When things needed to be put in the storage room, Zheng Juan and Hao Dongmei carried them away and put the things away.
Cai Xiaoguang went to the children and chatted with his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Guangming, and the children were amused.
Qian Wen walked to his eldest brother Zhou Bingyi.
His arrival made Zhou Bingyi hurriedly take back the two tubes of tea that he was struggling with.
"Give me whatever you want." Qian Wen glanced at Zhou Zhigang from the corner of his eye and said softly.
Qian Wensi thought about it and still felt that he had to stop him.
"Ah?" Zhou Bingyi was stunned, "What's for you? Dad gave it to Dongmei's parents. What kind of words do you want to give it to you?"
As he spoke, he put it in the bag on the side.
"Do you really want to take it back?
You know what I'm talking about."
Zhou Bingyi moved his hands slowly, "You don't understand."
"On the contrary, it's clear to all observers. I may understand it a little better than you, a philosophy student."
Qian Wen reached out and grabbed the tea leaves in his hand.
Zhou Bingyi held on tightly, Qian Wen looked at him, "Actually, there is no need to embarrass yourself. The old man also saw his grandson and granddaughter. We are all back. He was so happy for a while that he didn't think about it.
When he comes to his senses, he won't let you give these two tubes of tea."
"When visiting relatives, there is nothing you can't give as a gift!" The more he tried to persuade him, the more unhappy Zhou Bingyi felt.
Seeing that Zhou Bingyi was stubborn, Hao Dongmei, who had gone to put things in the storage room, came back. Some things were not suitable to be said here.
He took the tea leaves by force and walked to the second floor.
"The study is waiting for you."
Zhou Bingyi looked at Qian Wen's figure and felt helpless, "What do you want me to do? It's very difficult for me to be caught in the middle."
"What's wrong?" Hao Dongmei asked strangely when she came back and saw that the tea had been taken away.
Zhou Bingyi smiled softly, "Bingkun is greedy and wants to secretly taste some."
Hao Dongmei covered her mouth and chuckled, "Why don't you leave a tube for Bingkun? My parents don't really like tea, so they took it all back and wasted it."
Zhou Bingyi shook his head and said nothing.
Second floor, study.
Qian Wen and Zhou Bingyi sat face to face, the tea leaves were placed casually aside, and no one paid attention to the two tubes of tea leaves.
There was silence in the study, and neither Qian Wen nor Zhou Bingyi spoke.
After a long time.
"You have low self-esteem." Qian Wen suddenly said.
Zhou Bingyi was startled, then he softened his upright posture and leaned on the chair behind him, but still did not speak.
He continued, "Actually, you underestimate yourself and our old Zhou family.
You, me, Zhou Rong, from Peking University.
Zheng Juan and Cai Xiaoguang are from the famous university.
Although on the surface it is not as good as the current Hao family, this is all temporary. Sister Dongmei's parents no longer have any relatives. They now support the Hao family on their own.
It seems like infinite glory, but it is actually a castle in the air.
I dare not say anything else. If you push it forward 5 or 10 years, will that position still be his?
And ten years from now, will we still be who we are now?
If you have a little bit of ambition, you won't have any achievements.
Don't look down on yourself, and don't take the other person too seriously.
Respect is due, but too much please..." Qian Wen paused, because he saw Zhou Bingyi's face darkened a little, and changed the word, "...Too much respect means disrespect for yourself.
Thirty years have passed in Hedong, and thirty years have passed in Hexi. Moreover, at a glance, our old Zhou family is rising, but it has come to an end over there, and all that is left is loneliness.
Brother, why are you feeling inferior?"
Zhou Bingyi did not expect that his younger brother would say this. He thought that with his current bad temper, his younger brother would scold Hao Dongmei's parents in front of him.
Unexpectedly, he was given a brief analysis of the two companies.
"You don't understand." Zhou Bingyi sighed.
"No, actually you don't understand." Qian Wen shook his head.
Zhou Bingyi didn't understand and looked at him doubtfully.
"By marrying your sister-in-law, do you have other plans for them?"
"How is it possible? We are together because we love each other.
You know, at that time there was no news about your sister-in-law’s parents and they were missing, so what was I trying to do?”
Zhou Bingyi was a little angry.
Qian Wen continued to ask, "Now that my sister-in-law's father is a high-ranking official, do you have Xiao Jiujiu in your heart?"
This made Zhou Bingyi glare at him, as if he was insulting him.
"I don't plan to enter politics after graduating from college. I have been away from home for so many years and I want to come back and spend time with my mother.
