That way, Grandma could quickly accept her. In fact, a fundamental reason Grandma was always thinking of Ye Meiru was that she always stood out like a boy in everything she did. Grandma liked girls who were ambitious.
Her own mother had raised the four of them, yet in Grandma’s eyes, she wasn’t an outstanding woman. On the contrary, Grandma genuinely preferred the third aunt, who, despite her unlikable temperament, was the hardest working among the daughters-in-law of the Zhou family.
Of course, the main reason was related to the third uncle’s demeanor. The third uncle was very gentle and wasn’t proactive in seeking advancements at work. Among the three brothers of the Zhou family, his career was the least successful.
And yet the third aunt was fiercely competitive; to save face without depending on the third uncle, she naturally had to rely on herself...
Lost in thought, Zhou Mikang’s mood gradually settled down, and then he didn’t even realize what time he fell asleep, only that when he awoke again, it was already half-past five in the morning.
Since his military service, he had maintained the habit of getting up at half-past five no matter how late he went to bed the night before. It was an unalterable time he woke up.
Glancing at the delicate beauty sleeping soundly in his arms, his heart immediately felt warm and full, and of course, a certain part of him felt even fuller. He quietly shifted his body backwards, again and again, careful not to startle the delicate beauty in his embrace.
Her eyelashes were so long, dense like a row of tiny fans, trembling slightly with her breath, which made his heart flutter. Her little face was so tender, it seemed like it could ooze water with a pinch, and he really wanted to touch...
A magnificent tiger was crouched opposite her, watching her intently. She could even feel its hot breath... She dared not move, fearful of becoming the animal’s prey. Then, suddenly, the tiger stood up, shook itself, and started moving towards her, step by step. She wanted to run, but she couldn’t move her feet, and she wanted to scream, but her throat seemed seized...
Just as he was leaning in to kiss her forehead, Captain Tongzi was startled by her suddenly opened eyes, and he felt caught in an act of mischief. His face unconsciously flushed, and he stuttered out an explanation, "I wanted to pull out my arm without waking you up."
The moment she opened her eyes and saw a face so close to hers, Chuxia indeed got startled, but then she felt relieved to escape the tiger’s clutches. It took her a moment to realize why she had such a dream.
"Were you staring at me all this time?"
Captain Tongzi coughed involuntarily without uttering a word. Chuxia understood his silent admission and punched his arm in annoyance, "Do you have any idea what kind of dream I just had? I was being stalked by a tiger and was almost eaten!"
He looked puzzled for a moment before he couldn’t help but laugh. Did she mean to say he was the tiger?
Chuxia glared at him, "From now on, you’re not allowed to stare at someone like that. It’s too scary. If I hadn’t thought of it, I would have been eaten by the tiger."
Uh, would being eaten in a dream have any impact?
Of course, Captain Tongzi wouldn’t ask such a question but merely smiled at her and said, "Alright."
Thinking that she was a new bride and waking up too late wouldn’t be good, Chuxia also sat up, yawned, wrapped her clothing around her, and got out of bed.
Captain Tongzi’s eyebrows furrowed, "What are you doing?"
"I’m going to the bathroom to change clothes," Chuxia said, glancing back at him. "Don’t scold me; I’m doing this for your sake. If I changed clothes in front of you, could you handle it?" As she spoke, her gaze seemed to deliberately drift towards a certain area.
Glancing subconsciously at his own area, Captain Tongzi’s face instantly turned red, then, clutching his clothes in front of him, he took a couple of steps closer to Chuxia, "I’ll go change in the bathroom. You don’t need to get up; go back to sleep for a while, and I’ll call you when it’s time to get up."
Chuxia pouted but still changed her clothes. Grandma Zhou wasn’t fond of her yet. Since she was already up, she didn’t want to cause any more displeasure.
Sigh, it was a pity she had to wait until the third day to see her parents. Otherwise, how nice would it have been to accompany her parents at the ancestral house?
At the ancestral house, Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe had also gotten up. The couple hadn’t slept all night and couldn’t quite put their finger on what they were feeling, but they just couldn’t sleep.
As dawn broke, they both got out of bed together.
After getting dressed, they were somewhat anxious and unsure of what to do next.
Everyone else was still asleep, and the nanny staying over was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw them coming downstairs, she hurried over, "Mr. and Mrs., are you up?"