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Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Boyan with anticipation and asked, "Yan Yan, do you still remember Grandpa?"

"I remember, I even plucked your beard! Your beard was so prickly!" Zhou Boyan nodded seriously.

Chapter 222: Is it the Zhou family's New Year's Eve dinner or the Hao family's? (Please subscribe!)

Upon hearing Zhou Boyan's words, Zhou Zhigang burst into laughter.

I'm so happy that my eldest grandson still remembers me.

Then Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Xiangdong.

Compared to Zhou Boyan, Zhou Xiangdong was much more shy.

Because Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng won't arrive until the first day of the Lunar New Year, they won't be able to make it to the New Year's Eve reunion dinner.

During the family reunion dinner, Zhou Zhigang was clearly in a good mood: "Come on, Bingyi, Bingkun, let's have a drink, the three of us!"

Zhou Bingkun and Zhou Bingyi naturally raised their glasses and drank with Zhou Zhigang.

Setting down his wine glass, Zhou Zhigang said with emotion, "Bingyi, Bingkun, you are both outstanding! I have been a worker all my life, but I have been able to raise three college students like you. My life has been worthwhile!"

When he was working in the mountain city, his coworkers were incredibly envious when they learned that all three of his children had been admitted to prestigious universities.

The father and his two sons were drinking, while the three women each held a child.

Zheng Juan held the youngest, Zhou Xiangdong, Li Suhua held Feng Yue, and Hao Dongmei held Zhou Boyan.

Hao Dongmei adored the clever and adorable Zhou Boyan, holding him close throughout meals and constantly serving him delicious food.

Zheng Guangming was also at the dinner table, but he felt somewhat out of place.

After finishing their reunion dinner, the family sat in the living room and talked.

Zhou Zhigang wanted to hug Zhou Xiangdong, but Zhou Xiangdong smelled the cigarettes and alcohol on him and ran straight into Zheng Guangming's room to play with his Uncle Guangming.

This made Zhou Zhigang laugh heartily.

Zhou Zhigang wanted to hug Zhou Boyan again, but Zhou Boyan stayed by Hao Dongmei's side and refused to go. He also didn't like the smell of smoke and alcohol.

After resting for a while, Zhou Bingyi pulled Hao Dongmei aside and said, "Dongmei, let's go back first! We'll come back tomorrow."

Hao Dongmei was having so much fun playing Connect Four with Zhou Boyan that she didn't even realize what was happening: "Where are we going?"

"Go back to your place!" Zhou Bingyi said in a low voice. "Didn't we agree with your parents this morning that I'd sleep at your place tonight and we'd have dumplings together tomorrow morning?"

Although Zhou Bingyi's voice wasn't loud, Zhou Zhigang, who was sitting not far away, heard it clearly.

Zhou Zhigang's expression immediately changed.

Upon hearing Zhou Bingyi's words, Li Suhua replied, "It's so late, why are you running back and forth? It's not like there's no place for you to sleep at home!"

"Dongmei, let's just sleep at home! If that's not okay, we can go to your parents' place early tomorrow morning, how about that?"

"Of course..." Hao Dongmei was about to answer, but Zhou Bingyi pulled her back again.

Zhou Bingyi shook his head at Hao Dongmei, then explained to Li Suhua, "Mom, Dongmei is an only child. This year, she finally gets to have a family reunion for the New Year, and her parents want us to stay up with her to celebrate the New Year."

Li Suhua fell silent after hearing Zhou Bingyi's words.

A son comes home for the Chinese New Year, but instead of spending the New Year's Eve with his own parents, he goes to his in-laws' house. What's going on here?

Zhou Zhigang frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed: "Alright, Bingyi is right. The couple only have one child, Dongmei, so it's only right that we go and keep vigil with them. This is the child being filial, so why are you giving them the cold shoulder?"

Li Suhua rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything.

Zhou Bingkun shook his head, knowing that his elder brother's future success as a filial son of the Hao family was inextricably linked to his father.

If only his father had been a little tougher and had properly disciplined his older brother, his brother might not have turned out the way he did in the video.

In the end, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei left the Zhou family.

As soon as Zhou Bingyi and the others left, Li Suhua's face fell: "It's all your fault! Bingyi finally came home, and you wouldn't let him stay home to celebrate the New Year. You insisted on going to your in-laws' place. What kind of behavior is that? Bingyi isn't a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family!"

