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"Clap clap..."

Applause broke out, but Houpu's face soon became very embarrassed, because apart from himself, there were only two people applauding.

One was Gu Xiaoman, the other was You Yue, and the others looked at him expressionlessly.

Qiu Shui said with a half-smile: "Squad leader, you are being disrespectful. Today is the party organized by Zhou Chen. Is it appropriate for you to come out and speak?"

"Yes, squad leader, are you used to being a squad leader? How about you treat me to dinner?" Xinyi also said in a strange tone.

When he heard that he was asked to treat everyone, Houpu immediately became timid. He smiled brightly and sat down.

"Zhou Chen, come here, say a few words."

Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and stood up with his glass of wine.

"Thank you very much for giving me this honor and being willing to help me. I won't say more. Let's raise our glasses and have a drink together."

As soon as Zhou Chen spoke, the atmosphere at the table changed. Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

"Just treat it as a meal at home, everyone can do whatever they want, but let me make it clear, don't think about being lazy, I still need your help tomorrow, and don't drink too much, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."

I will correct the typos after I put the kids to sleep!!!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 309 Going Home, Parents

Although Zhou Chen had told everyone in advance to drink less, they were all young people after all, and once they started drinking, they simply couldn't control themselves.

After a few bottles of wine, the boys started to feel dizzy and talked nonsense, making the atmosphere at the dinner table a mess.

The meal lasted more than two hours before it ended. Qiu Shui and the others, including Hou Pu, were all drunk. They had to be supported by Zhou Chen and several girls before they staggered back to the dormitory.

If you rely on these scumbags to help you move, you’re really doomed.

The next day, these people slept until noon and woke up one after another, while Zhou Chen and Zhao Yingnan had already taken a group of girls to clean the rental house.

It was not until the afternoon that the animals came to help move things.

After two days of the weekend, I finally cleaned up the rental house and opened the windows to get some fresh air.

"Zhou Chen, you rented a house and installed all kinds of equipment, including air conditioning, refrigerator, bathroom heater, solar energy... Aren't your conditions too good?"

After everything in the house was installed, Qiu Shui and the others were dumbfounded when they looked at the furniture inside, because it was so luxurious.

"Are you planning to not live in the dormitory anymore? The school doesn't seem to allow that?" Xinyi asked curiously.

Zhou Chen: "No, I only come here when I'm free on weekends. The things here are mainly prepared for my parents when they come."

"I thought you were just planning to spend every day here in a shameless world of two with Zhao Yingnan." Qiu Shui laughed.

"You're the only one who can say that. Hurry up and clean up. We'll continue our dinner tonight." Zhou Chen waved his hand and continued to go down to the restaurant.

In fact, this set of furniture and appliances cost Zhou Chen a lot of money, mainly because these things are difficult to buy and expensive. If he didn't have money, he wouldn't dare to do this.

Life in the medical school is actually similar to that in other universities. It is not yet time for internship, so it is not very busy. Zhou Chen is busy studying every day. During his breaks, he would walk around the school and inspect things. Sometimes he would also go to the scenic spots in Yanjing with Zhao Yingnan.

In the blink of an eye, a semester is about to end. After the final exams, the students in the class are preparing to go home.

It has been a year and a half since the military training began. Except for the students who live in Yanjing, everyone else has not returned home. Now they can finally go home, and they are all very excited.

Zhou Chen did not rush home, but used the holidays before the New Year to get the newsstand business done.

In fact, he had chosen a location long time ago, but he was not in a hurry to open the business. Instead, he wanted to wait for his parents to come before deciding to open the business.

After the holiday, Zhao Yingnan did not leave immediately, but ran around with Zhou Chen until her father called her several times, and she left reluctantly.

"Squad leader, are you done packing? Can we go now?"

Zhou Chen asked Houpu who was busy.

"No, wait a moment, wait a moment, do you have any bags? I'm a bit short of space for my things."

Houpu was so busy that he was sweating all over. There were bags on the left and right of the bed, all of which he wanted to take home.

Zhou Chen said helplessly: "Squad leader, look at you, it's fine to bring some local specialties, but also bring some snacks home, so many bags, can you handle it by yourself?"

Hou Pu smiled innocently and said, "These are what I brought back for my nephews and nieces to eat. There are also other specialties and clothes for my parents. This is the money I earned from working and studying. Now that I can make money, of course I have to give back to my parents and sisters."

In the clinical medicine class, Houpu is definitely the busiest person. In addition to being the class monitor, he also works part-time to earn money for his studies.

