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Chapter 784 Reunion
Sure enough, the next day, Li Suhua heard the news that her daughter-in-law was finally pregnant. She immediately couldn't help but get excited and quickly asked Zheng Juan to sit down and have a good rest. "Juan'er, you don't have to do any housework in the future. You just need to focus on taking care of the baby."

"Mom, there's no need! There's not much work to do at home, so I can't be tired at all." Seeing that Li Suhua cared about her so sincerely, Zheng Juan felt a little embarrassed.

"That won't do! All the housework from now on will be my responsibility." Li Suhua was very persistent and made the final decision. Nothing was more important than the eldest grandson of the Zhou family now.

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"Mom, look how excited I am for you. You're so happy that you almost lost your mind, right?" Suning on the side couldn't help but said jokingly, feeling that as long as Li Suhua was happy, nothing else mattered.

"Stop talking nonsense! Think of a name for the child quickly. Think about what to name my grandson when he is born." Li Suhua urged Suning in a bad mood to name her eldest grandson.

"Haha, I've already thought about it. If it's a son, we'll name him Zhou Ren, and if it's a girl, we'll name her Zhou Xue." After a hearty laugh, Suning immediately said the names he had thought of a long time ago.

"Zhou Ren? Zhou Xue? These two names are really good." Li Suhua nodded with great satisfaction. She didn't expect that the bastard's youngest son was so good at naming.

"Haha, Mom, the more children our family has, the better. I plan to give birth to Zhou Li, Zhou Zhi and Zhou Xin next." Seeing that Li Suhua was so happy, Suning simply told her his plan.

"Zhou Bingkun, you are going too far. Do you really treat our Juan'er as a sow?" Although Li Suhua agreed in her heart, she still scolded Su Ning with a complaining smile.

"Hehe, maybe she can have two or three children in one birth! This is not impossible." Suning now has plenty of ways to intervene in the number of children born.

"Hmph! You're just dreaming. Hurry up and write to your father to let him know."

"No need to be so anxious! Wasn't the last letter just sent out?" As expected, whenever there was a big happy event at home, Li Suhua would think of Zhou Zhigang first.

"What's wrong? My words are no longer effective now?" Seeing that her youngest son dared to complain here, Li Suhua immediately brought out her mother's authority again.

"Okay! You are the Empress Dowager of our family. I will start writing the letter as you say." Seeing that Li Suhua was going to look for the feather duster in the house again, Su Ning, who was about to become a father, could only smile bitterly and stand up to write the letter.

"Bastard thing!"

From then on, the Zhou family no longer had the so-called housing pressure. You know, this was a big problem that had tormented the Zhou family for more than 50 years. The male protagonist who owned three houses in the original drama was tortured by the housing problem. It can be said to be a great sorrow in the world. Of course, this is also a kind of pain given to the people by the times. Secular people cannot escape this vicissitudes of life.

The Zhou family members who had solved the big problem were relieved. Even Zhou Zhigang who was far away in Chongqing and Zhou Bingyi in Shenyang were relieved. They were also thinking about their housing problems. Seeing that Suning really solved this big problem, Zhou Bingyi's resentment towards his brother was reduced a little.

In 1973, Zheng's mother, who was at the end of her life, let go of her ties with her children and passed away, leaving Zheng Juan and Guangming heartbroken. Finally, with the help of Suning, Zheng's mother's funeral was arranged, and Zheng's mother no longer had to endure the sufferings of this world.

In fact, Su Ning really dislikes Zheng's mother, because in the original drama, it was Zheng's mother who prevented Zheng Juan from having an abortion, which caused the tragedy and pain of Zheng Juan's later life. The reason was even more ridiculous. Zheng's mother believed in Buddhism and could not kill. In the eyes of later generations, this is such a ridiculous behavior. It is so unreasonable to give birth to a son or raise a son for a rapist.

"Sister, brother-in-law, since our mother has passed away, I also want to go to Beituo Temple to become a monk and practice." After the seventh day after Zheng's mother's death, Guangming suddenly proposed to Su Ning and Zheng Juan to become a monk.

"No! Guangming, I really can't live without you." Although Zheng Juan had known for a long time that Guangming intended to become a monk, she still couldn't bear to let him go and started crying.

