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Chapter 1028: A Half-Century Gaze

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"Hurry and open the door!"

Old Comrade Zhou also sat up and climbed onto the wheelchair by the bed very nimbly.

Now his legs could stand up, and he could walk a few steps while holding onto things, so getting in and out of bed and sitting in the wheelchair was no problem at all.

Yuan Liying ran out quickly, stood by the door, took a deep breath, and reached out to open the door.

Standing outside was an old man with white hair, but his spirit was very full.

"You are..."

Yuan Liying's voice trembled a little.

The Third Master Zhou also said with a trembling voice: "My name is Zhou Chengwen."

"Third Uncle!" Yuan Liying called out: "It really is you. Come in quickly."

Yuan Liying was extremely excited and turned to shout at the old man Zhou Banghua: "Dad, look who this is."

Zhou Chengwen walked in slowly, his eyes sweeping over Yuan Xizhang before landing on Zhou Banghua. Excited tears flowed down instantly.

Zhou Banghua stood up blankly, pointing at Zhou Chengwen, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

The gazes of the two old men crossed half a century of time, returning to their childhood, returning to that era of war.

"Old... Old Third!" Zhou Banghua finally made a sound: "Is it really you?"

"Second Brother!" Zhou Chengwen walked inside tremblingly.

Zhou Banghua also moved forward step by step: "Old Third, you really are Old Third."

The short distance of a few meters felt like they had walked for half a century, and then their hands gripped each other tightly.

"Second Brother, I finally found you." Zhou Chengwen hugged his second brother and wailed, just like a child who had been wronged.

At this moment, Zhou Banghua's tears also flowed down, and he hugged his third younger brother tightly.

"I thought I would never see you again in this life. I dreamed of Mom many times, and every time she would ask me if I had found Old Third. Every time I didn't know how to answer her, afraid she would blame me, and afraid she would be disappointed."

The two old men chattered on like this, and everyone followed them in shedding tears.

Especially Zhou Qianyi, who was crying her eyes out.

Yuan Liying stood to the side, also wiping her tears non-stop.

Yuan Xizhang rubbed his face hard with both hands and then said with a smile.

"It's been decades; you two old brothers have finally met. Don't just stand there; sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

After venting, the two old men's moods finally stabilized.

"Old Third, let me introduce you." Zhou Banghua was as happy as a child: "This old thing is my in-law, this is the in-law's mother, this is your sister-in-law, and this is your second nephew and second nephew's wife."

Zhou Chengwen also introduced to his second brother: "This is my granddaughter, Zhou Qianyi, my grandson Zhou Yu, and this is my granddaughter's husband Luo Wenxuan; they aren't married yet."

"Hello, Second Man Man Laoyezi, Second Grandmother!" Zhou Qianyi called out respectfully, then looked at Old Comrade Zhou and Yuan Liying: "Hello, Second Uncle, Second Aunt."

Zhou Yu had been looking for Zhou Andong since he entered, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see him, and his mood improved.

He was happily watching the fun when he felt his grandfather's dissatisfied gaze looking over.

The kid gave a start and hurriedly shouted: "Hello, Second Man Man Laoyezi, Second Grandmother. Hello, Second Uncle, Second Aunt."

"Good, very good!" Zhou Banghua laughed happily: "All grown up, good, very good."

The atmosphere became lively, and Zhou Chengwen talked about the process of cooperating with Zhou Andong and then recognizing each other in Yangcheng.

Zhou Banghua sighed: "This must be Mom helping our family reunite."

"Mom, I'm back."

Before anyone was seen, the voice arrived first, and then the door was heard being bumped open, and a small figure rushed in like a whirlwind.

"Eh!" She braked, her big eyes looking at this one and then that one, "We have guests."

Yuan Liying hurriedly said: "Hurry and call Third Man Man Laoyezi!"

Old Four called out very obediently: "Third Man Man Laoyezi!"

"Hey!" Zhou Chengwen laughed heartily and answered, "This must be Old Four, right? I've heard Dongzi talk about her."

After Old Four finished calling Third Man Man Laoyezi, she blinked her eyes and looked at Zhou Chengwen with anticipation.

As soon as Yuan Liying saw this, she knew what this little girl was thinking.

She raised her hand and knocked on Old Four's head.

"Call her Sister!"

Old Four was very disappointed. *Why didn't this Third Man Man Laoyezi give me a gift? *

Then, the girl looked at Zhou Qianyi and first gave a sweet smile.

"Sister, you are so beautiful."

"Ah!"

Being praised as beautiful by a child, Zhou Qianyi was so happy she almost jumped, squatted down, and grabbed Old Four's little hand.

"Do you remember me?"

Old Four was bewildered and shook her little head.

Zhou Qianyi said with a smile: "Do you remember, in a shopping mall, you were holding a big cloth doll, couldn't see the road, and then you were bumped into by me and fell down."

Old Four blinked her big eyes: "You are that beautiful sister."

"You remember now." Zhou Qianyi pinched Old Four's nose, then took off a red string from her neck, which had a piece of emerald green jade pendant tied to it; it had nothing on it, no words, no characters, no landscapes.

Yuan Liying didn't know jade, but looking at the jade pendant in Zhou Qianyi's hand, it was transparently green, without a single impurity, and emitted a faint soft light; it looked valuable at a glance.

"This jade pendant, Sister gives it to you." Zhou Qianyi put it on Old Four's neck.

"No!" Yuan Liying hurriedly stopped her: "This is too valuable."

Zhou Banghua spoke up: "Since it's a gift from Sister, just accept it."

If it were before, Zhou Banghua definitely wouldn't have been able to say these words.

Because their status and position were not equal, his family was poor, and accepting a valuable gift would make people look down on them.

His third younger brother wouldn't say anything, but it was inevitable that the family wouldn't say anything, and he, Zhou Banghua, couldn't afford to lose that face.

But it was different now; with equal status, position, and money, no matter how valuable the gift was, it was just a gift.

The old man had spoken, and Yuan Liying didn't stop her again: "Hurry and thank Sister."

"Thank you, beautiful sister."

Old Four called out obediently, then took the jade pendant into her hand, feeling it smooth and slippery; it was very good-looking and fun to play with.

Yuan Liying didn't pay attention to Old Four anymore: "Dad, Old Ge Da has already booked a spot at Quanjude, and the time is about right, let's go over now."

Hearing Yuan Liying's words, Zhou Banghua understood immediately: "You all knew Third Uncle was found, and you were keeping it from me alone, right?"

Old Comrade Zhou said with a smile: "My mom didn't know either."

Everyone laughed heartily, left the ward, and went to Wang Fujing Quanjude to eat.

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Wang Fujing, Quanjude!

Old Uncle Zhou Xiaoli, Old Aunt Yang Xiujie, and Zhou Anwen, Zhou Anxue, Zhou Anqin, including Yuan Lu and Yuan Zhe, were all standing at the entrance waiting, looking at the intersection from time to time; they were truly looking forward to it.

At this time, a BMW drove over and stopped by the side of the road. Song Ziyi got out of the car and saw Zhou Anqin standing there at a glance.

This guy's eyes lit up instantly, and he walked over quickly: "Miss Zhou, long time no see."

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