The world of film and television begins from childhood

Boonie Bears is a cartoon that came out decades later, but Zhou Chen turned it into a story and told it to his son. Unexpectedly, Zhou Rui also liked listening to this story.

A few days later, something major happened suddenly and the whole country fell into grief.

This was also the first time Zhou Chen experienced such a moment, but he was also an adult and knew how special this moment was. Although he was sad, he did not show it too much and still went to get off work and came home normally every day.

One day, Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang invited him to visit Qu Shuji's home. After thinking about it, he agreed.

A few years passed, and although he had little contact with Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, they got along very well with each other. However, after Ma Shouchang resumed work, he became much busier and he had little time to talk with him.

But every Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, he would take the initiative to visit, and sometimes even stay for dinner, which made the two of them, who had always celebrated the holidays alone, very happy.

Lu Chuan, Tang Xiangyang and Cao Debao from the soy sauce factory would also go to Qu Shuji's house every year. They also invited Zhou Chen to join them, but Zhou Chen did not go with them. Instead, he went at a different time from them.

His relationship with Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen was purely out of respect and friendship regardless of age difference. He never thought of currying favor with them, nor did he have any utilitarian motives. He was completely different from Cao Debao and others, so naturally he would not be with them.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 574: Zheng Juan is pregnant again, Zhou Bingyi returns home

"Kun'er, you are now the deputy editor-in-chief. When will you become the editor-in-chief?"

Because Ma Shouchang had been reinstated, his treatment was naturally no longer the same as before, so the couple moved to the provincial compound.

On the way to the provincial compound, Lu Chuan asked Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen is now the deputy editor-in-chief of "Golden Land" magazine. Shao Jingwen originally wanted to give the position of editor-in-chief to him, but Zhou Chen refused to do so.

Firstly, Shao Jingwen has not yet reached retirement age, and secondly, he has never thought about staying in the publishing house. In two years, he will go to college. If he becomes the editor-in-chief, it will be a problem if the publishing house does not let him go.

This is not an exaggeration. Even if he is admitted to a university and receives an acceptance letter, he really can't even think about continuing his studies if his employer doesn't let him go.

Just like Cai Xiaoguang in the TV series, he was admitted to university, but the tractor factory refused to let him go. Finally, he had to ask Zhou Rong for help, and then he asked Zhou Bingyi, which made Hao Dongmei's parents dissatisfied with Zhou Bingyi, and the family had no peace.

Zhou Chen was not afraid that the publishing house would not let him go, he just didn't want to cause trouble. It would not be good for anyone if it ended up in an unhappy situation, so he would not be the editor-in-chief of the magazine.

Zhou Chen said: "I have no interest in the editor-in-chief, but you, Chuan'er, why were you rejected by the school?"

Because he had not met with Cao Debao and the others for a long time, he naturally would not read the letter like in the plot, and he did not know to whom Lu Chuan wrote the letter, which led to him being reported.

Speaking of this, Lu Chuan's face turned ugly.

He was finally recommended by the factory to study at a university in the capital, but who would have thought that he was reported and sent back before he even finished a year, which made him lose face.

"I don't know who reported it, but it must be a despicable person."

Lu Chuan was so angry that his teeth were itching. Going to college and not going to college are two completely different concepts.

If he goes to college, he can find the job he wants, but if he doesn't go to college, he can only work in the slag workshop like he is now.

The two had known each other for several years. They were not close, but they were still friends. So Zhou Chen comforted her, "Since it has already happened, don't think about it anymore. Maybe the college entrance examination will be resumed in two years. Then you can take it again based on your own strength."

Tang Xiangyang asked in surprise: "Kun'er, do you have any news? Is the college entrance examination going to be resumed?"

Looking at Tang Xiangyang and Lu Chuan who were looking expectant, Zhou Chen said, "I don't have any gossip. I'm just guessing. You have also studied history, so you must know the importance of education to a country. If you want to strengthen your country, you can't do without education. Even we understand this. Do you think the leaders don't understand it? It can only be said that the time is not right now."

Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang both agreed with Zhou Chen's words, but they were still very worried. After all, they did not have Zhou Chen's foresight.

The three of them rode their bikes while talking, and soon arrived at the provincial compound. They said something to the guard, and then the three of them stood outside waiting. After a while, the guard agreed to let them in.

Zhou Chen, Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang walked into Lao Ma's house together, but to his surprise, he actually met Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

However, he was also a shrewd man. Even when he saw Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao, his expression did not change much. He still greeted Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen as before.

"Uncle Ma, Aunt Qu, how are you two doing recently?"

Ma Shouchang sighed heavily, "How can it be good? What happened in the past two days, do you think we can be in a good mood?"

Zhou Chen didn’t know how to persuade her. He didn’t want to say more about such a sensitive matter.

Qu Xiuzhen glared at Ma Shouchang and said, "Come on, why are you telling these things to the children? They might be even sadder than you."

No one said anything more about this topic.

After sitting down, Qu Xiuzhen asked Zhou Chen, "Bingkun, I heard that you are now the deputy editor-in-chief of a magazine in a publishing house. It's great to be able to do this at your age."

Zhou Chen said modestly: "Aunt Qu, it's not as good as you say. It's all thanks to the support of the leaders of our club."

Ma Shouchang pointed at Zhou Chen and nodded, saying, "Your leaders will only support you if you have the ability. If you don't have the ability, who will support you?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, you are too kind."

"hypocritical."

A sudden murmur caused the faces of the people present to change suddenly.

Zhou Chen glanced casually at Cao Debao who was not far away, and seeing his target of provocation, he sneered and had no intention of paying any attention to him at all.

Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang were also silent. They both knew why Cao Debao said that. He had already learned the situation from Cao Debao. However, they did not expect that Cao Debao would normally complain in front of them, but when he came to Qu Shuji's house, he actually dared to complain in front of Zhou Chen.

Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen looked very unhappy. Qu Shuji could not tolerate any sand in her eyes, so she got angry on the spot.

"Debao, who are you calling hypocritical? Explain yourself to me clearly."

Cao Debao stiffened his neck and said loudly, "Who I'm talking about knows it all. There's no need to say it out loud."

"Cao Debao."

Qu Xiuzhen slammed the table and shouted angrily: "I don't care what conflict you have with Zhou Bingkun, this is not the place for you to vent your anger, do you understand?"

It was just that she was old and was nostalgic, remembering their past friendship. Otherwise, she would have made Cao Debao even more embarrassed.

But Cao Debao was a troublemaker. He was very dissatisfied with Qu Xiuzhen's attitude and said loudly, "I didn't say anything wrong. He and I have been friends for several years, and Chunyan grew up with him. But now he is rich and doesn't recognize us. We asked him to help us with a little thing, but he was unwilling to do it. To say that he is hypocritical is an understatement."

"Cao Debao."

Qiao Chunyan angrily hit Cao Debao. She didn't expect Cao Debao to explode at this time. Although she was also dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's behavior, she didn't think of really turning against him.

But Cao Debao's words might have ruined their relationship. He was simply unable to accomplish anything and was more likely to cause trouble.

Cao Debao was already furious. He ignored Qiao Chunyan's attempts to stop him and continued to shout, "Why are you pulling me? I want to tell it today. I..."

"boom!"

Qu Xiuzhen slammed the table hard again, making a loud noise, and pointed at Cao Debao and scolded him, "Cao Debao, don't you understand what I said? If you come to see us, Lao Ma and I welcome you, but if you want me to judge for you, then you have come to the wrong place."

Qiao Chunyan held the angry Cao Debao and apologized repeatedly: "Qu Shuji, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Debao drank too much today, I will take him back now, and come to see you next time."

