A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1230: War between siblings, peace on the surface! (Please subscribe!)
Zhou Rong is back. She has been away from home for eight years. She has grown from immature to mature, from a girl to a married woman. Although her appearance has changed a lot, mother and daughter are connected in heart. Li Suhua recognized at a glance that the beautiful woman standing outside the gate of the courtyard, looking inside with a nervous face, is her beloved daughter.

The whole family went out to welcome them. Hua Twelve didn't want to go out at first. A woman who would rather break off ties with her family and elope, how could she be so arrogant? They still had to pick her up.

But Zheng Juan pulled him out with all her strength, whispering:

"This is my first time celebrating the New Year with your family, and you insist on making it unpleasant. What do you want me to do?"

Hua Shier thought it made sense, so he followed him out.

A family of three was standing outside the gate.

Zhou Rong was wearing a navy blue cotton jacket that had been washed so much that it looked pale, with half of her red woolen scarf showing at the collar. It was knitted by Li Suhua when she left home, and it had now faded a little.

Years of living in the mountains have left some traces of frost on her face, but her eyes are still bright.

At this moment, she was holding a little girl who looked only two or three years old in her arms. The child was wrapped in an army green cotton jacket that was obviously one size too large, with patches on the cuffs.

Behind her was a tall and thin man in his early forties, with a pair of broken glasses tied with a thin string on his nose. He was slightly hunched and wore a half-worn officer's woolen coat with his elbows worn to a shine.

The most eye-catching thing was the luggage at their feet. In addition to the old army green travel bag, there were two sacks printed with the words "Guizhou Grain and Oil", which were tightly tied with straw ropes.

No need to ask, this man must be Feng Huacheng.

"Rong'er."

Li Suhua walked in front. After opening the gate and calling her daughter, tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Mom" Zhou Rong couldn't help but shed tears.

"Alas!"

Li Suhua agreed repeatedly, but her eyes fell on the little girl in Zhou Rong's arms:
"This must be Feng Yue."

She reached out to pick up her granddaughter, but the child was so scared that she hid in the crook of Zhou Rong's neck, revealing only a pair of timid eyes. Her eyebrows and eyes looked exactly like Zhou Rong when she was a child.

Zhou Zhigang followed Li Suhua out and immediately said when he saw this:

"It's quite cold, why are you holding a child outside? Hurry and let them come into the house. Besides, the child doesn't know you yet!"

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng greeted him immediately:
"Dad, we're back to see you!"

Zhou Zhigang smiled and stepped forward to pat Feng Huacheng on the shoulder: "Glad to be back. I hope everything went well on the journey!"

Feng Huacheng looked a little embarrassed, and seemed to want to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Zhou Rong:

"It's going well, Dad. How come our house has become like this? If I hadn't met my elementary school classmate, I wouldn't have been able to find my way home!"

Before Zhou Zhigang could say anything, Zhou Bingyi, who followed behind him, called out:
"Zhou Rong, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, my ears would have been callused from your nagging!"

Zhou Rong laughed: "Brother, I miss you so much!"

She turned around to introduce Feng Huacheng, but Zhou Zhigang spoke up:

"Don't stand at the door and talk. Come in quickly. Look how frozen my granddaughter is!"

After he said this, everyone couldn't say anything more even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Zhou Bingyi hurried over to help with the luggage, and everyone filed into the house.

Hua Twelve was just a bystander the whole time and didn't say hello to Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng. However, Zhou Rong took the time to glare at her younger brother. It was this boy who made her so angry that she vomited blood twice. Naturally, she would never forget him.

After entering the house, they all sat on the sofa. Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng looked like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden and were shocked by the decoration of the house.

But before Zhou Rong could ask, Zhou Bingyi smiled and said:

"Rong'er, why don't you introduce the person next to you to us? Our mother doesn't even know him!"

Zhou Rong felt a little embarrassed in front of her family:
"Mom, I was ignorant back then. This is Feng Huacheng. He is very kind to me. My husband and I apologize to you!"

As she spoke, she stuffed the child into Li Suhua's arms, pulled Feng Huacheng up, and bowed to Li Suhua.

Hua Twelve rolled his eyes. Zhou Rong was just like that. She never thought about others when she was doing things, and when she came back to apologize, there was no sincerity at all.

Li Suhua didn't think so. She hugged little Feng Yue and said with emotion:
"What are you apologizing for? Rong'er, you are my flesh and blood. There is nothing that we mother and daughter can't overcome. This is Huacheng. Okay, how did you say that?"