After graduation, I may come back to be a teacher and have children with Dongmei Ansheng."
My father-in-law is a high-ranking official, but he does not plan to enter politics. This is because he does not want to gain glory.
Qian Wen knew this would happen, and Zhou Bingyi was proud of Zhou Bingyi's persistence.
"Then are you confident that you can support your wife, your home, and your children in the future?" The more he asked, the more outrageous he became.
Zhou Bingyi stood up awkwardly, a little annoyed, "Zhou Bingkun!"
Qian Wen didn't care and waved his hand, "I'm so surprised, sit down."
"Since you don't want power, benefits, or money, then you don't want anything for them.
Where do you get so many worries?
What you have to do now is to keep a distance from them. Keeping just the right distance is the best measure.
Instead of wronging myself and our old Zhou family for the sake of my sister-in-law, making myself awkward and uncomfortable in the middle.
It's okay if you draw something, but it's actually the most embarrassing thing if you don't draw anything.
It seems that he loves his sister-in-law and thinks about her, but this is not necessarily the case.
It also embarrassed the old Zhou family and my sister-in-law.
From the beginning to the end, you have only learned to accommodate, to accommodate and understand, but you have not learned to distance and say no."
As soon as Qian Wen finished speaking, Zhou Bingyi made up his mind.
The words are like ringing bells, lingering in the ears.
Qian Wen looked at Zhou Bingyi who was standing there stunned, and shook his head.
Zhou Bingyi is too self-educated.
Those who study philosophy and have a thorough understanding are just trying to comfort themselves.
It's obvious that your in-laws look down on your own family. If it were him, I wouldn't do anything to you. My wife was married when you were in decline, so I don't owe you anything.
The most I can do is give you respect for my wife. If you want face, just carry a sedan chair. If you are superior to others, how can I be sorry? I won’t give you face!
He should think about it by himself. Anyway, he said what should be said. Personally, I think it is too pandering.
Whether you can listen to it or not is up to you.
Qian Wen stood up, picked up the two tubes of tea, and locked them in the cabinet on the side.
"Don't take the tea back, I gave it to you to make the two families happy during the New Year.
Now it seems that I should give this to my teacher when I go back to school. He likes to drink it.
What a good thing.”
Qian Wen walked to the door and turned around, "By the way, sister-in-law, please explain."
He left, leaving Zhou Bingyi alone in the study.
The study room is empty.
Zhou Bingyi slowly sat down, his palms unconsciously touching the armrest of the seat beside him, groping lightly.
Now, his mind is quite confused.
In the past, no one told him this. The relationship with his father-in-law's family was all explored, judged and dealt with by himself.
Even when someone talks about this relationship, they always use an envious tone. He is the son-in-law of a high-ranking official, and they always say good things, but they are partial to that side.
He was quite surprised when his younger brother, who was now far more outstanding than himself and had already achieved great results in the academy, suddenly started talking to him about two tubes of tea.
He just seemed to retort, but he didn't know what to say.
Faintly, something moved in his heart.
With a certain distance, we will become more harmonious than before?
It's approaching evening.
Zhou Rong came back carrying a bunch of things.
"Zhou Rong, I'm just waiting for you.
Hurry up and cook, do you want us to starve to death?" Qian Wen, who was watching TV with his family, looked back and said.
She just put down her things, took a breath, and took the matryoshka doll that Cai Xiaoguang handed her. Before she even complained, she was awakened.
"are you busy?"
Qian Wen stood up, with Mingming on his left hand and Yingying on his right, and raised his eyebrows.
He asked Kangkang to hold his thigh, but unfortunately the child was older and not as cute as before, so he covered his face and ignored him.
Zhou Rong was angry and rolled her eyes.
"What a lousy gift!"
Zhou Rong took down a doll, another doll, another doll, another doll...
Even more angry.
Convinced, he walked into the kitchen.
Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan were busy in the kitchen, and she was speechless when they saw them.
Of the two daughters-in-law, no one is worse than her, one is better than the other. As the daughter of the old Zhou family, she can't complain if she wants to.
"Sister, Juan'er, I'll light the fire." Zhou Rong put on a smile.
"Stop touching your hands, wash your hands and get ready to eat." Zheng Juan turned around and said with a smile.
"It's almost done. Go talk to your parents." Hao Dongmei also smiled and told her not to hold up her hands.
Zhou Rong sat on the small bench, picked at the red coals in the fire, and said with a flat mouth, "Zhou Bingkun is outside."
Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan looked at each other and stopped talking, with smiles in their eyes.
There are two days until the first day of the Lunar New Year. Most of the dishes are ready-made and braised in advance. There are many people in the family, so just add a few vegetarian dishes and the meal is ready.
Two tables, thirteen people.
It’s so lively.
Zhou Zhigang watched, holding the wine and sighed, "Life is good~"
After dinner, we chatted for a while. Mother Zheng felt a little tired, so she went upstairs to sleep first.
And Zhou Rong, who was forced by Qian Wen to wash the dishes and sit in front of the TV, laughing heartlessly, came into Zhou Zhigang's eyes.
"Zhou Rong, you and Xiaoguang come here." Zhou Zhigang said in a deep voice.
Cai Xiaoguang felt bad, this was a tone that meant he would be criticized.
Zhou Rong was happily watching TV without moving her buttocks, "Dad, tell me, I'm listening."
"Come here!" Zhou Zhigang shouted.
Cai Xiaoguang sat down and Zhou Rong reluctantly went over.
Sister-in-law Hao Dongmei glanced at Zhou Bingyi, and she seemed to know what she was going to say.
Zhou Bingyi shook her hand to express comfort.
Zheng Juan glanced at Qian Wen.
"Dad, Mom, it's obvious that Yingying is a little tired, so I took them back to the house to rest first." Zheng Juan took a picture of Guangming, and each of them held a little one.
Zhou Zhigang smiled and said, "Go to bed early, go to bed early."
Zheng Juan and the others took Xiao Kangkang upstairs.
The TV nearby was still making noises.
"Bingyi turned off the TV." Zhou Zhigang's golden sword horse sat there.
The only ones left in the living room were Lao Zhou's family and his sister-in-law Hao Dongmei.
"Dad, why is this so serious?" Zhou Rong didn't realize at all that she was going to be scolded.
Zhou Zhigang glanced at his eldest son Zhou Bingyi and his eldest daughter-in-law Hao Dongmei, then looked at Cai Xiaoguang, Zhou Rong and his wife, their expressions darkened and they said in a deep voice, "When are you going to have a child, please give me and your mother an accurate answer."
Zhou Rong stopped grinning and didn't show her teeth.
On the side, Qian Wen was playing with matryoshka dolls and watching.
One, another, and another...
Seeing that Zhou Rong didn't say anything, Zhou Zhigang slapped his thigh to get angry. His younger son, who should have been worried about constantly, could be relieved, but his daughter, who was originally well-behaved and obedient, was causing him a series of worries. After urging her to get married, she was now forced to give birth.
.
"Cai Xiaoguang~"
"Here!" Cai Xiaoguang stood up when Zhou Zhigang called him.
Zhou Zhigang looked at it, sighed, waved his hand, "Sit down."
His son-in-law is good at everything, but he can't hold his daughter. He wishes he could be half as tough as his younger son.
"You don't want to have children?" Zhou Zhigang looked at Cai Xiaoguang and asked.
"I do." Cai Xiaoguang said, patting his chest.
"You don't want to have children." With Cai Xiaoguang's assurance, Zhou Zhigang asked his daughter, who was still worried.
Zhou Rong opened her mouth, and after a moment, she said in a mosquito voice, "I want to wait."
"Pah~" Zhou Zhigang's teapot was slapped heavily on the coffee table in front of him.
Qian Wen was shocked while playing with matryoshka dolls.
Hao Dongmei was startled, her eyes instantly turned red, and she looked at her husband Zhou Bingyi.
Zhou Bingyi hurriedly hugged her halfway.
If Zhou Rong's affairs were settled, wouldn't they be breaking the news?
Li Suhua caressed her chest quickly, surprised by this.
"Bastard!" Zhou Zhigang shouted.
"Wait a minute, you are the daughter-in-law of the Xiaoguang family, and Xiaoguang is the only son in the family. You said wait a minute.
What do you want to do? Is it lawless?
You have to know that when you marry someone, you are not the only one, you have to consider everything!
You said wait, just wait. Have you asked Xiaoguang’s opinion or asked Xiaoguang’s parents’ opinion?
Yesterday I went to the department store with your mother and met Xiaoguang's parents. I was too embarrassed to see them. How can I meet them? Do you want to see my good daughter? Do you think she is so willful?"
Cai Xiaoguang was moved when he saw his father-in-law defend himself with words, but his wife felt aggrieved and wanted to say a few words of defense, "Dad, Mom..."
"Shut up!" Zhou Zhigang said.
