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Chapter 820 Happy Reunion

Another Spring Festival is here, and the whole family is celebrating the New Year happily. In the 1980s in China, this is not the kind of perfunctory rushing back and forth like in later generations. It is a big event that every household takes seriously, so every household has already started preparing for the New Year. By the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere is full of joy and peace.

This year's Spring Festival seemed particularly different. At least the neighbors like Photon Pian who lived in the residential building were all looking forward to someone's appearance with different thoughts. Unfortunately, they were all disappointed in the end because the Zhou family they were waiting for did not come back at all.

The Xiong family, who lived next door to the Sun family, were the most eager to see the Zhou family return. They had always wanted to ask the Zhou family for help, so Old Man Xiong had no choice but to shamelessly visit the Sun family next door, even though they were on bad terms with him. With a forced smile on his face, he looked at Sun Ganchao and asked, "Ganchao, in previous years, the Zhou family would have returned by this time. This year, it's already the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, so why haven't they made any progress?"

"Then maybe I won't come back this year! Hong Kong has everything, so there's really no need to come back every year." Sun Ganchao looked at the old man in front of him with some surprise, and suddenly guessed in his heart that the other party must have something to ask of the Zhou family.

"Oh! This is a pity. I wanted to ask Zhou Bingkun to help Daxiong find a job!" As expected, Dad Xiong explained with a regretful expression. He had always been envious of Suning for taking care of Sun Ganchao and the others.

"Uncle Xiong, isn't your son Daxiong doing well in the state-owned restaurant?" Sun Ganchao knew that Daxiong, the son of Uncle Xiong, was a chef in the state-owned restaurant, which was considered a good job among all the neighbors in Photon Film.

"It's been a long time since we started doing this! We're all being squeezed out by the self-employed. There are no customers going to the state-owned restaurants every day, and we haven't been able to pay salaries for two or three months." The skinny and shrewd old man Xiong explained somewhat depressedly. Compared with the increasingly prosperous Zhou family, their Xiong family was getting less and less successful.

"Oh? Is the situation in Jichun so serious now?"

"Hmph! You and Guoqing are lucky to have met Zhou Bingkun, who helped you find jobs. I heard that your old timber processing factory has closed down."

"Uncle Xiong, since Jichun is in such a difficult situation right now, I feel like even if you meet Bingkun, it won't solve the problem. He manages such a large enterprise, so he must have more things to consider than us."

"Ganchao, how are you and Guoqing doing in Mohe?" Dad Xiong was a little disapproving of Sun Ganchao's nonsense. Instead, he looked at Sun Ganchao with stars in his eyes and asked.

"Okay! Actually, the job is very simple. I'm mainly responsible for taking care of the warehouse. There are special machines and forklifts for loading and unloading goods, so we don't need to worry about anything specific." Sun Ganchao naturally enjoyed making his mortal enemy feel uncomfortable.

"Ah? Is the warehouse in Mohe very big?" Old Man Xiong looked at Sun Ganchao again with a look of surprise and asked.

"Of course it's huge! We're shipping goods to Russia every day, so if the warehouse is small, it can't store so much."

"Ganchao, I heard that you and Guoqing earn 200 yuan a month?" Then Daddy Xiong asked the most concerned issue of salary.

"Yeah! I regret it so much now. I should have followed Bingkun a long time ago, otherwise I would have become rich now."

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At this time, Old Man Xiong was extremely envious and jealous of Sun Ganchao and Xiao Guoqing. If he had known that the Zhou family would become so successful so quickly, he really shouldn't have offended them for no reason. Thinking of this, Old Man Xiong knew that even if he met Suning in person, he would not get his wish and be arranged a good job for Da Xiong by Suning.

Seeing Old Man Xiong leave his home in frustration, the Sun family, who had always been bullied by the Xiong family, felt extremely relieved. Gan Chao's father suddenly looked at his son with deep emotion and said, "Gan Chao, it seems that it was right to let you follow Bing Kun. Otherwise, our family would definitely be even more miserable than the Xiong family."

"Dad, although Bingkun is not from the same world as us now, he will definitely think of us when good things happen to him. I really regret rejecting his kindness again and again." Sun Ganchao was also very grateful to Suning in his heart, because it was this good buddy who helped him again without holding a grudge.

"Ganchao, don't think too much about the past. Just take good care of the warehouse for him in the future." Father Sun knew that Sun Ganchao was talking about his past ungratefulness, and then he smiled and patted his son's shoulder and said.

