But even so, Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng did not stay together until the end. A few years after returning to Jichun, they had a conflict, and they divorced after Feng Yue was admitted to university.

Zhou Rong may have grown up. Although she is divorced, she didn't make much of a fuss or cause any trouble, as if everything was just going on naturally.

Feng Yue, who had not had much affection for them in the first place, was not very sad when she knew they were divorced. She just looked down on them even more, and from then on, she stayed at her uncle's house during the New Year and other holidays.

Time flies, and it is 97. This time, Zhou Chen once again witnessed the return of Hong Kong, but the person next to him has become Zheng Juan.

In the TV series, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua should have passed away a few years ago, but after Zhou Chen came into being, their bodies have always been taken care of by Zhou Chen, so even in 97, they are still alive and well.

However, Zhou Zhigang was no longer working at this time, so the old couple just took a walk, bought groceries and lived a leisurely life every day.

Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen are still alive, but their bodies have aged too much and they probably don't have many years left to live. Last year, they were taken to the Magic City by their son who was staying there.

When the old couple left, they cried bitterly because they were reluctant to leave Zhou Chen's family, but after all, they were connected by blood, so they chose to live with their son.

Jin Yueji is still alive and well. It has to be said that this old lady is really strong. The Zhou couple and the Ma Shouchang couple have lived so long thanks to Zhou Chen's diet therapy. But she is older than these four people and does not have Zhou Chen's diet therapy. But her health is very good. It can be seen that she has taken good care of herself.

Zhou Chen's second son, Zhou Cong, was also admitted to Minzu University in 95. After his elder brother Zhou Rui chose an economics major, he chose to pursue a career in politics, which surprised his old father Zhou Chen.

But he is also very happy that his son has his own ideas and goals, and as a father, he must support and encourage him.

After graduating from university, Zhou Rui joined Chenxing Group and began to take over slowly.

The eldest son and the second son have grown up and no longer need company, so Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan spend most of their time with their youngest son and daughter.

The human world will almost end tomorrow, and the next world will most likely be "Under the Gate of Zhengyang". If you are interested and haven't seen it, you can go and watch it. Thank you for your support!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 632: Children's Future, Eve of Return

After entering the 21st century, with the development and progress of society, Jichun City, as the provincial capital, has become very prosperous, with high-rise buildings everywhere, and cars that were rarely seen in the past can now be seen frequently.

Zhou family villa.

Zhou Chen's family also moved from their original small Western-style building to the newly built luxurious villa.

Speaking of this villa area, it was also developed by Chenxing Group. There are more than 40 villas. Those who can live here are either rich or noble in Jichun City.

Whether it is the land area, property management, or other aspects, it is far beyond the local level of Jichun City, and is not much different from the capital Yanjing.

The Zhou family villa is the best one in the villa complex.

At this time, a farewell banquet was being held in the Zhou family villa, and the person seeing off was Zhou Chen's second son, Zhou Cong.

Zhou Cong raised his glass and shouted to everyone: "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I toast to you."

Zhou Cong, who is 26 years old this year, has graduated with a master's degree and is about to go to another province or city to work as a grassroots cadre.

Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan were naturally reluctant to let their son go so far away. Originally, Zhou Chen wanted to use his connections to get Zhou Cong to stay in Yanjing.

But Zhou Cong didn't want to live under his father's wings and insisted on going out on his own, so he chose a very far place and probably wouldn't be able to come back for a few years.

Zheng Juan was very angry about this. She had raised several children and had a very deep affection for them. Of course she didn't want her son to be away from her, and she couldn't bear to see him suffer.

But Zhou Cong was very determined, and Zheng Juan's words could not change his determination.

On the contrary, although Zhou Chen was also reluctant, he was much more open-minded than Zheng Juan. The child has grown up and wants to go out and explore on his own, and they, as parents, should not stop him.

"Congcong, Dad only has one thing to say. When you get there, do your best and don't be timid. It's hard for a cadre to achieve anything if he doesn't have enough courage."

Everything that needed to be taught had already been learned from childhood to adulthood, so Zhou Chen did not give too many instructions.

On the contrary, the grandparents Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were quite sad and expressed many reluctance.

The eldest grandson Zhou Rui took over the affairs of Chenxing Group. Although he is not in Jichun, he can come back several times a year.

But now that Zhou Cong is gone, it’s unknown how many years it will take for him to come back.

What the old couple is more worried about is that their health is getting worse and worse, and they probably don’t have many years left to live. If they can’t see their grandson for the last time before they die, they will definitely be unwilling.

The two younger brothers and sisters were not too sad, because after they were old enough to understand, Zhou Cong went to Yanjing to attend high school and university, so the three of them did not spend very much time together. They were definitely sad, but definitely not as deep as their parents and grandparents.

The saddest person is undoubtedly Zheng Juan. Zhou Cong is a piece of flesh that fell from her. Although he has grown up, she feels uneasy and deeply reluctant when she thinks about her son going to a place he has never been to.

