Chapter 393 Meeting the In-Laws

This vacation was very long. Zhou Bingyi and others who went to school had a half-month break. Zhou Zhigang also took a leave of absence for this reunion, so he could stay at home for ten days. The Zhou family was very lively, and they were laughing every day. The only regret was that Wang Yan and Zhou Bingkun had to go to work every day and could not get together every day.

For a few days, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua chattered every day, either talking about their children or the mountains. They had endless things to say. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were obsessed with making a baby. In just a few days, Zhou Bingyi had lost a little weight, which scared Li Suhua enough. She asked Wang Yan to take a look.

Zhou Bingyi shook his head and smiled bitterly at Wang Yan, saying, "I'm sorry to make you laugh." Wang Yan smiled and said nothing, but just told them not to rush and prescribed a prescription for strengthening the body and nourishing the essence.

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng took Feng Yue out to play every day to get closer to their daughter. A five-year-old child is indeed smaller and easier to fool. After four or five days, the relationship has improved significantly and they are all very happy.

After returning after two years, Wang Yan took the initiative to set up a table in the state-owned restaurant without Zhou Zhigang saying anything, and brought his father-in-law and his family over to have a meal with Zhou's family.

Wang Yan's behavior and work are certainly impeccable. Not to mention that his father-in-law has been promoted, he has close contacts with him on weekdays. During the six months that Chen Jing was in school, he would take the children to his father-in-law's house every three or five days to take care of the health of the old couple and pay attention to his brother-in-law's studies. His sister-in-law didn't need him because she had been admitted to Jichun University. Just give some money to let his sister-in-law buy something she likes, regardless of the cost.

His father-in-law is also very delicate, and he doesn't treat Hao Dongmei specially. Because of the different positions, he understands how powerful his beloved son-in-law is, and he won't kowtow to Hao Dongmei's father, after all, he doesn't ask him for anything. Besides, he is not young anymore. Basically, the highest position he can get is the director and then retire. He can’t go any higher.

Anyway, they get along well and the food is good.

During the meal, Zhou Bingyi looked at his father who was smiling and talking loudly, and he had some thoughts in his mind. He thought, maybe it would be better to let his father meet the real in-laws. But he didn’t dare to say it...

Recently, the two of them have been getting along well. Of course, Hao Dongmei also noticed that her man was different, but she didn’t say it. It’s always a surprise to be unexpected.

It’s another Sunday morning. Everyone in the Zhou family has been back for a whole week. It’s also a day off for Wang Yan and Zhou Bingkun, who work. They have already made an appointment. Today, everyone is here. They are going to go to the photo studio to take a family photo.

Early in the morning, Hao Dongmei, who had dressed up neatly, went downstairs: "Mom, good morning, I'm reading the newspaper."

Jin Yueji nodded: "Where's Bingyi? Why isn't he moving?"

"He's still packing, he'll be down soon." Hao Dongmei sat next to her mother: "Oh, by the way, mom, you don't know the address of Bingyi's house, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I don't know yet. Here's a pen. You write it on the newspaper. Your dad will go there in the afternoon." Jin Yueji looked at her daughter lying there writing the address, and instructed: "When your dad goes there, he can also do some research and visit the environment of Guangzi Pie on the spot. He won't stay at Bingyi's house for long. The specific time cannot be determined for the time being, but he will definitely go today so that Bingyi's family doesn't have to go out of his way to go. Wait for the welcome, just do what you need to do, understand. "

"I know, but Bingyi's father can't really do what he needs to do." Hao Dongmei shook her head and smiled. Just as she was about to continue, she saw Zhou Bingyi coming downstairs: "Okay, Mom, let's go."

Jin Yueji smiled and nodded to Zhou Bingyi: "You two don't want to have breakfast before going there? It will be ready soon."

"No, Mom, we agreed yesterday that we will go to Bingyi's house for breakfast this morning, and then go to the photo studio together."

"Okay, then you two go quickly."

Zhou Bingyi stood at the door and smiled: "Mom, then we'll go first."

"Go, go."

Outside, Zhou Bingyi rode his bicycle and carried Hao Dongmei to Guangzi Pian.

