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Chapter 769 Letter from home
At this time, Zhou Zhigang, who was far away in Chongqing, and Zhou Bingyi, who worked at a construction unit in Jiangliao, both received a family letter from Suning. Regardless of the specific content of the letter, they were attracted by Suning's handwriting at first. Suning's hard pen regular script was so beautiful, just like looking at a black and white landscape painting, which was extremely beautiful.

Of course, neither Zhou Zhigang nor Zhou Bingyi would believe that the handwriting was written by Su Ning, especially when they saw the sentence in the letter, "Dad (big brother), how about my handwriting?" Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Zhigang both showed a disdainful expression at the same time, guessing that Su Ning must have asked someone to write the family letter, and then forced it on his head to show off to them, just to show off and seek praise from them.

Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi, who thought they had seen through Su Ning's little thoughts, were thousands of miles apart, but they picked up the letter and read it carefully over and over again. The main content of the family letter was nothing more than to report safety to them. After all, only more than two months had passed, and it was impossible for something big to happen in a short period of time.

At this time, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi were most concerned about Su Ning's work. You know, this was a big thing related to their family's survival. However, Su Ning knew Zhou Zhigang's temper best and knew clearly that Zhou Zhigang was paranoid that workers with a regular job were the most glorious. If he knew that his youngest son pretended to be a disabled person and became a self-employed person, he would be so angry that he would die. Therefore, the lengthy family letters all talked about Li Suhua's longing for them, and Li Suhua's sleepless nights because of missing him and muttering to himself while looking into the distance, which immediately made Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi's eyes red at the same time.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Did something happen in your hometown?" Zhou Zhigang's apprentice Guo Cheng noticed Zhou Zhigang's abnormality at the first time, and hurriedly ran over to ask Zhou Zhigang with concern.

"It's okay! I just felt a little homesick when I read the letters from home. I felt that I have let my family down in this life." Zhou Zhigang wiped the corners of his eyes, then said casually with a wry smile.

"Oh?" Guo Cheng knew that his master was a sentimental man, rarely shedding tears in public. He couldn't help but glance at the letter, but this casual glance shocked Guo Cheng. "Master, is this letter from your youngest son, Zhou Bingkun?"

"Huh? It should be written by someone else. My youngest son is a scoundrel. How could he write in such a good handwriting?" Zhou Zhigang looked down at the letter in surprise again, and then explained with a ridiculous expression.

"Master, excuse me for asking, may I see your letter from home?" At this moment, Guo Cheng was completely attracted by the beautiful handwriting, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Zhigang cautiously and asked.

"It's okay! Just take a look! It's just some trivial matters at home." At this time, Zhou Zhigang handed the letter to Guo Cheng in front of him without taking it seriously.

"Master, thank you so much. I have never seen such superb calligraphy before, and I wanted to take a few more glances at it." He did not expect Zhou Zhigang to be so generous. At the same time, Guo Cheng also thought that the master really liked him.

"Hehe, it's not just you! I've also read it over and over again, and I don't know which old gentleman Bingkun is looking for to write the letter." Zhou Zhigang couldn't help laughing as he looked at the apprentice in front of him who regarded him as his father.

"." At this moment, Guo Cheng was already attracted by the letter from home in his hand. He didn't care to respond to Zhou Zhigang's casual sigh. All his energy was focused on the letter in his hand. However, as time passed, Guo Cheng couldn't help but tremble all over. Then, under Zhou Zhigang's surprised gaze, he burst into tears, "Wuwuwu"

"What's wrong? Guo Cheng, why are you crying suddenly?" Zhou Zhigang, who was full of homesickness, was smoking a cigarette alone, and was suddenly surprised to find that Guo Cheng was crying.

"Master, not only is the handwriting of this letter beautiful, but the content is also very vivid. It reminds me of my old mother at home. She looks like this when she thinks of us." Guo Cheng quickly wiped the tears from his face, and then gave a concise explanation to his master.

"Hey! Guo Cheng, look at your little achievement. You miss home after only two or three months?" At this time, Zhou Zhigang had forgotten his previous loss of composure and instead teased Guo Cheng in front of him.

"Yeah." Guo Cheng was deeply touched and lowered his head with a sad expression.

