The five members of the Zhou family were finally reunited after six years of separation.
Several members of the Zhou family went to the train station to pick Zhou Zhigang back.
Zhou Zhigang was quite happy to see that his three children were all married and starting businesses.
Among them, the eldest son and the eldest daughter-in-law have been in love for a long time, and now they are considered to be in love. In Zhou Zhigang's heart, they are considered the best.
My daughter Zhou Rong and her son-in-law ‘He Yuzhu’ are also pretty good. They take good care of the family and look at their husband who is younger than he was a few years ago. It is obvious that he has not suffered much in the past few years and has not suffered much.
What surprised Zhou Zhigang the most was his youngest son Zhou Bingkun.
The younger son, who has been poor at studying since he was a child, unexpectedly became a college student before his elder brothers and sisters.
This can be regarded as green smoke rising from the ancestral graves.
There are happy things and there are regrets.
On the way home as a family, Zhou Bingyi told Zhou Zhigang that he was suffering from infertility and that from now on the Zhou family would have to rely on Zhou Bingkun.
Zhou Rong has been married for more than a year and has never had children.
Zhou Zhigang returned home and quietly asked his wife, only to learn that it was his daughter Zhou Rong who wanted to have a free world for two people for two years and planned to have children two years later.
How confused!
There is no reason to get married without having children.
However, this is her own daughter after all. If she doesn’t want to have a baby so early, she might as well delay it by two years.
Who told me this was my little cotton-padded jacket?
The thing that makes Zhou Zhigang feel most regretful is his youngest son.
This kid Zhou Bingkun has been honest and obedient since he was a child, but now that he is in college, he has become misbehaving.
The family had just reunited and were preparing to have lunch.
Zhou Bingkun suddenly proposed that he wanted to take his wife back to live with his father-in-law.
Zhou Zhigang's expression suddenly dropped.
As the eldest brother, Zhou Bingyi saw his father's face darken and quickly tugged on his brother's sleeves to tell him not to be stupid at this time.
"Bingkun, what do you think? You're not at home for the New Year reunion, so you're going to spend the night at my father-in-law's house?"
"I didn't think much about it. I just thought that there was no place to live at home."
Zhou Bingkun was still too timid. He was frightened by the expressions and tone of his father and elder brother. He immediately lowered his head nervously, as if he had made a huge mistake with just one sentence.
Cai Lele, who was sitting next to her, felt the atmosphere was unusual. She quickly lowered her head and used chopsticks to pick up the dumpling soup in the bowl, not daring to raise her head.
Fortunately, Zhou Rong was considerate and quickly started talking, saying:
"Dad, I got married last year and you haven't come back yet. After lunch, I'll take you to Zhuzhu and I's place."
"Okay, I'll go for a walk in a while."
When Zhou Zhigang heard his daughter's words, he immediately beamed with joy.
In his heart, no matter how promising his youngest son Zhou Bingkun was, he could not compare to his daughter.
Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed, Zhou Bingkun smiled sarcastically and toasted Su Mingzhe:
"Brother-in-law, if you have a chance tomorrow, take me to the mountains to play."
"When you graduate from college next year, we will go for a walk in the mountains."
When Su Mingzhe was talking about hunting, he remembered something and turned to look at Zhou Rong. Zhou Rong immediately understood. She stood up and went to the back room to take out a package. After opening it, she shook out a white cloak.
"Dad, a few years ago Zhuzhu shot a white tiger. There is not a pore on his body. Knowing that you have old cold legs, I made a cloak specially for you. Come try it on and see if it fits you."
"Is this the white tiger skin?"
When Zhou Zhigang heard that the cloak was made of white tiger skin, he couldn't sit still. He took the cloak and took a look. The white tiger lines on it could still be clearly identified, which made his eyes shine.
It wasn't just Zhou Zhigang, everyone at the table was so shocked that they couldn't move their eyes away.
In this era, the white tiger was endowed with a strong mythical color due to the particularity of its genetic mutation.
If ordinary people can meet a white tiger, it can be regarded as a legend.
Now, Su Mingzhe took a cloak made of white tiger skin and gave it to his father-in-law as a gift when they met for the first time. In the eyes of the Zhou family, this gift was too expensive.
After Zhou Zhigang saw it, he also thought of this. After hesitating for a while, he did not try on the cloak, but gave it back to his daughter:
"Xiao Rong, this cloak is too expensive. I live in a dormitory in the third-tier university. You asked me to bring such a good thing back. I'm afraid it will be gone in a few days. I'd better leave it at home and you can put it away."
"Dad, even if you don't take it with you, you can still wear it at home these days."
Zhou Rong didn't care so much and insisted on letting her father try it on:
"My mother and I took more than a month to sew this. In order to match the white tiger skin, we even went to Dabailou to buy six feet of woolen fabric."
"Okay, okay, I'll wear it, I'll wear it."
Zhou Zhigang was completely unwilling to reject his daughter's filial piety, so he asked her to put on a cloak for him.
Zhou Zhigang was tall and burly. He wore a white tiger cloak and showed no anger or authority. The Zhou family members kept praising him.
In this bustling atmosphere, the Zhou family's family dinner finally came to an end.
In the afternoon, Zhou Rong took Zhou Zhigang and went to her and Su Mingzhe's den again.
Zhou Zhigang felt relieved when he saw that his daughter lived in a nice place.
The time for the Zhou family to be reunited is running against time.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Zhigang brought his entire family to pay New Year greetings at Guangzi Film.
As the only grade-eight worker in optical type films, Zhou Zhigang's reputation is definitely top-notch.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei returned to Tongliao by car.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Zhigang had to leave. The leave he asked for was only ten days, and it took several days to travel back and forth. Being able to stay at home for a week was specially approved by the leader.
