Chapter 380: Looking Forward to a Year, Happy for Two Days

On the twenty-ninth and thirtieth, Wang Yan's family didn't leave, following along to cook, wrap dumplings, write couplets, paste couplets, and set off firecrackers. No bragging, he is now the person with the highest status in Guangzipian, none of them. In the past, asking him to write couplets was because his calligraphy was good, and the neighbors gave him face. Now, he writes couplets for the neighbors, which is giving them face.

Over the past few years, of course, some people have asked him to do things, or found Li Suhua or Zhou Bingkun. Ordinary families, after all, always have some problems that cannot be solved, or are very difficult to solve. People who have people do things always want to take shortcuts. Everyone knows that he has a wide network, and people who know him or not always want to touch it. Li Suhua and Zhou Bingkun don't speak, and he basically doesn't care about anyone.

Li Suhua understands everything, she never speaks. Zhou Bingkun is even more so; originally Wang Yan was always helping him, and he was busy all day, so he was embarrassed to add trouble to his good brother. So over the years, Wang Yan hadn't done anything for others, and he wasn't afraid of what others said.

People have cheap diseases, can't get used to it.

At night, their family lived in the old house that originally belonged to him, and they didn't separate rooms, just sleeping in the east room with Zhou Bingkun and the others, talking about messy things, laughing and quite lively.

When he and Chen Jing got married, basically everything was newly bought. The quilts were two beds brought by Chen Jing's dowry, and Li Suhua also made two new ones for him. So all the bedding originally brought by the living father was left behind. Over the past two years, all those bedding were dismantled by Zheng Juan, re-found someone to play, and the cloth sewn with quilt covers and mattress sheets was basically equal to brand new. Zheng Juan is really capable.

On the first day of the New Year, early in the morning, Li Suhua got up with Zheng Juan and Chen Jing to be busy. The family was about to leave home, and it was unknown how many years it would be before they met again, so she wanted to make a rich meal so that her son and daughter-in-law could eat and drink well.

Wang Yan, who got up early, was sitting on a small stool with a cigarette, burning the fire: "Auntie, if you ask me, just heat up the leftovers from yesterday. Big Brother and Sister-in-law drank a lot, and you made all these big meat dishes, they can't eat them at all."

"I don't know, whether they eat or not is their business, doing or not is my business as a mother. They are outside, and they can't eat a few good things all year round, it's bitter."

"Now that Sister-in-law Dongmei's parents have rehabilitated, their treatment has returned to the previous level. Isn't it said that the two sons were lost? Their family only has Sister-in-law Dongmei now, so can it still be bitter for them?"

"Oh, Little Yan, if you nag again, Auntie will be angry with you. Go, don't annoy me in front of me, go to the west room and tidy up the things for Dongmei's parents."

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, smiled and got up to go to the west room to tidy up things.

Li Suhua snorted: "Little bastard, just annoying me."

Chen Jing smiled: "Auntie, he is annoying."

"Exactly, you must manage him well."

Zheng Juan, who was busy on the side, smiled lightly. She knew that this good brother wanted to eliminate the unhappiness of the mother-in-law, but at this time, no matter what, she couldn't be happy. From the moment she came to this family, she heard the mother-in-law nagging every day. She had been looking forward to it for several years, and she was only happy for two days. The mother-in-law was sad...

After seven o'clock, the other drunk adults and the sleepy children all woke up, and the old Zhou family became lively again.

Zhou Zhigang rubbed his head and looked at Wang Yan, who was fine, with a smile: "Can't help but be old, if I were twenty years younger, I would have drunk you down."

Zhou Bingkun directly used a gourd ladle to drink the cold water that pulled his teeth: "I feel like I can drink quite a bit, and my Big Brother is not bad. The three of us men were all drunk, so what else is there to say? Even if you were twenty years younger, it wouldn't work."

"Just tear down my stage." Zhou Zhigang gave his youngest son a kick, and turned to look at his eldest son: "Bingyi, are you okay?"

"Dad, I'm fine, the wine Little Yan brought back is good, it doesn't go to the head."

"Dongmei, how about you?"

Hao Dongmei, who was helping to take the chopsticks, shook her head with a smile: "I'm fine, Dad, didn't drink as much as my mom."

