But the things his mother did made Zhu Kangyu unable to retort confidently. His hands in his sleeves were clutched extremely tightly, and his thoughts were confused.
His mother didn't like Zhou Anyu, and he knew it from the day they got engaged. In the past, his wife had to make various compromises, and she managed to survive three years.
He couldn't convince his mother, and he couldn't protect Zhou Anyu. After much thought, it seemed that the only way to go was to be safe.
But he is not willing to give in!
Another waiter brought food to the table. Chu Yunli was not too hungry. However, pregnant people do need to eat a few more meals. She ate it slowly and ate it all. Zhu Kangyu on the opposite side did not move his chopsticks.
But there was a knock on the door.
Zhu Kangyu came back to his senses and straightened his expression: "Come in."
It was Father Zhu who came in. When he saw the young couple sitting opposite each other, he coughed lightly: "I am here to accompany guests. I heard that you are here, so I came over to take a look."
Chu Yunli nodded slightly and said hello.
Father Zhu saw at a glance that his son's expression was not right, and he seemed to be shocked. He sighed in his heart: "Kang Yu, you know everything, right?"
Zhu Kangyu lowered his head: "What can I do if I know? You are my parents. Don't say you are bullying my wife. Even if you kill me, it is the right thing to do. No one can say anything wrong."
There was a bit of resentment in the words. Father Zhu heard it and sighed again: "It was my decision to send An Yu to Qiao Mansion, but I don't regret it. If it happened again, I would still do it.
." He smiled bitterly: "Everyone has selfish motives and will be divided into close ones and close ones. Between you and An Yu, even if I choose again a hundred times, my choice will not change."
Zhu Kangyu's face showed a bit of ridicule: "Yes, I have to thank you."
Father Zhu frowned: "Your mother does have some selfish motives, but like me, she is doing it for your own good. Of course, I don't agree with her actions. I just hope you can understand her."
Zhu Kangyu nodded: "I understand. Only when you become a parent can you understand how parents feel about their children. I can't say that my mother is at fault, but when I grow up, I have responsibilities. As the father of my children, I have to take care of them and their children." He was like
She had made some kind of determination, with a determined look in her eyes: "Dad, An Yu refused to go back and swore a strong oath to this. But I can't ignore them. She can't enter the Zhu Mansion. Then... it's the same if I stay with her.
.”
Chu Yunli was a little surprised.
Father Zhu originally wanted to persuade his son a few more words, but after hearing these words, he was instantly stuck, choked on his own saliva, and couldn't help coughing.
Zhu Kangyu handed over a cup of tea: "Father, be careful."
Father Zhu: "..."
"You unfilial son, can you say that again?"
"Seeing my father speak with such a strong voice makes me feel more relieved." After Zhu Kangyu made his decision, his whole body became relaxed and his speech became smoother: "Anyway, I live on Moon Street, only two blocks away from home.
, it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk. If something happens to you and mother in the future, it won’t be too late for me to go back."
Father Zhu jumped in anger: "I don't allow it!"
"My legs are on me, so I can go wherever I want." Zhu Kangyu glanced at Chu Yunli and continued: "By the way, An Yu is pregnant, so I have to help her. The family business,
Please trouble my father more."
Zhu's father is still young and can handle things with ease, but the eldest son is the young master he has trained with all his heart. If he suddenly gives up, who will hand over the business to him when he gets old?
"Kang Yu, don't be willful."
Zhu Kangyu smiled bleakly: "I have never been willful when I have grown up like this. However, it is too hard. I can't even protect my wife and children. I am simply a useless person. I feel really aggrieved. Dad, just now you said that even if you choose a hundred
This time, your choice is still the same. But what I want to say is that if I am really caught in the gangster's den and An Yu needs to commit to someone else to save my life, I would rather die."
Father Zhu was furious: "Nonsense, what will your mother and I do if you die?"
Compared with his anger, Zhu Kangyu was much calmer and said calmly: "My second brother is already thirteen years old. At my age, I am already helping you with your business. Dad is still young, so you can take him with you and wait for him."
