The resentful best friend travels through daily life

Chapter 161 Return to Qingzhou in Advance

Zheng Lian knew he had no confidence, but the usually gentle Su Zhiqiu suddenly became so piercing that he said, "I don't think your niece is a good person. She is a country girl who has led you astray for no reason. She even dared to contradict her husband."

"Country girl? Who are you? You were just a country boy before. It's only been a few years, and you're already belittling others."

It would have been fine if Zheng Lian didn't mention An Ning, but as soon as he mentioned An Ning, Su Zhiqiu became furious.

"I talked back to you? You must have forgotten that I am just like that. It's just that you have been following my lead over the years and I have no place to complain."

Su Zhiqiu has been with Zheng Lian for many years, and knows his strengths and naturally his weaknesses.

Selfish, arrogant, and self-righteous.

However, everyone has shortcomings. Su Zhiqiu usually didn't take it to heart, but after such a quarrel today, he found that he could not tolerate Zheng Lian.

Zheng Lian's face turned red with anger. He felt humiliated, and this was actually true.

Zheng Lian was so angry that he slapped Su Zhiqiu.

Su Zhiqiu really didn't expect that Zheng Lian would dare to hit her.

Zheng Lian didn't expect that he would lose his mind for a moment and hit Su Zhiqiu.

He knew that he had a good reputation as an official, which was closely related to the fact that Su Zhiqiu was the daughter of the Su family and her own connections.

However, things have come to this, and he can't bring himself to ask Zheng Lian to apologize.

Song Lan came in as soon as she heard the sound of fighting in the house. As soon as she came in, she saw Su Zhiqiu covering his face and Zheng Lian raising his hand.

You can tell the situation at a glance.

Song Lan stepped forward to check Su Zhiqiu's injuries, and sure enough, there was a red slap mark on his face, which was very obvious.

"Sir, my young lady is the legitimate daughter of the Su family. She has never been wronged, let alone slapped by others."

Song Lan usually called Su Zhiqiu "Madam" and Zheng Lian "Master", but now she calls them like this, which is clearly a way of drawing a line between them.

Song Lan was confident because she was a member of the Su family, not Zheng Lian's maid.

"Songlan, pack your things. Tomorrow morning, we will set off for Qingzhou with A Ning and A Wan." Su Zhiqiu said calmly.

Songlan followed the instructions and went down.

Su Zhiqiu didn't know why she didn't cry but was very calm. Maybe it was because she was old and didn't want to struggle anymore, or maybe it was because Zheng Lian didn't seem that important anymore.

"Zhi Qiu, I..." Zheng Lian hesitated and wanted to coax her, but found that he had already forgotten how to coax Su Zhi Qiu.

Su Zhiqiu looked at Zheng Lian in a daze, and suddenly laughed again. Unexpectedly, the man with whom she had tried so hard to have a child turned out to be such a person.

"Zheng Lian, that woman and her child, your family of three, are living a happy life, right?" Su Zhiqiu said lightly.

Zheng Lian looked at Su Zhiqiu in horror. She actually knew everything and yet she was pretending nothing had happened.

"So what? I'm a man, and it's normal for me to have three wives and four concubines. It's you who are jealous and overthinking, and you push me out step by step." Zheng Lian said with forced calmness.

That's it. Su Zhiqiu always thought that as long as he had a child, he would be able to win Zheng Lian's heart again. But now Su Zhiqiu has figured it out. It has nothing to do with the child. He just doesn't want to pretend anymore.

"When you married me, I told you that I was a small-minded person. I could manage the inner house and relationships for you, but I could not tolerate sharing a husband with other women. What did you say at that time? You were willing because you loved me. You would never fall in love with anyone else in your life."

Su Zhiqiu looked into Zheng Lian's eyes. It was ridiculous, really ridiculous. There was not a trace of truth in those eyes. They were full of deception and panic.

"Hahahahaha, hahahaha, good, you're fine."

When Su Zhiqiu saw Zheng Lian's reaction, he completely gave up.

She had imagined countless times what Zheng Lian's reaction would be after she confessed to him.

Relief? Indifference? Regret?

No, none of that. He was just thinking about how to plot against himself again.

"Zheng Lian, I'm tired. Let's just leave it at that." Su Zhiqiu sent Zheng Lian away. Although Zheng Lian wanted to say something, he was forcibly taken away by Song Lan and the people she brought.

The most successful thing Su Zhiqiu has done in these years is to cultivate his own confidants. These people cannot be ordered around by Zheng Lian, not even the Su family members can do anything about them. They only obey the orders of Su Zhiqiu.

The next day, Aning, who was still asleep, was pulled out of her sleep and told to leave.

"Go? Where to?" Zhou Ning was holding the quilt and was half-dragged to the ground by Shen You.

"Go back to your home." Shen You pulled Zhou Ning, feeling a little desperate.

"Ah? Ah, there's nothing serious at home. Let's talk about it after I wake up." Zhou Ning said vaguely.

Shen You pulled Zhou Ning's ear and shouted, "Going to Qingzhou!!!!"

After hearing Qingzhou, Zhou Ning reluctantly stood up and said, "What? Isn't it two days later?"

Shen You sat beside Zhou Ning's bed and said, "I don't know. Sister Song Lan called me early this morning and said that we would set off today and the boat was ready."

After hearing this, Zhou Ning had no choice but to wake up. She lay limply on Shen You, allowing her to dress her and comb her hair.

After everything was finally cleaned up, Zhou Ning finally woke up.

However, when I woke up, I could already see the ship.

"I guess we can even hold a dinner party in there." Shen You whispered to Zhou Ning.

Zhou Ning nodded and turned to look for Su Zhiqiu.

"Aunt, why did you suddenly decide to leave today?" Zhou Ning asked puzzledly.

"I miss home and want to go back home." Su Zhiqiu said calmly.

This may not sound like much at first, but if you think about it carefully, it makes no sense.

Before, Zhou Ning had been reluctant to go to Qingzhou, partly because he was waiting for news from Qingzhou so that he could make preparations.

Second, Su Zhiqiu wanted Zhou Ning and Zhou Wan to spend more time with her.

Zhou Ning once asked why Su Zhiqiu didn't go back to Qingzhou with them.

Su Zhiqiu just sighed and said that there were still many things that needed to be taken care of here and he couldn't do without someone.

But now, he just left without saying goodbye, and in such a hurry.

"Aunt, are you wearing a veil?" Zhou Ning asked in confusion. The people in Qingzhou are open-minded and women are relatively free. They don't have the habit of wearing veils or anything like that.

Is it to cover up something?

Zhou Ning stared at Su Zhiqiu's veil, as if a thousand questions were about to pop up in her mind.

"Aning, auntie knows you are smart, but there are some things that auntie can't explain clearly to you. Can you just pretend that you don't know?" There was a hint of begging in Su Zhiqiu's voice.

"Okay, I won't ask anymore, but if you need me, you can come to me." Zhou Ning was still a little worried and said this.