Chapter five hundred and ninety fourth: heart to heart
If Zhou Chen was still in his teens or 20s, he would definitely have a deep contempt for Zhou Bingyi's selfish and realistic behavior.
But after living for so many years and in so many worlds, his vision is no longer that of a young man in his twenties, and he does not have so much innocence.
The choice before Zhou Bingyi now is very simple. If Hao Dongmei cannot be cured and he wants a child, then there is only one choice.
That is to divorce Hao Dongmei and find a woman who can have children again.
But if you choose this way, although you can have your own children, there are many problems you need to face.
To put it bluntly, the probability of happiness in a second marriage is far lower than that in a first marriage.
Moreover, if Hao Dongmei is abandoned, he will inevitably be hostile to the Hao family. They may not need to speak out at that time, and it will be difficult for Zhou Bingyi to develop in his official career.
And if she didn't divorce Hao Dongmei, she would have no choice but to give up her child.
Yes, families without children may be missing something.
But relatively speaking, Zhou Bingyi may have gained more, a wife, a backer, a future...
Zhou Bingyi is a smart man. Zhou Chen doesn't believe that he didn't think of such a thing. He was able to make a decision. It was obviously a decision he made after careful consideration and was forced to make a choice.
Zhou Chen looked at Zhou Bingyi who was walking slowly with a lost expression. Objectively speaking, he was not worthy of pity.
In fact, in Zhou Chen's opinion, there is another very ridiculous choice, that is, Zhou Bingyi is still with Hao Dongmei, but secretly finds another woman to have children, and only has children, without any relationship.
Of course, this approach is against morality. If Zhou Bingyi is a tyrant, it may not be an option.
But Zhou Chen estimated that if he said it, Zhou Bingyi would really fall out with him.
Zhou Chen chuckled twice. How much does this matter have to do with him? Zhou Bingyi didn't care anymore. Why should he rush to come up with ideas?
At night, Zhou Bingyi told Hao Dongmei what Zhou Chen suggested that they go to the Third Hospital.
Hao Dongmei thought about it carefully and said: "Bingkun is kind-hearted, so after we see the experts my mother has found, we can go to the Third Hospital to have a look?"
"I think it's OK. If you listen to the advice of different doctors, you might get unexpected results."
Hao Dongmei suddenly said with emotion: "Bingyi, I think your brother is really good. He is only a freshman and can go to the First Hospital to be an intern. He will definitely have a bright future."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that he would already be one step ahead of us while we are still learning."
"Moreover, you haven't noticed that the aura with which Bingkun speaks is very similar to that of my father. I really don't know what he has experienced in these years to have such a big change."
When she and Zhou Bingyi were still students, she went to Zhou's house more than once, and naturally met Zhou Bingkun several times.
It's just that compared to the Zhou Bingkun of that time, the difference is so huge that they simply don't look like the same person.
Zhou Bingyi agreed very much: "You are right. This boy has changed a lot. If nothing else, although he dared to quarrel with our father before, he would never dare to make it like what he did during the Chinese New Year. And with Zhou Rong, ugh
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Hao Dongmei understood what Zhou Bingyi meant, and she patted Zhou Bingyi gently to express comfort.
"Okay, don't think so much. Don't worry about the things between their siblings. You can't worry about it."
"Let them go. They are already married. I really can't change how they should get along with each other."
"But Bingkun being able to gain a foothold in Yanjing makes it a lot more convenient for us. If you miss your mother, you can come over and have a look."
Speaking of this, Zhou Bingyi also smiled: "You are right, mom and Bingkun are both here. I can come over if I want, just like at home. Before, I didn't agree with Bingkun bringing our mom too.
Come on, I think it’s too much trouble; but I can see our mother often, the family can be reunited often, and the smile on my mother’s face is getting more and more, and I feel more and more that Bingkun is doing the right thing.”
Hao Dongmei felt deeply: "Yes, there is nothing happier than a family being together."
