The setting sun shines into the house, and the sunlight is dyed golden by the dusk. Even the clouds become colorful. The outline of the mountains can be vaguely seen in the distance. Against the golden sunset, it forms a beautiful natural picture.
Wang Zhong was lying on the deck chair on the terrace, facing the direction of the setting sun, with the golden sunlight still shining on his body. Next to him was a small eucalyptus, and a dark tea tray on the eucalyptus. There was a small ceramic teapot on the tea tray, which was ruddy in color. It is deep and slightly larger than a fist. There is a book beside the tea tray. The pages are not neat and the bookmark is sandwiched one-third of the way.
Wang Zhong stretched out his hand and took the teapot in his hand. His middle finger and index finger passed through the handle of the pot, and he held the bottom of the pot with his palm. The spout was facing him, and he took a pleasant sip.
The teapot contains not all tea leaves, but also wolfberry and chrysanthemum.
Even though I have been exercising all year round and never slacked off, when I reach middle age, many things are a bit out of my depth.
Zheng Juan, who was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, loose trousers, and a pair of light-colored slippers, walked to the terrace with a pot of hot water, took the teapot away from Wang Zhong, opened the lid, and put it in He added half a pot of hot water and reminded: "The boiled water you just added, let it cool down a little before drinking."
Wang Zhong pointed to the gorgeous sunset on the horizon and said, "Look, what a beautiful scenery."
Zheng Juan sat on the round stool beside Wang Zhong and looked at the horizon: "It's indeed pretty."
Looking down at Wang Zhong with his eyes closed and a look of enjoyment on his face, Zheng Juan struggled for a long time and finally couldn't help but ask.
"They will be buried there tomorrow, do we really not want to go?"
Wang Zhong opened his eyes and turned to look at her, and said: "If you say you don't want to go, you won't go. That can still be a lie! By the way, you are not allowed to sneak over."
The expression and tone are quite serious.
Zheng Juan rolled her eyes at Wang Zhong angrily and said arrogantly: "Even if I want to go, I will do it in an honest way. How could I sneak over there."
"You are not allowed to go if you are honest."
"After all, she is also the eldest brother's mother-in-law, and death is the most important thing. What happened in the past is in the past, and now she is gone, why should we care about those things!" Zheng Juanyi is very open-minded, and just as she said , there is no need to argue with a dead man.
The key point is that if the king doesn't go, Zhou Bingyi will not be able to justify it.
"This is not a matter of carelessness."
"What is that?" Zheng Juan was confused.
Wang Zhong said: "This is a matter of attitude. Don't they, the Hao family, look down on our working-class families? Then we will fulfill their wishes and have no contact with them at all. We will not have any involvement.
Isn't it good that they continue to be their family of high-ranking cadres, while we just live the daily life of ordinary people without affecting each other and fulfilling their wishes? "
"Okay, okay. Now in the Hao family, the eldest sister-in-law is the only one with no relatives. Is it possible that we have to draw a clear line with the eldest brother, sister-in-law and the others so that we won't have any contact with each other in the future?"
If it were about other matters, Zheng Juan would basically obey Wang Zhong, but when it came to matters related to her family, many times, although Zheng Juan would not contradict Wang Zhong in front of others, she would do so in private. Wang Zhong will still be advised.
"It's good to draw clear boundaries. To be honest, I really don't like Zhou Bingyi. As it is now, it's fine for us to live our own lives."
.... In fact, Zhou Bingyi is not a bad person, but he is always confused about the Hao family. He came over several times to add trouble to Wang Zhong, which made Wang Zhong tireless.
"What are you talking about!" Zheng Juan raised her hand angrily and hit Wang Zhong on the arm: "That's your eldest brother. They are both born to the same mother. How can any biological brother draw a clear line and never interact with each other until death? "
"Why not? From ancient times to the present, there have been so many brothers fighting against each other. The princes of the past dynasties fought for the throne, and the children of the big families fought for the right to inherit. Which one is not a bloody storm, stepping on one's own brothers? There are countless cases where the lives of ordinary people are in the family, where brothers divide their families and fight for property, brothers and sisters turn against each other, and they never interact with each other until they die."
