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This incident was a case of good intentions leading to bad results, but it cannot be completely said to be a bad thing. At least after what happened today, Zhou Zhigang should have seen things clearly and will no longer worry about things like meeting his in-laws.

No one in the Zhou family knew that when Hao Dongmei returned, she immediately had a big fight with her parents and was slapped hard in the face in the end.

After Zheng Juan coaxed Congcong to sleep, she leaned against Zhou Chen and whispered, "Bingkun, what's going on? There are always problems every time our family reunites? This Spring Festival is so weird."

As the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, I have experienced three reunions since marrying into the family, but each time ended in disharmony.

Zhou Chen comforted her, "It's okay. Everyone will be back to normal when we wake up tomorrow morning. It's better to make some things clear."

Zheng Juan said, "I just saw that our dad was very sad. The first two times he quarreled with you, although the quarrels were fierce, he was more angry. But this time, I felt that his spirit and energy were not right. It seemed that he had aged several years in an instant."

Zhou Chen sighed, "He is blaming himself. He blames himself for not being able to provide big brother with a good background, which makes it difficult for big brother to live in the Hao family."

"Alas, it's really not easy for our dad, and it's not easy for my eldest brother and his wife either."

Zheng Juan sighed quietly, she didn't have these worries, but she felt uncomfortable when she saw her family members unhappy. How could she have a good New Year if she was unhappy and uncomfortable?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 603: Forcing the issue and deliberately causing trouble

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in the Zhou family got up early, except Zhou Cong who was a little reluctant to get up.

Especially the energetic Zhou Rui and Feng Yue, who got up early in the morning and started a snowball fight in the yard.

In order to get closer to her daughter, Zhou Rong also participated in the snowball fight, but although she wanted to please Feng Yue, Feng Yue ignored her.

Perhaps it was because she had encountered too many setbacks in recent years, or perhaps it was because she had grown up, but Zhou Rong, who was ignored by her daughter, did not get discouraged and still wanted to fit in.

While eating breakfast, Li Suhua asked, "Dad, you wrote to me before the Lunar New Year saying that you would go to Guangzi Pian to pay New Year's greetings this year. When are we going there?"

Zhou Zhigang paused, then said impatiently: "No."

"Not going? Why?" Li Suhua asked puzzledly.

Ever since she and Zhou Chen moved here, her family hasn't greeted the neighbors in Guangzi Pian for many years. Now that they are old, they don't think about many things, so they pay special attention to this kind of thing.

Zhou Zhigang: "I'm tired and want to take a rest."

Li Suhua wanted to persuade him again, but Zhou Chen stopped her in time: "Mom, listen to Dad. If he says he doesn't want to worship, then don't worship. Anyway, there will be plenty of time in the future."

Li Suhua grumbled in dissatisfaction: "When do I have time? I don't go home all year round. I finally get to go home for the New Year, but I don't even pay New Year's greetings. It's boring."

Zhou Zhigang glared at her and said, "Go ahead and worship if you want. I'm not going anyway."

Li Suhua raised her head and said, "I'll go if I want. Juan'er, Rong'er, pack up and take the children to Guangzi Pian to pay New Year's greetings. People should not forget their roots."

Zhou Zhigang shouted angrily: "You old woman, are you deliberately trying to contradict me?"

"I don't mean to contradict you. You said you wanted to pay New Year's greetings, but now you're not going. You're going back on your word."

Zhou Zhigang was amused: "Hey, old woman, have you become more culturally gifted after going to the capital? You can even use idioms now?"

Looking at the old couple bickering, Zhou Chen and others also laughed.

After a pause, Zhou Zhigang said, "Maybe next time. I'm really not in the mood today, and Bingyi and his family didn't come. It's meaningless to pay New Year's greetings without the whole family together."

Zhou Rong pulled Li Suhua and said, "Mom, if you don't want to worship, then don't worship. Juan'er and I will take you and the three children out to the market later, and leave these grown men at home to talk."

Li Suhua then smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's go to the market and let them stay at home."

Zhou Zhigang snorted coldly: "I'm looking forward to it, but you're annoying me by chattering beside me."

"I still find you annoying."

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Not long after breakfast, Zhou Bingyi was seen rushing over alone, looking exhausted.

"Bingyi, why are you here alone? Where's Dongmei?"

Li Suhua looked around for a few seconds and didn't see Hao Dongmei, so she asked in confusion.

Zhou Bingyi's expression became a little unnatural, and he said, "Dongmei didn't sleep well last night, so I didn't let her come over and asked her to stay with her parents."

In fact, the truth is, after returning home last night, Hao Dongmei had a big fight with her mother and was slapped. She cried so hard that her face and eyes were swollen.

Hao Dongmei didn't come today because she was afraid that her parents-in-law would find out something.

"This kid."

Li Suhua sighed. She knew it was definitely not as simple as her eldest son said, but since her eldest son didn't say anything, she didn't dare to ask too much.

Several women took their children out to the market, while the men stayed at home.

