Chapter 574: Zhou Zhigang returns home, the unruly father and son
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At Li Suhua's urging, Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi set out for the train station after breakfast early the next morning.
On the way to the train station, Zhou Bingyi said to Zhou Chen in a very serious manner: "Bingkun, I'll pick you up from dad later. No matter what dad says about you, don't confront him. After all, you and Zheng Juan are getting married.
You were at fault for hiding this from Dad."
Zhou Chen really ignored this matter, but in front of Zhou Bingyi, he just said calmly: "According to your wishes, if dad doesn't agree with me marrying Zheng Juan, then I can only listen to him and let Zheng Juan down."
Already?"
Zhou Bingyi: "That's not what I meant, but you didn't notify dad in advance. This is wrong in the first place."
Zhou Chen said lightly: "Brother, I remember that when you married your sister-in-law, you only notified your parents at short notice and didn't ask for their opinions, right?"
Zhou Bingyi's face stiffened, and then he retorted: "Our situation is different. Your sister-in-law and I have known each other for a long time, and my parents also know it."
"In my opinion, there is no difference. I got my mother's consent at least. I held a banquet at home and notified my relatives and friends. It can be regarded as a matchmaker marrying in an honest and fair way. But when you, eldest brother, married your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law's
My parents probably didn’t know about it, right? If you really think about it, you have made a private decision for life, which is much more serious than Zheng Juan and I."
"you……"
Zhou Bingyi was choked and speechless, and glanced at Zhou Chen with dumbfounded eyes.
"Bingkun, I haven't seen you for a few years, and your yin and yang skills have become even more powerful."
Zhou Chen said: "This is not a yin and yang thing, but to tell the truth. We are evenly matched. The reason why dad is dissatisfied with me is just because Zheng Juan's family background is not good. If she, like my sister-in-law, is a child of a high-ranking cadre, do you think he will object?
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Seeing Zhou Chen say such words, Zhou Bingyi frowned and said: "Bingkun, what you said is too much. Dad is not that kind of person; and your sister-in-law's family would have been in trouble a long time ago. If dad were that kind of person,
, he would not agree to the matter between me and Dongmei."
Zhou Chen sneered: "That's because you and your sister-in-law met when their family was in trouble. If they didn't let you get along because their family was in trouble, what would others think of him? For the sake of his own face, he would also
I don’t know how to beat a mandarin duck with a stick.”
The more Zhou Bingyi listened, the uglier his face became, but Zhou Chen didn't give him a chance to refute, and continued to ask: "I just want to ask, what would you have done if he didn't agree to your marriage to your sister-in-law at that time?"
Zhou Bingyi was speechless. The answer was obvious. If Zhou Zhigang didn't agree, he would marry Hao Dongmei.
But if he said that, wouldn't he be just like his biological brother, so he didn't know how to answer at all.
"So, don't try to persuade me. I know our dad better than you do. I know what to do."
Zhou Bingyi was very depressed. Before leaving, his mother Li Suhua took him and asked him to persuade Zhou Chen on the way.
But what Zhou Chen said just now left him speechless, so what else could he do to persuade him?
"Bingkun, I haven't seen you for a few years. You really impressed me. If you didn't look like my brother, I would really doubt whether you were a fake."
In the past, he was the one who criticized Zhou Chen, but now the roles have been reversed. He is no longer Zhou Chen's opponent.
Zhou Chen stepped on his feet and said in a calm tone: "I was only seventeen when you left. If I don't become smarter, anyone can bully us. You may think that you are suffering and suffering outside.
We enjoy happiness at home, but in reality, haha."
Zhou Bingyi kept silent. His life in the Construction Corps was not actually hard. On the contrary, he was very free and even became a leader.
So when he heard Zhou Chen's words, he had no way to refute them.
Zhou Bingyi didn't speak, and Zhou Chen didn't take the initiative to speak. The two of them arrived at the train station in silence, and then waited quietly.
After a long time, it was Zhou Bingyi who finally spoke first: "Bingkun, I know you have suffered over the years. When I see dad, I will help you intercede. Although dad is a bit stubborn, he must know your hard work.
But you also know his temper. If you don't give in, he will definitely become even more angry."