"Humph! You are the only one who is right!" Zheng Juan glared at Wang Zhong and became a little angry: "What if in the future, when we get old and the children grow up and start their own families, we will have to draw a clear line and stay away from each other until we die?"
"It's not the same thing."
"It's the same thing." Zheng Juan said: "Don't you often say that we parents are our children's best teachers? Children learn how to behave in the world from us!"
"That's a good thing." Wang Zhong said.
"But the reason is the reason. We have to adapt to local conditions. We can't just beat them all to death." Wang Zhong explained: "Besides, isn't it just a funeral? If we don't go, we won't go. It's not without a reason. If it's because Zhou Bingyi has to draw a clear line between him and me regarding this matter, so I will admit it."
"As for the children, everything in this world cannot escape the principle of reason. We act and sit upright. Do we have to compromise in order to educate the children?"
"Besides, it's not like you don't know my temper. If we really go, I will definitely feel unhappy. If I say something that I shouldn't say, something might happen. Put both sides of it together. It’s embarrassing, wouldn’t it be self-defeating?”
"Instead of doing this, it's better not to go in the first place. Isn't this just for your own good and for my own good and for everyone's good!"
"Okay, okay! If I don't go, I won't go!" Zheng Juan was also helpless, "You are such a big person, why are you still acting like a child?"
Zheng Juan was also helpless. The reason why she persuaded Wang Zhong was that she did not want the relationship between Wang Zhong and Zhou Bingyi, which had finally been repaired with great difficulty, to deteriorate again because of this incident.
But Wang Zhong made it clear that he didn't want to go, and listening to Wang Zhong's words, it was obvious that it was not out of anger, but after careful consideration. Zheng Juan would never force Wang Zhong to do anything that Wang Zhong refused to do, so she would simply do it. got his wish.
Wang Zhong walked up behind Zheng Juan, hugged her from behind, rested his chin on Zheng Juan's shoulder, and said softly: "Daughter-in-law, I know you are doing it for my own good, and you are afraid that I will regret it in the future."
Wang Zhong's voice rang in her ears, and along with the sound of breathing, Zheng Juan put her palms on the backs of the two big hands wrapped around her lower abdomen, tilting her head slightly back: "You have always had the right idea, as long as you are not temporarily I support you in any impulsive decision you make.”
Wang Zhong pulled Zheng Juan around and made her eyes meet. A happy smile naturally appeared on Wang Zhong's face: "Stop talking about these bad things."
...."Yes!" Zheng Juan nodded.
Wang Zhong rolled his eyes and his voice followed suit: "By the way, why don't you go back to the optical film tomorrow."
"Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zheng Juan suddenly realized, then became worried, and then gave Wang Zhong a complaining look: "Eldest brother has been busy arranging funeral arrangements these days, and Zhou Rong must have gone over to help, dad. Mom is alone here, so she can’t be busy.”
Compared to asking Zheng Juan to go to Jin Yueji's funeral, Hui Guang Di Pian helped Li Suhua, which was more acceptable to Wang Zhong.
"Didn't I just remember this?" Wang Zhong said with a smile.
Zheng Juan said: "How about I go back and take a look later?"
"Forget it, it will get dark soon. We'll go tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Zheng Juan went to the restaurant to look around, made an explanation, and then drove to the market. She sold four or five ribs, cut five kilograms of mutton, and went to the store to buy a supplement. Two Boxes of milk, large and small bags almost filled the trunk of the car, and then I drove back to Guangzichi.
On the other side, the Hao family!
Today is the day of Jin Yueji's burial. Relatives and friends, Hao's father and Jin Yueji's old comrades-in-arms and old colleagues, even those who were not able to come yesterday, all took the time to come to express their condolences and send Jin Yueji on her last journey.
Zhou Rong is still there. She took a leave from school and came here specifically to attend Jin Yueji's funeral. She is Zhou Bingyi's biological sister and has been helping Zhou Bingyi a lot these past two days.
Although for a big leader like Jin Yueji, even if there is no one to take care of the funeral affairs, the yamen will help to take care of it, both Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei want to take care of it personally and send Jin Yueji off to her last journey.
Zhou Rong is Zhou Bingyi's biological sister, so naturally she won't sit idly by.
