As for Mr. Lin’s worries, let’s put them aside. Life has to be lived as it is meant to be lived, and many things, when they happen, cannot be stopped by anyone. The future is an unknown for everyone.
Days passed one after another. Zhou Xiaozheng submitted a report to his superiors, and shortly after handing over the relics of Gu Mingzhu and Zhou Jinyu, he moved into a new residence. Then, he began to wait for the notification from above while setting up Zhou Jiao’s room.
His daughter Jiao Jiao follows him, her tastes and preferences aligning with his. He disregarded his wife’s opinions and followed his own liking, happily looking for things everywhere each day.
During a busy period, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, Liu Ting, and Cheng Ruzhu, along with the Lin family’s eldest daughter-in-law, Chen Jingru, and Lin Liyin, joined together, and under the company of Lin Lishan, rushed to the Northeast with full moon gifts in tow.
Here in Beijing, it was the day of Little Ping’an’s full month celebration; proper name, Zhang Mingxuan. The Zhou Family at the big courtyard also received good news; Zhou Xiaozheng had a meeting with distinguished guests in the morning.
He received a document from the secretary of the highest authority. Faced with the document sealed with a bright red stamp, Zhou Xiaozheng stared at it, his face covered in tears.
He had finally awaited this day—he was Zhou Xiaozheng, the descendant of revolutionary Zhou Jinyu and Gu Mingzhu, and he finally secured the rightful recognition for his parents. His parents did not fail the world, nor did they dishonor the ancestors of the Zhou Family.
Mr. Cheng accompanied a few comrades who came over, and upon seeing this scene, was also overjoyed to tears. Although he had an early premonition and knew the news ahead of time, he was nonetheless extremely excited.
Gu Mingzhu originally chose her donation targets exceedingly well, worthy of her renowned name as a talented woman. For her own safety and that of her child, she spread her net all over.
The massive assets of the Gu Family were divided into several parts, including the earliest returns from abroad *** associations, earliest grassroots D organization’s donations, and civilian charitable organizations, all had her donation certificate. For the safety of her sole bloodline, she worked tirelessly, ensuring nothing was missed. Amongst this, several donation certificates submitted were the result of late-night plots with Zhou Xiaozheng. Now that things have settled, they have not dishonored the ancestors of the Cheng, Gu, and Zhou families.
Once Zhou Xiaozheng calmed down, the secretary spoke softly, "Please accept our condolences. Those who have passed are gone; the living continue on. ** specifically instructed, saying he had known for a long time that you were adopted by the Zhou Family. When he sent you abroad initially, it was out of trust. He wants you to continue carrying out the legacy of Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Gu, and serve the country well."
Pausing for a moment, he continued with a smile, "Oh, he also heard that your only daughter is still in the Northeast. He suggests you not worry and take the child to see him. He wants to meet his two esteemed predecessors’ own granddaughter."
Zhou Xiaozheng thankfully said to him, "Thank you for making the trip. Please send my regards to ** his elder self. His elder self has always been busy with countless affairs. Once he is free, I shall definitely bring my girl to meet him. That girl admires him immensely. If she knows she can meet him, she would be overjoyed."
The secretary nodded and then took a file folder from his briefcase and handed it to him, "These are your donation files and your approval. Keep them well, they might prove useful in the future."
After the counterpart saw Zhou Xiaozheng accepted the package, having discussed everything necessary, he proposed to take his leave.
Zhou Xiaozheng escorted everyone out of the courtyard, and when he could no longer see their figures from afar, he immediately turned and returned.
After entering, Zhou Xiaozheng directly took the file folder into the study. He carefully opened the folder, poured out its contents, and meticulously read through the documents again.
After a moment, Zhou Xiaozheng packed the documents back, placing them in a secret compartment. He exhaled a breath, leaned back on the chair with relief, closed his eyes tight, and ruminated repeatedly, finding no oversight, he smiled slightly.
Many things were within his daughter Jiao Jiao’s plans, showing his daughter indeed had some ** talent. He increasingly longed to see his child; if it weren’t for him having to work tomorrow, he would have wanted to take the train to meet her now. He wanted to tell her today’s good news, letting the child share in the happiness.
He thought it over and picked up his pen to write a long letter. In it, he detailed his situation after returning to Beijing and the good news he received today.
Regarding meeting with the president, he didn’t mention it in the letter. Firstly, correspondence is not secure, and secondly, he didn’t plan to inform Jiao Jiao in advance. He worried that with his child’s temperament—once she learned of the news, she’d consider returning to the Capital City prematurely. He preferred her to settle down and take good care of her health, not wanting his child to be exposed to politics too early.


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