There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

Time flies, the family reunite for the Lantern Festival. The day of parting was getting closer and closer, but neither Zhou Xiaozheng father nor daughter brought up this topic.

With getting along longer and longer, Zhou Jiao is reluctant to leave her family, but there are still many hurdles ahead for her to overcome, she can only move forward, not back.

While her parents were at work, Zhou Jiao started making dumplings, steamed buns, went to the street to buy cooked food, and made thick soup. She tried everything she could to get her dad to eat more.

Standing in the warehouse, looking at the vats of food against the wall, she was melancholy thinking. The Gu family in the capital is in trouble, everyone who should go to hell is going to go, and her father has a brother to help him. She doesn't seem to have much use for it.

Zhang Guoqing hugged her from behind, and told her with a smile, soon, they will be reunited soon and never be separated again. This trip to City S is imperative—they have to go their own way right now.

Zhou Jiao turned around and hugged him back, leaned her head against his chest and took a deep breath, then raised her head and smiled brightly at him. The two hugged each other and smiled silly into each other's smile.

For dinner that day, Zhou Jiao declined Aunt Chen's help, and personally cooked a table of dishes that her parents liked.

At the dining table, Zhou Xiao was savoring every dish with a smile, and gave her his thumbs up, but he didn't say a word in the audience. He wanted to say Jiaojiao don't leave, Dad can't bear you.

He wanted to say too much, but looking into the child's eyes, he still held back—

This day, after all, he came out by himself.

And his Jiaojiao, even if the future is uncertain, she still wants to walk the path she wants to walk.

After a wordless dinner, Lin Lishan ran back to her room crying.

Zhou Xiaozheng brought Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing back to the study.

In the study, there was silence.

The three sat quietly, looking at each other.

After a long time, Lin Lishan opened the door and entered with red eyes.

Zhou Xiaozheng stood up and patted her, pulling her to sit down.

He uttered the first sentence of the night, and said in a hoarse voice: Dad knows, you just need to make sure that Dad is safe... and leave soon.

After finishing speaking, he looked up and said the second sentence, Dad is waiting for you to come home. You and Xiao Wu don't forget to go home.

Zhou Jiao's pretended strength collapsed in an instant, and tears rolled down her face silently. She lowered her head, managed to calm her breathing, and said with a smile, Dad, wait for me to come home, and you must wait for me to come home.

Zhang Guoqing handed her a handkerchief, and said to his father-in-law who was leaning on the chair and looking up: Dad, when the weather is warmer, Jiaojiao will often bring her home safely. I am familiar with the provincial stations, and I am not worried about safety on the train. .Didn’t you and mom tell us that our family is not short of money? Let’s take the train to play.”

After finishing speaking, seeing Lin Lishan nodding her head straight, she suppressed a sad smile and said, Uncle Dashan is my family member, so I will find a chance to ask for leave and come here when I have nothing to do. For example, May 1st, 11th, or even June 1st, we must have a safe holiday, right?

Lin Lishan was amused by him and laughed.

Zhang Guoqing said more and more vigorously, You really don't have to be sad. I've thought about it, and I'll take over all the business trips that Uncle Dashan has in the future. You always have to go through the capital when you go to the Northeast for business trips? I'm taking Jiaojiao on a business trip.

How can you bring your family with you when you go on a business trip? Let Jiaojiao stay at home. Don't cry, dad has made up his mind. Dad will take care of all the meetings in the Northeast Military Region in the future.

Zhou Xiaozheng's eyes lit up after being told by Zhang Guoqing, he still has many ways to get over. But he didn't plan to tell his own child, and that silly child would worry about his mistakes.

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded.

Zhang Guoqing joked: Are you okay? I will definitely let you go home often. What if the house is flooded?

Zhou Xiaozheng looked at the young couple and shook his head, feeling a lot more at ease in his heart, with Zhang Guoqing, the son-in-law, by his child's side, he had a lot less worries.

Zhou Jiao smiled brightly at her father, Dad, help me prepare a ticket to go to City S. I'll be back in three to five days, and I'll go back to the Northeast at the end of the month. I'll bring you a gift!

Lin Lishan said quickly: I'll go too! Let Mom decide.

Zhou Jiao looked at her curiously, then why were you crying just now?

Okay! You go with them. This time I will guard the house, next time we will go to the old house together. Zhou Xiaozheng nodded in agreement.

He has his own worries. Some things seem to be calm on the surface, but when he rushes to the south of the Yangtze River, everyone will follow him.

The old house is currently under the protection of Mrs. Cheng, and it is safe. He has to think carefully about the inheritance of the darkroom. The Gu family's old house is really not allowed to go at the moment.

After agreeing on the itinerary, I learned that I would go back to Beijing. Lin Lishan was so excited that she didn't care about other things, took out a pen and paper, and started planning a route to buy gifts.

Zhou Xiaozheng picked up a pen and drew a simple route of City S on the letterhead, marked the location of the house, and added the contact address of his comrade-in-arms Wang Dong. Tell Zhou Jiao what to do when she goes there, and find the other party if she has any difficulties.

When Zhou Jiao learned that the other party had transferred to the city bureau, she knew that everything had been planned by her father. After listening carefully, she analyzed the other party's family background and preferences, and when he got his admiring smile, she immediately burst into joy.

During this time, her father will leave homework when he takes her and Zhang Guoqing out for a visit. Now when she sees people and things happen, she will subconsciously analyze the other party's summary comments. She deeply remembered a few words he had said - talented people come forth in large numbers, speak less and watch more; get along with others, equal status, learn to give charcoal in a timely manner, and never add icing on the cake.

The next day Zhou Jiao privately informed Mrs. Cheng. Zhou's family did not announce this trip to S city, they planned to wait for them to leave, and said to the public that they would go out for a stroll.

When Mrs. Cheng learned that they were taking their children to the S market early in the morning, she immediately asked Aunt Chen to find Lin Lishan and told her not to buy tickets yet. She expected that Lin Lishan could only buy an ordinary sleeper berth. If the child is still young, she must take care of it in person, and she can also buy a soft sleeper.

As for Zhou Jiao who said she was going to S city to play, she smiled. If she still believes in others, will her Jiaojiao? impossible! It happened that she went to take care of the children and let her couple handle things.

Zhou Jiao was very worried. She regretted telling her aunt and grandma a little, but she still didn't think carefully about things. Is the old lady able to take it? After repeated persuasion several times to no avail, seeing the old lady happily running home to make arrangements, she and Zhang Guoqing looked at each other with wry smiles.

When Mrs. Cheng returned home, she happened to meet Cheng Ruzhu who was returning to her natal home. She knew that the Wen family was going to entertain Zhou Xiaozheng's family, so she dragged her back to the bedroom.

When Cheng Ruzhu learned that the group of them went to play in S City, she immediately refused to follow her and insisted on following them. The old and the young, she must go. She works in the Commerce Bureau and just happened to be on a business trip to S city.

Mrs. Cheng nodded after listening to her various reasons, and told her to keep it secret before leaving. She was worried that something bad happened to the Lin family. Lao Lin's granddaughters are not polite, and her family's delicate face is not to be offended.

After Zhou Xiaozheng got off work, he learned that Mrs. Cheng would accompany him. He immediately went to Cheng's house, and took Zhou Jiao to the study when he came back. The father and daughter muttered in the study until before dinner. Except for Zhang Guoqing who was chatting with the mother-in-law, no one knew what they said.