Zhou Bingyi waved his hand and said: "Okay, Dongmei, I know this matter has nothing to do with you, but..."

He didn't say any more, but Hao Dongmei already understood what he meant.

Hao Dongmei looked at Li Suhua helplessly: "Mom, this matter is a misunderstanding. My parents were in the hospital at the time. Secretary Huang must have taken it privately without knowing the situation. Mom..."

"Dongmei, stop talking."

Zhou Bingyi interrupted Hao Dongmei, and Hao Dongmei became even more anxious: "Bingyi, this matter is really..."

Li Suhua walked up to Hao Dongmei, grabbed her hand, patted her gently, and said softly: "Dongmei, it's okay, don't take it to heart, and don't tell your parents when you go back.

Your father is in the hospital, and we are very satisfied if you can still think of our family."

Hao Dongmei pursed her lips, her eyes were red, and she tried not to shed any tears.

Their family had done something like this, and her mother-in-law still comforted her in a friendly manner, which made her really feel ashamed.

The old lady's words also surprised Zhou Chen. The old lady's speaking skills have improved now.

But he also knew that at this time, Hao Dongmei wished that Li Suhua could blame her and say a few words to her, so that she would feel better.

The more Li Suhua behaves like this, the more uncomfortable and guilty she feels.

Suddenly, Zhou Zhigang, who had gone back to the room, came out again. He looked at Hao Dongmei and said, "Dongmei, the old woman is right. Your parents have so many things to do, so we are very happy and touched that you can remember us. You are too."

Don’t think too much, by the way, do you want to stay at home for New Year’s Eve dinner, or go back to eat?”

"Oh, look at my brain, Dongmei's father is sick. Bingyi, Dongmei, you should go back and take a look."

Hao Dongmei originally agreed with her parents today that after visiting Zhou's house in the afternoon, they would go back to have New Year's Eve dinner together.

But now her parents didn't come over, and they made such an mistake, which made her feel extremely guilty and angry. Even though she wanted to go back and question her, she thought of her injured parents-in-law, and she felt that it was really inappropriate for her to leave like this.

I feel sorry for myself.

Zhou Bingyi was also troubled. His parents-in-law really taught him a lesson today, but it was a negative lesson.

But although he was also very angry, he still remained rational. He knew that his father wanted them to leave at this time, more because he didn't want to embarrass them.

So he walked to Hao Dongmei and whispered: "Dongmei, let's go back first."

Hao Dongmei said angrily: "If I don't go back, we will stay here to eat. We will talk after eating."

Facing his impetuous wife, Zhou Bingyi was helpless. He was obviously the one who had been wronged the most, but he had to persuade Hao Dongmei in turn.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the door.

"They're all at home."

Everyone looked towards the door. Li Suhua was the first to react and happily went forward.

"Xiao Rong, you are back."

Standing outside the door were none other than Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng. The two of them were dusty and walked in cautiously, carrying their things.

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng walked to the living room and put down their things. Zhou Rong's eyes glanced at her father, eldest brother and sister-in-law suspiciously.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Aren't you happy to see me back?"

Zhou Rong felt strange, it was just that the others were not as happy as expected, but why was his father also keeping a straight face?

Zhou Zhigang said forcefully: "Rong'er, Hua Cheng, you are back. Go wash your face. Damn it, you can prepare dinner."

After saying that, he sat on the sofa and smoked a cigarette.

Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng both felt embarrassed. They had just come back from such a long way, so why didn't everyone look good on them? They didn't do anything, right?

"Mom, what's wrong with my dad, brother?"

But Zhou Bingyi didn't have the energy to deal with her at this time, so he just casually replied: "Nothing."

Zhou Rong looked at Li Suhua again, but Li Suhua didn't say anything, which made Zhou Rong even more confused. Looking at this situation, it didn't seem to be directed at her.

Feng Huacheng was better at reading faces than Zhou Rong. He pulled Zhou Rong and said softly: "Let's go, let's put down the things first, and then wash our faces."

This year's New Year's Eve dinner, although the whole family was reunited, was not very enjoyable, mainly because Zhou Zhigang was not in a good mood.

Although Zhou Zhigang had tried hard to control himself, his unintentional expression of emotions still affected the atmosphere at the dinner table.

Several people ate this meal very awkwardly. Needless to say, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng were also cautious and did not dare to speak.

After three reunion dinners, Li Suhua felt very melancholy every time.

After finally hoping for a reconciliation between her husband and her youngest son, something happened to her eldest son again. Even the old lady with a gentle personality couldn't help but complain in her heart at this moment.

The eldest son’s in-laws are really like this. You said that if you didn’t mention this issue, it would be fine if you didn’t come. But you said you would come, but you didn’t come. This is not purely to mess with people’s mentality.

The three children, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to it. They happily devoured the big fish and meat on the table.