"Dad, Sun Sheng is now enrolled in a local primary school in Mohe, and all tuition and miscellaneous fees are paid by the company. Yu Hong works in the employee cafeteria there and earns over 90 yuan a month. Our family will definitely be well-off soon."

"Haha, that's great! Our family finally sees hope of turning things around."

"Brother, I will follow Bingkun in the future." At this time, Sun Xiaoning looked at Sun Ganchao with a firm face and made an assurance.

"Silly girl! If you want to work under Bingkun, you must study hard and get into a good university. I heard that there are tens of thousands of workers in Ningyuan's aircraft manufacturing plant alone. If you don't have academic qualifications and knowledge, there's no way they'll hire you."

"Yes, brother, I must get into a good university." At this time, Sun Xiaoning suddenly nodded heavily. He had not been very interested in taking the college entrance examination, but now he couldn't help but change his mind.

"Okay! Xiao Ning, bring honor to our family."

At this time, Zhou Bingyi had finally completed the exit procedures. As an important leader of a region, it was still very troublesome to travel. However, thinking that Zhou Zhigang and Suning had decided to reunite in Hong Kong for the New Year, Zhou Bingyi, as the eldest son of the Zhou family, could not come up with any reason to refuse.

When passing through Beijing on his way to Hong Kong, Zhou Bingyi bought some ordinary gifts and went to his old leader's house. The former leader was still working at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. Seeing Zhou Bingyi suddenly come to his house with gifts, he was very surprised and asked, "Bingyi, how did you find time to come here?"

"Old leader, this year our family is going to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. Today, when we passed by Beijing, we stopped by to wish you a happy new year." Zhou Bingyi put down the gift in his hand, then looked at the old leader with a smile and explained.

"Haha, you're really early to pay your New Year's greetings. Come and sit here!" The old leader has always admired this former secretary, so naturally he behaves very close to her and likes her very much.

"Thank you."

"Bingyi! How is your work in Jichun?" Seeing his old subordinate sitting next to him, the old leader looked at Zhou Bingyi with a concerned expression and asked.

“It’s great! I learn a lot from my work and feel fulfilled every day.”

"Well, this time your state-owned enterprises in Jichun have switched production and the Ningyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Plant has settled in Jiangliao, your contribution is indispensable!" The old leader said to the young man in front of him with some emotion.

"No! You are too kind, old leader! It is mainly because Tsinghua University and Mr. Hao have made great efforts." Zhou Bingyi knew that this was not the time to be proud of his achievements, so he tried his best to be humble in front of the old leader.

"By the way! Are you still in touch with Mr. Hao's daughter Hao Dongmei?" At this moment, the old leader suddenly had an idea and asked about Hao Dongmei.

"Huh? We haven't been in touch for a long time. I heard that she is doing well now." Zhou Bingyi shook his head with a helpless look. He had given up his love just to be the secretary of his old boss.

"Bingyi! You are not a child anymore, and it's time for you to consider your personal problems." The old leader knew everything about what happened that year, and he couldn't help but persuade him in a earnest tone.

"Old leader, I really don't have this idea right now. I still want to focus all my energy on work." Zhou Bingyi had thought about this issue, but there was always Hao Dongmei's figure in his mind.

"Silly child! There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and having no descendants is the worst. Our country has always attached great importance to family issues. If you want to make a difference in your career, marriage is still a very crucial step." "The old leader's teaching is correct! I will consider this issue carefully from now on."

"Well, Bingyi, did you know that Minghui is about to graduate from college?" The old leader suddenly changed the subject and talked about his granddaughter.

"Ah? Minghui? You're going to graduate from college so soon?" At this moment, Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but think of the little girl from that year, who had grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye.

"Yes! Back then, I was just a little girl following behind you, but now, in the blink of an eye, I'm already a 23-year-old lady."

"Haha, old leader, Minghui is so promising. You will be blessed in the future."

"Hey! It's not as simple as you say! I originally wanted to arrange for her to work by my side, but this girl insisted on going to your Jichun Experimental Middle School to teach. She really has the same stubborn personality as her father."

"Ah? Old leader, I remember Minghui didn't study education, right?" Zhou Bingyi looked at the old leader in surprise and asked. He suddenly felt that something seemed wrong and couldn't understand why Jichun was chosen.

"English major! He said he would go to your Jichun Experimental Middle School to be an English teacher." The old leader sounded helpless and depressed, but his eyes flashed with a unique cunning.

"Can't Minghui stay in the school in the capital to teach?" Zhou Bingyi had already made some bad guesses at this time, and realized that Minghui might be going to Jichun just for him.

