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Fu Wanzhen's family, in addition to her grandmother, there are also uncles and aunts, as well as uncles and aunts, a son who has just entered elementary school.
Only her father was not there.
Chen Yi went to see her grandmother first, an old man who was about to be eighty years old, and her body looked quite tough, but she was a little behind her ears and spoke very loudly.
"Why don't you buy hearing aids for the elderly?" He asked in a whisper.
Fu Wanzhen shook her head, "I bought it, but she didn't want to wear it." Mention it to her, and she'll get angry. ”
"You've been in the car for so long, you must be hungry. To welcome spring, go and order some noodles for them, with the chicken soup stewed today. The old lady said loudly.
Chen Yi excused himself, "Don't bother, we've already eaten." ”
"Yes, it's your first time coming to the door, you can't be without courtesy." The old lady laughed happily.
Next to her, Aunt Fu Wanzhen said, "The old man knew that Xiaozhen was coming back, so he made a special trip back to his hometown yesterday, and caught an old hen from a relative, stewed for a day, and made a special trip for you to keep." ”
"That's for you." Chen Yi also went to his girlfriend's house to meet his parents for the first time, and his expression was somewhat restrained.
Fu Wanzhen stood up and said, "I'll do it myself." ”
"No, you've been in the car for so long, you must be tired." The little aunt said with a smile.
"I'm not tired."
Fu Wanzhen still wanted to insist, but the grandmother next to her took her hand and said, "You accompany me to talk well." ”
She looked at her grandmother and sat back down.
Chen Yi glanced at her, then at the aunt who walked towards the kitchen, and then at the uncle who was sitting in the corner and had been smoking, and finally felt the disharmony of the atmosphere.
After a while, two bowls of steaming noodles were served, each with a poached egg on top.
"Here, eat while it's hot."
The aunt beckoned them over.
After Chen Yi and the two sat down, the aunt didn't leave, she sat next to her, and her grandmother also sat over.
Chen Yi also saw at this time that there must be something wrong with them. When I looked at my girlfriend next to me, I saw that her face was a little pale, and her hand reached under the table, held her hand, and was cold.
The aunt spoke, "Xiaozhen, it just so happens that you are back, I have something to discuss with you." ”
Fu Wanzhen lowered her head and did not say a word.
Chen Yi could feel her hands tense all of a sudden.
"Your brother is about to turn 30, and you know his situation, it's hard to find a girlfriend. Therefore, I calculated with your uncle and your grandmother and decided to buy him a suite, so that he would be more confident when he went out on a blind date in the future. ”
"But I don't have much savings with your uncle, so I hope you can give some of it. I did the math, and there was probably 200,000 short. ”
When Chen Yi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, most of the girls had just graduated and worked, where to get 200,000? This kind of request can be said to be absurd.
He couldn't help but look at Fu Wanzhen's grandmother, and when he saw her sitting there silent, he immediately understood that she had no objection to this proposal. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Fu Wanzhen's eyes stared at the bowl of noodles in front of her, and she shook her head mechanically, her voice empty, "Where did I get so much money?" ”
The aunt said, "You are studying at a key university, and you work in a large company, and the salary is so high, there must be a way." ”
"You mean, let me borrow it?" Fu Wanzhen raised her head slightly, her breathing became a little shorter, and her eye circles turned red, "Where can I go to borrow, loan shark?" ”
"I've inquired about it, and it's easy to get an online loan now." The aunt said, looking at Chen Yi, "Besides, isn't there still Xiao Chen?" ”
Fu Wanzhen's face turned pale, and she grabbed Chen Yi's hand tightly.
Chen Yi didn't speak, just looked at Fu Wanzhen with pity.
"That's what your grandmother meant, too." Seeing this, the aunt added another sentence.
The old lady sighed and said, "Xiaozhen, your aunt is right, your brother's feet are like this now, I'm really worried that he won't find a wife and will be alone and widowed all his life." This house must be bought. Now that you're out to work, grandma hopes, you'll be able to afford some of it. ”
"Okay." Fu Wanzhen listened to her grandmother's words and finally spoke, "Since grandma you said so, I will pay for it." ”
Her aunt's face showed joy, and the uncle in the corner put down his upturned feet and pressed his hands on his knees to show his nervousness.
Fu Wanzhen continued, "After I came out to work, I saved a total of 20,000 yuan, all for you. ”
"Twenty thousand?" When the aunt heard this, she was anxious, "How can 20,000 yuan be enough?" ”
Fu Wanzhen closed her eyes and said, "I only have this money, no matter how much it is, I can't take it out." ”
The aunt said a little angrily, "That's your brother, can't you bear to ignore him?"
