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Upon hearing this, Zhou Bingkun immediately raised his voice: "Brother, what do you mean? You want to take Mom and Dad to fulfill your filial duties, and you want me to persuade them? Do you want me to be gossiped about behind my back?"

Zhou Bingyi asked him to persuade his parents to live with him, which is tantamount to asking him to drive his parents away.

Seeing Zhou Bingkun's anger, Zhou Bingyi quickly said, "Bingyi, I didn't mean that. I just feel that Mom and Dad listen to you more now, so..."

“I will not do that, so give up on that idea!” Zhou Bingkun said without hesitation.

Seeing that Zhou Bingkun was unwilling to help, Zhou Bingyi had no way to force him, so he changed the subject and brought up another matter: "Alright then, I'll talk to Mom and Dad myself! There's another thing, the old house in Guangzipian is the result of Mom and Dad's life's work. In a few years, Dad will retire, and he'll definitely miss that house. I think you should take the house back, so that Mom and Dad can go back to live there whenever they want."

Zhou Bingkun did not refuse this offer.

That house was Zhou Zhigang's life's work; he lent it out on his own initiative, and it is indeed his responsibility to take it back.

"I know what I'm doing. Is there anything else?"

Zhou Bingyi didn't seem to care about Zhou Bingkun's attitude, or perhaps he was already used to it: "Then you have to take it seriously, that's our father's life's work!"

Although Zhou Bingkun didn't know what Zhou Bingyi was planning, he still nodded: "I understand!"

Hearing Zhou Bingkun say this, Zhou Bingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He wanted the house back, genuinely for his parents' sake.

He felt that he had to support his parents in their old age, and he couldn't let them live in Zhou Bingkun's current house, could he?

Moreover, if his parents could return to their hometown, he could come and live with them while he works in Jichun, instead of having to stay at the Hao family's house every day.

Even if his parents don't come back to live in Guangzipian, if he has a minor argument with his in-laws or his wife, he'll have somewhere to hide.

Therefore, no matter what, we must get this house back.

It wasn't that he wanted to possess it; he just wanted to use it temporarily.

When Zhou Bingkun and his brother returned from their walk, Li Suhua and the others had already tidied up the house.

Zhou Zhigang was sitting on the sofa playing with his three children.

Seeing Zhou Bingkun and his brother come in, Zhou Zhigang asked them to sit down and told them about his plan to take his whole family to Guangzi Village to pay New Year's visits to the neighbors the next day.

Zhou Bingkun and Zhou Rong readily agreed.

They knew very well that Zhou Zhigang's claim of going to pay New Year's visits was actually a way for him to show off his successful children.

Only Zhou Bingyi, after glancing at Hao Dongmei, said to Zhou Zhigang, "Dad, I'm fine with it too! Dongmei and I will go to Guangzi Village early tomorrow morning to wish the neighbors a Happy New Year with you!"

Zhou Zhigang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Alright, it's settled then! Bingyi, tomorrow morning, will you come over to have breakfast with us before going to pay your New Year's visits, or..."

Before Zhou Zhigang could finish speaking, Zhou Bingyi interrupted, "Dad, Dongmei and I should go directly to Guangzipian!"

Zhou Zhigang was somewhat disappointed; he had been hoping that his eldest son and his wife would have breakfast with him!

After chatting with Zhou Zhigang for a while, Zhou Bingyi took Hao Dongmei away from Zhou Bingkun's house and went to the Hao family's house.

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Watching Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei leave, Zhou Zhigang felt a pang of sadness.

He finally managed to come home for the New Year, but his eldest son had to spend the New Year at his parents-in-law's house, which made him feel very frustrated.

At that moment, he truly felt some regret.

He regretted letting his eldest son marry into such a family.

The next morning, Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua got up early.

Both of them changed into the new clothes that Zhou Bingkun had bought for them in Hong Kong.

The elderly couple made quite a commotion, which soon woke up Zhou Bingkun and the others.

After breakfast, the Zhou family, led by Zhou Zhigang, headed to Guangzipian in a grand procession.

Upon arriving at the Guangzi area, they found Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei already waiting for them.

After they met up, Zhou Zhigang led his whole family into the Guangzi area.

As soon as they entered the Guangzi area, someone recognized the Zhou family.