"That's right, your mom has a big capacity for alcohol." Zhou Zhigang smiled: "Alright, the food is ready, hurry up and sit down to eat, you have the ten o'clock train, don't delay, the tickets at this time are not easy to buy."

A group of people sat around the table lively, eating a table of dishes newly made by several women busy all morning.

Zhou Bingyi looked at the pots, bowls, and plates on the table: "Mom, why make so many dishes? There were so many leftovers yesterday. If there are so many left, don't you have to eat until the fifteenth?"

"Just eat yours, why do you care until when I eat?" Li Suhua said: "Little Yan, you can eat, you guys don't have to cook these few days, just come back for dinner at night."

Wang Yan smiled bitterly: "Uncle, look, Auntie is still good to me, this is all made for me, fine, I'll eat it all."

Zhou Zhigang laughed, ignored it, and changed the subject: "Little Yan, you have to go to Chen Jing's side tomorrow, right?"

"Hmm, have to go see, what's wrong, Uncle? If there's something, it's fine not to go, it's not far, and I go there often on weekdays." Wang Yan didn't lie, it's not far, usually when there's nothing to do, he brings the child back.

"Nothing big, it's just that you and Chen Jing have been married for so many years, and the child is so big, I haven't seen her parents yet. After your parents left, the matter of taking care of you fell on us, and we are your only elders, so the in-laws should always meet. Last time I came back, I was worried that Chen Jing's family was busy with work, so I didn't mention it. Now that it's the New Year, I thought they shouldn't be busy, so we should meet."

Without Wang Yan speaking, Chen Jing, who was taking care of her son eating behind, spoke up: "Uncle, my parents have long wanted to meet you, but you have been working outside all these years, so there was no opportunity. Then Wang Yan and I will go back at noon to talk to them, and we will eat together tonight."

"Fine, Suhua, Juan'er, you two are tired, let's be lively again tonight."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Uncle, no need to be troublesome, let's all eat at the state-run hotel at night, save heart and save trouble, and save a lot of leftovers at home. Right, Juan'er, you go back and call Auntie and Guangming, let's eat together."

Zheng Juan shook her head and refused: "No need, no need, they won't go. Besides, how old is the second one, can't go out, let my mom and the others come over to accompany me, it's also good."

"Right, the child is indeed a problem." Wang Yan nodded: "Then let's cook at home, let's all be together, let's eat the leftovers slowly later."

Zhou Zhigang nodded with a smile: "Fine, let's arrange it like this. Let's eat around two or three in the afternoon, it's not good to leave too late." He had seen Zheng's mother and Zheng Guangming, so he didn't mention it. Now that Wang Yan took the initiative to mention it, it saved him from Zheng Juan's overthinking, and he was happy to do so.

After talking about this matter, the atmosphere at the dinner table was still a bit heavy for a while. Li Suhua nagged and urged her son and daughter-in-law, Zhou Bingyi was explaining things to Zhou Bingkun, back and forth, full of the sorrow of parting.

After eating, Wang Yan and Zhou Bingkun helped hang things on the bicycle, Li Suhua was directing on the side, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were stopping there, really taking too much. They also had to take their own luggage, and in the crowded train, they couldn't take it at all. Finally, Zhou Zhigang made the decision, took less, only packed a big sack, easy to take.

Afterwards, Wang Yan rode the bicycle with Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingyi rode the bicycle with Hao Dongmei, bid farewell to the reluctant parents, and set off to the train station in the city to wait for the train.

Wang Yan and Zhou Bingkun helped take the things, all the way to the platform waiting for the train to come.

Zhou Bingyi urged: "Bingkun, Dad has to go back to Shancheng tomorrow, you and Zheng Juan are left at home, you must take good care of Mom. And Little Yan, I'll trouble you."

Zhou Bingkun looked at him unhappily: "Brother, you say it like this, you are pushing my Brother Yan away. Besides, I don't need you to urge me, all these years Dad, you and my sister haven't been home, isn't Mom doing quite well? I know without you saying."

"Yes, I just always want to urge a few words. Little Yan, don't mind, I don't mean anything else."

Wang Yan nodded: "I understand very well. Actually, I didn't put in much effort. Usually, it's Bingkun and his wife at home, and they don't look for me if there's anything. Although they are all in Jichun, if I didn't bring my wife and children home for dinner every week, I wouldn't see Bingkun twice a year."

