In the study room.
On New Year's Eve, the streets were very lively. Zheng Juan and Zhou Rong took their children out to play early. Zhou Chen couldn't avoid the meal and went to have lunch with the city leaders.
The idea of ​​​​the city's leaders is very simple. No matter what, Zhou Chen must be kept. For Jichun now, any investment is necessary.
What's more, they know the scale of Chenxing Group. If they invest, it will cost at least several million. If it can reach tens of millions or even more, it will be a huge achievement. Who can not be tempted?
Because Zhou Chen was not at home at noon, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei did not go at noon, but stayed at home to have dinner with Jin Yueji.
"Bingyi, your father has retired now. From now on, you must be filial to your parents. They raised the three of you so well and trained you so well. You must be grateful."
Jin Yueji held the bowl quickly and told Zhou Bingyi.
Zhou Bingyi responded: "I know, it's really not easy for my parents. My mother is okay, with Bingkun and the children accompanying her, but my father has been suffering in other places for so many years. As a son, I
, can’t help at all.”
Jin Yueji sighed with emotion: "Yes, your dad is indeed an amazing person. The construction of the motherland relies on front-line workers like them. Without them, the construction of the third front line would not be completed at all. Compared with us, their efforts are little."
There are quite a few.”
"Maybe it's because your father is such a person that he can cultivate three of you outstanding talents. Haha, he not only helps the country with his own hands, but also passes on his beliefs to the next generation. He is the backbone of the country.
's hero."
Zhou Bingyi did not expect that his mother-in-law, a senior official, would give his father such a high evaluation, which surprised him very much.
"My dad would definitely be very happy if he knew you spoke so highly of him."
Jin Yueji smiled, and then said casually: "Bingyi, speaking of which, your parents and I have never officially met. Why don't you go back and ask your parents, and we can meet at our place sometime?"
, you can also go to your house."
"ah?"
Zhou Bingyi was stunned, and Hao Dongmei was also stunned.
"Mom, what did you just say? Do you want to meet Bingyi's parents?"
Jin Yueji glared at her: "What are Bingyi's parents? They are also your parents-in-law. They have no manners at all."
Hao Dongmei smiled sheepishly and continued to ask: "Mom, is what you just said true?"
Zhou Bingyi also looked at Jin Yueji expectantly.
Jin Yueji met the eyes of her daughter and son-in-law, and sighed faintly: "In the past, your father and I couldn't help ourselves due to various reasons, and we couldn't get along with your parents, so that we later had misunderstandings. To this day, we have already
So many years have passed, and I don’t have many years left to live, so there are still some things I need to do.”
She was willing to put down her dignity and say these words, not for herself, but more for her daughter and son-in-law, so she wanted to meet her in-laws.
Zhou Bingyi looked solemn and said immediately: "Mom, then I'll go back and discuss it with my parents tonight."
Jin Yueji nodded and said: "Well, you go back and discuss it with them. If they don't want to, don't force it. After all, it was because of us that we didn't meet. Then something like that happened again. It was natural that they didn't want to meet.
Can be forgiven."
Zhou Bingyi comforted him: "Mom, don't think so much, my parents are not like that."
Hao Dongmei also advised from the side: "Yes, Mom, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are very nice people. If Bingyi goes back and tells them, they will definitely agree to meet."
"I hope so."
Jin Yueji was not as relieved as they thought. She had never met the Zhou couple, but from the descriptions of her daughter and son-in-law, she could tell who they were.
She is not too worried about this in-laws couple, they both love their children, and she believes that their thoughts are not much different from her own.
What she was worried about was another member of the Zhou family, the youngest son of the Zhou family.
She has seen how powerful this young man is, and she also knows very well that Zhou Chen's status in the minds of the Zhou family is definitely higher than that of Zhou Bingyi. Zhou Bingyi can influence the Zhou family and his wife, but it is definitely not as influential as Zhou Chen.
The New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve was another rare reunion. Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua handed out the red envelopes they had prepared long ago one by one.
Starting from Zhou Bingyi and his wife, to Zhou Chen and his wife, and to the youngest three children, they gave red envelopes to everyone.
Zhou Chen also prepared red envelopes, first giving one to each of his parents, and then giving one to each of the three children.
There are more for the parents, ten 100 pieces, 1000 yuan for each person, and 100 yuan for each of the three children.
When Zhou Zhigang opened the red envelope and took a look, he immediately became anxious: "Bingkun, why did you give me and your mother so much money? Just give us ten or eight yuan as a token of appreciation."
