"Are we going out ?" After entering the room and closing the door, Chuxia looked at Zhou Mikang with discomfort, "Sorry for not controlling my emotions and causing you to lose face."
Zhou Mikang looked at her with a half-smile, "Do you really think so?"
"No, I was just being polite with you." Chuxia pouted and snorted, "She said you were immature. How could I stand that? You protect me so much, so of course, I should protect you too, right?"
Zhou Mikang waved his hand at her, "Alright, you did the right thing. I’m not blaming you. Stop rambling, go freshen up. I’ll go downstairs for a bit and come back up soon."
"What are you going downstairs for?" Chuxia swooped over and wrapped her arms around his, "Are you going to continue looking for trouble with them, or are you going to say some soft words to smooth things over?"
"What do you think I should do?" Zhou Mikang chuckled as he looked at her, "Give me some clear directions, and I’ll follow your lead."
"Really?" Chuxia blinked her big eyes, her dimples showing, "But you have to promise me first, the words you say must count."
Zhou Mikang solemnly raised his hand, "I promise, whatever Lin Chuxia tells me to do, I’ll do. If I fail, let me..."
"Alright, alright..." Since the situation was bizarre to begin with, Chuxia always followed the principle of ’better to believe it and be wrong than not believe and miss out,’ so she quickly interrupted him, "No need for vows, I’m not that dictatorial. Besides, it has to be voluntary; it’s no fun if it’s forced."
Zhou Mikang, not finishing his oath out of concern for Chuxia’s possible superstitions, dropped his hand when he saw she really minded, "Go on, no need for more buildup."
"Let’s sit and talk." Chuxia pulled him over to sit at the table, looking seriously at him, "I believe everyone in this family genuinely cares for me, and I also believe that when you’re not home, the elders will treat me very well."
But if they’re too good to me, it might make the other juniors uncomfortable, like what happened tonight, right?
Now it’s just Mei Xiaofeng who’s discontent, but if it continues , the other juniors may gradually feel the same unrest.
This kind of imbalance is a natural human instinct. If the elders are good to Mei Xiaofeng and don’t pay attention to me, I believe I’d feel the imbalance too.
I don’t want to worry over such things or make things difficult for the elders. After my parents passed away, Grandpa Wan was left alone. Why not let me move in with Grandpa Wan? He’s my godfather, and I can take care of him; no one could object to that.
I can promise you, on the two days when I’m resting, I’ll definitely spend one day with Grandpa and Grandma Zhou. Could you discuss this with the elders, okay?"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Mikang seriously looked at Chuxia, "We are already married, and living at the Wan Family would be okay for a short time, but if it’s for a long time, some might say the Zhou family can’t accommodate you."
They might even say you’re not welcomed by the Zhou family members or bluntly say your family’s background doesn’t fit into the Zhou family eyes.
I know you’re worried about Elder Wan living alone, but you also need to consider your situation, right? How about this, I’ll discuss it with Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Mom, and you can stay at the Zhou family for one week and the Wan Family for the next, okay?"
Seeing that Chuxia agreed without a second thought, Zhou Mikang was momentarily startled, then realized, "Playing tricks on me, huh? This is the outcome you wanted, isn’t it?"
Chuxia smiled sheepishly, "I didn’t play tricks on you; I was just considering your difficult situation and agreed."
"You..." Zhou Mikang pointed at her helplessly, opened the door, and walked out. Zhou Zhongkang and Mei Xiaofeng, seeing him come down again, both looked surprised.
"Third Brother, sorry, we were wrong earlier."
"Third Brother, please don’t take it to heart. I was just used to defending Zhongkang, that’s why I spoke out against you. Right after, I regretted it."
"Third Brother, she’s telling the truth. She has been apologizing to Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Mom the whole time."
"Third Brother, you can’t attend our wedding, so, we were thinking of asking you and the third sister-in-law to have our wedding drink with us tomorrow, is that okay?"
"Enough." Zhou Mikang waved his hand to interrupt the two, sat down next to Lin Yanqiu, and with Old Master Zhou and Old Madam Zhou directly opposite him, he seriously conveyed Chuxia’s thoughts.