In this way, the family put on the new clothes they wore on the day of the photo shoot, chatting about what they wore in the living room. When the hour hand slowly pointed to '4', they heard the sound of a car coming from the door. p>
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Bingkun rushed into the house panting:
"It's coming, it's coming, brother, is it a Hongqi car?"
"Yes."
Gao Bin responded and took Xu Bing to the door to greet him.
Sure enough, Xu Hesong and his wife, accompanied by the security guard and secretary, slowly got out of the car.
"Dad, Mom, was the road going well?" Gao Bin asked.
"Haha, it went well, it went well. It's not far from our compound. We found it right away. Was it your brother who was giving the directions at the intersection just now?" Xu Hesong had a friendly smile on his face. He didn't wear his usual Chinese tunic suit, but changed into a different one.
Wear simple casual clothes.
The couple personally carried the gifts and looked at the Zhou family who were welcoming them out.
"Yes, my brother Zhou Bingkun."
After leading them into the hospital, before Gao Bin could introduce him, Lao Xu generously extended his hand:
"Oh, in-laws, we finally meet."
When Lao Xu saw Zhou Zhigang using his hands, he quickly used his hands too. He really didn't show any pretense, just to give Gao Bin face.
"Secretary Xu, hello, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our home. It's so radiant!" Zhou Zhigang shook his arms excitedly. He had probably been holding these two sentences in for a day, and finally finally
Speak out.
"There is no secretary today, only in-laws. I should be a few years younger than you. If you don't mind, I can call you brother. Do you like it?"
"Hey, that's my honor."
People of later generations will not be able to imagine the attitude of workers towards big leaders in this era. Just look at Zhou Zhigang and you will almost have tears in your eyes.
Xu Hesong looked at Li Suhua again:
"Haha, is this Gao Bin's mother?"
"It's me, Secretary Xu. Hello, hello. I'm a woman and can't speak. Please forgive me."
"By the way, mother-in-law, are you trying to drive us out?" Xu's mother stood up and said with a smile.
"No way, it's not too late for us to welcome you."
Xu Bing holds her mother's arm:
"My parents were very happy when they heard that you were coming to our house as guests. They asked us to clean the windows. Look at how well the windows were cleaned. We have never seen such bright windows in our family, right?"
Mother Xu took a look:
"No, there's no flaws at all. I didn't expect that the two of us would make such a big splash."
"My mother-in-law, this is what we should do. Please come inside quickly, it's very cold outside."
Leading Xu Bing's parents to walk in, Xu Hesong suddenly noticed Hao Dongmei standing behind the crowd, couldn't help but stop, smiled and waved:
"Dongmei?"
"Hey! Uncle Xu."
Hao Dongmei felt bitter in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it at the moment, so she forced a smile and walked forward.
"Dongmei, why don't you come home to see your uncle and aunt? What's the matter? When you grow up, you accept your birth instead?"
Hao Dongmei's nose felt sore:
"No way, I am, I am..."
I still felt aggrieved, and even after a long time I didn’t say the whole thing.
"I know what happened between you and your parents. I'll go talk to Dad later about this old Hao."
After entering the house, Zheng Juan was responsible for serving tea, and Bingkun brought the fruit plate and refreshments to the table. The elders of the two families started chatting. At this time, there was no time for the young people to interrupt. Only when Lao Xu asked someone, who could say a few words.
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Gao Bin didn't mind putting in a good word for his godbrother and godsister. He was a top student at Peking University and a future pillar. Such free words were used to describe Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong.
Even Feng Huacheng, who had always looked down upon him, was called a literary wizard.
Lao Xu is a kind-hearted person. On the surface, he is very enthusiastic towards everyone, and he throws out nice words in piles, but none of them are implemented.
The only person in this family who really deserves his attention is Gao Bin, and Hao Dongmei counts half of them.
Zhou Bingyi seems to be a talented person, but if there is no support from the backstage, no matter how talented he is, he will have to succumb to the bottom and have no chance of getting ahead.
If he and Lao Hao get along well, maybe he can be considered the other half, and together with Hao Dongmei, they can become one, but now, haha.
No matter whether Lao Xu is being hypocritical or not, he is at least willing to pretend, but Lao Hao is not even willing to pretend. They are all human beings. Why is there such a big gap between people?
In the evening, Lao Xu was honored to stay for a family dinner and didn't leave until after 7 o'clock.