Zhou Zhigang asked Zhou Chen to set up the chess set, and then played chess with Zhou Bingyi, while Zhou Chen and Feng Huacheng watched the game on the side.

In this day and age, entertainment activities are so good. There is a TV at home that Zhou Chen had just bought before he came back, so he can watch TV and kill time.

Time flies and it’s already the third year of junior high school.

When she got up in the morning, Zheng Juan asked Zhou Chen, "Bingkun, didn't Chunyan say she was going to host a banquet for everyone today? Aren't you going?"

"No, you know who they are. I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore."

Not to mention what Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan did in the TV series, just what these two people did after he came to this world was enough to make him feel heartbroken.

Originally, everyone could still maintain their appearances, but Cao Debao's actions directly broke everything, so Zhou Chen is now too lazy to engage in intrigue with them.

Zheng Juan said worriedly, "But Chunyan has known you for so many years, and Aunt Qiao and we are such good sisters. I think Chunyan is a good person. She was busy running around when we got married, and she also apologized to you. There is no need to make things so awkward, right?"

Zhou Chen knew that Zheng Juan was a kind-hearted person and Qiao Chunyan was so polite to her, so she didn't have a bad impression of Qiao Chunyan.

Moreover, Zheng Juan has always valued harmony, both with her family and friends.

"Juan'er, I know you are thinking about me, but there is really no need to accommodate some things."

"After all, we've been neighbors for so many years. It's just a meal. It's nothing. Besides, both Guoqing and Ganchao will be there. It won't be awkward."

Zhou Chen's attitude was also very firm. He would not be easily persuaded by Zheng Juan. He was determined not to go.

But he never expected that Qiao Chunyan was really determined this time. Not long after they finished breakfast, Qiao Chunyan came over with her mother.

"Suhua."

"sister."

"Oh, Suhua, I haven't seen you for two years. You look better and better. It seems that the climate and soil in the capital are really nourishing."

"No way, sister, you haven't changed at all, you're still so straightforward. I said I would go see you, but I didn't expect you to come here first."

As soon as Li Suhua and Aunt Qiao met, they started greeting each other happily.

The two of them have known each other for many years and were well-known good sisters in Guangzi Film. Although they sometimes have some bumps in the road, their relationship is still very good.

After Li Suhua moved here, they would meet frequently. It was only after she went to Yanjing that they hadn't seen each other for two years. When they met, their emotions naturally emerged.

The two old ladies were chatting happily, and Qiao Chunyan took the opportunity to suggest that Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan visit their home.

Zhou Chen wanted to refuse on the spot, but Aunt Qiao kept persuading him to go, and she also persuaded Li Suhua that the younger generations must have a good reunion.

Li Suhua felt that this was a good thing, as one should not forget one's roots. Her son had become successful, but he could not become estranged from his childhood playmate.

So she asked Zhou Chen to go and bring Zheng Juan with him. As for the three children, she just left them at home and left them to them.

Zhou Chen didn't expect Qiao Chunyan to have this trick, and he had to admit that her plan worked.

There are not many people in this world who can persuade him, and Li Suhua, who has lived with him for more than ten years, is definitely one of them. He can refuse to give face to Aunt Qiao, but he can't disobey his mother.

So under Qiao Chunyan's smiling gaze, he had no choice but to agree to go.

Zheng Juan didn't want to go, but Qiao Chunyan still dragged her along, so Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan changed their clothes and set off with Qiao Chunyan.

Halfway through the walk, Zheng Juan suddenly asked Qiao Chunyan, "Chunyan, this doesn't seem to be the way to Guangzi Pian, right?"

Qiao Chunyan, who was riding a bicycle, laughed and said, "Juan'er, you haven't been back for a long time. You don't know our current situation. My unit has allocated a house to me. Now Debao and I have moved in separately from my parents. This time we are going to the house we live in now."

When Zheng Juan heard this, her face was immediately filled with envy: "It's a house allocated by the unit, Chunyan, you are really capable, not only did you become the director of women's affairs, but you also got a house, it's amazing."

Although she voluntarily becomes a housewife and takes care of the whole family, it doesn't mean that she doesn't envy those career women.

In fact, she often envied Zhou Rong and Hao Dongmei, envying them for being able to go to college and have a good job in the future, but she could not do that.

So when she was at home, she put herself in a very low position. Even though Zhou Chen advised her many times, she agreed verbally, but in fact there was not much change.

Her inferiority complex was developed over many years. Although she married Zhou Chen and lived a good life, she felt that all this was brought to her by Zhou Chen and never dared to take credit for it.

Zhou Chen already had a plan in mind on how to reverse Zheng Juan's inferiority complex, but now was not the right time.

“What’s so great about that? My brother is much more capable than me. He went to Yanjing University. Debao and I also took the exam. But we don’t have the ability like my brother to be able to get into university.” Qiao Chunyan was very humble.

Zheng Juan said, "That's different. Bingkun is studying medicine and will be a doctor when he graduates. Chunyan, you are a government official, so it will be different if you tell others about it."

She was just complimenting him. In fact, she had been in Yanjing for two years and had gained a lot of experience. She knew that although her husband studied medicine, he might not be worse than a state official after graduation.

