Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 968

Chapter 968: Chapter 841: Gathering in the Northeast 1

The couple went to work step by step, spent their spare time with family, and squeezed in trips out to Jingjiao to collect supplies. After attending Li Qinglin and Hu Xiaohui’s wedding, the weather gradually turned cold.

Compared with previous years, there were now the two of them added to the household registration booklet, and all kinds of rations and work-unit benefits had increased a lot. And with Ping’an becoming a glorious little primary school student, and the twins starting nursery, their peaceful, comfortable days suddenly began to pass in the blink of an eye.

In the twinkling of an eye, the year’s end was approaching.

Aside from Zhao Yuanyuan and her husband, even Zhao Dashan personally called to invite Zhou Xiaozheng and his family to come back to the old home in the Northeast for a drink at the wedding feast if they had time.

It just so happened that Zhou Xiaozheng had to travel on business to the Northeast Military District, so in the midst of his busy schedule, the whole family started asking for leave or shifting shifts.

Finally, on the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month at year’s end, he took the whole clan and boarded the military train heading to the Northeast.

It really was a whole clan, even the auntie was brought along, and together with the guards assigned to protect Zhou Xiaozheng, the scene was so imposing that even Zhou Jiao was a bit speechless.

After they reached the provincial city, there was even a special car sent to pick them up. Seeing the welcoming crowd, she really regretted coming back this time. With such a formation going into the county, she would once again become the talk of others, which for her was not a good thing. She hadn’t forgotten what jealousy looked like.

Just like his daughter, Zhou Xiaozheng didn’t like all these formalities either. But for safety’s sake, he wouldn’t refuse the rights he was entitled to.

He agreed with a few old comrades who had come to meet them that they’d first go back to the county, and then come back for the meeting tomorrow morning. So with three military vehicles escorting them, the group went straight to the county.

Over in the county, Mother Zhang and Mr. Zhang had received the telegram yesterday, and early this morning they had started preparing dishes, just waiting for them to come home. They waited and waited until almost afternoon before they finally saw anyone—at last, the wait was over.

But when he saw a row of soldiers standing guard outside the door, Mr. Zhang seemed a little at a loss and couldn’t help looking at his second son. They were home—what was all this?

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing almost burst out laughing. He lowered his voice and said, "There are too many of us, we’re going straight to stay at the guesthouse. When it’s quieter later someone will explain it to you."

Mr. Zhang could only nod and pull Zhou Xiaozheng into the house. Asking his second son was not as good as asking this Brother Zhou. From the looks of it, it seemed, as if this in-law had been promoted again.

The distant relatives of Old Zhang’s family who had come over to join in the fun, but arrived a step too late, and usually tried to climb the connection, now saw the soldiers at the door and didn’t dare to step forward.

If in the past they had still thought of Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao as juniors they could lean on to make demands, then at this moment they clearly understood what a gap was.

Just like the two Huang brothers from the Huang Family, Huang Yaozong and the other one, this time they had braved the goose-feather snow with the original intention of meeting Zhang Guoqing and tightening the relationship. Now their hearts had turned cold!

It had to be said, sometimes power really is a good thing; it scared off quite a few little schemes.

Knowing nothing of this, Mother Zhang just kept pulling her younger sister Miao Lishan along, circling her three grandsons and chatting, beaming as she watched her two daughters-in-law serve dishes and pour wine.

Not far away, Zhou Xiaozheng was issuing an invitation. "Second Brother, you and Second Sister-in-law pack a couple of changes of clothes and come stay at the guesthouse with us for a few days."

"I’ll pass. I’ll go over in the daytime and come home at night to sleep, it’s not that far anyway."

"Cut it out. Since when are you being formal with me?" Zhou Xiaozheng gave him a sidelong glance. "Don’t you want to chat with your precious son? Don’t you want to spend more time with Ping’an and those three little rascals?"

"Those officials will definitely come looking for you. It’s not appropriate for me to be around." Mr. Zhang cheerfully changed the subject. "How many days can you stay this time?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaozheng nodded inwardly.

"Xiao Wu swapped shifts with his coworkers to come this time, just for three to five days. After we drink Dashan’s wedding wine, he has to rush back the night after tomorrow."

"That fast..." Mr. Zhang looked around at everyone, reluctant to part.

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