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?"
To be continued...