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Chapter 80 Family
Chapter 085: Family
The signing activity in Hangzhou ended that day.

Zhou Xia took the car for two hours and finally returned to Shanghai.

"Zhou Xia, go home and remember the location of the signing event tomorrow, Modu Book City Square Road Store, No. 353 Nanjing Road. Let's go to a nearby hotel and contact me in time if you have anything to do."

The car was parked outside Huamuyuan Community in Lujiazui, Pudong, Lu Jinbo instructed Zhou Xia.

He followed Zhou Xia all the way, and personally took charge of the entire signing activity, and the effect was beyond his expectation.

Therefore, he didn't ask much about Zhou Xia's failure to return last night.

"Got it, Brother Lu, we're all at the door, let's go in and have a seat." Zhou Xia asked politely.

"Next time, I will go to contact the event party to see how the arrangement is going."

"Okay, see you tomorrow. The signing is over. I'll treat Brother Lu to eat the most authentic Shanghai cuisine."

Zhou Xia was no longer polite, and said goodbye to Lu Jinbo.

Carrying a lot of gifts he bought in the imperial capital, he walked into the community.

I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong.

How many people in Shanghai ridiculed Putong in the past?

But now, after nearly 20 years of development, it has taken off and become the second economic miracle in the country.

Huamuyuan is a community completed in 2003, located in Pudong Lujiazui, opposite to Century Park.

The community consists of four small high-rise buildings and six six-story apartment buildings.

This community is a relocation house, a slum in the eyes of people in Modu.

The biggest value lies in the good location.

In 2000, after Zhou Xia's parents took him back to Shanghai, they also wanted to take the two old people to live together.

But it turned out that the house allocated by Zhou Xia's father's work unit was too small.

Zhou Xia's parents used all their savings to mortgage the house, paid 28 in advance, and bought a large house of 180 square meters in this community.

Zhou Xia took gifts in large and small bags, approached the community, came to 6, Building 3, Door 302, opened the door, and walked in nervously.

Today is Sunday, it is around seven o'clock, parents should be at home.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw his parents standing in the living room. They both wanted to come up, but they both stopped.

It was very gratifying and happy to see their expressions.

"Dad, Mom, I just came back without calling, isn't it a surprise? Look, I brought you a lot of presents!"

Seeing that a new pair of slippers had been prepared at the door, Zhou Xia happily said to the two of them after putting them on.

"I said what's the matter with you, the child came back and brought so many things, and he didn't know how to go forward to pick them up!"

Xia Mei complained to her husband Zhou Yuan, and came forward to pick up a lot of Zhou Xia's things.

"What surprise? You call back, wouldn't it be better for me to pick you up. I haven't heard from you for fifteen months, and you still know this home!"

Zhou Yuan upheld the strict father's style, and was very dissatisfied with teaching.

"Dad, I'm still afraid that you will educate me."

Zhou Xia said with a little embarrassment, the original owner really did it before, and the relationship with his parents has become so difficult for him.

"If it wasn't for fear of you coming back, finding out that you've moved, and thinking wildly, we don't want you anymore. Your father's job has changed, and we've already moved. The room has been cleaned up for you. Go and change your clothes. It's more formal than your dad's usual work!"

Xia Mei took Zhou Xia's things, looked at Zhou Xia's formal attire, and said very dissatisfied.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhou Xia agreed, and walked into her room.

There was a set of comfortable casual clothes neatly arranged on the bed, which looked new.

"Hey, this couple are both sharp-mouthed and tofu-hearted!"

Zhou Xia sighed, changed her clothes, and walked out of the bedroom.

The couple were talking happily in low voices, but when they saw him coming out, they stopped and looked at him calmly.

Is this acting with me?
Zhou Xia thought to himself, so he stepped forward to open his pile of presents, and said like offering treasures, "Dad, Mom, let's see what gifts I bought for you. They are all good things from old Beiping."

Zhou Yuan and Xia Mei had already peeked at it just now, but they still pretended to be okay.