"Sister, my brother-in-law treats you so well, I feel very relieved. You should also think about me. Beituo Temple is my best home." Guangming always thinks of his sister silently in his heart. Seeing that his sister is truly happy now, he lets go of all the shackles of the world.

"Guangming, although you are blind, you can still talk about a wife when you reach the age of marriage. I can guarantee you all these things." Looking at the poor brother-in-law in front of him, Suning still tried to retain him and make promises.

"Brother-in-law, I really don't care about these things, because my mother has always been a Buddhist, and I have been greatly influenced by her since I was a child, so I really yearn for the quiet life in the temple." Guangming certainly believes that his brother-in-law has this ability, but he still insists on the idea of becoming a monk.

"Guangming, have you made up your mind?" Seeing that little Guangming was so persistent, Suning also felt that the world was indeed not worth staying in. Then he looked at his brother-in-law in front of him again to confirm and asked.

"Yes! Brother-in-law, I hope you can support me." Sure enough, Guangming nodded heavily without any reluctance. There was indeed nothing in the world that concerned him.

"Okay! When you go to Beituo Temple to practice, I will donate one thousand yuan in incense money to your Beituo Temple." Suning knew that the temple, which was empty of the four elements, could not escape the secular world, so he immediately thought of his next plan.

"Brother-in-law, thank you! Buddha will surely bless you and my sister."

In the original drama, Guangming's life in Beituo Temple was not easy because he could not provide too much wealth for Beituo Temple. When Suning first traveled to "The World", he forcibly kept Guangming. However, Guangming's secular life was not comfortable. Suning finally realized that life in a temple away from the secular world was most suitable for him, so this time Suning chose to support Guangming's heart. As for the troubles in the original drama, they were nothing in Suning's hands.

"Juan'er, from now on we will go up the mountain to see the light every month. Anyway, we will not let you and your brother lose contact." Looking at Zheng Juan, whose eyes were red from crying, Su Ning told her his arrangements.

"Bingkun, is it true?" Zheng Juan couldn't help but look at Su Ning with surprise and asked.

"Silly wife, have I ever lied to you? I can take our mother to the mountains to relax and avoid her scolding me for no reason."

"Well, it's all up to you."

"Guangming, I also have a request for the donation money. Beituo Temple should leave a guest room for us so that your sister and I can visit you when we have time. In this way, your sister and I can also get some of the Buddha's energy." After seeing that Zheng Juan was no longer sad, Suning turned to look at Guangming again and said.

"Huh? Brother-in-law, this needs to be discussed with the abbot of Beituo Temple." Guangming explained to Suning in some surprise.

"Well, that's natural."

Suning specially borrowed a GAZ-69 off-road vehicle from Ma Shouchang, and then took his brother-in-law who had seen through the world to Beituo Temple. Of course, he also took his mother and wife with him. He also brought rice, flour, grain and oil as part of the temple's incense money. He planned to bring something with him every month when he went up the mountain to visit Guangming, after all, it was not a good thing to worship Buddha with empty hands.

The abbot of Beituo Temple was delighted to see that Suning was so generous. He not only generously donated one thousand yuan for incense money, but also brought a lot of rice, flour, grain and oil. He naturally welcomed Guangming's becoming a monk, and all the monks in Beituo Temple were also very enthusiastic.

As for Suning's request for a fixed guest room and to go up the mountain to visit Guangming every month, he agreed without hesitation. Then, during his monthly rest time, he would take his mother and wife to the mountain to worship Buddha. Li Suhua and Zheng Juan gradually became devout Buddhists. With faith, Li Suhua also gradually became much gentler. She no longer cursed at her annoying little son when she saw him. This perfectly met all of Suning's expectations and hopes.

Happy times are always fleeting like a shooting star, and soon it was already 1976. At this time, Suning had become the head chef of the guesthouse, and the original head chef, Master Chu, had retired due to age. Zheng Juan had also given birth to two children for Suning, two boys and a girl. The eldest was named Zhou Ren by Suning, and the second and third were a pair of twins named Zhou Li and Zhou Xue. The three children made old lady Li Suhua very upset every day, and Li Suhua's laughter and scolding echoed in the Zhou family's large flat villa all day long.