Zhou Chen did not answer directly, but just said: "Let's talk about it then."
"well."
Zhou Bingyi sighed quietly. When he came back this time and saw Zhou Chen, he knew that this younger brother was no longer something he could educate. Zhou Chen had changed a lot, but his stubborn temper really hadn't changed at all.
Facing such a younger brother, he found that he didn't know what attitude to adopt.
Zhou Zhigang's train arrived after three o'clock, and Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi picked him up quickly.
"dad."
When Zhou Bingyi saw Zhou Zhigang, he hugged him excitedly. Zhou Zhigang was also very happy and patted his eldest son on the back hard.
"I haven't seen you in seven years, Bingyi. You have grown a lot and are a real man. Okay, okay."
Zhou Zhigang bursts into tears all the time. As his son grows up, he also gets older. In the past, he would never have been so sentimental and shed tears.
"Dad, you have suffered a lot these years."
Zhou Bingyi looked at his father, whose temples had turned white, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Zhou Zhigang laughed loudly: "What kind of suffering are you suffering? I have never suffered anything in my life?"
The two chatted for a while before stopping. Zhou Bingyi said softly: "Dad, Bingkun is here to pick you up too."
Of course Zhou Zhigang saw Zhou Chen, but he deliberately ignored Zhou Chen.
Unlike being satisfied with his eldest son, he has been very dissatisfied with his younger son in recent years. He clearly said in the letter that he did not agree with the marriage, but what did Zhou Chen do?
As the head of the family, especially a loving father in the eyes of his younger son, what he is most dissatisfied with is seeing his younger son going against him, but this happens every time.
He thought that after Zhou Chen saw him, he would immediately admit his mistakes to him, so that he could teach him a lesson.
But who knew that Zhou Chen didn't speak at all, as if he didn't see him, and allowed him to talk to his eldest son.
This attitude made him even more angry.
"Bingkun."
Zhou Chen responded: "Dad."
Zhou Zhigang said in a deep voice: "When you see me, you have nothing to say?"
Zhou Chen then said: "Dad, you have worked hard all the way, and you have also worked hard these years."
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that his tooth ached. Who should this brat be?
When Zhou Bingyi saw that his father's expression was wrong, he quickly said: "Dad, there are too many people here and it's too chaotic. Let's go back first. Mom is waiting for you at home."
"snort."
Zhou Zhigang then snorted in dissatisfaction and glared at Zhou Chen: "Bring your things with you."
With that said, he left with his hands behind his back.
Zhou Bingyi immediately picked up the two bags and shook his head at Zhou Chen: "You, you, you have to go against dad. What I just said to you was in vain."
Zhou Chen picked up the other two bags expressionlessly and followed them.
As a new year old, he never thought of confronting Zhou Zhigang, mainly because Zhou Zhigang's attitude was too polarizing.
He was also a son. He talked, laughed, and praised Zhou Bingyi, but he immediately turned his back on him. Even if he did not do the right thing about getting married, it has been three years, so there is no need for such an attitude.
At least he has told them here, at least his behavior is much better than Zhou Rong, but what did Zhou Zhigang do for Zhou Rong and what was his attitude towards him.
For Zhou Rong, he could travel all the way to Guizhou and ask for peace; but when facing him, his nose was not his nose and his eyes were not his eyes.
Zhou Zhigang was riding in Zhou Bingyi's car. The two were talking and laughing along the way, while Zhou Chen followed them without saying a word. Even if Zhou Bingyi mentioned him intentionally, he would simply respond with a few words.
Zhou Zhigang is different from Li Suhua. Zhou Zhigang left when Zhou Chen just crossed over, but Li Suhua has been with him for seven years, and he already regards Li Suhua as a relative in his heart.
But Zhou Zhigang, he really didn't regard him as his father. Even though he was Zhou Zhigang's son in his current body, mentally, he never admitted it.
Therefore, he didn't care too much about Zhou Zhigang's attitude towards him, and he had no intention of justifying it.
Still at the same place, Li Suhua stood there to greet her again, but yesterday she welcomed her eldest son and daughter-in-law, but today she welcomed the man she loved most, the man she wanted to spend her whole life with.
"The child's father."
