Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander

Chapter 1587: Chapter 1046: The Phone Call

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"Yes, can you..." Fang Xiang’s face was red, and she looked at Chuxia eagerly, "Can you let... let me meet Sister Nan? I... I want to apologize to her face to face!"

That expression, she played it quite well! Chuxia smiled at her, "Zhou Nanping returned to A City early this morning, so if you want to apologize to her, you really came to the wrong place!"

"Back... back to A City?" Fang Xiang looked incredulous, "How is that possible?"

Chuxia looked at her with a calm expression, "Do you think I would lie to you?"

"No, no..." Fang Xiang hurriedly shook her head, "I’m just puzzled, Sister-in-law clearly came to the Capital City to avoid my brother, how could she return so soon, then... when will she come back?"

"That I don’t know..." Chuxia spread out her hands, "A month? Two months? Or even half a year or a year, it’s hard to say. By the way, let me emphasize, her job has been transferred back to A City."

"Ah?" This time Fang Xiang was truly stunned, it took her a long time to regain her composure, mumbling as she looked at Chuxia, "Why would my sister-in-law make such a decision?"

"She is no longer your sister-in-law."

Fang Xiang hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly, "Sorry, I’m used to calling her that, I’m just not quite clear, Sister Nan decided to stay in Capital City to work, why suddenly transferred back?"

"Do you think your brother is worth her always hiding?" Chuxia spread out her hands, "It’s simple, she has realized what’s truly important to her, she wants to stay by her parents’ side."

These words, they were deliberately meant to provoke Fang Xiang, because for her, parents are precisely something she couldn’t get rid of even if she wanted to. Fang Xiang smiled awkwardly and bid farewell to Chuxia, "Thank you for telling me these things, I promise I absolutely won’t tell my brother and parents about Sister Nan going back."

"It’s all right if you tell them, Zhou Nanping, since she dared to go back, has naturally made up her mind to face it. If she wanted to hide, she definitely wouldn’t make such a choice."

"I... I won’t say it." Fang Xiang said as she stood up and bowed deeply to Chuxia, "Sorry to disturb you!" Then she turned to bid farewell to several elders before leaving.

Once her silhouette disappeared, Zhao Yulan sighed, "Speaking of which, this child is quite pitiful too, stuck with such elders, it’s no wonder she’s full of wiles, otherwise, one day she’d be sold by her relatives and still help count the money."

"Mom..." Chuxia immediately looked seriously at her own mother, "You can’t be indiscriminately sympathetic, her family’s elders are indeed not commendable, but her way of doing things also makes people dislike her. Don’t forget what she once wanted to do to me."

With just this one sentence, the little bit of sympathy in Zhao Yulan’s heart vanished completely, "Don’t worry, I won’t be kindly indiscriminate. You’ll see, next time I meet her, I’ll pretend not to know her at all."

"Okay." Chuxia looked at her with a smile, "You really have to be able to do it." As she spoke, she looked at her grandmother, "Do you think my mom can do it?"

"Hehe..." Old Lady Zhao chuckled dryly twice, curled her lips, "I believe she won’t help her, but the thing about pretending not to know her, just for a short while, not even three days, she won’t be able to keep it up."

"You underestimate me, just watch, this time I will definitely do as I say, don’t forget, she intended harm not only to my daughter but also to my grandson, if I can still forgive that, I would really be made of mud."

Chuxia teased her deliberately, "Mom, you knew about this before."

Questioned by her daughter this way, Zhao Yulan’s face turned beet red, "That was because I didn’t connect the dots at the time, now the impression is deep, I absolutely won’t forgive her again."

"Got it, got it..." Seeing her own mother truly anxious, Chuxia stopped teasing, "I wasn’t doubting you, just emphasizing more, to avoid you bringing trouble upon yourself like you did with the Che Yali incident."

When her daughter mentioned the old incident, Zhao Yulan awkwardly smiled, indeed, she really needed to change this soft-hearted flaw, being soft-hearted isn’t a bad thing, but being soft-hearted to everyone is.

After Jiang Yuesheng and Che Yali divorced, Che Yali tried hard but couldn’t change Jiang Yuesheng’s mind, unexpectedly, she took advantage of Zhao Yulan’s trip home to visit relatives to find Zhao Yulan.

She recounted her mistakes from back then with tears and snot, apologizing to Zhao Yulan, which indeed softened Zhao Yulan’s heart, promising to help her persuade Xue Ligang.

As a result, after Xue Ligang promised with a pat on the chest to remarry Che Yali, he then asked Zhao Yulan to help transfer his job back. When refused, he held onto Zhao Yulan’s arm and wouldn’t let go, obviously he knew Zhao Yulan was thin-skinned and deliberately used that rogue method to force her.

