Chapter 576: On the first day of the new year, the sensible Zheng Juan has a party
The first day of the first lunar month, also known as 'Yuanshuo', 'Spring Festival', etc., is the first day of the Lunar New Year and is also the most important festival among our country's traditional festivals.
This morning, the first person in the Zhou family to wake up was not Li Suhua or Zheng Juan, but the youngest Zhou Rui.
Early in the morning, before dawn, I heard Zhou Rui's laughter, which made me very happy.
Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan were both awakened by their son's laughter. Zheng Juan whispered: "This child wakes up so early every day. He must have disturbed his parents when they were sleeping."
Zhou Chen said: "It's okay. The old man is a light sleeper. Even if there is no noise from Rui Rui, they will wake up very early."
Zheng Juan sat up from the bed: "I got up to cook. Today is the first day of the New Year. I need to eat well in the morning."
Zhou Chen has lived in the Northeast for several years. In the real world, they don't pay much attention to it. They usually eat glutinous rice balls, dumplings and the like in the morning. In short, they are relatively simple and not that complicated.
But here, there is more food on the morning of New Year's Day every year. Even if the conditions were not good before, Li Suhua would prepare several things in the morning.
Such as dumplings, rice cakes, sugar melons, chickens, eggs, etc...
Now that the conditions are better, and there are rarely so many people at home, it is natural to have more breakfast. These are basically prepared yesterday, just heat them up in the morning.
"Well, please be careful and don't carry heavy things."
While they were talking, Zhou Chen also got up, and their movement also woke up Zheng Guangming.
Guangming stood up immediately and said, "Sister, I will help you cook."
Zheng Juan said distressedly: "No, Guangming, you just need to sleep for a while. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
"It's okay, sister. I'm already awake. I can't fall asleep again."
Zheng Guangming has already started to put on clothes. Although he cannot see clearly, some basic aspects of life are still fine.
In the second bedroom, Li Suhua was helping Zhou Rui get dressed. Zhou Zhigang was making faces at Zhou Rui, making Zhou Rui giggle and move around, not cooperating in getting dressed.
"Can you wait until I get dressed before you play with him?"
Zhou Zhigang promised, but still did not stop.
Suddenly, Zhou Rui shouted loudly: "Pee, grandma, I need to pee."
Zhou Zhigang became anxious when he heard this, but Li Suhua said very calmly: "Grandma will take you to pee."
After packing up Zhou Rui and holding Zhou Zhigang in his arms, Li Suhua asked: "My dad, are we going to Guangzi Film today to pay New Year's greetings?"
Zhou Zhigang thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Forget it, Xiao Rong didn't come back. The whole family is missing one. It's not complete, so I won't go."
Li Suhua didn't have any objections: "Then I'll listen to you and don't go. I'm going to get food. You can play with Ruirui."
"go Go."
Zhou Zhigang waved his hand, with only his eldest grandson in his eyes.
The breakfast was very sumptuous and everyone enjoyed it very much. Zhou Zhigang did not behave like last night, so the atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious.
Zhou Chen and the others didn't go to pay New Year's greetings, but Xiao Guoqing and Sun Chanchao came to pay New Year's greetings with their wives.
Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qianchao pulled Zhou Chen aside.
Sun Qianchao said: "Kun'er, it's a rare New Year, let's find some time to get together."
Zhou Chen said: "I have no problem, you come to my house?"
Xiao Guoqing said: "No, just go to my place. No, my place is your home too, haha."
Sun Qianchao also laughed and said: "Just go to the National Day place. Anyway, he has lived in your house for so many days. It's time to treat you to a good meal."
Zhou Chen looked at Xiao Guoqing and asked, "Have you made an agreement with Wu Qian?"
Xiao Guoqing suddenly became angry with embarrassment: "Kun'er, look at what you said, I am a big man, I keep my word at home, and I will make it happen."
Sun Ganchao rolled his eyes: "National Day, forget it. We all know the ins and outs and don't understand you. If Wu Qian doesn't agree, we won't go."
Xiao Guoqing angrily yelled: "You piece of shit, just go if you are told. Wu Qian agrees to all the bullshit."
Sun Qianchao breathed a sigh of relief: "Let me just say, if Wu Qian didn't agree, you wouldn't say this."
Xiao Guoqing shouted angrily: "Qianchao, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that my wife is strict?"
A few decades later, spousal control is no longer a derogatory term, but in this era, it is estimated that few men can tolerate being said to be spousal.
