"This is the key to this house. If you want to see it in the future, you can come over at any time."
Zhou Chen handed a key to Zheng Juan and asked her to keep it.
Zheng Juan said nervously: "You don't have to give it to me. This is your house. Give it to me."
But Zhou Chen forcefully pushed the key to Zheng Juan, "Take it as long as it's given to you. You can also take the money and coupons. You need to prepare anything at home, and you have to buy it. After all, you will be here from now on."
the mistress.”
Zheng Juan accepted the key without any further hesitation.
Zhou Chen then said: "Juan'er, our stay here is only temporary. If you wait a little longer, I will definitely buy a big villa for you to live in. Then I will hire two nannies, so you don't have to do the housework and housework yourself."
Clean up.”
Zheng Juan did not take Zhou Chen's words seriously. She could not even imagine the house in front of her, let alone a large villa and a nanny. She felt that she would not be so lucky in this life.
"By the way, one more thing. Next Sunday, the supply and marketing cooperative in Shengli Store in the eastern suburbs of the city will have a batch of pork that you can buy without a ticket. I will borrow a tricycle then. You come with me and we will buy two fans of pork.
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Zheng Juan's eyes widened and she said in disbelief: "Two fans, isn't that a whole pig? How much does it cost to buy so much pork? Can you eat it all?"
"It's affordable, 48 cents per catty. Two fans can weigh about two hundred catties. It costs about one hundred yuan. Two hundred catties seems like a lot, but even if you can't finish it, you can still pickle it. It can't be wasted anyway."
After too many hard days, it was hard to get the opportunity to buy pork at will. Zhou Chen would definitely not miss such a good opportunity.
Although one hundred yuan is a lot, he still has this small amount of savings.
Zheng Juan felt that her life was becoming increasingly difficult to understand. She used to be so poor that even one steamed bun had to be shared by three people. But since she met Zhou Chen, she no longer had to worry about food, and could occasionally eat meat.
, she never dared to think about such a day before.
She is not a person who is good at expressing herself. She can only remember Zhou Chen's kindness to her and think about repaying him well in the future.
Although Zheng Juan said it was not her own house, she got the key given to her by Zhou Chen. In the next few days, she went there every day to clean, tidy up the room and buy things.
Seeing Zheng Juan so happy, Zhou Chen was also very happy. As a man, making your woman happy is a sign of success.
Zhou Chen hasn't told Li Suhua about the house yet. Li Suhua is different from Zheng Juan, and her acceptance ability is definitely not as good as Zheng Juan's.
If he knew that he had no home to live in and had to spend so much money to rent a house, he would definitely be very angry.
In the minds of the older generation, renting a house is not as comfortable as living in your own house.
"Bingkun, please see if this article can be used in the next issue of our magazine."
Because one person left the editorial department of the magazine, another person was added. The person who came to consult Zhou Chen was the new editor.
Zhou Chen took it and said, "Leave it here, I'll take a look at it later."
"Okay, then I'll go out first."
Zhou Chen rubbed his temples. Since Shao Jingwen left, he has shouldered the work of two people by himself.
This is nothing to him, but reading articles and giving reports all day long will make him feel bored.
"Jingle Bell……"
Zhou Chen picked up the phone: "Hello, this is "Golden Land" magazine."
"Oh, you're looking for me, okay, I understand."
Zhou Chen put down the phone and felt strange. Why were people always coming to class to see him recently? This time they actually asked him to go out.
The guard said that the person who came to him this time was in a car and looked like a leader, so he decided to go out and take a look.
Zhou Chen came outside the publishing house and saw an old-fashioned car parked there. A middle-aged woman wearing a cotton-padded jacket stood in front of the car, as if waiting for someone.
He knew that this was probably the person who was looking for him, so he walked over. As soon as he reached him, the other person spoke first.
"Zhou Bingkun?"
Zhou Chen nodded and responded: "I am Zhou Bingkun, who are you?"
He has a very good memory. He can be sure that he has never seen this woman before. They should not know each other. How come this woman recognized him at a glance?
"Hello, Comrade Zhou Bingkun, my name is Qu Xiuzhen, and I work in a soy sauce factory."
