Chapter 597: 1980, the Zhou family went home to celebrate the New Year
"Brother Xiaoguang, Lu Chuan, Tang Xiangyang, are you guys?"
Zheng Juan was very surprised when she saw the three people standing at the door. Naturally, she knew Cai Xiaoguang. He had also been to the house twice and sent a lot of things.
On the other hand, Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang were here for the first time. Zheng Juan could recognize them because they had been here before when they got married.
"Zheng Juan."
Cai Xiaoguang smiled broadly and pointed at Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang: "When I just came here, I happened to meet them. They said they were looking for you, but they never came and were still looking, so I brought them here."
Zhou Chen heard the commotion and came over. He was surprised when he saw the three people: "Cai Xiaoguang, Lu Chuan, Tang Xiangyang, come in and sit down."
Fortunately for Cai Xiaoguang, they had frequent contacts and had met several times since they came to college, but this was the first time for Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang to visit him.
Both Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang were admitted to Yanjing University, one studied literature and the other studied science.
"Lu Chuan, Xiang Yang, how did you find this place?"
Zhou Chen was very confused. Very few people knew about him living here. How did they know about it?
Lu Chuan replied: "We came to Yanjing, but we have not lost contact with Qu Shuji. We wrote to her before. Qu Shuji told us about this place in the letter and asked us to come and see you.
See how you are doing."
"Auntie Qu"
Zhou Chen was relieved. He had also contacted Ma Shouchang and Qu Shuji, and wrote four letters within a year. However, he did not expect that Qu Shuji would let Lu Chuan and the others come to see him.
Tang Xiangyang said: "Bingkun, after I came to Yanjing, I realized the huge gap between my home and here. You are better than us. You brought your whole family to Yanjing and lived in such a good place."
Zhou Chen waved his hand: "What does this mean? The house is just for rent. Is your school on vacation too?"
"Yes, it's holiday now, Bingkun, when are you going to return to Jichun?"
Tang Xiangyang asked Zhou Chen. Naturally, he was preparing to visit his hometown to celebrate the New Year. In view of the crowds and excitement, he thought of going with Zhou Chen and the others.
Zhou Chen said: "We won't have auspicious spring this year, so we will celebrate the New Year in Yanjing."
"Not going back?"
Tang Xiangyang and Lu Chuan were very surprised, and even Cai Xiaoguang also looked surprised. He came here today because he wanted to ask Zhou Chen when he would go back, and they would be together then.
But now Zhou Chen actually doesn't come back to Jichun.
"Yes, our old man won't be going home to celebrate the New Year this year, and our family happens to be in Yanjing. It's too troublesome to go back and forth, so we won't go back."
"Oh, it's really troublesome to run back and forth, and Lu Chuan won't go back to celebrate the New Year." Tang Xiangyang pointed at Lu Chuan and said.
Lu Chuan: "I don't need to go home. I'm the only one left at home. I'll be alone when I go back, so why go back? I can still live in the school dormitory in Yanjing and save some money."
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Lu Chuan is also a person with a tragic life experience. Because he is a family member of a martyr, the school takes great care of him. Even during the holidays, the dormitory can still send blessings to him.
Zhou Chen looked at Cai Xiaoguang and asked, "Cai Xiaoguang, when will you return to Jichun? You can go with Xiang Yang."
Cai Xiaoguang replied cheerfully: "Okay, I was planning to go back the day after tomorrow. Tang Xiangyang, how about we go buy tickets together tomorrow?"
Tang Xiangyang immediately said happily: "That must be good."
"Don't leave tonight, everyone. We finally got together and stayed home for a meal tonight."
Under Zhou Chen's warm invitation, the three of them stayed and had a lively meal.
This year, Zhou Chen also exchanged letters with Xiao Guoqing and Sun Chaochao, but their letters did not contain much content.
From Tang Xiangyang's mouth, Zhou Chen learned a lot of news. For example, Cao Debao was promoted to the workshop director of the slag discharging workshop of the soy sauce factory. After they left, several more people were replaced in the slag discharging workshop.
What they highlighted was that Qiao Chunyan, who had been promoted to district women's director, was kicked off after working for only two years, and now she has become a pedicurist in a public bath.
Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen are in very good physical condition and are in high spirits every day.
The efficiency of the lumber factory where Sun Qianchao and Xiao Guoqing stayed was getting worse and worse.
Zhou Chen rested at home for two days and then went to work in the hospital. Not long after, Hao Dongmei came to Yanjing from Jichun.
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei have already agreed to come to Yanjing for a visit first, and then return to Jichun on the second day of the Lunar New Year to spend the New Year with the Hao family.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the emergency department of the hospital becomes even busier. Zhou Chen doesn’t even have time to rest and works all the time in the hospital. On New Year’s Eve, he only had dinner at home and then worked all night. The next morning
Just went back.
"Grandma, you need to take this with you too. I want to take it back to play with."
Feng Yue coquettishly took Li Suhua's hand, and then quietly stuffed the toy into Li Suhua's luggage bag with a flattering look on her face.
Li Suhua nodded Feng Yue's little head: "Why are you bringing so many toys? It's so troublesome to bring them back and bring them back again."
Feng Yue shook Li Suhua's hand vigorously: "Grandma, it's not troublesome, it's not troublesome."
Zheng Guangming came over at this time and said with a smile: "Aunt, just let me carry it later. I will stay for twenty days when I go back this time. Bring them some toys so they can play with them after I get back."
"You know how to pamper them."
When it comes to who spends the longest time with the children in this family, apart from Zheng Juan, there is no doubt that it is Zheng Guangming.
Ever since Zheng Juan married into the Zhou family and the old mother of the Zheng family passed away, Guangming has been living in the Zhou family. The three children grew up under his support. Although he is not a biological uncle, he is not much different from his biological uncle.
Zheng Guangming pushed up his glasses and chuckled.
A year later, with Zhou Chen's help, his eyes have been operated on and he can see.
It’s just that I just had the surgery not long ago, and my eyes are still relatively fragile and can’t stand strong light, so I always wear them, especially sunglasses when I go out.
But this already makes Zheng Guangming satisfied. Compared to the time when he couldn't see anything, his eyes are getting better and better now. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
What's more, Zhou Chen also said that as long as he persists in recovery, he will get better and better in the future.
It is precisely because his eyes have begun to recover and he can see things that Zheng Guangming's whole spirit and spirit are now different.
In the past, he gave people a dull and lifeless look; but now, he has regained the vigor of a young man, with a smile on his face all the time.
"Yueyue, go see if your uncle and uncle have packed up."
Li Suhua gave instructions to Feng Yue, and Feng Yue immediately ran to Zhou Chen's room.
"Uncle, uncle, aunt, are you okay?"
It is now 1980. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Chen and his friends have been studying in Yanjing for two years. Last year they spent the New Year in Yanjing. This year, Zhou Zhigang has a holiday, so the family packed up and prepared to celebrate the New Year in Jichun's hometown.
Two years have passed, Zhou Chen and his children are fine, but Li Suhua and Zheng Juan miss their hometown very much and want to go back. This time they can finally get their wish.
It was precisely because he had to go home to celebrate the New Year that Zhou Chen gave up his job in the hospital, and Zhou Bingyi also took a vacation, and the family planned to go back to celebrate the New Year.
Zhou Bingyi had only stayed here for one night and didn't have much to pack, so he was the first to pack it.
When he walked out of the room and saw Li Suhua carrying many bags, he said funnyly: "Mom, you are going to evacuate the whole house."
Li Suhua rolled her eyes at him: "What do you know? These must be brought back. These two bags are Yanjing specialties I bought. Your dad has never been to Yanjing, let's let him try Yanjing."
Souvenirs from Beijing; and this one, which contains the sweater I knitted for your dad, and the clothes and shoes Bingkun and Juaner bought for him, and this."
Zhou Bingyi was confused by what he heard. Anyway, according to Li Suhua, everything must be brought with him.
"I asked Bingkun, and he bought sleeper berths, so I don't have to worry about bringing more things."
Zhou Bingyi shook his head and sighed: "This kid Bingkun is really rich. He bought six sleeper tickets at once."