Zhou Chen smoothed things over and said, "Okay, let's catch up. It's National Day, you two, stop arguing. When are you going to have a party on National Day?"
"How about noon on the third day of the Lunar New Year?" Xiao Guoqing asked.
Sun Qianchao: "I have nothing to do in my third year of junior high school. I am free."
Zhou Chen also nodded: "Okay, then it will be the third year of junior high school."
At this time, some people visit relatives and friends during the New Year, but most people stay at home. After all, entertainment activities are not as rich as they will be in the future, and going to restaurants to eat is quite troublesome.
Xiao Guoqing emphasized: "By the way, Kun'er, catch up, you all will bring your wife with you when the time comes."
"no problem."
After setting a date, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchaoman chatted with Zhou Chen for a while, and then went back with their respective wives.
Zhou Chen said to Zheng Juan: "Juan'er, they asked us to go to their place for dinner on the third day of the National Day. I agreed. You can come with me then."
When Zheng Juan heard this, she said in embarrassment: "Should I go too? Otherwise I'd better not go. My parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law are all at home, not to mention Ruirui. I'll stay at home to take care of them."
Zhou Chen said: "It's okay. They haven't seen each other for a long time. Give them some space and let them talk. Ruirui also stays at home and lets his parents watch."
"Do you have to go?"
Zheng Juan asked again. She was a family-oriented woman. If she was asked to choose between friends and family, she would definitely choose family without hesitation.
Zhou Chen hugged her and said softly: "Go, you haven't had much contact with others this year. You can't stay at home all your life. You also have to go out for a walk often."
"If there's anything good to see, I just feel that staying at home and taking care of you, my mother, and my children is the happiest thing."
"Look at how stupid you are."
Zhou Chen's face was full of love. Let me ask, what man wouldn't love Zheng Juan like this?
"In this life, there are always people who can never be taken care of. Juan'er, you should not always live for others, but also live for yourself."
Zheng Juan smiled sweetly: "I don't understand the big principles you said. I only know that I will follow you in this life. I will do whatever you ask me to do. As long as I can be with you, no matter what I do,
, I feel happy.”
"fool."
Zhou Chen touched Zheng Juan's cheek with emotion and said in a soft tone: "When I have time in the future, I will take you to travel around the country. If you want to go abroad, I will also take you to play abroad. If you want to
Go wherever you want."
Zheng Juan didn't speak, she just held Zhou Chen's hand tightly. She didn't care where she was going, she only cared about whether she was with Zhou Chen.
On the lunch table, ten dishes were placed, seven of which were meat dishes. Zhou Bingyi was shocked to see them.
"Mom, Juan'er, why did you prepare so many dishes? It's even richer than last night."
Li Suhua chuckled and said: "Of course it should be richer. Kun'er and Juan'er have prepared these things a long time ago and are waiting for you to come back."
Zhou Bingyi asked Zhou Chen in surprise: "Kun'er, I'm very curious, how much does your publisher earn per month? Look at you, you bought so many things and a house. The food and drinks in this house are all
Okay, kid, please don’t take the wrong path?”
Zhou Chen said very calmly: "The salary from the publishing house is not low, not to mention that I also write poems and articles, which is also extra income, so brother, you don't have to worry so much, just eat with confidence, I guarantee there will be no
question."
"You boy."
Zhou Bingyi laughed twice. He didn't doubt Zhou Chen, he just eased the atmosphere. Now Zhou Zhigang is silent. If he doesn't speak, he won't be able to finish the meal.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was not very good, Zheng Juan took the initiative to say: "Dad, Mom, did you sleep well last night? Did Ruirui disturb you? Why don't you let Ruirui sleep with us tonight?"
?”
Unexpectedly, Zhou Rui, who was sitting on a separate children's dining chair, suddenly shouted: "No, I want to sleep with my grandparents. Grandpa is so fun. I can pull his beard."
Zhou Zhigang, who was sitting next to him silently, suddenly beamed when he heard his eldest grandson's words.
"Haha, Ruirui is so good. Grandpa will let you pluck your beard tonight, and then he will take you to do other fun things."
Zhou Rui clapped his hands happily: "Okay, grandpa, I want to eat delicious candies. My parents always don't give me candies."
Zhou Zhigang agreed: "Okay, grandpa will give it to you."
After hearing this, Zheng Juan opened her mouth to say that she shouldn't eat too much candy, but looking at her happy grandfather and grandson, she didn't say anything in the end.
When Zhou Zhigang smiled, several people at the table relaxed a little.
