Chapter 1201

The crisp and cheerful sound of the suona, in the cold winter, made people feel as if they were in the season when spring returns to the earth and everything is renewed.

Everyone listened, mesmerized, their facial expressions as rich and varied as the colors of spring.

When the suona stopped, applause erupted instantly, especially from Lao Si, whose little hands were already red from clapping.

The Third Man Man Laoyezi smiled and said, "I didn't expect Dongzi to play the suona so well. I especially like this 'Good Days' song. Just like the country's reform and opening up, it can be described as changing with each passing day; every day brings a new atmosphere, and every day is a good day."

"Big Brother, Big Brother!" Lao Si tugged at Zhou Andong's lapel: "Give the suona to me."

Zhou Andong gave the suona to Lao Si. The little girl took it, puffed out her cheeks, and tried to blow, but no matter what, she couldn't make a sound.

"What's going on? Why can't I blow it?"

Zhou Andong laughed heartily and ruffled the little girl's hair: "This requires technique. Let Grandpa teach you."

"Come here, my granddaughter." The old man beckoned: "Grandpa will teach you."

The crowd dispersed, everyone going off to do what they needed to do. Grandma and Grandpa also went out to the park to find those old men and women to chat with.

The Third Man Man Laoyezi also went to the hotel. Qianyi and Wenxuan returned to Wanwan and would have to wait until after RT-Mart opened on New Year's Day before they could come back.

Right now, only Zhou Yu was around. If he didn't keep an eye on him, that little brat could turn the world upside down.

What made the old man even more dissatisfied was that Zhou Andong had returned, and even though he asked Zhou Yu to come over for a visit, he just wouldn't come.

Zhou Andong and Seeing Jian Qiu also went out. Wu Chao took six people and followed Guan Shengjie and Miss Yang to Nanhong City; they were likely already on the plane by now.

Therefore, for the time being, Zhao Hong was responsible for his and Seeing Jian Qiu's safety.

In the car, Seeing Jian Qiu asked curiously: "Did you learn the suona from Grandpa?"

"Yes!" Zhou Andong said: "Dad plays it very well too, but the one who plays the best is actually my uncle."

Seeing Jian Qiu blinked her big eyes: "So it's a family heritage."

"Family heritage or not, it was actually just to survive." Zhou Andong said: "Dad once told me that during those years of low standards, Grandpa used the suona to feed the whole family.

At that time, whenever anyone had a wedding or a funeral, Dad would go along with Grandpa. He wouldn't get paid, but he could at least get a meal. Dad learned the suona during those times.

Later, my eldest aunt, my youngest aunt, and my uncle also learned the suona, and the Zhou family's suona troupe became more and more famous. At that time, our family lived the best because we never went hungry.

We lived good days for a few years before the 'Destroy the Four Olds' campaign began. Grandpa said that from then on, he wouldn't take any more wedding or funeral jobs, no matter who asked. At first, Dad and the others didn't understand and even threw a tantrum, wondering why we wouldn't take money when it was offered.

Later, they understood. A musical troupe in the town took a job for a funeral and was labeled as feudal superstition; they were put on posters, denounced, and paraded through the streets, and were tormented for several months before it was over.

After that evil wind passed and all order was restored, Grandpa took the suona out again. By that time, I was already in the fourth grade of elementary school. Every winter and summer vacation, as long as there was a wedding or funeral job, I would go along, just so I could eat something delicious."

Seeing Jian Qiu listened with great interest: "And then what?"

Zhou Andong continued: "I learned the suona at that time too, but I haven't played it since my second year of high school.

Then the land was contracted to households, and Grandpa and Dad stopped taking jobs, and I never saw them pick up the suona again."

Seeing Jian Qiu leaned her head on Zhou Andong's shoulder and said happily: "When we get married, you should play a piece too, just play 'Good Days'."

"Okay!" Zhou Andong nodded: "When the time comes, I'll also sing a song that belongs to the two of us."

Seeing Jian Qiu lifted her head up all of a sudden, her face full of surprise: "What song?"

Zhou Andong smiled and said: "One I wrote for the two of us."

Seeing Jian Qiu's eyes sparkled: "Can you sing it for me now?"

"No." Zhou Andong shook his head: "I can only sing it when we get married."

"Hmph!" Seeing Jian Qiu showed the kind of charming, naive look only a young girl has: "Forget it if you won't sing."

Zhou Andong laughed heartily and put his arm around Seeing Jian Qiu's shoulder: "I'll give you a surprise when the time comes. If I sing it for you now, the surprise will be gone."

At this moment, the car stopped, and Zhao Hong said: "Chairman, sister-in-law, we're here."

As soon as Zhou Andong and Seeing Jian Qiu got out of the car, they heard a burst of singing coming from across the hospital.

It was an audiovisual store that had opened a while ago, and the singing was coming from the large speakers placed outside.

"The crowing of the crow at moonfall is always a thousand years of wind and frost; the sound of the waves remains, but the night of the beginning is nowhere to be seen. You and I today, how to repeat the story of yesterday, can this old boat ticket board your passenger ship..."

Zhou Andong stopped in his tracks and looked back.

Seeing Jian Qiu asked: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Andong shook his head: "Nothing, I just feel like this song is very good."

Seeing Jian Qiu smiled and said: "It's not as good as the songs you write."

Zhou Andong also smiled: "How can you praise your own man like that?"

"It's true." Seeing Jian Qiu lifted her head: "My man is the most amazing person in this world."

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Don't say that anymore, or I'll get carried away, and you won't be able to pull me back."

The two entered the hospital and arrived at the ward, not expecting such a house full of people.

An Jing, Uncle, Aunt, Zhou Anwen, Zhou Anxue, Yuan Lu, Yuan Zhe, as well as Zhou Anqin and several sisters from her dormitory, had all come.

"Brother!"

"Sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law!"

"Big Brother!"

"Dongzi!"

"Qiuchiu!"

"..."

Zhou Andong and Seeing Jian Qiu responded to each one.

"Why did you only just get here? We've already finished packing." An Jing rolled her eyes at the two of them.

Zhou Andong argued: "Didn't we know you would come? Why would we have come so early?"

"Sophistry!" An Jing huffed.

Zhou Andong chuckled and looked at Yuan Zhe. Yesterday he had asked about Anxue and Yuan Lu's studies, but hadn't asked about Yuan Zhe. He just wanted to find a time to talk to Yuan Zhe personally.

"Kid, how are your studies going? There's only one semester left until the college entrance exam. Do you have confidence?"

"Of course I do." Yuan Zhe looked full of confidence: "I've already said, my goal is Tsinghua or Peking University. Naturally, I will work hard, hard, and harder for my dream."

Zhou Andong's face was covered in black lines: "At a time like this, let's not talk about your dreams. Let's talk about reality."

Yuan Zhe's face turned bitter: "Besides my dream, I don't have any realistic thoughts. Anyway, whatever I get into, I'll go. I don't want to repeat a year."

Zhou Andong looked at Yuan Lu: "Xiaolu, what are your plans?"

Yuan Lu said: "If I don't do well on the exam, I want to repeat a year."

Zhou Andong said to Yuan Zhe: "You're grown up now and have your own thoughts, but I still hope you can consider it carefully, because a key university versus a non-key one will have a crucial impact on your future life."