Chapter 524 Three women and one drama
Compared to what she looked like eight or nine years ago, Xu Kai has changed a lot. Not only has her figure become more graceful and curvy, but her appearance is also becoming more and more like her mother, with the gentleness and tenderness of a girl from the Jiangnan water town.

As a woman, Zheng Juan felt that Xu Kai had a very charming temperament after taking a closer look.

Thinking about how this woman had been pestering her man for so many years, Zheng Juan suddenly admired her man for his strong willpower.

If I were a man, I might not be able to resist Xu Kai's entanglement for so long.

Compared to Zheng Juan's surprise at the changes in Xu Kai's appearance and temperament, Xu Kai was actually more shocked by Zheng Juan's changes.

In 70, when Su Mingzhe brought Zheng Juan to Baiyashan Village, Zheng Juan was not much different from those rural girls except that she was prettier. When she saw strangers, her cheeks would blush with shyness.

Looking at Zheng Juan now, she was so brave that she dared to come to her home ground to see her, and yet she could still maintain a calm and composed demeanor.

The change was so great that Xu Kai could only sigh that going to college really could change a person.

"Sister Juan, I heard you stayed in school?"

Xu Kai wanted to develop a "sisterly bond" with Zheng Juan and show concern for each other.

"Yes, working at a school means I can have more vacation time and take care of my family more."

To Xu Kai, Zheng Juan's words were blatant bragging.

After Xu Kai came to work in the hospital, he could have four days off a month, which was good.

It is normal to have one day off every two weeks.

There are too few doctors and nurses these days, and they are often asked to work overtime.

Since we are all serving the people, we cannot complain about the hard work and tiredness.

In this relatively relaxed atmosphere, the two women carefully tested each other's bottom line.

After chatting for about a few minutes, Zheng Juan finally revealed her true colors and asked Xu Kai what his plans for the future were.

Xu Kai answered cautiously with a question:

"Sister, you said, I will take care of my mother for the rest of my life, okay?"

If Xu Kai really just wanted to stay with his mother for the rest of his life, there was naturally no need for him to say anything to Zheng Juan.

The deep meaning contained in her words was actually that she wanted to be Su Mingzhe's lover and concubine in this life, and asked Zheng Juan whether she agreed.

Zheng Juan naturally understood what Xu Kai meant, and then her face froze and her tone became unnatural:
"Are you really not going to get married in this life?"

Xu Kai glanced at Zheng Juan's eyes, confirmed that there was no danger, and nodded:

"I won't marry."

"Then...what about the child? You don't want it either?"

Zheng Juan sighed, and finally said:

"As a woman, you should have a child."

Hearing Zheng Juan's last words, Xu Kai burst into tears:

"Sister, don't worry, I will behave myself and will never ruin your lives."

In fact, Zheng Juan and Xu Kai's conversation this time was completely like a wolf with a thin stick, afraid of both ends.

Zheng Juan was afraid that Xu Kai would snatch the man away, and Xu Kai was also afraid that Zheng Juan would stop the man from meeting her again.

Now that the two women have finished testing each other, they have put their minds at ease.

Today was Su Mingzhe's second day at work. Lin Yuting was taking care of him, and the other two people in the Science and Education Department were also very polite to Su Mingzhe.

Compared with the relatively monotonous and dull working atmosphere in other departments of the organization, the Science and Education Department where Su Mingzhe works is an outlier.

There are four people in the entire office, and except Su Mingzhe, the other three are women.

In addition to Lin Yuting, the other two office clerks are the older one Ding Shufen and the younger one Jia Kuangfang.

Yesterday, Ding Shufen and Jia Kuangfang went to the hall for a day-long meeting and returned near the end of the afternoon.

I just got to work today and the chattering in the office can already be heard outside.

It is said that three women make a drama, and it is really true.

These three women meet each other every day, and I don’t know how they have so much to talk about.

At around nine o'clock, the phone in front of Lin Yuting rang. When she put it down, she said to Su Mingzhe:
"Xiao Su, the director just called and said that the weather is good today, so let's move all the documents in the warehouse out to dry them. You are a man and you are new here, so I'll give this job to you. Is that okay?"

If a new employee is assigned such a job right after starting work, then it is bullying.

However, Su Mingzhe is Lin Yuting's nephew-in-law, and being assigned this kind of job is actually to allow Su Mingzhe to accumulate some connections and goodwill in the Agricultural Office.

"Okay, Chief, I'll be there right away."

Su Mingzhe responded, took the key to the warehouse, and walked towards it.

The Agricultural Office has been operating for nearly twenty years, and various materials are stored according to year, filling forty or fifty large boxes.

Looking at the warehouse that had not been cleaned for a long time and the boxes covered with dust, Su Mingzhe frowned and looked around. He wanted to find a piece of worn clothes to change into so as not to dirty his shirt and pants, but he ended up looking for nothing.

With no other choice, Su Mingzhe could only give up this set of clothes.

In total, there were forty-eight large boxes. Su Mingzhe moved quickly from the warehouse on the second floor to the yard on the first floor.

After all the boxes were moved, Su Mingzhe had to open them one by one, take out the documents inside, and spread them out to dry.

I was busy like this until noon.

The three women, including Lin Yuting, sat in the office, drinking tea and pointing at Su Mingzhe who was working, without any womanly reserve.

Jia Kuangfang was the first one who couldn't help himself. He drooled at Su Mingzhe's strong back and waist.

"Look at Xiao Su's muscular body. Whoever marries Xiao Su will suffer at night."

Ding Shufen said without hesitation:

"This is not suffering, this is enjoying happiness."

"Don't talk nonsense, Xiao Su has a wife."