Hua Twelve said from the side:

"Old man and young wife, the literary words are called a pear blossom!"

This sentence made Feng Huacheng and Zhou Rong blush. Zhou Zhigang glared at Hua Twelve in anger:
"If you can't speak, just say less!"

Hua Twelve said innocently: "I'm just helping my mom. Look at them, isn't this word suitable?"

Li Suhua was afraid that the father and son would start arguing again, so she quickly tried to smooth things over:

"What? I want to say that the man is talented and the woman is beautiful."

Li Xiuhua of Hua Twelve Dynasties gave a thumbs up:

"Okay, mom, you know idioms now? But your accent is too heavy, it sounds like a wolf, jackal, tiger or leopard!"

Hearing him use "wolf, jackal, tiger and leopard" to describe himself and his wife, Zhou Rong wanted to get angry, but Hua Twelve said that it was his mother's accent that was heavy, so she had no reason to get angry, and she became very depressed.

At this time, Zheng Juan brought over a tray from the kitchen. On the plate were two cups of hot tea, as well as peanuts, sunflower seeds, and White Rabbit candies, which were essential for the Chinese New Year:

"Sister, brother-in-law, drink some hot water to warm yourself up!"

Zhou Rong blinked: "Mom, who is this..."

Li Suhua slapped his head and pointed at Zheng Juan and said, "This is your sister-in-law, Bingkun's wife Zheng Juan!"

Then he pointed at Hao Dongmei who was standing next to Zhou Bingyi and said, "This is Bingyi's wife, your sister-in-law!"

Zhou Rong greeted the two of them with a smile, but Hua Shier could see that she was just perfunctory towards Zheng Juan but very enthusiastic towards Hao Dongmei.

Feng Huacheng also greeted Zhou Bingyi and Hua Twelve. Although the latter did not think highly of this "wet man", he did not embarrass him in public.

At this time, little Feng Yue refused to let Li Suhua hold her, and stretched out her arms to find her mother, but Li Suhua was reluctant to let her go. Zhou Rong also did not take the child, and only said:

"If Yueyue is not sensible, Mom will not like Yueyue!"

The child was frightened at once, his nose wrinkled and his eyes turned red, but he didn't dare to cry out loud. It was obvious that Zhou Rong must be very strict in disciplining her children.

Hua Twelve couldn't bear to watch it any longer. Although he disliked Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng in the original plot, this little girl was still quite cute. It was still the same now. He immediately picked up a piece of White Rabbit candy, peeled it open, and placed it in front of Feng Yue with his hand:
"Be good, Yueyue, let grandma hug you, and uncle will give you some candy, okay!"

Feng Yue looked at the milk candy and it seemed delicious. Her little mouth moved and her eyes were no longer red. After thinking about it, she nodded.

Everyone laughed at this moment. Hua Twelve stuffed the candy into Feng Yue's mouth. The little girl felt the sweetness and her eyes narrowed into crescents. She stopped crying with the candy in her mouth and let Li Suhua hold her.

After everyone chatted enthusiastically for a while, Zhou Rong finally couldn't resist her curiosity and asked about the house.

"Mom and Dad, our movie has changed a lot. And this house, what's going on?"

Feng Huacheng also listened with his ears pricked up. He had been sent down to the countryside and sent to labor reform over the years, and had been displaced. Seeing that his father-in-law and his family were living in a house that only capitalists could afford, he had been feeling uneasy for a long time.

Zhou Zhigang knew what the two were worried about, and said quickly:
"Don't worry, this is all welfare provided by Bingkun's unit. The leaders have approved it. Their unit has earned foreign exchange for the country and has a lot of unplanned income, which cannot be distributed to individuals. So they transformed our Guangzi film, which is considered a welfare for the workers and the masses!"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that these floorings and furniture look expensive. They are actually manufactured by their company and are also distributed for free!"

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng were both intellectuals. When they read newspapers, they were always concerned about national affairs and had no interest in celebrity companies or anything like that, so they had no idea about the Red Star Group.

When he heard about dividing the house and the furniture, he couldn't believe it and said:

"There are such units? Bingkun is so lucky to be able to join such a unit!"

Hua Twelve was too lazy to explain. In fact, it was not his luck to get into such a unit, but the workers in the timber factory and the soy sauce factory were lucky to meet him. Li Suhua and Zhou Zhigang did not know the role played by their youngest son in the unit, so when they heard Zhou Rong talk about it, they nodded in agreement.