"Suhua."
The meeting between the old couple is not as passionate and unrestrained as that of the young people, but the two people embracing each other can make people feel their love and longing for each other.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
Li Suhua couldn't stop crying and was even more excited than when she saw Zhou Bingyi yesterday.
Zhou Zhigang whispered movedly: "My dear, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, not hard at all. It's the hardest thing when you're alone outside."
Under Zhou Bingyi's persuasion, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua walked hand in hand to the front of their current house.
Li Suhua pointed to the house and said to Zhou Zhigang: "This is the house Bingkun rented. It has three rooms, all of which are large. This will be enough for Ronger and the others to live in even if they come back."
Zhou Zhigang snorted coldly: "So what if it's big? It's not his own house. It's a golden nest and a silver nest, and it's not as good as his own doghouse. I think he just dislikes his family's house, so he moved here."
This is also one of the reasons why he is most dissatisfied with Zhou Chen. He built the Guangzhou house brick by brick. In his eyes, it is better than those big villas.
But when Zhou Chen said he wanted to move, he moved away. He felt that Zhou Chen was trampling on the house he had worked so hard to build and that he was forgetting his roots.
Li Suhua pushed Zhou Zhigang and said dissatisfied: "What are you talking about? I'm celebrating the New Year. This kid has good intentions. It's indeed much more convenient for me to live here than with the optical film. He's also doing it for my own good."
After getting used to living here, she also understood why Zhou Chen moved here. Not only was it comfortable to live here, but it was also convenient for shopping.
"Let's go in. There are people waiting at home. You can see your eldest grandson soon."
Li Suhua's words really attracted Zhou Zhigang's attention. Although he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's behavior and was not very satisfied with Zheng Juan, his only wish was for the eldest grandson he had never seen before.
Grandson, his heart is full of expectations.
He is already fifty years old and has gone through more than half of his life. For him, the next generation and the next generation are what he looks forward to most.
"Is it Ruirui? I think he should be almost twenty-two months old now, right?"
When Li Suhua heard this, she immediately laughed: "Yes, Ruirui will be twenty-two months old soon. Even though he is still young, he is very smart and looks very cute. You will definitely like him when you see him."
With that said, she couldn't wait to pull Zhou Zhigang into the house.
At this time, Zheng Juan and Hao Dongmei were waiting in the room. When they saw Li Suhua coming in with Zhou Zhigang on his arm, the two daughters-in-law stood up nervously.
Zheng Juan was more nervous than Hao Dongmei. She hugged Zhou Rui uneasily because she knew that Zhou Chen was able to marry into the Zhou family because Zhou Chen kept it secret from her father-in-law, so she was particularly afraid that Zhou Zhigang would have opinions about her.
"dad."
Hao Dongmei shouted first, and then Zheng Juan followed in a low voice.
Zhou Zhigang responded with a smile: "Dongmei, Zheng Juan, hello."
Then his eyes swept over Zheng Guangming next to him, and Zheng Juan quickly introduced: "Dad, this is my younger brother, Guangming."
Zhou Zhigang also knew about Zheng Guangming's situation, so he smiled and said: "The young man looks quite energetic."
Zheng Guangming heard the voice and called politely: "Hello, Uncle Zhou."
"Quite polite."
Zhou Zhigang laughed twice, and then his eyes fell on Zhou Rui in Zheng Juan's arms, his dark face filled with smiles.
"Let me guess, this should be our little Ruirui, right?"
Zhou Rui looked curiously at the strange-looking old man in front of him, tilting his head and saying nothing.
Zheng Juan quickly urged: "Ruirui, this is grandpa, have you forgotten what mother told you?"
Zhou Rui heard the reminder and shouted: "Hello, grandpa, my name is Zhou Rui. I am two years old this year. Are you my father's father?"
"Hahaha……"
Zhou Zhigang laughed hilariously, glanced at Li Suhua, and said, "Look at this cleverness. It's nothing like Bingkun when he was a kid. He's much smarter than him."
"Yes, what you said is that he is smarter and smarter than Bingkun." Li Suhua followed him and said.
The more Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Rui, the happier he felt. He rubbed his hands together and asked Zhou Rui: "Rui Rui, grandpa, give me a hug, okay?"
