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"It's okay, we're all a family."

After that, it was basically Zhou Chen and Zhou Bingyi who were talking to Secretary Huang. Zhou Zhigang sat nearby, smoking silently and didn't say much.

Secretary Huang didn't stay long and left soon. Before leaving, Zhou Chen gave him some tea, but he accepted it after trying to refuse it twice.

Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei went to see Secretary Huang off, while the others stayed at home.

As soon as Secretary Huang left, Zhou Zhigang could no longer hold back. He sat there with a grim look on his face, not saying a word, smoking silently.

Li Suhua saw that he was in a bad mood, so she advised him, "Dad, what are you doing? He didn't mean to not come. He just got sick suddenly. Look, he even asked his secretary to come and send us so many New Year gifts. It shows that he is thinking about us."

"Humph."

Zhou Zhigang snorted twice in a very rude manner. Since his eldest son and daughter-in-law were not around, he didn't have so many concerns.

"Yes, they are thinking about us and even asked their secretary to come here. What does this mean? In their eyes, we are nothing. They just sent a secretary to get rid of us."

Li Suhua complained: "You old man, why do you speak so harshly? If Bingyi and Dongmei heard it, they would be very upset."

Zhou Zhigang shouted stiffly: "I was just giving them face just now."

"Okay, the children are here. Look at how you look. You scared Ruirui and the others."

Zhou Zhigang turned around and looked at the three children. He found that they were indeed a little scared. Then he let out a breath and his complexion returned to normal.

"Ruirui, Congcong, don't be afraid, Grandpa is not angry."

Zhou Rui walked up to Zhou Zhigang and said crisply, "Grandpa, you can't be angry. My father said that people who are often angry will get sick and age quickly."

"hey-hey."

Zhou Zhigang was immediately amused: "Look at our eldest grandson, he still cares for his grandfather, he is really a good grandson."

Li Suhua walked to the box brought by Secretary Huang and said curiously, "Dongmei's family is a family of high-ranking officials in the province. I wonder what the New Year gifts they sent look like. Juan'er, come, let's take a look at it."

Zheng Juan immediately responded and went over to help Li Suhua sort things out.

Zhou Zhigang expressed dissatisfaction, but he was actually quite curious. In his eyes, a family like that must be different from theirs, and the gifts they sent must be unusual.

As Li Suhua and Zheng Juan took out the gifts from the box and placed them on the table one by one, they were all gifts with exquisite packaging.

"Oh, the gift from the in-laws looks quite expensive."

Li Suhua looked at the exquisite gifts and said with a smile.

Zhou Zhigang snorted coldly: "No matter how good the gift is, it's useless. Giving something is about the thought behind it."

The implication is that the things were delivered, but the thought was not.

Li Suhua ignored him and continued to take the gifts, but when she took out the last two gifts, her expression froze instantly.

Zheng Juan also saw what Li Suhua was holding. She asked in astonishment, "Mom, isn't this Dad..."

When Zhou Zhigang heard Zheng Juan talking about him, he turned his gaze, and the next moment, his eyes were focused directly on the two tubes of tea in Li Suhua's hands.

"Huh, huh..."

When Li Suhua saw Zhou Zhigang's expression, she quickly put down the tea leaves and walked over to pat Zhou Zhigang on the back.

"Dad, don't be angry."

Zhou Zhigang threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground and leaned back. Although he didn't say a word, everyone could see that he was in a terrible mood.

At this time, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei walked in from outside and found that the atmosphere in the house was not right.

"Mom, Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Zhigang stood up suddenly and pointed at the two buckets of tea on the coffee table: "What's wrong? Take a look for yourself. Didn't you say that Dongmei's parents were very satisfied with the tea I gave them? What does this mean?"

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the house without caring about Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, and closed the door with a bang.

Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were both startled, and then they saw two tubes of tea on the coffee table. The familiar packaging was undoubtedly the two tubes of tea they brought back yesterday.

Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei's faces suddenly became very ugly, especially Hao Dongmei, whose heart skipped a beat and she looked at her husband Zhou Bingyi anxiously.

Zhou Bingyi didn't notice his wife's actions. He just walked to the coffee table, picked up two tubes of tea, looked at the other things on the coffee table, chuckled twice, then sat down without saying anything.

"Bingyi." Hao Dongmei called out worriedly.

Zhou Bingyi waved his hand and said, "Okay, Dongmei, I know this matter has nothing to do with you, but..."

He didn't say anything else, but Hao Dongmei already understood what he meant.

Hao Dongmei looked at Li Suhua helplessly: "Mom, this is a misunderstanding. My parents were in the hospital at the time. Secretary Huang must have not understood the situation and took it privately. Mom..."

"Dongmei, stop talking."

