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Xiao Guoqing and his wife lived in the Zhou family's old house, while Sun Ganchao and his wife lived in Zheng Juan's house.

Of these two houses, the Zhou family's old house was naturally better, and Sun Ganchao and his wife also had their own ideas about it.

Zhou Bingkun nodded: "Then Juan'er and I will go take a look in a couple of days."

Although the two houses were lent to Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao's families, Zhou Bingkun couldn't let them do whatever they wanted.

Cao Debao was quick and soon prepared a table of dishes.

Cao Debao smiled and said to everyone, "My cooking skills are so-so, please make do with what you have! I'll go get you some wine."

Qiao Chunyan placed a cup in front of everyone: "Everyone, don't be shy today, drink more! Juan'er, you should have some too."

Zheng Juan quickly waved her hand: "Chunyan, I won't drink anymore. I have to take care of my child when I get back. It's inconvenient if I get drunk."

“Oh dear, Juan’er, that’s not right. None of us don’t have to take care of the kids!” Wu Qian chimed in from the side. “Besides, you have your in-laws to help you take care of them! Unlike me, after dinner I have to go back and serve the whole family.”

Xiao Guoqing scolded, dissatisfied: "Alright, why are you always here? Can't you just say less?"

Wu Qian was very uncooperative: "If you don't want to listen to me, you can leave! Go back and serve someone else for me to see!"

Xiao Guoqing wanted to get angry, but Zhou Bingkun and Sun Ganchao held him back.

With Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao, two eloquent people, around, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively.

The group drank and ate, laughing and joking.

Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan were both very quiet, and even when others mentioned them, they would only respond with a few perfunctory words.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone began to speak freely.

Cao Debao had drunk quite a bit, and with the alcohol taking effect, he started to speak somewhat incoherently again: "If you ask me, among all of us, Bingkun is still the most successful, the most accomplished, and the most capable!"

Everyone present agreed with Cao Debao's words.

Qiao Chunyan gave a thumbs-up with both hands: "Of course! He's my brother, he's my brother, my sworn brother, how could he not be capable?"

Zhou Bingkun waved his hand modestly, indicating that he was just a poor student and had no future to speak of.

However, Cao Debao, under the influence of alcohol, couldn't keep his mouth shut and started talking about the house Zhou Bingkun bought in Jichun City.

They even asked Zhou Bingkun how he made so much money to buy a house back then.

The moment Cao Debao asked this question, the atmosphere in the room immediately became strange.

Everyone involuntarily looked at Zhou Bingkun.

In fact, it wasn't just Cao Debao who was curious; others were just as curious.

Back then, Zhou Bingkun worked at a magazine; where would he have gotten so much money to buy such a large house?

Zhou Bingkun looked at Cao Debao with a half-smile. How could he not see that this kid was doing it on purpose?

As he guessed, Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao called him over for more than just a meal.

Seeing Zhou Bingkun's gaze, Qiao Chunyan gave Cao Debao a slap and scolded him for asking so many questions.

Cao Debao also cooperated by saying that he did not do it on purpose, but just said it offhand.

He even slapped himself twice, not too hard, not too softly.

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Cao Debao's appearance made Sun Ganchao, Xiao Guoqing, and Tang Xiangyang all frown secretly.

Sun Ganchao and Xiao Guoqing had a good relationship with Zhou Bingkun. Although they were also curious about why Zhou Bingkun could make so much money, they knew it was due to his own abilities.

Tang Xiangyang, on the other hand, simply disapproved of Cao Debao's scheming against his own friends.

How Zhou Bingkun makes money is his private matter. How can you ask him about it in public?

However, Zhou Bingkun showed no dissatisfaction at all in the face of Cao Debao and his wife's performance. Instead, he said with a smile, "It's okay. It's not something shameful. What can't be said?"

Under the curious and excited gazes of the crowd, Zhou Bingkun slowly revealed the truth: "Actually, in addition to my editor's salary, I also received royalties for writing articles and poems. Plus, I helped my colleagues in the publishing house translate foreign books, which earned me some extra money. That's how I managed to scrape together the money to buy a house!"

It was only then that everyone remembered that Zhou Bingkun also had the title of a famous poet.

