Responding to Cheng Su's invitation, Old Zhou and his wife visited Cheng Su's home the following evening for a casual chat.
Cheng Su sliced some watermelon, prepared some fine Pu'er tea, and put out a plate of fried peanuts and sunflower seeds, while they all gathered around the small tea table to talk.
"What are your plans for the future? You've got your house allotted to you, so you can continue living there even if you retire from the military, right?" Cheng Su asked.
Sister-in-law Zhou looked at her husband and said, "It's up to him. Our Xiao Dong will graduate from university in two years. He's currently boarding at school. If we don't go back to our hometown soon, we might as well stay here a little longer."
Old Zhou's hometown was in Shandong, and their son, Zhou Xiaodong, was attending university in a neighboring city.
"Will you be able to adjust to life back home?" Qi Taiguo looked at Old Zhou and suggested, "Why not pull some strings and find something to do here?"
