Chapter 139: Meet the Parents
After a while, Cui Zhihao walked out of the dessert shop, held a beautiful box in his hand, put the things in the back seat, and got into the car.
"Mr. Cui, did you also order a cake to celebrate the award of your paper?" Ruhan couldn't help but ask.
"Well, of course not, what the hell is for, you'll find out later. Cui Zhihao smiled mysteriously and did not answer.
"Well, if you don't want to say it, I won't ask, anyway, all the questions will be revealed later. Ruhan responded, feeling funny in his heart, along the way, Cui Zhihao has been selling Guanzi, mysterious, and his domineering and decisive appearance at work is like two people.
The car drove all the way out and towards the suburbs, and in the middle of winter, the trees on both sides of the road had withered, and it looked particularly desolate. Although she knew Cui Zhihao's character, Ruhan was still a little nervous, getting farther and farther away from the city, her heart began to hang, Cui Zhihao seemed to see her change, looked down at her, and said: "The place I took you to today is nothing special, it's not that the two of us are alone, there are two people who eat with us, one you know, the other you have never seen, the person you haven't seen wants to see you." ”
Cui Zhihao's words more or less comforted, thinking of two more people, Ruhan was not so nervous.
"Mr. Cui, you are talking so strangely today, if I wasn't stupid, you would have fainted if you were going around and around. Ruhan breathed a sigh of relief and sighed.
"Haha...... Don't worry, you little girl, see the villa with the brown gate in front of you, that's where we're going.
After he said this, Ru Hancai also guessed that the place they were going to was Cui Zhihao's home, and sure enough. The car stopped at the door, Cui Zhihao pressed the horn twice, and opened the door alone, Ruhan took a closer look, it was none other than Zhang's mother, who took care of her diet and daily life in another villa a few days ago. Ruhan immediately got out of the car and greeted him respectfully.
"Mama Zhang, why are you? Haven't you always been in the villa over there?" Ruhan asked puzzled, seeing Mama Zhang. She felt very kind, and during the days when she lived in the villa, Zhang's mother always took care of her. She was very moved.
"After my wife moved away, I came to take care of my husband, otherwise I really didn't worry about him, and the old lady repeatedly told me to take good care of him. Later, my husband married his wife. I don't have to worry about it so much. Zhang's mother had something to say, and her face turned red instantly.
"Mom Zhang, don't call me Mrs., just call me Ruhan, Mr. Cui is just my leader, and I respect him very much. Ruhan explained. I'm afraid that Zhang's mother will continue to misunderstand.
"Okay, then don't call it, wait until Miss Ruhan really becomes Mrs. Cui. It's never too late for me to scream. Zhang's mother glanced at Cui Zhihao, and her eyes were quite meaningful.
"Okay, let's not talk about it, Mama Zhang, Ruhan, let's go in. The people inside were in a hurry. Cui Zhihao urged with a smile, Ruhan held Zhang's mother's arm. Walked into the villa.
As soon as he entered the door, Ruhan was shocked by the layout of the living room, it can be seen that Cui Zhihao has a soft spot for sandalwood furniture, the whole living room is antique, as if to the luxurious Qing Dynasty court, the hollow carved cloud dragon pattern throne is placed in the center of the hall, several thrones in the middle is a cloud dragon pattern large coffee table, the carved exquisite Wufu Tianshou picture insert is placed against the wall, the red palace lamp-like chandelier almost occupies half of the roof, and adds the classical charm of the whole living room.
"Mr. Cui, you like Chinese furniture very much, entering your house is like entering the Forbidden City. Ruhan looked at Cui Zhihao behind him and exclaimed.
"Do you like my style?" asked Cui Zhihao.
"It's okay, it feels luxurious and tasteful, but I prefer the style of your villa, fresh and elegant, which makes people feel very comfortable. Ruhan replied bluntly.
"Haha, the style over there is arranged according to your preference, and here is arranged according to my mother's preference, for the sake of you two women, I don't have my own style. Cui Zhihao pretended to be helpless and said, from his face, Ruhan actually read a trace of sweetness.
"Mom Zhang, you go upstairs and call my mom down, the guests have arrived, and she, the old birthday star, should also come out. Cui Zhihao handed the cake to Zhang's mother and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go right away. Mother Zhang took the cake and put it on the coffee table, and then walked upstairs, and before she could reach the top of the stairs, she saw a gray-haired woman walking down from it. She was fair-skinned, thin, wearing a pair of glasses, a bright red sweater and black pants, and she was a kind, kind old man from her smiling expression.
"Zhihao, why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back, and didn't go to the door to greet the guests. The old woman said as she went downstairs while looking at Cui Zhihao.
"Mom, don't you want you to rest for a while!" Cui Zhihao greeted him, took the woman's hand, and walked over to Ruhan together. Hearing Cui Zhihao call her "Mom", Ruhan was shocked, thinking about how to take her to meet her parents, and she didn't know what to do for a while.
