Zhou Bingyi was about to leave after dinner, to pick up Hao Dongmei from the Medical University, and to return to his father-in-law's house later.
Zhou Zhigang told Zhou Bingyi: "Call Dongmei over for dinner when you have time."
Zhou Bingyi nodded and agreed: "Okay, Dad, I will bring Dongmei back tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Dongmei has to go to school now and take care of his father, so you have to share some of the burden," Li Suhua said.
"What happened to Dongmei's father?"
Zhou Zhigang didn't know about Hao Gaoguan's illness yet. What his in-laws did was just like a stranger.
"Bingkun, don't leave now." Zhou Zhigang ran into the house and rummaged through his luggage, and it took him a long time to find an oil paper bag.
"Take this to Dongmei's father." Zhou Zhigang carefully handed the oil paper bag to Zhou Bingyi.
"Dad, what is this?" Zhou Bingyi asked.
Zhou Zhigang said: "This is wild ginseng and royal jelly. I managed to get it for your mother to replenish her health. You can give it to Dongmei's father first."
Zhou Bingyi said in surprise: "Since it's for mom, don't give it away!"
Li Suhua said: "My health is fine. You can send it to Dongmei's father first, and then ask your father to buy some later."
Zhou Zhigang nodded and said: "Bingyi, you have been staying in the capital for the past few years and have been unable to see your father-in-law. It would be better to bring some good things back."
Seeing that his old father was still worrying about him, Zhou Bingyi felt very guilty. Sometimes he also wondered whether his marriage to Hao Dongmei was right.
"Bingyi, go quickly! Don't keep Dongmei waiting too long." Li Suhua urged.
Zhou Bingyi thanked Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua again, then took his things and went out.
Zhou Zhigang sighed and said to Wang Gang: "Bingkun, I want to take some time to go to Guangzi Film. If our old house is not renovated, it will not survive this winter."
Wang Gang said: "Dad, you will return to the capital with us in a few days. How can you have time to clean up the house?"
"It's just a simple repair, it won't take long, and your mother and I are also going to meet our old neighbors." Zhou Zhigang said.
Li Suhua smiled and said, "I haven't seen Chunyan's mother for many years. I wonder how she is doing now?"
"That's not easy. Let's go to the optical film right away." Wang Gang said with a smile.
Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were moved by what Wang Gang said and immediately stood up.
"Okay, I'll finish the writing and go back to the old house to have a look."
"Juan'er, please don't go. She is pregnant with the child and has just gotten off the train, so she shouldn't work too hard." Li Suhua reminded.
"That's right, look at my brain." Zhou Zhigang slapped his forehead and said, "Juan'er stays at home and rests. We'll be back as soon as we go."
Zheng Juan didn't insist. She did have some pregnancy reactions and wanted to take a nap.
Zhou Rong took the initiative to stay and take care of Zheng Juan and her children, while Wang Gang and his parents returned the photo.
The three of them were not in a hurry and walked back to Guangzipian. They frowned as soon as they arrived.
I haven't been back for five or six years, and the area has become even more filthy. Houses have been built randomly everywhere, blocking the roads that were not spacious.
"How did the optical film become like this?" Li Suhua couldn't accept it when she saw the scene in front of her.
"Mom, be careful on the road, there are big potholes everywhere." Wang Gang reminded.
"Oh, I just came back and saw this, and I felt bad. Now every household is in a hurry for housing, so they build their own houses randomly. They just dig up the soil on the ground for raw materials. There are holes in the east and holes in the west." Zhou Zhigang
Sighed.
"The street doesn't care about it either?" Li Suhua said angrily: "When I see Chunyan's mother later, I want to have a good talk with her."
Zhou Zhigang snorted coldly: "Chunyan's mother has built a small mud house in her own home, how do you want her to take care of it?"
Li Suhua opened her mouth but did not answer for a moment.
Wang Gang sighed and said: "Originally, Guangzhou Film was the poorest place in Jichun, but now it's like a slum."
Zhou Zhigang said: "Okay, let's go home first."
The three of them returned to the Zhou family's old house in Guangzipian and found that the house was indeed a bit dilapidated, with many holes in the walls that could not be repaired.
"It's better than I expected." Zhou Zhigang said after inspecting the house.
"Dad's craftsmanship is better. Look at the nearby houses to see which one is better than ours." Wang Gang complimented appropriately.
Zhou Zhigang felt happy in his heart and said, "Do you think your dad, an eighth-level bricklayer, is a fake?"
Wang Gang said: "Dad, take a look at what materials are needed to repair the house. Make a list for me and I will find a friend to do it."
Zhou Zhigang touched his pocket and said, "I don't have any paper or pen, how can I write?"
