Zhou Zhengan glanced at her and said lightly "Hmm", then carried his things and walked to the front, leaving enough space for the two sisters.
Seeing Zhou Zheng'an walking away, Zhou Zhixu shook Jiang Nan's arm and joked: "How is it? Do you like the gift I gave you?"
Jiang Nan held his breath in his throat: "Zhou Zhixu, you must be crazy."
"What's wrong? What couple doesn't have some fun to improve their quality of life?"
Jiang Nan saw the matter-of-factness and smile in Zhou Zhixu's eyes. She suddenly had nothing to say. She couldn't explain the beginning of her absurd marriage to Zhou Zhengan to her best friend, just like she couldn't explain her love for Zhou Zhengan to her at the beginning. The feelings are the same.
Perhaps because there were good friends around, Jiang Nan was not too nervous. Zhou Zhengan had explained the situation to his family earlier, so the family welcomed Jiang Nan's arrival without any pretense. Mother Zhou's gentle and kind face was even more so. It made Jiang Nan relax all over.
Zhou's father and Ren Xianzhi were sitting on the soft couch by the window playing chess. Zhou's father seemed to be about to lose. He looked very focused and rarely paid any attention to Jiang Nan. He asked her to sit down wherever she wanted. You're welcome. He He looked at Zhou Zhengan again and called him to come over and play chess.
Father Zhou's facial features are somewhat similar to Zhou Zheng'an's, but he looks much more serious than Zhou Zheng'an, looking like a retired veteran cadre.
"Old man, do you want to ask your son for help?"
"Stop talking nonsense to me, I didn't teach you your chess skills, and now you're arranging them for me, right?" Zhou's father made a face.
Ren Xianzhi secretly glanced at Zhou Zhixu, who glared at him and motioned for him to give in to the old man. Ren Xianzhi immediately shut up and silently took back the chess pieces he had just laid out.
Zhou Zhengan took off his coat and hung it on the hanger. He walked over and stood next to the old man to watch chess. From time to time, he would bend down to move a chess piece for the old man. After seeing it clearly, the old man was overjoyed and looked at Ren Xian provocatively. Of.
Mother Zhou brought the tea to the table in the living room and glanced at the group of men. She couldn't help but shake her head and said with a smile: "This old man, the older he gets, the more rogue he becomes. The righteousness he had when he was young is gone."
Jiang Nan helped her put the tea tray together and couldn't help but smile when she heard this. Zhou Zhixu had grapes in his mouth and was smiling next to Jiang Nan.
Seeing the two of them acting intimately, Zhou's mother couldn't help but be curious. Zheng An's new daughter-in-law was so close to her youngest daughter. She looked at Jiang Nan with a "hehe" smile, and this look actually reminded her of her.
"Are you Zhixu's classmate?" Zhou's mother exclaimed, causing Zhou's father and three people not far away to look this way. Jiang Nan felt a little embarrassed and nodded: "Yes."
"I'm telling you." Zhou's mother looked at her husband, her voice a little excited: "Cuan Jie, do you still remember? When Zhi Xu was in school, she was a little girl who often played with Zhi Xu."
Zhou's father and Zhou's mother attach great importance to their children's health education and spend a lot of time and energy on their two children. When Jiang Nan was in junior high school, she had already started walking home by herself, while Zhou Zhixu was still the little one waiting for his parents to pick him up. As a girl, Jiang Nan didn't like going home at that time, so she would accompany Zhou Zhixu and wait for her parents to pick her up.
Over time, the parents of the Zhou family also got to know her. Jiang Nan had been well-behaved since she was a child and was the kind of child who liked her elders, so Zhou's father and mother had a deep impression of her.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhou's mother said these words, Zhou's father couldn't help but look at her more deeply. After a while, he said happily: "It's true, it seems that the little girl has a deep fate with our Zhou family. You used to Why don't you just say that this little girl is good and sensible, and now she's fine, she has become your daughter-in-law, and you can be satisfied."
Jiang Nan felt shy and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zheng'an. He stood beside Zhou's father and followed everyone's gaze to look at her. His eyes were faint, and he just smiled at the corner of his mouth, which was so shallow that it was not easy to notice. , as usual.
After lunch, Jiang Nan watched TV with Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother mentioned to her that she wanted to meet her in-laws and her wedding to Zhou Zheng'an. Jiang Nan listened to Zhou's mother's arrangements and saw Zhou Zheng'an and Ren from the corner of his eye. Xian Zhi walked upstairs one after another.
"Ren Xianzhi, stop smoking!" Zhou Zhixu shouted to them.
Ren Xianzhi turned his back to his wife and waved his hand, but didn't reply.
Zhou's mother laughed and continued to hold Jiang Nan's hand and talk.
Zhou's mother talked a lot with Jiang Nan, and she seemed to be determined to make a grand wedding between her and Zhou Zheng'an. Zhou Zhixu was also listening very enthusiastically, and from time to time he would give his own opinions on the wedding as a person who had experienced it.
It wasn't until an hour later that the conversation came to an end. Zhou's mother and Zhou's father had the habit of taking a nap, but Zhou Zhixu had to go to work in the afternoon and sat at home for a while before leaving.
Zhou's mother told Jiang Nan that Zhou Zheng'an's room was at the back of the third floor and she could go inside to rest.
