Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing walked a long way to find a public toilet. The two of them changed their clothes inside, came out and got into a tricycle.

Twenty minutes later, he stood in front of the alley.

Looking at the street in front of them, the couple hesitated for a while, and after confirming each other's addresses, they slowly went inside step by step.

Shikumen in the French Concession.

In the imagination of Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing, it should be a messy small alley. But in front of you, there are rows of houses, clean ground, the laughter of neighbors greeting, and the children at the small bookstall at the mouth of the alley.

All this made Zhou Jiao's mood extremely complicated at this time.

Everywhere she goes, anytime, anywhere, she can see Zhou Xiaozheng's good intentions.

The narrow area of the house, the harmonious neighborhood, and the quiet environment are the retreats he is afraid that he will disappear into the world, and he will become an orphan and helpless at any time.

What was his mood in preparing for all of this?

Zhou Jiao wiped away her tears and carefully observed her surroundings, hoping to find the home that her father had worked so hard to build for her as soon as possible.

Soon, a middle-aged aunt found Zhou Jiao with a sad face and red eyes. Seeing this, she paused, glanced at the tall Zhang Guoqing several times, and then immediately shouted: "Zhou Jiao? Is Nong Jiaojiao or Var? Zhou Jiao who came back from the Northeast? Jiang Amu's granddaughter! ”

Seeing that Zhou Jiao kept nodding, the aunt immediately laughed happily, put her hands together to her mouth, and shouted loudly, "The Jiang family has come back from the Northeast." ”

As soon as her words fell, several old people and children suddenly poured out of the alley.

They have different accents, but they all have the same words.

They greeted the two warmly, pointed to the road ahead, hugged Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing and walked forward, and did not forget to happily shout that Grandma Jiang and her family came out to see their granddaughter.

Some of the children in front of them trotted inside early and shouted.

In front of the black gate stood two gray-haired elderly men, who seemed to be about seventy years old. The old couple supported each other and stumbled forward.

"It's Jiaojiao, it's our Jiaojiao......"

Grandma Jiang touched Zhou Jiao's hands, her lips kept shaking, and her eyes looked at her expectantly with tears. As Zhou Jiao and his wife screamed about their grandparents, tears kept flowing down.

Grandpa Jiang stepped forward to pick up Zhang Guoqing, pushed his wife and Zhou Jiao inside, and shouted excitedly, "Go home, let's go home, let's go home quickly." ”

Zhang Guoqing saw that the old man was so excited that he didn't care to greet his neighbors, so he hurriedly asked everyone to come in and sit down.

These old neighbors are very understanding. They pulled their curious grandchildren to smile and refuse, and kept saying that let their family reunite first and have a good chat, so that Zhang Guoqing and they must remember to bring Zhou Jiao to the door as a guest.

Seeing the hospitable neighbor leave, Grandpa Jiang leaned on the courtyard door. He looked at Zhou Jiao with a happy face, nodded and smiled: "Like, exactly like your father, like your father!" ”

Grandma Jiang pulled Zhou Jiao inside, "It's much better looking than his father." Kid, when did it arrive? Grandma will give you a strip? We'll talk about it when we're eating. ”

Zhou Jiao smiled and said, "Grandma, we came here after dinner." Don't be busy, I'll introduce you first, this is my object Zhang Guoqing, nicknamed Xiaowu. We can't stay here long, and there are a lot of people in the guest house along the way. I came here to see you and my grandfather. My dad can't ask for leave, let me tell you, hurry up and go to the capital. ”

Grandma Jiang said disappointedly: "Don't stay at home at night? The rooms on the second floor are all clean, you can go and have a look. ”

"Son, go back and tell your dad. Let him work with peace of mind, and don't keep thinking about our past. Now that your father and daughter are finally reunited, we don't even have to keep work for you, and we are planning to go back to our hometown in the past two days. Has your father discussed with you what to do with this house? ”

"My dad just wants you to follow him. What are you doing back home? It is better to go back to the capital or go to the Northeast with us than to stay home. My dad said he couldn't promise you to go to his hometown. ”

Zhang Guoqing followed closely and said, "Grandparents and grandmothers, you can go back to the Northeast with us." ”

Grandpa Jiang laughed, "Grandpa thank us grandson-in-law first." When this man is old, he wants to go back to his hometown. Let's start with what to do with this house? You two will not live in this place in the future. Some time ago, someone in the alley came to inquire and said two thousand. Grandpa wants you to sell, keep the money in your hands, and live a more relaxed life. When we left, the house was empty and unoccupied, and it would be a pity to keep it. What are you going to do? ”

Zhang Guoqing secretly admired his father-in-law's vision. Especially after looking at the house and the surrounding neighbors, he secretly decided in his heart and nodded at Zhou Jiaowei.

Zhou Jiao smiled knowingly. She knew that in the past two years, the citizens of S City, who had houses and fields in the countryside of her hometown, had been sent back to their hometowns and drove away many people. Where did two old people with no six relatives come from in the countryside?

