After Zhao Dashan pondered it over and over again, he looked up at Zhang Guoqing in surprise. He and Zuo Lin looked at each other and both understood who that person was. However, since he didn't say it clearly, they looked at the other three and didn't say it out loud.
Old Master Lin looked at everyone's expressions without reacting. Even if he knew now, it wouldn't matter, but he didn't want to say it out loud. He would wait until Zhou Xiaozheng returned and see how he handled it. He understood Xiaowu's intention. The matter had already been exposed. If the eldest wife and her husband were detained, Zhou Xiaozheng would be able to use this matter to discuss the matter with Old Man Zhou. Alas, it was difficult for these two children.
Lin Xinsheng picked up his teacup, motioned for everyone to drink, and said happily, "Respect the old and the young, and respect the old and the young of others. My Xiaowu did a good job. I'll donate all those things to the elderly for the New Year, and add some extra dishes."
Zhang Zhifeng, the township secretary, patted Zhang Guoqing on the shoulder and said, "On behalf of the elders in the township, I want to thank you and your wife. Xiaowu, this is a good idea, but your uncle has watched you grow up and treated you like his own child. Your uncle suggests that you donate everything, but you should still take back what you lack at home. You two still have to make a living, so it won't cost money to buy things for yourselves, right? Save as much as you can."
Li Aiguo saw him smiling and shook his head firmly, "Forget it, let's wait until the case is closed and the cleanup list needs Zhou Jiao's signature. We'll talk about it then. Let's take things one step at a time."
"This kid is good in every way, except for being heartless. You don't know, Zhao Dashan saw that he possessed supernatural powers and asked him to join the army to serve the country. He said that besides being a soldier, he could also serve the country. We all know that he couldn't bear to leave his young wife. Now that the child is born, have you decided what to do?" Zuo Lin said to Old Man Lin. His old friend had mentioned it to him last time, and he did plan to give him a place.
Old Master Lin smiled and shook his head, pointed his finger at Zhang Guoqing a few times, and said to everyone, "No rush, let's wait until after the New Year. I'm going to the military district for a meeting these days, so I'll take him to meet those old friends and let those people see him. I'm not bragging about my grandson-in-law, so I'll just bring him over to show them. If he still doesn't want to join the army and doesn't want to go to the capital, I won't care anymore and will hand him over to Zhao Dashan. You take good care of it for me. At least the Armed Forces Department has some connection with the military, right?"
Zhao Dashan laughed heartily and nodded. "Great, that's great. Let him join the Armed Forces Department. I'll keep an eye on him. You don't know how much I've bitten my nails against him and there's nothing I can do about it. Let's see what he can do right under my nose."
"You don't know, but before he left, his grandmother repeatedly told me that I couldn't take the whole family to the army, so I left no one behind. I'll just leave Jiaojiao and her husband to accompany her, and let them do whatever they want.
When I heard that, I thought, "How can I bear it?" But there's nothing I can do. His grandmother is right. Jiaojiao has been away from home and has suffered so much for so many years. It would be nice to bring her back to Beijing to accompany her.
When his mother and I talked about bringing them back to Beijing, the young couple refused to leave, saying they wanted to go to Beijing to visit their grandmother. Her mother and I are so busy back in Beijing that we only see them a few times a year. It would be better for them to stay here and be filial to the Zhang couple, raise the child, work and gain experience, and study to see if they have the chance to get into university before going back to Beijing.
Zuo Lin sighed and said, "All children are good children. Brother Zhang is very lucky. This is also fine. When you have time, go to Beijing for a while and come back to take care of the elderly couple. This will also help the elders of both families avoid worrying about them."
Li Aiguo teased Zhang Guoqing with a smile, "Xiaowu, you're not reluctant to leave your parents, you're reluctant to see your tripod separated and unable to fool around, right?"
Zhang Guoqing smiled and said, "I'm really reluctant to leave. Our place is great. I'm afraid I won't be used to it if I go to the capital. I won't be able to go hunting, and I won't be able to go to your uncles' houses for free drinks and meals. Aunt Cheng's stewed fish is amazing. And I have to drink that 50-year-old wine that Uncle Zuo's family has privately stored."