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei looked at each other and immediately understood each other's thoughts. It seemed that in this family, only Zhou Rui, a little kid, could control their old father, and no one else could.
Zhou Zhigang was talking to Zhou Rui. He looked at the dining chair Zhou Rui was sitting on. It was very exquisite. He asked Li Suhua curiously.
"My dear, where did you buy this chair? It's really suitable for children."
Li Suhua pursed her lips towards Zhou Chen and said, "Well, it was your son who made it. You can't buy it outside. He made it with his own hands and feet."
Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Chen in surprise and asked proactively: "Bingkun, do you still know how to do carpentry?"
Zhou Zhigang doesn't have a sinister spirit, and Zhou Chen doesn't have any yin and yang aura.
"Well, actually it doesn't have any technical content. It's just made of some wood and screws."
Zhou Zhigang looked at it carefully again: "It's quite technical. Even ordinary carpenters can't produce such exquisite work. It seems that you have really grown a lot in the past few years when I have been away from home."
After Li Suhua's persuasion last night, he no longer had the same bad attitude as yesterday. After all, he is his own son and is celebrating the New Year. Is it possible that he will continue to be stiff?
But taking the initiative to speak is already his limit. It is absolutely impossible for him to apologize to Zhou Chen, because he never feels that he is at fault. At most, his attitude is a bit bad.
"If you don't have anyone at home, you have to learn something. Otherwise, if you encounter any problems, you will have to trouble outsiders."
Zhou Chen has never taken the initiative to learn carpentry, but he has done a lot of manual work. Over the past few lifetimes, he has taken care of many children, and he is also a former pediatrician. It is easy to build a child seat.
Zhou Bingyi said with a smile: "Dad, you don't know that Bingkun is much smarter than we thought. In our family, Zhou Rong and I combined are not as good as Bingkun."
He is not a jealous person. He used to think that his younger brother was ignorant, but in the past few days, he found that the younger brother who was ignorant at the time had already transformed and became better than him.
He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but more than anything he was happy. They were all brothers. If they didn't really have any grudges or had dark minds, they definitely wished each other well.
Originally, he just wanted to speak for Zhou Chen, but he didn't know that his words made Zhou Zhigang feel a little uncomfortable.
Of the three children in the family, the one he values most is his eldest son Zhou Bingyi, the one he loves most is his daughter Zhou Rong, and the one he is least satisfied with is Zhou Bingkun.
As a result, Zhou Bingkun, who is now the most dissatisfied, has become the best-developed and most promising of the three children. He is happy in his heart, but he is still more awkward.
People's hearts are complicated, and parents cannot treat their children equally. This is the case with Zhou Zhigang.
Thoughts formed over so many years cannot be changed in a day or two.
"When will Xiaorong come back?"
Li Suhua said impatiently: "Didn't you ask yesterday? She said she would arrive home on the third day of the Lunar New Year and you would leave on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. It was too late."
Zhou Zhigang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Bingyi and the others will leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. In this case, our family can finally be reunited this year."
Li Suhua also looked happy: "Yes, we are finally reunited. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."
Speaking of this, Li Suhua suddenly asked curiously: "Xiao Rong's man is called Feng Huacheng. I heard that he is a great poet in the capital. How do his poems compare with our Kun'er?"
This question stumped Zhou Zhigang. How could he know anything about poetry?
Seeing that the two elders were looking at him, Zhou Bingyi replied awkwardly: "This question is really difficult to answer. It depends on people's opinions. Some people may like Bingkun's poems, but some people must not like them. The same goes for Feng Huacheng, so
There is no way to distinguish between high and low.”
Hao Dongmei suddenly said, "But in terms of circulation, Bingkun's poems should be more popular."
She hadn't read many of Feng Huacheng's poems, but she had read a lot of Zhou Chen's poems, many of which were absolutely exquisite. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to charm so many of their high-ranking officials' children.
Li Suhua beamed after hearing this. Her son-in-law is still her son-in-law after all, and she must like her son more.
Zhou Zhigang said at this time: "I have met Feng Huacheng. He is a gentle and gentle man. He is a talent."
Li Suhua didn't give him any face, and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know whether he is a talented person or not. I only know that our Xiaorong almost disowned his parents because of him."
She couldn't bear to blame her daughter, but she didn't have a good impression of the son-in-law she had never met.
Even though his daughter was more than ten years old, he still asked her to endure hardships with him. He even gave birth to a child but never met her once. No mother would feel better if he left her alone.
