As soon as Qu Xiuzhen led the two young people into the house, she heard the sudden sound of the piano, which made her expression startled.
"This is the sound of the piano. Who is playing the piano?"
Although she can't play the piano, she can still hear the sound of the piano.
One of the young people following Qu Xiuzhen also asked in surprise: "Qu Shuji, does anyone in your family still play the piano?"
There were only Lao Ma, Zhou Chen and the nanny at home, so Qu Xiuzhen instantly guessed that Zhou Chen must be playing the piano.
"Change into slippers first."
After saying that, Qu Xiuzhen went straight to the living room where the piano was placed. Sure enough, she saw Zhou Chen sitting in front of the piano, talking about it intently.
Qu Xiuzhen was very surprised. Before she went to find Zhou Chen, she had already investigated Zhou Chen's information and knew that Zhou Chen was born in a worker's family.
It is shocking that a child born into a working-class family can not only work as an editor in a publishing house, but also play such beautiful piano music.
Ma Shouchang also came out of the toilet and walked next to Qu Xiuzhen. When he was about to speak, Qu Xiuzhen raised his hand to stop him.
Ma Shouchang was very uncomfortable after holding back a sentence. At this time, the two young men who had just come with Qu Xiuzhen also came over and, like Qu Xiuzhen and Ma Shouchang, stood side by side listening to the piano.
After a few minutes, Zhou Chen's hands slowed down, and the sound of the piano gradually became calmer until it stopped.
It’s been a long time since I played the piano, and it was the first time I played such an ancient piano, so Zhou Chen felt that the piece he just played was not perfect and did not show his true level.
"Pa bang..."
Crisp applause rang out, followed by several more applause. Zhou Chen turned around and saw Qu Xiuzhen and Ma Shouchang standing behind him. Besides them, there were two unknown young men.
"Aunt Qu, Uncle Ma, I'm sorry. I saw the piano and couldn't control myself. I disturbed you."
It was a bad habit to touch someone else's piano without the owner's permission. Zhou Chen apologized quickly.
Ma Shouchang laughed loudly and said: "It's okay, you play well, you play well. I have never heard such beautiful piano music. Bingkun, I have it for you."
Qu Xiuzhen also smiled and said: "This piano belongs to the original owner of this house. After we moved in, we have never touched this piano. Mainly because we are rough people and don't know how to do this. But Bingkun, you
, I didn’t realize that you can actually play the piano.”
Zhou Chen smiled: "Playing blindly is just a hobby. I don't have the conditions, so I met Lie Xinxi."
Ma Shouchang said: "Bingkun, what piece of music did you just play? It sounds good, but it's a bit soft. Do you know the kind of exciting, war-type music?"
"I know a few songs."
"That's a good feeling. How about you play another song for me?"
Qu Xiuzhen interrupted: "Why don't we play one more song? Everyone is here. It's time to go to the table and eat. If you want to listen to the piano, you can look for opportunities later."
"Yes, yes, look at my stupid head, it's time to eat, it's time to eat."
Ma Shouchang patted his head and remembered today's theme: "Bingkun, let's go, get on the table and get ready to eat."
Zhou Chen followed Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen to the restaurant, and the five of them sat down at the dining table.
Zhou Chen looked at the two strange young people emphatically. He didn't know either of them and didn't know where they were from, but being able to eat here probably had something to do with Ma Shouchang or Qu Xiuzhen.
While he was still guessing, Qu Xiuzhen had already taken the initiative to introduce it to him.
"Bingkun, I thought you would be a little uncomfortable eating with the two of us alone, so I found two peers for you. These two, like me, work in a soy sauce factory, and they are still in the soy sauce factory.
The most difficult and tiring work in the slag removal workshop, they are all very nice young men, you should get to know each other."
"This is Lu Chuan, that is Cao Debao."
"Lü Chuan, Debao, this is Zhou Bingkun, our old man's savior. He is now an editor at Jiangliao Publishing House. He is a very educated and capable young man."
When he heard that these two people were actually Lu Chuan and Cao Debao, Zhou Chen couldn't help but think of the word "fuck" in his mind.
He originally thought that if he didn't follow the plot and went to work in a soy sauce factory, he wouldn't have the chance to meet Cao Debao and Lu Chuan.
But who would have thought that fate would be so wonderful, he still met these two people, sitting at a table at Ma Shouchang's home.
But even after meeting Cao Debao and Lu Chuan, Zhou Chen never thought that it would be too embarrassing to bring out another 'Six Little Gentlemen'.
"Hello."
"Hello."
Cao Debao and Lu Chuan also greeted Zhou Chen politely. Zhou Chen's elegance in playing the piano just now was deeply imprinted in their minds. When they heard Qu Xiuzhen's introduction, they couldn't help but admire Zhou Chen.
Become a cultured and knowledgeable person.
Especially Lu Chuan, when he looked at Zhou Chen, his eyes flashed with brilliance. He was a studious person, so he also wanted to make friends with educated and capable people. Zhou Chen obviously met his goal.
