Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 659: Unexpected, but also expected

When Tang Zhitong was about to leave, Fengzhi was playing with Beibei with a cat toy in the yard, and she caught a glimpse of a young man standing at the door of her house.

The young man was hesitant, as if there was a pendant on his lips, and he wanted to speak but couldn't.

Feng Zhi took two steps toward the door and looked the young man up and down. His clothes were covered with patches and had turned pale due to washing. She asked, "Are you hungry?"

When the young man saw Fengzhi, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, but he still nodded honestly.

"Wait a minute, I'll get it for you." Feng Zhi smiled at the young man, turned around and ran into the house.

"Mom, there's a beggar at the door." Fengzhi said to Zhang Guifang after entering the house.

"Go and get yourself a piece of steamed bread." Zhang Guifang was busy with her work and nodded towards the inner room.

Fengzhi was an obedient girl. She went in, found the steamed bread, broke it in half, and then ran out in a hurry like the wind.

"Here, for you." Fengzhi did not run to the gate because the young man had entered the yard. However, Fengzhi did not think much about it and handed the steamed bread to the young man.

The young man reached out to take the steamed bread, staring at it blankly, swallowing saliva visibly in his throat.

"It's delicious. We usually eat this at home." Feng Zhi saw that the young man didn't move or eat, and thought he was disgusted, so she explained.

"Are you Fengzhi?" The young man held the steamed bread in his hand and lowered his head to force a smile at Fengzhi.

"How do you know?" Feng Zhi was a little surprised because she didn't know the young man in front of her.

"I...I held you in my arms when you were a child." The young man grinned and said.

Fengzhi tilted her head, unable to remember who this person was.

"Fengzhi, come here." Student Xiao Wang had been writing a manuscript outside. He heard his sister-in-law running into the house to get steamed bread, but now there was no sound. Worried, he put down his pen and went out. As soon as he went out, he saw his sister-in-law in a daze.

The young man was stunned for a moment when he saw Xiao Wang, and then he forced out an awkward smile and said, "You are Feng Zhen, right? I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up."

Feng Zhi was a carefree person. She chuckled, put her finger to her lips and poked the young man, saying, "Did you make a mistake? This is my sister-in-law."

"Fengzhi, who is this? Do you know her?" Xiao Wang asked tentatively.

"I don't know him." Feng Zhi shook her head decisively.

Classmate Xiao Wang glared at his sister-in-law. She didn't even know her, but she still told her who was in her family. This kid was too defenseless.

"Are you Anzi's wife? I am Anzi's cousin." Now, the young man's smile became even more awkward. After all this time, he finally recognized the wrong person.

"Chengping?" Zhang Guifang also sensed something was wrong. She pushed open the door of the main house and walked out. She recognized her nephew at a glance. Zhang Chengping looked like his father, so he was easy for her to recognize.

"Auntie!" Zhang Chengping called out to Zhang Guifang when he saw her, and the smile on his face became more genuine.

"Hey, come in, it's warm inside." One should not hit a smiling person, especially since they are relatives. Besides, the grievances of the older generation have nothing to do with the younger generation. Zhang Guifang lifted the cotton curtain and let Zhang Chengping in.

Hearing the young man calling his mother-in-law "Aunt", Xiao Wang realized the relationship between Zhang Chengping and Zhang Guifang: aunt and niece.

Considering the past between her mother-in-law and the Zhang family, Xiao Wang did not hide, but tried to follow them into the house. However, when he saw Feng Zhi following, he stopped and said, "Play with Bei Bei outside, don't run out of the yard."

There are some things that are better not to be told to children.

Fengzhi didn't know what her sister-in-law meant, but to her, teasing a stranger was indeed not as fun as teasing Beibei, so she didn't insist and bent down to pick up the cat toy.

Xiao Wang entered the room and closed the door. Then he heard Zhang Guifang say, "Are you hungry? I'll heat up some porridge for you."

Xiao Wang laughed. As expected, her husband had guessed it right. Her mother-in-law was still hanging on that side.

"Aunt, there's no need to work so hard." Although Zhang Chengping was very hungry, he still said something polite but did not move.

"Okay, sit down and take a rest." Zhang Guifang said in an irrefutable tone, with the iron pot already placed on the stove.

Since Tang Zhitong went out early today, Zhang Guifang was worried that her son would be hungry, so she cooked more corn porridge in the morning, but Tang Zhitong did not drink much, so some was left.

Corn paste is similar to porridge. It is fine when it is just cooked, but it will become sticky as soon as it is left.

Zhang Guifang added some boiling water to the pot and stirred it. This not only prevented it from getting mushy, but also made it heat up faster.

