novelraw Chapter 443 "The Student with Perfect Male Morality"
Chapter 443 "The Student with Perfect Male Morality"
Chapter 443 "The Student with Perfect Male Morality"
Gu Chenghuai was naturally pleasantly surprised and amazed.
Lin Zhao drove directly to the military area and parked in front of his own house.
These days, cars are not common, and owning a bicycle is considered a sign of a well-off family.
When they saw a car drive in, the people in the residential compound came out to watch the excitement.
Lin Zhao opened the car door, got out unhurriedly, and closed the door behind him.
"Comrade Lin?" The speaker was Lin Zhao's neighbor, her face full of surprise. "You can actually drive? Where did you get this car?! You didn't buy it, did you?"
Of course, no one else would think that way, but the person driving is Lin Zhao, the Lin Zhao who can't stand any hardship. It shouldn't be surprising that she bought a car, right?
other people:"……"
What's not strange about that! It's a car!!
Only high-ranking officials have such privileges. Lin Zhao is just a woman; what right does she have?
"I didn't buy it," Lin Zhao said calmly.
Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, she continued, "It was given to me by my family."
"What?" the impatient man blurted out. "How much does a car cost? How could someone give you such an expensive thing!"
The other person looked unconvinced.
Lin Zhao didn't mind and smiled, "There's nothing I can do, my family members are very generous to me."
It's mainly because they have money.
Gu Chenghuai heard from his guard that Zhaozhao had returned, so he hurried home.
Upon seeing his wife's figure in the distance, the man's deep, dark eyes softened with a tender smile.
My steps became lighter.
The guard stared blankly at the smile playing on the leader's face for a moment, then smiled back.
The leader didn't say it, but he missed his wife very much.
When the lady returned, the chief's aura changed completely. Before, he looked like an ice cube, freezing you with just a glance.
"Zhao Zhao." Gu Chenghuai called out as he came to Lin Zhao's side.
Lin Zhao first returned to the courtyard house, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes.
She wore a bright yellow tank top underneath a light beige cardigan, a dark gray ankle-length skirt, and white canvas shoes.
Her black curly hair was loose and held in place with a headband that matched the color of her suspenders. She wore a pearl necklace and matching earrings. Her skin was fair and her lips were painted with cherry-colored lipstick.
This outfit makes her look no older than twenty-five, no more.
"Gu Chenghuai, I'm back!" Lin Zhao was very happy to see her husband. Her eyes crinkled into crescent moons as she pulled him towards the house. Her tone was light and cheerful, with a hint of pride as she said, "I drove back myself."
"Didn't I tell you that my great-aunt was going to give me a car? The car arrived, the one parked in front of the door. We have a car now, aren't you happy?"
Gu Chenghuai is a high-ranking official in the military region and is also provided with a car, but it is a government car and is not as convenient as his own.
"I'm happy." Gu Chenghuai poured his wife a glass of water to moisten her throat, then pulled her to sit down, his hand never letting go.
He looked at Zhao Zhao and asked, "Did you drive back all by yourself?"
"No, I came back with my second brother. He had something to do and left first. I missed you, so I ran back to the military region." Lin Zhao put down her water glass, moved closer to Gu Chenghuai, and hugged his waist.
Gu Chenghuai had been alone in his empty house for several months, and his mood had been getting worse day by day. But when he heard his wife's gentle words, he was instantly comforted.
He casually put his arm around Lin Zhao, tightening his grip slightly, "I thought you forgot about me, you heartless person."
"Who's heartless?" Lin Zhao said softly. "I didn't even get a moment's rest before coming to find you. You're the one who's heartless."
"Alright, alright, you have a conscience. I misspoke." Gu Chenghuai took a step back, his words full of indulgence.
Lin Zhao let him off the hook and changed the subject, "Are you free later? Let's go pick Yao Bao up from school together."
“If you’re free, go pick her up,” Gu Chenghuai said immediately.
Lin Zhao's eyes lit up with joy.
She hadn't picked up Yaobao for a while, so she used her own car to do so today. Her daughter would definitely be happy to see her.
“Zhaozhao, when you weren’t here, Sister Jin called home and said she needed to talk to you.” Gu Chenghuai said to his wife, recalling something.
"...Sister-in-law Jin?" Lin Zhao muttered, "Did she say what it was about?"
"He didn't say." Gu Chenghuai shook his head.
He doesn't smile much in public, doesn't talk much, and rarely speaks to female comrades; he's a model of male virtue.
"Oh, I'll call him back. Once I'm done, we'll set off?" Lin Zhao asked, looking at him with a questioning gaze.
"can."
While Zhao Zhao was on the phone, Gu Chenghuai approached the guard and told him that he would be picking up the child later, and that if anyone needed him, they should come back tomorrow.
The guard responded and left.
Lin Zhao dialed the number to contact Sister Jin.
When Sister Jin received Lin Zhao's call, her familiar loud voice rang out, "Sister Lin? Is that Sister Lin?"
