Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 641 - 637 Xie Jingzi’s Journey to Beijing 02

Chapter 641: Chapter 637 Xie Jingzi’s Journey to Beijing 02

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There’s a saying in the Xie Family’s old house in Y county town: "Men eat quickly like generals at war, women eat slowly like they’re padding time."

This goes to show that in the southern regions, very few men eat leisurely.

If you eat too slowly, like a woman, you might even be laughed at.

Xie Jingzi, however, knew this was the difference between common folk and wealthy families.

Xie Jingzi quite enjoyed watching Uncle eat. With him around, dining was a pleasure: captivating male beauty, a feast for the eyes.

This fact, however, was something Xie Jingzi would never admit out loud.

As she set the table with bowls, chopsticks, and dishes, it so happened that Zhou Zhenghui had just finished taking a bath and came out. Xie Jingzi excitedly placed in front of him the radish and pork bone soup she had been stewing all afternoon and boasted:

"Uncle, come and try this stewed soup; I’ve simmered it for over two hours. This radish was sent from home, it’s so sweet." Radishes touched by frost are indeed the most authentic and sweetest.

Er, Xie Jingzi had previously pickled some crispy radish chunks, slightly sour and spicy, extremely crunchy and sweet. A large radish pickled a big plateful, and without realizing, she finished it in a day because it was so delicious.

Moreover, Xie Jingzi loved radish and pig tail soup the most. Her mother always said this soup is especially nourishing during the winter.

However, in past years when her family was not well-off, they couldn’t frequently afford this soup.

It was Third Sister-in-law who was their Xie Family’s biggest blessing. Ever since Third Sister-in-law married into the Xie Family, their lives had been getting better and better.

At the very least, they never lacked meat again.

As for those who said that Yan Jinsu’s marriage into the Xie Family caused the family to split, that Xie Jingyang lost a wife and so on, that was just the idea of people with ill intentions.

It’s really absurd to blame all these things on Yan Jinsu.

"Mhm." Zhou Zhenghui took the soup she handed and placed it on the table, pulling the little woman to sit down next to him. He saw her looking at him with anticipation.

Zhou Zhenghui silently smirked, the little woman still had a child’s temperament; not knowing that the first thing a man wants when he gets home is a simple kiss from the woman he loves most.

He glanced at Xie Jingzi’s face turning gradually red, and finally under her gaze, he picked up the bowl of soup whose temperature was just right and drank it down in a few gulps, it was indeed delicious.

"It’s excellent, Xiaozi’s culinary skills are getting better and better." His little woman truly has the potential to be a good wife and mother, whether it’s needlework or cooking, she is very impressive.

No matter how capable Xie Jingzi was in handling household chores, Zhou Zhenghui still couldn’t bear to see the little woman confined at home, from the moment she opened her eyes, always embroiled in domestic trivialities.

So, knowing that she wanted to go to university and become a teacher, to be a small literary writer in the future, he strongly supported her.

"Hehe, it’s not like it’s a surprise who made it! Alright, let’s eat~" Xie Jingzi lifted her head proudly, then tried to take his bowl to serve Uncle some more. But Zhou Zhenghui had already beaten her to it, and had filled the bowl with rice.

Nothing could be done; the hot rice that Xie Jingzi served on the table looked just enough for the two of them for a meal.

Zhou Zhenghui thought to himself that his hands were not crippled; the little woman had worked hard enough cooking, and serving rice - such a small task, he could still handle well.

"Alright, let’s eat~"

Having a woman at home waiting for him to come back, even waiting to start the meal together, this feeling made Zhou Zhenghui’s appetite soar, and a joyful expression colored his handsome face.

The two sweetly fed each other during the meal, and after dinner, Xie Jingzi was sent off by Zhou Zhenghui to continue her homework. The dishwashing task was left to him.

Xie Jingzi caught a glimpse of the uncle’s subtle threat from the corner of her eye, and immediately giggled and scampered away. She definitely wasn’t dumb enough to present herself for him to nibble on!