Fengzhen is usually a quiet person and doesn’t have a deep impression of this cousin. She still sits at the table doing her homework, but her eyes wander from time to time.

Zhang Chengping felt a little restrained. He held the half-piece of steamed bread in his hand. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was a little frozen.

"Cousin, is everything alright at home?" Since her husband had already guessed it, Xiao Wang felt that the situation could not remain deadlocked, so she poured a glass of water for Zhang Chengping, placed it in front of him, and then passed on the conversation.

Hearing his sister-in-law's question, Zhang Chengping wanted to report that he was safe, but reality was too cruel to allow him to do so. He opened his mouth, but in the end he just sighed: "Alas!"

Zhang Guifang had been listening with her ears pricked up, and her heart tightened when she heard her nephew's sigh.

Classmate Xiao Wang also sighed in his heart, not out of concern, but because he felt that his cousin would not seize the opportunity. The conversation had been given to him, but he didn't say a word.

Xiao Wang did not ask any more questions and silently took out pickles, bowls and chopsticks from the inner room.

Zhang Guifang scooped out the corn paste and handed it to Zhang Chengping: "Eat it slowly, don't burn yourself."

After that, he stopped caring about his nephew and went straight to the inner room. When he came out a little while later, he had two more steamed buns in his hand: "Eat slowly, there are more if you don't have enough."

Zhang Chengping didn't bother to reply at this moment. He was busy stuffing the steamed bread into his mouth. At this moment, he felt that he had never eaten such a delicious meal in his life.

Looking at the way Zhang Chengping ate, Xiao Wang admitted that he had never seen anyone so hungry.

Zhang Chengping performed the impatience and cautiousness to the fullest.

On the one hand, they swallow in big gulps, chew for a few times, and then stretch their necks to swallow. Only when they feel choked will they drink water.

On the other hand, he used his free hand to catch the crumbs under his chin to prevent them from falling to the ground. Whenever crumbs fell on his hand, he would pause and carefully lick them into his mouth.

Seeing Zhang Chengping like this, Zhang Guifang felt more distressed: "Eat slowly, don't choke, be careful of the heat."

Facing his aunt's admonition, Zhang Chengping nodded and wolfed down his food, showing no intention of changing his diet. Half of the steamed bread had already been eaten, and when he saw that the other steamed bread was about to be eaten, Xiao Wang stepped forward and took the other one away: "Cousin, you can't eat like this anymore."

As soon as Xiao Wang finished speaking, Zhang Chengping's mouth slowed down visibly, and his face showed great embarrassment.

Zhang Guifang was very surprised, but did not say anything to stop her. Based on her understanding of her daughter-in-law, she must have a reason for doing so.

"Mom, cousin. My dad once told me about what happened after crossing the grassland. Many soldiers walked out of the grassland with untold hardships, but collapsed after the first full meal after they got out. They were hungry for too long, and ate too much at one time, too quickly, and their stomachs couldn't take it and would burst." Facing Zhang Guifang's gaze, Xiao Wang explained sincerely and patiently.

"Then take it back and eat it later." After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Zhang Guifang immediately looked at Zhang Chengping and said.

"Hey!" Zhang Chengping agreed readily, and his face looked better, but he rubbed his hands subconsciously, showing his inner nervousness.

"Is your father...in good health?" Zhang Guifang said that she had cut off ties with the Zhang family, but she still spoke up in the final analysis amid the conflict.

"My dad...my dad is a little edematous." Zhang Chengping said hesitantly.

"Where is it swollen? Is it serious?" Zhang Guifang asked anxiously, her heart aching.

"There's a dent on my legs when I press them." Zhang Chengping lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

After hearing this, Zhang Guifang sat there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

The atmosphere in the room froze for about half a minute. Seeing that Zhang Chengping was getting more and more nervous, Xiao Wang shouted, "Mom."

"Oh!" After hearing this, Zhang Guifang turned her head to look at her daughter-in-law with red eyes. She sighed, got up and went into the inner room.

After a while, Zhang Guifang held out 20 yuan in her hand and stuffed it directly into Zhang Chengping's pocket: "Take this money and go back to take your father to the hospital. You sit here first, and when Anzi comes back, ask him to take you back. I will bring you some food back then."

"Aunt, I can't take this money." Zhang Chengping blushed, stood up and stuffed the money back: "My father won't let me come to see you, I can't explain if I take it back."

"Stubborn guy! Listen to me. Take it, and I'll let him come to me to fight with me if he has the guts." Zhang Guifang cursed, not knowing who she was cursing at. This time, she couldn't stop crying and started to cry.

"Cousin, take it. This is a little gift from my mother." Classmate Xiao Wang went over and held Zhang Guifang. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his mother-in-law's tears, and at the same time said something to Zhang Chengping.

