Chapter 292: To the United States
Chang An sometimes feels that this man is too energetic, busy during the day and busy at night, and refuses to stop doing it for a long time, and finally Chang An begged to finally leak out.
Now there is no need to do security measures, and it is a mess again.
Chang An was very frustrated, and wanted to push off the person on her body to get up and clean up, but Zhou Wei pressed her not to move.
"Waitβ" He still tapped at Chang'an's ear with a slight gasp.
Somewhere below seemed to be pressed together, and she was sensitive, and she couldn't help but tremble.
Zhou Wei's fingers wrapped around Chang An's hair on the top of his head.
Chang An was bearing his heavy body, heavy and hot, and he was about to run out of breath.
"Do you have anything to tell me?"
"Hmm...", his voice was lazy, his hands were propped up, and he hung his body above Chang'an, "I had a meeting in the morning and set a specific itinerary. β
"To the United States?"
"Hmm. β
"When are you leaving?"
"Next week, it should be before next Wednesday. β
Chang settled, "There are still three or four days to go." β
"Well, you..."
"I'm fine. Chang An grabbed the white and smiled, "You go and do your business, don't worry about me." β
Zhou Wei lowered his head and took two more bites on Chang An's collarbone, which made Chang An twist his body and hugged his head, "Are you a dog?"
He gasped, pressed his body down again, and continued to bury his head next to Chang An's neck.
"I don't want to go...", the reluctant and aggrieved tone is like a coquettish child begging for candy.
Chang Anxin tugged at him, and wrapped his arms around him to hug him.
"It's not like I can't come back. β
But he didn't want to listen to such meaningless words, so he was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "Why don't you go to the United States with me?"
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Zhou Yi left on Tuesday night, Chang An definitely couldn't follow, first, Xiaozhi was still in the hospital, still in the period of surgical observation, she couldn't leave, and secondly, it was not very suitable, he went there purely for business, what did she look like here.
The flight at night was empty for a few hours before leaving.
He drove to the hospital to take Chang An back to Changhe, and the two had dinner at home.
The dinner was cooked by the housekeeping aunt, and the aunt also asked Xu Nanxin to find it the day before, just Chang'an's craftsmanship of cooking in one pot, I was really afraid that she would starve to death if she was left alone in Yunling, so she temporarily called Xu Nan to find an aunt before leaving.
The aunt is not a part-time worker, she lives at home 24 hours a day, she can take care of Chang'an's daily life and three meals, and she can also be a companion for her.
In addition, Xu Nan also arranged a nurse for Xiaozhi in the hospital, and specially left the phone number of the company's administrative manager to Chang An, saying that if there is any urgency during this time, he can contact the other party at any time.
Chang An also joked with Xu Nan at the time: "You only go for a month or two, and get so many people to come over to help me, how do you feel that you have shrunk back into a child." β
Xu Nan was also a little helpless, "The main reason is that Mr. Zhou is too worried!"
After dinner, the aunt was washing dishes in the kitchen, and Zhou Wei called Chang An upstairs.
The luggage has already been packed.
Zhou Wei pushed the person against the wall and kissed it, his forehead against the other party's forehead, and his voice was still a little panting.
"You really don't want to go with me?"
Chang An shook his head and smiled, "How many times have you asked me in the past two days?"
Zhou Qian sighed, in fact, she knew that she was not likely to change her mind with this temperament, but she still wanted to give it a final try, and at this time Chang An replied categorically: "I really don't go!"
Looking up at Zhou Yi's worried eyes, she licked the lips that had just been taken by him, "You really don't have to worry, there is Aunt Fang at home, and you have also found a nurse at the hospital, if there is really an emergency, I can still call Manager Guo for help." β
The others haven't left yet, but they have already arranged everything for her, and I really can't think of anything to worry about.
Zhou Mian mumbled in his mouth, but raised his hand to hold Chang An's face.
In fact, it's been a month, and it's not a long time, and I've been here for the first three years, but I always feel uneasy.
He gently rubbed Chang An's ear with his fingertips.
"I can't spend the Spring Festival with you. β
"It's okay, I should also need to accompany Xiaozhi in the hospital. β
"That's ...... Mom and Dad."