In the master bedroom, Zhou Chen and Li Suhua were talking.
Originally, Zhou Chen wanted Li Suhua to live in the master bedroom, but Li Suhua and Zheng Juan discussed it and said that Zhou Chen was too tired from going to work every day and needed a good rest.
So they decided to take their three children to sleep in Li Suhua's room, and let Zhou Chen and Zheng Guangming sleep in the master bedroom, so they could sleep better without being disturbed by the children.
"Mom, what did you want to tell me and why did you send Zheng Juan away?"
Just now, Li Suhua asked Zheng Guangming to go to her room to play with the children, while she stayed in the master bedroom. Zhou Chen knew that she must have something to tell him.
Li Suhua did not speak, but handed a box to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen looked at it and said in surprise: "Isn't this the wooden box where you put the bracelet? Why did you take it out again?"
Li Suhua said with a smile: "The situation is getting better now. I am getting older and my memory is getting worse and worse. I have given one of the bracelets inside to your sister-in-law today, and I plan to give another one to Juan'er, but she insisted on saying
Only if you agree can I accept it."
Seeing that Zhou Chen did not take it, she added: "Don't think too much, this is a family heirloom that should belong to you and Bingyi. Now I teach you, it just fulfills your grandparents' wish; and this
There's more than just bracelets in the box, please open it and take a look."
Zhou Chen looked puzzled, opened the wooden box curiously, and saw clearly what was inside.
I saw that in the wooden box, apart from a jade bracelet held in a handkerchief, there were also many tickets, including banknotes, food stamps and meat stamps.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"These are all sent by your father. They are his salary. I used to keep them to supplement the family income, but you and Juan'er are never willing to let me pay for shopping. Every month, in addition to paying for your children, I
In addition to buying some things and other rare expenses, all the money I have saved in the past few years is here, not much, just over 800 in total."
"Kun'er, I know you are a very capable person now. In your eyes, more than eight hundred is nothing at all, but this is already all the savings of your father and I. Also, this is a phototype film.
deed."
"Now, I give them all to you."
"give it to me?"
Zhou Chen looked at Li Suhua in disbelief. Although he had already guessed something just now, he was still very shocked when Li Suhua actually said it.
In his opinion, more than eight hundred dollars is not much, but for people of this era, it is definitely a huge sum of money.
Especially people like Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua who came from the past. At that time, they were eager to break away every penny they had. For them, more than 800 yuan was an unimaginable amount of wealth.
The older people are, the more they will pay attention to money, because once people get old and have no energy to work hard for money, their mentality will change. For them, holding money in their hands is the safest guarantee.
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Not to mention that in the eyes of the older generation, the house is more important than anything else.
But now Li Suhua actually wants to give him all the money, Zhou Chen is really shocked.
"Mom, I don't have any use for the money. You should keep the money yourself."
Li Suhua forced the box into Zhou Chen's hand: "Kun'er, mom has already thought about it. Of the three children in our family, you are the most filial. You will probably be the one to provide for us in the future. I don't care about your dad.
But here, I definitely believe in you, and from now on I will give you all my mother’s things. Although they are not many, they are still my mother’s thoughts.”
Zhou Chen's face was so expressionless, what Li Suhua said was like opening the window and speaking openly.
It doesn't matter whether you have more money or less. What's important is your heart. Raising children to provide for old age. As a saying has been circulated since ancient times, Li Suhua's doing this is tantamount to directly skipping his eldest son Zhou Bingyi and choosing his younger son.
If you don't let your eldest son take care of you and let your younger son take care of you, you may feel that it is partial.
But Zhou Chen knew that was not the case. Li Suhua was prepared to live with him, but at the same time, it was equivalent to giving him everything she had.
These money and houses were nothing in his eyes, but to Li Suhua, they were her life savings. It was really not easy to take them out willingly.
After confirming that Li Suhua was sincere, Zhou Chen was very moved.
