Of course Zhou Chen knew this, but the problem was that everything Zhou Zhigang did was done by the original Zhou Bingkun. Ever since he traveled through time, Zhou Zhigang gave him the impression of being selfish, partial, and chauvinistic, so he had a particularly bad impression of Zhou Zhigang.

When faced with people he doesn't like, he always chooses to ignore them.

In the end, just like last year, Zhou Chen's family, along with Guangming and Li Suhua, stayed up together to celebrate the New Year. Zhou Zhigang stayed in the room and didn't come out.

People are sometimes very strange. After finally being able to reunite, all kinds of problems always arise, and it ends up being unhappy.

After a night passed, no one knew what Li Suhua said to Zhou Zhigang, or whether Zhou Zhigang figured it out himself, or whether his favorite daughter was coming back.

In short, he got up early in the morning, full of energy, and with a smile on his face, he pulled Zhou Rui and Feng Yue to play together.

There was only one more Zhou Zhigang for breakfast, but there was a lot more food. The family finished the first meal of the New Year in harmony and peace.

"Bingkun, Xiaorong and the others will arrive this afternoon. Come with me to pick them up then."

Zhou Chen refused: "I won't go. Let your brother go with you. I have something else to do in the afternoon."

Zhou Zhigang was furious when he heard this: "What can you do? Your sister only comes back once in so many years and asked you to pick her up. What do you mean by making excuses?"

When Li Suhua saw the father and son fighting again, she hurried over to stop them.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with you two?"

Zhou Zhigang pointed at Zhou Chen angrily and said, "Ask your precious son, I asked him to go with me to pick up Xiaorong, but he refused to go and even said that Bingyi should go. When will Bingyi come back?"

Li Suhua glared at Zhou Chen and said, "Can't you just talk properly, kid? You have to make your dad angry."

Zhou Chen was quite speechless. Didn’t he want to say it? Zhou Zhigang didn’t give him a chance at all. He didn’t even ask him and just started to criticize him directly.

After scolding Zhou Chen, Li Suhua then explained to Zhou Zhigang: "Bingkun does have important things to do this afternoon. When Bingyi comes back later, you can ask Bingyi to go with you to pick up Xiaorong."

Zhou Zhigang was still furious: "What could possibly happen to him? Xiaorong only comes back once every nine years. What could be more important than this?"

Li Suhua also felt helpless about Zhou Zhigang's bad temper. Zhou Zhigang was not like this before. For some reason, he became so irritable the two times he returned home.

"Isn't it all because of you? Aren't you dreaming about taking a family portrait? But the photo studio won't open until the eighth day of the first lunar month. Bingkun went to the publishing house in the afternoon to ask someone to bring a camera to take a family portrait for us."

"Take a family photo?"

Zhou Zhigang was stunned. What Li Suhua said was right. His biggest wish over the years was to take a family photo together with his whole family when he went home for the New Year.

This idea is especially strong after having two grandchildren and a granddaughter.

But he just talked about this matter with Li Suhua last night and didn't tell Zhou Chen at all, but his youngest son was ready to find someone to take a photo. Could it be that he mentioned it when he came back the year before last and his youngest son remembered it?

For a moment, Zhou Zhigang suddenly felt a little ashamed, but he quickly suppressed it. I am his father, why should I feel guilty?

Li Suhua continued, "Yes, family photos. When Xiaorong comes back, our family will be together. This is the first time since 1969. Bingkun works in a publishing house and can borrow a camera. We will take a few more family photos when the time comes. When we are old, we can use the photos to remind us of the present."

Just thinking about it makes me feel beautiful.

Zhou Zhigang was obviously also very interested. It was he who first proposed taking a family photo, so he was more anxious than Li Suhua.

"Okay then. When Bingyi comes back, I'll ride with him to pick up Xiaorong and Huacheng."

After that, he instructed Zhou Chen: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, ask them to come over to take pictures, and remember to bring some gifts."

