Chapter 1373 Two Years Later, Mission Completed

"Ding-ling-ling!"

The crisp and loud bicycle bells passed through the streets in the early morning, and pedestrians on the road avoided the speeding bicycles.

Peng Yongli had too much fun last night, so she got up a little late in the morning, so Zhou Chen rode her bicycle to take her to school.

Peng Yongli, who was sitting in the back, held Zhou Chen's waist with one hand and raised the other hand high, her face full of joy.

This was not the first time Zhou Chen took her to school, but she would be very happy every time. It was another happy day for the person she liked to send her to school.

When they arrived at the school gate, Zhou Chen handed the prepared bag to Peng Yongli.

"There are some snacks in it that I prepared for you. I will be leaving in the afternoon and will not be back until a few days later. I am going to Harbin. Do you have anything for me to bring?"

"No."

Peng Yongli shook her head. She felt that she was very happy now. She had her second father's family who took good care of her, and her boyfriend who was particularly good to her. Even in the strange city of Ningyang, she felt warm in her heart.

After straightening Zhou Chen's scarf, she said softly, "Then remember to think of me."

Zhou Chen scratched her nose: "Of course, who else can I think of besides you? Go in quickly, don't be late."

"Okay."

Peng Yongli waved at Zhou Chen reluctantly, walked into the campus slowly step by step, and then turned around and waved at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen also waved, and rode away until he could no longer see her.

Time is like running water, passing silently through fingers.

During the summer vacation of 1982, Peng Yongli did not return to Harbin, but continued to stay in Ningyang.

In fact, today's college students are different from those in later generations. Many students who come to college do not go home during winter and summer vacations.

Many are forced by the economy, and the journey is too long. It is too much trouble to go back and forth, so it is better to stay in school to study, or do odd jobs.

But Peng Yongli is different. She can go back to her second father's house. Living in the Ma family is like living in her own home, and it is even more lively.

When she went home, she was alone at home most of the time. But living in this compound, she not only had her second father's family, but also her boyfriend Zhou Chen to accompany her. Even if she missed her father, she could go to Harbin with Zhou Chen. Even Peng Mingjie would occasionally come to Ningyang to see her.

Zhou Chen put some meat coupons, cloth coupons, industrial coupons and other coupons in front of Peng Yongli.

"Uncle Ma's family is not well-off now. You can't live in Uncle Ma's house for so long, so you can't just leave empty-handed. But Uncle Ma is a person who probably won't take money even if you give him money, so you don't have to give him money, just give him these coupons and see if he wants them."

There are only two people working in the Ma family now, Ma Kui and Ma Yan. Ma Yan's job is enough for her to spend alone, and there is not much left.

Ma Kui is a criminal policeman. Although his salary and bonus are higher than those of ordinary jobs, he is still a working class. He has a wife who is in poor health and needs to take medicine all year round, and a son who is a few years old. The pressure of life can be imagined.

If Peng Yongli is added, the living expenses will definitely be stretched. Peng Yongli has lived a good life under the love of her father since she was a child. In the past three or four months, the Ma Kui family has been keeping close to her. Their warm care made her not realize the problem. After being reminded by Zhou Chen, she woke up.

"But I can't take yours. Otherwise, I'd better talk to my dad. My dad has money."

This naivety made Zhou Chen laugh a little. She has never lived a hard life, so she is a little lacking in this kind of social skills.

"That's different. Uncle Peng is rich, but how could Uncle Ma accept his money? Uncle Ma looks kind and amiable, but he is actually very arrogant. He regards Uncle Peng as his savior and thinks that taking care of you is his duty, so he would never accept money. Uncle Peng also knows this, so he never said it. At most, he just brought things here."

"But you are different. You can say that these coupons are subsidies issued by the school. You don't need to use them at school. As for mine and yours, there is no need to divide them so clearly. Anyway, I have decided on you. In my heart, mine is yours."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Peng Yongli was very moved and accepted the coupons.

"Zhou Chen, I have decided on you too. We have agreed that when I graduate, we will get married."

"Okay, what if your father disagrees at that time?"

"No, my father loves me the most, he will definitely agree."

"You are right. I will convince him to hand you over to me."

