Chapter 554: Confirming the relationship, the old lady’s plan
Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this process, Zhou Chen mentioned Zheng Juan to his mother Li Suhua again and wanted Li Suhua to help with matchmaking.
But Li Suhua's attitude was very perfunctory, and she kept trying to persuade him, saying that she had already inquired about Zheng Juan's situation, which was more complicated than what Zhou Chen said, and wanted Zhou Chen to give up.
Li Suhua is usually a very talkative person, but this time her attitude was very firm, insisting that Zhou Chen give up this idea.
After Zhou Chen thought for a moment, he understood what Li Suhua was thinking.
Li Suhua disagreed. In fact, it was for her own sake. Again, she felt that Zheng Juan's family, the oldest one, the youngest one, was blind. If her son married Zheng Juan, he would definitely suffer hardship and regret in the future.
So her idea was that she would rather be the bad guy herself, and she also wanted to get rid of Zhou Chen's idea.
If she hadn't been illiterate, she would have written a letter to her man and asked Zhou Zhigang to persuade Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen wanted to understand Li Suhua's plan, but he was not angry. It was only natural for a mother to worry about her son's affairs.
Even if he thinks Li Suhua shouldn't worry about this, she is his mother after all, and he doesn't want to have a conflict with her because of this matter.
However, Li Suhua disagreed, but Zhou Chen would not really give up. He was determined to marry Zheng Juan, and it would not be easy even if God came.
It was time to pay wages again. This month's wages were slightly less than last month. After Zhou Chen paid his wages, he went straight to the cinema.
Now that the weather has gradually warmed up, but it’s not yet time to sell popsicles, Zheng Juan’s family is still selling candied haws.
Today there are only two siblings, Zheng Juan and Zheng Guangming, and Aunt Zheng is not here.
Seeing Zhou Chen coming, Zheng Juan was very happy and quickly poured a glass of water.
"I just got off work, drink some water."
Zhou Chen was not polite, nor did he dislike it. He took the cup, the water was just right, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Guangming, get a candied haws for your brother Bingkun."
Zheng Guangming responded crisply: "Okay." Then he fumbled and picked up a bunch of candied haws and handed it to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen had eaten a lot of candied haws on a stick in the past two months and was a little tired of it. However, he knew that this was Zheng Juan's kindness. She couldn't give her anything else delicious besides candied haws on a stick, so he took it.
"Guangming, thank you."
"Brother Bingkun, the candied haws made by my sister are delicious, right?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Guangming is right, I just like the candied haws made by your sister."
Zheng Juan's face turned bright red. Over the past few months, she had become very familiar with Zhou Chen. Although the two had not yet established a relationship, in fact, her heart was already attached to Zhou Chen.
Biting into the candied haws, Zhou Chen took out a stack of broken tickets from his body.
"Zheng Juan, take these."
When Zheng Juan saw so much money and tickets, she quickly declined: "Why did you give me the money? I treated you to the candied haws."
Zhou Chen solemnly said: "This is not Tanghulu money, it is given to you by me, Zheng Juan, I don't know if you recognize it or not. Anyway, in my heart, you are my future wife, I am your man, and I am raising you."
It’s only natural.”
"You, why did you say these all of a sudden?" Zheng Juan's face turned red with embarrassment, but her heart was filled with joy.
Zhou Chen added: "I'm just saying this so that you don't have so much pressure, and I don't want to hide it from you, because I'm still young and my mother doesn't want me to find a wife so quickly, but I have different ideas from her.
I have identified with one person my whole life, and I think you are the person I am looking for."
"As long as you agree, I will give you some every month after I pay my salary and coupons. Zheng Juan, remember, this is not charity, but I hope you use the money I give you to make something delicious."
Yes, take good care of your body. You will become my wife in the future, but if you want to bear children for me, you cannot do without a good body."
"I can promise you that within three years, I will definitely marry you home, so don't be anxious or worry. If you marry me, we will be a family. Your relatives are also my relatives. Your mother
I will take care of you and your brother together."
Zhou Chen said so much in one breath, just because he wanted An Zhengjuan's heart. Anyway, he had already expressed his thoughts before, and now he showed it more thoroughly and less abruptly.
Zheng Juan was stunned and looked at Zhou Chen stupidly. Zhou Chen's straightforward and domineering words had such a huge impact on her that she didn't know what to say for a while.
"What's up? I've come to my senses."
Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zheng Juan's eyes, which woke Zheng Juan up.
Her face was red and her voice was like a mosquito: "Zhou Bingkun, why are you so nice to me? I am just an uneducated country woman. I am not worthy of you."
Zhou Chen said softly: "Don't say such silly things. If I say you are worthy, you are worthy. I am good to you because you are worthy. If you feel bad about it, then marry me later and be happy."
