Chapter 357
Ambiguity flowed between the two as the temperature in the room rose. Si Nian opened her mouth, just about to say something, when Zhou Yueshen lowered his head and kissed her lips. His palm tightened, gripping her waist and lifting her slightly.
Si Nian tilted her neck back. Her lower back was pressed against the desk, leaving her with no room to retreat. Her chin angled slightly upward, forming a beautiful curve. Zhou Yueshen took advantage of the position, pressing against her and kissing her intermittently.
Clatter.
The ledger fell to the floor.
Si Nian snapped back to her senses and pushed him a little.
"Don't, there are people outside."
Even though it was noon and everyone was resting.
Si Nian was still worried that someone might walk by and see them.
After all, the windows in this run-down office of his were broken.
Anyone walking by could see inside with a single glance.
Zhou Yueshen paused. He hadn't been intimate with her in a long time, and he was feeling a bit heated.
However, he also knew this wasn't the right place. He frowned slightly, suppressed his impulses, buried his head to kiss her fair, slender neck, and then wrapped his arm around her, pulling back the bed curtain and walking inside.
...
In the afternoon, Zhou Yueshen drove her home.
Si Nian felt stuffy. Just as she rolled down the window, she caught a whiff of a foul stench.
It smelled like rotting meat.
Si Nian frowned.
When she came in the morning, she definitely hadn't smelled this.
She hurriedly grabbed Zhou Yueshen's arm.
Zhou Yueshen had clearly smelled it too. The odor was so pungent that it was hard to ignore.
It was the stench of putrid flesh.
It was so overpowering it made one want to vomit.
Si Nian had a bad premonition.
Zhou Yueshen stopped the car. He didn't let her get out, instead walking toward the direction the smell was coming from by himself.
Not too far away, he stopped on a field ridge.
Si Nian could only see his back freeze.
But soon, he turned around and returned to the car.
Si Nian asked worriedly, "Is there something there?"
Zhou Yueshen started the car and drove off. Only when the smell faded did he say, "In the water, there's a pile of dead pigs."
Although Si Nian had sensitively noticed something was wrong, she hadn't expected it to be this.
In an instant, her scalp went numb.
Did that mean someone had deliberately dragged pigs that died of swine fever all the way here to frame Zhou Yueshen's breeding farm?
Swine fever was highly contagious. Even though it was outside, it wasn't far away, and it was in the water. Where Zhou Yueshen's farm was located, rain easily caused water to accumulate. With rain expected these next few days, the water soaking those dead pigs would flow downstream, straight toward Zhou Yueshen's farm...
It was terrifying to think about.
Zhou Yueshen's farm was undergoing closed-off feeding recently, so no one was coming out, and naturally, no one had noticed.
By the time they found out, it would probably be too late.
Because tonight, there was going to be a massive rainstorm.
Si Nian said, "What do we do now? Why don't you skip taking me back? I'll take the bus myself, and you hurry back to take care of it."
If they dealt with it now, there was still time.
If they waited, it would be too late.
Zhou Yueshen clearly hadn't expected their opponent's methods to be so vicious either.
If Si Nian hadn't come over, he probably wouldn't have discovered this.
Even though he knew it wasn't ideal to leave her at the bus station, there really was no time right now.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly with one hand, his eyes cold and dark.
When they had first arrived, they had avoided the provocations of their competitors whenever possible.
They didn't want to invite trouble.
But this time, Zhou Yueshen was truly furious.
He drove Si Nian to the station, held her hand without saying a word, his eyes growing even darker.
Si Nian knew he was definitely in a bad mood right now, so she didn't linger. She let go of his hand, got on the bus, and told him to hurry back.
Zhou Yueshen didn't reply. He watched her get on the bus, and as the vehicle started and slowly drove away, he turned, got into his car, stepped on the gas, turned the wheel, and drove off in one smooth motion.
Although Si Nian was very worried, she knew that for Zhou Yueshen to run such a big business, he definitely had his own methods.
Worrying was useless, and she couldn't help much anyway.
Upon returning home, the Second Child, who was sweeping the yard by the door, immediately dropped his broom and ran over.
"Mom, you're back! Huh? Where's Dad?"
Zhou Zehan tilted his head and looked behind her. Dad hadn't been home for several days.
Had Dad gone on a business trip again like before?
He blinked, feeling a pleasant surprise in his heart.
If that was the case, didn't that mean he could ride the long train with Mom to find Dad again? And he would get a vacation and not have to go to class! That would be great!
Seeing his face full of joy, Si Nian sighed helplessly.
"Dad has some things to do. He'll be busy for a few days and will come back later."
"Did Xiaohan miss Dad?"
Zhou Zehan immediately nodded vigorously. "I miss Dad! Mom, are we going to see Dad?" If so, he was going to pack his new clothes this time!
Si Nian quickly said, "We can't go see Dad right now. Dad will come back on his own in a few days."
