Chapter 1012
Farewell
Chapter 1012 Farewell
At this time, Zhou Zhigang sighed and said, "This is very likely, this is the last photo of our family!"
"What are you talking about?" Li Suhua said a little unhappily, thinking that what Zhou Zhigang said was unlucky.
Zhou Zhigang looked at Li Suhua and said helplessly:
"To be honest, Zhou Bingyi and I are about to leave. We both only get a family visit leave once every two years, and we may not be able to come back at the same time."
"I also heard that the construction corps that Bingyi went to was managed in the same way as the military!"
"I'm far away in Chongqing. Maybe when I come back, Bingyi won't be here. And when Bingyi comes back, he might not be here again!"
"Don't we have to let one more person go? It will be hard to get our family together again in the future!"
"Dad, if one more person dies, who will go?" Li Suhua asked after wiping her tears.
"Ah~!" Zhou Zhigang sighed and said, "Bingkun!"
After he finished speaking, he walked out feeling somewhat uncomfortable because he couldn't help crying.
Lin Hao hesitated for a moment at this moment, not because he was happy or sad to hear that he was asked to go to the countryside, but because he wanted to take this opportunity to expose Zhou Rong's past.
However, after hesitating for just a moment, Lin Hao immediately rejected this idea.
If Lin Hao had traveled through time and replaced Zhou Bingkun with his physical body, he would have to cause trouble right away.
For example, the real purpose of Zhou Rong going to the countryside and the correspondence between her and Feng Huacheng over the years were all revealed.
Then he found a way to leave Zhou Rong at home and go to the countryside himself, and take Zheng Juan with him.
Or he could use some tricks and arrange for Zhou Rong to work in a nearby village. This would not only separate Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng, but also take the heroine into consideration.
However, Lin Hao's soul has traveled through time now, and when he returns, his body will most likely be returned to the original Zhou Bingkun.
In this case, there is no need to spend too much time on Zhou Rong, because he cannot stay with Zhou Rong for the rest of his life. After he returns, with Zhou Bingkun's ability, he will definitely not be able to stop Zhou Rong from marrying Feng Huacheng.
Instead of doing this, it is better to wait for a suitable opportunity and then solve the problem once and for all.
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Lin Hao did not expose Zhou Rong's affairs, but Lin Hao knew that Zhou Rong was secretly doing something weird.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi to set off. The two of them set off on the same day, but at different times.
The family arrived at the train station. Zhou Bingyi, carrying his luggage, hesitated for a moment and said to Zhou Zhigang:
"Dad, let me take you there first!"
"Let me take you first, my car runs late!" Zhou Zhigang's words were filled with indescribable sadness.
Zhou Bingyi felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and then turned to Li Suhua and said:
"Mom, let's send my dad off first. He's old and he's carrying stuff!"
Li Suhua was not a person with strong opinions. Seeing this situation, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't make up her mind.
At this time, Zhou Zhigang grabbed Zhou Bingyi's luggage and said:
"I'll take you first~!"
"Dad, you~!"
Seeing the two arguing, Lin Hao stepped forward, took their luggage and said:
"Brother, it's right to send you first. Your car will leave for 40 minutes before Dad's car leaves!"
"Send dad to the car now. If he has to wait in the car for more than an hour, he will feel even worse!"
"Okay, let's go! At least let Dad take you to the car himself, so he doesn't have to worry on the way!"
As he said this, he took their luggage and walked towards carriage No. 12.
Zhou Zhigang looked at Lin Hao in surprise, thinking that his old friend had finally come to his senses, and was now speaking with reason and logic, and was quite good at comforting people.
Zhou Rong on the side was even more surprised. She didn't expect that her usually stupid, no, "simple" brother could say such considerate words today.
Lin Hao took the lead and came to the carriage, and helped Zhou Bingyi get his luggage on board. At this time, Li Suhua stepped forward and shouted:
"Bingyi!" Li Suhua pulled Zhou Bingyi, then stuffed a handful of money into his hand and said:
"This is the money that mom saved. Take it. You have to take care of yourself when you are alone outside!"
"Mom!" Zhou Bingyi did not refuse. He looked at his mother with gratitude on his face, then hugged his mother with tears in his eyes.
"Mom, take care!" Zhou Bingyi said reluctantly after hearing the voice on the radio.
"Yeah, you too!" Li Suhua said reluctantly.
Lin Hao put away his luggage, then walked over to hug the two of them and said, "Have a nice trip!"
Afterwards, Zhou Rong and Zhou Zhigang couldn't help but step forward to hug him, and then watched Zhou Bingyi get into the car.
