Chapter 23: Birthday
Early this morning, Zhou Fan received a call from Zhang Mingyuan, saying that he was happy to celebrate his birthday, and asked Zhou Fan if he would go to celebrate her birthday.
Huanhuan is the daughter of the third uncle Zhou Zishan Zhou Huan, an only child, it is inevitable that she will be squeamish since she was a child, I heard that the third aunt loves this daughter very much, and the third uncle sometimes can't care if she wants to, but no matter how much trouble a girl makes, it can't compare to Zhou Fan's trouble in her previous life.
If you really want to talk about it, because of the relationship between the third uncle and his father, the relationship between Zhou Fan and Zhou Huan, the cousin, is not very close, except for the New Year's holiday, when they can meet at their grandfather's place, the two rarely meet, even if they meet occasionally, they are basically cold-faced and can't say a word.
It is said that the grievances of the older generation should not affect the next generation, but how can these things not be affected, just like between Zhou Fan and Zhou Huan, the two originally had no grievances, but under the influence of both parents, how can they get close.
This Zhou Huan naturally will not invite himself to go to the house to spend his life, as for the third uncle, it is unlikely that he wants to come, now Zhang Mingyuan is calling this call, I think it is Zhang Jindong's meaning, in fact, the contradiction between Zhou Ziming and Zhou Zishan within the Zhou Department has not intensified, in addition to the relationship between the old man, Zhang Jindong also played an important role in the middle, this is to want to ease the relationship between the third uncle as a nephew, speaking of which Zhang Jindong can be regarded as well-intentioned.
"You talk to Uncle Zhang, just say that I will definitely go to Huanhuan's birthday banquet in the evening, you ask him to help talk to the third uncle and three aunts, but don't let me go when the time comes, the third uncle and three aunts won't let me in." Zhou Fan responded with a smile.
Zhang Mingyuan said a few words on the other end of the phone, but Zhang Jindong took the phone and scolded with a smile: "You kid, I didn't find you so clever before, Zishan is not a stingy person, he won't kick you out if you go, if that's the case, you just talk to me about it, it's true that your uncle and nephew should really have a good talk." ”
"Uncle Zhang, what you said is wrong, it's not that I'm smart, it's just that I know Mingyuan's surname, he definitely won't call me, it's you who can think of this, but I, who is a cousin, should come to celebrate my cousin's birthday, and I should really go this time." Zhou Fan said with a smile.
"You, okay, the two of them are the bosses, or you kid can figure it out." These words are a little emotional, but at this moment Zhang Jindong's mood seems to be closer to Zhou Fan, I thought that Zhou Fan would definitely not be willing to go, but I didn't expect Zhou Fan to be much more sensible than he imagined, Zhang Jindong is also comforted, after all, no one wants to see the contradictions in this family, if Zhou Fan can handle the relationship between the two sides, with this nephew in the middle, the relationship between the two sides can be eased a lot.
"In fact, sometimes, this knot is not so easy to untie, you also know about the second grandmother, plus the surnames of my father and third uncle ......." Zhou Fan sighed softly and said.
Zhang Jindong also sighed on the other end of the phone and said: "You and Mingyuan go over at night, I don't worry about your third uncle, but you also know your third aunt's surname, be more patient when you encounter things." ”
"The third aunt is an elder, I know how to deal with it." Zhou Fan nodded and said.
If blood is thicker than water, it also refers to the blood on Zhou Fan and the third uncle, the third aunt is undoubtedly an outsider, and the relationship between the two families has been deadlocked for so long, and the third aunt has not been less angry, plus women will always have a small belly and chicken intestines, and they will not have a good face for themselves in the future, as for the third uncle, even if he is dissatisfied, he will not show it in front of the younger generation, which is the difference between men and women.
Hearing Zhou Fan's answer, Zhang Jindong laughed on the other end of the phone, this nephew has really grown up, the last time he spoke, this feeling was a little different, if Zhou Fan has a future, the old man can be regarded as a successor, and the third generation of the Zhou family does not have to be so worrying.
"Okay, come and sit at home when you have time, let your aunt cook a few good dishes, and our uncle and nephew have a good drink." The invitation of the deputy director of the real power of the National Development and Reform Commission, ordinary people even can't look forward to this opportunity.
"Uncle Zhang, you can fool me there, if you can spare time, my side will naturally be on call." Zhou Fan said sarcastically with a smile.
