Although this bungalow has only two floors, it is not small in area. In addition to the house area, there is also a large yard surrounded by walls.
The bungalows in this area used to be inhabited by wealthy families, but were later expropriated by the state and given to other people to live in. However, the policy changed in the past few years, and many heads of households who left at that time came back and took back their houses.
Zhou Chen had someone buy this house last year. The price at that time could be said to be very high in Jichun.
It is precisely because the money is in place that subsequent matters can be resolved very quickly without leaving any trouble.
Although the bungalows in this area are not as good as those in the provincial compound, they are also the best area in Jichun City, with convenient transportation, close to shopping malls, and convenient buying and selling...
"The largest room on the second floor is for my uncle and aunt, and the one with a sunny side next to it is for my grandma and grandpa. They are old and have bad waist and legs, so they cannot sleep in a room with a shady side."
"There is another room here, Ruirui, Congcong, you two will stay in this room."
"As for me, I'll just suffer a bit and live in the bedroom downstairs."
After Feng Yue entered the small bungalow and looked around, he started to allocate rooms in high spirits.
This small bungalow has a total of five rooms, three on the top and two on the bottom. One of the bottom rooms is used as a study, so it is equivalent to four bedrooms.
When Zhou Cong heard Feng Yue's assignment, he was immediately dissatisfied.
"Why, sister, I live with my brother, why should I live in the smallest room? I think my brother and I live in the room downstairs, and you should live upstairs."
The third bedroom upstairs is incomparable to the bedroom downstairs. It is almost half the size. Of course, Zhou Cong is not happy for two people to live there.
Feng Yue immediately put her hands on her hips angrily: "Why? Just because I'm your sister, and I'm a girl and you're a boy, so we have to be kind to each other, understand? We girls need to bask in the sun, and the one upstairs
The room is shady, so I definitely can’t stay there.”
"We boys also need to bask in the sun."
"Congcong, I think you need to take care of yourself..."
The three children suddenly started playing in the room.
Zheng Juan and Li Suhua looked at this scene with smiles, and then began to tidy up the room.
"Bingyi, your phone number."
In the Hao family villa, the nanny heard the phone ringing, and immediately shouted upstairs after answering the call.
"coming."
Zhou Bingyi walked downstairs, and Hao Dongmei followed him down.
Zhou Bingyi answered the phone and hung up after a while, and then his expression became very complicated.
Hao Dongmei came from the kitchen and saw her husband in a daze, so she pushed him doubtfully.
"Bingyi, what's wrong with you? Who called you?"
Zhou Bingyi came back to his senses and said: "My mother."
Hao Dongmei asked in surprise: "Your mother and the others are back?"
"Well, not only are you back, but you've also moved to a new home. Let's go over there tonight and recognize the door."
"Moved to a new home?"
Hao Dongmei looked shocked: "Well, why do you want to move to a new home?"
Zhou Bingyi smiled bitterly and said: "I heard from my mother that this was what Bingkun meant. He said that the children were older and the previous house was no longer enough, so he bought a small western-style building, which is just a block away from us.
The street is very close."
"How much does it cost to buy a foreign-style house?"
Hao Dongmei was very shocked. Although the housing prices in Jichun were not high, the small western-style houses were different from ordinary houses.
You must know that although they live in a large villa in a provincial compound, it is not their family's house, but a state subsidy provided for her parents to live in.
Once her parents are gone, this house will be taken back, and then they won't be able to live in such a good house.
Now that she heard that Zhou Chen actually bought a small foreign-style building that was not much worse than this one, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Zhou Bingyi: "Have you forgotten that Lao Yao has already sent news that Zhou Chen is the boss behind the Chenxing Group? The assets of the Chenxing Group exceed one billion, and buying a small western-style building in Jichun is not a big deal for him."
What a big deal."
Hao Dongmei: "This is really..."
After thinking for a long time, I didn’t know what to say, so I could only ask in the end: “Then shall we go there at night?”
Zhou Bingyi did not answer immediately, but sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.
"Dongmei, do you want to go?"
Hao Dongmei thought for a while and said: "It has been so many years since it happened. In fact, it doesn't matter to me anymore. And to be honest, I really want to see Ruirui and the others. I'm just afraid that your brother will have conflicts with you again."
