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Li Suhua snatched it away, took a closer look, and immediately hit Zhou Chen.

"You're such a spendthrift. You bought four berths for a train. You have so much money to burn."

Zhou Chen was too lazy to explain to the two stingy girls, "We are four adults and three children. We didn't buy sleeper berths. We sat on the road for 20 hours and we were exhausted."

Of course Li Suhua and Zheng Juan couldn't argue with Zhou Chen, but Li Suhua gave Zheng Juan some instructions afterwards.

"Juan'er, you have to control your money well from now on. If you let this brat manage the money, it will be squandered sooner or later."

Zheng Juan just smiled and said nothing. She knew very well what her level was. In this family, she could only do logistical work. As for making money and spending money, she still had to rely on Zhou Chen.

It was almost the 20th, so Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were both very nervous. They would be going to the national capital soon. The nervousness they felt was so intense that it was hard to express it in words.

Compared to them, Zheng Guangming was very calm, not nervous at all, and even a little expectant.

Here, the only ones worth his recollection are his sister and brother-in-law and their family. Now that they are gone, they are still willing to take him with them, which he naturally wishes for more.

On the evening of the 19th, Zhou Chen made an appointment with Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao to have dinner at a restaurant.

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao both arrived as promised, and the three of them gathered again.

"Kun'er, are you really leaving tomorrow?"

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao both knew that Zhou Chen had been admitted to university and would go to Yanjing University, but when the time really came, they were both very reluctant to let him go.

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, the train is tomorrow afternoon. I don't know when I can come back after this trip."

Sun Ganchao was surprised and asked, "Doesn't the university have summer vacation too? Why aren't you coming back during the summer vacation?"

"I probably won't be back. This time I'm not the only one going to Yanjing. I'll also be taking Zheng Juan and the others with me, so I probably won't be traveling back and forth during the summer vacation. It's very likely that I won't be back until next winter vacation."

It is not easy for a family to go to Yanjing, and running back and forth is too tiring, so Zhou Chen never thought about coming back during the summer vacation.

Xiao Guoqing was very shocked: "Kun'er, you are kidding, right? That's the capital. You want to take your mother and your wife and their whole family with you? You are going to school, not to work. How are you going to support so many people?"

Although he had never been to Yanjing, he felt that the consumption in a place like Yanjing must be much higher than here. Zhou Chen went to school, not to make money. With so many people in his family, how could he survive in Yanjing?

Zhou Chen said: "You all know me. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't do that."

Sun Ganchao advised: "Kun'er, I advise you to reconsider it. This will not happen in a day or two. You can leave your aunt and Zheng Juan at home, and we can help you take care of them. This will be more convenient for you."

Zhou Chen knew that these two good brothers had good intentions, but he still had to make the decision himself on matters of this nature.

Seeing Zhou Chen's firm attitude, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao stopped trying to persuade him. In their eyes, Zhou Chen was much more capable than them. Since he dared to do this, they could only wish him the best.

"National Day, catch up, after this separation, it will probably take a year, or even longer, before we meet again. I have something to ask of you."

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao both patted their chests and said, "Kun'er, it's too polite to say that. If you have any problem, just tell me. I promise to help you get it done."

Zhou Chen said, "This is our house. We may be away for a long time this time. I am not worried about my house, but I am more worried about the houses in Guangzi Pian and Taiping Hutong. So I want to ask you two to be careful. I will leave the keys to you. If you want to live there, you can. But if there is any problem with the house, I hope you can help me to repair it and make some repairs. Okay?"

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao thought it was something else, but when they heard it was this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Guoqing even said: "You lent us your house, we should thank you, don't worry, with us here, your house will never have any problems, we guarantee that it will be the same when you leave and when you come back."

Neither of them was stupid. Zhou Chen apparently asked them to look at houses, but in fact he was helping them by lending them the house to live in. After all, it was unlikely that anything would go wrong after leaving the house for a year or two.

"Then it's up to you."

He had some intention of helping his two childhood friends, but more importantly, he wanted them to help look after the house.

He said one year, but who knows how long it will be? Zhou Zhigang took a leave of absence this year, and it is estimated that the next annual leave will take at least two or three years.

If Zhou Zhigang didn't come back for the New Year, Li Suhua probably wouldn't have the heart to come back.

A house with only words on it is fine, as it has a foundation, but if no one takes care of it for two or three years, it will surely fall into disrepair;

Zheng Juan's house in Taiping Hutong is in trouble. Their house is almost unfinished. If no one lives in it for a long time and no one repairs it, it may really collapse.