It was only seven o'clock, and it was not too hot. With the cool breeze in the morning, it lifted the corners of Hao Dongmei's skirt and brushed the broken hair on her forehead, which was still very touching.

The two were talking in a mess, and suddenly Hao Dongmei said: "Bingyi, my parents are going to visit your house this afternoon."

"Huh?" Zhou Bingyi was stunned for a moment, and urgently stopped the car with his foot, turned back to look at the woman behind him: "Really?"

"How could it be false?" Seeing his surprised look, Hao Dongmei smiled and said: "As soon as you came back, I told my mother, and my father agreed. My mother discussed it with the secretary, and it happened that they were all here today, so they said they would come to visit, and by the way, conduct research in Guangzi District and make a field visit. The day before yesterday, Wang Yan invited me to dinner at the state-owned restaurant, and when my father was talking to Wang Yan's father-in-law , I saw your expression. "

Zhou Bingyi laughed: "I do have this idea, but your father is so busy, I can't say it. Dongmei, you are really a considerate and virtuous wife. Tell my father later, he must be very happy. "

"Okay, okay, let's go, it's so hot."

"Okay, sit down, let's go." Zhou Bingyi responded, pedaled hard to go home, and even hummed a little tune...

In the old Zhou family, a group of people held their bowls, sitting or standing around the table, eating pickles and last night's leftovers, steamed buns, and drinking the millet porridge cooked by Zheng Juan early in the morning.

Zhou Zhigang taught his grandson to turn around and drink hot porridge, and laughed and sighed: "Hey, the last time we took a family photo was the Spring Festival in 1969. After that, we never got together. In a blink of an eye, nine years have passed, and the house has become three times bigger, haha. It's good to have more people, and it's lively with more people. Our Zhou family is prosperous."

Zhou Bingkun interrupted: "It's not considered, it's true."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's true." Zhou Zhigang laughed: "Why hasn't Bingyi come yet? It's just to cool down in the morning, otherwise it will be too uncomfortable when the sun comes up later."

As soon as the voice fell, the sound of a bicycle ladder came from the yard. Zhou Rong smiled and said: "He is here."

"This is called speaking of the devil." Zhou Jianhua, who was in preschool, followed up.

The whole room laughed and said that the study was not in vain.

"What are you talking about? So happy?" Zhou Bingyi brought Hao Dongmei to open the door curtain and entered the house, looking at the laughing relatives in confusion.

Zhou Rong smiled and said, "You are here, Jianhua said, 'Speak of the devil, and he will appear.'"

Touching Jianhua's grinning head, Zhou Bingyi said, "Well done, kid, you have learned all these two-part allegorical sayings. Study hard, and you will be admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University in the future, and contribute to the construction of our motherland."

"Did you hear that? Your uncle said that you should study hard in the future, go to the best universities in China like them, and contribute to the construction of the country." Zhou Bingkun turned around and called out, "Juan'er, get the bowls and chopsticks for my brother and sister-in-law."

"Why do you need to call them? Juan'er brought them just now." Li Suhua rolled her eyes at her old son, "You only know how to order Juan'er around all day long."

"You have found a backer, this guy." Zhou Bingkun looked at Zheng Juan and shook his head speechlessly.

Zheng Juan smiled and said, "Then I'll be with our mom."

Zhou Bingkun looked at the people in the room and said, "You all saw that I now have the lowest status in the family. That's the old Buddha, these are the little ancestors, and this one is also a leader now."

Zhou Zhigang interrupted and said, "That's right, everyone can see how Zheng Juan is, you are more than qualified to be a leader."

After another round of laughter, Zhou Bingyi said, "Dad, I want to tell you something."

"Go ahead."

Looking at his wife who was smiling sweetly beside him, Zhou Bingyi smiled and said, "Dongmei's parents are coming to our house this afternoon to sit and meet the in-laws."

Zheng Juan was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Will they eat at home?"

Hao Dongmei shook her head and said, "No, no, they just come to meet and get to know each other."

