Chapter 15: The Great Test of Life
Just when Hei Mao and Zhao Guodong came to Chen Hongbing's restaurant to apologize for losing money, Chen Qingdong was also facing a big test in his life - going to his girlfriend Zhang Meng's house to meet his future father-in-law.
Zhang Meng's father, Zhang Qiming, was originally the deputy director of the Civilization Office of the Propaganda Department of the Liulin County Party Committee.
In the first few years, Zhang Qiming took advantage of the hot market and made millions of dollars. But later, in 1998, when I went to the south to pound electrical appliances, there was a series of car accidents, and two containers of imported electrical appliances were all destroyed.
After such a file, Zhang Qiming didn't dare to toss anymore, and returned to work in the Propaganda Department of the county party committee, and the organization also knew that he had such a file, and his psychology was hit a lot, so he didn't add any burden to him, and still let him be the deputy director of the Civilization Office, but in fact, it was a false position, Zhang Qiming drank tea and read the newspaper every day to pass the time.
Although Zhang Qiming failed in business, after all, he is a person who has seen the world and experienced ups and downs, and his mood is still relatively open-minded.
But Zhang Meng's mother Guo Fengjuan is a typical citizen, she is an ordinary employee of Liulin County Commercial Bank, she used to work as a teller for nearly twenty years, perhaps because she sees too much money every day, and has the Chinese's worship of power in her bones, so she is very concerned about the marriage of her baby daughter Zhang Meng, and she is bent on letting her daughter with excellent conditions marry the child of a big official, and secondly, she must be a rich family.
Chen Qingdong's family has no money and power, and his job has been assigned to a remote township, Guo Fengjuan is a hundred dissatisfied with him in her heart, and today she gave her daughter an ultimatum, asking her to call Chen Qingdong to her home and talk about it solemnly to him.
Before nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Qingdong came to the family courtyard of the old county party committee where Zhang Meng's family was located with two boxes of gift-giving products that have now been hyped in TV and newspapers, brain platinum, as well as a bag of fruit and a box of Longjing new tea in gift packs.
Last night, Chen Qingdong and Zhang Meng had already made an appointment on the phone, so when Chen Qingdong came downstairs to Zhang Meng's house, Zhang Meng was already waiting for him there.
The year before last, the county party committee and county government raised funds to build a new family building, and now many people have moved to new homes, and most of the people who still live here are ordinary people who have not been allocated new houses, or some old people who have retired or are about to retire and have no hope of a career.
Seeing Chen Qingdong, Zhang Meng greeted him and took the two boxes of brain platinum in Chen Qingdong's hand.
"Xiaomeng, what is the attitude of uncle and aunt?" Chen Qingdong asked awkwardly.
Zhang Meng looked like she was about to cry, shook her head and said, "Originally, they also said that as long as you are transferred back to the city and buy a house, they will agree to the two of us getting married." But this morning I overheard them talking, as if someone had introduced me to a man two days ago, who had a very rich family and was a millionaire in the building materials business. My mother is a money junkie, and as soon as she heard about this condition, she immediately wanted to sell me. She called you today, presumably to give you an ultimatum. ”
Hearing this, Chen Qingdong remembered that in his last life, he also had a rival named Gao Yuanpeng, his family was in the building materials business, he was very rich, and he was still a second-generation official, and he launched a crazy pursuit of Zhang Meng, and he also got the support of Zhang Meng's mother, but in the end, Zhang Meng still withstood all the pressure and married herself, so she almost broke off the mother-daughter relationship with her mother.
Sighing in his heart, Chen Qingdong swore that this time, he must fight for himself and can't let Zhang Meng make so many sacrifices to himself again.
"Xiaomeng, don't worry, I will work hard, I will not let you down, and I will let my aunt rest assured that she will marry you to me. Chen Qingdong looked at Zhang Meng's eyes and said.
Zhang Meng also nodded firmly, tears flowed down, and said with a little choked up: "Husband, I believe in you! Don't worry, it doesn't matter what kind of millionaire he is, even if the son of the richest man in Liulin chases me, I won't pay attention, in this life, I will not marry you!"
Chen Qingdong heard a warm current in his heart, and immediately wanted to hug Zhang Meng and kiss her, but an aunt who was shopping for vegetables came over not far away, looking at them with strange eyes, Chen Qingdong had to suppress his impulse.
After helping Zhang Meng wipe away her tears, the two of them walked upstairs one after the other.
Zhang Meng's family lives in the west house on the third floor, and the rusty security door is hidden, Zhang Meng stood at the door, and glanced at Chen Qingdong a little nervously, Chen Qingdong gave her a firm and encouraging look.
Zhang Meng nodded at Chen Qingdong, first pushed open the door and walked in, and Chen Qingdong followed closely behind.
Zhang Qiming and Guo Fengjuan were both sitting upright on the sofa, the TV was not turned on, and the room was silent, looking tense.
Guo Fengjuan has the face of a typical middle-aged Chinese woman, Zhang Qiming has a very kind face, and he has been doing business outside for several years, and he has seen everything, so he is very disapproving to Guo Fengjuan's millionaire son, he knows what kind of kid with a good background, a good skin, and a very sleek personality is.
