Zheng Juan quietly pulled Zhou Chen and whispered, "Promise her. When my aunt and I went to the bathhouse before, she was very enthusiastic towards us."

In her heart, Qiao Chunyan is a good person. When she and Li Suhua went to take a bath not long ago, Qiao Chunyan was very enthusiastic and even helped them with their pedicures.

She is a kind girl. She never takes for granted any small favors from others, but will always remember them.

Zhou Chen had the same idea, so he nodded and said, "It will probably take a while. If you have to work in the afternoon, go back first. I will deliver the meat to your house and give it to your uncle and aunt."

"Thank you so much, brother."

Qiao Chunyan's face was full of joy, but she did not leave immediately. Instead, she waited for a while, and when she saw that the meat had not arrived yet, she rode away on her bike.

"This Qiao Chunyan, with her personality, I don't know why Gan Chao likes her."

Xiao Guoqing shook his head. He didn't like Qiao Chunyan's behavior. She just said a few nice words as if it was natural for others to help you.

"Okay, you're a grown man, why bother with her?"

Zhou Chen looked at the sky. It was almost noon, but it was already winter and the weather was still very cold. He felt that he could not wait any longer.

So he walked into the supply and marketing cooperative and after asking, he found out that the leader was not there and there were only a few employees. He didn't waste any time and directly asked them to make the phone call.

The staff are reluctant to offend the warehouse staff because they deal with them frequently and know how difficult the people there are. They are only nicer when the leaders negotiate with them. If they are ordinary employees, they will pay attention to you if they want to, and there is nothing you can do if they don’t want to pay attention to you.

Zhou Chen has been in the workplace for so many years. Although he has never worked in a government agency, he still knows a lot about the ins and outs of it.

He didn't waste any time and asked the staff for their phone number. Then he called Kuzang and asked them to send it over quickly.

The other party said that they would only be willing to deliver the meat if there was a guarantee from the person in charge. Zhou Chen knew that there was no problem when Zhou Bingkun guaranteed in the plot, so he did not hesitate and said that he would be responsible and asked them to deliver the meat as soon as possible.

After I made the call, the meat was delivered over in less than two hours, two truckloads of it, and they started selling it as soon as it arrived.

After a long time of trouble, Zhou Chen and his friends finally bought the meat.

Cai Xiaoguang said that there was no limit to the quantity, but in fact that was not the case. The butcher said that each person could only buy one fan at most.

Fortunately, there were many people including Zhou Chen and his group, so they bought three fans. Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan's fans naturally did not need to be divided, while Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao's fans were divided into three parts.

Each fan weighed nearly 100 kilograms. Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao wanted to help lift it, but Zhou Chen picked it up easily and put it on the tricycle.

Fortunately, the borrowed tricycle was not small and was big enough to hold everything.

"Bingkun, you ride in the front and I'll help you push from behind."

Zheng Juan stood behind the tricycle, ready to push it.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "No need, you come up too. There are several hundred kilograms of things in total, which is a piece of cake for me."

Zheng Juan said worriedly: "But it will be very tiring."

"It's okay. It's nothing to be tired. Come on up. It's a long way. It would be a waste of time to walk back."

Zheng Juan was still a little hesitant. She felt that Zhou Chen was an educated person and should not do such physical work. It was because she did not know how to ride a bike, otherwise she would definitely not let Zhou Chen ride.

In the end, Zheng Juan was unable to persuade Zhou Chen, so she had to get on the tricycle, and the four of them headed towards the Guangzi piece.

Back in Guangzi Pian, Zhou Chen gave the meat to Sun Ganchao, who happily took the meat to Qiao Chunyan's house, hoping to win her favor. Zhou Chen and Xiao Guoqing went back to their respective homes.

There were really a lot of pork in the two pieces. When Li Suhua saw it, she was stunned for a moment, and then her face was full of joy. With so much meat, the old man and the eldest son would have something to eat when they came back.

Li Suhua was very generous and took away a large piece of good meat for Zheng Juan.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of 1973. There were only a few days left until the Spring Festival, and Li Suhua was waiting for the return of her husband and son with joy.

But suddenly a telegram from the mountain city was delivered to the doorstep by the postman.

As soon as Zhou Chen got home, Li Suhua pulled him into the room, "Kun'er, come and take a look. There's a telegram from Shancheng. It must be from your father."

Zhou Chen took the telegram and saw that there were only a few words. Telegrams are different from letters. They are charged by the word. Unless they are in a hurry, few people will send telegrams.

"Mom, it was indeed sent by my dad. The telegram said that he would go to your province to look for Zhou Rong first."

"Why call her Zhou Rong? She's your sister."

