There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

May 2nd-Zhou Xiaozheng and Zhou Jiao’s birthday together.Eighteen years ago, Zhou Xiaozheng ushered in the most precious daughter in his life on this day.The same forty-two years ago, his mother lost her lover and gave birth to him in despair.

Early this morning, the father and daughter stood at the graves of Zhou Jinyu and Gu Mingzhu, burning paper money with sorrow.This is the time for their father and daughter to heal their injuries alone. When they return to the bottom of the mountain, everything will start again.

"The dead are dead, the living should be like this"-after crying and painful, life still has to go on.

Back down the mountain, the driver drove them to the hotel.At this time, there were three tables full of people in the box, and everyone was waiting for their father and daughter to arrive.

This time apart from the Cheng family, Zhao Chuanguang's wife and Zhou Xiaozheng's life and death friends, the Lin family is still not in place.Did Mrs. Cheng arrange it, or was Lin Lishan not invited?These Zhou Xiaozheng father and daughter did not bother.

Elder Lin went out on business, perhaps to avoid this banquet.The Lin family, without the old man, seemed to run counter to the Zhou family.

During the entire banquet, Mrs. Cheng and Lin Lishan arranged for Zhang Luo. It was only before Zhou Xiaozheng and his daughter went out this morning that they were notified.Everything seems to be expected, but also unexpected.

"Come on, come and eat noodles first. After eating it, I will live a long time to old and be happy every day." Old lady Cheng smiled when she saw the father and daughter come in.

"I'm sorry to be late. When did you all come?" Zhou Xiaozheng supported the old lady and greeted everyone.

After Zhou Jiao took her seat, she focused on her mother Lin Lishan's reaction.She hadn't seen anything abnormal, and she didn't mention it again.

Zhou Xiaozheng took a bite symbolically first, put down his chopsticks and said quickly: "You are welcome, brothers, this is all my family. Auntie, let's serve."

"Brother Zheng, we are not in a hurry. You and Jiaojiao will finish the noodles first. This is the old lady who cooks the noodles herself. If the elders cook the noodles, you will surely live a long life if you eat them."

Zhou Xiaozheng listened to everyone's words, and saw that several brothers came alone, "Why don't you bring your family? A Guang and his younger siblings have to entertain you first, and I will be back soon when I go to the south."

"A few sister-in-laws and siblings can't go to work, we will all get together again tonight. Brother Zheng, remember to be there on time tonight.

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The crowd gathered last night, and the schedule for the next few days has been arranged.After the birthday banquet, tomorrow their family, except for Lin Lishan, who will arrange the performance of the group, will go south with the old couple Cheng to find their roots in the old house in Jiangnan.

After returning to Beijing, how to deal with the Lin family will be the next thing.Zhou Jiao saw that her parents had never mentioned that she should go to see Mrs. Lin Gu Ruyi, learning to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Watching Zhao Chuanguang making a toast at the moment, Zhou Jiao's eyes rolled and she was ready. Taking advantage of her godfather and mother to live in the guest house tonight, she went home late with the past, avoiding the three sisters Lin Xuezhen.

At the banquet, half of the wine tour, the atmosphere is more harmonious and lively.Zhao Chuanguang was born to be a hot spot. Under his leadership, everyone let go of restraints and made jokes.

Especially Zhang Guoqing's gift made everyone happy.Even Zhou Jiao didn't know when Zhang Guoqing prepared the wooden reliefs-she was wearing a princess dress and riding on her dad's neck when she was young, and her dad held up the candied haws with one hand.Seeing this, she couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Chuanguang clapped his hands even more, raised Ping An, and smiled: "Baby, do you think the little sister is beautiful? Do you like it? Xiaowu shake out all the things in your bag. Let me see what else is there? "

"Goddad, your look is so good." Zhang Guoqing said with a smile.He carefully unwrapped the newspaper, revealing a set of egg sculptures of five family portraits and a set of colorful clay sculptures.

"Oh, that's a good idea. It's more interesting than taking photos and taking a group photo. Daughter-in-law, how about the whole set? Did Xiao Wu go to D city last time to prepare?

Zhang Guoqing nodded and smiled at Zhao Chuanguang.Now that there are too many people, he is not embarrassed to say, except for his goddad's family, he is prepared.He didn't prepare for other people because they didn't have photos.

Huang Huimin is now focused on the women's desk.This time the two daughters-in-law of the Cheng family were worried that Zhao Chuanguang would not have time for a meeting and were inviting her to go shopping.Everyone was talking about yesterday's May Day grand festival, which made her secretly regret coming one day late.Hearing her man asked him, he smiled at him, turned his head and listened again.

Seeing her regret, Lin Lishan thought she was just like herself, secretly whispering in her ear, "I also want to go to Jiangnan, I plan to leave on the 6th. You will play here for a few days, and we will go together."

Huang Huimin was a little surprised when he heard the words, and then reacted, a little dumbfounded.She didn't have to wait a few days to go to Jiangnan.Her elder sister is in the sea market and can go anytime.However, she was really tempted, how crowded.

"Then we will go together when Aguang finishes the meeting. Later, we will make an appointment with Brother Zheng about where to meet."

Lin Lishan smiled happily, her eyes turned crescent.

At another table, Zhou Jiao faced everyone's red envelopes and gifts, and quickly returned the red envelopes and accepted the gifts.She smiled and opened the present carefully, always thanking everyone.

Today is the only birthday party in her two lifetimes. In her previous life, except for Zhang Guoqing to celebrate for her, she never had a birthday.A birthday is a happy reunion celebration day for others.But for her, it was also Good Friday when she came to the world.What to celebrate?

But now on 5.2, the same day of the two lives, with her father, everything has changed.She is grateful to God and grandma Gu Mingzhu. On such days, she feels the warmth of family love.

What moved Zhou Jiao the most and cherished it was the two bowls of longevity noodles prepared by Mrs. Cheng herself, and the two pendants were inlaid with necklaces of photos of their father and daughter.

She has eaten a lot of longevity noodles and made a lot of them.Except for Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Xiaozheng, no one has ever personally prepared for her on her birthday.Mrs. Cheng's bowl of longevity noodles is a deep affection for her.

At this moment, she thought of Grandma Zhou in the northeast, and thought of Zhou Xue who was in prison.For 17 years, every May 2nd, everyone deliberately forgot.And every September 9th, when Zhou Xue took the red-skinned eggs from Grandma Zhou, what did she think about facing her proudly showing off herself?

Facing Grandma Zhou's guilt, she smiled and shook her head.Yes, year after year, I got used to it, and she felt it didn't matter.But life didn't teach her to be worldly, and she couldn't learn to see through people's hearts.

Zhang Guoqing squeezed her hand beside her.

After Zhou Jiao woke up, she smiled at him.This man knew her so much, he knew her too much, and he noticed any abnormality.Thinking of his monthly visits to Grandma Zhou, she knows how to smile again-what a silly man!