Wang Zhao didn’t know about this and looked at Zhang Ke with some surprise: “Dad, when did you add Li Zhenguan on WeChat?” And from the looks of it, they seemed to chat frequently, appearing quite familiar.

“Added him the last time Zhenguan came over,” Zhang Ke only said half of it.

He had privately added Zhenguan’s WeChat at the time, thinking that if the young couple was to get married, they should find a Taoist priest to check their eight characters for compatibility. So, he asked for Li Zhenguan’s birth date and time through WeChat, and they became familiar through their interactions.

However, he couldn’t tell this to Wang Zhao and Wang Xuechun. Firstly, Wang Xuechun had always disliked these superstitious things. Secondly, he sometimes talked to Li Zhenguan about Wang Zhao’s childhood stories.

At his age, apart from strolling in the neighborhood and doing housework every day, he had nothing else to do. His entire mental world revolved around Wang Zhao and Wang Xuechun, but neither mother nor daughter was particularly sentimental. So when he suddenly had someone new to talk to, he couldn’t help but pour out everything like a flood, getting along well with Li Zhenguan.

Li Zhenguan was also good at dealing with people. He didn’t find Zhang Ke’s talk tedious and listened with interest to whatever he said, especially stories about Wang Zhao’s childhood. Sometimes when people get old, they just need someone who can seriously listen to them talk. Li Zhenguan was so accommodating, how could Zhang Ke not like him?

Zhang Ke smiled and opened his phone, found that video, and handed it to Zhang Linong: “This was filmed at the hospital. The face appears at the end.”

Wang Rong also moved closer.

The video was taken during the NT scan. You could see the ultrasound screen, then the phone shook slightly, and Wang Zhao’s somewhat handsome face flashed by. The cameraman, as if afraid of being discovered by Wang Zhao, quickly turned the camera towards himself, and Li Zhenguan’s delicate face appeared in the frame. In just three or four seconds, the video ended.

Zhang Linong was a bit surprised: “This child looks quite good-looking, but seems quite young.”

This was hard to comment on.

Speaking of Li Zhenguan’s age, Zhang Ke still felt a bit embarrassed until now and secretly glared at Wang Zhao. If it weren’t for Li Zhenguan’s pregnancy, these two wouldn’t possibly be getting married now. Li Zhenguan was only in his early twenties, still a child in the eyes of parents. Who knows what the Li family was thinking now?

Thinking about the in-laws meeting the day after tomorrow, Zhang Ke’s face was already burning with anxiety. Because of Wang Zhao’s situation, the old couple hadn’t been able to sleep for several nights. They had even gone through their savings, worried that the Li family might have some thoughts, trying to do their best materially, even though the other side wasn’t short of money either.

Zhang Ke stammered: “That child is still in school.”

Wang Rong glanced at Wang Zhao in surprise, his eyes carrying an unclear meaning, making Wang Zhao’s heart skip a beat. She pressed her brow and then put away her phone and stood up from the sofa.

She pretended to look at the clock on the wall and said, “It’s getting late now. I’ll take Small Aunt and Small Uncle to the hotel first.”

This had been agreed upon earlier. Wang Xuedong and Zhang Linong would go to the hotel, while Wang Rong would stay at their house.

Zhang Linong didn’t ask any more questions and stood up. Wang Xuechun and her husband had had enough to drink, their bodies reeking of alcohol, which made Zhang Ke very impatient. He supported them and sent them back to their room.

The car they had called was waiting downstairs. Wang Zhao, not trusting Small Uncle to be able to take Small Aunt back to the hotel alone, simply got in the car with them.

Wang Rong also wanted to go along, but Zhang Linong stopped him, telling him to stay and do his homework. Even though it was a holiday for third-year high school students, there was no shortage of homework. This time, Wang Rong had brought over thirty test papers in his bag for the holiday, a thick stack.

The hotel was nearby, only a five or six-minute drive. After helping Small Aunt to the bed, Wang Zhao left. As soon as she got out of the elevator, her phone started vibrating.

It was a video call from Li Zhenguan.

However, Wang Zhao put the phone in her pocket and answered the voice call with her Bluetooth earphones.

The hotel was close to home, so there was no rush to get back. Wang Zhao stood at the entrance for a while, and when she couldn’t get a taxi, she decided to walk back.

Li Zhenguan’s voice came through on the other end, asking what she was doing now.

Wang Zhao’s voice was flat: “Just sent my Small Aunt and Small Uncle to the hotel, now preparing to go home.” After saying this, the woman’s voice became ambiguous in the night, “I thought you knew, Zhenguan, didn’t you?”

Author’s Note:

Another chapter of daily life~

Is anyone still reading? (It’s so cold, I can’t help but doubt)

Thanks to the little angels who cast Overlord tickets or watered with nutrient solution during the period from 2022-04-11 01:19:31 to 2022-04-12 23:02:23~

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

A chapter of brewing and simmering

“After all, you’ve added my father on WeChat.” In Li Zhenguan’s silence, she couldn’t imagine the expression on the other end, but still sighed slightly.

This was actually a small matter, but the point was that Wang Zhao didn’t know about it.

It seemed that both sides had coincidentally and tacitly chosen to conceal this small matter, making what was originally an inconspicuous thing become unpredictable. And she wasn’t the original person, having only been here for a few months, everything was still in the process of exploration. Anything beyond her control made Wang Zhao feel a certain uneasiness.

Li Zhenguan quickly reacted, his voice as usual but with a hint of shyness: “I forgot to tell you, I added uncle’s contact information when I left last time, and I don’t chat with uncle often, just share some daily life occasionally.”

This was well said.

Wang Zhao wasn’t really concerned about it. She just felt slightly uncomfortable, and in her view, Li Zhenguan had a gentle personality and was quite easy to get along with. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have actively agreed to take on that responsibility in the first place.

