Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Chapter 301: Beijing 57 (Part 2)

Zhou Jiao saw her hardworking nature and knew she was feeling compassion, so she said, "Don’t feel bad, it all goes into their stomachs. When I’m not home, my dad must just carelessly gobble down a few bites when busy. I’ll prepare and leave things outside to freeze; each week I’ll trouble you to stew them for them to drink. Later on, when I send over dried goods, don’t be reluctant to use them. As long as they can be eaten by my parents, it’s worth it. This time, I bought quite a lot of eggs; I’ll make salted duck eggs to accompany porridge. The chicken eggs can be saved for my parents to eat slowly, Auntie, remember my dad likes boiled eggs."

Aunt Chen nodded. Over the past few months, she got to understand the head’s dietary preferences. She knows the Zhou Family’s taste is similar to southern people, paying close attention to nutritional value and hygiene. Except for Lin Lishan who wakes up late, everyone else drinks two glasses of hot water upon waking and then has porridge after jogging. Especially Zhou Jiao and her father must have a boiled egg in the morning.

For several days in a row, Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing went to the market and suburban fairs every day. On this return to Beijing, Zhou Jiao’s funds are ample after cashing out the rental deposit slip from the small courtyard. She secretly plotted to exchange cash for supplies. Because they have space, taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the two of them quietly added a lot of supplies.

After consecutive wild purchases, Zhou Jiao and the two were worried that the commotion was too big and attracted attention. Considering they might have to go to S City, even though prices are extremely low now, they could only stop.

Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing were concerned not about the funds, but about drawing attention. Currently, she still has more than five thousand in cash, not to mention the USD cash in her space.

On this return to Beijing, Zhou Xiaozheng returned the deposit slip from Gu Ruyi to her, instructing her to cash out and close the account. Zhou Xiaozheng personally accompanied her to withdraw in batches three times, and after it was withdrawn, her dad didn’t want it, leaving it with her.

With the young couple’s astonishing spree, the Zhou Family’s warehouse was packed to the brim. Zhou Xiaozheng had no objection, deeply feeling that his children had been hungry and suffered hardships early on, lacking security, and had developed a habit of stockpiling supplies. This misunderstanding made him, who dearly loved his children, develop keen interest in the market economy. Years later, he often jokes that his daughter is a lucky star.

The Zhou Family’s daily menu changes with fresh fruits and dried nuts, making the Cheng Family’s Cheng Yongxian brothers and Lin Liyin’s two young sons enjoy staying and refusing to leave. Even though the Cheng and Lin families followed suit and bought a year’s worth of goods, it couldn’t shake their fascination for Zhou Jiao’s culinary skills.

As they moved in, Zhou Jiao took the chance to gradually reduce contact with Mrs. Lin. This period was an excuse to cultivate grandparent-grandchild feelings, as Mrs. Lin made numerous tricks—sometimes giving her an old fabric, a few old-style dresses—or dragging her along with a deep, affectionate look to visit the big courtyard or take her out to visit.

Facing Mrs. Lin’s relentless summons and various intentional or unintentional probes and bragging, Zhou Jiao was aware and responded calmly. Luckily, Old Mrs. Cheng regularly stayed at the Zhou Family, causing Mrs. Lin to have reservations, not daring to step into the Zhou Family. Otherwise, with Mrs. Lin pretending to be clueless and acting shamelessly, the Zhou Family might have become her stage.

Near the end of 1957, the Beijing Gu Family’s two houses of brothers broke apart, a storm without warning hitting one peak after another, leaving people unprepared for what’s next.

Historically, many people kick others when they’re down, and as the matter escalates, more interested parties emerge, gradually unveiling the truth. From the quarrels between the two Gu household brothers and their children, it exploded with news of the partial house owing the main house ten thousand and two gold, and sequentially, deliberate people reported the partial house conspiring to murder family blood kin. At the year’s end of 1957, the Jiangnan Gu Family, this great clan, became known to the public, and this drama let Beijing citizens enjoy a spectacle.

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