Spatial Supermarket: Period Transmigration and Marriage with a Strong Guy - Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Determination
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Ping’an Village was surrounded by mountains on all sides. There was nothing much except mountains. However, due to a natural disaster a few years ago, there were more barren mountains. Many of the mountains were filled with rocks, weeds, and shrubs. There wasn’t even a decent tree.
Song Xi walked slowly. As she walked, she looked up into the distance. It was a hot summer day. Under the dazzling sunlight, it was difficult for one to open their eyes, let alone see the distant scenery clearly.
Therefore, Song Xi planned to go to the mountains to explore and understand the situation when she recovered. She had only graduated from junior high school and her body had yet to recover. It was obviously too late for her to take the college entrance examination in advance because there was still about a year before the college entrance examination stopped. Then, there would be groups of educated youths who’ll come to support the development of the village.
The young people in the city who did not have jobs had to go up the mountain and down the countryside. If she did not have a job, she had to stay in the mountains. Moreover, jobs were very rare these days. If she did not have any connections, she could not find a job.
Therefore, it was very likely that she would have to stay in the mountains for more than ten years. Since she had to stay for more than ten years, she naturally had to make her life better. She had to rely on the mountains and water to survive. First, she had to understand the mountains before she could carry out her plan.
Zhou Yi did not know what his little wife was thinking, but he did not ask too much. When he arrived at the wooden door, Zhou Yi reached out and knocked. Soon, Zhou Zhongguo came out of the house and ran over to open the courtyard door.
He had wanted to ask why Zhou Yi had come to look for him again, but when he saw Song Xi standing beside Zhou Yi, he opened his mouth but did not say a word. He only invited them into the house. The sun was bright outside.
“Little Xi, how do you feel now?” Zhou Zhongguo did not walk to the so-called ‘high position’ and sit down. Instead, he sat down beside Zhou Yi. There were no twisting and winding rules here.
“Dad, I’m in good health. I’m much lighter than before. Thank you, Dad, and thank you, Brother Yi. When I recover, I’ll definitely repay Brother Yi and Dad.” Song Xi was really touched to have such a father-in-law. They did not give up on her, who was ‘on the verge of death’, and forcefully pulled her back from the brink of death. In the future, no matter what they needed, as long as she could help, she would definitely not refuse.
“Since you’ve married into our Zhou Family, you’re family. I hope that in the future, no matter if you and Zhou Yi are poor or rich, sick or healthy, you have to love and cherish each other. Don’t abandon each other so easily.” Others might not know how difficult it was for Zhou Yi, but Zhou Zhongguo, as his father, knew very well.
When Zhou Yi was four years old, his mother ran away. Zhou Zhongguo was a grown man and did not know how to take care of children. As long as his son did not die, it was fine. Therefore, he adopted a permissive parenting style for his two sons at a young age.
Now that Zhou Yi had married a wife, he naturally hoped that Zhou Yi would lead a good life in the future.
As for his eldest son who had gone missing…
Zhou Zhongguo did not know what had happened to him outside. He was afraid that he would be wronged, so he did not hate him. If anything happened, the answer would naturally be revealed when he returned.
Seeing that Zhou Yi and Zhou Zhongguo were looking at her expectantly, waiting for her to say something, Song Xi struggled in her heart for a moment. Then, she looked up at Zhou Yi and met his serious eyes. Her heart, which had been single for more than twenty years in the modern world, wavered in this parallel universe!
Actually, Zhou Yi was quite good-looking and hardworking. He could also earn money. If others knew that he was carrying a huge sum of money, countless women would want to marry him. Even if it was deep in the mountains, they were willing!
In addition, his family was simple. Just the father and son, and she did not see anyone else. Presumably, her mother-in-law had either died or remarried. It should not affect their lives.
Zhou Yi’s care for her during this period of time made her know that he was a responsible person. Moreover, she did not discover that he had a bad personality or temper. Such a person was actually a very good candidate to be a husband.
As for the love that everyone was pursuing, it was not called love just because it was spectacular. Mundanity was also love.
Song Xi took a deep breath and finally made up her mind. “Dad, don’t worry. Brother Yi and I will work hard and live a good life.”
It was said that one would be blessed after surviving a disaster. Perhaps her blessing was the Zhou father and son. Whether it was in the modern world or here, she had never received complete fatherly love, let alone perfect romantic love. Perhaps here, she could have both.
Hearing Song Xi’s words, Zhou Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up, brighter than the moon in the night sky.
Did his little wife accept him?
Zhou Zhongguo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although he had just met Song Xi and did not like this daughter-in-law much, he did not want his son’s efforts to be in vain!
He had seen how worried Zhou Yi was during the few days when Song Xi’s situation was critical. His heart ached for his son. He took on the responsibility and instantly grew up.
Thinking about the fish soup at home, the two of them sat at Zhou Zhongguo’s place for a while before returning. When they returned home, Zhou Yi did not check the fish soup in the pot immediately. Instead, he hugged Song Xi tightly. “Wife, I’m really too happy. Thank you.”
The corners of his lips curled up into a huge smile like a big fool.
“Brother Yi, it’s very hot.” Song Xi was hot and uncomfortable from being hugged. It was August, and it was a hot summer day! She reached out to push Zhou Yi, but her physical fitness was not that good.
“Wife, I’m sorry. I was too agitated.” Zhou Yi then let go of Song Xi innocently, but he turned to hold her hands, as if he was unhappy without any physical contact. “Wife, I’ll earn money well in the future and let you live a good life.”
She was so nice and good-looking. It was really unfair for her to be with him, but he would not let go. In the future, he would work harder to earn money. He would let her live the way the people in the city lived.
No, she would live a better life than the people in the city.
Song Xi knew what she would face if she nodded. Thinking of what was about to happen, she felt a little awkward. “Brother Yi, my body is still…”
“Wife, I’m not a beast.” Looking at Song Xi’s watery eyes, Zhou Yi smiled. Did he usually act like a beast? He didn’t seem to!
He only took some sweetness occasionally. He had never done anything overboard to her!
Zhou Yi’s words made Song Xi’s eyes widen in shock. Actually, what she wanted to say was that her body had yet to recover. He would not want to fulfill his obligations as a husband and wife with her so early, right? She did not expect him to understand what she meant before she could finish speaking.
Was he a roundworm in her stomach?
Zhou Yi did not know what Song Xi was thinking, nor did he answer Song Xi’s questions. He quickly went to the kitchen to check on the fish soup. Seeing that the fish soup was almost done, he pulled out the firewood from the bottom of the pot and placed it under the bottom of the pot beside to prepare the rice.