Lin Zhao smiled warmly, "It's me, Sister-in-law Jin."
"Oh my, it really is you! I'm so glad I got in touch with you!" Sister Jin said excitedly.
"Yes, I've been in Haicheng these past few days and haven't been home. Did Sister-in-law Jin need something?" Lin Zhao gave a brief explanation, steer the conversation to the main topic.
Sister-in-law Jin said, "It's nothing important, I just wanted to call and thank you in person."
"Thank you? What are you thanking me for?!" Lin Zhao was very puzzled.
"Lixin, because of Lixin." Sister Jin didn't mince words and said directly, "Zhiheng took Lixin to do business and brought back a lot of money. Thank you for letting Zhiheng take care of Lixin."
Lin Zhao then realized what had happened.
"This matter," she said with a smile, "I never interfere in children's affairs, so there's no need to thank me. Besides, it's not really Zhiheng helping Lixin. They're business partners, and they work together because they get along well. I've heard Zhiheng say that Lixin is very capable and quick-witted, a good partner. With Lixin's help, he can save a lot of trouble. The money Lixin brought back was earned through his own abilities, so don't overthink it, and there's no need to thank me."
Sister-in-law Jin said, "We also have to thank you. If you hadn't told Lao Jin and me about the prosthetic eye, Lixin wouldn't have recovered so quickly, and Lao Jin and I wouldn't have known how to make it up to our son. If Zhiyu and Zhiheng hadn't taken Lixin out to play, he wouldn't have become more cheerful, and he wouldn't have gotten into university. We really have to thank you!"
"Lin, it's so nice to have your family as neighbors."
She not only expressed her gratitude verbally, but also sent a thank-you gift, which included a century-old ginseng that she had exchanged for with the money Lixin had given her out of filial piety.
After graduating from university, Jin Lixin saw a wider world and his resentment towards his parents gradually dissipated. He discovered that hatred also requires strength, and that hating his parents was actually making things difficult for himself.
He wanted to move towards a better life and didn't want to dwell on the past anymore.
It was after Jin Lixin came to the military region that his parents, younger brother and sister treated him very well, and he softened his heart.
“Sister-in-law Jin is nice too. I quite like your neighbor as well,” Lin Zhao replied with a smile.
Sister Jin had a big smile on her face, and the lines around her eyes showed the marks of time; she looked very kind.
"Lin, are you busy? If you're not, I can tell you about the exciting things happening in the military region," she said enthusiastically. "...Sure," Lin Zhao replied, thinking she still had time.
Seeing that Lin Zhao couldn't finish speaking, Gu Chenghuai moved a stool over, put a soft cushion on it, and then heated up a cup of milk and brought it over.
Lin Zhao smiled at the man and pinched his nails.
"And then?" she pressed, fueling Jin's interest in gossip.
"What else could happen? Lu Baozhen didn't even graduate from high school, so of course Sister Jiang wouldn't allow her to pester her son. Because of this, she even went to the Lu family and had a shouting match with Su Meizi. The scene was quite lively, and many people went to join in the fun. Guess who won in the end?" Sister Jin didn't forget to involve Lin Zhao.
"Wouldn't that be a lose-lose situation?" Lin Zhao said uncertainly.
She felt that there was no winning or losing in this kind of thing.
"You're right, it really is a lose-lose situation!" Sister Jin immediately felt that Lin Zhao was a wise person who could guess things accurately from afar, and his grasp of people's hearts was simply superb.
"Logically speaking, disagreements between women shouldn't affect men, but this time it's different. When the leaders came to inspect, Sister Jiang and Sister Su had a messy fight, which resulted in their own men being punished."
Lin Zhao: That's really unfortunate.
Actually, Lu Yizhou is quite lucky. He's never been cut from the military during downsizing. His luck... no wonder he's the original female lead's father, he's got some skills.
"There's something else, I heard that the authenticity of this melon isn't guaranteed," Sister Jin said mysteriously.
Before Lin Zhao could ask, she said urgently, "I heard that Baozhen's father, Commander Lu, is going to be demobilized."
Lin Zhao was very curious, "Where did you get this information?"
"I really didn't know that," said Sister Jin. "There are a lot of people spreading the rumor, and they're saying it in great detail. I feel like it's true this time."
"..."
It's been true several times already, so its credibility isn't very high.
"Just treat this as gossip and stop spreading it. Whether he changes careers or not is none of our business," Lin Zhao reminded her, also worried that Sister Jin might say something inappropriate and affect her.
"I know, I'm just telling you." Sister Jin knew very well what she should and shouldn't say.
Say.
She didn't have many good relationships in the military region. After what happened with Lixin, many people looked down on her and talked badly about her and men. She knew she deserved it, but being ostracized like that made it impossible for her to get along with others like before.
A few days ago, Lixin came back on her motorcycle. Everyone knew that her eldest daughter had become successful. One after another, people came to her door, saying they wanted to introduce her to potential partners, acting as if they had a very good relationship.
She really couldn't stand it.