When I grow up, my father is still in good health, and my sister is eight years old. She has been smart since she was a child. If she carves it, she can turn it into a beautiful jade."
If Zhu Kangyu was emotional when he said these words, Zhu's father could handle it calmly, but what frightened him was that his son was always calm and calm, with no sign of a joke or impulsiveness.
"I won't tell you. We'll talk after you calm down." Zhu's father dropped his words and left quickly.
There were only two people left in the room. Zhu Kangyu turned around and said, "Anyu, are you willing to take me in?"
Chu Yunli was thoughtful and finally nodded: "My yard is big, you can stay in the guest room."
Guest room?
Zhu Kangyu felt sad, thinking that the two of them might not be able to go back. At the same time, a strange idea arose in his heart, but it flashed very fast and disappeared without a trace before he could catch it.
*
After hearing what his son said, Father Zhu's mind was in a mess and he couldn't do anything, so he simply went back home.
When Zhu's mother heard that the man was back, she hurried to the front yard to welcome him. She really couldn't figure out what her son was thinking, and she felt a little unsure.
"Master, have you seen Kang Yu?"
"You have the nerve to ask." Zhu's father said angrily: "Did you make Zhou Anyu swear not to come back and that the child's surname is Zhou?"
Hearing this, Zhu's mother felt a little guilty and avoided looking at him. She forced herself to say: "I didn't force her, she had to swear by herself."
"Nonsense!" Zhu's father slapped his hand on the table: "You did a good thing. Kang Yu was very angry when he found out about it. Moreover, he has no intention of marrying again. He has told me that he will never come back and will marry into his wife!"
The son didn't want anything from the house, so he lived with Zhou Anyu and helped her with her business. In his opinion, it was considered as a wife-in-law.
Mother Zhu's face was full of disbelief: "Impossible!"
Father Zhu was exhausted and didn't want to talk to her anymore, so he turned around and went into the house to wash up.
This is the outer study room. He washes here. It seems that he does not plan to return to the main courtyard. Mother Zhu didn't have time to question the matter, and her heart was in a mess. All she could think about was what to do if her son didn't come back.
She wandered around in the front yard until dark, but still did not wait for her son's carriage to come back. The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, so she immediately asked someone to prepare the carriage and prepared to go and ask him all night.
Zhu Kangyu accompanied Chu Yunli back to the house on Moon Street. The two of them sat opposite each other in the carriage. At first, Zhu Kangyu was quite pleased. The only way for a man and a woman to be alone together was between an unmarried couple and a married couple.
Zhou Anyu did not stop him from the carriage, which shows that he still regarded him as a close person.
After getting on the carriage, he wanted to reminisce about old times, but the person opposite had already closed his eyes. Thinking that pregnancy would make the body tired, he couldn't bear to disturb him. He happened to be very tired himself, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The couple hadn't seen each other for several months, and so many things had happened after they came back. Zhu Kangyu's mood never calmed down. He didn't want to think about the bad things at home, and his thoughts quickly fell on his children.
He was very excited when he thought about having a child. How could he sleep?
I couldn't help but opened my eyes, carefully looked at the opposite belly, then slowly looked up, and finally my eyes fell on the face of the woman opposite.
The woman is sleeping peacefully, her eyebrows are stretched, and she is leaning forward with an uninhibited elegance, which makes people feel very beautiful at a glance. Everyone has a love for beauty, and Zhu Kangyu also has it in his eyebrows.
A bit of a smile.
But looking at it, he couldn't laugh anymore.
wrong!
After three years of marriage, he had never seen such peace and beauty in his wife.
It would make sense to say that the wife was forced by her parents-in-law and her temperament changed drastically after leaving the Zhu family. After all, there were people who bullied her, so it was normal for her to live a relaxed and happy life.
But this posture... A person's temperament will change, but his behavior and actions shouldn't change so much.
In fact, before my wife got married, she spent day and night with her stepmother at home, and after she got married, she was taught by her mother. Her face was soft at best, and she looked gentle and gentle. She had never been so relaxed and comfortable.
