Fu Ying didn't say that her amnesia was caused by the Nine Dragon Cauldron's time travel, because Jin Xiumei and Zhou Ying couldn't understand or believe it if she said that. But if she said that it was caused by an injury, then Jin Xiumei and her daughter would truly believe it.
Jin Xiumei was furious at the time, angry that her son had run away from home so easily. In their rural hometown, how many newlywed couples knew each other before getting married?
Matchmakers often arrange marriages where couples know each other completely beforehand, some even marrying after only knowing each other for a few days. According to rural beliefs, once the marriage is consummated and a baby is born, the deed is done, and even a quarrelsome couple will reconcile. Jin Xiumei held this view. She believed that once Fu Ying had a child, the family would naturally be harmonious and happy, and any unpleasantness would be forgotten. A child is the best gift to bring joy to the family.
"Yingying, don't cry, don't cry. Mom will take care of everything for you. I'll teach Zhou Xuan a lesson for whatever he's done wrong," Jin Xiumei comforted Fu Ying like a child. Fu Ying couldn't hold back any longer and hugged Jin Xiumei tightly, crying, "Mom, he... he bullied me so badly, I... I... I really don't want to live anymore."
Jin Xiumei was startled and said angrily, "Yingying, what nonsense are you talking about? Listen, I won't allow you to keep saying things like 'Is he dead or not' all the time. Zhou Xuan is bad, and I will teach him a lesson for you. You're not allowed to say such things again."
He glared at Zhou Xuan again and said, "Zhou Xuan, aren't you going to get my wife to her room to rest? Look how thin she is!"
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. Seeing his mother's strange expression of both scolding and laughing, he immediately realized what was going on. His face flushed, and he quickly took Fu Ying into his arms, hugged her around the waist, and carried her upstairs.
Fu Ying became shy. How could she dare to raise her head in front of so many people? She struggled for a moment, but Zhou Xuan held her tightly and she couldn't break free. She could only bury her head in Zhou Xuan's arms, and her crying naturally stopped.
Zhou Xuan carried Fu Ying upstairs. In the hall, Jin Xiumei and her daughter Zhou Ying found it amusing. Turning around, they saw Li Wei looking strange. Zhou Ying said angrily, "Li Wei, what are you up to, acting so suspiciously?"
Li Wei raised his head and argued, "What bad things have I done? I never do anything bad..." But seeing Zhou Ying's angry expression, he lowered his voice. Zhou Ying was definitely angry about his disappearance these past two days.
Although Li Wei usually appears carefree and fearless, he knows that this matter between Zhou Xuan and Wei Xiaoyu is something he can't talk about. He might be irresponsible about small matters or other friends, but he is always very serious about Zhou Xuan. He would never reveal the fact that Wei Xiaoyu is pregnant, otherwise Zhou Xuan would cause chaos again.
Not to mention the chaos that might ensue, Li Wei had been extremely uncomfortable during the time Zhou Xuan had been away from home. He was constantly annoyed by Zhou Ying, who kept urging him to find his brother Zhou Xuan and bring him back. Li Wei had tried every possible method, including using his father Li Lei's connections, but he still couldn't find any trace of Zhou Xuan. Now he realized that everything had been frozen by the connections of the Wei family patriarch, which explained why he couldn't find any trace of Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Ying snorted. She was confident in dealing with Li Wei, and she could tell from Li Wei's expression that he was not sincere and definitely had a problem. However, she couldn't use the same methods she used against Li Wei in front of her mother.
Zhou Tao and his son Zhou Cangsong returned one after the other. They were overjoyed to hear that Zhou Xuan had come home. However, Jin Xiumei told the father and son not to make a fuss. The son and daughter-in-law went back to their room to rest, and she instructed Liu Sao to cook a pot of nourishing soup.
Zhou Cangsong just chuckled. He understood his wife's expression perfectly, and he was genuinely happy. Ever since the whole family moved to the capital, Zhou Xuan seemed to have benefited from the auspicious ancestral graves, and their fortunes had been booming. However, just at the peak of their success, on the day of Zhou Xuan's wedding, their happiness seemed to turn sour, and the Zhou family's fortunes plummeted. But with their son's return, Zhou Cangsong breathed a huge sigh of relief. In their family's eyes, their eldest son, Zhou Xuan, was the hope of the Zhou family. It seemed there was no problem he couldn't solve. No matter what situation the Zhou family encountered, as long as Zhou Xuan returned, he believed everything would return to normal, and things would only get better.
Zhou Xuan carried Fu Ying upstairs, put her on the bed in the room. Fu Ying still had tear stains on her face, but her face was red, and she stared at him fiercely.
