"mom!"
Zhou Bingyi looked at Jin Yueji who looked indignant. Before she could finish speaking, he interrupted her next words: "Let's stop this topic right here!"
Jin Yueji frowned, her brows full of displeasure: "What do you mean?"
At the same time, there was a bit of surprise, and even a hint of barely detectable anger.
"Why talk about things that are destined to have no results!" Zhou Bingyi tried his best to save Jin Yueji's face. Speaking is indeed an art, especially among smart people, and there is no need to point it out. .
Jin Yueji's face was as dark as water, and she looked at Zhou Bingyi with majestic and oppressive eyes, quite sharp.
With just this sentence, Zhou Bingyi made his attitude clear.
But how could Jin Yueji be so willing? Because of this incident, she completely put down her figure and lowered her face, and did not hesitate to scheme against an "ignorant" woman who had not even graduated from elementary school. Afterwards, Wang Zhong made her self-respecting face look down. Throw it to the ground and step on it hard.
A little person who Jin Yueji looked down upon at all, an ant, dared to treat her like that. How could she not be angry?
Zhou Bingyi sighed in his heart, met Jin Yueji's gaze, and said seriously and sincerely: "As the saying goes, no gold is pure, and no one is perfect. There is no perfect person in this world."
"Bingkun does have some shortcomings in his character, but he is kind-hearted and extremely filial to my mother. Over the years, he has tried his best to take care of my mother at home. For more than ten years, he even managed to get admitted to Shuimu University. , I am going to Yanjing, and I have not forgotten to try my best to bring my mother there.
Living in Yanjing is not easy. In order to take my mother over, Bingkun had to put in a lot of efforts that we can't see. "
Some things cannot stand careful consideration. It was only in 1984 that Shencheng was the first to do something wrong and abolish the food stamp system.
Before that, all parts of the country, both north and south, lived a life of a planned economy based on ticket purchase. Wang Zhong was admitted to Yan University. Although the school provided monthly subsidies, whether it was Li Suhua, Zheng Juan, or their children, At that time, no one had a Yanjing household registration. Daily expenses such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt were much higher than those of other ordinary families.
Moreover, the family had a large population at that time, and Wang Zhong lost his job at that time, so the school's small subsidy was just enough for one person to spend on food.
Thinking about how Wang Zhong had to cope with the heavy schoolwork at that time, he also had to insist on writing and publishing books to earn royalties.
Think about yourself again. One person has enough to eat, and the whole family is not hungry. He devotes himself wholeheartedly to studying, completely forgetting that there is still a mother to support.
In fact, since he joined the Corps, except for Zhou Rong's incident, Zhou Bingyi has never worried about his family's affairs.
The letters written to him from home always only talked about good things, happy things, and mother's greetings.
As for other things, such as bumping into each other, accidentally getting sick, or encountering any difficulties, Zhou Bingyi has never seen it in his letters home.
Especially in the past few years, when he and Hao Dongmei lived in Hao's house and accompanied Jin Yueji and Hao Dongmei's father, he felt more sympathetic and could understand Wang Zhong's situation. Every time he thought of this, Zhou Bingyi felt ashamed.
As the eldest son in his family, his parents have placed high hopes on him since he was a child. They are even more caring and considerate than Wang Zhong.
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"To be honest, I am far inferior to Bingkun in terms of being filial to my parents."
“Also, in terms of educating children, although Bingkun’s method is different from traditional family education methods, it is also unique.
Perhaps because of his own experience, in front of many children, he truly managed to be even-handed and impartial. In this aspect alone, he has surpassed most people in the world. "
Wang Zhong's concept of children's education may be full of mistakes in the eyes of Jin Yueji and the older generation with more feudal ideas, but Zhou Bingyi is also an educated young man who grew up under the red flag and received higher education.
Wang Zhong's educational method of guiding and motivating at the same time is more scientific in Zhou Zhou Bingyi's eyes, especially some of its concepts, which made Zhou Bingyi see Wang Zhong's absorption and reference of certain foreign education methods.
As he spoke, Zhou Bingyi had a look of emotion on his face and said from the bottom of his heart: "If Bingkun and I were in the same position, I might not be able to do better than him."
Zhou Bingyi's words really surprised Jin Yueji.
She always thought that Zhou Bingyi would be resentful about the last time the two families had dinner at Jishan Hall, so when this opportunity finally appeared, he digressed and turned to this topic.
