Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 582 - 462: Private Gathering

That night, what exactly happened or what important topics were discussed when Lin Lishan went to the Lin Family remained unknown. Following Lin Lishan’s silence, the family members stayed quiet as well.

The days at the Zhou Family weren’t affected at all; life went on as usual. Though the two families were only two or three hundred meters apart, apart from Mr. Lin occasionally visiting, there were no further interactions.

A few days later, it was the day of Fang Fei’s invitation. The couple followed Zhou Xiaozheng’s suggestion and arrived at the gathering place early.

What was Zhou Xiaozheng’s suggestion? He advised the young couple to go and enjoy themselves without worries. Regardless of the factions, only by integrating can one clearly understand the current situation.

For Zhou Xiaozheng, what his two children at home lack is experience. Especially his daughter, staying home all the time is a complete waste of good times.

He observed for a while. Compared to Zhang Guoqing, who is as smooth as a seasoned diplomat, his own Jiao Jiao couldn’t seem to open up to others. Seeing her without any so-called close friends and treating everyone the same made Zhou Xiaozheng both laugh and cry. Being cautious is good but going overboard isn’t.

His daughter acted way too cautiously, like a little mouse, scurrying back home at the slightest sign of trouble. How can this work? What will happen when the child steps into society in the future?

He also knew that his daughter’s experiences as a child had brought many negative effects, but things had come to this. Only by having the child venture out more, expose herself to more people, will her courage grow.

Princesses, young masters, these kinds of children aren’t worth Zhou Xiaozheng’s concern. But he couldn’t deny that these kids embodied a sense of superiority his daughter lacked. Sometimes, showing off or being ostentatious is a skill. From ancient times to now, children from prominent families always carried a certain arrogance.

Take for example his own grandson, it’s not even a year, and his presence and arrogance already stand out. It’s because the environment the child is in has given him confidence.

Watching the young couple leave, Zhou Xiaozheng returned to his study, sat alone behind his desk in deep thought.

On the other hand, Zhou Jiao remained unaware of her father’s many worries about her. Otherwise, she would definitely argue back, saying he was overthinking.

In Zhou Jiao’s world, riding on the achievements of one’s ancestors and showing off isn’t a skill. In the end, one will have to pay the price. One’s life is bound to have ups and downs; who can boast of being a perpetual winner?

And what nonsense is friendship? Would she be foolish enough to let outsiders get close, giving them the chance to stab her in the back later? Such stupidity was something Zhou Jiao would never allow.

This was an ordinary small courtyard. Given its great location, it wasn’t far from Zhou Jiao’s large courtyard. Of course, the environment was exceptional, with a famous park not far from the entrance.

Before entering, someone suddenly popped out, with a grin, punching Zhang Guoqing playfully, then turning to Zhou Jiao, giving a thumbs up, saying, "Sister, you’re impressive! Keeping Xiao Wu in line, not daring to take a step away."

Zhou Jiao feigned anger, "Be careful, or I’ll tell our sister-in-law on you. Go on, did you sneak out this time?"

The other person pleaded, "Good sister, your sister-in-law is inside. Give your brother some face, don’t add fuel to the fire. The aunt at home hits hard."

Zhou Jiao extended her hand, smiling slyly, "Quick, buy me off. Low cost, just two bottles of Maotai."

The other lightly tapped her hand, laughing, "Xiao Wu, quickly handle your wife. She’s too bold, daring to blackmail your brother."

Zhang Guoqing led him into the door, joking, "You’re wrong there. If my wife says it, I’ve got to support her. Do you think being a brother is that easy?"

The three laughed and joked with each other and entered the living room, where four or five people were already seated. Even though they rarely interacted daily, they all knew each other and had even shared drinks before.

Seeing the three of them enter, they started teasing in turns.

"Oh my, Zhang Xiaowu, this won’t do. Must the brothers send invitations just to get you over?"

"College student, come on, tell your brothers what you do hiding at home every day."

"Making babies, of course."

Zhang Guoqing laughingly grabbed some seeds from the coffee table and tossed them at a few people, "Show-offs, and you call yourself college students, who even went abroad to study."

"You, you, and you, wasting food is shameful."

"Don’t give me that. I didn’t use an orange to hit you, be grateful for that. So, is there some event?"

Once the couple sat down, everyone grinned silently, yet no one spoke.

At this time, two girls, arm in arm, came out from the next room.

One of them, tall and in a military uniform, was Wu Yong’s wife, Cao Xiaoli, who just greeted the couple in.

Nowadays, Mr. Wu is with the Political Department, and his wife works with him. Married for two years and still without children, Zhou Jiao had heard they were busy with ’baby-making.’ Seems no baby came, but they managed to escape out.

"Jiao Jiao, why didn’t you bring your little one along?"

Zhou Jiao greeted the two of them with a smile, "It’s cold, and the baby is too small. Where have Sister-in-law and Sister Mei been?"

Cao Xiaoli shouted in displeasure, "What sister-in-law, you should call me Sister Xiaoli. You have many sisters-in-law, but there’s only one Sister Xiaoli."

Li Mei covered her laugh and winked at Zhou Jiao.

Zhou Jiao realized that Mr. Wu must have done something again to anger Miss Cao.

She shot a disdainful glance at him and said to Li Mei, "Hitting means affectionate scolding means love. Seems like Sister-in-law and the others are having a vibrant life."

Li Mei nodded in agreement, gloating as she agreed, "Your Sister Xiaoli hasn’t even raised her claws, and your Brother Wu has already wilted. He’s just a softie."

Zhou Jiao giggled. Facing Cao Xiaoli’s raised right hand, she hurriedly changed the subject, "Is there some celebration tonight? Why does everyone seem to be in a theater-watching mood?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Cao Xiaoli raised her fist, but seeing them plead, mercifully lowered it.

Glancing around at the gathered men, she whispered, "Later we’ll have two special guests. We’re here to watch the show."

Zhou Jiao listened intensely to the conversations of the men beside her, finally understanding that tonight Fang Fei was going to have a matchmaking date and had to choose between two people.

Curious, she leaned closer to them, lowering her voice, "What family’s daughter is it?"

You can’t blame Zhou Jiao for asking. To get into this private gathering, it’s unlikely any insignificant person could attend. The only plausible explanation would be the few people she was familiar with.

"The Qu Family and the Yi Family, in a bit they’ll come with their brothers. These two families simultaneously fancy Fang Fei, lucky fellow, isn’t it, with old bulls eating young grass."

Zhou Jiao choked on Cao Xiaoli’s blunt words. One needs to know that many of the elders present tonight got here by ’eating’ such young grass.

Not long after, Zhou Jiao didn’t have time to recall which young ladies from the two families were of marrying age when a group entered from outside.

Including Fang Fei, the three men and two women entered. Everyone immediately stopped the discussion, as talking behind people’s backs was somewhat ungracious.