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"Then you just wait and see!" Li Suhua suddenly became expectant. "Juan'er is pregnant again. I wonder if this one will be a boy or a girl."

Zhou Zhigang said with a smile, "Boys and girls are the same! Our family doesn't discriminate against girls."

He already has a grandson, so he really doesn't care whether the second child is a boy or a girl.

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Zhou Zhigang looked at Li Suhua with some concern and said, "What I'm more worried about now is Bingyi. You saw it at the dinner table just now. What do you think is going on between Bingyi and Dongmei? Does Dongmei not want the child?"

Li Suhua looked somewhat puzzled: "Really? I think Dongmei really likes Yanyan! She played with Yanyan all night yesterday, and she even put Yanyan to sleep! She definitely likes children."

"Could it be Bingyi?" Zhou Zhigang asked again.

"That's really hard to say!" Li Suhua shook her head. "How about this, I'll ask Bingyi secretly when I have time, so you don't have to guess here."

"Okay, then you'll have to find time to ask. It's definitely better to have a child as early as possible! Look how cute Yan Yan is. Anyone who doesn't want children is out of their mind."

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Zhigang said, "Honey, you said Yan Yan often sleeps with you, so go and see if he's asleep yet. If he's not, bring him over and I'll coax him to sleep."

Li Suhua looked doubtful: "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Why can't I? I've taken care of Xiao Rong and the others before!"

Li Suhua naturally wouldn't refuse her husband's request: "Then you wait here, I'll go check on Kun'er and the others."

"Go quickly, go quickly," Zhou Zhigang said impatiently.

At this time, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were also still awake.

Although the two of them weren't the main characters at the dinner table, they still managed to watch a good show.

What Hao Dongmei cared about most was Zhou Zhigang's question: "Bingyi, if your dad finds out I can't have children, do you think he'll make you divorce me?"

"Why would you have such a worry? My dad isn't that kind of person at all!" Zhou Bingyi looked at Hao Dongmei with some surprise.

Hao Dongmei looked at Zhou Bingyi with some worry: "But I saw how fierce your dad is to your younger brother. I know your personality, you definitely can't go against your dad!"

Zhou Bingyi turned around to face Hao Dongmei and said with utmost seriousness, "Dongmei, you really don't need to worry. I can tell you for sure that no matter what the reason, I will never separate from you, unless you don't want me anymore."

Hao Dongmei immediately retorted, "Nonsense! How could I possibly not want you? I'm sticking with you for life!"

Zhou Bingyi embraced her and said with emotion, "The reason my dad treats Bingkun like this is because Bingkun has been naughty and stubborn since he was a child. He can't be beaten or scolded. Sometimes I really admire him for daring to treat my dad like this."

He was a filial son who almost never talked back to his parents, let alone argued with them.

Sometimes, even if his father's actions displeased him, he would endure it instead of erupting like his younger brother.

Hao Dongmei looked at Zhou Bingyi and said, "I think your brother is quite good. I see that he and Zheng Juan have a very good relationship. If he listens to your father, this marriage will fall through."

“Yes, Zheng Juan is indeed a good person. You can tell just by looking at how my mother treats her,” Zhou Bingyi agreed.

Hao Dongmei sighed: "Zheng Juan is about to have her second child, but we still don't have one. Your parents will definitely blame me then. What are we going to say then?"

"Dongmei, don't worry, I've already come up with a plan. Leave this to me, so don't worry about it. Just have a happy New Year."

Hao Dongmei nodded: "Mm!"

"Speaking of which, we really have to thank Bingkun. If it weren't for him buying this house, our whole family would be crammed into the old house in Guangzipian right now. Although I have a lot of feelings for that place, it would really be impossible to sleep with so many people."

Hao Dongmei sighed and said, "Your brother is really a capable person. He supports the family all by himself! Look how well they have raised their child. Yan Yan is so young, yet so sensible and adorable. If Yan Yan were our child, how wonderful that would be!"

Hao Dongmei's mood becomes particularly low whenever she talks about her children.

She really liked Zhou Boyan; Zhou Boyan was just as adorable as the child she had once imagined.

Zhou Bingyi comforted him, saying, "Don't think about it. When we have time in the future, we'll go to the capital to take a look! The conditions there are definitely much better than here, and maybe we can cure your illness there."

"Hopefully!"

Just then, the two suddenly heard a child's voice outside.

Hao Dongmei's spirits lifted: "Is it Yan Yan?"

"I don't know, I'll go check."

The two walked to the door and opened it, only to see Li Suhua carrying Zhou Boyan out of Zhou Bingkun's room.