There were also a large number of guests who came to express their condolences. The top leaders of various yamen departments came by themselves. Those who were delayed by something and couldn't come also asked their family members or secretaries to help them come.
Even the president of Jichun University came over and was not surprised to see Zhou Rong. The two said hello and chatted for a while.
Zhou Rong is a native of Jichun. When the college entrance examination was resumed, the three old Zhou brothers and sisters were among the few outstanding talents in Jiangliao Province who were admitted to Yanda and Shuimu. Like this, all three brothers and sisters in the family were admitted to such a good school, let alone It's the entire Jiangliao. Even nationwide, it's very rare.
Moreover, before inviting Zhou Rong back to Jichun, the school conducted an investigation into Zhou Rong's situation and had a basic understanding of Zhou Rong's family situation.
Seeing that Jin Yueji was about to be buried, Hao Dongmei felt infinite grief pouring out of her heart again, and she burst into tears. Zhou Rong and Qu Xiuzhen kept persuading her.
In the evening, after seeing off all the guests, the couple sat in the living room and had a simple dinner. Hao Dongmei finally couldn't help but said, "Bingkun and Zheng Juan really didn't come today."
Zhou Bingyi's expression darkened when he heard this, he nodded with difficulty, and sighed: "Hey." He really had no way to deal with Wang Zhong. In front of Wang Zhong, he couldn't even stand up like an eldest brother, so he looked back They were all left speechless by Wang Zhong.
Hao Dongmei felt unspeakable grievances in her heart: "Even if my mother had something to do with them before, and they refused to see my mother for the last time, then forget it, but now that my mother is gone, this last journey They won’t come over to give you a gift, either?”
….At the same time, he also felt sorry for his mother.
"You are his big brother!"
Hao Dongmei was crying while talking, and tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes.
Zhou Bingyi could only continue to sigh, feeling helpless and wanting to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak.
After this incident, Hao Dongmei must have felt a pang in her heart towards Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan.
Zhou Bingyi understood that the relationship between him and Wang Zhong would never be the same as it was sixty-nine years ago.
On the other end, Zheng Juan, who had just come out of the optical film, was not in a good mood. Zhou Zhigang's condition was more serious than the last time she came here. Not only was his memory getting worse, but his cognition was also far worse than before. Li Suhua He also said that in the past few nights, Zhou Zhigang had begun to urinate on the bed. As a result, Li Suhua smelled the smell of urine every morning when she woke up.
The first thing he did was to change the sheets, dry the quilt, and wash Zhou Zhigang's pants.
When he got home, he told Wang Zhong truthfully about Zhou Zhigang's situation and suggested that he should take Zhou Zhigang to Yanjing or Shanghai to have a look.
Wang Zhong said: "Didn't the experts invited last time by my sister-in-law say that current medical methods have no way to treat Alzheimer's disease? Although taking medicine can improve the old man's cognitive ability, it is limited, and the medicine is three-thirds poisonous. If If you eat it for many years, you may have some side effects."
"Then what should we do now?" Zheng Juan had no idea at all.
Wang Zhong said: "Hire a nanny. If a nanny helps mom take care of the old man, it will be easier for her."
"Hire a nanny?" Zheng Juan had never thought of it this way, not because she was unfilial, but because from the time she started taking notes, the word nanny had always been far away from Zheng Juan.
"That's a good idea."
"You are already busy enough running between the company and the magazine every day. I have to take care of the restaurant and take care of the children every day, so I really can't spare any time."
Zheng Juan makes breakfast and dinner for the children every day. Occasionally, the children study late, and they also have late-night snacks such as sugar water and so on.
And the restaurant can bring tens of thousands of income to the family every month. In a year, that's hundreds of thousands.
It’s only been 90 years now. Although households worth ten thousand yuan are not as rare as before, many people can’t imagine that they can earn hundreds of thousands a year.
Not only Zheng Juan herself, not even Li Suhua would agree to ask Zheng Juan to leave her annual income of hundreds of thousands to take care of Zhou Zhigang.
As for Zhou Rong and Zhou Bingyi, let alone wanting them to take care of Zhou Zhigang around the clock.