There was swine fever near the farm; she certainly wasn't going to take the children there.
However, seeing the immediate disappointment on the Second Child's face, she was a little surprised.
When Zhou Yueshen was gone for so long before, she hadn't seen the children react much.
Occasionally asking about him was already the greatest respect they showed Zhou Yueshen.
Now it had only been a few days, and he missed him this much?
She reached out and rubbed the little guy's head. Her first order of business upon entering the house was to take a shower.
Even though she hadn't gotten close, after smelling that stench, Si Nian felt unclean all over and had been uncomfortable the whole ride.
That night, there was indeed another heavy rainstorm.
The trees outside rustled loudly in the wind.
Zhou Yueshen naturally didn't come back.
Instead, Yaoyao was awakened by the noise. She came knocking on her door with bare little feet, saying, "Mommy, I'm scared."
Si Nian simply picked her up and brought her into the room to sleep with her.
Ever since Zhou Yueshen made a toddler bed for the little girl, she rarely slept with them anymore.
The thunder tonight was probably too loud, so it frightened her.
Si Nian held her, and soon the little girl fell asleep peacefully.
Exhaustion washed over her, and she drifted into a dream as well.
After the storm came a clear sky.
Early the next morning, the sun shone from the east, bringing beautiful, cloudless weather.
The air carried the scent of fresh grass and earth.
Having to go to work in such beautiful weather felt like a crime against nature.
As soon as Si Nian sat down, Wang Xiaoli came over and worriedly asked if her family's pig farm was okay.
The swine fever issue had been blowing up recently.
She heard that even the school didn't dare use pork anymore.
Wang Xiaoli knew Si Nian's husband ran a pig farm, so she was a bit concerned.
Si Nian shook her head, saying she wasn't too sure about the situation herself.
After all, since the incident happened yesterday, Zhou Yueshen hadn't contacted her.
It was hard to say what the exact situation was.
If those pigs that died from swine fever had been there since the morning or the middle of the night, and Zhou Yueshen's farm used running water, it would indeed be very dangerous.
Right now, she could only pray that the piglets were fine.
Otherwise, it would probably be a huge mess.
Seeing her like this, Wang Xiaoli knew the matter was truly serious.
Previously, rumors had just been spreading by word of mouth. People talked, but no one had seen anything with their own eyes.
Some people were still bold, thinking it was nothing.
Since pork was cheap right now, they bought more.
Hearing Si Nian say this, she realized she needed to quickly inform her troublesome mother-in-law to stop trying to score cheap deals.
Si Nian didn't have many classes that morning, so she simply went home early.
She stopped by the vegetable market on the way and noticed there were fewer pork stalls, though some still had people lining up to buy.
I heard the meat has been tested and there's no problem.
People didn't dare to eat it before, but now that they hear it's safe and cheap, naturally many people go to buy it.
Si Nian took a look and didn't stay long.
She bought some vegetables and went back. As for pork, she wasn't short of it; there was still a lot stored in the refrigerator at home.
These were previous stocks, so naturally she didn't worry.
Si Nian put the vegetables away, took out some pork bones from the refrigerator to make soup, and then threw a big bone to Da Huang.
"Da Huang, how is it? Mom treats you well, right? At a time like this when others can't even afford meat, you still have bones to eat," Si Nian smiled while stroking its head.
Fang Hui, who originally wanted to come and ask if Si Nian's family still had meat, was speechless. "Teacher Si, you are too careless. That's just an animal, how can you raise it like a son?"
Si Nian's smile faded a bit: "I like it."
Fang Hui choked, and said awkwardly: "I heard about the swine fever recently, and I don't dare to buy meat outside. I heard your husband runs a pig farm, so your family shouldn't be short of meat. I want to buy some from you. My Bowen hasn't had meat for days. The child is still growing, how can he not eat meat?"
Si Nian had some impression of Fang Bowen. She occasionally saw Fang Hui picking him up from school, but rarely saw the child come out to play.
He was even less sociable than her Xiaodong.
She shook her head: "I'm sorry, I have many children at home, and there's nothing left."
It wasn't that she was really stingy and wouldn't even sell it.
It was just that the swine fever was serious now, and she worried that if Fang Hui bought it and had some problems after eating it, she would come to cause trouble for her.
Fang Hui curled her lips as expected, thinking Si Nian was stingy. It wasn't like she wasn't paying.
She was so willing to give meat to a dog, but not willing to sell it to her.
No wonder the people in the tube-shaped apartment building didn't have a good impression of her.
She didn't say much and turned away.
Since Si Nian was at home, she unfastened Da Huang's iron chain and let it stroll in the yard.
At this time, chewing on the bone, it followed Si Nian wherever she went.
Si Nian didn't let it out of the yard. Seeing someone passing by selling charcoal, she hurriedly ran out.
Just after buying the charcoal and preparing to go back inside, she saw Fu Qianqian pedaling a bicycle over.