It was for this reason that Zhou Chen asked Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao to help look after the house and also lent them the place to live.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 20th. Cai Xiaoguang originally wanted to go with Zhou Chen, but when he heard that Zhou Chen was going to bring his whole family with him, he left alone.

When packing, Li Suhua and Zheng Juan wanted to take everything with them, including pots, pans, towels, brooms, etc.

Zhou Chen was stunned at the time. If they packed it up the way they did, they would have to use a truck or take a train. Even if there were four more people, they wouldn't be able to carry them.

He asked the two of them to bring only necessities, such as clothes and sheets, and not even quilts, because he was not only looking for a house during his stay in Yanjing, but also bought a lot of daily necessities, which would be too troublesome to bring from home.

He had used up most of the tickets he had for this purchase, but he didn't feel bad about it because he knew that they would be worthless soon.

Li Suhua and Zhou Chen argued for quite a while over what to bring and what not to bring. Li Suhua was so angry that she stomped her feet and cursed Zhou Chen for being a prodigal.

On the 20th, Zhou Chen and his family set out for the train station early. They took a van that Zhou Chen found and transported everything in one trip.

Although the people returning to work had already left, the train station was still very busy with people coming and going.

After they were allowed to get on the bus, Zhou Chen took the lead, carrying three large bags in his hands and two bags on his back, leading the way for Zheng Juan and others.

Li Suhua followed Zhou Chen closely, holding Congcong in her arms. Zheng Juan held Ruirui in her arms, carrying a bag in her hands and another bag on her back, and followed behind Li Suhua.

Zheng Guangming was holding Feng Yue in his arms, carrying a large bag on his back, and holding Zheng Juan's bag with his other hand, following closely behind.

After great efforts, Zhou Chen finally brought his family to the carriage safely and sat on the sleeper berths.

Because Zhou Chen bought the ticket early, the four berths were connected, with two upper and lower berths, forming a small carriage. There was no one else in the carriage, so it was like a private room.

It's just that the area is too small and it's quite crowded, but it's certainly many times more comfortable than the hard seats and standing tickets outside.

"Oh, it's really not easy to take the train. There are so many people. If I were alone, I would definitely lose myself."

Li Suhua was sitting on the berth, panting. She was so tired from squeezing all the way up here, even more tired than working for several days.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Now you know why I bought a sleeper berth. You can see that if I bought a hard seat, I would be exhausted when we arrived in Yanjing."

It’s okay for the adults, but the key is that they have three tiny kids, and that’s what’s really suffering.

Li Suhua: "It's good, but it's too expensive."

"It has its advantages. At least we are all together as a family, so it is much safer and we don't have to worry about petty theft."

Zheng Juan asked in confusion: "Is there anyone stealing things in the car?"

It was her first time taking a train and she really didn’t know what was going on on the train, so she was curious about everything she saw.

There were three other little ones like her. Although Feng Yue had taken a train before, she was only two years old at that time and had long lost her memory of it.

Zhou Chen said: "The train station is the most crowded place. There are all kinds of people here. There are not only petty thieves, but also many human traffickers. So we have to be cautious when we are with three children. It is safest to sleep in the berth."

There is no way to verify identities at train stations these days, which has led to extremely complicated personnel situations. It is no exaggeration to say that murderers may even be present.

Originally they thought it was a waste for Zhou Chen to buy a sleeper berth, but now seeing the chaotic situation at the train station and what Zhou Chen said, Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were not so averse anymore.

After the train started, Zhou Chen sat beside the bed and let Zheng Juan and the others rest while he was responsible for watching them.

However, he underestimated the energy of the three little guys. Maybe it was because it was their first time riding a train, they were extremely excited. They looked around and wanted to go out to play, but were caught by Zhou Chen and were angry with him.

The train departed in the afternoon and arrived at noon the next day, a total of twenty-one hours. During this process, Zhou Chen did not sleep, mainly because he had children and he was really worried.

Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way and we arrived at Yanjing Railway Station smoothly.

"Is this the capital, Yanjing?"

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were looking around curiously, looking more like children than the three other children.

"Yes, this is Yanjing. Let's go. Let's take the bus home first. After we have cleaned up the house, we will have plenty of time to show you around."

Li Suhua: "Do we still need to take a car? We can walk back."

"It's dozens of kilometers. How long will it take to walk?"

"Ah, so far?"

"Yes, this is Yanjing, it's very big. You will know later that this is not far away."

