Chapter 577: Apology, Sensitive Light, Family Heirloom
Seeing that Zhou Chen really had no intention of blaming or leaving, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qunchao breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that they want to curry favor with Zhou Chen, but they really don't want to have any gap with Zhou Chen. After all, they have been little brothers for so many years and they both cherish this friendship.
The three of them returned to the room. At this time, Wu Qian and the others had almost finished the food and put the wine on the table.
Seeing Zhou Chen and others coming in, Wu Qian immediately greeted with a smile: "Bingkun, you are here."
Wu Qian: "Why are you bothering me? I'm using your house to entertain you. It's us who should say thank you."
She is very aggressive and sometimes selfish and ruthless, but in this matter, she is still very grateful to Zhou Chen. If Zhou Chen hadn't given them a house to live in, they would have crowded on the same kang with their parents-in-law.
Yes, that is frustrating.
Yu Hong was a relatively shy woman. She just nodded towards Zhou Chen and did not speak.
Compared to Wu Qian, she had no friendship with Zhou Chen. Even when she was working in the bathhouse, she often heard Qiao Chunyan complain about Zhou Chen.
If her man hadn't said that Zhou Chen was righteous, she would have really thought that Zhou Chen was a treacherous villain.
While several people were talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Xiao Guoqing immediately smiled and said: "It must be Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao. I'll open the door."
When the door opened, it was indeed Qiao Chunyan, but there was no sign of Cao Debao.
"Chunyan, why are you here alone?" Xiao Guoqing asked in surprise.
Qiao Chunyan answered with a smile on her face: "Debao has something to do at home today, so I came here alone."
Walking into the room, she looked at everyone and said hello: "Catch up, Wu Qian, Yu Hong, and brother, Juan'er, you are all here, we are all here."
Wu Qian quickly pulled Qiao Chunyan over and said, "Come on, Chunyan, come and sit down."
Sun Qianchao joked: "Chunyan, Debao didn't come today, so you have to drink a few more drinks on his behalf, otherwise we won't let you go."
Qiao Chunyan said boldly: "Of course, just drink. Who is afraid of whom? Even if you are a man, you may not be able to outdrink me."
"Haha, catch up, you are underestimated." Xiao Guoqing laughed.
It's okay that Cao Debao didn't come, so everyone would be more open-minded. After all, except for the three foreign wives, Qiao Chunyan and Zhou Chen have known each other since childhood.
After Qiao Chunyan arrived, Zhou Chen didn't talk anymore, didn't go to see Qiao Chunyan, and didn't participate in their chat. He just sat with Zheng Juan.
Zheng Juan knew Zhou Chen best. She gently shook Zhou Chen's hand and told him not to be angry.
The food was all served quickly, and Xiao Guoqing picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone.
"I'm happy today, let's all have a drink."
When Zheng Juan fell, Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan both stretched out their hands to stop her.
"Zheng Juan can't drink."
Wu Qian smiled and said: "What's wrong, do you feel sorry for Juan'er? It's the Chinese New Year. It's okay to have a drink."
Zhou Chen said: "She is just like you, she can't drink now."
Wu Qian's eyes widened instantly and she said in surprise: "Juan'er, are you pregnant again?"
Only then did others understand why Zhou Chen didn't let Zheng Juan drink.
Zheng Juan nodded generously and said, "Well, I just found out about it not long ago."
"Congratulations, Zheng Juan, you are the first among us women to have a second child."
Several women congratulated Zheng Juan.
Qiao Chunyan was even more amazed: "Yes, congratulations, Zheng Juan. If it were me, I would definitely not dare to have a second child because I would definitely not be able to raise one. My brother is still capable and dares to raise a second child. Our family
If Debao was half as capable as my brother, I would dare to raise a second and third child."
Taking advantage of the congratulations, she looked at Zhou Chen again with an apologetic look on her face.
"Brother, why don't you say something? Are you still blaming me and Debao? Brother, you have a lot of money, don't argue with us. Debao, I have already educated him, and we have realized our mistakes.
,how can you forgive us?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious. Several people stopped talking and looked at Zhou Chen.
Facing Qiao Chunyan's "full of sincerity" look, Zhou Chen's heart didn't waver at all. He had already seen clearly who Qiao Chunyan was.
At this moment, she seemed to be sincerely apologizing, but Zhou Chen scoffed at it.
