Chapter 39 Can I talk to you alone?
While reading the latter half of Xia Wei's diary, Xu Qing frowned the entire time.

She absolutely would not allow Xia Wei and Zhou Ziyang to be together.

Let's not talk about her relationship with Zhou Guowei.

Even if the two families had no connection whatsoever, Xu Qing would not allow her daughter to marry a child from a divorced family.

It's true that their family is also divorced.

But boys and girls are ultimately different.

Xu Qing believed she had raised Xia Wei very well; she was beautiful, academically gifted, and polite. Looking across the entire small county, Xu Qing felt no girl her age could compare to her.

Xia Wei deserves better.

To be honest, Xu Qing felt that Zhou Ziyang was a spoiled brat.

Although she had only met Zhou Ziyang a few times, she was a primary school teacher who had seen countless children. She could make a certain judgment about the boy after just a couple of glances.

Considering Zhou Ziyang's family situation.

Zhou Ziyang's mother was a paranoid person.

Although I have never had contact with Zhou's mother, I have often heard about her, such as how she caused a scene at the procuratorate because Zhou Guowei had been a womanizer when he was young, and told Zhou Ziyang not to acknowledge Zhou Guowei as his father.

Xu Qing felt that none of these things were things a normal woman should do.

What kind of children would be raised by such mothers?

Then there's Zhou Ziyang's father, Zhou Guowei.

At Xu Qing's age, it's impossible for her to fall in love with Zhou Guowei at first sight and then pursue him passionately.

Xu Qing's interest was simply in Zhou Guowei's job.

She wanted to marry Zhou Guowei.

That way, when my daughter gets married in the future, I won't feel too left out. If word gets out, my daughter will know that she has a teacher as her mother and a prosecutor as her father, and we are an upright family, worthy of a higher social class.

Everything she did was for her daughter.

As for Zhou Guowei's parenting style, Xu Qing also disagrees.

Zhou Guowei is a man with an inferiority complex at heart.

To be honest, Xu Qing felt that if they were divorced, they were divorced. As a grown man, shouldn't he be obligated to pay child support?
But he just wouldn't give it. He would rather help Xu Qing in his daily life and let others spread rumors about him and Xu Qing than help Zhou Ziyang's mother.

His aim was to use this method to control Zhou's mother and force her to bring Zhou Ziyang back to his side.

He never thought about how to educate his child; he just thought that if his mother took care of the child, so be it, since he would buy him a house and a car later.

To be honest, Xu Qing did not approve of Zhou Guowei's actions.

But this is indeed beneficial to both myself and Xia Wei.

So Xu Qing was willing to be submissive to Zhou Guowei, all for the sake of the child.

What else could a woman do but do this?
All her hopes were pinned on Xia Wei. If Xia Wei could get into a good university and then find a good family through Zhou Guowei's connections, then she could achieve her goal.

But no matter what she said, Xu Qing never considered letting Xia Wei and Zhou Ziyang be together.

Her daughter deserves better.

On the way to school, Xu Qing's expression was particularly solemn.

She pondered how to approach the teacher at school so that he would notice Zhou Ziyang and Xia Wei's movements.

Before they even reached the stairwell, they saw a boy and a girl pulling and tugging at each other.

Xu Qing thought to herself, "The education at the county's No. 1 High School isn't that great. Students are just pulling and tugging at each other in public like this."
But when Xu Qing saw the two people in front of her clearly, she felt completely awful.

She walked up to the two people with a blank expression.

Xia Wei was clearly frightened; her face was pale, and she stammered.

It took him a long time to utter a complete sentence.

What brings you here?

To be honest, when Xu Qing first saw them arguing, she was filled with anger. But as she stood in front of them, she suddenly felt very tired: "Can't I come?"

Xu Qing said this very calmly.

"No, no," Xia Wei stammered, not knowing why, but she still had the feeling of being caught in a puppy love. She was, after all, just a little girl.

Subconsciously, she regarded Zhou Ziyang as her boyfriend and couldn't help but grab his arm.

Xu Qing found this scene very disappointing.

Xu Qing continued calmly, "What were you doing just now?"

"I," Xia Wei stammered, still unsure of what to say.

Xu Qing's main job is as a primary school teacher, so she has a certain presence when facing children.

Just as Xia Wei was wondering what to say, Zhou Ziyang said calmly, "Auntie, we were just discussing our studies. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"study."

Hearing this, Xu Qing really wanted to laugh. How could this child lie through his teeth?

She looked at Zhou Ziyang.

Zhou Ziyang was still wearing his clean school uniform. He was a head taller than Xu Qing. Zhou Ziyang looked at Xu Qing calmly, unlike other children who were caught and seemed guilty.

Xu Qing and Zhou Ziyang's eyes met.

If it were a normal boy, he would have definitely looked away.

Zhou Ziyang was actually looking at Xu Qing quite naturally.

This kind of perspective is like someone who has often heard about Xu Qing but has never met him in person before, and feels that he is nothing special.

Therefore, this kind of gaze made Xu Qing very uncomfortable.

She was even a little annoyed, so she used the same questioning style she used on bad students at school, frowning as she asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No, I've often heard my dad mention you. You're prettier than I thought," Zhou Ziyang chuckled.

Your dad?

often?

It should be a happy thing to be complimented on your beauty.

But it didn't sound right coming from Zhou Ziyang.

His tone clearly indicated that he was judging women from a man's perspective.

But Zhou Ziyang is a junior; how could he say such a thing?

Unfortunately, you can't refute what they say.

You can't exactly get angry when someone says you're pretty, can you?
So Xu Qing felt very uncomfortable listening to this, but she had no choice but to accept it.

However, she secretly thought Zhou Ziyang was impolite.

Her expression was rather unpleasant, and she said indifferently, "Thank you, your mother is very beautiful too."

Zhou Ziyang smiled but didn't say anything.

His mother certainly couldn't compare to Xu Qing. Zhou Ziyang's mother was already forty-two, but Xu Qing was still thirty-seven.

To be honest, Zhou Ziyang's praise just now wasn't just empty talk. He had met Xu Qing a few times after graduating from university, but back then Xu Qing not only looked much older, but her clothing style was also relatively restrained.

Unlike now, although Xu Qing is thirty-seven years old, she looks like she is only thirty-three or thirty-four.

Since getting involved with Zhou Guowei, Xu Qing's life must be pretty good. She was wearing a black business suit, her long black hair was tied up, she had willow-leaf eyebrows, and a rosy red lip.

She was carrying an LV handbag and wearing a fitted suit jacket with a deep V-neck that revealed a white shirt underneath.

She and Xia Wei look alike.

But Xia Wei appears even more innocent and pure.

Zhou Ziyang could understand why his father would ignore the rumors and gossip and still hire such a nanny.

A woman like Xu Qing is more likely to satisfy a man's desire to conquer.

Zhou Ziyang's scrutiny made Xu Qing very uncomfortable.

She finally spoke up: "Ziyang, can I talk to you alone?"

(End of this chapter)

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