Chapter 575: Tit-for-tat confrontation between father and son, noisy New Year’s Eve dinner
The sudden change in the atmosphere made Zhou Zhigang, who was the first to ask the question, very embarrassed and his face became unsightly.
He knew that his eldest son was not the kind of person who didn't want children. As for the inconvenience mentioned by his eldest son, he didn't quite believe it, so he couldn't help but wonder if Hao Dongmei didn't want children.
But he couldn't ask these words, which made him feel uncomfortable.
When he turned his eyes and saw Zhou Chen who was busy eating, his mood became even worse.
"Celebrating the Chinese New Year is a great thing, but if you can't go back to your own home to celebrate the Chinese New Year, half of the joy will be lost."
As soon as he said these words, everyone could hear the dissatisfaction in his tone. Hao Dongmei lowered her head. Not being able to give birth was her biggest pain, but this was something she couldn't say out loud.
Zhou Chen glanced at Zhou Zhigang. This old man couldn't get any favors from his boss, so he turned around and started targeting him again. Is he so easy to bully?
Li Suhua glared at Zhou Zhigang dissatisfied again: "You can't talk properly. Home is where we have relatives. We are all here, and this is our home."
"Yohe."
Zhou Zhigang looked at his old woman in surprise: "You, an uneducated old woman, can actually say such a thing, who did you learn this from?"
Li Suhua said with a proud face: "That's right, I am now a famous poet and writer. As a mother, of course I have to learn from it."
"Hey, I'll give you a few compliments, you're still in high spirits."
Zhou Bingyi smiled and said: "Dad, our mother is called Jinzhuzhechi."
Zhou Zhigang laughed twice, and suddenly asked Zhou Chen with a stern expression: "Bingkun, let me ask you, are you really the poet whose pen name is Zhou Chen? Are you deliberately pretending to be someone else?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the family changed, and Zhou Chen silently put down his chopsticks.
"Dad, in your eyes, am I this kind of person?"
Zhou Zhigang also put down his chopsticks and said with a serious expression: "As a father, I know very well what kind of person you are. In just two years after we left, you went from a student who didn't finish the first grade of junior high school to a national
Famous poet and writer, don’t you think I should doubt you?”
Zhou Chen asked again: "Then if it were eldest brother and Zhou Rong, would you still be suspicious?"
Such rhetorical questions made Zhou Zhigang furious: "I'm asking you now, so you just have to tell me, are you pretending to be someone else?"
Zhou Chen looked disappointed. Although he didn't have much hope for this strict father, after Zhou Zhigang came back, he was suspicious of him and targeted him, which made him really disappointed.
"I said it, you didn't believe it, and now you ask me to say it again. Do you believe it after I say it this time?"
Zhou Zhigang slapped the table angrily: "What's your attitude? This is how you talk to me. We haven't seen each other for several years. Do you still think of me as your father?"
"Wow!"
Suddenly, Zhou Rui was frightened to tears.
Seeing Zhou Rui crying, Zhou Zhigang felt regretful, but when he saw his youngest son's appearance, he remained cruel and said nothing.
Li Suhua scolded angrily: "My father, what are you doing? Why are you so angry at the wonderful New Year's Eve dinner? You're scaring the child."
Zhou Zhigang still kept a straight face and said nothing. Zhou Bingyi wanted to speak, but Hao Dongmei reached out and pulled him to signal him to stop talking.
Zhou Chen was also annoyed, and he whispered to Zheng Juan: "Take Ruirui and Guangming back to the room to play first."
Zheng Juan was a little scared: "Bingkun..."
"It's okay, go ahead."
Zheng Juan had no choice but to obey Zhou Chen's words, apologized to Zhou Zhigang and others, and took Zheng Guangming and Zhou Rui back to the room.
After all the children left, Zhou Chen looked at Zhou Zhigang expressionlessly.
"Dad, I don't know why you are so angry because I married Zheng Juan without your consent? But I remember that Zhou Rong went all the way to your province for Feng Huacheng without telling you.
, and even said that she would sever ties with her family. Her behavior is much more serious than the things I did, and it embarrasses you even more, right?"
Hearing Zhou Chen talk about Zhou Rong, Zhou Zhigang turned pale and said angrily: "I'm talking about you now, what are you talking about your sister for?"
Zhou Chen: "Don't you understand why I said something about her? Zhou Rong did something like that. As a father, you disregarded your face and principles, put down your body, and went to your province in person to reconcile with Zhou Rong. How did you end up with me?
Here, all you have left is blame and anger?"