Zhu Kangyu had traveled all over the world, and he had seen the world and heard many strange things. The more he thought about it, the heavier his heart became.
Just at this time, the carriage arrived. Chu Yunli opened her eyes, met his eyes, smiled and asked, "Don't you regret it?"
"No." Zhu Kangyu followed him out of the carriage in a daze and entered the house.
The house is not very exquisite, not as good as Zhu's Mansion anyway. It can be seen that many flowers and plants were newly moved in. Zhu Kangyu had something on his mind and was looking at the scenery as if he were just looking at the flowers. Suddenly, the person in front stopped and he almost bumped into him. He thought of Zhou Anyu's current situation.
She was pregnant. He was startled and steadied himself.
"Further inside is the inner chamber. It's not appropriate for you to go in. I'll have someone take you to the guest room." Chu Yunli waved her hand, and a maid immediately stepped forward to lead the way.
Zhu Kangyu wanted to say a few more words, but she had disappeared among the flowers and trees.
The guest room was clean and tidy, but that was all. It was not as good as the high bed and soft pillows in Zhu's mansion. Zhu Kangyu was out transporting goods all year round, so he was not a person who couldn't endure hardships. He fell asleep calmly, feeling exhausted all over, but his mind was particularly excited.
I can't sleep even if I close my eyes.
When it was almost dawn, he turned over and sat up, went out alone, and found the housekeeper who had told him yesterday.
The steward was still yawning and forced himself to come out to greet him.
"Sir, is it so early? Is there something wrong?"
Genius Meng Mengliang, the courtyard in charge is not big, there are women's families inside, and there are no teahouses or restaurants to welcome guests at this moment. Zhu Kangyu lifted up his clothes and simply sat on the threshold: "Please tell me carefully what happened after I left.
Think about whether there is anything missing."
The steward felt helpless, but had to brace himself to cope.
Zhu Kangyu leaned his head against the door frame, without the manners of a young man. After listening, he asked the steward to say it again. After he finished speaking twice, the sun was already high, and the steward was a little embarrassed: "Young man, I have to go to work. There are new things in the shop."
The goods will be on the shelves today..."
If you want to make money, just do it these days. When the novelty wears off, these goods will have to be sold cheaply.
Zhu Kangyu waved his hand: "Let's go."
The steward's family has a daughter of school age who is learning embroidery recently. Because Zhu Kangyu was sitting on the threshold early in the morning, he was too embarrassed to come out to wash up. He didn't want to say it clearly, so he stumbled and said: "Young Master hasn't had breakfast yet, let's go together!"
Zhu Kangyu got up, waited until he sat down in the restaurant, and asked: "You said that the Qiao Mansion released many injured women on the day she went?"
"Yes." The steward was eating steamed buns and hurriedly put them down: "It's just that those women have left, and none of the younger ones have been seen." He thought for a while and tentatively said: "That Dujuan lived with his wife for a while. Young Master wants to know.
You can ask her for the inside story. In fact, I wanted to ask her before, but I was afraid that Madam would be unhappy."
After parting ways with the steward, Zhu Kangyu immediately went to find Du Juan.
Du Juan and her two daughters lived alone, and they all said that there were many disputes in front of the widow's house. Anyway, as long as she lived alone, she would inevitably arouse people's comments. When Du Juan opened the door and saw a strange rich man, she became suspicious and alert.
He glanced around, fearing that someone would secretly see it and spread the word.
It would be okay if she really found a wild man, but she didn't find him. Thinking about it, it's not worth it.
"Who are you looking for, Master?"
Seeing that Du Juan was about to close the door, Zhu Kangyu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it: "I'm looking for you."
Dujuan didn't want to close the door, she just wanted to close the door a little smaller so that she could talk. When she saw that the door wouldn't move, she panicked: "What are you going to do?"
Seeing that he was frightened, Zhu Kangyu explained: "My surname is Zhu, and I am Anyu's husband."
Hearing this, Du Juan stopped closing the door and looked him up and down: "Is something wrong?"
