Chapter 47 (1/2)

Side Story One

Mrs Zhen cleaned a cupboard in her bedroom But she pulled a jammed drawer and her family birth record accidently fell on top of her head

Mr Zhen walked into his bedroom and he saw his wife sat dazed on the bed ‘What are you doing?’

Mrs Zhen lifted her head and she passed her husband their family birth record

Mr Zhen read their family birth record and he became dazed as his wife There was an unexpected new addition to their fahter-in-law’

Mr Zhen quickly regained his senses He patted his wife’s shoulder and he smiled ‘I think you should ask-’

Mrs Zhen got off the bed and she grabbed her fa downstairs to ask little sister’

Mrs Zhen ran downstairs and she rang the doorbell ‘Little sister, open the door Big news, big bad news…’

Upstairs Mr Zhen shook his head helplessly He picked up the fallen documents on the floor and he put it back on top of the cupboard He mumbled to himself ‘If you ask our son then you can confirm the news faster’

Mrs Gu kneaded dough in the kitchen She heard the doorbell and she ran to open the front door ‘What big bad news?’

Mrs Zhen waved her faood news but also a little bad news’

Mrs Gu didn’t knohat happened froood and bad?’

‘Little sister, did you check your fa updated it for you?’ Mrs Zhen asked

Mrs Gu shook her head ‘Lang Lang is always responsible, I don’t need to check it’

Mrs Zhen didn’t knohat to say She opened her faave it to Mrs Gu ‘Take a look’

Mrs Gu stared at the word daughter-in-law She took a deep breath, lifted her head and her eyes silently asked Mrs Zhen if she saw daughter-in-law correctly Mrs Zhen nodded her head and they contemplated silently for a while

‘I’ to kill the rabbit!’ Mrs Gu said

Mrs Gu ran into the kitchen She grabbed a rolling pin and she ran to the front door ‘Don’t worry I won’t kill your little boy I’ll roll irl into minced meat’

‘Then hter-in-law Little sister, you’re not allowed to hit hter-in-law,’ Mrs Zhen said

Mrs Gu felt frustrated her daughter becahter-in-laithout her perhter

Mr Gu ran to the front door and he grabbed the rolling pin from his wife’s hands ‘Shouldn’t we ask them to explain this situation properly to us? Last time they stayed here for three days then they ran away I knew they were up to so this’

‘Ok, I’ to ask them on the phone,’ Mrs Gu said

Mr Zhen ran downstairs and he stopped Mrs Gu frohter-in-law ‘Wait’

‘What are aiting for? The last tio That means the two of them have been secretly married for three e now then they’ll hide their e from us for years,’ Mrs Zhen said

‘Last time they ran away If we call theain?’ Mr Zhen said

Mr Gu nodded his head ‘I think it’s better to interrogate them in person than over the phone too’

Mr and Mrs Zhen and Mr and Mrs Gu looked at each other and they nodded their heads at the same time

At the needs’ home, two bodies slept on a bed

Zhen Lang opened his eyes and he looked at his ho laid on his arirl, are you awake?’

‘U mumbled

Gu Jing hated the bright ht She rolled over She found a co’s chest and she went back to sleep

Zhen Lang pinched his wife’s nose ‘In the past didn’t you always train in thelazier by the day’

Gu Jing didn’t want to open her eyes and she spoke softly ‘Today’s a weekend’

‘If the old man knows you’re too lazy to train then the oldsaid

Gu Jing grabbed Zhen Lang’s hand that pinched her nose and she wrapped a leg around his waist ‘If you keepa racket, I’ll kick you out of bed’

Zhen Lang looked at his wife’s rosy sleepy face and her pink lips that pouted He wrapped an arm around her waist He kissed her forehead and cheeks