One thousand yuan per person, two thousand yuan in total for two people. Even if he worked for two years, he would not be able to save that much money. He felt that Zhou Chen was too extravagant.
Zhou Rong persuaded with a smile: "Dad, just accept what Bingkun gives you. In your eyes, this money is a lot, but in his eyes, it is no different from one or two yuan."
She also knew about Zhou Chen's abilities and assets. This incident shocked her greatly.
But the good thing about her is that even if she knew that Zhou Chen was so rich and capable, she never thought of asking Zhou Chen for help or anything, she was just jealous.
Li Suhua has lived with Zhou Chen for so many years and understands the character of her youngest son very well, and is more open-minded than Zhou Zhigang.
"Dad, please accept what Bingkun gives you. After the New Year, we will buy delicious food for the children."
Zhou Zhigang still felt a little uncomfortable. He was used to being diligent and thrifty. Seeing Zhou Chen giving money like this, even giving a hundred to a child, was really a big shock.
He told Zhou Chen: "Bingkun, I will accept it this time, and there will be no next time. Also, although you are rich now, you still have to pay attention to your spending. Making money is not easy, so don't be extravagant and wasteful."
,do you know?"
Zhou Chen knew that his father's consciousness had not changed yet, so he did not refute it.
"Don't worry, Dad, I understand."
With Zhou Chen's introduction, Zhou Bingyi and his wife were a little embarrassed, because they had prepared red envelopes, but they only prepared them for their three children, not their parents.
The same goes for Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng on the other side, but they were not as embarrassed as Zhou Bingyi and his wife. They just generously gave red envelopes to their three children.
Li Suhua saw the embarrassment of her eldest son and his wife, so he took the initiative to resolve it and asked them to give red envelopes to their three children.
After Zhou Rui's three children received the red envelopes, they were very happy to keep them.
In terms of red envelope pocket money, Zhou Chen never asked them to hand over the pocket money. Zheng Juan used to do it, but Zhou Chen later talked her through it.
The youngest of the three children, Zhou Cong, is almost twelve years old this year. It is normal for a child of this age to have some private money of his own.
These three children are also of good character. Even if they are rich, there is no need to worry about them learning bad things.
Raising children rich is not necessarily correct, but it is not without its merits. The way children are educated is actually directly related to family conditions.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou Bingyi took his parents into the room and told them about his mother-in-law.
Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were both surprised when they heard Zhou Bingyi's words.
The events of that year were still vivid in their minds, and suddenly they learned that their relatives actually wanted to meet, which made the old couple have many thoughts.
"Bingyi, did Dongmei's mother really say that?"
Zhou Zhigang said nothing, while Li Suhua asked in confirmation.
Zhou Bingyi answered affirmatively: "Yes, Mom, Dongmei's mother mentioned this matter to us during lunch today. Dad, Mom, I know what happened a few years ago made everyone unhappy, but this time
, I think she is very sincere; and I also feel that Dongmei’s mother has changed a lot over the years, and she is definitely sincere this time.”
Li Suhua explained: "Mom, that's not what I meant. It's just that you have to say what the child is."
Zhou Bingyi could only look at his father, Zhou Zhigang, who was frowning at this time.
In fact, when he heard that Jin Yueji wanted to see them, he was happy because this was the thing that worried him the most in the past few years.
But today is different from the past, not because the Hao family is not a high official now, but because of the grudge caused by the things that happened back then.
He admitted that he was a little vain at first, so he wanted to meet the Hao family and his wife. At the same time, he also wanted the Hao family and his wife to recognize them and their son Zhou Bingyi.
But so many years have passed since the incident, and he no longer has the original thoughts in his heart. Instead, he feels a little uncomfortable.
At first you said you would meet, but in the end it didn't happen and there was no follow-up. Then, they were not notified of Hao Guan's funeral. This is really a shame.
As an in-law, if they don’t even notify you of the funeral and don’t want you to come, what kind of in-law is this?
So although Zhou Zhigang didn't say anything in these years, he was always feeling uncomfortable in his heart. It was just that he knew it was difficult for the eldest son, so he didn't show it.
Now that he heard that Jin Yueji wanted to meet again, he didn't want to meet her more than he wanted to.
The reason why you don’t want to meet is very simple. We don’t just come and go when you ask. When you want to meet, we are waiting to meet you. If you don’t want to meet, we can only agree.
Respect is mutual, but he doesn't feel much respect.
But when he saw the eagerness and expectation on his eldest son's face, he suddenly couldn't say any words of rejection.
To be continued...