Chapter Twenty-Three: Scrooge
In the afternoon, Cheng Mo's uncle Cheng Jidong returned to Changsha from Wuling with a large bag and a small bag, and at six o'clock fried three meats, one vegetable and three dishes, and called Cheng Mo out to eat, although the uncle and nephew have been under the same roof for more than half a month, but the atmosphere at the dinner table is still very embarrassing.
The beautiful Hangzhou gray marble table is placed with chili fried meat, spicy chicken, braised beef brisket and a stir-fried shredded potato, relatively speaking, today's dishes are relatively rich, at this moment in addition to the sound of the collision of dishes and chopsticks, very subtle chewing sound, the restaurant is quiet.
Cheng Mo is very used to this, and when he and Cheng Yongze eat together, they don't talk much.
But Cheng Jidong, who talks a lot like Huang Qiaoyun, has never been very accustomed to it, and often tries to find topics, such as caring about Cheng Mo's studies, and asking Cheng Mo if he has any girls he likes in school, wanting to get closer to Cheng Mo.
However, it is obvious that Cheng Jidong is not Cheng Mo's opponent, and he was soon confused by Cheng Mo's "oh", "um", "OK", "no" and other concise one-word answers that made people speechless.
Today, Cheng Jidong opened the awkward chat mode again, saying that his aunt Huang Qiaoyun bought him two sets of new clothes in Wuling, and asked him to try it later, and asked Cheng Mo what he wanted to eat tomorrow, he prepared in advance, and when Cheng Mo sandwiched a chopstick and shredded potatoes, Cheng Jidong sandwiched a chopsticks and chili fried meat for Cheng Mo and said: "Why do you always eat shredded potatoes, you have to eat some meat ..... too"
Cheng Mo felt that his uncle was a little too diligent today, and he would be a demon if something was abnormal, he watched Cheng Jidong sandwich a few slices of green chili peppers and two pieces of meat into his bowl, and said lightly: "I don't eat much spicy food, and I don't eat much fatty food....."
Cheng Jidong's hand had not completely withdrawn, he froze in the air, and said with a reluctant smile: "Look at my memory, I forgot such an important thing, and I will make fish to eat tomorrow..."
Cheng Mo said "oh", held the chili flakes with chopsticks and soaked them in a water cup a few times before putting them in his mouth, and then took a pair of chopsticks and rice together and chewed them slowly.
Cheng Jidong watched Cheng Mo wash the chili peppers, put the chopsticks on the bowl for a while before saying, "Xiao Mo, there is something that Uncle has to discuss with you." ”
Cheng Mo nodded.
Cheng Jidong said: "Uncle can't keep running between Wuling and Changsha like this, the trouble is secondary, the main uncle still has business in Wuling..... Do you think next semester, you will transfer to Wuling to study?"
Cheng Mo knew that Cheng Jidong was a temptation, and his purpose was naturally not to let him go to Wuling, but this matter could not be discussed, so he replied with great certainty: "No, Wuling's medical level is too far worse than that of Star City, and besides, Doctor Du of Xiangya knows my situation very well, in case something happens, I still have to save in Star City, and it will be difficult to go to Wuling." ”
Cheng Jidong took a bite of food and said, "Yes, this is indeed a big problem." ”
Cheng Mo glanced at Cheng Jidong and said tentatively: "Cheng Xiaoyang should be admitted to high school, right?" He has a wild temperament, his aunt is not easy to manage alone, and I also know that my uncle is embarrassed, in fact, it doesn't matter if I am alone in Star City, my father goes to the capital, and I live here alone..."
Cheng Jidong hurriedly shook his head and said: "How can it be done? Your father has a big heart, I can't leave you alone in Changsha and ignore it, it's really not good, I'll ask your aunt to sacrifice it, and ask her to find a job in Star City, let's come to Star City to take care of you together.... I've looked at it these days, there is a store across the street to be transferred, there is nothing to sell fruit in this neighborhood, I opened a small shop selling fruit, which is also a good livelihood...."
Cheng Mo said in his heart: It is estimated that the uncle and aunt have already discussed it, and they are sure that they have no way to refuse. Coming to Changsha is just an excuse, and the deep-seated purpose is naturally for the money.
