Chapter 261: When you have children

After having supper, Chen Xiang and Zhou Dongmeng chatted with Zhou's father and mother for a while. Then she got up and went back to the west room, took off her heavy sweater, and then turned to the kitchen to scoop some warm water for washing.

In the east room.

Zhou Dongmeng carefully told them some more words, then he stood up with his hands on his thighs: "Mom, I'm going back to the house first, you guys should go to bed early too."

"Mengzi, wait a moment."

Zhou's mother called him.

Zhou Dongmeng's tall and straight figure paused slightly, turned around again, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong, Mom?"

The woman reached under the quilt and pulled out a wallet, which was actually made of a piece of dark blue square cloth. Perhaps it had been used for a long time, and the fabric had turned a little white and old.

Zhou's mother stuffed the money into her son's hand and said in a low voice, "Mengzi, take this money. You and Xiaoxiang can't go to the city tomorrow without money. Buy Xiaoxiang whatever she likes. Don't be stingy about this."

Zhou Dong pushed the money back: "Mom, I have money..."

"Take the money if you have it. We don't have much money at home. This is all we have. Have a good talk with Xiaoxiang and ask her to take more responsibility. You should also be nicer to her. After all, since Xiaoxiang got married, our family hasn't bought her anything. We can't let the little girl feel uncomfortable after going to the city with great difficulty."

Mother Zhou put the money back into her son's hands and continued softly, "Besides, we are going to the city after all. Your father and I will be worried if you two don't have some money."

Zhou Dongmeng had no choice but to put the money away after hearing this: "Don't worry, Mom, Xiaoxiang and I will be back in about two days."

At this time, Zhou's father, who was sitting in the bed, brought up something: "Has Xiaoxiang's elder brother returned to the city? When you two go to the city, you should always bring something to introduce yourself to the people. Although Chen Hao made Xiaoxiang blush the last time he came to our house, they are still siblings after all. There is no overnight hatred. Even if it's not for other reasons, don't we still have Xiaoxiang's elder sister-in-law and nephew?"

Zhou Dong nodded fiercely: "I understand. I will go there with Xiaoxiang after I am done with my work."

Father Zhou nodded in satisfaction, and said again in a deep voice: "Mengzi, Xiaoxiang's elder brother has a special status, but we don't want anything from him. In the future, the two families can have exchanges. If not, we can send some gifts during the holidays to see if Xiaoxiang is stuck in the middle."

The man kept his words to the point.

He believed that his son was not a spineless coward who would fawn on Chen Hao just because he worked in the municipal government. When he first proposed marriage, he was not going for Chen Hao's status, but entirely because of Xiao Xiang.

Zhou Dongmeng naturally understood what his father meant.

He agreed to all of them.

Suddenly, he looked up at Zhou's mother and asked softly, "Mom, do you still have the books I used when I was a child?"

Mother Zhou said without thinking: "Don't worry, I'm keeping it. When you have children in the future, I'll save it for my grandson."

Zhou Dong pursed his lips and smiled: "Where are those books?"

"You want to use it now?"

"Well, now."

Zhou's mother pointed to the cabinet against the wall and said, "In the bottom layer of the closet are the books and notebooks you used before. Go and get them yourself."

Zhou Dong suddenly stood up and walked over, squatted down, opened the cabinet door and took a look inside. He found that all the things he had used since he was a child were neatly placed inside.

He pursed his lips and smiled faintly, then reached out and took a few elementary school textbooks.