But after all, he is an old fox. In terms of mentality, he has eaten more salt than Zhou Bingyi has eaten rice.
"So?" Jin Yueji looked at Zhou Bingyi, her expression returned to normal in an instant.
Zhou Bingyi said sternly: "The most important thing is that the four children are all the children of Bingkun and Zheng Juan. They were born after Zheng Juan was pregnant for ten months. Mom, you are also a woman. How hard is it for women to give birth to children?" , you must know better than me how dangerous it is."
Jin Yueji didn't answer.
Zhou Bingyi continued: "The two of them have worked hard to raise their children to this age. You should know how hard it is than me."
"You are also a mother. How would you feel if someone wanted to take Dongmei away from you?"
Facing Zhou Bingyi's series of questions, Jin Yueji was speechless. Those reasons and excuses she had thought of in advance, at this moment, faced with Zhou Bingyi who exceeded her expectations and did not follow the routine at all, she could not even say a single one. exit.
But it wasn't over yet, Zhou Bingyi continued to say with great emotion:
"Comparing my feelings, although I have never been a father, I am also someone's son and their eldest brother. If someone wants to take Bingkun and Zhou Rong away from me and call someone else's eldest brother, I think I am definitely not willing. Yes, if someone wants to take me away from my parents and call them parents, I will definitely not be willing to do so."
"Maybe there will be resentment in my heart because of this."
"besides!"
"You said Congcong and Yueyue couldn't think of those tricks or say those tricks, but I don't think so."
"I have watched several children grow up. Congcong has been smart and clever since he was a child. He has maturity and calmness far beyond his peers. Although he is not old, he is well-read. He and his younger siblings are The relationship is even more intimate.
If I were him, after witnessing someone forcing his mother to adopt his younger brother, I would definitely be hostile to that person and be wary of him. "
"Words and attitude are the only way for him to protect his younger brothers and sisters from being taken away from him."
"Although what Congcong said last time was a bit unpleasant, if we look at it from his perspective, we may not be able to do as well as him."
"My dad didn't know what happened. In that case, Congcong asked the two little ones to take my dad and mom away first, so that they wouldn't hear those words. This alone has already made me sad. I was impressed by him."
"Even if everything you say is right and makes sense, merit is merit and fault is fault. No matter how good Zhou Bingkun did in the past, he can't cover up the mistakes he made regarding your father.
How could a son treat his father like that? That was his father, who gave him life and worked hard to raise him, feed him, clothe him, study for him, and give him a chance to take exams. College, father who got ahead.
Isn't it wrong in your eyes for a son to treat his father like this?
Also, have you ever thought that Zhou Bingkun could do this to his father today? Just because your father wanted to beat him, he drove his biological father out of the house overnight. Then in the future, when his children grow up, will they Hui Hui also followed his example, so what if he did this to him? "
Jin Yueji suppressed the displeasure in her heart and said with a sullen face: "Parents are children's first teachers in this world. The first step for children to learn about this world is to observe and learn their parents' speech, behavior and how they treat others. Deal with things."
Zhou Bingyi was a little moved, because he also thought that what Jin Yueji said was indeed reasonable, but he still said: "If that's the case, he asked for it himself. He did it by himself. Let him bear the consequences. ”
However, Jin Yueji persuaded with a face full of hatred: "Bingyi, this mother has to say a few words to you. You are not only Zhou Bingkun's eldest brother, you are also the children's uncle and the eldest son of your old Zhou family."
"If you want to be a good big brother, you should think about your brother and sister-in-law and take care of their feelings."
"But what about the children? Have you ever considered them?" Jin Yueji's voice became louder and louder, and she became more confident: "Have you ever considered their future? You have to know, and your old Zhou family, These children are the future of your old Zhou family."
As she spoke, Jin Yueji's emotions were unconsciously driven by her, and she became a little excited.
Aware of the change in her own mood, Jin Yueji adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, took a few deep breaths, and quietly calmed down the violent ups and downs of her emotions: "I shouldn't say these words, but I am like Dongmei. Daughter, as a son-in-law like you, as your elder, although some words are unpleasant, I have to say them."
"Can you understand what I say?"
