On the other side, Zhu Zhe also started to get busy in order to welcome his younger siblings, as well as his brother's girlfriend, mother and daughter.
It was rare that there was nothing going on at the hotel, so I skipped work and went back early. Before Yu Chuhui and He Minhong arrived home, I packed up all the better clothes in the bedroom and put them in Qin Hao's place. I also put the torn and scrapped sheets from the hotel on my bed.
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Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a little funny: "You have taken great pains to do this."
Zhu Zhezhi sighed: "You may not believe what I said now. When my brothers and sisters come, you will know why I did this."
Qin Hao pinched her cheek: "Of course I believe you unconditionally, but I just don't think it's necessary. They are adults, and even their parents have no obligation to support them anymore. Rather than hiding it like this, it's better to talk about it.
At worst, the two of them will break up and never interact with each other forever, so why bother maintaining this superficial harmony."
Zhu Zhe's face looked a little gloomy, and after a long time he smiled bitterly and said: "I understand the truth, but when it comes to myself, it is still difficult to be cruel. After all, we are blood relatives."
Having experienced two feudal societies, Zhifu and Xinghan, Qin Hao naturally understood how deep-rooted the influence of kinship relations is on the Chinese people, so he reluctantly forced Zhu Zhe.
"Okay then, is there anything you need me to do?" Qin Hao asked softly.
Zhu Zhe smiled and held Qin Hao's face with his hands: "Well, tomorrow, just be a bystander and don't disturb my plan."
"Then, tonight."
"No, Ah Chu and Xiao He will be back soon, and I want to remind them not to spill the beans to me."
Qin Hao could only helplessly watch the cooked duck slip away from his mouth.
In the evening, Yu Chuhui brought a fruit plate to express his gratitude. Even though this little girl was just starting out, she knew a lot about the world.
"Okay, I can't finish even if you take so much. Just take these back and share them with Sister Zhu and the others." Qin Hao ate a few slices of orange.
Yu Chuhui chuckled, carried the fruit plate and left with a bang. She knew that Qin Hao was not the kind of person who was pretending to be polite.
After a whole night of arrangements, Zhu Zhe could finally breathe a sigh of relief and have a peaceful sleep.
Another day, when Qin Hao sent Zhu Zhe to work, Zhu Zhe received a call from her brother.
Zhu Zhe looked at Qin Hao and turned on the speakerphone directly.
"Hey, sister, we're leaving." Zhu Minjie's tone revealed a hint of excitement.
Zhu Zhe: "Oh, then please pay attention to safety on the road."
"Um, sister, have you found the hospital over in Magic City?"
"I've made inquiries, and the internal medicine department of this hospital is ranked among the best in Shanghai."
"That's good. Sister, I'm about to get on the bus. I'll hang up first. Remember to pick us up tonight."
"Um."
Zhu Zhe hung up the phone with a normal expression, but his mood was a little depressed, and he gave Qin Hao a forced smile.
"You see, this is my biological brother. He never asks me about my situation when he calls, but his affairs cannot be delayed for a moment."
Qin Hao shook his head: "In order to have a boy to carry on the family line, your parents had to give birth to two girls before they could fulfill their wish. Naturally, they were spoiled since childhood. Plus, you are such a dedicated and silly elder sister. It is not surprising that you have developed such a character.
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Zhu Zhe's eyes were red: "Yes, my parents wanted a boy when I was a child. When my second sister was born, my grandparents were very disappointed. Fortunately, the third child finally gave birth to a boy, and they finally
I got what I wanted.”
"It's your father's fault if you don't raise him as a godfather. Your parents will have to take care of what your brother will be like in the future. They still expect your brother to continue the legacy of the Zhu family." Qin Hao patted Zhu Zhe's hand and consoled him.
Zhu Zhe's tears suddenly turned into laughter: "How can you be so comforting?"
Qin Hao smiled and had already arrived at the back door of Zhu Zhe Hotel as he spoke.
"If anything happens, call me as soon as possible."
Before getting off the bus, Qin Hao specifically told Zhu Zhe, and Zhu Zhe said that it was okay, she could still handle this, but she still felt warm in her heart.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Zhu Zhe immediately took the subway to the train station to pick someone up. This scene was also photographed by his colleagues and posted to the work group.
"I'm just telling you, a man like that must be just having fun. He hasn't come to pick her up from get off work for a while now."
"It's normal. I've eaten too much of these delicacies from the mountains and seas. I occasionally try home-cooked side dishes for a change. Do you still expect dog meat to be served on the main table?"
Zhu Zhe also saw the faces of her colleagues in the work group on the subway, but she just smiled lightly. After working for so many years, she had seen many such things, and it was not worth arguing.
