"Hey? You little old lady, my son has become successful and bought a big house. Can't I just be happy?"

Zhou Zhigang argued.

"Okay, take your time and watch. I'm going to get food. Our family has a big reunion this year, so we have to prepare a lot of things."

"Go and do your work, I'll come around and help."

"No, dad, your daughters-in-law are here. There is no need for you to work. After the visit, we will go to the living room and watch TV."

Bingkun said with a smile.

"Have you all bought a TV? There is one in our construction site leader's office. At night, all the workers gather around the office to listen."

"This isn't Brother Bin who brought one back just to have fun during the Chinese New Year."

"Okay, Binzi is really promising."

Before Zhou Zhigang's sighing voice could be heard, he saw two small figures rushing over, chasing him, and bumped into Zhou Zhigang's legs, almost knocking him down.

"Yueyue, Nannan, what's going on? You're so careless. Please apologize to grandpa."

Zhou Bingkun lowered his face.

"Hey, it's okay. It's not because I'm not prepared that I can't stand still, Yueyue? Nannan? Look, what have I prepared for you?"

Zhou Zhigang took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket. Even though the two children had never been short of mouthfuls, they were still excited when they saw the candies. They instantly fell in love with the old man who gave them the candies.

"By the way, Dad, do we have to take a family photo during the Chinese New Year this year?" Bingkun asked.

"I definitely have to take a photo. Oh, look at how hard it has been for this big family to get together. We have to take a photo to commemorate it. Everyone has one photo."

"Then let's go to Dongsheng Photo Studio. I'll make an appointment and try to take the photo before the year, otherwise they can have a holiday."

"Yes! This is a serious matter, Bingkun, I leave this matter to you."

"Don't worry, I guarantee it will be done properly."

After visiting the house, Zhou Zhigang returned to the living room and was about to light a cigarette when Li Suhua snatched the pipe away.

"This damn old man started smoking as soon as he came back. Didn't he see that there were children there?"

Zhou Zhigang patted his forehead and smiled:

"Look at me, I'm not used to it anymore. You're right, I won't smoke anymore, eh? Where are Binzi and the others? When will they come back?"

"Binzi is a big leader now and is very busy. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. He has to take care of all the public security issues in the city. He didn't get home until late at night last night. He was exhausted because of his children."

As Li Suhua talked, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

"Look at you, is it not hard to be a leader? It's not easy for Binzi to run this family. What about Xiaobing and Dongmei?"

"They are in the hospital, and they have to come back from get off work in the evening."

"Well, the children have their own work to be busy with, which is a good thing."

"Yes, we should be happy to see each of our children becoming more successful than the other."

The old couple were sitting in the living room talking. In the kitchen, Bingkun and Zheng Juan were busy eating. People live their whole lives not just for stuttering.

"Juan'er, I may have to go to sea after the new year."

"I know, didn't you say that before?"

"Then the family will rely on you, and you will be alone..."

Zheng Juan touched Bingkun's face gently:

"Don't worry, I'm at home, and you all have to do big things. I don't know anything, so I can do some housework and make sure the house is taken care of."

Zhou Bingkun smiled, hugged Zheng Juan, and said in her ear:

"Let's go back and have another child to keep Nannan and the others company."

"Go, you're not a serious person. Can you help me? If you don't want to help me go out, don't get in the way."

"Help, help!" Bingkun rolled up his arms and sleeves and started working.

In the next few days, Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong came back one after another. On New Year's Eve, the whole family was finally reunited.

On this day, even the second floor could not cover the excited voices of the Zhou family. The lively chatter spread to the street and could be heard dozens of meters away.

The two children loved the excitement and ran back and forth in the courtyard and house. Every time they screamed, they could get a handful of candy from the adults.

"Bingkun, have you made an appointment at the photo studio?"

"We made an appointment. Tomorrow morning, we'll do the last thing. After taking care of them, they'll be closed for the holidays."

"Okay, let's walk there together tomorrow morning, just in time to go back to the old house and take a look."

Xu Bing saw the opportunity to perform and said quickly:

"Dad, should I ask the compound to arrange a car? It's too far to walk back."

Zhou Zhigang was about to say it didn't matter, but Li Suhua made the final decision:

"Yes, that's troublesome, Xiaobing. With your dad and I, it's okay to walk somewhere closer. I'm afraid we have to wait until dark to get back to the old house."

After hearing what his wife said, Zhou Zhigang couldn't refuse, so he just asked:

"Can't I cause you any trouble?"

"No, the compound motorcade is to serve the families. Even if I don't open my mouth, it will be the same if I ask Sister Dongmei to open her mouth."

Hao Dongmei nodded in agreement:

"That's right, Mom and Dad, you don't have to be burdened. Xiaobing and I want a car each. Let's go there by car. We'll go early and come back early. We'll have to make croquettes or something when we come back."

Zhou Zhigang listened to the advice:

"Okay, okay, then we will enjoy the happiness."

Turning around and asking Bingyi:

"Our old house can't stay empty forever. Don't you and Dongmei have no house? Why don't you move back in?"

Hao Dongmei definitely won't do it. It's not that she dislikes the old house. The main reason is that she has a place to live, so why move outside.

Bingyi thought so, but he had to estimate Hao Dongmei's thoughts:

"Dad, don't worry about it. It's fine for me to live in Dongmei's house. As for the old house, can't it be accommodated by Zhou Rong and his wife? We can also take the children over and take care of them."

Zhou Rong said without thinking:

"No, we can't come back. I plan to continue studying for graduate school and try to stay in school."

It’s Zhou Bingkun’s brain work:

"Dad, if that doesn't work, let's rent out the house first. It can also supplement the family income. Although our family is not short of money now, we would like to have more."

Zhou Zhigang thought about it:

"It's okay, but you have to rent it to an acquaintance. I built that house brick by brick. I don't feel comfortable renting it to outsiders."

Bingkun nodded:

"Okay, leave it to me. Our old neighbors are jealous of our house. I'll make sure someone wants it when I get back."

Several members of Lao Zhou's family started chatting, but the wife, son-in-law and son-in-law couldn't get in the conversation. They were all discerning and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

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When she got to the kitchen, Hao Dongmei became the boss:

"Come on, we are the only outsiders in this room now, and we are all helping Juan'er with her work."

"It's okay, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, you can go in and talk. The dishes are all ready-made and can be eaten hot."

"You can't handle it alone. There are so many dishes. Besides, we only laugh with you when we go in. We don't have a chance to eat." Hao Dongmei found an apron and tied it on.

Xu Bing also followed:

"I have never seen Binzi, Bingkun and the others so happy."

"Isn't it? Today is a great reunion. It's not easy for 12 years." Hao Dongmei sighed.

Throughout the whole day, there was no rest in the house. After lunch, the old couple stayed up and played with the children.

As for the adults, some were playing chess and some were drinking tea and chatting.

The women get together to chat about small gossips about life. During the New Year, what is important is the excitement.

"By the way, Bingyi, don't you take out the gift from Lao Yao and show it to our parents?" Hao Dongmei suddenly remembered and called out to Zhou Bingyi.

He was playing chess with Feng Huacheng, and when he heard this, he quickly put down his chess pieces:

"That's right, forget about that."

He ran to the storage room and took out a box of gifts:

"Mom and Dad, this is a gift brought from the south by my comrades in the Corps, especially for you and your elders."

I opened the box and found a large box full of southern specialties, snacks, honey, etc.

"Okay, these are all good things, eh? Hurry up and install them all to decorate Dongmei and Xu Bing's parents and family."
To be continued...