Father Zhang subconsciously touched his side again, but still didn't pick up his pipe. "All three children are good kids. Just let them do what they want. Dad and your mother were just talking casually. When we're gone in the future, how can we care about the younger generation?"
Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, Zhang Guoqing felt sad that his parents were getting older day by day. "Dad, please don't say such things. It makes me sad. You and my mother will live to be a hundred years old. I still want to take you to travel around the country when I have the chance."
"What a fool! Traveling around the country? How can it compare to our Northeast? I heard it's scorching hot in the south, so your mother and I don't want to move."
"I don't want to leave either. Taking a bus is too troublesome, and everything is inconvenient on the road. Oh, Xiaomi isn't taking the bus to Beijing anymore, did you know?"
Zhang Guoqing nodded. "The two sisters have been keeping in touch with Jiaojiao through letters. Last year, Xiaomi moved south with her husband and even sent some gifts."
"These two girls are good. They invited me and your father to go to the south to play when we have time. If your father and I wanted to play, we would have found them long ago."
Zhang Guoqing smiled and didn't bring up the subject again. Perhaps it was wishful thinking to say he'd have the chance to take his parents on a long trip, unless he waited until he retired.
Zhang's mother was worried that her son would not forget this incident, so she changed the subject and asked a question that had been on her mind for a long time: "What's going on with Xiaojiu?"
This time, she found that there was suddenly a strange little girl in this family. She was a little darker and thinner, but her facial features were very delicate. But what happened to the injuries on her face and neck?
Could it be that her eldest son's family hired another aunt?
She had to say this. No matter how pitiful the little girl was, it was not appropriate for her to stay at home. Her youngest grandson had gone abroad, but she still had two older grandsons.
Because there were so many people around at the time, she didn't dare to ask casually. She just looked at Xiaojiu frequently and soon found something wrong.
Although this black girl is very hardworking and is always eager to do any work, when Xiao Tangtang pulls her to sit down with him, she is no longer an aunt.
At the time, she was wondering: the Zhou family didn't have many relatives, and the only family, the Cheng family, didn't have such a young girl. Whose child was this?
"Mom, Xiaojiu is the orphan of a martyr. She is so pitiful. She was originally fostered in the home of her father's comrade-in-arms..." Zhang Guoqing told them everything that happened.
"How pitiful." Zhang's mother sighed, "He's an orphan, so please help him. Since you two have met, it must be fate, so please take good care of him."
"I understand."
"18? Why do I look like I'm only 15 or 16?"
Father Zhang glanced at his wife and asked, "So she's going abroad with us on May 1st?"
“Yes, it’s still a country.”
Zhang's mother echoed, "It's really fate."
Father Zhang glared at his wife and said, "Did your father-in-law say anything? Helping others is one thing, but if it gets to us, it's bad news. Have you checked whether this girl has any character?"
Mother Zhang glanced at the father and son, hesitant to speak, and muttered, "I think it's great. He's very good at doing housework. With this child by our grandson's side, we don't have to worry about him starving abroad."
"How can you be worthy of our May Day? You are so dark."
"That's because they treated her harshly. She'll be a beautiful girl if she's nurtured. This child is so promising that she can even go abroad, how could she be any worse? Look, without parents, there's no mother's family to mess around with."
Father Zhang looked at his wife hesitantly, "Are you attracted to her because she can take care of us Wuyi in a foreign country?"
Zhang's mother nodded decisively: "Of course. I've seen that our Wuyi also likes this girl very much, and this girl also listens to Wuyi very much."
Zhang Guoqing watched his parents debate with a smile on his face.
Zhang Dad couldn't argue with his wife, so he rolled his eyes at his son and asked, "Did your father-in-law say anything?"
"No," Zhang Guoqing laughed. "As long as the child is happy, I guess my father-in-law will grab one for him."
Others say his family has a strict family tradition and strict rules. But that's just on the surface. Behind the scenes, the family shouldn't be too relaxed, especially his father-in-law.
The sunset faded away, night fell, and a cycle of life and death took place. The next day, the sky showed a hint of dawn, indicating that Qu Shengmei, the eldest daughter-in-law, was about to come for the first time.
Unlike the usual occasional visits from the children, Zhou Jiao showed great respect to her son's beloved girl this time.
Because of her Ping An's personality, he would not easily decide on his future partner unless he was 100% sure or 99% certain.
As the girl from the Qu family stepped into the old house, her identity had changed from her son's playmate to officially taking the first step towards becoming her son's daughter-in-law.
In order to welcome the arrival of the distinguished guests, Zhou Jiao stayed in the kitchen that morning, smiling, listening to the chirping of magpies, and checking the recipe again and again.
How could she not treat the girl who could give her grandchildren in a friendly way first? As for whether she would be unfilial and instigate a dispute over the family property in the future, she was worried.
She, Zhou Jiao, is not dead yet!
Once she entered the Zhang and Zhou families' homes, she had to coil herself well if she was a dragon, and learn well if she was a worm.
Mai Sui, who was helping, couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, isn't this too grand?"
Zhou Jiao glanced at her with a smile. "What do you know?" She wanted it to be so grand so that you wouldn't dare disrespect your daughter-in-law!
Especially Ping'an's wife, she will represent the Zhang family in the future, and she cannot be ignored by the old Zhang family. What is the eldest grandson of the old Zhang family? In her family, Ping'an is the eldest grandson of the old Zhang family!
Liuyi is the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and the next one is her Wuyi. Even if the child is unwilling to change his surname to Gu in the future, he will still be the eldest son in the family.
As a mother, if she doesn't support her sons, how could she not be so foolish as to show off her power for you outsiders to see? If she wants to suppress her daughter-in-law, she has to do it secretly.
Zhou Xiaozheng, who saw through his daughter's little thoughts at a glance, postponed all official duties early this weekend and did not remind his wife not to smile. Anyone could see how happy she was.
The grandson he raised finally understood what to do at his age. He didn't need him to urge him at all, and he knew when to bring his partner home.
Is there anything more joyful than seeing your children and grandchildren grow up and learn to move forward step by step?
"Brother Zheng, do you think this dark red outfit is inappropriate for me?"
"It's beautiful and very suitable."
Miao Lishan was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. She touched her hair and said, "I'm quite nervous."
Zhou Xiaozheng suddenly burst into laughter.
"You really won't give me a meeting gift today?"
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded slightly, "Let's go to the house first. If the child is fine, we can get engaged according to the traditional customs later. There will be plenty of time to give the child things."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
"Our Jiaojiao has already prepared it. This is her first visit, so no matter what, she has already prepared some cakes as a return gift. She won't be rude to anyone."
"Yes, the child told me this last night." Miao Lishan looked at her face in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.
"Do you think the Qu family knows that their girl is coming? I met the old lady of the Qu family a few days ago, and she greeted me with a smile, but she didn't mention this matter."
Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at her speechlessly and lowered his head to read the newspaper.
This is nonsense! If such a grown-up girl came to his house secretly without telling her parents, how stupid would she be to be his grandson?
As for this matter, from the moment Ping An started dating that girl, a tacit understanding had already been reached between the two families. Everyone tacitly waited for the two children to get along, and once the matchmaker was appointed a date, it was naturally time to announce it.
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