Moreover, everyone has seen Zhou Bingkun's poems and articles published in various magazines and books.

Therefore, people generally believe Zhou Bingkun's explanation.

Upon hearing this explanation, Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on their faces.

They originally thought Zhou Bingkun had some special way of making money!

I never expected it to be through such a channel.

Even if such a path were right in front of them, they wouldn't be able to follow it!

Seeing the expressions on Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao's faces, Zhou Bingkun stood up and said, "Chunyan, Debao, I'm sorry, we had an appointment to take a family photo this afternoon, and it's getting late, so we'll head back now."

"Huh?" Qiao Chunyan also stood up and asked with some confusion, "Brother, why are we taking a family photo? I didn't hear my godmother mention it. Besides, the photo studio is still closed for the holidays!"

Zhou Bingkun explained with a smile, "This was arranged by my dad before the New Year. I asked some former colleagues to help me take the photos, and they were free today. If you don't believe me, you can ask Juan'er."

Although Zheng Juan didn't know what was going on, she naturally wouldn't contradict her husband: "Yes, Chunyan, our family has already made arrangements."

Seeing this, Qiao Chunyan naturally couldn't say anything more.

Zhou Bingkun looked at the others and said, "Guoqing, Ganchao, Wu Qian, Yu Hong, Xiangyang, you guys keep having fun, we're leaving now!"

"Wait, Bingkun, I'll go with you!" Tang Xiangyang quickly stood up and said to Cao Debao with a face full of apology, "Debao, I'm so sorry, my parents are not in good health and can't be left alone for too long. I have to go back to take care of them."

"Xiangyang, why are you leaving too? Please stay a little longer!" Cao Debao urged.

Tang Xiangyang waved his hand: "No, maybe next time. I'll treat you next time."

Several people tried their best to persuade them to stay, but Zhou Bingkun and his wife, along with Tang Xiangyang, left together.

After seeing Zhou Bingkun and the other two off, Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan both looked unhappy.

Cao Debao said in an unyielding tone, "I told you, they're college students now and look down on us, but you insisted on going out of your way to invite them. Now look what happened, they don't even want to listen to us anymore, they're not on our side."

Qiao Chunyan impatiently scolded, "You're just a Monday morning quarterback! But why is my brother like this? He left after only sitting for such a short time."

Cao Debao said indignantly, "I think taking a family photo is just an excuse. He doesn't respect us at all, not before, and not now..."

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhou Bingkun walked in with a big smile: "Sorry, Zheng Juan forgot to bring her gloves."

As he spoke, he picked up the gloves from the sofa next to Cao Debao.

He waved and left, leaving the group in a daze.

An awkward, deathly silence instantly filled the room.

After a long while, Qiao Chunyan asked weakly, "My brother didn't hear what I just said, did he?"

Cao Debao's face flushed red, and he shouted, "So what if they heard me? Since I dared to say it, I'm not afraid of being heard! Besides, I didn't say anything wrong. Did I say anything wrong?"

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao both scoffed at his blustering but cowardly demeanor.

Xiao Guoqing stood up abruptly: "Chunyan, Debao, I'm leaving first! Wu Qian, are you coming or not?"

Qiao Chunyan got anxious when she heard this: "Guoqing, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You don't have anything to do! It's just the few of us left. If you leave, this gathering will really fall apart."

“Yes, Guoqing, now only a few of us are left in Jichun. We can’t afford to get further divided,” Cao Debao advised from the side.

Despite being persuaded by several people, and with Wu Qian throwing a tantrum, Xiao Guoqing ultimately did not leave.

Zhou Bingkun said goodbye to Tang Xiangyang, and the two agreed to meet again after arriving in Beijing.

Riding his bicycle, Zhou Bingkun said to Zheng Juan behind him, "Juan'er, now you understand why I didn't want to attend their gathering!"

“Seeing our family doing better and better, they will inevitably have some thoughts. In that kind of situation, what can we say? Saying just a few words might make them uncomfortable. But I can't make myself uncomfortable either, so not attending is the best choice.”

This time, Zheng Juan neither tried to persuade her nor argued back.

What Cao Debao and the others just said made Zhou Bingkun uncomfortable, and even she felt uncomfortable.

