Zhou Mei, Mr. Zhou’s niece, grew up in the Zhou Family. Since Mr. Zhou and his wife had no children, they treated Zhou Mei like their own daughter, giving her the best of everything. Who could have expected that with the onset of this movement, the first person to stand out and accuse Mr. Zhou would be his own niece, Zhou Mei. Mr. Zhou’s wife was so enraged that she fainted on the spot and subsequently fell ill, never recovering. By the time Mr. Zhou was sent here, she had already passed away. When Mr. Zhou first arrived here, he was like a broken man. If Yao Ruanqian hadn’t taken care of him secretly, he might have died long ago. Now, after finally persevering through hardships to see hope again, this vile woman appears and stirs up trouble anew. Gu Lingling now wishes she could slap Zhou Mei a few times. "Grandpa Zhou," Gu Lingling said with heartache, "You still have me. You always say I’m your real granddaughter, but is this how you treat your real granddaughter?" "How can those people compare to me? Or are you just saying that and, in truth, they’re closer to your heart?" Gu Lingling deliberately pouted as she spoke. Although she didn’t know what the letter said, it clearly gave Mr. Zhou a feeling of despair, making him want to teach her everything before self-abandoning. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 Thinking of this, Gu Lingling felt very saddened. How are these family? They’re clearly butchers! "Grandpa’s just deluding himself and didn’t think it through." Mr. Zhou, hearing Gu Lingling’s words, suddenly realized that he had been too narrow-minded in the past. He always claimed he treated Gu Lingling as family, yet when he received Zhou Mei’s letter, he was enraged by these so-called relatives’ shamelessness, considering just living out his life . "Grandpa, have all my words been in vain?" Gu Lingling helplessly spread her hands, "Have you forgotten what I’ve said?" "You spoke so much, how should Grandpa know which words you’re referring to?" Mr. Zhou truly didn’t know what she was talking about. "Let me tell you," Gu Lingling leaned in and whispered, "Next year, by the latest the year after, you can return to the Capital City." Now, it’s nearly August, and by next October this movement will completely end, followed by a wave of people returning to the cities. People like Mr. Zhou, who are high-level intellectuals, are exactly the talents the country needs. So he will soon be welcomed back. "You little rascal." Mr. Zhou thought about the things mentioned in the letter, and smiled as he tapped Gu Lingling’s forehead, "No need to comfort Grandpa ; Grandpa really has thought it through now." "Grandpa, I’m really not lying to you," Gu Lingling said, "I don’t know how to make you believe me, but regardless, in just over a year or two at most, you’ve endured so many years already, what’s two more years to fear?" Indeed, what’s there to fear? "Alright," Mr. Zhou waved his hand, "But we should still keep up with our studies, don’t think you can slack off just because you’re young; many years have already gone to waste." Gu Lingling knew that the waste Mr. Zhou referred to wasn’t about her, but about her peers in this era. But that’s just how the times are; she can only care for those who matter to her. As for Zhou Mei, although Gu Lingling can’t go to the Capital City now, she’s already made note of her in her heart. In the future, if there’s a chance, she certainly won’t let that woman go. This adds Zhou Mei as another person Gu Lingling dislikes, beside Wang Meili and her daughter!