Chapter Seventeen The Shock of Hao's Father and Mother
Zheng Juan took the eleven hundred yuan handed over by Zhou Bingkun, feeling extremely shocked, and then looked at Zhou Bingkun in front of her in disbelief.
"Bingkun, where did you get so much money? You didn't buy or resell, did you?"
"How could it be? This is the remuneration I got from the newspaper for writing an article! Don't worry, unless I can't think of it, I'm just buying @ reselling it now!" After hearing Zheng Juan's worries, Zhou Bingkun explained in a funny way.
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"Ah? What article, so much money?" Zheng Juan was even more surprised.
"Tch, it's worthless! It's just such a small amount of money, but it's still a lot! I didn't expect this newspaper to be so picky! Add a zero at the end and it's almost enough!" Zhou Bingkun said disapprovingly of Zheng Juan's surprise.
"Haha, just be satisfied! One thousand one hundred yuan is a huge sum of money! It can do a lot of things!" Zheng Juan said very satisfied.
"Haha, this money is used to build a house for Guangming. With the new house, it will be much easier for him to marry a wife!" Zhou Bingkun then arranged.
"Bingkun, thank you!" Zheng Juan said movedly after hearing Zhou Bingkun's arrangement.
"Haha, it's me, Zhou Bingkun, who should be grateful! You worked hard for giving birth to my children!" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile when he heard Zheng Juan's thanks.
“By the way, the actual royalties are twelve hundred yuan!
When school was over just now, I saw Qianchao and Uncle Xiong almost fighting over building a house!
So, I used 100 yuan to help Qianchao buy the land!"
"Ah? So much for a hundred yuan? It must be heartbreaking to catch up!" Zheng Juan said in surprise.
"Haha, that's for sure! However, I'm not going to ask him to pay back the hundred yuan, otherwise, they both won't scold me for meddling in my own business!"
"Yeah! Bingkun, you did the right thing!"
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Hao Dongmei's father, Hao's father, was sitting in his study room looking at documents. As time passed, Hao's father became more and more surprised.
Hao's mother, who came in to refill Father Hao's water, saw the surprise on Father Hao's face, so she looked at Father Hao with some confusion and said, "What's wrong? Old Hao!"
"I remember if Bingyi had a younger brother, his name was Zhou..." Hao's father looked up at Hao's mother and suddenly said in confusion.
"Zhou Bingkun!" Mother Hao replied with a smile.
“Back then, all three of their brothers and sisters were admitted to college, causing quite a stir throughout Jiangliao!
Old Hao, why did you suddenly mention Zhou Bingkun today?"
"This is an article on Internal Reference, you should read it first!" Without answering Hao's mother's doubts, Hao's father directly handed the article to Hao's mother.
Mother Hao doubtfully took the article handed over by Father Hao and read it carefully. The only sound in the study was the sound of Father Hao drinking water.
After a long time, Mother Hao put down the article in her hand without finishing her thoughts, and said in a shocked tone, "Northeast Normal University, sophomore, Zhou Bingkun! Isn't this Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingyi's younger brother?"
"Yes! The Zhou family has raised three such outstanding children, which is really enviable!" Hao's father said with emotion.
"Tell me, if our two sons had not been separated and had been trained by us, would they be as outstanding as they are?"
"Hey! Over the years, we have tried various methods to find our son!
But, there is no news at all!" Hearing Hao's father's emotion, Hao's mother showed a sad expression and said helplessly.
"Mom, I'm back!" At this time, Hao Dongmei's voice came from downstairs.
Father Hao and Mother Hao then put aside their sadness and came downstairs with some comfort, "Dongmei, after school today, are you finally willing to come back to see us?"
Hearing Hao's mother complaining about herself, Hao Dongmei said coquettishly, "It's not because I'm busy with schoolwork that I don't have time to come back!
As soon as I have time, I will come back to see you!"
Father Hao, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at his daughter in front of him and said with a sudden smile, "Dongmei, I remember that Bingyi has a younger brother who goes to college in Jichun, right?"
"Yes! His name is Zhou Bingkun, and he majors in history at Northeast Normal University!" Hao Dongmei was a little confused when she heard Hao's father's question, and then said with a smile.
"Oh? How is your relationship with him?"
"Ah? Our relationship is not very good!" Hao Dongmei showed a complicated expression and said with a helpless smile.
Hearing what their daughter Hao Dongmei said, Father Hao and Mother Hao looked at each other in surprise. After all, their daughter Hao Dongmei was an easy person to get along with.
Seeing the puzzled and surprised expressions of her parents, Hao Dongmei explained with a wry smile, "Bingyi doesn't like his younger brother Zhou Bingkun very much either. I feel that he is a bit self-righteous!"
"In 1972, Zhou Bingkun took his mother to the Construction Corps to visit us!
In the end, he persuaded Zhou Bingyi to give up our love and pursue his own career!
At that time, Zhou Bingyi and I almost broke up!
Fortunately, Zhou Bingyi resolutely chose love with me and gave up the promotion of deputy political commissar Ming!
But after this incident, Bingyi and I are very disgusted with Zhou Bingkun's nosy business!"
Hearing Hao Dongmei's explanation, Hao's father and Hao's mother sighed helplessly. They didn't think Zhou Bingkun had done anything wrong back then, but Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were a little unreasonable.
But the Hao Dongmei in front of them was their only daughter, and they couldn't say anything. Father Hao suddenly smiled and said, "It is normal for brothers and sisters to have disputes and differences!
However, as the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, you cannot be too independent. Your responsibility is to ease the conflicts between their brothers!
Instead of adding fuel to the flames now!”
"Dongmei, what your dad said makes sense!
You are also a member of the Zhou family, you cannot just care about your own freedom!
Since Bingyi and Zhou Bingkun have a bad relationship, the original dispute was also because of you!
Therefore, you should think about easing the conflict between the two brothers!" Hao's mother on the side also said admonishingly after hearing what Hao's father said.
Hao Dongmei was confused when she heard her parents admonishing her. However, she did not refute anything, but said obediently, "Mom and dad, don't worry! I know what to do!"
"However, you two don't have too much hope!
Zhou Bingkun is a very difficult person to get along with!
Not only is Zhou Bingyi disgusted with this younger brother, Zhou Rong and Zhou Bingkun also can't get along!"
"During the Spring Festival of 2076, Shao Jingwen, the editor-in-chief of Jiangliao Publishing House, wanted a poem by Feng Huacheng, Zhou Rong's husband, to commemorate Premier Zhou!
At that time, Zhou Bingkun happened to have a suitable poem in his hand. I don’t know what Zhou Bingkun thought, but he refused to give it to Shao Jingwen!
So now, Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng also have great opinions on Zhou Bingkun!"
"We all agree that Zhou Bingkun is quite selfish and very timid!
He only cares about his own comfortable life and is not willing to make any sacrifices for the brothers and friends around him!"