Especially after living with Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan for a long time, her mentality has changed even more, and she is more biased towards her son and daughter-in-law.
Zhou Zhigang said impatiently: "You are an old woman, why do you care so much? Xiaorong just needs to live a happy life. Don't mess around."
Li Suhua mumbled, "I can't get involved even if I want to. Xiao Rong's character is exactly the same as yours. If you do something right, even eight cows can't get it back."
Zhou Zhigang was anxious: "Why, it's up to me to co-author this matter?"
"When did I say I depended on you?"
"That's what you just meant."
Good guys, they were very affectionate yesterday, but today they started arguing in front of the children, which stunned Zhou Bingyi and others.
Zhou Bingyi quickly advised: "Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? It's fine. Why are you arguing?"
Zhou Zhigang snorted: "I didn't argue with her, I was reasonable with her, but do you think she is reasonable?"
Li Suhua also said dissatisfied: "I'm not wrong, you were the one who told me first."
At this moment, the two old men were like children, refusing to let anyone go.
Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but smile: "Mom, stop talking, come and eat a piece of meat, Dad, I'll toast you."
The two old men really didn't want to quarrel, they were just talking in the mood. They were interrupted by Zhou Bingyi and immediately got over it.
Zhou Chen also participated in clinking glasses, and the father and son drank two bottles of wine.
After the meal, Zhou Bingyi drunkenly gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up: "Bingkun, your wine is good, it's more enjoyable than the wine in our corps."
Zhou Chen smiled and said nothing. This was the fine wine he had collected over the years. They were all aged, and of course they were pure enough.
After lunch, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua took Zhou Rui out to play. Zhou Chen took Zheng Juan and Zheng Guangming to go shopping. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei went to the place where they used to go to school to miss their youth.
In the evening, Li Suhua took advantage of Hao Dongmei to talk to Zheng Juan. She found Zhou Bingyi and talked to Zhou Bingyi about having a baby.
Zhou Bingyi originally wanted to tell the truth, but he would take the responsibility on himself, but he thought that if he told it, his parents would definitely feel uncomfortable. He finally spent the New Year happily this year, and he didn't want to disgrace his parents.
of interest.
So he said that due to work reasons, the two decided not to have children for the time being. This reason finally convinced Li Suhua.
Although Li Suhua felt disappointed, she also respected her son's choice. Her son and daughter-in-law did not want to have children for the time being, and she could not force them.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day of the Lunar New Year. Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan packed up early and brought a lot of new things.
Before leaving, Zhou Chen said to Li Suhua: "Mom, we won't be back for lunch at noon, so Ruirui will be left to you."
Li Suhua waved her hand casually and said: "Go ahead, New Year's Eve. It's hard for you guys to get together and have fun. Don't come back in a hurry. Leave Ruirui to us."
Zheng Juan said softly: "Mom, I'm sorry to bother you."
Li Suhua immediately scolded: "You kid, what are you talking about? Ruirui is your son, and he is also my eldest grandson. Look at how happy he is playing with his grandfather. You don't have to worry about him."
Then Zhou Chen said goodbye to his father and brother, and drove Zheng Juan away from home on his bicycle.
After Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan left, Zhou Zhi just said dissatisfiedly: "This Xiaorong is coming back today, and he has to go out. Friends are more important than sisters?"
"Okay, you."
Li Suhua interrupted Zhou Zhigang's chat and said, "You didn't say anything just now, but now that he's gone, what's the point of saying it?"
Zhou Zhigang muttered a few words, and then asked: "Can Xiaorong arrive today?"
"I don't know. I haven't received a letter from her, and I don't know where she is. I'm so worried."
Her daughter said she would be home today, so Li Suhua started preparations early, but it was almost noon and there was no news yet, so why not be anxious?
Zhou Bingyi comforted him: "Maybe I was delayed by something on the way. Dad, Mom, don't worry too much. Zhou Rong is such an adult. She dared to go to Guizhou alone back then. This time, Feng Huacheng is accompanying her."
, nothing will happen."
He was also troubled by this careless sister. His parents had been talking about her these past few days, and his ears were almost ringing with noise.
Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan quickly returned to the Guangzi Film. After entering the Guangzi Film, they met many acquaintances, all of whom greeted Zhou Chen enthusiastically.
"Hey, Bingkun, you're back."
"Well, I'm back."
"Bingkun, I heard that your father came back to celebrate the New Year, why didn't he return the photo?"
"My dad has just come back. He has been very tired these past few days. When I go back, I will tell my dad that you miss him and ask him to come back and have a drink with you."
