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Chapter 29 Dignity comes from self-respect

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Hao's father took half a day off and brought Hao's mother to Guangzipian.

Secretary Xiao Huang drove Mr. and Mrs. Hao to Guangzi Pian. After seeing them get out of the car and look around at the dirty and messy environment, Secretary Xiao Huang said worriedly, "Leader, why don't I go with you?

This generation of optical discs is quite complicated! "

"Xiao Huang, you're just worrying about nothing!

How complicated can it be! Can't we just ask for directions ourselves?
Just go back to work!" Father Hao said to Xiao Huang with a smile.

"Yes! Leader!"

After watching Secretary Xiao Huang drive away, Mr. and Mrs. Hao smiled at each other and said, "Old Hao, how long has it been since we took a walk together like this?"

"Oh? It's been a long time! I can't remember it for a long time!" Father Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Yeah! I quite enjoy this kind of ordinary life!

There aren’t so many social engagements, and there aren’t so many worries!”

"Haha, just forget it!

Everyone has troubles!
You have to force yourself to socialize!
It's just a matter of more or less!" Father Hao said disapprovingly.

At this time, Father Hao saw a passerby and asked with a smile, "Hello, comrade! How do I get to Zhou Bingyi's house?"

"Zhou Bingyi? Who are you?" The passerby looked at Mr. and Mrs. Hao in front of him with inquiring eyes.

"Haha, we are Zhou Bingyi's teachers. We are here for a home visit!" Mr. Hao and Mrs. Hao looked at each other, and then Mr. Hao explained with a smile.

"Ah? Bingyi is a college student at Peking University in Beijing!

Are you coming from Beijing for a home visit?
"Could something have happened to Bingyi at school?" The passerby's eyes widened in surprise.

"No! No! Zhou Bingyi is doing very well in school!
We are also from Jichun, Jiangliao, and we returned to our hometown for the Chinese New Year, so we stopped by to pay Zhou Bingyi a home visit!
Comrade, you misunderstood!" Father Hao quickly explained with a smile.

"Oh? You scared me!
Do you see the old man and old woman with the child at the intersection ahead?
"That's Zhou Bingyi's father and mother!" The passerby pointed to the intersection ahead and said to Mr. and Mrs. Hao.

“Thank you so much, comrade!”

"You're welcome! You cultured people are still polite!" The passerby sighed and turned away.

Looking at their in-laws in the distance, Hao's father and mother both showed envious expressions, "Old Hao, I suddenly envy Bingkun's parents!

Children and grandchildren are all around me!"

"Ah! This is fate!
We two are fine!

But Dongmei is the one who suffers the most!" Father Hao also sighed.

Zhou's mother, Li Suhua, held the youngest, Zhou Hui, and watched Zhou's father, Zhou Zhiqiang, playing with his two grandchildren, smiling happily.

"You are Bingyi's parents, right?"

Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, and Li Suhua, Zhou's mother, looked at the strange couple in front of them with confusion. "We are Zhou Bingyi's parents! Who are you two?"

"Haha, hello, my dear relatives!

We are Dongmei’s parents!

I came all the way here to see you guys!" Father Hao introduced himself with a smile.

"Ah? So you are relatives! Why didn't you say hello in advance before coming here?" Zhou's father Zhou Zhiqiang smiled and shook hands with Hao's father.

“I couldn’t come last time because of an unexpected accident!
We feel so sorry!
So, I came here by myself this time!" Father Hao explained with a smile.

"My dear, look at what you said!

We are all one family, there is no need to be discriminating!

"Go home quickly! It's too cold outside!" Zhou Zhiqiang, the father of Zhou, called out to Hao's father and mother.

"Okay! Okay! These three children are all Bingkun's?" Father Hao said in confusion.

"Yes! These two older ones just follow Bingkun's temperament and never stop being naughty!" Zhou's mother Li Suhua complained.

"Your family's Bingkun is very promising!

Very talented!
In fact, we really admire your educational methods, you have even trained three college students!"

“Haha, the kids themselves love to read!

When it comes to schooling, his mom and I haven't really made any contribution!" Father Hao's words hit a chord with Zhou's father, Zhou Zhiqiang, who said with a happy smile.

When they arrived at Zhou's house, Mr. and Mrs. Hao looked at the newly built house with curiosity.

"Bingkun, Zheng Juan, make some tea!

Your sister-in-law Dongmei's parents are here as guests!" Zhou's father Zhou Zhiqiang shouted to Zhou Bingkun and his wife in the house.

Zhou Bingkun was quite surprised to hear the voice of Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou's father, "Juan'er, go and get the tea leaves that our father brought back and make some!"

