Chapter 20: A Time for Extravagance
Coming out of Aunt An's house, seeing that it was still early, Chen Mengran did not rush home, but went to the clothing store, returned the clothes and shoes, and after paying the money, he walked around the store again.
He had to buy himself a new outfit so that he didn't have to rent clothes back and forth every day, saving time and money.
Under the guidance of Li Mengxi, in the end, Chen Mengran chose two T-shirts, a pair of trousers, a pair of leather shoes and a pair of casual shoes. spent a total of more than 700 yuan, and spent half of a week's salary at once, but Chen Mengran didn't feel so distressed, for him, this money is no different from picking up for nothing, not to mention that there will be a bigger vote tomorrow, this little money, he really doesn't care.
Chen Mengran originally planned to buy a few pieces for his parents, but at this speed, he could only put the plan on hold for the time being.
Carrying a large bag and a small bag out of the clothing store, Chen Mengran went to the deli again and bought a large roast chicken and a plate of pig's trotters. It has been a week since the family opened meat, and this time the salary is paid, and it is time to treat the family well. Her mother likes to eat roast chicken, and her father likes to nibble on pig's trotters while drinking, so Chen Mengran bought these two.
Chen Mengran thought that his father's wine was almost finished, so he went to the tobacco hotel to buy a small barrel of loose wine for his father. My father usually drank loose wine for three yuan a catty, but the wine was very bad and not good for health, so Chen Mengran bought ten yuan a pound of good wine for his father.
After buying these, Chen Mengran happened to have a little more than 600 left, and the money could just be repaid to his mother, Chen Mengran thought about returning the 500 yuan he borrowed to his mother in the past two days.
Holding his hands full, Chen Mengran felt that his feet were a little heavy when he walked. It's still some distance from home, and if you walk home, you can imagine how tired you are.
He simply waved his hand and took a taxi home.
Although I live in a big city, there are really few times when I have such a luxury as taking a taxi, and this time if I hadn't made a small fortune, I wouldn't have been so extravagant.
When I got home, only my mother was at home, and she was about to cook, when she saw Chen Mengran carrying a big bag and a small bag into the door, Chen's mother was obviously stunned.
"Mom, I'm getting paid today, and I've bought some food for you and Dad. Looking at her stunned mother, Chen Mengran explained.
As he spoke, he put his clothes on the couch and brought the charcuterie and wine to the kitchen.
"Why are you so expensive, so many things, you spend a lot of money. Chen's mother's tone was obviously distressed.
"My son's first salary, of course, you have to treat your second elder. Chen Mengran said with a smile.
"That can't be so wasteful. ”
"No, it doesn't cost much. Chen Mengran said. As he spoke, he took out another five hundred dollars from his pocket.
"Mom, this is the last time I borrowed your money, and now I'll pay it back to you. ”
"Didn't you say you don't want to, you still have this set with your mother. ”
"Mom, just take it, I'm self-reliant now, and I won't ask you for money again. As he spoke, Chen Mengran forced the money to Chen's mother.
Chen's mother had no choice but to accept it and go to the kitchen to start cooking.
Chen Mengran took his clothes back to the room, and when he came out of the room, he saw that his father had already returned home, and he was standing in the kitchen with a gloomy face arguing with Chen's mother about something.
Chen Mengran didn't know what was going on, and also walked into the kitchen. Seeing Chen Mengran come in, Chen's father's face became even more gloomy, and he pointed to the two plates of cooked food on the table: "You bought this?"
"yes, Dad, I just got paid. ”
"Bastard. Chen's father scolded: "You dare to be so extravagant for less than 2,000 yuan a month, and you will go to college in two months, don't you know how to save yourself for tuition?"
Chen Mengran was scolded by Chen's father and didn't dare to refute, he didn't expect his father to be so excited, think about it, he is indeed a little extravagant, but his father always thought that he was less than two thousand a month, but he didn't know that he was more than two thousand a week, otherwise, Chen Mengran would not dare to be so extravagant.
"How much did this cost?" asked Father Chen, pointing to the roast chicken and pig's trotters on the table.
Chen Mengran didn't dare to lie and answered truthfully. saw that Chen's father's face became more and more gloomy.
"What about this?" Father Chen pointed to the barrel of wine.
"This, this is the three pieces of loose wine you usually drink, and I saw that your wine was almost finished, so I bought a barrel. Chen Mengran didn't dare to say ten yuan a catty, for fear of making his father sick.
"My son is so filial to you, you even yelled at him. Chen's mother was on the side to help.
Father Chen's face also improved, but he was still gloomy, and said, "I heard that you still bought a few clothes?"
"This, yes. ”
Unexpectedly, this time Father Chen didn't get mad: "It's nothing to buy clothes, you're so old, it's time to buy a few good clothes to wear." ”
Chen's father was only angry with Chen Mengran for buying things for them, but he was not angry at buying things for himself, which shows that he looks very strict, but he really cares about this son in his heart.