So when the man said this, Wang Zhao immediately felt that maybe she was being a bit too arbitrary, after all, it wasn’t a big deal.

Perhaps unfamiliar worlds easily make people bristle, maintaining doubt about everything. Like Wang Zhao, even to this day, she still felt that the original body’s world was wrapped in a thin mist.

At this moment, she had just walked to the outside of the residential area. There was a row of various food stalls. The weather was slightly cool, and the tents were full of people. As soon as she approached, the atmosphere of fireworks and food enveloped her.

The taste of food stalls is usually quite strong. At night, this row was filled with various aromas mixed together, lively and bustling. The whole street was bright, as if it were daytime.

Wang Zhao chose a shop, went in to pack some food, planning to bring it back as a late-night snack for the people at home. She had seen Wang Rong’s homework earlier, many test papers, probably having to write until very late tonight.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhao felt some images flashing through her mind. She seemed to remember something, probably from high school, but those memories vanished instantly, hiding in some corner.

She was now accustomed to memories occasionally flashing in her mind.

In her view, it was good if she could remember, and if not, it was fine too. Life goes on, she could only do her best. At least for now, marrying Li Zhenguan was unavoidable, after all, his belly was getting bigger, even loose clothes couldn’t hide it anymore. In another month or two, it would be visibly showing.

“I’ll have someone drive the car over to you tomorrow,” Li Zhenguan said, then as if remembering something, added, “Today my cousins are all staying here. After they leave tomorrow and people are free, I’ll have someone drive it over to you.”

“Mm.” Wang Zhao made a sound of acknowledgment.

Li Zhenguan didn’t find her cold. Their phone calls were always like this, he would say a few things and Wang Zhao would respond to show she was listening.

“But my second uncle and his family will stay here, and go to the restaurant with my parents the day after tomorrow,” Li Zhenguan said. “Cousin Xishan still has work, he starts work the day after tomorrow, so he won’t come. Counting me, there will be five people from our side.”

Wang Zhao said: “My aunt also came, bringing my uncle and my cousin. There are six people on my side. But we’ll all be seated then. I’ve booked a private room with a big table, it can easily seat more than a dozen people.”

She had booked a restaurant, considering at the time that both sides might bring relatives, so she specifically booked a private room with a large table.

After she finished speaking, both sides fell silent. Wang Zhao couldn’t help but take out her phone to look, finding that the call was still connected. She had now entered the community and reached the building, so she said: “I’m home now, shall we hang up?”

The corridor was very dark, and the lights weren’t very bright. Wang Zhao thought about mentioning it to the residents’ committee sometime. This was an old neighborhood, mostly inhabited by elderly people, with hardly any property management. Basically, everything was managed by the neighborhood committee.

But Li Zhenguan didn’t say okay. He started talking about other things, obviously looking for topics.

“Are you going to the library tomorrow?” Because of him, Wang Zhao hadn’t been there for several days. With books, not reading for a day would make one feel a bit anxious, feeling like everything remembered had been forgotten.

“No, I can read at home too.” Wang Zhao looked down at the stairs. “My cousin Wang Rong is staying at my house. If I go out tomorrow, it’ll just be my dad and him at home, the two of them probably won’t have much to talk about.”

Li Zhenguan hadn’t met Wang Rong, and hearing Wang Zhao mention him now, he was a bit curious: “Is he still in school?”

“Mm, high school.” With the two families meeting the day after tomorrow, Wang Zhao didn’t feel there was anything to hide. “He’s in his third year of high school. There’s a three-day holiday for National Day, so he came over to visit.”

“What university does he want to apply to?” Li Zhenguan became interested. Wang Zhao had very few relatives, and finally there was a child she talked about more, how could Li Zhenguan not take notice?

Hearing this question, Wang Zhao actually laughed: “He wants to apply to our alma mater.”

“Jiangcheng University?”

Wang Zhao responded: “Jiangcheng University Law School.”

“Sounds like he’s a top student then.” Li Zhenguan’s grades weren’t good enough for the Law School, so he entered the School of Foreign Languages, barely scraping in.

As they were talking, Wang Zhao had reached her front door. Unable to free her hands to open the door, she could only knock.

Wang Rong came to open the door.

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Li Zhenguan also fell silent on the other end of the phone.

Wang Zhao entered, changed into a pair of shoes, and looked around. The living room lights were bright, and there were several test papers on the tea table, with a thick carpet underneath and a pencil case on the floor beside it.

“Doing homework?” This position was well-chosen, the lighting was very good.

Wang Rong made a sound of agreement, his gaze falling on her hands.

Wang Zhao smiled and handed over the bag: “I passed by the food stall street on the way, brought you some late-night snacks.”

“Thank you, sister.” Wang Rong hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it.

She looked around: “Where are my parents?”

“Aunt got drunk and isn’t feeling well. Uncle just made a bowl of sobering soup and went into the room.”

Wang Zhao nodded and said gently: “Don’t do your homework too late, go to bed early tonight.”

Wang Rong obediently nodded.

Only then did Wang Zhao return to her room.

As soon as she closed the door, Li Zhenguan spoke up, “Did aunt get drunk?”

“Mm. She drank quite a lot tonight.” Wang Zhao took off her coat and hung it on the coat rack.

Actually, Wang Xuechun had been unusually quiet during this period. Wang Zhao had once inadvertently noticed that there was a lot more cigarette ash in the trash can. Now that her sister had come, they had talked a lot, as if drinking could solve a thousand worries. But most of these worries were probably because of her.

Perhaps after meeting Li’s parents the day after tomorrow, Wang Xuechun’s thousand worries would be reduced a bit.