There was no respect and humility in her tone that a rich man from an ordinary background should have when seeing a rich man. Zhu Kangyu instantly noticed her impatience and asked: "I heard that you came out of Qiao Mansion with An Yu. I want to know those things
Who is related to the woman released by the Qiao family? Also, where did An Yu get her business capital from? "
In Du Juan's view, the Zhu family and his wife do not care about human affairs, and this Zhu Kangyu should not be a good person... Even if he is a good person, he cannot protect Zhou Anyu in front of the Zhu family. In this case, there is nothing to say.
"Ask her yourself! Where can I find out?" Du Juan said, slamming the door.
As she was closing the door, she suddenly caught sight of a beautiful figure not far away, and she hurriedly opened the door again.
At the same time, Zhu Kangyu also noticed someone behind him, and when he turned around, he saw his wife standing there holding her belly and taking advantage of the dim light. It was really beautiful.
The beauty is so beautiful, but there is no familiar feeling. The person standing there has no similarities with his wife except that he looks similar.
Zhu Kangyu felt a chill in his heart.
Chu Yunli saw his appraising gaze and the change in his expression, and said with a smile: "If you want to know about me, it's natural to ask me. Don't embarrass Du Juan, your presence here will affect others' reputation.
"
Zhu Kangyu was uneasy and a little nervous after being exposed in front of someone who had inquired behind his back. The two left the alley and returned to the bustling street. Chu Yunli walked in front: "I want to go see Xiangjizi, do you want to go?
?”
"Go!" Zhu Kangyu especially wanted to find out what happened to his wife. Du Juan was wary of him, and he couldn't find anyone else to ask, so he could only guard the person in front of him.
With so many thoughts in his mind, he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until the fragrant aroma hit his nose that he suddenly came back to his senses. He found many fragrant vegetables neatly drying in the open space in the yard. In the house not far away, he saw
There were a lot of people moving around, probably working on this thing.
Zhu Kangyu reached out and picked up a piece, weighed it, and smelled it again. He had heard from the steward more than once that his wife made better fragrant rice noodles than Jiangnan, but he had never taken it to heart. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he
Only then did I realize that it was indeed a good thing.
When he recognized the fact, he felt cold in his heart. Outsiders said that Zhou Anyu gave him the recipe for making Xiangjizi. The manager talked about it yesterday and today with a sense of inquiry... But he knew it in his heart.
, this was not given by him.
But any good recipe like this that can be passed down from generation to generation is like a lifeline. Not to mention showing it to others, even money can't buy it.
Where did Zhou Anyu get it?
There are also those embroidery patterns. Outsiders don't know how many things Zhou Anyu knows. Her stepmother and her own mother are not always watching. There is no doubt at all, but he has seen those embroidery techniques, which his wife has never embroidered before... Yesterday
There were so many things that happened that he didn't think too much about it, thinking that she figured it out by herself while he was away. If it weren't for Xiang Yizi and the changes in her body, he wouldn't have doubts.
Everything showed that things were heading in the direction he least expected.
Zhu Kangyu put down the soap and wiped his face: "I want to know, where did you get all this money?"
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly: "Qiao Dahai gave it to me. Don't ask him why he gave it to me, he had to give it to me."
Zhu Kangyu: "..."
An Yu couldn't even stand up to her stepmother and mother, so she could only suffer the injustice. How could she force Qiao Dahai to let so many people go without telling her, and still give him so much money?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chu Yunli said calmly: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Zhu Kangyu's lips were trembling and he didn't dare to look at her more. His eyes fell on her belly: "Is the child okay?"
"Very good." Chu Yunli said seriously: "However, if I serve Qiao Dahai, let alone the child, I might not even be able to save my life."
Zhu Kangyu was shocked, turned around and left.
*
After the man left, Chu Yunli didn't ask where he was going. He was busy for half a day according to the planned itinerary and was about to go home to rest. When he arrived at the door, he saw Zhu Mu.
Zhu's mother came last night and wanted to take her son back. Unfortunately, she couldn't even get in. The concierge stopped her and refused to help her report the matter.