But no matter how reluctant she is, she is still a great mother after all, and is willing to let go and let her children venture out on their own.

Zhou Cong passed away. For nearly half a month after his death, the atmosphere in the Zhou family was not very good. Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua's health was getting worse and worse, especially Li Suhua. Her legs were not very flexible anymore, and she basically had to sit in a wheelchair when she went out.

Zheng Juan was sad for a long time. Zhou Chen tried to persuade her many times but it was useless. He could only stay by her side and comfort her.

If it weren't for the two younger ones, he would have taken Zheng Juan to travel everywhere long ago. But now the two younger ones are only in junior high school, and it will take a few more years for them to enter college. Their parents are also old, so they can't leave now even if they want to.

In the same year, Hao Dongmei's mother Jin Yueji passed away, and everyone in the Zhou family, except Zhou Chen, attended the funeral.

Everyone tried to persuade Zhou Chen, but he was not willing to go. Some said he was narrow-minded or something else, but he just didn't want to have anything to do with the Hao family.

As soon as Jin Yueji left, Hao Dongmei came to Zhou's house even less. Zhou Chen was unwilling to forgive her parents, and she was equally unwilling to forgive Zhou Chen. Even when she bought things for Zhou's father and mother, she would just send them to the door and leave without going in.

Zhou Bingyi's career was developing well, but his health was getting worse day by day. Because he had been separated from Hao Dongmei for a long time and there was no Jin Yueji to mediate, their relationship was becoming increasingly distant. Sometimes when he came back, they would quarrel.

Not long after Jin Yueji's death, Qu Xiuzhen, who lived in the Magic City, also died of illness. Zhou Chen took his family to the Magic City to attend Qu Xiuzhen's funeral.

To Zhou Chen, Qu Xiuzhen was truly an elder worthy of admiration. Her death made Zhou Chen extremely sad, because Qu Xiuzhen left too quickly and he didn't even get to see her for the last time.

Another year passed, and during this year, a major event happened in the Zhou family. The eldest son Zhou Rui got married to his college classmate. The two dated for nine years and finally got married.

At this point, Zhou Chen had to say that his eldest son was not like him. It would take nine years for him to get married after dating. This was really slow.

The eldest son is married, and the second son also has a girlfriend in the local area where he works. She is the girl from his boss’s family.

After learning about this, Zheng Juan was both happy and sad, because she felt that since her son had a local girlfriend, he would most likely settle down there and it would be difficult for him to come back to accompany them.

Feng Yue, on the other hand, is nearly 30 years old and has not yet married, and doesn't even have a boyfriend.

According to her, she wanted to find a boyfriend as capable as her uncle, but she hadn't met one in all these years. Those boys who pursued her were too childish, and she really didn't want to date them.

Everyone in the Zhou family advised her, but she didn't take it seriously at all. She even said that at worst she wouldn't get married. She would rather not get married than live that kind of life like her parents.

Because of this, Zhou Rong cried many times out of anxiety. Once, she was so angry that she quarreled with Zhou Chen, saying that it was because of Zhou Chen's education that Feng Yue became like this. Zhou Chen drove her away on the spot.

Zhou Chen also advised Feng Yue not to be too picky. She didn't have to find a man she particularly loved, but she must find someone who loved her very much.

It's a pity that Feng Yue is used to freedom and doesn't listen at all. Although he works in Chenxing Group now, he has always been lazy and is most interested in traveling around the world.

Since it was useless to persuade her, Zhou Chen stopped caring about her. There were too many people in this world who hated marriage. Let Feng Yue live the way she wanted. Anyway, their family was not short of money and could afford to support her.

In the blink of an eye, it was 2004. In that year, Zhou Zhigang was suddenly hospitalized due to cerebral infarction. Even though Zhou Chen tried his best to rescue him, he could only let Zhou Zhigang live a few more days.

Because Zhou Chen and Zhou Rong were both in Jichun, and Zhou Bingyi was the only one out of town, Zhou Chen called Zhou Bingyi and asked him to come back as soon as possible to see his father for the last time.

After meeting Zhou Bingyi, Zhou Zhigang could no longer hold on. Before leaving, he held Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi's hands tightly.

"Bingkun, Bingyi, I, I can't do it anymore. After I leave, you must take good care of yourself. Bing, Bingkun, don't blame your elder brother anymore. It's not easy for him either."

Zhou Chen held Zhou Zhigang's hand tightly, his eyes red, and said in a deep voice: "Dad, don't worry, I will listen to you."

Zhou Bingyi cried loudly and agreed to his father's request while shouting and crying.

Finally, Zhou Zhigang's gaze swept across his three children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and finally fell on Li Suhua's face. He showed an affectionate smile and passed away suddenly.

"dad……"

"grandfather……"

"Grandpa..."

