Zhou Zhigang left the guest house angrily. It was impossible for the rest of the Zhou family to stay any longer. After saying hello to Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, they returned home together.
After returning home, Zheng Juan ordered some noodles for everyone to eat. Zhou Zhigang was sulky and couldn't eat any more, so he asked Zheng Juan to take away the noodles.
Zheng Juan brought the noodles back and said to Wang Gang: "How about you go and persuade Dad."
Wang Gang shrugged and said, "If I open my mouth to persuade him, I will probably make dad angry to death."
Zheng Juan hit Wang Gang on the shoulder and complained: "You can't say something nice."
Wang Gang said: "I am holding back my anger right now, what can I say good things about."
Li Suhua came over and said to Wang Gang: "Don't worry about your dad. Eat noodles first. You have been hungry all night. After that, go to bed early."
Zheng Juan handed the noodles to Li Suhua and said, "Mom, please be patient. Don't be hungry."
"Hey, why don't you look away?" Li Suhua returned to the room carrying the noodles lonely.
After entering the room, Li Suhua put her face on the bedside table first, and then said to Zhou Zhigang: "What's wrong? I'm still sulking. Bingyi didn't mean it."
Zhou Zhigang said angrily: "I'm not angry at Bingyi, I'm angry at my own incompetence, which is why people look down on me like this."
Li Suhua sighed, sat next to Zhou Zhigang and said: "There is no way, he is a high-ranking official and has many things to do, how can we ordinary people compare to him."
Zhou Zhigang said with a bitter face: "Although I understand the truth, I really can't swallow this breath."
"If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it. Why don't you go find someone to settle the score?"
Zhou Zhigang turned over in frustration and ignored Li Suhua.
"Okay! Get up and eat some noodles, don't let the children worry." Li Suhua said.
"Have you eaten?" Zhou Zhigang turned around and asked.
"Let's eat together." Li Suhua took the noodles and started eating them one bite at a time with Zhou Zhigang.
On the other side, Hao Dongmei and Zhou Bingyi were pushing their bicycles. On the way home, neither husband nor wife spoke.
"Dongmei, calm down with your parents when you get home and don't quarrel." Zhou Bingyi advised his wife.
"Bingyi, aren't you angry? They were the ones who made the appointment to have dinner, but they were the ones who failed to make the appointment!"
"So what if you're angry? You know, because of the nature of your dad's work, I think he must have been delayed by something important." Zhou Bingyi sighed.
"If they can't come because they have something to do, they should send someone to deliver a message. If they can't, just call the guest house and it won't take much time." Hao Dongmei said calmly.
"Maybe the matter is too urgent and I can't take care of it!" Zhou Bingyi made an excuse.
Hao Dongmei said angrily: "Bingyi, why can you still keep calm now? You are obviously the one who should be angry the most!"
Zhou Bingyi sighed and said: "Because I know that getting angry is useless. It can neither change the facts nor solve the problem. In the final analysis, the root cause of this incident is the disparity between our two families."
Hao Dongmei suddenly stopped and asked Zhou Bingyi: "Do you regret marrying me?"
Zhou Bingyi shook his head and said: "I have never regretted it. What I regret is that I shouldn't have returned to Jichun so early."
Hao Dongmei asked confused: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Bingyi said: "I once talked with Bingkun about the problems between our families, and Bingkun said that I can only gain your father's approval by working hard on my own and making certain achievements.
Only after getting approval, your father will treat our Zhou family as equals."
Hao Dongmei said in surprise: "That's why you stay in the capital to work and refuse to return to Jichun? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Zhou Bingyi held Hao Dongmei's shoulders and said, "Because I love you and don't want you to struggle between two families."
Hao Dongmei said guiltily: "I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you and your family wouldn't be treated like this."
Zhou Bingyi shook his head and said: "Bingkun has a saying that is right, you need to be strong to make iron. Only when you are strong can you gain the respect of others.
So what I have to do now is not to blame others, but to find ways to strengthen myself."
For the first time, Hao Dongmei felt that her husband was very powerful. At least in terms of emotional intelligence, he was dozens of times ahead of her.
She also believed that her husband would become famous sooner or later.
While looking forward to the future, the two returned home and found that their parents were not at home. They waited until after 11 o'clock in the evening before Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji came back.
Hao Gaoguan looked very tired. He was already in poor health and his face was frighteningly pale.
When Hao Dongmei saw her father like this, any resentment disappeared.
"Dongmei, I'm sorry, there was a serious accident in the chemical plant. Your father and I went to the scene to deal with it. Is Bingyi's family okay?" Jin Yueji asked Hao Dongmei.