Zhou Boyan, clinging to Li Suhua's back, shouted happily, "Time to sleep with Grandpa and Grandma! Grandma, hurry up!"

"it is good!"

The first day of the first lunar month in 1976.

That morning, the first person in the Zhou family to wake up was not Li Suhua, nor Zheng Juan, but the youngest, Zhou Boyan.

Before dawn, Zhou Boyan's laughter could be heard; he was clearly very happy.

Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan were both awakened by their son's laughter. Zheng Juan whispered, "This child wakes up so early every day. He must be disturbing his parents' sleep."

“It’s alright. Old people are light sleepers. Even without Yan Yan’s noise, they will wake up very early.” Zhou Bingkun didn’t seem to care much.

Zheng Juan sat up in bed: "I'm getting up to cook! Today is the first day of the new year, so we should eat something good in the morning."

"Okay, be careful, don't lift heavy things." As he spoke, Zhou Bingkun also got up.

Their movement woke Zheng Guangming up.

Zheng Guangming immediately stood up: "Sister, I'll cook for you."

Zheng Juan said with concern, "No need, Guangming, you can sleep a little longer. I'll wake you up when the food is ready."

"It's okay, sis, I'm already awake, I can't fall back asleep anyway." Zheng Guangming had already started getting dressed.

Although he can't see clearly, he can still manage some basic daily activities.

In the second bedroom, Li Suhua was helping Zhou Boyan get dressed.

Zhou Zhigang made faces at Zhou Boyan, making Zhou Boyan giggle and move around, refusing to cooperate when getting dressed.

Li Suhua glared at Zhou Zhigang: "Can you wait until I'm dressed before you play with him?"

Zhou Zhigang verbally agreed, but he didn't stop.

Suddenly, Zhou Boyan shouted, "Pee, Grandma, I need to pee!"

Zhou Zhigang panicked as soon as he heard this, but Li Suhua calmly said, "Grandma will take you to pee."

After Li Suhua took Zhou Boyan to the restroom, she looked at Zhou Zhigang and asked, "Honey, are we going to visit relatives in Guangzi today?"

Zhou Zhigang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, Xiao Rong isn't back. The family is missing one person, it's not complete. I won't go."

Li Suhua had no objection: "Then I'll listen to you and not go! I'm going to make dinner, you play with Yan Yan."

"Go on, go on." Zhou Zhigang waved his hand, his eyes only on his eldest grandson.

Breakfast was very plentiful, and everyone enjoyed it.

Zhou Zhigang didn't give Zhou Bingkun the cold shoulder like he did the night before, so the atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious.

Zhou Bingkun and his group didn't go to pay New Year's visits, but Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao did bring their wives to do so.

Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao pulled Zhou Bingkun aside.

Sun Ganchao said to Zhou Bingkun, "Kun'er, it's the New Year, let's find some time to get together!"

"I'm fine, you can come to my house?"

Xiao Guoqing shook his head and said, "No, let's go to my place instead! No, my place is your home too, haha."

Sun Ganchao laughed loudly, "Let's go to Guoqing's place. Anyway, he's been staying at your house for so many days, it's time to treat you to a good meal."

Zhou Bingkun looked at Xiao Guoqing and asked, "Have you made arrangements with Wu Qian?"

Xiao Guoqing immediately became furious: "Kun'er, what are you saying? I'm a grown man, and my word is law at home. What I say goes."

Sun Ganchao rolled his eyes: "Guoqing, you've got to forget it! We all know you inside and out, we know you well enough. If Wu Qian doesn't agree, we're not going!"

Xiao Guoqing angrily cursed, "You dog, just go when I tell you to, why are you talking so much nonsense? Wu Qian agreed."

Sun Ganchao breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it. If Wu Qian hadn't agreed, you wouldn't have brought it up."

Xiao Guoqing roared, "Catch up! What do you mean by that? Are you saying I'm henpecked?"

"Alright, Chaoyue, Guoqing, stop arguing!" Zhou Bingkun quickly smoothed things over. "Guoqing, when is the gathering scheduled?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Guoqing said, "How about noon on the third day of the Lunar New Year?"

Sun Ganchao smiled and said, "I'm in my final year of junior high and I don't have much to do, so I'm free."

Zhou Bingkun nodded: "Okay, then it'll be the third year of junior high!"

"By the way, Kun'er, Gan Chao, you two should bring your wives with you!" Xiao Guoqing emphasized.

Sun Ganchao and Zhou Bingkun nodded in unison: "No problem."

After setting the date, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao chatted with Zhou Bingkun for a while longer before taking their wives back home.