However, Qiao Chunyan didn't understand the ins and outs. When she heard Zheng Juan's praise, she was polite in words but couldn't hide the pride on her face.

The thing she was most proud of in her life was that she rose from a pedicure worker in a public bathhouse to the director of the district women's department. Looking at the entire Guangzi District, who else could have achieved what she did?

She often said that the three siblings of the Zhou family were promising and had been admitted to university, but in her heart she felt that she was no worse than them.

Look at her now, she is not only the district women's director, but also has a house allocated to her. In this era, how many people can achieve the same as her?

It doesn’t matter if I can’t go to university. I can still be a government official.

Zhou Chen did not interrupt Qiao Chunyan and Zheng Juan's mutual flattery. Qiao Chunyan was indeed quite shrewd, but in his eyes, her level was too low.

The house assigned to Qiao Chunyan was on the upper floor of a two-story building. It was a simple one-bedroom and one-living room with a separate kitchen and bathroom, and the bathroom had a flush toilet.

This house is nothing in the eyes of Zhou Chen and his friends, but to many friends in Guangzi Pian, it is definitely a mansion.

Qiao Chunyan went to such great lengths to invite everyone to her home just to show off, and Zhou Chen saw this very clearly.

At this time, many people had come to Qiao Chunyan's house, including Xiao Guoqing and Wu Qian, Sun Ganchao and Yu Hong, and Tang Xiangyang.

Because it was not yet noon, Cao Debao sorted the dishes with the help of Wu Qian and Yu Hong, and then sat in the living room to chat.

Cao Debao, Sun Ganchao and Wu Qian spoke the most, while Tang Xiangyang spoke the least. He had worked in the same workshop with Cao Debao. Because of the appearance of Zhou Chen, the so-called Six Little Gentlemen never appeared, so he was not very familiar with Sun Ganchao, Xiao Guoqing and others.

Wu Qian ate melon seeds and asked, "Debao, can your Chunyan really invite Zhou Bingkun?"

Cao Debao shouted, "Of course, Chunyan has come up with a good idea. She will definitely be able to invite Zhou Bingkun over. Don't worry."

A few years have passed, and although he still has no good feelings towards Zhou Chen, he has become much more tactful and is no longer as hostile to Zhou Chen as before.

More importantly, he and Qiao Chunyan both felt that if Zhou Chen did not come, the dinner would be a bit disappointing, because whether it was Xiao Guoqing, Sun Ganchao, or Tang Xiangyang, they were obviously closer to Zhou Chen than they were.

Take Tang Xiangyang for example, if Cao Debao hadn't said that Zhou Chen would also come, he would most likely not have come.

Wu Qian said sourly: "Zhou Bingkun is different now. He is a college student now and will become an official in the future. It is our honor that he can come to our party."

This sarcastic tone immediately angered Xiao Guoqing. He slammed the table and angrily said, "Wu Qian, if you can't talk, just say less. Is Kun'er the kind of person you said?"

In Xiao Guoqing's heart, Zhou Chen is still a good brother. After he returned home, he immediately looked for him and Sun Ganchao to drink and eat, which shows that he is thinking about them.

Wu Qian was a person who would not give in. She pulled her face and shouted, "What did I say, Xiao Guoqing? Why are you showing off here? Don't I even have the right to speak now?"

"You old woman, you're always making up stories all day long. Did Kun'er provoke you? Don't forget that the house you're living in now still belongs to Kun'er."

"So what? Yes, we live in their house, but he asked us to look after it for him. If there is any problem with the house, we helped him fix it. It's not like we live here for free."

"What are you talking about, bitch..."

As soon as they saw Xiao Guoqing standing up, Sun Ganchao and Cao Debao quickly grabbed him.

"National Day, National Day, calm down. Why are you so angry?"

"Yeah, National Day, what are you doing, it's Chinese New Year."

Yu Hong also pulled Wu Qian aside to persuade her, but when Wu Qian saw someone persuading her, she became even more excited.

"Let go, let him come over, just let him beat me to death. What kind of life am I living in their house? It's New Year's Day, and I'm serving them food and drink. The house is a mess, and I'm the one who cleaned it up. What are his two sisters doing? They just come to our house to eat and drink every day, and I don't see them bringing anything, and they don't allow me to say anything..."

"Wu Qian, that's enough. Don't go too far. I'm telling you..."

After several people pulled back and forth, they finally caught them.

Tang Xiangyang was sitting aside feeling very awkward. He was not familiar with Xiao Guoqing and Wu Qian, and he didn't know how to start to persuade them. Now he really regretted coming so early. He should have gone to find Zhou Chen and come with Zhou Chen.

"Squeak."

Suddenly the door was opened, and Qiao Chunyan led Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan: "Brother, Juan'er, this is my new home. I know that people like you who are used to living in big houses must think that our place is small, I..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that something was wrong in the room, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Cao Debao said quickly, "Nothing, nothing, Bingkun, Zheng Juan, you are here, welcome, welcome, we haven't seen each other for several years."