"dad!"

I don't know how difficult it was for Zhou Bingyi to call out this word. At this moment, such a simple name seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

Unprecedented self-blame and regret filled every corner of Zhou Bingyi's heart, filling his body and mind.

Zhou Zhigang, who was immersed in the joy of playing in the water, paused when he heard this, turned to look at the door, and immediately showed a smile on his face, "Bingyi!"

It's just that the voice is no longer as loud, deep and discernible as before, but has a lot more nasality, making it sound somewhat unclear.

Zhou Bingyi stared blankly at his father, who was clearly familiar to him but yet felt so strange to him, unable to say a word.

"You go inside and sit for a while, and I'll give your dad a bath! Otherwise, you'll smell bad all over."

In the past few years, thanks to Li Suhua's meticulous care, he bathed and changed Zhou Zhigang's clothes. Otherwise, whenever he got a little closer to Zhou Zhigang, he would definitely be greeted by an unpleasant smell.

In the yard of Lao Zhou's house, Zhou Zhigang's pants were the most exposed.

But Li Suhua is not omnipotent. It would be better in spring and summer, but in winter, the water in the water pipes will freeze, and the water just for washing clothes and pants will not be enough.

So when winter comes, Li Suhua can only give Zhou Zhigang a simple scrub with hot water. Although he scrubs diligently, over time and wearing thick clothes, Zhou Zhigang's body will inevitably cover up a smell.

"Mom!" Zhou Bingyi looked at his old mother with gray hair on her temples, feeling sour and bitter in her heart. She forced a smile and said, "I'll do it!"

Li Suhua looked at Zhou Bingyi, who looked firm and serious, and nodded, "Okay, you can help him wash it, and I'll go wash the pants."

Although Sister Hu is the nanny hired by Wang Zhong, Li Suhua has always handled these relatively private matters personally. After all, she is not so open-minded at this time.

And for this kind of thing, let alone Sister Hu being a woman, even if a male nanny came over, Li Suhua would be too embarrassed to do it for others.

...In the evening, Zhou Rong and Hao Dongmei also came back. Sister Hu left after cooking dinner. Li Suhua didn't drag her with her. It wasn't that she didn't ask her to finish the meal together, but Sister Hu refused to eat. As time went by,

, Li Suhua stopped persuading him.

In the evening, Zhou Bingyi and his wife did not go back, but slept with Li Suhua and Zhou Zhigang on the big kang in the outer room, with a kang table in the middle.

At first Li Suhua refused, but Zhou Bingyi insisted on insisting. Li Suhua couldn't resist him, so she had no choice but to comply with his wishes.

What happened during the day was so shocking that Zhou Bingyi lay on the kang and couldn't fall asleep.

In the second half of the night, as drowsiness came over him, Zhou Bingyi finally felt a little sleepy. Suddenly he heard a few muffled sounds, but because he was overtaken by drowsiness and his mind was groggy, he didn't pay attention at all.

Just when Zhou Bingyi was about to fall asleep, Li Suhua, who was across the kang table, lifted up the quilt and turned over. He looked at Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei, who were sleeping soundly. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to call Zhou Zhigang, while telling him not to go out.

Don't make any noise to Zhou Bingyi and his wife, while pulling Zhou Zhigang to the toilet.

But the old couple's movements of getting up were really big, and Zhou Bingyi was not really asleep, but was still woken up.

"Mom! What's wrong? What are you doing up late at night?" Zhou Bingyi asked almost without thinking.

Li Suhua said with a sneer, "Nothing, just go to sleep, go to sleep!"

"Mom!" How could Zhou Bingyi sit still? He had already sat up while he was talking.

Li Suhua looked a little embarrassed. She looked around at Zhou Zhigang, who was still unaware, as if nothing had happened. He raised the corner of his mouth, but couldn't smile.

Zhou Bingyi's nose twitched, he immediately frowned, and subconsciously said, "What does it smell like?"

But then he reacted and looked at Zhou Zhigang next to Li Suhua with a look of disbelief.

"You go to bed first, I'll take your dad to take a shower."

Zhou Bingyi's expression changed, and he said solemnly, "I'm here to help you!" While he was talking, the man had already got off the kang, put on his shoes and supported Zhou Zhigang's other hand.

Li Suhua sighed and said nothing.

I pooped my pants again, or I had to clean them up quickly, but soon the whole house smelled like a smell.

Fortunately, it's summer this time, so we can still open the windows. If it's winter, we can only spend one night smelling the smell.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhigang's legs and feet were still strong now, so he was pulled out by the two of them, and the sound of rushing water suddenly came from the toilet.

Five minutes later, Zhou Zhigang took Zhou Bingyi back to the house first. Li Suhua washed the pants that Zhou Zhi had just changed and hung them on the clothesline in the yard to dry them. Then he returned to the house and took a drink of water before climbing up.

kang.

"Mom!" Before Li Suhua could wait, Zhou Bingyi's voice came from beside her.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Li Suhua made some gestures, then lay down and covered herself with a quilt.

Zhou Bingyi said, "I can't sleep. How long has my dad been like this?"

"It must have been three or four months, I can't remember the exact time."

"Then you have to serve him like this every night?"

"Not necessarily, maybe occasionally. I caught up tonight." Li Suhua said, "Okay, it's getting late, go to bed quickly."

