Chapter 112: Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year
Zhang Chengyuan said disapprehantly: "Xiuyan, it's not that I underestimate you, with a character like you, it's really not material for a career, you better not do too much." ”
Zheng Xiuyan said: "Brother, I know that I am really not suitable for any career now, but people will grow, not suitable now, it does not mean that it will not be suitable in the future, no matter what, I have already made up my mind to make a career, and this thing is not like filming, which may violate your taboo, so don't stop me." ”
"Okay, you can do it if you want, anyway, it's in the future, there's no need to be too entangled now, and if you fail to start a business, it's not a big deal, at most you lose some money or owe some money, and I'll pay it back for you then."
Zheng Xiuyan said unhappily: "Brother, do you wish that I would fail in my business in the future, and you actually said that about me?" ”
"It's just talking, don't be angry. If you really succeed in starting a business and becoming a career-oriented strong woman in the future, I am also happy for you. ”
At this time, Xiao Jing suddenly interjected: "Brother, do you like strong women?" If that's the case, I'll be a strong woman in the future. She had already finished talking to her parents, and after hearing the words of Zhang Chengyuan and Zheng Xiuyan, she couldn't help but interject.
"How is that possible? What man would like a strong woman? At most, she is allowed to be strong and domineering outside, but when she gets home, she has to be gentle and virtuous. Zhang Chengyuan said.
"Is it like Jisoo-san? She is very authoritative in front of the staff, but she is as gentle as water in front of your brother. ”
"I can say that, but I just have one Jisoo, and I don't want the other sisters to become the second or third Jisoo. Especially you little girl. If you become a strong woman. That's not fun. ”
"That's right, if I become a strong woman, my brother probably won't like me as much as he does now."
"Crystal, are your mom and dad leaving?" Zhang Chengyuan asked.
"When I first called, they hadn't set off yet, but now they should have left, and as long as there is no traffic jam, they will be there in a few minutes. That's right. Brother, Sister Youli's parents did they set off? ”
"It's just set off, so it should arrive a little later than your parents." This is because Cheng Youli's parents' house is farther away from Zhang's Villa.
"How do you know?" Zheng Xiuyan said with some doubts. Zhang Chengyuan kept talking to her just now, and he didn't call to understand the situation at all, and he didn't receive any calls or text messages.
Zhang Chengyuan said: "Have you forgotten that my doppelganger can transmit information?" I can ask Li Yuansi to pick them up this time. ”
Xiao Jing said a little unhappily: "Brother, how can you engage in differential treatment, why don't you let your doppelganger pick up my parents?" You're not just one doppelganger. "If Zhang Chengyuan only has one doppelganger, then she won't have any complaints when she goes to pick up his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Zhang Chengyuan patted her head with a smile and said, "How can I engage in differential treatment?" It's just because Sister Youli has more family. The car was not enough, and Li Yuansi happened to be idle, so he asked him to pick it up. And your mom and dad said before that they would drive themselves and wouldn't let me send someone to pick them up. ”
"Well, it seems like that, brother, I blame you, don't ......"
"Stop, don't apologize to me, as soon as you apologize, my heart will soften, so if you ask me for something, I can't refuse." Zhang Chengyuan joked.
Little Crystal smiled and said, "If that's the case, I'll tell you I'm sorry every day, and let you be soft on me for the rest of your life." ”
After a few more small talks, Zheng Xiuyan and Xiao Crystal's parents arrived first, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, many people whose hometowns are in other places have returned to their hometowns, more than half of the vehicles in the city are less, naturally there will be no traffic jams, plus the road is very close, they will arrive quickly.
Knowing that they had arrived, Zhang Chengyuan, Zhang Donghu, Cheng Youli and Zheng sisters immediately went out to greet them, although the two families had a close relationship, but Zheng's father and Zheng mother rarely came to the villa, so this time they had to be solemnly greeted, and then they talked intimately in the courtyard, shushing and asking for warmth for a while before welcoming them into the living room.
But not long after sitting down, I heard the doorbell ring again, and after looking at the surveillance video, Cheng Youli's family arrived, and everyone walked out to greet them, including Zheng's father and Zheng's mother. So the three families gathered together in the courtyard, and then they saluted again, which was much more lively than just now, and it took more than ten minutes to enter the house.
After entering the house, they were ready to eat Chinese New Year's Eve, after all, it was already half past six o'clock, and everyone was a little hungry. Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Youli took Zheng Xiuyan and Xiao Jing to get busy, first bringing out all kinds of delicacies that had already been prepared, then taking out the dishes, chopsticks and plates and placing them neatly, and picking a few bottles of home-brewed wine from the wine cabinet to open them for later use, and then invited Zhang Donghu and a group of guests to sit down.
Zhang Donghu sat on the main seat, the six members of the Cheng family sat on the left side in turn, Zheng's father and Zheng mother, Zhang Chengyuan, Cheng Youli, Zheng Xiuyan, and Xiao Jing also sat on the right in order, and the six people on the left and right were also commensurate. And Xiao Hengren has been coaxed to sleep, but there is no need for everyone to worry.
Subsequently, Zhang Donghu, Zhang Chengyuan, and Cheng Youli beckoned everyone to eat, Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Youli kept serving dishes to several elders, and the Zheng sisters also took care of Cheng Youli's two little nephews nearby.