"I just don't understand, why? Why can you forgive Zhou Rong, but you can't forgive me? Apart from making you angry and making my mother almost blind from tears, what else has Zhou Rong done?"
"As for me, I stay at home with my mother, and I have been with her every day for seven years. To put it bluntly, I am not more filial than Zhou Rong? I am not more sensible than her? Why do you treat me like this when I come to your place? You tell me
Me, why?"
Zhou Chen's series of questions made Zhou Zhigang's chest rise and fall with anger, and he looked at Zhou Chen with trembling lips, which scared Li Suhua and kept patting him on the back to relax.
Zhou Bingyi had already seen Zhou Chen's talkativeness, and he didn't dare to persuade him at this moment, for fear that Zhou Chen would involve him.
As for Hao Dongmei, she lowered her head like a quail, not daring to make any movement.
"Are you questioning me? After all, I am your father, and you are mine. When will it be your turn to teach me a lesson?"
Zhou Zhigang angrily yelled at Zhou Chen.
"You are you, your sister is your sister, why do you want to compare with your sister? What kind of sins did your sister suffer outside? You don't know how to feel sorry for her, and you still say such things, that is your biological sister, yours
Where did you put your conscience?"
Zhou Chen's expression became unbelievable. Even though he was an old fox who had lived for many years, he was still shocked by Zhou Zhigang's words.
Not to mention him, even Zhou Bingyi swallowed his saliva. He knew that his father was partial to Zhou Rong, but he never expected that he would be so partial.
Zhou Rong is his biological sister, but he also agrees with Zhou Chen's words and feels that Zhou Rong has gone too far. She did such a thing, and Zhou Zhigang actually made her family feel sorry for her?
Hao Dongmei was also speechless. She had known Zhou Bingyi for many years and knew a little about Zhou Rong.
As a woman, she admired Zhou Rong's brave pursuit of love, but psychologically she did not agree with Zhou Rong's approach because it was wrong.
On the contrary, she has had more contact with Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan in the past two days. She feels that Zhou Chen is very measured in his actions, has a clear mind, and is very polite to her.
Not to mention Zheng Juan, she is definitely a woman with a good temper and personality.
At this moment, she realized how partial this father-in-law was.
Zhou Chen felt tired, what else could he say to such a slave girl.
In fact, he was still very strange. Although Zhou Zhigang in the TV series was also partial to Zhou Rong, he did not ignore right from wrong. Why did it become like this at this moment?
Is it because he said something bad about Zhou Rong and touched his inverse scale?
"Dad, since you said that, it may be that I really have no conscience, but Zheng Juan and I have already been like this. If you are still not happy, you can do whatever you want, even if you beat me, there is no problem.
"
Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Chen like this and trembled with anger. He scolded Li Suhua next to him: "Look at your son, why is he like this now?"
Li Suhua also looked very unhappy, glared at Zhou Chen reproachfully, and then comforted Zhou Zhigang.
"Okay, the children are all his own children. Why are you so angry? It's been seven years and the family has finally had a reunion dinner. Do you have to mess with it?"
"Kun'er, apologize to your dad quickly."
Zhou Chen apologized obediently: "Dad, I'm sorry. I was wrong. It's all my fault. I can beat you or scold you if you want. I promise not to resist."
Zhou Zhigang was too angry to express his misunderstanding, but considering that he only came back once in seven years, he suppressed his anger and did not express it.
"Humph, you can't even have a reunion dinner at your own home. What's the point of celebrating this year?"
Seeing that Zhou Zhigang was still looking for trouble, Zhou Chen suddenly shouted into the room: "Zheng Juan, bring over the real estate certificate?"
"deed?"
Zhou Chen's words made several people, including Zhou Zhigang, look shocked.
Zhou Zhigang looked at Li Suhua, but Li Suhua also looked confused.
Zheng Juan quickly came out of the room with a small notebook in her hand and handed it to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen handed the thing to Li Suhua again. Li Suhua took it and looked at it, and suddenly realized that he couldn't read at all, so he handed the real estate certificate to Zhou Zhigang.
Zhou Zhigang ignored his anger and picked up the real estate certificate and started reading it. When he saw the three characters "Zhou Bingkun" clearly written on the real estate certificate, he was dumbfounded.
Zhou Bingyi was also very curious, stretched his head over, and then said in surprise: "Bingkun, is this real estate certificate the real estate certificate of this house? Isn't this house rented? How can it be in your name?"
Zhou Chen slowly told the details.
"I bought this house last year."
