"Ahem... Yumei, it's already 12:30. Why don't you hurry up and bring out the food? Can't you see that Xiaobao is hungry?" Chen Lao Er spoke up at the right time.
Li Yumei, who was about to ask more questions, realized what was happening and her expression became somewhat awkward. She took the gift box and turned to go back to the kitchen. "Yes, yes, you should wash your hands first and get ready to eat!"
"Okay, thank you!" Ning Wenfeng said politely.
Then, Chen Lao Er took the lead and went straight back to the living room, where he sat down at the head of the dining table.
"Ning Wenfeng, right? I'll call you Wenfeng, okay? You must all be hungry, let's eat first!"
To be honest, he was quite satisfied with Ning Wenfeng. He had previously extracted some basic information about Ning Wenfeng from Xiao Bao.
But at this moment, he quietly straightened his back, raised his chin slightly, and looked at him with a scrutinizing expression.
As the future father-in-law, he couldn't be too enthusiastic; he had to maintain his status.
When Chen Xihua came out of the room, she saw Chen Lao Er, who was being teased by outsiders for being reckless, trying to put on a dignified look. She suddenly found it a bit funny. Her father had grown up!
At the dinner table, Li Yumei kept urging Ning Wenfeng to eat, and would ask him from time to time if he liked the food.
As expected, the mother-in-law was all smiles when she met her son-in-law!
Even the most favored Chen Baohua was temporarily set aside. He first pursed his lips, then kept his head down and ate his rice.
At this moment, he was indeed in a bad mood.
Of course, it wasn't because his parents suddenly showed favoritism towards outsiders, but because yet another man was trying to take his sister away.
Sure enough, brothers-in-law and the like are no good people!
After lunch, Chen Lao Er and Li Yu Mei were satisfied to learn about Ning Wen Feng's family situation from him.
Of course, it also shows that Ning Wenfeng is taking it seriously. Since he has chosen Chen Xiuhua, he will accept her parents no matter what kind of people they are, even if they are indeed somewhat opportunistic.
Besides, he already knew about it beforehand, after all, he was aware of the events involving the Lu family, the Shen family, and the eldest sister of the Chen family in Beijing back then.
After lunch, Ning Wenfeng gained the approval of Chen's parents, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although, as long as Xiuhua agrees to his relationship with Chen Xiaowu and Chen Xiaowu doesn't object, the rest of the Chen family won't have any problems.
But it would be even better if we could formally visit the Chen family and get the approval of Chen's parents!
With a distinguished guest arriving, Chen Lao Er and Li Yumei exchanged a few words and immediately rearranged their accommodations for the night.
"After dinner tonight, we'll move to the new house in the North District!"
I've been eating at the new house these past few days. Every morning, I go to the market to buy groceries and deliver them over!
It's no wonder that Chen Lao Er treated them differently.
When the eldest son-in-law Zheng Dao came, he was allowed to sleep in the living room and act as the 'living room manager' for a while. This time, the future fourth son-in-law cannot be allowed to sleep in the living room.
There are actually two reasons why Chen Lao Er made such an arrangement.
On the one hand, at that time, the eldest son-in-law had already registered his marriage with Chunhua, so he was considered family. Now, Ning Wenfeng was still just Xiuhua's boyfriend, so he was considered a guest.
On the other hand, it must be said that it was because of Chen Lao Er and Li Yu Mei's little bit of flattery.
Zheng Dao was a soldier, and because he joined a special unit and had a special job, when introducing the Zheng family, it was only said that his family members were soldiers and that his father was an officer.
Ning Wenfeng is a top student from Peking University. His father was the Party Secretary of Jiang City and is currently the Deputy Party Secretary of Yun City, the provincial capital.
In addition, the Zheng family lives on an island, which is too far away for Chen Lao Er and Li Yu Mei.
Secretary Ning, who was working in Nan Province, was even more familiar to Chen Lao Er and his wife, and they could see him on television news once or twice.
......
Because Chen Xihua and her sister brought a male classmate home, the group of aunties and grandmas at the entrance of the residential area were gossiping about it all afternoon.
