I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 291: Born a Girl, Am I Guilty?

Lakeside Manor, Zhou Mansion.

The main hall was brightly lit. As the plan to visit Country S was moving forward, Zhou Guochao specially called his three sons to his home for dinner. After dinner, the men discussed government affairs in the side hall, while the women chatted about family matters in the courtyard.

Zhou Guochao has three sons and two daughters. The eldest, Zhou Yuanzheng, is currently the Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He personally planned the overall process of this visit to Country S.

The second is the Director General of the Police Department, who reports directly to the Congress.

The third one is a business tycoon who controls 70% of the main economy in southern Europe.

"Dad, Mr. Shen has already agreed. The diplomatic mission is scheduled to leave Hong Kong next Wednesday."

Zhou Yuanzheng has an elegant appearance, but because he broke three podium tables during a speech, he was affectionately called the human missile by the people of Country A.

The third son, Zhou Yuanyi, stood up and poured tea for everyone. "Dad, I recently bet on a valuable piece of land and made a lot of money."

In the Zhou family, the head of the family is respected. To prevent infighting among his sons, Zhou Guochao established a rule early on. The eldest son, Zhou Yuanzheng, would inherit the position of head of the Zhou family. The other Zhou family members were required to provide full support and not harbor any second thoughts.

In order to allow Zhou Yuanzheng to focus on his career, Zhou Guochao personally taught Zhou Yanheng, and even announced on Zhou Yanheng's sixth birthday that Zhou Yanheng was the only heir of the Zhou family's grandchildren.

Because of this preference, Zhou Zhengyuan and Zhou Yanheng have an extraordinary status in the Zhou family, second only to the old patriarch Zhou Guochao.

Zhou Guochao had always looked down on his youngest son's money-driven career. He hummed calmly, picked up his teacup, and looked at the second son. "It's time to raise your position as general manager. Shen Qian will be your direct superior after he joins the National People's Congress. When he returns from South Bay, you should try to improve your relationship with him."

The second son Zhou Yuanbai quickly agreed.

Zhou Yuanyi was used to being ignored and didn't care. He smiled and poured water for Zhou Yanheng who was playing games nearby.

Zhou Yanheng paused, looked up and smiled, "Thank you, Third Uncle."

"Why are you being so polite? Uncle San made a fortune recently. Don't you like racing? Do you have any favorites? Uncle San will give them to you as a gift, just as an advance congratulations on your promotion."

When Zhou Qishan walked in with fruit, she happened to see this scene.

Zhou Guochao finally gave Zhou Yuanyi a look, "Ah Heng, don't be polite with your Third Uncle. If you win the first place, Grandpa will give you a gift."

Zhou Yanheng was not very interested at first and was about to refuse, but suddenly the scene of being overtaken by Shen Qingyu appeared in his mind. He raised his lips and smiled, "I like it, but Third Uncle will have to pay for it."

"Hey! It's so formal for a family to say this. What's the big deal?"

Zhou Qishan covered her eyes and walked forward slowly, "Grandpa, Dad, Uncle, Uncle, have some fruit."

Zhou Yuanyi immediately stopped smiling, frowned and said nothing.

Zhou Guochao nodded, "Be good, leave it there."

Zhou Qishan stood there for a while, and when she found no one paid any attention to her, she put down the fruit plate and left the main hall.

After everyone left, Zhou Yuanyi smiled and talked to Zhou Yanheng again, "Heng, send a picture to Uncle San when you see one. Don't worry about the price. Uncle San will have someone send it to you."

In the front yard, three women sat together talking and laughing. Xu Wenpei was absent-minded, looking back at the living room from time to time. After waiting for a long time for Zhou Qishan to come out, she immediately got up and walked over.

"Xiao Shan? Has the fruit been delivered? Why did it come out so soon?"

Zhou Qishan, "Grandpa and the others are discussing serious matters."

The Zhou family has many rules. Men generally do not allow outsiders to interrupt them when they are talking about things, including the wives and daughters of the Zhou family.

