Chapter 27: The world is uneasy
After a meal, Chen Can said goodbye to Old Man Ji and left alone!
Coming back to the city once again feels like a world away.
Standing on the edge of the Pearl River, still in the same position 32 years ago, looking at the high-rise buildings on that side, a different feeling came to mind.
In that life, I stayed in this city for twenty years, and in this steel city, I couldn't leave it, and I couldn't leave, like being trapped in an invisible cage.
And now, he has a feeling of being free!
He didn't even have the idea of going to work anymore, he just wanted to go shopping and feel his heart!
He wanted to ask his heart, what did he want to pursue?
Recall that the experience of being a human being in two lives is already at the age of thirty, and the experience of the first half of life has been spent in a busy way.
The former self longs for wealth, longs for love, and even longs for the unattainable freedom and distance!
Perhaps, from today onwards, I can find the unattainable things in a different way!
Yes, it's time for you to start again!
Perhaps, what you are looking for is ahead!
"System, start the crossing mission!"
In an instant, the heavens and the earth changed, the sky was full of stars, and Chen Can's whole person was once again under the starry sky.
This is the mission lobby?
"It's really beautiful!"
Every time Chen Can came in, he felt that he had become a speck of dust, he had forgotten all the troubles in the world, and just wanted to look at the stars quietly.
"The host has been equipped with a new traversal mission, whether to open it!"
Chen Can just wanted to respond to the opening, and suddenly, a serious question came to his mind!
That is, after entering the world, what will the ontology of reality look like?
Will it be like in the previous world, becoming a vegetative person, and finally cremated, becoming ashes?
As soon as he thought of this, a picture came to his mind.
Chen Can in reality, leaning on a public seat on the edge of the Pearl River, he closed his eyes quietly, falling into a deep sleep, and everything around him, everything in the world, came to a standstill!
Chen Can suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that after he entered the world, the real world would enter a static state, which was good!
Chen Can, who had no worries, immediately responded to the system in his mind.
"Start the Crossing Mission!"
Thinking about it, Chen Can felt that in the starry sky, a star suddenly shone brightly.
Then, Chen Can only felt that the star was shining brighter and brighter, and finally turned into a white light and attacked him!
This is almost an instantaneous thing, Chen Can only has two words in his heart!
"it!"
Before the exclamation was issued, Chen Can felt his consciousness dizzy instantly, and then the whole person fell into boundless darkness!
"Oops!"
Chen Can only felt a pain in the back of his head, as if he had hit something, it was dark in front of him, and then, everything was different in front of him!
There were a few hurried voices in my ears!
"What are you doing, you!"
Then there was a middle-aged man's roar!
"Leave him alone, no one cares about him, it's too unusual! How can a young man find a widow to get a partner! ”
Chen Can only felt a little dizzy in his head, and then he felt that he was being helped up.
Chen Can's eyes were glazed, and the large amount of information in his mind made him stunned for a long time.
Even a female voice next to him shouted something in his ear, he couldn't hear it clearly!
"The traversal mission has begun!"
"Task content: Publisher Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingkun in old age, after his wife Zheng Juan died of illness, his son Zhou Cong took his wife and children to settle in the south because of career needs, and he lived alone in his hometown in the Northeast.
He often recalls his life, there is endless regret and unwillingness in his heart, his own life, live for his parents, live for his brothers and sisters, live for his children, but never, really live for himself, uneasy, he prayed countless times in the middle of the night, if life can be repeated, he hopes that his life, live a wonderful, colorful, wanton life, do not need to live for anyone! ”
At this moment, Chen Can's mind, like a movie, quickly played Zhou Bingkun's life.
When he was young, the three sisters and brothers of the Zhou family, one went to the Corps, the other went to a remote area to be an educated youth, and his father also went to the distant third line, leaving the youngest Zhou Bingkun alone to accompany his mother at home.
As an adult, Zhou Bingkun met a woman, a woman with an ill-fated fate in the first half of her life, and the other party's name was Zheng Juan.
When Zheng Juan was young, she was abandoned by her parents, and when she was young, she was forced by hooligans, and finally became pregnant and raised her children alone.
Zheng Juan has encountered a lot of unfortunate things in her life, but she has also encountered a lot of luck.
