Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Chapter 73: Casual Conversation

Zhou Jiao and her daughter listened to the child’s innocent words, enjoying them. Zhou Jiao moved Ping’an inside, then shifted herself further in and tugged at her mother’s sleeve, "Mom. Take off your shoes and come up here; it’s more comfortable with someone to lean against. I can lean on you too."

Lin Lishan took off her shoes and leaned against the bed, "It is indeed comfortable. I’m afraid of falling asleep; I want to chat with your grandpa when the meeting is over. He wants to take this opportunity to check out the military district situation. If your dad goes over, how would the arrangements be? If things inside are messy, we need a plan."

"What are your thoughts? If he’s transferred to the Northeast, would you also have to transfer over? Is it easy to arrange for work? You’ve been at the old place for so many years and are used to it. Have you thought about how it would be here?"

Lin Lishan sighed, "I don’t know either. I just want to be with your dad, closer to you all. I haven’t figured out the job yet. If your dad stays in Beijing, there’ll be no need for any transfers. But your grandpa says relationships in Beijing are complicated; we’re not sure if your dad will adapt. Returning to the Northeast isn’t good either, as it’s too close to your grandparents. It’s only 4-5 hours to the military district and just over 2 hours drive. I hadn’t thought about these issues before; I was just happy that the family could finally reunite. Now that I’ve calmed down, there seem to be many problems. I’m not sure how your dad will handle them. What do you think he will do?"

Zhou Jiao pondered, "I’ve never met my dad, so I don’t really understand him. If I were him, I would seize the opportunity to request separation, using the imprisonment of my uncle and aunt as leverage. I’d leave clean, ask for nothing, and give them some pension monthly. They also have salaries, so life wouldn’t be a problem, but we wouldn’t live together.

If you were in the Northeast, I think grandpa’s personality might incline him to want to follow you. He wouldn’t dare go to Beijing, fearing grandpa. This is the downside of the Northeast. There’s no need for you two to come here for me. I’ll leave in at most 3 years, target destination being Beijing. Going to college is my dream; having a high degree makes it easier to find a job later."

Lin Lishan looked at Zhou Jiao, thinking, "Are you sure your grandpa would want to follow us? Given how things are, how would he live with us?"

"Let me analyze for you. If the uncle and aunt don’t return, then with no sons around, it’d be reasonable to have grandpa near, right? He’s barely been taken care of by my dad for ten years. If he goes to you guys, would you maltreat them? No, your character wouldn’t allow it. At the new military district, he’d be my dad’s old man and show off. He’ll definitely find a way to go.

Another scenario is uncle returns, and then we separate. Grandpa and grandma would have to take care of uncle. He’d still follow you even if you don’t accept. If he says he’s sick and needs care, you’d still have to take care of him. Oh, you’re military and have no time? No problem, just transfer him to your military hospital and have the son and daughter-in-law care for him there. Isn’t that the same?

You don’t understand him. Unless my dad isn’t his biological son, he’s like sticky sugar glue—impossible to shake off. Sigh, I don’t know what my dad will think. How he’ll deal with it."

"Hehe, Jiao Jiao, you make it sound quite true. I thought it’d be fine just to give money for medical expenses. I didn’t expect it to be so troublesome. Leave it to your dad; he will handle it."

"Mom, let me analyze grandpa for you; there’s no need to talk about that couple. The man is like grandpa, the woman has no shame—you throw her 1000 yuan, she’d take her clothes off in the street. It’s lowering her profile too much.

Grandpa isn’t smart but believes he’s the only one in the world who understands everything. He runs faster than anyone when there’s a profit and puts on an earnest appearance, thinking others don’t know, though everyone just doesn’t bother mentioning it.

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