"I'm fine. Wenwen, take the meat ticket and go to the grocery store to see if there is any meat left and buy some back." Zhang Guifang did not use her daughter-in-law's handkerchief, but wiped the area with her hand and instructed.

"Okay." Classmate Xiao Wang helped Zhang Guifang sit down on the stool, turned around, opened the drawer, and took out all the meat tickets inside.

"Wenwen, is it okay for you to drink this porridge?" Zhang Guifang asked, wiping away her tears and noticing the untouched corn porridge on the table.

"Mom, the porridge is okay, it's soft." Xiao Wang smiled at Zhang Guifang, then said to Zhang Chengping, "Cousin, please sit down first. I'll go out for a while."

"Hey, hey!" Zhang Chengping responded hurriedly. He really didn't expect that his cousin could find such a beautiful wife.

Student Xiao Wang had his own money, so he went out with the meat coupons. However, he did not go to the grocery store immediately. Instead, he called the Women's Federation first.

After confirming that the person on the other side was Miao Xiaoqin, Xiao Wang said, "Sister Xiaoqin, I'm Jingwen. Please tell Xiao Tang that his cousin is here, and ask him to come back if it's convenient."

"Jingwen, the editorial board has an event today. They just went out and I don't know when they will be back. I will let you know as soon as they come back." Miao Xiaoqin said truthfully on the other side.

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Sister Xiaoqin." Xiao Wang hung up the phone, paid the bill, and thought, at this time, the editorial committee is out for activities?
Of course Tang Zhitong didn't know what was happening at home at the moment.

What Luo Qingquan called gathering was not waiting in line, but getting on the bus and waiting after going out of the gate.

The vehicle was a bus, and there was a sign for a certain route in front of it that had not been taken down.

Seeing this, Tang Zhitong probably guessed where they were going, but he didn't ask, as he didn't dare to ask Jill.

Because Luo Qingquan had set a time limit, the comrades who were attending the meeting gathered quickly. After counting the number of people, Ye Zhijuan said to the driver, "Comrade driver, let's go."

Perhaps other people also realized the special nature of today's event. The entire carriage was silent, with only the shaking sound caused by the movement of the engine piston coming from under the large bag in front of the bus.

The bus didn't drive for too long. It turned three corners and stopped in front of a representative building.

"We're here. Get off in order. Don't push and don't make noise." Luo Qingquan gave a serious instruction before the bus door opened.

Now that they had arrived at this place, everyone understood what was going on. After listening to Luo Qingquan's words, no one said a word, and they all nodded in response.

At this moment, Tang Zhitong felt not only uneasy but also very excited.

There was no news about this beforehand, and with the cooperation of Ye Zhijuan and Luo Qingquan, this rhythm will definitely be seen by the leader today, but I don’t know who I will see later.

Everyone lined up, with Ye Zhijuan and Luo Qingquan in front and other comrades behind. After the staff checked the documents presented by Ye Zhijuan, everyone filed in.

A year and a half later, Tang Zhitong returned to the place where he had once done voluntary labor.

Last time we were still laying the foundation, this time it has been completed.

Last time I came uninvited, this time I came by invitation.

You were unknown last time, but this time you should be famous, right?
After walking a few more steps forward and turning a corner, they stopped in front of the team.

Luo Qingquan took off his service gun in front of the staff and registered.

Then, Luo Qingquan turned around and said to the comrades behind him: "Anyone who has knives, guns, or other weapons must temporarily hand them in and register them."

It was not until this moment that Tang Zhitong understood why he had to eat apples so early in the morning.

Eating apples is just a pretext. The main purpose is to see who has the knife. Without hurting everyone's face, we can leave the thing at the Women's Federation. If we let the editorial committee bring the knife here before taking it out...

Three of the ten people were carrying knives, and one was carrying a screwdriver. Tang Zhitong didn't even dare to imagine that scene.

Tang Zhitong didn't have any weapons on him, but there were a lot of things in the space, whether it was the North Korean 47 or the flying bullets, they were all things that could kill people.

At this moment, Tang Zhitong suddenly felt that in addition to being a magician, he seemed to have the potential to be an assassin. As long as they were within his sphere of influence, wouldn't it be possible for him to kill anyone he glared at?
And after death, you can use the cheat to pull it in directly, without seeing the person alive or the body dead. It's perfect.

"Xiao Tang, let's go." Tang Zhitong was slacking off when he was poked by a comrade behind him.

"Oh, thank you." Tang Zhitong felt that his thoughts were very dangerous and a bit reckless. He actually dared to think about such lawless things in a place like this.

(End of this chapter)