As she said that, she pulled Cao Debao away with force. Cao Debao was unwilling, but looking at Qu Xiuzhen, who had a cold face, and Ma Shouchang, who had an equally cold expression, he could only let Qiao Chunyan pull him away.

After Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao left, Ma Shouchang said with regret: "This Cao Debao."

Qu Xiuzhen interrupted, "Okay, stop talking. This guy is a troublemaker. He doesn't think before he speaks or does anything."

She likes to support young people, but Cao Debao's performance just now really disappointed her.

After what happened, Zhou Chen and the other two felt embarrassed to stay any longer. Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang left first, while Zhou Chen was pulled aside by Qu Xiuzhen to have a chat.

"Bingkun, I don't know what happened between you and Cao Debao, but I believe it must be his problem. I still believe you."

Zhou Chen said: "Thank you Aunt Qu for your trust, but it is true that I rejected them, but I have never regretted it."

Qu Xiuzhen patted Zhou Chen's arm and sighed, "I won't say much else. I'll just say one thing: it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. If it's not a matter of principle, it's better to have one more friend than one more enemy."

"I see."

Zhou Chen responded, but the problem was that this was a matter of principle, so Zhou Chen had never thought of taking the initiative to reconcile with Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao.

There didn't happen before, and there won't happen now. Just look at Cao Debao's attitude just now. It's good enough that he didn't take action. Let alone reconciliation? What the hell is reconciliation?

After leaving the provincial compound, he found that Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang had not left yet and were waiting for him at the door.

"Bingkun, we already know about your relationship with Debao. We all know that you are not to blame at all. This is Debao's own problem. Don't take it to heart."

Zhou Chen said calmly, "I really don't take it to heart. Anyway, I'm not familiar with Cao Debao. How he views me is his business. I don't need to build any friendship with him."

Tang Xiangyang sighed, "We are all friends. Debao really went too far this time."

He had spent more time with Cao Debao, so he understood Cao Debao's character better.

"No more words, just one sentence, let's wait and see, let's go."

Zhou Chen didn't take the matter between Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao to heart. He no longer considered these two people as friends. He just regarded Cao Debao's words as nonsense. Anyway, he would never have anything to do with them again in the future.

As the Spring Festival gets closer, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is becoming more and more intense.

In this age where hard work is glorious, the vast majority of people are busy all year round. Only during the Spring Festival do they have a few rare days of rest. Therefore, every Spring Festival is the happiest day for people across the country.

In the Zhou family, Li Suhua is the busiest one. She thinks about her husband, eldest son and daughter every day, and how to prepare delicious food for them. Every day, she either pulls Zhou Chen aside to ask this or that, which makes Zhou Chen really laugh and cry.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, before Zhou Chen got up, Li Suhua knocked on his door.

"Kun'er, your eldest brother and sister-in-law are coming back today. You and Juan'er should get up early and ride your bikes to the station to pick them up. They have never been here before, so they will definitely not be able to find them."

Zhou Chen reluctantly lifted the quilt and said loudly, "Mom, it's only five o'clock, and it's not even light outside. My brother's train will arrive in the afternoon, so there are still several hours to go."

Ever since she found out about her eldest son Zhou Bingyi's train time, Li Suhua has been talking about it all day long. This is not the first time she has said it. She mentioned it several times last night alone.

"Kun'er, what if your eldest brother and his friends arrive first? We said in the letter that we would go pick him up. He will definitely be waiting at the train station when he arrives. It's so cold, what if he gets frostbite?"

Zhou Chen said loudly: "Then if you let me go and wait earlier, aren't you afraid that I will get frostbite?"

"Then you can wear more clothes."

"I……"

Zhou Chen was speechless when he heard this. Now that his eldest son had returned, his youngest son suddenly became unpopular.

Zheng Juan had already sat up, and she pushed Zhou Chen and said, "Get up, or Mom will get anxious again. What Mom said makes sense. If Big Brother and the others arrive early and don't see us, they will get anxious."

