Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1267

Chapter 1267: Chapter 1139: Local Customs

When the business trip date arrived, Zhou Jiao left without hesitation.

However, in private, there were still those keenly paying attention to her investment abroad.

The circumstances have become much more relaxed now, coupled with her solid family background, or else even a random accusation could cause her trouble.

At the same time...

Many people viewed Zhou Jiao’s action as a reflection of Zhou Xiaozheng’s political stance as a devoted father, which greatly pleased those advocating for the reforms.

What does the outside world say?

As for Zhou Xiaozheng and Zhang Guoqing, the father-in-law and son-in-law duo remained indifferent. Nowadays, their family neither sought power nor profit, focusing on doing practical work for the country, which was better than anything else.

When Mr. Cheng came to inquire, they simply smiled and said casually: their family stood with those genuinely considering the nation’s interests.

This statement was quite lofty and noble!

Leaving aside the current disputes, soon the funds Zhou Jiao invested in the gold futures market began to rise slightly, just as she had predicted.

Although the increase was small over just two or three months, they could still see a promising trend.

Zhou Xiaozheng noticed that his precious daughter had indeed predicted it correctly, reassuring him. This kind of unshowy pride was something he could only flaunt with family while Zhou Jiao was away on business, which was somewhat regrettable.

Compared to him, Zhang Guoqing was even more frustrated.

Ordinarily, he could come home and hug his wife, but now she had been away for almost three months. Was she not coming home?

"Bro, you’re still not off work?"

Zhang Guoqing was both happy and surprised to hear Zhou Jiao’s voice on the other end, "Where are you calling from now? Is anyone with you?"

"Don’t worry, several colleagues are with me at the post office making calls."

Hearing her say this, Zhang Guoqing loosened his collar and sighed in relief, "That’s good. Please be careful. Is the public security there quite chaotic now?"

Zhou Jiao blinked and denied, "Who said that? 56 ethnic groups are one family; people are enthusiastic there." It’s undeniable that there are simple folks everywhere.

Especially the place she was in had a lot of Production and Construction Corps, and their relationships with local villagers were quite good, with laughter and conversations.

"Haha..." Zhang Guoqing did not debunk her. People could talk like this again in the 21st century. He glanced at the time, "Have you called home?"

"Yes, Aunt Chen answered, are Dad and Mom very busy during this period?"

"Dad has been more relaxed since spring, but he still has little free time. Mom dislikes the house being empty, and she’s at the office even when it’s not mealtime. When are you coming back?"

"Me? Probably in half a month, unsure for now."

Zhang Guoqing heard the volume on the phone suddenly drop, and he smiled, guessing that his wife was indeed living with colleagues nearby, making it inconvenient to say much.

He then asked Zhou Jiao about her recent diet, accommodation conditions, getting a rough idea over ten minutes had passed.

"Bro, others are waiting to use the phone, I’ll hang up first."

"Okay, stay safe, come back soon."

Zhang Guoqing listened to the dial tone of "not connected", reluctantly putting down the phone. He hadn’t had a chance to talk about the children yet.

There, Zhou Jiao tied her headscarf and covered her face, standing aside waiting for everyone to finish calling.

The place she was standing now was said to be Jiang Province, but it was already Jiang Province’s certain autonomous region, certain county, and community. Finding such a small post office to make a call was quite an effort.

Jiang Province was really big.

Sometimes, you wouldn’t see people for several hundred kilometers, making food and drink a problem along the way. So, whenever they spotted a herdsman’s tent or farmhouse, everyone scrambled to stop the car and rushed inside.

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