One of the biggest luckies is to meet Zhou Bingkun.
When Zhou Bingkun saw this woman for the first time, he was deeply attracted to her, and the snow-white tenderness made him never forget it.
Since then, this woman has been deeply imprinted in his mind.
The first time he went to see Zheng Juan, he was entrusted by others to give this woman 30 yuan a month for living expenses.
The reason why he agreed to someone else's entrustment was because the other party told him that this woman was the woman he sent Tu Zhiqiang.
At that time, Zheng Juan was pregnant, and she was accompanied by a younger brother with eye disease, and her adoptive mother pushed a wooden box to sell popsicles in winter, and her life was extremely difficult!
Later, Zheng Juan confessed to him that the child in her belly was not Tu Zhiqiang's, but Luo Shibin, who asked him to send money, and the child was obtained by the other party.
At that moment, he felt a deep sense of humiliation and guilt.
After getting along later, the two of them had a good impression of each other, and even had a tacit understanding that belonged to the two.
But Zhou Bingkun has been hesitating!
Because Zheng Juan is a widow, and she is also a widow with a child, such a woman, the family, will definitely not agree with the two of them.
In such hesitation, several years were passed, until seventy-six years, the three sisters and brothers of the Zhou family and their father, after seven years of separation, finally went home for the reunion year!
Zhou Bingkun was also at this reunion, and then washed his father Zhou Zhigang's feet, and took the opportunity to talk about Zheng Juan's situation.
As a result, before Zhou Zhigang's feet were washed, he kicked Zhou Bingkun in the chest fiercely.
Zhou Bingkun stumbled, fell backwards, and then hit the back of his head on the corner of the chair, causing him to straighten his hair in pain.
The first half of Zhou Bingkun's life appeared in Chen Can's mind like this.
And the second half of his life, like the struggle of a small person, never really lived for himself once.
Now, Chen Can has received Zhou Bingkun's entrustment, which can be regarded as officially taking over his life, and is ready to live again for this body.
The second half of his life will be dominated by him Chen Can!
With Zhou Bingkun's memory, Chen Can can be regarded as having figured out the situation of all this.
This year is seventy-six years, the Zhou family has not been reunited for seven years since the family was separated from the six or nine years, and now it is finally rare to reunite.
Because Zhou Bingkun wanted to take the opportunity to tell his father that he wanted to marry Zheng Juan, Zhou Zhigang got angry and kicked Zhou Bingkun down.
Chen Can was a little stunned by this kick, and the other people in the room were startled.
Mother Li Suhua cried and rubbed the back of Chen Can's head, while scolding Zhou Zhigang.
"What are you doing, you! You kick the kid like this! Oh, kid, what's wrong with you! Let's go to the hospital! ”
Chen Can shook his head, rubbed the back of his head, and sighed, this is still really his father, this kick is ruthless enough!
Seeing his mother's anxious appearance, Chen Can hurriedly comforted him.
"Mom, it's okay, it's okay, I'm a little dizzy!"
Hearing her son's words, her mother was so anxious that tears were about to come out, and while rubbing Chen Can, she didn't forget to reply to Zhou Zhigang.
Zhou Zhigang may also have noticed that his foot was a little heavy, but at this time, his anger did not subside, and he was a little annoyed when he remembered what his son said about the widow, and then scolded.
"If you dare to marry a widow and come back, I will not have your son!"
Chen Can recalled Zhou Bingkun's life, according to Zhou Bingkun's character, he would eventually choose to tell his parents that it was just a joke, and finally calmed down this family turmoil!
It was precisely because of Zhou Bingkun's retreat that his relationship with Zheng Juan once again became delicate, and from then on, Zheng Juan chose to reject Zhou Bingkun's kindness.
If it weren't for her mother Li Suhua, who became a vegetative person due to an accidental cerebral hemorrhage, Zheng Juan chose to take care of her mother, and finally her mother woke up and was recognized by Li Suhua, thus contributing to the union of the two!
But this combination of disasters and difficulties, Chen Can will never allow it to happen.
Zheng Juan is indeed a good woman in his mind, if it weren't for Zheng Juan, Zhou Bingkun would have lived a particularly miserable life in the second half of his life, and even this family would have been scattered a long time ago!