Zheng Juan nodded: "Okay, I won't try to persuade you anymore. I'll listen to whatever you say."

"I'm only talking about this one thing; you still need to talk about other things. I'm not a god; I can't be right about everything."

“In my eyes, you are more amazing than a god!” Zheng Juan said to Zhou Bingkun with a serious expression.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Bingkun took Zheng Juan and his two sons to visit Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen.

"Oh my, I've been waiting for this day and night, and finally my grandson has arrived!" Qu Xiuzhen said with a beaming smile as she opened the door to welcome Zhou Bingkun's family.

Then Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen each took one of Zhou Boyan and Zhou Xiangdong and carried them away, in great pain.

Since their son left, the two of them have been quite lonely during holidays.

Although people do come to visit, it's mostly just a matter of exchanging gifts.

But Zhou Bingkun's family was different.

Zhou Boyan and Zhou Xiangdong are their adopted grandsons, and they even meet them more often than their biological grandsons.

Only when Zhou Bingkun's family came could they feel the joy of family reunion and not feel lonely.

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"Bingkun, it's already the fourth day of the lunar new year, and you're only just arriving. We've been waiting for you so anxiously!" Ma Shouchang patted Zhou Boyan's head and complained to Zhou Bingkun, quite dissatisfied, accusing him of being too late.

Qu Xiuzhen hugged Zhou Xiangdong and chimed in, "Old Ma is right, it's too late! And how many times have I told you, come if you want, and bring so much stuff. Next time you bring stuff, I'll make you stand outside."

Zhou Bingkun said with a smile, "Uncle Ma, Aunt Qu, you can't blame me for this! It's just a matter of etiquette these days. Even when you visit your own parents, you have to bring something!"

Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen smiled and shook their heads.

After a while, Qu Xiuzhen asked the nanny to cook, and then asked Zhou Bingkun, "Bingkun, when are you planning to go to Beijing?"

We plan to leave on the tenth day of the lunar month.

Qu Xiuzhen sighed and said, "So early! I wanted to play with my grandson for a few more days!"

……

After having lunch at Ma Shouchang's house, Zhou Bingkun didn't rush to leave. Instead, he played chess with Ma Shouchang.

Qu Xiuzhen and Zheng Juan took their two children to play in the yard.

The Hao family.

The Hao family was unusually quiet today. After dinner, the couple took a walk in front of the house to digest their food.

Suddenly, Mr. Hao perked up his ears: "Hey, where did that child's voice come from?"

There were quite a few children in the compound, but they had just finished lunch and were probably all resting.

Hao's mother pushed up her glasses, looked around, and then pointed in the direction of Ma Shouchang's house: "That's the old Ma family's courtyard."

"Where did the children's voices come from at Old Ma's house? It seems like there's more than one," Mr. Hao said, somewhat puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, Hao's mother said, "It must be a child brought by the people who came to visit them!"

Just then, they suddenly saw two children running in their direction, followed by Qu Xiuzhen and Zheng Juan.

"Hey, isn't that Bingyi's son?" Hao's father said with some surprise as he looked at Zhou Boyan running ahead.

Mother Hao nodded: "It really is! Isn't that Bingyi's sister-in-law behind us? I knew it! The reason Old Qu is so happy must be because her godson has come."

"My grandson!" Hao's father sighed softly as he watched Qu Xiuzhen chasing and playing with her two children.

It's a pity that my daughter can't have children.

At his age, he would naturally long for the company of his children and grandchildren!

Hao's mother naturally understood why her husband sighed: "Let's go inside! We rarely have free time, so let's get some rest."

"Yes!" Mr. Hao nodded and followed Mrs. Hao into the house.

After playing two games of chess, Zhou Bingkun and Ma Shouchang watched TV and chatted.

The main part is Ma Shouchang telling his stories from the War of Resistance against Japan.

Zhou Bingkun listened very attentively, occasionally offering his own opinions and praise.

This greatly satisfied Ma Shouchang's vanity.

About half an hour later, Qu Xiuzhen and Zheng Juan led Zhou Boyan and Zhou Xiangdong, who were covered in sweat, into the house.

Qu Xiuzhen fetched water for the two children to wash their faces and hands, and poured them water to drink.