In the next few days, the elderly people in Zhou's house who had nothing to do started playing chess and mahjong for entertainment.
Professor Chu had a constant smile on his face. He had people to play chess with and mahjong with. He felt at ease because he didn't have to stay at someone else's house as a guest during the Chinese New Year.
Without waiting for another student to arrive, Professor Chu made a special phone call to ask. Jiang Weihua said that he would be spending the New Year in Beijing this year and would be very busy before the New Year. A Lian and Jiang Yi were picked up by someone sent by Old Jiang and taken to Beijing.
Professor Chu told the students to take care of their health and then continued with his chess and card entertainment life.
On New Year's Eve, the two pairs of relatives, Zhou's father and mother and Ling Quan and Dong Yunrong, worked together to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
At the dinner table, Zhou's father took out red envelopes and gave out New Year's money, even to Zhou Kai and Guo Jia. "This is the last time you will get New Year's money. Try to let your children get it next year."
Zhou Kai exclaimed that he had lost out. "Jia Jia, you should learn from my cousin and give birth to three children at once. We can still make money. Otherwise, it would be a big loss to go from two red envelopes to one."
Then, he received several slaps on the head. Did he really think that having a certain number of children was something that could be decided just by talking about it?
Zhou Kai stuffed all the red envelopes into his wife's hands and whispered in her ear: "Hurry up and eat. After eating, we will go back and refuel. We will try to catch up with the red envelopes for next year's New Year."
Guo Jia pinched and twisted his waist gently. He opened his mouth exaggeratedly, not daring to make a sound.
On the first day of the New Year, many people came to Zhou's house to pay New Year's greetings. Those who used to go to the Ling family and the Zhou family, now knew that the two families had changed places to celebrate the New Year, and they also came to Zhou's house to pay New Year's greetings.
This was the first time Zhou Xiang spent the New Year alone since he moved out. Security guards like Lu Zhaochong and Lu Jin also came to pay their New Year's greetings. Then, all the people who worked under Zhou Xiang came to his house to sit down, including the faculty and staff of the school.
On that day, people came and went in Zhou's house, and Zhou Xiang gave out hundreds of small red envelopes.
Zhou's father felt that it was right for them all to celebrate the New Year with their little daughter. In the past, the little daughter always went home for the New Year, but the employees under her had never wished her a happy New Year. This year was a good sign. These employees would come and go, boosting popularity, and when the energy was high, the people would be prosperous.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ling Quan and Dong Yunrong went to the county town. Ling Ran asked Lu Jin to drive a seven-seater car to the county town together. Lu Jin and Zuo Zhen also wanted to go back to their parents' home.
Zhou Xiang packed some gifts for his mother and asked her to visit Old Lady Liu on the second street in the town. However, Zhou's father was unwilling to go, and Zhou Xiang and the others were also unwilling to go, so only Zhou's mother went back to her parents' home.
Zhou Yu and Zhu Hang brought Yuanyuan to Zhou's house. Zhou's father didn't say anything. The younger daughter's family members were all with her. Shouldn't the older daughter come back here when she returns to her parents' home?
Zhou Xiang looked at his second sister and saw that she had a gentle smile and clear eyes. Her attitude towards Yuanyuan had also changed a lot, and she acted a bit like a mother. Zhou Xiang was also happy for his niece.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou and his family of five went to pay New Year's greetings to his godfather and godmother. This time they were closer, as they were in the warehouse building opposite.
After Guan Zanqiang and his wife tidied up the apartment where Mr. Ling originally lived, they helped his parents move in.
Zhou Xiang also went to see it. His godfather and godmother said that they lived very comfortably there. The vegetables in the yard were taken care of by Peng Qiu. He could go home and cook in the evening after closing the stall, so there was no need to worry about running out of vegetables.
When the family of five arrived, Ma Zhao and his family of three had already arrived. Seeing Zhou Xiang, Ma Zhao joked, "Boss Zhou, you're so close, but you didn't get here earlier than us."
