Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

 Chapter 4 An unexpected day

Today is Saturday, a rare weekend where I don’t have to go to work, and Niuniu doesn’t have to go to school.

 I slept happily until half past eight, and then I woke up Niu Niu. After getting dressed for Niu Niu, Zhou Xiaoyun made a simple breakfast and finished it with Niu Niu. It was exactly nine o'clock when the cleaning was finished.

Zhou Xiaoyun looked at the skirt on Niu Niu. It was the skirt he bought last year and was already a little short.

 Children grow up so fast! I still remember the wrinkled appearance when I was born, but why did I turn into the lively and tall little girl next to me in the blink of an eye?

It may have something to do with genetics. Zhou Xiaoyun himself is 1.7 meters tall, and Li Tianyu is nearly 1.8 meters tall, both of which are relatively tall. Niu Niu has been taller than other children of the same age since she was a child.

Although she is only six years old, Niu Niu is already 1.2 meters tall and looks like a little girl from a distance.

Zhou Xiaoyun is planning to buy two new skirts for her children and dress her daughter up beautifully. After telling her daughter, she received an excited hug and passionate kiss from Niu Niu.

Zhou Xiaoyun smiled and sighed secretly. The poor life has taken a toll on the children.

 She took out her wallet and saw that there were only more than 100 left. If you want to buy a better skirt, it may not be enough. Nowadays, children's clothes are more expensive than adults. A decent dress costs eighty or ninety, so it’s a rare occasion to buy one, so bring more money to buy better clothes.

Thinking like this, Zhou Xiaoyun went to the drawer to look for the passbook.

It doesn't matter if the drawer is opened, it is empty, and the bankbook is missing.

Zhou Xiaoyun panicked and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to look for it, but he couldn't find it in every corner. Could it be that a thief had stolen it.

 That’s not right! Nowadays, thieves are very sophisticated, so who would steal a bankbook? I don’t know the password and can’t get the money. password…

Zhou Xiaoyun suddenly thought, could it be that Li Tianyu took it?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is that the bankbook will be fixed wherever it is kept at home. She never hid it from Li Tianyu, and he also knew the password. Could it be that he took his bankbook to withdraw money and lend it to Gu Chunlai?

Zhou Xiaoyun suppressed the anger in his heart and first let Niu Niu play at the neighbor's house. Then I rode an electric bike and went straight to my husband’s fruit shop.

I ran through several red lights along the way, and when I arrived at the fruit shop, I saw Gu Chunlai coming out of the shop and walking in the opposite direction from a distance. Li Tianyu stood at the door of the store, talking to an old man.

Zhou Xiaoyun parked the car at the door and waited for Li Tianyu to finish his business.

Li Tianyu packed the fruit and handed it to the old man. He straightened up and saw Zhou Xiaoyun at a glance. First he was stunned, and then he showed an attentive smile: "Why are you here?"

 Absolutely guilty!

Zhou Xiaoyun knew Li Tianyu too well. He would only smile at her with such attentiveness and false politeness when he did something wrong. She asked bluntly: "Where is my bankbook?"

 “Passbook…”

Li Tianyu looked here and there but not at Zhou Xiaoyun.

“Let me ask you again, where is my bankbook?” Zhou Xiaoyun couldn’t hold back his anger.

"I...I took it." Li Tianyu couldn't hide it and had to admit it honestly.

 “Bring it here!” Zhou Xiaoyun stretched out his hand.

Looking at the palms spread out in front of him, Li Tianyu slowly took out his bankbook and put it in Zhou Xiaoyun's hand.

Zhou Xiaoyun opened it and saw that there were originally twenty thousand and one, but only one thousand was left.

 She held the bankbook tightly in her hands, shaking uncontrollably, "Where's the money?"

 Taken a sip of saliva and asked again, "Where's my money?"

Li Tianyu had no choice but to confess: "I offered to lend it to Xiao Gu."

Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't say a word and was dumbfounded.

Li Tianyu looked at her look and hurriedly explained: "I promised him, so why don't I borrow it? Besides, he promised to pay it back after a while."

“Why didn’t you tell me when you took it?” Zhou Xiaoyun’s voice was a little hoarse. She blinked her eyes hard, but found that they were too dry to shed a single tear.

Li Tianyu smiled apologetically and said, "I'm afraid you won't agree!"

"You know that I don't agree with you, but you still..." Zhou Xiaoyun trembled with anger, "I am your wife, and you still don't care about my feelings? You still don't care about this family? You..."

Zhou Xiaoyun threw the bankbook onto Li Tianyu, "Take them all, I can't live this life anymore!"

She didn’t even want to ride the bike anymore, so she turned around and ran away. The moment he turned around, tears burst into his eyes.

 She really couldn't live this life anymore.

 Is this her destiny? Is this the life she wants?

She was full of expectations to escape the cold home and marry the man behind her, but what kind of life did he give her?

 A poor, irritable, trivial, sad life…

She doesn't want to live any more, and she doesn't want to live another day. She feels pain even seeing him now. The person I loved so much, the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, sadly could not withstand the torture of life.

 What is the enemy of love?

 Realistic married life is the grave of love. The poor and humble couples are miserable. The warm and romantic moments before the flowers and under the moon have become nothing but daily necessities. All unrealistic fantasies have been shattered by the ruthless reality. Now all that is left is the vicissitudes of life and unspeakable complaints.

Yes, she could not tell the deep regret in her heart that she only dared to admit when she couldn't fall asleep at midnight...

“Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun, slow down, listen to me...”

Li Tianyu’s urgent call came from behind, and Zhou Xiaoyun was not slow but faster.

If she had a chance to start her life over again, she would never live such a poor life again, never again live such a life of care and calculation, never again get married early and have children and become a stay-at-home wife, never again drop out of school early and go to school. Work in a factory, never again...

Li Tianyu, who was taller and had longer legs, ran much faster than Zhou Xiaoyun. He caught up with Zhou Xiaoyun at the intersection, "Xiaoyun, don't be angry, listen to me..."

 (End of this chapter)