Just serve me and be a good wife and mother."
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"Okay, don't say anything if you're moved. Just remember that you are my intended wife, Zhou Bingkun. Don't think about anything else. Leave it all to me."
After saying that, Zhou Chen smiled and touched Zheng Guangming's head and asked: "Guangming, brother Bingkun wants to be your brother-in-law, are you willing?"
Zheng Guangming kept nodding like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, brother Bingkun, you are a good person, I want you to be my brother-in-law."
"What a good boy."
Zheng Guangming is really a very obedient and sensible child. In the plot, he helped his sister take care of his nephew. Later, when he came to the Zhou family, he helped take care of Feng Yue. Finally, in order not to drag his sister down, he chose to become a monk.
Therefore, although Zheng Guangming cannot see, he is as kind-hearted as Zheng Juan.
Zhou Chen has decided to marry Zheng Juan, so naturally he will not let Zheng Guangming become a monk like in the TV series.
Opening his bag, Zhou Chen took out a paper bag and placed it in front of Zheng Juan.
"Zheng Juan, this is the medicine I prepared. You go back and give it to Guangming. Although it cannot cure his eyes, it can still play a role in preventing his eyes from deteriorating. When the medical conditions are improved in the future,
If he is operated on again, there is still a chance that his eyes will regain some vision."
When Zheng Juan heard this, she asked excitedly: "Is there really a cure for bright eyes?"
Zhou Chen said with certainty: "Believe me, I won't lie to you. If I say it can be cured, it will be cured. It just has to wait a few years. You don't have to be so anxious."
If it is after the millennium, no, there is no need to wait until then. Even in the 1990s, Zhou Chen is 90% sure of curing Zheng Guangming.
But now the medical conditions in the country are too poor, and he has no access to the hospital's precision instruments, so there is no way to treat Zheng Guangming.
Although traditional Chinese medicine is extensive and profound, it is not omnipotent. A situation like Zheng Guangming’s is already very serious and surgery is still needed.
"I trust you."
Zheng Juan's expression was serious, she really believed Zhou Chen.
"Then you can accept the money and tickets first, just treat them as a little gift I prepared for you in advance."
Zheng Juan was ashamed: "Don't talk nonsense. If you talk like that again, I won't want it anymore."
"Okay, I won't say anything anymore, just put it away quickly."
Zheng Juan quickly collected the money and tickets given by Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen was very happy when he saw it.
Zheng Juan's willingness to accept the money and tickets from him means that she has accepted him. Otherwise, given Zheng Juan's character, she would never accept it.
Time has entered the 1970s, and it has been more than a year since Zhou Chen came to this world.
Zhou Chen is still working at the publishing house. More than a year later, he has been promoted from a newcomer to become the mainstay of Golden Land Magazine.
With his outstanding work ability and proficiency in foreign languages, he thrives in the publishing house. In addition to working in the magazine editorial department, he is often assigned other tasks and helps in other departments.
Because Zhou Chen is very skillful in dealing with people, although he is a bit sharp, he did not cause any dissatisfaction.
Although the publishing house is somewhat similar to a small office, it is very different. It can be regarded as a Qingshui Yamen. People who work here may occasionally quarrel with each other, but in general, it is relatively peaceful.
What's more, Zhou Chen's abilities are outstanding, and the president pays special attention to him, so no one bothers him.
Anyway, for Zhou Chen, his life over the past year has been quite nourishing.
In terms of salary, it has also increased from the original 26 to the current 30. Coupled with daily writing and occasionally writing two poems, on average, he can get about 50 per month.
In terms of money, he doesn't have much pursuit for the time being. Part of the money he earns is given to his mother Li Suhua to support the family, and part of it is given to Zheng Juan.
There are many opportunities to make money, but it is better to keep a low profile during this period. When this wave passes, there will be opportunities to make big money.
The biggest gain during this period is that the relationship with Zheng Juan has become much closer. Now Zheng Juan no longer objects to holding hands with Zhou Chen, and sometimes she can even kiss secretly.
Aunt Zheng even regarded Zhou Chen as her son-in-law, and she greeted him every time she saw him. Although she also wanted Zhou Chen to marry Zheng Juan as soon as possible, she also knew that Zhou Chen was still young, so she didn't push him.
Zheng Guangming is the happiest one, because every time Zhou Chen goes to see them, he will bring him delicious food and sometimes toys. Now, he is closer to Zhou Chen, his quasi-brother-in-law, than his sister.
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There is only one thing Zhou Chen wants to do most urgently now, and that is to find a house.
Living in Guangzipian is really inconvenient. Even after more than a year, Zhou Chen still can't fully adapt.
You need to fetch water, you need to go to a public toilet to use the toilet, and when it rains, it’s impossible to walk on the road without a letter, and so on.