Zhou Chen's approach was originally well-intentioned, but who knew that Ma Kui would come to the door that night.

"Uncle Ma, why are you here?"

"Why am I here?"

Ma Kui walked into the house with a gloomy face, then turned to Zhou Chen and asked: "Are these for Lili?" As he said that, he took out a handful of bills from his pocket.

Zhou Chen was not embarrassed, but said with admiration: "Uncle Ma is worthy of being Uncle Ma, nothing can be hidden from you."

"Don't fool me, do you think I'm a criminal policeman for nothing? What kind of personality is Lili, don't I know? She doesn't have so many thoughts, Mingjie won't have such behavior, except you, who else can persuade Lili?"

Ma Kui snorted coldly and shouted: "I think you are really full and busy, meddling in other people's business. Although you are dating Lili now, you are not married after all, so you are still an outsider. Lili calls me second dad, so she is my daughter. My daughter eats and lives at home, do you need to give money and bills?"

"I..."

"What are you doing? I'm not here to listen to your explanation. I'm here to tell you that if this happens again in the future, don't blame me for scolding you."

Zhou Chen had a wry smile on his face. He had actually guessed this kind of situation, but he really wanted to do his best, but a man like Ma Kui simply couldn't accept this kind of help.

"Yes, Uncle Ma, you have said so, and I will naturally not do it again in the future."

The reason why he guessed that Ma Kui might refuse, but still did it, was to teach Peng Yongli how to behave in the world, and secondly, he just wanted to give it a try.

Ma Kui snorted: "Remember, don't think that I don't know what you are planning. Although our family's conditions are not good, we can still survive with one more Lili. When your kid really marries Lili in the future, Now, let’s think about these things again.”

Of course he knows what his family's situation is like. If it really comes to an untenable situation, he is willing to lower his head for the sake of his wife and children.

But now their family has not reached that level. He and Ma Yan can still maintain the family, so naturally he is not willing to bend down.

"Also, I have no objection to you and Lili being in a relationship, but you are a few years older than her, and Lili is still in college. You have to know in your mind whether you can do certain things."

"Uncle Ma, don't worry, I like Lili, so naturally I want to be good to her and won't hurt her."

"Remember your words."

After scolding Zhou Chen, Ma Kui left.

"Uncle Ma really hasn't changed at all."

Zhou Chen sighed in his heart. Although this was just a small matter, it could still reveal Ma Kui's true nature. He could understand Ma Kui. If it were him, he would probably make the same choice as Ma Kui.

But there is a lot of truth in the saying that a person's kindness will be better than a person's hatred. Maybe it's because he has lived a long time and has many thoughts. He always feels that trust is possible, but sometimes he has to think more and be prepared.

In the autumn of 1982, the system notified Zhou Chen that one of the side missions was completed, that is, the five-year policeman's side mission.

Zhou Chen was filled with emotion. Five years have passed by in a flash. Even though he has lived in various film and television worlds for many years, he still often laments that time really cannot be retained. A few years or decades can be said to be the past. It's over.

He has lived in the film and television world for so many years, which would be enough for him to live dozens of lifetimes in the real world.

So he is very grateful to the system that binds him. Maybe in many novels, the system will become the villain in the end, but for him, he is more grateful. After all, without the system, he would not be where he is now.

Without a system, he would be just one of thousands of ordinary people. He might always struggle at the bottom and never enjoy wealth and glory.

It is no exaggeration to say that the system is his biggest job, so although he often curses the system, he really can't do anything that would ruin his job, and he is reluctant to leave the system. He wishes that the system could always accompany him and lead him. Experience more of the film and television world, all the worlds...

As for more, why do you think so much? It is enough to get immediate benefits first. Who knows what will happen next?

Although he has been working as a police officer for five years, Zhou Chen has never thought about resigning. After all these years, he has become accustomed to it. The job of a police officer is not bad. As for starting a new business and going into business or something, It's better to continue being a police officer and feel more comfortable.

In any case, he is now a very promising police sergeant. If he continues to work, he will definitely have a bright future in the future.

The end of the universe is establishment, what a job.

In this way, I worked for more than a year, and in the blink of an eye it was early 1984.

