This New Year for the Zhou family has been very frustrating and embarrassing. The gifts he gave were returned intact. Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, felt really embarrassed.
Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, didn't say anything because he felt too aggrieved. The children were older and had their own conflicts, but he, as a father, was powerless.
Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng felt very uncomfortable and felt restless while staying in the Zhou family. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, they voluntarily left the Zhou family with their child Feng Yue.
Seeing Zhou Zhiqiang's unhappy look, Zhou Bingkun knew that he had a great responsibility. If he hadn't wanted to give Zhou Rong a decisive blow, he wouldn't have had to treat this matter so aggressively.
"Brother, please come back with your sister-in-law on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year!"
"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, is there something going on at home?" Zhou Bingyi looked at Zhou Bingkun in front of him with some confusion.
“My dad decided to invite Mr. Zhou, who helped us design our house, to come and sit at our house a few years ago!
I am also planning to invite Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen as well!
It just so happens that you, your sister-in-law, and Ma Shouchang and his wife are all acquaintances, so you will save yourself the embarrassment!"
"Ah? I know! Do you want me to bring something?" Zhou Bingyi asked in surprise.
"Forget it! You don't need to bring anything!
We have everything at home!
Maotai, Huazi, enough!" Zhou Bingkun suddenly said proudly.
Seeing his younger brother Zhou Bingkun reverting to his stinking look in front of him, Zhou Bingyi could only shake his head and smile bitterly, then looked at each other with Hao Dongmei, and left the Zhou family helplessly.
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On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Zhou family seemed very lively. There were four important guests, Mr. Zhou and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ma Shouchang, which made the Zhou family very lively.
"Where is Bingkun? Why don't you see him coming out to greet us?" As soon as Ma Shouchang entered the Zhou family, he looked at the Zhou family's new house for a few times, and then asked Zhou Bingyi.
"Uncle Ma, Bingkun is busy in the kitchen!
He is going to cook a big meal for you personally!" Zhou Bingyi explained with a smile.
"What? He cooks? Can the food he cooks be eaten?" Ma Shouchang looked at Qu Xiuzhen in surprise, and then said in disbelief.
"Haha, Uncle Ma!
you do not know!
Bingkun’s cooking skills are the best in our family!
Almost as good as a chef!" Hao Dongmei on the side also explained with a smile.
"Really?" After hearing Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei's explanations, Ma Shouchang was still a little skeptical.
Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen walked into Zhou's house doubtfully, and then saw Mr. and Mrs. Zhou sitting there, with surprised expressions on their faces, "Old Zhou, why are you two here?"
"Haha, old horse!
Zhou Bingkun and I have been friends forever!
I helped design this new house!
Of course I will appear here." Mr. Zhou saw his old acquaintance and explained with a happy smile.
"Ah? Zhou Bingkun has such a great reputation? He can actually ask you, old Zhou, to be your boss!"
"Haha, my old Zhou Zhou always cherishes talents the most, so of course I have to give Zhou Bingkun face!"
"Great! Since we are all acquaintances, let's all sit together!" Zhou's father, Zhou Zhiqiang, saw that Ma Shouchang and Mr. Zhou were both acquaintances, so he greeted them with a smile.
Zhou Bingkun quickly ran out of the kitchen when he heard the noise, and then said with a smile, "Great!
Now the guests are all here!
The food is also ready!
Let’s sit down and talk while eating!”
After inviting everyone to sit down, Zheng Juan began to serve the food, "Mr. Zhou, Auntie, last time I wronged you and had a makeshift meal in my school cafeteria!
How about trying my cooking skills today!"
“Also Uncle Ma and Secretary Qu, I didn’t go to your house for dinner last time, and I really regretted it later!
Then I will work hard on my cooking skills, and you guys will have a try too!"
"Then I really want to try it!" Ma Shouchang said with a smile, then picked up a piece of braised beef and tasted it directly, and his eyes lit up unconsciously.
"Bingkun, it's okay! Did you really do this yourself?"
"Of course, Uncle Ma, I won't joke about this!" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile.
"Old Zhou, come and try it, it tastes really good!" After hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, Ma Shouchang also greeted Mr. Zhou next to him.
Mr. Zhou also tasted it hesitantly, but he was very satisfied and said, "It's really good!
Much better than the cook from Bingkun School!"
"I think Mr. Zhou and Uncle Ma have known each other before?" Zhou Bingkun said with a confused smile.
"Haha, we are old friends!
