Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1295

Chapter 1295: Chapter 1167: Before the New Year 1

"Xiao Wu, when are you two coming back? We haven’t seen you in ages, what have you been up to?"

"Second Uncle, Old Uncle, Sixth Uncle, Fifth Uncle..." Zhang Guoqing greeted each of them respectfully, "Are you warming up in the sun? The kids went up the mountain, we’re off to take a look at the mountain pass."

"Ah, go ahead, but try not to let the kids go up the mountain too often, it’s dangerous."

"The weather’s nice, no worries."

"Our Xiao Wu is blessed, once he’s back, the weather warms up too."

"Why hasn’t Zhang the Second come out today?"

"That old fellow returned last night, probably couldn’t sleep from happiness and is catching up on sleep now."

"..."

Listening to the old gentlemen chatting, Zhang Guoqing waved with a smile, bid them farewell, and left. As he walked along, he noticed not only the old men warming up but also the elderly women busy at their doorsteps after a long winter.

Offering greetings here, exchanging a few words there, Zhang Guoqing and his wife arrived at the foot of Daqing Mountain, where a group of children was already gathered.

May 1st ran up to them eagerly, "Dad, Mom, someone went to the village to get a cart."

Zhang Guoqing glanced at the children watching them and laughed, "You three brothers carry a deer, our family will head out first, these kids can keep an eye out."

May 1st understood the meaning, especially with the villagers coming over and indulging in conversation. It was better to leave earlier. He immediately signaled to his brothers.

A deer only weighs around sixty to seventy pounds, Ping’an saw this, reached over, picked it up, and walked away, "You guys wait here, when the adults come, you’ll get to eat meat."

"Oh, meat is coming!"

"Thanks, Uncle Ping’an/Brother Ping’an."

"Thanks, Uncle Liu Yi/Brother Liu Yi."

Listening to the children’s cheer, Ping’an and Liu Yi exchanged smiles. The brothers thought: it’s worth it!

"These little rascals didn’t even thank me." Hearing the laughter nearby, May 1st’s smile grew even brighter, "Dad, shall we take the shortcut?"

"Alright." Seeing his youngest son happy, Zhang Guoqing didn’t mind indulging him further, "Today your mom got you a big bunch of candied haws, to cheer you kids up."

"Didn’t grandma say anything about you?"

"Impossible! Your grandma wouldn’t criticize your old man."

"Dad, aren’t you feeling a bit guilty?"

"You little rascal! Growing thick-skinned, huh?"

"Hahaha... Dad, are you happy? If you’re happy, say it out loud, don’t be shy, let your old son enjoy it too."

This father and son duo exchange these few words every day, and Zhou Jiao isn’t quite used to it yet. Listening to their inconsequential conversation, she thought about visiting home more often given the downtime.

—Compared to happiness, social obligations don’t really matter.

Taking the small path home, they hadn’t reached the doorstep yet, where they already saw two cars parked, Xiao Zhu and Xiao Liu were just coming out of the gate.

Seeing Zhang Guoqing, these two visibly breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Jiao felt a bit sorry for them thinking how unreliable their boss can be.

Without waiting for them to salute, Zhang Guoqing quickly urged, "We’re not at the station, relax. We’re safer in the village than anywhere else."

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