There are five adults in their family, as well as Cai Xiaoguang, who is traveling with them. As for their three children, Zhou Rui and Feng Yue, they do not need to buy tickets.
Li Suhua sighed: "It's a pity that Ronger and the others won't come with us."
More than a year had passed since the original incident, and Li Suhua did not hold any grudge against Zhou Rong. She was a little disappointed when she thought that Zhou Rong would not go back with them this time.
Zhou Bingyi said: "She just didn't come with us. She was still able to go home years ago. After all, it's not easy for Feng Huacheng. It's impossible for him to take vacation so many days in advance like we did when we went to college."
Li Suhua just sighed without any intention of blaming her. She also knew that it was not easy for her daughter and son-in-law, especially her daughter's temper. Alas.
"This time our family will be reunited again. Bingyi, when your dad comes home, talk to him. Don't get angry with Bingkun. Wouldn't it be better for the family to have a good New Year? There will be trouble every time.
unhappy."
Thinking of the two previous New Year celebrations, when Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Chen had a huge quarrel, Li Suhua felt uncomfortable. She didn't want this time to be the same as the year before.
Zhou Bingyi patted his chest and promised: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely convince our dad this time, and Bingkun also promised me that I won't go against dad again like the last two times."
"If that's the case, that's for the best."
Zhou Chen walked out of the room and asked: "Mom, brother, have you packed up? After packing up, we are ready to leave."
"Mom and I have packed up and can leave."
"Then let's go. The car is downstairs and everything has been arranged."
It was quite far from the train station, so it was impossible to carry so many things there, so Zhou Chen asked Wan Shibing for help and found two cars.
Vans have not yet appeared these days, otherwise, a van would solve the problem.
Several adults carried bags in their hands and took their children downstairs.
"Bingkun, here."
As soon as he arrived at the stairs, Zhou Chen heard Wan Shibing's call. When he turned around, he saw that Wan Shibing was not far away, and behind him were two cars.
Today's cars are not something ordinary people can find. That means Wan Shibing's family has unusual connections. Otherwise, even if Zhou Chen pays, it would be difficult to find two cars at once.
So Zhou Chen really misses modern society. As long as you have money, you can't find any car.
"Lao Wan, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Wan Shibing punched Zhou Chen and said, "We brothers, let's talk about this without seeing each other. When you come back, just treat me to a drink."
"That's for sure."
With the help of Wan Shibing, Zhou Chen and his family arrived at the train station quickly. They went back earlier this time, but Yanjing was Yanjing after all, and even in the 1980s, there was still a huge flow of people.
The way back this time was much more lively than the last time. Someone actually wanted to steal their things, but Zhou Chen was very alert and discovered it in time, so there was no loss.
Zhou Chen wanted to arrest the person, but that person was obviously a habitual criminal and he quickly rushed into the crowd. Zhou Chen couldn't catch him even if he wanted to. He was really helpless.
Something like this happened at the train station, which reminded him of a movie he once watched called A World Without Thieves.
I don’t know if the real world is as exaggerated as in the movie, but now that his whole family is in the car, there is really no need to cause more trouble just for the sake of anger.
Acting chivalrously and righteously also depends on the situation.
After spending nearly twenty hours, Zhou Chen and his party finally returned to Jichun.
After returning to Jichun, he naturally went straight to the house that Zhou Chen bought. Fortunately, the house was built very well. Even two years later, Zhou Chen asked Sun Qichao to take a look and there was nothing wrong with it.
And last month he wrote a letter to his old leader Shao Jingwen, asking him to help find someone to clean up the house.
When he went to Yanjing two years ago, he specially left a key for Shao Jingwen and asked him to take care of it when he had time.
When Zhou Chen and the others returned home, the house was quite tidy, and it was obvious that it had been cleaned.
However, Li Suhua and Zheng Juan, who had not been back for two years, did not even bother to rest, so they started cleaning the room, from inside to outside, including the yard. The family was busy for several hours before cleaning it in front of them.
In the next few days, Li Shuhua and Zheng Juan were still cleaning at home, while Zhou Bingyi went to Hao's house to accompany Hao Dongmei.
