Chapter 384

"Let me tell you, you haven't been there, you don't know, that Beijing is really great. My dad took me and my mom, and just after getting off the train, after finding a hotel, we went to eat roast duck. Oh my, it was so fragrant... We also sent my mom to Peking University, that school is really great, in the future I also want to get into Peking University... We went to the Great Wall, that is the Great Wall that Chairman Mao said if you don't go, you're not a man, it's so long, those bricks, so big... The place where the emperor lived, called something like the Forbidden City..."

In the old Zhou family, the adults were eating on the kang in the east room. On the other side, in the west room, were several children who weren't eating properly, eating things Wang Yan brought back from Beijing, listening to Wang Jianye, who had just returned and was anxious to show off despite his fatigue, gesturing and comparing.

Li Suhua laughed while eating: "Hey, don't say, Jianye's little mouth is really chattering, he says it quite clearly, listening to him makes me want to go too."

"Then just go, Auntie. From Jichun to Beijing, it's only half a day or more, leave in the morning, arrive in the afternoon."

"Hi, I was just saying that. With these old arms and legs, what's there to toss about." Li Suhua laughed: "Bingyi and Zhou Rong also got into Peking University, have they arrived? Did you see them when you were there this time?"

"Saw Big Brother Bingyi, he went the second day after we arrived, and we even ate together last night. He said Zhou Rong and the others would arrive this morning, but my train ticket was bought long ago, and the patients at the hospital couldn't be delayed any longer, so I didn't see them."

Zhou Bingkun, who was drinking wine with a smile, frowned: "My big brother went so early? Then why didn't he stop in Jichun and come back to see us? Besides, Sister Dongmei also has to go home, right? He didn't send her off and just went straight to Beijing?"

Li Suhua rolled her eyes at her youngest son: "Isn't there still a few months until summer break? He can't stay for a few days even if he comes back, what's there to toss about? Going straight is also fine, it's not like it's a few days difference."

"A son knows his mother best, Auntie, that's exactly what he said. Said if he came back for two days and left, you'd feel quite sad, so just wait until the summer break for the big reunion, everyone will be happy." Wang Yan laughed: "He went by himself, Sister-in-law Dongmei still had some things to handle over there, and her school starts a bit later, so they didn't come together."

Zhou Bingkun hummed, not speaking. Although his own mother said so, the disappointment in her eyes couldn't be hidden; he saw it clearly. Thinking about it, it was normal; passing by the door without entering, where could there really be so many things.

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"Then look, can I not know what he's thinking?" Then, the smiling Li Suhua changed her face and glared at her youngest son: "What are you humming about?"

"No, Brother, Sister-in-law, you all see, I'm standing up for her, and in turn, she's scolding me, then I'm so wronged."

Zheng Juan pursed her lips and smiled: "Hurry up and eat your meal."

Wang Yan also laughed: "Fine, it's only a few months anyway, Auntie already said it's not a few days difference."

This thing wasn't him provoking the internal unity of the old Zhou family; when Li Suhua asked, he told the truth. If she didn't ask, he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it. Even if he didn't say it, when Zhou Bingyi came back, maybe he would mention this matter himself.

After laughing and talking for a while, Li Suhua said 'oh': "Little Yan, Jing'er went to Beijing for university, you two men at home definitely won't live well, Jianye isn't old enough for school, and it's the time when he's naughty, why don't you all come back to live, it's not like there's no place. The child has companions to play with here, and you can eat hot meals when you come back from work, saving you from running back and forth."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "Fine, Auntie, I'll go back tonight to get some things, and tomorrow I'll come over to sleep in the west room with Guangming. Just right, it's close, and I can also tutor him."

Zheng Guangming, who was eating with his head down, raised his head upon hearing this, gave Wang Yan a grin, continued eating his meal, and didn't speak.

Zhou Bingkun raised his glass and said: "This is good, come, Brother, let's have a drink. You moved out in '73, it's been more than four years. Looking at it this way, my sister-in-law getting into university was the right thing, right Mom."

"Look at what you're saying, Jing'er getting into university is naturally right. You say it like this, like Jing'er is in your way."

"Forget it, today is a bad day, I won't talk, Brother, drink, drink."

