Cheng Guoqing and his wife are ordinary middle-level cadres of state-owned enterprises, they are considered middle-class, people like them are actually the most realistic, Cheng Xiaoxi is their only daughter, both of them hurt like babies, but the more they love, the more unwilling they are to let their daughter be wronged, when Cheng Xiaoxi was going to work in Binhai, the two of them didn't want to agree. It was only because I went to a government office that I didn't block it too much.

Cheng Guoqing and his wife thought very well, their daughter worked in the Binhai Municipal Government for a few years, and then the trust relationship was transferred to Beijing, and then they found a good husband, and the family could live happily in the capital, which can be described as happy. However, Li Xiaoning's sudden arrival disrupted the perfect plan woven by the couple.

From their daughter's brief introduction, Cheng Guoqing and his wife have learned that although Li Xiaoning is already a department-level cadre, he is the mayor of the poorest small township in Binhai City. The two of them have seen a lot of various methods in the workplace in their lives, and according to their understanding, since Li Xiaoning was assigned to that kind of place, his political career is basically over. So the two of them are very angry now, angry that their daughter is so ignorant, and they brought people into the house without saying hello in advance. So, they all turned cold faces.

After Li Xiaoning sat down, Cheng Xiaoxi handed over another glass of water, Li Xiaoning took a sip of water, and then took out a pack of soft China from his pocket, which he bought specially for this visit, and he was usually reluctant to smoke, so he took one out and handed it to Cheng Guoqing, who was sitting on the sofa, and said, "Uncle, smoke." ”

"No, it won't." Cheng Guoqing blocked back. The ashtray on the coffee table was full of cigarette butts and ash.

Li Xiaoning smiled awkwardly, did not speak, and did not take back the cigarette, but put the whole box of cigarettes on the coffee table, and pushed it to Cheng Guoqing. He is ready today, no matter what treatment he receives, he insists on two points: "a little sweeter in the mouth and a little thicker in the skin." "Who wants to snatch away the precious girl who has been raised by others for more than 20 years?

Cheng Guoqing is actually a senior smoker, and it is impossible to say that he is not moved when he sees Zhonghua Tobacco, but he refuses to deliberately show his posture, and now seeing that Li Xiaoning is so good at doing things, he can't help but look at Li Xiaoning twice. found that the young man in front of him was still good in terms of appearance and conversation, not as bad as he imagined, but it was a pity that his material conditions could not meet his requirements, otherwise he would be a good candidate for a son-in-law.

Li Xiaoning could endure the cold eyes and cold words of Cheng Guoqing and his wife, but Cheng Xiaoxi was already distressed. Tears rolled in her eyes a few times, and she was about to speak, but when she saw Li Xiaoning giving her a look, she endured it and said, "Dad, Mom, what to eat tonight, I'll go and choose vegetables." She stood up and said to Li Xiaoning, "Xiaoning, let's go together." ”

When Li Xiaoning got up, Zhao Junxia also stood up from the sofa and said coldly: "Who rarely chooses your dishes?" I walked straight to the kitchen and closed the door with a bang.

In fact, Zhao Junxia knew that her daughter was going home, so she asked for leave early, bought a small grass chicken in the vegetable market, and simmered it over low heat for a whole afternoon, which was already fragrant at this time.

Seeing the scented jar, Zhao Junxia was angry, she snapped and turned off the fire, kicked the cabbage on the ground again, and stood in the kitchen, wiping her tears.

After a while, Cheng Guoqing also entered the kitchen, and Zhao Junxia immediately said angrily: "Xiaoxi is too ignorant, and he brought people back without saying a word, how can I get it now?" ”

Cheng Guoqing sighed and said, "Don't be angry yet. Anyway, everyone is here, so let's talk about it after eating first. This young man still looks good, quite polite. ”

Zhao Junxia said dissatisfiedly: "A pack of cigarettes bought you? You're such a soft bone. I'll make it clear to you. There can be no promise. Later, I'll talk to Xiaoxi, and you talk to him, so that he can die of this heart as soon as possible. You work as a political worker in your company, and if you can't convince him, you should stop doing it as soon as possible. ”

At this moment, in the living room, Cheng Xiaoxi was saying with a guilty face: "Xiaoning, don't be angry. That's not how my parents usually are. ”

In fact, before coming, Li Xiaoning had already made full mental preparations, and when he saw Cheng Xiaoxi's guilty appearance, he comforted him softly: "Don't be sad." It's better than I thought. I can understand their feelings, and rest assured, I won't be angry anyway. ”

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from the kitchen, Li Xiaoning withdrew his hand from Cheng Xiaoxi's hand, sat quietly, looked at the high-spirited appearance of the Tang Emperor Jiang Zhe on TV, and then thought about what happened to him, and his heart was unconsciously a little desolate.

Cheng Guoqing came in with a casserole basin, and bursts of tempting fragrance wafted out of the basin, Li Xiaoning had been in the car for four hours, and his stomach had already sung the empty city plan, and the fragrance wafted in, and immediately hooked Li Xiaoning's gluttony, and when Cheng Guoqing turned around and entered the kitchen again, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva back.

