 Zhou and six other group members travelled to Europe in the next two years, and Zhou eventually married Deng Yingchao, the group's youngest member.Zhou's group arrived in Marseille on 13 December 1920.Unlike most other Chinese students, who went to Europe on work-study programs, Zhou's scholarship and position with "Yishi bao" meant that he was well provided for and did not have to do any work during his stay.