Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 594

Chapter 594: Chapter 473: The Drought-Stricken Hometown

This event served as a warning to Zhou Xiaozheng. To avoid any activities or tasks being assigned during the summer vacation, he prepared everything early and planned to take the children to the seaside as soon as the time came.

As for whether his son-in-law would plan to return to his hometown, Zhou Xiaozheng was not worried at all. The boy’s soft spot is his wife and son; as long as he places the soft, tender little guy in front of his son-in-law, can he be at ease?

Zhang Guoqing had no idea about his father-in-law’s schemes. At this moment, he received a letter from his parents and family, and was happily reading it with Zhou Jiao in their dormitory.

"My second brother must be overjoyed this time."

Zhang Guoqing said with disdain, "Such an old-fashioned mindset. What’s wrong with having a daughter? With the birth of a son, his burden will increase again."

"Having many children and grandchildren is always good."

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly replied, "Don’t be silly, it’s dangerous to have children nowadays without a safety net. You should at least get your health back before having another. We’ll have at most one more child."

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded. Seeing his relaxed expression, she said, "Let’s talk about our parents’ arrangements first."

Zhang Guoqing flicked the letter paper and sighed, "Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh. With Lin Juhua having a son, our parents’ feet are tied."

Looking at Zhou Jiao’s smiling face, he said thoughtfully, "You guessed it right again."

"It’s quite a normal thing. After Lin Juhua finishes her confinement, she has to go back to work, and second brother can’t let his mother-in-law take care of the child, so what do they do?

Our parents are the kind of people who enjoy life; they wouldn’t be at ease. Neither of the daughters-in-law’s families are reliable. What if the grandsons go hungry? Plus, our second sister is about to give birth too. This way, they can’t just leave."

Zhang Guoqing, seeing her look of certainty, laughed, "Then why are you tidying up the room? Aren’t you tired?"

"You don’t understand; there’s always a ’just in case.’ Whether they come or not, we need to be prepared."

"When the vacation comes, I’ll go back. This time you and our son don’t need to go. As for arrangements, there really isn’t much to do. Providing supplies is the least we can do. For them to come stay long-term in the Big Courtyard isn’t suitable."

Could Zhou Jiao have not anticipated this problem? She gave Zhang Guoqing a sideways glance.

"I know you prepared a room in the quadrangle courtyard, but it’s not suitable! That place is even less suitable for a long-term stay. I’m a country girl; I’m timid."

Zhou Jiao burst out laughing, as if realizing she was just taking precautions. She didn’t plan for the whole family to live outside the Big Courtyard; she was even more timid. Besides, how could she bear to leave her dad?

At this point, both of them understood that Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang probably thought the same, especially concerning provisions; given their personalities, it’s possible for them to visit for a month, but staying long-term in Beijing is absolutely impossible.

So what can be done?

"Forget it, we’ll take it one step at a time before the baby turns one. What do you think about naming the child Zhang Mingtao, following his brother Zhang Minghao?"

Zhou Jiao looked at him speechlessly. Zhang the Second and his wife wrote so solemnly to ask him to choose a good name; is it okay to be so casual?

Zhang Guoqing rubbed his chin and chuckled, "There’s a drought back home this year, let this little one carry a bit of water. Putting him in the genealogy will make Old Captain happy."

"Whatever you say." Zhou Jiao thought of Zhang the Second specifically mentioning the drought, feeling somewhat stifled.

Even though Zhang the Second said in the letter that the village opened more mountain lands and planted many fruits and vegetables, it’s clear how much they could harvest with a lack of water.

The couple discussed the hometown issues here, while at the same time, in the Zhang Family Village’s production team, Old Captain looked happily at the bag on the table and patted Mr. Zhang’s shoulder.

Everyone in the office watched them excitedly, waiting for Old Captain to give the order.

Old Captain saw this and smiled with joy, "Remember to tell Xiao Wu in the letter that Old Zhang’s family thanks him on behalf of hundreds. With these seeds, we’ll plant anywhere we can in the village; I don’t believe we can’t outsmart the weather. This kid is great; every team nearby appreciates him, especially with how carefully he marked the water sources in the mountains."

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