Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Chapter 286: Excellent

It was a rare fine day, Zhou Jiao went out for a stroll and hummed a tune on her way back.

In a good mood, she was just not far from the intersection when she heard there was a telegram for her.

What a double blessing—Zhou Jiao hurried forward and received the telegram from the postman. Upon opening it, as expected, it was from Zhou Xiaozheng. After reading it, she was beaming with joy.

That radiant smile, in the prime of her youth, dressed in a brown cashmere coat and a bright red scarf, was a scene of her standing there smiling like a blossoming flower.

The postman couldn’t help but look back repeatedly, and even Mother Zhang, who came out the door, was delighted to see her.

Mother Zhang knew that most of the telegrams sent to their home were sent by their in-laws. Seeing her daughter-in-law smile so deeply that even her dimples showed, it had to be great news.

Zhou Jiao cheerfully said, "Mom, my dad said he’s extremely well, which means very, very good. Great, everyone’s doing well, and that’s truly great."

What she didn’t say was that the main reason for her joy and excitement was that this meant her father was out of danger and her grandmother’s issue had passed smoothly.

"Mom, where are you going? What about Dad?"

Upon hearing that, Mother Zhang also became happy. She laughed and said, "Your dad went to chat with someone. I didn’t go anywhere, just came to see if you and Xiao Wu were back."

"Mom, do you want my brother to get your old friends to come over and keep you company?"

Zhou Jiao walked inside with her. Her mother-in-law stayed at home every day, and the town was not attractive to her, she always thought of returning to the village.

Now, with Zhang Guofu working at the grain station, he earned a quite substantial monthly salary. This official position was obtained by Zhang Guoqing through wise maneuvering, using numerous strategies. Taking advantage of an internal recruitment opportunity this time, Eldest Zhang got in legitimately, making the neighbor Old Chen and his wife often come to Zhang Guoqing for advice when they have issues now.

These days, Xi Zi and the others stayed at her house during the day, sometimes even overnight. She also had to tutor the three brothers with their homework. There was no choice. With Xi Zi about to transfer schools next year, and Little Zuo You needing to attend school in the town, to keep up with the town’s education progress, Xi Zi and the three brothers could only stay at their house often.

Fortunately, they were obedient and sensible, and they liked this home. With these children, the house became much livelier. With Ping’an being cared for by them, she could sneak out to the street for a stroll.

"No need. They all have work to do, calling them over would trouble both us and them. Mom just wants to go back home."

Upon hearing that, Zhou Jiao said with a smile, "Isn’t this your home? Even Shi Tou is here, why go back? In a couple of days, ask my brother to take you and Dad to the provincial city for a stroll. Didn’t you say there’s a night market at the provincial city’s flea market? You go check it out first for me, and then take me later. Us two can have fun together."

Mother Zhang was somewhat tempted by her words but after thinking about it, she still shook her head, "I’m not comfortable with your eldest and second sisters-in-law at home. I don’t even know how things are at home these days."

Mother Zhang didn’t really want to go back, she was eating and sleeping well here, living comfortably. But she worried that her two daughters-in-law, being their first time managing the household, might not handle things right socially.

She was especially concerned that things at the second son’s house could be squandered. If the in-laws saw she wasn’t home for a long time and came over, what would they do?

Last night, she and her husband were thinking about what to do with the courtyard when all three children were in town. They both would still need to stay in the village to look after it.

"It’s fine, just go back to take a look every few days and then return. I’ll get a car for you. Mom, there’s a big market tomorrow, I’ll stay home with the kids. Why don’t you and the eldest sister-in-law go see if there’s anything you like?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the living room and saw Xi Zi writing, even the youngest Shi Tou was flipping through some picture books, asking Little Zuo You next to him if he didn’t understand something, and Mai Miao was watching over the cradle with Ping’an in it.

Zhang Guoqing specially prepared a lot of picture books for them, for fear they might sneak off to the street. Now he even got newspapers for Xi Zi to practice calligraphy every midday. He believed practicing calligraphy could calm the children and help them focus. For the past two noons, Xi Zi had been practicing in the study.

Zhou Jiao picked up the child and went to the bedroom to feed him. She had come back just in time to nurse her son, now that she was able to use breast milk, she definitely wouldn’t use formula.

Her health was getting better. Every morning, Zhang Guoqing took her out for a jog and to practice boxing, coming back just in time when Ping’an woke up. During morning exercises, she was worried that her skill in taekwondo might cause gossip, so she switched to a set of boxing. Unfortunately, she still couldn’t harness the strength well, but luckily, in the past two days, an old man couldn’t stand it and gave her a few pointers.

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