It has been eight years since there was so much hatred, not to mention that Senior Official Hao has been dead for several years, so there is not much resentment left.
However, due to the alienation in the past few years, Hao Dongmei is still reluctant to contact Zhou Chen, but she has no objection to the children of the Zhou family.
Zhou Bingyi made a decision: "Go, my mother has already called. It's not good if I don't go. My father will retire this year and the family will definitely get together. We'd better not be absent."
He thought that the meeting between him and Zhou Chen must be embarrassing, but sometimes you don't have to just say no to not see each other. After all, they are a family, brothers, and the bones are broken but the tendons are still connected.
"Okay, let's tell my mother that we won't eat at home tonight."
After Zhou Chen returned to Jichun, he did not stay at home. Instead, he took his assistant to have dinner with the city leaders who had made an appointment.
The person who contacted Zhou Chen this time was a deputy senior official in the city. His level could be said to be very high, mainly because the name of Chenxing Group was so loud.
Before meeting Zhou Chen, this senior city official had already investigated Zhou Chen's origins. After learning that Zhou Chen was a native of Jichun, he immediately felt very fond of him.
However, he also investigated the relationship between Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi, but he did not take any action, but planned to make a decision after talking to Zhou Chen.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou. Hello, Leader Chen."
Leader Chen was in his forties. When he saw Zhou Chen, he was very enthusiastic.
In fact, this leader Chen did not know how high Zhou Chen's status was in Chenxing Group, because Chenxing Group was registered in Xiangjiang, and its legal person was also from Xiangjiang.
But Zhou Chen's household registration was in Yanjing, so he didn't know that Zhou Chen said he was the chairman of Chenxing Group, but he really didn't know how much power he had.
But even if he didn't know how much power Zhou Chen had, based on Zhou Chen's relationship with Zhou Bingyi and the Hao family, he still felt that it was necessary to be more enthusiastic.
When we met for the first time, both parties had a friendly attitude, so we had a very happy meal and the conversation was very satisfying.
Leader Chen naturally agreed with Chenxing Group to come to Jichun to invest. At the same time, he also expressed some of his own ideas. He hoped that Zhou Chen could consider investing in factories in Jichun City. Many factories in Jichun were facing difficulties and lacked funds, so he wanted to start from Zhou Chen.
Here is a white wolf with empty gloves.
But how could Zhou Chen agree to him? There were too many problems with these state-owned factories. Even if they could be fully acquired, they would still be in constant trouble.
After knowing what Zhou Chen meant, Leader Chen didn't care. He originally had the attitude of giving it a try. It would be best if he agreed. It didn't matter if he didn't want to.
After lunch, leader Chen took his secretary with Zhou Chen. The purpose was to show Zhou Chen the land.
Because Zhou Chen wants to purchase land to build a factory and building, he needs a relatively large area, but Jichun does not lack open space now.
In one afternoon, Zhou Chen looked at seven or eight pieces of land, and he liked several of them, but he didn't reveal anything on the surface.
Dinner was naturally hosted by Zhou Chen, who took these leaders to the best hotel in Jichun for dinner.
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei rode their bicycles and quickly found the small foreign-style building that Zhou Chen bought.
The two of them stood in front of the small foreign-style building, with different expressions. Hao Dongmei said with emotion: "Your brother seems to have really lost his temper."
This small building doesn't look any worse than their villa, especially since it is surrounded by walls, which makes the place look much larger. Although we haven't gone in yet, we can tell from the outside that the inside is definitely not bad.
"This kid always does something unexpected."
Thinking of Zhou Chen's actions over the years, Zhou Bingyi also sighed with emotion. In the past, he could still hold the air of his eldest brother, but since he came back from the Construction Corps, he no longer has the majesty of his eldest brother in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen, who works at Yanjing Hospital, can still invest in a large group like Xiangjiang. If it hadn't become a fact, he wouldn't even believe it to death.
"Let's go in."
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei came to the door. Before they could ring the doorbell, they saw someone running over.
"Uncle."
"Yue Yue?"
Looking at the young and beautiful girl in front of them, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were stunned for a moment, and then they came to their senses.
Feng Yue opened the door happily: "It's me, uncle, aunt, you are here, grandma is waiting for you in the house."
