Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space

Chapter 1005 - 878: Your Mom Is Timid

"You’re back? Why so late today?"A bus stopped, and passengers got off one after another. Finally, a beautiful silhouette appeared last. If it had taken another half an hour, Zhang Guoqing would have really started searching for his wife along the route.

Zhou Jiao glanced at the setting sun in the west and gave him an amused sideways look. The restlessness in her heart dissipated at what she saw today.

"Traffic jam. Is everything okay at home?"

Zhang Guoqing shook his head and didn’t ask her what could cause such a delay and an hour gap for the bus on this route.

These days, words and actions need to be more careful than before.

Just as they entered the gate, the dinner call sounded, and soon many soldiers emerged from all directions with aluminium lunch boxes and enamel mugs, heading towards several canteens.

Seeing their cheerful smiles and polite greetings, Zhou Jiao also felt a bit hungry. Turns out, not every place is filled with daily dramas.

Zhang Guoqing glanced thoughtfully at his wife, waved goodbye to his comrades. Could it be that the outside world is already in chaos? Looks like they need to visit the city over the weekend to get a good look.

Thinking of the letter from the hometown he received today, he hesitated and clenched his fists. His parents should be as well as they said in the letter, right?

Still unable to hold hands with his wife, Zhang Guoqing uncomfortably glanced around at the many eyesores that had appeared.

"Dad wrote a letter."

Zhou Jiao stopped in her tracks with surprise, "Are they all well?"

Zhang Guoqing hesitated, nodded, and gestured for her to walk on.

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No, they said everything is fine at home, but I’m a bit skeptical."

"No need for doubt! If anything really happened, your brothers-in-law would send a telegram, not just a letter. Did Dad mention the kids getting together?"

Zhang Guoqing tugged his mouth. He didn’t even know where to start, "You’ll see for yourself later. These kids can’t compare to our son."

Zhou Jiao smiled at that and quickly picked up her pace.

In the courtyard, Zhou Xiaozheng was absentmindedly pacing around, glancing occasionally at the gate or at Brother Ping’an and the others playing ball.

"Grandpa, they’re coming."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaozheng’s eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly, walking calmly to sit at the stone table.

If it were summer, the cold stone benches would be fine, but now... Ping’an threw the ball to his brothers and silently watched his grandpa.

Zhou Xiaozheng amusingly patted his buzz-cut head, "With Grandpa here, your mother will be fine."

"Grandpa, you’re anxious!"

"You little thing! So clever. Someone at your mom’s work got into trouble today, and she’s timid, understand?"

Ping’an chuckled lightly. So that’s what it was! "Grandpa, you don’t have to worry, my mom watched my dad slaughter a pig."

Zhou Xiaozheng smiled. Silly child! It’s not blood that’s scary, but the cunning tricks, the coerced reports—those are the most terrifying aspects of human nature.

However, without personal experience, children can’t understand these things. As he experiences more, he’ll naturally come to understand. Some experiences can’t be learned from books alone, so Zhou planned to ensure the safety of the three children and take them out to see more.

"Dad!"

Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his daughter running towards the entrance, "Slow down, I’m fine here, why run?" he said, though he himself couldn’t help but quicken his pace to meet her.

"You must be starving, why so late today?"

Zhou Jiao held his arm as they walked, "The bus encountered a group of people protesting on the way, and there was a meeting at work that delayed me a bit."

After speaking, Zhou Jiao noticed someone was missing, "Where’s Mom?"

"She called to say there’s a task in the regiment, working overtime tonight."

As Zhou Xiaozheng finished speaking, the twins dropped their ball and ran towards her, shouting, "Mom, I took the call."

"I also took a call; Grandma said she’d be home before lights out."

With quick reflexes, Zhang Guoqing grabbed one son with each hand. If he didn’t, they’d bump into their mom!

"Dad, take us to the movies tonight."

"There’s a new film tonight."

Such little masters!

Looks like the chance to spend a nice evening with his wife is gone again. But sons are still his own, so Zhang Guoqing could only nod helplessly.

Zhou Xiaozheng turned to glance at his son-in-law and shook his head with a smile, "I have to go out tonight too, why don’t you take Jiao Jiao out to have some fun."

Zhang Guoqing furrowed his brow, looking at him worriedly, "Dad, should I go with you?"

"No need to worry, it’s work-related! Just a meeting with Old Shi and the others."

That’s good! Zhang Guoqing nodded. Recently, there’ve been more and more meetings, even at his workplace there are endless meetings, with discussions that seem like nonsense!

After dinner, before it got dark, as soon as Zhou Xiaozheng left by car, the three kids who had already prepared snacks dragged their parents out immediately.

If they were late, there wouldn’t be good seats left.

Since starting her job, Zhou Jiao rarely appeared in public. This time, as the evening haze settled in, she could vaguely spot many unfamiliar faces among the women and children gathered, waiting for the movie to start together.

A rotating field, with soldiers coming and going. Although this wasn’t strange, as the military families moved with their husbands’ job transfers, doesn’t it mean a lot left too?

There’s always a little prelude before the main feature.

A revolutionary song, a documentary clip, the whole audience stood up and shouted slogans, and finally, the movie began.

Throughout, Zhou Jiao focused intensely on her sons’ behavior and observed whether they differed from the surrounding crowd? Of course, she admitted to being an ordinary person, more concerned about her children becoming overly passionate.

Coincidentally, Zhang Guoqing also paid close attention to the behavior and words of the children interacting with Ping’an, as well as the topics the twins discussed with their friends.

They called it watching a movie. Having seen the most advanced high-tech special effects films, these rough black-and-white movies hardly interested the couple.

By the end of the movie, if it weren’t for their three sons discussing various scenes, anyone asking them would have them stumped.

"You’re back? You all go about your business, I’ll give them a bath." Aunt Chen was the first to return home right after the movie, unlike their family of five, who still had to make small talk with others.

Zhou Jiao glanced at the time, shook her head, "No need, just a quick wipe for the kids, you rest for a bit. My parents will want a late-night snack when they get back."

"Auntie, don’t tire yourself out, have a seat first."

Aunt Chen chuckled, shaking her head repeatedly, "No way. You have no idea how restless I get with nothing to do every day. Jiaojiao, leave the laundry, I’ll do it tomorrow."

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded.

As Aunt Chen left, Ping’an quietly told his brothers, "Always listen to Grandma Chen; she’s a good person."

Zhang Guoqing patted his eldest son’s head, and the couple exchanged a knowing smile. This home is lucky to have Aunt Chen, or the adults wouldn’t be able to work with peace of mind.