"Dad, Mom, Xiaodong is here. ”
Zhang Meng timidly introduced a sentence and stood aside.
Chen Qingdong had already met Zhang Qiming and Guo Fengjuan twice before, and after putting down his things, he said respectfully: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Guo, hello." ”
Zhang Qiming's impression of Chen Qingdong was still good, and he immediately smiled at Chen Qingdong and said, "Xiaodong, sit down." ”
"Hey. Chen Qingdong was not polite and sat on a horse next to him.
Guo Fengjuan's dislike for Zhang Qiming's enthusiasm diluted the serious atmosphere she had painstakingly created, glanced at Zhang Qiming dissatisfiedly, and said to Zhang Meng in a tone comparable to September cold: "Xiaomeng, you go to the room and sit down first, and we will talk to Xiaodong a few words." ”
Zhang Meng didn't want Chen Qingdong to be criticized and punished here alone, and wanted to accompany him here, so he didn't move, and said, "Mom......"
Guo Fengjuan glared at Zhang Meng dissatisfied, opened her mouth and scolded: "You dead girl, let you enter the house!"
Zhang Meng was about to cry again when she was scolded, and looked at Chen Qingdong, who glanced at her, meaning to let her listen to her mother.
Zhang Qiming also knew that Zhang Meng could only make trouble here, so he said softly: "Mengmeng, be obedient, go into the house." ”
Zhang Meng had no choice but to glance at Chen Qingdong distressedly, walked into the bedroom, and closed the door.
Guo Fengjuan adjusted her mood again, and said straight to the point: "Xiao Chen, it's not the first time we've met, and we're all adults, so I'll have something to say." ”
Chen Qingdong sighed in his heart, the last time they met, Guo Fengjuan still called him "Xiaodong", this time they met, they became "Xiao Chen", although it was a word difference, but the degree of intimacy was very obvious, it seems that Guo Fengjuan is really going to cut through the mess today.
Because he was mentally prepared and was also very confident in his future development, Chen Qingdong was not nervous, and said respectfully: "Aunt Guo, say it." ”
Although Guo Fengjuan's purpose today is to let Chen Qingdong break up with her daughter, because she mentioned last time that as long as Chen Qingdong can be admitted to the civil service in the county and then buy a house, she will let him marry her daughter, so now she is embarrassed to say it too directly.
Therefore, Guo Fengjuan first said euphemistically: "Xiao Chen, in fact, your personal conditions are not bad, you graduated from a bachelor's degree and were also admitted to the civil service, I used to be quite optimistic about your ......."
Speaking of this, Guo Fengjuan suddenly changed her tone and said: "However, you are now assigned to Shuangshan Town, and I heard Xiaomeng say that your family has no money to buy a house now, so I will ask you today, can you transfer back to the city and find a good unit to receive you, in addition, can your family buy a new house?"
The two conditions mentioned by Guo Fengjuan are not possible for Chen Qingdong to do at present, so she waited for Chen Qingdong to say that she couldn't do it, and at this time, she would be justified as a villain who beats mandarin ducks.
How could Chen Qingdong not understand what Guo Fengjuan meant, but he would not answer so honestly, giving Guo Fengjuan the absolute advantage of beating mandarin ducks, so he said: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Guo, you are such a daughter as Xiaomeng, I understand your feelings very well for Xiaomeng's sake." However, Xiaomeng and I are also truly in love with each other, and we have been in a relationship for so many years......"
Guo Fengjuan opened her mouth to interrupt Chen Qingdong's words, but Chen Qingdong didn't give her a chance, and then said: "Aunt Guo, I can answer these two conditions for you now." Give me a year and I can move back into the city and buy a new house. ”
Transferring back to the city and buying a house are now not a word for Chen Qingdong, and such a statement is completely untrue, but what Chen Qingdong has to do now is to stabilize Guo Fengjuan, so that he can make the next step.
Guo Fengjuan was really angry when she heard this, she just wanted to beat the mandarin duck today, even if Chen Qingdong was transferred to the city today and bought a new house, she didn't want to marry her daughter to Chen Qingdong, but was more optimistic about the builder's son.
So many years of life experience told Guo Fengjuan that when she gets married and lives a life, money is the foundation of everything, and poor couples mourn everything, if you don't have money, what happiness do you talk about, just having feelings is a fart!
"Chen Qingdong ......" Guo Fengjuan was angry, and directly called her full name, "You said a year's time, but after a year, if you can't transfer back to the city, you can't afford to buy a house? Xiaomeng will be twenty-two years old this year, which is not too small, if you wait for you for another year, it will be twenty-three years old, and we are a complete big girl, you can wait, Xiaomeng can't afford to wait!"
Speaking of this, Guo Fengjuan pretended to sigh sadly, and finally gave an ultimatum: "Xiao Chen, in fact, I am not a feudal person, and I respect the feelings of your young people, but Xiaomeng is my daughter, and I, the mother, must be responsible for my daughter." Xiao Chen, if you want to be a responsible man, if you want to make Xiao Meng happy, quickly cut through the mess today and break up with Xiao Meng!"
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