Chang An paused, and quickly answered, "I will take care of my parents' side, and I will definitely go over to eat with them on Chinese New Year's Eve, you can rest assured." β
"I'm not worried about this. β
"So what are you worried about?"
"I'm worried..."Zhou Wei stepped back slightly, the cloakroom was quite spacious, but the light was very dim, he stepped back a little to see Chang An clearly, and then said, "My mother sometimes doesn't speak very well, but her personality is like that, if you want to stay there for the New Year, I can call her." β
Chang An's eyes were quiet, and then he laughed out loud.
"Are you worried that I will be wronged by my mother?"
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"No, she will put on a little face at most, but she won't do anything to me, besides, grandpa is still there, grandpa loves me so much, if I have any grievances, I will go to the old man to cry!"
Chang An said that he laughed later, his eyebrows were crooked, and his eyes were very beautiful in the light that was not bright.
Zhou Wei lowered his head and pushed the root of his teeth.
He knew that she was very sensible, especially in treating her elders, but the more she did this, the more uneasy he became.
Zhou Wei knew in her heart that she would not go to the old man to complain if she was greatly wronged.
He was most afraid that she would hold on to herself.
"If my mother embarrasses you, you call me, you know?"
Chang An smiled even more exaggeratedly, "Are you teaching me to sue you?"
Zhou Wei's eyes sank, "I'm not joking!"
Chang An had a hippie smile, but seeing his serious expression, he quickly smiled for a while, "Oh." β
"Oh, I want you to remember!"
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"Remember?"
"Remember!"
"Good ~~"
Zhou Wei pinched her delicate and smooth cheeks again, and Chang An's face was scornful.
Whenever this happens, she feels that Zhou Wei is like a rigid old man, and she is a child who was trained by him, but she feels warm in her heart for no reason.
She curled up her fingers and gently pushed down on his chest, Zhou Wei held her hand, and was just about to make the next move, when the sound of a car sounded downstairs.
Chang An hurriedly pushed the person away.
"Xiao Zhao has arrived. β
Zhou Wei didn't care, and brought Chang An, who had just broken free, to his side.
"Let him wait!"
"Hey, no... Hmm......" The voice behind it was muffled.
Thinking about the cloakroom, it was really a good place, closed on three sides, quiet and private, and it had been several minutes since Chang An broke free and escaped from it, and she hurriedly buttoned her sweater.
Zhou Wei smiled evilly and straightened the collar of his shirt.
"Let's go, go downstairs!"
He carried his suitcase himself.
Chang An followed behind, looking at the well-dressed back in front of him, thinking to himself if the man who pressed her on the closet just now was the same, how could it be like a different person in a blink of an eye.
When the two arrived at the door, Xiao Zhao was already standing by the car and waiting.
"Mr. Zhou, wife!"
Chang An nodded in response and greeted politely.
Xiao Zhao took Zhou Wei's luggage and put it in the trunk, and held the door for him, there was not much time, so he had to go, but Zhou Tao turned around and stared at Chang An again.
The cold wind was cold, she only wore a white wide sweater, a sweetheart collar, most of the exposed neck and snow-white collarbones seemed to be wrapped in a layer of glaze under the not bright street lamp, the hair at the root of her ears was lifted by the wind, and a few strands were glued to the corners of her mouth, she unconsciously brushed her fingers, revealing two bright and fresh lips.
"Have a good trip, go over there and tell me about safety!" she spoke to Zhou Wei in a natural tone, her eyes shining gently.
Is this a farewell to him?
Zhou Wei responded coldly, turned into the car, but walked to the front door and suddenly turned around.
"You can also get in the car, it's still early, and you can come back with Xiao Zhao when you send it to the airport." β
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Chang An didn't have time to react for a while, Zhou Wei had already signaled to Xiao Zhao, "Go and get her a coat, it's on the sofa, and the aunt at home knows." β
Xiao Zhao couldn't laugh if he wanted to laugh, and his mouth responded diligently: "Okay, Mrs., wait a minute!"
Xiao Zhao slipped into the house.
There were Chang An and Zhou Wei left at the door, the former glared at the latter, Zhou Yan couldn't see her eyes, got into the car by himself, and beckoned to her inside, "Come here, aren't you cold?"
