Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan had been gone for more than three years. The wooden chairs and coffee table in this room were gone. A clock sat on the sewing machine, and a radio was placed by the side of the kang.

In the place where those items used to be, there was now a round table and six stools, and six people were sitting around the table eating.

There were four dishes on the table: a large bowl of stewed radishes, a plate of shredded potatoes, a plate of small cucumbers, and a plate of pickles, as well as two plates of mixed corn and wheat steamed buns.

With such dishes, Zhou Dehou wanted to have a drink, now that Zhou Zhiyuan had returned home.

Seeing the father and sons take a sip of wine and set down their cups, Lin Shurong slowly said, "Zhou Zhiyuan, get two more wine cups and pour a cup of wine for your sister-in-law and Lanyin."

Lin Shurong called him by his full name, which was an uncompromising tone.

Zhou Zhiyuan hurriedly got up to fetch two wine cups and poured white wine for Qin Huairu and Shen Lanyin, listening to Lin Shurong slowly say, "After you left, I was seriously ill. If it hadn't been for Lanyin's best efforts to treat me, I would have lost my life."

"After that, the steel factory approved Huairu's leave from work to take care of me at home. She has been devoted and dedicated, and Lanyin comes every week to give me acupuncture twice. If it weren't for their good care, even if I survived, I would have lost half my life. You must remember this kindness and offer a toast to your sister-in-law and Lanyin separately."

Lin Shurong had spoken to this extent, and Zhou Zhiyuan had no choice. He picked up his wine cup and said sincerely, "Sister Qin, oh, Sister-in-law, I offer you a toast to thank you for everything you have done for my mother. Zhou Zhiyuan will always remember this kindness."

After speaking, he raised his cup, and Qin Huairu quickly stood up, picked up her wine cup, and replied in a low voice, "This is what a sister-in-law should do. Let's live a good life together as a family from now on."

She was nervous, her voice carrying a trace of tremor. After saying this, she heard Zhou Zhiyuan say, "Sister-in-law, take a sip. I'll finish this cup, and then I'll offer you two more."

After saying this, Zhou Zhiyuan drank it all in one gulp. Immediately, he poured another cup of wine, raised it, and said solemnly, "The second toast is to you, Sister-in-law, hoping that you will take good care of my brother. I, as his younger brother, feel the same."

Zhou Zhiyuan drank the second cup, then poured a third cup of wine, raised it, and said solemnly, "This cup of wine is to hope that Sister-in-law will give my brother more children, without having to consider financial problems. I will be responsible for this matter. If Sister-in-law gives my brother a son, I will treat Bang梗 the same as my nephew; if she gives birth to a daughter, the same goes for Xiaodang and Huaihua, they are my nieces."

His words were clear, and their meaning was, "If you don't give my brother children, don't blame me for being cold to your children."

Qin Huairu understood his meaning, drank the cup of wine, and said softly, "Even if you didn't say it, I wanted to give your brother several children."

Zhou Zhining slowly said, "I hope Lanyin will call us Mom and Dad soon."

Zhou Zhining said what was in Zhou Zhiyuan's heart, and Zhou Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I hope so too."

Shen Lanyin had waited for him for more than three years, and this affection alone was worth more than a thousand words. Zhou Zhiyuan could not lose her no matter what.

But he didn't know what Shen Jue and Chen Shuying thought, and his not daring to see Chen Shuying was to allow for a time of discussion.

Chen Shuying naturally understood Zhou Zhiyuan's meaning. As soon as she learned that Zhou Zhiyuan had returned, she immediately called Shen Jue.

Upon receiving this news, Shen Jue, no matter how busy he was, had to rush back, but tonight's Shen family meeting only had three people present.

Chen Shuying was worried. Zhou Zhiyuan had been missing for three years and three months, and they knew nothing about what had happened during this time. Moreover, the current political atmosphere was very tense. Would Zhou Zhiyuan face scrutiny and a series of other problems?

Faced with the questions raised by Chen Shuying, Shen Jue sighed softly and said, "Zhiyuan went to find Lanyin as soon as he returned, which shows that his feelings haven't changed."

"As for the issue of his disappearance, everyone has seen it. He was trapped in the Yin Formation. People related to the mystery of the Yin Formation know about it, and the higher-ups know about it too. As long as Zhiyuan explains the situation of these three years clearly, there won't be any other problems."

"You understand Lanyin's personality. She has waited for Zhiyuan for more than three years. Can we stop her? Zhiyuan is very outstanding. Why should we forcibly break them up?"

