Chapter 235
"That's great." Old Mrs. Zhong smiled from ear to ear. "I knew our Siqi was amazing. He was able to get such an outstanding and beautiful girl. He is really too good."
"Oh right." She suddenly thought of something. "Since everyone says her family is well-off and she's from Suzhou, how much will her dowry be if she marries into our family?"
Zhong Siqi was already a little unhappy when she said the first sentence, but because the other party was an elder and had doted on him since childhood, he finally held back.
But at this moment, he was a little angry.
"Grandma, we haven't even started dating yet, and Xiao He isn't that kind of person. She's also very capable. Whether she marries me or not is her personal choice. If she really marries me one day, she must have what others have, and what others don't have."
Old Mrs. Zhong noticed that he was in a bad mood, and said to Zhong Shao with a hint of meaning: "Son, your mood is written all over your face. Look, the little girl hasn't even married into our family yet, and you're already protecting her like this."
On one side are the parents who love you, and on the other side are your own flesh and blood. No matter which one you offend, you will not please both sides.
Zhong Shao smiled and said, "Mom, let the young people handle their own affairs. Why should we worry about this?"
Old Mrs. Zhong didn't understand what she meant and thought she was speaking to her, so she said to Zhong Siqi, "Did you hear that? If I weren't your elder, I wouldn't bother with you."
"You must remember, never let a woman ride on your head, and don't look for a lazy woman who only knows how to dress up, read and write, and doesn't do housework."
"Men are the backbone of the family, while women are responsible for housework and cleaning. You can indulge your wife in small matters, but you must not be confused and listen to her in everything when it comes to big things."
Zhong Siqi was about to retort, but was forcibly stopped by Zhong Shao.
She continued with a shameless face: "Mom, you are teaching me a lesson."
For the sake of Zhong's mother and the respect given to elders, Zhong Siqi turned his head away uncomfortably.
Zhong Qiao, who had been ignored for a long time, finally appeared in the eyes of Old Lady Zhong.
She looked Zhong Qiao up and down, and seemed a little surprised that after the family split up, one of them was her biological daughter and the other was her biological niece, yet they became so glamorous and beautiful.
Especially Zhong Qiao, from head to toe, as an old woman with good eyesight, she can definitely tell that she has dressed up carefully, with the most popular wave hairstyle among young people, which is said to have come from Shanghai.
Some of the girls in the compound who have extra money all have this hairstyle. They look weird and don’t seem like girls from decent families.
Old Mrs. Zhong already had some grudges against Zhong Qiao, and now that she had found his faults, she could give him a good lecture.
"Zhong Qiao." Old Mrs. Zhong slammed her cane against the ground, her face as black as the bottom of a pot. "Look at yourself! You don't even look like a mother!"
"Those little girls in the compound are ignorant. They have weird hairstyles and paint their lips like they've eaten children. That's fine, but why are you learning these things now?"
At the end, she added with a hint of meaning: "If you don't learn the good things, you will learn the bad things."
Zhong Qiao stood there in shock as if struck by lightning. She looked up at the old woman who had been so kind to her. Now she looked at her as if she were an enemy, full of disgust and contempt.
For a moment, Zhong Qiao even felt that he was a mistake and a stain in her eyes.
"Mom, how can you say that?" Seeing his daughter, who had been pampered at home, being scolded as soon as she arrived, Zhong Shao could not sit still. "Mom, you are too harsh on your child."
"Just protect her." Old Mrs. Zhong's tone softened a bit, but she was still furious. "Look at what you've done to her."
In short, everything he said was closely related to the fact that Zhong Qiao eloped with Xu Shaojun back then.
"Okay."
Old man Zhong finally spoke, and as soon as he spoke, no one present dared to say a word.
"The kids have finally come back, so why are you being so aggressive? It doesn't matter if they have a perm or something, as long as they don't shave their heads, that's better than anything else."
Only then did Old Lady Zhong calm down.
Old Man Zhong looked at Zhong Qiao with a gentle gaze again: "Come, good boy, come here and let grandpa take a look."
"Grandpa is old and his eyesight is blurry. He can't see clearly. Please come closer so I can take a closer look. By the way, I want to tell you how your business is going recently."
"I heard from them that you are very capable now. You have founded a huge factory by yourself."
“…”
Zhong Qiao looked at him, took a few steps forward, and said with a choked voice: "...Grandpa."
And when she held the other person's hand, she was suddenly surprised to find that her grandfather's hand was so cold.
"Grandpa, you..." She seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"It's okay." Old Man Zhong shook his head with relief. "Apart from your grandmother, you and your mother are the only ones who really care about an old man like me. You can tell my physical condition at a glance."
"Grandpa, this is an old illness. Don't worry."
Seeing that he looked normal, Zhong Qiao reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief.
Old man Zhong had been holding it in in the room for a long time, and now he could finally say out everything he had wanted to say these days.
"Qiao girl, I knew you could make it. In our generation, only you and your brother have real abilities." He said with some regret, "The rest, your cousins, were all spoiled and will never amount to anything."
"You've achieved this much now, and you're even better than a man. Grandpa has nothing to teach you. You and your father both know more about business than I do."
Zhong Qiao noticed that he seemed to be ill and his car was not working well, so he said, "Grandpa, you have to take care of yourself. I have my business going now. When you recover, I will take you to Baihelou. The Dongpo pork there is very authentic. You will definitely like it."
Old Man Zhong smiled and said, "Grandpa is old and can't eat greasy food anymore. You young people should keep these things. You still have a long way to go."
It was Dongpo pork, and I didn't quite understand why Grandpa would say it so sentimentally. Zhong Qiao was puzzled.
"Oh my!" Cui Liu suddenly came in at this moment, "Everyone is chatting."
The Zhong Qiao family had no good face towards her.
Zhong Shao was even more blunt: "We are here to reminisce about the past, what are you doing here?"
Cui Liu said with a forced smile: "I am your sister-in-law after all, so you'd better be polite to me."
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Old Man Zhong quickly tried to stop them: "You two should stop fighting as soon as you meet. If you have anything to argue about, go outside."
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