Seeing Si Nian, she immediately waved to greet her, stopped the bicycle, and seeing people around, she asked in a low voice: "Is your pig farm okay?"
Si Nian neither nodded nor shook her head. "You know too?"
Fu Qianqian nodded: "Last night our unit had a dinner party, and I ran into Yu Dong at the Youfu Restaurant. He told me."
Si Nian was surprised: "Yu Dong?"
Fu Qianqian said: "Don't tell me you don't know. Yu Dong is the son of the boss of the largest restaurant in our city. I only found out yesterday. This guy hides deeply."
Si Nian generally knew something, but didn't ask much.
Hearing this now, she was also a bit surprised.
But she could also understand why Yu Dong's business ability was so good.
So he was the young boss of a big restaurant.
But it was quite a coincidence for these two to bump into each other while eating.
It wasn't that Si Nian couldn't see Yu Dong's intentions, but Fu Qianqian definitely couldn't.
She might as well say: "Yu Dong is good-looking and has a good family background. Now that he is being urged to go home, he is probably busy getting married."
Fu Qianqian was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Then won't we be able to attend a wedding banquet again?"
Si Nian: "..." That was heartbreaking.
It really wasn't that she didn't want to help Yu Dong, but this girl Fu Qianqian simply didn't have the word "love" in her brain.
"Your mom... bah, Aunt Si is sick, did you not go see her?" Fu Qianqian asked. "I heard that Aunt Si and Uncle Si are getting a divorce, and Aunt Si fell ill from anger. She's been in the hospital during this time, and Lin Sisi is taking care of her."
"People in the courtyard are saying that you've moved to the city, not far from home, but when Aunt Si and her husband are divorcing, you don't help. When she's sick, you don't even visit, showing no affection at all. They say you are an ungrateful wretch, it's really awful."
Si Nian frowned. Without thinking, she guessed it must be Lin Sisi's doing.
She was out of prison and her reputation stank, so of course she had to find someone with a worse reputation to cover it up.
Not only ruining her reputation, but also making herself look filial...
Seeing her expression, Fu Qianqian sympathized with her: "Before, when Lin Sisi was in prison, no one said anything about you. Now that she's back, it's like this all of a sudden. I don't believe she didn't do anything behind the scenes."
"I say, Si Nian, what do you plan to do?"
Now her husband's factory was also in trouble, and Si Nian was being gossiped about behind her back, literally attacked from front and back.
It was really too miserable.
Si Nian didn't care about her pitying expression. Carrying the charcoal and thinking, seeing no one passing by nearby, she simply said directly: "To tell you the truth, I don't plan to do anything. I don't want to have any contact with the Si family and Lin Sisi."
Fu Qianqian immediately agreed: "Right, I also think so. Once this person clings to you, you can't shake her off. Let me tell you, my brother was going to divorce her, but she and her mom used the college entrance examination to suppress us. Meaning that if my brother divorces her now, it will affect her taking the college entrance examination."
Fu Qianqian rolled her eyes hard: "Before my brother was around, I didn't see her able to pass either."
Listening to her complaints, Si Nian also found it funny.
But according to the Fu family's face-saving nature, this moral kidnapping was the most suitable.
As for the divorce between Zhang Cuimei and Father Si, it was mentioned briefly in the novel, but it didn't make such a big fuss.
Speaking of which, this matter didn't give Lin Sisi a headache for nothing.
Liu Dongdong, who let the wolf into the house, not only targeted Fu Yang, but also Father Si.
Her sister had an affair with Father Si.
But in the novel, Lin Sisi's female lead halo was too strong, so this matter didn't cause any waves and was quickly resolved.
Father Si claimed to have been seduced, admitted his mistake later and was forgiven, and the family lived happily together.
In this era, there were too many cheating men. Many men still thought they were in ancient times, and with a little money they wished to have three wives and four concubines like in ancient times.
Women all knew, but for the sake of the family, they chose to endure.
But in the novel, it was because Lin Sisi stopped the loss in time that it didn't worsen.
Father Si and Mother Si definitely didn't make such a big fuss as to divorce.
This showed that during the time Lin Sisi was in prison, Liu Dongdong had done a lot of good deeds.
Without her mediating in the middle, Father Si definitely cheated.
Coupled with the fact that Lin Sisi was prepared to be divorced by the Fu family, Father Si felt she was useless, so he was eager to divorce now.
Maybe he could even have a son.
Si Nian just didn't understand why Lin Sisi, a perfectly fine female lead, focused all her attention on her. She wished she could stay a hundred thousand miles away from Lin Sisi, yet she insisted on getting involved.
On the contrary, no one had noticed anything wrong with Liu Dongdong beside her for such a long time.
She really didn't understand how she managed to get to that point in the novel.
Si Nian didn't answer Fu Qianqian's words, but said: "I suspect my adoptive father is cheating, and that person is right in the family courtyard."