"Dad, Mom, let's go!"
"Woo~Woo~!" With a burst of whistle, the train started slowly, and Zhou Bingyi waved to his family through the window.
After seeing Zhou Bingyi off, the four of them came to the train to Chongqing. After Zhou Zhigang got on the train, the family said goodbye to each other before it started.
"Go back!" Zhou Zhigang said to Li Suhua, and then said to Lin Hao and Zhou Rong:
"Take good care of your mother, okay?"
Although he was talking to two people, his eyes were on Zhou Rong. After all, in his opinion, his youngest son also had to go to the countryside, and Zhou Rong was the main person who stayed behind to take care of his mother.
Zhou Rong felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly changed the subject:
"Mom, say goodbye to Dad quickly. I'm leaving soon and it will be years before we meet again!"
Seeing his wife's face full of reluctance, Zhou Zhigang took the initiative to hold Li Suhua's hand and said with a rare smile:
"Come on, say goodbye!"
Li Suhua was not a woman who was good at expressing herself, at least when the couple was having sex, she didn't know what to say.
"Write a letter!" Li Suhua said these two words, but her hoarse voice revealed the unrest and reluctance in her heart.
When Li Suhua turned away from the window, Zhou Rong walked to the car window and said to Lin Hao:
"Kun'er, come and lift me up!"
Lin Hao knew that she was going to say goodbye to Zhou Zhigang, so he didn't say anything. He just reached out and lifted Zhou Rong up easily.
Zhou Rong was lifted to the same height as Zhou Zhigang, and then waved to her father and said, "Dad, stick your head out!"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Zhigang asked puzzledly.
"Just stick your head out!" Zhou Rong said coquettishly to Zhou Zhigang.
"Oh my god!" Zhou Zhigang stuck his head out, and before he could react, Zhou Rong kissed him on both cheeks.
"This is my mother's!" Zhou Rong said, pointing at Zhou Zhigang's other cheek, "This is mine!"
"Nonsense!" Zhou Zhigang said nonsense, but his tone was full of pampering: "Don't make fun of yourself!"
However, Zhou Rong said without caring: "I don't care whether others laugh or not! I don't want to care!"
Zhou Rong's words made this old father feel very happy and warm in his heart. Compared with the honest and dull old boy, his own little cotton-padded jacket was the most caring.
"You are the most naughty!" Zhou Zhigang touched Zhou Rong's head lovingly. At this time, Zhou Zhigang had no idea that this caring little cotton jacket was not only leaking air, but also seeping water into the clothes.
"Ding~Ding~Ding~Ding~!" At this time, a metal knocking sound was heard nearby, which meant that the train was about to close its doors and collect the elevators.
Knowing that she would have to leave too, and that her father and brother would definitely not see her at home in two years, Zhou Rong looked at her father guiltily with tears in her eyes.
Zhou Zhigang just thought that his daughter couldn't bear to leave him.
"Woo-woo-woo!" The train started whistling.
"Let's go back!" Zhou Zhigang then shook hands with Lin Hao, said goodbye to his family, and slowly drove away from the platform.
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After Zhou Zhigang left, Zhou Rong had been frowning these days, but today she was visibly excited.
Lin Hao knew that the procedures she had asked Cai Xiao to help her with to go to the countryside had already been completed.
Zhou Rong entered the main room and saw Lin Hao seemed to be in a daze. She also saw the boxes on the table and thought he was worried about the safekeeping of the books.
So he smiled and joked: "What are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought, are you in love?"
Lin Hao ignored Zhou Rong's joke and pointed at the box of books Zhou Bingyi had entrusted to him and said:
"This is what my brother gave me before he left!"
"Books!" Zhou Rong said without hesitation.
"Yes!" Lin Hao said with deep meaning: "So you knew it!"
"Of course, there are three of my books in there!" Zhou Rong said, showing off impatiently:
"There are The Brothers Yershov, Anna Karenina, and 300 Tang Poems!"
This foolish younger brother has not yet understood why his elder brother entrusted these books to him for safekeeping.
You know, the one who stayed at home was her!
Logically speaking, he should have kept it, and there were his own books in it. But his younger brother didn't react at all. However, with his IQ, he shouldn't have thought of this.
However, I feel sad when I think that I am about to leave and my mother will have to rely on my younger brother for care. However, in order to pursue my love, I can't care about many things. I hope they can understand me.
Lin Hao pretended to be unaware of Zhou Rong's criticism, thinking it was meaningless.