Chang An really didn't have any way to do it, so he had to get in the car, and he couldn't help laughing after getting in the car.
Zhou Wei raised his eyebrows, "What are you laughing at?"
"Laugh at your clingy!"
"Is there any?" Zhou Wei said, his hand had already reached over to shake her, and Xiao Zhao just happened to run over from the door.
Chang An hurriedly pushed people away, "Xiao Zhao is here!"
"Madam, your coat, my aunt at home took the bag and scarf with her. β
"Thank you!"
Chang An took his coat, scarf and backpack.
Xiao Zhao sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and slowly drove out of the community.
Zhou Wei asked beside him: "This aunt is still using it well?"
Chang An reacted for a while before he realized that he was asking Aunt Fang.
Aunt Fang was found by Xu Nan, but she had to be hand-picked by Zhou Wei.
Xu Nan described to Chang An the day before yesterday, "The housekeeping company recommended a total of seven or eight people to come over, and Zhou always interviewed them one by one, from appearance to character, more selective than when we were looking for an administrative director." β
It turns out that his vision is really good, Aunt Fang is not only diligent and serious, but also can use her brain, and she doesn't talk much, she does her duty, and she doesn't know how much better than the Aunt Wang she found by Chang An before.
"Look at people's eyes..."Zhou Xian's mouth snorted, Chang An naturally understood what he meant, and hated it.
Xiao Zhao in front of him dropped the partition with interest, separating the eye exchange between the two people in the back seat in a closed environment.
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It's more than an hour's drive, and the time is not long, but Zhou Wei answers the phone in the car most of the time, not that he takes the initiative to call, it is all called by others, customers, subordinates, lawyers, all kinds of things, anyway, there is no idle time.
By the time everything is done, we are almost at the airport.
"I'm sorry!"
His fingers slowly rubbed Chang An's palm, and Chang An realized that along the way, even when he was angry with his subordinates, he always held his hand, as if it had become a habit.
"Sorry for what?"
"I dragged you here to send you off, but I have been dealing with business. β
Chang An smiled, "It's okay, work first!"
"No, how can you get the job!"
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Chang'an is really... He said this kind of thing now to the point where he was perfect and easy to say, but Chang An still didn't adapt to it.
She turned her face away, she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, but her face was delicate, and it was different from the first time she saw her a few days ago.
At that moment, Zhou Wei seemed to see Chang An three years ago again.
When they arrived at the terminal, Xu Nan and Deng Shunlin were already waiting, and there were also people in the accompanying team, and there were dozens of them, all of whom were men in their thirties and forties, or suits or shirts, full of elites.
Chang An was taken aback by this posture.
She didn't expect so many people to be present, and she hesitated to say hello, and at this time, Xu Nan happened to come over and ask Zhou Wei for his passport, and together they would get him a boarding pass and check it in.
Chang An's train of thought was briefly interrupted by Xu Nan, and when he looked up again, he saw dozens of people staring at him.
It's no wonder that the accompanying team is so curious, mainly because they have never seen Chang An, and Chang An came with Zhou Xian, and the relationship between the two is obviously between men and women, but the rumored golden bachelor suddenly brought a woman by his side, making it difficult for them not to be curious.
A bold one in the lawyer group couldn't help it first, and joked awkwardly: "No wonder the boss has only appeared now, it turns out that there is a beauty on the side, and it is difficult to part." β
Another auditor also took the opportunity to come up, "Mr. Zhou, don't you want to introduce this beauty to us?"
A layer of slimy sweat oozed from Chang An's palms, but Zhou Wei suddenly leaned over at this time and reached out to hook her fingers.
"My wife, Chang An!"
A few words lightly and skillfully, but the palm of his hand has already wrapped Chang An's entire hand at this moment.
There was silence for a while, and everyone was in a static state, and finally it was the auditor who came back to his senses first, "Hello Mrs. Zhou, the first meeting was abrupt." β
Chang An was stunned, nervous for a moment, but fortunately, it calmed down quickly.
She pulled her hand out of Zhou Wei's palm, "It's okay, it's also because I don't come out and move around often." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and touched the other party briefly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, which was called a down-and-out generous.
After that, the rest of them also officially greeted Chang An, and they were respectful after a circle.