Next door was a bunch of little brats enviously listening to Wang Jianye bragging, here was a family happily eating dinner, outside the window was the biting cold of the early spring north wind, inside the room was the warm smoke and fire of the human world, it was a peaceful and beautiful life...

The next day, Wang Yan returned to the hospital to start treating the patients who had waited for half a month and were already anxious. In the evening, he went home to get some clothes for Wang Jianye and moved back to the old Zhou family.

On the fourth day after he returned to Jichun, early in the morning, just after arriving at the hospital, he saw Hao Dongmei looking at him with some embarrassment at the door of the consulting room.

"Sister-in-law Dongmei, when did you get back?"

"Got back the day before yesterday, a bunch of things over there, got back a bit late. After getting back, it was a bunch of registration things, busy until today, didn't have time to go back to see my mother-in-law and Bingkun and the others."

"What's the rush, you're all in Jichun now, can't you see each other anytime. I'll tell Auntie tonight, see when you have time, and go back for a meal. Your situation, Big Brother Bingyi already told me before, come in, let me take a look first."

Hao Dongmei looked at the patients at the door who were looking at her unhappily, smiled apologetically at them, and followed him into the consulting room.

The patients were unhappy, but they also understood. After all, they were already calling her sister-in-law, and she had to go home for dinner, this relationship was definitely close. Of course, even if they didn't understand, they could only hold it in, which is why they understood.

Wang Yan and Hao Dongmei didn't have that many words; the two weren't very familiar. The last time they met was two years ago during the Spring Festival; she and Zhou Bingyi didn't stay for a few days before leaving. This was the second time they met, and it was to see a doctor. Even if they were familiar, they couldn't say anything; after all, this illness wasn't anything else. So the two didn't make small talk, entered the room, and directly took her pulse and asked about symptoms.

She fell into icy well water in winter, leading to cold uterus and amenorrhea. Wang Yan took a look, wrote a prescription on paper with a fountain pen, and then handed it to her: "I'll write you a prescription first, and take some moxa for moxibustion, use it before going to sleep at night... Pay attention usually... After three days, come over in the afternoon, and I'll give you acupuncture treatment."

Hao Dongmei took the prescription, put it away, and asked hopefully: "Wang Yan, can this be cured?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "How dare I say full words when curing illness? Can only say there is hope, treat it first and see the situation."

"I know, just couldn't help but want to ask." Hao Dongmei smiled bitterly and stood up: "Fine, you're so busy, then I won't disturb your work. You tell Mom, I'll go over this Sunday, I'm off."

Hao Dongmei had been back for three days and hadn't gone to see her mother-in-law; of course, that was unreasonable. Where could she really be so busy that she didn't have time? She just didn't want to go, a habitual procrastination. Running through the whole drama, she and the old Zhou family weren't really that close.

This was also normal; after all, her family's conditions were there. Not to mention whether she looked down on them or not, it was really hard to integrate. And there was her parents' side; until they died, they never met the in-laws Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua, which was also a thing. Zhou Bingyi was hard to do, and she was hard to do. But she couldn't control her own parents; throwing a temper tantrum was the limit, she couldn't change much, so that was that. Just meet less often on weekdays and think less about those annoying things.

And in the drama, originally at this time Li Suhua was paralyzed on the kang; although she didn't show it, she must have gone very few times during the period when Li Suhua woke up. So changing to now was the same; even if there weren't so many things, she wouldn't go much.

"Next."

Without thinking too much, Wang Yan opened his mouth and called in the patient waiting outside, and started a day's work...

In the evening, after returning home, Wang Yan mentioned this matter. Li Suhua just smiled and instructed Zheng Juan to buy good meat and vegetables in these two days, preparing for Sunday's meal.

This attitude of course went without saying; ordering the youngest son's wife to welcome the eldest son's wife, she was treated as a guest. The sense of distance between people, except for very self-centered people, can generally be perceived.

And to tell the truth, Li Suhua was also a stranger to Hao Dongmei. Before, when there was no going up to the mountains and down to the countryside, Hao Dongmei came twice; later, it was the Spring Festival of '76. After that, she hadn't seen her, so even if she wanted to be close, she couldn't be very close.