And with Wang Zhong's temperament, he would definitely not agree to let Zheng Juan take care of Zhou Zhigang. After all, Zheng Juan is a woman, and although Zhou Zhigang is the father of this body, Wang Zhong who currently occupies this body has nothing to do with Zhou Zhigang. Emotions, let your wife take care of a man.
How could Wang Zhong let this happen?
Relatively speaking, hiring a nanny is much simpler.
"It's a good idea, but it's not easy to hire a nanny!" Zheng Juan said: "My parents are old, so I need to find a young and strong nanny who can work hard."
"Isn't our mother watching? If we encounter someone cheating or cheating, I'll just change the person." Wang Zhong said: "With so many waiters in your store, aren't there seven aunts and eight aunts who are unemployed? of?"
.... "Hey! Why didn't I think of it?" Zheng Juan's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."
"I'll go to the store tomorrow and ask."
Wang Zhongdao: "Let them recommend themselves. Find a time and let them bring the person to your store. We will interview him in person and find someone who is honest, hardworking, and quick at work. The most important thing is to find someone who can cook."
"This way, our mother can save herself a lot of trouble." Zheng Juan said happily.
Although Zheng Juan is usually gentle and soft-spoken when talking, once it comes to business, she can act vigorously and resolutely.
This matter was arranged the next day.
Three days later, early in the morning, Wang Zhong was dragged to the restaurant by Zheng Juan.
The couple went through a round of screening and selected three out of more than 20 people.
There is not much age difference between the three of them. The youngest is only twenty-five years old and the oldest is forty-five. However, these three have several similar characteristics. First of all, they look quite upright. Secondly, they look relatively honest and loyal. , often do menial work at home. The most important thing is that these three people are all from the urban area of Jichun, have a place to live, and have experience in taking care of the elderly.
"Why don't you choose this forty-five-year-old man? Although he is a bit older, he is quite strong and seems to be a quick worker. Maybe he can chat with our mother and relieve her boredom. ." Zheng Juan suggested.
Wang Zhong shook his head, "Don't worry, let's take a look at their family situation first."
Zheng Juan asked: "It also depends on their family situation?"
"Of course, we just got a preliminary understanding of their basic situation. If we recruit one, and she refuses to work because she has something to do after a while, we won't have to go through all the trouble again."
"That's true." Zheng Juan nodded in agreement.
The first interviewer was the forty-five-year-old eldest sister, whose surname was Hu and her name was Hu Meili.
"Hello boss, hello boss lady!" Sister Hu was a little nervous, holding her hands and looking at the two of them cautiously.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Sister Hu, don't be nervous. We just want to ask about your family situation, nothing else."
"Ask me about the situation at home? What does this have to do with me being a nanny?" Xu Shi Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan looked very kind-hearted. Although the eldest sister was a little nervous, she didn't go so far as to say anything.
Wang Zhong did not answer, but asked directly: "It says there are eight people in your family, eldest sister?"
"Yes, my old man and I, our two sons, our daughter-in-law, a grandson, and a granddaughter make a total of eight people."
"How is your old man's health?"
"You're in good health."
"What do your old man, your two sons, and your two daughters-in-law do?"
"My old man is a street sweeper, and my two sons work in a lumber factory. The eldest son is a material worker, and the younger son is a salesman."
The lumber mill is now on the verge of bankruptcy, and has been laid off several times.
Sister Hu's two sons also escaped because they were young, strong and willing to work.
But if the current situation continues, it will be a matter of time for both of them to lose their jobs.
Only then did Sister Hu think about finding a job at this time to increase the family's income and reduce the burden.
…."The eldest daughter-in-law has no job and cooks and takes care of the children at home. The younger daughter-in-law works here with you."
"Sister, the information says that you have experience in taking care of the elderly. Can you tell us in detail?"
"It was to take care of my old man's mother. When her mother suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, she lay on the kang for seven or eight years. I have always taken care of her..."
Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan were both a little moved.
After being paralyzed in bed for seven or eight years, I would definitely have to urinate and defecate on the kang and have to clean up everything.
But to be on the safe side, the couple still met the remaining two people.
The second one was a thirty-eight-year-old woman, the same age as Wang Zhong, and she asked similar questions.
The last one was the twenty-five-year-old girl.