On this day, the Zhou family had their first reunion dinner in eight years. Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling throughout the whole meal. What is the meaning of family happiness? Having children around them, this is happiness for them!
After dinner, everyone drank tea and chatted together. Just like other ordinary families, the men gathered together to chat about everything under the sun, and the women also had their own topics.

During this period, Zhou Rong said that she knew everything about her elder brother and sister-in-law. Zhou Bingkun wrote to her but rarely talked about personal issues. She asked how Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun knew each other, and who else was in the family.

Zheng Juan told the truth. When Zhou Rong heard that Zheng Juan was an adopted orphan who had followed her adoptive mother to sell sugarcane and candied haws since she was a child, she frowned slightly and subconsciously looked down on this younger sister.

Mother Zhou looked at Zhou Rong's clothes and felt sorry for her. She called Zheng Juan and said,
"Juan, your sister is suffering in the countryside. She doesn't even have decent clothes when she returns home. You have a lot of clothes, go get some for your sister."

The mother and daughter usually get along well, and Zheng Juan is not a person who finds faults, so she didn't think much about it and immediately smiled and said:
"Oh, I'll take it right away!"

Hua Twelve heard it from the side, but didn't take it to heart. After all, he and Zhou Rong were siblings, and as long as Zhou Rong didn't act like a troublemaker, a few pieces of clothing were nothing.

Zheng Juan went upstairs to pick out several new clothes and came downstairs to show them to Zhou Rong:

"Sister, this is the woolen coat that Bingkun took me to the department store to buy two days ago. I haven't put it on yet, so you can wear this!"

"And this is a cotton-padded jacket issued by the company. It's made of good cotton. It's very warm to wear in winter. I have several of them. You can wear this one, sister!"

Hao Dongmei touched the material and said:

“This cotton jacket is really nice!”

Zheng Juan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, let me get you one too!"

"Then I won't be polite with you. Our regiment is very cold when winter comes!"

Hao Dongmei is carefree, but Zhou Rong's face looks a little unnatural. She has been proud since she was a child and thinks she is much better than her brother Zhou Bingkun. The two of them are simply not in the same level or at the same level.

As a result, she came back with old clothes and asked Zhou Bingkun's wife to get her some clothes. She didn't feel affection and gratitude, but felt that it was a humiliation to her and was a little embarrassed.

Zhou Rong took the clothes, twisted the fabric lightly with her fingertips, and had a faint smile on her lips:
"My sister-in-law is so thoughtful. This dress is really beautiful."

She paused deliberately:
"It reminds me of a poem I read when I went to the countryside: Those who are dressed in silk and satin are not silkworm breeders."

"But clothes are just material possessions. Although my clothes are worn out during my years in Guizhou, I am spiritually rich."

"Our family often says that a person's temperament is formed by books. I also think so. As the saying goes, a person with knowledge is naturally elegant. Sister-in-law, you should read more books. No matter how beautiful your clothes are, they are only external things after all."

The room suddenly became quiet.

Feng Huacheng pushed his glasses uncomfortably and pretended to cough twice to remind Zhou Rong to be careful when speaking.

At this time, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua also realized that what their daughter said was a bit inappropriate.

Hua Twelve exploded directly:
"Zhou Rong, are you sick? It was your mom who asked me to get you the clothes, not us. Do you think this is a humiliation? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You've been like this since you were a child!"

"If you are dissatisfied, then tell Mom. What right do you have to tell Zheng Juan?"

"I'm talking about your Huacheng. Why didn't you say anything about your Huacheng being sent down to the countryside? Why didn't you say anything about your Huacheng being sent to a labor camp?"

Feng Huacheng's face suddenly turned red and he lowered his head feeling ashamed.

Zhou Rong stood up suddenly and pointed at Hua Twelve:
"Zhou Bingkun, say it again!"

Hua Twelve also stood up: "I can say it a hundred times, but if you dare to say anything about Zheng Juan again, I will slap you in the face!"

Seeing that both sides were about to overturn the table, Zhou Zhigang got angry and slammed the coffee table:
"Okay, shut up!"

Hua Shier pointed at Zhou Rong, who rolled her eyes, but no one continued the argument.

Zhou Zhigang looked at the two of them and said loudly:

"It's been eight years since 69. This is the first time our family has gotten together for a reunion. It's also my first time going home. Can't you just let me spend a quiet reunion year?"