"That's a good feeling."
"Bingkun..."
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Zheng Juan said with emotion: "The neighbors of Guangzipi are so enthusiastic."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "These days, everyone is honest and enthusiastic, and they are all neighbors and friends for so many years."
Places with a lot of traffic like Guangzi Film are indeed more lively, and the neighbors are also very enthusiastic. It is completely different from the later days when everyone lived in high-rise buildings and could not necessarily see their neighbors for ten days and a half.
concept.
As soon as Zhou Chen arrived at his yard, he saw Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qunchao at the door.
"Kun'er, here we come."
"You're not late."
Zhou Chen parked the car and asked with a smile.
Xiao Guoqing said happily: "It's not too late, it's not too late at all. Look, you're here as soon as you come. Why don't you bring anything with you? Isn't this a slap in the face?"
Zhou Chen smiled, asked Zheng Juan to take the things in, and then stood together with Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao.
"How's it going? You've been drinking a lot these past two days, right?"
Sun Qianchao said: "I don't drink much. I drank a lot during the National Day. His two brothers-in-law can drink it."
Xiao Guoqing had a look of pain on his face: "What can I drink? I'm just greedy for wine. Kun'er brought me a few bottles of good wine, and they were all the trouble. It makes me feel bad."
"It's okay. If you want to drink, you can go to my place and get two more bottles. I still have them."
"Forget it. It's such a good wine. Just give it a try. How can I drink it every day? I'm not as rich as you."
Zhou Chen glanced at the room and asked, "Wu Qian is still pregnant with the child. Is it okay if you let her cook and cook?"
Xiao Guoqing looked indifferent: "What's the problem? It's not a heavy job. Besides, Yu Hong is also helping."
Sun Qianchao also nodded and said: "Yes, it's okay. Don't worry. Yu Hong and I came here early and are always helping. Wu Qian will not be tired."
Xiao Guoqing's expression suddenly became a little awkward, and he said sheepishly: "Kun'er, there is something I want to tell you first. Don't blame me if you hear it."
"What's wrong? What did you do to make me sorry?"
Zhou Chen knew Xiao Guoqing and was an absolutely honest person. If it wasn't related to him and he did something bad to him, he wouldn't be so embarrassed.
Xiao Guoqing said: "Isn't this Chunyan? She didn't know where she heard that we would have a party together today, so she approached me and said that she would also come today. You know me, and they treat you like that. I
I will definitely not agree, but Wu Qian, that prodigal old woman, was convinced by Chunyan in just a few words, so Chunyan and Cao Debao will also come today, Kun'er, I'm sorry, I can't help it."
When Zhou Chen heard that Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao were also back, his brows immediately furrowed. He and these two people had broken up with each other, so he didn't want to see them at all.
When he heard that they were coming, his first reaction was to leave. But looking at Xiao Guoqing's embarrassed expression, he then thought, why should he leave?
Seeing Zhou Chen's silence, Sun Qianchao quickly helped to explain: "Kun'er, I can prove that this matter has nothing to do with National Day. Guo Qing and I now see Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao and don't talk to them much, but this
They are coming for the Chinese New Year, so it’s really hard to drive them away, right?”
In fact, there was one thing he didn't confess. The reason why Qiao Chunyan knew about their situation was because of his wife Yu Hong.
Yu Hong and Qiao Chunyan were both in the public bathhouse. Qiao Chunyan was still Yu Hong's master, so their relationship was relatively close.
It is precisely because of this that Sun Qianchao felt embarrassed and helped Xiao Guoqing to persuade Zhou Chen.
As Zhou Chen became more and more prosperous and wealthy, the relationship between the three of them also changed.
Especially Xiao Guoqing, he lives in the Zhou family's house, which is equivalent to asking for help from others. Sun Qianchao is better, but Zhou Chen has long been the dominant one.
Zhou Chen patted Xiao Guoqing's shoulder and said: "It's okay, Guoqing, we have been friends for so many years. I definitely believe you. I know this. Don't worry, as long as they don't look for trouble, I won't let you."
Embarrassing you."
Xiao Guoqing said gratefully: "Thank you, Kun'er, thank you."
Zhou Chen understood Xiao Guoqing, and he brought out the optical film, so he could have no contact with Qiao Chunyan and the others.
But Xiao Guoqing and the others were different. They could not meet each other without looking up. It was impossible for them to really turn against each other because of his affairs. The world of adults is different from the world of children.
