The moon hid in the clouds, and the stars closed their eyes, not daring to blink. Under the night sky, the Magic City was a prosperous scene with bright lights.
After the clouds and rain passed, Wang Zhong sat on a wicker chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Zhu Zhe lay on Wang Zhong like a kitten, curled up in Wang Zhong's arms, and looked out the window at the Great Demon City under the night sky.
"Aren't you curious about what caused Ah Chu and He Minhong to quarrel again?" Zhu Zhe asked, looking back at Wang Zhong's face with sharp lines like a knife and an axe.
"Not curious!" Wang Zhong said calmly.
"Not curious?" Zhu Zhe sat up suddenly and looked at Wang Zhong: "Not curious at all?" Wang Zhong smiled and grabbed Zhu Zhe's hand: "It was just two little girls quarreling, not fighting. I'm curious about the reason for killing people." Zhu Zhe thought about it for a moment, feeling a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
Men and women have different perspectives on problems, not to mention that Wang Zhong is a rational and self-disciplined man. He has been with Wang Zhong for a long time. Zhu Zhe thinks that he has a certain understanding of Wang Zhong, but it is also true. Based on this understanding, Zhu Zhe also understood that Wang Zhong was not making excuses, but was really not interested in such things.
According to Wang Zhong's idea, if he has the time and energy for gossip, he might as well read more books and enrich himself.
But after all, they are the little sisters who live together with him, and it's not like Zhu Zhe will never return to the 22nd floor. Zhu Zhe still has to use the 22nd floor to deal with Zhu Tingting and Zhu Minjie.
"Alas!" Zhu Zhe sighed and told Wang Zhong the reason for the quarrel between He Minhong and Yu Chuhui.
"Let me tell you, you can't take care of this kind of thing even if you want to, and you have no obligation to take care of it." Wang Zhong said it bluntly.
"I just can't bear to see them like that sometimes!" Zhu Zhe also knew that this kind of thing was always thankless, but he still had a kind heart that had nowhere to put it.
"You!" Wang Zhong rubbed Zhu Zhe's head and said, "You are just too kind."
"You can control them for a while, but you can't control them for a lifetime. This is the same as your younger brothers and sisters."
"Hmm~~~~" Zhu Zhe was a little confused as to why Wang Zhong said that.
"Then let me tell you what I think about your two roommates! Of course, my judgment is limited to my personal understanding of them, and it may not be the same as your perception."
"Tell me about it!" Zhu Zhe was a little curious. Wang Zhongdao: "He Minhong has everything written on his face. I guess we both have similar opinions, so I'll just talk about Yu Chuhui."
"Um!"
"Girl Yu Chuhui, on the surface, looks like she has a thorough understanding of everything. In fact, she doesn't think much about the consequences when doing things. She talks endlessly when she thinks she is justified. Her character is like bullying He Minhong. She can't be trusted outside. What a bargain, to be honest, her temperament and that of Stanley Ho are quite similar."
"Ah Chu is a very nice person, not like what you said!" Zhu Zhe defended Yu Chuhui.
"Whether it's good or not depends on your position and your relationship with her." Wang Zhongdao: "If it's just an ordinary roommate or ordinary friend, it's not bad."
"Do you have such a big opinion against Ah Chu?" Although he knew that Wang Zhong didn't have a particularly good impression of Yu Chuhui, Zhu Zhe never expected that it would be so bad.
Wang Zhong smiled slightly and did not answer.
"No, you said Ah Chu and Hong Hong have similar personalities? How are they similar?" Zhu Zhe suddenly came back to his senses, refuted Wang Zhong, and expressed the doubts in his heart.
"Yu Chuhui does appear to be more sober than He Minhong at first glance, but haven't you noticed that she is also the kind of person who jumps headfirst into something when she sees it, without considering the consequences and impact, and doesn't regret it until she hits the wall?"
"Is there any?" Zhu Zhe asked doubtfully.
"I said, this is just my personal judgment based on the information I know. Who knows whether it is accurate or not! After all, people's hearts are separated from each other, and what I see is only the part I see, not all of Yu Chuhui, and It may not be the real Yu Chuhui." Zhu Zhe nodded. She knew what Wang Zhong meant, but she just couldn't accept Wang Zhong's statement for a while. After all, understanding is understanding and acceptance is acceptance. These are two different things. They cannot Mixed together.
"It's a little more literary, but strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as conjecture!"