But, Bingkun, how did you meet Lao Zhou?
You can also ask him to help you design a house!" Ma Shouchang said in surprise.
"I wrote an article about "Hexi Corridor" some time ago, which required some drawings, and then I asked Mr. Zhou!
Later, I had to build a new house, and Mr. Zhou helped me design the house again!" Zhou Bingkun explained with a smile.
"What about you? Lao Ma!
How did you meet Bingkun?" Mr. Zhou was also very curious.
"Haha, Zhou Bingkun is my savior!
In 1972, I accidentally broke my leg while taking a bath in a "public bath"!
Fortunately, Zhou Bingkun sent me to the hospital at that time!
Otherwise, at least I won’t be able to save my leg!" Ma Shouchang explained with a smile.
After each explanation, everyone completely relaxed. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the banquet was over with both guest and host enjoying themselves.
Seeing the lively scene, Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, also forgot about the unhappiness he had experienced a year ago and happily drank a lot of wine.
"By the way! Bingkun, you just said you wrote "Hexi Corridor", can you show it to me?" Ma Shouchang suddenly said to Zhou Bingkun while drinking tea after dinner.
"Okay! I'll get it for you now!" Zhou Bingkun stood up with a smile and returned to the room.
Ma Shouchang took the "Hexi Corridor" handed over by Zhou Bingkun and looked at it curiously with Qu Xiuzhen next to him. The two people who didn't take it seriously at first became increasingly shocked.
"Bingkun, did you really write this?"
Seeing the shock of his old friends Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, Mr. Zhou laughed happily, "Old Ma, I, Mr. Zhou, can guarantee this!
It was indeed written by Bingkun!"
Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, was really proud from the bottom of his heart when he saw that Ma Shouchang and Zhou Lao praised his youngest son Zhou Bingkun's works so much. However, when he thought that Zhou Bingkun had decided to "put the pen to paper", he unconsciously felt aggrieved for Zhou Bingkun.
"Bingkun, your article "Hexi Corridor" is very good. Can you let me take it home and read it slowly?"
"Of course! Uncle Ma, you can do whatever you want!" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile.
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Mother Hao suddenly wanted to visit at night, and then she went to the home of Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen next door.
As soon as they entered their home, they were surprised to find that Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were both looking at something quietly.
"Lao Ma, Xiao Qu, what are you looking at? Are you so focused?"
"Haha, Sister Jin!
Lao Ma and I are watching "Hexi Corridor" written by Zhou Bingkun!
It’s so well written!
It makes me want to travel to Gansu immediately!" Qu Xiuzhen explained with a smile.
"Ah? Didn't Zhou Bingkun write "The Rise of the Great Powers"?" Mother Hao became a little confused.
"In addition to "The Rise of Great Powers", Bingkun also wrote "Hexi Corridor".
After "Hexi Corridor" was written by Bingkun, it was directly bought by the "Oriental Daily" in Hong Kong Island!
So there has been no news from the mainland!" Qu Xiuzhen explained with a smile.
After a long time, Ma Shouchang reluctantly put down the copy of "Hexi Corridor" and said with unfinished content, "It's so good! It's so well written!
Zhou Bingkun’s historical knowledge is so profound!”
Seeing the expressions of Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, Hao's mother curiously took the "Hexi Corridor" and read it carefully, becoming more and more surprised.
"Lao Ma, Xiaoqu, let me take it back and watch it for one night, okay?"
"Okay! I can watch it again tomorrow!" Qu Xiuzhen agreed with a smile.
In this way, Zhou Bingkun's "Hexi Corridor" was brought back to the Hao family by Hao's mother, and was placed in the hands of Hao's father.
"Zhou Bingkun is a really talented young man!
I heard from you that he has decided to "put pen to paper"!
It’s really such a pity!” Hao’s father took off his eyes and said with emotion.
"Yes! The relationship between brothers and sisters is indeed difficult to deal with sometimes!"
"I heard that we didn't go to Chengzhou's house on the 29th of the previous year!
Secretary Xiao Huang also had a misunderstanding?"
"Yes!" When Hao's father mentioned this matter, Hao's mother still felt very embarrassed.
"How about this!
Tomorrow is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, so we’ll take a quick trip and go directly to Zhou’s house for a visit!
What do you think?" Until this moment, Father Hao truly put the Zhou family on an equal footing.
"Old Hao, of course it's very good!
We are in-laws to begin with, there is no need to make a big show of it!" Hao's mother agreed very much with Father Hao's arrangement!