, so he didn't expect anything, just that the two children were fine.
Father Zhou dragged his feet and sat down next to Mother Zhou. He patted Mother Zhou's hand on her thigh with his no longer young hand and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We are over fifty and can't take care of them anymore. They are all getting married now."
Mother Zhou was about to cry again and sobbed, "Look at these people, those who are getting divorced are getting divorced, and it would be fine if they just had a child at such a young age, but now they are still..." Her words were drowned out by the sobs that she swallowed back.
Father Zhou took the tissue on the table and wiped her tears, "Don't cry, if you cry, we will all feel bad."
Zhou Qi heard the sound, his throat felt bitter and he called out softly, "Mom..."
Zhou's mother was filled with sorrow: "Let's put aside your feelings for now. Even if you want to get married, you have to discuss it with your parents. You are ready to fly away. Your father and I have raised you up."
Su Yuanzhan had never seen such a scene before. He was also anxious, but he didn't know how to resolve it. He just kept promising: "We are serious. Zhou Qi and I will be filial to our parents in the future, and you will be treated as one of their sons."
Mother Zhou wiped away her tears and sighed, "I am old now and I really don't have the energy to take care of you. I am afraid that before long, even the restaurant won't be able to run."
Wangwang snuggled into his grandmother's arms and said in a clear childish voice, "Grandma still wants to watch me grow up. I'm still young."
Mother Zhou ruffled Wangwang's hair and said, "My dear grandson, grandma misses you the most."
"Don't kneel here. The door is still open. If others see you, they won't know what I've done to you at home." Zhou Ma whispered, "Do whatever you want."
Zhou Qi became flustered instead, "Mom, don't be angry, the marriage hasn't been decided yet, we are here to seek the consent of the family." He originally wanted to use marriage to show their serious and responsible attitude towards love, but he didn't expect it to backfire.
Mother Zhou stood up by holding the table. "I'm not angry. I'm just feeling sad. You're already this old. I remember your cousin got married last year."
Zhou Pan came over and helped Zhou Qi to stand up, saying softly, "You can't kneel like this now, take care of yourself."
Her voice was soft, but the room was quiet. Zhou Ma keenly caught the implication and asked sharply, "Zhou Pan, what did you just say?"
The sound was so loud that Qiqiu was frightened so much that his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees again. Fortunately, Su Yuanzhan was quick to support his body.
Since Zhou Pan accidentally broke the window paper, Zhou Qi didn't want to hide it anymore. He still adhered to the principle of short pain rather than long pain, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "Mom, I... accidentally got pregnant again..."
Zhou Ma raised her voice, "What's going on?"
Father Zhou was also shocked. Thinking of Wangwang, he blurted out, "No way!"
Zhou Qi nodded silently. Su Yuanzhan felt the hand in his palm was sweaty from nervousness. He clenched it even tighter and said softly, "It's okay."
Although Zhou's mother was just sad about Zhou Qi's concealment and independence, she was really angry now. She walked up to Zhou Qi and pointed at his nose and said, "Do you still remember when you gave birth to Wang Wang? How dare you mess around like this now? Are you going to kill yourself?"
"Mom..." Zhou Qi couldn't say anything else and could only call her again and again.
Zhou Ma's chest rose and fell, "Don't call me mom, how can you abuse your body like this?"
Su Yuanzhan bowed his head and apologized: "It has nothing to do with Xiaoqi. It's my fault. I was careless. I'm sorry to Xiaoqi and Wangwang. I haven't been able to take care of them for so many years."
Mother Zhou was furious. She pushed away Su Yuanzhan who was blocking Zhou Qi and continued, "Do you have any idea? Can you have another child like this?"
Suddenly, Zhou's mother seemed to realize something, "And Wangwang's biological father, do you know who he is now?"
Su Yuanzhan squeezed over and said sincerely, "It's me. I will definitely take good care of the three of them in the future."
"It's you." Zhou Qi picked up the ashtray on the table and threw it at Su Yuanzhan. "How dare you say it's you? Do you have any shame? How dare you come to my door? I'll let the big black dog bite you every time it sees you!"
When Heige heard someone calling him, he barked twice and ran over, wagging his tail.
Su Yuanzhan was caught off guard by the blow, and the ashtray rubbed against his cheekbone. Zhou Pan had bought a petal-shaped ashtray specifically for a nice display. The shape was elegant, but the sharp edges on the sides instantly left a bloody mark on Su Yuanzhan's face. He looked sickly, with fair and transparent skin, and faintly visible blood flowing. Moreover, his capillaries were naturally fragile, so he bled immediately, which looked particularly scary on his pale face.
Zhou Ma was just angry and couldn't stop herself. Plus, she had something nearby, so she just slipped out of her hand without realizing it. She saw blood and was a little scared, so she stood there in a daze.
Zhou Pan hurriedly handed Su Yuanzhan a tissue to wipe it, and Zhou Qi asked in a low voice: "Are you okay? My mother didn't mean it."
Su Yuanzhan wiped some of the blood away and Zhou Qi looked at his face carefully. It was just a cut, nothing serious, just that the blood was flowing horribly.
It couldn't be wiped clean in a short time, so Zhou Pan said, "Go to the bathroom and wash it, some blood stains have clotted."
Zhou Qi responded, "Go wash up. There's a medicine box in the drawer of my room. You know where it is."
Su Yuanzhan was worried about him and was a little hesitant.
Zhou Qi then said, "I have something to say to my family alone, you should go now."
Su Yuanzhan then went over.
Zhou Qi watched his back disappear around the corner and whispered to her mother, "Mom, even though we are together, I really didn't expect to have another child, and I don't want to have one either."
"I didn't lie to you before. I really didn't expect that Wangwang's father was him. That was really an accident."
"But we are together now, and I hope to give Wangwang and him a complete family."
Mother Zhou leaned against the table and said, "I am really old and can't take care of you anymore."
"Mom, you are not old yet, you can still take care of me and my sister for many more years." Zhou Qi couldn't bear to see Zhou's mother say this, "I met my sister's boyfriend today, a teacher at the Faculty of Philosophy of Imperial Capital University, who taught us."
Hearing this, Zhou Ma asked, "How does it look?" She shook her head, "Don't change the subject. Your affairs are not over yet."
Father Zhou rubbed his hands and asked tentatively, "How old is the child?"
"More than a month."
"Well, take good care of yourself this time, and cure the disease you had when you were pregnant." Zhou's father reluctantly accepted the reality, "When your mother gave birth to your sister, she caught a cold and often had headaches. Later, when she gave birth to you, she recovered from it by taking confinement."
The period student Wang Wang was not in good condition and suffered from a headache in the cold weather. Father Zhou did this for his own good.
The author has something to say: The closer I get to the end, the more stuck I am. I am so angry that I am dying. [dead dog, jpg]
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