"Touch your conscience. Doesn't it hurt when you talk nonsense like that?"
Zhou Xiang put down her things and confronted Ma Zhao. She was a guest at a hotel in Xuzhen, and she actually said she lived nearby. "You rented your home to someone else just to earn a few dollars in rent, and then shamelessly lived in a hotel. Aren't you worried about what those people might think?"
The Gang of Six took advantage of the reconstruction of East and West Street and used the three-story building to grab a large piece of land. Zhu Hang occupied the two front storefront buildings, and the other five occupied the land behind the building and built a residential building together.
"They have absolutely no objections," Ma Zhao said with a grin, "because they've all followed my lead and rented out their houses. As for the few dollars Boss Zhou mentioned, I suspect you're not from Earth, or you don't use the same currency as us."
"You just realized it?" Zhou Xiang sat down on the sofa, "I'm an alien, and I use star coins."
"I only discovered one thing. You didn't use star coins, you used gold bars."
The two of them were inevitably bickering, and suddenly a voice interrupted, "Miss Zhou, are you really from outer space?"
Zhou Xiang then realized that there was a girl sitting next to Ma Baokun. No wonder he felt that the number of people standing up was wrong when he entered the room. It turned out that there was one extra person. "Who is this?"
Ma Zhao and Guan Zanxiang remained silent, only looking at Ma Baokun.
"This is my girlfriend, Jun Wanhua," Ma Baokun introduced to Zhou Xiang. "She's in the same class as me and is in her third year of high school."
After Zhou Xiang's encouragement, Ma Baokun became more cheerful than last year.
Jun Wanhua? The daughter of the owner of the Sijiqing Hotel? Seeing the girl still looking at him, her eyes gleaming, Zhou Xiang smiled and said, "Hello, classmate Jun, do you believe in time travel?"
"Yes!" Jun Wanhua nodded repeatedly, "I love watching time-travel dramas. 'A Step into the Past' and 'Love Across Time and Space' are my favorites."
"Then you have to distinguish between reality and fantasy. If I were an alien traveling through time, I would be building a spaceship."
"But it is said that your personality suddenly changed when you were 11 years old. It's very suspicious." Jun Wanhua stared at Zhou Xiang without blinking.
"Haha," Zhou Xiang chuckled, "Are you really in your third year of high school? You've already reached a dead end. Since you know the history of my rise to wealth, why do you only focus on the changes and not the environment I grew up in?
Having a broad mind is a good thing, as it can help you go further and further on the creative path. However, this kind of random speculation and suspicion is too disrespectful.
The surname Jun is rare in Huai County. I happen to know one, and without my knowledge, they casually used my name to promote their restaurant. I wonder if they are from the same family as you, but they were just as casual!
After all, she was still a student who hadn't entered society yet. Jun Wanhua blushed at Zhou Xiang's words, "I, I don't disrespect you, I just..."
Zhou Xiang waved his hands, "I didn't see it, let alone hear it. Your simple three words 'very suspicious' might put me in an inexplicable predicament. I have gone through four years of hardships to come back. I don't want to face more dangers again because of some nonsense.
Jun Wanhua, trouble comes from the mouth. This trouble may be yours or mine. Curiosity is fine, but sometimes curiosity kills the cat, you know? Don't use your curiosity to disguise your innocence, it's hypocritical.
Jun Wanhua's face turned from red to white. The word "hypocritical" only pierced her heart. She felt ashamed to stay any longer, so she stood up and ran out.
"Wanhua!"
Ma Baokun stood up and was about to chase her out, but was stopped by Ma Zhao, "Baokun, if you chase her out, don't come back. If you continue to date her, then you have to earn money to support yourself. I don't have money to give you to chase that hypocritical woman."
"Dad!" Ma Baokun was in a dilemma. He didn't understand why things turned out like this. Weren't they doing fine before?
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