Chapter five hundred and fourteen: two years of change
"Well, Mom, I haven't eaten the food you cooked for two years. I'm dying of it. It still tastes like this, the taste of home. It's delicious."
At the dinner table, a family of four, Zhou Jianguo, Han Huifang and Qiao Sanli, all held their chopsticks and did not move, just watching Zhou Chen eating happily.
Zhou Chen praised it while eating. He didn't mean to flatter, but sincerely.
He stayed in Sam Country for two years. Although he had been to Chinatowns in many cities and eaten in many Chinese restaurants, those places might taste good, but they were far from the taste of his hometown and the caring heart of his mother.
"If it tastes good, eat more."
Han Huifang happily gave Zhou Chen a few more chopsticks. Seeing the reality of her son by her side made her feel particularly satisfied.
"Okay, Mom, Dad, Sanli, don't just look at me, let's eat together."
"Okay, eat, eat everything."
The meal lasted for more than an hour, and there was no rule in the house about not talking during eating or sleeping, so Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang kept asking this question.
On the contrary, Qiao Sanli, although she was also very excited, controlled her emotions and left this time to Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang.
Under questioning from his parents, Zhou Chen briefly talked about his experience abroad in the past two years, especially about winning the Nobel Prize. His parents asked emphatically several times.
During the day, neither Zhou Jianguo nor Han Huifang went to work, but stayed at home and talked to Zhou Chen.
It was not until evening, after dinner, that Zhou Chen took Qiao Sanli and left his home and drove to his house.
When he first decided to study abroad, he bought a house near the school with three bedrooms and two living rooms, covering an area of more than 120 square meters.
Before going abroad, he handed this house to Qiao Sanli, gave her a sum of money, and gave her drawings to decorate it and use it as a new house in the future.
On the way back, with just the two of them, Qiao Sanli released her emotions to her heart's content and leaned closely against Zhou Chen. Although she didn't say any disgusting and affectionate words, her actions expressed her feelings for Zhou Chen.
Chen’s thoughts.
"Zhou Chen, I really miss you. Wherever you go from now on, you must take me with you."
Because she was engaged, Qiao Sanli was no longer as shy as before, embarrassed to talk about love.
Zhou Chen said softly: "Okay, if I travel far away from home in the future, I will definitely take you with me. We will never be separated."
"Well, we will never be separated."
Soon they returned to their own home. Qiao Sanli said a little embarrassed at this time: "I decorated this place according to the drawings you left me. There may be some changes in it. If it doesn't go well, don't blame me.
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Zhou Chen smiled and said: "This is a house that belongs to both of us. As the hostess, you are of course qualified to decide how to decorate it. How could I blame you?"
"After all, you bought the house, and we haven't really gotten married yet."
Zhou Chen's face was straight: "Why, don't you still want to marry me? Or have you changed your mind after not seeing me for two years?"
Qiao Sanli hit Zhou Chen: "You talk nonsense, how could I change my heart? My heart can only hold you for the rest of my life."
"That's pretty much it."
Zhou Chen hugged Qiao Sanli, and Qiao Sanli opened the door and walked in.
"Let's see how it goes?"
Qiao Sanli opened her hands with a proud expression, as if she was waiting for Zhou Chen's praise.
Zhou Chen walked around the house and found that the decoration was good. Most of it was based on his drawings, but there were also some differences, such as the bedrooms, balconies, and kitchens. They were all obviously changed. It should be Qiao Sanli's drawings.
Your own preferences change.
The decoration is not luxurious, of course, in Zhou Chen's eyes.
In fact, the decoration of this house is definitely very luxurious in this era.
Several brothers and sisters of the Qiao family came to see it, and they were all shocked, especially Qiao Simei. At that time, she wished she could stay and never leave.
"It looks good. Our Sanli is really capable. One person can do it so well."
Qiao Sanli was a little embarrassed by the praise: "No, it's all the drawings you provided. I just made some small changes."
Zhou Chen smiled. In fact, his drawings were the most suitable for the decoration of this house. However, people's visions were different in different eras. Qiao Sanli still couldn't understand his decoration ideas, so she made some changes. But also
It's harmless.
A house is meant to be lived in. No matter how well-decorated it is, it is all in vain if you are not comfortable living in it.
Now that Qiao Sanli has made changes based on her own ideas, it means that this will make her stay more comfortable, and this is the best result.
"Sanli, tonight..."
Before Zhou Chen could finish speaking, Qiao Sanli pushed Zhou Chen into the bathroom with a blushing face.