Xu Nan had also returned, holding Zhou's boarding pass, and the group arrived at the security checkpoint.
Probably because they knew the relationship between Zhou Wei and Chang An, they all took the initiative to line up for security check one by one, and they cleared the two of them in a funny way.
However, Zhou Wei is not a person who can be slimy in public, he tried his best to be restrained and briefly explained.
"I have already asked Xu Nan to consult about the adoption of Xiaozhi, it is not very complicated, and I can do it when I come back from the United States this time. β
ββ¦β¦ Nowadays, the nurses are very responsible, and you don't have to stay in the hospital all day and try to go back to sleep at night. β
"The card in the bedside table in the bedroom is still there, I transferred it again, and the password is still your birthday......"
"And smoke less, it's best not to smoke, three meals a day should be timed, Aunt Fang will cook for you every day. β
He explained sentence by sentence, Chang An just nodded or hummed.
Zhou Wei was probably dissatisfied with her attitude, and pressed his hand on her shoulder.
"Remember?"
"Remember, you didn't ink like this before!"
Chang An held his mouth, suddenly a little disgusted, thinking that he didn't talk much before, and when he first got married, he was even more precious when he faced her, how could he be so verbose in a few years.
Zhou Wei was so angry that his palm twisted heavily on her shoulder.
"I'm in, take care of myself!" he waved into the security checkpoint.
Chang An only stayed in place for a short while, and when Zhou Wei turned around after the security check, the place where she was standing just now was already gone.
Chang An came out of the terminal, took Xiao Zhao's car back to Changhe first, packed a few clothes and went to the express hotel at the entrance of the hospital.
The room has not retreated, and Zhou Wei knows that Chang An is happy and quiet, and the environment of the hospital is full of people all day long, so she has to have a slightly more comfortable place to rest nearby.
Chang An stayed at the hotel that night.
Two days later, Xiaozhi's postoperative examination report came out, and all indicators were good, and she moved from the intensive care unit to the general ward in the afternoon.
In the blink of an eye, several days have passed, and it has been almost a week since Zhou went to the United States.
Of course, the two of them will talk on the phone or video every day, but the time is not long, first, the time difference between the two places, it is difficult to make up time, and secondly, Zhou Wei is really busy over there, although he doesn't say it, Chang An can see that he often squeezes time to contact himself.
It was already the end of January when Xiaozhi's second full examination report came out, and the report showed that the postoperative recovery was very smooth, and a big stone in Chang An's heart finally fell to the ground.
At the beginning of February, Xiaozhi was able to get out of bed, and her diet had recovered a bit, no longer just a boring liquid diet.
Everything seems to be going in a good direction.
Chang An picked a sunny afternoon, first went to the mall, bought two thick clothes, and then went to the supermarket, and an hour later took a taxi back to Yugang with a large bag of New Year's goods.
Grandma Chen was basking in the sun at the door, and there was a buzzing radio next to her.
"Grandma!"
Grandma Chen's eyes were half-squinted, and when she finally saw the person who came, she immediately laughed happily.
"Hey, it's Zhenzhen... You're back......"
The old lady was very happy to see Chang An.
Chang An helped her into the house, chatted with her for a while, and spread the same things she bought on the bed.
First of all, New Year's goods, some shortbread, nuts and biscuits, which are not valuable things, but they are all bought according to the taste that the old lady usually likes to eat.
After that, there were clothes, thick down jackets, cotton pants, and two cashmere sweaters.
Grandma Chen touched the soft material of the cashmere sweater and the delicate embroidery on her chest, and scolded Chang An: "You know that you spend money on me, it's precious, right?"
Chang An smiled, "It's not expensive, remember to take it out and wear it during the New Year." β
She folded Grandma Chen's clothes and stuffed them into the old cabinet against the wall, and when she turned around, she saw Grandma looking at her with a smile.
Chang settled down, "Grandma, do you have anything to ask?"
But the old man shook his head, "Don't ask!"
There's nothing to ask.
Three years ago, Ding Shouquan took her and Xiaozhi over to rent a house, Ding Shouquan said that it was her daughter-in-law, surnamed Zheng Qiuzhen, but Grandma Chen could see at a glance that the two did not look like husband and wife.