If she really agreed, she wouldn't be human.

Zhou Jiao smiled: "Don't sell it!" Kept for my grandparents. If you want to go home, go back and stay for a few days. Hukou is not good in the countryside, and there is no food supply. There are many old neighborhoods here, and there is something to take care of. In the future, I will come to S City and have a place to land. ”

"Alas... Silly boy. Grandpa Jiang looked at his wife, knowing that this matter was in a hurry, and he had to discuss it with the child's father. He hopes that before he gets old, he and his wife will go back to their hometown to accompany the children underground.

He paused for a moment, then said, "You're going to have to tidy up the things upstairs." Some things are too eye-catching to put on again. You know what grandpa meant, right? ”

After speaking, seeing Zhou Jiao nodded, he immediately smiled with relief: "Later, you can go up and see what there is." Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, your grandmother and I will let the neighbors go to the market together. You two took the opportunity to move out. No problem, right?

Next, my grandfather took the two of you to the neighborhood committee to say hello and let them take a look at you. Don't say that you won't come back, just say that you are still in school, see if you can be admitted to the school in Shanghai, do you understand? ”

Grandma Jiang immediately nodded, "Yes, don't say you won't come back." You just said that there are a lot of things in the Northeast, and you won't be able to decide for a while. I'll be back as soon as things are taken care of over there. ”

Zhou Jiao nodded hurriedly.

Grandma Jiang stood up and took out the key from the drawer, handed it to her, and asked the little couple to go upstairs to have a look.

Stepping on the wooden ladder, Zhou Jiao excitedly grabbed Zhang Guoqing's hand tightly, with a smile on her face, fantasizing about this little dress and red leather shoes......

Pushing open the door of the left room, I saw that it was a bedroom. There is also a carpet on the wooden board, and the curtains and bedding in the whole room are small pink flowers, innocent and romantic, which is what her father expects from her at the age of ten.

"Snow White little bedroom. Hehe... I didn't expect my dad to be very childlike. Zhang Guoqing laughed when he saw it. No wonder Zhou Jiao asked him, and his father-in-law didn't say anything, let her see it for herself.

Zhang Guoqing pulled Zhou Jiao into the room and opened the small wardrobe, "There is really a Snow White dress!" Jiaojiao, you look at it as if it's all foreign. The label is also in English. Dad, this is a combination of Chinese and Western. This little cheongsam is so beautiful! In the future, our daughter is not afraid of running out of clothes. ”

After saying that, his eyes lit up and the cabinet was full of little girl's clothes, hats and shoes, which was comparable to his son's safe wardrobe!

Zhou Jiaof touched her clothes and skirts, where are the few things her father said? Luckily, she came over and took care of it. She imagined how he had felt when he had prepared these things, and sighed secretly.

She pointed out the door to Zhang Guoqing, and saw that he was standing at the door, and after thinking about it, she lifted the carpet first, and sure enough, she saw ten dollar bills below. This old man and old lady are honest people!

Zhou Jiao hurriedly ran to the desk, lay under the bed, and got into the closet. After the treasure hunt, looking at the gold bars and silver dollars on the bed, it really made her cry and laugh. Her father is not worried, once there is an accident, it will be a chicken beating an egg and flying.

Zhou Jiao reluctantly took a last look at the room. She decided to come over tomorrow and put it all in the space. In the future, she must be restored and kept as a memorial for the future.

The two small rooms upstairs are about the same size. The remaining little study is more like a piano room. Inside is an imported piano again, and it is still a famous brand. Searching for gold bars and valuables again, Zhou Jiao was already numb.

She thought she should have a good talk with her father, where did he get his money?

Zhou Jiao hurriedly put the gold and silver valuables into the space. Re-examine the room again. The room in front made her Snow White, so this room is planning for her to become a talented girl?

Zhang Guoqing had no time to appreciate. This will be something he has already begun to plan in his heart. How do you safely cover people's eyes and move things out? He opened all the windows in his room, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Sure enough, his father-in-law should have used the window to move in, and the entrance of the building must not move in the piano.

He has a spectrum in his heart, how to hide it from Lin Lishan next? Otherwise, it would be ridiculous that a lot of things will appear in the Northeast in the future!

Zhou Jiao leaned in his ear and muttered in a low voice in the name of Huang Yaoguo, a truck driver in a textile factory. Seeing that his eyes lit up when he heard this, she stopped interfering.

The two of them sorted out their things, took one last look, went downstairs, looked at the two bowls of noodles on the table, and did not delay eating with a smile.

The husband and wife chatted with the old man for a while, and made an appointment to come over tomorrow morning to move things.

Bidding farewell to the old man, Zhang Guoqing and the others went out from another road according to the old family's explanation. They admired Zhou Xiaozheng even more, and they still had a lot to learn.