Hao Dongmei looked at the thing in Feng Yue's hand and asked curiously: "Yue Yue, is this a camera?"
"yes."
Feng Yue took out the camera in his hand: "This is the latest Canon camera that Uncle Guangming brought to me from Xiangjiang."
Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei didn't know much about cameras, but the camera in Feng Yue's hand was relatively small, and it was obvious at first glance that it was not cheap. But considering Zheng Guangming's current identity, it was not surprising.
"Uncle, aunt, I will take photos for you later."
"Okay, my aunt will be waiting for you to take photos for us later."
"Yueyue, when will your parents come back?"
As soon as Zhou Bingyi mentioned his parents, Feng Yue's smile suddenly faded: "I don't know, come in quickly, grandma is waiting for you."
Seeing Feng Yue running away, Zhou Bingyi shook his head helplessly: "This girl."
He has not been in Yanjing these years, but looking at Feng Yue's attitude, we know that her views on her sister and brother-in-law have not changed much.
Sometimes he couldn't understand why Zhou Rong and the others were willing to abandon such a good daughter. If it was their daughter, they would definitely be reluctant to hand it over to someone else.
The two walked into the building and saw Li Suhua walking over happily.
"Bingyi, Dongmei, oh, you are here. Mom misses you so much."
When Zhou Bingyi saw Li Suhua, his eyes turned red and he choked with sobs: "Mom."
As he said that, he hugged Li Suhua vigorously. He had not seen Li Suhua for several years since he left Yanjing, so when they met again, he was naturally very excited.
Hao Dongmei stood aside and looked at the mother and son, her eyes slightly red, and she felt regretful.
In the past few years, she had some opinions against her parents-in-law and Zhou Chen, but they were more directed at Zhou Chen, so she didn't see her mother-in-law for a few years.
Now seeing the excitement of her husband and mother-in-law, she really felt regretful and felt that she was too selfish. It was only a problem between her family and Zhou Chen, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law should not be involved.
"mom."
Li Suhua let go of Zhou Bingyi and happily pulled Hao Dongmei: "Dongmei, Mom misses you very much too. Bingyi wrote to say that you are now a cadre in the hospital, which is great."
Hao Dongmei looked guilty: "Mom, I'm sorry, we should have come to see you earlier."
Li Suhua patted her hand gently: "It's okay, Mom understands."
While talking, Zheng Juan came downstairs with her two sons, and everyone exchanged pleasantries again.
After a while, Zhou Bingyi didn't see Zhou Chen, so he asked Li Suhua: "Mom, where is Bingkun, isn't he at home?"
Li Suhua said: "Kun'er went out in the morning, Juan'er, what did Kun'er say?"
Zheng Juan said: "Bingkun said that he would go to discuss matters with the city leaders today, and he will not be back until very late."
"Have you discussed matters with the city leaders?"
Zhou Bingyi's eyes flashed, and he went to talk about things as soon as he came back. He could probably guess what they could talk about.
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"Boss, we're here."
Zhou Chen, who was sitting in the back seat with his eyes closed and concentrating, heard the driver's words, opened his eyes, raised his hand and looked at the time.
Nine seventeen.
Tonight he had dinner with many leaders and drank a lot of wine. Even though he has a good drinking capacity and good health, he is still a little tipsy.
But the result was pretty good, I got to know a lot of people, all of whom were powerful local figures in Jichun. They wanted to make friends, and Zhou Chen naturally accepted all of them.
It will be much easier to establish a good relationship first and talk about things later.
"Xiao Sun, come pick me up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, boss."
Xiao Sun is Zhou Chen's current driver. In fact, he is only one year younger than Zhou Chen, but due to their status gap, there is no problem for Zhou Chen to call him Xiao Sun.
Originally, Xiao Sun was called Chairman Zhou Chen, but Zhou Chen thought it was too high-profile, so he asked him to change his name to Boss. Nowadays, the title Boss can be regarded as a bad name and can be seen everywhere.
As soon as Zhou Chen walked into the yard, he found that the house was brightly lit. When he entered the house, he realized that Zhou Bingyi and his wife had arrived.
"Bingkun, eldest brother and sister-in-law are here."
