Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1005

Chapter 1005: Chapter 878: Your Mom Is Timid

"You’re back? Why so late today?"

A bus stopped, and passengers got off one after another. Finally, a beautiful silhouette appeared last. If it had taken another half an hour, Zhang Guoqing would have really started searching for his wife along the route.

Zhou Jiao glanced at the setting sun in the west and gave him an amused sideways look. The restlessness in her heart dissipated at what she saw today.

"Traffic jam. Is everything okay at home?"

Zhang Guoqing shook his head and didn’t ask her what could cause such a delay and an hour gap for the bus on this route.

These days, words and actions need to be more careful than before.

Just as they entered the gate, the dinner call sounded, and soon many soldiers emerged from all directions with aluminium lunch boxes and enamel mugs, heading towards several canteens.

Seeing their cheerful smiles and polite greetings, Zhou Jiao also felt a bit hungry. Turns out, not every place is filled with daily dramas.

Zhang Guoqing glanced thoughtfully at his wife, waved goodbye to his comrades. Could it be that the outside world is already in chaos? Looks like they need to visit the city over the weekend to get a good look.

Thinking of the letter from the hometown he received today, he hesitated and clenched his fists. His parents should be as well as they said in the letter, right?

Still unable to hold hands with his wife, Zhang Guoqing uncomfortably glanced around at the many eyesores that had appeared.

"Dad wrote a letter."

Zhou Jiao stopped in her tracks with surprise, "Are they all well?"

Zhang Guoqing hesitated, nodded, and gestured for her to walk on.

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No, they said everything is fine at home, but I’m a bit skeptical."

"No need for doubt! If anything really happened, your brothers-in-law would send a telegram, not just a letter. Did Dad mention the kids getting together?"

Zhang Guoqing tugged his mouth. He didn’t even know where to start, "You’ll see for yourself later. These kids can’t compare to our son."

Zhou Jiao smiled at that and quickly picked up her pace.

In the courtyard, Zhou Xiaozheng was absentmindedly pacing around, glancing occasionally at the gate or at Brother Ping’an and the others playing ball.

"Grandpa, they’re coming."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaozheng’s eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly, walking calmly to sit at the stone table.

If it were summer, the cold stone benches would be fine, but now... Ping’an threw the ball to his brothers and silently watched his grandpa.

Zhou Xiaozheng amusingly patted his buzz-cut head, "With Grandpa here, your mother will be fine."

"Grandpa, you’re anxious!"

"You little thing! So clever. Someone at your mom’s work got into trouble today, and she’s timid, understand?"

Ping’an chuckled lightly. So that’s what it was! "Grandpa, you don’t have to worry, my mom watched my dad slaughter a pig."

Zhou Xiaozheng smiled. Silly child! It’s not blood that’s scary, but the cunning tricks, the coerced reports—those are the most terrifying aspects of human nature.

However, without personal experience, children can’t understand these things. As he experiences more, he’ll naturally come to understand. Some experiences can’t be learned from books alone, so Zhou planned to ensure the safety of the three children and take them out to see more.

"Dad!"

Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his daughter running towards the entrance, "Slow down, I’m fine here, why run?" he said, though he himself couldn’t help but quicken his pace to meet her.

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