"Go take a shower quickly."
"Then wait for me. I'll be here after taking a shower."
"Go quickly."
Pushing Zhou Chen into the bathroom, Qiao Sanli was still sitting on the sofa with a red face. Although they were engaged, in love with each other, and much closer, they still had not taken the last step.
Even if I knew that such a day would come, I would still feel shy when it comes.
In the end, Qiao Sanli did not escape Zhou Chen's clutches. Under the guidance of Zhou Chen, an experienced driver, she half-heartedly obeyed Zhou Chen.
A few hours later.
Qiao Sanli was close to Zhou Chen, her face slightly red. She had not recovered from what had just happened.
"Zhou Chen, when will we get married?"
Zhou Chen hugged Qiao Sanli and said softly: "When you graduate, we will get married."
"Then we have to wait another year."
Qiao Sanli has one year left to graduate, "What if I want to continue studying for graduate school?"
"Then continue studying. Going to graduate school won't delay your marriage."
"I'm lying to you. I don't want to go to graduate school. It's already very difficult for me to get into college. I don't want to go to graduate school anymore. I want to work."
Zhou Chen asked: "Then what kind of job do you want to do, be a teacher, or something else? Why don't you go work in Chenxing? My parents are getting older and lack energy, so you just happened to take over their classes."
"ah?"
Qiao Sanli was startled when she heard this and sat up: "I was asked to work in Chenxing, but this is not what I studied. I can't do it. I can't do it."
Zhou Chen comforted him: "You can learn if you don't know how. My parents didn't know how to do it before, but they are doing well now. You can learn from me. If you encounter someone who doesn't know how, I will teach you. You are so smart, I am sure
It can be done.”
Qiao Sanli still shook her head: "It still doesn't work. That's your parents' factory. I'm an outsider. How can I be allowed to take over? It's up to you to go." Gu He
Zhou Chen looked at Qiao Sanli's head and said: "What outsider? You will be my wife soon and their daughter-in-law. How can you be an outsider? As for me, I will not manage it. I have already decided
, and then I will return to the Medical University to teach and become a university teacher."
"You want to stay in school and become a teacher?"
Qiao Sanli was surprised. She knew her fiancé's influence and had no problem becoming an official. She didn't expect Zhou Chen to be willing to stay in school and become a teacher.
"Yes, you can be a teacher in school, and you can also be a doctor in the school's affiliated hospital, so I don't want to have to deal with business matters. Our family's family business will naturally be handed over to you, my daughter-in-law.
Already."
"But I..." Qiao Sanli was still hesitant and unsure.
Zhou Chen: "Okay, don't think so much. Anyway, there is still one year until you graduate. You should use this time to think about it carefully. Don't be in a hurry."
This topic passed quickly, and Qiao Sanli then told Zhou Chen about what happened at home in the past two years.
"My sister-in-law is more than seven months pregnant."
"Oh, really, then I really have to congratulate you, eldest brother."
Zhou Chen was very happy after hearing this. Qiao Yicheng in the TV series has never had children in his life, and now he is about to have his own child. It is really a great joy.
However, Qiao Sanli didn't look very good, which made him a little confused.
"What's wrong? Your eldest brother is going to have a child, and you are going to have a nephew. Why don't you look happy?"
Qiao Sanli: "This is indeed something to be happy about, but it is not fair to my eldest brother and our Qiao family."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhou Chen was confused by these words. He was about to give birth to a child. How could he talk about unfairness? What does having a child have to do with fairness?
"Because after the child is born, his surname will not be Qiao, but Wen."
"What?"
Zhou Chen cried out. Even for a city like him, it was incredible to hear this, but he soon thought of the reason.
"Is Wen Ju'an's mother causing trouble for your eldest brother?"
"Well, after you went abroad, my eldest sister-in-law's mother came to visit me and had many quarrels with my eldest brother and sister-in-law. We even had trouble with my eldest brother's workplace, which almost caused my eldest brother to lose his job. In the end, your father found someone to help.
My oldest brother kept his job."
"Later, my eldest brother and the others talked with her for a long time. In the end, I don't know what my eldest brother thought. In order to calm things down, he actually agreed to let their child have the mother's surname Wen."
"After my dad found out about this, he was so angry that he even attacked my eldest brother. But you also know that my eldest brother is a person who will not compromise at all. Even if we persuade him, it will be useless. This matter is settled like this.
After the child is born, regardless of male or female, the surname can only be Wen."
