When he returned home, Chen Mingyu saw that the food had been set up, and his parents had already sat at the table, but no one moved the chopsticks, obviously waiting for him to come back to eat.

Chen Mingyu washed his hands, sat at the dinner table, and briefly reported to his parents what happened at his sister's house, he didn't say that the problem was so serious, he just said that he owed the team to his cousin's house to take it in, but his brother-in-law was unwilling to pay, and there was a little quarrel on both sides, but now the problem has been solved.

After listening to Chen Mingyu's words, Yao Guilan didn't take what happened today to heart, but said worriedly: "What should I do if Xiaohai has always been in this state now!" Yuewen is alone with the children, has to farm, and takes care of the elderly and Xiaohai, just a minor uncle can help her share the burden, this day has never been sent at all! Alas! Back then, when Yuewen married Xiaohai, we still felt that we had found a good home for Yuewen, but we really didn't expect Xiaohai to become like this......"

Chen Mingyu persuaded: "Mom, don't worry too much, I talked to my brother-in-law today, I don't think my brother-in-law will always be in this state." However, he is too face-saving, and now that he is lame, it will definitely take a while to get over the hurdle in his heart, so we have to give him some time. ”

Yao Guilan said: "I know he is not happy in his heart, but he has to live no matter how unhappy he is, right?" He has been injured in this leg for more than a year, when will he be able to pass the hurdle in his heart! ”

Chen Zhengmin seemed to be a little impatient when he heard this, and said, "Okay, don't talk about this. ”

Chen Mingyu's family is a family with a traditional family style, Chen Zhengmin is the authority in the family, after he spoke, Yao Guilan and Chen Mingyu stopped talking, lowered their heads and ate silently.

After he put down his chopsticks, he looked at Chen Mingyu, who was still eating with his head down, and said, "Mingyu, do you have time this afternoon?" ”

Chen Mingyu hurriedly raised his head and said, "Have time, is there something wrong, Dad?" ”

Chen Zhengmin said: "Since you have time, then you can go on a blind date." ”

Chen Mingyu was shocked when he heard this, almost squirted out the rice in his mouth, and asked in amazement, "Dad, what are you talking about?" ”

Chen Zhengmin picked up a towel and wiped his mouth, and said expressionlessly: "You go on a blind date in the afternoon, you also know the girl, it is your Uncle Cao's daughter Xiaoman, the two of you grew up together since childhood, and you know the roots." I have had a friendship with your Uncle Cao for most of my life, after Xiaoman graduated from the teacher's college, he was assigned to teach in the middle school in our town, and you work in the criminal police team, which can be regarded as a formal unit, so the two of you are also a good match. Your Uncle Cao and I are very satisfied with this marriage, if you two have no opinion, I think we will handle the marriage as soon as possible. The two of you are not young anymore, the male should get married, and the female should marry. However, according to our rules here, the two of you must have a matchmaker, which is the so-called 'Ming Media is marrying'! I have already greeted your second aunt Jin just now, this afternoon, your second aunt Jin will come over and take you to a blind date with Xiao Man, which can be regarded as a formality. ”

When Chen Zhengmin said this, his tone was always calm, and his expression was also quiet, this kind of son's marriage event, when it came out of his mouth, it was almost like going to the vegetable market to buy two catties of cabbage and potatoes!

Although Chen Mingyu respects his father's authority at home, he will never arrange a marriage by his parents for this kind of marriage event!

In fact, Chen Mingyu still has a good impression of Cao Man as his father said.

Chen Mingyu and Cao Man are the same age, their two families are in the same village, and they live quite close, only one alley apart, and Chen Mingyu's father and Cao Man's father are old classmates, continue to count, the relationship between their two families has always been very good, they can be called world friends, so the contact is also very close, Chen Mingyu has played with Cao Man since he was a child, and primary school and junior high school are classmates, Cao Man's father also used to be their homeroom teacher, it is not an exaggeration to use "childhood sweethearts" to describe the relationship between the two of them.

When they were in junior high school, their two families had such a close relationship, coupled with Chen Mingyu's tall and handsome appearance, and Cao Man's appearance was very smart, and there was naturally some ambiguous relationship between the two of them, but at that time they were still too young to understand anything about feelings, plus the social atmosphere at that time was very conservative, so there was still a gap between them and their official boyfriends and girlfriends.

However, later Chen Mingyu was admitted to the high school of the county No. 1 middle school, but Cao Man did not play well and was admitted to the county No. 2 middle school to study in high school. In terms of geographical location, the county No. 1 middle school is located in the north section of Wenhua Road in the center of the county, while the No. 2 middle school is not in the city at all, but is located in Shawan Town, which is more than 20 kilometers away from the county seat. In addition, in terms of the school's hardware facilities and teaching quality, the two schools are also quite different.