Upon hearing Li Suhua's accusation, Zhou Zhigang quickly said, "Wife, please don't say these things in front of Bingyi."

"I feel terrible just thinking that someone as proud as Bingyi can't even stay home to celebrate the New Year!" Li Suhua sighed.

Seeing Li Suhua's appearance, Zhou Zhigang couldn't help but sigh.

Although he felt that his eldest son was putting himself in a way that was too low, he could understand it for the sake of his eldest son's future!

At this moment, Zheng Juan whispered to Li Suhua, "Dad, Mom, are we staying up all night tonight?"

"I won't stay here any longer. My back aches from sitting on the train for so long, I'm going to rest first," Zhou Zhigang said, standing up.

Li Suhua said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "It's better without you, old man. Anyway, we've been getting by like this for the past few years!"

Hearing Li Suhua say that, Zhou Zhigang went back to his room in a huff and sulked alone.

Zheng Juan said to Li Suhua with some concern, "Mom, Dad is angry. Why don't you go and talk to him?"

"What's there to advise him about? He brought this on himself!" Li Suhua said angrily. "He was like this last time he came back, and he's doing it again this time. He can't even have a peaceful meal. He might as well not have come back at all!"

Li Suhua was really angry!

My eldest son finally came home for the Chinese New Year, but after arriving at the train station yesterday, he went straight to his parents-in-law's house. After having the reunion dinner today, he went there again.

Is this a reunion for the Zhou family or the Hao family?

It's not that she's petty, it's just that this matter makes her feel aggrieved for her eldest son and for the Zhou family!

Logically speaking, Zhou Zhigang should be the one most angry about this.

But Zhou Zhigang, instead of stopping it, agreed with it, which made the good-tempered Li Suhua unable to contain her anger any longer.

In the last ten years or so, I have only seen my husband and eldest son twice.

Both times, the breakup ended badly because of the husband.

Last time it was because of the youngest son, this time it's because of the eldest son.

She also discovered that her husband had been back for two days, but he had barely exchanged a few words with their youngest son!

Is this how a normal father and son should interact?

If it weren't for her youngest son and daughter-in-law, plus her two grandsons and granddaughters, she wouldn't have lived such a comfortable life all these years.

Therefore, she was very unhappy that her husband gave her a cold shoulder as soon as he came home.

She used to love her eldest son and daughter the most, but now she favors her youngest son more.

Filial piety is not something you say, but something you do.

The youngest son does this exceptionally well, and his wife is an even more exemplary daughter-in-law.

On the contrary, even though the eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter of a high-ranking official, in her eyes, flattery is not as good as that of the younger daughter-in-law!

As for her son-in-law, whom she has never met, she has absolutely no good feelings towards him.

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Seeing that Li Suhua was angry, Zhou Bingkun said with a smile, "Mom, why are you angry during the New Year? Let's stay up together happily! Look, when you get angry, Yan Yan and Yue Yue don't dare to say anything."

Li Suhua glared at him. "How dare you say that! What did I tell you? I told you to speak properly to your father, and what did you do?"

"Mom, it's not entirely my fault!" Zhou Bingkun said somewhat awkwardly. "You saw Dad's attitude. I was just afraid that if I said a few more words, we would start arguing, and things would get even worse, making you even more upset."

Li Suhua naturally didn't believe Zhou Bingkun's clumsy lie: "It's all an excuse. I think you're still dissatisfied with your father! You're a father yourself, how can you not understand him?"

"It's all thanks to him for raising the three of you. He's been working so hard these past few years that he hasn't even been able to come home. You should be most grateful to your father!"

Zhou Bingkun nodded: "I know."

Zhou Bingkun didn't necessarily want to cause trouble for his father, but he couldn't stand his father's extreme favoritism!

So while he respects his father, he won't passively accept it if his father shows favoritism.

As the saying goes, "The father is the guide for the son; if the father is not kind, the son will run away to another place." That's the principle!

Finally, just like last year, it was still Zhou Bingkun's family of four, along with Zheng Guangming, Feng Yue, and Li Suhua, who stayed up to celebrate the New Year together.

Zhou Zhigang stayed in the room and did not come out.

A night passed, and it's unclear whether Li Suhua said something to Zhou Zhigang or Zhou Zhigang came to his senses on his own.