"Oh my, isn't this Brother Zhou Zhigang? You've come back for the Chinese New Year this year?"

Zhou Zhigang saw a familiar face and laughed heartily: "It's you, Wang Laoqi! It's been so many years!"

"It's been many years since we last met!" Wang Laoqi said with some emotion. "Brother Zhou, Happy New Year!"

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Chinese New Year!

"These must be your children and grandchildren, right?" Looking at the group behind Zhou Zhigang, Wang Laoqi said with a smile, "After all these years, I can only recognize Bingkun!"

"Haha, you have sharp eyes! This is indeed my Bingkun!"

Wang Laoqi nodded and asked with some curiosity, "Bingkun should have graduated by now, right? Where is he working?"

"He graduated! He graduated! This kid studied medicine and now works at a hospital in Beijing!"

"My goodness, to be a doctor in Beijing, that's truly amazing!" Old Wang said enviously. "Brother Zhou, congratulations! Bingkun is so successful. If my brat were even half as successful as Bingkun, I'd be laughing in my sleep!"

"Not at all, not at all!" Zhou Zhigang said modestly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up wildly.

After chatting with Wang Laoqi for a while, Zhou Zhigang led his family to continue visiting relatives and friends for the New Year.

Most neighbors exchanged polite greetings, but a few close neighbors offered red envelopes upon seeing Zhou Boyan and his two children.

Zhou Zhigang is a person who cares about his reputation. When others give him red envelopes, he also gives out the red envelopes he has prepared in advance.

As he listened to his familiar neighbors praising his children and grandchildren, Zhou Zhigang's smile never faded.

As we walked, we arrived at the front of Old Zhou's house.

When Xiao Guoqing, who was cleaning the yard, saw the Zhou family arrive, he excitedly greeted them: "Uncle, Aunt, Kun'er, Brother Bingyi, what brings you here?"

His call alerted Wu Qian and the others inside the house.

A number of people came out of the house in a rush, including Xiao Guoqing's parents.

Xiao Guoqing's parents were a bit older than Zhou Zhigang and his wife. After meeting, they started exchanging pleasantries and readily offered various words of praise and gratitude.

Zhou Zhigang enjoyed the praise and flattery, and even went inside to take a look at his house.

Seeing that the house had been tidied up well, Zhou Zhigang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After leaving Old Zhou's house, Zhou Zhigang and his group continued to pay New Year's visits, eventually arriving at Qiao Chunyan's house.

Because Li Suhua and Aunt Qiao had a very good relationship, the group rested at Aunt Qiao's house for a while after paying their New Year's greetings.

Qiao's parents naturally praised Zhou Bingkun and his two siblings profusely once again.

After leaving the Qiao family home, Zhou Zhigang and his family visited several other families to offer New Year's greetings.

It wasn't until Feng Yue said she couldn't walk anymore that Zhou Zhi stopped showing off and, with a big smile on his face, led the children home.

However, as soon as he saw the card, Zhou Zhigang's good mood vanished.

Because Zhou Bingyi said he was going to have lunch with his parents-in-law, he took Hao Dongmei directly from Guangzipian back to the Hao family home.

Watching Zhou Bingyi and his wife leave, Zhou Zhigang didn't say anything, but a thorn remained in his heart.

If things continue like this, how much affection will the eldest son still have for them?

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao came to find Zhou Bingkun and invited him to have lunch at his house in Guangzipian.

Zhou Bingkun naturally agreed to this.

During lunch, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao talked about how the timber factory was not doing well and was even struggling to pay wages.

Zhou Bingkun directly suggested that they buy out their years of service and then use the money to do other things.

After all, if the lumber mill goes bankrupt, we won't get any money back!

Both Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao hesitated about this.

After all, the jobs at the timber mill are still considered secure, and if you buy out your seniority, it won't be easy to find a permanent position.

Zhou Bingkun understood Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao's hesitation, so he didn't urge them.

Zhou Bingkun simply told them that if they were prepared to buy out their years of service now, they could let him know before he went to Beijing, and he could help them find something to do.

After lunch, Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan went home first.

As for Xiao Guoqing and the others, they began to discuss whether to buy out their years of service and do other things.