While eating, they had lively conversations from all over the world, such as everyone's recent work and life, children's education problems, South Korea's recent economy and people's livelihood, major events in the entertainment industry, and the necessity of faith. And because he was so keen on talking, the meal took nearly an hour and a half to finish.
Of course, Cheng Youli's two little nephews are not interested in the topics of adults, they finished eating early and got off the table, and then Zheng Xiuyan and Xiao Jing led them to play, they are also not interested in those topics, after all, they are just children - big children.
After eating, the elders returned to the living room to continue talking, and it was rare to get together, they seemed to have endless topics, while Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Youli's brother sat on the side. Zhang Chengyuan also made them a pot of tea. to help them digest after eating. As for Cheng Youli and her sister-in-law, they cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, there were no servants in the villa, so they had to do this kind of thing by themselves.
Several elders are actually very satisfied with this, because Zhang Chengyuan is too rich now, and they are worried that Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Youli will develop the bad habit of extravagance and waste and greed for enjoyment, and even infect the next generation in the future, so Zhang Chengyuan may be lost even if he is rich.
But now it seems that Zhang Chengyuan and Cheng Youli are still quite restrained. Although the money should be spent, most of the living habits, such as dressing, eating habits, home cooking, etc., are still the same as before, relatively simple. Of course, the so-called "simplicity" is just relative to other wealthy families, if compared with ordinary people, it is still very luxurious. However, as long as you know how to control yourself, you will not lose your family, nor will you spoil the next generation.
In addition, the elders also discussed how to educate Jang Sung-won and Sung You-ri's son Hyong-in in the future. I plan to wait for a few years when the children are a little older, and then take turns to help them take care of the children. After all, both of them are very busy with work, and they will inevitably neglect to discipline their children in the future, and as their elders, they naturally can't stand by. Especially Zhang Donghu, now at home, in good health, is the time to exert his residual heat, for which he has been working hard to learn all kinds of knowledge about educating children recently, I am afraid that in a few years, he can become an expert in this area.
As for the elders' calculations, Zhang Chengyuan has no opinion, he really doesn't have time to teach his son in person in the future, so let the elders come and take it with ease, besides, he will let his doppelganger secretly protect his son, and he is not afraid of accidents, in addition, if the child is accidentally taught crookedly, not to his liking, he can also find out in time and make up for it. It's a good thing anyway, so there's no reason for him to refuse.
During the conversation, the relationship between the three families seemed to gradually warm up, and they felt closer to each other, but the time gradually passed, and soon it was eleven o'clock in the evening, seeing that it was late, Zhang Donghu, Cheng Father and Mother, Zheng Father and Zheng Mother and others said goodbye to each other, and then returned home, because they were busy with things to do tomorrow morning or worship their ancestors or go to church, so they could not stay in the villa, so as not to delay things too hastily tomorrow morning.
However, the two Zheng sisters stayed, and they were used to being with Zhang Chengyuan on Chinese New Year's Eve. In this regard, Zheng's father and Zheng's mother didn't care either, because they were also used to it.
That night, Zhang Chengyuan, Cheng Youli, Zheng Xiuyan, and Xiao Jing stayed in the same bed, Zhang Chengyuan was lying in the middle, Cheng Youli on the left, Xiao Jing on the right, and Zheng Xiuyan on the right, it seemed quite ridiculous, but they themselves felt nothing, Cheng Youli was used to Zhang Chengyuan's absurdity, Xiao Jing made up his mind to stick to Zhang Chengyuan's side tonight, and although Zheng Xiuyan was left by Zhang Chengyuan, she didn't reject it in her heart.
As for Zhang Chengyuan, while feeling happy and satisfied, he also felt a little regretful, because in this case, it was impossible for him to have fun with Cheng Youli or Zheng Xiuyan. But now that his physical desires had other channels of relief, he was becoming more interested in spiritual pleasure than physical pleasure when he was with his sisters, so it was okay not to do it all night.
fell asleep peacefully one night, and at about half past five in the morning, Zhang Chengyuan woke up first, then called Cheng Youli and Zheng sisters, washed up, fed the children, and then set off together to the old house of the Zhang family in Jiulao Cave to prepare to worship the ancestors.
However, in the Zhang family, the so-called "worship" is actually just a bow to the statue of the ancestors, the meaning of incense, in order to express nostalgia and unite people's hearts, but not really to worship anything, after all, the times are different, and the Zhang family is a down-and-out family, and it does not pay attention to any red tape.
In addition, Cheng Youli was not allowed to participate in worship due to religious beliefs, because Protestants could only worship their gods, and could not worship any other ghosts, gods, idols, etc., and Zhang Donghu, father and son, who were reasonable and loved her, naturally would not ask her to participate, so she did not have to go to the Zhang family's old house this morning.
But she felt that since she was already the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, she couldn't avoid this kind of thing, even if she couldn't worship, it would be too rude to watch from the side, otherwise it would be too rude, and at the same time, it might leave a little pimple in the hearts of Zhang Donghu and Zhang Chengyuan, so it might cause bad things over time, so she followed this morning.
As for her thoughts, Zhang Chengyuan naturally guessed, and couldn't help but be a little moved, because although this matter seems to be just a small matter, it is by no means a trivial matter from a religious point of view, especially for a devout believer like Cheng Youli, so it is really rare for her to make such a compromise, and it can be seen from this that she really loves Zhang Chengyuan. (To be continued......)