Although houses are not easy to trade now, as long as there are people, there are ways. It just so happened that the owner of this house was a retired publishing house leader. Even with Zhou Chen spending money, the house was successfully transferred to his name.
Down.
All of this has gone through layers of procedures and is a legitimate transaction. There will never be a situation like Zhou Bingkun being deceived in the TV series.
"you bought?"
Zhou Bingyi was shocked, as were everyone else.
This house was much better than the one they had just filmed. The house was large and in a good location. They were really shocked that Zhou Chen could afford such a house.
"Bingkun, how much did you spend to buy this house?" Li Suhua asked eagerly.
Zhou Chen replied: "The owner of this house also retired from a publishing house. He is in the same company as me. He didn't ask for much. The house, land, and some furniture were bought for a total of one thousand.
Four hundred dollars.”
"One thousand fourteen?"
Hearing this number, Li Suhua and Zhou Bingyi secretly smacked their lips.
Li Suhua turned to Zhou Zhigang and asked, "Dad, did you lose money when you bought this house for 1,400 yuan?"
Zhou Zhigang was silent for a while, his eyes still fixed on the real estate certificate, and finally told the truth.
“Not expensive.”
He came all the way just now, so he still knows that this location is very good. He just walked around the house and looked around. It is definitely a good house. One thousand and four is a lot, but buying this house is definitely not a loss, not to mention there are
Land certificate, this is definitely an advantage.
But he still felt awkward in his heart. Just now he said that this was not home, and now he was slapped in the face instantly, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
But when Li Suhua received this reply, her face was filled with joy. She grabbed the real estate certificate from Zhou Zhigang's hand and kept stroking it with both hands.
"Great, great, this is our own house, this is our own house, it is no longer rented."
After living here for several years, she really fell in love with it, and she once imagined that this was her own house, but she was still relatively rational and knew that this place did not belong to her after all.
Now Zhou Chen suddenly released this big news, which made her extremely excited. How could the house she rented be as good as her own house?
"Bingkun, mom knows you are the most promising."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Mom, this house is ours now. You don't have to worry so much in the future. You can decorate it however you want and do whatever you want."
With one thousand fourteen documents and all kinds of documents, he did get a big advantage, but what he paid was not just money, but he didn't feel the need to say it.
Li Suhua's face burst into laughter: "You kid, you are the only one who knows how to be obedient. Now Mom can live in peace of mind. Such a big house will definitely be enough to live in even if Xiaorong and the others come back."
Although Zhou Bingyi felt shocked in his heart, he also sincerely congratulated Zhou Chen: "Bingkun, congratulations to you. Among us three brothers and sisters, you are the most promising now. You have only worked for a few years and you bought your own house. You are better than me."
too much."
Zhou Chen saw that Zhou Bingyi's congratulations were sincere and there was no hypocrisy at all, so he also said sincerely: "Brother, you are different from me. You serve the country and the people. I am just a pen, so you can't compare yourself like this."
Zhou Zhigang was silent at this time. The moment he saw the real estate certificate, he suddenly realized that his youngest son was no longer the troublemaker who always made mistakes and was beaten and scolded by him. His youngest son was already working.
I got married, had a son, and bought my own house.
From any aspect, this little son is considered excellent, at least he is much better than when he was about the same age.
His impression of his younger son was still from seven years ago, so as long as his younger son said something unpleasant, he would get nameless anger. When he was angry, he was completely unaware of the changes in his younger son.
Thinking back, the reason why he originally opposed the marriage between his younger son and Zheng Juan was not because he wanted to confront his younger son, but because he felt that if his younger son married Zheng Juan, his life would be difficult and unhappy in the future.
But looking at it now, instead of having a difficult and unhappy life, the younger son is living a good life. Zheng Juan is also very filial and sensible, and is a qualified wife.
So at this moment, he suddenly understood why his youngest son had this attitude, because he had never given him a good look since the moment he saw him.
Realizing his problem, Zhou Zhigang fell silent, but as a strict father, it was impossible for him to say an apology.
On the contrary, he stubbornly believed that even if he was at fault, Zhou Chen should not treat him like this, and did not take him as a father into consideration at all.
Everyone else was happy, but Zhou Zhigang was the only one who ate in silence. He wanted to reprimand Zhou Chen, but he couldn't say it anymore.
The first New Year's Eve dinner after seven years ended hastily.
After packing everything, Zheng Juan returned to the room and saw Zhou Chen lying on the bed reading a book. Guangming was playing with Zhou Rui on the camp bed. She sat next to Zhou Chen.
"Bingkun, you shouldn't treat dad like this today. Dad looks really sad."