It was estimated that Zhou Zhengan and Ren Xianzhi were still chatting. Jiang Nan didn't want to disturb them, so she planned to go to Zhou Zhengan's room to stay for a while. Unexpectedly, when she got to the third floor, she bumped into Zhou Zhengan and Ren Xianzhi.
The two of them were sitting on a chair facing the sky on the terrace on the third floor. Ren Xianzhi was holding a half-empty cigarette in his hand, while Zhou Zhengan had his legs casually crossed together, leaning on the back of the chair and looking into the distance. The two of them had nothing to do with each other. Chatting together.
I have to say that Ren Xianzhi is much more mature than he was in high school. He used to be a little afraid of Zhou Zhengan, but now he can play with Zhou Zhengan calmly because of Zhou Zhixu's little thoughts.
Jiang Nan didn't mean to eavesdrop on their conversation, but she was a little stunned when she saw this scene and forgot to leave for a moment.
She heard Ren Xianzhi's smiling voice: "Brother, what do you think of the life after marriage? How does it compare with before marriage?"
"There are advantages to getting married, and there are advantages to not getting married. There is nothing to compare." Zhou Zhengan said flatly.
Ren Xianzhi clicked his tongue twice: "I think it's better to get married. When I get off work every day, when I go home and see my little wife at home, my heart feels warm."
Zhou Zhengan took a sip of tea and said nothing.
"Brother, when are you and Jiang Nan planning to have a child?" Ren Xianzhi asked casually.
Just as Jiang Nan was about to pick up his steps and walk away, he couldn't help but pause after hearing these words.
From a distance of five or six meters, Jiang Nan heard Zhou Zheng'an's voice: "If the husband and wife don't love each other, is it still worth having a child?"
"Of course not, it's not fair to the children." Ren Xianzhi answered quickly. After answering the question, he shook his head to express his strong opinion.
Obviously, he did not carefully understand the meaning of Zhou Zhengan's words, but Jiang Nan already understood it completely.
Zhou Zhengan chuckled, adding a bit of joking to the conversation, but it was particularly harsh in Jiang Nan's ears.
Jiang Nan suddenly discovered that since marrying Zhou Zhengan, she seemed to have become more and more greedy, wishing for more and fantasizing more.
She felt very sad.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the aunt at home started cooking. Mother Zhou was teaching Jiang Nan the skills of growing plants in winter. She had raised a bunch of plants in her own backyard. Although they were not green plants, they were very pleasing to the eye. .
At this time, there is some light yellow light in the sky. Although it is not heart-warming, it is very comfortable when it shines on people.
Zhou Zhengan stood in front of the door watching them for a while, then slowly walked behind them.
Mother Zhou saw that he had changed out of his slippers and looked like he was about to go out. She couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Aren't you going to have dinner here this afternoon?" She said and glanced at Jiang Nan.
"There's something going on in the institute. I have to go over and tell you." Zhou Zheng'an said.
"Today is the weekend, not to mention it's the first time you brought your wife here, and you just left like that?" Zhou's mother was slightly dissatisfied.
Zhou Zhengan looked at Jiang Nan. She didn't say anything, and she looked obedient. She didn't show any displeasure at all, but he knew in his heart that it was not good to do so.
Zhou Zheng'an said to Jiang Nan, "Sorry, there was an unexpected call from the hospital. I can't go. I promise to come back as soon as I finish handling the matter."
Jiang Nan smiled slightly: "It's okay."
"Then do you want to have lunch?" Zhou's mother said angrily.
"Don't wait for me, I might not be able to catch up."
Sure enough, at six o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Zhengan called home again, saying that he would not be back for dinner in the afternoon. Zhou's mother said a few words to him, but she didn't know what Zhou Zhengan said. Zhou's mother handed the phone to Jiang Nan. .
Jiang Nan took it and said "Hey" in a low voice.
Zhou Zhengan's low-pitched voice came: "I will pick you up at eight o'clock in the evening. Wait for me."
The words are unclear and ambiguous. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.
Jiang Nan's heart tightened and she replied: "Okay."
Unfortunately, she didn't wait until eight o'clock, so she went to find Zhou Zhengan with the thermos box.
In the afternoon, the aunt at home made a lot of dumplings, and Zhou Zhixu was not here, so there was a lot left over from the table. Ren Xianzhi packed a dumpling for Zhou Zhixu, saying that he would send it to the hospital later.
Jiang Nan thought of Zhou Zheng'an again, and thought that he probably wouldn't be able to eat in the afternoon, so she packed a portion and planned to send it to Zhou Zheng'an.
So when Ren Xianzhi went to deliver food, he took Jiang Nan along for a ride. Ren Xianzhi accidentally mentioned Zhou Zhengan's love for astronomy to Jiang Nan in the car, and Jiang Nan smiled lightly. What she was thinking was, how could she not know? She knew better than anyone else what astronomy meant to Zhou Zhengan. This was his lifelong dream.
When Jiang Nan was in junior high school, she saw Zhou Zheng'an's sketchbook. He left the sketchbook on the rooftop, but she thought he had left it there. She couldn't help but curiously picked it up and opened it, but she didn't expect that Zhou Zhengan would disappear at some point. When he got to the rooftop, he looked at her from behind with great interest.
Jiang Nan was originally attracted by the detailed paintings. When he turned around, he suddenly saw Zhou Zhengan. Still in such a dark night, he was suddenly startled.
She hurriedly closed the drawing book, handed it to him with both hands, and said sorry with a guilty conscience.