Zhou Bingyi stopped talking. He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the familiar roof. His mind was filled with the situation just now and the scene he saw when he first entered the house during the day.

...I don’t know how long it took, but two lines of clear tears fell silently from Zhou Bingyi’s eyes.

A man doesn't shed tears lightly, but it's just not the time to feel sad.

Early the next morning, after Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei discussed it, the couple decided to move the phototype films back from their dormitory.

I asked Zhou Rong and Li Suhua for their opinions, but they both refused.

As soon as they were told, they took advantage of Sunday and the couple moved their things back from the dormitory.

That night, Wang Zhong knew the news. When Zheng Juan called the old house that night, the person who answered the phone was Hao Dongmei. Zheng Juan only found out after asking.

Wang Zhong was quite surprised by this, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved. After all, there was no one in the Hao family now, and even their residence had been returned to the government. Zhou Bingyi no longer had to be caught between two families like before.

I was in a dilemma, so it’s not surprising that I made such a decision.

The time soon came to 1993. Zhou Bingyi's work in the military factory was very successful. He successfully turned the tide and attracted attention from above. Coupled with the connections left by the Hao family, he was promoted to the second rank of Jichun City without any effort.

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But Zhou Zhigang's condition is getting more and more serious. He has completely lost even his basic behavioral abilities, and he doesn't recognize anyone anymore. Now Li Suhua talks in a soft voice and he doesn't take any notice at all. He has to scold and yell at her.

, the voice should be higher than the gongs and drums.

Zhou Rong, on the other hand, finally fell into the arms of Cai Xiaoguang at the beginning of the year. She moved out to live with Cai Xiaoguang and gave up the old house in Guangzipian to Zhou Bingyi and his wife.

But Zhou Bingyi was still busy with work, but Hao Dongmei spent a lot less time on work and spent more time helping Li Suhua take care of Zhou Zhigang.

In the late autumn of 1996, Li Suhua suddenly fainted while washing clothes for Zhou Zhigang. Fortunately, Sister Hu was there, so she called Wang Zhong as soon as possible.

Wang Zhong didn't dare to delay, so he drove to Guangzipian and sent Li Suhua to the hospital.

After being given intravenous drip for most of the day, Li Suhua finally woke up, but when she woke up, she couldn't even move, and she had no strength at all in her body.

The doctor said that it was a disease caused by overwork, and he could only recover slowly, but he was afraid that he would have to be bedridden all year round.

Li Suhua's body has always been in poor condition. In the past few years, she has taken care of Zhou Zhigang. She has been busy day and night without stopping to rest. As time goes by, it is inevitable that she will fall ill.

The next day, Wang Zhong transferred Li Suhua to 131 and hired two nurses to take care of Li Sihua in two shifts a day. Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan basically went to the hospital every day.

After being observed in the hospital for more than half a month, the condition is getting better day by day and there is no worsening trend. The doctor said that he can be discharged after a few days of observation without any problems.

But at this moment, a sudden bad news caught both Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan off guard.

Ma Shouchang passed away.

This lovely and upright old man with extremely upright views could not withstand the passage of time after all. One night in late October, he completely lost his breath in his sleep and passed away.

Qu Xiuzhen was very sad, depressed, and very lost, but she didn't cry much. The old horse passed away peacefully, without any pain. She was happy for the old horse in her heart, but before she left, she didn't see her son for the last time.

Left with regrets.

…Zhou Cong, who knew the news, immediately rushed back to Jichun from the University of Technology that day after asking for leave with his counselor.

Ma Shouchang passed away, and the children were very sad. In their eyes, Ma Shouchang, their godfather, was far more amiable and approachable than their biological grandfather. He was kind to them and allowed them to get close to him.

Especially Zhou Ling, she burst into tears.

Wang Zhong did not take charge of Ma Shouchang's funeral affairs on his own, but waited for Ma Jianguo, son of Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen, to come back from Shanghai and take care of it himself.

Wang Zhong didn't feel very comfortable. Compared to Zhou Zhigang, who had no emotions, the position of the character Lao Ma in Wang Zhong's heart was completely different.

After Ma Shouchang's funeral was completed, Ma Jianguo proposed to take Qu Xiuzhen to Shanghai to live with him, his wife and children.

But Qu Xiuzhen had stayed in Jichun for most of her life, so she was reluctant to leave. No matter how Ma Jianguo tried to persuade her, Qu Xiuzhen refused to let go.

There was no other way, Ma Jianguo turned to Wang Zhong.

"Bingkun, I have no choice! That's why I came to find you." Ma Jianguo looked at Wang Zhong expectantly.

"Brother Jianguo, I can try, but you, as a son, must know better than me what kind of temper Aunt Qu is. I can't guarantee that I can convince her."

After listening to Wang Zhong's words, Ma Jianguo could only lower his head and sigh, "I know, it's okay. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, my brother will thank you."

"There is no need to say polite words. Over the years, Uncle Ma and Aunt Qu have always taken good care of me, and I respect them from the bottom of my heart as my elders."

Wang Zhong said sincerely, "Actually, Aunt Qu really wants to reunite with you. Old man, you always want to have your children and grandchildren around you and enjoy family happiness, but..."

How could Ma Jianguo not know that “it’s hard to leave one’s homeland! It’s human nature.”

"As long as you understand! Don't worry, I will try my best to persuade you."

"Thank you, Bingkun!" Ma Jianguo held Wang Zhong's hand and said sincerely.

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