Indeed, all men are big wolves~~

Before Zhou Zhenghui came back, even though Xie Jingzi stayed in the residence, it felt very different. She felt a sense of emptiness inside.

Now, although the uncle still had to work, Xie Jingzi felt very at ease. Even without seeing him, she felt entirely calm.

Zhou Zhenghui didn’t quite understand Xie Jingzi’s feigned light-hearted words, but it was great that the little woman loved sticking to him.

In a blink of an eye, the festive season was approaching, and the fifth brother had been sent off by Xie Jingzi on the homeward-bound train. With his departure, she was also about to step into a strange city.

Xie Jingzi would be lying if she said she wasn’t nervous or worried, but the uncle said, "Everything will be fine with me here," and she truly let go of her anxiety and eagerness.

Worst case scenario, they could take her life, right? If it came to that, she would just go back to her hometown. With Third Sister-in-law around, Xie Jingzi always felt like she wasn’t without support.

Perhaps, Xie Jingzi always treasured their time together; knowing her family background, she was sure to face difficulties from the Zhou family upon arriving in Beijing.

How to put it, between the two of them, the gap in status and family background were just too huge.

Xie Jingzi had also been told about the Zhou family in Beijing by her Third Brother in private. She had long known about the uncle’s significant status, and he had never hidden it from her, yet she still rushed in headlong.

Because she really, really liked the uncle.

So much that she was willing to give it a shot for his sake, just to fulfill her own wishful thinking. Otherwise, giving up without trying was something she could not accept.

Even if she ended up being laughed at, at least she, Xie Jingzi, had summoned the courage to face her own happiness. If it wasn’t meant to be, then it simply meant there was no destiny between them.

With memories of her time with the uncle, Xie Jingzi followed him to Beijing.

However, the reaction from the Zhou family was very surprising to Xie Jingzi.

Both Father Zhou and Mrs. Zhou were generous and wise. They showed no displeasure towards her, the prospective rural wife, but instead greeted her arrival with great enthusiasm.

An enthusiasm that was overwhelming for her.

Zhou Zhenghui even had to try different tactics to cajole his own mother in favor of his wife. There was no choice; Mrs. Zhou always felt that it was Xie Jingzi’s presence that saved her son from living out his life alone!

In Mrs. Zhou’s heart, as long as the girl was decent and did not give the enemy any leverage against her son, the Zhou family was very satisfied.

Zhou Zhenghui couldn’t understand his mother’s thoughts at all. Back in Beijing, in addition to preventing his mother from fighting over his girlfriend, he had to guard against his niece doing the same!

Ever since Little Tiantian found out that her little aunt had arrived, she simply refused to leave the Zhou family home. There was no helping it; Xie Jingzi usually granted whatever Little Tiantian asked for. The little girl kept thinking about her little aunt’s amazing hands, whether it was cooking or making sweet cookies, even the clothes she made were more comfortable than those bought from branded stores. Little Tiantian was not dumb; how could she not keep an eye on her little aunt?

All because she hoped her little aunt, being soft-hearted, would make delicious food for her and tell her stories! Yikes, compared to her own mother who was far abroad, she really wished she could kidnap her little aunt to stay with her, to accompany her eating and sleeping!

It was Little Tiantian’s grandmother, Zhou Zhenghui’s aunt by marriage, who saw the young master of the Zhou family putting on a sullen face. She sternly dragged away Little Tiantian, who was acting like they were parting for life and death, finally giving Xie Jingzi a little freedom from the girl’s clutches.

Zhou Zhenghui caught a glimpse of his niece’s shameless play-acting and tantrums, his inner turmoil: Damn, he just wanted some alone time with his woman, was that so hard?!

Seeing his own son, who for the past twenty-eight years had always behaved like an old man, with his helpless and choking expression, it amused Mrs. Zhou greatly during the festive season. She even mischievously called several sisters-in-law to share the joy, having the demeanor of someone who enjoys watching the drama unfold—