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Chapter 196 Azalea Blooms
After Zhao Dezhu finished his call, he walked in from the balcony.

He thought Zhou Congfang would ask him who called him as she had done in the past, and he had even thought of an excuse.

But Zhou Congfang didn't even ask, but just said, "Eat quickly, the food is getting cold."

This made Zhao Dezhu feel a little uncomfortable.

But Zhao Dezhu soon let it go and said, "Mom, you all should go to Binhai with me this time."

"Go back to Binhai?" Grandma was stunned when she heard this and looked at Zhou Congfang.

She looked as if nothing had happened and was just concentrating on eating.

So he shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't go. I've lived here all my life and I'm used to it."

"Mom, I still want you to help me take care of Cong Fang." Zhao Dezhu said.

"so……"

"No, I won't go to Binhai either. I live well here. I'm at home with my mother. I'm not going anywhere." Zhou Congfang raised her head and said.

"Cong Fang..." Zhao Dezhu opened his mouth, wanting to persuade her to go back with him, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Zhou Congfang turned to look at him and smiled, "Go back and do your own thing. I'm fine now. Sorry to have made you worry."

The grandmother sitting opposite them looked at her daughter's smiling face and felt a little uneasy for some reason.

So he opened his mouth to persuade her: "You should go back with Xiao Zhao. I don't need you to accompany me."

Zhou Congfang said, "I understand."

"You went to Binhai, and I was also... eh..."

She wanted to persuade her further, but she didn't expect Zhou Congfang to agree so easily.

Zhao Ruijin standing by was both happy and worried. He was happy because his parents could be together again, but he was worried about what would happen to Aunt Yu Zhenzhen?
Zhao Dezhu seemed to notice his son's gaze and gave him a reassuring look.

After dinner, grandma said she wanted to wash the dishes and asked the couple to take Zhao Ruijin out for a walk.

Grandma always felt that there was something wrong with Zhou Congfang, so she still hoped that Zhao Dezhu could comfort her.

So the couple took Zhao Ruijin and continued along the path they used to take.

"The first time I came to your grandparents' house, it was raining that day, and your mother was waiting for me at the intersection with an umbrella. But the rain was so heavy that even with the umbrella, she was soaked to the skin and shivered with cold..."

Zhao Dezhu pointed to the alley where he first came and said.

Zhou Congfang didn't say anything when she heard that. She just smiled and looked at him tenderly.

Zhao Dezhu stretched out his hand, and Zhou Congfang hesitated for a moment, but still handed his hand over.

Zhao Dezhu took her hand, interlocked their fingers, and continued, "I got out of the car and saw her like this. I felt so distressed. I asked her why she didn't wait at home, and she said she was afraid I wouldn't know the way..."

"In the end, we were both soaked. It was the first time for the son-in-law to come to our house, he looked so embarrassed..." said Zhao Dezhu.

"Later, I changed him into your grandfather's pajamas, but your grandfather was too thin, and the clothes made him look like a monkey..." Zhou Congfang took over the conversation.

"My crotch was torn. I was so embarrassed that I wished there was a crack in the ground for me to crawl into," said Zhao Dezhu.

Zhao Ruijin couldn't help laughing when he imagined the situation back then.

When I passed by the vegetable market, it was noon and there were not many people around. The whole market seemed extremely quiet. The only things left were some small ceiling fans tied with red ropes to drive away flies. They were swinging and making squeaking sounds.

“It’s been so many years, and this place hasn’t changed at all.”

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhao Dezhu couldn't help but feel emotional.

Zhou Congfang looked at him and smiled faintly. Even though she had lost weight, she still gave people a gentle feeling.

"Zhao Dezhu..." She suddenly called him.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Dezhu looked at her with some confusion.

"sorry."

"what?"

Zhao Dezhu was stunned at first, then he reacted and said quickly: "You didn't do anything wrong, you don't need to apologize."

Zhou Congfang turned her head and looked at her son who was looking around at the stall in front.

Slowly, "Feelings are like sand on the beach. The tighter you hold on, the more it will slip through your fingers. This is true for both you and Zhou Zhou..."

"It's in the past……"

Zhao Dezhu knew that Zhou Congfang just loved him too much.

There is nothing wrong with love itself, they are together because of love, but when love becomes a burden, a desire to control each other, it will suffocate people. Zhou Congfang heard this and said nothing more.