They said her son was blind and wouldn't even be able to find a job as a doorman, and that if he married someone, she'd definitely be either lame or mute...
They didn't hold back at all when they wentssiped.
Sister-in-law Jin didn't hold back and refused them all, saying that her son's affairs were his own decision.
This is also what she really thinks.
She felt sorry for her eldest son and only hoped that he would have a happy life. Whether he got married or not, and who he wanted to marry, was up to him to decide.
The women who came to propose marriage got angry, feeling that Sister Jin had become arrogant and looked down on people after becoming rich overnight, and they went around gossiping about her.
Sister-in-law Jin didn't pay any attention.
If you don't go up to her and tell her, she'll pretend you don't exist.
Jin Lixin learned about this from his angry, foolish younger brother. Without thinking, he took his whole family to the city the next day, bought his sister-in-law a thick gold bracelet, and bought his younger brother and sister many things they had wanted for a long time.
When Sister Jin went out wearing the gold bracelet, the rumors about her immediately disappeared. Instead, people said she was very lucky; her son had bought her a gold bracelet not long after graduating.
"...We were just talking about the Jiang and Lu families, but we've veered off-topic again. After Jiang's wife and Su's sister finished their fight, Jiang Rong and Baozhen haven't lost contact. They even go out to the movies every now and then, looking like a young couple. Jiang's wife was furious and sent Jiang Rong to her maternal grandfather's place. I heard Jiang Rong's maternal grandparents are in the capital. You haven't seen them, have you?" Jin's wife spoke quickly and rapidly; only a weasel that spends most of its time in the melon fields could have such speed and efficiency.
Lin Zhao was both amused and exasperated. "I didn't see it. The capital is so big, what are the chances of such a coincidence..."
Sometimes things just happen by chance.
That afternoon, Lin Zhao met the young male lead at the entrance of Yao Bao's school.
Gu Chenghuai's eyes, gleaming with the eyes of a former reconnaissance soldier, instantly turned cold when he spotted a blond-haired man loitering in front of his daughter.
He didn't swear, but Lin Zhao felt that the curses he was hurling at him were incredibly vulgar.
Gu Chenghuai led Lin Zhao across the road and walked towards Yaobao.
"Yaobao." A cool voice rang out.
Gu Zhiyao looked over at the sound and saw Gu Chenghuai and Lin Zhao. Her beautiful face immediately blossomed into a smile.
"Dad, Mom!"
Gu Chenghuai grabbed his daughter's arm and pulled her to his side in a protective manner, his eyes fixed on the young man opposite him with an imposing gaze.
He looked him up and down several times, thoroughly disliking him inside and out.
"Who is that person? Do you know him?!" he asked Yaobao.
Gu Chenghuai genuinely didn't recognize Jiang Rong. Back then, there were many children in the military region, and he was always busy, devoting all his free time to his wife and children. Outsiders left no trace in his mind.
“He’s Jiang Rong, a friend of my brothers. We used to live in the same residential compound, Dad, have you forgotten?” Yao Bao said calmly.
Jiang Rong suddenly came to talk to her, but she didn't want to talk to him. Luckily, her parents arrived.
At this moment, Jiang Rong walked over, with a pretty young girl standing next to him.
The little girl looked at Lin Zhao's family with curiosity, her gaze pure and innocent, which didn't make her unpleasant to look at.
"Uncle Gu, Aunt Lin, I'm Jiang Rong." Jiang Rong greeted Gu Chenghuai and Lin Zhao politely, with a smile that was neither overly obsequious nor distant. "I came to pick up my cousin and went to see Yao Bao instead. What a coincidence."
Lin Zhao: This fate is truly frightening.
Gu Chenghuai: Whoever has a connection with you, stay away from my daughter, you stinky blondie.
Yao Bao stood beside her father without saying a word.
"Okay, you're busy, we'll head back first." Gu Chenghuai put one arm around his wife's shoulder and held Yaobao's hand with the other, and the family of three walked towards the car parked across the street.
"Mom, you said that car over there is ours? Is that true?" Yao Bao asked excitedly, raising her voice.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rong's eyes flickered. Had the Gu family reached such a level that they could even afford a car?
Cars are hard to buy these days; it's not just about having money. You also need connections overseas, and you need to be family-oriented...
"Brother Rong, how do you know Gu Zhiyao?"
Jiang Rong looked away. "We used to live in the same residential compound."
The little girl nodded knowingly, then exclaimed with admiration, "Gu Zhiyao is so perfect! She's good at studying, has a great personality, dances beautifully, and can play the piano. I met Gu Zhiyao's parents today. Her father is so dignified, and her mother is so beautiful, like a big star from Hong Kong. I heard she also has three older brothers who are very good to her. I really envy her life."
For reasons unknown, Jiang Rong said, "Yaobao has four uncles, and her maternal grandparents and other uncles treat her very well."
The little girl looked at her cousin with an envious expression and a strange look on her face.
Brother Rong knows quite a lot, which is a bit strange.
It can't be...
(End of this chapter)