She tossed and turned all night, thinking of blocking the way before dawn, but unfortunately she fell asleep. By the time she arrived, the two of them had already gone out. She gritted her teeth and decided not to leave at all, just waiting in the carriage.
"Zhou Anyu, you promised not to quarrel with my son anymore." Mother Zhu's face was full of resentment: "You don't mean what you say, what kind of business do you do?"
"What I said is that I won't enter the gate of your Zhu Mansion." Chu Yunli was in a very good mood when he saw her angry. He folded his arms and leaned against the pillar, smiling and saying: "I told you to take care of your son before, so you must promise well."
Yes, what’s the result?”
Zhu's mother's eyes were about to burst: "Zhou Anyu, you are a snake and scorpion woman who instigates the relationship between our mother and son. You will definitely die a good death!"
"If God really has eyes, I won't be the one who has to die a good death." Chu Yunli thought of something and her face was full of interest: "Zhu Kangyu refused to go home even if he stayed in a simple guest room. After all, he couldn't let me go.
I have a way to make him hate me completely. Do you want to try it?"
Mother Zhu was dubious: "What method?"
"I'll beat you up and beat you half to death. He cares about you as his own mother, so he will naturally annoy me and hate me to the core." Chu Yunli waved his hand: "Try!"
Several guards came forward with sticks, as if they were going to beat someone if they disagreed.
Zhu's mother was shocked. She would not agree to such a ridiculous proposal. There were many ways to find her son. Let's put it this way, there are many beautiful women in the world, and there are many who are better than Zhou Anyu. The son is only temporary.
I am just fascinated by him, and I will wake up sooner or later. I can marry another wife, but I only have one. Everyone can calculate this account, not to mention that my son has been learning business since he was a child, so he must know how to choose.
"I do not want."
Chu Yunli's eyes sharpened: "It's not up to you! Do it!"
She gave an order, and all four guards came forward with sticks. Zhu Mu's maid wanted to help, but was restrained by the concierge and his men.
Zhu's mother was pushed to the ground in the street and beaten. The previous beating in Qiao Mansion had injured her muscles and bones, and she had been lying on the bed for more than two months. The pain made her want to die many times. She never dreamed of returning home.
She would be beaten again... She wished that someone would come to save her. The screams could be heard from several streets away.
There were people who came to watch such a big movement, and some people inquired curiously. They only knew the identities of the two, but they didn't know why there was a dispute.
When the guards retreated, Zhu's mother was unable to move as if she were a puddle of mud. She could no longer scream and could only moan. Chu Yunli approached and squatted in front of her: "Does it hurt?"
Zhu's mother raised her eyes and glared at her: "You vicious woman, I'm sorry!"
"It's not as poisonous as you." Chu Yunli reminded: "You haven't settled the debt for sending me to Qiao Mansion. That beating was caused by Qiao Dahai, and I still have it saved."
Zhu's mother really thought that things would be over after that one beating, but she didn't expect that Zhou Anyu was so bold that she dared to hit herself: "If you beat and scold your mother-in-law, everyone will stab her in the spine!" She was in real pain, and her eyes were bursting with pain.
Hei, it was not enough to ruin the reputation of the woman in front of her. She gritted her teeth and said: "According to the law, she should be guilty!"
Chu Yunli laughed as if she had heard a big joke. After she finished laughing, she said: "Go and sue! I just happened to ask you for justice. How can you force your daughter-in-law to serve other men?"
What kind of crime is this? By the way, call Qiao Dahai and the general to the court to explain clearly."
Mother Zhu couldn't even afford to offend Qiao Dahai, so how could she dare to challenge the general?
Her expression changed drastically: "You...you don't deserve to die!"
"It's you who will die badly." Chu Yunli stood up and turned to look at the street, where Zhu Kangyu was rushing over.
Zhu's mother followed her line of sight and saw her son, and burst into tears: "Kang Yu, she beat me for no reason. She is not a good person at all. If you are still with her, I will not live... wuwuwu..."