"Congratulations to the host for getting: one yuan in cash and a bottle of Moutai."
After getting up, Zhou Bingkun followed the old rules and signed in first.
Moutai is so rare that Zhou Bingkun can’t sign for more than a few bottles a year, so he can save it for the New Year’s Eve dinner at his thirties.
But it also depends on Zhou Zhigang's attitude, and if Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan still dislike each other, Zhou Bingkun will naturally not use Maotai to rush.
After getting up, go to the toilet to clean up your personal hygiene as before, and then wash up when you come back.
Then boil the water on the stove and prepare to cook some stick noodle porridge.
Zhou Bingkun was the first one to get up today. After having a child, Zheng Juan followed the child's schedule. Her schedule was very chaotic and she couldn't get up too early.
Li Suhua got up early yesterday and chatted with Zhou Bingyi too late in the evening. She didn't get enough rest and couldn't get up early.
After the water boils and the stick noodles are put into the pot, heat up the bean buns and steamed buns as well.
After people get up, add some pickles and you're ready to eat.
While the meal was being cooked, Zhou Bingkun went out to the courtyard to do two sets of boxing exercises.
"Bingkun, what are you doing?" The second person to wake up was Zhou Bingyi. When he went out to use the toilet, he saw Zhou Bingkun.
"I'll do some exercise."
"When did you learn this?" Zhou Bingkun made two gestures when he said it.
"I have been practicing for many years." Zhou Bingkun finished a set and stopped: "It's a cold day, don't talk to me outside, just go and do what you have to do."
While Zhou Bingyi went to the toilet, Zhou Bingkun performed another set of punches. His hands and feet moved freely, and his body became warm. Zhou Bingkun followed Zhou Bingyi back to the house.
At this time, the porridge is ready. Take a piece of radish from the pickle jar and shred it, pour some vinegar and sesame oil, cut a few salted duck eggs, and a delicious breakfast is ready.
"Dongmei, Dongmei, wake up."
Zhou Bingyi knocked on the door and called Hao Dongmei. Upon hearing the noise, everyone got up.
After Zhou Zhigang got up, the first thing he cared about was his eldest daughter-in-law: "Dongmei, did you sleep well at home yesterday?"
Hao Dongmei's parents hadn't returned to work yet, so Zhou Zhigang was just paying respect to Hao Dongmei.
According to this, when Hao Dongmei's parents resume work, Zhou Zhigang should almost provide for his eldest daughter-in-law.
"Dad, she is used to sleeping in. Our family's conditions are much better than their educated youth." Zhou Bingyi answered for Hao Dongmei.
"Dad, I slept very well at home."
Hao Dongmei replied. Among the many second-generation people Zhou Bingkun has seen, Hao Dongmei has the best personality and character.
When she was in high school a few years ago, Hao Dongmei still had some problems like eating minced meat and not understanding the fireworks of the world.
Now after going to the countryside for exercise, this problem has disappeared.
"Eat, eat." Li Suhua shouted.
"That's all for breakfast. Mom, go stir-fry something for Dongmei." Zhou Zhigang looked at the breakfast and then said, even a little flattering when he spoke.
"Mom, don't bother, you've already eaten well." Hao Dongmei stopped Li Suhua who was about to get up.
"It's endless. Are some people too snobbish?"
When he first got up, Zhou Bingkun tolerated Zhou Zhigang once. After a while, Zhou Zhigang did it again. Zhou Bingkun didn't want to endure it anymore. He glanced at Zhou Zhigang with a cold face and said.
"Who is a snobbery? Dad, am I a snobbish person?" Zhou Zhigang felt guilty, so he reacted very strongly.
"You're not a snobbery, but you treat your two daughters-in-law so obviously differently?"
"Does it mean I'm snobbish if I treat her differently? I treat her differently because you and Zheng Juan have always been in the city, and your sister-in-law is suffering in the countryside. Are the situations the same?"
"Okay, stop making excuses. Am I arguing with you about this thing? I am arguing. Your attitude towards your sister-in-law and Zheng Juan, you know in your heart whether you are snobbish or not." Zhou Bingkun put his chopsticks on the table.
As soon as it was put on top, Zheng Juan was pulled up: "Let's go. If you don't like us, we won't be an eyesore here."
"What are you doing?" Zheng Juan, who was pulled back into the back room by Zhou Bingkun, asked in confusion.
"Pack your things, we will go to your house to spend this year, and we will come back after he leaves."
Zhou Zhigang's words and actions really made Zhou Bingkun angry, so Zhou Bingkun decided to avoid Zhou Zhigang completely.
"Are you really going to our house to celebrate the New Year?" Zheng Juan asked in surprise.
"Of course it's true. There's nothing to joke about." While speaking, Zhou Bingkun had already opened the cabinet and packed away various things.