"Bingyi, you've watched Minghui grow up, and you know exactly what kind of personality she has. So you must take good care of her from now on!"

"Ah? This"

"Bingyi, I'm worried about Minghui living alone in the school dormitory. Is it okay if I let her stay with you?"

"Uh, okay! Old boss, don't worry! I won't let Minghui suffer any injustice as long as I'm here."

"Well, I trust you very much. This girl will be handed over to you from now on." The old leader patted Zhou Bingyi's shoulder while suppressing his smug smile. The grandson-in-law in front of him was the one he carefully selected.

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Zhou Bingyi knew very well what the old leader in front of him meant. In fact, the old leader had always wanted to match him with Minghui over the years. Minghui was the old leader's eldest granddaughter. When Zhou Bingyi was working as a secretary for the old leader in his early years, Minghui was still a little girl in her teens. In his spare time, Zhou Bingyi would take the initiative to help the little girl with her lessons. He didn't expect that they would be forced together today, more than ten years later.

In Hong Kong, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, all the members of the Zhou family had gathered together. At this time, the Zhou family could be described as a truly large family. Among Zhou Bingyi's three siblings, only Su Ning made the contribution to the expansion of the family. Especially when the handsome and cute mixed-race boy Zhou Cong appeared, he was immediately surrounded by all the members of the Zhou family. Even Zhou Rong, who had always been at odds with Su Ning, was surprised.

"Congcong, I am your grandmother." Li Suhua took the first step and picked up the mixed-race grandson in front of her.

"Hello grandma!"

"Well, our Congcong is so well behaved." Li Suhua hugged her grandson in surprise. Although it was their first meeting, she could still feel the blood connection between the grandfather and grandson. Then she looked at her Slavic daughter-in-law Olya and said, "Olia, can we let Congcong stay in Hong Kong from now on?"

"Okay! Mom, I'm also planning to move to Hong Kong." Olya was trying her best to act like a qualified daughter-in-law at this time. She felt that the Zhou family members were very kind when she met them for the first time.

"That's great! Bingkun loves buying houses everywhere. In the past few years, he has bought more than ten villas in Hong Kong alone. There is absolutely no need to worry about not having enough space to live here."

"I know! Bingkun also likes to buy houses in Moscow. He said that one day the whole family will go to Moscow for vacation."

"Hey, this bastard just likes to mess around."

"Congcong, I'm your aunt. Come and play outside with me." It was then the turn of Zhou Rong, the aunt, to step forward, look at her cute nephew and introduce herself.

"Okay! Aunt." Zhou Cong first looked up at his mother beside him, and after getting his mother's nod of agreement, he obediently followed his aunt and brothers and sisters out.

"Olia, Congcong is a really good kid."

After Zhou Rong took the older children out, Li Suhua once again took the newborn grandson from Cherie Chung. She suddenly felt that her hands and eyes were not enough. Her youngest son had given her too many grandchildren. Taking care of this one would inevitably lead to neglecting the other children.

Li Suhua, who always had a kind face, couldn't help but complain, "Oh my god! Fortunately, we have a nanny at home now, otherwise I would be exhausted just taking care of the children."

"Haha, Mom, why do I feel like you are very happy?" Suning on the side ruthlessly exposed Li Suhua's happiness.

"Bastard thing!"

"Brother, I heard from Cai Xiaoguang that Zhou Rong is pregnant. It's not good for you to be single!" Su Ning didn't care about his mother's scolding. Instead, he turned to look at Zhou Bingyi with an envious face and said.

"Huh? You have already expanded our family, so the pressure on me is naturally gone." Zhou Bingyi felt a little ridiculous at this time.

"Brother, I am me and you are you! They are completely different things." Suning shook his head disapprovingly, feeling that the brother in front of him was a little extreme.

"Bingyi, what your brother said makes a lot of sense. Your mother and I have always been worried about you. We don't understand why you and Bingkun are at two extremes." After hearing the conversation between the two brothers, Suning and Zhou Bingyi, Zhou Zhigang on the side agreed with Suning's statement and also believed that it was time for Zhou Bingyi to consider his personal problems.

"Dad, I have a lot of things to do at work right now. I really don't have time to think about these things." Zhou Bingyi still wanted to use his busy work as an excuse and was not going to tell his family about Minghui. After all, he felt that the age difference between the two was too big.

"Alright! You're all grown up now, so you should make your own decisions."

"Dad, thank you for your understanding."

(End of this chapter)