Zhou Chen replied calmly: "I understand."

This seemingly impatient tone made Zhou Zhigang frown again. He realized that this youngest son was really sent by God to punish him, and he was so angry that he died.

After lunch, Zhou Chen left home, but he did not ride his bike because he had to give the bike to Zhou Zhigang and others to pick up someone in the afternoon. Fortunately, the distance was not far.

The camera belonged to the publishing house. Zhou Chen had been working in the publishing house for so many years, so it was easy for him to borrow a camera.

Cameras are not cheap these days. Although he can afford one, Zhou Chen feels that it is of little use, so he has never thought about buying one for himself. There is no need.

It's just a family portrait, and it doesn't require any advanced skills. He can just ask his neighbors to help take the photo, and there's no need to ask his colleagues to go back with him.

After getting the camera, Zhou Chen did not go back directly, but went to the store to buy some small gadgets to take back for the children to play with.

When he got home, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi had already taken him back.

As soon as he walked into the house, he saw a small figure rushing towards him.

"uncle."

Feng Yue hugged Zhou Chen's thighs tightly and hid behind him.

Zhou Chen picked up Feng Yue in confusion: "Yueyue, what's wrong?"

Feng Yue didn't say anything, just buried her head in his arms.

At this time, Zhou Rong came over, followed by a strange man.

Nine years have passed, and Zhou Rong has changed a lot. When she left, she was just a girl under 20 years old, but now, she is nearly 30 years old.

Youthfulness and immaturity have been replaced by maturity and beauty.

She was wearing a red down jacket with floral decorations, and she looked really beautiful.

Behind her was a middle-aged man with glasses, a flat head, and a black cotton jacket. He looked gentle and refined.

Zhou Chen just glanced at him and lost interest. Feng Huacheng should be forty years old this year, and although Zhou Rong is nearly thirty years old, she still looks very young. If the two of them stood together and walked out and said they were father and daughter, people might believe it.

"Bingkun, long time no see."

When Zhou Rong saw Zhou Chen, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly introduced him to Feng Huacheng behind her.

"Huacheng, this is my brother, the great poet 'Zhou Chen' whom you have always admired; Bingkun, this is your brother-in-law, Feng Huacheng, he is also a famous poet like you."

Feng Huacheng walked up to Zhou Chen very enthusiastically, extended his hand and said, "Bingkun, hello. I've heard Zhou Rong talk about you a long time ago, but I've never had the chance to meet you. Now that I see you, I can see that you are indeed a handsome man. You can write so many good poems at such a young age. You're much better than I was back then."

It is not advisable to hit a smiling person. Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, calling him "brother-in-law" in a calm manner, and then there was no further words, which made Feng Huacheng quite embarrassed.

Zhou Rong was very dissatisfied with her brother's attitude. Just now, when her mother, elder brother and sister-in-law saw Feng Huacheng, they were very enthusiastic, but her brother actually had this attitude.

"Bingkun, what's wrong with you? Your brother-in-law is talking to you."

Zhou Chen said coldly: "Didn't I respond?"

"you."

Feng Huacheng held back Zhou Rong who was about to get angry and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is the first time Bingkun and I have met, it's fine as long as we get to know each other."

But Zhou Rong was a stingy person. She didn't dwell on it anymore, but said to Zhou Chen in dissatisfaction: "Bingkun, how did you teach your children? When Yueyue saw us, she avoided us and didn't talk to us. How could she be so rude?"

Zhou Chen suddenly laughed angrily, "How do we teach our children? I want to ask you, what are you doing? Yueyue has been in our house for two years, and you have only written two letters in total, and only mentioned her once. We haven't seen each other for two years, and as soon as we met, you wanted her to be close to you. Use your brain, is it possible?"

Zhou Rong said angrily, "Bingkun, how can you talk like that? Who are you angry at? I was the one who sent Yueyue back, but I also had no other choice."