"By the way, Zhou Chen, I've made an agreement with you. Don't forget what you told me last time. I'll be back to work on the fifth day after the New Year."

"Got it. I promise I won't look for anyone else. Don't worry."

Zhou Chen said helplessly that it turned out that he had told Houpu to work in the newsstand, which was set to open after the new year. There were many trivial matters to do before opening, so he paid Houpu a salary to do the work.

Houpu agreed without saying a word, and didn't even discuss the salary. In his words, as long as Zhou Chen gave him a job, the salary didn't matter.

Including the part-time job he did before the holidays, it was all found by Zhou Chen. Originally, he planned to do it in school, but the part-time salary in school was too low. The job Zhou Chen found for him paid more than twice as much, so he happily went to do it.

In fact, it is not a hard job. It is just a library organizing job. Before closing the library every day, he needs to organize the books and put them according to their location and type.

So after one semester, he saved a lot of pocket money. This guy is usually stingy, but he is very generous when buying things for his family, which surprised Zhou Chen very much.

Houpu could have left after the holiday, but Zhou Chen felt it was too boring to sit on a train for a long time alone. It happened that the train he was going to take passed through Xuzhou, so he asked Houpu to go back with him.

Houpu didn't want to agree at first, thinking about going home as soon as possible, but Zhou Chen said that he would reimburse the car fare and food expenses on the way, so Houpu immediately agreed without saying a word.

Having lived with Houpu for more than a year, Zhou Chen knew very well how to deal with him, which was to throw money at him. As soon as this guy saw the benefits, his brain immediately became useless.

Although Houpu is greedy for money and meddlesome, he is actually a very responsible person and gets along well with everyone.

"We've packed up, let's go."

There are several hundred kilometers from Yanjing to Xuzhou. This era is different from decades later. Decades later, the high-speed rail only took two or three hours, but now the green-skinned train takes exponentially more time, at least more than ten hours, and with stops along the way, the time will only be longer.

Sitting on the train all the way, Zhou Chen felt his stomach churning. Damn, it was really too tormenting.

Hou Pu, on the other hand, was lying on the berth with a look of enjoyment on his face. If it were him, he would probably just buy a standing ticket, but with Zhou Chen, he only had a berth. He was thinking with longing that it would be great if he could go home with Zhou Chen every time in the future.

After a long bumpy ride, they finally arrived at the station. Then Zhou Chen said goodbye to Houpu and they each took a car home.

Zhou Chen, who had just got off the car, saw his parents. They were exactly the same as his parents in the real world, except that they looked a dozen years younger.

"Dad, mom."

In another world, I saw my parents again, and the excitement was really indescribable.

Zhou Chen's mother, Li Congping, also hugged him excitedly. She hadn't seen her son for more than a year. When she saw him again, she was so excited that she couldn't calm down.

Father Zhou Zhiming had a 2:8 hairstyle, and he looked a dozen years younger. He looked in very good spirits. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes turned red, showing that he was also very upset.

"walk home."

"Ah."

After returning home, Zhou Chen took out all the gifts he had bought for his parents. Although his parents blamed him, the smiles on their faces betrayed their joy.

"Son, you've been in military training for a year. It must be very hard."

Li Congping has not let go of her son's hand since she saw him. When she returned home, she kept touching Zhou Chen's body, wanting to see if her son was suffering.

Zhou Chen said: "Mom, it's okay, it's not hard, you see I've become much stronger."

Zhou Zhiming also muttered: "Young people are bound to suffer, we were..."

"Shut up and go cook."

He was rudely interrupted before he could finish his words. Li Congping did not give Zhou Zhiming a chance to speak and drove him away directly.

Zhou Zhiming muttered with a depressed look on his face: "Now that my son is back, I am no longer attractive..."

Zhou Chen smiled secretly. These were his parents. Even in a parallel world, they hadn’t changed at all.

Zhou Chen chatted with his mother and soon it was time for dinner.

"You want us to go to Yanjing with you?"

Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping put down their chopsticks at the same time and looked at their son in surprise.

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Well, Yanjing is too far from home. I can only come back once a year or two, and I can't see you all. So why don't you just come with me to Yanjing? I've rented a house, found a job for you, and opened a newsstand. You'll be busy enough."

Li Congping said angrily: "You kid, why don't you consult us before you do anything? You said you rented a house and opened a newsstand, where did you get the money? Did you do anything illegal or criminal?"

