"Xiaoguang, come in. When you get here, aren't you just like you are at your own home?"
From a distance, I heard Zhou Rong's voice greeting people. She went out to make phone calls and buy groceries. Zhou Rong didn't come back alone. She brought back Cai Xiaoguang.
"Bingkun, who is your sister talking to outside?" Zhou Bingkun heard clearly, but Li Suhua could only hear vaguely. She must be a little old and has begun to be deaf.
"Your godson."
Before Zhou Bingkun could ask Li Suhua if his godson had visited him in the past three years, Zhou Rong had already brought Cai Xiaoguang in.
"Mom, Xiaoguang came to see you. Didn't you mean a family gathering? As soon as I thought about the whole family, including Xiaoguang, I called Xiaoguang too."
"Godmother, this is what I brought for you."
Looking at Cai Xiaoguang's clothes, the ginseng supplements, high-quality pastries, brand-name cans, and various gifts brought to him by both young and old, he knew that Cai Xiaoguang had turned around again.
"You kid, come here and you are so polite." Li Suhua pulled Cai Xiaoguang enthusiastically and had always had a good impression of Cai Xiaoguang: "Xiaoguang, my godmother hasn't seen you in a while, what are you busy with now?
Woolen cloth?"
This week Bingkun didn't need to ask Li Suhua. Listening to Li Suhua's voice, he knew that his godson Cai Xiaoguang definitely didn't visit his godmother often.
It was probably when Zhou Rong returned to Jichun that Cai Xiaoguang came to visit.
"Godmother, I am now working as a director in a drama troupe. If you have time, please go and watch the play I direct."
Even college students who graduated from Communication University can direct plays at a young age.
It can also be understood that when Cai Xiaoguang returned to Jichun to develop, he was somewhat influenced by the legacy of his parents.
Although there is not enough support for Cai Xiaoguang to pursue a political career, Cai Xiaoguang can still get a lot of support if he wants to engage in art.
Cai Xiaoguang is also a person with good abilities. It can be said that if you give him some sunshine, he will shine.
The sun is already here, and it’s not far away from Cai Xiaoguang’s brilliant time.
The directing drama still has a small audience, and the audience is limited. The only thing left before Cai Xiaoguang becomes famous is a relatively influential movie or TV series.
Of course, you need to use a camera to shoot, which requires another threshold. Cai Xiaoguang has a lot to learn.
"Okay, I will definitely go when I have time."
Cai Xiaoguang invited him politely, and Li Suhua responded politely.
There is probably no chance to go there, Li Suhua is not too interested in movies.
Cai Xiaoguang can be regarded as a social cow. After he came over, he coaxed Li Suhua into laughing again.
In this regard, Zhou Bingyi, Zhou Rong, and Cai Xiaoguang could have become friends, and a common language seems to be an important aspect.
"The house is very lively today, and there are so many people there. It seems that I am the only one missing!"
A little later, Zhou Bingyi also returned to the Zhou family's old house. He was dressed neatly in leather shoes, trousers, and a white shirt, looking exactly like a veteran cadre of this era.
"Brother, why didn't you bring your sister-in-law here?" Zhou Rong and Zhou Bingyi entered the honeymoon period again, and they seemed very close.
"I was worried that you might be in a hurry, so I came directly from work after get off work. She didn't know whether she was in the hospital, school, or home at the moment, and it was hard to find her, so I didn't notify her."
Zhou Bingyi now wants Hao Dongmei to stay away from the Zhou family. It is probably the mother-in-law who has objections to the fact that she has never taken care of her daughter and often goes to take care of her mother-in-law.
"Everyone is here, Zhou Rong, please go and help Hua Cheng cook. Make it early so we can eat early."
After Zhou Bingyi came in, after a brief greeting, Li Suhua instigated Zhou Rong to help Feng Huacheng.
Zhou Rong has always been the most favored one in the family. She never thought that she would be treated like this. After being stunned for a moment, she responded, "Hey."
"I'm going to help too."
Zhou Rong went to the outhouse to cook, and Cai Xiaoguang followed directly.
"I'll go and help too (I'll go too)."
Zhou Bingyi and Zheng Juan said at the same time.
"What are you going to do? It's just a stove. There are so many people there. Just sit and chat with me."
This can be regarded as complete verification that whichever child lives with Li Suhua will have to work more.
It can't be said that Li Suhua was completely targeting Zhou Bingkun's family at the beginning. It was simply that everyone who followed Li Suhua was treated like this.
In the Zhou family, the three brothers and sisters could still sit down and have a meal peacefully without raising the issue of who would provide for Li Suhua in her old age.
