Chapter 598: Zhou family father and son reconcile, Hao Dongmei angrily criticizes her mother
After waiting at the train station for more than an hour, I saw Zhou Zhigang, who was dusty and carrying several bags, looking like a migrant worker.
"dad."
When Zhou Bingyi saw Zhou Zhigang, he immediately rushed over excitedly.
Zhou Zhigang was also overjoyed, put down his bag and gave Zhou Bingyi a hug.
"Bingyi, my life in the university has been good these two years. I have become whiter and more energetic."
Zhou Bingyi, who is studying at Peking University, naturally does not need to be exposed to the wind and sun, and his skin is naturally much better than when he was working in the Construction Corps.
Zhou Bingyi chuckled: "Dad, we finally meet again. We all miss you very much."
"I miss you too."
Zhou Zhigang felt unhappy because the old woman followed her younger son's family to Yanjing. She could also see her eldest son and daughter at any time and enjoy family happiness.
But he was alone in a distant mountain city and could only miss his relatives, but he could not see them.
Zhou Chen walked up to Zhou Zhigang and called out calmly: "Dad."
This time, Zhou Zhigang did not respond with a cold face. Instead, he patted Zhou Chen on the shoulder.
"Bingkun, well done to you. I heard from Bingyi that you took good care of your mother. Dad is very grateful to you. You have really grown up."
Zhou Chen said softly: "Dad, this is what I should do, but you are the one who has suffered. What happened in the past was because of my poor consideration and made you angry."
Zhou Zhigang's expression twitched and he patted Zhou Chen: "Okay, stop talking. Dad is also at fault. Let's go home. I not only miss you, but also miss the children. I haven't seen you for two years, and I don't care."
Do you know if the children still recognize me?"
Zhou Bingyi laughed and said: "Of course I know them. You are their grandfather and grandmother. If I don't know anyone, I must know you."
"Hahaha..., Bingyi, what you said makes dad feel comfortable. Let's go home."
When Zhou Zhigang returned home, the family was immediately happy again. Except for Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng who had not returned yet, everyone in the Zhou family had already gathered.
Without Zhou Rong, the dining atmosphere was much more peaceful and harmonious. Although Zhou Chen and Zhou Zhigang had few conversations, they were not as tit-for-tat as before.
The old lady Li Suhua was the happiest one. This was the happiest reunion dinner she had had in the past few years.
After dinner, Zhou Bingyi took the initiative to fetch water for Zhou Zhigang and then helped Zhou Zhigang wash his feet.
"Dad, what's the water temperature like?"
"Very good, very good."
Zhou Zhigang enjoyed his eldest son washing his feet and waved to Zhou Cong.
"Congcong, come here."
Compared to the lively and active Zhou Rui, Zhou Cong seemed quieter. Hearing his grandfather's call, he hesitated and walked over.
"grandfather."
Zhou Zhigang touched Zhou Cong's hair and said with a happy smile: "We haven't seen you for two years, and our little grandson has grown so big. Okay, okay."
Although he didn't spend much time with his two grandsons, he still had a lot of affection for them. These were the grandsons of his old Zhou family and the hope of the old Zhou family.
"Congcong, come out quickly, my sister will help you set off firecrackers."
Feng Yue shouted loudly to Zhou Cong outside. When Zhou Cong heard this, he immediately became anxious.
When Zhou Zhigang saw it, he smiled and patted his head: "Go and play with your brothers and sisters."
"Okay, grandpa."
Zhou Cong happily ran outside and played with firecrackers with Zhou Rui and Feng Yue.
"Ha ha."
Listening to the laughter of the three children outside, Zhou Zhigang also laughed happily.
Zhou Bingyi, who was washing his feet, said with a smile: "Dad, you must be very happy to have your son and grandson around."
Zhou Zhigang laughed: "Of course, you are all descendants of my old Zhou family. Of course I am happy to see you. Only Xiaorong is not back, otherwise our family will be reunited."
After washing his feet, Zhou Bingyi took out the things he had prepared long ago: "Dad, these things were given to me by my former comrades in the Corps. They are all good things. I will keep them for you. You should eat them."
, it’s time to drink.”
When Zhou Zhigang saw it, he immediately said: "Why are you keeping it for me? Quickly pack it up and send it to Dongmei's parents."
