Reborn in 2015, I became a male god starting in high school.

Chapter 55 The Father-Son Relationship Needs to Be Deepened
With one day left before the start of the semester, Zhou Ziyang was planning to take a walk around the dormitory when he received a call from Zhou Guowei.

To be honest, Zhou Guowei was a little angry, since he had promised to take them to school together.

As a result, Zhou Ziyang, without even telling his mother, quietly left early in the morning.

After graduating from high school, the relationship between the father and son improved.

Zhou Guowei would ask Zhou Ziyang to participate in some activities, and Zhou Ziyang would always agree. But for some reason, Zhou Guowei always felt that something was missing between the father and son.

It's a sense of unfamiliarity.

A sense of politeness that shouldn't exist between father and son.

For example, right now, Zhou Guowei is full of complaints, but he doesn't know how to tell Zhou Ziyang. He feels like he has no right to lose his temper with Zhou Ziyang.

All I could do was say with a stern face, "You've gone too far."

"You didn't have to tell me, but why didn't you even tell your mother?"

Zhou Ziyang said he felt he had grown up and was capable of handling these matters.

"I don't want my mom to worry too much." This statement is very true.

On the night he left home, Zhou Ziyang thought of his university days in his previous life.

At that time, Zhou Ziyang only got into an ordinary second-tier university.

Actually, a second-tier university is quite good; at least it gives you the qualifications to become a high-achiever. My mother didn't say anything, but there was always a sense of disappointment that her wish hadn't been fulfilled.

That time, I took an overnight green train from my hometown to Nanjing.

The bus departs at 9 PM and arrives at 5 AM.

My mother took me to the station, carrying a lot of things, including hometown pancakes, small fish and chili peppers, pickled vegetables, and some instant salted duck and Sichuan-style chicken.

Yes, Zhou Ziyang is about to go to Nanjing, but his mother prepared salted duck for him.

It's still the Jinling brand.

Zhou Ziyang said he didn't need it.

But her mother just smiled and said, "It's okay, we'll eat on the way."

Take them all with you.

It was then that Zhou Ziyang realized that his mother's seemingly jet-black hair was actually half white, and that she had a kind smile.

On the night she saw Zhou Ziyang off, his mother remained stubborn. She told him that he should study hard even if he was going to take the college entrance exam.

Some people can become big bosses even after graduating from junior college!
"Don't be fooled by that little woman's daughter getting into Nanjing University. What good is it if she doesn't study hard? She'll never amount to anything!"

Zhou Ziyang didn't like the sadness of parting, so he didn't tell his mother.

As for the father.

To be honest, no matter how much my father helped me, he was still a stranger in the end.

He is not family.

Ten years of regret cannot be made up for overnight.

Moreover, Zhou Ziyang's mental age is almost thirty. How could you expect him to discuss family ties with his father?

“You’ve only ever thought about your mother, never about me, your father,” Zhou Guowei said with a hint of resentment.

Zhou Ziyang chuckled twice and said, "Old Zhou, you're wrong. My mother only has me, but you still have Aunt Xu and Xia Wei, don't you?"

“There’s nothing between me and your Aunt Xu,” Zhou Guowei vehemently denied.

But this kind of thing is actually not important.

In the end, Zhou Guowei sighed and said that he had originally planned to take Weiwei to school with him when he sent Zhou Ziyang to Jinling.

"Now that you're gone, I don't know how to tell Weiwei."

"Then I'll help you send Xia Wei over," Zhou Ziyang said.

"But I originally intended to give it to you."

Zhou Guowei tried his best to explain, while Zhou Ziyang said he knew.

"Dad, how could I not understand the bond between us? We are father and son."

Zhou Ziyang spoke frankly, but in his previous life, Zhou Guowei did not send him here; instead, he took Xia Wei to the gate of Jinling University.

The father and son talked for a long time, but the conversation felt awkward. Finally, the father sighed and asked Zhou Ziyang where he lived now.
Zhou Ziyang replied that he hadn't booked a hotel yet.

“Then you can come and stay with us tonight. I’ve invited a few acquaintances to have dinner together,” Zhou Guowei said.

Zhou Ziyang remembered that one of his acquaintances was the vice dean of a college under Jinling University.

Xia Wei was able to get along smoothly at Jinling University and acquire certain resources in her previous life because of the help of this vice dean.

Now that Zhou Ziyang is studying at Jinling University, he has no reason to refuse his father.

I agreed after thinking about it.

It was already around 2 p.m., and his father was on his way to school. Zhou Ziyang thought for a moment and decided it would be better to go back to Nanjing University Garden to change his clothes.

So they turned back halfway.

At this moment, Qi Tao sent a message asking if Zhou Ziyang had arrived at school yet.
Zhou Ziyang said not yet.

"No, I just got on the train and I figure I'll arrive tonight. I was thinking of getting you a drink!"

Zhou Ziyang said he couldn't make it tonight, he had plans.

"Which girl did you meet up with? (winking mischievously)"

"I made an appointment with Wang Na." Qi Tao and Wang Na's flirtatious relationship in the group chat has been going on for a long time, and it's no secret.

"Are you joking with me too?"

Qi Tao was speechless, stating that he and Wang Na were completely innocent.

"But Wang Na is really beautiful."

"She's beautiful and has a sweet voice. She sent me some private photos (showing her teeth)."

Zhou Ziyang said, "Okay, I know, take your time reading it."

"I have something to do, so I'll stop here."

Qi Tao is a typical extrovert. He loves making friends and is full of longing for university life. He looks forward to love and friendship.

They left their hometown and came to Jinling, 1,500 kilometers away.

He felt that leaving his parents' control would be a completely new beginning.

Zhou Ziyang went home and changed into a decent set of clothes, a polo shirt paired with light-colored trousers, and wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch. He was completely different from his previous carefree and casual self.

After finishing a series of tasks, it was already 4 p.m. Then I drove to the hotel my father had mentioned, but it was already 5 p.m.

The meeting place for my father and his friends was in a room in the Xuanwu District Government Building, at the Vienna Hotel, a rather old five-star hotel. Although the facilities inside were quite old, its location indicated its special status. People from within the province who came to study would basically stay here.

Before Zhou Ziyang even arrived, his father kept calling to urge him.

When Zhou Ziyang arrived, he found out...

Good heavens, the guests haven't arrived yet.

Just three people.

The elderly father, Zhou Guowei.

Xu Qing's relationship with Zhou Guowei is unclear.

And Xia Wei, who came to study here.

"Ziyang, long time no see." That's just how it is; the adult world is hard to understand.

The last time they met, Zhou Ziyang and Xu Qing had such a bad falling out.

When they met again, Xu Qing was still able to greet Zhou Ziyang with a smile.

Xu Qing knew she was meeting someone who could help her daughter today, so she dressed up specially, wearing a dark blue bodycon dress with a shawl, her long hair up, and pearl earrings. She didn't look like a woman from a small town at all.

In this setting, he does indeed resemble Zhou Guowei's spouse somewhat.

Zhou Ziyang glanced at Xu Qing's face for a moment before finally saying, "Oh, Aunt Xu, you've become even more beautiful?"

"This child is making fun of Aunt Xu again." Xu Qing covered her mouth and laughed for a while, then looked at Zhou Guowei and said, "Old Zhou, look, your son's words are as sweet as honey."

Zhou Guowei didn't think there was anything wrong with his son's words. He was thinking about the distinguished guest and certainly didn't have time to think about anything else. He was just thinking that the guest should be arriving soon.

(End of this chapter)