"It's just that we haven't seen each other for a few years, Zhou Bingkun, why have you become like this?" Zhou Bingyi said impatiently. Zhou Bingkun remained unmoved, and Zhou Bingyi soon lost his patience.
"Why can't I change? I can't express myself in this family and I can only accept it, right?"
Zhou Bingkun's tone was not polite. The younger brother in the family sat too firmly, and the others had become too accustomed to it.
"Bingkun, that's not what I meant."
"It doesn't matter whether you mean it or not. If you have nothing else to say, you can go back. It's been five years and you've only come back for a few days. Don't waste it with me. Spend more time with mom when you have time."
Zhou Bingkun is also able to speak from the moral high ground. After speaking, he also has a lot of experience. Standing and speaking does not cause pain in the back, but it is very refreshing.
"Okay... okay, then I'll go back." Zhou Bingyi replied disappointedly as he failed to achieve his goal.
"You're leaving tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, I'll leave tomorrow."
"What's going on with this Corps? It's been a few years since you took this family leave. Why did you only take these few days?"
Zhou Bingkun calculated that Zhou Bingyi had only been home for a week, so his vacation was inevitably a little too short. It would take at least half a month to be normal.
A week's family leave may not be enough even if it's farther away from home or the time spent traveling back and forth in the car.
"It's not that the vacation is short, your sister-in-law's parents are in a different situation now and are allowed to visit. We are going to visit your sister-in-law's parents." Zhou Bingyi explained.
"Oh, let's see where your father-in-law and mother-in-law go? Go, go."
Zhou Bingkun waved his hands and said, since he was already living at his mother-in-law's house, he didn't seem qualified to ask Zhou Bingyi to visit his mother-in-law.
Zhou Bingkun, the filial son of the Hao family, made this decision, and Zhou Bingkun was not surprised at all.
Not many people have father-in-laws and mothers-in-law who are senior executives and can resist walking around.
Zhou Bingyi, who had political ambitions to display, could not resist this temptation.
…
On the sixth day of the lunar month, Bingyi and Hao Dongmei set off by train to visit Hao Dongmei's parents.
Zhou Bingyi, Zhou's eldest son, is not worthy of being sent to Zhou Bingkun.
It is hard to find out whether Zhou Zhigang went to the train station to see off Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei because he was reluctant to part with his eldest son or because he was fawning over his eldest daughter-in-law.
After Zhou Bingyi left, Li Suhua thought Zhou Bingkun was a good son again. He came to the Zheng family to see his granddaughter and complained to Zhou Bingkun:
"Bingkun, your brother has left and you haven't come home. Your sister hasn't come back yet. Now your father and I are the only two people left at home. This new year is even more deserted than before."
"Isn't it just right? We haven't seen each other for so many years. Haven't you saved up a lot of things to say to my dad? Now there are only two of you living at home, so you can have a good chat. Alas... you two are the only ones left, how can you still talk to me?
You went out alone and left my dad at home alone?"
Even if Zhou Bingyi leaves, there is still Zhou Zhigang, and Li Suhua's status here is higher than Zhou Bingkun's, so there is no reason for Li Suhua to come and chat with Zhou Bingkun.
"Your dad went to the post office and made a long-distance call to your sister. Ask your sister if she can come back in the next few days while your dad is still at home." Mentioning Zhou Rong made Li Suhua feel much better, and her tone was bright.
A lot more relaxed.
Zhou Zhigang did not just say that he loved Zhou Rong, he called Zhou Rong again.
"It's good to be back."
Li Suhua said in surprise: "Bingkun, do you miss your sister too?"
"I must think so. After all, I haven't seen him for seven years."
It's time to settle the accounts of Zhou Rong's escaping seven years ago.
"Then you move back home. When your sister comes back, you two siblings will be able to get close to each other."
"Mom, there is no need to move back now. Juan'er and I are going to move back. When Zhou Rong comes back, won't our house be no longer able to fit in? In order to make room for her, I have to move here again. This is not in vain.
."
Of course, this was just Zhou Bingkun. He didn't want to go back when Zhou Zhigang was at home. To deal with Li Suhua's excuse, it was impossible to make room for Zhou Rong.
"That's the case when you say so." Li Suhua nodded and responded. Her precious daughter was coming back, and she instantly felt that Zhou Bingkun was no longer important.
"There is another situation that I want to tell you. Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. The post office is not open today. The post office will not open until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year the day after tomorrow."
"Then your dad arrived at the post office, but it wasn't open. He couldn't call your sister. Why didn't you tell her earlier when you knew the post office wasn't open?"