Xu Wenpei waved her hand and was about to turn around when she suddenly remembered something and said with some accusation, "Xiaoshan, I'm not saying anything to you, but you're not a child anymore. You can't always dress like a boy. You don't know how bad people are saying things these days. Your father is very unhappy."

Zhou Qishan felt choked up. It turned out that this was the reason why her father ignored her just now.

Xu Wenpei was afraid her daughter would overthink things, so she took her hand and gently explained, "Your father hasn't had it easy these past few years. In this family, your eldest uncle has Ah Heng, your second uncle has Ah Qian, and we... Mom doesn't blame you, but I hope you can be more understanding of your father. What happened back then was a blessing in disguise. It made you catch the old man's eye, so you must seize the opportunity."

"You're different from Ah Heng. He's going to inherit the family business in the future, so even if he does something naughty, someone will cover his back. Now your father has finally accepted you. If you don't change your temper, I'm afraid you'll disappoint him again."

Zhou Qishan looked at the woman in front of her and interrupted, "Mom, do you think I've grown taller?"

Xu Wenpei was suddenly speechless. What's wrong with this child?

Zhou Qishan asked again, "I haven't seen you for half a year, can't you tell?"

Xu Wenpei frowned. "I was just about to ask, why would a girl be so tall? You're not going to be a soldier."

Zhou Qishan gently pushed Xu Wenpei's hand away and asked her, "Am I guilty of being born a woman?"

So not wearing a skirt is wrong, and being tall is also wrong?

Xu Wenpei was stunned, her face turning cold. "Xiaoshan, what's wrong with you? You won't listen to me now, even if I tell you to? Look at what you look like now! Is it wrong for me to ask you to change your clothes and act like a normal little girl? Do you know what those ladies say about you? They say things like lesbian and lesbian, it's so unpleasant that I can't even say anything!"

"I'm telling you, if you have such thoughts, give up as soon as possible. Your father and I will definitely not agree. Our Zhou family can't afford to lose this person."

Zhou Qishan pulled the corners of her mouth into a wry smile.

It’s not that the Zhou family can’t afford to lose face, but that the Zhou family’s daughters have other uses.

As soon as my two aunts reached a certain age, they were married off as tools for marriage alliances. My eldest aunt's husband's family was an oil tycoon in Southern Europe, which laid the foundation for the Zhou family to enter the Southern European market. My youngest aunt's husband's family was a high-ranking official of Country S, which contributed many opportunities to my uncle's diplomatic career.

Xu Wenpei wanted to say more, but Zhou Qishan didn't want to listen anymore. She just said, "I'm tired," and turned to leave the courtyard.

Mrs. Zhou watched Zhou Qishan grow up, and she loved her more than others. After Zhou Qishan left, Mrs. Zhou stood up and patted Xu Wenpei on the shoulder.

"You, you haven't seen me for half a year, and you start lecturing me right away. If I were Shanshan, I wouldn't be happy to listen to you either."

Mrs. Zhou is the eldest sister-in-law. Because her husband and son are doing well, her words always carry weight.

Although Xu Wenpei was dissatisfied in her heart, she did not dare to show it. She smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm just worried that she will go the wrong way. Sister-in-law, you don't know how bad the rumors are now."

Madam Zhou said, "What era is this? Little girls are criticized for wearing clothes? I think those people are just bored. Shanshan, you are a good girl, please don't just follow the crowd."

"What my sister-in-law said is true." Xu Wenpei responded with a fake smile, but she couldn't help complaining in her heart: It sounds nice, but if your son has an affair with another man, you can still make sarcastic remarks.

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As soon as Zhou Qishan returned to her room, she realized something was wrong. Her room had been disturbed.

She suddenly reacted and rushed into the cloakroom.

The sensor lights lit up one by one, and the huge wardrobe looked brand new, filled with all kinds of suits and floral dresses.

Pink, purple, long, short, so many that you can’t take your time.

The lights suddenly went out, Zhou Qishan slowly closed her eyes and covered her ears tightly, but the resentful voice in her mind kept lingering.

"Xiao Shan, why aren't you a boy? How great would it be if you were a boy?"

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