Everyone seemed quite happy, except Zhou Rong who might be a little unhappy.
The days of living with Li Suhua may have been somewhat different from what Zhou Rong had imagined, and she was not completely happy.
Everyone else eats and drinks well. Feng Huacheng and Cai Xiaoguang are indeed people with some skills.
Putting aside the emotional factors, both of them are much better at cooking than Li Suhua.
As a woman, Zhou Rong doesn't have to cook for herself in her whole life, so she should be a good fortune teller.
After arranging to have dinner with Li Suhua, Zhou Bingkun arranged to have dinner with friends.
Every time after coming back, Zhou Bingkun would like to express his gratitude to these people.
These three people, such as Qianchao, Guoqing, and Chunyan, have always seen that Li Suhua has some heavy work in his hands, so they quickly take over and help Li Suhua do it.
It certainly cannot be just because we are all neighbors, or just because these three people are so respectful to the elderly.
For these reasons, it is okay for three people to help Li Suhua once or twice. In this way, a group of people will help Li Suhua for several years, and it is still for Zhou Bingkun's face.
Zhou Bingkun can't say that Zhou Bingyi is taking care of Li Suhua and you should leave it alone. The matter of taking care of my mother has nothing to do with me and Zhou Bingkun. I still have to inherit the relationship between the three of them.
"Bingkun, this party will not be held at your house, but at a restaurant instead?"
Among several friends, Cao Debao is actually the most nagging person.
Just in terms of relationship, Zhou Bingkun still has a deeper friendship with Guo Qing and Chao Chao.
Relatively speaking, Zhou Bingkun also appreciates National Day more, surpassing the simplicity of the two people.
Although Cao Debao doesn't have any bad habits now, his character is still quite slippery.
Zhou Bingkun chose a hotel that was quite high-end in Jichun.
"It's been many years since the reform and opening up. How can I treat guests to dinner without making some progress? Only by treating my friends to something good can I show my sincerity."
"Since you dare to invite us to a restaurant like this, expect a lot of bleeding!"
Qiao Chunyan said jokingly that Debao and his wife were quite good at singing together. The gatherings between two people were very lively, and both husband and wife were very good at livening up the atmosphere.
"Okay, you can eat with confidence and eat boldly. I can't afford to pay for the food. If not, I'll leave you, Director Qiao, to wash the dishes and pay the bill." Zhou Bingkun also said jokingly.
"Let's leave you, a college student, to wash the dishes. Let's see if you, a college student, can get a little more than the rest of us by washing the dishes."
At first, the atmosphere of chatting and laughing was good, but at this time Wu Qian's sharp voice rang out: "Your life is getting better and better, and you can even joke about washing dishes. But our family's life is getting more and more difficult.
, I work as a sidekick in the kitchen of a hotel, and I wash dishes every day. For me, washing dishes is considered an easy job."
"Wu Qian, what are you doing? Kun'er and Chunyan are just joking. How can this irritate you?"
What followed was the sound of reprimanding the daughter-in-law on National Day, reprimanding, but it was never of any use. It only aroused Wu Qian's rebellion, and finally the two of them started fighting.
"What do you think irritates me? This person who washes the dishes, that person who washes the dishes, look down on me washing the dishes." Wu Qian shouted loudly.
"Kun'er doesn't have the intention to choose such a good restaurant to treat you to dinner. Wu Qian, if you do this to me again, be careful and I'll cut you!" Although Guo Qing did not raise his voice, there was a smile on his face.
Full of anger.
"You two, please stop it. You have been arguing for more than ten years and you haven't argued enough yet." Wu Qian is the one who washes the dishes. Zhou Bingkun's joke was somewhat inappropriate. This time, he did not reply to Wu Qian and tried to persuade her.
Got a fight.
After waiting for Chunyan, Yu Hong, and Zheng Juan to persuade Wu Qian, and Guo Qing being persuaded by Debao and Qianchao, Zhou Bingkun continued to ask:
"Wu Qian, are you still working as a laborer in your original restaurant that was contracted by a private party?"
It has been three years in total. Wu Qian is actually good at enduring hardships, but she does not work hard or complain. After working hard, her negative emotions are output like crazy, and she cannot stand anyone.
"What can I do if I'm not a part-time worker? What's the food for my family? It's been a long time since I received welfare benefits for my family during the National Day. The lumber factory is almost unable to pay wages. The wages I'm being paid now are still the same as six months ago. Do I dare not to do it?" It's still the same.
shouted with anger.
"Since the reform and opening up, you can't think of a solution on your own. You have to have the state feed you before you can eat. Since you like to be a waiter, can't you find a job as a waiter yourself?"