Although Chang An was addicted to drugs at that time, and he was already emaciated to the point that he was not human, his bones were there, and his appearance, conversation and temperament were completely different from Ding Shouquan, who came out of a swarthy small fishing village, but the old lady didn't ask much.
After Chang An disappeared for a few months, Ding Shouquan died, and died in that room, and soon the neighborhood committee sent Xiaozhi to an orphanage.
Grandma Chen waited for about half a month, she wanted to eat and live, so she threw away all the relics about Ding Shouquan in the house, leaving only Chang An's belongings.
It was also very cold to say that it was a family belonging, nothing more than a few clothes, a few pairs of shoes, and a few books, and there were no valuable goods, but the old lady took an old sheet and stacked it in the corner.
When I went back to Wu Feng, I had to count a few words, what were I doing with these rags, everyone was gone, and I still owed rent, but the old lady didn't take it to heart.
She found someone to write a new rental information and posted it on the door, but it was strange to say that she couldn't rent it out for several months.
The people in the alley are quite mixed, but they are all people who work nearby to earn money, so the circle is also small, and after a little inquiry, you will know that there have been dead people in the house, and there are some rumors about Chang'an, so it is naturally difficult to rent it out.
The house was empty for several months, until Chang An suddenly appeared.
She came and knocked on Grandma Chen's door, it was already night, and the old lady took a long time to make out Chang An's face by looking at a little light in the house.
"Zhenzhen!"
At that time, Chang An had already cut his hair very short in the drug rehabilitation hospital, what kind of short it was? It was a little longer than a man's flat head, and he wore an old black coat on his body, and he looked like a little boy from behind, but his skin was white, and his face was a little fatter than before he was admitted to the hospital, and he returned to the appearance of a normal person.
ββ¦ The girl hasn't seen her for a few months, and she has changed her logo!" This was the second sentence that Grandma Chen said when she saw her.
After that, Chang An lived there again, looking for a job, earning money, and inquiring about Xiaozhi's whereabouts...... And now she disappeared without saying a word for a few days, and came back with a big bag of things without saying a word, but Grandma Chen still didn't ask anything.
The old lady lost her husband at an early age, and later lost her son, almost alone to pull her grandson up, and she is also a well-known "lonely old man" in the alley, but she has a clear heart, and she can get along with Chang An, and live together to live a life, only looking at the heart, not people.
Chang An stayed with her for a while, and explained Xiaozhi's situation before leaving.
Grandma Chen sent her to the door as usual.
Chang An said goodbye, and the old lady suddenly asked, "You won't come for the New Year, right?"
Chang An looked at her hand holding the door frame and still trembling, and felt sad in his heart.
"Not necessarily, I see the situation!"
"Okay, then you have to come over and call Fengfeng in advance!"
"Hmm!"
Chang An was just about to leave, but the old lady shouted again, "Oh yes, I forgot to tell you something, someone came to ask you the day before yesterday." β
"Ask me?"
Chang settled down, Zhou Wei already knew everything, and he categorically would not send someone to check again.
"Do you know who?"
"A man and a woman, dressed decently, but I didn't say anything. β
Chang An walked out against the wind, put his hands in his coat pockets, and when he passed the small supermarket at the entrance of the alley, there were three or four women sitting under the shed at the door, two of whom were still holding children in their hands.
This is a scene that can often be seen in this kind of place on a winter afternoon, it is nothing more than a boring gathering of women at home with babies to chat about their parents, but seeing Chang An coming over, their chat content naturally has new content.
ββ¦ Just her, say it's a big deal?"
"What a big deal, someone came here the day before yesterday to ask, and it is estimated that that person is also a local boss with a wife at home. β
"Tsk... It's not long since the man died!"
"Don't talk about it, what kind of man, it's probably just a hook-up to live together, and the child shouldn't be hers, so don't you send it to the orphanage." β
ββ¦ And I've heard, I've heard that she eats that......"
"What?"
"Just..."The supermarket proprietress brought people together, and Chang An didn't hear what she said later, but she could almost guess it, especially after passing by, there was an exaggerated gasping sound behind her.
"Really?"
"It should be true. β
"Have you ever seen her eat?"
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Chang An's fingers were clenched in his pockets, and his palms were already covered with a layer of sweat.