The five members of the Zhou family finally returned to Guangzi Film, and they met an old acquaintance before they got home.
"Is this Zhigang? He's going home to celebrate the New Year this year!"
"Hey! It's Lao Wang! I heard that your daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson for you!" Zhou Zhigang responded happily.
"This is Bingyi, you are back too! Are you bringing your wife back with you?" Lao Wang glanced at Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei and said with a smile.
"Yes, this is Bingyi and his wife. My Rong'er will be back in a few days. This year our old Zhou family will finally be able to have a reunion year." Zhou Zhigang said with a smile.
Having been neighbors for decades and having not seen each other for many years, Zhou Zhigang never finished chatting with them.
"You, Lao Zhou, are still capable. Not only are you excellent yourself, you are an eighth-level bricklayer, but the children you have trained are also outstanding. Your Bingkun is going to college. You must be very happy!" Lao Wang said.
"It's still the child's own ability." Zhou Zhigang grinned so happily that he almost reached his ears.
"Okay, I won't disturb your family reunion. I'll go to your house to pay New Year's greetings in a few days!" Lao Wang was still discerning. Seeing Wang Gang and Zhou Bingyi carrying large and small bags, he didn't chat with Zhou Zhigang for too long.
On the way home, the group met many old neighbors. Everyone praised Zhou Zhigang for his good fortune and his son was capable and filial, which made Zhou Zhigang very happy.
Zhou Bingyi, on the other hand, could have listened happily at first, but as he listened, he found that the neighbors were praising his younger brother, and they liked to use him as the eldest brother to compare his younger brother's excellence, so his face became unnatural.
Hao Dongmei was the first person to notice that her husband looked wrong, and Li Suhua was the second one.
"My Bingyi has also been promoted in the army and is a leader." Li Suhua deliberately promoted Zhou Bingyi among his neighbors.
The neighbors then praised Zhou Bingyi so well that his expression softened a lot.
No matter how slow Zhou Zhigang was, he noticed that his eldest son was unnatural and no longer interested in showing off, so he accelerated his pace home.
It's just that Wang Gang has been too popular in the photo shoot recently, and he praises everyone he meets, so it is inevitable that he will ignore Zhou Bingyi's feelings.
Fortunately, he is generous and has a calm personality. After a small adaptation period, he became calm.
Wang Gang had a clear view of everything, but had no intention of intervening, otherwise it would be easier for Zhou Bingyi to think that he was showing off.
After the five people returned home, Zheng Juan greeted them.
"Dad, Mom, you are back. You must have had a hard journey!" Zheng Juan brought five bowls of ginger soup and said, "Drink a bowl of ginger soup first to get rid of the cold."
Zheng Juan first gave Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua, then Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, by the way called "big brother and sister-in-law", and finally Wang Gang.
"Juan'er, you've been busy all morning, please take a rest!" Li Suhua said heartily for his daughter-in-law.
Although Zheng Juan did not go to the train station, she was not idle at home. She prepared a large table of dishes for Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi to take care of themselves. Zheng's mother helped, and after seeing that it was almost busy, she went back.
"Mom and Dad, you must be hungry! The food is hot on the stove and you can eat it when you bring it out." Zheng Juan said sagely.
"Zheng Juan, you are pregnant with the baby, so don't be busy. Sit down quickly and let's do it ourselves." Zhou Zhigang looked at Zheng Juan's belly and smiled from ear to ear. That was the third child of his old Zhou family.
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However, Zhou Zhi just glanced at it twice and then turned away, perhaps worried about causing misunderstanding.
"Bingyi Bingkun, bring out the dishes." Zhou Zhigang directed.
"Dad, let me do it!" Hao Dongmei felt that as a daughter-in-law, it would be bad for her not to work.
"No, you've been on the train for a few days, go and rest! Just let Bingyi Bingkun do it." Zhou Zhigang was always too polite to Hao Dongmei, not treating his daughter-in-law at all.
"It's okay. Bingyi Bingkun is also very tired. I'm going to help." Hao Dongmei said.
The three of them quickly took out the food from the stove and put it on the dining table. There were vegetables, meat, and ten white-flour steamed buns.
Hao Dongmei obviously wants to play a good daughter-in-law, but she really doesn't do much housework, and Zhou Bingyi helps her most of the time.
After the family sat down, no guests arrived and they started eating directly. After all, the three of Zhou Zhigang had been on the train for a long time and could not eat or sleep well.
Li Suhua and Wang Gang even got up early and went to the train station. They were also very hungry.
At the dinner table, Zhou Zhigang observed his two sons and daughter-in-law while eating.
To be honest, after not seeing each other for six years, he and his eldest son Zhou Bingyi were inevitably estranged, and his eldest daughter-in-law Hao Dongmei could only be described as a stranger.
