Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 609 - 488: Uncontrollable Eyelid Twitching

Chapter 609: Chapter 488: Uncontrollable Eyelid Twitching

Zhou Xiaozheng woke up early to see his daughter smiling all day, and he patted her on the head. How wonderful his Jiao Jiao was, showcasing the great genes of their family.

Zhou Jiao leaned over to her father’s ear and whispered, "Dad, prices have skyrocketed. Even rice bran is selling for three yuan a pound. Haha, made over three hundred yuan this morning."

Zhou Xiaozheng saw his daughter smiling like a little mouse that had just nabbed some oil. Speechless, he could only advise, "My dear, we are an intellectual family, don’t inherit your grandmother Gu Family’s ways."

The Gu Family had countless treasures in just one of their secret rooms, they were unscrupulous merchants — Zhou Xiaozheng couldn’t imagine his daughter calculating with an abacus.

Yes, she shouldn’t be like his mother, living so strenuously.

Look at how well his daughter is doing now, never having to worry about her livelihood, with money she couldn’t spend in a lifetime, why bother haggling over every penny with outsiders and lose composure.

Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his son-in-law and grandson playing with snow in the yard, feeling secretly pleased. His daughter wouldn’t share her grandmother’s misfortune. Thinking of this, his face gradually broke into a smile.

"Grandpa, I won."

Ping’an cheerfully shouted, his lifted face inheriting the good looks of his parents, at his young age already showing signs of becoming a handsome boy.

In the north, it snowed for several days, with snow accumulating several feet deep. After the snow melted, walking around was slippery, one could easily fall flat on their back if not careful.

Zhang Guoqing worried about his family slipping, so as soon as the snow stopped, he started clearing the yard, taking over much of Xiao Wang’s work.

At this moment, the cleared snow was piled up in one area. After the father and son finished their snowball fight, they bravely endured the cold and began building snowmen.

"Dad, the smallest one should be me."

Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile.

Watching Ping’an skillfully shovel snow with a cooking spatula, he laughed and asked, "Need some help from Daddy?"

"No, I can do it."

After saying this, Little Douding speeded up stubbornly. His dad planned to build four snowmen while he was just building one, he was determined to succeed.

Zhou Xiaozheng, understanding his grandson’s stubbornness, said, "The more you hurry, the more likely you’ll mess up. Calm down, take it steady."

Hearing that, Ping’an stopped and walked around the snow pile in a circle, showing a contemplative look. He then put down the small spatula and pulled out a dustpan from the storage.

The family watched him without a hint of assistance, simply observing him nonchalantly.

Ping’an placed the dustpan and enviously glanced at the iron shovel in Zhang Guoqing’s hand, compared his height to it, and sighed regretfully, then picked up his small spatula again and continued to scoop snow into the dustpan.

A dustpan full of snow was easily dragged by him to the middle of the yard.

The family struggled not to laugh. Even if the dustpan got damaged from being dragged this way, no one stopped him.

When Zhou Xiaozheng saw him working until he was tired and rested for a while, he finally praised him, "Very impressive. Ping’an learned to think today and knew to act within his limits, which is excellent."

Ping’an laughed gleefully from the praise, "When I grow as tall as the shovel, I can use it, too."

"Exactly, we can’t do foolish or dangerous things. Grandpa is going to work, take your time, no rush."

Lin Lishan couldn’t hold back her laughter anymore. The grandfather-grandson duo was so amusing.

Ping’an shook his head as he looked at her.

The scene made even Zhou Xiaozheng burst out in laughter.

Joyful days made time fly by faster. While Zhou Jiao pulled Zhang Guoqing around various black markets to earn some extra cash, she never forgot to bring home some goods.

In the early hours one day, the couple, who had rested for a few days, started moving to a black market in a certain alley, planning to bring back some New Year supplies.

Just as they squatted down to set up the rice bran, Zhou Jiao’s eyelids wouldn’t stop twitching. She suspiciously looked around, but unfortunately, it was too dark to see clearly with only some faint light.

"Let’s go."

Zhang Guoqing looked at her puzzled.

"Something’s not right." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Upon hearing that, Zhang Guoqing quickly rolled up their stuff, grabbing her to leave.

A vendor nearby discreetly approached them and said, "Hey, it’s not easy coming from the countryside. How about selling it to me for a lower price?"

"The price can’t go lower. It’s one hundred and ten pounds a sack, three hundred yuan if you take it all."

Zhou Jiao saw the other hesitate, but her eyelid twitched even more fiercely, so she turned on her heel to leave, dragging Zhang Guoqing with her.

"Alright, I’ll pay you. Such a big deal, let me think about it."

Zhang Guoqing quickly counted the money, dropped the goods, and left.

They walked a long way, reached the outlet, and still the person followed them. He didn’t have time to ask questions as Zhou Jiao’s pace quickened.

Once out of that alley, they saw a breakfast place started business not far away. Zhou Jiao, not giving it much thought, entered without caring about their disguise.

"Comrade, two bowls of liver fry and five oil cakes, please."

Zhou Jiao, not lacking Beijing food coupons these days, easily took out a pound’s worth of coupons and one yuan, planning to buy more if they turned out tasty for breakfast at home.

As Zhang Guoqing brought over the breakfast, he suspiciously glanced at the same guy from before. With the crowd around, he didn’t ask why the person wasn’t selling stuff inside the alley.

The couple slowly ate their breakfast while staying attentive to the activity outside. Until they finished and were about to leave, there wasn’t any disturbance.

Zhou Jiao blinked at Zhang Guoqing. Perhaps her intuition was wrong? It shouldn’t be, her eyelids stopped twitching once she left that creepy place.

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing smiled. Just as he was about to speak, he heard shouting from afar and his face stiffened, quickly saying, "I’ve got a leg cramp; let’s sit a while longer."

He saw their original sack carelessly placed aside and glanced at the vendor. This guy was truly lucky to benefit from his wife’s foresight.

"Don’t run, or we’ll add more charges if caught."

"Left guy, run again, and I won’t be polite."

Before long, shouting and the sound of many running footsteps could be heard on the street outside.

Zhang Guoqing hooked his right foot, kicking the sack under the vendor’s table and nodded at him in acknowledgment.

Maybe because of fear of being reported or for other reasons, surprisingly not a single person ran into this breakfast place.

After about an hour, when everything settled and the bound people were taken away, the couple got up, grabbed their packed breakfast, and exited the shop together.

After walking a bit, Zhang Guoqing, unable to bear it, turned and said, "Uncle, you’re not planning to follow us home, are you? Isn’t it tiring carrying that stuff?"

"Haha, I was wondering the same. Why do you keep walking the same path as me? Turning the corner ahead, don’t tell me it’s still the same way."

Even if they were headed in the same direction, Zhang Guoqing wouldn’t say so. Who knew what this guy, trailing them, had in mind. If it weren’t for his wife’s disguise being unrecognizable even to him, he’d worry about exposure.

"You go ahead."

He said, letting the man pass first. After doing a loop, confirming safety, the couple removed their disguise and returned home.

Walking along the shore, eventually, you’ll get your shoes wet. After that frightful day, the couple finally took a break, staying home to prepare for the New Year.