Wu Qian's attitude was bad, but Zhou Bingkun couldn't help but quarrel with Wu Qian. When meeting such a person, he really couldn't control his temper.
"Don't you want me to look for you? Who will use me?" He stood up and said angrily, not being able to say a word.
"Look at the attitude of waiters in other restaurants, and then look at your attitude, and you will know why you have been a waiter for more than ten years and have such a long experience, but you still can't find a job as a waiter. You just
Have you never thought about it?"
For people like Wu Qian, Zhou Bingkun can't even give him any guidance. He can only go to work. He can't control his temper, and it's obvious that he can't do any small business.
"Bingkun, what are you doing? If you don't let the couple quarrel, you have a quarrel with Wu Qian." Chunyan said.
"What's the quarrel about? As for Wu Qian and I, as a National Day buddy, I couldn't help but say a few words when I saw his wife acting like this."
"You finish speaking. After that, I'll order. Let's order one dish for each person. I'll go first. Bring me the snow-coated bean paste. Bingkun, I'll also order your dish for you. Here's a slip
Three things.”
These friends are very experienced in dealing with quarrels at the dinner table, especially Qiao Chunyan.
"Here comes a big elbow."
“Sauerkraut and white meat.”
"Fried tenderloin, dry fried tenderloin."
"Candied sweet potatoes."
…
"There is no need to save money for me like this. This store has good food. Let's have braised salmon and a mandarin duck playing with a flying dragon."
These people were very restrained and ordered some cheap dishes. Zhou Bingkun finally ordered two more expensive dishes.
After getting drunk, the conversation started to increase. The men gathered together to chat, and the women gathered together to chat.
"Bingkun, you can make your own way, and you haven't forgotten us old friends. After you come back, you can still think of chatting with us, and invite us to have a meal together.
My two buddies from the soy sauce factory are no good. They were both admitted to university for the first time in the college entrance examination in the same year as you. They are buddies who have been together for life. After they were admitted to university, they were no longer seen." Debao.
After his face turned red from drinking, he put his arm around Zhou Bingkun's shoulders and said.
Although he had no contact with them, Zhou Bingkun also knew that the two people Cao Debao was talking about were Tang Xiangyang and Lu Chuan.
In fact, it is most normal for this kind of situation to occur. People are no longer in the same circle. Gradually, they no longer have a common language and lose contact.
"Isn't that normal? These are not the only two people I have a good relationship with at the lumber factory. They are the only ones who are still in frequent contact with me now." Zhou Bingkun said, pointing to Catch Up and Guo Qing.
After all, the feelings between Zhou Bingkun and Guo Qing are still different. In addition to being co-workers, they were both grown up. The feelings they had when they were young are still different after all.
Debao, Tang Xiangyang and Lu Chuan had been co-workers for several years, and with less contact, it was normal for their friendship to fade away.
Of course, these two people are not as affectionate as these few people, which must be considered as one aspect.
The chat here was lively, and Yu Hong’s voice became louder and louder, and she even started crying:
"Wu Qian would only say that their family is in difficulty. Who's family is not in difficulty? Our family is also in difficulty. Our family not only has to raise the elderly, but also has to raise children, and we also have to raise a younger sister. We managed to finish high school, and have not been admitted to college.
I think it’s finally over now, and I’ll finally reveal this girl. I’m still trying to catch up with my sister in school, but when will this end?”
"Yu Hong, what's going on with you? Why do you always talk about this to everyone you meet?" Qianchao is also a male chauvinist. There are not many men in this era who are not, and he also disciplines his wife.
Then he looked at Zhou Bingkun and continued: "Bingkun, you said that my sister is only eight points away from going to college. Our family is eight points away from having a college student. I want to let Xiao Ning repeat a year. What's wrong?
, Bingkun, do you think my Xiaoning should continue to go to school?"
After catching up, he even made a horoscope sign and asked Zhou Bingkun for comment.
"Let me tell you, if you can study, you must still study. After studying for so many years, you are only eight points short of going to college. Wouldn't it be a pity? But you should also repeat it for one year based on the actual situation of your family.
That’s a big expense, let’s see if your family can afford it first.”
Zhou Bingkun could only make peace in front of him, but in his heart, Zhou Bingkun still supported catching up.
If that didn't work, Zhou Bingkun was going to privately support the effort and lend Sun Xiaoning a year's expenses. Sun Xiaoning would pay the money back, and Yu Hong's opinions would be somewhat less.
If Sun Xiaoning didn't take the college entrance examination, he would easily go astray if he wanted to try his luck in Shenzhen.