Hao Dongmei smiled and said: "Dad, just keep it. Bingyi's comrades gave two copies, and the other one has been delivered to our house long ago."
"It's already been sent, that's right."
After learning that his eldest son had sent a copy, Zhou Zhigang nodded with satisfaction, and then suddenly remembered something: "Just wait."
I ran to the room, rummaged through the bag I brought back, found two things wrapped in oil paper, and placed them in front of everyone.
"Look, look, I brought two tubes of tea leaves from your province. These are rare things. Bring them to your father and your mother, Dongmei."
Looking at the two tubes of tea handed to her by her father-in-law, Hao Dongmei was at a loss and couldn't help but look at Zhou Bingyi, hoping that Zhou Bingyi would make up his mind.
Zhou Bingyi had no expression, but still nodded to Hao Dongmei. With Li Suhua smiling and persuading from the side, Hao Dongmei accepted it with confidence.
"Thank you, Dad."
"We are all one family, so what are you thankful for?"
Zhou Zhigang was very happy. In his eyes, his eldest son's marriage to Hao Dongmei was a high achievement. Anyone who was now a senior provincial official would definitely be fawning over her.
Zhou Chen watched from the side and did not stop him.
He knew the thoughts of the Hao family, but now Cai Xiaoguang had not asked for help, and Zhou Bingyi had not asked the Hao family for help. He didn't know what the senior Hao family and his wife would think of their old Zhou family.
Do you still not want to recognize the relationship between the in-laws and have no contact with each other, or do you just go along with the flow and have the two in-laws meet to enhance their relationship?
According to his guess, the former is more likely.
However, what this in-laws did was indeed strange. They had been married for so many years, but the two adults had never met once. This was not because they were thousands of miles apart, but in the same city.
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were not prepared to stay here. After having dinner and staying for a while, they left by bicycle.
As soon as the two of them left, the house suddenly became quieter. Zhou Chen was helping Zheng Juan clean up when Zhou Zhigang suddenly called him.
"Bingkun, come, come with me and I'll talk to you."
Zhou Chen was very surprised that Zhou Zhigang would take the initiative to talk to him.
Zheng Juan pushed Zhou Chen aside: "Bingkun, dad is calling you, hurry over."
Zhou Chen followed Zhou Zhigang into the room.
"Close the door."
Zhou Zhigang waved to Zhou Chen: "Come, come and sit down, let us have a nice talk."
Zhou Chen sat down next to Zhou Zhigang: "Dad, tell me."
Zhou Zhigang said with a smile: "I heard from your mother that you did well at Yanjing Medical College. You went to the hospital for internship in the first year and got a scholarship, right?"
"Well, it's all with the help of school leaders."
"That's right, that's right, Bingyi, Xiaorong and you, the three of you before, I was most worried about you. It's not that I have any opinion about you, it's actually your kid's previous performance in school. He was too messy. Compared with your elder brother and
Your sister is so far behind. You suddenly got admitted to college. To be honest, I was really a little afraid that you wouldn’t be able to go to college, haha.”
"But you didn't disappoint me. Not only did you get up and down, you did it very well. It brought glory to your father and me."
Zhou Zhigang patted his face, very happy.
Originally he didn't like Zhou Chen, but in the past two years, the old woman and Zhou Bingyi wrote to him from time to time, telling him about the situation at home, and he learned a lot.
Especially what his wife Li Suhua said in the letter about his daughter Zhou Rong really disappointed him.
He didn't expect that his favorite daughter could actually do such a thing, and even his biological mother began to complain. On the contrary, his younger son, who he had previously despised, was particularly filial and served his wife very well.
So when he returned home this time, he had convinced himself not to confront his younger son again. Even if it was for the sake of his wife and grandson, he should not continue to have such a stalemate with his younger son.
If he hadn't let go of his grudge, he wouldn't have followed Zhou Chen's house today. He must have gone back to the photo album.
"dad."
When Zhou Chen was about to speak, Zhou Zhigang held his shoulders.
"Okay, Bingkun, let's not talk about the past. We are father and son. Is it possible that you still have some grudge against me in your heart now?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Of course not. I just want to say, dad, it's great that you are willing to come to my place to celebrate the New Year."
"Haha, you are my son. Your mother told me that she gave you all the things at home, including my salary. What's wrong? You took my things, are you still unwilling?