Qu Xiuzhen said with a smile: "You young people, you need to communicate more in the future. The future of the country depends on you young people."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Zhou Chen and the three of them nodded repeatedly.
Ma Shouchang interjected: "What are you doing so seriously? It's just a family dinner. Let's talk about some light topics. Later, you can eat and drink as much as you want. Just treat it as if you're home."
Soon, the nanny began to serve the food, and Qu Xiuzhen also went over to help, and also brought a few bottles of good wine.
The dinner started soon. Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were both eloquent people, and Cao Debao was also a talker, so the dinner table was very lively.
Zhou Chen and Lu Chuan's conversation was normal and they had some scruples, but after Cao Debao drank a few glasses of wine, he became a little dizzy and started talking nonsense.
Zhou Chen didn't have a good impression of Cao Debao and Lu Chuan.
Cao Debao was lazy and very jealous. He didn't want others to be better or better than him. He was obviously a loser, but he still wanted to fly up a branch and become a phoenix, marrying a princess from a high-ranking official's family who was in trouble.
As everyone knows, even if the princess is in trouble, she is still a princess in trouble. With his ability, even if he meets him, others will not look down on him.
In the later stage of the TV series, Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan were definitely the villains in the plot, and they were just trying to achieve a good ending, otherwise their fate would never be much better.
Lu Chuan is a very capable person, but he is definitely a typical person who flatters those who are superior and despises those who are inferior. Ever since he was admitted to university and became a cadre, he has forgotten the good brothers he once was. He is unwilling to gather with good friends during the New Year.
When I visited the old cadres and leaders, another Baba appeared, very powerful.
Of course, this does not mean that people from Luchuan are not good. Each person has his own personality. If you think someone is bad, they may also think you are pretending. They just have different opinions.
But as far as Zhou Chen is concerned, he doesn't want to have anything to do with these two people, even if he knows that Lu Chuan will be able to become a high official in the future.
But with Lu Chuan's character, even if you become a high-ranking official, you can't even think of taking advantage of him. Lu Chuan can't even compare to Zhou Bingyi in this regard.
After having had enough wine and food, it was getting late, so Qu Xiuzhen arranged for the driver to take Zhou Chen and the three of them off.
In the car, the drunken Cao Debao and Lu Chuan talked a lot. Cao Debao, in particular, vented all kinds of resentments and even talked about the faults of Qu Xiuzhen and Ma Shouchang who had just invited him to dinner.
Zhou Chen could tell that he was jealous. Seeing that Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were living well, he felt unbalanced.
This made Zhou Chen even more disdainful. This kind of people are really shameless. They entertained you with good intentions a moment ago, but in the end, you ate them up and turned around and started to scold them.
Is this something a human can do?
But he didn't want to have anything to do with Cao Debao, so he simply pretended that he didn't hear anything and closed his eyes to rest.
Although Lu Chuan felt that what Cao Debao said was wrong, he didn't mean to stop him, he just responded word by word.
Cao Debao's behavior aroused strong dissatisfaction with the driver. He stopped the car suddenly and yelled at Cao Debao angrily. Cao Debao was so frightened that he did not dare to refute a word.
The driver first sent Zhou Chen to the publishing house, and then drove to see Cao Debao and Lu Chuan off.
Zhou Chen spoke to the guard on duty, then got on his bicycle and went home.
As soon as I got home, I heard Li Suhua's voice coming from the back room.
"Kun'er, why did you come back so late today? Have you eaten?"
"Mom, I've eaten. Today, a leader called me to eat. I couldn't refuse, so I came back late."
This is the inconvenience of this era. There are no mobile phones, and there is no landline phone at home. There is no way to notify family members of anything.
Li Suhua came out with her clothes on, and immediately smelled the smell of alcohol on Zhou Chen's body.
"Kun'er, have you been drinking?"
"Well, the leader asked me to drink, so I can't refuse, but I didn't drink too much, so don't worry."
"I'll get you some water to wash up."
Zhou Chen quickly stopped him and said, "I can do it myself. Mom, go to sleep."
"You don't have to, you're so messy, I'll do it for you."
When Li Suhua said this, she moved quickly, picked up the teapot and poured water for Zhou Chen.
In a blink of an eye, it was next Sunday. Everyone had a rest today, so Xiao Guoqing and Sun Chaochao came to Zhou's house early in the morning.
"Auntie, where is Bingkun?"
Li Suhua saw that it was Xiao Guoqing and Sun Chao and said, "Bingkun went to borrow a tricycle. He should be back soon."
Sun Qianchao asked anxiously: "Why did he borrow a tricycle? How much is he planning to buy?"
Zhou Chen did not keep the matter of buying pork to himself, but chose to tell Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qianchao.
Over the past few years, he had gotten along well with the boy, and they were considered the two best friends in the world, so he chose to tell them about this good thing.
Li Suhua looked around, then glared at Sun Qunchao: "Keep your voice down, it's not good for others to hear you."