Zhou Bingyi was moved by Jin Yueji's words. Thinking of his previous doubts and speculations about Jin Yueji, he couldn't help but feel guilty secretly. He even cursed himself in his heart, how could he think about Jin Yueji that much.
But when I thought about it carefully, it seemed that something was wrong. Although Jin Yueji's words were touching, every sentence and every word was related to Wang Zhong and the children. Thinking of this, Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but feel tight in his heart.
Sometimes, being too smart is not necessarily a good thing.
Looking at Jin Yueji, Zhou Bingyi said sincerely: "Mom! I know you are doing it for Dongmei and me. You don't want us to have no one to care for us in our old age in a hundred years. I understand you, and I also sincerely thank you."
Then he frowned slightly, with a look of hesitation on his face, but after thinking about it carefully, he made up his mind and said directly: "But there is something I have to explain to you first. No matter what, I will definitely not agree. Regarding the adoption matter, Dongmei and I both think that it’s actually good to be like this now. If you really can’t worry about it, then we will adopt a child back. Although it is not of my Zhou family’s blood, as long as the surname is changed, That’s the same thing.”
"If you still think it's not possible, then let the child follow Dongmei's surname Hao."
"Zhou Bingyi, you..." After hearing this, Jin Yueji's face suddenly turned cloudy and turned livid. She raised her finger and pointed at Zhou Bingyi with an angry look on her face.
"Mom, Bingkun, please don't get involved. The matter between him and my father is not as simple as you see. It can't be explained in a sentence or two."
Jin Yueji looked at Zhou Bingyi with hatred, shook her head and said angrily: "Zhou Bingyi, Zhou Bingyi, I thought you were a smart person, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant. I really misjudged you."
Zhou Bingyi's expression changed slightly and he took a deep breath, "Mom, I know you must be feeling uncomfortable. If it's anything else, I can listen to you, but this matter..."
Figures of people appeared in Zhou Bingyi's mind, including Zhou Zhigang, Li Suhua, Wang Zhong, Zheng Juan, Zhou Rong, Feng Huacheng, and the children.
"This matter is non-negotiable!" Zhou Bingyi's tone was firm and could not be refused.
Looking at Jin Yueji, her eyes were full of determination.
Jin Yueji was so stunned by Zhou Bingyi that she didn't know what to say. She could have stood up and pointed at Zhou Bingyi and cursed loudly, but how could Jin Yueji, who showed off her status, behave like those women in the market and behave like rogues.
The living room fell silent instantly.
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After cleaning up the kitchen, Hao Dongmei walked to the living room, vaguely feeling that something was not right about the atmosphere.
"Why aren't you talking?"
He looked at Zhou Bingyi and then at Jin Yueji, both of whom seemed to have nothing unusual in their expressions.
"Dongmei, just now Bingyi said you plan to adopt a child?" Jin Yueji asked.
Hao Dongmei glanced at Zhou Bingyi, nodded at Jin Yueji and said: "Well! Bingyi and I have discussed it for a long time. Although Bingkun and Zheng Juan's children are closer in terms of blood relationship, Bingkun and Zheng Juan are reluctant to part with us. I don’t want to force them and make the relationship stalemate, and little tail is now over seven years old, so I’m afraid little tail himself won’t be willing to continue the relationship now.”
"Instead of making both families unhappy and making the children hate me and Bingyi, it would be better for us to adopt a child from Anxi's family who has lost his parents who is young, healthy, and has good eyesight."
"In this case, it will not affect the relationship between brothers Bingyi and Bingkun, and we can have something to rely on. Isn't it just the best of both worlds?"
Jin Yueji looked at Hao Dongmei with a smile on her face as she spoke, her eyes full of anticipation. Even though she had thousands of words in her heart, she didn't know how to say them out at this moment.
If the two parties involved, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, were unwilling, could she, as the mother-in-law, bypass them and go to Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan to ask them to adopt the child to Zhou Bingyi and his wife?
After being silent for a while, Jin Yueji sighed and waved her hands with a lonely look on her face, "It's me who's meddling in other people's business. Since you two have already discussed it, just go with what you discussed. You don't need to ask my opinion." ”
After saying that, Jin Yueji stood up, turned around and walked towards the room, but her back looked a little lonely.
The smile and expectation on Hao Dongmei's face disappeared immediately. Zhou Bingyi also quickly winked at her, and Hao Dongmei immediately chased after her.
"mom!"
