A few months ago, after Zhou Xi told General Zhou about Zhou Zhixin's affairs, he also expressed his concerns. He was afraid that Zhou Zhixin would become less motivated with General Zhou's support.
General Zhou took Zhou Xi's words to heart. In Kyoto, it wasn't uncommon to see second-generation prodigies, relying on the power of their elders to flaunt their power. Every time he saw such a loser, General Zhou would be thankful he didn't have one.
Zhou Zhixin's file was placed on General Zhou's desk that afternoon. Zhou Zhixin had served in the military for ten years and was a diligent and hardworking man. Aside from his transfer to the Guards Regiment, where Zhou Xi intervened, he had risen through the ranks of deputy battalion commander through his own merit. A few months earlier, at the Southeast Military Region competition, Zhou Zhixin had placed third among individual soldiers. For a competition involving tens of thousands of soldiers, this was a respectable ranking.
A country boy with no background at all, he had fought his way to the position of deputy battalion commander on his own. Even without Zhou Jinyu's intervention, he would have been firmly promoted to the rank of regimental commander in three years. It seems that one still has to rely on oneself to make steady progress step by step!
General Zhou couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he thought of Zhou Nianxin, who had caused him so much trouble. Zhou Nianxin had always lived under General Zhou's wing. Over the years, Zhou Nianxin had neither literary nor martial skills, but his only remaining skill was his intelligence. Yet, Zhou Nianxin, with so many people praising him, thought he was some kind of genius, and this was what worried General Zhou.
General Zhou adopted Zhou Nianxin. Initially, he felt sorry for the child, but later he also thought that having another child would make the family more lively. General Zhou never liked to show his feelings in front of others. During the years that Zhou Nianxin had been in the Zhou family, General Zhou had not treated him badly, but he also had no intention of personally teaching him.
Seeing Zhou Nianxin surrounded by a bunch of random "friends," General Zhou had once asked Zhou Xi to warn him about this. However, Zhou Nianxin was preoccupied, believing that General Zhou disliked his friendships and was trying to better control him. After becoming wary, Zhou Nianxin appeared to distance himself from those "friends," but in reality, behind General Zhou's back, he became even more active in contact with them.
After hearing Zhou Xi's report, General Zhou remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he waved his hand and told Zhou Xi not to bother with Zhou Nianxin anymore. In General Zhou's view, a person's development was entirely up to him. Zhou Nianxin was a crooked person from the beginning, and the more he controlled him, the further the two of them might drift apart.
When Zhou Nianxin came to the Zhou family, he was already ten years old and had already established the necessary outlook on life. General Zhou thought that he and Zhou Nianxin had no blood relationship, so it was understandable that Zhou Nianxin did not like him to control him.
General Zhou knew that if his relationship with Zhou Zhixin became public, a large number of people would flock to him, whether they had ulterior motives or simply wanted to curry favor with him through Zhou Zhixin's connections. If Zhou Zhixin's self-control was weaker, he might become the next Zhou Nianxin.
Zhou Zhixin is General Zhou’s grandson, and General Zhou doesn’t want his future to be ruined because of him.
After considering for two days, General Zhou finally made a difficult decision. He would not recognize Zhou Zhixin for the time being. After all, his eldest grandson and his family were right under his nose. Watching them grow step by step was a kind of pride and honor for him.
Zhou Jiasheng looked at the sentry standing at attention at the gate, his gaze etched in curiosity. Who exactly was this old man? Why did his place look even more heavily guarded than his father's? It seemed... this old man was someone special.
As Zhou Jiasheng walked, his mind raced. He was just a kid, so why did the old man feel so connected to him the moment they met? Why did he show up at the street garden every day, rain or shine, just to play with him for half an hour? And... he had felt a sense of familiarity with the old man the moment he first laid eyes on him. Only when he looked in the mirror yesterday did Zhou Jiasheng understand the source of this familiarity.
When Zhou Xi saw Xiao Zhu bringing Zhou Jiasheng, his frown relaxed a little. It seemed that the general's eldest grandson was really a good person. He was immediately relieved when he heard that the general was not feeling well. He was a kind-hearted person.
"Grandpa Xi, why are you here?" Zhou Jiasheng exclaimed as he got out of the car and saw Zhou Xi standing at the door.
Zhou Jiasheng knew Zhou Xi. Zhou Xi had been to Zhaojiagou at the end of last year. Zhou Zhixin's family was there at the time. Except for Zhou Yuanyuan who avoided Zhou Xi, Zhou Xi knew everyone else.
After Zhao Yunxiang and her children arrived in Kyoto to join the army, Zhou Zhixin once lamented after dinner at home that Zhou Xi was their family's benefactor. Zhou Jiasheng didn't know what the term "benefactor" meant, but his tone was filled with gratitude. He guessed that this Grandpa Zhou Xi must have been a kind person to their family. Unlike Aunt He Lai Di and Uncle Company Commander Zhang next door, who smiled when they saw him, their eyes were filled with disdain.
"Haha, little Jiasheng, you don't know? This is the old man's home, and also Grandpa Xi's home." Zhou Xi couldn't help laughing when Zhou Jiasheng said that. Zhou Jiasheng's eyes were wide open, and he looked very cute. Looking at Zhou Jiasheng's face that looked 60% like a general, Zhou Xi felt that his usually hard heart softened all of a sudden.
"Ah~! I know, Grandpa Xi is the little friend the old man was talking about. Grandpa Xi, did you scold the old man so much that he got sick?" Zhou Jiasheng suddenly realized. A few days ago, the old man complained to Zhou Jiasheng, saying that a friend he grew up with called him a fool. The old man's tone was full of grievance, and Zhou Jiasheng comforted him for a long time that day.
"That's not true. How could I dare to scold him! Xiao Jiasheng, come in quickly! The old man knows that you come to see him, and he is very happy even though he is sick." Zhou Xi took Zhou Jiasheng's hand and walked into General Zhou's house.
A few days ago, Zhou Xi complained to the general, saying that he was in his sixties and still went to the street garden every day to play with a seven-year-old child, and even concealed his identity. What else could he be but a fool? If you want to urge Zhou Zhixin to improve, you can do the same after recognizing him! He said he didn't recognize him, but he couldn't control his legs and ran to play a strange old man in front of his great-grandson. What else could he be but a fool?
Oddly enough, Zhou Xi began to worry that Zhou Zhixin's family would take advantage of the situation to get involved with the general, so he kept the matter secret for several months. After Zhou Xi confessed Zhou Zhixin's situation to the general, he secretly hoped that the general would quickly take Zhou Zhixin and his family to live in the military compound.
Zhou Xi thought: General Zhou's family has been without the laughter of children for so many years. If a few lovely children were suddenly added, the general's mood would definitely be much better.
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