"None of you asked me, how did I know you were going to call Zhou Rong at this time?"
I had never called Zhou Rong before. The village where Zhou Rong went to the countryside did not have a telephone at all.
When Zhou Zhigang called now, he was not calling Zhou Rong directly. He was calling Guo Cheng, his apprentice who had been transferred to work in Guizhou, and asked Guo Cheng to send a message to Zhou Rong.
"If you can't make a call today, then ask your dad to call your sister on the eighth day of the lunar month."
Now Li Suhua arranges things very smoothly for Zhou Zhigang. It has been a long time since he came back, but Zhou Zhigang is not as good as when he first came back.
"Well, don't forget to ask my dad to tell Zhou Rong when he calls him that when Zhou Rong comes back, he should be calm on the road and not cause trouble."
Not wanting a child to be raised suddenly dropped from the sky, Zhou Bingkun couldn't help but give him a warning.
Li Suhua was not happy when talking about Zhou Rong, and after so many years, she was very prejudiced against Zhou Bingkun: "What are you talking about? When did your sister get into trouble? We have three children, haven't you been the one causing trouble since they were little?
"
"Okay, let's forget I didn't say it. Your daughter is good at everything and never causes trouble. I just don't know how a person who doesn't cause trouble could run to Guizhou alone and have a husband and child."
If Li Suhua of the old Zhou family doesn't value Zhou Bingkun's opinions, others won't care even less, and the reminder will be in vain.
…
"Juan'er, let me help you clean it. This house has not been occupied for a week, and it is too boring." Zhou Bingkun said to Zheng Juan who was cleaning the house.
"I can just clean it by myself. Just don't come in. Just look after the children outside. If you make the clothes dirty, don't you still want me to wash them?"
Zhou Zhigang stayed at home until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and did not wait for Zhou Rong to come back. He was neither happy nor willing to embark on the train back to Chongqing.
Zhou Bingkun stayed at Zheng's house this time and almost didn't come back until after the Lantern Festival.
"Okay, then I'll stay outside."
Because of the burning kang in the house, the ashes must be a little bigger, and the cleaning is a little dirty, but it doesn't matter how tired I am.
Zhou Bingkun came over to Li Suhua's back room. He was so happy when they were reunited during the New Year, but how sad they were when they parted. After everyone left, Li Suhua felt a lot more depressed: "Mom, isn't it my dad who left? What's the matter?
Look, I have taken away your soul, and my dad will be back in three years."
"Two years turned into three years, and three years turned into three years. Your dad was gone for seven years before he came back this time. The next time he comes back, I don't know if it will be another seven years." Li Suhua said passively, losing all energy.
.
"Don't worry, it won't take seven years no matter what this time. If my dad still doesn't come back to visit relatives, I will send you to Chongqing to find him. Besides, think more about happy things. Are you not doing it for Zhou Rong?
Have you called? Zhou Rong will be back in the spring."
"This one comes back, that one doesn't come back, that one comes back, and this one leaves again, when can our family really be reunited!"
"Mom, you shouldn't think like that. It's okay if you don't come back together. If you come back every once in a while, you can be happy for a while. Compared with people who come back in droves and leave in droves, you may not be able to bear the great joy and great sadness.
, it’s better to have a surprise every once in a while.”
Zhou Bingkun's treatment can be regarded as a coping type of comfort, and it won't have much effect.
Zhou Bingkun had experience seven years ago. It will take time for Li Suhua to get out of this low mood.
…
After Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan moved back, everything returned to normal.
The days went by as usual, and the first thing that needed to be arranged was a gathering for a few people.
The time was set on Sunday, and the location was set at the Chaoyang Hotel where Wu Qian worked.
"Catch up, National Day, you all came so early?"
When Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan arrived, Qianchao and his partner Yu Hong, and Guoqing and his wife Wu Qian had already arrived.
"It's not that we came early, it's that you came too late. Whoever comes late will get the treat." Wu Qian rolled her eyes and knocked on the melon seeds.
The restaurant doesn't provide melon seeds, so they probably brought them here after a while. Even if she wanted to bring them during the National Day, Wu Qian couldn't let her go. In terms of being stingy, Wu Qian has never let anyone down.
"Ji Chao, who is this person? Why don't you introduce him to us?"
Zhou Bingkun ignored Wu Qian and spent the whole day thinking about how to escape the order. His horizons were limited and the conditions were not bad, but he was still so stingy and stingy.
"This is my partner Yu Hong, Chunyan's apprentice. This is..."