Zhou Chen first went to Shao Jingwen's house to have a meal and catch up with the old leader.
Two years ago, since he left, Shao Jingwen took the initiative to step back and now has become a leader in the logistics department of the publishing house, responsible for logistics work, which is regarded as a pension and retirement.
Seeing Shao Jingwen again, Zhou Chen obviously felt that he had aged a lot and gained some weight, but he was still in good spirits.
After meeting Shao Jingwen, Zhou Chen went to the provincial compound to visit Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, and also took Zheng Juan and the three children with him.
This makes Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen happy. They rarely have visitors at home, and even if they do, most of them come to ask for help.
Zhou Rui is now their godson, and they are relatives, so the meaning is naturally different.
Zhou Chen's family stayed at Ma Shouchang's house from morning to night and had two meals in a row. During this period, Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were smiling constantly and were very happy.
In the evening, Zhou Chen arrived outside the gate of the lumber factory.
After many years, the gate of the lumber factory seemed to have remained unchanged, but Zhou Chen remembered that when he came to the lumber factory to wait for Sun Qunchao and Xiao Guoqing, everything inside and outside the lumber factory was clean, including the door number.
Spotless.
But at this time, the inside and outside of the gate seemed very desolate, with debris flying everywhere, and it was a desolate place.
The factory is still there, but it looks like it has gone bankrupt. How long has it been?
Workers came out in twos and threes. There was no enthusiasm at all on their faces, some were just numb.
Zhou Chen shook his head. In this state, it would be strange if the lumber factory did not close down. That is because it is a state-owned factory. If it were a private enterprise, it would have gone bankrupt and settled long ago.
After waiting for a long time, Zhou Chen saw Sun Qunchao and Xiao Guoqing walking out wearing factory uniforms and pushing bicycles.
"Catch up, National Day."
Sun Qianchao and Xiao Guoqing were discussing whether the factory could pay wages normally during the Chinese New Year this year. Suddenly they heard someone shouting and they both raised their heads.
"Quner?"
When the two of them saw Zhou Bingkun, they both felt incredible, then they rubbed their eyes vigorously, and after confirming, they quickly walked over.
Throwing the bicycle aside, the two of them gave Zhou Chen a hug.
"Kun'er, you are finally willing to come back. It's been two years since you left. I thought you went to the capital to live a good life and didn't remember us brothers?"
"It'll be nice to come back. We brothers can finally be reunited."
Both of them showed their true feelings, and Zhou Chen was also very happy. He has known these two for more than ten years. Although they all have their own shortcomings and ideas, their brotherly love is sincere.
"Let's go. This is our first meeting in two years. Of course, we want to have a good meal with good wine and good food."
Sun Qianchao and Xiao Guoqing hurriedly said: "Kun'er, we must treat you to this meal."
"We brothers shouldn't be so clearly differentiated."
"That won't work. This meal must be ours. Let's go."
On New Year's Eve, Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi were waiting near the train station platform. Today was the day for Zhou Zhigang to go home.
"Bingkun, don't forget what mom and I told you. When you see dad later, be more enthusiastic and have a better attitude. Do you hear me?"
Zhou Bingyi was both happy and a little nervous about meeting his father soon.
Of course I was happy because I could see my father again, but I was nervous because I was afraid that Zhou Chen and Zhou Zhigang would start having sex again.
Zhou Chen said impatiently: "I understand, brother, you have said it dozens of times along the way. My ears are ringing. Can you let me rest?"
Zhou Bingyi said impatiently: "Just hearing is not enough, you have to listen in."
"Okay, I'm scared of you. I promise you that you will have a better attitude later and you will never quarrel with our dad again, okay?"
Zhou Chen was helpless. He didn't want to quarrel with Zhou Zhigang at all. He was not really a wronged child, but he had always been unhappy with what Zhou Zhigang had done.
In the final analysis, he did not fully introduce his son's identity in front of Zhou Zhigang. He looked at Zhou Zhigang more like a bystander and felt that he was partial.
If there was really much hatred, it wouldn't be serious at all. As long as Zhou Zhigang didn't get angry with him and didn't have any ulterior motives, he wouldn't confront Zhou Zhigang.