Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 498

Chapter 498: Chapter 383: Leaving Home to Avoid Trouble

Early the next morning, a group of people boarded the train with Zhao Chuan Guang and his wife.

Outside the window, Mr. Lin waved cheerfully at them to hurry on.

Zhang Guoqing knew that despite repeatedly asking him to join the outing, he was determined not to come. He understood the old man had made up his mind.

"If the sky wants to rain, if the girl wants to marry..." Let him be...

Alas... is his grandfather still alive?

Seeing Zhang Guoqing in a daze, Zhou Jiao gently squeezed his palm.

Zhang Guoqing turned his head and met those worried big eyes, then looked at his son. He immediately shook his head and laughed; he had somehow learned to be sentimental.

At the provincial station, the group bought tickets to go to H City and boarded the train.

Along the way, Mother Zhang held her grandson’s hand and pointed outside the window, "Ping’an, look at those furnaces, aren’t there so many? Last time we took this train, there weren’t any furnaces outside..."

"It’s not just here. Coming from Beijing, last time we saw many desolate places, but now there are quite a few small and large earthen furnaces."

Cheng Ruzhu, hearing her sister-in-law mention it, chuckled, "It’s not surprising. Even our unit’s small courtyard has built an earthen furnace over a meter high."

Passengers near their seats in the carriage began discussing iron smelting upon hearing the topic.

A passenger who had just returned from a business trip talked about the bustling scenes and rumors he had seen outside.

They heard that some places were so short of fuel that locals were even burning coffin boards from graveyards for smelting iron.

Zhou Jiao worriedly looked out the window, unsure if the trees around the Gu Family’s ancestral tomb could be preserved.

Suddenly, thinking of the future, she let out a silent laugh, wondering why she cared about trees — perhaps it was time to talk to Old Mrs. Cheng.

In the afternoon, the group finally arrived at H City. Led by a friend of Zhao Chuan Guang, they checked into the guest house to start a two-day tour.

The friend’s surname was Mu, and Zhao Chuan Guang told Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao to call him Uncle Mu.

Uncle Mu was very talkative and warm-hearted. Upon knowing they were Zhou Xiaozheng’s daughter and son-in-law, his attitude immediately changed. The topics were wildly diverse, almost uncovering even Zhou Xiaozheng’s preference for underwear.

Zhou Jiao immediately recognized him as a fan of her father. Though he wasn’t among her father’s twelve brothers, his relationship seemed quite close with them.

As for her mother, Lin Lishan, he also cordially called her "sister-in-law," just like everyone else.

Zhou Jiao guessed that anyone who had any acquaintance with her father likely knew all about their family affairs.

Having seen too many uncles standing up for her, she was unfazed. As long as there’s no rudeness, it’s fine.

After dinner, Uncle Mu called over his wife and eldest son, Mu Hai.

Amusingly, he suggested Mu Hai also stay at the guest house, expressing he wished their young folks could entertain each other.

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