Zhou Nanguang came out of the kitchen and saw Zhou Beiqing standing at the stairs. He shouted, "Beiqing, why are you still standing there? Clean up quickly. Your brother will be back soon."
Zhong Wenqing also agreed: "Yes, hurry up and pack up and see if there is anything else left at home. Please help me think about it. Oh, I am always afraid of forgetting something."
Zhou Beiqing responded indifferently and went upstairs to change clothes.
After breakfast, Zhong Wenqing called Zhou Nanguang to change her clothes. She also changed into a dark red dress that she hadn't worn for a long time, and put on a pearl necklace around her neck. She kept asking Zhou Nanguang, "Is this okay?"
Then she thought it might be too dazzling, so she took it off and changed into a simple set of clothes: "No, our Shixun has suffered so much outside for so many years, we can't dress too well and make him feel uncomfortable."
Zhou Shixun arrived on time at 10 o'clock. He was quite surprised that the Zhou family actually lived on the second floor, and the conditions looked really good.
I walked on the vermilion painted wooden floor with a calm heart.
Zhou Shuanglu looked at Zhou Shixun, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and had a calm look in his eyes. He couldn't help but get teary-eyed and said, "Okay, okay, just go home."
Although his face was similar to Zhou Luancheng's, his temperament was completely different. He had more of a tough military demeanor, which made him like him very much.
Zhong Wenqing had already gone over excitedly and held Zhou Shixun's hand: "You're back, where's your luggage? Why didn't you bring it with you? Aren't you staying here tonight?"
I couldn't help but feel disappointed when I said that.
Zhou Shixun comforted her: "Lu Changfeng will bring my luggage to me later."
Zhong Wenqing felt relieved when he heard this, and happily pulled Zhou Shixun to sit on the sofa: "Eat bananas."
Then he broke off the biggest banana for Zhou Shixun and said, "Eat it quickly. This is a rare thing in our north. Your dad asked someone to buy it for you when he knew you were coming back."
Zhou Shixun just took a banana, and Zhong Wenqing stuffed a big apple in his hand: "This apple is very sweet, have a try."
Before he could come to his senses, he saw in his hand besides bananas, apples, red dates, and a piece of sugarcane.
Zhou Shixun was slightly distracted. He still remembered that when he was a child, when there were some dried dates or peanuts at home, Li Guihua would secretly give them to Zhou Changlin, Zhou Changyun and Zhou Erni. When he saw them, he would glare at him fiercely and say, "You are a wolf cub that cannot be fed well. It is a waste if you eat them. If you dare to steal them, I will break your hand."
He was still young at that time, and he longed for the day when Li Guihua would find out that he was not a wolf cub and would give him food. He would never forget that stingy yet caring look.
After becoming an adult, these things became unimportant. But Zhong Wenqing's actions now reminded him of his childhood, and he still felt a little touched.
Seeing that Zhou Shixun was holding the banana but not eating it, Zhong Wenqing quickly took the banana, peeled it, and passed it to Zhou Shixun: "Eat it."
Zhou Shixun had no choice but to take a bite. It was sweet and sticky, sweeter than the bananas he had eaten on the southern Yunnan border. An Ning should like it.
Zhong Wenqing was satisfied and looked at Zhou Shixun with a smile: "Is it sweet?"
Zhou Shixun nodded: "Sweet."
Zhong Wenqing smiled, and tears welled up in her eyes as she smiled. She held Zhou Shixun's hand tightly and said, "You have been wronged for so many years."
Although I have met Zhou Shixun many times, this time is completely different. Zhou Shixun has returned home!
Zhong Wenqing shaved his head for surgery. His hair has just grown out a little, and the scar on the top of his head is still there. He still looks haggard and weak.
Zhou Shixun pursed his lips and said, "Don't get excited. Your health is more important."