"If you have no other options, then don't blame us for raising the child. If you don't like it, then take Yueyue back yourself and fulfill your responsibilities as a parent."

Zhou Chen's merciless rebuke caused everyone in the room to change their expressions suddenly.

Feng Yue suddenly hugged Zhou Chen tightly and cried, "Uncle, I don't want to go with them. Uncle, please don't chase me away. I want to be with you. I want to be with Ruirui and Congcong. I won't leave."

Zhou Rong, who was already very angry, turned red when she heard her daughter crying. Feng Huacheng was also embarrassed and at a loss.

Seeing his daughter and son-in-law in an awkward situation, Zhou Zhigang, as a father, walked over and scolded Zhou Chen in dissatisfaction.

"Bingkun, your sister and brother-in-law just came back, what's your attitude? What qualifications do you have to blame them? Yueyue is not entrusted to you alone, isn't your mother taking care of her too?"

Zhou Chen was really impressed by the fact that he could actually say such biased words.

Even Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei felt embarrassed for Zhou Zhigang.

Zhou Chen was so angry that he laughed: "She didn't take care of her own daughter, but entrusted her to mom to take care of her. Dad, do you think this is right?"

Zhou Zhigang said confidently: "Is there anything wrong with parents letting their daughters take care of their children?"

Zhou Chen said: "You don't need to lead me. You can say whatever you want. It doesn't take much effort to speak."

"Zhou Bingkun."

Zhou Zhigang was furious and directly called out Zhou Chen's name. Li Suhua rushed out when she saw that something was wrong.

"What are you doing? We finally get together, but you have to end it in a quarrel?"

Zhou Rong complained, "Mom, we're not the ones making trouble, it's Bingkun. Look at his attitude. Huacheng and I finally got home for the New Year, but he just turned his face away when we came in. How did we offend him that he would treat us like this?"

Zheng Juan came over and apologized to Zhou Rong: "Sister, I'm sorry. Bingkun has been very angry these days and has a bad temper. I apologize to you on his behalf. I'm sorry."

"Juan'er."

Seeing Zheng Juan actually trying to bend down and bow, Zhou Chen grabbed her and angrily said, "Who asked you to apologize? What right does she have to ask you to apologize? You helped her take care of the child for two years, she should apologize to you."

Zhou Rong's face turned blue and white, looking extremely ugly.

Zheng Juan was so angry that she complained in a low voice: "Bingkun, what are you doing? It's Chinese New Year and my sisters just came back."

Zhou Chen said coldly, "Just came back is an excuse? Didn't you hear me just now? I didn't say anything after I came in, but she complained to me. We worked so hard to help her take care of the child, and she was so carefree outside. When she came back, she blamed us for not taking good care of the child and said that the child was impolite. Is this what a mother should say?"

"Bingkun, you, ah."

Zheng Juan was so anxious that she didn't know what to say. She knew that this New Year's Reunion would not be easy because she was well aware of her husband's dissatisfaction with his elder sister-in-law, not to mention that there was also a father-in-law who didn't like her husband. If these three people were together, it would be a problem if there was no quarrel.

But she didn't expect that things would turn out so ugly the first time they met.

Zhou Bingyi walked over and said to Zhou Chen, "Bingkun, that's enough. It's New Year's Day. Give me some face. Juan'er, take Yueyue back to the room first and go play with Ruirui and the others."

Zheng Juan took Feng Yue from Zhou Chen's arms and looked at Zhou Chen with pleading eyes, which made Zhou Chen feel uncomfortable. His anger did make Zheng Juan, as a daughter-in-law, feel embarrassed, but he was really unhappy with this tone.

Zhou Bingyi pulled Zhou Chen, turned to look at Zhou Rong, and said seriously: "Xiao Rong, Bingkun's words were a bit harsh, but you were wrong just now. Bingkun and his wife are kind enough to help you take care of Yueyue. You have brought Yueyue up so well. You have no right to blame Bingkun. You are not qualified to be a sister. Apologize to Bingkun and let this matter go."