Back then, Zhao Yulan was worried that if others saw it, it would affect her daughter’s image, helplessly, she had to agree with random nods. Originally, she thought as long as she got away, it would be fine.

But Jiang Yuesheng wasn’t so easy to dismiss, he immediately took out a pen for Zhao Yulan to write a guarantee, saying he wouldn’t trust words without paper proof.

But how could Zhao Yulan possibly write him a guarantee letter? If it were something she could do, it would be fine, but she originally wanted to escape to avoid implicating her daughter. If she had to resort to this method, she might as well confront him directly.

In Jiang Yuesheng’s impression, Zhao Yulan was weak and indecisive, so he lowered his head to look for paper and pen—as long as the door was closed and he was standing near it, he wasn’t afraid she would run away!

Zhao Yulan took advantage of the opportunity and smashed the teacup on the table against Jiang Yuesheng’s head, then pulled the latch and ran out while he was dazed.

When Chuxia first heard about this, she found Jiang Yuesheng’s actions unbelievable. How could someone who was once a county leader do something so foolish?

But after learning about his situation, it was no longer surprising.

Having been demoted from a county leader to an ordinary staff member, the daily disdain he faced was unbearable, and on top of that, there was a shrewish wife causing trouble all the time. No wonder he was mentally on the brink of collapse.

As a result, Zhao Yulan’s appearance became his only lifeline. If he succeeded, he could turn things around; if not, it wouldn’t matter. How much worse could his life become?

In the end, he still miscalculated!

Originally, he had at least an ordinary job to do, but after that incident, he became unemployed. With Zhou Mikang’s personality, would he let him continue living carefree? Ridiculous!

As the old matter was brought up again, Zhao Yulan felt a brief awkwardness before her heart sank again. Her son-in-law, what exactly is the situation? It’s been months, and there’s been no news at all.

Obviously, Chuxia also thought of this. Her initially smiling face now faintly revealed a trace of melancholy.

In an instant, everyone’s mood sank. Now, they couldn’t even say comforting words to each other—they had said them so often that even they were tired of hearing them...

Chuxia vaguely remembered that the issue had spanned nearly ten years in total, with the most severe period lasting five to six years. Could Zhou Mikang stay until the situation calms down? She didn’t dare think further!

"Third Young Madam, the phone..." Just as her thoughts were scattered, Aunt Qin cheerfully called for her, "It’s the Third Young Master’s!"

"Ah?" Slightly stunned, Chuxia jumped up and ran to the phone in three steps, picking up the receiver and bombarding with questions without waiting for the other side to speak, "Zhou Mikang, why are you calling only now? Did something happen? By the way, how is your health? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Rest assured, I’m fine, perfectly fine everywhere..." Zhou Mikang’s voice was filled with joy. Being so cared for by his little wife, how could he not be happy?

During this time, he was also anxious as hell, but he had no choice. Circumstances wouldn’t allow it; he couldn’t just run over to the enemy to grab a phone and call home, right? Ha, don’t mention it, if circumstances permitted, he really would have considered doing that!

"Just one sentence to brush me off?" Chuxia pouted discontentedly, "Did you meet some beauty over there and forget about me completely? Humph, don’t forget you’re a dad now; be careful Nannan and Beibei don’t recognize you!"

"Listen to you, starting nonsense again..." Zhou Mikang’s voice was full of affection, "Even if I forget myself, I can’t forget you. Accusing me like this shows no conscience.

This time there was truly no other way, but I immediately called you as soon as I withdrew today. Let’s leave it at this for now; everyone needs to inform their families they’re safe. I’ll call you again tomorrow, okay?"

"Wait!" Chuxia urgently shouted, "Tomorrow’s call doesn’t matter, but first tell me, are the people I know all okay?"

"They’re fine..." Zhou Mikang’s voice was filled with pride, "Everyone I took out came back safely, not a single one missing. If you don’t believe it, you can call Luo Xiaoqiong and the others for verification later."

"Alright, then I won’t waste any more time."

"Say hello to the elders."

"I know."

"Make sure to inform the elders in A City too. Let them know there are too many people, and I need to set an example, so I won’t use up the phone resources anymore."

"Alright, bye." Chuxia didn’t linger, swiftly hanging up the phone. She realized how many people were waiting to make calls on the other end—who wouldn’t want to hear their loved one’s voice first-hand except for those families who couldn’t receive calls?

Although Chuxia didn’t know the exact situation, she was still concerned. However, knowing Zhou Mikang was safe was enough! She turned to look at the eagerly watching elders: "Zhou Mikang is fine, and the soldiers he led are all perfectly fine, not a single one harmed."

Old Master Zhao, Old Lady Zhao, Zhao Yulan, and Lin Baohe’s faces immediately cleared of tension, knowing in their hearts that besides worrying about Zhou Mikang, they were also concerned about Zhao Qiliang, Luo Hongqi, and Luan Dajiang! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)