Zhong Wenqing nodded repeatedly with tears in her eyes: "Okay, I'm not excited, I'm just happy. I'll cook chicken noodle soup for you at noon, and I'll also fry fish and stew braised pork."
Zhou Nanguang and Zhou Shuanglu were just watching from the side, with no chance to interrupt.
Zhou Beiqing, who had originally planned to leave as soon as Zhou Shixun entered the door, heard that Lu Changfeng would come to deliver the luggage in a while, so he sat in the corner and did not leave.
Even though she knew that she was not worthy of Lu Changfeng now, she couldn't help but want to stay and meet this person, even if it was just for a glance.
Seeing his parents asking about Zhou Shixun's well-being and Sheng Anning's situation, Zhou Shuanglu would occasionally interrupt and ask about Zhou Shixun's work.
The three of them treated Zhou Shixun like a treasure, which made Zhou Beiqing feel uncomfortable. He just watched them coldly without saying a word.
It just so happened that Hu Yaozong came with cigarettes and alcohol at this time. After all, they were going to get married, so Zhou Nanguang couldn't refuse Hu Yaozong from entering the house. He turned a cold face and didn't look at him directly.
After Hu Yaozong entered the room, he greeted everyone in the circle, and finally looked at Zhou Shixun with surprise: "Brother? When did you come back? I thought I was dazzled when I first entered the room. It's great that you're back. Uncle and aunt will be in a much better mood."
Zhou Shixun sat there without moving, just nodded slightly at Hu Yaozong.
Hu Yaozong didn't mind. He put the cigarettes and alcohol on the table and looked at Zhou Shuanglu: "Grandpa, this is my gift to you. Maotai and Daqianmen cigarettes."
Zhou Shuanglu also looked down on him and waved his hand: "Take it back. I don't drink or smoke now."
Hu Yaozong naturally refused: "It's okay, then uncle and big brother will drink, and it's a good thing that big brother is back, these cigarettes and alcohol can be used to entertain guests."
Zhou Nanguang was unwilling to take these things either: "You can take them back. We have them at home and we don't need them."
Hu Yaozong wanted to say something, but Zhou Beiqing glared at him fiercely. He could only rub his hands awkwardly and sit down next to Zhou Beiqing.
With one more person in the house, the atmosphere suddenly became less harmonious than before.
Zhong Wenqing was busy cooking in the kitchen with her aunt. Zhou Nanguang and Zhou Shuanglu tacitly did not ask Zhou Shixun about his work, but instead chatted about the customs and practices of the Northwest.
Zhou Shuanglu sighed: "I have spent three years in the Northwest, so I have some feelings for it, but it was not Gansu Province, but Xinjiang Province. The conditions there are more difficult, but the place is large and the scenery is beautiful."
Zhou Shixun nodded: "We have been there during the rotation, it is indeed nice, but the area is vast and sparsely populated, and a lot of land is abandoned."
Then, the three of them discussed the development there and the life of nomads.
Hu Yaozong was uneducated and didn't understand any of this, so it was like listening to a mystery and he couldn't get a word in. But he couldn't leave yet, because he just came to see why Zhou Shixun suddenly came to Beijing.
Zhou Beiqing looked at Hu Yaozong, who was sitting next to him like a fool, and had to come closer to laugh dryly from time to time, feeling extremely contemptuous of him.
I felt even more sad for myself as I was about to marry this man.
Even when lunch was ready, Hu Yaozong had no intention of leaving. He shamelessly sat at the table, looking at the food on the table and sighing, "Auntie's cooking is delicious. She is famous in the compound. This time I finally have the chance to eat it once."
Zhong Wenqing ignored him, served noodles to Zhou Shixun, and put two chicken legs in Zhou Shixun's bowl before sitting down and looking at Zhou Shixun with a smile: "Eat it, this chicken soup has been simmering for half the night."
During the meal, Hu Yaozong was a complete outsider. No one invited him to eat, and even Zhou Beiqing beside him didn't even look at him!
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