But this is not the biggest reason why he wants to move out. The biggest reason why he wants to leave Guangzipian is that Guangzipian only has two rooms. It was fine when he and Li Suhua were at home, one room per person.
But once he gets married, or his father and elder brother come back, it will be too inconvenient.
As for the soundproofing of the house, it would be very inconvenient if you want to do something after getting married.
Thinking of what Wu Qian said in the TV series, the scene where several members of the family sleep on the same bed, and the father-in-law and daughter-in-law squeeze into the same bed, Zhou Chen felt his scalp numb just thinking about it.
Others could bear it, but he couldn't.
It's just that it's not easy to own your own house now. Ready-made houses are not allowed to be bought or sold and can only be 'exchanged', but this is not safe.
So Zhou Chen was thinking about whether to rent a house.
But if he was renting a house, Li Suhua would probably scold him to death because he couldn't live in a good home and had to rent a house.
Zhou Chen and Shao Jingwen asked about the situation of the publishing house. In fact, the publishing house is also qualified for housing allocation, but it is not easy to meet the requirements.
Take Shao Jingwen himself as an example. He worked in a publishing house for many years and was assigned an apartment only after he became the editor-in-chief.
For an ordinary employee like him now, if he wants to be allocated a room, he shouldn't even think about it.
But it's not completely hopeless. If you can have enough status in the publishing house, or even join the Writers' Association, and get some kind of position, you may still be allocated a room.
Zhou Chen is currently working hard in this direction.
In Zhou's house, Li Suhua was sitting on the kang and chatting.
"Kun'er's mother, it's already winter, and the New Year is coming soon. Will Kun's father come back this year?"
Chunyan's mother took a sip from the tea cup and asked Li Suhua with a smile.
Speaking of this, Li Suhua said with a sad face: "Kun's dad wrote a letter last month, saying that he can't leave there for the time being. If he won't come back this year, he will come back during the Chinese New Year next year."
Chunyan's mother said: "That's such a pity. If his father doesn't come back, what about Bingyi and Ronger?"
Zhou Rong went to Guizhou to go to the countryside. This was no secret in Guangzi Film, but others did not know that Zhou Rong went there for Feng Huacheng. Only the Zhou family and Cai Xiaoguang knew this secret.
Li Suhua looked unhappy and said dryly: "Bingyi and his corps have something to do, so they won't come back this year. The same goes for Ronger. Kun'er and I will spend the Spring Festival together this year."
Chunyan's mother sighed: "Oh, so, we can't go far away from home. Our two girls have a few days off during the Chinese New Year, so they can go home and get together."
Li Suhua, who was already feeling uncomfortable, felt even more uncomfortable after hearing Chunyan's mother's words.
Seeing that Li Suhua looked unhappy, Chunyan's mother realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly changed the subject.
"Mom Kun'er, to be honest, I really envy you. Look at how promising your three children are, and then look at our three daughters. Alas, they are really incomparable."
Li Suhua's thoughts were indeed diverted. She smiled and said, "What's the point? Sister, I envy you. Your three daughters are so considerate."
Chunyan's mother hummed: "I didn't notice her thoughtfulness, but she did a lot of worrying. Not to mention the two eldest members of our family, they are both in the countryside, so that's it. But Chunyan, well, look at the work she assigned,
Chunyan, the public bath pedicurist, is a young girl, so I feel aggrieved to let her do this job."
Speaking of this, she sighed again and again, feeling uncomfortable in her heart.
After all, she is also a street activist and has some rights, but her daughter assigns such a job, which makes her face lose all luster.
But even though she was dissatisfied, Qiao Chunyan did not dare not to go. Young people staying in the city only had one job opportunity. If they did not go, they would not have a job.
Although pedicure workers are just foot-dressers and not decent, they are well organized and are better than just hanging around at home without a job.
Li Suhua didn't know how to speak to comfort her old sisters, so she could only sit there and listen to Chunyan's mother complain.
Chunyan's mother complained for a while and then changed the topic to Zhou Chen.
"Your Bingkun is better. He works in a publishing house, and the salary is high and decent. In our optical film, none of the young men who are similar to Bingkun can compare with Bingkun."
Li Suhua said modestly: "It's good, that's all."
"It's just like that. Being an editor at a publishing house is a cultural person. How respectable."
Li Suhua smiled and said nothing. In fact, she wanted to say that her youngest son not only had a decent job, he was also a great poet and writer.
But she still remembered that Zhou Chen emphasized to her not to spread this matter outside, because in this special period, it would be particularly troublesome if she was framed by a villain.
Li Suhua didn't understand the truth, but too many similar things had happened in the past few years, so after being reminded by her son, she kept her mouth shut and didn't tell anyone about it.
For someone who likes to show off her son's potential, she is holding back a lot.