Of course, this didn't delay Li Suhua's enthusiasm for Hao Dongmei. When people came on Sunday, she showed a lot of concern. From noon until afternoon, she was laughing and chatting, and very sincerely urged her to stay for dinner and spend the night.

However, Hao Dongmei still had to go to school the next day, plus Guangzipian was a bit far from her home, and it wasn't easy to walk when it got dark, so she didn't eat dinner and rode her bicycle home.

In the evening, the family sat around the table eating, the little brats were eating messily, Li Suhua laughed and instructed them not to rush, Zheng Juan gave them each a light tap, letting them be honest, while Wang Yan was drinking wine with Zhou Bingkun.

Li Suhua couldn't help but sigh: "Dongmei still doesn't get along with us much, too polite."

"Mom, stop thinking about it. It's my brother and Sister-in-law Dongmei living their lives, not us. You also said, ever since my brother and sister left in '69, they really went out. Besides, the conditions of Sister-in-law Dongmei's family aren't on the same level as us ordinary people, it's already quite good that she can be like this."

"That's also true, it's just hard on Bingyi. I guess he's not having an easy time over there."

"The book says, 'without desire, one is strong.' That is to say, if a person has no purpose and doesn't rely on others, then there's nothing to fear. If my big brother doesn't covet anything else, he'll be quite good."

"What does your big brother have to ask for? When he married Dongmei, Dongmei's parents hadn't been rehabilitated yet and were raising cattle in the south. Besides, we don't have to rely on them, not adding trouble to your big brother, isn't that just right."

"Fine, Auntie, as you said, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. In the future, Big Brother Bingyi won't come back, it's their life after all, hurry up and eat." Wang Yan laughed: "But Bingkun has made progress recently, even talking about 'the book says'?"

Zhou Bingkun grinned: "Isn't it that everyone in our family has gone to university, and I'm the only one who's useless. I thought if I don't go to university, I don't go, but I can't be uneducated, right. There's a cabinet full of books, it's convenient to look at, so I just look and learn when I have nothing to do, also to improve."

Li Suhua couldn't help but shake her head: "You, if you had this drive back then, it would have been fine."

"I'm just purely improving my own ideological awareness, not thinking about doing anything, it's different from when I was in school, I can now be considered living and learning."

"Go, how old are you, and you're living and learning? Wait until you're my age to say that."

Just at this time, a knock on the door sounded. Zheng Juan, who was sitting at the door taking care of the children, got up and went to the outer room to open the door. Before long, Zheng Juan's voice sounded: "Bingkun, come here."

"Who is it?" Zhou Bingkun put down his chopsticks and got up, walked out of the room in a few steps, saw the person standing at the door, and laughed: "Brother Xiaoguang, have you eaten? We're just eating, want to drink a bit together?"

"No, I came after eating." Zhou Xiaoguang shook his head: "You come out, I have something to tell you."

Zhou Bingkun let Zheng Juan go back to the room to eat, then closed the door and followed him out. Standing at the door, he asked puzzled: "What's wrong, Brother Xiaoguang?"

"Want to ask you for a favor."

When Zhou Bingkun sent Zhou Xiaoguang away and returned to the room to sit down, the little brats had already finished eating and went to the next room to play. Zheng Juan and Li Suhua had also finished eating, leaving only Wang Yan drinking by himself.

Looking at Zhou Bingkun, who wanted to speak but was conflicted, Wang Yan had already thought of what it was. He patted the table, waking up the conflicted Zhou Bingkun: "If you have something to say, say it. If it can be done, do it; if it can't, don't blame me."

Zhou Bingkun glanced at his own mother who was glaring at him from the side, sighed, and said: "That thing, Zhou Xiaoguang got into university, but isn't there a setting things right now? Zhou Xiaoguang's dad was taken down last year. He was originally the director in charge of propaganda at the tractor factory, and was also sent to the workshop to work. This time he got into university, but the factory said his composition had problems and wouldn't let him go. Now their school has already started, if he doesn't go, he'll have wasted the exam, no way, so he came to find me.

Brother, you also know, before when Tu Zhiqiang was shot, I was so obsessed in that timber factory. Pretending to go to work, wandering for a long time, in the end, it was Zhou Xiaoguang who found his dad to get me to this soy sauce factory. So I thought, if I can help, I'll help. You also know Zhou Xiaoguang's character; his dad's composition is bad, that's his dad, can't delay his future because of this.