At Ma's house, Zhou Chen took Wang Sufang's pulse. Wang Sufang wanted to cough, but was afraid of disturbing Zhou Chen, so she could only try to restrain herself.

After a while, Zhou Chen let go of his hand and said softly: "It's getting better. I'll take medicine for a few more days."

Hearing this, several people in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chen explained a few more words and then left: "Then I'll go back first. I still have some unfinished business at home."

Peng Yongli said: "I'm going with you. I just have a few questions I want to ask you."

With that said, she went upstairs to get her books.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Zhou Chen came to the door and waited. After a while, Ma Kui came out and pulled Zhou Chen aside.

"Zhou Chen, tell me the truth, how is your aunt's health?"

He is a policeman, and his observation is subtle. Unlike his daughters, he just saw something different in Zhou Chen's expression, so he chased him out to ask.

Zhou Chen said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ma, I won't hide it from you. My aunt's health is indeed not very good. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's only been a year or two."

"What?"

Ma Kui shook his body, with a look of disbelief on his face. He eagerly grabbed Zhou Chen's arm.

"How could this happen? Hasn't she always been fine? Haven't you already cured her?"

"Uncle Ma, you know very well what kind of illness aunt is suffering from. I have no ability to cure it. I have just been controlling it. However, aunt's health is worse than that of ordinary people. She has been very tired over the years. She has been sick several times since the beginning of spring. My body and bones are getting worse and worse. Even if I use acupuncture, it won’t have much effect.”

Acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine may have miraculous qualities, but after all, it is not a cure-all. When the body is in good health, the effect is very good, but Wang Sufang's body is riddled with holes, and even if he uses acupuncture, it is difficult to change it.

Ma Kui looked sad. Of course he understood. In fact, he understood it after they came back from seeking medical treatment.

It was just that Zhou Chen's methods in the past few years had kept Wang Sufang alive and well, so much so that the family almost forgot that Wang Sufang was terminally ill, and always felt that as long as Zhou Chen was there, that day would be far away from them.

But in fact, more than five years had passed since then. At that time, experts in the capital said that if she didn't have surgery, she might only live for one or two years. But under Zhou Chen's treatment, she lived for more than five years, which was much better than the result they heard at the time.

"Really, is there really no way?"

"I can only prescribe some tonic prescriptions. If you take good care of yourself, you may still have one or two years."

Ma Kui was silent for a few seconds, then said: "I know, don't tell your aunt and Ma Yan about this."

"Don't worry, Uncle Ma."

At this time, Peng Yongli came over, and Ma Kui immediately adjusted his expression and smiled, as if nothing had happened.

Peng Yongli followed Zhou Chen back home and suddenly asked, "I heard some of what you just said. Is the second mother really dead?"

She couldn't help but think of her mother who died of illness when she was a child. She lived in the Ma family for more than two years. Wang Sufang, the second mother, was very kind to her. She felt a sense of motherhood from Wang Sufang, so she was very sad when she learned that Wang Sufang was dying.

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, but just gently embraced her in his arms, hugged her, and comforted her.

He was just a doctor, not a god. He had done his best to live for five or six years with advanced lung cancer. The rest could only be left to God.

Peng Yongli leaned in Zhou Chen's arms, hugged Zhou Chen tightly, and shed sad tears.

"Zhou Chen, I want to buy something for my second parents. Let's go together next weekend."

"Okay, what do you want to buy?"

"Clothes, shoes, etc. I see that my second parents always wear those clothes all year round. They don't even have two pairs of shoes. They are all worn out. They have been very good to me in the past two years. They have always taken good care of me and treated me more than their own daughter. I have always wanted to repay them, but my second father never let me send anything."

She lived in the Ma family for two years. Although her father brought a lot of things to the Ma family, she herself did not give anything. At most, she helped with housework and taught Ma Jian to study, so she felt very sorry for Ma Kui and his wife.

"Our Lili is filial. Okay, I will accompany you."

"Then we have a deal."

Zhou Chen was about to explain the problem to Peng Yongli when someone knocked on the door.

"Zhou Chen, is Zhou Chen at home? I, your old brother Wu, have something to ask you."