Chen Can was very surprised that Zhou Bingkun didn't mind Zheng Juan's past so much, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled to seventy-six years.
Maybe he still has one regret, and that is the child.
Chen Can rubbed the back of his head, looked up at Zhou Zhigang, and didn't know how to refute this father for a while.
This father is the kind of traditional strict father, and his care for his children will only be proved with practical actions, and he will take care of the family almost all his life.
Chen Can also understands his father's thoughts, if his son says that he wants to marry a widow and bring a son, he will also have to kick that rabbit cub to death!
But let him panic and temporarily calm this family turmoil, he is not willing.
Once he panics, the relationship between him and Zheng Juan will have to continue to drag on, and there will be another turmoil in the future.
Although he accepted Zhou Bingkun's life experience, it is Chen Can who controls this body now!
So, Chen Can decided to choose the procrastination!
Although, from this moment, Zhou Bingkun's life destiny has begun to change.
But many things, including the fate of the Zhou family, if they are not deliberately changed, it will still develop along the previous trajectory of fate.
So Chen Can decided to delay it first, he knew very well that after the New Year, the Zhou family would be separated again, and the next goodbye would be several years later!
So Chen Can only needs to let his family know that there is such a thing, and leave an impression on them first.
After his father left, he slowly let Zheng Juan integrate into the family.
For example, first get my mother, and then my brother and sister, and at that time, my father won't agree, and I won't be able to do it!
As long as Zheng Juan is recognized by her mother, she will basically succeed for the most part!
The reason why the family is so angry now is nothing more than that they don't understand who Zheng Juan is.
Their first impression is that of a widow with a child, such a woman, marrying into their Zhou family, this is absolutely impossible to agree!
In this era, although everyone lives a tight life, people are actually divided into three, six, nine and so on, and even more serious than later generations.
The Zhou family has three generations of innocence, his father is an old third-line worker, his mother is a full-time housewife, his brother is a cadre of the Corps, his sister is an educated youth, and Zhou Bingkun is still a worker in a soy sauce factory.
Such a family is actually better than 90% of the families in this era!
Such a family doesn't have to worry about not being able to marry a wife at all, so Zhou Bingkun proposed that he wanted to marry a widow and bring a child, which has a weak impact on the Zhou family!
Zhou Zhigang's angry roar was not answered, Chen Can pretended to be aggrieved and didn't say anything.
Zhou Zhigang was so angry that he didn't wash his feet anymore, he snorted, went back to the room barefoot.
Sister-in-law Hao Dongmei hurriedly picked up the shoes on the ground and ran into the room to send them away.
The eldest brother Zhou Bingyi glanced at Chen Can with a serious expression, and he didn't know how to speak, so he finally chose to be silent.
Mother Li Suhua wiped a handful of tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at Chen Can, with both distress and blame in her eyes.
Obviously, the mother also had a great opinion about the widow!
Chen Can was also helpless, thinking about it for a while, he was not in a hurry, after thinking about it, he still stepped forward to take his mother's hand and said with comfort.
"Mom, don't worry, if I really marry a daughter-in-law, I must have your consent, without your permission, I won't marry anyone!"
When Li Suhua got his son's words, he was immediately overjoyed, and his face showed a touch of joy, and he hurriedly spoke.
"Really?"
Chen Can nodded solemnly and replied.
"It's more real than real gold, I promise to listen to my mother!"
Li Suhua cried with joy, and quickly patted Chen Can on the shoulder, and scolded angrily.
"You kid, you're scared to death!"
Chen Can grinned and secretly glanced at the inner room again.
It is precisely because of this episode that in this reunion year, his father Zhou Zhigang's attitude towards Chen Can has always been with a straight face.
even told Li Suhua several times that after he left, he must control this kid and don't let him really lead the widow into the house!
But fortunately, this level has passed temporarily!
The day that Chen Can crossed was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and for the Zhou family, this reunion year was of great significance.
Since 69, the Zhou family has been in the north and south, and has never really been reunited, the three sisters and brothers of the Zhou family, the eldest brother Zhou Bingyi and the second sister Zhou Rong, have all become families!
Now that my father is back, my eldest brother and sister-in-law are back, and my second sister Zhou Rong is also on her way home, this day is finally a hope!
