Volume I, Chapter 41

On this morning, Gui Fang got up and dressed up carefully before coming to Wang's house. After she opened the door, she explained that she wanted to meet his wife, and the maid took Gui Fang directly to Mrs. Wang's room. Mrs. Wang felt very strange when she saw Gui Fang, she let Gui Fang into the house, and after the two sat down and said a few polite words, Gui Fang went straight to the point and proposed that she wanted to marry Hongju, which made Mrs. Wang unexpected, Mrs. Wang asked: "Why haven't I heard Hongxing say anything about the two of you?" Besides, we haven't let him have anything to do with your Zhao family for a long time, so why is it that the two of you are going to get married? ”

Gui Fang said unhurriedly: "Madam, in fact, Hongxing has never broken off contact with me, he is just carrying the master and you behind his back." The two of us can't live without each other, how can he break the line with me? ”

"Your father did something immoral, our Wang family will not forget! We don't want to associate with people like you. Mrs. Wang glanced at Gui Fang with disdain.

Gui Fang forced a smile and said, "It is precisely because of that incident that my father feels sorry for the Wang family." It stands to reason that the elders of the family should do the marriage proposal, but my dad feels sorry for the old lady, he has no face to come to see you. I had no choice but to propose to myself myself, which really made you laugh. ”

"Gui Fang, to tell you the truth, you are a handsome girl, I have liked you before, but if you want to be the daughter-in-law of our Wang family, it is another matter. You are a smart person, we can't be in-laws with Lao Zhao, and you understand the reason for this. ”

"Madam, please don't bring the grievances of the previous generation to the next generation, can you really bear to break up our pair of mandarin ducks?"

At first, Mrs. Wang talked to Gui Fang calmly, but she was unhappy when she heard Gui Fang say this. She asked Gui Fang rhetorically: "Are you and Hongxing really a pair of mandarin ducks?" My family Hongxing is honest and timid and has no opinions, you and Lao Zhao know how to calculate him, do you catch him again and want to blackmail us again? ”

"Madam, it's so ugly for you to talk like that. I'm sincere to Hongxing, I just want to be his wife. As the saying goes: it is better to demolish a temple than to demolish a marriage. I hope that my wife will fulfill the two of us. ”

Mrs. Wang didn't want to talk to Gui Fang too much, so she said impatiently: "I'll talk about this matter until I ask Hongxing." Let's go, don't talk to me! ”

"You don't have to ask, Hongxing is willing to marry me." Gui Fang said very simply.

Mrs. Wang said angrily: "Since ancient times, the marriage of children has been the order of their parents, and without the consent of their parents, even if Hongxing is willing to marry you, it will not work!" ”

Gui Fang's tone also hardened: "** and the people's government advocate freedom of love and marriage autonomy, Hongxing and I are free to love, and now we are raw rice and mature rice, your parents' opposition is useless, no one can interfere with Hongxing and my marriage!" ”

Mrs. Wang had never seen anyone dare to talk to her like this, and she felt very embarrassed. She still held back her anger and explained to Gui Fang: "Your father used to be a servant and driver of our Wang family, and the master and I have always treated him well, but he is ungrateful to calculate us, the master's heart is broken, and he doesn't want to see your father again in this life." Gui Fang, you don't want to think about it, can our two families still be close in this situation? Besides, our Wang family is a big family, even if you choose a daughter-in-law, you have to be the right person, and people like you can't climb our Wang family even if they step on the ridge. ”

Mrs. Wang's mockery and shame Gui Fang's face was flushed, she felt that her personality had been greatly humiliated, she was so angry that she stood up and walked out, just a few steps and then stopped, feeling that it was too embarrassing to walk like this. She turned around and said loudly to Mrs. Wang, "Don't think that if your family is rich, you will be deflated by others!" It's you rich people who are going to be brought down. Now the poor have turned over and become the masters, and the days of your power and blessing are gone! We're not going to whisper to you rich people anymore! We'll see!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our family has money, but the money is not stolen and robbed; My youngest son is a PLA, and he is fighting for ** with his head pinned to his trouser belt. We support ** and the people's government, I want to see who can defeat us! You go home again and ask your father, did our Wang family exploit him? My lord and I have never treated him badly! If it weren't for our care, your family would still be poor! An ungrateful villain in a family! Mrs. Wang couldn't understand what Gui Fang said at all, she was so dizzy by Chunxiu's anger that her breathing became short.