Since he entered high school, Chen Mingyu has been living on campus, and he only goes home one day a month, and sometimes he doesn't go back, so the opportunity to meet Cao Man is getting less and less.

It was also in high school that Chen Mingyu and Tang Xinyue became classmates, and Chen Mingyu at that time became more and more popular, and Tang Xinyue, who had a cheerful personality and similar interests, could be said to be love at first sight! Later, they were invited to be admitted to the Provincial Police Academy, and they made a private decision for life, and even on the eve of graduating from college, they rolled the sheets, almost conceived a child, and cooked the raw rice into rice.

Therefore, for Cao Man, who was a childhood sweetheart, Chen Mingyu buried this young feeling in the deepest part of his heart, treated Cao Man as a sister, and didn't dare to think anything wrong.

Therefore, today I suddenly heard my father say that he would go on a blind date with Cao Man, and even mentioned that he wanted to hold a wedding as soon as possible, Chen Mingyu was so surprised!

Because, he had already told his parents before that he was in a relationship with Tang Xinyue, which one did his father sing suddenly?

After being stunned for a moment, Chen Mingyu said, "Dad, you're not joking, are you?" ”

Chen Zhengmin glared at Chen Mingyu and said, "How can marriage be a child's play?" Can I play a joke like that with you? ”

Chen Mingyu said depressedly: "But, Dad, you know that I am in love with Xinyue, why did you let me go on a blind date with Xiaoman?" Isn't this a random mandarin duck score! Besides, Xiaoman is no different from my sister in my heart, how can I say that I am in love when I am in love? ”

Chen Zhengmin said: "Who agreed to you to fall in love with that Tang Xinyue?" Without the orders of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, what kind of love are you talking about? ”

Chen Mingyu was speechless, although he knew that his father's thinking was very traditional, but he didn't expect his father's thinking to be so traditional, this is simply turning back the wheel of history! Then he said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what age is it now, the Soviet Union has collapsed, the spring breeze of reform has blown all over the ground, and what is the 'parents' order and matchmaker's words'!" This kind of arranged marriage between parents is all feudalism and dross thinking, and it should have been swept into the garbage heap of history a long time ago! ”

Chen Zhengmin was angry, slapped the table hard, and shouted, "You told me a set!" I don't care about other people's affairs! But our Chen family has always been a family heirloom, and you can't decide the major matters of marriage! ”

Chen Mingyu looked at his father speechlessly and helplessly, and then looked at his mother for help.

Yao Guilan felt sorry for her son, so she glared at Chen Zhengmin and said, "If you have anything to say, talk to the child, what kind of table!" ”

However, after reprimanding Chen Zhengmin, Yao Guilan said to Chen Mingyu in a serious tone: "Mingyu, your father speaks ugly, but your father is actually good for you." We all know that you are in love with that Tang Xinyue, but someone's father is not the leader of the county, doesn't he look down on our family, so there is no need for us to stick a hot face to someone's cold ass! I think Xiaoman is very good, he doesn't have a good figure or appearance, and he has a good personality, he is definitely a good woman who lives at home. Moreover, the relationship between our two families has always been so good, your father and Xiaoman's father have been good friends for many years, Xiaoman's father has also been a homeroom teacher for you, and you and Xiaoman have been good since childhood, and they know the roots, so we all think you two are quite suitable. If the two of you get married, the relationship between our two families can only be said to be close to each other! I won't hide it from you, your father and Xiao Man's parents have already exchanged opinions, and they are all very satisfied with you, Xiao Man is also willing to deal with you, so ...... Mingyu, you think about it. As the saying goes, the twisted melon is not sweet, we are flat-headed people, and there is no need to climb the high branches of others. ”

Chen Zhengmin also sneered and said: "They don't look down on our family as ordinary people, and we don't want to deal with them!" Mingyu, you have to be manly, don't do those low-spirited things! If you want to progress in your work, you must also rely on your own strength, rely on groveling, and hug other people's thighs to seek progress, which is not what an upright man should do! Our Chen family must not produce such a person! ”

Speaking of the back, the emotional Chen Zhengmin couldn't help but slap the table again, and the rice bowl was about to be overturned!

Listening to his parents' words, Chen Mingyu couldn't cry or laugh!

However, he also understands now that his parents must have heard that Tang Xinyue's father Tang Mingzhou looked down on their family as ordinary people, and disagreed with his daughter's relationship with him, and even had some misunderstandings about this matter, thinking that he fell in love with Tang Xinyue because he coveted Tang Mingyue's family background, and his father was used to being high all his life, and he would definitely not allow his son to do this kind of subservient thing, and they were indeed very satisfied with Cao Man, so they arranged for themselves to go on a blind date with Cao Man.

