It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

In her previous life, after Zhao Zhenzhu became a wealthy woman, she always slept until she naturally woke up.

Since her rebirth, Zhao Zhenzhu has never had a real night's sleep.

There was no other way; Wu Meiyun and Zhao Qingshan were both hardworking people. Except when they were feeling unwell, they would get up before seven o'clock every morning.

Zhao Zhenzhu sleeps until eight o'clock in the morning, which they consider a bad habit that is hard to tolerate.

Every day at eight o'clock sharp, regardless of whether Zhao Zhenzhu is awake or not, Wu Meiyun will urge her to get up. How can a mother of two sleep in? She should at least set a good example for her children, shouldn't she?

In the few days since Zhou Bingchen returned, Wu Meiyun hasn't paid attention to what time Zhao Zhenzhu gets up in the morning.

The young couple, having been separated for so long, were reunited, and Wu Meiyun still had a good eye for these things.

(Zhou Bingchen: My mother-in-law is overthinking it. Pearl's relatives came to visit, so we didn't get to eat meat this time.)

Zhao Zhenzhu thought Wu Meiyun had given up on "reforming" her, but unexpectedly, as soon as Zhou Bingchen was about to leave today, the "strict mother" Ms. Wu Meiyun immediately came online.

Zhao Zhenzhu really wanted to cry.

All she wanted was to sleep in, why was that so difficult?

"No, you can't sleep now, get up." Wu Meiyun grabbed Zhao Zhenzhu's arm, preventing her from lying down.

After several tugs of the gun, Zhao Zhenzhu became unhappy.

"Mom, are you my biological mother or Bingchen's biological mother? Bingchen can go his own way, I can sleep my own, we don't care about each other."

“Who says we’re unrelated? Pearl! Bingchen is gone, and who knows when he’ll be back on leave! Sweetie, get up and see Bingchen off. After that, you can sleep as long as you want, and Mom won’t bother you.” Wu Meiyun lowered her voice and coaxed Zhao Pearl.

"Mom, Bingchen said we don't need to see him off." Zhao Zhenzhu was about to lose her temper.

“Men can be petty sometimes. They might say no, but they really want it. Listen to your mother, get up now. Jiakai and Yunyun are already up. Take Jiakai and Yunyun with you to the bus station to see Bingchen off.” Wu Meiyun was very insistent.

"Mom, why? We haven't delivered them in previous years." Zhao Zhenzhu pouted, unhappy.

“There’s no comparison before. Back in the Zhou family, Old Mrs. Zhou would definitely not have been happy for you to put down your work and go to deliver Bingchen. But it’s different now. Mom strongly insists that you go and deliver him. If you don’t listen to Mom, Mom won’t help you with the work!” Wu Meiyun put her hands on her hips and started yelling.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go, alright?" Zhao Zhenzhu immediately compromised.

Zhao Zhenzhu was genuinely afraid that Wu Meiyun would quit.

In that case, Zhao Zhenzhu would be stuck at home all day long.

"Jiakai, Yunyun, goodbye!" Zhou Bingchen waved to the two children with his backpack on, preparing to leave.

"Goodbye, Dad," Zhou Jiakai said, fighting back tears.

"Dad, come back soon!" Zhou Yunyun greeted him with a big smile.

After spending a few days together, Zhou Yunyun no longer regarded Zhou Bingchen as "uncle." However, she had already gotten used to living with Zhao Zhenzhu. Whether Zhou Bingchen was home or not, Zhou Yunyun didn't really care much.

On the contrary, Zhou Yunyun felt a little smug. Now that her father was gone, she could move back and sleep with her mother!

Before leaving, Zhou Bingchen took one last look at Zhao Zhenzhu's room.

As soon as the door opened, Zhao Zhenzhu came out.

Zhou Bingchen thought he was seeing things and was stunned for a moment.

"Bingchen, wait a minute." Zhao Zhenzhu's call brought Zhou Bingchen back to his senses.

"Pearl, why are you up?" Zhou Bingchen asked in surprise.

“The children and I will take you to the bus station,” Zhao Zhenzhu said.

"Okay, okay, off to the bus station!"

"Oh, oh, oh, off to see Dad off!"

The two children jumped up with joy.

“Okay.” Zhou Bingchen replied, his eyes filled with tenderness as he looked at Zhao Zhenzhu.

Pearl is so stubborn. She said she wouldn't see him off yesterday, but this morning she gave up sleeping in and got up to see him off.

What does this show? It shows that Pearl still has feelings for him and doesn't want him to leave!

That's perfect, he couldn't bear to part with it either.

It would be nice to spend an extra half hour with Pearl and the children.

"Let's go! Give me your backpack." Zhao Zhenzhu reached out to take the backpack from Zhou Bingchen.

"No need, it's a bit heavy, I can carry it." Zhou Bingchen shifted his body slightly, making way for Zhao Zhenzhu's hand.

Wu Meiyun prepared a lot of food and supplies for Zhou Bingchen, and Zhou Bingchen's backpack was much heavier than when he came back.

Zhou Bingchen didn't want Zhao Zhenzhu to suffer.

Zhao Zhenzhu and the others waited for more than ten minutes before the bus departed.

As Zhao Zhenzhu and the two children disappeared into the distance, eventually becoming tiny black dots, Zhou Bingchen reluctantly turned his gaze away.

Zhao Zhenzhu was leading the children home.

At this moment, a group of more than twenty people entered the station, and they looked like workers from some unit.

Whether they were going out for study or business, they were all carrying bags on their backs and holding luggage rolls in their hands.

After a group of people entered, the waiting room became lively.

Zhou Jiakai tugged at Zhao Zhenzhu's hand and whispered, "Mom, Zhou Jiaxiang is over there."

Zhao Zhenzhu looked up and saw Zhou Jiaxiang weaving in and out of the group of people.

Not long after, Zhou Jiaxiang emerged from the crowd and winked at a short, fat man not far away.

The short, fat man was leaning against the door smoking.

After Zhou Jiaxiang walked out of the waiting hall, the short, fat man immediately stomped out his cigarette butt and followed him.

Zhao Zhenzhu recognized him; the short, fat man was Liang Xiaohe's younger brother, Liang Xiaobao.

In her previous life, Zhao Zhenzhu had never heard of Zhou Jiaxiang knowing Liang Xiaobao.

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