I just thought I'd ask you first if you have a way. He said if it really doesn't work, he'll find my sister, let my sister find my brother, and let Sister-in-law Dongmei's dad think of a way."

Without waiting for Wang Yan to speak, Li Suhua on the side directly refused: "Can't find Bingyi, didn't we just say while eating, don't ask people, don't add trouble to your brother. Dongmei's dad is such a high official, finding him for this little thing isn't worth the trouble."

Zhou Bingkun sighed: "Yes, that's what I thought too. Isn't it that my Brother Yan also has a very wide network? If he can solve it, then don't add trouble to my big brother."

"Auntie, you don't need to worry, I can handle this matter, no need to find High Official Hao." Wang Yan replied, then looked at Zhou Bingkun: "Feel it's hard to handle? This is nothing, there will be many such things in the future. Aren't you one of the Six Little Gentlemen? Now that Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang have gone to university, college students are popular now, and they shouldn't mix too badly in the future. But Xiao Guoqing, Cao Debao, Sun Ganchao, they don't have conditions as good as our family. According to the national situation I told you before, they shouldn't be easy to mix.

I feel I still know a few people who can handle some things. Big Brother Bingyi doesn't need to be said, high official's son-in-law, after graduating from university, he will definitely go into politics. And what I told you before, when you get rich and show your wealth, you'll have your share of trouble."

"I'm not stupid, and I don't owe them anything, who knows what will happen in the future." Zhou Bingkun shook his head: "Then Zhou Xiaoguang's matter..."

"Handle it tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother."

Li Suhua on the kang said: "Troubling you, Little Yan."

"Not troublesome, Auntie. That person helped Bingkun, I'm Bingkun's brother, should pay back what needs to be paid. If you say it like that, you're pushing me out of the old Zhou family again."

Li Suhua rolled her eyes: "You speak clearly and neatly, but Auntie isn't stupid, asking people to do things, is there ever a time it's not troublesome?"

Wang Yan laughed: "It's really not that hard, these years I've treated quite a few officials and their relatives, have two parts of face. Make a phone call, talk about the situation, that's it. Find a chance later, invite people for a drink, and that's it, no big deal."

"Fine, I won't say anymore, as long as you're not in a difficult position, hurry up and eat."

Wang Yan continued to chat with Zhou Bingkun about the topic of finding people to handle things just now, talking about the character, current situation, and future of these friends...

The next day, Wang Yan handled Zhou Xiaoguang's schooling matter. As he said, it really wasn't that hard, just a phone call, made to the Mayor of Jichun.

Of course, there were other ways; after all, that tractor factory director was short of funds and wanted an appropriation. He could also solve this matter, but compared to the cost of a phone call, it was obviously much larger. Or he could also help the tractor factory come up with an idea or something, improve the tractor or something, but he was too lazy to spend that effort.

Mainly, he only knew how to talk, not how to do, and this process required a certain amount of capital investment, and the people at the tractor factory were also unlikely to do it. Because his own profession limited him, a doctor famous in the Northeast, guiding the upgrade of tractors, was very alternative and lacked persuasiveness.

Besides, the tractor factory itself lacked subjective initiative. In the decades since its establishment, it only climbed technology at the beginning, and later it didn't work, relying on the special nature of state-run to live. After all, production and sales were integrated, the country allocated, and there was a place to go after it was built, no sense of crisis, lack of creativity, and even less vitality. After so many years, the iteration of products wasn't big. And this wasn't just a problem of one tractor factory; it was a common problem of a considerable number of state-run factories here and there in the country, which could also be considered a necessity for reform and opening up.

This time, without Zhou Xiaoguang's matter, maybe it would affect the attitude of Hao Dongmei's parents; after all, originally it was played that because of such a matter, Hao Dongmei's parents had opinions about Zhou Bingyi, so it could also be considered a small help.

However, there was another possibility: people always have to experience some lessons to make progress. Without Zhou Xiaoguang's matter to find, Zhou Bingyi might not reflect as much as originally on 'not falling in the same place twice', and then it wasn't certain he would find his father-in-law to handle things for others.

That had nothing to do with him, Wang Mouren; everyone had their own fortune...