Chapter 239
At midnight, Fu Zhengzheng wakes up and feels thirsty, so she plans to go downstairs to drink water . But when she just walks down two steps, she hears a muffled sound coming from downstairs . She is very alert and feels something is wrong . Then she pauses and leans against the stair to listen to what’s going on downstairs .
“Be careful . Don’t wake them up!”
It’s her father’s voice .
Fu Zhengzheng lifts her hand at once to look at the watch, which says it’s 2:00 a . m . !
Why hasn’t dad gone to bed so late?
“Don’t worry . I guess they have fallen into sound sleep . ” Zhen Chao says with a smile .
Are the father and the son still watching news at midnight instead of going to sleep?
Fu Zhengzheng can’t help shaking her head and smiling . When she is about to continue to go down, her father’s voice comes from downstairs again .
“OK . Stop massaging . Have a short sleep on the sofa . You’ll have to leave when they come . ”
Massage? Is dad’s foot really hurt? And brother will leave soon?
Fu Zhengzheng can’t help stopping her step .
“Never mind . I can sleep in the car . Do you feel better now?”
“Much better . Alas, it proves that a person can’t idle . I have been out of exercise for several months since my foot was hurt . I never thought the body would be so fragile . Chaochao, am I old?”
Zhen Chao smiles, “Dad, it’s not your personality to acquiesce in old age . ”
Zhen Mingzhi breathes a long sigh, “I can’t deny the fact . After your sister and Xingxing come back, I always want to do something for them, but I find I can’t do what I hope to . I even can’t play games with Xingxing . ”
“Heal your foot quickly . Then you can do what you want to for them . But now with Siqi around, there are not many things for you to do . ”
“Talking of Siqi, I’m satisfied with him after observation in these days . But what makes me worried are his parents . They don’t like my honey . I’m afraid she will be injured again if she returns with him to B City . According to her personality, she won’t tell us even if she is injured . ”
Hearing what her father says, Fu Zhengzheng feels upset . She walks down slowly and sees her father and brother . Her brother is massaging their father’s ankle carefully . Looking at the scene, she is secretly regretful for her carelessness .
“When your foot heals, perhaps my sister will go back to B City with Siqi and Xingxing . It’s not a good way to keep them here . ”
“Chaochao, I heard Siqi call his brother the other day, saying they intend to build a resort in C City . Try to help him make it . Then Siqi can stay in C City justifiably, and so do honey and Xingxing . Anyway, Han family has three sons . ”
Zhen Chao pauses and then says awkwardly, “Dad, the resort project needs a large area of land . ”
“I used to be a soldier for many years and don’t know what shouldn’t be done? I mean businesses and investment are being attracted to the mountains in the south part of the city . Weihan Group is influential . Isn’t it a good chance? You only need to make a recommendation for Siqi . ”
Zhen Chao pats his forehead, “I didn’t think of it . ”
Zhao Mingzhi looks at his son and smiles, “You are too busy to think about it . You work for the troop heart and soul and even almost forget your parents . ”
Zhen Chao feels guilty, “Dad, I…”
Zhen Mingzhi waves and looks unhappy, “Do you forget what I taught you?”
Zhen Chao replies seriously at once with his chest out, “A man should put the state before the family . ”
Zhen Mingzhi nods with satisfaction . He pats his son’s shoulder and wears a relieved smile, “This is what I want to see . What I dislike most is your unmanliness . ”
His voice becomes soft soon, “I know you worry about your mom and me, but look, we are healthy . Besides, with your sister and Siqi at home now, what are you worried about? What’s most urgent now is to make a recommendation for Siqi to ensure the success of the resort project . ”
Hearing that, Fu Zhengzheng runs downstairs .
“Dad, if Siqi wants to build a resort, that’s his business . If he can’t do it by himself, why does he have the intention? Don’t make my brother awkward in order to keep Siqi here . My brother is a soldier and can’t break the army rules . ”
Zhen Mingzhi is startled . When finding it’s his daughter, he glowers, “Honey, do you consider me in this way?”
Zhen Chao mediates between them quickly with a smile, “Zhengzheng, you think too much . How could dad ask me to do something that breaks the army rules? Dad is an old party member . It’s not so complicated as you think . ”
“But…”
Fu Zhengzheng wants to say more when Zhen Chao’s phone rings .
Zhen Chao looks at it and stands up .
“Dad, I have to go . ”
“Go ahead . ” Zhen Mingzhi doesn’t rise and just waves his hand casually .
Fu Zhengzheng is not willing to let him go, “Brother, do you have to go now?”
Zhen Chao nods, “They have come to pick me up . ”
“When will you come back again?”
“When I’m free in the troop, I’ll come back . Tell Xingxing that I’ll take a small military uniform to him when I come back next time . ”
Zhen Mingzhi says, “Honey, go to see your brother off . ”
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“OK . ” Fu Zhengzheng passes Zhen Chao his coat .
Zhen Chao takes over the coat and casts another glance at Zhen Mingzhi, “Dad, you and mom take care of yourselves . Your foot hasn’t healed, so don’t force yourself to walk . ”
“Stop chattering . ” Zhen Mingzhi says impatiently .
Zhen Chao nods and walks out quickly .
Fu Zhengzheng trots to follow him .
A Hummer is parked out of the yard . Fu Zhengzheng remembers her brother drove it back that day .
A young orderly has opened the door and stands aside solemnly to wait for Zhen Chao .