Zhou Bingkun said, "If your parents don't eat, we So many people have to eat. Juan'er, after we take pictures, we will go to the market to buy some vegetables. There are more than ten people in our family. Whether Dongmei's parents eat or not, they will have to cook a lot. "Bingkun is right, just cook normally. There are so many people in our family, so we have to cook a lot." Zhou Zhigang, who was also in a daze, came back to his senses and said, "Okay, you guys hurry up and eat. After eating, we will go to take pictures. When you come back, clean up the house inside and out. Oh, don't cook dinner at night, just eat the cakes and fruits at home. When you cook, the smoke is too strong, which is not good. Also, the road outside needs to be swept, and the toilet needs to be cleaned..." Hao Dongmei was a little embarrassed: "Dad, it's not necessary, they just come and sit and leave, there's no need to make such a big fuss." Zhou Bingyi nodded "Yes, Dad, it's not necessary."

Zhou Bingkun also objected: "Yes, Dad, our house is pretty good, and it's cleaned up pretty neatly. You said that the toilet is so far away, why do we need to clean it? And the street is like that, why do we need to sweep it."

"What if someone comes to use the toilet, you know what the toilet looks like, will it work?" Zhou Zhigang glared: "What, I can't use you?"

Wang Yan, who had been silent all the time, spoke: "Uncle, it's really not necessary. We can understand that you want to leave a good impression on Dongmei's parents. But think about it, he is such a big leader, even if he doesn't understand the situation under his rule, he should know a general idea. And didn't my aunt say that he had come to see it before? We should let him see what the real light-word film looks like, and see if it is different from more than ten years ago. What's different.

You don't have to feel burdened and feel that you are embarrassing Guangzi Pian. Uncle, our family cannot represent Guangzi Pian. We are just the Zhou family in Guangzi Pian. Guangzi Pian is what it is today, not because of us. We don't have the ability to change anything.

Maybe after seeing it, Sister Dongmei's father will go back and hold a meeting to deal with the problem of Guangzi Pian. After all, there is more than one Guangzi Pian in Jichun, and other places are in a similar situation. Sister Dongmei's father must have some ideas, right? After all, we are the capital of Jiangliao Province and the face of Jiangliao. There must be some considerations.

And uncle, you know that our Guangzi Pian is still the same, no matter how much we clean and tidy it up, it is still dirty and messy. It is better to be more natural. I know you are considering the status of Sister Dongmei's parents, but I think her parents must just want to meet their in-laws normally and don't want us to have any pressure. Just be normal.

Besides, my father-in-law has been here before, he is a lower-ranking official, but he is still an official. I don't mind your different treatment, but Chen Jing will be unhappy when the time comes."

Chen Jing gave Wang Yan a slap in the face angrily: "Just say it, why did you bring me with you? Uncle, I didn't say I was unhappy. You should do whatever you want. How old is Dongmei's father? My father can't compare to you."

Zhou Zhigang shook his head and smiled: "Hey, brat, you are my general. If you say that, it will be hard for me to explain to Chen Jing's father when I meet her later."

Hao Dongmei smiled and said: "Dad, Wang Yan is right. My mother told me that my father came here this time mainly to meet you two elders, who are all acquainted with our family. In addition, he also visited and investigated in Guangzi Film. For a moment, authenticity is the most important thing.”

"Okay, just clean up inside and outside the house. Don't make such a big fuss, otherwise Dongmei's parents will be embarrassed. They originally wanted to come over and see us, but they didn't want to make us bother. Yes. Come on, Dongmei." Li Suhua, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang, waved her hand and said very openly.

She didn't know anyone else, but she recognized her nephew very much. My good nephew has never failed in doing things for so many years, and now that he is saying that, there must be no problem, she believes it. And she also felt that it was a bit bad to live like her wife said, and she didn't ask for anything, she just cleaned up the house, and swept the streets and toilets. Although he is not as good as others, he does not ask for help from others, so he is no longer tough.

"Mom, you're absolutely right, that's it, otherwise they wouldn't be comfortable staying here."

Zhou Zhigang said: "Okay, okay, I was the one who reacted too much, so that's it, you eat quickly, let's go take pictures, and when we come back to clean up, we have to cook. This is not good when there are too many people, It takes a long time to cook, Zheng Juan, you are tired. "

"Dad, I'm not tired at all. Sister-in-law Jing, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law are all helping. Besides, if you like the food I cook, then I'm happy too."

