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But he was alone and young, so how could he be a match for Liu Guangdang and his group? He was quickly knocked down, and then he ran away like crazy.

"Bah, he got it cheap."

Liu Guangdang spat at Banggeng's back. The venting just now made him feel very good.

Ever since his father went to jail, their family's situation has gone from bad to worse. He has been looked down upon many times in the yard. Banggeng has also looked down upon him many times. He has disliked Banggeng for a long time, and this time it is a good opportunity to deal with him all at once.

The friends around him are not good people either. They are all second-rate guys in the area. They bully others all the time, so it is easy for them to bully Bang Geng.

Zhou Chen knew that Liu Guangdang's behavior was definitely instigated by Xu Damao behind the scenes. It must be said that Xu Damao was indeed sinister. He started to make trouble just a few days after returning. The first person to suffer was He Yuzhu.

He also knew that the reason why Xu Damao didn't target him first was because he was alone and didn't have weaknesses like He Yuzhu.

If he had any obvious weaknesses, with Xu Damao's personality, he would definitely target him first.

Last time, Xu Damao was hospitalized, which was considered a small revenge. Now he just had to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, watching He Yuzhu and Xu Damao confront each other.

Banggeng was so shocked that he hid himself. Qin Huairu's family searched for him for a day and a night before they found him.

Then, amid Banggeng's madness and anger, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu, who had already planned to get a marriage certificate, naturally had to call it quits.

After a while, the boss called Zhou Chen over for dinner again, and also called Chen Lin over, deliberately giving the two of them some time to spend together.

Zhou Chen learned from the senior leader that Chen Lin had a good initial impression of him, so she agreed to meet again.

The first time is strange, the second time is familiar. The second time two people meet, they feel much less strange than the first time, and they are not as restrained when speaking as they were the first time.

After dinner at the big leader's house, Zhou Chen took the initiative to send Chen Lin home. Although he had a bicycle, he did not ride it. Zhou Chen pushed the bicycle and chatted with Chen Lin as they walked.

Chen Lin was born into a high-ranking official family. She was very confident since childhood. Later, she served in the army. She has a straightforward personality and is very talkative. Zhou Chen has lived for so many years and is also a good chatterbox, so the second time they met, the conversation went better than the first time.

In the next few months, there was no need for the senior leader to act as a matchmaker. Zhou Chen would take the initiative to find Chen Lin when he was free, and Chen Lin would also take the initiative to ask Zhou Chen out when she was resting.

Every time Zhou Chen invited her to dinner, she would treat him back. Sometimes Zhou Chen would buy her something, and she would not refuse, but would just buy something back for Zhou Chen as well. She would never take advantage of Zhou Chen at all.

Zhou Chen understood what she meant, so the two of them got along more easily and happily, and they accepted each other more.

Half a year passed in a flash, and it was the spring of 68.

Zhou Chen has been working in the steel rolling mill for more than two years. From an apprentice at the beginning to a fourth-level worker now, his progress is enormous. Last year, he was even selected as an advanced worker in the factory.

He has outstanding performance at work and his love life is also developing rapidly. His relationship with Chen Lin is getting closer and closer. Although he has not met the girl's parents yet, he will soon.

So now he can be said to have achieved success in both career and love.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 914 Liu Haizhong is released from prison

Just when Zhou Chen had a good talk with Chen Lin and was about to meet Chen Lin's parents, something unexpected happened.

Due to some special reasons, Chen Lin's father got into trouble, and the Chen family suddenly fell into poverty. Even Chen Lin was implicated and forced to go to labor reform, and the place was a remote farm far away from the capital.

Not only Chen Lin's father, but even the big leaders fell due to special reasons and were forced to leave the capital.

Even before the big leader and his wife left, Zhou Chen didn't even have the chance to meet them. But he did meet Chen Lin before she left.

Compared with her previous date with Zhou Chen, Chen Lin's spirit and energy had deteriorated a lot, but in front of Zhou Chen, she still appeared strong.

"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me. Fortunately, we haven't gotten engaged or married yet, otherwise, you would definitely be implicated by our family."

Although they already had the idea of ​​getting married together, they were not married after all, so Zhou Chen was not implicated in their family's misfortune this time.

Zhou Chen said: "Why are you talking about this, Chen Lin, you don't have to be too sad. I believe that it won't be long before uncle will be restored to his position and your family will be reunited."

Chen Lin didn't have high expectations, but said to Zhou Chen with a serious expression: "I may never come back after I leave. Zhou Chen, you are a very good man, and I am not worthy of you. After I leave, you can find someone else. I won't blame you. I feel very lucky to know you."

Zhou Chen also looked at Chen Lin seriously and said in a loud voice: "I am a bit stubborn. I will pretend that I didn't hear what you just said. I will wait for you to come back in the capital. I will wait for you forever. If you have me in your heart, don't give up. Believe me, you can definitely come back."

Although Chen Lin was moved by Zhou Chen's words, she was a rational person. Her future was bleak and she didn't want to drag Zhou Chen down.

"Zhou Chen..."

"Stop talking, Chen Lin, wait for me. I will come to see you if I have time."