As soon as he heard the name, Zhou Chen knew who she was. Qu Xiuzhen from the soy sauce factory was also Ma Shouchang's wife. She had many supporting roles in the TV series.
"Hello Hello."
Zhou Chen shook hands with Qu Xiuzhen very politely, and at the same time guessed the reason why Qu Xiuzhen came to him.
"Excuse me, why are you looking for me?"
Qu Xiuzhen said with a smile: "Comrade Zhou Bingkun, I came to you today to thank you. Do you still remember the old man you helped in the public bath some time ago?"
"Remember, remember, it's the old man named Ma Shouchang, right?"
"Yes, that's him. Ma Shouchang is my old man. Old Ma didn't come here today because of his inconvenient legs and feet, but he told me to come and he must invite you to our home today. So, Comrade Zhou Bingkun, are you free tonight?"
"
Zhou Chen declined: "Aunt Qu, I just helped you with a small favor, you don't have to do this."
Qu Xiuzhen smiled and said: "To you, it's just a small favor, but to us, it's a big help. We should be grateful. Your publishing house will be off work soon. I'll wait for you here."
"this."
"Stop talking about that, it's settled, you go to work first, we will wait for you here."
Seeing Qu Xiuzhen's attitude of not refusing, Zhou Chen said: "Okay then, I'll go make arrangements for the work first. Please wait for me for a while."
"Go quickly, don't be in a hurry."
Zhou Chen didn't let Qu Xiuzhen wait too long. He came out before half an hour.
"Aunt Qu, how about you tell me the address and I can ride there by myself?"
"No, leave your bike here for now. I'll ask the driver to take you back later. It won't be a problem."
"Oh well."
Zhou Chen followed Qu Xiuzhen and sat in the back seat of the car. This was not his first time in the world. He had also taken a car before when he went out with the leaders of the publishing house.
Compared with the cars of a few decades later, today's cars are naturally far less comfortable and not as fast, but they are certainly much faster than bicycles.
Qu Xiuzhen had been observing Zhou Chen. He found that the young man was very calm after getting in the car, and he was not at all like other young people who looked around curiously.
She has been a leading cadre for many years, and she still has a strong aura, but Zhou Chen is not affected at all, and looks so natural, which can't help but impress her.
"Bingkun, it's okay if I call you that."
"Of course it's no problem, you are the elder, you can call me whatever you want."
Qu Xiuzhen said with a smile: "I heard from our old Ma that you are a very enthusiastic young man, and you seem to have some medical skills. Can you tell that Old Ma has a bone fracture?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's like this. I personally prefer medicine. I have read some medical books and studied a little on my own, but I can't get on the stage."
"Haha, I guess it's not just that. There are many young men in our factory who are afraid when they see me. You are much better than them."
"They are afraid of you because you are their leader and I am different from them."
Qu Xiuzhen smiled happily and said, "What you said makes some sense. You are such a smart young man."
In her eyes, Zhou Chen is younger than her son, but his magnanimity is not bad, and he is much better than the young people in their soy sauce factory.
The car drove steadily on the road. After about ten minutes, it came to a group of buildings that looked somewhat historical and stopped in front of a house that looked very tall for this era.
The driver stopped the car steadily, and Qu Xiuzhen said to Zhou Chen: "We're here, get out of the car."
Zhou Chen got out of the car and looked at the building in front of him with envy in his eyes. The house here was much better than the house he rented.
However, he also knows that he cannot rent the house here even if he wants to. This is a place where only cadres and leaders can live temporarily.
Before that, the people who lived here were all rich and powerful people. After they left, the houses here were temporarily requisitioned, and people who were not of sufficient rank were not qualified to live here at all.
Qu Xiuzhen said a few words to the driver, then walked to Zhou Chen's side, patted Zhou Chen gently and said, "Let's go in with me."
Following Qu Xiuzhen into the house, Zhou Chen looked at the things in the house after changing his shoes.
Although the decoration and furniture here seemed to him to be ordinary, in this era, it was really okay.
The decoration of this house is quite exquisite. The people who originally lived here should be intellectuals who are educated and know how to enjoy themselves.
After just taking a few glances in the living room, Qu Xiuzhen walked over. Next to her, there was a familiar old man.
"Zhou Bingkun."
