Zhou Bingyi saw Zhou Rong and his wife in trouble. He knew very well what they were thinking. Zhou Rong had been studying since she was a child and especially liked literary works. Otherwise, she would not have fallen in love with a man ten years older than him just because Feng Huacheng wrote good poems. Now that she has been admitted to the Chinese Department of Peking University, it can be said that she has realized her ideal. It is equivalent to gaining a new life and refreshing the starting line. A promising future is waving to her.
Now that the third child has called them back, he secretly wants Zhou Rong to take over the hot potato of his biological mother. Yes, she should indeed take over, but once she stays in Guangzi Film, all her pursuits in life and all her hopes will be shattered. , there is no doubt that it was a devastating blow to her spirit.
On the other hand, the third child? The third child has been taking care of Li Suhua for more than two years. Although I don’t know how this person who has always been a drag in the class turned into a good student and suddenly became a blockbuster and was admitted to the top universities in the country. However, the admission notice cannot be faked, and Tsinghua University With such a popular physics department, how could he and Zhou Rong have the nerve to let their younger brother give up the opportunity to go to Tsinghua University and continue to take care of his paralyzed mother at home? That means being poked in the spine and called a bastard.
"I don't think it's better..."
Just as Zhou Bingyi was about to speak, Hao Dongmei, who was sitting next to him, pulled his sleeve from behind.
The two have been married for five years, and she knows what Zhou Bingyi wants to say.
After all, he is also the eldest son of the Zhou family. At this time, of course he has to give up the opportunity to go to college to his younger siblings.
Zhou Bingyi was willing to give up a diploma from Peking University, but she was reluctant to give up.
Originally, her parents were not optimistic about the marriage between the two of them and felt that it was too hasty at the time. If Zhou Bingyi could not go to Peking University and lost his university diploma, further widening the gap between him and her, a college student at Jichun Medical College, wouldn't it be more difficult to gain the approval of her father-in-law and mother-in-law? Yet? How uncomfortable it would be for her to be caught in the middle by then.
Zhou Bingyi knew what Hao Dongmei was thinking. Didn't he want to go to college? Don’t you want to hold your head high in front of your parents-in-law? I thought, but what should I do in this situation at home? The third child has been filial for many years, so she can’t wrong her anymore. As for the second child, if she is not allowed to study at Peking University, I am afraid she will die, and she can only He... If he changes his job early, he can get a job in a government agency and take care of the elderly while earning money to support his family.
When Zhou Rong saw Zhou Bingyi being stopped by Hao Dongmei, she turned to look at Feng Huacheng.
"Huacheng, why don't you stay and take care of our mother?"
Lin Yue sneered in his heart, you are really selfish, the person paralyzed on the kang is your own mother. But think about it, facing someone who keeps making excuses to shirk the responsibility of raising her own daughter, what does her biological mother mean?
In the TV series, this guy always refused to take Yueyue back because there was no room for the children. In that era, there were many situations where four or five people were crowded into one house. It was not impossible to add partitions and curtains, and he didn’t see anyone else. I don't want to live a normal life, so I just don't want my quality of life to decline.
Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan raised their child from the age of three until he was seventeen. Seeing that Zhou Rong would have no chance if he didn't improve his relationship with his daughter, he put down his behavior to please Yue Yue. Either he said that scholars are smart, and they pulled his daughter back with some great reasoning and brainwashing like a marketing public account urging young women to go on a pilgrimage to Qinghai-Tibet.
"Zhou Rong, mom...I...this...isn't convenient."
Feng Huacheng was right. He was an uncle, not a son. Even if a nanny was there, it would be very inconvenient.
Zhou Rong lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then said in a low but firm voice: "I must go to Beijing to study."
After that she went out.
Feng Yue, who was sitting in the corner, looked at her mother and then at her grandma lying on the kang. She walked to Lin Yue and huddled in his arms, not daring to meet her father's eyes.
Zhou Bingyi sighed heavily.
Zhou Rong quietly ran to Guizhou for Feng Huacheng back then, but now she might be able to do the same thing in order to go to college.
In the end, the family meeting about who would go to college and who would take care of Li Suhua at home broke up unhappily.