Chen Mengran didn't know what he meant, he was moved in his heart, and he was glad that he didn't buy clothes for his parents, otherwise he would have been scolded to death by his father.
"Actually, those clothes and shoes are all stalls, and the total is only more than 100. Chen Mengran lied again, but he couldn't help beating the drum in his heart, in case Father Chen looked at the price tag, wouldn't it be a goof.
Fortunately, Chen's father didn't look at it, in his opinion, his son would not dare to lie to himself.
"Buy a few good ones, the stalls are cheap, but you can't help but wear them, how can you dress up well in school to leave a good impression on your future roommates and classmates. ”
"Got it. Chen Mengran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed a level, and even if he was really rich in the future, he would not dare to be so extravagant, in case his father was angry, it would not be good.
During the meal, Chen Mengran personally brought his father a glass of wine.
"Hey, this wine is so fragrant. Father Chen sniffed the liquor in the wine glass and said.
Chen Mengran secretly said that it was not good, he lied that he was only trying to appease his father's heart, and he lied about three yuan a pound of loose wine, but he didn't know that his father could drink good wine and bad wine in one sip.
When I didn't know what to do, I saw Chen's father take a sip and praised: "Good wine." ”
Chen Mengran only felt a sigh in his heart, knowing that this time he was really a goof.
"Are you sure this is three yuan a pound of loose wine?" Father Chen looked at Chen Mengran, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Chen Mengran nodded stiffly.
"Where did you buy this wine?"
"Yes, at the door of the vegetable market, a, a black and thin old man, he squatted at the door of the vegetable market, set up a small stall by himself, and set up three barrels of wine, saying that it was good wine, and it was cheap, so I bought a barrel. Chen Mengran lied vividly.
"Bastard. Father Chen scolded again.
Chen Mengran knew that the lie had been exposed this time, and was about to admit his mistake, so he heard Chen's father say: "Why don't you buy all the cheap and good wine?"
"Ahh ”
Chen Mengran was stunned by these words, thinking that the "bastard" was exposed because of lies, but he didn't expect it to mean this.
"This, I thought the man was a liar, but I didn't expect it to be really good wine, Dad, is this wine delicious?"
"Of course it's delicious, it's so soft, it's much stronger than what I drink. Saying that, Chen's father glanced at Chen Mengran and said, "You go to the vegetable market again to see if the man's wine has been sold, if not, buy it all for me." ”
Chen's mother couldn't look at it a little, and accused: "It's time to eat, how can you let your son go and buy you wine, and talk about it after eating." ”
"What do you know, such a good wine, and the price is so cheap, wouldn't it be a pity not to buy it, if you miss this village, there will be no such shop. ”
"Then I have to wait until my son finishes eating. ”
"After eating, people may have sold out. ”
Chen's mother couldn't help Chen's father, so she stood up and wanted to go by herself, but was pulled back by Chen Mengran.
"Mom, you eat, I'll go. ”
Chen Mengran smiled bitterly in his heart, a lie let him let the delicacy run in vain, even if he knew that it was in vain, he would go, and he would have to do a full set of acts.
After going downstairs, Chen Mengran did not go to the vegetable market, he planned to find a remote place to cat first, estimate the time and then go back, and then lied that the old man who sold wine had left, which was also an explanation.
After going around the building twice, there was a small alley, Chen Mengran was about to turn in, and suddenly heard the voice of a man talking inside. This made him stop, because he heard that the voice was none other than Xu Bin.
Chen Mengran secretly stretched out his head, and saw that in the alley, Xu Bin was talking about something with a phone.
"Why is he calling here?" Chen Mengran secretly wondered, pricking up his ears to listen carefully to what he had to say. It's a pity that Xu Bin's voice was very low, and Chen Mengran didn't hear anything, only felt as if he was arguing with something on the other end of the phone.
About ten minutes later, I heard Xu Bin suddenly scold: "If you want to die far away, don't bother me anymore." ”
After speaking, he hung up the phone and walked towards the mouth of the alley. Chen Mengran hurriedly squatted under the garbage bin at the mouth of the alley, and only stood up when he saw Xu Bin walking past him.
"Stay away, don't bother me anymore. ”
This is Xu Bin's last words, if he hadn't inadvertently known Xu Bin's secret, Chen Mengran wouldn't have guessed anything from this, and now he has guessed that Xu Bin is probably on the phone with Zheng Huihui.
Chen Mengran guessed that the other party wanted to get back together with Xu Bin and wanted to keep the child, Xu Bin disagreed, Zheng Huihui forced her to die, and Xu Bin said the above words.
This is all Chen Mengran's guess, but the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that this guess is very accurate, if Zheng Huihui really can't think about it, wouldn't it be one corpse and two lives.
Thinking of this, Chen Mengran scolded Xu Bin again, but he also knew that he couldn't do anything, so he could only secretly pray that Zheng Huihui wouldn't think about it for a while and do something stupid.