"Oh, what is it, let's take a look."

"Dad, these are all yours, the famous Beiping ivory carvings, jasmine tea, the architectural model of the old Beiping Temple of Heaven, and colored clay sculptures."

Zhou Xia gave some gifts to his father Zhou Yuan, and then opened another bag, "Mom, these are yours, Beijing embroidered handmade silk scarves, cheongsams, and Wang Mazi scissors, although you don't need them. The last is Both of you have the famous medicines and supplements from Tongrentang in Beiping, and you have all the pearl powder, Wuji Baifeng pills, Guogong wine, and Dahuoluo pills."

Zhou Xia took out all the gifts and distributed them to her parents. Seeing the two of them very happy, she felt relieved.

Xia Mei and Zhou Yuan didn't look carefully at the gifts either, as long as the son had this heart, it meant that he grew up and had them in his heart.

"There are so many presents, you have a heart, don't stand up, sit down quickly. Your mother knows that you will come back today, the food has already been prepared, and you can eat after heating it up."

Seeing that his wife Xia Mei's eyes were red and she was silent, Zhou Yuan reminded her.

"Oh, you two wait a minute, I'll heat up the dishes right away." Xia Mei agreed with some sobs, and walked to the kitchen.

The mood of both of them is a bit complicated at the moment.

Because of various things, the two of them cut off their son's source of income.

The children came back this time and brought them so many gifts.

It made the two adults somewhat ashamed and moved.

Both of them are competitive people with strong personalities, and they have high hopes for their only son since childhood.

But the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

The son just doesn't listen to them no matter what. The older he gets, the more rebellious he becomes, and the more he gets along with them.

He even deliberately did some things to annoy them. After the incident of puppy love in the second year of high school, his son secretly took the film school and went to the north thousands of miles away to go to school.

For more than a year, there was no phone call, and the two were also suffering.

Now seeing his son come back, still so sensible, he is very relieved and relieved.

Xia Mei went to the kitchen, secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and started heating up the dishes.

In the living room, Zhou Yuan reminded Zhou Xia: "Xiao Yuan, you have grown up now, you are an adult, and your father can't control you anymore. We are easy to talk to father and son. But you broke your mother's heart." But she told me that if you don't apologize to her and Xiangxiang, she will never forgive you. After you eat, apologize to your mother, understand?"

Xiaoyuan is the abbreviation of Zhou Xia's nickname 'New Year's Day'. Zhou Xia was born at 1989:23 in 58.

The doctor wrote him the date of 1990:1 on January 1, [-] on his birth certificate.

Therefore, the family gave him the nickname 'New Year's Day', which only the closest relatives know.

"Dad, I know. I did not do that at the time. I will definitely apologize to my mother and Xiangxiang. Now I will apologize to you first, so please forgive me for my previous rebellion and nonsense. "

Zhou Xia's face was solemn, and he said seriously that he was naturally ready to reconcile with his parents when he came back this time.

"Speaking of this matter, Dad also has something wrong. He and your mother have been busy with work and never really cared about you. All kinds of strict demands on you put you under too much pressure, which is why you are so rebellious. This is why our family is like this today. As a result, it’s good that you’re back now, everything is over, it’s best for our family to be happy and harmonious!”

Zhou Yuan looked at Zhou Xia and said gently.

"Dad, I know. I haven't seen you for more than a year, and you have changed a lot. I am relieved to hear that you no longer force me to do things I don't like!"

Zhou Xia said with some surprise that his father Zhou Yuan was a strict and stubborn person in his impression.

If my father had been so open-minded before, the conflicts in the family would have been mediated personally, and he would never have come to this point.

"Dad's job has changed, so of course he has to learn to adapt, otherwise he will be eliminated."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help sighing, there seemed to be some nostalgia for the past in his words.

"Stop nagging, both of you, and come and help me serve the food. Today, Sister Zhang has something to go back home. I cooked all the food. You are not allowed to say that it is not delicious later!"