We arrived at the train station and waited for almost an hour before finally picking up Zhu Minjie and the others. Zhu Zhe took a taxi and took them to the Ode to Joy community.
As soon as she entered the community, the eyes of the second sister Zhu Tingting lit up.
"Sister, you must be rich if you live in such a nice community in Shanghai, right?"
Hearing what she said, Zhu Minjie's girlfriend and her mother's eyes also lit up, and their eyes looked at Zhu Zhe with a bit of warmth.
Zhu Zhe explained with a smile: "How can we get rich? We are three girls sharing a small apartment. Otherwise, my salary would not be enough to pay the rent. In this magical city, we live in the most expensive apartment."
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"Ah, that's it." Zhu Tingting couldn't hide her disappointed look.
The eyes of Zhu Minjie's girlfriend, mother and daughter also showed disgust for a moment.
The elevator went up to the 22nd floor and Zhu Zhe opened the door of room 2202. Yu Chuhui and He Minhong had received Zhu Zhe's WeChat message and were waiting restlessly. Especially since it was He Minhong's first time acting, they were afraid that they would fail.
"Let me introduce to you, these are my two roommates, A Chu and Xiao He, and this is my younger brother."
After Zhu Zhe introduced with a smile, Zhu Minjie and Zhu Tingting followed her into the bedroom.
"Sister, your sheets are torn, why don't you replace them with new ones?" Zhu Tingting glanced at them and said with a look of disgust.
Zhu Zhe patted the hole in the corner of the bed sheet: "Hey, it can still be used. It's a waste of money to replace it."
Zhu Minjie was even more concerned: "Sister, where will we stay at night?"
"Now, I've prepared everything for you. The foam cotton can be spread out and you can sleep on it."
As soon as Zhu Zhe finished speaking, Zhu Minjie became unhappy: "Sister, why are you sleeping here? Why don't you lend me some money to stay in a hotel."
"How can I lend you money? I paid for your college education and I owe a lot of debt. The compound interest almost killed me. Now that you have finally graduated and are working, you can help me share some of the debt."
As Zhu Zhe spoke, he took the hand of his second sister Zhu Tingting and asked eagerly: "By the way, you are getting married soon. How much gift did the man give you? How many tens of thousands of yuan did he help my sister exchange her online loan first?"
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"Sister, we are in free love."
"Then free love also requires a betrothal gift."
There was an extreme tug-of-war in this room, but the mother of Zhu Minjie's girlfriend in the living room outside could not sit still, and pulled her to the balcony to complain: "That's not what you told me, let alone help her sister in such a situation.
It would be nice if I don’t cheat you.”
Here, Zhu Minjie insisted on staying in a hotel outside on the grounds that his girlfriend's mother was a patient and needed a good rest. Zhu Tingting also agreed.
Zhu Zhe sighed secretly and had no choice but to agree to send them to a hotel near the hospital.
Before going out, He Minhong told Ye Zhenzhen about this on WeChat. On the 22nd floor, Ye Zhenzhen was the only one who gave her a good look. He Minhong had already regarded Ye Zhenzhen as his life mentor.
Ye Zhenzhen thought for a while and knocked on the door of 2204.
"Come in and talk." Qin Hao heard that 2202 was very lively and seemed to be going out, so he let Ye Zhenzhen in.
"Jiji wants to send her younger siblings to stay in a hotel, don't you plan to send them off?" Ye Zhenzhen asked.
Qin Hao shook his head: "Don't mess up her plan. Both of our cars are valuable in the eyes of her siblings. What reason would ordinary neighbors have to be so enthusiastic about giving them away in the middle of the night?"
"But, now there is only the last subway train left. Jiji will come back alone after seeing everyone off," Ye Zhenzhen said worriedly.
Qin Hao poured her a glass of water: "I will drive behind them in a while, and when she delivers the person, I will pick her back up."
"Okay, since you're thoughtful, I'll go back first."
"Um."
Qin Hao heard the movement outside the door and picked up the car keys and got up.
As soon as she opened the door, Zhu Zhe was obviously stunned for a moment. This was different from the script she designed.
The moment Zhu Tingting saw Qin Hao, her eyes lit up and she secretly asked Zhu Zhe: "Sister, does this handsome guy live here too?"
"Ah, it seems so. I just moved here not long ago, so I'm not familiar with him, and I haven't met him a few times in total." Only then did Zhu Zhe come back to his senses.
When Zhu Minjie saw his girlfriend's eyes, he could hardly take his eyes off Qin Hao, and he was inevitably jealous: "Superficial, the good-looking skin is the same, but the interesting soul is the same."
Zhu Tingting curled her lips and said, "Come on, that person is a uniquely beautiful person, but you are the same boring soul."