"Hello, boss lady, my name is Sun Xiaohong!" The girl was the most informal and polite. She bowed to Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan as soon as she entered the door.
"Hello Sun Xiaohong!"
"Does it say you're married?"
"Been married for five years."
"How many children do you have?"
"two!"
"So your two children are still young?" Zheng Juan frowned first.
After asking a few more random questions, Zheng Juan asked Sun Xiaohong to go out first.
The couple closed the door and discussed.
"I think the first Sister Hu is quite suitable." Zheng Juan was the first to express her opinion. She was originally more inclined to this Sister Hu.
Wang Zhongdao: "Since we both agree, let's settle on Sister Hu!"
Sister Hu was very happy to learn that she was hired and thanked Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan repeatedly.
Especially when she learned that she could earn two hundred and forty yuan a month, Sister Hu was so happy that she almost went crazy. Her old man was a street sweeper, and he got up early every day and worked hard every day, so he only earned more than one hundred yuan a month.
He almost kowtowed to Wang Zhong and his wife.
Wang Zhong also told Sister Hu about Zhou Zhigang's situation and made it clear that this job would not be easy. Sister Hu agreed without hesitation and signed a contract with Wang Zhong on the spot.
The next day, Zheng Juan drove Sister Hu back to Guangzi Film.
"mom!"
"This is Sister Hu, the nanny that Bingkun and I hired to take care of you and dad."
Li Suhua became anxious when she heard this. She pulled Zheng Juan aside and complained softly: "It's not like I can't do the work. I don't have to hire a nanny. Why waste this money!"
"This is Bingkun's decision. As you know, Bingkun has always had the final say in our family. How can I say no to what he decides?"
"This wasteful thing!" Li Suhua was so angry that she directly scolded: "After making some money, I don't know what my last name is, and I don't know how to save it. I just spend it randomly."
Zheng Juan couldn't laugh or cry, "Mom! This person has been hired and the contract has been signed. If you ask Sister Hu to go back this time, we will still give her one month's salary."
"Ah?" Li Suhua was stunned for a moment and looked at Zheng Juan in disbelief: "You have to be paid even if you don't work?"
"I can't help it, it's written in the contract." Zheng Juan looked helpless.
"Besides, isn't Bingkun worried about your health? Now you have to take care of dad and have such housework to take care of. Bingkun is afraid that you will be exhausted."
"He still has a bit of filial piety." Although Li Suhua said she was unforgiving, she felt happy in her heart.
.... Zheng Juan continued to persuade: "Besides, if you are really exhausted and are hospitalized, the treatment will not cost much more than hiring a nanny. Don't you feel bad."
"Hey!" Li Suhua sighed: "Okay, okay! Forget it this time, if something like this happens next time, you give me a call first and don't let that brat make his own decisions."
"Okay, okay!" Zheng Juan pursed her lips and chuckled, holding Li Suhua's hand and promising: "I will definitely discuss it with you next time and won't let Bingkun make his own decisions."
Li Suhua glanced at Zheng Juan and shook her head helplessly: "I don't know you yet, and I don't have an idea. I just listen to that brat."
"We must listen to what makes sense!" Zheng Juan said: "From now on, you can leave all the work at home and outside the house to Sister Hu. You can watch TV quietly and carefully, go out for a walk, and chat with Aunt Qiao to relieve your boredom. "
"How can that be done?" Li Suhua said, "Although she is a nanny, we can't leave everything to others. We should do it ourselves if we can do it ourselves."
"Okay, you can just take care of this yourself." Zheng Juan said.
"Is your restaurant closed today?" Li Suhua frowned when she saw that Zheng Juan had no intention of leaving.
"No!" Zheng Juan said, "It will be the same if we go there later."
"How can that be okay? You are the boss. It's okay to walk away for a while. If you delay for a long time, what will happen if something happens in the restaurant?" After saying that, he drove Zheng Juan out of the door without explanation.
"Hurry up to the restaurant and watch." Everyone Hu looked at this scene and was a little at a loss.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away. If anything happens, just call me directly."
Unable to resist Li Suhua, Zheng Juan could only agree, explain a few words to Sister Hu, and then drove directly back to the restaurant.
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