Gui Fang saw that Mrs. Wang hadn't passed the test, and Wang Yunqing didn't need to say it. It's boring to beg in Wang's house, Gui Fang snorted and left.

Gui Fang went home and told Lao Zhao about the things in the Wang family. Lao Zhao, who had already had a grudge with the Wang family, was provoked by Gui Fang again. He thought that the Wang family was arrogant and looked down on the Zhao family. He was extremely unconvinced and said to Gui Fang: "This is all a new society, I thought that their Wang family should also put down the sour shelf, but I didn't expect them to be the same as the old society." It's okay if the Wang family doesn't want Hongxing to marry you, but why do they look down on our family? Isn't there a few stinky money in the Wang family, my Zhao family's ancestors are much more beautiful than his family! Our Zhao family still ate Yulu in their last life, and their Wang family drove a big car in their last life; Our Zhao family is a nobleman for hundreds of years, what is their Wang family? ”

Guixiang, who was staying aside, couldn't help but speak: "Dad, don't always talk about your glorious family history, okay?" Your mouth is happy, but is your heart comfortable? I advise you to settle for the status quo and live a steady life. If you see that others are rich and blush, you have to rely on your real skills to make money, and you can't always think of crooked ways. ”

Lao Zhao has a characteristic, that is, as soon as the little girl stabs him with words, he will not speak. He glared at Guixiang, lit a cigarette and sat on the sidelines smoking sullenly.

Gui Xiang asked Gui Fang again: "Sister, I think the relationship between you and Brother Hongxing is always mixed with other things, do you love him or his family's money and power?" ”

Gui Fang's answer was very simple: "I love all of these!" ”

"Sister, I know you like Brother Hongxing, but you didn't give your heart to him completely, you looked at Brother Hongxing with one eye and his family's money with the other. If Brother Hongxing has no money at home, will you like him? If the Wang family loses one day, are you still willing to be the daughter-in-law of the Wang family? ”

Gui Xiang's words stopped Gui Fang, and Gui Fang said: "Gui Xiang, you are too pure, my sister can't compare to you." You'd better love your poor veterinarian so well! ”

"What happened to the poor veterinarian? I will also study veterinary medicine in the future, and we will open a veterinary station in the future and support ourselves with our own hands, unlike you who always want to live on other people's money. ”

The two girls were arguing, and Lao Zhao was sulking on the side. Before this, Lao Zhao still had a trace of gratitude to the Wang family, but after Mrs. Wang rejected the marriage of Wang Hongxing and Gui Fang, he had no gratitude to the old club in his heart, and some were only hatred. Lao Zhao thought to himself: Your Wang family should not take bean bags for dry food, I want you to take a look at the color!

Mrs. Wang told Wang Yunqing about Gui Fang's proposal to Wang's house, and Wang Yunqing was shocked when she found out. He originally thought that Wang Hongxing had already broken off relations with the Zhao family, but he didn't expect that this son had been secretly in contact with Gui Fang, and now it has reached the point of talking about marriage. After Wang Hongxing returned home in the evening, Wang Yunqing called him to his study.

Wang Hongju stood respectfully in front of his father, he knew why his father was looking for him, his heart was like a rabbit jumping around, he was nervous, but Wang Hongxing didn't expect his father to be unexpectedly gentle today.