"Guo Cheng, a man's life not only has a family, but also his own career and pursuits. We should dedicate our youth to the construction of the "Third Line." Zhou Zhigang still respected his apprentice Guo Cheng very much, so he patted Guo Cheng's shoulder gently and comforted him.

"Master, you are right! I will adjust my mood as soon as possible." Guo Cheng returned the letter to Zhou Zhigang with a face full of shame, and then assured Zhou Zhigang in a firm tone.

"Well, now I also have to write a letter back to my family. I can also ask Bingkun who wrote the letter for you and see if I can get you a copy of the old gentleman's calligraphy." Since he found out that Guo Cheng liked the handwriting used in letters so much, Zhou Zhigang looked at Guo Cheng with a smile and promised.

"Master, thank you so much." Guo Cheng couldn't help but look at Zhou Zhigang in surprise.

"Silly child, an apprentice is half a son. In fact, the time we two spend together is more than the time I spend with my three children." Zhou Zhigang smiled indifferently at first, and suddenly looked at the apprentice in front of him in surprise.

"Yes! Master, actually I also regard you as my father in my heart." Guo Cheng looked at Zhou Zhigang in front of him with a sincere face and said.

"Well, then learn the skills from me well, so that our relationship as master and apprentice will not be in vain." Zhou Zhigang looked at Guo Cheng with satisfaction on his face and said.

"Yes! Master."

Just when Zhou Zhigang was in a trance over Su Ning's first letter home, Zhou Bingyi from a construction unit in Jiangliao was not much better. He was also somewhat pleased with Su Ning's exquisite regular script. Of course, he also thought at the first time that it was a letter written by Su Ning. After all, he knew Su Ning's level better than anyone else. He was just a street urchin who didn't know the character "一" when a carrying pole fell.

Seeing the extremely visually impactful description in the family letter, Zhou Bingyi, like his father, could not help but have tears in his eyes, and a touching picture emerged in his mind: his elderly and lonely mother looked towards her relatives in the distance every day, wishing that the family could be truly reunited as soon as possible.

Yao Lisong, who was sitting opposite Zhou Bingyi, immediately noticed Zhou Bingyi's abnormality, and couldn't help but look at Zhou Bingyi and asked teasingly, "Bingyi, why are you crying?"

"Oh! It's okay! I suddenly miss home after reading the letter from home." Zhou Bingyi wiped away the tears that welled up in the corners of his eyes. To be honest, he really missed his mother at home.

"Haha, as the ancients said, a letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold. Every educated youth is looking forward to news from home." Yao Lisong immediately looked at Zhou Bingyi with a smile and said. He really liked this humble and knowledgeable young man.

"Well, everything's fine at home, but I just miss my mom a little bit." After working at the company for so long, he only had one close friend like Yao Lisong, and then he explained it simply and without reservation. "Oh! Bingyi, your handwriting on this letter is great! It looks like printed text. It must have been written by your brother, right?" Yao Lisong unconsciously glanced at the letter in Zhou Bingyi's hand and suddenly noticed how beautiful the handwriting was.

"No! My brother's handwriting is not at this level. In my impression, his handwriting is like a dog paddling. I guess my brother must have asked someone to write it for him." Zhou Bingyi didn't believe that his brother wrote it himself. He guessed ridiculously that Suning must have asked someone to write it for him.

"Wow! Bingyi, this handwriting is so beautiful. How come you intellectuals are so awesome!" Yao Lisong was, after all, a highly qualified soldier who had seen the world. He only focused on the beauty of the handwriting and did not look at the specific content of the letter. He then returned it to the sad Zhou Bingyi in front of him.

"Haha, everyone has their own expertise. Some people just like to study various fonts. It's actually nothing special."

"So, I really admire these educated young people. I feel like you are the hope of our country."

"That's enough! Lao Yao, if you keep praising me, I'm going to get carried away."

"Haha, you're such a steady person, there's no way you'd get carried away."

Zhou Bingyi then opened his drawer and took out the letter paper and pen. He looked at the snow-white letter paper with the pen in his hand and thought for a while. Then he began to write a reply quickly on the letter paper. He found that the letter did not contain the information he wanted to know most. Based on his many years of understanding of Suning, he guessed that Suning's job must not have been settled yet, otherwise he would have shown off to him in the letter.