"Mom, don't worry! My family has gone home and I have explained what happened tonight." Zhou Bingyi said first.
Jin Yueji nodded and said: "We did something wrong today. Tomorrow Dongmei will bring some gifts to apologize on our behalf. I will prepare the gifts in the evening."
Hao Dongmei wanted to say something else, but Zhou Bingyi stopped her.
"Mom and Dad, you are tired after a long night of work. Go to bed early." Zhou Bingyi said politely.
Hao Gaoguan nodded listlessly and walked up the stairs slowly, but he missed a step and fell down.
"Dad." Hao Dongmei was startled and rushed to help, but it was too late.
Senior official Hao rolled down the stairs, and the Hao family was completely in chaos.
The ambulance drove into the compound, and Hao Gaoguan was carried away. Hao Dongmei and Zhou Bingyi accompanied him to the hospital.
The Zhou family only received the news the next day. Zhou Bingyi worked in the hospital all night and waited until his father-in-law's condition stabilized before leaving.
Hao Dongmei and Jin Yueji were worried about Senior Official Hao and refused to leave the hospital.
"Is your father-in-law okay?" Zhou Zhigang heard this and felt no resentment in his heart.
"He is out of danger. The doctor said that he was still seriously ill and overworked, which is why he fainted. Fortunately, he was sent to the doctor in time. From now on, he just needs to cultivate himself well." Zhou Bingyi explained.
"That's good, should we go to the hospital for a visit?" Zhou Zhigang asked.
"No need, the hospital is full of people, all the leaders have gone."
Zhou Zhigang slowly turned cold upon hearing this.
Wang Gang snorted coldly: "Brother, do you think we have embarrassed you?"
Zhou Bingyi said anxiously: "Bingkun, don't misunderstand me. I mean the hospital is in a mess now. There are too many people talking and you won't see anyone there."
Wang Gang sneered and said, "Whether I misinterpreted it or not, you know it yourself."
Zhou Zhigang frowned and said, "Okay, what do you two brothers have to argue about?"
Zhou Bingyi and Wang Gang did not continue to argue for the sake of Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua, and chose to restrain themselves.
The two of them ran into the yard to chat alone while others were not paying attention.
"Bingkun, I know you were very angry about what happened yesterday, but Dongmei's parents really didn't mean it." Zhou Bingyi said to Wang Gang.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether it was intentional or not." Wang Gang said coldly.
"I know that the most fundamental problem between our two families is that the class gap is too large." Zhou Bingyi sighed.
"What are your plans?" Wang Gang asked.
"I plan to apply for transfer to the front line after I return to the capital. I want to do some practical work and accumulate capital."
Wang Gang smiled and said: "You have to think about it, frontline work is not easy to do now, you will know it just by looking at Ji Chun."
"If you don't do front-line work and just rely on qualifications, it will be too slow to gain recognition from Dongmei's father," Zhou Bingyi said.
Wang Gang understood that Zhou Bingyi had been touched so much in the past two days that he was a little impatient to wait.
"If you want to work on the front line, I suggest you apply to go to the south. Reform and opening up is in full swing there, so it's the best place to achieve results." Wang Gang suggested.
"I have the same idea. The country is currently focusing on the economy. Once there are achievements, I will be promoted faster." Zhou Bingyi said with a smile.
"How do you want me to help you?" Wang Gang asked.
"How did you know I wanted to ask you for help?" Zhou Bingyi asked strangely.
"If you don't want my help, why did you drag me out alone?" Wang Gang said with a smile.
Zhou Bingyi said with a sullen face: "I know you have connections in Xiangjiang, I may need them."
"No problem, I will try my best to help you." Wang Gang nodded.
"If you agree so readily, there won't be any conditions, right?" Zhou Bingyi asked worriedly.
"Not only are you holding your breath, but so am I. I want to slap your father-in-law in the face as soon as possible." Wang Gang said coldly.
Zhou Bingyi said: "Don't act recklessly. Dongmei's father has an unusual status. If you hit him, the consequences will be serious."
Wang Gang then remembered that Zhou Bingyi didn't know what slap in the face meant.
"I don't want to hit people, I want to hurt people's hearts." Wang Gang said: "The more he looks down on our Zhou family, the more I want to show him results."
Zhou Bingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you have any plans?" Zhou Bingyi asked.
"I will first establish a company in Yangcheng. From now on, I will be in charge of business and you will be in charge of government. Will we be considered collusion between government and businessmen in the future?" Wang Gang joked.
"Collusion is too unpleasant to hear. We are brothers who work together, and their strength is as powerful as gold." Zhou Bingyi vowed.
