Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Chapter 144: Mr. Zhang Makes a Decision (Part 2)

After listening, Zhang Guoqing and his brother exchanged smiles, nodding repeatedly in agreement. Although their parents’ thoughts were a bit selfish, it was indeed true. All the women in the family worked; did the elderly couple still have to take care of the grandchildren and serve the younger generation on schedule?

It was only around eight in the evening, yet the village was silent. Occasionally, a few barks could be heard. The cold wind rustled the roadside trees, and from a distance, there were no figures on the stone bridge connecting the two villages. The households near the village entrance had already slept; the place was pitch black, and nobody was strolling in the freezing weather.

Zhang Guoqing, dressed in a military overcoat and wearing a hat, jumped up and down a few times on the ground to alleviate the chill. After waiting for a while without seeing anyone, worried that something unexpected might have happened to his father-in-law and mother-in-law at the Zhou family, he decided to walk towards the Zhou family.

Before reaching the Zhou family, from afar, he saw two figures walking closely together. He ran forward and shouted, "Is it Mom and Dad?"

Zhou Xiaozheng, seeing Zhang Guoqing running over, complained, "Why did you run over? On such a cold day, don’t you rest inside the house? Afraid we can’t find our way?"

Lin Lishan, facing the cold wind, couldn’t even be bothered to speak and dragged her husband quickly back.

Zhang Guoqing chuckled, "Nothing much at home, just thought of coming over. Jiao Jiao has prepared ginger tea; with this weather, it will probably snow heavily in a few days."

As they chatted, they walked quickly towards the Zhang family. Upon entering the courtyard, Zhou Xiaozheng and his son-in-law went directly to the main room while Lin Lishan hurried into Zhou Jiao’s room, where she saw Zhou Jiao pouring ginger tea to hand over to her.

After drinking the ginger tea, Lin Lishan felt warm again and said, "I was freezing to death; it wasn’t this cold during the day, couldn’t feel it inside the room. Now I understand why people hibernate in winter. Here, it’s better not to go out at night. The wind is loud, and there’s no one on the roads. If it weren’t for your father, I wouldn’t dare go out."

Zhou Jiao took out thermal underwear from the inner room. "Xiao Wu said it just got cold these past couple of days, and it’s going to snow in a few days. Mom, take this thermal underwear back, and have Dad wear it at night. I specially had Xiao Wu find these."

Lin Lishan touched the fabric, checked the thickness, and nodded with satisfaction. "Good, perfect for winter wear. Do you have some for yourselves? This must have cost a favor, right?"

"No favors needed; we arranged for it in the fall and just got a few sets back a few days ago. We have our own, too. I heard they’re in high demand outside. I’ve already asked for more, gave them a bottle of wine grandpa brought. They were thrilled."

Lin Lishan organized it and placed it on the chair. "Very good, much better than what’s on the market. Have them bring more if they can. Don’t worry about money; your dad brought a lot back this time. We’ll give it to you when we leave."

Zhou Jiao looked at her mournfully and complained, "You’re something. I told you we have money. You should spend as you need when it’s with you. When we’re out, I’ll ask you. I’ve bought a whole courtyard; there’s nowhere to spend money here."

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