Zhou Chen took his family on the bus. Seeing his family members open their eyes wide and look around curiously, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When he first came to the capital, he was similar to them, excited and curious.

For many people decades later, there is nothing exciting about just going to the capital.

But for people of this era, the capital is a mysterious place, and being able to visit the capital is definitely an enviable thing.

Along the way, Zheng Juan and Li Suhua never stopped talking, especially Zheng Juan, who was watching herself and talking to her younger brother Zheng Guangming at the same time.

Although Zheng Guangming couldn't see, he was excited listening to his sister's narration.

Like his sister Zheng Juan, he had lived in that small area since childhood. After Zhou Chen married Zheng Juan, he went to more places in Jichun City under the guidance of Zheng Juan and Zhou Chen.

But a place like the capital Yanjing is really too far away for him. If Zhou Chen hadn't brought him here, he felt that he would never come here in his life.

The family arrived at the community where Zhou Chen rented a house. Li Suhua and Zheng Juan had never lived in this type of community before, so after entering the community, they looked around with great curiosity.

Arriving at the third floor of Unit 8 of Building , Zhou Chen pointed to the house to the east and said, "This is our house. Let's go in and take a look."

Zhou Chen took out the key and opened the door. Zhou Rui and Feng Yue took the lead and rushed in.

"Wow."

Feng Yue let out a cry of surprise. Zheng Juan and Li Shua, who followed in, were also very surprised when they saw everything in the room.

Because the decoration of this house is better and brighter than the one at home. The floor is covered with white tiles, there is a suspended ceiling on the roof, and there are all kinds of hanging electric lights, which are completely different from the simple light bulbs at home.

"This house is so nice, the rent must be expensive, right?"

While Li Suhua was surprised, she began to care about the rent.

“More than a hundred a year.”

Zhou Chen said casually that since they had already moved in, they could find out the rent by asking a little, so he didn't hide it anymore.

"More than a hundred, so that's about ten yuan a month?"

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan both gasped. This scared them both.

You have to know that the average salary of workers in Jichun City is only more than 20 yuan, but their rent is only more than ten yuan a month. If people in their hometown knew about this, they would probably scold them behind their backs for being wasteful.

Zhou Chen didn't think there was any problem. It was close to the school, had a good location, and had three bedrooms and two living rooms. Although the rent was not cheap, it was not very expensive for a location like Yanjing, and the price/performance ratio was pretty good.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's clean up the house. I just did a simple job last time and bought some furniture. I'll leave the rest to you."

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were amazed for a while, and after accepting the reality, they got into the state and began to clean up the house, while the three little ones ran around the house.

The family continued cleaning until the evening before starting to cook.

During the meal, Zheng Juan asked Zhou Chen, "Bingkun, this house doesn't seem to be as big as ours, right?"

"Well, although they both have three bedrooms, ours is a bungalow with larger rooms, while this is a building with limited space, so although it has three bedrooms, the total area is only about one hundred and one hundred square meters."

“No wonder it feels a little smaller than our house.”

Although Zheng Juan didn't quite understand the difference between an apartment building and a bungalow, she could still clearly feel the difference in size.

Zhou Chen smiled. Currently, houses in China do not have common areas yet. It would be really a rip-off once common areas are implemented.

For today’s buildings, the area shown on the property certificate is almost identical to the actual area in square meters.

"Kun'er, is our house far from your brother and sister's school?"

"Not far. What's wrong, Mom? Do you miss them?"

Li Suhua nodded and said, "Yes, if we were still at home, I wouldn't think so, but now that we are in Yanjing, when I think of Bingyi and Rong'er not far from us, I really want to see them."

"Kun'er, when does your school start?"

"You can report from the day after tomorrow. There may be military training after school starts, and classes will resume after the training."

Zhou Chen had not yet attended college in 78, so he really didn’t know whether Yenching Medical College would have military training this year.

"What about your eldest brother?"

“They will also start reporting the day after tomorrow.”

When Li Suhua heard this, she immediately showed joy: "Kun'er, can you go to your eldest brother's school tomorrow and invite them over for dinner? Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 593 Gathering in Yanjing and confronting Zhou Rong again

Li Suhua's words surprised Zhou Chen. He didn't expect that the first thing his mother did after arriving in Yanjing was to see her eldest son and daughter.

The surprise was only for a moment. He had finally coaxed the old lady over. Even if it was just to comfort her, he had to agree to this request.

"Okay, Mom, I'll go to Peking University to look for my brother tomorrow. He should be in school now, so he should be fine. As for Zhou Rong, I can't say anything."