Lin Yue originally wanted to leave Yueyue to her parents, but the child refused and cried and shouted to leave with him. He had no choice but to take her back to Taiping Hutong.
While walking on the road, he was still thinking about Zhou Rong's character setting. In the TV series, she said that her biggest wish was to be a teacher. When he heard that a boy wanted to finish her graduate degree and go back to teach in the mountains of Guizhou, his mind was filled with excitement. Together with Cai Xiaoguang, he chose that boy as his student. What was the result? Being mercilessly slapped in the face by reality.
It’s quite interesting here. Since she is so willing to have her students become teachers, why doesn’t she work in a normal college? Instead, he chose the best university in Jiangliao Province? So fame and fortune are just a cloud. It’s okay to shout slogans, but actually do it...
Lin Yue remembered the famous "Story of a Cow" on the Internet.
…
Five days later.
Chongqing, inside a guest house.
"Bingyi, why did you suddenly come to Chongqing?"
Zhou Zhi rushed over from the construction site as soon as he received the call, wearing a straw hat on his head and a layer of dust on his clothes.
"Dad, sit down and talk."
"What's going on at home?"
Zhou Zhigang felt that something big must have happened, otherwise his son would not have come from the Northeast to Chongqing to find him.
Zhou Bingyi was about to tell the truth when he suddenly remembered what happened to Li Suhua and swallowed the words that rushed to his lips.
"I have received the admission notice. Peking University will report it soon. I just wanted to come over and see you first."
Zhou Zhigang was very happy: "Bingyi, you are really my good son. You are so proud of my father. Peking University... Okay, okay, why didn't you say in the telegram that we had to meet before we talked? The boss thought that there was something wrong with our family." What's the matter? Call a car to take me here."
He pulled out the chair under the table and sat down. Over there, Zhou Bingyi saw that his lips were so dry that they were cracked, so he quickly poured a glass of warm water and handed it over.
"Dad, Zhou Rong was also admitted to Peking University, majoring in Chinese."
Zhou Zhigang was very happy when he heard this: "She also got admitted? Both of them are from Peking University? Okay, you two are so impressive. Okay, okay. Our old Zhou family used to be farmers. When your grandfather's generation came to study, I became a worker in the city, and now my family suddenly has two famous college students, who are proud of their ancestors."
Zhou Bingyi patted his hands on his knees, his eyes wandering, not daring to look at him.
Zhou Zhigang noticed this detail: "What's wrong?"
"Dad, Bingkun also passed the exam."
"Bingkun? You mean Bingkun?" Zhou Zhigang stopped drinking water and looked at him blankly: "He has also been admitted to college?"
In his understanding, Zhou Bingkun has been among the last in the grade since he was a child. Being detained by the teacher is a common occurrence. He never dreamed that his younger son could also be admitted to college. This was completely beyond his understanding. Know.
"which university?"
"Tsinghua University, Department of Physics."
The two words "Tsinghua" were like a sap hitting Zhou Zhigang on the back of the head.
Zhou Bingkun, a sweet potato egg recognized by the whole family, actually got admitted to Tsinghua University? Did the marking teacher get the scores wrong, or was he dreaming?
It wasn't until his eldest son nodded and said, "Yes, it's Tsinghua University," that Zhou Zhi finally came back to his senses.
"Two Peking University and one Tsinghua University. The old Zhou family has great virtues. It seems that I really underestimated Bingkun before."
Zhou Zhigang can already imagine how envious the neighbors in Guangzipian would be when they talk about the Zhou family's situation.
"Dad..." Zhou Bingyi stopped talking.
"What's wrong, Bingyi? Tell me what you have to say." At this point, his intuition told him that Zhou Bingyi must have something to do when he came over, and it wasn't about going to college.
"This is the telegram Bingkun sent me a few days ago."
Zhou Bingyi took out the telegram from his brother and asked him to go home to discuss studying matters and handed it over to him.
Zhou Zhigang's expression changed after reading it.
"how so?"
"Dad, don't worry, listen to me."
Zhou Bingyi told the story of Li Suhua's sudden cerebral hemorrhage two years ago, and then told the current difficulties he was facing.
Zhou Zhigang slowly sat back with the telegram, took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket and stuffed it into his mouth.
