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Chapter 582 The River of Time (Finale)

After Zhou Liang got married, Zhou An and Hou Mengting felt truly relieved and felt relieved.

Although Zhou An doesn't care whether his child is married or not, Zhou Liang has been an independent person since he was a child and can handle trivial matters. However, he still regrets not having a partner and worries about the rest of his child's life.

Now that he has found Li Lin, Zhou Liang's merits can be considered complete.

After the wedding, Zhou An and Hou Mengting left home again. Their children had their own families, and they wanted to live alone.

Time flows like water.

Zhou An and Hou Mengting traveled to thousands of mountains and rivers, traveled through boundless wind and moon, traveled all over the world, and visited the scenery of Europe, Africa, America, and even Antarctica and the Arctic.

"Isn't sister pretty?" Under the green mountains, Hou Mengting held up her scissor hands to the camera. A breeze passed by, raising her straight black hair, with a high-spirited look on her face.

click!
With a slight sound, Zhou An pressed the button, and then he looked at the photo. There was a woman in it, with the corners of her mouth raised, her black and shiny hair flying in the wind, a crystal necklace hanging around her neck like a swan, her skin was a little loose, and she had forehead wrinkles on her brows, but there was no trace of her hair. It didn't affect his good looks.

Zhou An saved the photo and replied calmly: "Beautiful girl."

"whee."

Hou Mengting held his arm, very happy, with a girlish smile on her face, the sun was shining brightly.

The couple wandered around the world, wandering for more than ten years, and finally returned to the magic city, back to where they started.

Returning to the Magic City again, the two of them were already old.

On the one hand, they are almost half dead, on the other hand, Zhou Liang and Zhou Lingmeng are already middle-aged and have their own children.

Zhou Liang and Li Lin gave birth to a child, a girl, who was cute and well-behaved. Perhaps due to environmental factors or genetic factors, the child had a calmness that was not in line with its peers, just like its parents.

God bless, Zhou Lingmeng and Deng Xi gave birth to two children, and both were boys. The Deng family had such a large foundation and had successors. Deng Gao was smiling when he left.

For decades, the Bund in Shanghai is still as lively as ever, even during the Spring Festival.

It seems that this place has not changed. There are always graceful young girls holding a large cup of milk tea and taking selfies in front of the Oriental Pearl Tower. They are full of youthful atmosphere and are enviable.

Of course, there will always be those wretched people here who secretly look at the girl.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

"oops."

"."

Zhou An calmly stayed away from Deng Hengtao, lowered his voice and said, "Can you stop being so obscene, peek less at others, and pay attention to the impact."

They had nothing to do, sitting on the Bund and looking at the scenery.

"No!" Deng Hengtao slowly withdrew his gaze, his eyes still full of satisfaction, and moved a little closer to Zhou An, "I'm almost half dead, so what else do I need about my personal image? I'll take a quick look at it while I'm still alive. And - —”

At this point, Deng Hengtao paused, straightened his chest slightly, and continued: "And, where am I peeping? I appreciate it openly. If a beautiful flower blooms and no one appreciates it, it will be so lonely."

"."

Men are young until they die.

Deng Hengtao has been interested in girls all his life, and this interest has accompanied him throughout his life.

It can be called single-minded.

Zhou An rolled his eyes: "A girl wants to be appreciated by her peers, not a nasty and vulgar old man like you."

"Brother An, you know nothing." Deng Hengtao curled his lips, "Old men like me are their favorite type."

Looking at Zhou An's suspicious eyes, Deng Hengtao stood up unsteadily, tapped his back, then nodded to Zhou An, and walked towards a girl in front of him. That girl was in her prime years, the most beautiful stage of her life.

At this moment, the girl was pouting and taking a selfie. She was quite cute, and the men around her looked at her appreciatively.

I saw Deng Hengtao slowly walking towards the girl. After approaching, he talked softly with the girl. During the conversation, he pointed in the direction of Zhou An. The girl's eyes were filled with tenderness, and then she skillfully held Deng Hengtao's arm in a gesture of intimacy.

The two are like a grandfather-grandson combination.

The girl supported Deng Hengtao and walked slowly towards Zhou An, then passed Zhou An and walked to a Bugatti Veyron next to him. Deng Hengtao opened the car door and sat in the upright seat. Although he was old, he was still high-spirited and skillfully turned the steering wheel as he left the Bund. .

