When Cheng Yu said that sentence, I was stunned, because I knew that things were not so simple now, but I was not in a hurry to interrupt him, but patiently listened to him continue.

Cheng Yu took a breath, paused and continued: "The general meaning is: ask our family what the attitude is in the end, and whether we want to get married in the end." ”

I felt a little upset when I heard this, but I held back my emotions and asked, "And then? What did you say?"

"I didn't speak, I just thought about what love should be, but it was my mother...... Maybe taking into account the fact that the relationship with my aunt was not bad before, I lowered my tone and wanted to discuss the bride price with her, so to tell the truth, our family doesn't have so much money, hope, no, that can't be said to be a 'hope' tone, but a plead! Tell me, I can bear how much I have been wronged, but my mother has been wronged like this, I can bear it?! I scolded directly at the time: Love to marry or not! Love is not a transaction, and your daughter is not a commodity that you can use to make a fortune!"

Cheng Yu exhaled, as if he was venting his emotions, and then said: "Then Auntie also said a few words, I forgot what she said specifically, Lao Tzu wanted to kick her out of our house at that time, and she left angrily not long after." ”

After a long silence, I said, "So, do you still want to marry Konin?" ”

"Of course I would like to marry her if it was just one-sided with Konin, but how could this be the case now. ”

"What if I'm willing to help you?"

"Can you help me, brother, you have to clean up a mess yourself, how can you help me?!" Cheng Yu said with a smile.

I took a cup of tea and said, "You'll know then." ”

......

In fact, my idea is very simple, that is, to talk to Kening in the past, because in my personal feeling she is not the kind of woman who is obsessed with money and realistic, plus, "What money can solve is not a thing" I have always believed in the phrase, and it is her mother who really gets in the way.

The next day was Chinese New Year's Eve, according to the previous practice, after getting up early in the morning, Cheng Yu and I went shopping and came back, and then posted couplets, and my parents were cooking in the kitchen, this scene was more and more felt year by year, as if every year was the same, but it seemed that there was something missing year by year.

It was noon when we were done, and after our family had lunch, I made an excuse to go out because I had business to do. In fact, the so-called "business" is to talk to Ke Ning, whether the marriage is still over or not, and what attitude should be expressed. Before I went, I had already made an appointment with her to meet her.

This is a Qing bar, originally the performance of this store is average, plus today is Chinese New Year's Eve, so it is only me and Ko Ning. We ordered two drinks and sat down in a position closer to the corner.

I was the first to speak: "Ke, Ke Ning, things are relatively tight, so I asked you out, otherwise I wouldn't have disturbed you for the holiday." ”

"On Chinese New Year's Eve, you asked me out in such a hurry, you don't have to guess what you want to say to me. She picked up the glass of lemonade and took a sip and said indifferently.

I exhaled, was silent for a while, and said, "It's actually very simple, I just want to know what your attitude is on this marriage, is it possible that our family and your family, as well as the relationship between you and Cheng Yu, are you going to be at a stalemate like this?"

The expression on Koning's face finally changed slightly, and he was no longer as casual as he had just been. She put down the cup in her hand, sighed with a sad expression, and said: "Poor parents in the world, you know, it is difficult for me to do this position in the middle, on one side is my mother and younger brother, and on the other side is my fiancé, they are all the people I love in the world, the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat, what do you say I should choose?" she waved her hands, and her emotions became a little excited.

I gently pressed Ke Ning's hand and signaled her not to get excited, "Yes, I know you are very embarrassed, but you must know that it is you and Cheng Yu who get married in the end, not others, and the person responsible for this relationship can only be yourself." I paused, looked directly at her, and said seriously, "So, are you still married to this marriage?"

This time, Ke Ning fell into a longer silence, and after a long time, she said with a hesitant expression: "You let me think about it again, I will have a good talk with my mother when I go back, and persuade her not to ask for such a high bride price." ”

"Okay, so how long will it take you to get me back to you?"

"Just a few days after the New Year. ”

"Then I'll wait for your reply, go back first, and you should go back early for the holidays. ”

......

After leaving the bar, I didn't take a ride home, I first walked on the side of the road and lit a cigarette, and not long after leaving, Wen Shuya suddenly called me, and I answered the call with a puzzled expression.

"Cheng Ting, Happy New Year!"

"Well, Happy New Year. ”

"By the way, I've read the plan you sent me, and I don't think there's any problem, and I can arrange for it to be implemented when I come back from the annual meeting. I forgot to reply to you yesterday, I've been busy, sorry!"

