Cheng Yijie originally planned to leave, but Zhang Yingxia's scolding made him stop. After hearing what was going on, he stepped forward with an arrow, blocking Mu Qingcheng behind him, facing Zhang Yingxia with an angry face. "Gambling is illegal, you go to the judgment, not afraid of being known by the police and arresting people?"

Zhang Yingxia didn't notice Cheng Yijie outside, and when she suddenly saw him appear, she was first taken aback, and then recognized that he was the person who publicly claimed to be her daughter's boyfriend.

"You are that Cheng ......" Zhang Yingxia has a low level of education, and she can't remember the pronunciation of the last two words.

"It's me." Cheng Yijie answered, "Hello, aunt." ”

Zhang Yingxia's cold face thawed, and a smile welled up between her eyebrows. "What's the matter with you and my daughter, the news says you're a couple?"

"So to speak, but Qingcheng still wants me to be tested, and it will take a while before I can be sure whether I want to accept me." Cheng Yijie replied calmly.

Zhang Yingxia's eyebrows raised. "Make no mistake, if you want to be tested, that is also to accept my test. Whether you can marry her or not, you have to pass me first. If I don't agree, there are no doors! ”

"Mom-" Mu Qingcheng shouted distressedly, "What are you talking about, we are just dating, and it's hard to say what will happen in the future." Why did she have such a sense of superiority, and before she had even skimmed the eight characters, she put the word "marry" on her lips, which made Cheng Yijie see the joke.

"Shut up, dead girl, there's no place for you to speak!" Zhang Yingxia's eyes widened round and wide, "What is just dating, I know that young people nowadays are very open, and they go to bed as soon as they dating." Mr. Cheng, you took advantage of my daughter, and everyone knew about it, but you didn't even give an explanation to us as parents, this practice is very inappropriate. ”

Cheng Yijie looked at Zhang Yingxia quietly, her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Mu Qingcheng, and she can vaguely see the demeanor of her youth, but now she is in good shape, her face is out of shape, and her speech and demeanor are vulgar, she is like a market woman, and the image and temperament of the mother and daughter are 108,000 miles apart.

"What does my aunt want me to explain?" He asked.

"I'll let you judge first." Zhang Yingxia couldn't wait to say her true intentions, "Qingcheng's younger brother gambled and owed a large amount of gambling debts, and was chased by the creditor everywhere. He really had no choice, so he asked his sister for money. But this one who is a sister refused in one bite, and turned off her mobile phone, she doesn't care about her brother's life or death, I really raised a white-eyed wolf! ”

Mu Qingcheng wanted to open her mouth to refute, but Cheng Yijie glanced at her and whispered, "Don't speak, I'll deal with it." ”

He asked Zhang Yingxia instead: "How much do you owe?" If the number is not too great, I will pay it back. ”

Zhang Yingxia didn't expect Cheng Yijie to bring it up so happily, and paused slightly before saying, "Second ...... Two hundred thousand. She didn't know what kind of number was not big for Cheng Yijie, and she didn't know the bottom of her heart.

"Are there really so many?" Cheng Yijie saw the look of emptiness that flashed in her eyes, and already understood that she was lying, "Whether you really owe money and how much money you owe, I can easily find out." If I find out that the numbers are false, I won't pay a penny. ”

Zhang Yingxia was also unfazed, and immediately changed her words: "It's not 200,000, it's 20,000, 20,000, and there is absolutely no false report this time." ”

Mu Qingcheng on the side was extremely chilled when she heard it, 20,000 was exaggerated into 200,000, and she was simply regarded as a cash cow. If Cheng Yijie hadn't come with her today, she could imagine how this mother would cry, make trouble, and hang herself, and never give up if she didn't force her to come up with 200,000 yuan. In the eyes of her parents, only the son is her own family and can be passed on to the next generation, and the daughter is an outsider and will belong to someone else's family in the future, so how much money has been paid on her, she has to be doubled back. It is only natural that she spends money for her brother, and it never ends.

"I will give you 100,000 yuan at one time, and the rest will be used as a meeting gift." Cheng Yijie's tone was a little stiff, "However, let's not take it as an example." Please discipline your son, gambling is illegal, and I will not encourage this unhealthy trend. Besides, even if I become your son-in-law in the future, I have no obligation to repay my brother-in-law's debts. I'm married to your daughter, not your family. ”

Zhang Yingxia was robbed, her face was very ugly, but she didn't dare to offend Cheng Yijie, so she vented her anger on Mu Qingcheng. "You useless thing, someone else's daughter, a lot of money to honor your parents, and your brothers are also stained. As for you, you can't even take out 200,000, it's embarrassing! She was secretly scolding Mu Qingcheng for not having the ability to get a large amount of money from Cheng Yijie, causing her to ask for money in person, and she lost face.

