Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297: Chapter 228

Lin Lishan heard this and wasn’t sure if she was embarrassed or angry. Her face flushed, she glared at her and said, "You worry too much. I’m your mom! Don’t worry about us, just live your life well, and don’t keep us on edge. Mom knows you’re stubborn, and your dad doesn’t dare to force you to come back.

We’ll wait for you for two years. Even if the sky falls, you’ll have to come back for us. Your great aunt is right, you and Xiao Wu going back doesn’t need you to ask for favors like others. At worst, you can join the Art Troupe. But you insist on relying on yourself; a girl’s perseverance can’t be too strong. Mom just wants you to have an easy life, to live as you wish, but you have to choose the hardest path." As she spoke, her voice gradually lowered, and she wiped her tears with her head down.

Zhou Jiao stepped forward to help her mother wipe her tears, making her smile. Returning to the kang, she looked at the two elders in front of her, speaking in a low, determined voice, "Mom, I know what you’re thinking, I understand your concern for me. But I want to try for myself, I want to know where my potential lies, where my future path is.

Relying on you, I’m afraid I’ll lose my fighting spirit and ruin my father’s reputation. Now that I know what my grandparents went through back then, I’m even more sure that I’ve made the right decision.

Everyone encounters challenges in life. I need to learn from the lessons of the past to think carefully about the future. I’m still young, I want to try and see if I, Zhou Jiao, without the protection of my parents, can bear the responsibility of being a daughter of the Zhou Family. What’s more, I’m more confident than others. I have you, I have my great aunt and the others, so even if I get hurt or tired, I have a place to rest. You must believe in me, and be happy for me too."

Old Mrs. Cheng sighed, happily stroking Zhou Jiao’s small face, and said, "Shanshan, you should be proud, you have a good daughter to be proud of. Jiao Jiao, you and your grandmother are very similar in temperament, as stubborn as a bull. But you must also remember not to pursue perfection in everything, to avoid trouble when faced with it. If one path doesn’t work, we try to take a different route.

Being too rigid can break easily; success has always required flexibility and adaptability. If your grandparents had gone abroad then, our family wouldn’t have suffered so much, with the wealth they had, and the friends they made while studying abroad, they wouldn’t have died so young. Your great aunt regrets her arrogance and eagerness for revenge in the past."

Zhou Jiao shook her head and advised, "Great Aunt, don’t regret it. That was because my grandparents had a greater nation in their hearts. They understood well that without a nation, there is no home, their spirit is admirable, and worth remembering by us descendants. But I can’t, I just want a small family, I just want the whole family to be well, for everyone to be safe."

"Haha, good, thinking for safety is good, being safe is a blessing in life. Your dad has your great aunt watching over things there, you must be safe here. If things get difficult, run to Beijing, find your great aunt. I still have some connections over these years, for the usual troubles, we are not afraid."

Zhou Jiao winked at her mischievously, teasing, "Great Aunt, you and my parents say the same thing, just run to Beijing if there is trouble, are you not afraid I’ll cause a huge scene? Don’t worry about me. My temperament is too slow and easy-going to hold grudges with others. Everyone has a difficult life, no need to fuss over things. Besides, I think the whole county now must know that I have big support behind me, who would bother to cause me trouble? In the past, everyone called me the golden baby, I wonder if this title has changed now?"

Old Mrs. Cheng burst into laughter, "Who gave you that title? Your grandfather from the Zhou Family had a resounding nickname as well, Mr. Yu. His name is Jia Heng, styled Jinyu, later everyone only knew Zhou Jinyu, young girls saw him and did not dare call out his name, shouting Mr. Yu instead. We often joked that he rivaled Pan An in his prime, which he lamented, saying trouble was caused by friends’ gags. Your father had a nickname too, Northeast Tiger."

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