Despite the previous episode, the Zhou family still ate extremely happily at this reunion dinner in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve!
Father Zhou picked up the wine glass, touched the glass with the family, said a New Year's greeting, and then everyone drank it all!
After the meal, in addition to the joy, a problem also appeared.
The old dilapidated house of the Zhou family has only two pits, the inner room and the outer house, and now the eldest brother and sister-in-law sleep in one pit, and the father and mother sleep in one, so Chen Can can only squeeze in.
But it's such an adult, it's not appropriate to squeeze anywhere, so Chen Can found an excuse and said that he would go to a few small homes to sleep.
The neighborhood where Zhou Bingkun lives is called Guangzipian, which is dilapidated and simple, with houses built next to each other, almost no streets, and crowded and rotten roads.
The eating, drinking, and lazaring of the neighborhoods are all solved in the streets and alleys, and there is not even a decent road, and the car cannot drive in, so you can only ride a bicycle to go around. It is a famous slum in the city.
Zhou Bingkun grew up here since he was a child, and there are many peers who grew up with him, among which Fa Xiao, who has the best relationship, has several of them.
Of course, Chen Can didn't really go to Faxiao's house to crowd, but walked directly towards Zheng Juan's house.
Zheng Juan's family lives in Taiping Hutong, a few miles away, and the residents there are actually poorer, because most of them are down-and-out households like Zheng Juan, who are not innocent and have no jobs.
Maybe the original owner Zhou Bingkun will think of some messy things, such as the identity gap between himself and Zheng Juan, as well as family reasons, etc.
But now Chen Can doesn't think about these things in his mind at all, what he thinks about is how to get along with Zheng Juan by waiting?
It was to hug each other directly and say it to her in a domineering tone.
"Woman, don't talk! Kiss me! ”
Or shyly squeezed into someone's bed in the middle of the night, and proved his mind with practical actions!
Chen Can was inexplicably a little excited in his heart, is this considered a crossing welfare?
There was heavy snow outside, Chen Can's heart was hot, his steps were getting faster and faster, and he had already forgotten the time......!
I don't know how long it took, his footsteps had stopped in front of Taiping Hutong, standing in front of Zheng Juan's house, and the heat in Chen Can's heart finally subsided a little.
Standing in front of the door for a few minutes, he felt that his whole body was already cold, he quickly sighed, took two steps forward, and knocked on them with difficulty.
Sounds were heard inside the house, and the shouts of two children were heard.
"Sister, is Brother Bingkun here!"
There is also a doll sound.
"Mom, isn't Dad back!"
The knock on the door made Zheng Juan hurriedly get out of bed, and she tidied up her clothes a little nervously.
A child who was sleeping on the bed had already rushed out of bed, groped his way to the door, and opened the door.
Before Chen Can could react, he was hugged by a child.
When I looked down, I saw that it was a teenager, it was Zheng Juan's younger brother Zheng Guangming.
This child was born with an eye disease and had a bad fate, and in the second half of Zhou Bingkun's life, this child finally became a monk.
Since Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan got in touch a few years ago, this child has relied on Zhou Bingkun very much, because Zhou Bingkun is the only hope in this child's mind.
Chen Can touched his head and fell into thought.
At this time, Zheng Juan walked up to Chen Can with some twist, and said with some restraint.
"It's so late, is there something going on at home?"
Chen Can raised his head and looked at this woman, she was really good, with a round figure, fair skin, and a touch of gentleness between her eyebrows, she was a good woman.
Chen Can shook his head with a smile, turned around and closed the door, and spoke.
"It's nothing, the eldest brother and sister-in-law at home are back, and there is no place to live, can I stay with you for one night?"
When Zheng Juan heard Chen Can's words, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, obviously very happy in her heart, but the shame of the woman still made her recover, and she replied in a low voice, and then turned around to make the sheets for Chen Can.
Zheng Juan's family actually has only one ondol, and the family lives on it, and the adoptive mother was still there, but later she also died, and now there are Zheng Juan and two children of different sizes left in the family.
Chen Can asked Guangming to go back to bed quickly, and he looked at the family.
A very simple hut, in the dim oil light, you can see the bottom at a glance.
He sighed, and finally his gaze turned, finally stopping at Zheng Juan's round figure.