…………

Zhou Zhigang's death filled the Zhou family with grief, but no matter how sad they were, they still had to prepare for his funeral.

Because Guangzipian was already under renovation and the original old house was gone, the funeral was held in the small Western-style building that Zhou Chen had bought before.

Although the old couple of the Zhou family lived with Zhou Chen, Zhou Bingyi was the eldest son after all. According to domestic tradition, he should be the one to handle Zhou Zhigang's funeral.

However, he did not try to seize the honor, but delegated the power to Zhou Chen, and assisted from the side.

After being busy until the evening, Zhou Chen asked everyone to go to rest, and he went to Li Suhua's room.

Since Zhou Zhigang's death, Li Suhua has been silent. With a head full of white hair, she looks even older and more dejected.

Seeing his parents like this, Zhou Chen felt very uncomfortable. He knew that if Li Suhua continued like this, she probably wouldn’t live long.

"Mom, please don't be like this. Our dad was most concerned about you before he left. Please cheer up and don't let go of it."

Thinking of the plot in the TV series, in which Li Suhua passed away after Zhou Zhigang, he became even more nervous.

Li Suhua looked at Zhou Chen, suddenly smiled, and reached out to gently stroke Zhou Chen's face.

"Kun'er, Mom knows that you are filial. It is all thanks to you that your dad and I are still alive today. If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago."

"Mom, don't say that. You still have to stay with me and the children."

Li Suhua persuaded Zhou Chen instead: "Kun'er, don't be afraid, Mom is fine, Mom will always be with you..."

As she was talking, Li Suhua fell asleep leaning on the bed.

Zhou Chen looked at the sleeping Li Suhua, but did not dare to leave. He just sat beside the bed, quietly.

I don’t know how long it had passed, but Zhou Chen suddenly heard a noise, and immediately opened his eyes, then saw Li Suhua getting down from the bed.

"mom."

"Kun'er, take me to see your father."

"Mom, it's so late, you should get some rest."

Li Suhua shook her head palely and said firmly, "Kun'er, promise mom."

Zhou Chen was silent for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

Zhou Chen brought Li Suhua downstairs and stayed by Zhou Zhigang's side.

Zhou Chen did not get closer, but stood in the distance, quietly watching Li Suhua talking to Zhou Zhigang, but his face was full of sadness, because he knew that Li Suhua might not be able to hold on any longer.

About an hour later, Zhou Chen saw Li Suhua with her head down and no longer moving, and tears suddenly burst out.

"mom……"

What was originally a funeral for one person suddenly became a funeral for two.

…………

Time flies like an arrow, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The year 2008 was a major festival for everyone in China, especially during the Olympic Games, which was the focus of the whole world.

During the Olympics, Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan stayed in Yanjing and watched most of the games.

The two youngest children are now in college, and there are no elderly people to take care of them, so Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan basically didn't go home much this year, and took her traveling and playing everywhere.

However, because they wanted to watch the Olympics, they did not go abroad before, but only visited tourist attractions in China.

Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan were sitting in the stands at this time, watching the national team's basketball game.

Although he already knew the result, the feeling of watching it live was naturally different from watching it on TV, so Zhou Chen watched it with great interest.

Zheng Juan was not very interested in the basketball game, so she sat next to Zhou Chen and talked to him.

"After watching the game, we went to find Jia Jia. He said he had a girlfriend and wanted us to meet her."

The two youngest children were also admitted to university, but because they grew up in everyone's love and affection, they were quite naughty and willful, a little worse than their two older brothers.

Zhou Jia was admitted to the Yenching Union Medical College. After learning that his father was an excellent doctor, he also decided to become a doctor, so he applied for a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree in clinical medicine at the Union Medical College.

As for Xiao Lingdang, she was admitted to Fudan University in Shanghai and went to Shanghai alone.

"Oh, really? This guy actually has a girlfriend, and he wants us to see her. It seems that he is very confident in his girlfriend."

Zhou Chen was indeed quite surprised, because Zhou Jia was only a sophomore after the summer vacation, and he had never been in a relationship before college, which meant that he must have started dating during college.

It's not Zhou Jia's style to want them to meet after just talking for a short time, so that's why he said that.

"Then let's meet. I'll have someone arrange a hotel."

Zhou Chen took out his cell phone and sent a message to his assistant, asking him to arrange it immediately.

"Wow..."

At this moment, there was an uproar at the scene, and countless people stood up and shouted excitedly. It turned out that Yao Ming suddenly made a dunk during the game.

Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan have long been accustomed to such cheers, because they have experienced too much of them in recent days.

Zhou Chen put all his attention on his wife Zheng Juan and protected her well from inside out, so even though Zheng Juan's real age is nearly sixty, she looks like she is in her forties.

Zhou Chen said something similar. He was in very good health and had a full head of black hair. If they didn't tell their real age, outsiders would definitely not be able to tell.

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