Zhou Chen put down the book and said, "Then what should I do? Let him talk and scold me?"
"He is your father, so what if you scold him a few times? Why are you so stubborn? Why can't you just give in? Why should you confront him? How much hatred can there be between father and son?"
After being together with Zhou Chen for several years, Zheng Juan has always followed Zhou Chen's will and never violated it. But today, she still said it because she knew it was not easy for Zhou Zhigang to come back and she didn't want to see the confrontation between their father and son.
Zhou Chen also knew his wife's good intentions, but he still felt uncomfortable, so he responded casually: "Okay, I understand. The worst thing is that starting tomorrow, I will just follow him."
"Then you want to do what you say?"
"I know, I'm so bored, go to bed quickly."
Li Suhua and Zhou Zhigang were also not sleeping in the room at this time.
Zhou Zhigang sat beside the bed, scanning the room with his eyes, and suddenly said with emotion: "This place is indeed much better than the optical film."
Li Suhua laughed out loud and said angrily: "You know it yourself. You must be very happy to see Kun'er so promising, but you still look like you don't care. You can fool the children, but you can't fool me.
.”
Zhou Zhigang argued: "How can I be happy? Just buying a house means I am successful? If this is the case, there will be many promising people in the world."
"I'm still pretending. We won't talk about the far distance. Let's just say that in Guangzidiao, which child is more promising than our Kun'er? Who can afford this house?"
"That's really not the case."
Zhou Zhigang had to admit, "But when I saw that kid, I felt angry. I am his father. What do you think his attitude towards me is?"
Li Suhua: "Bingkun's attitude is not good, but your attitude is better? Have you ever given Bingkun a good look since you came home?"
"I am his father." Zhou Zhigang emphasized, holding his neck.
Li Suhua: "I know you are his father, but you don't know that Kun'er and Juan'er knew you were coming back, so they started preparing at home early. They bought all the meat, vegetables, and New Year's goods at home.
Yes, I also bought a lot, saying that I would take it with you when you leave. If Bingkun didn’t have you in his heart, what would he do?”
Zhou Zhigang didn't believe it: "Really? Can that kid remember me?"
"If you don't believe it, I will take you to see it now. Those things are kept in Bingyi's house."
"Forget it, forget it, it's late at night, what are you going to see? I believe that's all."
"I believe it, and you still have this attitude."
Zhou Zhigang said dissatisfied: "Can this be all my fault? He wasn't that brat who kept the marriage secret from me. Even if he didn't take me seriously, he didn't even think about it. If I knew Zheng Juan was so good, I would have stopped him.
of happiness?"
Li Suhua sighed: "So, Kun'er has the same character as you, they are both stubborn and have a father. I have to tell you, I have been with Zheng Juan for several years, and she is really a good girl; I have never been
I have seen such a good daughter-in-law like her. Other people’s daughters-in-law always find fault with me, but she has always been filial to me before she got married. Now that she is married, she is even better to me."
"To be honest, I have raised three children, but none of them are as considerate as Juan'er. Kun'er was able to marry Zheng Juan because of the admiration he gained in his previous life, so if he has a father, even if you are dissatisfied with Kun'er
, but I will never allow you to talk about Juaner, otherwise I will fall out with you too."
When Zhou Zhigang heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Look what you are talking about. When did I say anything about Zheng Juan? She was able to raise such a good grandson like Ruirui for me. It's too late for me to thank her. Why?"
It might make her angry."
Speaking of his grandson, he smiled: "My dear, to be honest, I took the train for two days and two nights. When I got home, I was already too tired to stand up straight, but when I saw Ruirui's appearance
My child, I don’t feel tired at all. I’m so happy, especially when I see Ruirui pressing my legs. Oh, you don’t know how I feel. It’s really, indescribably satisfying.”
"Who do you think this child looks like? He is so caring, so cute, and so sensible. It melts my heart."
Even the most caring daughter at the time could never compare to the feeling Zhou Rui brought him now, so when he talked about Zhou Rui, he felt sweet and happy.
"Looking at you like that, isn't that just pressing your legs, isn't it?"
Li Suhua's face was full of contempt, and then she showed off: "When you are not at home, Ruirui sleeps with me a lot of the time. When cooking during the day, he also helps me choose vegetables and clean up the housework. I want to be like you
If this happens, I will die of joy."
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that he was itching his teeth: "You are deliberately irritating me, right? Just wait. When I retire, Ruirui will treat me like this."
"Then just wait."