In short, Zhou Zhigang woke up in the morning with a big smile and pulled Zhou Boyan, Zhou Xiangdong and Feng Yue to play together.

The family enjoyed their first meal of the new year together in a harmonious atmosphere.

After breakfast, Zhou Zhigang said to Zhou Bingkun, "Bingkun, your sister and the others will arrive this afternoon. Come with me to pick them up."

“I won’t go. You can have your older brother go with you!” Zhou Bingkun shook his head. “I have some things to do this afternoon.”

Zhou Zhigang immediately became furious: "What could you possibly have to do? Your sister only comes back once every few years. We asked you to pick her up, what's with all this fussing?"

When Li Suhua saw the father and son fighting again, she quickly came over to stop them: "What's wrong with you two now?"

"Ask your precious son!" Zhou Zhigang said angrily. "I asked him to come with me to pick up Xiaorong, but he made all sorts of excuses and refused to go. He even said he'd send Bingyi instead, but we don't even know when Bingyi will be back!"

Li Suhua glared at Zhou Bingkun, "Can't you speak properly? Why do you have to make your father angry!"

Zhou Bingkun was speechless. Was it that he didn't want to speak? Or was it that Zhou Zhigang simply didn't give him the chance?

After scolding Zhou Bingkun, Li Suhua explained to Zhou Zhigang, "Bingkun does have something important to do this afternoon. When Bingyi comes back later, you can ask Bingyi to go with you to pick up Xiaorong."

"What could possibly be wrong with him? Xiao Rong only comes back once every nine years. What could be more important than this?"

Li Suhua was also exasperated by Zhou Zhigang's volatile temper: "It's all because of you! Weren't you so eager to take a family photo? But the photo studio won't open until the eighth day of the new year, there's not enough time! Bingkun went out this afternoon to ask someone to bring a camera to take a family photo for us!"

"Take a family photo?" Zhou Zhigang was stunned for a moment.

Li Suhua is right. His biggest wish over the years is to take a family photo together when he goes home for the Chinese New Year.

This feeling became even stronger after the birth of two grandsons and a granddaughter.

However, he only mentioned this matter to Li Suhua last night and never told Zhou Bingkun.

Could it be that I mentioned this when I came back two years ago, and my youngest son remembered it?

Zhou Zhigang suddenly felt a moment of shame.

However, Zhou Zhigang quickly put away these shameful thoughts.

I'm his father, why should I feel guilty?

Li Suhua smiled and said, "That's right, a family photo! Once Xiao Rong comes back, our whole family will be together. This is the first time in 1969!"

"Once Bingkun borrows the camera, we'll take lots of family photos! When we're old, we can look back on these photos and remember this time."

Zhou Zhigang was also tempted: "Okay then, when Bingyi comes back, I'll ride my bike with him to pick up Xiaorong and Huacheng."

He then instructed Zhou Bingkun: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, have someone come over to help take photos, and remember to bring some gifts."

"Understood." Zhou Bingkun nodded.

After lunch, Zhou Bingkun went to the publishing house to borrow a camera.

When he got home, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi had already brought him back.

As soon as he stepped into his house, he saw a small figure rushing towards him.

"Uncle." Feng Yue hugged Zhou Bingkun's leg tightly and hid behind him.

Zhou Bingkun picked up Feng Yue in confusion: "Yueyue, what's wrong?"

Feng Yue didn't say anything, but just buried her head in his chest.

At this moment, Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng walked over.

"Bingkun, you're back!" Zhou Rong was a little embarrassed when she saw Zhou Bingkun.

Zhou Rong knew that she had caused Zhou Bingkun to be imprisoned for some time.

Zhou Bingkun nodded, acknowledging Zhou Rong's greeting.

Zhou Rong frowned, about to get angry, when Feng Huacheng spoke up enthusiastically: "Bingkun, hello, I am Feng Huacheng! I've heard Zhou Rong mention you a long time ago, but I haven't had the chance to meet you. Seeing you today, you are indeed a handsome man! You can write so many good poems at such a young age, much better than I was back then."

Zhou Bingkun had no liking for Feng Huacheng at all, so he simply called him "brother-in-law" in a neutral tone.

Zhou Rong was very dissatisfied with her younger brother's attitude!

When my mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law met Feng Huacheng, they were all very enthusiastic.

As a result, her younger brother actually treated Feng Huacheng this way.