We are going to stay for more than ten days, so we need to bring a lot of clothes and things.
Children need to bring more things to eat, use and play.
Zheng Juan did a good job in keeping the husband and wife together. Seeing that Zhou Bingkun had made up his mind, Zheng Juan helped to clean up the matter.
"Bingkun, what are you doing?"
Seeing Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan coming out with their children, large and small bags and many things, Li Suhua asked.
"Zheng Juan and I went to their house to celebrate the New Year." Zhou Bingkun replied.
"Bingkun, what are you trying to do again? It's not easy for the family to be reunited this year." Li Suhua stopped Zhou Bingkun and said.
"Let him go. If he leaves, never come back." Zhou Zhigang stopped Li Suhua, glared at Zhou Bingkun and shouted.
Zhou Bingkun has been very unhappy with Zhou Zhigang in the past two days, and Zhou Zhigang is also very angry with Zhou Bingkun.
The face-loving Zhou Zhigang, the dignified head of the Zhou family, would not want to be contradicted again and again by his own children.
This child's name is neither Zhou Bingyi nor Zhou Rong. How could Zhou Zhigang be willing to suffer this injustice?
"Do you think I am willing to return this photo? If you can take my mother away and take good care of her, do you think I will come back?"
After finishing speaking, without looking at Zhou Zhigang's angry face, Zhou Bingkun pulled Zheng Juan out of the door.
Zhou Bingyi chased him out: "Bingkun, Bingkun, we haven't seen each other for a few years, why have you become like this? You are so disrespectful to our father."
Zhou Bingkun didn't stop, he had already put it on the bicycle. When Zheng Juan sat on the back seat with the child in his arms, he was ready to leave: "Go back to the house. I haven't been back for five years. When you come back, you can spend time with your mother."
Don't act like a big brother to me, I'm really worried that I can't control myself."
When Zhou Bingkun said this, Zhou Bingyi became stubborn. He grabbed the handlebar of the bicycle and stopped Zhou Bingkun from leaving: "Hey... Listen to what you mean, you also have a problem with me."
"If you don't get involved, I have no problem with you. But if you want to control me, I have a problem with you. You have no right to control me."
"I am the boss of the Zhou family, why am I not qualified to take care of you?"
"You want to take care of me? First teach Zhou Rong, who abandoned his father and mother, and eloped with others, a lesson, and then come and talk to me. If you say I don't respect dad, then I also learned from Zhou Rong. Ever since Zhou Rong made a mistake, our dad
I dare not take care of it, and even if I have to travel hundreds of kilometers to find Zhou Rong, my father will have no status with me."
In this age where elder brothers are like fathers, Zhou Bingkun couldn't just say that Zhou Bingyi couldn't control him.
But if Zhou Bingyi can't control Zhou Rong and wants to use his eldest brother status to manipulate Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingkun won't tolerate it.
"Zhou Bingkun, you bastard." To be honest, Zhou Bingyi's character is quite cowardly.
With this personality, Zhou Bingyi is not good at being the first leader. If he is given the opportunity to be the first leader, it will be easy for the second leader to manipulate him.
"Get started." Zhou Bingkun shook off Zhou Bingyi's hand on the handlebar.
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After riding a bicycle for a few minutes, we arrived at Taiping Hutong. Aunt Zheng saw Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan coming with so many things, and asked in surprise:
"Bingkun, what's wrong with you, has something happened?"
"Mom, don't worry, nothing is wrong. My dad, my brother, and my sister-in-law are all coming back to visit relatives this year. We can't live in our house anymore, so Juan'er and I are here to stay for a while."
Zhou Bingkun said before Zheng Juan could speak, there was no need to tell the truth to Aunt Zheng.
Quarrel is not something to be talked about. If Aunt Zheng knows that Zhou Zhigang despises Zheng Juan, Aunt Zheng might even blame herself.
"It's fine as long as it's okay. You only need to stay for as long as you want. I'll help you clean it up." Aunt Zheng said happily.
The daughter came back to live, and the granddaughter also came back to live. The old lady was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
Although they are not related by blood, Aunt Zheng also loves her granddaughter very much and is closer to her than other elderly people.
If she hadn't been kind enough and liked her children enough, Aunt Zheng wouldn't have picked up Zheng Juan and then picked up Guangming when her own life was not easy.
I have been back with Zhou Zhigang for two days, but I haven’t even looked at the child. My attitude toward the child is completely different.
"Just sit down and rest, and let Zheng Juan take care of it."
"Brother Bingkun, I'll take care of it." Guangming said, Guangming can do all the ordinary things at home and is definitely not a burden.
After simply packing up his things and having breakfast, Zhou Bingkun went out.
It's easy to move things here, but you still need to eat and drink when you move here.
