Chapter 343
With increased traffic came a natural increase in demand.
Even if Zhou Yueshen didn't expand, others would step in to snatch the business.
Why not make the money?
However, these things couldn't be done just on a whim; Zhou Yueshen had also spent a long time preparing.
The expansion wasn't even fully completed yet.
It would require a massive amount of ongoing investment.
Si Nian had originally wanted to give the man a massage, but who knew this older man's muscles would be as hard as rocks? After pressing for just a little while, her fingers ached terribly.
She pouted and was just about to give up when the man pulled her into his arms.
Si Nian met his gaze. Seeing that he was about to lean in for a kiss, her breath hitched. Aren't you tired?
He was a thirty-year-old man who worked from dawn to dusk every day. How could he still think about that every single night?
Ever since they returned from the Northwest, barely a day had gone by without it.
Si Nian was genuinely worried she was going to suffer from kidney deficiency.
She wasn't even twenty yet and was already facing kidney deficiency, this couldn't go on.
Zhou Yueshen wrapped his arms around Si Nian, tucked a lock of her beautiful black hair behind her ear, and lowered his head to kiss her. His deep voice rang in her ear, Didn't you say this was a reward?
I can't massage you anymore, who told your muscles to be like stones? Si Nian used one hand to block his face, shrinking her neck back from the ticklish sensation.
Si Nian was speechless. Did this older man have no sense of shame anymore?
Where did the man who used to blush at the slightest touch go?
That night, Si Nian finally understood.
You just couldn't spoil a man.
Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile.
He used to be such a clean-living, ascetic, and good man.
Yet, she had classes the next day and had to pretend that nothing had happened.
But riding her bicycle was out of the question.
Zhou Yueshen seemed a bit guilty as well. The next day, he waited to drive her to school before leaving.
Si Nian couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.
In early June, there was one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.
The good news was that the two children were about to celebrate their first birthdays.
The bad news was that Lin Sisi was about to be released from prison.
Si Nian heard from Fu Qianqian that Lin Sisi was also going to take the college entrance examination.
Originally, her parents had planned to have her brother divorce Lin Sisi. However, Si's Mother blocked them in front of the entire military compound, begging them not to tell Lin Sisi about it. She promised that once Lin Sisi took the college entrance exam, the Si family would agree to the divorce.
Mr. and Mrs. Fu weren't willing at first, but passersby had overheard everything. If they forced a divorce at such a critical time, it would look like they were kicking the Si family while they were down. If Lin Sisi performed poorly on her exams because of it, the Fu family would be blamed as the culprits.
With their strong sense of morality, Mr. and Mrs. Fu had no choice but to agree.
Although they disliked Lin Sisi, getting divorced right after being released from prison would indeed be a massive shock to her.
If a divorce really caused Lin Sisi to fail the college entrance exam, the two elders would feel uneasy about it.
They didn't want to owe the Si family anything.
They were going to divorce sooner or later, anyway.
As for Fu Yang, ever since he returned, he had buried himself in military training. Rumor had it that the trip to the Northwest had dealt him a heavy blow.
Although he was excellent in the military, part of it was due to his father being a commander. No one dared to offend him, and he was even given priority protection during dangerous missions.
But after going to the Northwest, he had almost lost his life.
Fu Yang seemed to have realized just how blessed his previous living environment had been.
Now, he was trying to step out of his comfort zone.
As for Lin Sisi, the wife who went to prison right after marrying into the family, he had long forgotten about her.
Si Nian knew that Lin Sisi was bound to be released, but she hadn't expected it to be this soon.
It was the same in the book. After Lin Sisi married Fu Yang, she studied hard and took the college entrance exam.
She successfully got into a top-tier university.
She won the approval of everyone in the military compound.
College students were highly sought after in this era.
Coupled with her marriage to Fu Yang, it was no exaggeration to say she had reached the pinnacle of life.
Her future after that was smooth sailing, like a fish in water.
However, with so many things happening this time, Lin Sisi hadn't had the chance to lay a solid foundation.
She had also lost all her dignity.
She had also heard that Si's Father and Si's Mother were in the middle of a messy divorce.
Their home was in complete chaos, so they had no time to bother her, which Si Nian was more than happy to see.
But it seemed Lin Sisi wasn't completely stupid. She knew that the only way to salvage her future now was to get into college.
Si Nian just didn't know what kind of tricks she would pull next.
On the day of her release, only Zhang Cuimei went to pick her up.
Lin Sisi learned from Zhang Cuimei that her father no longer cared about his biological daughter because of Si Nian.
She still found it hard to believe that he wouldn't even come to pick her up upon her release.
Her resentment toward Si Nian deepened. She spoke so loftily about cutting ties with the Si family, yet secretly she was driving a wedge between father and daughter.
Originally, Lin Sisi thought Si's Father just felt a bit guilty toward Si Nian. She figured that no matter how guilty he felt, she was his biological daughter, so he definitely wouldn't side with Si Nian.
She never expected that after less than a year in prison, her father would completely forget his own flesh and blood.
She was his only biological child!
Lin Sisi pinned all the blame on Si Nian.
Remembering that Si Nian had said she was going to take the college entrance exam, Lin Sisi quickly asked Zhang Cuimei about it.
Zhang Cuimei sneered, Don't worry, I've already spoken to their teachers. They won't accept her! The school doesn't want her, so she has no right to take the college entrance exam!