Mu Qingcheng just stood there passively and passively, and didn't sort out his thoughts at all. All her consciousness was disordered, and she felt a deep sorrow, and her mother, father, and brother, the three closest people, were the source of her sorrow.

"Talk, what's the matter, become dumb!" Zhang Yingxia saw that Mu Qingcheng was silent, her face was blue, and she reached out to pinch her ear, but Cheng Yijie grabbed her hand.

"I teach my daughter, can you manage it!" Zhang Yingxia's voice was sharp, "Don't think that if you make everyone know about your relationship, I have to marry my daughter to you." A rich man like you, 100,000 deducted 20,000 to repay debts, and only 80,000 yuan is left as a gift, you send it to call Hanako! ”

"Auntie, it's too cheesy to talk about money now, it's like selling a daughter." Cheng Yijie is neither humble nor arrogant, "When we officially talk about marriage, the dowry I give will definitely satisfy you." ”

"That's pretty much it." Zhang Yingxia heard that there would be a dowry that satisfied her, and immediately changed her contradictory rhetoric to Mu Qingcheng, "What else is there to test, hurry up and settle the relationship." If you make such a big fuss, if you can't make it again, you will lose the face of me and your father. ”

Listening to this tone, I can't wait for the dowry. Mu Qingcheng only felt that she wanted to cry without tears, she looked at Cheng Yijie, her eyes were full of grief, forgiveness, and helplessness. Such a look made Cheng Yijie sigh deeply from the bottom of her heart, such a light and dreamy girl, who should have been a pampered little princess, became a mistreated Cinderella, and what is even more tragic is that the abuser is her biological parents. If she hadn't had the help and care of her uncle and aunt back then, she would have been struggling in the mud at this moment, unable to get rid of adversity and tragic fate.

An indescribable sourness and tenderness surged in his heart, and his tone towards Zhang Yingxia became very cold: "Auntie, you leave a bank account number for me, and the 100,000 I promised you will be credited to your account tomorrow." It's getting late, we have to go to work tomorrow, so let's leave it at that. ”

Zhang Yingxia didn't have a pen and paper on her, and when she saw the wall calendar on the wall, she didn't say a word, and went straight forward to tear off a page.

Cheng Yijie took the initiative to hand over the pen, she took it, and took out the bank card from her wallet, checked it repeatedly while writing, and after confirming that it was correct, she also advised: "After the payment is made tomorrow, you will notify me, so that I can go to the bank to check the account." ”

"Leave a phone number." Cheng Yijie said, "I'll ask the secretary to contact you tomorrow." ”

Zhang Yingxia hurriedly wrote her mobile phone number on the back of the account, and then handed the paper and pen to Cheng Yijie.

Cheng Yijie took it, didn't look at it, folded it at will and put it in his pocket.

Zhang Yingxia glanced at the room inside. "You're staying here tonight too?"

"I'm sending Qingcheng back, and I'll leave later." Cheng Yijie replied.

"I'll just say, how can a rich man like you get used to living in such a place." After Zhang Yingxia finished speaking, she saw Cheng Yijie's cold face and smiled, "It's because I'm in the way here, I'll go, and I won't hinder you." ”

After Zhang Yingxia left, the room was suddenly surprisingly quiet, Mu Qingcheng frowned, the two rows of black and dense eyelashes rose slightly, and his eyes made contact with Cheng Yijie. Cheng Yijie didn't speak, only entangled with her eyes.

Mu Qingcheng's whole heart twisted, sore and painful. She took a deep breath and finally whispered, "You see, this is my mother." I grew up in a family where they never saw me as their own, but I couldn't separate myself from this family......"

She swallowed, a sudden agitation that choked her voice. "This is my fate, I can only accept it."

Cheng Yijie looked at her, her eyes were shining with tears, her lips trembled slightly, and her expression was lonely, miserable, and humble.

"Little orange." He called softly, feeling that his voice was astringent, "People can change their fate." ”

Mu Qingcheng shook his head. "My fate will never change unless I cut ties with them. However, I can't do that, no matter how bad they are to me, they are also my relatives. ”

She took a few weak steps, slumped down on the couch, and buried her head in the folds of her skirt on her arched knees.

Cheng Yijie squatted down in front of her and gently held her arm.

"I'm sorry." Her voice was depressed, "I owe the 100,000 yuan first, and when I save enough money, I will definitely pay it back." ”

Cheng Yijie grabbed her hand and tried to pull it off her face, but she held it down.

He pulled her hand hard, her pair of tear-soaked eyes looked at him sadly, he felt a certain nerve ache, but his tone was relaxed and teasing: "Although don't worry, even if you refuse to marry me, I will not ask you to pay back." I think it's more meaningful to do charity and help your family than to help others. ”

Mu Qingcheng suddenly stretched out her hands and hugged his neck, she needed to seek comfort so much at the moment, as if she was lost in the cold night, desperately seeking warmth and light, and Cheng Yijie was the source of warmth and light.