Zhou Bingkun and Cai Lele were the last to leave, but they also made the most noise.
The Cai family, the Zhou family, and some of their friends came to see them off. The crowd was so overwhelming that Zhou's mother was almost squeezed out of the farewell circle.
As the Spring Festival has passed, everything has returned to normal.
In the summer of 1976, Zhou Bingkun and Cai Lele graduated from college and returned to Harbin to work.
Because Cai's father, who originally helped the two mediate the work distribution, was suspended again for inspection, the two people's work changed again.
Cai Lele was transferred to Harbin Sugar Factory.
Zhou Bingkun, on the other hand, was sent to serve as editor of the municipal publication "Golden Land".
For Zhou Bingkun, things seemed to have come full circle and returned to where they started.
The only change seems to be that compared to the situation in the TV series, Zhou Bingkun has an extra staff member and his salary is a little higher.
After Zhou Bingkun and Cai Lele returned to work, they also wanted to rent a house from the street office.
However, this year, a large number of educated youths have returned to the city, and the houses in the street offices have long been rented out, leaving no vacant houses at all.
In desperation, Zhou Bingkun and Cai Lele had no choice but to live back in Zhou's house.
By this time, Su Mingzhe and Zheng Juan only had one year left in their college lives.
People who are about to graduate are desperately looking for connections at this time, hoping to be assigned a good job.
Only Su Mingzhe's job has been pre-determined and he will be assigned to the Harbin Municipal Agriculture Office.
Zheng Juan was hired to teach at the school because of her hard work and outstanding achievements.
Su's mother, Jiang Cuiping, heard that her daughter-in-law stayed in school after graduation and became very angry. She did not give Zheng Juan a good look for several days.
For intellectuals, staying in school to teach is still a good choice.
But in this era, for ordinary people, staying and working in a university is simply more terrifying than a jackal, a tiger or a leopard.
Su Mingzhe had to do ideological work for his biological mother.
"Mom, do you know that the street office is very busy now, and a large number of educated youths have returned to the city, and even the job of sweeping the floors has become a popular job. It would be a great joy for Zheng Juan to have a job close to home.
She can still be picky about the organization."
"That's what she said, but she is a serious college graduate. Why should she stay in school as a counselor? Besides, isn't this counselor a nanny? What kind of serious job is that?"
Jiang Cuiping actually understands these principles, but she just doesn't like Zheng Juan.
"Being a counselor is only temporary. In the future, you can be promoted to a teaching assistant and then to an associate professor. You will get better step by step."
Su Mingzhe persuaded his mother:
"Besides, working at a school means you have a lot of vacation days, especially during the winter and summer vacations. Zheng Juan can also take care of the children regularly."
Facing her own son's persuasion, the resentment in Jiang Cuiping's heart finally slowly dissipated.
In a blink of an eye, it was 1977.
Su Mingzhe and Zheng Juan have also graduated from college.
Zheng Juan directly stayed at the school and served as a counselor for the new semester.
Su Mingzhe immediately went to the Harbin Municipal Revolutionary Committee Agricultural Office to report after graduation.
Agricultural Office, also known as the Rural Work Department.
One set of personnel, two sets of brands.
Liu Yuanhao, the director of the office, also serves as a minister. He oversees an office and four departments.
When Su Mingzhe first arrived, he was assigned to work in the Science and Education Department.
After Liu Yuanhao received the report notice from Su Mingzhe, his face suddenly glowed with joy. He asked about Su Mingzhe's situation and pointed to a middle-aged man:
"Old Zhang, Xiao Su is the top student assigned today. He is assigned to the Science and Education Department. You can send him there."
"Okay, Director."
Lao Zhang was an old man in the office in his forties or fifties. He had been paying attention to the newcomer Su Mingzhe. After receiving the director's instructions, he put down the teapot in his hand, smiled at Su Mingzhe and said:
"Xiao Su, come with me. The Science and Education Department is a good place. Your director, Lin Yuting, was originally a flower in our Agriculture Office..."
People who work in the office have one skill, that is, they are particularly good at talking.
In just a short distance of ten meters, Lao Zhang praised Su Mingzhe's future immediate boss to the world.
"Director Lin, here is your apprentice."
When he arrived at the door of Science and Education, Lao Zhang knocked politely and heard a female voice inside asking to come in. Then he led Su Mingzhe in.
After entering the door, Su Mingzhe saw a young woman in her thirties sitting at her desk. At first glance, she felt that Lao Zhang was not lying just now.
My future boss is really a beautiful woman.
However, it just looks familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere.
"Old Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you."
When Lin Yuting saw Lao Zhang bringing people in, she just sat on the stool to say hello and did not get up.
Su Mingzhe saw that she was wearing the white shirt, gray trousers, and black flat leather shoes that were characteristic of the era. He looked at her for a while, and then cautiously said hello:
"Director Lin, I'm here to report Su Mingzhe."
In the next few years, I will most likely work under this woman, so I have to be more polite.
"Lao Zhang, you go and do your work first."
Lin Yuting also looked at Su Mingzhe, but she sent Lao Zhang away first, and then ordered Su Mingzhe:
"Go and close the door."
As soon as Lao Zhang left, Su Mingzhe heard the first order from his immediate boss, and some charming thoughts came to his mind.
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe quickly stopped his reverie, walked to the door, and closed the wooden door again.
"Sit down."
Lin Yuting watched Su Mingzhe stand at the desk again, pointed to the seat opposite her, and asked Su Mingzhe to sit down. At this time, a trace of tenderness appeared in her eyes:
"Let me introduce myself. I am Xu Kai's aunt. We met before when Xu Kai's father passed away..."