She didn't know how much pork there was this time. Zhou Chen said he wanted to buy more for his father and brother who were coming back for the New Year. As a mother, she was of course overjoyed. She was afraid that the meat would be snatched away by others, so she was on guard at every turn.
"It's cold outside, you two go inside and wait."
"Okay, Auntie."
Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qichao stopped the car and walked into the house. Zhou Chen had told them before that pork was sold by the fan. Zhou Chen didn't care how much they wanted to buy. Anyway, he had to buy two fans.
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The two waited for a while, but instead of waiting for Zhou Chen, another person arrived.
"Chunyan."
When Xiao Guoqing heard Li Suhua's voice, he stood up in surprise, and then saw Qiao Chunyan walking in.
"National Day, catch up, you are all here." Qiao Chunyan shouted with a smile.
Xiao Guoqing asked doubtfully: "Chunyan, did Kuner inform you?"
He remembered that when Zhou Chen told them, he gave special instructions and informed them both, telling them not to tell anyone else. How come Qiao Chunyan also knew about it.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but look at Sun Qunchao next to him. Sun Qunchao caught his gaze and smiled awkwardly.
"I happened to meet Chunyan that day, so I mentioned it to her."
"You are really good. You can explain it to Kun'er yourself later."
Xiao Guoqing hated that iron could never become steel, so he didn't believe what Sun Qianchao said. He must have said it deliberately because he wanted to please Qiao Chunyan.
He understood what Sun Qianchao was thinking. In the past, Qiao Chunyan only liked Zhou Chen, but now that Zhou Chen had Zheng Juan, Sun Qianchao felt that he had a chance, so he eagerly approached her to please Qiao Chunyan.
Sun Qianchao argued: "I am doing this for our own sake. A pork fan weighs a hundred kilograms, and the two of us can't even share it. If we add Chunyan, there will be no problem."
"Haha." Xiao Guoqing responded with a disdainful sneer.
Zhou Chen was riding a tricycle, and Zheng Juan was sitting behind. He borrowed the tricycle from the logistics department of the company and had to return it after hauling the pork.
When he got home, he found that the house was quite lively. Qiao Chunyan's appearance surprised him a little, but he didn't pay much attention to it. There was nothing wrong with having one more Qiao Chunyan.
However, Qiao Chunyan said rather dissatisfied: "Brother Bingkun, you didn't even tell me about such a good thing. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known. Are you treating me like an outsider?"
"No, it's not like I can't meet you. I'll definitely tell you when I do."
Zhou Chen responded casually. He didn't want to get entangled with Qiao Chunyan. This woman was indeed very talkative, and she was also very thick-skinned and didn't treat herself as an outsider.
Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qianchao both said hello to Zheng Juan. They had met Zheng Juan many times and were relatively familiar with her.
"Everything is ready, let's go."
Zhou Chen said hello to Li Suhua and then left with a few people.
The Shengli Store in the eastern suburbs of the city is quite far from Guangzi Film, and it takes a long time to walk there by bike.
On the way, Xiao Guoqing asked Zhou Chen: "Kun'er, where did you get this tricycle? Get a tricycle. How much pork are you going to buy?"
"The car was borrowed from the publishing house. As for the pork, I'm going to buy two."
"Two fans, are you crazy?"
Xiao Guoqing, Sun Qianchao and Qiao Chunyan were all shocked. The two doors were like a pig.
Sun Qianchao: "Kun'er, why did you buy so much pork? Even if it's only 48 cents per catty, it's almost 100 yuan for two fans. Has your family finished eating it?"
Zhou Chen said: "Why don't we celebrate the New Year? My dad and eldest brother both said they would come back. In addition to our family, there is also Zheng Juan's family. Two fans of pork will definitely be eaten. Even if you can't finish it, you can freeze it for the New Year."
Then continue eating.”
Xiao Guoqing said: "Our family's population is not smaller than yours. Are you planning to eat meat every day when you buy so much? And it's a hundred yuan. This is my salary for half a year. Does your publishing house make so much money?"
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Zhou Chen naturally couldn't tell the truth, so he just explained: "I'm not the only one who paid for it. My dad's salary was also sent home. That's it. Our family had to grit their teeth to come up with a hundred yuan. Isn't this just a picture?"
Have a good New Year, after all, my dad hasn’t been back for several years, unlike your parents, who are both at home and see each other every day."
Qiao Chunyan said to Zheng Juan with an envious tone: "Juan'er, you are so lucky. Brother Bingkun always thinks of you. I am not as lucky as you."
Zheng Juan just smiled and didn't answer. Although she was uneducated and low-level, she was not stupid. She knew what Qiao Chunyan thought about Zhou Chen, and she also knew that she was not as good as Qiao Chunyan. But the more she thought about it, the more she thought about it.
The more grateful I am to Zhou Chen.
Sun Qunchao suddenly said: "Chunyan, look at me. Although I'm not as good as Kun'er, I'm not bad either. How about you consider me?"
"roll."
Qiao Chunyan criticized her unceremoniously, causing everyone to laugh, but Sun Qianchao looked embarrassed.
Several people were playing and chatting while kicking their feet very fast.