Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 804

Chapter 804: Chapter 678: Failed Slap in the Face

Zhang Guoqing could easily see the little hints among the children. He smiled and didn’t think much of it. With the character of his eldest sister, the children she raised wouldn’t be lacking in integrity.

It’s because the children are good that he’s more willing to contribute; otherwise, with the parents around, as an uncle, there’s no need for him to get too involved.

After returning to the guesthouse, the mothers-in-law group had not yet returned, nor had Mr. Zhang and his grandson. Zhang Guoqing figured they wouldn’t appear until it was mealtime.

"Alright, you guys do your own thing. We’ll go out when everyone comes back." Zhang Guoqing waved his hand, letting the kids go ahead and distribute the gifts.

"Uncle, you take a rest first."

Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile. "If you’re hungry, have some pastries, don’t be reluctant. I’ll take you all to the night market tonight, think about where else you want to go and give me your answers."

"Uncle, it’s better not to go out; everywhere costs money."

"Opportunities are rare, in the future I won’t have time to take you around. While we’re all here in the provincial city, think of a few more places."

Xi Zi helplessly pointed to the noise from the adjoining rooms, "They’re already ecstatic, better not bring this up."

Zhang Guoqing ruffled his hair, "Weren’t you always wanting to go to the seaside?"

"Forget it, with this many people, it would cost a lot. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to travel after we start working. You shouldn’t have bought those three clothes today; my grandma will definitely say something once she sees them."

Zhang Guoqing gave him a sidelong glance. This kid’s becoming less cute as he grows.

"Uncle, don’t be stubborn. If you tell my grandma about going out, she’ll surely lecture you."

"Zhang Mingyuan, you’re getting gutsy, always using your grandma to poke at me!"

Xi Zi laughed heartily. Talking with his uncle was truly a blessing!

"You really don’t plan to test into Beijing?"

Xi Zi shook his head, "I want to stay closer to grandpa and grandma, the family still needs looking after. If I go to Beijing, I might not even come back twice a year, I can’t leave my siblings."

Zhang Guoqing patted him reassuringly. A really good kid, he took on the role of the eldest son well.

"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If something comes up, talk to your uncle."

Xi Zi nodded.

"Go play with Ziwen and the rest. Take advantage of your youth, when it’s time to be wild, be wild. Life is short, don’t wrong yourself too much."

"Are you going to hit me with another ’carpe diem’, ’spend all and it will come back’? Haha... Uncle, you take a rest, I’m off."

Watching him quickly run off, Zhang Guoqing chuckled, "You little rascal!"

Over on the other side, Mother Zhang led her three daughters-in-law to visit Zhang Guofu’s school, saw her eldest son, and chatted a bit with his classmates. Soon the school bell rang, and not wanting to delay her eldest son’s studies, she had to leave in a hurry.

Zhou Jiao waited for a long time, but still didn’t see her mother-in-law show off. She continued to smile warmly and chatted cheerfully with everyone.

It’s clear her face-slapping plan didn’t succeed. Her mother-in-law was a kind-hearted elder who wouldn’t utter a harsh word, not even a sarcastic one, as Zhou Jiao hadn’t heard a single one.

Haha, face-slapping failed!

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