Xia Mei came out with a dish of the famous "Yangzhou Lion Head" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, put it on the restaurant table, and shouted to the father and son.

"Here we come!" Zhou Xia agreed, and hurried to help.

Zhou Yuan then also got up, went to the living room to set up tables and chairs, and went to the kitchen to get tableware.

After a while, the family of three sat down at the dinner table.

In addition to the three famous Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes of 'Yangzhou Lion Head', 'West Lake Vinegar Fish' and 'Hupao Vegetarian Ham', there are also two famous Guanzhong dishes 'Taiba Elbow' and 'Shao Sanxian'.

It is served with three home-cooked dishes: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried pork with green peppers, and mapo tofu, which is exactly eight dishes.

Of course, a pot of seaweed egg drop soup is indispensable.

It's really embarrassing for Comrade Xia Mei!

When Zhou Xia saw this table of food, he hadn't eaten it yet, so he didn't know how it tasted. With this kind of heart, he knew it was not easy!
His mother rarely cooks, let alone cook these five famous dishes that he loves!

"Forget you, kid, you're back tonight. I've already agreed with your dad. If I wait until tomorrow, I'll make a big fuss at your signing party and make you unable to get off the stage!"

Seeing Zhou Xia's moved expression, Xia Mei reminded with satisfaction.

"How can it be? I don't have a home, so why go to a hotel to make a fuss!" Zhou Xia's forehead was covered with cold sweat, he was still really hesitant to wait until tomorrow the signings were all over before going home.

"Move your chopsticks and try some of the big dishes your mother made. She has practiced with Zhang Ma several times."

Zhou Yuan picked up the chopsticks, pointed at those dishes and said to Zhou Xia.

"Dad, you eat first."

Based on memory, Zhou Xia still doesn't quite believe that this cheap mom can make any delicious dishes.

"Okay, I'll eat first!"

Zhou Yuan could see that his son had lingering fears. Anyway, he had tasted it several times these days, and he was not afraid that it would be worse than the previous ones.

"Well, not bad, it smells like a restaurant."

Zhou Yuan took a bite of a lion's head, and slightly praised it.

Zhou Xia dubiously took one and took a sip, with an extremely rich expression on his face, "Well, it's really good, very delicious."

"Really, it's delicious?"

Seeing that the father and son were very satisfied, Xia Mei took a bite out of one and frowned immediately: "Is it so salty? I didn't put much salt."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yuan and Zhou Xia couldn't help laughing out loud.

Although the taste of the food was mediocre, and some were either too salty or too bland, the family of three enjoyed it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Zhou Xia poured a glass of wine, and said solemnly to her mother Xia Mei: "Mom, I was indeed wrong about that matter. I have complaints against you. I blame you for being better than me to the children in the swimming team. I'm not as good as them. We have been together longer than me, so I pretended to like Liu Xiang because of envy and jealousy, and had a puppy love with him, which distracted her, made her grades decline, failed to be selected for the national team, ruined her future, and broke your heart. I realize the seriousness of this matter. I will find a way to make up for my mistakes, please forgive me, I will apologize to Liu Xiang, and ask her to forgive me and make up for her."

After all, the son is his own.

Hearing Zhou Xia's apology to her, Xia Mei was a person with a strong personality, her tears were wet again, she picked up the wine glass and filled it up: "Xiao Yuan, you have grown up now, can you say that, mom I am already very satisfied. As a mother, I have not fulfilled my duties in the past. But you are my son anyway. I am dissatisfied with you because you ruined Xiangxiang's future, not because of you What about me.

Now that you realize the nature of this matter, that’s fine.As for Xiangxiang, don't tell her that you pretended to like her. We have kept this matter from her. She is now in the national team and training hard. Don't bother her. Just treat it as if you were real at the beginning. Being in love early won't make her sad. "

"Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you, let's wait later."

After finally talking about everything with her parents, Zhou Xia felt relieved, so she talked with her parents about the past year.

(End of this chapter)