"mom!"
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Zhou Bingyi sat in the living room, looking at the backs of his wife and mother-in-law, with a complicated mood.
But he was still determined in his heart and did not waver in his thoughts.
At noon the next day, Zhou Bingyi had been waiting in a private room of a teahouse near Wang Zhong's company for a long time.
Wearing a suit and leather shoes, his big leather shoes were polished by Zheng Juan. Wang Zhong sat across from Zhou Bingyi and asked straight to the point: "Brother, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Bingyi smiled and took out a teacup, picked up the teapot and poured half of the cup, then pushed the cup in front of Wang Zhong.
Zhou Bingyi smiled and said: "How long has it been since we two brothers sat down and talked like this?"
"I can't remember!" Wang Zhong picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's better to hurry up. I'm a little pressed for time. I have to go to Jichun University to attend a preliminary design meeting in the afternoon."
But Zhou Bingyi said: "Don't worry, even if you are going to a meeting, you have to have lunch!" Then he picked up the teapot again and gave Wang Zhong a refill.
However, Wang Zhong did not drink anymore and directly said: "If you are really fine, I can leave."
"I think it is necessary to tell you about dad," Zhou Bingyi said.
"Just tell me what's going on!" Wang Zhong said: "It's not like you to be coy."
Zhou Bingyi sighed and talked about Alzheimer's.
To Zhou Bingyi's expectation, Wang Chong didn't show any concern after hearing this.
"Aren't you surprised at all? Are you worried at all?" Seeing Wang Zhong's calm expression, Zhou Bingyi asked angrily.
Wang Zhong said: "If it really causes Alzheimer's disease, no matter how surprised or worried we are, it will be of no use. If not, then why are we worrying here!"
"Besides, he has moved the phototype tablet back anyway. Without me being an eyesore in front of him, he won't explode like a powder keg at every turn."
"Hey!" After hearing this, Zhou Bingyi could only sigh.
There were three brothers and sisters, but Zhou Zhigang was the only one with a firecracker temper in front of Wang Zhong.
"Also, if you are really worried, please be more careful with Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng! If Zhou Rong gets angry, she will ignore them."
Zhou Bingyi's heart trembled, and his expression instantly became serious: "I will pay more attention."
"Okay! If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first."
"Wait!" Wang Zhonghuan was stopped by Zhou Bingyi every time he stood up.
"I know you are busy recently. I just want to tell you about dad so that you can have an idea. I came to you this time. In addition to dad, I also want to apologize to you face to face." Zhou Bingyi suddenly His expression changed and he said it very seriously.
"Apologise?" Wang Zhong frowned, a little unbelievable.
"Apologise for what?"
Zhou Bingyi looked at Wang Zhong, his eyes were magnanimous and calm, and he said in a sincere tone: "I have thought about it for a long time and a lot in the recent period. You are right, I am not a competent son, let alone a competent elder brother. .”
"For so many years, I have lived in the Hao family with peace of mind. I only cared about how to prove myself in front of Dongmei's parents. I stayed at the Hao family most of the time, but I neglected my parents and you."
"What are you doing?" Wang Zhong couldn't believe his ears. He was really shocked by Zhou Bingyi's words and was very surprised.
These words actually came from Zhou Bingyi's mouth.
But Zhou Bingyi laughed at himself: "You are right. I am cautious in my words and deeds in the Hao family. I am afraid that Dongmei's parents will look down on me, so I have been working hard to prove to them that I, Zhou Bingyi, am worthy of Hao Dongmei. I, Zhou Bingyi, Becoming the son-in-law of their Hao family will not embarrass them."
"Now that I think about it carefully, it is because of these immature thoughts of mine that conflicts arise in our family that should not have arisen in the first place."
"In order to marry Dongmei, the first thing I thought of was not to convince my parents, but to hide the fact that Dongmei was infertile. I even deceived them and said that I was infertile."
Zhou Bingyi shook his head, with a hint of regret in his expression.
"I was too indecisive and irresponsible in handling the relationship between the two families." Zhou Bingyi laughed at himself. It stands to reason that the relationship between Zhou Zhigang and Wang Zhong is so tense, and he has a share of the credit.
"And when Dongmei and her mother took advantage of you not being at home, they came to see Zheng Juan about adopting Little Tail."
