Chapter 119 - 119 119 The Four Sisters of the Zhou Family

119: Chapter 119: The Four Sisters of the Zhou Family 119: Chapter 119: The Four Sisters of the Zhou Family Wang Yulian, after her divorce, lost interest in the affairs of the Jewelry Group Company, and Zhou Yuxia almost took over her position in the company. As for Zhou Wenting, she too was not interested in the company’s affairs, so she entrusted her shares to her eldest sister Zhou Yuxia to manage, and she just collected dividends annually. That dividend was enough for her to spend for a very long time. However, the reason she went to study Western medicine at the University of Marseille was mainly because she wanted to leave her family, and on the other hand, she was truly interested in medical skills. “Mom, how are you feeling?” “I’m fine.” Wang Yulian said. As she held Zhou Wenting’s hand, and Zhou Wenting also held her mother’s hand, Zhou Wenting could still feel how much her mother had aged, completely different from the plump Liu Yu. “Mom, I heard from big sister and second sister that you occasionally go to the hospital for check-ups, what’s troubling you?” “Sometimes I feel chest tightness, sometimes insomnia and frequent dreams, and sometimes I feel irritable, but there’s no specific illness. It’s been like this for many years, I’m used to it.” Wang Yulian said. This condition of hers actually developed gradually after her divorce from Zhou Bao and was closely related to the emotional blow and shock of the divorce at that time. On the other hand, she often thought that if she had been able to give birth to one or two boys during her first, second, or even at the time of Zhou Wenting’s birth, maybe Zhou Bao would not have divorced her. It seemed as if all these events were destined! After having four daughters in her thirties, she and Zhou Bao had their fortunes told. The fortune-teller said she would only have daughters. Zhou Bao, thinking of the Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group needing a son to inherit it, plus the secretary Liu Yu who had always taken good care of him in life and work, had built a deep emotional foundation with him, so they married after the divorce. Unexpectedly, after Zhou Bao and Liu Yu married, Liu Yu indeed gave birth to four sons for Zhou Bao in her first four births, and later they had two more daughters. It wasn’t until these recent years, when Liu Yu was in her forties, that she stopped having children for Zhou Bao. “Perhaps it’s all fate!” Wang Yulian said. For some reason, upon learning that Liu Yu had given birth to four consecutive sons, Wang Yulian thought it must be fate. Therefore, now she believes in Buddhism and the cycle of karma, often reciting scriptures in her free time, and occasionally fasting to pray for blessings for her four daughters. Of course, even though Wang Yulian seemed to have no desires, she still had concerns, otherwise why would she have heart troubles? “Mom, you still love dad very much, don’t you?” Wang Yulian didn’t say anything, but Zhou Wenting knew that was the case. Otherwise, with Wang Yulian’s circumstances, she could have remarried after the divorce. But Wang Yulian did not, which showed she still deeply loved Zhou Bao. “Liu Yu is also good to your dad, let’s not talk about those things. How long are you planning to stay this time?” Wang Yulian asked her daughter, who stood tall and graceful before her. The first three daughters were already married, and the sons-in-law had all married into the family, mainly because of the Zhou Family and the Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group. The three daughters themselves were quite domineering, so it could only be that the men married into the family. Since the men’s family backgrounds were far inferior to the Zhou Family, they thought marrying into the family was not a bad option, considering that they might even get a share of the Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group stocks later on. It was only the stigma of marrying into the family and having children who would take the woman’s surname that was unappealing, but otherwise, there was no difference. “` “I might stay a bit longer this time, and I’ll spend it with you,” Zhou Wenting said. Wang Yulian stroked Zhou Wenting’s lustrous black hair and said, “Europe and America are very liberal, and there are things that clash with the morals of our country. It’s best you don’t try those.” Having established and grown a jewelry chain store of such scale with Zhou Bao, Wang Yulian certainly had a unique perspective, and she was very clear about the world in Europe and America. However, she strongly disapproved of the sexual culture, dating views, etc., especially homosexuality—in her view, it was something completely unthinkable. She was afraid that Zhou Wenting, having spent a long time abroad, might be heavily influenced by those foreign ideas. “Mom, how could I be like those people? I mostly eat Chinese food, and I seldom interact with those kinds of people. I went over there to learn the good things, the bad I won’t accept,” Zhou Wenting said. “It’s best if you can discern. Actually, I was hoping you would stay to study in university here, even in Jinling, so we could see each other often.” “Mom, I plan to come back once I get my degree, and it won’t be long now.” As the two sat there chatting, Zhou Yuxia, Zhou Lili, and Zhou Haiyan each drove their car or were driven by a private driver to the neighborhood. Zhou Yuxia and Zhou Lili had heard that their father had almost fully recovered and had been discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home, which was much faster than they had expected. The two sisters felt the five million spent on medical expenses was well worth it. Now that the two sisters knew their youngest sister had returned to their mother’s side, they specifically came to see her and their mother first before heading back to the Zhou family’s villa to visit their father. Zhou Yuxia, Zhou Lili, and Zhou Haiyan got out of their cars and walked into the living room, where they saw their mother and youngest sister chatting. “Little sister,” Zhou Yuxia called out. Zhou Wenting looked up and saw her eldest sister, her second sister, and her third sister; she was very happy, feeling it had been a long time since she had seen them. Zhou Wenting got up from the couch and walked to Zhou Yuxia, hugging her eldest sister tightly. Her eldest sister was sixteen years older than her, so to Zhou Wenting, she was almost like another mother. Her relationship with her second sister, who was likewise fourteen years her senior, was also very good. After a few minutes of hugging her sisters, Zhou Wenting sat back on the couch and said, “Did you three sisters come together from the company?” “Of course, how else would we all arrive at the same time?” Zhou Haiyan replied. Possibly because there was no major conflict of interest and the family was affluent, with the parents treating all four daughters equally, their relationship was very good. Even though the older three sisters were married, Zhou Wenting still had a great relationship with them. “Why haven’t I seen your husbands, nor the nephews and nieces coming over?” “Your brothers-in-law are usually very busy, and the nephews and nieces are in school now. You can see them tonight when you go back to the Zhou family villa,” Zhou Yuxia said. However, Zhou Wenting didn’t want to go back and see Liu Yu; she planned to stay at her mother’s during this time. “Eldest sister, I won’t go back there. Since father is already fine, I don’t want to see that Liu Yu again,” Wenting said. The three older sisters knew that was how Zhou Wenting was, and they didn’t say anything more. “`