"I'm afraid of disturbing your work, you are busy from morning to night, and they are all big things of saving lives, I can't add trouble to you. If that delays for a while, maybe it delays someone's illness, that's a sin."

"Where is it as evil as you say, life and death are destined, it's not something others can delay."

Several people chatted and laughed for a few more words, Zhou Bingyi suddenly said: "Bingkun, stay with your sister-in-law for a while, I'll stroll with Little Yan."

Zhou Bingkun frowned and nodded, looking suspiciously at Hao Dongmei: "Sister-in-law Dongmei, do you know what's going on? How can this be hidden from me?"

Hao Dongmei shook her head hesitantly: "Who knows."

Of course she knew, after all, it was because of her. She fell into a well before, in the middle of winter, and got sick, unable to have children. She also saw some doctors over the years, and before her parents rehabilitated, she also used relationships to see some places in the past six months, but none of them were good. It was just that she heard that Wang Yan successfully treated infertility and the name of the first miracle doctor in the Northeast, just taking advantage of the New Year to go home, intending to let him see, but she didn't find a chance to speak these two days...

After listening to the ins and outs of Zhou Bingyi's narration, Wang Yan pondered: "You should understand that looking at problems dialectically, illnesses are the same. So I dare not guarantee you, I can only say try my best to treat. And this is a continuous and uninterrupted process. Now you are all leaving, and it will be several years before you come back. Even if I am a miracle doctor, I have no way. Later, if Bingkun asks me, what should I say?"

"Just tell him, I didn't want to hide it from him, it's just that Dongmei is there, and it's not easy for me to say."

"Fine, then I won't take her pulse, wait until you come back later. Don't be discouraged, look for other doctors during this time, maybe you will meet one."

Zhou Bingyi sighed: "Do your best and listen to fate. Actually, I can accept it without children. Now Bingkun has two, and the old Zhou family has someone to inherit the family line. It's just my mom, you've seen it these two days, she always urges, I'm afraid she'll be sad."

"Look outside first, find me when you come back." Wang Yan patted his arm: "Go back, the train is coming into the station."

Of course he knew about Hao Dongmei's inability to have children. In fact, he didn't watch the whole drama, but with his medical level, just looking at it could see the clues. Of course, because he saw too many people who didn't know they were going to die, he autonomously shielded and selectively ignored it, but for those close to him, he still paid attention to observation.

Actually, he thought that two years ago, when he first became famous, Zhou Bingyi should have told him. Unexpectedly, it was only now, and it was immediately after the train was about to leave, wanting to treat but couldn't.

Actually, whether there are children or not has no big impact on Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei. Perhaps it would be because of having children, making Zhou Bingyi have less of his father-in-law's points that he got from telling Zhou Zhigang that he had an illness and not letting his father pick on Hao Dongmei's faults.

The two went back and chatted with Zhou Bingkun and Hao Dongmei for a few words, the green-skinned train clattered into the station, and after a while, Wang Yan and Zhou Bingkun waved at the train going south together, not knowing when they would meet again...

On the way back, Zhou Bingkun still couldn't hold back and asked: "Brother Yan, what did my brother say to you just now? What's the big deal, and still hiding it from me?"

"It's not hiding from you, it's not easy to say in front of Hao Dongmei. It's like this..." After Wang Yan retold the story, he said: "I'm not the first miracle doctor in our Northeast, I've had successful cases before, and Big Brother asked me if I could treat it."

"Then I didn't see you take Sister-in-law Dongmei's pulse?"

"The condition is constantly changing, and it can't be treated now, what's the use of me taking her pulse?"

"That's true." Zhou Bingkun sighed: "You say how can this happen? But it's okay, fortunately, it was saved. If it drowned, it would be even worse. It's just what to do with my dad and mom? They always urge my brother to have children."

"Look at how loving they are, I guess mostly your brother said he had an illness and couldn't be cured, so he couldn't let your parents pick on their faults."

"Then it can only be said so. But Brother, to be honest, that Hao Dongmei's parents, although they didn't arrange work, as long as they arrange it, it must be provincial level. After all, they were at that level before. Even if they don't arrange work, their relationships are there. To say it ugly, my brother can't do anything because of the child for his own future."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, not speaking. This Zhou Bingkun has experienced more, and his thoughts are more. Whether it's good or bad, he has matured.

