Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 877

Chapter 877: Chapter 750: Rare to Find a Kindred Spirit

Old Mrs. Cheng smiled as she admired Zhang Guoqing and his mother performing a skit together; by this time, she already understood the reason for their visit.

As Ping’an began recounting all sorts of distorted rumors, Old Mrs. Cheng cooperatively nodded from time to time to show agreement.

"...Xiang’s father went to the reeducation camp, while his mother is heavily pregnant." Ping’an gestured with his small arms making a large circle, "Even with a yard, they couldn’t live there. She carried his sister around and wiped her tears at the station."

Zhou Jiao noticed that Mother Zhang’s cheerful demeanor had turned serious, causing a pause in her heart—hopefully she wasn’t overly worried about the two sisters-in-law, but rather her mother-in-law.

She gave her son a look, signaling for him to change the topic, and served a small bowl of soup to her mother-in-law: "Mother, try this and see how it tastes. Is it too bland?"

Seeing Ping’an bow his head and drink the soup, Mother Zhang immediately came to her senses. She didn’t take the small bowl but instead held Zhou Jiao’s right hand: "Why don’t you go back home to give birth first, and come back after the baby is born?"

Zhou Jiao’s nose tingled with emotion. She steadied herself, smiling as she comforted: "Mother, don’t worry. My parents have never done anything illegal, and my brother is doing well in school. Besides, I don’t hold grudges with anyone. If people want to find fault with me, they won’t find a chance. Look at me, I only eat well; my attire is the same as before."

As she spoke, she glanced at everyone: "Our family doesn’t have any troublemakers; just listen to these things and let them pass. We just need to close the door and live our own lives."

Lin Juhua also came to her senses: "Mother, Jiao Jiao is right. Uncle Zhou and Aunt Shan are military personnel, and our family is just ordinary citizens. We’re not the same as those people."

Huang Cuilan nodded repeatedly and immediately added: "Yes, I’ll also tell the children’s father when I get back. From now on, if outsiders bring gifts, I won’t let them in."

"That makes sense, Sister-in-law. The people Ping’an mentioned aren’t all troublemakers. They can’t compare to our Jiao Jiao."

"That’s the idea. Moreover, to be frank, if something does happen here, you all should just go back to our hometown. Worst case, we return to the village. We owe Xiao Wu a great debt of gratitude; they won’t let anything happen."

After Huang Cuilan finished, she looked at Zhou Jiao: "Jiao Jiao, if anything happens, bring Uncle Zhou and Aunt Shan back to our village immediately. Don’t worry about involving us. We managed to get through those tough days before, so going back to the village is nothing to fear now."

Zhou Jiao smiled warmly at the two sisters-in-law. Although Huang Cuilan still struggled with expressing herself, the intent behind her words warmed Zhou Jiao’s heart.

Is it genuine kindness, or fake? Zhou Jiao could see through it. She asked herself again if she was being too demanding. Whose natal families aren’t close relatives? Could she put herself in their shoes?

She looked at Zhang Guoqing and found him watching her with a gentle smile.

Old Mrs. Cheng patted Mother Zhang: "You have such a wonderful daughter-in-law in your family. You see, good deeds are rewarded, and you are blessed."

Mother Zhang nodded in gratification, her heart filled with joy as she looked at her three daughters-in-law, especially the eldest one, who spoke such comforting words—it truly felt like a blessing, rewarding her efforts in protecting the child.

After dinner, as they sat for a while, Huang Xiaomi proposed to take her leave. This time, Zhou Jiao didn’t insist on keeping her; instead, she took the bag Aunt Chen had intentionally prepared and saw her out the door.

"Take this with you. Inside are some tickets for you to use as needed. Are you sure it’s really fine not to accompany you to the station?"

Huang Xiaomi smiled upon hearing these words: "The bus arrives directly. There’s no need, thank you, Sister-in-law."

Zhou Jiao waved goodbye, watched her leave, and slowly walked her son back home.

"Mom, where did Dad go?"

"He should be looking for your Uncle Da Yi." Zhou Jiao replied, smiling knowingly, understanding why Zhang Guoqing left immediately after dinner.

—Just to avoid Mother Zhang asking him to take Huang Xiaomi to the station.

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