As always, after Fu Ying went abroad, Jin Xiumei and her daughter Zhou Ying cleaned the new house spotlessly every day, just waiting for their son and daughter-in-law to return. Today, it certainly came in handy.
Fu Ying glared shyly at Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan glanced outside the door, quickly ran over and locked the door from the inside, then ran back and sat on the edge of the bed.
Fu Ying was startled and asked in a trembling voice, "What...what are you going to do?"
After Fu Ying finished speaking, she quickly pulled the blanket up to cover her chest, gripping it tightly with both hands. This action made Zhou Xuan both amused and annoyed. It seemed that the shy and cute Fu Ying from before had returned. However, Zhou Xuan sighed, wondering how they could fully reconcile before Fu Ying resolved her inner conflict with Wei Xiaoyu.
Seeing that Zhou Xuan didn't step forward to take off his clothes and get into bed as she had expected, Fu Ying breathed a slight sigh of relief, but she remained vigilant. She snorted and asked, "You bullied Miss Wei, and now you're going to bully me?"
These words struck Zhou Xuan like a blow to the head. Fu Ying still remembered this incident. The Wei Xiaoyu she hated so much was now described by her as a girl Zhou Xuan had bullied. It seems that Fu Ying's resentment towards Wei Xiaoyu is not light and it will not be easy for her to get over this.
Moreover, Zhou Xuan doesn't want to push Fu Ying too hard now. Everything takes time. The fact that Fu Ying no longer mentions leaving the Zhou family and hasn't told his family about Wei Xiaoyu and him shows that Fu Ying still cares about him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left him any room to maneuver.
But then Zhou Xuan remembered that his parents downstairs didn't know about his relationship with Wei Xiaoyu, and they were all hoping that he and Fu Ying would reconcile. If he went downstairs alone now, he would definitely be exposed. But if he stayed here, Fu Ying was still angry. After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xuan whispered to Fu Ying, "Yingying, you've seen what Mom and Dad have to say about us. I don't want to hurt my parents, and I don't want to hurt you anymore. Please give me a chance to make amends."
Seeing Zhou Xuan's humble demeanor, Fu Yingxin softened. The mistake wasn't Zhou Xuan's own doing; he had simply been deceived. However, the error he made was too great, leaving everyone in such a sorry state, with many unpredictable consequences. She felt both angry and heartbroken for Zhou Xuan.
With a snort, Fu Ying finally pointed to the sofa and said, "Fine, then you'll be punished by sleeping on the sofa, and..." Fu Ying paused, her face flushing again, but she still shyly said, "And you're not allowed to give anything away in front of Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sister."
"Flaw? What flaw?" Zhou Xuan was taken aback and asked, but seeing Fu Ying's shy and reproachful expression, he suddenly understood. He quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I understand. I'll promise Mom and Dad... that they'll have a grandson to hold soon..."
"Don't you dare say that again!" Fu Ying interrupted him, her voice tinged with embarrassment and anger. Her eyes reddened, and she turned away, lying down and covering her face as she sobbed, choking out, "You...you just...you'd bully me..."
Zhou Xuan quickly took off his shoes and got into bed. He climbed over to Fu Ying's side, hugged her, and comforted her. Fu Ying tried to twist her body, but Zhou Xuan twisted even harder. After a few twists, Fu Ying naturally went with the flow.
Volume 1, Chapter 514: The Zhou Family Heirloom
Chapter 514 The Zhou Family Heirloom
As Zhou Xuan held Fu Ying in his arms, he could feel that Fu Ying's shoulders were thin and her face and body were much thinner than before. He couldn't help but feel sorry for her and whispered, "Yingying, I'm sorry."
Fu Ying was held tightly in Zhou Xuan's arms. With no one else around, Fu Ying could no longer hold back and burst into tears in Zhou Xuan's arms, venting all the grievances, sadness and heartbreak she had suffered over the past period.
Zhou Xuan gently stroked Fu Ying's hair with pity, letting her cry in his arms. Although he had been deceived by Wei Xiaoyu because of his amnesia, the hurt he had caused Fu Ying was truly immense. At this moment, holding Fu Ying, Zhou Xuan had no wicked thoughts whatsoever. Fu Ying was so deeply in love with him; she was an incredibly pure girl. Apart from him, she had never spoken kindly to any other man. Such a beautiful woman was completely devoted to him, and what did he have to offer? Not only had he been ambiguous with several other girls, but he also felt utterly ashamed when he thought about it.
Fu Ying cried herself to sleep, then nestled against Zhou Xuan's chest. Looking at Fu Ying's baby-like delicate face, Zhou Xuan felt a surge of tenderness and couldn't help but hug her tighter. He felt warm and cozy inside, and at that moment, he felt that even if the sky were to fall, he wouldn't care. He also drifted off to sleep in a daze.