As the family watched the red flag car leave, Zhou Bingkun breathed a sigh of relief:
"Oh my god, I'm so suffocated."
"No one stopped you from talking?" Zhou Rong looked at him funny.
"Who said you were holding back your words? I was holding back my urine!"
He yelled and rushed into the house to pour water, but everyone laughed so hard.
Zhou Zhigang also started to take action, with his hands behind his back and his neck raised. Now he is a person who has had dinner with a big leader. Can it be the same?
Gao Bin estimates that it will take several months for this little old man to return to Sichuan and Chongqing.
The food on the table has not been removed yet, and everyone is preparing to have a second meal. After all, eating at the same table with a big boss is stressful. Who has the nerve to use chopsticks?
Now that the leader has left, why don’t you hurry up and fill up the five internal organs temple, otherwise you will wake up hungry in the middle of the night.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the family sits together to make dumplings and eat dumplings. There are two types of dumplings: those stuffed with pork and green onions, and those stuffed with sauerkraut and pork. You can eat them twice a day without feeling tired.
Because everyone knows that after this meal, the next time we have a happy reunion like this, I don’t know which year it will be.
Early tomorrow morning, Zhou Zhigang will catch the train back to Sichuan and Chongqing. Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong will leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
However, Zhou Bingyi will be back in half a year, and Zhou Rong is still studying in the capital as originally planned. This delay is estimated to be another three years.
And Zhou Zhigang is the farthest away, and it will probably be three years before he comes back.
......
1984, late autumn, colorful fallen leaves.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter passed by, three years after another.
A lot has happened in the past three years. Hao Dongmei's father passed away due to illness, and Lao Xu took over. Because the top leaders were old and basically inactive, Jiangliao Province officially entered the Xu Hesong era.
A man can ascend to heaven with a chicken or a dog. Gao Bin is neither a chicken nor a dog, but an uncle of the Xu family. He is 33 this year and is about to be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Jiangliao Provincial Public Security Department as the captain, with the highest rank.
Zhou Zhigang has not returned home for three years because of his status as an eighth-level worker and is highly valued by his leaders.
Originally, the superior leaders decided to continue to hire him and let him shine in the third-level college. However, because several of his children at home were successful and there was no heavy responsibility to support the family, and he was eager to return home, Zhou Zhigang declined the leadership's special appointment and resolutely took up the job.
The train home.
Zhou Rong is about to graduate from graduate school and is struggling for a place to stay in school. For this reason, she often fights with Feng Huacheng, and their relationship plummets.
The family relationship has not been smoothed out, let alone bringing their daughter to live in the capital. In the past three years, they have not even come back to see their daughter even once.
Feng Yue has also reached a sensible age. She knows that she has a father and a mother, but whenever she mentions it, she always responds with silence.
If I hadn't met them several times when I was young, I might have even forgotten what their parents looked like.
Feng Yue, who has just entered elementary school, always attends every parent-teacher meeting with Xu Bing. In her heart, Gao Bin and Xu Bing are her parents.
After Zhou Bingyi graduated from university, he returned to Jichun. When Lao Hao passed away, the knot between the two parties was still unresolved and they went to the policy research office just like in the original drama.
Although his talent cannot be concealed, the department that can only use pens and pens really has no development prospects.
Even so, he sat in this office for two years and worked hard without complaint.
Hao Dongmei and Xu Bing, because of their family backgrounds and of course their own abilities, are deputy directors of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Ophthalmology respectively. They are the hospital's capable generals and the Xinglin Sage in the hearts of patients.
However, these people have not changed the most, the biggest change is Bingkun.
Three years ago, at Gao Bin's suggestion, he resigned from the soy sauce factory and plunged into business, becoming a restaurant manager.
Needless to say, he does have a brain in this area. Under his management, the 'Xiyingmen' restaurant has become the most popular restaurant in Jichun City.
A year ago, because the business was so booming, we even bought two state-owned restaurants again and opened a chain store.
It can be said that the three happy families are making money every day, part of which is handed over, part of which goes into the pockets of Gao Bin and his interest groups, and only a small part is pocketed by Zhou Bingkun.
Gao Bin asked him, and the boy didn't have any dissatisfaction. Instead, he felt that the 20% share was too much and the money was very hot.
