The next day, Zheng Juan, Zhou Rong and others discovered that something was not right about the atmosphere between Wang Gang and Zhou Zhigang.
Especially Wang Gang, when facing Zhou Zhigang, he kept a cold face the whole time, as if Zhou Zhigang owed him a lot of money.
Zhou Zhigang also didn't talk to his son. The father and son seemed to be angry about something.
Zhou Rong originally wanted to ask Li Suhua, but she blocked her with her eyes.
At noon, Cai Xiaoguang ran over with a camera.
"Bingkun, I borrowed my camera for you." Cai Xiaoguang handed the camera to Wang Gang like a treasure.
Wang Gang glanced at Zhou Rong, who was still sad at the side, and curled his lips at Cai Xiaoguang.
"Brother Xiaoguang, I don't know how to use this camera. Come and help us take a family photo. We can stay at home for lunch."
Cai Xiaoguang happily agreed, and then Wang Gang and Zhou Bingyi helped tidy up the living room. All the tables, chairs and benches were pushed to the sides, and a sofa was placed in the middle.
Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were sitting on the sofa, each holding a child.
Zhou Bingyi and his wife stood beside the sofa, while Wang Gang, Zheng Juan and Zhou Rong stood behind the sofa.
After twelve years, the Zhou family finally took a family photo.
After taking all the family photos, Wang Gang asked Cai Xiaoguang: "Brother Xiaoguang, is there still enough film in the camera? If so, take a few more photos."
Cai Xiaoguang smiled and nodded: "It's a whole roll of empty film, you can take as many pictures as you want."
"Dad, take a picture of you and Mom alone, and then each of our families will take a picture separately." Wang Gang suggested.
"Okay!" Zhou Zhigang felt that this was Wang Gang stepping down and revealing what happened last night, so he agreed without even thinking about it.
Li Suhua also said happily: "Your father and I took a photo when we got married. It has been decades since we took a photo alone."
Zhou Zhigang held Li Suhua's hand and sighed: "Old lady, you have been with me all your life, thank you for your hard work."
Li Suhua shook her head and said: "Why bother? I am happy now. Go outside and see who is as convinced as me."
The whole family laughed.
Cai Xiaoguang solemnly took photos of Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua.
When it was Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei's turn next, Zhou Zhigang insisted on pushing Zhou Cong and Feng Yue through.
Hao Dongmei took Zhou Cong's hand, her eyes were a little red.
After Zhou Bingyi finished taking the picture, Zhou Rong hugged Feng Yue and took a picture, but Wang Gang said: "Brother Xiaoguang, take a picture too, and I will take one for you."
Wang Gang pushed Cai Xiaoguang to Zhou Rong. At this time, Zhou Rong, no matter how low her emotional intelligence, realized what Wang Gang was planning.
"Zhou Bingkun and Cai Xiaoguang are not our family members, so it wouldn't be appropriate to take pictures together!"
Zhou Zhigang said: "What's inappropriate? Xiaoguang has helped our family so much over the years. He is a great benefactor to our Zhou family. What's wrong with taking a photo?"
Seeing that her father was talking, Zhou Rong couldn't stop her. Cai Xiaoguang sat next to Zhou Rong and straightened her clothes, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Brother Xiaoguang, come closer to Zhou Rong, you will be in the spotlight." Wang Gang said, holding up the camera.
Cai Xiaoguang tried to move his butt slightly, but when Zhou Rong didn't respond, he finally leaned next to her.
Wang Gang took the opportunity to press the shutter.
After the photo shoot, Wang Gang stayed with Cai Xiaoguang for lunch, and everyone drank some wine. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
In the afternoon, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei went to the hospital to see a doctor, Zheng Juan went to class, Zhou Zhigang left Cai Xiaoguang to chat, and Wang Gang and Zhou Rong kept company.
Zhou Rong guessed Zhou Zhigang's thoughts and was a little awkward throughout the whole process, but she didn't show off.
"Xiaoguang, you are about to graduate! What are your plans?" Zhou Zhigang asked Cai Xiaoguang, feeling a bit like interrogating his son-in-law.
"After graduation, I plan to stay in the capital and take the exam for a drama troupe." Cai Xiaoguang replied solemnly.
"Brother Xiaoguang majored in directing, so he can be considered a professional counterpart for the drama troupe exam." Wang Gang cracked melon seeds and smiled.
Zhou Zhigang asked: "It's not easy to stay in the capital. You can't live on campus after graduation. Have you found a place to live?"
Cai Xiaoguang said respectfully: "I still have some savings and am planning to buy a small house."
Wang Gang was stunned and asked: "Can the house be bought and sold now?"
Cai Xiaoguang said with a smile: "I heard from my classmates that two buildings near Tuanjie Lake are being released for sale and can be transferred. I want to buy a smaller house."
Wang Gang became interested and asked: "Is this news accurate?"