Chen Lin was stunned and asked, "Why did you come to see me?"

"I have my own ideas. Just remember, don't give up. The suffering is only temporary. We still have a long future ahead of us."

"The future?"

Of course, Chen Lin is not as optimistic as Zhou Chen. The changes at home overnight have made her still unable to adapt. She has no confidence in the future.

In the end, she did not say anything more heartless. She stayed with Zhou Chen silently for a while and then left.

Chen Lin's departure allowed Zhou Chen, whose life had already been turbulent, to return to a peaceful life. The steel rolling mill and the courtyard were the places he visited most often.

Things in the courtyard were not peaceful either. Previously, Xu Damao had used a trick to ruin the marriage of He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu. He Yuzhu found Liu Guangdang and then learned that Xu Damao was the mastermind behind it.

As their old rival for many years, Xu Damao had ruined his marriage, so of course he would not let Xu Damao go.

So under He Yuzhu's planning, he used Li Huaide to directly pit Xu Damao, who had just become the deputy director. Not only did he lose his position as deputy director, but he also lost his job as a projectionist at the steel mill.

In this duel, neither He Yuzhu nor Xu Damao could be considered the winner. Although they hated each other to the core, neither of them took action again after that, and the courtyard was able to maintain peace for a while.

In the blink of an eye, several years passed and it was 1976.

During this year, the domestic situation gradually stabilized, and on this day, the courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang suddenly became lively.

Today is not a good day, nor is it a holiday, but it is indeed an unusual day for No. 95 Courtyard.

Liu Haizhong, who had been reformed for more than eight years, was finally released from prison today. Second Aunt went to pick him up early in the morning, and she was accompanied by Uncle and He Yuzhu.

So everyone in the entire courtyard knew that Lieutenant General Liu Hai would be back today, and many people were looking forward to it, wanting to see what the "Second Uncle" who had not been seen for many years looked like now.

When Zhou Chen came back from get off work, he happened to catch the lively time. Liu Haizhong had not come back yet, but many people in the courtyard were already looking around.

He had just returned and had not yet had time to enter the house when the third uncle came to his door with a small stool and sat down.

"Zhou Chen, come on, let's chat for a while."

Zhou Chen looked helpless and could only take a small stool from inside the house and sit down next to the third uncle.

"Haven't they brought back Liu Haizhong?"

Yan Bugui ate melon seeds and said, "They left this morning. Logically, they should have returned a long time ago. But they haven't returned yet. I wonder if they ran into trouble again."

As he said that, he raised his head and said to Zhou Chen: "If Lao Liu comes back, don't target him anymore. He's been here for more than eight years, and it's miserable enough."

"You said that as if it was my fault that he went to jail."

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that you and Lao Liu didn't get along before, but now you're an adult, so stop arguing with him."

Zhou Chen said: "As long as he doesn't provoke me, I don't bother to bother with him. I just want to live a peaceful life. Third uncle, you should understand me."

"Yes, I know you are not someone who causes trouble, I am just giving you a reminder."

Yan Bugui had lived next door to Zhou Chen for more than ten years and they saw each other every day, so he knew what kind of person Zhou Chen was.

Over the years, Zhou Chen had conflicts and even fought with Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong in the yard, but he had never had any conflicts with other neighbors.

On the contrary, because of Dr. Zhou Chen's identity and the fact that he often treats patients, he has a very good reputation in the hospital and has very friendly relations with his neighbors.

Yan Bugui looked back at the house next to Zhou Chen and asked curiously, "Zhou Chen, did Lao Zhang and his family really sell the house to you? Are they really not coming back?"

"Well, they have lived with their daughter for nearly ten years. They have long been accustomed to the environment and are not planning to return to live there, so they sold the house to me."

Ten years ago, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Li borrowed three hundred yuan from Zhou Chen and mortgaged the property certificate to him.

A few years later, they returned the money to Zhou Chen, but did not move back. Instead, they continued to live with their daughter.

Until recently, they decided not to come back at all, so they prepared to sell the house, and the first person they asked was Zhou Chen if he was willing to buy their house.

Of course Zhou Chen agreed. There were three rooms in this row, two for his family and one for Uncle Zhang's family. If he bought Uncle Zhang's house, all the rooms on this side would be his, and he could then move the kitchen next door.

In the end, one of them wanted to sell and the other wanted to buy, and after just a short talk, they reached a deal, and then they went to change the property title, and now the house also belongs to him.

But he is not in a hurry to start the renovation now.

As he was speaking, there was a sudden noise at the gate. Mr. Yan Bugui, although old at heart, stood up suddenly.

"She should be back."

Then he didn't even care about the small bench, and hurried to the door. Zhou Chen was not in a hurry, but stood up and looked towards the gate of their front yard.

After a while, a group of people walked in, and Zhou Chen also saw Liu Haizhong among the crowd.

Compared with the fat and plump face he had more than eight years ago, Liu Haizhong is now like a completely different person. His figure has shrunk by at least two sizes, his hair has turned completely gray, he has a hunched back, and walks slowly, like an old man who is dying.

The strangest thing was that although he was being stared at by many people, he remained expressionless, didn't say a word, and just kept walking forward.

