Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 526

Chapter 526: Chapter 409: Sleeping in the Study

Pride comes before a fall, joy begets sorrow.

Zhang Guoqing deeply understood the meaning of these idioms.

He let out a long sigh.

Beside him, Ping’an also followed suit with a long sigh.

The father and son glanced at Zhou Jiao together and found her as steady as a rock.

Ping’an patted him and sighed again.

Zhou Jiao tried hard to suppress her laughter. Her son imitated his father’s sighing to perfection. Well done!

Zhang Guoqing patted Ping’an, "Son, don’t imitate dad. Your little sigh sounds terrible. Can you help dad plead with mom?"

Ping’an giggled after Zhang Guoqing finished speaking.

"Wife, honey, Jiao Jiao, I’ve been sleeping in the study for three nights. Look at me, restless night and day, look at how much weight I’ve lost."

"Mom, I want to sleep with dad."

Zhou Jiao glanced at them sideways, "Didn’t you sneak back in the middle of the night? Who are you fooling? And losing weight, you’re crushing me. Oh, I remember, it’s your turn to sleep together tonight with your son."

Zhang Guoqing said to Ping’an, "Son, it seems being soft isn’t working, we need to be tough. Let’s tickle mom and see if she dares?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao quickly ran outside, but she was caught before she could get out the door.

The father and son grabbed her and asked her if she dared not want them, making her laugh loudly and admit defeat, only then did they high-five to celebrate.

Tired from playing, the whole family lay on the kang.

Zhang Guoqing smiled and said, "Jiao Jiao, Uncle Dashan will definitely sleep in the study these days."

Zhou Jiao glanced sideways.

"Hey, don’t look at me with those eyes. The son’s here, I’ll let you off."

Zhou Jiao blushed and stubbornly changed the subject, "How do you know? Did Uncle Dashan tell you?"

"How could he tell me? We have our little fun, they probably have real conflicts. I think it’s still those issues from Uncle Dashan’s old home. Hongbing said his mom plans to volunteer for a trip tomorrow."

Zhou Jiao responded with an "oh" and lost interest. In her opinion, aside from respecting parents, any sacrifice that exceeds the family’s burden is unnecessary. Zhao Dashan isn’t one to be foolish. Maybe there’s something else going on in their family. As an outsider, it’s better not to meddle.

Zhou Jiao happily gave him a thumbs up. That’s great news. If the tiger bone wasn’t so valuable, she would’ve considered using the rest to make more ointment.

At this moment, the couple couldn’t possibly foresee that Mrs. Lin had unexpectedly guessed rightly that Zhou Jiao had the formula. A stroke, that would be the best remedy. However, even if confirmed by the other party, Zhou Jiao definitely wouldn’t hand it over. So it’s said, in life, cause and effect circulate, all have fixed numbers.

On this day, finally not having to sleep in the study, Zhang Guoqing’s mood was high. Before dinner, he brought Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang back home, and this time they had quite a few wild animals too. Good things must be shared with the elders, that’s for sure.

Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang beamed with smiles along the way, unable to close their mouths. Whenever the youngest son said he had something to discuss with them, it was always a pretext. He and his wife must have something delicious waiting for them.

If not for worrying about the three grandchildren, Mother Zhang really wished to stay at the youngest son’s home. With a considerate youngest son, a daughter-in-law like her own, and a cunning little grandson, not having to worry about food and clothes, it’s as comfortable as can be. Unfortunately, the three grandsons eat poorly at school, and the kids are growing, so she helps out while she can.

Not quite home, at the doorway, Zhou Jiao stood holding Ping’an’s hand, and when she saw Mr. Zhang and them coming, Ping’an ran up immediately, grabbed Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang’s hands, and giggled continuously.

Mother Zhang loved the laughter of the little grandson most. No matter how big of a worry she had, meeting with the little grandson made it vanish. The fair, chubby Little Genius, happy all day, always brings joy!

The family entered the yard, Zhang Guoqing closed the latch behind them. Once inside the living room, before Mr. Zhang could speak, Zhou Jiao started serving food, Zhang Guoqing poured the drinks.

Mr. Zhang and they saw the big plate of pickled fish on the kang table, a pot of braised meat, a large plate of meat buns. They didn’t refuse; the youngest son came over every three to five days, they’re used to it.

Mr. Zhang picked a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, paused, seeing Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao smilingly watching him. He picked another piece, savoring it in his mouth and smilingly pointed at the two—a wild game hotpot. This method is great, stew it in the pot, the aroma doesn’t escape.

Zhang Guoqing felt delighted seeing their parents enjoying the food. Zhang Guofu’s family was never short of cured meat, but unfortunately, the parents were used to saving, all the good stuff was reserved for the juniors. He wanted to be filial and could only often bring them home to change tastes, because sending it over would still end up not reaching their mouths. Alas, the hearts of parents in the world.