After chatting for a while, Chunyan's mother suddenly rolled her eyes and said quietly: "Kun'er's mother, we have known each other for many years."
"It must be almost twenty years."
"In all these years, we have never had a red face, and our relationship has always been very good."
"Yes, thank you sister for taking care of us. We are just like sisters. Why did you think of talking about this?"
Chunyan's mother asked tentatively: "Do you think it would be better if sisters like us were more closely related?"
"Kiss, kiss, kiss?"
Li Suhua looked confused and didn't understand what Chunyan's mother meant.
Chunyan's mother pursed her lips and said: "Our Chunyan and your Bingkun grew up together, and our two families know each other very well. You said that if they were to be together, wouldn't we just be in love with each other?"
Yet?"
The words were said so straightforwardly, and Li Suhua felt a sudden thought. If it were in the past, she would have been very happy to marry a daughter-in-law like Qiao Chunyan, but now.
It wasn't her fault, but based on their family Bingkun's current job and income, I don't know how many people were eyeing him. Although Qiao Chunyan was good, she felt that her son deserved better.
At the same time, she also understood that Chunyan's mother said this because her son was now promising.
"Sister, your Chunyan is beautiful, polite and sensible. To be honest, I like her from the bottom of my heart, but you also know that our Kuner has a bad temper and won't listen to me at all. And for such a big thing,
His father is not here, and I dare not nod."
Chunyan's mother's face trembled inadvertently, but she still said with a smile: "I still know this child Bingkun, he is a sensible and obedient child, and I like him very much no matter how good he looks.
Think about it, we are neighbors, and the relationship between our two families is so close. If we become in-laws, there will be no parental conflicts for the two children in the future. Our family Chunyan is particularly hard-working and has no problem in serving others.
Two words."
"As parents, don't we just want our children to be well? When it comes to finding a partner, we have to find someone who knows the basics. Our two families just know each other well, don't you think?"
Li Suhua was a little moved by what she said. She felt that her son deserved better, but the elder sisters were right. Chunyan had good conditions and was favored at home. If they really became in-laws, it would be true.
good.
"Sister, what you said makes sense, but our Kun'er, you don't know. Now he has many ideas of his own, and I can't control him. If he likes Chunyan, that's fine. But if he doesn't like Chunyan,
What should we do?”
Chunyan's mother said with a smile: "That depends on our ability as mothers. They are still young, so we have to create opportunities for them. The more time they spend in contact, the more they will naturally develop a good impression."
Li Suhua's eyes lit up: "You mean, let them get along with each other often?"
"Yes, that's the truth. There is no problem with me. I like Bingkun very much. I will have no problem with him becoming my son-in-law. I don't need any bride price."
Chunyan's mother showed her attitude directly. She was not afraid of being looked down upon. For such a good son-in-law, Zhou Bingkun, she would still catch him even if he lost some face.
Li Suhua fell into deep thought. She was not very satisfied with Qiao Chunyan, but she definitely preferred Qiao Chunyan to Zheng Juan.
For more than a year, Zhou Chen mentioned Zheng Juan to her more than once. If she hadn't tried her best to stop him, his son would have taken that woman home.
She was thinking, if Zhou Chen and Qiao Chunyan got better, would she be able to forget that woman?
Thinking of this, she immediately said to Chunyan's mother: "Sister, then we have to make a careful calculation."
Zhou Chen didn't know that he was already being targeted by two women who were planning to find him a wife.
On this day, Zhou Chen just returned home and found that besides his mother, there was someone else at home.
"Brother Bingkun."
Zhou Chen looked at Qiao Chunyan in surprise and asked, "Chunyan, why are you here?"
Qiao Chunyan was indeed a woman who loved to laugh. She smiled broadly and said, "Why can't I be here? Brother Bingkun, my aunt called me to come for dinner today."
"My mother called you here?"
Zhou Chen looked searchingly at Li Suhua who was cooking. Li Suhua responded with a smile: "Kun'er, Chunyan is right. I called her over. I usually feel bored at home alone, so I asked her to come over." Chunyan came to chat with me."
Qiao Chunyan stepped forward and took Li Suhua's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother Bingkun, did you hear that?"
Zhou Chen looked suspicious. He felt that this matter was not that simple. Why didn't he call Qiao Chunyan for dinner before, but today he suddenly called her.
Thinking of what happened in the plot, Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel wary. Wouldn't this old lady be colluding with Aunt Qiao and want to bring him and Qiao Chunyan together?
If you think about it carefully, this possibility is really quite high.
"Since it was my mother who called me, then you should stay and eat with my mother. I have something to do tonight and have to go out."
Zhou Chen didn't want to leave any chance to Qiao Chunyan. This girl looked good, but she wasn't his cup of tea.
With that said, he put his things back in his room and prepared to leave.