After all, Lin Yuting was Su Mingzhe's aunt, so she was relatively protective of him. But she was only protective of him a little bit, and then she also said:

"However, young people should do more work, so as not to think about those trivial things all day long."

After hearing this, Ding Shufen couldn't help but feel sorry for the young people:

"Director, if you don't think about those trivial things, can you still be called a young person?"

Su Mingzhe was unaware of the vicious words spoken by the three women in the office. At noon time, he rode his bike back to his and Zhou Rong's home for lunch.

Zhou Rong also got used to reuniting with Su Mingzhe in their little nest at noon.

When it came time to work in the afternoon, Ding Shufen and Jia Kuangfang came down to help with the sorting, and taught Su Mingzhe how to put labels on the items.

The sunlight in July is very strong.

The two women worked under the scorching sun for more than half an hour and were sweating all over. Their thin shirts were sticking to their bodies, revealing their graceful figures, which made Su Mingzhe involuntarily take a few more glances.

Finally, the two women began to be unable to bear the hot sun, so they hurriedly dropped their things and handed them all to Su Mingzhe to sort out, and then they went back to the office to drink herbal tea.

Without the two women to mess with him, Su Mingzhe could work more efficiently and effectively by himself.

After working for an entire afternoon and sorting and filing everything, Su Mingzhe sent them back to the warehouse.

After a busy day, the three women from the Science and Education Department had initially recognized Su Mingzhe.

The clerks in other departments of the Agricultural Office also got to know Su Mingzhe, a man who was willing to endure hardships.

Once you become familiar with someone's face, you can say hello when you meet them in the future, and there will be a bit of friendship between them.

This is all human nature.

In the blink of an eye, the summer vacation is over.

Universities and primary schools are about to start.

Zheng Juan originally wanted to live a simple life with her husband and children, but her mother-in-law Jiang Cuiping was unreasonable. She actually went to the house in person and took Su Wenxi back to the nursing home.

The reason was that Zheng Juan and Su Mingzhe both had to work and could not take good care of her grandson.

Isn't this bullying?

Zheng Juan cried a lot in the middle of the night because her son was taken away by her mother-in-law.

Fortunately, as the work progressed slowly, Zheng Juan no longer had time to take care of these things.

In October, it was confirmed that the college entrance examination would be resumed in December.

When Zheng Juan got home from work, she handed her man a thick stack of documents:

"Honey, this is the review material I found at school. Take it to Mingxue and his wife and ask them to review more. When they have finished reviewing, I will find some more papers for them."

Su Mingzhe looked through the information Zheng Juan brought and found it was similar to what he had found. Then he said:

"Well, after dinner, let's send it over together."

"I'm not going. You go by yourself. I have to go back to Taiping Hutong soon."

Zheng Juan looked at the clock on the wall and said:
"My mother has not been feeling well these past two days. I want to go over and see how she's eating these past two days."

"Then let's go together. I'll check Mom's pulse while we're at it."

Su Mingzhe must be worried about his wife going to Taiping Hutong alone at night.

Since last year, the streets and alleys of Harbin have been filled with young people with nothing to do.

There are many people doing nothing, and there are always messy things happening every day.

Taiping Hutong was notoriously dirty and messy, so how could Su Mingzhe feel comfortable letting his daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home alone late at night?

After they had their meal, they first went to the Su family’s old compound.

When Su Mingxue and his wife heard that their elder brother and sister-in-law were there to deliver review materials, they were immediately filled with excitement and tears.

Intellectuals have a natural awe of examinations.

Although Su Mingxue and his wife have never fallen behind in their studies, if they could read more review materials, the results would definitely be better.

Seeing that the eldest daughter-in-law had done such a good thing, Jiang Cuiping asked the second daughter-in-law to pour tea for the eldest daughter-in-law:

"Mingxue, Xiaofang, you must read these materials your sister-in-law brought from school carefully. Write down the parts you don't understand and ask your brother and sister-in-law at the weekend. Let's try to have two more college students in our family before the New Year..."

After the family listened to their mother's scolding, Su Mingzhe also started to scold.

Compared to Jiang Cuiping, Su Mingzhe's words were much milder:
"Mingxue, Xiaofang, don't be nervous. You two have never forgotten to study since you got married. Your situation is many times better than that of others. As long as you perform normally, I am not worried about whether you two can pass the exam..."

After Su Mingzhe finished speaking, Su Mingxue and his wife looked at their sister-in-law eagerly, hoping that she would say a few words as well.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Juan just smiled gently:
"You guys study on your own during the week. On the weekends, I'll find a way to get some papers and give you a test."

Su Mingxue and his wife were so moved that they looked at their elder brother and sister-in-law and thanked them repeatedly.

With such a brother and sister-in-law, what more could a husband ask for?

Afterwards, Su Mingzhe and Zheng Juan did not stay any longer as they were thinking about going to Taiping Hutong.

Su Mingzhe brought Zheng Juan to Zheng's house. It was almost nine o'clock.

In order to save electricity, Zheng's mother and Zheng Guangming had already gone to bed.

Hearing a knock on the door, Zheng Guangming turned on the light and came out to check. When he found out it was his sister and brother-in-law, he quickly let them in.

"Mom, Mingzhe and I came to see you."

"I'm fine, please stop bothering me."

Mother Zheng looked weak all over, lying on the bed powerlessly, which made Zheng Juan feel distressed.

Under the gaze of his wife, Su Mingzhe felt his mother-in-law's pulse. On the surface, his emotions did not change, but his heart was pounding:

My mother-in-law's health condition is much worse than the last time I took her pulse. She is already at the end of her life.

(End of this chapter)