Chapter 31 Life is full of surprises
Lin Hai had a modest smile on his face, his eyes looked at Fu Xiangyi, and the corner of his eye observed Ye Zhengting, it was not Lin Hai's illusion, his current five senses were indeed a little abnormal, he could easily observe every detail of the facial expressions of the two elders, and even noticed the small movements of their limbs.
For example, at this moment, Fu Xiangyi's hands were unconsciously grabbing the apron in front of her, showing her inner entanglement, while Ye Zhengting leaned back into the sofa, sniffing the tea with a teacup but not drinking, and looking at Lin Hai playfully.
Fu Xiangyi is very clear about Lin Hai's situation, the source of information is mainly Ah Nuan, and Lin Hai's experience is actually easy to inquire, so she is actually dissatisfied with Lin Hai, who is poor and white and has not grown up for a few years, but her daughter's strong insistence makes her unable to ignore it, and under the dilemma, the resentment against Lin Hai is even greater.
So when Lin Hai entered the door, Fu Xiangyi knocked on the side to express her dissatisfaction, but now Lin Hai put on an honest look of not fighting back and scolding and not returning the mouth, she really couldn't continue to say unpleasant words, and she was entangled for a moment, as an elder, Fu Xiangyi naturally couldn't admit defeat easily, she glanced at her husband who looked like a good show, and flattened her mouth and said:
"Actually, I think your student Huang Yikun is good, he is handsome, polite, has good family conditions, and is dedicated to Xuexin, and I don't know what Xuexin doesn't look down on."
Lin Hai smiled and didn't answer, he said that this kind of thing was not good, and Fu Xiangyi said that this was not necessarily to make Lin Hai ugly, but just to express that his daughter was in an advantageous position, and at the same time to express her attitude.
Through the understanding of the previous copy and Lin Hai's careful recall analysis, Fu Xiangyi is actually not a snobbish person, but she has a strong personality, she cares a little about other people's evaluations, and at the same time, out of concern for Ye Xuexin, she will look down on Lin Hai, who has achieved nothing, but when Ye Xuexin is determined to follow Lin Hai, Fu Xiangyi pinched her nose and admitted it although she didn't like it. It's just that when I see Lin Hai, I will vent some dissatisfaction and unwillingness, these Lin Hai have thought about it repeatedly from the perspective of detachment, and I have made it very clear.
Therefore, he understands Fu Xiangyi's mood and behavior, just now he deliberately sent his weakness to Fu Xiangyi, and put on a posture of never returning the scolding, just to let Fu Xiangyi vent the little depressed emotions in her heart, and when she finishes venting her emotions, it is not too late to slowly change her image in her mind after her reason is back online.
"Auntie is right, Xue Xin did have some grievances with me, but because of this, I will cherish the relationship between us even more, right?"
"Hmph, Xiaolin, feelings don't mean everything, life is still very realistic."
"Auntie is right, I will work hard, compared to everything given by others, I think the two of them build a stronger emotional foundation brick by brick, which is evident from my uncle and aunt, as well as my parents. Xuexin is so smart, I think she must think the same way, otherwise she wouldn't have taken a fancy to a poor boy like me who has nothing. ”
Fu Xiangyi glanced at Lin Hai deeply, Lin Hai's face was calm, and his eyes looked at Fu Xiangyi with a modest smile, Fu Xiangyi sighed:
"You... Forget it, life is your own after all, and I can't control it, but if Xuexin is wronged in the future, I won't agree. ”
Lin Hai shook his head solemnly and said:
"Never, Xuexin will pay me with sincerity, and I can only wait with my heart."
Fu Xiangyi exhaled, her straight body relaxed slightly, and she said helplessly:
"It's useless to just say it, to be honest, I still think Huang Yikun is more suitable for Xuexin than you, and the material foundation is still very important."
Lin Hai smiled and didn't make a sound, and Ye Zhengting said in a timely manner:
"I don't think so, Huang Yikun's father is the deputy mayor of this city, and there are many people in the family who are engaged in politics and business, he is a typical wealthy family, how can there be a simple child from this kind of wealthy family, don't be deceived by superficial phenomena, this Huang Yikun is not simple."
"You're too subjective!"
Fu Xiangyi glanced at her husband with some dissatisfaction, very dissatisfied with his behavior of turning his elbow outward, Ye Zhengting shook his head slightly seriously and said:
"It's not that I'm subjective, but it's true, I don't believe you can take a closer look, besides, marrying into a wealthy family is never a happy thing, and the wealthy family only talks about interests and not feelings, don't you see this clearly? I think it's good for Xue Xin to live her own little life ordinarily, and as a parent, don't you just want your children to be safe. ”
Fu Xiangyi opened her mouth, and finally glared at Ye Zhengting helplessly, and said angrily:
"You're right about everything, I can't talk about you, I'll go cook."
After that, Fu Xiangyi got up and walked in the direction of the kitchen, Ye Xuexin, who was hiding behind the kitchen door and eavesdropping, hurriedly ran back to the stove, with an irrepressible smile on the corner of her mouth, she actually didn't expect Lin Hai to easily settle her father, and let her father help persuade her mother, who had always been clearly opposed to her relationship with Lin Hai.