Zhou Rui turned to look at his mother. Although he was not very afraid of strangers, he was unwilling to be hugged by strangers.
Zheng Juan comforted: "Rui Rui, it's just grandpa. Your father's father is also Rui Rui's closest person. Since he is the closest person, shouldn't he be allowed to be hugged by grandpa?"
Zhou Rui put his index finger on his chin, thought for a moment like a young adult, and then nodded towards Zhou Zhigang.
"Okay, then I'll let you hug me, but grandpa, you already have gray hair, can you still hug Ruirui?"
"Haha, this kid."
Zhou Zhigang laughed again, and then took Zhou Rui from Zheng Juan's arms.
"Look, did grandpa pick him up? Grandpa is very powerful, even more powerful than your father."
Zhou Rui was already a little nervous. When he heard this, he immediately retorted loudly: "No, you are not as powerful as my father. My father is the most powerful. He can lift me high, tell me stories, and
I sing, and my dad is really good at it."
"Yeah?"
Zhou Zhigang was very surprised and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chen. When he found Zhou Chen looking at him expressionlessly, he snorted coldly in his heart.
"Grandpa can also lift you up, you see."
As he said this, he actually lifted Zhou Rui up, which frightened Li Suhua and made Zhou Bingyi and others very nervous.
"Old man, don't show off."
"Dad, be careful."
"Ruirui, don't move."
When Zhou Rui was lifted up, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he giggled, making Zhou Zhigang, who had spent a lot of effort, laugh even more happily.
Holding Zhou Rui in his arms again, Zhou Zhigang boasted: "I'm old, and I can't accept it. If it had been a few years ago, I would have been able to lift Rui Rui above my head and run."
Li Suhua scolded: "You are so old and still showing off, how can you compare with young people?"
Zhou Zhigang retorted: "What about young people? Are young people as honest and reliable as our generation? Are there any of our generation who are filial and respectful to their elders?"
These insinuations made Zhou Chen curl his lips. The old man was also good at yin and yang.
Zhou Zhigang sat on the sofa with Zhou Rui in his arms and asked in a low voice: "Ruirui, what story do you want to hear? Grandpa will tell it to you."
Zhou Rui immediately raised his little hand and said loudly: "I want to listen to Xiong Daxiong II."
"Xiong Daxiong II?" Zhou Zhigang looked confused.
Zheng Juan explained from the side: "Dad, this is a story made up by Bingkun himself."
"Really, then Ruirui, grandpa also wants to hear the story of Xiong Daxiong Er, can you tell it to grandpa?"
Zhou Rui's cute eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face. Didn't you tell me a story? Why do you still need me to tell it?
But the child is forgetful, and he quickly said happily: "Okay, grandpa, let me tell you, Xiong Da Xiong Er, he, they are in the forest, and there is Bald Qiang..."
Although he had been tired for several days while holding his grandson in his arms and listening to his intermittently telling stories, Zhou Zhigang was still very happy and satisfied.
Seeing that Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Rui were getting along very harmoniously, Zheng Juan finally felt relieved and walked to Zhou Chen's side.
"Bingkun, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Chen responded with a smile: "It's nothing. You don't have to worry too much. No matter what happens, I will be there."
"Yeah." Zheng Juan nodded meekly.
After a while, Li Suhua saw the tiredness on Zhou Zhigang's face, so she asked Hao Dongmei to carry Zhou Rui over, which made Zhou Zhigang complain for a while, saying that she was meddling in other people's business.
Hao Dongmei carried Zhou Rui to the side to play with toys, while Zhou Bingyi asked his father to lie on the sofa and help rub his legs.
Enjoying the massage from his eldest son, Zhou Zhigang shook his head and said: "You don't know, after two days and two nights, I was so tired that I couldn't stand any longer. I gritted my teeth and gave up my old face. I stabbed and crawled into someone else's house.
I went under the seat, and when I opened my eyes again, I arrived home. It was like sleeping in a sleeper all the way. It didn't cost any money, which was good."
"Hahaha……"
In the end, I was happy too.
Zhou Bingyi said while helping with the massage: "Dad, I made two more fake collars for you."