This is the first time Qianchao has taken Yu Hong to participate in a group activity.
"Welcome, welcome, I've heard a lot about it, and finally I'm meeting the real person."
Zhou Bingkun's impression of Hong was not bad, at least she was quiet and not like Wu Qian who made a fuss.
The plate of melon seeds on the table was almost finished when Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan arrived belatedly.
"Director Qiao, Debao, why are you here so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time. We have agreed that those who come late will not only be fined with alcohol, but also treated!"
Wu Qian, a wealthy person, doesn't feel any pressure at all. Chunyan, who is the deputy director of the bathhouse, is a wealthy person in Wu Qian's eyes.
Cao Debao said happily: "It's okay to treat guests, but we can't recognize you if you drink alcohol for free. We just came out of the hospital."
Debao agreed to the treat, and it was unusual for him to agree so readily. Although Cao Debao was not as generous as Wu Qian, he was not a very generous person either.
"What's going on? Why did you go to the hospital?" Qianchao asked.
"A good thing, a happy thing, Chunyan is here again." Cao Debao couldn't stop smiling.
"I'm pregnant again, you can do it, Debao!" Guoqing patted Debao on the shoulder and said. "Then I won't compete with you today. I originally wanted to invite you."
Guo Qing is not a hypocritical person. Since he said this, it means that Guo Qing really wanted to treat himself just now.
The National Day was sincere. Except for Yu Hong, everyone here knew that they almost had to spend money to treat guests during the National Day, so Wu Qian got angry and opened her mouth to reprimand: "Why are you robbing? You don't know how capable you are."
You know, can you compare with Ren Debao?"
"Why am I incapable? I am short of you to eat or to wear. I can't even treat you to a guest. I have to treat you to a guest today. What the hell!"
Wu Qian is fierce, but Guo Qing is also a chauvinistic person, how can he tolerate Wu Qian losing face outside.
Wu Qian stood up and pointed at the National Day: "Would you like one to try?"
Guo Qing also stood up and glared at Wu Qian with a dark face: "Just give it a try."
"Okay, Wu Qian, National Day, please sit down quickly. We will invite you today. If you want, you can do it next time."
Chunyan pulled Wu Qian and said, with so many people watching, it was impossible for Guo Qing and Wu Qian to really fight.
The man pulled Guo Qing, and the woman pulled Wu Qian, and the two of them sat down. In order to prevent the two of them from arguing again, they also made them sit separately.
"Chunyan, congratulations." After everyone sat down again, Zheng Juan said to Chunyan.
"Congratulations, this is not necessarily a good thing. Just one child makes me tired and annoyed to death. If I really have a second child, I don't know how I will live in the future." Chunyan said coquettishly,
It can be seen that Chunyan is very happy to be pregnant with her second child. At this time, the idea of having more children and more blessings is still very deep-rooted.
"Chunyan, why are you tired? Your mother is taking care of your children, isn't it?" Wu Qian still couldn't control her mouth. Wu Qian was the kind of person who would die of pain if she didn't speak.
"Why am I not tired? My mother takes care of me six days a week. I take care of it myself when I get home from get off work and on weekends."
"De Bao, you have to squeeze in. When I asked you to be my son-in-law, you were still unwilling."
Wu Qian still speaks without thinking, and maintains the style of poking people where they hurt when she opens her mouth.
"You have to squeeze, you have to squeeze." Debao nodded awkwardly and responded.
"I'm willing to go out now. I feel light all over after leaving that home. Yu Hong, you must learn our lesson." Chunyan was joking with Yu Hong.
"Yu Hong, you must not listen to Chunyan. They have already prepared the second one, and they don't want our old Sun family to have an heir."
Qianchao said anxiously, and couldn't help but be amused. It turned out that everyone else had children, but his own wife didn't have any, so Qianchao was very anxious.
“It’s time to order food, it’s time to order food, and I’m not even hungry anymore.”
“Pork in pot.”
"Big deal."
“Chicken stewed with mushrooms.”
"Fried peanuts."
"Three delicacies from the ground."
"Boiled large intestine."
"Bring a few bottles of beer and a bottle of liquor."
Except for the quiet Zheng Juan and Yu Hong, each person ordered a dish. There were six dishes, which was enough for eight people.
This party was quite lively and happy. During this period, the lives of several families were pretty good.
My living standard is at its peak for some time, with a stable job, a wife, and children.
Even if you catch up, you will get a wife right away, you will not talk sourly, and you will eat and drink happily for the first time.
