Traveling back to 1966, starting by living in a cowshed.

Chapter 184 News about Su Wanrong

These past two days in Beijing have allowed him to completely unwind from the myriad issues in Hong Kong and rediscover the sense of relaxation he felt after acquiring the newspaper when he first arrived there!

Back then, he didn't have to worry about the newspaper's affairs or stay at home writing novels. Every week, he could just print out tens of thousands of words from his computer and send them to Editor-in-Chief Chen.

Then he drove around Hong Kong every day in his first Mustang, which he had bought in Hong Kong. During that time, he explored every corner of Hong Kong, tasting the delicacies of many tea restaurants, such as pineapple buns and wonton noodles. He lived a simple, fulfilling, and comfortable life.

Now, it feels like a similar situation. When he came to the mainland, he had already arranged all the work at the Zhonghua Group in Hong Kong. Each sector had capable senior executives in charge, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

Even if there are any unexpected special circumstances, a single overseas phone call can resolve the issue; there's no need for him, the chairman, to handle everything personally.

So for the next few days, Lin Zhou accompanied his father-in-law Su Guohua and his wife Su Wanqing, leisurely strolling through the streets and alleys of Beijing.

In the morning, go to the entrance of the hutong to have a bowl of hot tofu pudding and steamed buns, and taste the flavor of breakfast in Beijing with pickles!

This obsession with eating breakfast stems from a longing I had when I was doing odd jobs. Back then, I was unemployed and had a pitifully low income, so I never went to a breakfast stall.

After lunch, I took my son on a walk to Liulichang to look at antiques and calligraphy, and listen to the stall owners tell stories about old objects! Nowadays, many people are starting to quietly collect old objects, so the market price is rising.

In the evening, the family took a walk to Wangfujing. Some educated youth who had returned to the city were selling candied hawthorns. Lin Xiaofeng pointed and asked Lin Zhou if they were good. Lin Zhou bought a skewer for his son and handed it to him, saying:

"Whether it's delicious or not, you'll have to try it yourself!"

Su Guohua felt gratified seeing his son-in-law like this. Lin Zhou had built a vast business empire in Hong Kong, yet he remained humble and kind to everyone, and cared deeply for his family. He showed no trace of the arrogance of a nouveau riche, nor the airs of a powerful figure.

In their leisure time, the two would sit under the fruit trees in the courtyard, playing chess, drinking jasmine tea, chatting about the development of Hong Kong, discussing mainland policies, and occasionally mentioning the past, always feeling that time flies and the world changes.

After a few days of such leisurely living, someone arranged by Liu Yaolong suddenly rushed over and told Lin Zhou some news: their family was waiting for Su Wanrong to return.

Su Wanrong is Su Guohua's niece and Su Wanqing's cousin.

Su Wanrong was a few years older than Su Wanqing. According to Lin Zhou and his team's investigation, after Su Guohua went to Hong Kong, Su Wanrong's family was criticized and struggled against, and they lost all their property and land.

Unable to bear the humiliation, her father chose to end his own life. Her mother took her back to her parents' home. When Su Wanrong was a teenager, a famine came, and it was at that time that she fell ill and passed away a few years later.

Now Su Wanrong was completely orphaned. She heard from somewhere that she could get enough to eat if she went to the Great Northern Wilderness to reclaim wasteland, so she volunteered to go to the Northeast with her enthusiasm.

Su Wanrong toiled on the black soil of Northeast China for several years, her skin tanned and her hands roughened, but she also developed a tenacious spirit that was not afraid of hardship.

It was during those years in Northeast China that Su Wanrong met her current husband. He was a native of Northeast China, surnamed Wang, named Jianjun. As his name suggested, he was tall and robust, honest and straightforward, and reliable in his work.

The two met in the reclamation team, worked in the fields together, ate cornbread and pickled vegetables together, and chatted around the stove on cold winter nights. Although life was hard, they developed a sincere affection for each other.

They naturally got together, married in Northeast China, and had children, making Su Wanrong a true Northeastern wife.

After the wind picked up, universities stopped admitting students through the national college entrance examination and switched to recommendations. So the village recommended worker-peasant-soldier college students, and the whole village unanimously recommended him.

Wang Jianjun lived up to expectations and entered the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in Beijing. After studying hard for several years, he graduated smoothly. Due to his excellent grades and hard work, he was assigned to a state-owned factory in Beijing to do technical work, a secure job that he held firmly.

After settling into a job, Wang Jianjun began to handle the transfer of his family members. After much effort, he finally managed to transfer Su Wanrong and their child's household registration to Beijing, so that the family could finally be reunited and no longer separated by thousands of miles.

This time, they went back to Northeast China specifically to visit their elders in their hometown. Now that things are settled, they took their children back to Beijing.

After Liu Yaolong's men explained the message, a genuine smile instantly appeared on Su Guohua's face, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out, and he repeatedly said:

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" His niece hadn't heard from her family since she left the mainland for Hong Kong, and he had thought they were gone all these years ago.

He was overjoyed when he learned in Hong Kong that his niece was still alive. She had suffered a lot in Northeast China over the years, and he was truly happy to hear that she had returned.

Su Wanqing was also overjoyed. Holding Lin Zhou's hand, she smiled and said with her eyes crinkling:

"My cousin is finally back! We've been waiting for days, and now we can finally go see her."

Seeing his wife's joyful expression, Lin Zhou smiled as well, reaching out to ruffle Su Wanqing's hair and saying with a smile:

"Now that you're back, we should naturally go and see you, so as to show you the hospitality of a good host."

Lin Zhou dismissed the messenger, and Su Guohua, sipping his tea, still kept the matter on his mind, muttering to himself:

"Wanrong has suffered a lot in the Northeast over the years. Jianjun is also a good kid, hardworking and reliable. Wanrong is doing well with him."

Lin Zhou sat to the side, listening to his father-in-law's words, and replied with a smile:

"Father-in-law, now that Sister Wanrong and her family have returned, why don't we set aside tomorrow to go and visit them together? It would be good for us to get acquainted, and since we're all family in Beijing, we can look out for each other."

Upon hearing this, Su Guohua immediately nodded, put down his teacup, and his eyes were full of approval:

"You're right, let's set it for tomorrow. As the eldest uncle, I naturally have to go and see her. Wanqing, you should come along too, and have a good chat with your cousin. We haven't seen each other for so many years, and she's the last member of our family."

Su Wanqing nodded quickly and replied, "Dad, I know. I'll pack out the gifts I prepared for my cousin and her child tonight, as well as some clothes I bought at the Friendship Store, and send them to my cousin and her child."

"Father-in-law, I've also prepared some things here, toys that someone brought back from Hong Kong. Also, I've asked Liu Yaolong to get the car ready first thing tomorrow morning so we can go there early and have a good chat with Sister Wanrong and her family."

Su Guohua looked at Lin Zhou with admiration in his eyes.

This son-in-law is thoughtful and considerate in his work, managing the household affairs perfectly and showing great care for the Su family's relatives. It's truly rare to find someone like him.

He smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."