Zhou Chen listened and said with emotion: "This is really something your elder brother can do, but I understand him somewhat. When he was at his lowest, it was Wen Ju'an who saved him, and he had no regrets and no regard for the world.
He felt sorry for Wen Ju'an, so he compromised on this matter in order not to embarrass Wen Ju'an."
Qiao Sanli said: "I have also thought of this, but no matter how you say it, this matter is not a good thing for my eldest brother. The child cannot have his last name. This may be very embarrassing in the eyes of others.
You will be called your son-in-law by others, which is too unpleasant."
This era is not as open as it was twenty years later. In this era, it is natural for children to take their father's surname. Generally, children take their mother's surname because the father is a son-in-law and has no status.
Wen Ju'an is good, but the people of the Qiao family are naturally attracted to their eldest brother.
"Your eldest brother doesn't care anymore. Why do you think so much? Maybe to your eldest brother, it doesn't matter whose surname the child has. The important thing is to live a good life and don't make everyone unhappy."
Qiao Sanli said: "But I can see that my elder brother is still very depressed. Now that you are back, if you have time, call him and comfort him."
"No problem, I'll go find him for a drink in two days to comfort him."
After talking about Qiao Yicheng, Qiao Sanli talked about her second brother Qiao Erqiang and Qiao Simei.
Qiao Erqiang got married last year, to a girl named Sun Xiaomo. But judging from Qiao Sanli's tone, the relationship between the two didn't seem to be particularly loving.
This surprised Zhou Chen. He originally thought that if Qiao Yicheng had not married Ye Xiaolang, Qiao Erqiang would not know Sun Xiaomo.
But he didn't expect that Qiao Erqiang actually met Sun Xiaomo, and the two got married. Thinking of what happened to Sun Xiaomo in the TV series, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Qiao Erqiang.
Qiao Erqiang is the most honest among the Qiao brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, his circumstances were not good and he fell in love with a woman he shouldn't have fallen in love with. His relationship with his wife after marriage was not good, and it must have been because of his master.
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The future of Qiao Yicheng and Qiao Sanli has changed. The remaining Qiao Erqiang and Qiao Simei, Zhou Chen has never thought about going out of his way to help them.
It was tiring enough to help Qiao Yi achieve success. He didn't want to worry about them anymore, especially Qiao Simei. He didn't even want to see them.
"Simei has also changed. She has admitted her fault to me and said that she was blinded by lard back then. She is embarrassed to face you and asked me to apologize to you on her behalf."
Zhou Chen sneered disdainfully in his heart. He had already seen through who Qiao Simei was. Even if this woman admitted her mistake, it was only superficial. In fact, she must still be very dissatisfied with him in her heart.
"Okay, what happened in the past is in the past, and I will no longer care about her affairs in the future."
Qiao Sanli could see what her fiancé thought of her sister, and she didn't say anything more. She felt sorry for her sister, but she also knew that Zhou Chen was not wrong about this matter, but that she was heartbroken by Qiao Simei.
"Simei has come out of the shadows and started a new relationship. She has a new boyfriend. Although I have never met her, I heard she is quite handsome. He is a soldier and is his junior high school classmate.
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Hearing this, Zhou Chen couldn't control himself and choked on his saliva.
"You said Qiao Simei is in love again. She is a soldier and her classmate? What is his boyfriend's name?"
"I heard her say that her name seems to be Qi Chenggang."
"Whole..."
Zhou Chen really couldn't complain anymore. Is this the will of God or the restorative power of the plot is too powerful.
Qiao Simei unexpectedly met Qi Chenggang again and fell in love.
"What's wrong, do you know this Qi Chenggang?"
Seeing Zhou Chen's strange reaction, Qiao Sanli asked in confusion.
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know Qi Chenggang, I just think Qiao Simei will make the same mistake again, right?"
Qiao Sanli asked: "Are you worried that this Qi Chenggang will be like the previous Shaoyang?"
"I just said casually, okay, she can make her own decision about Qiao Simei, don't talk about her."
Zhou Chen didn't want to continue discussing this topic anymore, but asked other people.
"Where is Qi Weimin, how is he now?"
"After my cousin graduated, he went to work in the countryside. Sister Xingyu is now helping him take care of the family. Although they haven't held a wedding yet, they have already received a marriage certificate."
After hearing this, Zhou Chen sighed with emotion: "This is a good thing. Qi Weimin is lucky to meet Chang Xingyu and treat him wholeheartedly."
Qi Weimin and Chang Xingyu are the couple who have the best relationship and the smoothest relationship among the children of the Qiao family. Zhou Chen is not surprised at all when they get together.