The girl looked at him lovingly, with little stars in her eyes, admiring and admiring him.

Before leaving, Deng Hengtao parked the car next to Zhou An, stretched out his head and said to him: "Brother An, you are like a dog chasing a motorcycle, and you don't understand science (ko, xo)."

After saying that, Deng Hengtao disappeared into the busy traffic in his Bugatti Veyron.

"Cao!"

"Flowers on cow dung."

"Can the old man die?"

"To live is a waste of air, to be dead is to waste land."

"."

There were several young men nearby who couldn't help but curse when they saw their goddess getting into a luxury car of a wretched old man.

"I didn't tell you, don't take it to heart." A young man noticed Zhou An's presence and hurriedly explained.

Zhou An shook his head: "It's okay. He has neither the heart nor the strength. There is no need to worry about the girl's safety."

Deng Hengtao is about to die. All the organs in his body have lost their function, so he can't do any bad things.

What's more, the scumbag has long been devoted to Yuan Yu and has no idea of ​​having fun.

He just did that just to prove to Zhou An that he still has charm at his old age. Even though the charm comes from the Bugatti Veyron, you don't care, he is charming anyway.

At most, Deng Hengtao took the girl for a ride.

After a while, the Bugatti Veyron came back and parked on the side of the road. Deng Hengtao slowly got out of the car, and he was the only one in the car.

"Brother An, am I handsome?" Deng Hengtao shook his head from side to side as he got out of the car, obviously thinking he was handsome.

"Where was that girl just now?" Zhou An asked.

Hearing the inquiry, Deng Hengtao frowned: "Let's go. Girls are so scary now. I want to make friends with her, but she only wants to make friends. Alas! The world has collapsed."

"."

Several young guys next to him twitched their lips, feeling extremely sad inside.

Compared to the old man, what's the difference between them?

Several people had doubts about themselves.

Zhou An looked at the sky. Night was coming, and he slowly stood up: "Let's go, tonight is New Year's Eve, go home early."

The two immediately went home.After a while, when I returned to Zhou's house, the whole family was filled with an atmosphere of reunion. Deng Hengtao's family, Xiang Jing's family, Zuo Shixue's family, and Zhou Zihui's family all came to celebrate New Year's Eve together.

Several women are cooking in the kitchen. To be precise, they are chatting while cooking. Yesterday, whose wife cheated on someone, and whose child is pregnant today.
"Go, go, get out of here." Hou Mengting kicked Zhou An and drove him out of the kitchen.

"A group of old ladies with no boundaries." Zhou An complained softly, and suddenly noticed a gaze. A little boy was holding a ball and staring at him with his head tilted.

"Grandpa, did grandma hit you again?" the little boy asked.

"Get out of the way, too." Zhou An made a gesture to slap him, but in the end he couldn't do it and slapped him lightly on the head.

The little boy is Zhou Lingmeng's son and the youngest child in the family.

Zhou Lingmeng and Deng Xi originally only wanted to have one child, but when they reached middle age, they changed their minds and had another child.

Now the eldest brother Zhou Lingmeng is in his 20s, while the second child just went to kindergarten.

I have to say, the young couple really knows how to play.

Soon, the New Year's Eve family dinner was completed.

Everyone was sitting around, Zhou An was sitting at the top, looking at the family, children, relatives and friends, and sighed: "It has been many years since my daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law, and I finally sit in the main seat."

The elders of the previous generation have left, and Zhou An is the eldest and the most senior member of the family.

"Brother An, do you drink?" Deng Hengtao asked next to him.

Zhou An replied: "I won't drink."

"If you don't want to drink, go to the children's table." Deng Hengtao curled his lips.

"."

On New Year's Eve, Zhou An simply drank some, what he wanted was the atmosphere of reunion.

But he didn't drink much, and he couldn't hold it anymore. Zhou Lingmeng singled out all the men in the family, but she knocked them all down.

Zhou An walked out of the living room, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the drunkenness just now disappeared. He tightened his clothes and stood in the middle of the yard, looking around. Red lanterns hung high on the treetops, emitting red light, looking festive.

