“Puff~!”
"hehe······"
Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhao Cao laughed at the same time. No wonder they are father and son! Zhao Qingshan's words were exactly the same as what Zhao Guohui said when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan just now.
Zhou Yuanyuan rushed towards Zhao Qingshan with a smile on her face. Zhao Cao thought for a moment and did not go into the living room. Instead, he stood at the door and looked at Zhao Qingshan who was sitting on the sofa.
After Zhou Yuanyuan healed Zhao Qingshan's gunshot wound on his knee with spiritual energy, his meridians were restored to normal. Zhao Qingshan had recently taken up the Zhao family martial arts again. With the nourishment of his internal energy, Zhao Qingshan looked several years younger than he had ten years earlier.
Looking at Zhao Qingshan's appearance, Zhao Cao could imagine that Zhao Qingshan must have lived a very comfortable life in the past few years.
Thinking of what his grandmother, Aunt Gu, had said, Zhao Cao looked at Zhao Qingshan with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.
"Hmph! Jiu, you bad girl, how dare you laugh?" Zhao Qingshan said angrily when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan's smiling face approaching him, and turned his head away.
Whenever Zhao Qingshan had some free time, he would sit on the sofa, watch TV, and count the time on his fingers, trying to figure out how long it had been since he last saw Zhou Yuanyuan. Wow, it was over 180!
"Grandpa, I'm happy to see you! Why can't I smile?" Zhou Yuanyuan quickly sat down next to Zhao Qingshan, pulling her grandfather's arm and acting coquettishly.
"What are you so happy about? I don't deserve it. My face is old and wrinkled, how can it be as pretty as Wen Zi?" Zhao Qingshan brushed away Zhou Yuanyuan's hand, crossed his legs, and said sarcastically.
Oh no! Grandpa found out about my trip to the Northern Military Region. Zhou Yuanyuan realized it only later.
Zhou Yuanyuan knew that the older generation was more conservative and believed that young men and women should not be too affectionate before marriage.
Because of this, Zhou Yuanyuan concealed the news before accompanying Wen Ziqing to visit relatives in the Northern Military Region, fearing Zhao Qingshan's objection. As for General Zhou, he was an unconventional elder; he wasn't worried about his own children being put at risk! It was General Zhou who had approved the previous trip to the Northern Military Region. Otherwise, Zhou Zhixin and his wife wouldn't have approved of their daughter accompanying Wen Ziqing in such an unofficial way.
It must be my mother, the quick-talking one, who came to the Zhao family to "vent her grievances." Zhou Yuanyuan's mind raced, and she immediately figured out who the culprit was.
"Grandpa, you see, I just came back after playing for a while! It's my fault for not asking you in advance. I'm here to apologize!" Zhou Yuanyuan, a woman who never gives up, admitted her mistake first. Zhou Yuanyuan knew that her grandfather was soft-hearted. Whenever he admitted his mistake, he would gently lower his raised hand.
"You've been living here for so long without coming back. How long do you want to stay?" Zhao Qingshan rolled his eyes and didn't want to talk to his silly granddaughter.
When Zhao Qingshan thinks of this incident, he still feels upset.
It was Zhao Qingshan who had approved Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing's marriage, but they had also experienced a divorce. Zhao Qingshan still vividly remembered the time Feng Xueying and her mother-in-law came to the Zhao family to ask for a break-up. Although Feng Xueying and her mother-in-law had no say in the Wen family's affairs, Zhao Qingshan was still heartbroken.
Zhao Qingshan disapproved of Zhou Yuanyuan being too close to Wen Ziqing before marriage, fearing the same thing would happen again. It was right for a girl to be reserved before marriage, to prevent the Wen family from becoming too self-righteous.
And Wen Zi is no good either! Jiu Yatou is only seventeen years old! Wen Ziqing wants to take her back to his nest right now? No way!
"Grandpa, it's not fun at all at Brother Ziqing's place. He is leading the team in training outside, and I'm staying at home alone. It's boring, so I'm back." Zhou Yuanyuan guessed what Zhao Qingshan was worried about, and quickly said something to reassure him.
"Hmph!" Zhao Qingshan was finally satisfied. Nine is still here! It seems that he hasn't figured it out yet. Nothing happened between him and Wenzi. Going to the Northern Military Region to visit relatives or something like that must be just for fun.
"Grandpa, I brought a guest here today. Can you guess who she is?" Seeing that Zhao Qingshan was finally coaxed by her, Zhou Yuanyuan quickly pointed at Zhao Cao who was standing at the door.
Zhao Qingshan then noticed that Zhou Yuanyuan didn't come alone. Zhao Qingshan found Zhao Cao familiar, but like Zhao Guohui, he didn't remember Zhao Cao's identity.
"Sister Cao, come in quickly." Zhou Yuanyuan waved at Zhao Cao.
"Girl, are you my classmate from Yuanyuan? Welcome to come to my house and play." Zhao Qingshan was still very loving when he saw his granddaughter's friend.
"Old Secretary, don't you recognize me? I'm Zhao Cao, and Zhao Hongsheng is my father." Zhao Cao introduced himself to Zhao Qingshan.
"Ah~! Are you the granddaughter of Gu Daya?" Zhao Qingshan immediately recognized Zhao Cao when he heard the familiar title "old secretary".
Zhao Qingshan has held many positions in his life, but his role as village Party secretary of Zhaojiagou is the one he is most proud of.
During the years he served as the party secretary in Zhaojiagou, Zhao Qingshan did a lot of things for the villagers, and the villagers always remembered him.
From the way others address Zhao Qingshan, one can discern his circles of friends in different periods.
Those who call Zhao Qingshan "Old Secretary" must be villagers from Zhaojiagou. Those who call Zhao Qingshan "Director Zhao" are acquaintances from when he was director of the supply and marketing cooperative in Sanhe Town. Those who call Zhao Qingshan "Doctor Zhao" must have met him after coming to Jingdu.
"Yes, Gu Daya is my grandmother." Cao nodded. Gu Daya is the name of Aunt Gu. Many rural girls born before liberation were called Daya, Erya, and Sanya, and did not even have a formal name.
Seeing Zhao Cao and Zhao Qingshan talking, Zhou Yuanyuan deliberately moved away from them about ten steps and started taking things out of her bag.
During these days, Zhou Yuanyuan was too busy to come to the Zhao family. But when Zhou Yuanyuan went out, she would buy gifts for everyone, and the Zhao family would always be included.
Zhou Yuanyuan went to the north and brought back a large piece of white jade. She had Chaos Pearl carve some white jade pendants, white jade cups, white jade bracelets, and other things as gifts. The Zhou family got one, and everyone in the Zhao family got one too.
Especially the magical herb tea prepared for General Zhou, Zhou Yuanyuan also prepared a portion for Zhao Qingshan.
"Is Gu Daya in good health? I haven't seen her for almost ten years!" Zhao Qingshan sighed as he looked at Cao sitting opposite him.
It has been almost ten years since Zhao Qingshan last returned to Zhaojiagou.
After moving to Kyoto City, Zhao Qingshan went back to Zhaojiagou once when Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru got married, and he has never been back since then.
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