Li Suhua glared at Zhou Chen, then asked in confusion: "Your father went to Gui Province to find Rong'er, does that mean that your father is willing to forgive her?"

"Nine out of ten."

Zhou Chen knew the result. Even if he didn't know the result, he could guess what choice a daughter-slave like Zhou Zhigang would make.

Everyone has their own way of pampering their daughters, but in Zhou Chen's opinion, he does not agree with Zhou Zhigang's approach.

If his daughter treated him like this, and ran off to be with a man who was more than ten years older than her, and threatened to cut off ties with the family, he would definitely slap her a few times and teach her a lesson.

If your parents were not good to you, it would be understandable for you to do this, but the Zhou couple treat Zhou Rong as a treasure and love her more than their own son, and she still does this. It can only be said that she is spoiled.

This kind of person should be properly educated to let her know that she cannot be spoiled all the time.

It’s a pity that Zhou Zhigang is obviously not that kind of person. He is the kind of father who has no bottom line in front of his daughter.

But such a father always acts like a strict father in front of his young son, beating or scolding him, really picking on the weak.

How does the saying go? Often the child who is least liked and treated the worst by his parents may become the most filial one among their children.

Li Suhua was overjoyed: "That's great, your father goes to find Rong'er, if he can bring your sister and your brother-in-law home, then our family will be reunited during the Chinese New Year, right?"

Since 69, Li Suhua's greatest luxury has been having her husband and children come home and reuniting with the family.

Zhou Chen said: "I don't know about that. It's possible that they won't come back."

"Snapped."

Li Suhua hit Zhou Chen directly and angrily scolded: "You damn child, can you say something nice? I am so mad at you."

Zhou Chen looked helpless: "Okay, I was wrong. They will all come back this year, my dad, my brother, my sister-in-law, and Zhou Rong and her husband, all come back, okay."

"That's pretty much it."

Li Suhua breathed a sigh of relief this time, and then asked curiously: "Kun'er, what's wrong with you now? You always called her sister before, and you liked playing with her. Why do you always call her by her name now? Are you still angry with her?"

"How can I not be angry? For a wild man, she even abandoned her parents and brothers, and even said that she didn't want a daughter like her. Who wouldn't be angry? It's just that you have a good temper. If she dared to say such things in front of me, I promise to slap her to death."

"See what you can do."

Li Suhua sighed, "You can't blame your sister for this. No one can explain things like feelings clearly. Let's talk about you, aren't you also very stubborn for Zheng Juan?"

Zhou Chen retorted, "How can that be the same? No matter what happened between Zheng Juan and I, we never said that. I still asked for your opinions first. At least I didn't run away from home without saying a word, and I didn't even abandon my parents and home. Zhou Rong can't be compared to me."

He admitted that he was stubborn about Zheng Juan, but that was fundamentally different from Zhou Rong.

Li Suhua seemed very impatient when she heard Zhou Chen's words. She certainly knew that Zhou Rong's behavior was disheartening, but apart from a little blame in the beginning, she no longer blamed her and only wanted her daughter to return home as soon as possible.

Not long after this conversation, Li Suhua received another letter from the Construction Corps.

The content of the letter was very simple. Zhou Bingyi said that he would not come back for the New Year this year because he was going to marry Hao Dongmei, and Hao Dongmei could not leave, so he would stay there with Hao Dongmei.

After receiving such a letter, Li Suhua, who had just been happy for a short time, hardly spoke for two days and was in a very bad mood.

We had been thinking about it for several years, and this year we were finally all free, but Zhou Bingyi suddenly decided not to come back. The gap in my heart was too great.

With the Chinese New Year just a few days away, a telegram from your province made Li Suhua give up hope.

Just like in the TV drama, Zhou Zhigang forgave Zhou Rong, and decided to stay in Gui Province to celebrate the New Year with Zhou Rong and the others, and would not return to Jiangliao.

Li Suhua was very sad when she learned about it, but she was also relieved. She couldn't go home for a reunion, but the fact that her husband could forgive her daughter was a comfort to her.

Forgiving my daughter means that there will be a chance for the family to reunite in the future.

Zhou Chen already knew this result, so he was not surprised at all and just continued to live his own life.

During the holiday, in addition to celebrating the New Year at home, he went to the rented house with Zheng Juan to pack up. He already had a plan and was ready to marry Zheng Juan as soon as possible.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Chen and Li Suhua were the only two people in the Zhou family who had dinner together. The meal was naturally more sumptuous than usual, but Li Suhua was obviously in a bad mood and did not enjoy the meal.

While eating, Zhou Chen took the initiative to say, "Mom, there is something I want to discuss with you."

