Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 599

Chapter 599: Chapter 478: The Crew Heads to the Northeast (Part 4)

Zhou Jiao watched as the group reluctantly bid farewell to the enthusiastic villagers, promising to return sometime, though she was speechless. Who knows when that "sometime" will be.

As soon as they arrived in the county town, before having a chance to go home, Zhang Guoqing and his group were pulled to Zhao Dashan’s house, ostensibly to discuss the grassland trip, but in reality for another meal.

Seeing this, Zhou Jiao quickly asked Zhang Guoqing to bring the bundle she was carrying to the kitchen. With so many people eating, the Zhao family might not have enough food for ten or even fifteen days.

The Zhao family didn’t have much, but they had plenty of previously stored wine. By the end of the meal, a few young men had passed out, and only then did the meal come to a conclusion. Yi Jiefang and the others, after sobering up, repeatedly vowed never to drink in the Northeast again; everyone there was like a wine vat.

Upon learning that they would depart the next day, except for the few who were drunk, the great drinkers went home to prepare their things. In particular, Zhang Guoqing’s pot was taken directly to the Zhao house.

Leaving a few people to sleep, Zhang Guoqing finally had time to take Zhou Jiao, and the two of them carried pastries and candied fruits to visit their elder siblings and nearby elders.

They visited several households in succession; previously, not bringing a four-piece gift set made one hesitant to show up. Nowadays, a box of pastries and candied fruits counted as a substantial gift, saving the couple quite a bit of money.

Reunions always felt warmer, especially as Zhang Meili had waited bitterly for several days to see her younger brother, clinging tightly to the couple’s hands, insisting on confirming that they were doing well.

In terms of life details and human relationships, she repeatedly advised them, her sole concern being the young couple’s hard life away from home — this older sister had never changed.

Upon returning home, Mother Zhang finally felt at ease to take out her hidden items and speak privately with her youngest son.

Zhou Jiao stifled a laugh. Could she say that she already knew her mother-in-law would lessen the amount of gifts? She was deliberately giving more.

Lin Juhua had given birth to her grandson, and Zhang Meili was her own daughter. Zhou Jiao found it difficult to handle this matter until Old Mrs. Cheng reminded her to send everything to her mother-in-law for her to handle.

"I split the fabric and cotton in half for Juhua, seeing as every year she makes clothes for Ping’an. Giving it is giving it, the milk powder given was treated like eggs. Everything else I kept. As for your second sister, I followed the city standard, just like what you three brothers gave."

Zhou Jiao nodded with a smile, pushing away the items handed to her, "Mom, leave them with you for now, the child will need them at one hundred days."

Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talking peacefully, Zhang Guoqing smiled and said to Mr. Zhang, "Dad, you and Mom should set off with us tomorrow. This time my godfather Dashan and the others will go."

Mr. Zhang looked at his wife. He really wanted to see the so-called great grassland competition. If it weren’t for his youngest son, he wouldn’t have the chance in his lifetime.

"Won’t we be a bother to you? An old woman like me going over there won’t look good. You and your dad go with them, I’ll stay home and tidy up things."

"Mom, you’re no old woman. Let’s all go, and I’ll call you big sister, someone will believe it. Aunt Cheng is going too, you’ll have company."

Mother Zhang was tickled into laughter by her joke.

Soon the plans were set. Seeing it getting late, Zhang Guoqing left Zhou Jiao with Mother Zhang to prepare the meal and went to Zhao Dashan’s house to look for people to return.

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