Speaking of this, Shen Jue looked at Fang Nan and asked solemnly, "Xiaonan, you also give your opinion."

Fang Nan replied in a low voice, "What Mom said makes sense. Let's not rush to a conclusion and wait for Lanbo to understand the situation and come back before we talk."

Fang Nan's opinion was relatively stable. Shen Lanbo knew that Zhou Zhiyuan had returned and immediately put down the work at hand to rush over.

But Zhang Limin stopped him, "Don't worry, go to the restaurant for dinner after get off work before going to his house. Give his family time to reunite."

Shen Lanbo accepted Zhang Limin's suggestion. The two walked into this courtyard house at seven o'clock and sat with Zhou Zhiyuan in Zhou Zhining's room to talk.

Zhou Zhiyuan had been missing for three years and three months, but he only remembered what he had done in the past month, "Wenbin told me that they wanted to attack Lin Jiaxing..."

The Lin family in Xianggang had deep roots with the organization. Starting from Lin Jiaxing's father, they had supported the organization, providing strong support in terms of money and other aspects, and had sheltered many leading cadres of the organization.

After the founding of the country, the Lin family's political attitude was even more clear. They united with many patriotic businessmen to fully support the Korean War.

These patriotic activities were not secrets in the eyes of those who were interested, but the Lin family's prestige, connections, and social status in Xianggang made them helpless.

The Government of Yue also regarded the Lin family as an important channel for communication with the organization and did not allow certain forces to persecute the Lin family.

In this situation, the TW intelligence department formulated a plan, arranging Wenbin and his gang to pose as robbers, kidnapping Lin Jiaxing's son, Lin Ying, or daughter, Lin Ya, and then having another special forces team rescue the hostages.

This plan was actually not clever. Both Lin Jiaxing and the Government of Yue could see the point here.

However, Wenbin's subordinates would be used as sacrifices and completely consumed, so that Lin Jiaxing and the Government of Yue would know but have no evidence to refute, thereby achieving a deterrent effect.

In order to achieve this goal, the TW intelligence department revealed the plan to Wenbin and promised to let Wenbin change his name and live the life of a wealthy man in the United States afterward.

But Wenbin didn't believe them and deduced that they had another plan to silence him, so he formulated a plan to have Zhou Zhiyuan be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Zhou Zhiyuan narrated the entire process, but there was a huge loophole here: why could Wenbin find Zhou Zhiyuan and trust him so much?

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't explain in the narration process, and Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo didn't interrupt him, listening to him continue, "They did it very successfully, taking advantage of Lin Ying and Lin Ya attending a reception, they successfully kidnapped the siblings on their way home."

"Three days later, after creating extreme panic for the Lin family, they sent out a special forces team to rescue them. Wenbin led the team to put up a fierce resistance. When Wenbin's subordinates were almost all killed or injured, I appeared."

"And I was a public security officer sent by the organization to rescue the hostages. I suddenly appeared and eliminated all the special agents, successfully rescuing Lin Ying and Lin Ya, and then drifted away like a floating cloud."

He finished speaking and then waited for questions.

Zhang Limin really asked, "Why does the Lin family have no attitude?"

"I told Mr. Lin Jiaxing to keep it secret. There is no need to express any attitude if the organization does not verify it."

"You have met Mr. Lin Jiaxing."

"Yes, it's okay for an individual to do good deeds without leaving a name, but it's necessary to explain clearly when doing good deeds for the organization."

Zhou Zhiyuan spoke with high moral integrity, but Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo absolutely didn't believe it. He definitely wanted to leave his name when doing good deeds.

This was his personal preference. Zhang Limin wouldn't expose him before, but at this time, he had to ask clearly, "Is your personal purpose to prove your loyalty to the organization?"

"Yes..." Zhou Zhiyuan sighed, "I've been missing for so long and have no memory. How can I explain it clearly if I come back rashly?"

This reason could be stated frankly. Zhang Limin nodded lightly and asked another key question, "Where is Wenbin?"

"I shot him in the heart with one shot. Is he dead?"

Hearing this answer, Zhang Limin wasn't surprised. He immediately followed up, "Who is he?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied solemnly, "On that night three years ago, he was Nie Yucheng. After being shot to death by me this time, I don't know who he is."

"When he revealed the plan, I wanted to know, but he didn't say. Then we fought, and we were evenly matched, neither of us could do anything to the other, so I don't know. But he said he wouldn't come to Dalian, for fear of dying completely. I believe this."

After more than three years, Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo still unconditionally believed Zhou Zhiyuan's words.