…
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
Zhou Zhigang returned to his home in Jichun City from Chongqing. The main problem in the family was also a conflict, which could not be solved with three children.
He took the cigarette out of his mouth, lit it on the ground, shook off half a centimeter of ashes in front of him, turned to look at his wife lying on the kang, and said in a deep voice: "So, these two years have been Zheng Juan is taking care of Suhua?"
Lin Yue was speechless, Zhou Bingyi nodded.
"You've taken good care of her. Your mother doesn't have bedsores and she looks good." Zhou Zhigang took two more puffs of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt to the ground, looked at Lin Yue and said, "I agree to your marriage."
However, to everyone's surprise, Lin Yue's response was "I disagree."
Zhou Bingkun went head-to-head with his father over the matter of marrying Zheng Juan, and also had some trouble with his eldest brother and sister-in-law. Later, he arranged for her to take care of his mother who was paralyzed in bed. For what reason? It wasn't for everyone to recognize Zheng Juan and agree to the marriage between the two, why now the biggest resistance gave in, but he himself disagreed?
Zheng Juan hugged Yueyue and peeled the roasted sweet potatoes for her. She was stunned when she heard Lin Yue's words.
Wasn't it just for this moment that her man had done so much? Why are you saying this now?
Lin Yue said: "First of all, Zheng Juan didn't take care of her mother to gain your approval. She did it because she felt sorry for me. Because she was my mother, she was willing to serve me for two years. Now that you see that she is indeed virtuous, you agree." Our marriage is about to begin. Have you tested your sister-in-law and brother-in-law? It is unfair to Zheng Juan on this point. Secondly, as long as you agree to my marriage to Zheng Juan, does it mean that she will be required to fulfill her duties as a daughter-in-law? Responsibility? Can you just let her continue to take care of mom with peace of mind?"
Look at what he said, it doesn't give him any face at all.
Zhou Zhigang's old face looked so gloomy.
"Zhou Bingkun, don't push yourself too far. I already agree with your marriage to Zheng Juan. What else do you want?"
When Zheng Juan saw that the old man was angry, she quickly handed Yueyue to Zhou Rong, walked to Lin Yue, tugged on his sleeves, and whispered: "Don't be stubborn, okay? I am willing to take care of mom. I know you feel sorry for me because of the responsibility for your children, but I’m really not tired.”
Lin Yue patted her hands, which were getting rough from doing housework and taking care of the paralyzed old man, shook his head, and signaled her not to speak.
"You want me to convince you that if you have the ability, my sister-in-law and sister can also take care of my mother... not say two years, just one year, how about it? Is it okay?"
Zhou Rong lowered her head and said nothing. Yueyue broke away from Feng Huacheng's hands and fell into Zheng Juan's arms again. Hao Dongmei's face was as dark as water. She could do this job in a day or two, a year? She couldn't last a year.
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that his eyes widened with anger and he kept breathing heavily.
What is the purpose of his return? Isn't it just to find a best-of-both-worlds solution so that Zhou Rong can go to college with peace of mind? I thought that as a father, I would take a step back. Once the third child sees that his goal is achieved, he will happily continue his previous life. After all, Zheng Juan has taken care of Li Suhua for two years and is used to it. , and Bingkun was the most filial one, but it turned out that this was wishful thinking on his part.
Let Hao Dongmei take care of Li Suhua? Hao Dongmei also wants to study, okay? And if her parents find out, what will they think of the Zhou family?
And Zhou Rong, is it possible for her to give up the opportunity to go to college and take care of her mother at home? Let’s not say whether she will agree to it or not. It would be a pity to do so. That’s Peking University!
Just as Hao Dongmei was about to speak, Zhou Bingyi stopped her.
"Dad, otherwise, I am the eldest brother. I won't go to college. Next week I will go to the Corps to apply for transfer and come back to work here. First, I can take care of my mother, and second, I don't have to separate from Dongmei."
"No." Zhou Zhigang said, "How can you not go to college? In this case, you all go and I will take care of your mother at home."
"Dad! You are the only one who earns the most in our family right now. If you stop working and come back to take care of mom, we won't have money to go to college. What will happen to our family's living expenses?"
"..."
This is indeed a problem. The eldest, second and third are all going to college. If he quits his job, who will make money to support the family?