However, who the fuck has so many mouths to tell his parents about this!

On the one hand, Tang Xinyue's father dislikes his humble background and is unwilling to entrust his daughter to him, on the other hand, his father has a high personality and is unwilling to let his son be wronged and climb the high branches of others, but he is caught in the middle, which is really uncomfortable!

In fact, when he fell in love with Tang Xinyue back then, he was completely similar in interest and similar in personality, he didn't know what Tang Xinyue's parents were doing at that time, and there was no such thought as "hugging thighs" in his mind, and it was pure love between them!

Now, although he knew that Tang Xinyue's father was a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, Chen Mingyu didn't think about hugging Tang Mingzhou's thigh through marriage at all. In fact, judging from his current vision, Tang Mingzhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee at the deputy department level, is not worth mentioning at all! He sought progress in his career, and he didn't want Tang Mingzhou to give him any help. What's more, Tang Mingzhou's age is not too young, and he will retire in a few years, and he won't be able to give him much help in his career.

He really wanted to tell his parents that the relationship between him and Tang Xinyue was pure love, and it was not mixed with any worldly things at all, and the relationship between him and Cao Man was not sweet!

However, he also knows that even if he says this to his parents, his parents probably won't believe it, and they may think that he is hypocritical and doesn't tell the truth in front of his parents!

For the peasants of their generation who have experienced the hard life of not even being able to eat, love is simply an ethereal thing, and only those in capitalist countries say nonsense such as "freedom is precious, love is more valuable".

Chen Mingyu couldn't help but sigh secretly: "It seems that this matter really can't be rushed, we have to find a way to solve it slowly!" ”

So, Chen Mingyu said perfunctorily: "Dad, Mom, I understand your feelings very well and know that you are doing this for my good." However, you suddenly asked me to go on a blind date with Xiaoman, and I was not mentally prepared...... Otherwise, I won't meet with Xiao Man this time, let me think about it first. In addition, let's be in our bureau, I'm still a little busy these days, I'm busy sneaking back to see you two elders, I have to go back to work after dinner, and there is a bit of a conflict in time, hehe......"

Chen Zhengmin glared at Chen Mingyu and said, "Didn't you tell your mother that you have made a meritorious service recently, and your unit gave you a few days off in order to reward you?" Why is this suddenly going on again? ”

Chen Mingyu explained a little embarrassed: "Actually, our unit did give me a few days off, but this vacation has been on for several days, I have been staying in the county and not coming back, don't I feel that I will go to work again soon, so I hurried back to see you two elders, so I ......"

"That's it! Come on! Don't make it up! Chen Zhengmin interrupted Chen Mingyu's words impatiently, and said indiscriminately, "I have already arranged this afternoon's blind date, you have to go, you have to go, you have to go!" ”

After speaking, Chen Zhengmin got up and left the table angrily.

Chen Mingyu was so bitter that he said to his mother helplessly: "Mom, I'm really ...... about this."

Yao Guilan persuaded: "You also know your father's temper, his health has not been very good recently, so don't be angry with him." Since he has already arranged it, then you should go and meet Xiao Man. You and Xiaoman have known each other since childhood, what are you afraid of when you see her? ”

Chen Mingyu was speechless: "Is this something to be afraid of......?"

Yao Guilan persuaded: "Okay, okay, I understand your feelings, but you should go and see Xiao Man, Xiao Man has already agreed to this matter, if you don't go, then where will Xiao Man's face go?" What will we do with the two of us in the future? My stupid son, you go to see Xiaoman today, that is, an ordinary blind date, it doesn't mean that you have to get married if you go on a blind date. You go to see Xiao Man first, save the face of our two families, and then talk about the next step! ”

Chen Mingyu looked at his mother with a kind face, but how did he think that his mother was digging a hole for herself!

However, he also knew that his mother was right, since the two families had already talked about today's blind date, if he didn't go, the two families would have no place to put their face, and the relationship between the two families would inevitably be very embarrassing in the future! Especially Xiaoman, if she releases her pigeons, she will be a girl's family, but she will lose face! Shuangshan Town is too small, and the people in the countryside are very good-looking, if this matter spreads again, someone chews the root of the tongue or something, and Xiaoman's reputation will even be greatly damaged!

Alas, since things have come to this point, even if there is a pit in front, you have to grit your teeth and jump in!

After making up his mind, Chen Mingyu said resolutely like a revolutionary aspirant: "Mom, I think about it, I'll go!" ”

Yao Guilan smiled proudly and said, "That's right!" ”