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"Aunt, aunt, grandma, come here quickly, I want to take a picture of you. Hey, uncle, you're back?"

Zhou Chen looked at Feng Yue, whose hair was disheveled, and asked with a sullen face, "I think you've been crazy all day. Have you done your homework today?"

Feng Yue stuck out her tongue: "Uncle~"

Li Suhua tried to smooth things over: "Okay, Kun'er, Yueyue, you said you wanted to take pictures for us, come, grandma will go with you, Juan'er, Dongmei, you guys come too, let them have a good talk."

So Li Suhua took them upstairs, and only Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi were left downstairs.

The two of them did that for several minutes, and neither of them spoke first. In the end, Zhou Bingyi spoke first.

"I heard from Juan'er that you went out to discuss something with someone in the city today? Was it about investing in Jichun?"

Zhou Bingyi wanted to open up the topic, but he also really cared about this issue. Although he was currently working in the province, Jichun was the provincial capital and his workplace was in Jichun, so he was naturally concerned about Jichun's affairs.

"Yes, I plan to buy some land in Jichun, so I talked with Deputy Leader Chen for a day, but the details will probably have to wait until after the New Year to be finalized."

Zhou Bingyi became interested: "Deputy Leader Chen, I happened to have met him a few times, and I heard that he is very capable."

"He is indeed very capable and his words are flawless."

"If you have any questions, I can help. I have been working here for the past few years, and I am quite familiar with things in the province and city."

Zhou Bingyi took the initiative to show goodwill. Ever since he knew that Zhou Chen was the behind-the-scenes boss of Chenxing Group, he thought carefully and felt that it would be in his best interest to reconcile with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen understood what he meant at a glance, and remembered that Li Suhua had talked to him before she came back, and Zhou Zhigang had written him several letters to comfort him, so he did not confront him again.

"I'll find you if I need anything."

"Oh, there's something I forgot to tell you. Guoqing has moved out of our old house and returned the key to me. I gave it to mom. If you want to go see the old house, you can go to mom to get the key."

Zhou Bingyi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really? If I have time, I'd like to go over and take a look. After all, this is the house I've lived in for more than 20 years, and I miss it a lot."

Chinese people have a deep obsession with houses, especially old houses they have lived in for many years. Zhou Chen doesn’t have much idea about that house, but his parents, who have lived there the longest, have the most feelings for it.

"Did Dad write to you and tell you when he would be back?"

Zhou Chen said: "I can handle this matter. I will send a car to pick up our father on the day he comes back."

Zhou Bingyi was startled, then reacted: "That's right, you are the big boss now, it's easier for you to send a car than the leader, when the time comes, you can call me and we will go to pick him up together, he will be very happy when he sees it."

"……Fine."

Zhou Chen did not refuse. This was just a small matter for him.

As soon as this topic was finished, the two fell into silence again, as if there was nothing left to talk about.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 622 Zhou Zhigang retires and the Zhou family reunites

The family had just finished breakfast. Feng Yue was holding Zhou Chen's hand, asking Zhou Chen to take them out for a walk, but at this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the yard.

"Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingkun."

It was the voice of an old man with full energy. While others were still confused, Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It's our Ruirui's godfather who is here."

Zhou Rui's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Is it Grandpa Ma and Grandma Qu?"

"Well, come on, let's go open the door."

Zhou Chen brought Zhou Rui and others to the gate and immediately saw Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen standing outside.

"Haha, Zhou Bingkun, it's you. You're really good now. You didn't even tell us you were back. If we hadn't run into your brother while taking a walk this morning, we wouldn't have known you were back."

Zhou Rui immediately opened the door and greeted the two of them happily, calling out, "Grandpa Ma, Grandma Qu, I missed you so much."

Although he did not spend a long time with Ma Shouchang and his wife, he was deeply impressed during his childhood because these two old people were very kind to him and doted on him.

Qu Xiuzhen held Zhou Rui's hands curiously, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him: "Good boy, grandma misses you too. I heard from your uncle that you won't leave when you come back this time?"

Zhou Rui nodded: "Well, Dad said that we should stay in Jichun, and when I reach the third year of high school, I will go back to Yanjing to take the college entrance examination."

"Okay, okay."

Qu Xiuzhen smiled very happily. Zhou Chen's family had not been in Jichun in the past few years, and the old couple had no ties at all. In addition, they had already retired, so there were even fewer people visiting them. Their days were lonely and desolate.

Now Zhou Chen's family is back and lives just across the street. They can come and go as they please, which makes them very happy.

Zhou Chen came over: "Uncle Ma, Aunt Qu, let's go inside and talk."

Zhou Chen led the two into the house. After a few steps, Ma Shouchang asked him, "Bingkun, what are you thinking about? Aren't you doing well in Yanjing? Why do you suddenly want to come back?"

"Being a doctor is too tiring. I don't even have time to rest, so I want to change my way of life. Now I am doing business."

Zhou Chen did not hide anything from Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen and told them the truth directly.