However, after tasting the sweetness, he decided to increase his power. Conquering the catering industry was not enough, and turned his goal to the education sector. He cooperated with Shao Jingwen, the editor-in-chief of "Golden Land" magazine, and opened an educational bookstore.
Gao Bin was not involved in this matter. It was all thought up by Zhou Bingkun himself, and he invested all the money he had earned in the past few years.
Not to mention, judging from the passenger flow in the past few days since its opening, although the profit of this small business is not large, it is more stable and can be continued for a long time.
Gao Bin had no intention of getting involved. Shui Ziliu was continuously contributing profits to him in the south, and he didn't care about this small amount of money at all.
Don't close bookstores, he doesn't even pay attention to the profits of Xiyingmen Restaurant. Most of them are used by him to win over people's hearts.
I dare not say anything else, but in the Gong'an family, who wouldn't think highly of Gao Bin?
Once you have money, you will definitely improve your life. Originally, Zhou Zhigang felt that a large two-story single-story building could no longer meet the living needs of a large family.
So Gao Bin bought a single-family villa with a larger area and front and rear gardens on the other side of the avenue.
He spent a lot of money to renovate the interior to make the function more in line with the needs of modern society. If nothing else, this should be the last move before the new century.
Because the old couple are getting older, they can't always move around with them.
Fortunately, this villa is large enough. The built-up area alone is more than 460 square meters. Including the front and back yards, it is more than 700 square meters. It has two floors above ground and one underground floor. It even has a wing connected to the main building.<
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I heard that a certain old man lived here in the early days.
This villa with a strong Russian style also satisfies Xu Bing's pursuit of romance. It is nestled among the sycamore trees and resembles the description of the castle in Western classics.
The simple brick walls and dense wall-creeping tigers are a romance unique to the years.
The family hired not one but two servants to clean the house and take care of Li Suhua.
As for the cooking work, it is still exclusive to Zheng Juan. In her words:
"If you don't even let me do the cooking work, I really don't know what the meaning of existence is in this family."
By the way, Zheng Guangming, who became a monk early, is now also an eminent monk, in a temple outside the city.
With Gao Bin taking care of him, not only was the temple not in ruins, but it was a famous temple outside the city with strong incense and many monks. Zheng Juan had to visit him every week. After all, he was just such a relative.
However, Zheng Juan will not be able to cook in the short term, because she and Bingkun finally had their own child. A few days after the birth, while still in confinement, Hao Dongmei personally delivered the baby, a fat boy named Zhou Cong. God knows what Hao Dongmei felt when she saw Zhou Cong, but it was just uncomfortable.
But what is comforting is that Xu Bing's stomach has not moved at all.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case. Xu Bing has never suffered any trauma, and everything was normal during the examination, so there shouldn't be any movement.
Gao Bin also checked with Hao Dongmei in private and found out that his body was normal in this life, and then he felt relieved.
Since you are not pregnant, it means that the time has not come. The time will naturally come when it comes.
To take a step back, he still has Feng Yue. This girl is no different from his own daughter.
Hao Dongmei is not as open-minded as Gao Bin, and she is still at odds with Jin Yueji. Although they don't say a word, they will never go home unless it is a holiday.
Originally, she and Zhou Bingyi lived in the photon film house for half a year, but the old house was really inconvenient. It was too painful to have to go outside to use the toilet in the winter, so they moved back to the villa under Gao Bin's persuasion.
Anyway, I have moved to a bigger house and have a bigger room. It’s still fun to live together as a family, so why not.
In the villa, Bingyi came home from get off work on time. As soon as he put on his bicycle, he saw Li Suhua walking out with the support of her aunt.
The old lady was walking outside the door a while ago, and accidentally stepped on the dark ice and fell. If the aunt hadn't helped her at the critical moment, it wouldn't have been as simple as a sprain.
"Mom? Your leg hasn't healed yet, why did it come out?"
"Hey, isn't this your dad back? He called back at the train station and said there were too many things to carry and asked someone at home to help."
Okay, no need to guess, there must be no one at home, and the old lady wants to go by herself.
Zheng Juan cannot go out during her confinement period, and everyone else is busy outside. On the contrary, he, the eldest son of the Zhou family, is now the most leisurely person in the family.
Go to work at a certain time every day, make tea, spread the newspaper, and get off work on time. It's very regular.