If you really realize your mistake and want to apologize, you can go to the door with Cao Debao and apologize in person, which will appear more sincere.
But in fact, Qiao Chunyan suddenly apologized at this time and place when everyone gathered together for dinner.
What are you trying to do? Is this an apology like moral kidnapping?
If he doesn't accept it, will it make other people think that he is unreasonable?
Therefore, Qiao Chunyan's so-called apology, in addition to making him more disgusted, did not feel the slightest sincerity.
Zheng Juan put her hand under the table and gently pulled Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen understands what Zheng Juan means, but will he care?
"Chunyan, you don't have to apologize. Neither you nor Cao Debao did anything wrong. There is no need to apologize to me."
Qiao Chunyan suddenly looked aggrieved and asked: "Brother, I know we went too far, but you, sir, have a lot of money, please forgive us this time, we know our mistake, we really know our mistake."
Zhou Chen said in a stiff tone: "I told you, you did nothing wrong and there is no need to apologize. Today is a day for us to have a small gathering. There are not many people in the whole year who can get together like this, so don't disturb everyone's enjoyment.
It’s National Day, catch up, come on, let’s go together.”
Zhou Chen's attitude made the atmosphere at the dinner table even weirder.
Xiao Guoqing and Sun Qianchao looked at each other, picked up their wine glasses at the same time, and responded with a smile: "Okay, let's go one."
The two of them were definitely closer to Zhou Chen than Qiao Chunyan. At the same time, they also saw that Qiao Chunyan's apology was really without sincerity.
Qiao Chunyan's face suddenly became particularly ugly. She had been mentally prepared before coming. Originally, she wanted Cao Debao to come with her, but Cao Debao couldn't come, so in the end she had to come alone.
Although she was mentally prepared, when she saw Zhou Chen's indifferent attitude, she still felt chilled in her heart.
In fact, the reason why she apologized was not because she really thought she was at fault, but more because she was apologizing for what Cao Debao said at Ma Shouchang's house that day.
As for what happened before, she felt that they didn't make much mistake. She overestimated her relationship with Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen was too ruthless.
The reason why she apologized was because she wanted to repair the relationship with Zhou Chen. After all, Zhou Chen was becoming more and more capable, and they might be able to use Zhou Chen in the future, so she wanted to repair the relationship with Zhou Chen for the future.
prepare for.
With such a mentality, how sincere can her apology be? She thought she was bowing her head, but in fact, she was still putting on airs and not sincere at all.
How could Zhou Chen, who had lived for so many years, not be able to see through Qiao Chunyan's little thoughts?
Although Wu Qian and Yu Hong wanted to ease the atmosphere, seeing Zhou Chen's attitude, they did not dare to say anything.
Although the meal was finished to the end, the atmosphere was really awkward. Zhou Chen and Qiao Chunyan had no communication throughout the whole process. In the end, Qiao Chunyan couldn't stand it anymore and left early.
Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan also stayed for a while, then said goodbye and went home.
Xiao Guoqing looked at the table full of uneaten food and sighed heavily.
"Wu Qian, next time we have dinner with Kun'er, don't call her Chunyan. Look at how embarrassing it is."
Wu Qian is still dissatisfied.
"I never knew it would be like this. It seems that Bingkun is really angry and doesn't give Chunyan any face."
Xiao Guoqing scolded: "Can you blame Kun'er for being angry? Look at what Chunyan and his wife did. Kun'er lent them the house for half a year, but they refused to leave.
You don’t have any shame at all, how can you blame Kuner?”
Wu Qian said: "That's true, but Bingkun must be too cruel. After all, we grew up together and have been neighbors for so many years. Chunyan has apologized."
"You know shit."
Xiao Guoqing cursed: "Qiao Chunyan looks like she's apologizing? Not to mention Kun'er, even if it were me, I wouldn't forgive her. Who is this? Don't imitate Qiao Chunyan."
"I have nothing to learn from her."
Wu Qian had lingering feelings for her, and she had indeed thought about staying here before. Fortunately, Xiao Guoqing did not agree. Otherwise, their relationship with Zhou Chen would most likely become the same as that of Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao now.
On the way home, Zheng Juan asked Zhou Chen: "Bingkun, are you still angry with Chunyan?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's not that I'm angry, I'm just annoyed by her cleverness. Although she was a bit fussy in the past, she wasn't annoying at all. But now, she has really changed a lot. I don't know if she was led by Cao Debao."
