The Zhou family mother and son have not seen each other for decades.

Zhou's mother was shocked that her son was older than she actually was. She felt distressed and guilty at the same time. "Big brother, will you blame me..."

Zhou Zeguo half-knelt on the ground, his head buried in his mother's thighs, just like when he was a child, always clinging to her, absorbing the warmth from her body.

"It wasn't easy for mom to give birth to us and raise us. Since my second brother can make mom's life better, it's right for mom to follow him."

"That……"

"Mom, tell me about your past few years."

…

Zhou Ermei is dealing with the branch secretary.

The village chief passed away a few years ago. His death was a peaceful one. Even though his grandchildren are working outside, his sons are always by his side and there are people to take care of him.

The branch secretary was the most promising son of the village chief at that time.

The branch secretary is old now and has seen the prosperity of the city, but today a row of limited-edition license plates parked in front of Zhou's house, Zhou Ermei...

Not only her, but also her lover and her family all seem to be rich or noble.

The village party secretary made his living by working in the fields. Even if he hits upon a stroke of luck and witnesses the village building up high-rise buildings, these left-behind elderly people will remain the same.

Even their children and grandchildren are ordinary people.

I've seen these people on TV before.

However, seeing the real person is the most intuitive and shocking.

The branch secretary was at a loss.

I didn't know where to put my hands and feet. Not only were my palms and feet sweating, but I couldn't even speak a word. It was as if I had returned to the most primitive state of human beings.

As if he has never seen the world.

Zhou Ermei smiled and said, "Secretary, don't be nervous. I just want to ask if my father has been doing well these years and if the people I hired have taken good care of him."

The branch secretary then heaved a sigh of relief and told everyone everything he knew.

After chatting for a while, the whole family set out to worship their ancestors.

Zhou's mother sat in a wheelchair, looking at the rebuilt tombstone.

The branch secretary explained: "After the reform and opening up, we did not dare to act rashly. It took a few years before we rebuilt the ancestral tomb. But... as you know, the tombs were demolished by the Revolutionary Committee at that time, and the corpses were burned, saying that they occupied the land... and the things buried inside were all old items."

The so-called old things are nothing more than thoughts.

It means that the things that once belonged to our ancestors have disappeared into thin air.

Nothing to worry about.

Mother Zhou felt like a stone falling back to the bottom of the lake, and she was finally relieved.

Seeing that the whole family was leaving, they even took Zhou Zeguo away.

The secretary tried to persuade them to stay, "Anzi, it's not easy for you to come back. I asked people to prepare good wine and food. Please eat before you leave..."

Old Zhou looked at the branch secretary, who was of the same generation as him and had played together when they were children.

But, so what?

His wife was beginning to get impatient.

When facing others, Lao Zhou was cold and frugal, saying, "No need."

The branch secretary was also frightened.

Not only was his face cold, but he also had a murderous aura. He had been killed on the battlefield before. How could an ordinary person endure this? !

After being rejected, the branch secretary remained silent and did not dare to say anything more.

I could only watch him leave.

Such a good opportunity was ruined.

He also knew why Anzi's wife didn't want to stay any longer. She was blaming them.

At the beginning, I contributed money, manpower, and connections to support the factory, but I ended up asking for trouble. I really asked for trouble!

Are you still trying to cling to someone else's connections?

No way.

A few days later, Zhou Qiang and Zhou Liang came back. Feng Chenpu ran to him and asked, "Secretary, where is our father?"

"Where's your father? He's been taken away."

"Who took it away?"

Zhou Liang asked this question, but there was an unstoppable flash of expectation in his eyes, and it was obvious that he knew the answer.

The branch secretary looked at Zhou Qiang and saw that he was of the same character, so he didn't want to say more.

Secretary: "When your mother passed away, I didn't see you being active at all."

"Secretary, Secretary..."

"Hey, Secretary, don't go!"

Since shouting was useless, Zhou Qiang and Zhou Liang had no choice but to give up.

It’s not that they didn’t think about causing trouble at Zhou Ermei’s company, but the two brothers couldn’t even see their biological sister. Plus, their father didn’t support them, and their mother put their father first. So no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t cause any trouble.

The brothers and sisters, like Zhou Zeguo's brothers, were divided into different classes and had huge differences.

Zhou Qiang and Zhou Liang hoped that one of the children would be favored by their second sister, just like their aunt did before, and they would pick one of the children to be the right-hand man of the Zhou family and stand up.

Therefore, Zhou Qiang and Zhou Liang did not favor boys over girls.

Many years later, even though they had separated and lost contact with Zhou Ermei, the daughter of the two brothers was more promising among their children. Not only were they good at studying, they also married well. Even those who did not marry had a promising future in society and could be said to have spent their old age in peace.

…

Zhou's mother passed away in winter.

Lao Zhou also experienced the same feeling of emptiness that Qiao Yu had after losing his loved ones.

No matter how old a person is, as long as there are elders, there will be people who tolerate them. No matter how capable the elders are, they can also be in the position of children and occasionally be willful once or twice.

When the elders leave...

The sky above them became them.

Lao Zhou was normal during the day, but at night he would sit with Qiao Yu in his arms all night long.

Qiao Yu didn't go anywhere, didn't even leave the house, fell asleep in Lao Zhou's arms, and woke up in Lao Zhou's arms.

She was not worried because she knew that this man was strong inside and would get over it on his own. All she needed to do was to accompany him quietly.

When he made the request, he was granted the right to do so.

His request was simple, just to let her hum a tuneless song.

During the first few days of humming, Lao Zhou felt sleepy.

On the fourth day, Lao Zhou was finally able to sleep well at night.

Qiao Yu also stepped out of the room.

The little goldfish heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his mother, "Is Dad okay?"

Qiao Yu waved his hands, "What could possibly happen to your father?"

In fact, the little goldfish was also sad, but she was still young and had a strong ability to withstand stress. In addition, she had been to the front line of natural disasters several times and witnessed many separations and deaths. She adapted faster than Lao Zhou.

Zhou's mother's room was left vacant.

The clothes were burned and given to Zhou's mother. The rest were kept and the nanny cleaned up once a week.

The rooms of Zhou's mother and grandfather were sealed forever.

When I reached middle age, all the elderly people I knew passed away one by one due to health or age reasons.

Not long after Zhou's mother passed away, Jian San and his wife also passed away one after another.

The second sister-in-law was extremely heartbroken, and the second brother arranged the funeral himself.

They were all buried in the Feng Shui treasure land purchased by Qiao Yu.

In the spring of the following year, Zhou Zeguo also left...

After knowing that his mother passed away without any illness or pain, Zhou Zeguo lived quietly in the military compound for a few days, returned to Zhou Ermei's villa, was well taken care of for a few months, and then left.

Old Zhou collapsed all of a sudden.

Qiao Yu observed carefully and found that no matter how well he took care of his hair, no matter how thick it was, Lao Zhou still had a few gray hairs.

The millennium seemed to be a turning point.

This era has taken away many people around me.

She seemed to have no time to feel sad, and after accompanying Lao Zhou for half a year, when he had completely come to terms with his grief, she went to the island to attend many funerals.

Zhang Cuihua, Wang Zhaodi, Sister Liu...

Sister Liu is Liu Yan's mother. Liu Yan took Xiao Chunzhi, Bingbing and Qiao Yu to attend the funeral.