After a while, Cheng Guoqing brought out a few plates of exquisite side dishes, with the same fragrance. Cheng Xiaoxi looked at it, these were her favorite dishes, and she knew in her heart that this was specially prepared by her parents for herself, thinking of this, the balance in her heart couldn't help but tilt a little towards her parents.

Zhao Junxia finally returned to the living room, she put a plate of sweet and sour live fish in her hand on the dining table, picked up the rice bowl handed over by Xiaoxi, and began to eat without greeting, Cheng Guoqing immediately walked out of the kitchen, pulled the table hard, and then sat down.

Li Xiaoning sat on the sofa, it was not right to come over to eat, but it was not right to come, Xiaoxi brought two bowls from the kitchen and said, "Xiaoning, come and eat." ”

The dishes are good dishes, full of color, flavor and flavor, but Li Xiaoning has eaten for 22 years, and this is the most uncomfortable meal he has eaten.

Zhao Junxia finished the meal in a few bites, put the bowl on the table, and said, "Xiaoxi, you come with me." ”

"Mom, I haven't finished eating yet." Cheng Xiaoxi said with a crying face.

"I'll eat later. I can't starve you. Zhao Junxia took her daughter to the bedroom with a calm face and began to talk.

Only Li Xiaoning and Cheng Guoqing were left in the living room. Cheng Guoqing got up and took a bottle of Du Kang from the cupboard, and then walked back.

This is a good signal, Li Xiaoning was overjoyed, and hurriedly went to pick up the wine bottle: "Uncle, I'll come." ”

Cheng Guoqing used a lot of force in his hand, and he didn't let Li Xiaoning take away the wine bottle, he insisted on pouring a glass of wine for Li Xiaoning, and then said: "Since you are here, you are a guest, let's have two glasses today and chat." ”

"I was also trying to report my personal situation to my uncle and aunt." Li Xiaoning hurriedly said.

Cheng Guoqing shook his head and said: "No need, I have already heard Xiaoxi say about your family situation, the child from the countryside, the father has passed away, there is only one mother in the family, no house, no car, no savings." ”

Hearing Cheng Guoqing say it so bluntly, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but look gloomy, but he couldn't complain about others, his own conditions were really not good.

Cheng Guoqing said: "I'm not the kind of person who hates the poor and loves the rich, the family conditions are not high, just be right, okay, let's go first." ”

Picking up the wine glass, Li Xiaoning also picked it up, touched it lowly, and drank it all. He didn't say anything to refute it, although Cheng Guoqing's words are good, the subtext is also very easy to understand, that is, he Li Xiaoning and Cheng's family are not in the right household, to put it bluntly, he is not worthy of his Cheng Guoqing's daughter.

Cheng Guoqing continued: "Xiao Li, I'm just such a girl, I don't want her to be rich, at least I want to be happy, safe and stable, after I retire, I coax my grandson to take care of my old age, I don't want much, but, can you do it?" ”

"I can." Li Xiaoning was insincere when he said this, but he had to express his position at this moment.

"What can you do?" Cheng Guoqing put the wine glass down, "How can a woman be happy?" They want to be young, to be beautiful, to meet good men, and to be rich to be happy. ”

"Is it necessary to be happy if you marry a rich man?" This sentence circled around Li Xiaoning's mouth a few times, but he finally didn't say it.

Cheng Guoqing continued: "Xiao Li, you are also an adult, you are still a man, you should be sensible." Don't talk to me about love, what about mountain alliances and sea vows, those are useless. If you want to be happy, first of all you have to be rich. What Yang Guo Xiaolongnu, that is just written in the novel to deceive young people. The days of poverty are not and cannot be the pursuit of modern people.

What do people live for? Isn't it just to live better? You see you are a child from the countryside, but you still have to go to school, go to university, and go to a prestigious university like Yenching University. For what? Isn't it just for a good diploma, to get a better job, to eat better?

I know you don't want to hear this, but it's the law of truth in this world. Love is beautiful, but we can't forget the reality. No matter how beautiful the plan is in your heart, life is plain and concrete.

I know, you may say, live in an ordinary house, save money, the stream is not dressed up, you are also thrifty, you can live, but do you think this is happiness? I don't think normal people would dream of this kind of life, right? ”

When it comes to this, there's not much to talk about.

Li Xiaoning stood up and said calmly, "I'm leaving." ”

Cheng Guoqing also stood up and said, "I'll send you." By the way, let's take the stuff back. ”

Li Xiaoning glanced at the cordyceps sinensis gift box and Yanghe Dream Blue gift box that he bought on the ground, and said, "I bought the things for my uncle and aunt, so let's keep them." ”

Cheng Guoqing had already picked up all the gifts, stuffed them into Li Xiaoning's hand, and said, "There is no shortage of these things at home, you should take them back to honor your mother." ”

Li Xiaoning didn't say anything more, silently took the gift, bowed to Cheng Guoqing again, and then turned around and never looked back.