Zhou Zhigang nodded happily: "Okay, okay."
When he looked up and saw the photos hanging on the wall in the living room, he asked: "Hey, my dear, have you collected all these photos?"
Li Suhua said: "Well, wasn't the house at home temporarily lent to them for the National Day? I was afraid that they would accidentally damage the photos, so I took it over."
"Very good, very good."
Zhou Zhigang responded twice with a complicated expression, without saying anything, and then asked: "By the way, when will Xiaorong and the others arrive?"
Li Suhua: "You don't know?"
Seeing Zhou Zhigang's confused expression, she raised her voice and said, "You don't even know where I am going."
Zhou Zhigang couldn't help complaining to his eldest son: "Look, your mother is unreasonable. It's as if Xiao Rong didn't write a letter to home."
Zhou Bingyi said: "I heard from my mother that although Xiaorong and the others wrote a letter, they did not say the specific time. By the way, Xiaorong and the others will bring their daughter back this time. Their daughter seems to be called..."
"Feng Yue." Zhou Chen reminded.
"Yes, her name is Feng Yue. Yue Yue is as old as Rui Rui."
"Really, that's great."
At this moment, Zhou Rui suddenly ran over and saw Zhou Bingyi massaging Zhou Zhigang, and asked curiously: "Uncle, what are you doing?"
Zhou Bingyi smiled and replied: "Grandpa is too tired and his legs are swollen. My uncle is giving me a massage."
"I want it too, I want it too."
Zhou Rui jumped up, and then regardless of whether he agreed or not, he climbed onto Zhou Zhigang's back with his shoes on, then stretched out his two small hands and rubbed Zhou Zhigang's thighs hard.
Zhou Zhigang immediately did not dare to move, for fear of dropping his grandson, but he still laughed: "Look, this is my eldest grandson. He is so sensible. He knows how to be filial to his grandpa at such a young age, hahaha..."
Soon it was dinner time, and the family sat at the same table.
As the head of the family, Zhou Zhigang looked at the table full of relatives and was filled with emotions.
"This is the first time our family has been reunited in 1969. Although Xiaorong is missing, there are Dongmei, Zheng Juan, Ruirui and Guangming. The population is much larger than in 1969."
Li Suhua suddenly interrupted with a smile: "My father, you missed one thing."
"One less person was mentioned?" Zhou Zhigang looked confused: "Who is it?"
Li Suhua smiled and said: "Juan'er is here again."
Zhou Zhigang was startled at first, but soon understood and looked surprised.
"Good thing, this is a great thing, haha, it means that our old Zhou family is going to have another baby."
After chatting for a while, Zhou Zhigang took the initiative to change the topic to Hao Dongmei.
Zhou Bingyi said with a smile: "Dad, Mom, you don't know that Dongmei is now the women's director of the village. In fact, she has this qualification, but she was implicated by her parents before. Now that her parents have been rehabilitated, the brigade
I turned around and made her the women's director. Now when everyone sees her, she is called Director Hao, Director Hao."
When Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua heard this, they were both overjoyed.
Zhou Zhigang asked: "Dongmei, have your parents returned to work now?"
Hao Dongmei shook her head: "Not yet."
Zhou Zhigang consoled him: "It's okay. Tell your parents that nothing is wrong and let them relax."
Hao Dongmei nodded vigorously. She had been looking forward to her parents returning to work.
Zhou Zhigang hesitated for a moment, then asked Zhou Bingyi: "Bingyi, you and Dongmei have been married for three years. Look at Bingkun's marriage around the same time as you. Now they both have a second child. What are you preparing for?"
When is the time to have a baby?”
In an instant, both Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei's expressions changed. Hao Dongmei's face turned pale, and she tried her best to stay calm without losing her composure.
Seeing something was wrong, Zhou Bingyi quickly explained: "Dad, you also know that our situation is different from Bingkun and others. You don't have to have children just because you want them. Dongmei and I have already discussed it, and we will wait."
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Li Suhua felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, so she slapped Zhou Zhigang: "You old man, on this New Year's Eve, how can you push your children like this?"
Zhou Zhigang also realized that he had asked the question at the wrong time, so he laughed and said no more. (To be continued.)