In fact, when he first came to this world, he could clearly feel that Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were biased towards Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong. Instead, they did not care much about his youngest son, at least far less than Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong.
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It was only later that they all left, and Li Suhua and she got along every day, and their relationship continued to heat up.
But even nine years later, during the last Chinese New Year quarrel, although Li Suhua was indeed a little biased towards him, she was not actually on his side. She just felt that her daughter was too much and her husband was partial.
In nine years, Li Suhua went from being the most ignored to being the most valued, but not yet reached the point where Li Suhua stood unswervingly on his side when dealing with children's issues.
But what Li Suhua said just now undoubtedly showed his attitude. From now on, living with him and giving everything to him is equivalent to completely trusting him.
"Mom, why is this so important? You keep this money for yourself. You have to save money to buy something for yourself, buy some snacks for your children, and give some red envelopes during the New Year and holidays."
Zhou Chen is the kind of person who is very opposed to taking money from his parents. Throughout his life, he has never said that he would take his parents' wages and property as his own when they get old.
He himself is a parent and has grandchildren, but if someone wants to control his financial power, he will give him a slap in the face and teach him how to behave.
Li Suhua said with a smile: "Kun'er, my mother will still prepare some money. You keep all the money here. In the future, I will also give it to Juan'er for the money your father sends back. Our family will definitely be better and better in the future."
The better."
Seeing that Li Suhua's attitude was very firm, Zhou Chen sighed softly and put his arms around her shoulders.
"Mom, thank you. Our family will definitely get better and better. Zheng Juan and I will also take good care of you in your old age. When the time comes, let Ruirui and Congcong give you a grandson, and the family will be happy.
During the Chinese New Year, take a family photo.”
"well……"
Li Suhua was attracted by Zhou Chen's description, with longing on her face.
Zhou Chen collected Li Suhua's deposits and real estate certificates, but he was not prepared to actually use the money. He had already made a decision and would not use the money.
In the next few days, Zhou Chen went to work as usual, while Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were all in Yanjing for medical treatment.
It’s just that experts have watched a lot, but the moods of Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei are getting worse and worse.
In recent days, even at home, the smiles on their faces had become less frequent. Li Suhua felt this and asked Zhou Chen in private what was going on.
What else could Zhou Chen say? He just dealt with it casually, saying that they might have had a quarrel.
The one-month summer vacation was coming to an end soon. In the last few days, Zhou Chen did not go to the hospital again, but had to rest for a few days and wait for the new semester to start.
He has been working in the emergency department for more than 20 years. It is said to be an internship, but the salary is not reduced. It can also be seen from the side that the hospital is quite satisfied with his work these days.
Hao Dongmei is about to start school, so she has already bought her ticket and will leave Yanjing in a few days and return to Jichun.
The night before leaving, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei specially invited Zhou Chen out to the restaurant.
"Bingkun, I'm troubling you these days."
"Sister-in-law, we are all part of the same family, why are you saying this?"
Noticing that Hao Dongmei was not in a very good mood, Zhou Chen thought for a while and comforted him: "Sister-in-law, I don't think you should be so pessimistic. Although those experts didn't take a good look at your disease, they didn't say there was no hope at all. I'm looking for someone specifically.
I got a prescription for a dietary supplement, you can take it back and try it, maybe it will work."
He handed a prescription to Hao Dongmei. It was naturally written by him himself. It was a very good prescription for female gynecology. It might not be able to cure Hao Dongmei's infertility, but it would not make her health worse.
Hao Dongmei did not refuse, put away the prescription, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Bingkun, for helping us find experts and asking for help. Thank you for your hard work."
Zhou Bingyi also said: "Yes, you have worked hard during this period. You are so busy at work and you have to be busy with our affairs."
"Brother, sister-in-law, you are too outrageous to say such things."
Seeing that their moods were still low, Zhou Chen said, "Actually, don't be too pessimistic. Things are not the same as before. If normal fertility methods don't work, you can still think of other methods."