Li Suhua raised her head and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Chen said, "I originally planned to tell my dad and eldest brother about my marriage to Zheng Juan when they came back, but now they are not coming back, and I don't know when they will come back next time. I think my marriage to Zheng Juan can't be delayed any longer. I want to get married to her and get the marriage certificate after the new year. What do you think?"

Li Suhua pondered for a moment. In fact, she no longer opposed Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan, but this was a big deal after all.

"Aren't you a bit too impatient? Your dad and the others might be back in two years. Why don't you wait any longer?"

Zhou Chen said, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to wait, but who knows how long I have to wait? I'll be 21 this Chinese New Year, and Zheng Juan is one year older than me. Women should have children when they are young. In the past few years, there are only two of us in our family. Don't you want to hold your grandson sooner? I'm going to work, and you'll have your grandson to accompany you."

"Of course I thought about it."

Li Suhua was very excited. As she got older, she really wanted to have a grandson.

"Then when are you going to get married?"

"Mom, I'm planning to have a dinner with relatives and friends on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Everyone is free, so we can have a simple dinner with them. What do you think?"

Li Suhua nodded in agreement: "Besides the fact that time is a bit tight, it is right not to hold a big event. It is better to keep a low profile now."

"Then you agree?"

"I agree. So, when the post office is open again, you can send a letter to your father, your older brother, and your older sister to tell them about this."

"No problem at all."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 563: Kicking Luo Shibin

"Mom, I have something else to confess to you."

Zhou Chen's words alerted Li Suhua instantly. She asked in confusion, "What bad things have you done behind my back again?"

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes: "Mom, am I so unreliable in your eyes?"

"Stop being so joking and tell me what's going on."

Zhou Chen pursed his lips and said, "I rented a house outside."

"Rented a house?"

Li Suhua looked puzzled, "What kind of house did you rent? Why would you rent a house like that?"

Seeing that Li Suhua was not as angry as he had imagined, Zhou Chen felt a little relieved and then explained.

"Mom, don't be angry even if I tell you. Our house in Guangzi Pian is big enough, but it's really inconvenient. It's inconvenient to use water, toilet, etc. The house I rented is very close to the publishing house, which is convenient for work. The place is also big enough, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, and there is a small yard outside, which can be used as a vegetable garden."

"You're renting such a big house, so you don't plan to come back and live here in the future?" Li Suhua's expression tightened.

"How is that possible? This is my roots. How could I not come back? I thought that after Zheng Juan and I get married, we would have a child soon. By then, I would go to work and it would be very inconvenient for you to stay at home. That's why I rented that house."

"You mean, should I move there too?"

Zhou Chen's eyes widened, and he said in astonishment: "Mom, look at what you said. You are my mother, how could I not think of you? There are only two of us in our family now. No matter where I go, whether I get married or not, I will definitely take you with me, unless you don't want me as your son anymore."

"Stinky boy."

Li Suhua felt relieved immediately, and then said, "It must have cost a lot of money to rent such a big house. Mom will give you all the money your dad sent back. You can use it."

"No, I have enough money, Mom. How about I take you to see the house tomorrow? I asked Zheng Juan to clean it up for a few days, and it should be much better now."

"Aren't you going to work tomorrow?"

"I can get off work early. It's not too far from there to Guangzi Pian. It won't take long to go back and forth."

Li Suhua thought for a moment and said, "I can take a look, but forget about living there. I've lived in Guangzi for so many years and I've gotten used to it. I don't want to go somewhere else."

Zhou Chen immediately said, "That's absolutely not possible, Mom. If you don't want to go, do you not want to take care of my child?"

Li Suhua snorted, "Taking care of a child is nothing. The main thing is that I'm used to being here. After you and Zheng Juan get married, just live your own lives. As long as you can live well, you don't have to worry about me."

Zhou Chen was touched. As expected, people’s feelings come from getting along with each other. Over the years, there were only the two of them at home, so Li Suhua’s feelings for him had deepened a lot.

"You're my mother, how can I not worry? Anyway, I've made up my mind. If you don't go, then I won't go either. The worst that can happen is that the rent of the house for several years will go down the drain."

When Li Suhua heard this, she immediately became anxious: "Kun'er, how many years have you paid the rent for that house?"

"Yes, 70 per year, I've signed for five years."

"Snapped."

Li Suhua went up and hit Zhou Chen, angrily scolding: "You stinky boy, are you crazy? How can you rent a house like this? 70 a year, for five years?"

What Zhou Chen said was of course not true, but in order to get Li Suhua to go with him, he had to say it.

"So, in order not to waste this money, we have no choice but to live there."

In the end, Li Suhua was persuaded by Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen’s persuasion was part of the reason, but more importantly, there were only her and Zhou Chen at home now. If her youngest son left again, she would be left alone.

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