Provide care for me in my old age?”
"Of course not, but you and mom are still young now. I think you should let Ruirui and Congcong provide for you in the future."
"Then I really want it."
Although it was not a matter of laughing away the grudges, Zhou Zhigang was willing to take the initiative to reconcile, so Zhou Chen did not continue the stalemate with him. Even for Li Suhua, Zheng Juan, and the three children, he felt that there was no need to tangle with Zhou Zhigang anymore.
After all, they are now father and son, and they have the closest relationship in the world;
It doesn't matter what you think in your heart, just suppress it. It's better to be harmonious on the surface, which is good for everyone.
Seeing the father and son walking out of the room with smiles on their faces, Zheng Juan and Li Suhua were both very happy. The matter they had been worried about was finally solved properly.
Now that the conflict between the two father and son has been resolved, the next step is the matter of Zhou Chen and Zhou Rong, which is also the most troublesome thing for Li Suhua.
She knew that it would be much more difficult for her younger son to forgive his daughter than to forgive his father, and this daughter was not one to listen to advice.
On the other side, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei returned home. Hao's mother, Jin Yueji, was sitting in the living room on the first floor reading a book. As for Hao's father, he had not returned yet.
Zhou Bingyi happily took out the two tubes of tea that his father Zhou Zhigang asked him to bring, but Jin Yueji acted very calmly and showed no joy at all, and calmly asked Hao Dongmei to deliver the two tubes of tea to the hut.
After Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei heard this, their faces became unhappy.
The Hao family has a small room, which is specially used to store gifts given by others. Generally, the Hao family will not get rid of the things given by others, so they keep them all in the small room.
In Zhou Bingyi's eyes, how could the things his father gave him be the same as those given by others, so when he heard his mother-in-law Jin Yueji asking for tea to be delivered to the hut, he naturally felt very uncomfortable. He felt that Jin Yueji did not respect his father very much by doing this.
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His father, Zhou Zhigang, happily asked them to deliver tea, but he was treated like this?
Although there is a big gap between the two families, there is no need to go to such an extent. He is still here, and he is not even willing to show off?
At this moment, Zhou Bingyi was hit hard. He couldn't help but think of what Zhou Chen had said to him before, and his heart became even more gloomy.
Zhou Bingyi's change was naturally hidden from the person beside him, Hao Dongmei. In fact, Zhou Bingyi was not the only one who felt uncomfortable. She was also very dissatisfied with her mother's actions.
So before going to bed, she went to her parents' room alone and found her mother.
Hao Dongmei originally wanted to tell her mother properly, but she was no match for Jin Yueji. Before she could speak for a few minutes, she was angered by Jin Yueji's words.
"Mom, you really went too far today. That's Bingyi's father. My father-in-law worked tirelessly to bring two tubes of tea from your province. He couldn't bear to use it himself, so he sent them all to you. But you are
What kind of attitude do you have, asking us to be sent to the hut in front of us? What do you mean?"
Jin Yueji looked calm, pushed her eyes, and said very elegantly: "What can I mean? Aren't the gifts given to our family always kept in the hut?"
Hao Dongmei said angrily: "Can that be the same? Can Bingyi's family be the same as other families? That's Bingyi's father, my father-in-law, and he is related to our family."
Jin Yueji asked: "Then what do you want me to do? In front of you, act very touched and happy, accept it happily, and then express gratitude? Sorry, I can't do it. This is not your mother."
style of."
"Can……"
"Okay, Dongmei, if you still want to talk about this, I think it's better to forget it. It's really unnecessary."
Hao Dongmei, who was interrupted by Jin Yueji, looked even more annoyed.
"Mom, I finally understand."
"What did you understand?"
"I understand why you have this attitude, because from the bottom of your heart you don't want to recognize this family. You and my dad both feel that our family is not the same as Zhou Bingyi's family. You feel that there is no need to interact with each other. It's annoying."
Jin Yueji was told by her daughter to look away and was unwilling to see her daughter, but she did not object.
Seeing her mother's reaction, Hao Dongmei felt even more uncomfortable: "Mom, please tell your conscience, if I didn't marry Zhou Bingyi, but the son of a big leader, would you still disown this family relationship?
Is this your attitude? I’m afraid I won’t even need to open my mouth when the time comes, and you’ll just take the initiative.”