Cai Xiaoguang nodded and said: "It should be true. My classmate has relatives in his family who are responsible for this matter."
Now even Zhou Zhigang became interested.
"How to sell this house? Is it sold as a set?" Zhou Zhigang asked.
"I asked, and they sold two buildings, about 161 houses, by square meter, at 400 yuan per square meter."
When Zhou Zhigang heard the price, he felt a little nervous.
400 yuan per square meter is not cheap. Now in the 1980s, the total annual salary of most families is less than 400 yuan.
No matter how small a house is, it only costs 30 to 40 square meters, so it costs more than 10,000 yuan.
Not long after the reform started, even in the capital, there are not many people who can spend 10,000 yuan to buy a house.
"Brother Xiaoguang, when will the house go on sale? I want to buy it." Wang Gang said without hesitation.
Cai Xiaoguang smiled and said: "I knew you wanted to buy it a long time ago, and I knew you had money."
Wang Gang didn't want to buy a house in the capital for a day or two. The place they live in is still rented.
Doesn't he care about the future appreciation of the house? Will the house in Tuanjie Lake appreciate in value faster than that of the courtyard house?
What he cares about is household registration.
Now his and Zheng Juan's household registrations are registered in the school, but sooner or later they will graduate and their household registrations will have to be transferred out.
Zhou Cong will also need a household registration when he goes to school in the future.
Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Rong, gritted his teeth and asked, "Xiaoguang! Is there a smaller house? I want to buy one too."
Cai Xiaoguang looked at Wang Gang in surprise. Logically speaking, Zhou Zhigang and his wife lived with Wang Gang and did not need to buy a house. However, he soon realized that Zhou Zhigang wanted to buy a house for Zhou Rong.
After Feng Huacheng and Zhou Rong divorced, Zhou Rong became homeless. She could still live on campus while going to school. What to do after graduation? She couldn't always rely on her brother's family.
If Zhou Zhigang buys a house, Zhou Rong and Feng Yue will also have a place to settle down.
The money Zhou Zhigang sent home in the past few years has been almost useless, and he could barely scrape together seven or eight thousand.
Wang Gang frowned. Zheng Juan was in charge of Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua's money. He didn't object to Zhou Zhigang spending it, but it was really unnecessary to spend all his money to buy a house for Zhou Rong.
Didn’t you listen to what Cai Xiaoguang said just now? He wants to buy a house. When Cai Xiaoguang and Zhou Rong get married in the future, won’t his house belong to Zhou Rong?
Zhou Zhigang may not have turned this corner.
Wang Gang wanted to remind Zhou Zhigang, but Cai Xiaoguang was present, so he couldn't say it clearly.
"Uncle, the houses released this time range from 30 square meters to 80 square meters, but at least 10,000 yuan is required." Cai Xiaoguang said to Zhou Zhigang.
Zhou Zhigang fell silent. His total net worth did not exceed 8,000, and the remaining gap was too big. He couldn't help but look at his youngest son.
What else could Wang Gang say? He was going to buy a house anyway, and he didn't care how many.
"Brother Xiaoguang, give me three houses of eighty square meters."
Cai Xiaoguang was shocked. There were three apartments, each with 80 square meters, totaling 240 square meters, which would cost nearly 100,000 yuan.
"Bingkun, can you come up with so much money?" Cai Xiaoguang said in surprise.
Wang Gang chuckled and said proudly: "Don't talk about 100,000 yuan, even if you add a zero, I can also pay for it."
"Hiss!" Zhou Zhigang and the other two gasped.
Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Rong knew that Wang Gang had made some money by writing novels and was living a happy life, but they never imagined that he could earn one million!
This was one million worth in the 1980s. Wang Gang could buy a building, let alone three apartments.
"Bingkun, are you okay with the money?" Cai Xiaoguang said a little awkwardly.
"Don't worry! It's all money earned through formal channels, and it's all foreign exchange." Wang Gang said confidently.
Zhou Rong's teeth were a bit sore, and she finally understood why Feng Huacheng didn't want to write poetry in the first place, and devoted himself to novels, and he worked hard for three years.
If anyone knew that he could earn a million by writing novels, who would still have the heart to write poetry.
Zhou Zhigang was right. His younger son said that he could borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars from his elder brother for medical treatment. So it is not surprising that he would spend one million dollars to buy a house.
"Eh! No, did you earn more than one million?" Zhou Zhigang asked Wang Gang.
Wang Gang did not hide it from his family, saying: "My first copyright share will be about 3 million. Next year my second book will be released, and the copyright will only be a lot more."
At this time, Zhou Zhigang and the other three took a deep breath again, and then realized how unnatural the calm young man in front of them was.
Zhou Zhigang's lips trembled and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Cai Xiaoguang's head also hurt a little, and he was frightened by the amount of money Wang Gang said.
Zhou Rong was even more stunned and had no intention of comparing with her younger brother.