"Ugh!"

"Uncle, aunt, hello!"

"Hello! You must be Bingkun!
He is so young and promising!
We often hear Bingyi and Dongmei praise you!" Father Hao said with a smile as he looked at Zhou Bingkun in front of him.

After Hao's father and mother sat down, they exchanged pleasantries with Zhou's father, Zhou Zhiqiang, and Zhou's mother, Li Suhua. "My dear relatives, before the New Year, I had an asthma attack because I went to inspect the chemical plant!

Then he was sent straight to the hospital!
So I'm really sorry for making you wait for the whole day!" Father Hao apologized again for what happened.

"Dongmei's father, you are so polite!

We are all one family and we can understand each other!"

"Thank you for your understanding, in-laws!"

"Zhou Bingkun, I've heard of your name a long time ago!
I had seen your article "The Rise of Great Powers" in the internal reference before it was published!

This article has solid historical knowledge!

It is very instructive for the future development of our country!" Father Hao suddenly looked at Zhou Bingkun beside him, then praised with a smile.

"Uncle, you are too kind!

I was bored, so I tried to write!

I didn't expect it to be so popular!" Zhou Bingkun said modestly.

"Haha, my dear relatives, your Bingkun is quite humble!" Father Hao said to Father Zhou Zhiqiang with a smile.

"Bingkun, I see you have quite a good understanding of politics and economics!

What do you think will be the future development of our Northeast?
I want to hear what you young people think!"

"Uncle, I really haven't thought about this question.

After all, this is not my specialty!

I really don’t know where to start!”

“Bingkun, you are being modest again!
Your "The Rise of Great Powers" has profound implications, and it is impossible not to care about politics and economics!

We are all family, just chatting in our own home!

You don’t need to be shy about anything!”

"Uncle, I'll just keep it simple, and don't make fun of you and aunt!"

“I think the future development of Northeast China will not be very good!
Now that other provinces are also reforming and opening up, we will soon have no significant advantages!"

"Is the situation too serious to be reversed?" Hao's father suddenly asked.

"That's not the case. It's just the general trend!" Zhou Bingkun said cautiously.

“Haha, Bingkun, it seems you still have concerns!”

At this time, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei ran in breathlessly, "Dad, Mom, you guys came to visit us without even saying hello in advance!"

"Haha, Dongmei, your dad and I suddenly got inspired today and decided to come visit your in-laws!

It's not like a leader is coming to inspect, so there's no need to greet them in advance!" Hao's mother explained to Hao Dongmei and Zhou Bingyi with a smile.

Hearing Hao's mother's casual words "in-laws", Hao Dongmei and Zhou Bingyi looked at each other in surprise, "Mom, you should also tell me and Bingyi in advance!

We came together, so you don't have to ask for directions!"

"By the way, Dad, what were you guys talking about just now?"

"Oh! Bingkun and I were discussing some current affairs! Bingkun is a bit modest!"

"Dad, Bingkun is studying history!
When it comes to current affairs, he only has a superficial understanding at best!
How dare I show off my skills in front of you!" Zhou Bingyi explained with a smile.

“Haha, then I’ll ask Bingkun a historical question!
Bingkun, which emperor do you think is the most successful in history?

"Dad, I know this!

It must be Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Kangxi!" Hao Dongmei suddenly answered.

"Haha, I didn't ask you to answer first! Bingkun, what do you think?"

"Huh? Uncle, I actually think there's no successful emperor!"

"Ah? How could this happen?" Everyone present was shocked.

"Because they all ignored the most important issue!"

"They all neglected the issue of cultivating heirs!
Zhu Yuanzhang did think of it, but Zhu Biao didn't hold on.

There was no backup candidate for the successor in advance, so Zhu Yunwen was chosen hastily!"

"Oh? Bingkun's statement is quite novel!" Hao's father and mother looked at each other, then nodded with a smile.

“No one is born knowing how to handle things, everything needs to be learned in advance!
Inheritance in feudal society is mostly limited to blood!
Modern society pays more attention to will and thought!

However, these all need to be cultivated in advance!" Zhou Bingkun explained simply.

After hearing Zhou Bingkun's opinions and explanations, Hao's father and mother looked at Zhou Bingkun with complicated expressions.

The implication of Zhou Bingkun's words was very clear. He was trying to persuade Hao's father to consider the issue of the successor to the Hao family, and Zhou Bingyi was the only candidate.

I used to always hear Hao Dongmei complain about Zhou Bingkun’s unreasonableness, but it turns out that he is the one who sees it most clearly.

(End of this chapter)