"It's okay, when I come back to Guangzhou, I'll find a time to ask you out to talk." "I flicked off the ashes, but I felt a little absent-minded.

"Hmm...... Cheng Ting, do you have something on your mind, how do you feel that your mood is very low?" Sure enough, she was attentive and still noticed my emotions.

Wen Shuya is a person worth talking to, and she can always give objective analysis and advice, so I just hesitated, but decided to tell her about Cheng Yu and Ke Ning, and said what I had just talked to Ke Ning.

She took a deep breath on the other end of the phone and said: "Cheng Ting, if I were you, I wouldn't go to Ke Ning to talk about this matter, you think, if it doesn't work out, then it means that the relationship between you and you will be broken directly, and there is no room for recovery; In addition, if he forcibly seeks happiness like this, the relationship between him and his mother-in-law will definitely not be good in the future, because before entering this house, your brother's impression in all aspects of his mother-in-law's heart is already bad. ”

Although Wen Shuya's analysis was indeed very reasonable, she felt as if something was missing, so I continued to ask: "However, it is not a way for them to continue like this, when is it a head? I originally planned to have a child, go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate, and then send a wedding post to my relatives and friends, but I suddenly got stuck in the bride price." ”

"It's not good to be deadlocked, but this situation won't last long, either your parents take the initiative to say the decision, or Kening's parents say the conditions, and you, as the middleman, just wait and see what happens, just let it be. ”

"But, I went to talk to Ke Ning about this just now, and she also said that she would give me an answer in the next few days, so what should I do now?" At this moment, I seemed to have lost my judgment and followed Wen Shuya's train of thought.

"Having said all that, now I can only wait for her reply, but ......" she paused and said, "Personally, I don't think there is much hope, maybe the ending is still the same as the original refusal to regress." ”

I quickly asked, "Why?"

"I can't say right now, it's just my gut feeling. ”

......

On this day of Chinese New Year's Eve, first posted Spring Festival at home in the morning, then met with Kening in the afternoon, and finally made a phone call with Wen Shuya, for a while I felt that my head was big, obviously I was not a party in this marriage, but I always felt that in a certain dimension of this matter, there was something that could affect my mood and emotions, or fear, or a sense of crisis, and every time I had similar feelings, I would work crazy to balance my psychological state, and find a sense of fulfillment and security.

Because, when the time has come for a man to start a family, aside from happiness, it may also be his "most cowardly" moment.

Having a reunion dinner in the evening, at this moment our family seems to have no troubles, everyone's faces are filled with real smiles from the heart, chatting together about some interesting old things in the past, most of them are my childhood with Cheng Yu, and I also share some interesting things I encountered in Guangzhou. The family talked and laughed, and it was really the best time.

After the meal, Lao Cheng still wrapped a red envelope for me and Cheng Yu, both of which were 888 yuan, which means "making a fortune". This is my second year of work, but after these few months, I am about to enter my third year, and I am finally no longer as shy as I was when I went home for the New Year last year, although I am not very rich, but at least I don't have to go home with the kind of money I can't pay for.

Lao Cheng gave me a red envelope of 888 yuan, and I also gave 5,000 yuan to go home, Lao Cheng said, in the future, I will let my mother help me collect the money I give home, and keep it for me to use when I get married. Cheng Yu, this kid, was cheap at this time, and said, "If the money is kept and used again when I get married, it is estimated that I will have to save for ten years", isn't this a curse that I can't find a girlfriend!?

My mother glanced at Cheng Yu, and then said some words of encouragement to me, but there was a message between the lines: hurry up and find a girlfriend to come back, and then get married and have children, my mother can't wait to hold her grandson!

While we were laughing, there was suddenly another phone call, but I didn't expect it to be Yang Fan calling, yes, counting the time, this kid should also go home for the New Year.

"Dude, where are you? I just drove back for a while, wait for a drink or two?" Yang Fan's tone was as free and easy as ever, listening to this tone, he wanted to have a drink with me tonight without getting drunk and not returning.

"What do you mean, you're drunk before you drink, young man, wake up, you don't have a car!"

"Who do you look down on! Wait, half-past nine, the old place is waiting for you, don't you believe it? I'll open your eyes later!"

I looked at the time, it's only half past eight, take a shower and go out again, the time is just right, it's been a long time since I met this kid, "Then come on, see you later!"

“OK！”