On the contrary, the youngest son and daughter-in-law, Zhou Zhigang, are closer, not only because they came back three years ago, but also because of Li Suhua's attitude.
Li Suhua is more affectionate towards her youngest son and daughter-in-law, who are always by her side. This is also human nature. Emotions are born out of relationships, and the ten fingers are also different in length.
"Bingkun, you will go to university to report after the new year. How will your family arrange it?" Zhou Zhigang asked.
Wang Gang put down the steamed bun and said, "I'm going to spend money to hire a nanny to take care of the housework."
Zhou Zhigang pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine, I really can't think of a better way."
Zhou Bingyi heard this and said: "Dad, how about I go through the rehabilitation process and go back to Jichun to take care of my mother!"
Hao Dongmei frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, she understood what her husband was thinking.
Zhou Bingyi is a filial child. In the past, conditions did not allow for it. Now his younger brother's family is encountering difficulties. He has to go to college and have a child. Naturally, he cannot take care of the elderly. As the eldest son, it is inevitable to make some sacrifices.
"Why should Bingyi recover? I can run, jump, and take care of myself." Li Suhua put down her chopsticks and said.
"Mom, you have high blood pressure and have been taking medicine. How can we trust you to take care of yourself?" Zheng Juan said, touching her belly.
"I discussed it with Bingkun before. If it doesn't work out, don't have this child. Wait until he graduates from college."
The people at the table looked at Zheng Juan in surprise, not expecting her to say such words. Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua had not said anything, but Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei stood up first.
"The child must be born." The couple said in unison.
Except for Wang Gang, everyone looked at Zhou Bingyi and his wife in confusion.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Gang knew that Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were probably the most nervous about the child, because Hao Dongmei was infertile and destined to have no children of her own in this life.
But they didn't dare to say anything about it, and it was quite embarrassing to just stand like this. Fortunately, Zhou Zhigang didn't think too much and let them go.
"Bingyi, Dongmei, sit down first." Zhou Zhigang cleared his throat and said:
"Actually, after I received Bingkun's telegram, I have been thinking about how to solve the current dilemma at home."
Zhou Zhigang turned to look at Zheng Juan and said: "First of all, this child must be born. No matter what difficulties there are, the child comes first. No one is allowed to mention the matter of aborting the child again."
Zheng Juan was stared at by Zhou Zhigang and was a little scared.
Wang Gang held Zheng Juan's hand and said to Zhou Zhigang: "Dad, actually Zheng Juan just didn't think about it for a moment. We finally decided to keep the child and spend money to hire a nanny."
Zhou Zhigang nodded and said: "Juan'er, don't worry, my old Zhou family will never abandon their children no matter how difficult it is. As for the money for the nanny, I will pay for it."
Li Suhua smiled and said: "Actually, you don't have to worry about money. Over the years, the family has been using the money earned by Bingkun. The salary your father sent back has not touched a penny. After a few years, there are still several thousand yuan, which is enough to hire two nannies.
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The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became much better.
Today's Zhou family is different from the one in the TV series. Let's not talk about Wang Gang. Zhou Zhigang's monthly salary is 99 yuan, and he can save a lot in a year.
Li Suhua usually helps Zheng's mother paste paper boxes and can earn more than ten yuan, which is more than enough to hire a nanny.
"I agree with asking a nanny to take care of mom, but dad can't pay for it." Zhou Bingyi said, "I should pay for it!"
Li Suhua smiled and said: "Bingyi, you and Bingkun are both good children. It's good to have this filial piety. We will still pay for it. You two should also save some money. There will be a lot of money for having children in the future."
Zhou Bingyi was a little embarrassed, and even more embarrassed was Hao Dongmei, who was on pins and needles now.
When she came back this time, Hao Dongmei wasn't afraid of anything except Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua having a baby.
When she was working on the farm, she accidentally fell into a well and froze her body. The doctor told her that the chance of pregnancy was slim.
Zhou Bingyi originally planned to tell his parents that he had a problem and could not have children, so as not to embarrass Hao Dongmei.
Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua had lived their entire lives, and it was obvious at a glance that their eldest son and daughter-in-law had something to hide.
"Bingyi! You and Dongmei have been married for three years. When are you going to have a baby?" Li Suhua asked her eldest daughter-in-law without any worries.
Hao Dongmei was so frightened that she couldn't say anything.
"Mom, Zheng Juan is just pregnant. If Dongmei is pregnant too, our family really won't be able to take care of her." Zhou Bingyi planned to use the procrastination trick to delay her pregnancy for as long as one day.
"Anyway, we have decided to hire a nanny. Taking care of one or two people is not the same. If Dongmei can get pregnant, it will be a great joy for my old Zhou family." Li Suhua sighed: "Your father and I are worthy of the ancestors of the Zhou family.