"Since you know everything, I'll leave these books to you for safekeeping. There are sixty-one books in total!" Lin Hao then added, "After all, I have to go to the countryside too!"
"These books are very likely out of print, so they must be kept well!" Zhou Rong said firmly, but her words sounded more like an exhortation:
"In fact, even if we keep it at home, it's not 100% safe!"
"Then where should I put it?" Lin Hao said indifferently.
"The safest place to hide something is a place that doesn't look like there's anything hidden!" Zhou Rong said as she looked around the house.
Seeing the open space behind the outer room, his eyes lit up and he said:
"Put it behind the door of the outer room. It's in front of people's eyes, but not conspicuous. Put it there in the winter, put cabbages there, and put cotton clothes and quilts there in the summer. It won't arouse suspicion!"
"Okay, I will definitely keep these well, just don't forget them!" Lin Hao said meaningfully.
Zhou Rong did not notice anything unusual in Lin Hao's words. At this moment, she was still excited thinking about being with her beloved one.
As for Lin Hao's words, just regard them as instructions from your younger brother.
So the two of them moved most of the box of books to the back of the door of the outer room, and wrapped the box with a layer of oilcloth to prevent moisture.
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That day, Li Suhua took Lin Hao to find Aunt Qiao on the street and asked about the situation in the rural areas near Jichun.
He wanted to arrange for Lin Hao to work in a nearby countryside so that he would be close to home and have more opportunities to come back.
Lin Hao did not stop Li Suhua from doing these useless things, because according to Zhou Rong's plan, when they and their son left home, Zhou Rong had already boarded the train to Guizhou.
Sure enough, after learning about the situation in the nearby rural areas from the street director, he decided to go back and inquire which village was more suitable.
When he got home, he found that Zhou Rong was not at home. Instead, there was a letter sandwiched between the frame of the family photo.
"Bingkun!" Li Suhua stared at the envelope behind the photo frame and said, "Your sister's things are gone!"
Lin Hao opened the letter and read it word by word:
"My sister should be gone!" Lin Hao took the letter down and said, "This is the letter she left behind!"
"You should read it!" Li Suhua said anxiously, "I can't read! Read it quickly! Read it quickly!"
"Dear mother, Bingkun, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye!"
"Yes, I went to the countryside. And it's not the rural area near Jichun, but a place far, far away. Cai Xiaoguang sent me on the train. You don't have to worry!"
"As for why I had to go to such a remote rural area to work in the production team, I have my own reasons. Only Cai Xiaoguang knows the reasons. He will come back home in three days to explain to you. It is not convenient to explain in detail in the letter. It is not safe..."
After listening to Lin Hao reading Zhou Rong's letter, Li Suhua did not wait for three days and directly asked Lin Hao to find Cai Xiaoguang.
After Cai Xiaoguang arrived at Zhou's house, he was obviously at a loss and didn't know how to face Lin Hao and Li Suhua.
But under Li Suhua's questioning, he naturally could not wait three days to tell the truth, so he told her about helping Zhou Rong to go to the countryside.
"What? She went to Guizhou?" Li Suhua asked in disbelief, "Why did she go to Guizhou?"
"She~, the one she loves is there!" Cai Xiaoguang said hesitantly.
"Isn't the person she loves you?" Lin Hao said unhappily, "Are you willing to give the person you love to someone else?"
"Yes, after you stopped attending classes, you and her were always in and out together. You two were inseparable and even went to the capital together. Go~!"
"I love Zhou Rong, but Zhou Rong loves Feng Huacheng!" Cai Xiaoguang said embarrassedly.
After all, in this era, it is indeed embarrassing to talk about love openly, especially in front of elders.
"Who is Feng Huacheng?" Li Suhua asked quickly.
"It's a poet in the capital. Zhou Rong has been corresponding with him since she was in the second grade of junior high school..."
Cai Xiaoguang then told him about Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng, and also about their meeting in Beijing.
"Were they in love at first sight?" Cai Xiaoguang said with a gleam in his eyes.
"Love at first sight!" Li Suhua murmured to herself. Even now, she still couldn't believe that Zhou Rong, who was such a good girl yesterday, could be so rebellious and elope with him today.
Bah~, love at first sight?" Lin Hao said disdainfully:
"Love at first sight is bullshit! The so-called love at first sight is nothing but lust at first sight!"
"When a person's stomach is hungry, do you think he will fall in love at first sight?"
"If Zhou Rong was ugly, do you think that so-called poet Feng Huacheng would fall in love with Zhou Rong at first sight?"