Seeing the good brother not speaking, Zhou Bingkun thought for a while and continued: "Of course, you can't say that, after all, when my brother and Hao Dongmei dated and married, no one knew what Hao Dongmei's parents would be like in the future, that is true revolutionary love. The thoughts in this, my Big Brother doesn't say, no one knows."

"Hmm, you think quite comprehensively, you have progress."

"Look at what you're saying, Brother, if I were still stupid, wouldn't these years be wasted? People will change, I think I'm quite good now."

"This hasn't happened yet, and you are self-satisfied?" Wang Yan shook his head: "Do you want to go to university?"

"Who doesn't want to? That friend of mine, who came to the house before and you saw, the one named Lv Chuan. His family is a martyr, so he was recommended to go to the Political and Law College in Beijing to go to university. If you want to go to university, you must be recommended, and you must have sufficient reasons. Where do we have that condition?"

Zhou Bingkun said: "And Brother, you know my level, it is said that I graduated from junior high school, but actually I graduated from elementary school. I haven't even recognized all the characters, you say let me go to university, can I keep up with others? If I am persuaded to quit or expelled, how shameful that would be. Of course, I don't want face, it's just that it's too ugly, this is different from Zheng Juan's matter.

Besides, to be more realistic, if I go to university, there will be no salary. Now Zheng Juan brings two children at home, and there is my mother. If there is no salary, relying on the money my dad earns, I am embarrassed as such a big person. And I am not at home to take care of it, you are usually so busy and can't take care of it, if I am not at home, can it still work? So I'd better honestly work in the soy sauce factory, everyone is at ease, everyone is good. You don't have a way to send me to university, Brother?"

"It's not that it can't be operated." Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "It's just that I saw some movements in Beijing recently, maybe there will be a big change within two years, maybe the college entrance examination will be restored. Even if you don't find a way, I will make up lessons for you, targeted learning, and you might be able to pass the exam by then."

"Forget it, Brother, don't worry about me. You find someone to operate, you owe favors, and you spend time making up lessons for me. If you have that effort, you can treat two more patients and save a few more lives, which is better than anything."

Wang Yan pretended to be surprised: "Fine, Bingkun. These two sentences, this pattern is opened up."

"Look, our factory director wants to introduce me to join the party."

"Bingkun, remember what I said before about physiognomy for you?"

"Remember, didn't you say I would have a future before thirty? I'm twenty-five this year, five more years, I'm waiting, let's see if you, the half-immortal Wang, are okay. What's wrong, Brother, is it time for me to get rich?"

"Almost, I calculated again, before 1980, you should be able to earn a small amount of money."

Zhou Bingkun rode the bicycle crookedly: "How much is that small amount of money?"

"Several ten thousand, right."

"... Brother, if you want to talk about bragging, it has to be you. Several ten-thousand-yuan households became small money in your mouth?"

The two returned to the old Zhou family, and they were busy with the afternoon meal, talking and laughing, very lively. The editor-in-chief of the original magazine, Shao Jingwen, still came to the door, wanting to ask for a manuscript from the famous poet Feng Huacheng, and also took Zhou Zhigang to the magazine to call Qian Province.

Speaking of this matter, Zhou Zhigang smiled, because that was his son-in-law. When people get old, they look forward to their children's success, and his daughter married well, he was also proud, and it is understandable to be happy.

Wang Yan didn't stay long, left the child there to play with Zhou Jianhua, and took Chen Jing to his father-in-law's house to talk about the dinner. The father-in-law gave face and agreed without thinking.

However, although the father-in-law is a division chief, he is not much, and he has not reached the point of being equipped with a car. So the father-in-law and mother-in-law each rode a bicycle, took Chen Jing's younger brother and sister, and came to the old Zhou family as guests.

Zheng's mother and Zheng Guangming had long come over, called by Zhou Bingkun. It was mainly because he knew that the old Zhou family didn't have so many messy things, and it was Wang Yan's suggestion. Plus Zhou Bingkun's warm invitation, they couldn't refuse, so they followed, and helped for half a day.