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It is completely understandable for Wang Yan that Zhou Zhigang made such a big move in his original play, but now it is not possible to do it. It's not vanity, it's not a sign of influence, it's just the special status of such an in-law, which makes him, an ordinary person, at a loss what to do. The gap between the two families is too big. It's just that the home is as it is and cannot be changed, but it can still be kept clean and tidy. He wants to show the best he can as much as possible and not let such a high-ranking official and his relatives pick on him. An embarrassment to the eldest son.

In fact, it is indeed wrong for him to criticize his father-in-law. When Zhou Zhigang came back in 1976, he invited his father-in-law to dinner at home. The house was tidied up, but it was not as high as this time. What Chen Jing said is very reasonable, but there is no comparison. It's just a normal visit between the in-laws and family, so you just need to tidy up. Moreover, they had actually been here before, and Li Suhua knew them all, so the situation was not the same.

But no matter what, with such an in-law, if he puts himself in his shoes, no matter who his father is, he can't really be normal. This is why, when Zhou Zhigang asked to meet his father-in-law, Wang, he never spoke to Zhou Bingyi. Of course, each person’s own abilities must also be considered. Everyone knows Wang Yan's ability, and he has the final say wherever he goes. Obviously, Zhou Bingyi is not good at it.

And to be honest, Hao Dongmei's parents are really not very good, and no matter how big their official position is, it will be wasted. After all, Hao Jinlong has a job, but Jin Yueji is retired at home, so she has nothing to do with a free day. It's been such a long time, they're not far away, and I've never mentioned meeting Li Suhua. In terms of emotion and reason, seeing and seeing is what it should be. Even if you don't come to the door, you should invite Li Suhua to come and be a guest. After all, those who have experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom have never said that they can't talk to the people about the reason why they can go together...

The matter was settled like this. After breakfast, a large family of fifteen people went out on the street in a big way. The four little boys ran back and forth non-stop. Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua walked in the middle, and the others gathered together talking and laughing. Heap, laughing and joking all the way.

Zhou Zhigang greeted the acquaintances passing by with a smile on his face, and occasionally stopped to say a few words, all of which were flattering to them. They were all from the village, and they couldn't hide anything. Zhou Zhigang liked to hear it, after all, no one can refuse polite auspiciousness. talk. Especially at the age of Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua, it is the time to compete with each other's children for their future success. Obviously, in this aspect, no one in photon film can compare with their old Zhou family, they are proud of it.

When we arrived at the photo studio, Wang Yan suggested that we take a group photo together. Although photography is quite expensive at this time, it has not happened for several years, so you have to spend it. So there are group photos of the fifteen people, there are also photos of the original five members of the old Zhou family, there are photos of the wife, there are photos of the children, and there are other photos of various small families, anyway, that’s it. The arrangement and combination lasted from 8:30 to noon.

Wang Yan was the richest man, so with a wave of his hand, since it was him who suggested it, he would take over. I went to visit four children, and as a family, I developed five photos of each, and then developed them and sent them to them. There were quite a lot of photos taken, and it was not a small job, so it still took a while to develop the photos. And there were so many of them, they couldn't delay the development of the photos of others. The scheduled date for taking the photos was half a month later.

After taking the photos, Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun went shopping for groceries, while the rest of the group returned home and cleaned up inside and out, making sure the windows were clean and spotless.

After Zhou Bingkun and his wife came back, the whole family was busy helping to choose dishes and prepare ingredients.

When everyone finished putting away the dishes, it was already past four o'clock. Hao Dongmei said: "Dad, Mom, my dad and the others don't know when they will come over. The meals for so many of us can't be finished in a short time. We have been busy for a long time." We're all hungry. We don't need to wait for them. Let's eat right away. I told them the address and they will come over by themselves. Besides, we are all in-laws, so we can't delay our meal. Duo Duo said, if my dad and the others catch up, then they will catch up, if they can’t catch up, they will be pulled down.”

Feng Yue, who was lying listlessly on the kang, pouted obediently: "Let's cook, grandpa, I'm already hungry."