Lin Hai's changes and performance really surprised Ye Xuexin.
Fu Xiangyi, who walked into the kitchen, saw the smug smile on the corner of her daughter's mouth, and knocked her head hatefully:
"Ghost girl, I forgot my mother when I have a lover!"
"Mom, what did you say, how could I forget you, or we will go home and live after we get married."
"I haven't agreed to get married, the girl's family doesn't know how to be reserved at all, so I went and quickly brought the dishes out to eat."
Ye Xuexin's family has no rules of eating and not saying anything, and the atmosphere at the dinner table is still very harmonious under Ye Xuexin's adjustment and Lin Hai's deliberate flattery, even Fu Xiangyi was slapped by Lin Hai's shameless sycophants and laughed constantly, but to be honest, Fu Xiangyi's cooking skills are really good, it seems that Ye Xuexin's skills were originally taught by her mother.
After eating, the dining table was cleaned up, the family sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting, Ye Xuexin was not shy to squeeze around Lin Hai at all, the two old people were very helpless, but they also liked it in their hearts, after all, how could their daughter be unhappy when she had her own happy parents.
The family chatted casually, the atmosphere was very natural, Ye Xue quietly guided the topic, and through chatting, his parents had a deeper understanding of Lin Hai from all aspects, of course, the smart Ye Xuexin made Lin Hai show a good side.
Of course, Ye Zhengting's careful thoughts about his daughter are clear, and he doesn't expose them, in fact, he also wants to know more about this prospective son-in-law, and what he is most curious about Lin Hai is Lin Hai's mysterious self-confidence, whether it is his background or his own ability and strength, Lin Hai is not the kind of person who is very good, on the contrary, he belongs to the category at the bottom of the pyramid, to put it mildly, it is mediocre, in Ye Zhengting's impression, Lin Hai does not seem to have any other advantages except for his pure heart and good conduct.
In this way, the question arises, how can such an ordinary person sit in front of him without being arrogant or humble and talk eloquently, where does the unpretentious calmness and confidence in his eyes come from?
The topic has moved from the bits and pieces of life to the social reality, especially the disgusting and helpless vices and unspoken rules in society, as a professor of sociology, Ye Zhengting is definitely insightful when he talks about these, and every comment accurately breaks through the surface and points to the essence, which makes Lin Hai also benefit a lot.
Then he talked about Lin Hai's visit to the city some time ago.
"Dad, do you guess what Ah Hai gained after coming back from studying in Sanqingguan for a week?"
Ye Zhengting joked:
"Hehe, could it be that you can see through the red dust and jump out of the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements?"
"Dad!"
"Uncle said with a smile, I'm just a layman, I'm afraid I'm not qualified enough to jump out of the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements."
Fu Xiangyi asked curiously:
"Ignore your uncle, what have you gained from Ahai?"
Without waiting for Lin Hai to answer, Ye Xuexin rushed to say with a smile:
"Hehe, I asked him what he had gained, and he said that what he should do next is to make money to buy a house, marry a wife and have children."
Ye Zhengting looked at his happy daughter with some amusement, and looked at her appearance, maybe he was very grateful to the Taoist priest of Sanqingguan, but he was also a little curious about Lin Hai's harvest, how did Lin Hai's logic come about, and he actually realized the truth of going home to marry a wife and have children when he went to Sanqingguan.
"I have also been to Sanqingguan, there are indeed so many masters there, Lao Wang of the philosophy department of our school also went there to squat for more than half a year, and when he came back, he said that he wanted to become a monk and practice, and their family wanted to die or live to dispel his idea, Ah Hai, you are good, you want to marry a wife and have children when you come back, what do you think?"
Ye Xuexin glanced at Lin Hai vigilantly, Fu Xiangyi also looked at Lin Hai a little nervously, she completely forgot that not long ago she was still against Lin Hai and Ye Xuexin's relationship, wouldn't it be a good thing if Lin Hai wanted to become a monk?
Lin Hai gave Ye Xuexin a reassuring look, and then looked at Ye Zhengting and said:
"Actually, the purpose of my visit to Sanqingguan is because I am confused in my heart and don't know what the meaning of life is. After going to Sanqingguan and studying some Taoist scriptures, and communicating with the Taoist monks, I realized that these confusions are not unique to me, but everyone is facing the same confusion. I think that what the Taoist texts and sages want to tell us is probably just an attitude, a way to look at real problems from a higher level, and probably it is not so uncomfortable to look at the sufferings and hardships of life with a detached eye. Although I think this is a bit self-deceptive, but since we can't really be beyond the mercy of fate, then we can only convince ourselves to face it with a more positive attitude, so I still come back and live honestly, and I have to live a good life to not live in vain this time. ”
Ye Zhengting's eyes lit up, a smile of appreciation appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his heart suddenly realized that Lin Hai's self-confidence came from a detached attitude and vision.
Things in the world are easier said than done, and the distance between understanding and doing is probably one of the farthest distances in the world, what surprised Ye Zhengting was not that Lin Hai could say those truths, but that Lin Hai really did it, and his previous performance undoubtedly confirmed that he had the unity of knowledge and action.
It was only at this time that Ye Zhengting truly recognized that Lin Hai was qualified to be his son-in-law.