Zhang Guoqing rushed in front of Zhou Xiaozheng, not even catching his breath, and happily exclaimed, "Dad, I’m Zhang Guoqing, your son-in-law. It’s so great to see you’re back, come on inside."
Zhang Guoqing reached out to take the package from Lin Lishan’s hands, then suddenly felt uneasy. His face turned pale instantly, and he looked at Zhou Jiao, then at Zhou Xiaozheng and Lin Lishan, neither of them had the package. "Jiao Jiao, where’s our son?"
Seeing Zhou Jiao tightly clutching her parents’ hands, she signaled with her eyes to him that their son was inside the house. Zhang Guoqing breathed a huge sigh of relief, realizing they had forgotten their son, fearing she might’ve thrown him aside in a hurry like an accidental package.
"Mom and Dad, you go ahead inside. Jiao Jiao, take your time, accompany them in, I’ll go check on our son first." With that, Zhang Guoqing turned and rushed inside.
He secretly muttered, Jiao Jiao is really careless, leaving their son alone here. No one’s home today, with the new house bustling with people coming and going. If someone with ill intentions took their son, it’d be too late to cry.
From now on, he must remind her three times a day, every day, never to let their son out of their sight. It seems he needs to consider how to ensure their son’s safety.
Zhou Jiao hurriedly dragged her parents inside, she had actually forgotten about their son, "Dad, my heart was pounding earlier, as if something was calling me out, and as soon as I stepped out, I saw you. Hehe, Dad, I didn’t expect you to come back."
Zhou Zhengxiao talked with familiar faces, gently patting Zhou Jiao and nodding, "Brother Gouzi, we’ll gather for a drink sometime later. Let me speak with my in-laws and check on the child first."
There were a few people gathered at Zhang Guoqing’s front door, exchanging some pleasantries with Zhou Xiaozheng but not disturbing their family reunion. As they saw them going inside, everyone dispersed to continue their work, laughing and feeling joyous that Zhou Xiaozheng was alive.
Zhang Guoqing ran to the room quickly, and saw his son lying there quietly, eyes wide open, curiously looking around, playing by himself without crying or fussing. These days, his son obviously reacts to sounds, and he believed his son could definitely hear them. Compared to other kids, his son was absolutely a genius, highly intelligent.



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