“I didn’t say anything wrong. Think about it, the fact that I can be your partner and have three sons proves how good my taste in wives is. The mistress is my son, so naturally his taste comes from his father.”
Despite the pain in his lower back, Mr. Zhou's smile remained unchanged as he spoke. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou snorted, "Since you trust our mistress's judgment, why are you still speaking up for your good niece, Weiwei?"
Before Zhou's father could speak, Zhou's mother continued, "Let me tell you, the man our mistress is dating is Song Lan's sister-in-law, and judging by Song Lan's character, her sister-in-law's character is certainly not bad!"
"Comrade Song Lan?"
Zhou's father was puzzled.
"You're not old at all, how can you have such a bad memory?!"
Zhou's mother looked disgusted: "I remember I just told you this a couple of days ago..."
After listening to his wife's rambling, Mr. Zhou finally realized what was going on and laughed, saying:
"I'm sorry, I didn't remember for a moment. But now that you've mentioned it, I do have some recollection of it."
"Comrade Song Lan is only twenty years old, yet she is unmatched in the field of surgery, and she is also very knowledgeable in traditional Chinese medicine. Those surgeries I mentioned to you before..."
All of these were successfully accomplished by Comrade Song Lan through the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. All the experts in our hospital say that Comrade Song Lan is a genius in the medical field.
Why do I get the feeling that you're proud of it?
Zhou's father asked with a smile.
"Of course. After all, in the near future, our family and Comrade Song Lan's husband's family will be related by marriage. In other words, Comrade Song Lan can also be called our sister-in-law."
Since our two families are so close, and our in-laws have an extraordinary medical genius…
Seeing that Zhou's mother was getting more and more excited as she spoke, Zhou's father found it somewhat amusing. After listening to her finish speaking, he said, "Yes, my wife is right. Our family is indeed proud of her."
Hearing that her father finally agreed with her, Zhou's mother was immediately satisfied. She covered her mouth and yawned, her voice clearly showing her weariness: "Go to sleep, I'm tired!"
Mr. Zhou hummed in agreement.
At the same time, in Zhou Yanchen and his wife's bedroom, Zhou Yanchen frowned as he listened to his wife Li Yao say, "Weiwei must be resentful of us, otherwise she wouldn't have gone straight back to this compound without even going home."
"We've been in Qiaoxingtun for over a year now, but nothing has changed at all. If she resents us because of this, let her resent us!"
Zhou Yanchen's tone was devoid of emotion. He said, "You know why I arranged for her to go to the countryside, but Weiwei doesn't understand our good intentions. No matter how much we think about it, it's useless."
“Aren’t you upset? On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, we saw Weiwei in the compound. She… she didn’t even call us Mom and Dad right away, and she didn’t talk to us much afterwards. I was really hurt by her.”
Li Yao felt a tightness in her chest when she recalled her daughter's attitude towards her. She couldn't understand why the child she had raised didn't know what was good for her.
"...So what do you want to do?"
After a long silence, Zhou Yanchen asked.
"Why don't you talk to Dad and see if he can arrange a job for Weiwei in Beijing? That way, Weiwei might be able to get rid of her resentment towards us."
Li Yao expressed her thoughts.
Do you think Dad would agree?
The Zhou family has a good family background. Although the old man has retired from his position, he still has a lot of connections. If the old man agrees, it will not be difficult to arrange a job for his granddaughter in Beijing.
The problem is... the old man is very principled...
Why not agree?
Li Yao said, "Shi Yang just joined the army and left Qiaoxingtun. I don't believe it was without Dad's help."
"Shi Yang went home for the Spring Festival last year and happened to hear that Beijing was recruiting soldiers. He was physically fit and passed the physical examination and re-examination smoothly to join the army. His grandfather didn't help him much."
Zhou Yanchen explained.
"I don't believe it. Even if Dad didn't help Shi Yang, he's only been in the army for a year. How could he be able to come home for the Spring Festival this year? Are you sure he didn't use special connections?"
Li Yao raised questions again.
"Are you implying that Shi Yang used his father's connections to get special treatment and sneak home for the New Year?"
Zhou Yanchen didn't expect Li Yao to answer. He said, "No. Shi Yang just did a mission before the New Year. The mission location wasn't far from Beijing, and the mission was very difficult and dangerous."
After the mission was successfully completed, his unit leadership issued a notice giving Shi Yang and his comrades a week's leave so they could relax and adjust their mental state.
"..."
Li Yao was speechless for a moment.
Zhou Yanchen: "I will talk to my older brother about whether we can arrange a job for Weiwei in Beijing, but don't tell Weiwei about this yet. It's not too late to tell her after my older brother makes a decision."
"good."
Li Yao responded softly.
The next day, around 11 a.m., Zhou Shiyang arrived at the Qin family's house carrying gifts in both hands.
Introduced by Qin Yaqing, he politely greeted everyone, not only paying New Year's respects to Qin's father, but also to Li Jumei and Song Sanhe, and wishing Song Lan, Qin Yanzheng, Qin Yaxin and the two children a Happy New Year.
It should be noted that Song Sanhe arrived early this morning on a connecting bus driven by Old Master Chen. Originally, Old Madam Chen wouldn't let him go.
However, Song Sanhe made an excuse that it wouldn't be good not to visit the Qin family and settle Qin's father during his trip to Beijing, and promised to spend more time with Old Mrs. Chen and Old Mr. Chen in the courtyard before returning to Shisong Village. Only then did Old Mrs. Chen agree.
Let's get back to the main topic.
Qin's father had a very good first impression of Zhou Shiyang, a young man who was very likely to become the eldest son-in-law of the Qin family, the moment he walked into the living room.
After all, Zhou Shiyang was handsome and tall, and anyone who saw him would feel good about him at first sight.
After chatting with Zhou Shiyang, Qin's father concluded from Zhou Shiyang's speech that his words were substantial.
Good-looking, impeccable in speech and manners, and polite to others, this young man is clearly of good character. This was the final conclusion Qin's father made about Zhou Shiyang.
After having lunch at the Qin family's house, Zhou Shiyang took his leave around 2 p.m.
Qin Yaqing was responsible for escorting the person out of the hospital.
"Father-in-laws, what do you think of that young man?"
Watching Qin Yaqing and Zhou Shiyang walk out of the living room, Qin's father looked away and asked Song Sanhe and Li Jumei.
"He's a good kid."
Song Sanhe responded.
Li Jumei said, "He is polite, down-to-earth, and seems honest. I think he and Yaqing are a good match."
What do you think?
Qin's father turned to look at Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng, the young couple.
"Today's meeting was just a preliminary introduction, and my impression of it is so-so!"
That's Qin Yanzheng's voice.
"Dad, judging from Comrade Zhou's speech, behavior and manners, I think he is well-mannered and his family upbringing is fine."
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