Li Suhua said: "Let's go to Chunyan's mother to borrow some paper and pen."
The three of them agreed and ran to Aunt Qiao's house, just in time to see her pouring swill at the door.
"Aunt Qiao." Wang Gang called from a distance.
Aunt Qiao stopped and looked at Wang Gang and the others with squinted eyes. It took her a long time to recognize them.
"Oh, isn't that who?" Aunt Qiao put down the swill bucket and called, "Suhua, are you back?"
Aunt Qiao's appearance has not changed much, except that she is older and has more gray hair on her head.
On the other hand, Li Suhua, who ate well in the capital, slept well, and wore smart clothes, looked much younger than Aunt Qiao.
"Suhua, why have you become younger?" Aunt Qiao pulled Li Suhua, looking here and there, and kept whining.
"The material of your clothes is so good, it's not cheap!"
"Fortunately, Juan'er bought the clothes for me."
"Look at your complexion, you look like a rich old lady!"
Aunt Qiao enthusiastically invited Wang Gang and the others into the room, holding Li Suhua's hand and chatting animatedly.
"How is your family? Does Chunyan still live with you?" Li Suhua asked Aunt Qiao.
"Where else can I live here?" Aunt Qiao said with a smile: "Chunyan is not as capable as your Bingkun, and she still doesn't have a house."
Li Suhua asked: "Is she still working in the bathhouse?"
Aunt Qiao said: "The public bathhouse has long since disappeared. It was taken over by a private boss. Chunyan worked under him as the vice president."
"Vice President! That's a leader." Li Suhua said with a smile.
"Who are you, the leader? Nowadays, private companies don't allocate apartments." Aunt Qiao said dissatisfied.
"Suhua, you are lucky to have given birth to three good children." Aunt Qiao looked at Wang Gang and said regretfully: "Why didn't my Chunyan marry Bingkun in the first place?"
"Cao Debao is also very good. He has been promoted to workshop director now!" Wang Gang said with a smile.
"Who are you, workshop director? The soy sauce factory is not very profitable right now, and the wages are not fully paid. I use soy sauce to offset my wages all day long, and the family can barely afford it," Aunt Qiao complained.
After chatting with Aunt Qiao, Wang Gang discovered that people who live in Guangzipian have not developed very well in recent years. Their unit performance is not good and their wages cannot be paid.
This is not an isolated phenomenon.
When the old sisters met, they had endless topics to talk about. Wang Gang and Zhou Zhigang were bored, so they got down to business first and wrote down the necessary materials. Wang Gang took the list and went to find water.
Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu no longer live in Guangzi Film. As soon as they made money, they opened a shop in the city and usually live in the shop.
It was a bookstore called Sancao Bookstore.
As soon as Wang Gang entered the store, he found that there were many customers in the bookstore, and some adults brought their children to choose learning materials.
The person who greeted the guests was a young girl about twenty years old. Wang Gang did not see the water flowing.
"Hello, is Shui Ziliu here? I'm his friend." Wang Gang asked the young girl.
When the girl saw Wang Gang, she asked curiously: "Are you Brother Bingkun?"
Wang Gang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Do you know me?"
The girl said happily: "Brother Bingkun, I am Xiaoning, Sun Xiaoning! Sun Qianchao's sister."
Only then did Wang Gang remember who the girl was!
"Xiao Ning, have you grown so big?" Wang Gang asked in surprise.
Sun Xiaoning is Sun Qunchao's biological sister. Wang Gang has met her before, but she didn't have much contact with her.
Calculating the time, this girl should be eighteen years old this year.
"Xiao Ning, why do you work here? Have you passed the college entrance examination?" Wang Gang asked.
Sun Xiaoning said sadly: "My college entrance examination score was six points short and I didn't get into college."
Wang Gang said regretfully: "It's really a pity that it's only six points short. You should repeat the study for another year and give it a try next year."
Sun Xiaoning said: "My family is in trouble and I can't let me review it anymore. I now work in a bookstore and I will review it by myself when I have time."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Yes, yes, your boss Shui is here or not. I am his friend and I have something to do with him."
"The boss has gone to purchase goods and should be back soon." Sun Xiaoning said.
It was said that Cao Cao had arrived. As he was talking, Shui Ziliu walked into the store carrying a large bundle of books.
"Xiao Ning, come and unload the goods." The water flows freely, but my legs are inconvenient, but I can walk very steadily while carrying the book.
"Brother Shui, let me do it." Sun Xiaoning walked out from behind the counter and was stopped by Wang Gang.
"let me!"
The water flowed by itself and then I saw Wang Gang.
"Bingkun, why are you here?"
Seeing Wang Gang, Shui Liuli was extremely happy.
"I'll help you move the books first, and we'll talk later." Wang Gang said with a smile.