Zheng Juan gently patted Zhou Chen's junior and said softly: "Chunyan has known you for so many years, and her mother has such a good relationship with our mother. I don't think it is necessary to make the relationship so tense.
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Zhou Chen: "Some things are not as simple as you think, and people's hearts are unpredictable. I know you have good intentions, but some people may not come with good intentions. Forget it, don't think about these things, just leave it to me.
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Zheng Juan whispered: "I'm not a child. I know what you're thinking, but I think some things don't need to be fussed over. Sometimes it's a blessing to suffer a loss."
Zhou Chen smiled casually, and he could tell at a glance that he didn't have much social experience, and suffering a loss was a blessing, so he just deceived people with simple minds. Who in the society is willing to suffer a loss?
After Qiao Chunyan returned home, she told Cao Debao about the matter. The two of them started to quarrel without saying a few words.
Qiao Chunyan was angry and became even more angry when she saw the hopeless Cao Debao. Naturally, she was not polite and scolded him harshly.
Cao Debao didn't have a good temper either, and he could usually tolerate it, but today Qiao Chunyan scolded him so badly that he couldn't bear it anymore and started to fight with Qiao Chunyan directly.
A wonderful New Year, but when the two of them made a noise, the New Year's celebration was instantly wiped out.
Zhou Chen returned home and found that Zheng Guangming was the only one at home, and the others were not at home. After asking Guangming, he found out that Zhou Zhigang and the others had taken Zhou Rui out to play.
Zhou Chen didn't look for it either, and helped Zheng Juan clean up the room.
While he was busy, Zheng Guangming suddenly walked in, his expression hesitant, as if he had something to say.
After Zhou Chen saw it, he asked doubtfully: "Guangming, do you have anything to say to us?"
Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Zheng Juan also stopped moving, turned her head, and looked at Zheng Guangming in confusion.
Zheng Guangming hesitated for a long time, and Zheng Juan became even more confused.
"Guangming, what's wrong with you? If you have anything to say, just say it. Is there anything else that you and your sister can't say?"
Zheng Guangming gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, I want to go to Beituo Temple to become a monk."
"What?"
Zheng Juan's voice was so startled that she asked in disbelief: "You said you want to go to Beituo Temple to become a monk?"
Zheng Guangming nodded and said with a serious expression: "Sister, I have been thinking about it for a long time. Although you and your brother-in-law are very good to me and take good care of me, you have your life, and I should also have mine. I think
Going to Beituo Temple to become a monk is the best way out for me."
"Nonsense."
Zheng Juan yelled angrily: "Guangming, what are you thinking in your mind? I can tell you with certainty, no, I will never agree."
Seeing Zheng Juan's firm attitude, Zheng Guangming could only turn to Zhou Chen: "Brother-in-law, I..."
"Don't look at me. Your sister and I have the same opinion. It's impossible for you to become a monk."
Zhou Chen rejected Zheng Guangming's proposal without hesitation, and then said with a little heartache: "Guangming, I know what you are thinking. You think you will drag us down, and you are afraid that your sister and I will have conflicts because of your existence.
, but I can tell you with certainty that your worries are unnecessary. You are Zheng Juan’s brother, my brother, and my relative. How could I dislike my relatives? "
He knew that Zheng Guangming was very sensitive because of his eyes. Especially during this Chinese New Year, seeing the Zhou family gathered together made him feel like an outsider.
But what he thinks more about is his sister. He doesn't want to drag Zheng Juan down because of himself. He can only say that he is really too kind and too sensible.
"Do you still remember what your brother-in-law told you? He said that he will cure your eyes. When your eyes are cured, you can live like a normal person. You have to remember that you are not a burden. You have never been a burden.
neither."
Zheng Guangming was very moved by Zhou Chen's words. He choked and said, "But, brother-in-law, I feel that I am really useless."
Zhou Chen comforted: "What are you talking about? How can you be useless? You have spent more time taking care of Ruirui than me. You see how much Ruirui likes you. If you leave suddenly, Ruirui will definitely be sad; and
Your sister is pregnant again and will have another baby soon. She will definitely need your uncle to help take care of her. If you want to leave the monkhood at this time, do you want to be lazy and not help us take care of the baby? "
"No, I didn't."
Zheng Guangming waved his hand quickly: "I also like Ruirui very much. I like all my sister's children."