"There's really nothing I can do." Fu Wanzhen pulled Chen Yi to stand up and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, I'll take Chen Yi to meet my father." ”
"Stop me." Her aunt slapped the table and said angrily, "If I hadn't paid for it, would you have been able to go to college?" You repay us like this? ”
"I've already paid you back the money." Fu Wanzhen stood there, with her back to her, and said, "In the future, if my younger brother is admitted to university, I will help him pay for his tuition, which will be counted as a reward." After that, we cleared up. ”
This is, grandma said angrily, "Xiaozhen, how can you talk to her like this, do you know that she is ......"
"I don't know."
Fu Wanzhen suddenly became excited and interrupted her words, "I only know that it was my father who raised me to become a person and spent money for me to go to school, not anyone else." ”
After speaking, she pulled Chen Yi and left here.
On the table, two bowls of noodles that were still steaming, and none of them were touched.
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Chen Yi followed Fu Wanzhen downstairs, her hands were still trembling, and the sound of rapid breathing could be seen that she was extremely emotional.
His car was parked on the side of the road downstairs, and when he walked to the side of the car, Fu Wanzhen covered her mouth with her hands, and forced herself not to cry, and big tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.
Chen Yi took her into his arms, buried her head on his shoulder, and gently patted her back.
After crying for a while, her emotions finally calmed down a little.
"Let's go, let's get in the car, we'll stay in a hotel tonight." Chen Yi took out a tissue, helped her wipe away her tears, and said softly.
"I'm sorry ......"
"Why apologize?"
"The first time I took you home, I encountered this kind of thing."
Her voice was thick and nasal, and he felt a little distressed when he heard it, "Fool, it's not your fault. You don't have to apologize. ”
"When I was up there, I ...... I'm so scared...... I'm afraid you'll leave suddenly......" she said, her voice choked again, "I'm really scared, I'm afraid you'll dislike me...... I have such an insatiable family......"
Chen Yi hugged her hard, "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I won't leave you, I promise." ”
After a few minutes, Fu Wanzhen's emotions calmed down again.
The two drove to one of the best hotels in the county, opened a room, and stayed for one night.
Early the next morning, Chen Yi went out for a few hours of "morning exercise", and when he returned to the hotel, he bought breakfast on the way. Just as he was about to open the door, he heard someone else's voice inside.
His heart moved, and instead of knocking on the door, he stood there and listened.
His hearing was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he could hear the voices inside clearly through a door. He doesn't usually listen to these voices, but when something like that happened yesterday, he was a little worried about his girlfriend's state.
Inside was a woman's voice, which should be Fu Wanzhen's second sister, he had seen them video chat before, and he still remembered her voice.
Before that, the only relative that Fu Wanzhen mentioned to him was this second sister.
I heard the second sister's voice coming, "You really quarreled with my mother last night?" ”
Fu Wanzhen did not speak.
"I can't imagine it. You used to be so scared of my mom. Sure enough, after I went to work in a big city, it was different. Listening to my little brother, my mother was angry. ”
"Actually, you should know that she has always cared about you. Although you call her aunt, she still treats you like a daughter in her heart. ”
"Care about me?" Fu Wanzhen finally spoke, "The first time I brought my boyfriend home, she asked for 200,000 yuan. What does this make my boyfriend think? If she had thought about my feelings in the slightest, she wouldn't have opened her mouth. ”
"Alas, Mom did something wrong about this."
"By the way, I heard Uncle Zhou on the first floor say that your boyfriend came over in a Cayenne, he can't be mistaken, right?"
"Second sister, what do you want to say?"
"That's true. Since he can afford to drive a Cayenne, he must be very rich, and 200,000 is not trivial to him? Why are you arguing with my mom and grandma like this? ”
"I'm not going to ask him for money."
"Why? If he really likes you and cares about you, how can he not be willing to pay for it? ”
"Like you said, if I really love him and care about him, how can I ask him for money?"
"Xiaozhen, why are you so stupid?"
Bang bang......
Chen Yi didn't listen any longer, and knocked on the door directly.
"He's back. Second sister, if you still think that I am your sister, don't mention this matter in front of him. Inside, Fu Wanzhen's resolute voice came.
Seconds later, the door opened.
"Let me introduce you, this is my second sister." Fu Wanzhen introduced him.
Fu Wanzhen, her second sister, is in her early thirties, and she looks a little blessed, although she is not as beautiful as her, there is still some similarity between her eyebrows.
"Hello, I often hear Wanzhen mention you." Chen Yi smiled.
Her second sister said, "I've never heard her mention you before, and she's kept it a secret. ”
"Maybe she's been inspecting me before, but now she's finally passed the probation period." Chen Yi put breakfast on the table and said, "Let's talk, I'll go in and change my clothes." ”
After a while, Chen Yi changed his clothes and came out, but the person had already left, and only Fu Wanzhen was left in the room.
"When, go see your dad?" Chen Yi asked.
"Afternoon."