The family of three walked outside for a long time, but because Zhou Congfang didn't have the physical strength to keep up, they walked and rested.

But no one mentioned the past again, just like a happy family of three.

Zhou Congfang also learned the reason of the incident from Zhao Ruijin and resolved her doubts.

However, after hearing about Zhao Ruijin's situation, Zhou Congfang's calm reaction made Zhao Dezhu vaguely worried.

A few people walked around outside for the whole afternoon, walked a long way, but didn't go to many places.

When they came back, grandma had already prepared dinner for them.

"You're back." Grandma stood at the door and greeted me with a smile.

Looking at the things in Zhao Dezhu's hands, he complained, "Why are you still buying things? You don't need anything, but you're wasting money."

"I bought some of them, but didn't spend much money." Zhao Dezhu said.

He was also used to the old man's complaints, and every time he brought something to their door, he would always say a few words. He didn't have any bad intentions, it was just a habit of saving that he had acquired throughout his life.

After dinner, grandma said to Zhao Dezhu, "You can stay in the same room with Cong Fang tonight, and I won't clean up for you."

Zhao Dezhu glanced at Zhou Congfang, hesitated for a moment and said, "No, Mom, please clean up a room for me."

"Mom, I want Zhou Zhou to sleep with me tonight." Zhou Congfang said.

"Okay then, you can sleep in the small study tonight." Grandma thought that they were divorced after all, so she didn't insist.

The small study was where Zhou Congfang did her homework when she was in school. Later it was no longer used, so a bed was put in it and it was used as a guest room. However, few people came to the house, so a lot of miscellaneous items were piled up in the small study.

Everyone worked together to clean up and soon they had it all ready, but they also found a lot of Zhou Congfang's stuff from her school days.

Exercise books, celebrity cards, yearbooks, graduation photos, etc.

After seeing this, Zhou Congfang's originally not very good spirits became high. She took her son's hand and told him some things about her past.

Zhao Dezhu didn't know a lot of things, so he listened with great interest.

It was not until grandma saw that it was getting late and urged everyone to rest that she returned to her room.

After arriving at the room, Zhao Dezhu soon began to feel sleepy. After all, he was in his forties, and the day's running around and tense emotions made him very tired, so he fell asleep quickly.

But Zhou Congfang in another room did not sleep, but was talking to her son in a low voice.

"Don't ghosts need sleep?"

"It doesn't matter whether you sleep or not, Mom, go to sleep, I'll be by your side."

Zhao Ruijin was still in a good mood. He had finally fulfilled his wish and made his parents reconcile. When he returned to Binhai tomorrow, everything would be the same as before.

"Well, Zhou Zhou, I'm sorry, it's all Mom's fault..."

"Mom, don't say anymore. I've told you I don't blame you anymore." Zhao Ruijin said in a low voice.

"Thank you."

"Go to sleep quickly, you are sleepy."

"Zhou Zhou, since you don't want to sleep, can you help me go to Haitang Park to see if the azaleas are in bloom? The large patches of azaleas are so beautiful. When your father and I got married, our wedding photos were taken there. If they are in bloom, can you help me pick a few and bring them back? Can't you fly? It should be quick..." Zhou Congfang closed her eyes and murmured softly.

"Okay, Mom, leave it to me." Zhao Ruijin turned into a gust of cold wind, swirling in the house, as if showing off his strength, and then flew out of the window.

"Zhou Zhou~"

In the darkness, Zhou Congfang called out softly, but no one responded. She turned over and sat up from the bed, got out of bed, and walked towards the bathroom.

This silly child, how come there are so many azaleas in Haitang Park, and how come azaleas bloom in autumn.

In order to save space, many new houses now only have showers and rarely bathtubs.

However, in old houses like Zhou Congfang's, there would be bathtubs in the bathroom, because bathtubs seemed to be a trend at that time, so many families installed them.

When people felt it was in the way, it was preserved because it was too high, too old, and could not be demolished.

Zhou Congfang lay in the bathtub, the warm water wrapped her whole body, but she still felt cold all over, without any heat at all. =
The blood on the wrist dyed the bathtub red, and there was a knife next to it, a sharp steel knife.

The thick handle, the back of the knife with traces of light blue spray, and the sharp blade flashing with a cold light.

It was her father's masterpiece, a knife made from half a hacksaw blade.

The azaleas seemed to be in bloom, and she saw large tracts of them...

(End of this chapter)