Li Suhua suddenly started to look forward to it: "Juan'er is pregnant again. I don't know whether this baby will be a boy or a girl."
Zhou Zhigang said: "Aren't boys and girls all the same? Our family does not favor boys over girls."
He already has a grandson, and he really doesn't care whether the second child is a boy or a girl.
"What I'm more worried about now is Bingyi. You saw it at the dinner table just now. What do you think is going on between Bingyi and Dongmei? Does Dongmei not want children?"
Li Suhua said doubtfully: "No way, you haven't seen that Dongmei likes Rui Rui. She played with Rui Rui all night last night, and Rui Rui was put to sleep by her. It looks like she definitely likes children.
of."
"Is that Bingyi?" Zhou Zhigang asked again.
"It's really hard to say. In this case, if I have time, I can secretly ask Bingyi, so you can stop making wild guesses here."
"Okay, then you have to find time to ask. The sooner the child is born, the better. Look how cute Ruirui is. Anyone who doesn't want children has a brain problem."
Zhou Zhigang muttered: "My dear, you said Ruirui often sleeps with you, then go and see if he is asleep now. If he is not asleep, bring him over and I will coax him to sleep."
Li Suhua's face was full of doubt: "Can you do it?"
"Why can't I do it? It's not like I haven't taken care of Xiaorong and the others before."
"Then you wait, I'll go to Kun'er and the others to have a look."
"Go quickly, go quickly."
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei also didn't fall asleep. Although they were not the protagonists at the dinner table, they still watched a good show.
What concerns Hao Dongmei the most is naturally Zhou Zhigang's problem.
"Bingyi, do you think that if your father knew that I couldn't have children, would he let you divorce me?"
Zhou Bingyi was shocked and said: "Why do you have such worries? My dad is not this kind of person at all."
"But I see your father is so cruel to your brother. I know your character. You will definitely not be able to defeat your father." Hao Dongmei was worried.
Zhou Bingyi turned around, faced Hao Dongmei face to face, and said extremely seriously: "Dongmei, you really don't have to worry, I can tell you for sure that no matter what the reason is, it is impossible for me to separate from you, unless you don't want me anymore.
."
Hao Dongmei immediately scolded: "Nonsense, how could I not want you? I am committed to you for the rest of my life."
Zhou Bingyi hugged her into his arms and said with emotion: "The reason why my dad treats Bingkun like this is because Bingkun has been naughty and stubborn since he was a child. He won't obey when beaten or scolded. Sometimes I really admire him."
Yes, you dare to have this attitude towards dad."
He is a filial son who rarely talks back to his parents, let alone quarrels. Sometimes even if he is dissatisfied with his father's actions, he will tolerate it instead of exploding like his younger brother.
Hao Dongmei said: "I think your brother is pretty good. I think he has a very good relationship with Zheng Juan. If you listen to your father, this marriage will be ruined."
Zhou Bingyi also agreed: "Yes, Zheng Juan is indeed good. You can tell by looking at my mother's attitude towards her."
Hao Dongmei: "Zheng Juan is about to have a second child, but we still haven't had a child. Your parents will definitely blame me when the time comes. What will we say then?"
Zhou Bingyi comforted: "Dongmei, don't worry, I have already thought of a countermeasure. Leave this matter to me. Don't think about it. Just celebrate the New Year happily."
"Um."
"Speaking of which, we really have to thank Bingkun. If he hadn't bought this house, our whole family would have been crowded into the old house in Guangzipi at this time. Although I have a lot of affection for it,
There are so many people, and it’s really impossible to sleep.”
"Your brother is really a capable person. He supports the family by himself. Look at how well they educate their children. Ruirui is so young and yet so sensible and cute. Ruirui would be so much better if he were our child.
OK."
As she said that, Hao Dongmei's mood became particularly low. She really liked Zhou Rui, and Zhou Rui was as cute as she had imagined her child to be.
Zhou Bingyi said: "Don't think about it. When we are free in the future, we will go to the capital to have a look. The conditions there will definitely be much better than here. Maybe we can cure your disease."
"I hope so."
The two people who were talking suddenly heard a child's voice outside.
Hao Dongmei was shocked: "Is Ruirui making trouble?"
"I don't know, I'll go take a look."
The two walked to the door, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw Li Suhua carrying Zhou Rui out of Zhou Chen's room.
Zhou Rui lay on Li Suhua's back and shouted happily: "Come on, drive on, I'm sleeping with my grandparents. Come on, grandma, hurry up."
"Okay, grandma is getting faster."
Seeing this scene, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei both laughed.