"Zhou Rong, you are not young anymore. You are still a college student. You will graduate next year.
It’s time for you to think about your own family. You’re in your 30s and you’re waiting for when.” Zhou Zhigang said, blowing his beard and glaring.
Zhou Rong said aggrievedly, "I'm still in school, so I don't have time!"
Pa~
Zhou Zhigang slapped the table hard again.
"Bingkun didn't go to college, so he wasn't busy? He had three children.
Mingming Yingying was born in school. Your mother and your Aunt Zheng said she should take care of her during her confinement period, but they didn't let her go.
Why are you so busy!"
Zhou Rong felt even more aggrieved, "I can compare to him as a pervert."
"Zhou Rong, how can you use words randomly when you say "excellent"?
You are majoring in Chinese, please be careful with your words!" Qian Wen glared, as if he could take advantage of anything.
Zhou Rong gave him a look.
Now she can use her expressions without beeping, because she has found out through long-term verification that Qian Wen really dares to beat her.
"Hey, big brother..."
Suddenly, Zhou Rong wanted to slap her mouth.
Which pot should not be opened? She knew everything about her sister-in-law Hao Dongmei's miscarriage.
Zhou Bingyi scolded, "Zhou Rong~"
Hao Dongmei hurriedly lowered her head, fearing that her tears would be seen by Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua.
Zhou Rong pursed her lips, she did not dare to speak.
Zhou Zhigang didn't look at the boss and the others. Zhou Rong was his daughter, from his own family. He could say what the eldest daughter-in-law said.
He is a father-in-law, so he is not suitable.
Seeing Zhou Rong's dissatisfied look, Zhou Zhigang had a headache. Li Suhua glanced at him and told him not to be so angry, and said, "Rong'er, there must be a reason for waiting.
The school is busy, and Bingkun is able to find Mingming Yingying despite being busy. This reason cannot convince my parents."
Zhou Rong moved her lips, glanced at her angry father, and whispered, "I want to go to graduate school."
"What the hell?" Zhou Zhigang didn't understand, and neither did Li Suhua.
Zhou Bingyi hurriedly explained.
Qian Wen understood immediately. It turned out that Zhou Rong had been delaying because of this.
Cai Xiaoguang glanced at Qian Wen. In fact, apart from this, there was also the fact that Zhou Rong had always wanted to overpower him.
At a party, he said that he might not go to graduate school, and Zhou Rong, who had no intention of going to graduate school, suddenly became determined. When she got home, she said that she must go to graduate school, saying that she would beat Zhou Bingkun no matter what. This time she said
It may not be the most promising opportunity.
Cai Xiaoguang's blood pressure almost soared and he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
I want to grab Qian Wen by the neck and shout, you are considering not going to graduate school, so what are you talking about?
Qian Wen put down the matryoshka doll in his hand and looked at Zhou Rong, "Zhou Rong, if you have children later, I tell you as an old Chinese medicine practitioner that your age will no longer allow it.
When the time comes, I will be old and retired, and I will be healthy, bright, talented, and surrounded by my children.
You are alone.
Hey, I feel happy just thinking about it."
Qian Wen grinned.
Cai Xiaoguang covered his face. If he wasn't sure he couldn't beat him, why would he have to go up and make gestures? Why couldn't he just calm down for a while?
Is this what people advise you to do?
I know you have good intentions, but I still want to thank you!
Zhou Rong was stunned when she heard this, then lowered her head and opened her fingers to count something. She had actually consulted on this matter.
It's still okay to have children later, but it seems like she missed one thing.
child!
She doesn't allow herself to suffer all the time, not in any aspect, especially with the other party.
There's strength in numbers, right?
"I have decided to have a child, right away." Zhou Rong said.
"Ah?" Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were stunned.
Cai Xiaoguang was also startled. Is his idea so out-of-the-box?
She stared at Qian Wen, then turned to Hao Dongmei and asked, "Sister, is the chance of multiple births high?"
Hao Dongmei majors in obstetrics and gynecology.
"Well..." This question made Hao Dongmei stupid.
Should children also compete?
Compared with the number of children?
"I don't know." Hao Dongmei said honestly.
"Cai Xiaoguang goes home!" Zhou Rong stood up and said.
Cai Xiaoguang, who was still a little confused, was pulled away by Zhou Rong.
"Is Zhou Rong so popular now?" Zhou Bingyi asked.
"As long as she has a relationship with Bingkun and can suppress anyone, Xiaorong will do her best.
The devil is gone." Hao Dongmei's sadness was also pushed back by this scene.