Zheng Juan was afraid that Zhou Chen would show off, so when she saw Zhou Chen come in, she quickly stepped forward, changed his clothes, and winked at him.
Zhou Chen took off his coat, changed his shoes, walked to the sofa, and called: "Brother, sister-in-law, when did you come over and why didn't you notify me?"
Zhou Bingyi stood up, walked to Zhou Chen, and silently patted Zhou Chen's arm.
"Mom called me today, and I didn't know that you were back. You were the same, and you didn't know to notify me in advance when you came back so that I could pick you up."
Zhou Chen replied: "It doesn't matter, we are back anyway. How are you lately? I heard that you are now the deputy director. Our old Zhou family finally has a talent."
Hearing Zhou Chen's praise, Zhou Bingyi said: "What kind of talent am I? I am just a sinecure now, but you are the biggest talent in our Zhou family. I have already heard that the Chenxing Group in Xiangjiang is your company."
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"It doesn't count, I'm just one of the shareholders."
Zhou Chen did not deny it, but he also did not tell the truth. Then he congratulated Hao Dongmei: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you are now the deputy chief physician. Congratulations."
Hao Dongmei smiled awkwardly: "Compared with your achievements, my achievements are far behind."
She has just become the deputy director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Jichun City Hospital, but Zhou Chen has already been the deputy director of Yanjing University Hospital. Although they are both deputy directors, the gap between the two is still very big.
At this time, Feng Yue hurriedly ran down the stairs.
"Auntie, aunt, grandma, come here quickly, I will take photos for you. Hey, uncle, are you back?"
Zhou Chen looked at Feng Yue with disheveled hair and asked with a stern face: "I think you have been crazy all day. Did you do your homework today?"
Feng Yue stuck out her tongue: "Uncle~"
Li Suhua smoothed things over: "Okay, Kun'er, Yueyue, you said you wanted to take photos for us, come, grandma will go with you, Juan'er, Dongmei, you also come, let them talk to each other."
So Li Suhua took them upstairs, and only Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi were left downstairs.
The two of them talked for several minutes, but neither of them spoke first. In the end, it was Zhou Bingyi who spoke first.
"I heard from Juan'er that you went out to talk to people in the city today? Was it about investing in Jichun?"
Zhou Bingyi was not only trying to open up the topic, but he was also really concerned about this issue. Although he was currently working in the province, Jichun was the provincial capital and his workplace was in Jichun, so he was naturally very concerned about Jichun's affairs.
"Yes, I plan to buy some land in Jichun, so I talked with Deputy Leader Chen and others for a day, but the details will probably have to wait until the end of the year to be implemented."
Zhou Bingyi became interested: "Deputy Leader Chen, I happened to have met him a few times and heard that he is very capable."
"He is indeed quite capable, and his words are impeccable."
"If you have any questions, I can help. I have been working here in the past few years, and I am relatively familiar with things in the province and city."
Zhou Bingyi took the initiative to show his goodwill. After knowing that Zhou Chen was the boss behind Chenxing Group, after careful consideration, he felt that it would be in his best interest to reconcile with Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen saw what he meant at a glance, and remembered that Li Suhua specifically talked to him before returning, and Zhou Zhigang wrote several letters of comfort, so he did not confront him again.
"I will come to you if necessary."
"By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you. Guoqing has moved out of our old house and the key was returned to me. I gave it to mom. If you want to see the old house, you can go to mom's place.
Get the key."
Zhou Bingyi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really? If I have time, I would like to go over and have a look. After all, this is the house I have lived in for more than 20 years. I really miss it."
Chinese people have a deep obsession with houses, especially the old houses they have lived in for many years. Zhou Chen doesn’t have much idea about that house, but his parents who have lived there the longest have the most affection for that house.
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"Did Dad write to you and tell you when he will be back?"
Zhou Chen said: "I can do this. The day our dad comes back, I will send a car to pick him up."
Zhou Bingyi was startled, then realized: "That's right, you are the big boss now, and it is more convenient for you to send a car than the leader. When the time comes, call me and we will pick him up together. He will be very happy when he sees it.
"
"……Fine."
Zhou Chen did not refuse, this was just a small matter to him.
As soon as this topic was finished, the two fell into silence again, as if they had nothing to talk about.