Zhou Chen sighed, sat up from the bed, and sighed: "As a daughter-in-law, you just do whatever your mother-in-law says, and you can't tell right from wrong."

Zheng Juan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Isn't this respecting our mother? Do you want to see us go against each other?"

"You've become able to speak now."

Zhou Chen shook his head, got up and put on his clothes. Zheng Juan also got up to help. The two walked out of the room and found Li Suhua still standing at their door.

"Mom, is this necessary? I'm already up."

Li Suhua rolled her eyes at him and snorted, "If I hadn't urged you, would you have gotten up? The meal is ready, go wash up quickly and then eat."

Zhou Chen said to Zheng Juan: "Go check on Guangming and Ruirui. I'll go wash up first."

Last night, Zhou Rui insisted on sleeping with his uncle Guangming. Zheng Juan had no choice but to let him go. Although Zheng Guangming was blind, he was still good at taking care of children. Zheng Juan got up twice at night to check and found that Zhou Rui's quilt was covered properly.

After Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan finished washing up, they sat at the dining table. Li Suhua had already prepared breakfast and steamed buns.

"Kun'er, Juan'er, you guys eat first. Eat more. We don't know when your big brother and the others will arrive. Eat more to keep you from getting hungry."

Zhou Chen picked up the steamed bun and took a bite. "Mom, there's no need to be so anxious. The train can only be late, not early."

"That's hard to say. Anyway, it won't hurt to have breakfast. After you finish eating, each of you can ride a bicycle to the station. One bicycle is definitely not enough." Li Suhua ordered.

Zhou Chen raised his head and said to Li Suhua with a very serious expression: "Mom, it's okay for you to let me go, but Juan'er can't go."

Li Suhua looked confused: "Why? If Juan'er doesn't go, how can you ride two bicycles by yourself? If it's because of Ruirui, then there's no need to worry. I'm at home, and Guangming is there, Ruirui will be fine."

"It's not because of Ruirui, it's because the weather is too cold and there's ice on the road. Juan'er can't ride a bicycle, let alone be blown by the cold wind."

"Mom, Juan'er is pregnant."

Li Suhua was a little unhappy at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she was overjoyed.

"Ah, Juan'er is pregnant?"

Zheng Juan nodded shyly and said, "Yeah."

Li Suhua asked, "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

Zheng Juan said: "It was Bingkun who discovered it a few days ago. Later, I found that I hadn't had my period for a long time, so I was sure that I was pregnant."

Li Suhua laughed happily, "Good, good, this is great news. This Spring Festival is really great. Juan'er, you are a great contributor to our Zhou family. Our family can be reunited this year, maybe it's because of the little one in your belly. It's great."

After being happy, Li Suhua frowned again: "Juan'er is pregnant, it is indeed not suitable for her to go out. Kun'er, how are you going to pick up your brother and sister-in-law? You can't have three people in one car, right?"

"What are you thinking about, Mom? Don't worry. I've already told Guoqing to go with me to pick someone up. He should be here in a while."

Not long ago, Xiao Guoqing and his wife came to the door again, and their purpose was naturally to get the house. This time, Xiao Guoqing, an honest man, really bowed his head and begged.

Because Wu Qian was pregnant, it was really inconvenient for her to squeeze in with the whole family during the New Year, so she had to borrow a house.

Last time, Zhou Chen did not lend out the house because of the entanglement between Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao. This time, Xiao Guoqing and Wu Qian's attitudes were very good, so Zhou Chen did not make things difficult for them and agreed to lend them the house for a while.

Li Suhua and Zhou Zhigang had no objection to this, because the whole family would be coming back to celebrate the New Year this year, and the house in Guangzi Pian would not be able to accommodate them, so they had already decided that they would live in this house this year.

There are three rooms here, so even if everyone comes back, there will definitely be enough room for them. The family hasn’t seen each other for a few years, so they naturally want to live more comfortably.