Zhou Bingyi interrupted Hao Dongmei, and Hao Dongmei became even more anxious: "Bingyi, this matter is really..."

Li Suhua walked up to Hao Dongmei, grabbed her hand, patted it gently, and said softly: "Dongmei, it's okay, don't take it to heart, and don't tell your parents when you go back. Your father is in the hospital, and you still think of our family, we are already very satisfied."

Hao Dongmei pursed her lips, her eyes turned red, and she tried hard not to cry.

Their family did such a thing, but her mother-in-law still comforted her in a gentle manner, which made her feel really ashamed.

Zhou Chen was also surprised by the old lady's words. His old lady's speaking skills have improved significantly now.

But he also knew that at this time Hao Dongmei actually hoped that Li Suhua would blame her and say a few words to her, so that she would feel better.

The more Li Suhua acted like this, the more uncomfortable and guilty she felt.

Suddenly, Zhou Zhigang, who had returned to his room, came out again. He looked at Hao Dongmei and said, "Dongmei, the old woman is right. Your parents are very busy, and we are very happy and touched that they remembered us. Don't think too much. By the way, are you going to stay at home for the New Year's Eve dinner, or go back home to eat?"

"Oh, look at my brain, Dongmei's father is sick, Bingyi, Dongmei, you should go back and see him."

Hao Dongmei had agreed with her parents today that after visiting Zhou's house in the afternoon, they would go back together to have the New Year's Eve dinner.

But now her parents didn't come, and such a misunderstanding happened, which made her feel extremely guilty and angry. Even though she wanted to go back and question them, when she thought of her injured parents-in-law, she felt that it would be too bad for her to just leave like this.

Zhou Bingyi was also conflicted. His parents-in-law really taught him a lesson today, but it was a negative example.

But although he was very angry, he still remained rational. He knew that his father asked them to leave at this time because he didn't want to embarrass them.

So he walked to Hao Dongmei and said softly, "Dongmei, let's go back first."

Hao Dongmei said angrily: "I won't go back. Let's stay here and eat. We'll talk after we eat."

Zhou Bingyi was helpless when facing his wife who was throwing a tantrum. He was obviously the most aggrieved person, but he had to persuade Hao Dongmei instead.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the door.

"They are all at home."

Everyone looked towards the door. Li Suhua was the first to react and happily went to greet them.

"Xiao Rong, you're back."

Standing outside the door were Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng. They both looked exhausted and walked in carefully, carrying things.

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng walked to the living room. After putting their things down, Zhou Rong looked at her father and eldest brother and his wife with suspicion.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you not happy to see me back?"

Zhou Rong felt strange. It was fine that other people didn't welcome her as happily as she had imagined, but why did her father also have such a stern face?

Zhou Zhigang said sternly: "Rong'er, Huacheng, you are back, go wash your face, mother, you can prepare dinner."

After saying that, he sat on the sofa and started smoking again.

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng both felt embarrassed. They had just returned from so far away, why were they all so hostile to them? They didn’t do anything, right?

"Mom, what happened to my dad, big brother?"

But Zhou Bingyi didn't have the energy to deal with her at this time, so he just casually replied: "Nothing."

Zhou Rong looked at Li Suhua again, but Li Suhua didn't say anything, which made Zhou Rong even more confused. Judging from the situation, it didn't seem to be directed at her.

Feng Huacheng was better at reading people's faces than Zhou Rong. He pulled Zhou Rong and said softly, "Let's go. Let's put our things down first and then go wash our faces."

Although the family was reunited for the New Year’s Eve dinner this year, they were not very happy, mainly because Zhou Zhigang was not in a good mood.

Although Zhou Zhigang tried hard to control himself, the emotions he inadvertently revealed still affected the atmosphere at the dinner table.

Several people felt awkward during the meal. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei needed no explanation. Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng were also very cautious and did not dare to speak.

There were three reunion dinners, but Li Suhua felt uneasy every time, which made her feel very sad.

After waiting so long for her husband to reconcile with her younger son, problems arose again with her eldest son. Even the gentle old lady couldn't help but feel resentful at this moment.

My eldest son's in-laws are really something. You said that if you didn't mention it, then they wouldn't come, but you said you would come, and then you didn't come. This is just messing with people's mentality.

The three children, on the other hand, didn't care so much. They happily wolfed down the delicious food on the table.

The suffocating New Year’s Eve dinner ended quickly. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei said goodbye to their parents and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Zhou Bingyi pulled Zhou Chen aside.

"Bingkun, today's incident was my fault. I didn't think it through. Dad must be very angry. He will not be satisfied no matter what I say now. After we leave, go and persuade him. He should be able to listen to what you say."