Wang Yunqing asked his son to sit on the chair next to him, and he asked in a flat tone: "Old five, we haven't sat together and chatted for a long time, and I called you here today to talk about your marriage." Yes, we now advocate the autonomy of marriage and the freedom of love, and oppose arranged marriages. When children become adults, they have their own understanding and opinions about life, and they want to follow their own path, and they do not want to be bound by their parents anymore. I also came from a young age, and I totally understand that. You're older, I should give you more freedom. But you should be aware that it is still very necessary for parents to express their opinions and give advice on the marriage of their children, and this has nothing to do with destroying the freedom of love. You should know the reason why I didn't let you have anything to do with the old Zhao family, but you broke the connection. Now the daughter of the Zhao family has come to our house to make trouble, and she said that she has to marry you, I want to know what you think about this matter. Don't be afraid, just make this clear to me today. ”

Wang Hongxing saw his father talking to him with a pleasant face, and his mood was much calmer. He confessed that he had been dating Gui Fang, and he also admitted that he liked Gui Fang and promised to marry her. Wang Hongxing said to his father that now the society is progressing rapidly, young people pay attention to the autonomy of marriage, freedom of love, and there must be an emotional foundation between husband and wife, he said that he loves Gui Fang deeply, and hopes that his parents will not oppose his marriage with Gui Fang.

Wang Yunqing said: "Old five, don't look at my father, I am in my sixties, I was influenced by Western progressive culture when I studied in Europe in my early years, I am not an old stubborn who clings to the old etiquette. When I was studying in Japan, I had a relationship with a Japanese woman, she was a good woman who was knowledgeable, gentle and considerate, but your grandfather did not agree with me marrying a foreign woman, and he coerced me to give up my Japanese fiancΓ©e by severing the relationship between father and son. I have suffered from fathers interfering in their children's marriages, so under normal circumstances I will not interfere in their children's marriages, which is why I do not scold you today. But your mother and I don't agree to your marriage for a reason, don't you think? ”

Wang Hongxing nodded hurriedly yes.

"That Lao Zhao is a very scheming person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, he once coerced you for money, he calculated his master for money, he can be ungrateful for money. I don't think that Gui Fang is a fuel-efficient lamp, she has her own purpose in grabbing you and not letting go, in the final analysis, it is still for a money. The couplet written on the door of our house is: Loyal to the family for a long time, poems and books for a long time. You can see it every day when you go in and out of the house. Think about it, can a family of poetry, books and etiquette catch up with a market man like Lao Zhao and his sons and daughters? Actually, I don't object to children falling in love freely, your brother is in free love, you see how talented Huang Tingting is a good girl. Remember Dad's words, marriage is a lifelong event for a person, marrying a good woman will benefit you for life, marrying a bad woman you will be unlucky for a lifetime, so you must be cautious. ”

Wang Yunqing saw that his son bowed his head and was silent, and added: "In your marriage, our Wang family can also not talk about the right family, but the other party must be a kind family." ”

In the past, Wang Yunqing taught Wang Hongxing that he always had a ruthless face, which was easy to cause Wang Hongxing's rebellious psychology; And today's gentle and drizzly persuasion of the old father made Wang Hongxing feel very comfortable. He thought that what the old father said had some truth, and when he thought about it, he also felt like a soft dough, and he didn't look like a man when he was pinched in his hands by Gui Fang and Lao Zhao, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He sincerely said to his father: Don't mention the marriage between himself and Gui Fang, he needs a certain amount of time to think about it.

Wang Yunqing said to his son: "Hongxing, there are many good girls outside, so you should have a wider horizon and don't only focus on Gui Fang's body." Looking for a daughter-in-law not only requires the woman to be good-looking, but also to be kind, filial, and well-behaved. ”

Since his father talked to him, Wang Hongxing has seen Gui Fang less and less, and even if he meets, Wang Hongxing is not as affectionate to Gui Fang as before, and sometimes loses his temper with Gui Fang, which makes Gui Fang and Lao Zhao very unhappy.