"You know it's just an assumption, so why do you say that?" Zhu Zhe glanced sideways at Wang Zhong.
"But I'm telling the truth. That's what I think in my heart. I can't lie to you and say that I think Yu Chuhui is smart, sees things clearly, is determined and courageous!" Zhu Zhe was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses. , looking at Wang Zhong with a smile on his face: "Is this what you really think?"
"Stop it, stop it, I'm so innocent, but you're just talking nonsense and trying to slander me. I'm telling you, there's no way!" Zhu Zhe suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the soft flesh around Wang Zhong's waist: "Okay! Come on, tell me the truth. Be lenient, and be lenient if you resist!" The two quarreled for a while, then got into the bathroom and took a shower before lying back on the two-meter-wide bed that Wang Zhong had specially customized.
Knowing that Wang Zhong intended to draw a clear line with his beautiful female neighbors on the 22nd floor, although Zhu Zhe was still stubborn and pretended to say good things for his female neighbors, deep down he felt that It's delicious.
On this day, just after dinner, the two of them were walking in the park outside the community. Zhu Zhe received a call from his mother. Within a few words, Zhu Zhe's expression changed.
Wang Zhong asked: "What's wrong?" Zhu Zhe said: "My brother, my father said something to him during dinner. As soon as his temper got angry, he and my father quarreled. After the quarrel, he ran away alone! My mother gave me He doesn’t answer the phone either.”
"Try calling him! He's angry right now, and maybe he wants to find someone to vent his frustrations on!" Zhu Zhe nodded, pulled out Zhu Minjie's number, and dialed it.
After a while, the call was connected. Zhu Minjie came up and complained to Zhu Zhe, saying that Zhu's father had too much control and did not respect his wishes at all.
"Xiaojie, don't worry. Dad, I'll think of a solution first. The key is that you just ran out. What are your plans?"
"I plan to go to the city first and squeeze in with my classmate first!"
"That's okay. Then be careful, take care of yourself, and don't go hungry." Zhu Zhe's words, both inside and outside, were all about the eldest sister's care for her younger brother, but other than care, he didn't mention a word. Qian, after comforting Zhu Minjie, Zhu Zhe called Zhu's mother back and comforted the old couple with kind words. His words hinted at Zhu Minjie's ignorance, for such an old man, He often resorts to running away from home.
As he was talking, Zhu Zhe wiped away his tears and poured bitter tears with Zhu's father and mother. He said that he had been frugal and even borrowed foreign debts over the years, so he confessed to Zhu Minjie. He didn't expect that his Taking care of him actually harmed him, and he was very worried that he was just such a younger brother, and he was getting older, so he didn't know if he could be relied upon in the future.
At the end of the conversation, Zhu Zhe really got into the mood and burst into tears. On the contrary, Zhu's father and mother on the other end of the phone comforted Zhu Zhe.
On the other end of the phone, Zhu's mother also cried, and Zhu's father was livid, regretful and ashamed. According to Zhu Zhe's original intention, he wanted Zhu Minjie and Zhu Tingting to work-study by themselves, plus subsidies from national grants and scholarships to cover their living expenses. of.
But Zhu's father and his wife were used to suffering all their lives, and they didn't want their children to suffer the same way they did. They never imagined that the hard work of themselves and their wife would lead to such a result.
The younger daughter only cared about calculations, wishing that the whole family could revolve around her alone. She cried and fussed countless times before the wedding, and quarreled again and again with her younger son. In the end, Father Zhu and Mother Zhu secretly gave the child The daughter prepared a little dowry to appease the younger daughter.
Now that I'm married and in someone else's house, if it's still like this, I'm afraid... Zhu's father is a man. It's precisely because he is a man that he understands men better. Marrying a wife is not about marrying an ancestor or a Bodhisattva. , she still has to provide for her after she gets married. If Zhu Tingting remains unrepentant like this, there is no guarantee of what will happen in the future.
But what worries Father Zhu more now is his son Zhu Minjie. As the eldest daughter said, the younger daughter is unreliable. The eldest daughter is far away in Shanghai. The only son Zhu Minjie that he and his wife can rely on in the future is Zhu Minjie.
But judging from the current situation, Zhu Minjie is more than useless. He looks at the heights of the mountains and is picky and picky. It has been almost two years since he graduated. He has changed jobs one after another, and no one has been able to work for a long time. From time to time, he and his wife would provide supplements. What made Zhu's father even more uncomfortable was that his youngest son also had a bad temper. He couldn't say a word and would explode when he did.