Hua Twelve glanced at the old man and muttered, "It's not like I'm the one looking for trouble!"

"you shut up!"

Zhou Zhigang glared at him, then looked at Zhou Rong: "Rong'er, what you said was a bit too much, apologize to your sister-in-law!"

Zhou Rong said reluctantly, "Dad, I mean well. It's never wrong to read more. Zhou Bingkun can't tell good from bad. If anyone wants to apologize, it should be Zhou Bingkun. Who would say that about his brother-in-law?"

Hua Twelve sneered, "You mean well, but what I said is still the truth. Is there anything wrong with what I said? I've never heard of anyone apologizing for stating the truth!"

Seeing that Zhou Zhigang was about to get angry, Li Suhua quickly scolded him:

"Alright, no one should apologize to anyone else. It's New Year's Day and you guys let me be quiet for a while. Look how scared Yueyue is!"

Everyone looked over and saw that Feng Yue, who had fallen asleep in Li Suhua's arms just now, was now tearful and looked frightened.

Hua Twelve stuffed all the clothes that Zheng Juan got into Hao Dongmei's arms:
"Sister-in-law, these clothes are all new, please don't be disgusted!"

Then he took Zheng Juan and left:

"Go, don't waste your time talking to someone who is not good enough. That woman ran away with someone in the first place. She is an ungrateful wolf!"

Zhou Rong was so angry that she was shaking, tears streaming down her face. Zhou Zhigang scolded her:
"shut up!"

Hua Twelve went upstairs as if he hadn't heard anything. The sound of him humming a duet could be heard from the stairs:

"It's the first day of the first month of the year, and the eldest sister of the Zhou family wants to elope
"She didn't want to leave her parents behind and follow her pen pal into the mountains."

"Hey, Yi'er, hey hey hey Yi'er"

Zhou Rong burst into tears in anger. When she cried, the child started crying. Feng Huacheng knelt down in front of Li Suhua:
"Mom, it's all my fault!"

Zhou Zhigang was so angry: "This bastard!"

In the bedroom upstairs, Zheng Juan complained as soon as she came in, "What are you doing? How are we going to celebrate the New Year after such a mess before the New Year?"

Hua Twelve didn't take it to heart at all, and smiled heartlessly:
"If I can't get over it, then don't get over it. Anyway, I can't stand her bullying my wife in a weird way!"

Zheng Juan felt sweet inside, rolled her eyes at the man, and complained:

"It's all your fault. You called me a wolf, jackal, tiger or leopard as soon as we met. I wouldn't be happy about it either. Look, after you said that, my sister treated me and my sister-in-law differently!"

Hua Twelve sneered:
"You're feeling wrong. I heard everything you were talking about. Zhou Rong treats you differently from her because you're an adopted orphan. You don't have a father who's a head of state!"

Zheng Juan had never thought about this: "No way"

Hua Twelve laughed: "Of course not! You are just too naive. Remember, never think that others are so good, especially Zhou Rong!"

The next day, under the suppression of Zhou Zhigang, the head of the family, neither Hua Shier nor Zhou Rong mentioned what happened yesterday. The Zhou family's superficial harmony barely lasted until New Year's Eve.

That morning, the family started to work, first with a general cleaning, wiping the windows, mopping the floor, and then preparing the New Year's Eve dinner and making frozen dumplings.

While preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou Rong looked around and didn't see Hua Twelve, so she started to mutter:
"Mom, do you think your son is overdoing it? Our family started working early in the morning, and our eldest brother and sister-in-law followed suit. But Zhou Bingkun went out early in the morning and we haven't seen him since!"

Zheng Juan felt uncomfortable and said:

"Sister, that's not true. Bingkun is the leader of the company. Today is New Year's Eve. He has to visit the poor families and lonely elderly people in the factory in the morning!"

Zhou Rong laughed after hearing this:
"Zheng Juan, did I hear you right? He even offered condolences. What rank does he have? He's just an official at best. How many people can he manage? He really takes himself seriously!"

Zheng Juan said calmly: "He is at the deputy director level. There are more than 5,000 people in our unit now, and they are all under his charge!"

Zhou Rong's expression froze instantly, a hint of mockery frozen on her face.

Not to mention him, even Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei beside him were shocked. A deputy director in his twenties, even at the corporate level, was too exaggerated.
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