"Oh, my dear, you just had a cold a few days ago." Hou Mengting put a coat on him, tightened it tightly, and complained softly.

"Old sister." Zhou An put his hand on Hou Mengting's shoulder.

"No, sister, I'm older than you." Hou Mengting retorted.

Zhou An held his wife's wrist, which was a bit rough, with saggy skin and bulging veins. She was an old man and had lost his former charm.

He clenched his wrist, pulled it gently, and left home.

Hou Mengting did not speak, her lips pursed, and she followed him slowly without asking where her destination was.

New Year's Eve is a day of reunion, and the whole city is decorated with lights and colorful lights.

At this moment, the whole country is reunited at home. The streets and alleys in the past are much less quiet, with only a few people wandering on the streets.

Zhou An and Hou Mengting are one of them.

Under the street lamp, the two of them clasped their fingers together and walked slowly on the street, quietly looking at the people around them. Neither of them spoke, enjoying the quiet moment.

After a while, the two of them walked to the most prosperous and lively place in Shanghai, the Bund.

They looked at each other.

"Let's go and have a look." Zhou An shook hands.

Hou Mengting nodded.

The two of them did not go to the Bund. They turned a corner and then entered a particularly quiet street. After walking a few steps, they arrived at Yushuiwan Community.

Decades later, Yushuiwan Community is still the most expensive place in the country, and every inch of land is precious.

"Sorry, we can't take pictures." The security guard in the community changed one after another, but the privacy protection was still so confidential. He was taking pictures of several young people and said to the young man.

"This place is so beautiful. We want to keep a souvenir. Don't worry, we will never take pictures of others." A woman apologized.

"No, that's the rule." The security guard looked normal.

"Hey, it doesn't matter if you take a few pictures." Just as a few people were pulling her, Zhou An led Hou Mengting past and said with a smile, "Our community is not a place where filth and evil are hidden. There is nothing shameful about it."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou." Seeing Zhou An, the security guard lowered his head in greeting.

Zhou An dug around again and again, looking for something. Hou Mengting who was standing by could not stand it anymore. She took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to the security guard, saying softly: "Happy New Year's Eve."

"Thank you, Madam Hou." The security guard bowed hastily.

"Tsk." Zhou An smacked his lips, "I don't have any eyesight."

The security guard slapped his forehead: "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou. I wish you both a happy New Year's Eve, good luck and safety, and happiness always by your side."

"Sensible." Zhou An smiled and then said to a few young people next to him: "You can simply take pictures of the scenery, but don't take pictures of the people in the community. Those people are petty. Be careful they sue you for invading his privacy."

"Thank you."

"fine."

Zhou An waved his hand and took Hou Mengting's hand towards the community. The people behind him looked at their backs with envy in their eyes.

The two of them entered the community, took the elevator, and arrived at the house where the two of them lived. This was also one of the happiest times for the two of them.

Entering the house, the two raised their heads and looked at the room.

Compared to the earth-shaking changes in the outside world, this house seems to have been forgotten by time. The decoration, objects, and style of the entire suite have not changed at all. Everything remains at the time when the two left.

Thanks to Zhou Anyou asking his aunt to clean, the entire suite was clean.

"Well, is there a quilt at home? I'll sleep here tonight." Hou Mengting touched the objects in the room and walked slowly.

Zhou An replied: "Yes."

The two walked around the entire suite, including the living room, kitchen, bedroom, storage room, and even the bathroom. As they walked, they touched lightly and recalled certain past events.

Finally returning to the balcony, they stood on the balcony, holding hands, looking out the window.

Outside the window, there are bright lights and flowers, a prosperous scene.

The bright moon tonight is particularly bright. It shines through the window and shines on the two of them, making the shadows of Zhou An and Hou Mengting very long, and gradually merge into one person.

. . . . . . . . .

Everyone looks to me, let me say something:
Finish the flower.

I originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, I don’t think I have anything to say, so I’ll give you a song:
When the phoenix flowers bloom again, I think of an old friend I haven’t seen for a long time. The memory slowly becomes vivid with the feeling. I say goodbye to the intersection on the red hillside. What youth has taken away has left something behind. There is still a feeling in my heart, time. The river flows into the sea, and finally we walk to the grave
send!
(End of this chapter)