The long-term tension and worry had left Fu Ying and Zhou Xuan exhausted, especially mentally. Today, with this relaxation, they both had a good night's sleep and didn't wake up until nine o'clock the next morning.
Fu Ying stirred, waking Zhou Xuan as well. Zhou Xuan's arm, which was resting on Fu Ying's head, was a little sore and numb. When they opened their eyes, they couldn't help but blush and laugh awkwardly.
Zhou Xuan quickly got up and said, "I'm sorry, Yingying, I fell asleep. I'll remember to sleep on the sofa next time."
She got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face and rinse her mouth. Then she came out and sat on the sofa to wait for Fu Ying. Fu Ying's face was as red as the morning sun, and she said reproachfully, "Go downstairs, I can go downstairs by myself."
Zhou Xuan knew that Fu Ying was shy and also knew what Fu Ying was thinking. In front of her parents and younger siblings, she had to put on an act and pretend that the two of them were happily in love. Zhou Xuan smiled and then went out and downstairs lightly.
In the hall, the rarely seen father, Zhou Cangsong, did not go to the antique shop. His younger brother, Zhou Tao, was also there. In the restaurant, his younger sister, Zhou Ying, and his mother, Jin Xiumei, were helping Liu Sao serve dishes and set the table.
Zhou Xuan awkwardly said to Zhou Cangsong, "Dad, recently..." He hesitated for a moment, but didn't know what to ask.
Zhou Cangsong put down his newspaper. Lately, he had taken to reading the newspaper and watching the news on TV in his spare time. When he saw Zhou Xuan greeting him, he smiled and said, "Sit down. Your mother and the others are still busy. Let's have breakfast later. Sit down and talk."
After Zhou Xuan sat down, Zhou Cangsong continued, "While you were gone, apart from Yingying, business at both the shop and the jewelry store was exceptionally good. You don't need to worry about that; everything is running smoothly and steadily improving. Actually, there's nothing to worry about. I think this year's income alone is enough to support our family for generations. So, I believe that as long as we run our business steadily, we shouldn't be too greedy. You can't earn all the money in the world, and having more is useless."
“I agree with what Dad said,” Zhou Xuan nodded. Although his father was from the countryside, he had been exposed to a lot of things since coming to Beijing, and his experience had changed. It’s really hard to be greedy. When you don’t have money, you’ll be satisfied with earning 10,000. When you earn 10,000, you’ll want to earn 100,000. When you earn 100,000, you’ll want to earn 1 million or 10 million. When you become a billionaire, you’ll want to earn an even bigger astronomical figure.
Zhou Xuan is not that kind of person. If he were focused on making money, with his abilities, the amount of money he has would definitely be far more than what he has now. Even with his current wealth, Zhou Xuan thinks it is enough. His antique shop, his jewelry company, and some other businesses, combined, have brought his assets and wealth to over 10 billion RMB. This was something he and his family could never have dreamed of before.
Even now, setting aside his company and shops, Zhou Xuan could easily earn a huge amount of cash with a simple gesture. The fastest way to do this was through his micro-carving, which required very little investment but yielded astonishingly large sums. However, Zhou Xuan no longer had any weakness in pursuing wealth. A little over a year ago, when he earned his first sum of over 100,000 yuan, he was indeed very excited. Later, as he gradually earned even larger sums of money, he was still thrilled and wanted to earn even more. But after he became proficient in using his special abilities and could easily earn even larger sums, the allure of money for him dropped to zero.
Now, Dad Zhou Cangsong's mentality is just like Zhou Xuan's. Zhou Xuan has basically ensured that his younger siblings will have a worry-free life. Having two shops for the family to run makes them feel fulfilled, which is even better.
Zhou Tao then explained to Zhou Xuan in detail the recent development of the jewelry company. Financially, Li Li, an expert, was in charge; in terms of business, Xu Juncheng, a capable person, was at the helm; and behind them, there were powerful connections like Wei Li. In the business world, as long as you do things that others don't want to do, as long as you can do business normally without being tripped up by your competitors, you can survive. Not to mention that Zhou Xuan's company has a sufficient supply of good goods, with a continuous stream of top-quality jewelry, so naturally, the business is becoming more and more prosperous.
Xu Juncheng never expected that he would be so successful, and that Zhou's Jewelry would develop at an unprecedented speed. At first, he was surprised, but later he understood that although he had some ideas and thoughts, the main reason for such smooth and rapid development was Zhou Xuan himself. Without his excellent source of goods and strong backing, no matter how capable he was, he could not have developed so quickly. His five percent share, in its current value, exceeded his original wealth at Xu's Jewelry.