"Guoqing, what do you think of Kun'er's suggestion?" Sun Ganchao asked Xiao Guoqing. "Should we buy out our years of service, or continue working at the lumber mill?"

Although Sun Ganchao believed that Zhou Bingkun would not cheat them, he was worried about the instability of buying out his years of service and doing other things.

Xiao Guoqing thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

At this moment, Yu Hong spoke up: "I think it's more stable to stay at the lumber mill! After all, the lumber mill is a state-owned enterprise. Even if it goes bankrupt, they'll surely leave you with other options!"

“I think Zhou Bingkun makes a good point!” Wu Qian said, looking at the three of them. “There’s no hope for the lumber mill. It’s better to buy out their years of service and get some money in hand first!”

The four discussed it back and forth, but in the end they still couldn't come to a conclusion.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiao Guoqing approached Zhou Bingkun alone, saying that he was prepared to buy out his years of service and go do other things.

Zhou Bingkun had assumed that the quick-thinking Sun Ganchao would come to him first, but to his surprise, it was Xiao Guoqing who made the decision first.

"Guoqing, are you sure?" Zhou Bingkun asked, looking at Xiao Guoqing.

Xiao Guoqing nodded with a serious expression and said, "Yes! Wu Qian also thinks there's no hope for the lumber mill!"

"Since you two have reached an agreement, that's fine!" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile. "What I told you before about finding you something to do was to have you open a clothing store in Jichun City, selling fashionable clothes from Hong Kong!"

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Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's suggestion, Xiao Guoqing was taken aback: "Open a clothing store? This..."

"what happened?"

Xiao Guoqing said somewhat helplessly, "I have no experience in this area, I don't know how! Besides, renting a good storefront in Jichun City isn't cheap!"

Zhou Bingkun smiled and said, "That's easy, I can find someone to teach you how to open a shop! As for the storefront, I have a friend in Jichun City who owns several excellent storefronts, I can talk to him about it for you!"

"And I can also get you access to suppliers in Hong Kong. Those clothes will be in high demand here!"

The storefronts that Zhou Bingkun mentioned were naturally ones he bought himself.

Anyway, given the current housing prices in Jichun City, it wouldn't cost him much money.

As for why it's called a friend's storefront, it's mainly to avoid any future troubles that could affect the friendship between them.

Since Zhou Bingkun had already gone this far, Xiao Guoqing naturally felt embarrassed to back down.

He gritted his teeth, looked at Zhou Bingkun, and said, "Alright, Kun'er, I'll listen to you!"

"Guoqing, don't worry, I won't hurt you!" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile, looking at the nervous Xiao Guoqing. "At this time of year, opening a clothing store is definitely profitable!"

Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's assurance, Xiao Guoqing's expression gradually relaxed.

"By the way, what did Gan Chao say?" Zhou Bingkun asked Sun Gan Chao again.

“I didn’t go to see him when I came here. But yesterday at our house, from what he and Yu Hong were saying, it seemed like they were planning to stay at the lumber mill.”

Zhou Bingkun was a little surprised, but he didn't say much: "Okay, then I'll go with you to look at some storefronts and see what kind you like!"

Zhou Bingkun showed Xiao Guoqing the storefronts he had bought. In the end, Xiao Guoqing chose one with a great location, but it was a bit small.

Zhou Bingkun said he would contact his friends and hand over the storefront to Xiao Guoqing before he went to Beijing.

As for the rent, I will definitely help Xiao Guoqing negotiate the price.

After thanking Zhou Bingkun, Xiao Guoqing went to the timber factory leaders to apply for a buyout of his years of service.

After Xiao Guoqing left, Zhou Bingkun went to the post office and made a long-distance call to his secretary in Hong Kong, asking him to find a few people skilled in clothing sales to come to Jichun City to train someone for him.

At the same time, we contacted several garment factories and sent a batch of goods to Jichun City every three months.

The secretary readily agreed.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Bingkun took Zheng Juan and the children to the provincial compound to visit Ma Shouchang and his wife.

On the tenth day of the month, Zhou Zhigang was the first to leave Jichun City by train.

Next were Zhou Bingyi and his wife Zhou Rong.

Zhou Bingkun returned to Beijing with his family after the people who were helping to train Xiao Guoqing arrived in Jichun City.