The old man was Ma Shouchang. He was wearing a military green coat, leaning on a walking stick, pointing at Zhou Chen, and shouted happily.
Zhou Chen also called out very politely: "Chief Ma, we meet again."
Ma Shouchang laughed and said: "What do you call me, chief? You are my savior. If you want, just call me Uncle Ma."
"Then I will listen to you, Uncle Ma."
"Haha, that's right."
Qu Xiuzhen supported Ma Shouchang and walked to Zhou Chen and introduced: "Bingkun, this is my old man, Ma Shouchang, the deputy dean of the Military Academy."
Ma Shouchang waved his hand and said: "That was before, but not anymore. Step aside, haha."
Qu Xiuzhen muttered: "We will return to the team soon."
Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen did not live here originally, but moved here recently. Being able to move here means that they will be used again soon.
Ma Shouchang pulled Zhou Chen and said enthusiastically: "Zhou Bingkun, I didn't even have time to thank you for what happened last time. After asking someone to inquire about it, I found out that you worked in a publishing house and were a literati. Then I let
Laoqu went to find you, so I didn’t bother you."
"No, no interruption. It's my honor to come here to see you."
"Come, sit and chat."
Ma Shouchang asked Zhou Chen to sit down and said happily: "I like to get along with young guys like you. This makes me look much younger. Bingkun, since you are here, then have a good meal with me.
Don't refuse, otherwise I will be unhappy."
Zhou Chen responded with a smile: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey, Uncle Ma."
Qu Xiuzhen said: "We have to wait a while for dinner. Lao Ma, you and Bingkun chat first while I go and take a look."
"Go, go, I'll have a nice chat with Bingkun."
After Qu Xiuzhen left, Ma Shouchang asked Zhou Chen: "I heard that you are working as an editor in a publishing house and you are doing well. You have such ability at a young age, and you are much better than us back then."
"How can I compare with you? You are the hero of the country, and I am just a commoner."
"What kind of hero am I? Besides, what's wrong with the common people? The common people are the foundation of our country."
Ma Shouchang came from the war years. Zhou Chen benefited a lot from chatting with him. Unknowingly, the two of them chatted for more than ten minutes.
"Bingkun, can you play chess?"
"What chess does Uncle Ma want to play?"
"How about backgammon?"
"sure."
Ma Shouchang took out the chess piece and played backgammon with Zhou Chen.
Before getting the system, Zhou Chen's chess playing level could only be said to be an amateur among amateurs. However, after so many years in the world, although he did not specifically learn to play chess, he would also play chess to kill time when he had nothing to do.
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So now his chess playing level is definitely good among amateur players, whether it's chess, Go, let alone the simpler backgammon.
Not long after he started playing chess, Zhou Chen realized that Ma Shouchang's level of backgammon was average, so he put away most of his skills and played slowly with Ma Shouchang.
He played two games, one lost and the other won, which gave Ma Shouchang plenty of face, and Ma Shouchang also laughed.
"Bingkun, your level of backgammon is much better than that of Laoqu. It's not easy to compete with me. It's not easy."
What else could Zhou Chen say, he could only smile and compliment.
Ma Shouchang suddenly covered his stomach: "Oh, there's something wrong with my stomach. Bingkun, you sit down first while I go to the toilet."
After saying that, he leaned on crutches and left in a hurry.
Zhou Chen couldn't help but laugh. This old horse definitely has a true temperament. Even when facing a junior like him, he doesn't hide it at all.
He was the only one left in the room, and he was bored sitting there, so he started walking around the room. When he reached a certain place in the living room, his eyes suddenly lit up.
There was a piano placed there. Zhou Chen walked over and opened it to see that it was a very old piano. It seemed to be quite old.
Encountering this kind of piano with a strong sense of the times, his hands unconsciously felt a little itchy.
With no one around, Zhou Chen walked to the piano and sat down, caressing the keys, and then pressed them gently with both hands.
A crisp and sweet voice sounded. He had not heard this familiar voice for several years.
This time he was soul-pierced. Although his physical fitness has not changed, the flexibility of his hands now is definitely not as slender as his strengthened hands. However, his piano playing will not be greatly affected.
His flexible fingers moved quickly on the keys. Along with his movements, the beautiful sound of the piano suddenly sounded in the living room.
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