Zhou Zhiming also frowned and said, "Son, I know you are doing this for our own good, but you have been admitted to the best medical school in the country. All you have to do is study hard. You don't have to worry about our affairs. Why are you worrying about it?"

Zhou Chen explained calmly: "Dad, Mom, listen to me, the money was earned through legitimate channels. During the military training, I wrote two novels..."

After briefly talking about the publication of his novel, Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping both widened their eyes in shock, unable to believe that their son had made so much money.

"You wrote novels and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties?"

"Well, there will be subsequent distribution in the future."

Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping looked at each other and saw distrust in each other's eyes.

Zhou Chen said: "If you don't believe me, come with me to Yanjing after the New Year to look at houses. I have already booked a spot at the newsstand, and a classmate will help me with it after the New Year. Anyway, I have already taken care of these things. If you don't go, I don't have time to take care of it, and the initial investment will be wasted."

When Li Congping heard about money, she immediately asked nervously, "How much did you invest?"

"The house and the newsstand together, plus the connections I used to find people, cost almost 100,000 yuan."

"How much, one hundred thousand?"

Li Congping screamed in disbelief: "You little bastard, I think you are really crazy. One hundred thousand yuan can buy several houses here, but you rent a house and open a newsstand. I think you are really asking for a beating."

Zhou Zhiming's chest was also heaving. The couple lived frugally and their lifetime savings were no more than 10,000 yuan. He didn't even dare to imagine what 100,000 yuan meant.

But his son was so lucky that he spent all his money in no time. If he was not his biological son, he would have beaten him to death.

Zhou Chen had anticipated his parents' reactions and was not panicked at all.

"Dad, Mom, listen to me, I have a girlfriend at school."

The couple's expressions froze for a moment, and Li Congping asked anxiously: "Do you have a girlfriend? How old is she? What's her personality like? Is she your classmate? Where does she live? What's her family situation like..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 310 Returning to Beijing, the 'ugly' daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law

"Her name is Zhao Yingnan. She has a very good personality. Her hometown is Hubei Jiangcheng, but her family now lives near Yanjing. Her father is the chief of staff of the military region, at the deputy division level. Moreover, she and I are in the same major, so she will definitely stay in Yanjing after graduation, so I must prepare early."

When Li Congping heard that the person was her son's classmate and had a good personality, she was very satisfied. However, the fact that he wanted to stay in Yanjing made her a little hesitant.

Zhou Zhiming was stunned: "Deputy division chief of staff of the military region?"

His wife didn't understand the importance of this position, but he knew a little about it.

"Son, the daughter of the head of the army, do you dare to talk about it?"

Li Congping was unhappy: "Why? What's wrong with my son? Not to mention the daughter of the chief of staff, even if she is the commander's daughter, my son is worthy of her."

Zhou Zhiming did not argue, but said to Zhou Chen: "You know more than your father and your mother. You need to think it over carefully and don't act rashly. Otherwise, our family can't afford to offend them."

Zhou Chen was also helpless: "Dad, it's just a love affair, why do you say it's like a war? Yingnan has a good temper, and the most important thing is that she listens to me. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"The important thing now is whether you follow me to Yanjing. I have already prepared everything there. Not only can you go to work at any time, but you can also see your son and future daughter-in-law at any time. You two should think about it carefully."

Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping looked at each other and said, "Let's think about it."

…………

Ever since they talked about the past incident in Yanjing, the family never talked about it again.

However, Zhou Chen knew that the more his parents said this, the more they were considering it seriously, but they were unable to make a decision right now, so they didn't say it easily.

However, mother Li Congping always pulled Zhou Chen to talk about Zhao Yingnan, from her appearance to her personality traits, as if she couldn't wait to meet her.

"Mom, I'm not kidding. Zhao Yingnan is a good person. If you don't believe me, you can come with me to Yanjing to see her after the New Year."

Whenever Zhou Chen talked about this, his mother Li Congping replied: "We will talk about this after the Chinese New Year."

During the Spring Festival of 1994, Zhou Chen no longer spent it alone, but felt the New Year of that era with his parents.

The heavy snow and firecrackers add a different atmosphere to the New Year.

Starting from the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Chen followed his parents to visit relatives. Some of them were relatives he was not very familiar with, while some were relatives he was familiar with.

Everyone got together, drinking and playing cards.

This era is not like decades later, when no one drives without drinking. In this era, not only men drink, but many women can also drink half a catty of alcohol.

But when Zhou Chen was drinking with a group of relatives, he relied on his strong alcohol tolerance to knock out all the relatives at the table. In the end, he was drunk himself.