After taking a few glances, Zhou Chen turned around and went back to the house. Liu Haizhong had already received the punishment he deserved, so he had no intention of continuing to target him, but the premise was that Liu Haizhong would not provoke him again.

Liu Haizhong's return caused a lot of discussion in the courtyard. It was okay in the backyard, but in the front yard and the middle yard, discussions never stopped that day.

For the next period of time, Liu Haizhong, who had just been released from prison, rarely appeared in public. Zhou Chen only found out a few days later that Liu Haizhong had gone to the steel rolling mill and caused a big scene, but was kicked out in the end.

In fact, with his ability as a level 7 worker, he could find a good job anywhere. It's a pity that what he did was very bad and he had been fired long ago. It is simply impossible for him to go back to work in the steel mill.

In the end, Yi Zhonghai went to the street office to ask for help and found a job for Liu Haizhong as a street sweeper. Every day he was responsible for sweeping the streets, cleaning, etc.

If it was his previous Liu Haizhong, he certainly wouldn't have done this, but now he has no other way out and can only accept it silently.

"Hey, Uncle San, is this the TV you just bought?"

Zhou Chen, who was washing clothes, saw the third uncle coming in with a box and saw what was in the box at a glance.

Yan Bugui said with a smile: "Zhou Chen, you have a good eye. Yes, this is the TV I just bought, a nine-inch black and white TV, two hundred and ninety-six."

"Of course, Third Uncle, how many years did it take you to calculate the number 296?" Zhou Chen teased.

"Hey, you little brat, how dare you tease your elders like that?"

Yan Bugui glared at Zhou Chen in dissatisfaction, then said, "You should know how to adjust the TV, come to our house for a drink and help me adjust the TV."

Zhou Chen said: "Okay, no problem, I'll bring some wine later."

"There's wine at home."

"Forget it, I don't dare drink your wine. It hurts my head."

He knew very well that the Third Master's bottle of wine was two parts wine and eight parts water, and he couldn't drink it after mixing them together.

"You little brat, I'm going to go back first, come here quickly."

Zhou Chen found it quite interesting to see Yan Bugui happily carrying the TV back to the house.

Even though this uncle seems to be stingy, his family definitely does not live a bad life in their courtyard. Not to mention anything else, he was the first one to buy a bicycle in their courtyard, and he was also the first one to buy a TV. Even Yi Zhonghai, who has the highest salary in the courtyard, does not have a TV at home.

Zhou Chen brought some wine to the third uncle's house. The third uncle's family was fiddling with the TV. When they saw Zhou Chen coming, the third uncle and the third aunt greeted him warmly.

There are four children in Yan Bugui's family, three sons and one daughter. They are all quite old and have already started working. The eldest, Yan Jiecheng, has been married for more than ten years but has no children of his own. Now only the youngest daughter, Yan Jiedi, continues to live with them.

Zhou Chen helped them adjust the TV, and then sat down to drink and watch TV with Yan Bugui.

Although another ten years have passed, the current TV programs are still very monotonous. Of course, this is for Zhou Chen. For Yan Bugui and his family, the mood is different. They wish they could focus their eyes on the TV.

Yan Bugui took a sip of wine and said, "This TV is really good. It seems that buying a TV is the right thing to do. Zhou Chen, with your conditions, it should be easy to buy a TV. Why don't you buy it?"

"There's nothing I want to see. I prefer reading."

"I can see that the big bookshelf in your house is filled with books. I feel like you are more of a teacher than I am."

"You are teaching and educating people, I just have a hobby and interest, our concepts and values ​​are different."

After a TV program was over, Yan Bugui suddenly asked Zhou Chen curiously, "Zhou Chen, you are already over 30 years old and you haven't gotten married yet. Are you still waiting for your partner?"

Yan Bugui was the one with the best relationship with Zhou Chen in the hospital. Naturally, he knew that Zhou Chen had a girlfriend back then, but something happened in the girl's family later. He also knew that Zhou Chen had been waiting for her all these years.

But after all, eight years have passed, and Zhou Chen is already 35 years old this year. In their courtyard, there are not many people who are still unmarried at this age.

Apart from Zhou Chen, there is the most difficult Sha Zhu, but Sha Zhu has Qin Huairu to drag him along, and the other two are Liu Haizhong's two sons.

Originally, it was not difficult for his two sons to find partners, but because Liu Haizhong was in prison, it became difficult for them to find a partner, so until now none of them have married, and they don’t even have a partner.

Zhou Chen replied with a smile: "Good things take time, I'm not in a hurry."

Indeed, he was really not in a hurry at all. Although many people had introduced him to potential partners over the years, he rejected them all.

For him, it doesn’t matter whether he gets married or not. He has been in this world for ten years. Among the women who have left the best impression on him and make him feel that he can live with her forever, Chen Lin ranks first.

So he doesn't mind waiting a few more years.

What's more, they have not lost contact over the years. He has visited Chen Lin on the farm several times, and the letters have never stopped. So, except for the fact that they have not obtained a marriage certificate, they have actually regarded each other as their lover for a long time.

"You, being too opinionated isn't necessarily a good thing."