Zhou Bingyi was the first one to return to Photon Film to celebrate the Spring Festival because his unit was relatively close to Jiangliao. Looking at the big house built by Suning in front of him, Zhou Bingyi felt mixed emotions. He never expected that his younger brother, whom he despised the most, would be so powerful. In recent years, he heard from Cai Xiaoguang that Suning was having a great time in the unit's guesthouse, and it was said that Suning had a great reputation in the Jiangliao chef circle. This made Zhou Bingyi feel shocked and surprised.

"Bingkun." Zhou Bingyi looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar brother in surprise. At this time, he already had a completely different temperament.

"Brother, you are finally back. Let me help you get your things." Su Ning, who had just returned from outside, looked at Zhou Bingyi standing at the door. Of course, he immediately noticed Zhou Bingyi's homesickness.

"Bingkun, I didn't expect that you have achieved such great results in recent years." Zhou Bingyi said with emotion as he handed the luggage in his hand to Su Ning.

"Brother, I'm still far behind you. I heard that you are now at the regimental level?" What Su Ning envied most was Zhou Bingyi's successful career. He felt that this was the pursuit and dream that a man should have.

"Our leader is being transferred to a unit in Beijing soon. If I go with him, I might even get a promotion." Looking at his now-unfamiliar younger brother, Zhou Bingyi actually felt like showing off. "Oh my goodness! That's deputy division commander level!" Su Ning was genuinely envious, but it was a shame the platform placed so many restrictions on him.

"Haha, deputy division level is not bad." Seeing his brother's face full of envy at this time, Zhou Bingyi felt comfortable all over.

For some reason, seeing Su Ning's face full of admiration and envy, Zhou Bingyi felt extremely happy. However, after entering this unfamiliar Zhou family, he immediately saw his mother with tears in her eyes. He couldn't help but vent all the grievances and frustrations he had accumulated over the years, and shouted in a slightly tearful voice, "Mom!"

"Bingyi, you are finally back. It's been seven years!" Li Suhua hugged her eldest son tightly and couldn't help crying.

"Mom, I disappoint you. I should have come back to see you a long time ago." At this time, Zhou Bingyi regretted his previous stubbornness.

"Silly children, as long as you can all be successful, this little bit of longing won't matter."

Zhou Bingyi quickly regained his composure and met his sister-in-law Zheng Juan, as well as his three chubby nephews and nieces. At this moment, all his complaints against his brother were swept away. However, when he noticed that Zheng Juan was pregnant again, Zhou Bingyi felt surprised and confused. He really didn't expect that this brother who was two years younger than him would be so vigorous.

In addition, Zhou Bingyi discovered something strange when he returned home this time. No one in the family, including Li Suhua, mentioned Hao Dongmei in front of him. He also didn't believe that they hadn't heard about him and Hao Dongmei, so he guessed that his family might be worried that he would feel bad. This made Zhou Bingyi moved again and realized that his family understood him best.

Although Zhou Zhigang had not been back to Jichun for seven years, he was still well aware of the situation at home. After all, he received letters from home every month and had also seen color photos of his new house. However, when he actually stood in front of his new house, he was still deeply shocked, and at the same time he realized that his youngest son had grown up.

With mixed feelings in his heart, he walked forward and knocked on his door, only to see a little kid of three or four years old opening the door for him. With a childlike face, he looked at Zhou Zhigang and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Haha, Grandpa is looking for you! Are you Zhou Ren?" Zhou Zhigang recognized his eldest grandson at the first moment. After all, he received photos of his grandson every month.

"I'm Zhou Ren, you're not my grandfather. My grandfather earns money in Chongqing to buy me candy."

"Haha, look at what this is? Here you go!" Zhou Zhigang immediately pulled out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his pocket and said to his eldest grandson temptingly, "Zhou Ren, call me grandpa!"

"Mom, there's a weird old man at the door." Zhou Ren, who was over three years old, did not go to take the candy. Instead, he slammed the door shut and shouted to Zheng Juan who was busy in the kitchen.

Zhou Zhigang was almost hit on the nose by the door and was very depressed. If he had known earlier, he should have sent a telegram to ask Suning to pick him up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to suffer the humiliation of his own grandson. Fortunately, Zheng Juan soon opened the door again with doubts, looked at the familiar yet strange old man in front of her and asked, "Dad? Is that you?"

"Zheng Juan, do you know me?" Zhou Zhigang looked at his daughter-in-law in surprise, whom he had never met before.