"Why do you want to do business again?" Qu Xiuzhen turned her head and asked in confusion.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I'll explain this slowly later. Let's go inside first."

After entering the house, the two saw Li Suhua and exchanged greetings enthusiastically again. Soon Feng Yue and Zhou Cong felt bored and went upstairs to play. Zhou Rui, on the other hand, was kept being pulled by Qu Xiuzhen, who asked him questions and inquired about his well-being.

Zhou Chen chatted with Ma Shouchang about interesting things in Yanjing, and then told him why he resigned and returned to Jichun.

Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen were shocked to learn that Zhou Chen had achieved such great success. Although they always thought that Zhou Chen would have a bright future, they were still shocked to hear that Zhou Chen had accumulated so many assets in just a few years.

Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen came in the morning, but stayed at Zhou's house until the evening before leaving happily. Ma Shouchang drank a little wine and said drunkenly that he would come often in the future.

The next day.

Zhou Chen was sitting in the back seat of the car, with Xiao Guoqing sitting next to him. Xiao Guoqing was pointing at the street ahead.

"That's where people look for work. It used to be the place where the street office was located, but now there are more and more laid-off workers. Many people can't find work, so they come here to post their signs and look for work. The street office staff tried to help them several times but nothing happened, so in the end they could only let them look for work here."

Zhou Chen looked at the crowds on both sides of the street ahead. There were quite a lot of people, but most of them were men dressed simply and looked sloppy.

“Is it easy to find work here?”

"What's so easy to find? Look at all the people waiting there. Even if there is work, it's hard to say whether it will be your turn."

Xiao Guoqing shook his head, feeling emotional. If he had not listened to Zhou Chen back then, he would probably end up like Sun Ganchao, squatting here looking for work.

"Wu Qian heard Yu Hong complain that Gan Chao had been out every day for the past two years, doing odd jobs and working intermittently. The family couldn't make ends meet and had to borrow money to pay for the children's tuition. I had thought about lending money to Gan Chao before, but I was afraid..."

Xiao Guoqing is an honest man. When he saw his brother was having a hard time, he wanted to help him, but was stopped by Wu Qian.

It’s not that Wu Qian is cold-hearted. Now that Xiao Guoqing has made money, she also allows Xiao Guoqing to spend some of the money. But she told Xiao Guoqing that if he just lends money to Sun Ganchao, it may make Sun Ganchao even more uncomfortable.

After all, Xiao Guoqing listened to Zhou Chen's words at the beginning, but Sun Ganchao didn't. Now the gap between them is so huge. The other party didn't ask for money, but you took the initiative to give it to him. There is no way to know what Sun Ganchao will think.

Xiao Guoqing was a soft-hearted person. After being persuaded by Wu Qian, he no longer thought about giving money to Sun Ganchao, but waited for Sun Ganchao to borrow money from him.

But no matter how bad his life was, Sun Ganchao never asked him to borrow a penny, which made Xiao Guoqing very helpless.

"I know what you mean, let's go, I don't want to see us here if I want to catch up."

Zhou Chen did not rashly go to find Sun Ganchao. For a man with a strong self-esteem, going to him when he was in trouble would make him even more uncomfortable.

"After the Chinese New Year, find a time to call for him to catch up, and the three of us can have a meal together. I will persuade him then."

"I know."

Time flies, and a few days have passed, and in the blink of an eye it is the 29th day of the lunar year.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, every household is filled with joy, with lights and decorations hung up, and the streets are filled with festivity, with fireworks and firecrackers everywhere.

The liveliness of the New Year now may not be as colorful as it will be in 20 or 30 years, but it is definitely just as lively because fireworks are still allowed during this period.

Only those who have experienced this era can understand the differences of this era, and will miss the Spring Festival of this era even more in the future.

Especially for children, hearing firecrackers is a happy moment and means good things are coming.

"Kun'er, when are you going to pick up your dad?"

Li Suhua was busy preparing New Year's goods for the family, and at the same time she did not forget to urge Zhou Chen. Zhou Zhigang was taking the train today. Since he was coming back from retirement, he would probably bring back a lot of things. Li Suhua had been thinking about it for a few days.

Zhou Bingyi said with a smile: "Mom, Bingkun and I have already agreed that we will go to the station to pick up our dad after lunch. You can rest at home with peace of mind. Bingkun and I will definitely bring Dad back safely."

Zhou Rong said, "Mom, you weren't that happy when we came back. Now that my dad is back, things are really different."

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng came back by train yesterday.

Li Suhua rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "When I was in Yanjing, I could see you whenever I wanted, but your dad is different. Mom hasn't seen him for almost five years."

Yes, Zhou Zhigang had not been home for five years since they parted in 83. He originally had a chance to come back, but he wanted to wait until he retired to come back together, so he gave his vacation to others and waited until he retired to come back.

"Zhou Rong, stop making fun of me and go do your thing. Didn't you say you wanted to give our dad a surprise tonight? You should think about what delicious food you're going to make for dinner."