The breathtaking New Year's Eve dinner ended quickly. Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei said to their parents and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Zhou Bingyi pulled Zhou Chen aside.

"Bingkun, what happened today is my problem. I didn't think it through. Dad must be very angry. He will definitely not be relieved by what I say now. When we leave, you can go and persuade him. What you said

, he should be able to listen."

Zhou Chen: "Brother, are you not mistaken? If you let me persuade you, aren't you afraid that I will add fuel to the fire?"

"You kid, I'm telling you something serious. Stop being poor and help me. Just treat it as if I'm begging you. Dad only comes back once in several years. I don't want him to be in a bad mood because of something like this. He should start a holiday during the Chinese New Year.

Happy."

The previous two times, Zhou Zhigang had conflicts with Zhou Chen, which resulted in a bad year. Zhou Bingyi did not expect that this time it would be his turn.

"Okay, I understand. However, brother, I have to say that your father-in-law and mother-in-law are really good at calculating. In order to achieve their goals, they even used this method."

Zhou Bingyi did not refute again this time, because he did not believe that there would be such a coincidence, but he was different from Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen could say it in front of him, but he had scruples and did not dare to say it casually.

Seeing that Zhou Bingyi was silent, Zhou Chen could also guess his psychological activities. On the one hand, he was indeed very dissatisfied, but on the other hand, he did not dare to speak out because he still relied on the power of the Hao family.

Zhou Bingyi is a person who can see reality clearly. He just wants to pursue an official career, so he knows that having a father-in-law who is a high-ranking provincial official will definitely be of great help to his future career.

So many times even when he was wronged and frustrated, he still gritted his teeth and endured it, and even tried to help Hao Dongmei.

Anyway, in Zhou Chen's opinion, this eldest brother's life is really tiring.

"Brother, actually you don't have to compromise so much. I know that the position of my sister-in-law's parents can provide you with convenience, but if you have to compromise because of this, it's really not worth it. With your ability, you don't need to do this at all."

Zhou Bingyi's face drooped: "Bingkun, I know you have opinions about me now, but you don't understand, nor do you understand the importance of a strong backer for an official career; not to mention that they are Dongmei's parents, and they are also mine.

Parents, I don’t feel wronged.”

Zhou Chen shook his head. If this is not an grievance, then what is an grievance for a man?

Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely not tolerate it, let alone suffer such injustice. This may be the biggest reason why he is not suitable for an official career.

The waist can be bent, but it cannot be bent all the time...

"Okay, I can't control what you think, but I won't treat today's incident as if it didn't happen."

When Zhou Bingyi heard this, he suddenly felt something was wrong and asked eagerly: "Bingkun, what do you want to do? Don't be stupid."

He had seen his younger brother's audacity and was afraid that Zhou Chen would do something out of his mind.

"You'd better stop caring about me and care about my sister-in-law. Look how angry she is."

"Hey, Bingkun, don't act like this."

Zhou Chen waved to him and walked into the room. Zhou Bengyi had no choice but to go back with his wife Hao Dongmei first.

When I walked into the room, I heard my mother Li Suhua telling Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng what had just happened.

After Zhou Rong heard this, she stood up and yelled angrily: "It's too much, it's too much. How could such a person be like this? He's just an official. If you don't want to recognize our family, don't say it. If you say it, the result is no."

Come on, you said you were sick, is it such a coincidence? I think they did it on purpose."

Li Suhua hit her: "Keep your voice down, your dad will be angry again if he hears it."

Zhou Rong yelled: "Can you blame my dad for being angry? Who wouldn't be angry? It's so disrespectful. I think my sister-in-law is usually very kind. Why are her parents like this? Being an official is great. Although our family

It’s not as prominent as theirs, but there’s no need to suffer this kind of injustice.”

She was originally the kind of person who had a high self-esteem, but now she found out that her family was looked down upon by others, even her eldest brother's parents-in-law, she was still unhappy.

Feng Huacheng whispered from the side: "You can't say that. Maybe she is really sick. After all, she is a high-ranking provincial official and would not do such a thing."

Zhou Rong retorted angrily: "What do you know? I think my sister-in-law's parents did it on purpose. Mom, I'll go into the house to persuade Dad."

After saying that, she walked towards Zhou Zhigang's room.

"This girl is already a mother, and she's still so arrogant."

Li Suhua shook her head, saw Zhou Chen, and asked: "Kun'er, what did your elder brother just say to you?"

"Nothing, just let me persuade dad."

"It's not easy for your eldest brother either, don't blame him."

"Mom, what do I blame him for? This matter has nothing to do with me in the first place, but what Zhou Rong just said is right. I think you should let our father take it easy and don't think about getting married.

It's over, why should we stick to someone else's cold butt?"

"You child, you can just talk about this at home, but you can't say it in front of your sister-in-law. No matter how Dongmei's parents are, my mother still likes Dongmei's child. Although she comes from a high-ranking family, she still
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