Rural roads are more slippery, and people's hearts are more complicated!

On the road, Zhou Feiyu drove steadily while Zhou Cheng sat in the passenger seat. Zhou Wanyu sat in the back, bored, casually watching the scenery outside the window.

Many things felt unfamiliar to Zhou Wanyu. From time to time, she would point at the crops outside and ask Zhou Cheng and Zhou Feiyu what they were.

She was just like a city bumpkin.

Zhou Feiyu could occasionally answer, but many of his answers were wrong, whereas Zhou Cheng could answer correctly every single time.

This left Zhou Wanyu in awe.

"Second Brother, how do you know everything? You haven't come back many times either!"

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng didn't respond; he couldn't be bothered to answer.

This caused Zhou Wanyu to curl her lip and mutter softly that her Second Brother was acting cold and aloof again.

Zhou Cheng looked at the scenery outside. Having grown accustomed to the skyscrapers of the Shanghai, coming back to see this picturesque landscape was truly relaxing and pleasant.

He rolled down the window, letting the breeze blow in gently.

This made Zhou Cheng think of his previous life.

Back then, he was just an ordinary university student. Every time he went to school, he had to take a shuttle to the county town, then take a bus, high-speed rail, or train to get to campus.

The scenery back then was no different from what he saw now, but back then, he had no time to stop and appreciate it.

For ordinary people, a lifetime is spent chasing money and struggling for material life. Where would they find the time to stop and look at so-called scenery?

"Big Brother, Second Brother, if I could build a small courtyard in the village with the person I love most, and we could farm every day, go mountain climbing when we're free, or go fishing... how wonderful that would be."

"I really envy the life of the villagers."

Zhou Wanyu sat in the back seat, fantasizing about a beautiful life.

Zhou Feiyu kept his eyes on the road ahead, but hearing Zhou Wanyu's words, his mind also conjured up such a picture.

Once, he and Ye Juaner had such fantasies. During their honeymoon phase, they dreamed of a life undisturbed by the secular world, loving each other and living the kind of life described by Tao Yuanming, 'leisurely catching sight of the Southern Mountain'.

"Yeah, even though we've only been back for a day, this leisurely life is truly comfortable. There's none of the oppression of the skyscrapers," Zhou Feiyu said brightly.

Then, Zhou Wanyu looked at Zhou Cheng, wanting to hear his answer.

"Second Brother, what do you think?"

"I think it's not that great," Zhou Cheng replied.

"The reason you temporarily envy village life is that you've enjoyed a wealthy life since you were a child. You've never lacked money! So you imagine village life is great and even envy the villagers..."

"But if you were actually born in the countryside, you would find that your father is only home for a few days during the New Year, and your mother might even go out to earn money with him! You would be a left-behind child!"

"And when you grew up, you would be just like your parents, leaving your hometown to toil for money..."

Zhou Cheng coldly exposed the reality, directly bursting Zhou Wanyu's bubble of fantasy.

Hearing this, Zhou Wanyu was stunned for a moment.

Then she gave Zhou Cheng a resentful look and whispered in her heart: Is Second Brother really allergic to romance?

Zhou Feiyu was also momentarily dazed by Zhou Cheng's words, but he didn't speak.

"I don't know if you've heard this saying."

"What?"

"The city's schemes are deep; I want to go back to the countryside."

"Doesn't that mean the countryside is better?"

"But the next line is: Country roads are slippery, and human hearts are more complex!"

Zhou Cheng said indifferently. As a child of the countryside in his previous life, he knew better than Zhou Feiyu and Zhou Wanyu what kind of environment the countryside really was!

The neighbors smile on the surface, chatting about daily life every day with fiery passion, but behind your back, it's all about keeping up with the Joneses—comparing whose life is better, or how old someone's child is and yet they still can't find a wife.

Comparing whose daughter is how old and hasn't married yet, saying things like she'll definitely never get married!

Sometimes, there is even disharmony between parents and children for various reasons.

Zhou Feiyu and Zhou Wanyu fell silent for a moment after hearing Zhou Cheng's words.

At that moment, the car happened to drive into the village and then toward the villa courtyard of their home.

By now, the entire village was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and the Zhou Family villa courtyard had been dressed up long ago.

Various decorative colored lights made the already luxurious large courtyard look even more festive.

Although the actual birthday celebration hadn't arrived yet, the place was already packed with people. Some were there for snacks and drinks, while others were there to join the fun and film videos.

"After Father came back, he announced several things to the whole village. In the days leading up to the birthday celebration, everyone can eat for free at the Zhou Family courtyard; the flowing banquet is continuous, and no gift money is accepted."

"Furthermore, on the day of the celebration, every household in the village can receive ten thousand yuan in joy money, along with appliances and other gifts. Anyone who comes to offer birthday wishes, no matter where they are from, can receive a hundred yuan in joy money with their ID card."

Zhou Feiyu said from inside the car.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng's lips twitched. The old man was quite generous; a setup like this would easily cost tens of millions.

However, Zhou Cheng didn't think of stopping him. In the Shanghai, the old man had been suppressed by him; now that they were back in their hometown, he might as well let him show off for once.

Besides, his grandfather's ninetieth birthday didn't happen every year!

The Zhou Family butler saw Zhou Feiyu's car return and immediately came up to greet them personally.

Zhou Feiyu parked the car directly at the courtyard entrance.

The butler would have a driver park the car for Zhou Feiyu next!

Once the vehicle came to a stop, Zhou Cheng opened the door and got out.

The villagers standing at the door chatting saw what Zhou Cheng looked like.

They immediately began to chat excitedly.

The topic of conversation was, naturally, the newly returned Zhou Cheng!

"That tall one must be Teacher Zhou's second grandson, right? He really is handsome."

"That should be right. The eldest grandson, Feiyu, looks like Yuanbo, while this second grandson looks like his mother. Just standing there, he feels like he has a sense of Qi."

"This height... he's even taller than Feiyu, isn't he? Yuanbo is still the impressive one. He was great at studying back then, and he married a rich Young Miss. Now, not only is his life good, but his sons and daughter are all either handsome guys or great beauties."

"I heard that Xiao Cheng isn't married yet. Say, what if I go forward as a matchmaker and introduce my younger sister's girl to him?"

"Go, go, go, you're dreaming. The Zhou Family are big bosses in the Shanghai with a trillion-yuan company. When they marry, it'll be to wealthy heiresses. Would he look at your sister's daughter?"

"Exactly. Second Auntie, why don't you introduce her to me instead? I'm turning thirty next year and I'm still not married!"

"You? If I introduced her to you, my sister would probably come to my house with a kitchen knife and chop me to death. My niece is quite beautiful."

"..."