"You, okay, you still know that you have squeezed me with words, and you were just about to praise you twice, and you gasped?" Zhang Jindong said with a smile on the phone.
"I can't hear you praising me? If you're really praising me, why don't you promote me by two levels, and make me a deputy director. "Zhou Fan is not polite, this opening is a department-level cadre, this ordinary person has stayed up to that position, I don't know how many years, Zhou Fan has only been in the agency for a few months, and he is thinking about it.
"Are you supposed to be a vegetable seller? Go back and talk to your grandfather about this, and see if he dares to kick you out with a broom. Zhang Jindong was also amused by Zhou Fan, but from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Jindong was quite satisfied with Zhou Fan's recent performance.
hung up the phone, but Zhou Fan's mind was the figure of that great shore, the hero of the War of Resistance for a lifetime, who had experienced a special period, locked up in the pig cage, been criticized, and rehabilitated, every time Zhou Fan saw this person, he would have a feeling of looking up to the mountains, even if it was his own grandson, but in front of the old man, he was always a little out of breath, Zhou Fan remembered that he had never liked to see him in his previous life, because every time he saw him, he would always feel very depressed, and his attitude towards himself had always been very strict.
Until the moment when the old man died, holding Zhou Fan's hand and gently stroking Zhou Fan's cheek, Zhou Fan could feel the family affection from his grandfather, in fact, standing in that position, his children and grandchildren were afraid of himself, maybe the old man has always been very lonely in his heart, except for the old man, usually the old man is rare to see his children and grandchildren, and even if he comes, he can't feel the joy of family, in fact, even if he wants to have a home, occasionally enjoy a rare family.
When choosing a gift for Huanhuan, Zhou Fan was a little annoyed, and he didn't pick anything he liked after shopping for a long time, he walked all the way from Yongning Road to Wing Chun Hutong, speaking of which, Huada is near this generation, since the last time I saw Ding Zixuan, a little girl, Zhou Fan has never seen her again, and I don't know if this little girl was bullied by her father who gambled badly, according to the surname of the little girl, even if she is occasionally hungry, she won't tell Sister Ma if she wants to.
This is not about to go to see the little girl, by the way, let the little girl accompany herself to choose a gift, after all, they are all girls, and there are not many age differences, and there will be some common preferences in the future, but before entering the door of Huada, I saw the little girl's gambling father standing at the door of Huada, and I knew that I was waiting for the little girl to send him money, but Zhou Fan's face was a little ugly, and he wanted to come forward and reason with the other party, but this kind of rotten person, it would be strange if he could say that the channel reasoned.
After a while, Zhou Fan saw the little girl secretly handing the man a few pieces of money, some scattered, the man counted it, his face showed a trace of unhappiness, scolded blindly, raised his hand and seemed to want to hit the little girl, Zhou Fan really couldn't stand it.
"Uncle Ding, you don't give your daughter living expenses as a father, and you still come to rob your daughter of money for dinner every day, are you such a father?" Zhou Fan stretched out his hand and pulled the little girl behind him, looking at the man coldly.
"What's wrong with my daughter's money, who told the old woman not to give me money, who did I say, it turned out to be the son of the big official, your father slept with my mother-in-law, why did you teach me a lesson." The man was full of nonsense.
Hearing the man's remarks, Zhou Fan's face turned cold, stared at the other party coldly, and said word by word: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I won't let you see the sun tomorrow?" ”
These words shocked the man, thinking of the background of the Zhou family, the man couldn't help but shrink his neck, such a person really wants to make himself a flat-headed common man disappear, and it is not a matter of moving his fingers, but the man has a good face, and now he is bluffed by Zhou Fan, the man's face is obviously a little unbearable, and he wants to put a few cruel words, but Zhou Fan's cold words reached the man's ears: "If you don't believe it, you can try, don't get out of here, you are not allowed to come to Huada to find your daughter in the future." ”
The man pursed his lips, but he still ran away, although Zhou Fan's words were placed here, but this country is easy to change his surname and difficult to change, with the other party's surname, at most it is a few days of hard work, and after thinking about it, the old state will recur, Zhou Fan can't guard the little girl in Huada all day long, and how to say that the other party is also the father of the little girl, Zhou Fan can't really find someone to do him, if that's the case, the little girl doesn't hate herself anymore, after thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Fan can't think of any good way, it seems that he can only take one step at a time, I'll find a chance to solve this matter later.