"You guys haven't stopped talking all day, and you're still complaining that you're hungry?" Looking around at everyone who was looking at him, especially the four cubs lying listlessly on the kang, Zhou Zhigang waved his hand with a smile: "Okay. Ah, let’s go cook, we can’t starve our little ancestors.”

In fact, not only Li Suhua, he also believed in Wang Yan, his nephew. It's been a long day, and he has thought about it. If he really wants to treat him like this, he is really trying to please others. So now he is letting go and not persisting.

After teasing the children, he added: "Hey, Bingyi, now we have built a private building with only words and pictures. Even if Dongmei's parents knew the address, it would be difficult for them to come over. They came by car, so this It’s a detour. I don’t know when they will come. You can wait for them at the square to save yourself from taking the wrong route.”

"Okay, Dad, I'll go and wait."

Zhou Bingkun stood up and said, "Brother, let me go with you. You've been out for so many years, and it's an injustice for you to carry something with you. Now, if an outsider comes in, this optical word piece will be no different from a maze." "

"Okay, then you can go with me. It just so happens that I don't have much fun staying there by myself. Let's talk."

Meals for so many people are not simply cooked. In particular, in order to make everyone eat and drink well, Zheng Juan did not just cook a few dishes and rely on quantity. Instead, it takes four plates and eight bowls of frying and frying, which is quite laborious.

Needless to say, Zheng Juan's cooking skills have improved greatly over the years. According to Wang Yan's comments, he is almost at the same level as him, both are at LV3. This is more than enough to be able to open a restaurant and cook home-cooked meals.

The four stoves in the two houses were turned on at the same time. Zheng Juan and the other five were busy working, and they didn't finish until six o'clock. Two tables were filled with dishes one after another.

Zhou Zhigang waited for a long time without waiting for anyone. The meal was ready, and he had to eat it when he should. He groaned and got off the ground: "Go, call all the children back, let's eat and eat."

At this moment, Zhou Jianhua took several other kids and ran into the house: "Grandpa, grandma, the car is coming, the car is coming."

Zhou Zhigang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "What a coincidence. Our meal has just been prepared and here it comes. Suhua, hurry up and get down to the ground. Let's all go out to welcome her."

Hao Dongmei smiled and stepped forward to help the old woman: "Indeed, my parents really know how to choose the right time."

Wang Yan chuckled and put down the newly unpacked wine in his hand, followed the others two steps behind and walked out.

Outside, Zhou Bingyi stood in the middle with a smile on his face: "Dad, let me introduce to you, this is my father-in-law, this is my mother-in-law, and this is Secretary Huang."

Hao Jinlong took two steps forward with a smile and stretched out his hand: "Hello, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law."

The smiling Zhou Zhigang quickly held his hand with both hands. When he felt the other hand coming up, he smiled even more happily: "That..."

Zhou Zhigang was embarrassed. He didn't know what to call Jin Yueji who was retired at home.

Hao Jinlong saw the embarrassment of his in-laws. When Zhou Zhi paused just now, he seemed to interrupt him and said with a reproachful smile: "Hey, my in-laws, there are only in-laws here, so you can call me your in-laws and my lover." My mother-in-law, just call me the same."

"Ah, okay, okay, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law." Zhou Zhigang laughed and called, nodding to Jin Yueji on the side.

Jin Yueji was not bad either. She stepped forward to meet Li Suhua with a smile on her face and shook hands cordially. A scene of the in-laws meeting, hello, me, and everyone, was playing out at the door of Lao Zhou's house.

"Parents, let's stop standing at the door and go inside to eat." Hao Dongmei stepped forward and hugged her mother: "It's a coincidence that you came. We were just about to eat, and you came. Let's go. Come in, Zheng Juan’s craftsmanship, oh, she is Zheng Juan, Bingkun’s wife, her craftsmanship is so good, it won’t taste good when it gets cold.”

Jin Yueji looked at Hao Jinlong beside her: "Oh? Really? Now that we've caught up, let's have something together."

Hao Jinlong nodded and said, "Okay, it just so happens that we haven't eaten either, so we can have a good chat with my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

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