After Zhou Rong came back yesterday, she insisted that as a daughter, she must cook a delicious meal for her father when he returned, so tonight's dinner was left to her.

Zhou Rong patted her chest and assured, "Brother, don't worry. Tonight's dinner will be taken care of by Huacheng and me. I promise I won't let you down."

Feng Huacheng smiled bitterly. In the Zhou family, he had no say at all.

Although they said they cooked together, most of the cooking was definitely done by him, because ever since Zhou Rong went to school and work, he had been the one cooking most of the meals at home.

There was no way. There was a gap in their status now. Zhou Rong was a university teacher, while he was frustrated in the Yenching Writers Association and earned less than half of what Zhou Rong did.

It is naturally difficult for a man to hold his head up in front of a woman if he has no money, no power and is old.

After lunch, Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi took a bus to the train station.

Standing at the exit of the train station, Zhou Bingyi asked Zhou Chen, "Bingkun, our dad will not leave again when he comes back this time. Your parents will live with you in the future, so you have to be more tolerant. If there are any problems, don't argue with them. You can talk to me, okay?"

Zhou Chen looked at him calmly: "Am I the unreasonable person in your eyes? Besides, if my parents don't live with me, do they have to live with you at my sister-in-law's house?"

This sentence immediately made Zhou Bingyi's face darken. He said dissatisfiedly: "Bingkun, do you have to talk to me like this?"

"You were the first one to ask me to do something because you are the eldest brother. Why? You are the only one allowed to ask me to do something, but I can't say a few words. If I were you, I wouldn't ask others to do something if I couldn't do it myself. Honoring your parents is about doing, not talking. I see that you did a good job at my eldest sister-in-law's house, but why can't you do it at our house?"

Zhou Bingyi took a deep breath and tried hard to calm himself down.

"Bingkun, I know you still have a prejudice against me, but in terms of filial piety, I don't think I am worse than you. I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as the eldest son over the years, but that's because my father is still working and my mother is helping you take care of the child. If my mother lived with me, I would definitely be able to take good care of him."

"hehe."

Zhou Chen responded with a disdainful sneer. He didn't believe Zhou Bingyi's words at all. If he was really filial, he wouldn't have gone to see Li Suhua for several years and just written letters.

Zhou Bingyi was pissed off by Zhou Chen, but he had no way to vent his anger because he really hadn't achieved anything in these years, and hadn't been filial to his parents enough. He didn't have the confidence to argue with Zhou Chen.

"Bingkun, I don't care what you think. Since my parents will be in Jichun in the future and I'm in Jichun too, I will visit them often. Even if you don't like me, I hope we can still maintain a harmonious relationship in front of my parents. This is my only request."

Zhou Chen said indifferently: "Don't worry, I don't want to make them sad even more than you do."

"So much the better."

Seeing that Zhou Chen had no intention of continuing the conversation, Zhou Bingyi stopped talking. He had originally wanted to negotiate, but Zhou Chen's attitude really disappointed him.

But he didn't know that Zhou Chen didn't want to tell him because he couldn't stand what he did. You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.

Zhou Bingyi is such a person now. He would rather stay in a family like the Hao family than let Zhou Chen wake him up. In this case, what else is there to talk about.

Some things, if you see them too many times, you don’t want to see them anymore; some things, if you say them too many times, you don’t want to say them anymore.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Zhigang finally got off the train station. As soon as he walked out of the station, he saw Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi waiting for him.

"dad……"

Zhou Zhigang's luggage had already been taken by Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi. When he followed Zhou Chen to the outside of the train station, he couldn't help but take a breath.

"This is the smell of my hometown. It hasn't changed at all over the years."

Retirement is not a happy event for a hard-working man, and Zhou Zhigang is such a person.

After completing the retirement procedures, he felt empty inside. He was in a bad mood on the train back. It was only when he got off the train and saw his hometown again that his mood improved a little.

"Dad, the car is over here."

Zhou Zhigang followed behind Zhou Bingyi and was stunned when he saw Zhou Chen handing the gift to the driver and putting it in the trunk.

"Did you arrange this car? Bingyi, I'm not saying anything to you, but how could you use a government car to pick me up at the train station? This is too..."

But before he could finish his words, Zhou Bingyi interrupted with an embarrassed look on his face: "Dad, this car was not arranged by me, but by Bingkun. This is his own car, not a public bus."

"Bingkun's car?"

Zhou Zhigang looked incredulous: "How come Bingkun has a car?"

Zhou Bingyi was also surprised: "Dad, you don't know about Bingkun yet?"

"What happened to Bingkun? Did he resign and return to Jichun? He was definitely wrong in this matter. I..."

"Dad, that's not what I'm talking about. Forget it. Let Bingkun tell you himself after we get in the car."

Seeing that Zhou Zhigang really knew nothing about it, Zhou Bingyi thought about it and decided not to tell the truth, intending to leave it to Zhou Chen to tell it himself.