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Zhu Zhe quickly smoothed things over: "Okay, just say a few words, and you won't be afraid of being laughed at in public."
At this time, the elevator finally opened. Zhu Zhe gave Qin Hao a look that said no, but Qin Hao went straight onto the elevator as if he didn't see it.
Zhu Zhe resisted the urge to glare at him and could only follow him.
Fortunately, Qin Hao pressed the button on the underground floor, and Zhu Zhe breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was curious as to what Qin Hao was doing when he went out so late.
Arriving on the first floor, as soon as Zhu Zhe and his party got out of the elevator, Zhu Tingting asked curiously: "Sister, is your neighbor going to the underground garage? What kind of car does he drive? Is he the owner or tenant here?"
"I didn't know that rich people like this usually only come into contact with people of the same class as them. Don't look at how polite people are to you. Just nod and say hello when you meet. No matter how many times you meet, it will be gone." Zhu
Zhedao.
"Oh, that's it." Zhu Tingting was obviously a little disappointed.
At the gate of the community, a group of people were taking a taxi when they saw an Audi Q7 driving out of the community and parked on the service road next to it.
Zhu Minjie's girlfriend said with some envy: "When will we be able to afford an Audi?"
"Audi is nothing. After I work for a few years, even a Ferrari will be fine." Zhu Minjie said, patting his chest.
Zhu Tingting curled her lips and was about to say something sarcastic, when Zhu Zhe quickly stopped her.
Finally, they stopped a taxi and the group got in. Qin Hao also drove up and followed.
After passing a few intersections, Zhu Tingting suddenly said: "Sister, you noticed that there is no car behind you. It has been following us from the gate of the community."
Zhu Zhe immediately became nervous when he heard this: "Ahem, you're overthinking this. This road is a main road, and many cars are going this way."
"Really?" Zhu Tingting looked back suspiciously for a while.
Zhu Zhe also guessed that Qin Hao was worried, so he deliberately followed behind, feeling warm in his heart.
Arriving near the hospital, Zhu Zhe found a hotel that was relatively clean and not too expensive.
Zhu Zhe walked out of the hotel with a lonely expression, feeling a little depressed. At this time, a car slowly stopped beside her.
After getting in the car, Zhu Zhe shook his head mockingly: "Now I know what it means to speak softly. Just because I didn't live the decent life they imagined in Shanghai, they had no scruples to question the hospital I introduced to them."
, he didn’t even bother to carry me behind his back and just searched in the car.”
"If the hospital they searched for has good reviews, it proves that your vision is indeed not very good. For medical-related information like this, the first few pages of the search are full of advertisements." Qin Hao shrugged.
Zhu Zhe laughed out loud, holding back the tears that were brewing in an instant, and couldn't help but angrily hit Qin Hao with his small fist.
"You are so annoying."
Back in 2204, Zhu Zhe still looked lonely, and Qin Hao hugged her from behind.
Zhu Zhe leaned on Qin Hao's chest and sighed: "Since the train station, they have been asking me for money overtly and covertly, but they have not mentioned at all how to repay me for what I have paid for them over the years. It seems that this book has been read by dogs.
My stomach is gone."
Qin Hao hugged Zhu Zhe's hand tightly and comforted softly: "You have completely exceeded the obligations of a sister. Don't worry about these anymore in the future. Live your own life well. From today on, start again."
Start your life."
"Well, actually I understand the truth, but when they actually do it, I still feel a little uncomfortable. Maybe I am too self-motivated. In their eyes, what I did is what I should do. Now I should do it.
Once everything is done, the rest is entirely up to them.”
Qin Hao did not try to persuade her again. Zhu Zhe's character was relatively sober. Once she recognized the reality, she would not be kidnapped by family ties again. She was not the same type of person as Fan Shengmei.
"Sleep at my place tonight. You have all your clothes anyway."
When Zhu Zhe's mood stabilized, Qin Hao leaned into her ear and whispered.
Zhu Zhe glanced sideways at Qin Hao and broke away from his arms: "No, Ah Chu and Xiao He must not be asleep at the moment and are waiting for me."
Qin Hao pretended to be pitiful and said: "So, you can't bear to let me guard the empty room alone?"
"Then I'll be alone in the empty room. We're even." Zhu Zhe pinched Qin Hao's face with a smile and turned around gracefully.
In 2202, seeing Zhu Zhe back, Yu Chuhui and He Minhong also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Zhu, you are finally back."
"Thank you. Okay, it's already very late today and I have to go to work tomorrow. Let's all go and have some rest. If you have anything to say, we'll talk to you tomorrow."
Zhu Zhe gave the two of them a hug.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, these siblings are worse than the roommates we just shared a room with.