Jin Yueji spread her hands out of anger, took a deep breath, and said: "Hao Dongmei, you have to be measured in what you do, and you also have to be measured in what you say. No matter who you are talking to, don't talk nonsense. Just say it when you open your mouth. You have to give me this."
I remember, remember it firmly."
But Hao Dongmei turned her head away, looking unconvinced.
Seeing her daughter like this, Jin Yueji held back her anger and said, "Okay, since you have talked about it today, let's just talk about it. Take the example you just gave, if you marry a big man.
The leader's son, not Zhou Bingyi, then of course we have to recognize this relative, why?"
"First, we promise not to ask others for any help; second, they will not ask us for any help. This is an equal and pure in-law relationship, so why not recognize it?"
But her words not only failed to convince Hao Dongmei, but instead angered her even more.
Hao Dongmei retorted: "Did Bingyi's family ask our family for any help? Why do you have that attitude towards their family? In the end, it's still a matter of words. You look down on the Zhou family and think the relationship between our two families is unequal.
, so you put on a condescending attitude and preach to me here."
"Hao Dongmei, you said I was arrogant and preaching to you. You are my daughter, how can I be arrogant to you?"
"That's just because you can't feel it. Mom, let me tell you the truth. Since you and dad resumed work, you have changed and become different from before; even for my daughter, you are the same.
Start to be on guard, let alone Bingyi. Aren’t you just afraid of Bingyi’s family? Because of my relationship, I’m asking for your help, but I want to tell you, your idea is wrong.”
Jin Yueji also got into an argument: "Dongmei, you said we have changed, yes, we have indeed changed. After experiencing something like that, who doesn't change? But you said our thinking is wrong, then I can tell you with certainty
, your dad and I are right, we have experienced more than you, know more than you, and see things more clearly than you, but you are the one who is really wrong."
Looking at her obviously irritated mother, Hao Dongmei's eyes changed. She hadn't seen her mother in this state for a long time, but even so, she didn't stop.
"Mom, you think I'm wrong because our family's status is higher than that of the Zhou family, and you and my dad's status is higher than that of Zhou Bingyi's parents. But have you ever thought about it, the Zhou family is very ordinary now, but the three members of their family are
None of the children are ordinary. Bingyi and Zhou Rong both went to Peking University and are destined to become people of status and status in the future. Not to mention Zhou Bingkun. Even Uncle Ma and Aunt Qu recognized him and were optimistic about him, which shows that he is a good person.
It won't be bad in the future."
"But what about our family? How long can you and dad be in office? The Zhou family is not as good as our family now, but what about ten years from now, twenty years from now? If they treat your daughter with this attitude then, I will
, what would you and dad think?"
Jin Yueji's face turned ugly. She heard what her daughter meant. Her daughter said that the Zhou family would be brighter than the Hao family in the future, and then the status of the two families would be reversed.
These words made her very uncomfortable, not only because of her daughter's words, but also because she thought of her two missing sons. If her two sons were still around, even ten or twenty years later, the Zhou family would still be there.
There is no hope of catching up with the Hao family.
When Hao Dongmei saw her mother's face looking ugly, she unconsciously slowed down her tone.
"Mom, I don't have any other ideas. I just want you not to be prejudiced against the Zhou family. When I married Bingyi, I was actually the one who outshined him. If it weren't for me, he would have become famous by now.
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"And in those years, Bingyi's parents didn't dislike me at all and treated me like their own daughter. I really think their family is very good. You have opinions about them because you haven't had any contact with them.
After getting in touch, you will understand that what I said is right."
Jin Yueji remained silent. She had to admit that when the couple was knocked down, their daughter was indeed hurt. At that time, Zhou Bingyi could accept his daughter, and they were actually happy.
However, after their positions were restored, their mentality changed and they felt that their daughter had been wronged. Fortunately, Zhou Bingyi was admitted to Peking University, which reduced their grudges a lot, but even now, they still feel uneasy.
I can see the Zhou family.
According to what my daughter said, the three children of the Zhou family are very promising, and they seem to be able to really shine in the future.
But that is also the future. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
Just like them, they were considered to be in a high and powerful position at the beginning, but they didn't fall down at the drop of a hat.
Therefore, although Hao Dongmei's words touched her, she could not say that she had changed her mentality.
In the end, the two mother and daughter separated on bad terms.