Zhou Bingkun said to Zheng Juan, "Juan'er, they invited us to have dinner at their place during the National Day holiday. I agreed, and you'll come with me then."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Juan hesitated and said, "Should I go too? Maybe I shouldn't go. My parents, older brother, and sister-in-law are all at home, and besides, there's Yan Yan. I'll stay home and take care of them."

"It's alright, they haven't seen each other in a long time either. Give them some space and let them talk. Yan Yan can stay home too, and let her parents look after her."

"Do we really have to go?" Zheng Juan asked again.

She is a family-oriented woman. If she had to choose between friends and family, she would definitely choose family without hesitation.

Zhou Bingkun put his arm around her and said softly, "Go! You don't interact with others much all year round. You can't stay at home forever. You should go out and see the world more often."

"What's there to see? I just feel that staying at home, taking care of you, Mom, and the kids is the happiest thing," Zheng Juan said with a smile.

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Zhou Bingkun looked at Zheng Juan with a face full of affection: "Look at you, so silly!"

"In this life, there are always people you can never take care of completely. Juan'er, don't live for others forever; live for yourself too."

Zheng Juan smiled sweetly: "I don't understand all those grand principles you're talking about. I only know that I'll follow you for the rest of my life. Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do it. As long as I can be with you, I'll feel happy no matter what I do!"

"Silly girl." Zhou Bingkun stroked Zheng Juan's cheek with emotion and said gently, "When we have time in the future, I will take you to travel all over the country! If you want to go abroad, I will take you to travel abroad too, and you can go wherever you want."

Zheng Juan didn't speak, but just held Zhou Bingkun's hand tightly.

She didn't care where she went, only whether she was with Zhou Bingkun.

At lunchtime, ten dishes were laid out, seven of which were meat dishes, which surprised Zhou Bingyi: "Mom, Juan'er, why did you prepare so many dishes? It's even more lavish than last night."

Li Suhua chuckled and said, "Of course it should be more lavish! Kun'er and Juan'er prepared all these things long ago, just waiting for you to come back before making them."

Zhou Bingyi looked at Zhou Bingkun in surprise: "Kun'er, I'm really curious, how much does your publishing house pay a month? Look at you, you've bought so many things, and even a house. Everything you use and eat in this house is of the best quality. You'd better not go down the wrong path!"

Zhou Bingkun smiled and said, "The publisher's salary isn't low, not to mention I also write poetry and articles, which gives me extra income. So, brother, you don't need to worry so much. Just eat as much as you like, I guarantee there won't be any problems."

"You little rascal." Zhou Bingyi laughed twice.

He never suspected Zhou Bingkun; he was just trying to ease the tension.

Zhou Zhigang is silent now. If he doesn't speak up soon, we won't be able to finish our meal.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was not good, Zheng Juan took the initiative to speak up, "Dad, Mom, did you sleep well last night? Did Yan Yan disturb you? Why don't you let Yan Yan sleep with us tonight?"

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Boyan, who was sitting in a separate high chair, immediately objected: "No! I want to sleep with Grandpa and Grandma. Grandpa is so much fun, I can pluck his beard."

Zhou Zhigang, who had been sitting quietly to the side, immediately beamed with joy upon hearing his eldest grandson's words: "Haha, Yan Yan is such a good boy. Tonight, Grandpa will let you pluck his beard and take you to play other fun games."

Zhou Boyan clapped his hands happily: "Great, Grandpa, I want to eat more delicious candy. My parents never give me candy."

Zhou Zhigang readily agreed, "Okay, Grandpa will give you some."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Juan opened her mouth as if to say that one shouldn't eat too much candy, but seeing the happy grandfather and grandson, she ultimately didn't say it.

Zhou Zhigang smiled, and the people at the table relaxed a bit more.

Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's thoughts.

It seems that in this family, only Zhou Boyan can control their old father; no one else can.

Zhou Zhigang kept Zhou Boyan company while he talked. He noticed that the dining chair Zhou Boyan was sitting in was very exquisite, and asked Li Suhua curiously, "Honey, where did you buy this chair? It's really suitable for a child."

Li Suhua gestured towards Zhou Bingkun with her chin: "It was your son who made it. You can't buy it anywhere else. He made it all by himself."

Zhou Zhigang looked at Zhou Bingkun in surprise: "Bingkun, you know carpentry?"

Zhou Zhigang didn't give him a hard time, so Zhou Bingkun naturally wouldn't be sarcastic: "Well! Actually, there's not much technical skill involved; it's just made of some wood and screws."