Chapter 372: I’m old now, and I’m not good-looking at all!
Zhang Wei became excited as Zhou Yong spoke. He looked straight at Zhou Yong and said, "Brother Zhou, have you heard any gossip?"
Zhou Yong chuckled quietly: "This is just my personal guess and opinion. Where can I get such gossip?"
The disappointment on Zhang Wei's face was obvious. If what Zhou Yong said was true, his work difficulties might be solved.
Zhou Yong patted Zhang Wei on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, sooner or later you will have the chance to show your talents..."
Zhang Wei pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Brother Zhou, I've been busy chatting with you. Let's go to my house and have a drink tonight."
Zhou Yong looked at the time and agreed immediately.
Zhang Wei was very happy. He talked to Zhou Yong and the two of them went towards his home.
When they got home, Zhang Wei started cooking immediately and Zhou Yong helped.
Zhang Wei made a home-cooked cold dish of stir-fried meat with mushrooms, black and white cabbage, and shredded potatoes with vinegar.
Four dishes and a bottle of wine, the two started drinking without waiting for He Xiulan and the children to come back.
When He Xiulan and the child came back, Zhou Yong and Zhang Wei had already drunk half a catty of white wine.
"Brother Zhou rarely comes here, look at the dishes you made."
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "I wanted to stew fish and pork ribs, but Brother Zhou wouldn't let me, saying it would take up too much time, so we just cooked a few dishes..."
He Xiulan glared at Zhang Wei and said, "I'll go cook two more dishes."
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "That's good. No need to bother. You and the child should wash your hands and come to the table to eat..."
He Xiulan smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, drink first, the food will be ready soon..."
Zhou Yong was about to speak, but Zhang Wei picked up his glass and said, "Brother Zhou, let her be. Let's drink."
The two of them drank a glass of wine together, and after about ten minutes, He Xiulan brought out a serving of fried hairtail and a serving of braised pork.
Zhang Wei looked at the two dishes, burped and asked, "Do you have any braised pork at home?"
He Xiulan nodded: "You forgot, I made a small pot of braised pork a few days ago, and put half of it away..."
Zhang Wei could only cook some simple meals, so He Xiulan would occasionally make some extra meat dishes and store them for later consumption.
As soon as He Xiulan said that, Zhang Wei remembered it. He slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory."
Zhang Wei didn't mean to avoid taking the delicious food, he just completely forgot about it.
Zhou Yong looked at the couple. He Xiulan washed her hands and took the children to the table to eat.
"Brother Zhou, how is the village now?"
"It's still the same, nothing has changed."
He Xiulan said, "Oh!" She ate a mouthful of food and said, "Brother Zhou, the family planning policy will change next year, and the fine for having more children than allowed will not only be increased. According to reliable information, the county family planning committee has specially formulated a set of punishment plans because of the serious problem of having more children than allowed in Huaixi Village.
I have no idea what the specific plan is, but you should be mentally prepared anyway. ”
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows: "There is such a thing?"
He Xiulan paused while picking up food with her chopsticks. "There are 50 families in Huaixi Village who have exceeded the birth limit this year. The number of families exceeding the birth limit in one village is more serious than that in ten villages. Naturally, the Family Planning Commission must think of a solution..."
Zhou Yong frowned slightly, and Zhang Wei sighed: "Since the implementation of family planning, many families have been broken up. In my opinion, there should be no family planning..."
A distant relative of Zhang Wei's family, whose daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter, was a working couple. In order to have a son, the mother-in-law lied that the child died ten minutes after birth. Little did she know that the mother-in-law had given the child away.
Not long after the incident, the daughter-in-law learned about this and had a huge fight with her mother-in-law. In the end, she took the child back, but their relationship broke down because of what the mother-in-law had done.
Although they have not divorced, the daughter-in-law rents a house with her child. In Zhang Wei's opinion, these things can be avoided if there is no family planning.