Zheng Juan hugged Zheng Guangming in emotion and sobbed: "Guangming, you have to believe your brother-in-law. He said that your eyes can be cured, and he will definitely be cured. You just need to stay by our side with peace of mind. Guangming, you are mine."
You are the only relative in my family, and my sister cannot live without you."
"sister."
Zheng Guangming hugged Zheng Juan tightly. He didn't want to leave, but he felt that leaving would be better for his sister.
But now that he saw his sister was sad, he couldn't bear to leave, and he was secretly looking forward to the day when he would really regain his brightness.
After comforting Zheng Guangming, Zhou Chen whispered to Zheng Juan: "Juan'er, Guangming has been in a bad mood recently. You should pay more attention and care more. This child has many thoughts and is also sensitive. You are his sister, so he must
I will listen to you."
Zheng Juan responded: "I know, Guangming is indeed more sensitive. I didn't care enough about him before, but I will pay more attention to him in the future."
"Bingkun, can bright eyes really be cured? I'm very scared. I gave him hope. If he is disappointed again, I'm afraid he won't be able to resist."
Zhou Chen said with certainty: "Juan'er, believe me. I said there is a way, and there must be a way. The current conditions do not allow it. If you wait, I will restore the light to the light."
The best and fastest way is of course to take Zheng Guangming abroad for treatment, but under the current national conditions, it is impossible for him to go out.
"I trust you."
Of course Zheng Juan believed in Zhou Chen. She felt that besides Zhou Chen, she could not find anyone else in her life who could make her give everything.
With the safety of Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan, Zheng Guangming's mood has stabilized. He also believes in his sister and brother-in-law, because they are his only relatives.
During dinner in the evening, Zhou Zhigang's mood was obviously very low, and everyone knew the reason.
"It seems that Xiao Rong is really delayed by something, but I don't know what it is or when they will be back."
Li Suhua was also very disappointed. After all, she had been looking forward to meeting each other for so many years, but there were many complications.
Zhou Bingyi consoled her: "Mom, Dad, don't worry. Zhou Rong is also an adult. Even if she was delayed, I believe they will come back safely."
But his comfort was not very effective for Zhou Zhigang.
Seeing Zhou Zhigang's droopy face, Zhou Chen also had no appetite. He hugged Zhou Rui over and said a few words in Zhou Rui's ear.
Then Zhou Rui ran towards Zhou Zhigang and whispered this in his ear. After a while, Zhou Zhigang was made to laugh, no longer melancholy.
After dinner, Zhou Zhigang took Zhou Rui and Guangming to play in the house. Li Suhua asked Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan to stay in the living room. She walked into her house, and after a while, she came out holding a wooden box.
"Bingyi, Bingkun, you two should know that our family's ancestral home is not in Jichun, but in Shandong Province. Your father and I came to Northeast China from Shandong Province to work, and later we stayed here.
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"Your father is an only child and a filial son. At that time, we thought that once we could settle down here, we would build two rooms and bring your grandpa and grandma from their hometown in Lu Province to be filial piety in front of the bed.
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"Back then, your father and I had no money, so we thought about borrowing money to build the two rooms in Guangzi Diao, so we borrowed loan sharks. You don't know, but the two rooms in Guangzi Diao in our family are
Of all the houses in Guangzidiao, there are only a few that can lay foundations."
"After we built the house, we brought your grandparents here. After they arrived, your grandma gave us this thing."
Li Suhua placed the wooden box on the coffee table. It was obvious that the box was an old object. Even Zhou Chen was curious about it, let alone Zhou Bingyi, Hao Dongmei and the others.
Li Suhua saw that they were all interested, so she said with a smile: "Your grandma said that this is an old heirloom and is worth some money. Let us pawn it and repay the usury; that year, the loan
Loan sharking is really dangerous, and if you don't do it right, people will die. Later, your dad took it to others to look at, and they said it was really a good thing."
"I was thinking of pawn it, but who knew that Northeast China would be liberated, and all the loan sharks would be arrested, and we no longer have to pay back the loan sharks, so our family heirloom has been preserved."
Even Zhou Bingyi, who has a relatively calm personality, is a little impatient at the moment.
"Mom, what kind of family heirloom is this? You've never shown it to us."
Li Suhua chuckled and said, "I originally prepared it for you, so take a look."