Zhou Bingyi sighed and said: "I was the one who was deceived by lard and actually acquiesced in this matter. This caused great trouble to you, Zheng Juan and the children. It is my fault. "
Wang Zhong swallowed and looked at Zhou Bingyi in front of him, his eyes still full of vigilance. He couldn't help but subconsciously asked: "What do you want to do?"
"Adoption is impossible. Even if the old man and mother are on your side, it's useless." Not to mention just siding with them, to put it harshly, even if they were deceived by Zhou Bingyi and forced to die, Wang Zhong would definitely Wouldn't agree.
"Don't think too much, I don't mean anything else."
"Dongmei and I have already discussed that we will go to the orphanage and find a child with a clean financial background, good health, a young age, and good eyesight to adopt."
"I promise you!" Seeing that Wang Zhong was still a little hesitant, Zhou Zhigang raised his hand with three fingers and said, "I swear, if I still think about adoption, my career will be cut off."
Seeing Zhou Bingyi's appearance, Wang Zhong finally let down his guard: "If you had thought this way earlier, we wouldn't have reached this stage."
"Hey!" Zhou Bingyi sighed and said, "It was me who was blinded by lard. I only thought about myself, but did not consider the feelings of you and Juan'er. It was my fault."
Zhou Bingyi was not surprised when he saw Wang Zhong's performance. Instead, he stood up with his back as straight as a cypress. Then he bent down, bowed to Wang Zhong, and said sincerely: "Bingkun, I I know that I have done a lot of things that hurt you and Juan'er in the past, whether it was intentional or invisible, but it has definitely caused harm to you and Juan'er. I dare not ask for your forgiveness, but I just want you to know , my apology is sincere."
Wang Zhong looked at Zhou Bingyi, who bowed ninety degrees and had a very sincere attitude. His eyes flickered complicatedly for a while, and finally turned into a sigh. He stood up and stretched out his hand to help Zhou Bingyi up.
"Okay, I accept your apology."
"Thank you, Bingkun!" Zhou Bingyi's eyes were filled with mist.
The two brothers sat down again. Wang Zhong looked into Zhou Bingyi's eyes and said in surprise: "I'm curious. With your temperament, you can actually apologize to me?"
Although Wang Zhong cannot read minds, he can still tell whether a person is sincere or not.
At least Zhou Bingyi's apology is sincere now.
"The sages have said: No one has any faults. If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good!"
"We've both lived half our lives, and my parents are getting older, so why should the past affect our future?"
"We are brothers, not enemies. If you have anything to say, you can say it. If you have any issues, you can put them on the table. Let's break them word by word, crush them into pieces, and discuss them slowly. Then There’s nothing else I can tell you.”
"Brother!" Wang Zhong stretched out his hand and shouted.
Their eyes met, the two smiled at each other, and Zhou Bingyi also extended his hand.
The two brothers shook hands across the tea table.
In this smile, all the past resentments were released.
After calming down, the two brothers still sat facing each other. Zhou Bingyi refilled their teacups: "Now that I think about it carefully, I will realize how wrong I was."
Zhou Bingyi thought of Jin Yueji, who completely subverted his previous understanding, and his childish and ridiculous ideas.
"Life in this world only lasts for a few decades, so how can we always be immersed in the past? The past cannot be pursued, but the future can be anticipated." Wang Zhong has never been a person who dwells in the past. Zhou Bingyi can realize his mistakes, And if you correct it, he will be able to accept it.
Zhou Bingyi nodded, convinced, and then looked at Wang Zhong with emotion and said, "Bingkun, thank you!"
"If your words hadn't awakened me, I might still be racking my brains over how to fucking prove myself to Dongmei!"
Wang Zhongdao: "Although I really want to take credit, you can figure it out. It's mainly your own fault and has nothing to do with me. If you are deceiving yourself and others and are unwilling to see the truth, then it will be useless even if I wear out my words. .”
Zhou Bingyi shook his head, with a bright smile on his face.
Wang Zhong said: "Having eyes in the front tells us that people should look forward. In our good years, we naturally base ourselves on the present and look forward to the future. How can we remain silent in the past and let those unhappy past events Let’s all go with the wind!”
Zhou Bingyi looked at Wang Zhong, who was quite high-spirited, and his heart suddenly felt heroic: "Okay! Let them all go with the wind!"
"We base ourselves on the present and look to the future."
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