"Have you heard? Chen Xiuhua, that quiet and reserved girl from the Chen family, brought her boyfriend home. I peeked at him through the window at noon, and he's quite good-looking!"
"Come closer and listen to me. When Li Yumei went out this afternoon, I was planning to deliberately try to get information out of her."
Unexpectedly, before she could say two words, Li Yumei proudly revealed everything.
He's from Beijing, and his family is very well-off. His father is the deputy secretary of Yunshi, the provincial capital. I'm so envious! The Chen family will soon have a very capable future son-in-law.
Li Juan, who overheard this, felt a pang of jealousy and said with disbelief, "Impossible! The secretary's son, a wealthy young master from Beijing, how could he possibly be interested in Chen Xiuhua?"
Aunt Zhao chimed in dismissively, "Exactly! You believe what that woman Li Yumei said? Did any of you see it with your own eyes? Did the boy say it himself?"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you whether someone goes up to the Chen family and ask them."
"Then forget it. I heard Chen Xiaowu is back too. Her house is so lively and interesting."
Since the boy is still at the Chen family's house, he'll surely come out in the next couple of days. Let's wait at the door; we're sure we'll get to see him!
Before we knew it, it was evening.
After dinner, the three siblings leisurely watched TV, showing no intention of heading to their new house in the northern part of the county.
Ning Wenfeng was a little confused and quietly asked Chen Xiuhua, "Didn't we say we'd stay in another house tonight?"
"Um, wait a minute, there are a lot of people at the entrance to the family quarters right now." Chen Xiuhua explained somewhat embarrassedly, and then told them about the group of gossipy aunties and grandmas in the family quarters.
Ning Wenfeng nodded, understanding.
They waited until 8 p.m., when the noise outside gradually subsided, before Chen Xihua and the others went out to the new house.
After washing up in the evening, lying in bed, Chen Xihua thought about what had happened that day. Because of her suspicions about Zhang Anguo, she suddenly felt uneasy.
She immediately took out her phone, "Hello, Captain Zheng, is this too late to bother you?"
"Xiao Wu, it's you. What's up?" Zheng Dao's heart skipped a beat on the other end of the phone. His sister-in-law called him Captain Zheng, not her brother-in-law. It seemed she needed to talk to him about something!
“It’s like this…” Chen Xihua began to express her suspicions.
Another question I'd like to ask Captain Zheng is whether he has a brother who transferred back to Jiang City after his military service. Could you ask that person to help look after Chen Xiaoliu?
Finally, she described Ning Wenfeng's solemn expression at the time.
"I think Secretary Ning might make some discoveries, after all, they worked together before."
"Captain Zheng, perhaps you could contact Secretary Ning first and discuss it."
“Okay, I’ll arrange it!” Zheng Dao replied seriously. “I will also make arrangements for Gaoyang County. Xiao Liu is at Jiangshi Middle School. I’ll ask Lin Jinye to help keep an eye on things. You all need to be careful too.”
Chen Xihua: "Okay, thank you, brother-in-law!"
After hanging up the phone, Zheng Dao's thoughts suddenly began to wander.
In most families, if there are unfilial children, outsiders will immediately assume that the parents have failed to raise their children properly.
For example, the grandson of one of the founding marshals, who was killed by a gun, was someone who went astray on his own.
However, they overlooked another possibility.
Chen Xiaowu's sister-in-law's words are very vivid and easy to understand: behind every bratty kid, there is likely a pair of bratty parents!
It's not that they're bad at parenting or can't teach their children well; on the contrary, it's that they're too good at it. The children learn everything their parents do perfectly!
So, is it really possible that Zhang Anguo, the mayor of Jiang City, has a problem?
At this moment, regardless of whether it is true or false, since someone has raised questions about public officials, they should send an investigation team to investigate, taking it seriously.
Moreover, it was Chen Xihua who brought it up, which deepened Zheng Dao's suspicions about Zhang Anguo.
Based on the development of previous events and the increased attention paid to Chen Xihua by higher authorities, they have discovered that she always approaches unexpected events from a unique perspective.
Therefore, they handle anything related to her with great care.
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