Sometimes Hao Dongmei has to work overtime because of surgery, but Zhou Bingyi has no such worries at all.
Upon hearing this, he quickly said:
"You go back and rest quickly, I'll just go."
After persuading Li Suhua to go back to the house, Zhou Bingyi quickly got on the car and rode to the train station.
Fortunately, it's not far away, only 20 minutes by bike.
I found Zhou Zhigang with big buns and small feet near a public phone.
"Hey, Bingyi, over here." Zhou Zhigang greeted his eldest son immediately as soon as he saw him.
"Dad, why didn't you say anything when you came back early? So I could pick you up in advance." Zhou Bingyi hurriedly stepped forward to catch the luggage.
"Hey~ I also overestimated my body strength. I'm really old and I can't even carry this thing."
Zhou Zhigang didn't feel uncomfortable. After all, he came back to retire and was happy.
"Then you should tell us in advance. It would be great and convenient for Binzi to send a car to pick you up."
"Don't bother Binzi. He is now a big leader and it is not good to always take advantage of the public."
Zhou Bingyi suddenly laughed and said:
"What's cheap is that it's his own car. The army retired a batch of jeeps, and Uncle Xu got him one to travel with."
Zhou Zhigang was shocked:
"Private car?"
"Isn't that right? Binzi is now prosperous. He will go home and take a look at his current house. It's very grand. It used to be the general's house at Lao Maozi's place."
Zhou Zhigang nodded repeatedly:
"I saw it in the letter, but I didn't dare to think too much about it. How big is it?"
"I can't tell you. Anyway, if you want to take a walk in the future, you don't have to go out. You can be tired and breathless at home."
"Oh, so big?"
"Okay dad, you'll know when you go home and see with your own eyes. Come on, leave these bags to me."
"Okay, hurry back and see your new home."
The father and son did not ride, so they hung their luggage on the car and strolled all the way back. Fortunately, it was afternoon, otherwise they would have frozen.
"Mom, look, dad is back."
Zhou Bingyi stood in the yard and shouted.
After a while, Li Suhua, who had white hair, came out with the support of her aunt, and her eyes suddenly turned red:
"His father is back?"
"Hey! I'm back! This time, I won't leave. I will stay with you from now on. Let's enjoy family happiness at home."
Li Suhua touched the tears in her eyes and showed a happy smile:
"Okay, okay, I've been looking forward to it for so many years, and finally it's here."
The old couple hugged each other, and Zhou Bingyi felt deeply comforted.
When everyone entered the room, Zhou Zhigang couldn't close his mouth:
"Good guy, this living room alone is as big as our old photon house, right?"
"More than that, it has to be twice as big."
The dark red furniture has a calm atmosphere, and the bookshelves in the corner of the living room that reach up to the ceiling add a touch of bookishness to the home, making it look both stylish and warm.
The books on the bookshelf are neatly white, but most of them have signs of being read, so they are obviously not just decorations.
After being taken around by Zhou Bingyi, Zhou Zhigang hammered his knees:
"Bingyi is right. If you want to take a walk from now on, you don't have to go out. You can just stay at home."
Li Suhua smiled and nodded:
"No, there is a garden in the backyard. I originally wanted to grow vegetables, but several children refused to let me do it, saying what would it ruin? The atmosphere?"
Bingyi laughs with you:
"Isn't it true? Think about it, shouldn't you apply fertilizer when growing vegetables? If you apply fertilizer in this summer, will it smell good?"
Zhou Zhigang nodded repeatedly:
"The children are right. It's good to raise flowers and grass. Now that life is better, we don't have to worry about food. I think this garden is good."
Zhou Bingyi pulled him to the window and took in the back garden. Unfortunately, it was snowy outside and he couldn't see the original appearance clearly.
"It's so beautiful in the summer. Binzi opened a rose garden specially for Xiaobing. When the flowers are in full bloom, it's so beautiful that all the neighbors come to visit."
He pointed to the opposite side of the garden:
"There is a white birch tree planted on the other side. It is decades old. The trunk is so thick that two people can't hug it. In spring, the branches are luxuriant. You can enjoy the shade under the tree and admire the roses. In autumn, the yard is covered with golden fallen leaves.
, several children in our family like to roll on the fallen leaves."
Zhou Zhigang was immersed in the beautiful pictures painted by his eldest son and couldn't help but be fascinated.