These words shocked Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, and they asked eagerly: "Bingkun, what do you mean by this? What do you mean you can think of other ways?"
"Sister-in-law, you are also studying medicine, have you ever heard of embryo transfer technology?"
"Embryo transfer technology? I think I've seen it in a book."
Hao Dongmei was a little confused and confused. She was only a freshman who had just gone to college for half a year. The embryo transfer technology was still unfinished in China. There had been records, but not many people knew about it.
As for Zhou Bingyi, he was even more confused: "Bingkun, what exactly does this transplant technology you are talking about mean?"
Zhou Chen explained: "Embryo transfer technology is..."
Everyone was married adults, so Zhou Chen didn't feel embarrassed at all and gave them a brief introduction to this technology.
"On the 25th of this month, the world's first test-tube baby was born in Eagle Country..."
After listening to Zhou Chen's narration, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei both looked excited and their eyes were full of eagerness.
"Bingkun, is everything you said true?"
"It's true. If you have the conditions, you can ask someone to inquire about it."
It is not easy to find out foreign news these days, but fortunately, Hao Dongmei's parents are not ordinary people, and there are also students from abroad at Peking University where Zhou Bingyi is located. If you inquire carefully, you can still get the news.
However, Hao Dongmei studied medicine and was very cautious: "Bingkun, if the test-tube baby you mentioned is really successful, will the child born be the same as a normal child? After all, it is not born in a normal way, so there will be nothing wrong with it.
Flaw?"
Zhou Chen didn't understand the technology of this era, so he could only say: "If there are defects, I think there is a high probability that there will be no problem. However, this technology has not yet been successful in China. I am telling you this just to tell you that if there is really no problem,
If there are other options, you can consider them, but if you really want to do it, it’s best to go abroad at this stage.”
In vitro fertilization has become a very mature technology after 20 or 30 years, but now, the first in vitro fertilization has just appeared, and the technology is still very limited.
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei looked at each other, and they both saw hope in each other's eyes.
For them, the most fearful thing is that there is no hope. As long as there is hope, they are willing to give it a try.
Zhou Chen saw their excitement, so he said: "If you really want to take this step, I think you should prepare in advance, because it may require a lot of money."
"Bingkun, thank you for the reminder."
Zhou Bingyi grabbed Zhou Chen's hand with all his strength, his face filled with gratitude.
Zhou Chen didn't say anything, just said: "That's right. If you need anything, just come to me. Whether it's to help you contact me or help you with money, I can help you."
If possible, he certainly hopes that Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei can have children of their own. If they really have children, the future may be better.
As soon as Hao Dongmei returned to Jichun, Zhou Bingyi left Zhou Chen's house and returned to school.
With the end of summer vacation, all major colleges and universities have started school, and Zhou Chen has returned to campus and continues to study.
Back at school, when the classmates learned that Zhou Chen actually went to the hospital for internship, they were all envious. For this, Zhou Chen even paid for several dinners.
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Xue Jianhua is a police officer and has been working in this area for many years. In the past years, it has not been easy to maintain this position.
However, because he has no background and is not good at flattering people, after working for so many years, he is still a small policeman in the police station. Although there is a staff, it is really difficult to rise up.
He usually patrols and handles trivial matters. If he encounters something big, it won't be his turn to deal with it.
His years as a police officer have smoothed his edges, and now he has a laid-back mentality, doing almost the same thing day after day.
A few days ago, a new person came to the station and was assigned to him. After working as a film police officer for so many years, he changed from an ambitious young man to a rough man with a slovenly beard. This was his first time to take charge of a new person.
But after being with him for a few days, he got a headache. Unlike an experienced police officer like him, the new police officer was just like him back then, high-spirited and ambitious.
Even if it is just a simple patrol, they are extremely diligent and want to dig deep into the ground to find the criminals.
Seeing this kind of madness, Xue Jianhua is always on tenterhooks every day.
Young people are just unreliable. Isn’t it good to live a stable life?