Zhou Chen: "Brother, you are not mistaken, are you letting me persuade you? Aren't you afraid that I will add fuel to the fire?"

"My boy, I'm telling you something serious. Stop making jokes. Please help me. Just think of it as me begging you. Dad only comes home once every few years. I don't want him to be in a bad mood because of something like this. We should be happy during the New Year."

The previous two times, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Chen had conflicts, which led to a bad New Year. Zhou Bingyi didn't expect that it would be his turn this time.

"Okay, I get it. But, brother, I have to say that your father-in-law and mother-in-law are really calculating. In order to achieve their goals, they even use such means."

Zhou Bingyi did not refute this time, because he also did not believe that there would be such a coincidence. However, he was different from Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen could say it in front of him, but he was hesitant and did not dare to say it casually.

Seeing that Zhou Bingyi didn't say anything, Zhou Chen could guess his psychological activities. On the one hand, he was indeed very dissatisfied, but on the other hand, he didn't dare to say it out loud because he still had to rely on the power of the Hao family.

Zhou Bingyi was a man who could see the reality clearly. He just wanted to pursue a career in politics, so he was very clear that having a father-in-law who was a provincial senior official would definitely be of great help to his future career.

So many times, even if he was wronged and felt aggrieved, he gritted his teeth and endured it, and even helped to persuade Hao Dongmei.

Anyway, in Zhou Chen's opinion, this elder brother's life is really tiring.

"Brother, you don't have to be so servile. I know that my sister-in-law's parents' position can provide you with convenience, but if you compromise because of this, it's really not worth it. With your ability, you don't need to do that at all."

Zhou Bingyi drooped his face and said, "Bingkun, I know you have an opinion of me now, but you don't understand, nor do you know the importance of a strong backer to your career; what's more, they are Dongmei's parents, which means they are also my parents, so I don't feel wronged."

Zhou Chen shook his head. If this wasn’t considered unfair, then what was unfair to a man?

Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely not endure it, let alone suffer such humiliation. This may be the biggest reason why he is not suitable for a career in politics.

The waist can be bent, but it cannot be bent forever...

"Okay, I don't care what you think, but I won't pretend that what happened today didn't happen."

Zhou Bingyi felt something was wrong when he heard this, and asked anxiously: "Bingkun, what do you want to do? Don't be stupid."

He had seen how daring his younger brother was and was afraid that Zhou Chen would do something thoughtless.

"You'd better stop caring about me and care about my sister-in-law. Look how angry she is."

"Hey, Bingkun, don't mess around."

Zhou Chen waved at him and walked into the house. Zhou Bingyi had no choice but to take his wife Hao Dongmei back first.

When I walked into the room, I heard my mother Li Suhua telling Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng what had just happened.

After hearing this, Zhou Rong slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily, "Too much, too much, how can this be possible? They are just officials. If they don't want to recognize our family, they shouldn't have said they would come. They said they would come, but then they didn't come, and they said they were sick. Is this such a coincidence? I think they did it on purpose."

Li Suhua hit her and said, "Keep your voice down. Your dad will be angry again if he hears you."

Zhou Rong yelled, "Can you blame my dad for being angry? Who wouldn't be angry? He's so contemptuous. I think my sister-in-law is usually quite kind, so why are her parents like this? Being an official is great. Although our family is not as prominent as theirs, there is no need for us to suffer such grievances."

She was the kind of person who thought highly of herself, and now that she knew her family was looked down upon by others, even by her eldest brother's parents-in-law, she was still very unhappy.

Feng Huacheng whispered, "You can't say that. Maybe he is really sick. He is a senior official in the province after all. He wouldn't do such a thing."

Zhou Rong said angrily, "What do you know? I think my sister-in-law's parents did it on purpose. Mom, I'll go into the house and persuade Dad."

After saying that, she walked towards Zhou Zhigang's room.

"This girl is already a mother, but she's still so impetuous."

Li Suhua shook her head, looked at Zhou Chen, and asked again: "Kun'er, what did your elder brother say to you just now?"

"Nothing, just asking me to persuade Dad."

"It's not easy for your eldest brother either, don't blame him."

"Mom, why should I blame him? This matter has nothing to do with me. But what Zhou Rong said just now is not wrong. I think you should ask our dad to change his mind and stop thinking about the matter of becoming in-laws. Why should we bother to show our affection to someone who doesn't like us?"

"Child, you can just say this at home, but you can't say it in front of your sister-in-law. No matter what Dongmei's parents are like, I still like Dongmei very much. Although she comes from a high-ranking official family, she doesn't put on airs at all."

Hao Dongmei is indeed a person who knows how to be grateful, but sometimes she is just too naive and doesn't seem like someone who was born into a grateful family at all.