Feng Huacheng had some savings, but he didn't dare to say anything, because according to the original plan, he was going to Beijing with Zhou Rong. The consumption there was not as good as that in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, and there was Yue Yue to support. She was 6 years old this year. He saw that he was about to go to elementary school, which was where the money would be spent, so he didn't dare to speak at all.
Zhou Rong also pretended to be mute, because it was best for the eldest brother to come out and challenge him.
Hao Dongmei frowned and pulled Zhou Bingyi's sleeves a few times, but she didn't get her husband's understanding.
"Okay, it's settled. Dad, you still have to go back to work in Chongqing. I'll go to the Corps to go through the transfer procedures in a few days." After saying that, Zhou Zhigang didn't wait for anything to say, and he got up and left the house: "I haven't been back for so many days. I’ll call the leader first and explain our family’s situation.”
"Bingyi, Bingyi..."
Zhou Zhigang called twice but received no response. He was so angry that he turned back to Lin Yue and said, "You, you, it's all because of you..."
"What's wrong with me?"
Lin Yue said: "Is it possible that you are satisfied if I give up the opportunity to study to my eldest brother? I think it is the one you have high hopes for who chooses to give up, and the one you have long despaired about suddenly gets ahead, and is psychologically unbalanced, right? It's all The same son, why do you feel sorry for him when he takes care of his mother at home, while Zheng Juan and I take care of our mother at home as a matter of course?"
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that he walked back and forth in the room when he talked about the central issue.
Zhou Bingkun was in his twenties, and Zheng Juan was also present. If he had been a teenager, his father would have slapped him.
"Your sister-in-law's family is like ours. If your eldest brother doesn't go to school, wouldn't the gap be even bigger? You... might ruin their marriage."
"If Hao Dongmei gets divorced because her eldest brother is not in college, I think it would be better not to have this kind of marriage."
"You...you...what do you mean?"
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that he was trembling all over.
"Human words." Lin Yue said: "Do you think that having such an in-laws can give you face? That's right. What is Hao Dongmei's background and Zheng Juan's background? How can they be the same?"
At this time Zhou Rong turned around: "Bingkun, why are you talking to dad?"
Lin Yue said: "I can say whatever I want. It's not your turn to teach me what filial piety is. You made my father so angry that he denied his daughter for three years, and my mother suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was paralyzed in bed."
Zhou Rong opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Zhou Zhigang said: "Then do you want to make your father as angry as your mother?"
Lin Yue couldn't laugh or cry: "What did I say wrong? As for Hao Dongmei and my brother, her living conditions were so difficult at the beginning. My brother gave up all the opportunities for promotion in order to marry her. Later, he found out that she could not have children, so he had to find ways to do it. Help hide it, and on the other hand, if she gets divorced because her eldest brother gave up the opportunity to go to college to her younger sister, then what's the point of barely maintaining such a marriage? Just for the reputation of the old Zhou family? "
Throughout the whole play, the Hao family and the Zhou family did not sit down and talk to each other until the death of the elderly in both families. They had a meal or something. The people who wrote the film did not talk in front of them, and they did not know behind the scenes. How to spread gossip about Lao Zhou's family?
Feng Huacheng pushed the temples of his glasses up again and again. When he was in Guizhou, Zhou Rong told him that his younger brother was just a fool. He was good at climbing trees to pick out birds and going down rivers to catch fish. He had always been able to hide from things that used his brain. He could hide and be lazy when he could, so he took it for granted that his brother-in-law, whom he had never met, was a small citizen. However, the fact was that Zhou Bingkun was not only admitted to Tsinghua University, he also saw things at home more clearly than anyone else. That's the truth. If you say it, you will choke to death and you will not discuss it.
Lin Yue said: "I fully hope to gain the approval of my sister-in-law's parents. Dad, I want to know, are you raising a son for yourself or for the Hao family?"
"you……"
This sentence made Zhou Zhigang lose his temper. He felt dizzy, his feet felt weak, and he sat back on the kang.
"The time is up, come with me to pick up Guangming." Zheng Juan saw that the father and son were getting more and more tense as they talked, so she handed Yueyue to her mother and quickly pushed Lin Yue away.