Zhou Zhigang was very happy and greeted them very warmly to eat dishes and drink wine. Wang Yan's father-in-law was also a powerful official, and his work and speech were also professional. He talked with Zhou Zhigang about the third-line construction, felt the passing of the leaders, expressed a great patriotic, party-loving, family-loving, and dedicated spirit, and talked happily.

The next day, Zhou Zhigang talked to Li Suhua for a whole morning. In the afternoon, Wang Yan followed Zhou Bingkun to the train station and sent him on the train going south. Similarly, if you want to see each other again, it will be a few years.

It was also this day that he received a telegram from Zhou Rong, saying she would be back in March, but didn't set a specific date.

Lively for two days, people left, Li Suhua was a bit unaccustomed, but there were two grandsons making trouble, and there was Zhou Rong who was going to bring the poet who was ten years older and her granddaughter back, which was not bad. Wang Yan saw that her state was okay, and after eating a meal of leftovers, he started work after the New Year.

As for the leftovers, there weren't many left, he didn't eat less at any meal, and Zhou Bingkun and the others ate the rest for three or five days, which was about the same.

Zhou Bingkun found time to make an appointment with his group of good friends for a gathering. They didn't have anything fresh to gather, just complaining that life was not satisfactory, whose family was like this, etc. Zhou Bingkun didn't want to listen to those, Wang Yan heard him say he didn't want to bring women, always nagging and annoying, but he was embarrassed to say, still thinking about being good with Xiao Guoqing and the others, so he endured it. Compared to this, he felt more and more that Zheng Juan was good without a limit.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the end of February. After eating and cleaning up the bowls, chopsticks, and kitchen waste, the family sat on the *kang* and talked.

Li Suhua, as usual, held the child, took the photos sent by Zhou Rong and nagged, looking forward to her daughter's return. Shao Jingwen still came to find Feng Huacheng, urgently wanting to ask for a manuscript to be published in the special issue they launched. Following Shao Jingwen, a knock on the door interrupted the warmth of the family.

"Is this Zhou Bingkun's house?"

Zhou Bingkun, who greeted him, looked at the young man holding a little girl in front of him, and nodded: "Yes, I am Zhou Bingkun, who are you?"

"I am Guo Cheng, this is Yueyue." Seeing that the Zhou Bingkun in front of him and the old lady behind him didn't understand, Guo Cheng hurriedly explained: "Feng Yue, Zhou Rong teacher's daughter."

Li Suhua was holding the photo, compared it and looked at it twice: "It's Yueyue, who are you?"

"I am Guo Cheng."

"My dad's apprentice, right, always helping him write letters." Zhou Bingkun said "Ah," turned his head and explained to his mother, then turned back and greeted: "Juan'er, hurry up and lead the child in, find something to eat and drink. Then have you eaten? Make you something?"

"No need, no need, I'm catching the train home, it's almost there, so I won't stay." Guo Cheng waved his hand: "Just send the child to you, Teacher Zhou Rong has something to do temporarily, and can't come for the time being."

Li Suhua asked anxiously: "What happened to Zhou Rong?"

At this time, Zheng Juan got off the *kang* and walked out. Guo Cheng handed the child to her and said: "Teacher Zhou and the others have something temporary, and can't come for the time being, so let me bring the child back first."

"Then didn't something happen?"

"No, no, it's just work matters in their unit, they will come over in a while."

Zhou Bingkun looked at Guo Cheng's appearance and knew something had happened, so he hurriedly coaxed his mother: "Yes, Mom, what big deal can there be? Tomorrow I will send a telegram to ask, if not, I will make a phone call."

"Right, right, nothing happened, Teacher, you don't have to worry." Guo Cheng looked at Zhou Bingkun: "That Bingkun, I have to catch the train, the things Teacher Zhou brought for the family, I can't take them while holding the child, they are all stored at the station, you hurry up and go with me to take them."

"Right, right, Bingkun, you hurry up, ride a bicycle and take Guo Cheng, don't delay his train."

"Fine."

Zhou Bingkun responded, hurriedly ran back to the room to put on clothes and shoes, looked at Zheng Juan bringing the child there, didn't say much, went out, rode the bike, and carried Guo Cheng to the train station... ===== CHAPTER 381 =====