Feng Huacheng was the most embarrassed one. It was his first time meeting Zhou Rong's family and things turned out like this. His idea was the same as Zheng Juan's. He just wanted to end the quarrel quickly.

But Zhou Rong had a stern face. She didn't even bother to apologize and didn't even look at Zhou Chen. She was very stubborn.

Zhou Zhigang wanted to speak, but was stopped by Li Suhua. In order to let her family spend the New Year in peace, the old lady was now hard.

She felt that as a father, it would be fine if he did not stop the conflict between the siblings, but you cannot help your daughter bully your son. It would be most appropriate to let the eldest son act as a peacemaker.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 586: Breaking off relations? No mercy, just do it

"Xiao Rong."

Zhou Bingyi felt dissatisfied when he saw Zhou Rong had a stern face and didn't say anything, not giving him any face at all.

In the past, he always thought that his younger sister was more reliable and sensible than his younger brother, but with the changes over the years, he found that his younger brother who was unreliable in his eyes was actually more reliable than his younger sister.

At least Zhou Chen didn't refute him when he was speaking, but his sister Zhou Rong completely ignored him.

Zhou Bingyi had no choice but to look at Feng Huacheng. Since he couldn't persuade Zhou Rong, he let Feng Huacheng do it.

Feng Huacheng became more and more embarrassed. He knew Zhou Rong much better than Zhou Bingyi, but given the current situation, he could only bite the bullet and persuade Zhou Rong.

"Zhou Rong, what Big Brother said makes sense. Your attitude just now was indeed not very good. After all, Bingkun has helped us take care of Yueyue for two years. Just for this, you should apologize."

Zhou Rong got anxious when she heard this: "Why should I apologize? I'm his sister. You saw how he treated me just now. I won't apologize."

Feng Huacheng wanted to persuade him again, but Zhou Chen suddenly said, "I don't need her to apologize, brother. I know you mean well and I appreciate it, but you can see that we are not compatible."

Zhou Bingyi sighed helplessly: "You said you two are celebrating Chinese New Year, what kind of trouble is this going to do?"

But Zhou Rong still had no expression on her face, and Zhou Chen was too lazy to pay attention to her. If his mother Li Suhua hadn't been there, he would have simply kicked Zhou Rong away.

But thinking that the old lady treated him very well, if he did this, the old lady would probably be the saddest, so he endured it and didn't get mad.

As long as you are not alone, it is impossible for you to do whatever you want while you are alive.

Zhou Chen felt that he had a good temper. If he met someone who was merciless and ruthless, someone like Zhou Rong would have been beaten many times.

Although he didn't say anything unpleasant, Zhou Chen had already made a decision in his heart.

He was too lazy to pay attention to Zhou Rong, walked into the room, and went to take care of the child with Zheng Juan.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. How come Bingkun has become like this? He is so unreasonable. We are siblings. Look at his attitude."

After Zhou Chen left, Zhou Rong couldn't help but complain, but perhaps because she was afraid that Zhou Chen might hear her, she didn't speak loudly.

After hearing Zhou Rong's words, everyone in the living room had different expressions.

Zhou Bingyi was speechless. In his opinion, Zhou Chen might have some problems, but it was obvious that Zhou Rong had bigger problems. As a result, she was complaining now.

Hao Dongmei was also speechless, she shook her head, said something to Zhou Bingyi, then knocked on the door and walked into Zhou Chen's room.

She spent more time with Zhou Chen than with Zhou Rong. Although her brother-in-law sometimes spoke in a rather assertive manner, overall, he left a good impression on her.

But Zhou Rong's performance just now made her really at a loss for words.

Putting aside other things, someone has helped you take care of your child for two years, and just because the child doesn't get close to you, you blame them for not raising the child well. What kind of divine logic is this?

Based on this point alone, it is absolutely correct to say that Zhou Rong has no conscience. It is scary to think about having a sister-in-law like this.

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