Zhao Dashan patted Zuo Lin on the shoulder and said with a gloating smile, "You're done. You can't hide that wine anymore. Do you know why the chef at the county restaurant always says he's lucky he didn't see Zhang Guoqing every time he drinks? It's said that every time Xiao Wu sees him, he gets a share. But the chef really likes this kid. He's been missing him since he last saw him for a few days. A few days ago, he went to the mountains and brought back a few jars of wine, saying he was saving them for him and wouldn't let anyone touch them. I guess the jar we drank today is from this guy."
Zuo Lin said angrily, "I knew he was thinking about it a long time ago. Last time, he said pitifully that his father hadn't drunk for 50 years. My wife almost believed his lies and gave him the wine. It was his second sister who asked a strange question that saved him."
Hearing everyone's laughter, Zhang Guoqing hurriedly promised, "Uncles, no more words, I've exposed all my secrets to you. Please give me some face. My grandfather and my mother-in-law are still here. How about this, each of us can have a bottle of my grandfather's good wine?"
"It's too little. Let's first tell each other how much we have. We'll split it in half. Didn't you always tell the chef to split it 50-50 so no one loses out?"
"That's right, everyone knows you're the smartest kid. One bottle isn't enough for each person, so give each of them two bottles."
"That's something you can't drink normally. You want to keep it all for yourself? Hurry up and take it all out."
Everyone was talking at once and gesturing excitedly.
Zhang Guoqing pretended to be regretful and slapped his thigh. "Oh my, you see, I'm such a simple-minded person, would I lie to you? I shouldn't have said it earlier. I regret it so much. I was so happy to see my uncle, and when I was happy, I spent all my family's savings. It's not much, only 10 bottles. I just opened 3 bottles, so there are only 7 bottles left. How considerate is that?"
Everyone nodded happily and gave a thumbs up.
Zhang Guoqing stood up and clapped his hands. "Wait a minute, have a good chat with my grandpa. I'll be back soon."
He left the main room, thinking about what he had missed.
After returning to the bedroom, I saw Zhou Jiao and told her roughly how the incident was handled. After they discussed it, there was no problem. The final decision on this matter still had to wait for Zhou Xiaozheng to come back.
"Jiaojiao, take out five bottles of the wine that Grandpa brought and give them to the five people just now. I think it would be a decent gift to give them out.
Grandpa Zhou repeatedly went to the township office to ask for your opinion, so they came. You said your grandfather is so interesting. He went there to talk. It’s better to come here. Do you think he knew that the Lin family dared not come? Haha, I think it’s quite funny. "
Zhou Jiao pounded the quilt fiercely. "Where's his face? If what grandpa and mom said is true, he has no face at all. How dare he come? He just feels sorry for my grandma. I can't even go to see her, and I don't know how she is doing."
Zhang Guoqing stepped forward, picked her up, and placed her on his knees. "Don't be angry, everything has gone as planned. I also told them that the Zhou couple will be detained first, and someone will take me to deal with the Zhou family's belongings and money at the end of the month." He didn't name any names, but it was likely that Zuo Lin and Zhao Dashan knew the details. No one else said anything.
Here's what I'm thinking: detain the couple first. Firstly, it'll save us the trouble of having to visit, otherwise that woman would be incredibly annoying. Secondly, we can keep them to see what your dad thinks. He can then negotiate terms with Old Man Zhou, otherwise he'd be too much to handle. Grandpa also agreed. If you're concerned about your dad, I'll handle it myself later without him having to intervene. We'll just lock them up first.
They wanted to see what you would say. Grandpa said you have a bad temper, so there is no need to tell you. Someone will come back and handle it themselves. Haha, don't be angry anymore. Let's see if grandma can come tomorrow. I will find a way then. Be good, you worry about me, just relax and take care of yourself. "
"Okay, put me down. You can send the wine over earlier, and they can go back earlier. I'm fine, don't worry."
Zhang Guoqing took a small cardboard box, filled it with five bottles of wine, walked to the main room, and put the box down. Seeing that the matter had been settled and it was getting late, Lin Aiguo and others got up and said goodbye.
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