“Come back . It’s cold outside . ”
Zhen Chao smiles and waves at his sister .
“Brother…”
“We couldn’t sit together to have a talk, because I was busy after coming back . Let’s have a long talk when I return next time . ”
“OK . ” Fu Zhengzheng nods and her eyes are unsmooth .
She knows perhaps several months will have passed when he returns next time .
“Take good care of dad and mom for me . And Xingxing . ”
“I will . ”
“Bye . ”
“Brother, take care of yourself . You are almost 30 years old . Don’t just concentrate on your work and think about nothing else . Spare time to find an aunt for Fu Xing . ”
Zhan Chao smiles, “OK . I’ll take one back for him . ”
Fu Zhengzheng is amused, “Do you think what you need to take is a toy?”
The orderly standing aside interrupts suddenly, “Many girls love our division commander . Even if he needs ten girls, he only needs to bend his finger, let alone one girl . But our division commander dislikes them . ”
Zhen Chao turns around and sweeps the orderly, who shuts up immediately and stands straight .
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Fu Zhengzheng moves closer and teases, “Bother, choose ten best girls and take them back next time . Let me check for you, OK?”
Zhen Chao smiles and doesn’t reply . He pats the backside of the orderly’s head and then gets into the car .
The orderly touches the backside of his head, grins at Fu Zhengzheng and then jumps into the car .
After seeing her brother’s car off, she turns around and enters the house .
Her father hasn’t returned to the room for sleep . His eyes keep staring at the TV and don’t blink for quite a while .
“Dad, does your foot hurt?” Fu Zhengzheng sits beside him and plans to massage his ankle .
Zhen Mingzhi pushes away her hands lightly and forces a smile, “I just twisted my ankle . It’s not the same place I hurt last time . It doesn’t hurt . Your brother made a storm in a teacup . ”
“Dad, are you sad to watch my brother leave?”
“Why am I sad? A good man should go far away from his home and aspire to a great career . What’s the function of keeping him at home?” But then he says in a sentimental tone, “Last time I saw your brother on the day when he sent me to the hospital . Several months have passed in a flash . ”
“How times flies!” Fu Zhengzheng can’t help sighing with emotion .
“Indeed . Xingxing has been six years old . ”
At this moment, light steps come from upstairs . Fu Zhengzheng knows it must be Han Siqi who wakes up, finds she is not on the bed and comes downstairs to look for her . She stands up at once .
“Dad, let me support you back to the room to sleep . ”
Zhen Mingzhi hears the sound too . He knows if he doesn’t go back to the room, his daughter won’t be relieved, so he nods . But he pushes away her hands and moves back to the room slowly with a cane by himself .
Fu Zhengzheng follows him to make sure he is OK .
When walking to the door, Zhen Mingzhi waves and says softly, “Honey, go to sleep . ”
Fu Zhengzheng nods and can’t help saying, “Dad, about Siqi’s resort, don’t make my brother awkward . ”
Zhen Mingzhi glowers, “Don’t you know about your dad?”
Fu Zhengzheng grins . After he closes the door, she turns around and sees Han Siqi coming over . She goes towards him with a smile .
Han Siqi looks at the room and asks, “Is there something wrong with dad’s foot?”
“Nothing serious . My brother has left . Dad can’t fall asleep . ” Fu Zhengzheng smiles and goes upstairs with him arm in arm .
“Your brother has left?”
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“Yeah . ”
“I just heard you said that don’t make your brother awkward . ”
“My brother said it’s not difficult for him . I don’t understand . ” Fu Zhengzheng tells Han Siqi about the dispute they had just now .
Han Siqi smiles, “Your dispute is about this . I haven’t asked Yongcheng to investigate formally, but dad has begun prepared for it . ”
“Dad is afraid that you will take Fu Xing and me away . My brother isn’t at home most of the time . Thinking of that only my dad and mom are at home, I will feel sad . ” Fu Zhengzheng says in a choked voice .
“We will be in the same situation as them in dozens of years . Do you think it’s necessary to bear a brother or sister for Xingxing?”
Fu Zhengzheng shoots an angry glance at him, “Make use of this subject to persuade me again! I won’t bear! You can bear by yourself if you want!”
Then she throws off his arm and goes upstairs angrily .
“Darling, I am just discussing with you . ”
“The subject you discuss with me is wrong . You should discuss with me about how to stay in C City to accompany my parents! Hum!”
Fu Zhengzheng lies on the bed and ignores Han Siqi .
Han Siqi moves closer with a pleasing smile and embraces her, “Darling, the two subjects don’t conflict . They can be discussed together . ”
Finding Fu Zhengzheng still ignores him, he reaches out to scratch her .
“Ah, bother!”
They chuckle in the quilt .
*
It always drizzles in the season when everything comes back to life .
After raining for several consecutive days, it clears up finally and the temperature begins to rise slowly .
Chen Yuying opens the door and window to let fresh air into the room . Then she picks up the semi-finished sweater, sits by the sofa and knits the sweater while watching TV .
Zhen Mingzhi sits before the tea table, holding a chess manual and studying the half-finished chess .
Han Siqi walks up and down in the sitting room with the dust collector .
Fu Zhengzheng curls up on the sofa with an orange in her hand . She tears the orange skins into pieces deliberately and throws them around . Looking at Han Siqi move around patiently to clean the orange skins she throws with the dust collector, she can’t help laughing .
When she is playing tricks on Han Siqi cheerfully, two people break in…Please download our sponsor's game to support us!