The things prepared by the Zheng family were originally enough for two people.
I couldn't help but Zhou Bingkun's family of three also came to eat, which was enough for Aunt Zheng and Guangming to eat food and vegetables for a month.
Zhou Bingkun's family of three came here, and they almost finished eating in ten days.
On a trip, Zhou Bingkun brought back two chickens, a big goose, two pounds of pork, eggs, duck eggs, rice, white flour, millet, oil, and a lot of them.
After stocking up on enough supplies, I can safely stay with the Zheng family for the New Year. I have already made all kinds of preparations for the New Year, and I have to do it again.
After steaming the steamed buns, cooking the meat, cutting the dumpling fillings, and making the dumplings, there are a lot of things that need to be done.
…
When I reach twenty-nine, I have time to take a bath. Normally, I do it in a bathhouse near my home.
But this time a year ago, Zhou Bingkun brought his family to the public bathhouse where Chunyan worked.
I don’t care about anything else, I just want to be able to get in as soon as possible and take a bath with clean water.
"Chunyan, Director Qiao, you see, we are just here to take a bath, and you, the senior director, are here to greet us."
Qiao Chunyan was no longer a pedicurist at the bathhouse. After being named a city model in the service industry three years ago, she was promoted and became the deputy director of the bathhouse not long after.
"Why are you the only ones here this time? Aunt Zhou, Uncle Zhou, and Brother Bingyi are also back, aren't they?" Chunyan asked.
"This matter is a bit complicated. I can't explain it at the moment. I'll tell you after I finish washing." Seeing that the bathhouse opened at that time, Zhou Bingkun didn't care about fishing with Chunyan at the moment.
Zhou Bingkun led a wave of Guangming, and Zheng Juan led Aunt Zheng and her children.
Zhou Bingkun still took a shower much faster than Zheng Juan. After coming out, he still waited in the activity area for Zheng Juan to come out.
"Don't wait here. Follow me to my office. I have some good tea there."
"Okay, we ordinary people should also try the tea of you, the great director."
Zhou Bingkun went to Chunyan's office with light in his eyes.
After arriving at the office, Chunyan made tea for Zhou Bingkun and sugar water for Guangming, and then said, "What is going on at your house? Why didn't they come?"
"Actually, nothing happened. Like your Debao, I live in my wife's house now..."
The explanation given to Chunyan was the same as the reason given to Aunt Zheng.
"You went to live at Juan'er's house in Taiping Hutong?"
"Well, I live in Taiping Hutong."
"Then will we still get together during the Chinese New Year this year?"
"There is no place. We can't get together during the New Year this year. Let's wait until the New Year is over before we get together."
"Then why don't you go to my house to get together?"
"We're going to gather in your cadre building? Let's forget it. There are so many of us and your family is not that big."
Chunyan persisted and did not build half a house privately, but she still got some benefits. After being promoted, she was even allocated a house in the cadre building to live in.
"Okay, let's wait until the New Year is over and the hotel opens. Let's go to Wu Qian's Hotel to get together."
On the last day of work before the year, Chunyan had a lot of things to do. She drank tea in the office, and after Zheng Juan came out, Zhou Bingkun left the bath.
After returning to Zheng's house, we still have to keep busy, including croquettes, fish, tofu, etc. There are also a lot of things.
When you reach your thirties, you can’t say that there is nothing to do. The whole day is basically preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
In the past few years, when the Zheng family had New Year's Eve dinner, there were only Aunt Zheng and Guangming, and the New Year's Eve dinner prepared was relatively simple.
This year Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan are both here. There are more people and more food, so we have to cook more dishes.
"Bingkun, Bingkun, Zhou Bingkun." When it was late, Li Suhua found the Zheng family.
It had been three days before someone from the old Zhou family came to see Zhou Bingkun. Compared to Zheng Juan, Zhou Bingkun was more like a found child.
"Mom, why are you here?" Hearing Li Suhua's voice, Zhou Bingkun came out to greet her.
"It's already New Year's Eve, why don't you go home?"
"When I left, I said I would celebrate the New Year here, so of course I won't go back. We have already cooked the New Year's Eve dinner."
"If you don't go back, where is the child? Let the child spend New Year's Eve with us. Let the child sleep with us today?"
"Mom, don't be ridiculous, of course the child will follow Juan'er."
Li Suhua quite likes her granddaughter, but she is afraid that it will tire Li Suhua, and Zheng Juan will basically raise the child alone.
It can be said that if the child leaves Zheng Juan, he will not be able to sleep peacefully. Li Suhua does not have the ability to take care of the child.
"Let mom see the child. Mom hasn't seen the child in three days."
"Look, you said you wanted me to go back, which made me angry, but you even forgot to let you into the house." Zhou Bingkun clapped his hands and said.
