On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Zhiqiang hurried back to Chongqing, and Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei also returned to their unit Construction Corps.
The Zhou family returned to its usual state again, but Zheng Juan gave birth to two grandchildren for the Zhou family, which made the family still lively.
"Zhou Cong, you little naughty kid, where did you go? I think you are just as naughty and mischievous as your dad!"
Zhou's mother's daily routine is to look for Zhou Cong everywhere. Children of this age are when adults are most worried.
Zheng Juan usually helps to watch over her, but now that Zheng Juan has not yet given birth, Mother Zhou has nothing to do with Zhou Cong, her precious grandson.
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Huacheng's apprentice Guo Cheng came to Zhou's house as scheduled, carrying Feng Yue, who was about the same age as Zhou Cong, just like in the original play.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" Zhou's mother looked at the stranger Guo Cheng in front of her with confusion.
"I am Teacher Feng's student, my name is Guo Cheng!"
"this..."
Before Mother Zhou could finish her doubts, Zhou Bingkun, who heard the commotion, ran out quickly. Seeing that it was Guo Cheng, Feng Huacheng's apprentice, Zhou Bingkun quickly interrupted and said, "This is my brother-in-law's apprentice, here to see Yue off."
Yue’s!”
Then, under Guo Cheng's surprised gaze, he took Yueyue and handed it to Zhou's mother, "Mom, do you think it's the Yueyue in the photo?"
"Yueyue? It's really Yueyue! What about your sister?"
After looking at Yueyue and then at the photo in her hand, Zhou's mother took Yueyue in distress, and then said doubtfully.
"It seems that they have returned to their work unit. I'll ask for details first!" Zhou Bingkun took care of Zhou's mother and left the Zhou family with Guo Cheng.
Seeing Zhou Bingkun and Guo Cheng leaving, holding their sleeping granddaughter Yueyue in their arms, Zhou's mother complained angrily, "This little bear keeps talking all day long! He can't even speak clearly!"
After carrying Yueyue back to the back room, Zheng Juan, who heard the commotion, smiled and comforted her, saying, "Mom, don't be impatient! Bingkun will definitely explain the specific situation to you when he's finished!"
"No matter how busy you are, you always have time to say something!" Zhou's mother still looked angry.
"Haha, I guess it was Bingkun who saw my brother-in-law's apprentice. After all, the Chinese New Year has just ended, and he must have his own affairs! You can't keep being your apprentice all the time! You have to get rid of him first!"
"Juan'er, what you said makes sense!" Mother Zhou gradually calmed down after hearing Zheng Juan's guess.
Then she put Yueyue in her arms on the bed. Seeing that she looked exactly like Zhou Rong when she was a child, Zhou's mother became happy again, "Juan'er! Yueyue looks so much like Zhou Rong when she was a child!"
...
Looking at Zhou Bingkun in front of him, Guo Cheng felt a little confused. After all, before he had time to explain anything, Zhou Bingkun seemed to have known it for a long time.
"Guo Cheng, right? It was not appropriate to talk about things in front of my mother in the house just now! After all, she is old, and I am worried that she will be frightened!"
"Oh? That's it! I thought you already knew about Teacher Feng and Teacher Zhou!"
"Did something happen to my sister and my brother-in-law? Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you bring Yueyue to the Zhou family alone!"
"Yes! When Teacher Feng was waiting for the train on the way..." Guo Cheng explained in detail.
"Okay! I understand the matter! Please make this trip!" Zhou Bingkun said gratefully.
"No trouble! No trouble at all! As a student, it is also an honor for students to do something for their teachers!"
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After sending Guo Cheng away, Zhou Bingkun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he calculated that the time was almost up and had been waiting at home for the arrival of Guo Cheng and Yueyue.
Otherwise, something unfortunate will really happen again!
Seeing her son Zhou Bingkun come back alone, with big and small bags in his hands, Mother Zhou's heart was in her throat, and she looked nervously at her son Zhou Bingkun who had returned.
"Mom, look at my sister, she is really too much!" Zhou Bingkun met his mother's nervous eyes and said in a pretended to be indignant.
"A call from their work unit revealed that my sister has returned to teach in Guizhou! What's saying is that the teacher who temporarily replaced her was busy during the Chinese New Year and could not teach on time, and then my sister returned directly to Guizhou! Mom, don't you think this is annoying?
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"Ah? What about your brother-in-law Feng Huacheng?"
"He? He has gone directly to the capital a long time ago! He has no intention of returning to the Northeast at all!"
"This..." Zhou's mother also felt very disappointed, but she didn't say anything and just returned to the back room lonely.
Seeing Zhou's mother's loneliness, Zhou Bingkun was also helpless. Temporary loneliness and disappointment were better than being frightened and paralyzed for two and a half years.
This can be regarded as the lesser of two evils. Zhou Bingkun believes that with the company of three children, Zhou's mother will soon be happy again.
With their advance greetings, Zhou Bingyi and Cai Xiaoguang, who knew the truth, did not come over to harass the Zhou family.
In this way, the Zhou family once again returned to the peaceful life of the past, but with the addition of Yue Yue, it seemed more lively.
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"Uncle, stop reading! Come and play with Yueyue!" Yueyue hugged Zhou Bingkun's arm and said coquettishly.
Looking at the little baby in front of him, Zhou Bingkun didn't have time to say anything. Mother Zhou couldn't stand it anymore and said sarcastically to her son Zhou Bingkun, "You bastard, you're just a junior high school graduate. Your brother's books can be read."
Do you understand?"
"Stop sticking green onions in the pig's nose to pretend to be garlic, and hurry up and play with your children!"
"Yes! Listen to mom's arrangements!"
Hearing Zhou's mother's sarcasm towards him, Zhou Bingkun was about to cry. He had no choice but to put down the "Political Economics" in his hand and started playing with Yue Yue and Zhou Cong.
After changing Zhou's mother's fate of being paralyzed in bed, Zhou Bingkun felt that his life was finally on track.
Every day when I come back from get off work at the soy sauce factory, I just read a book quietly, and then play with Yue Yue and Zhou Cong. As for the youngest Zhou Ming, he is still lying on the bed eating his hands!
Zhou Bingkun read books, of course, in order to take the first college entrance examination, and to make up for one of Zhou Bingkun's greatest sorrows.
The first college entrance examination was at the end of 1977. If the semester had started in 1978, it would only have been around 1982 after four years of college.
No matter what path Zhou Bingkun chooses, it will not stand in his way.
In this case, Zhou Bingkun will definitely not give up this great opportunity.
Including Yue Yue, the Zhou family now has three children. This makes Zhou Bingkun, who wants a third child, reluctantly shelve the plan for the time being.
"Juan'er, we already have three children in our family! It seems that our plan for three children can only be given up temporarily!"
"Ah? Bingkun, you actually want me to have three babies! You really treat me like a sow!" The good-tempered Zheng Juan was almost driven crazy by Zhou Bingkun's idea.
"Haha, what's the point of this! At least I can get a table of mahjong! It's very painful to always be short of three!"
"Hmph! It seems that our mother is right! You are just a bastard!"
"If you don't help me give birth, I will go out and find another woman to give birth to me! When the time comes, Juan'er, don't regret it!" Zhou Bingkun suddenly said with an obscene threat.
Regarding Zhou Bingkun's threat, Zheng Juan sneered indifferently and said, "Huh! I don't believe it! Except for me, Zheng Juan, who can like you, which girl is willing to be good to you!"