All the money is now in Huang Qiaoyun's hands, but when she applied for the card, the card was in Cheng Mo's name, and it was also bound to Cheng Mo's mobile phone, so although the card was in Huang Qiaoyun's place, she would know as long as she took the money from Cheng Mo.
This was the result of Cheng Mo's insistence at that time, and Cheng Mo would not give an inch to such things as money.
Although he knew his uncle's purpose, Cheng Mo, as a ward, could only say: "Uncle and aunt can think about this matter by themselves, in general, the development of Star City is definitely better than that of Wuling..."
Cheng Jidong smiled bitterly and said: "Everything else is easy to say, the main thing is that I and your aunt will come over, Xiaoyang will definitely come over, his study problem is not easy to solve! ”
Cheng Mo knew that the point was coming, but he still said quietly: "If the grades are very good, you can also be admitted, such as our school." ”
Cheng Jidong sighed helplessly and said: "It's not that you don't know your brother's achievements, if only he could be half as smart and hard work as you!"
Cheng Mo didn't speak.
Cheng Jidong hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not impossible, Cheng Mo, you will transfer your house to me for the time being..... Let me and your aunt transfer the hukou to Changsha first, so that the problem will be solved...."
As soon as the words fell, Cheng Jidong was afraid that Cheng Mo would misunderstand, and said with a serious face: "Xiao Mo, uncle doesn't want your house, when we transfer the household registration and Xiaoyang graduates from high school and is admitted to college, we will re-transfer the house to you." ”
He shook his head and said: "This will lose a lot of transaction taxes, it's not cost-effective, it's better for my uncle to sell the house in Wuling, find a good location in Star City, buy a new set in installments, and then rent out the house with a little decoration, so as to rent and raise the loan, you and your aunt and Xiaoyang all live here with me.... What do you think?"
Cheng Jidong was a little stunned, he didn't expect Cheng Mo to come up with this strategy so quickly, and this was indeed a highly feasible idea, but he didn't expect Cheng Mo to answer him like this at all, so he didn't prepare the answer, and he stammered and wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
Cheng Mo didn't pay attention to Cheng Jidong's stunned expression, and ate slowly by himself.
After a while, Cheng Jidong said: "Wuling's house, I'm afraid your aunt is reluctant to sell it! After all, where is our hometown, your aunt's parents are still there, and besides, your sister is still working at the Wuling Police Station, so you can't just let her stay in the dormitory...."Cheng Jidong said a lot of words without saying anything, the point is that the house doesn't want to sell, but in order to take care of you, we have to come to Star City, so the matter of household registration still has to be solved by you.
Cheng Mo swallowed the last bite of rice, put down his chopsticks, and said slowly: "Uncle, if my aunt doesn't want to sell the house, it's not impossible, where did my father leave me the money plus the funeral gift money and the pension issued by the Academy of Social Sciences are 1,193,551,100,000, and after deducting the living expenses for half a month, there is about 1,191,330, and the money for the down payment of the house can be spent from the middle, but my name must be added to the real estate certificate, or the money for the down payment must be given to me with an IOU, which is okay." ...... As for my uncle wanting to open a fruit shop, I'll pay the transfer fee, which can be regarded as a little compensation for my uncle taking care of me!"
Cheng Jidong listened to a cold sweat, and felt that his nephew was like a shrewd adult, where would the average high school student make you have no choice, and he and his daughter-in-law discussed it for two days, although the goal could be achieved, it seemed that the process and result were completely different from what they thought.
Cheng Jidong didn't know whether he agreed or not, and then Cheng Mo whispered: "There are only two years to graduate, and time is really fast!"
Cheng Jidong was excited, and felt that it was better not to discuss it with Huang Qiaoyun, so he agreed first, chose the way of an IOU, and bought the house......
On this day, Cheng Mo brushed the questions until half past ten in the evening, looked at the ranking list before going to bed, and barely maintained the advantage of more than 100 questions, which made Cheng Mo breathe a sigh of relief, he didn't care about the first position, but he couldn't care about five hundred learning points, now he had to save money to prepare for the summer vacation to Italy, and it was only two months before the summer vacation.
Before Cheng Mo went to bed, he took a look at the Lu Forum, and the spicy brain withdrew the private message to him, leaving a QQ number, and Cheng Mo thought about it and planned to contact this spicy brain at noon tomorrow.