After listening to her husband's words, He Xiulan sighed and said, "This kind of thing is not uncommon nowadays."
Zhang Wei nodded, and Zhou Yong sighed: "Let's not talk about this heavy topic, let's talk about other happy things.
If they continued talking about this topic, Zhou Yong would not be able to drink any more.
The three of them chatted for a while, and Zhou Yong rode his bike home at six o'clock.
Li Caiyun looked at Zhou Yong, whose face was red and neck was thick: "How much alcohol did you drink?"
Zhou Yong burped: "One pound of white wine."
Li Caiyun glanced at him, and Zhou Yong staggered over to look at Zhang Guifang.
Li Baotian looked at his son-in-law and said, "Don't drink too much when you are out. Drinking too much can cause trouble."
Zhou Yong responded, and Zhang Guifang said, "Go back to your room and go to sleep!"
"Mom and Dad, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
The old couple responded to each other, Zhou Yong returned to the bedroom, and Li Caiyun followed him in.
"I'll pour you some water to wash your feet."
Zhou Yong sat on the edge of the kang and nodded. Soon Li Caiyun came into the room with a basin of foot washing water.
"Why are you smiling at me?"
Zhou Yong put his feet in the foot basin and looked at Li Caiyun with a smile.
"You look good!"
"You're already old, you're not good-looking at all!"
Zhou Yong disagrees with this statement. Compared with people of the same age, Li Caiyun not only looks younger, but also has an intellectual beauty.
"I can tell from the looks of it that you've drunk too much. Your mouth is so sweet, as if you've smeared two pounds of honey on it..."
Zhou Yong chuckled, and Li Caiyun handed him the footcloth.
After wiping his feet, Zhou Yong got back on the kang, and Li Caiyun left the room with the foot washing water.
When she entered the room again, Zhou Yong was already asleep on the quilt.
Li Caiyun got on the kang: "Wake up, take off your clothes before going to sleep."
Zhou Yong opened his eyes slightly and pulled Li Caiyun into his arms: "Don't touch me, I want to vomit."
Li Caiyun frowned, Zhou Yong closed his eyes, and fell asleep in a moment.
Gently moving his arms away, Li Caiyun struggled to take off Zhou Yong's clothes.
"You don't look fat. Why do you look so heavy?"
Li Caiyun covered Zhou Yong with a quilt and sat aside muttering this.
Zhou Yong's face flushed and he smacked his lips. Li Caiyun was amused by his cute look. She went downstairs and poured a cup of water from a large teapot and placed it on the edge of the kang to prevent Zhou Yong from getting thirsty at night.
After doing these things, Li Caiyun turned off the lights and left the bedroom. The moment the door closed, Zhou Yong slowly opened his eyes, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned over to play chess with Zhou Gong.
"Is Zhou Yong asleep?"
Li Caiyun nodded, took off her shoes, got on the kang, and picked up the unfinished soles in the sewing basket.
The mother and daughter were chatting and doing needlework respectively. After a while, Li Jingan and Zhou Kerou started arguing in the living room.
Li Caiyun sat on the kang without moving, continuing to sew the soles of her shoes leisurely. Zhou Kexin shouted, and Li Jingan and Zhou Kerou both fell silent.
Zhang Guifang couldn't help laughing when she heard this in the room. Li Caiyun said to herself, "Only Niuniu can control them. No one else can do it."
Zhou Kexin definitely has the demeanor of an eldest sister. If her younger brothers and sisters are disobedient, she will really take charge and punish them.
Including Li Jingchu and Li Jingen, they dared not act rashly in front of their elder sister. Their blood was suppressed and they were controlled by Zhou Kexin.
The living room became quiet. Li Jingan came to Zhang Guifang's room and started to complain.
Li Caiyun glanced at Li Jingan who was chattering nonstop. He made her sound innocent and sad, and she, his biological mother, couldn't help rolling her eyes.
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