The birth of two college students in the family should have made old Zhu's family proud and his father proud. However, the son of a college student who should be respected and envied by others and has a decent job is actually so virtuous and knows his own affairs. It made Zhu's father embarrassed to brag to others in the village.
But what kind of virtue Zhu Minjie has is known to his family, but not to other people in the village. On weekdays, when the villagers gather together, apart from talking about everything and the general situation of the country, the only remaining topic is their children!
It’s nothing more than the children’s future, work, marriage, family, etc. Magic City, Ode to Joy, Room 2303, Building 19.
On the sofa, Zhu Zhe was nestled in Wang Chong's arms. Even the TV series he was looking forward to seemed to be in vain and he couldn't watch it at all.
"Do you think I can do this?" Zhu Zhe suddenly asked with some anxiety. Wang Zhong hugged Zhu Zhe's hand tightly and said, "Whether it works or not, you have to try it before you know. Your mother has a soft ear and feels sorry for your brother, but your father is still sober, and men generally want to save face. Your brother's matter is now a thorn in your father's heart. The more Xiaojie does it, the deeper this thorn in your father's heart will be."
"The more painful this thorn is, the greater your father's determination will be to make your brother a talented person. However, the psychological quality of these children now is incomparable to ours at that time. It is very important to grasp the scale."
"Actually, the key to this matter still lies with you. If you are worried about something going wrong with your brother, just let it go. I also support you. Anyway, we are far away in the magic city. Just pretend like you did before. Honor your parents every month. We gave you every penny of the money. If your younger brother and sister come over, I will listen to you on how to deal with it." How could Zhu Zhe not understand what Wang Zhong meant? The decision-making power on this matter has always been It's all in Zhu Zhe's own hands.
After all, Zhu Minjie and Zhu Tingting are Zhu Zhe's younger brothers and sisters, not Wang Zhong's. Although the two are now boyfriend and girlfriend and are even considering starting a family, Wang Zhong cannot overstep his authority and make decisions for Zhu Zhe. , this matter still depends on Zhu Zhe’s intention.
"Hey!" Zhu Zhe sighed, feeling helpless.
"You, when you have time, you should think more about yourself and your family. Your brother Xiaojie alone is enough to give you a headache, let alone your sister. With her temper, if she doesn't change Change, you have to endure hardships in your husband's house. As for your roommates and neighbors on the 22nd floor, help those who can, and forget about those who can't. Some things interfere too much, which is not good." Friend. You really need to understand the scale of helping each other. There are some things you can help with and some things you can say, but if you say some things, you may not even be friends.
If you help with some things, but you don't get a favor, you might end up complaining, and it's a thankless effort.
Of course, if it was a life-and-death friendship, that would be a completely different story, but obviously Zhu Zhe and the remaining women on the 22nd floor couldn't get to that point yet.
"Act within your ability and stop in moderation. I still know this truth." Zhu Zhe said. In fact, Zhu Zhe has always done this. Regarding the conflicts between Yu Chuhui and He Minhong due to various small things, Zhu Zhe always acts as a moderator and lubricant, mediating in the middle and not leaning towards any party.
Zhu Zhe remembered the screenshot of the WeChat Moments that Yu Chuhui showed her. He Minhong implied that she was an old cucumber applying green paint. After that, Zhu Zhe didn't wear the green dress very much.
He immediately told Wang Zhong about this matter, which made Wang Zhong couldn't help but laugh.
"Come, let me take a closer look!" Wang Zhong moved, twirling Zhu Zhe's chin, and carefully looked at this delicate, soft, yet regular face, and nodded seriously: "Look, it does look quite good. So tender! It’s not like you’re just pretending!”
"Hmph!" After Zhu Zhe angrily slapped Wang Zhong's hand away, he gave him a hammer: "Who pretended?" Wang Zhe grabbed Zhu Zhe's mischievous hand, looked into Zhu Zhe's eyes, and said with a smile. : "You can't tell with the naked eye, you have to taste it to see if it's as tender inside as it appears on the outside!"
"Ah?" Zhu Zhe couldn't keep up with Wang Zhong's thoughts. Before she could react, Wang Zhong leaned over and sealed her mouth.
After a long while, Wang Zhong finally let go of Zhu Zhe with satisfaction. He deliberately looked like he still had something to say, brushed his tongue across his lips, and said seriously: "It's indeed quite tender on the outside, and the inside is the same!"