"This is the Ruhan you often mention, what a beautiful child, looking at the little face, it's really smart, who can not like it when you see it!" Cui's mother looked Ruhan up and down, and her eyes were clearly what her mother-in-law only had when she picked her daughter-in-law, and she was a little embarrassed to see Ruhan.
"Ruhan, let me introduce you, this is my mother, I just came from Xingling a few days ago, today is her 71st birthday, I wanted to celebrate her well, but she doesn't like to be lively, she doesn't let me find someone else, and I call you alone. She was curious to see what the girl I had always liked was like. Cui Zhihao said as he helped his mother sit on the sandalwood seat.
"It turned out to be the old lady, Ruhan was disrespectful, I didn't know it was your birthday, and I didn't bring you a gift, I must make up for it another day, let Mr. Cui bring it to you." Ruhan said politely, behaving respectfully and decently, and Cui's mother had a little more affection for her.
"It's me who doesn't let him sue you, an old lady, what birthday is it, it's just to find a reason to meet you, Zhihao has repeatedly said that you are kind, beautiful, and talented, I have wanted to see you for a long time, and when I see you today, only what Zhihao said is true, he is really a good boy. Cui Mu got up and took Ruhan's hand and let her sit beside her.
Looking at the woman in front of her, Ruhan thought to herself why Cui Zhihao's mother was so old, she was as old as her grandmother, but if you think about it carefully, Cui Zhihao is also forty years old, as old as her uncle, and it is not surprising that her mother is old.
"Old lady, if Han didn't bring a gift, I wish you a happy birthday and good health, I hope you can have a happy time tonight. Facing her smiling face, Ruhan said sincerely.
"Thank you, child, for having you as a blessing is more precious than any gift. Zhihao is very filial, I don't lack anything, I lack a daughter-in-law who knows cold and hot. When I see you today, I am content. Cui's mother said sincerely, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows couldn't hide her love for Ruhan.
Cui's mother's words were not implicit, and even Zhang's mother next to her heard the meaning of the words. smiled cutely, and under the gaze of several of her people, Ruhan couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to turn in to avoid this hot gaze.
"Mom, don't stop chatting when you see Ruhan, let's eat first, it's past 6 o'clock, Ruhan must be hungry. Zhang's mother has prepared all the meals, and we'll talk about it after we've finished eating. Cui Zhihao motioned for Zhang's mother to go to the kitchen, and came over to support his mother who was sitting on the chair.
"You don't need your help, Ruhan, you go and help Zhang's mother set the dishes and chopsticks, and we will go over together." Cui Mu held Ruhan's hand and looked back at her, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, like Ruhan's grandmother. Ruhan felt the temperature of her palm, and a trace of warmth passed through her heart, she hadn't seen her grandmother for a long time, and she had begun to miss it.
Cui Zhihao's dining room is very spacious, the size of most of the living room, and the decoration style is quite similar to the living room, but the walls are white and look much brighter. Zhang's mother had already prepared a sumptuous meal, there were more than a dozen dishes, which filled the entire table, and Cui's mother sat down in the middle of the table, letting Ruhan sit next to her. When he sat down, Ruhan looked at it and couldn't help but sigh at the delicacy and ingenuity of the food in front of him.
Each dish is decorated with hand-carved flowers, and the dishes are reasonably matched and the colors are gorgeous, making people feel like appreciating a unique watercolor painting.
"Mom Zhang, are you making these dishes, they are so beautiful, I can't bear to eat them. Ruhan praised, amazed by the unique food.
"Not all of them are made by me, there are a few dishes that the old lady cooks herself, but the old lady has not cooked for many years, and she has just shown her hand and compared me to me. Zhang's mother put a bowl of soup in front of Ruhan. "This soup is made by the old lady, and the sand cucumber lily moistens the lungs, which can best nourish the yin and moisten the lungs, moisten the dryness and clear the throat. ”
"Ruhan, I really admire you, my mother hasn't seen you yet, she is so good to you, since Zhang's mother came, she hasn't cooked for me for many years, I didn't expect to eat the dishes she cooked, and I have to pick you up. Cui Zhihao took the soup handed by Zhang's mother, scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth. "Xian, really fresh, that's the taste! Mom, I'm not afraid that Mama Zhang will be angry, no one can make you taste like this, this soup is so delicious! Ruhan, you taste it!" In front of his mother, Cui Zhihao was like a child, praising the deliciousness in his mouth without hesitation.
Ruhan also scooped a spoonful and savored it carefully, Cui Mu and Cui Zhihao both stared at her, waiting for her evaluation.
"Well, it's delicious, this soup is so special, don't the old lady have any ancestral secret recipes. The soup in his mouth was not swallowed, and Ruhan said inarticulately.
"This kid, I'm really right, my soup was passed on to me by Zhihao's grandmother, and it is a secret recipe passed down by the Cui family to his daughter-in-law, and when you come again, I will also tell you how to do it, and we will pass it on from generation to generation." Cui Mu said with a smile, hearing her say this, Ruhan is not agreeing, not agreeing, thinking hard in his mind, in the end, Ruhan should answer.
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