With that said, she opened the wooden box, and Zhou Chen and others immediately felt a green light appear in the box. Under the light of the light bulb, it looked unusually different.
"Is this a bracelet?"
Zhou Bingyi's eyes widened, and he saw a pair of jade bracelets placed in the box. The green light made people unable to look away.
Zhou Chen was also shocked. He had been a top rich man in many worlds and had worn countless precious jewelry. Although he didn't study it deeply, he was surprised when he saw this pair of jade bracelets that were all green and bluish.
"Is this imperial green?"
He couldn't be sure without getting his hands on it, but even if it wasn't the top imperial green, it was definitely a treasure among treasures.
Li Suhua asked happily: "Is it a good thing? Anyway, your mother and I have never seen such a good thing. After your grandma passed it on to me, I didn't dare to wear it for a day, for fear of being damaged.
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"Dongmei, Juan'er, take it and take a look."
Although Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan were attracted by the pair of bracelets, they did not dare to reach out.
"Mom, it's too precious. I dare not take it."
"I don't dare either."
Li Suhua picked up the bracelets with a smile and gave them to Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan one by one.
"This was passed down to me by your grandma. It is an heirloom of the old Zhou family. Since it is a family heirloom, it must be passed down. I am already old and I only have two sons. It is fair. Each of your two daughters-in-law will have one."
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Zheng Juan felt her hands were hot and nervously wanted to return it to Li Suhua: "Mom, this is really too precious. You'd better put it away quickly."
Hao Dongmei also agreed: "Mom, Juan'er is right, this is a family heirloom, and it is most appropriate for you, the old man, to hold it."
"What's appropriate? It's a family heirloom. It must be passed down. If I don't pass it on to you two, maybe I can give it to Xiaorong. Then your dad won't scold me to death."
Even though both of them prefer their daughter, they have never thought about their daughter when it comes to this important matter of family heirloom.
Seeing the old lady forcing her way over, Hao Dongmei and Zheng Juan were both embarrassed, and they all looked at their men.
Zhou Chen said: "Mom, this thing is too precious. Zheng Juan is timid and won't dare to take it with her. She doesn't know where to hide it, so you should keep it."
Zhou Bingyi also said: "I think so too, Mom, you see we are going back soon, Dongmei will go to the countryside to work, how can she still work with this bracelet, and it is so precious
Bring your stuff there, there is no place to hide it, if you bump into it, you will regret it to death."
Hao Dongmei nodded repeatedly: "Mom, Bingyi is right, you should keep this bracelet."
"Do not want any?"
Li Suhua was very surprised. When her mother-in-law gave it to her, she was very happy, but now it's better. For the sake of fairness, she specially chose this time to give it to each of her two daughters-in-law.
But who would have thought that these two daughters-in-law would not want them.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Mom, brother, it's inconvenient for them. We don't have this need, so you should keep it for now. When the day comes when we can't live anymore, you can come out to support us."
Li Suhua immediately rolled his eyes at Zhou Chen: "You brat, you know how to talk nonsense. This is a family heirloom. If there are no obstacles that you really can't overcome, you can't sell it."
Seeing that her two daughters-in-law were really unwilling to accept it, Li Suhua had no choice but to put the bracelet back into the box and treasure it carefully.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Bingyi said with a smile: "I always thought that our family was very poor, but I didn't expect that we would have such a good treasure."
Li Suhua hummed: "This is a family heirloom. How could I take it out casually? I will tell you now that you are all grown up."
Since the heirloom was not passed down, she was not in a hurry. Anyway, she would have plenty of time in the future.
On the early morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Chen went to the provincial compound alone, visited Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, and had lunch with them before leaving.
He knew that Cao Debao and Lu Chuan would visit Qu Xiuzhen on the fifth day of the lunar month, so he went to visit on the fourth day of the lunar month, just not wanting to meet them.
Just after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei packed their things and prepared to leave.
Although their corps and village were the closest to Jichun, they also had the least vacation time, so they had to go back without waiting for Zhou Rong's family.
The day after Zhou Bingyi and the others left, Zhou Zhigang was also leaving. He had been looking forward to his daughter's return these days.
But unfortunately, this wish was not fulfilled. Even if he wanted to leave, he still had no news about his daughter. He could only leave his hometown with regret and return to the mountain city.
The lively New Year was over in a blink of an eye, and the lively Zhou family was mostly deserted.