"I don't know him! But I've seen photos of you and my mom, so I can roughly recognize him." Zheng Juan explained with an awkward smile, then remembered to take the luggage from Zhou Zhigang's hand, "Dad, give me the luggage, and let's go inside and rest."

"Well, where are your mother and Bingkun?" Zhou Zhigang handed the luggage to his daughter-in-law in front of him, looked around and asked in confusion.

"Dad, my mom took Zhou Li to visit Aunt Qiao's house. Bingkun is still working in the guesthouse. He is now the head chef of the unit's guesthouse." After putting down the luggage in her hand, Zheng Juan looked at Zhou Zhigang with a smile and answered.

"Well, I know about Bingkun. I didn't expect that he could become the head chef now."

"Dad, sit down and rest for a while. I'll pour you a glass of water." Zheng Juan often heard that Zhou Zhigang disliked her husband, and today she finally saw it.

"Okay! I'm a little thirsty after two days and two nights on the train."

Soon, Zheng Juan brought Zhou Zhigang a cup of sugar water, which perfectly replenished the energy Zhou Zhigang had lost on the journey. Zhou Zhigang drank it all in one gulp and put down the empty cup. Then he saw Zhou Ren, who was hiding behind Zheng Juan, staring at him with wide eyes. "Zheng Juan, is Zhou Ren a bit timid?"

"Dad, he's very naughty every day. Maybe he's not very familiar with you yet." Zheng Juan explained with a bit of amusement, then turned to look at the little guy behind her and said, "Zhou Ren, this is your grandpa. Haven't you been making a fuss about looking for your grandpa?"

"Come! Zhou Ren, come to grandpa."

Zhou Ren looked up at his mother Zheng Juan's encouragement, then hesitantly walked up to Zhou Zhigang. Zhou Zhigang immediately picked up his eldest grandson with joy, "Zhou Ren, I'm your real grandfather. Why didn't you refuse the candy I gave you just now?"

"Grandpa, my dad said I shouldn't accept things from strangers."

"Well, your father is right. You have to keep doing this in the future, okay?"

"Yes! Grandpa."

"Zheng Juan, your mother went to visit the neighbors, why didn't she bring Zhou Ren and Zhou Xue?" Zhou Zhigang then looked up at Zheng Juan again and asked in confusion.

"Zhou Ren and Zhou Xue were both taking a nap just now, so my mother only brought Zhou Li." Zheng Juan knew that Zhou Zhigang had misunderstood that Li Suhua was partial, so she quickly explained to Zhou Zhigang with a smile.

"I thought your mother was partial to one parent!" Sure enough, Zhou Zhigang said that he was disgusted by his parents' partiality, but he ignored the fact that he was the most partial father.

"I'm not partial! My mother likes all three children."

At this time, Zhou Zhi just noticed that Zheng Juan was pregnant, and he couldn't help but look at Zheng Juan in surprise and asked, "Zheng Juan, I see you are pregnant again?"

"Yes! It's been five or six months. Bingkun said that Zhou Zhi and Zhou Xin are still missing."

"I" heard Zheng Juan talk about Suning's ambitions, and Zhou Zhigang, who had seen many ups and downs, was also shocked.

Soon, Li Suhua, who had gone out to visit friends, came back with Zhou Li in her arms. When she saw Zhou Zhigang sitting on the sofa in the living room, she couldn't help but feel surprised and said, "Dad, why didn't you send a telegram in advance?"

"I thought Bingkun must be very busy in the guesthouse, so I didn't announce that I came back alone." Looking at his much younger wife in front of him, Zhou Zhigang smiled knowingly, realizing that Su Ning and Zheng Juan took good care of Li Suhua.

"Then will Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng come back?" At this moment, Li Suhua couldn't help but think of her annoying daughter again.

"Come back! But it may be a little late. After all, it takes several buses to get from Guizhou to Jichun." Zhou Zhigang nodded in confirmation and explained casually.

"That's great! I haven't seen Zhou Rong for more than seven years." As she spoke, Li Suhua actually started to cry sadly.

"That's enough! Why are you crying on New Year's Day? Don't scare the kids later."

After Suning got off work in the evening, the family was finally reunited after seven years. Of course, the only flaw was the absence of Zhou Rong, but the smile on Li Suhua's face never stopped, which showed that she was very happy and content at this time.

(End of this chapter)