At this time, Zhou Bingyi was eager to know the specific situation of his brother. If it was confirmed that Su Ning had not been assigned a job, then he would need to find a way to help Su Ning as soon as possible. So this is the most common mentality of a family. No matter how much the two brothers disagree, no matter how big their disagreements with each other are, it does not hinder the love between them.

As soon as Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi finished writing their reply letters, they immediately sent them back to their hometown in Jiangliao Jichun via postman. However, before their letters reached the destination, another letter from home was mailed to them each from the destination. Soon they would be shocked by the contents of the letter and be stunned on the spot. This letter from home was really a bombshell to them.

"Bingyi, I see that you seem to have a very good relationship with Hao Dongmei at the educated youth point?" Yao Lisong looked at Zhou Bingyi who was writing furiously on the letter paper, then looked at Zhou Bingyi with an expression of wanting to say something but hesitating and asked.

"Yes! We were classmates before, so of course we had a very good relationship." Zhou Bingyi knew what Yao Lisheng meant, but he looked at Yao Lisheng openly and explained.

"Well, Bingyi, I heard that his parents seem to have some problems. You must not be careless and be affected by them!" Yao Lisong really likes the young man in front of him, and doesn't want Zhou Bingyi to go astray because of emotional matters.

"Old Yao, Hao Dongmei is my middle school classmate. We used to be very close in school. Am I supposed to distance myself from her just because her family is in trouble?" His relationship with Hao Dongmei was well known in the workplace. Zhou Bingyi knew Yao Lisong was doing this for his own good, so he reminded him. However, he still added a few more words to his colleague. "Old Yao, if I were really this kind of person who flatters the powerful and bullies the weak, I think you wouldn't even bother paying attention to me, right?"

"Huh? That's true! After all, we all believe that a friend in need is a friend indeed. I believe Hao Dongmei will understand your feelings." Yao Lisong shook his head in surprise. This was also what Yao Lisong liked most about Zhou Bingyi. After all, there were fewer and fewer loyal and righteous people nowadays.

"Haha, just go with the flow! Sometimes some things can't be forced."

After Zhou Bingyi finished writing his reply to his family, he saw that it was time to get off work, so he got up and left the office. He first stuffed his reply into the mailbox of the office, and then took a ride to the educated youth site where Hao Dongmei was, because her conversation with Yao Lisheng just now made him miss Hao Dongmei.

"Bingyi, how did you find time to come here?" Hao Dongmei looked at her boyfriend who suddenly appeared in surprise, and all the hard work and fatigue of the day disappeared without a trace.

"Dongmei, I missed you a little, so I came here to see you." Zhou Bingyi looked at his girlfriend in front of him with an infatuated expression.

"Have you eaten?" Trying to suppress the sweetness in her heart, Hao Dongmei asked shyly with her head down.

"Not yet! I was just thinking about seeing you as soon as possible, so I didn't feel hungry." Zhou Bingyi smiled indifferently, then looked at his girlfriend in front of him and explained.

"Silly boy! I'll get you some baked potatoes." Hao Dongmei looked at Zhou Bingyi in front of her with love on her face. She also missed this boy all the time.

"Thank you."

"Hmph! What a moral character." Seeing that Zhou Bingyi was still so polite to her, Hao Dongmei turned around and glared at Zhou Bingyi in annoyance. In fact, she was already very happy in her heart.

Ever since her parents got into trouble and went missing, Hao Dongmei's life became bleak. It was not until 1969 when she met her old classmate Zhou Bingyi at work that a glimmer of hope appeared in Hao Dongmei's life. Then, Hao Dongmei and Zhou Bingyi fell in love with each other as they got along, and Zhou Bingyi became Hao Dongmei's spiritual pillar and belief support.

Soon, Hao Dongmei took out a few black roasted potatoes from the kitchen of the educated youth camp, and then started to eat them while looking at the beautiful scenery of ice and snow in front of her. The astringent potatoes tasted extremely sweet in their mouths. Maybe this is what is called "love is enough to satisfy one's hunger" in romance novels.

Of course, the other educated youth at the educated youth point noticed Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei standing in the cold wind, and they all showed envious and yearning expressions. At this time, the educated youth had long lost their initial high morale, and instead were tortured by the gap in reality. They also wanted to have a warm man like Zhou Bingyi to accompany them. Even eating cold potatoes in the cold wind was a kind of happiness. It was a pity that good men like Zhou Bingyi were rare.

(End of this chapter)