Chapter 61
◎ It was already noon when Xu Zeli came back from outside.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Zeng
It was already noon when Xu Zeli came back from outside.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Zeng Linlin sitting on a stool with a listless look on her face, eating the breakfast left by Xu Huiqiu.
The room was filled with bright red stickers, the bright red on them was no less striking, but Zeng Linlin was the only one in the house, eating her breakfast quietly and sporadically, the room was deserted.
Zeng Linlin heard footsteps and looked up to see it was Xu Zeli. She threw the spoon in her hand away and said with a pout, "Where have you been?! Why are you back just now? You left me alone at your house!"
Xu Zeli wanted to quietly return to the inner room, but he stopped and said perfunctorily, "I'm going out for a walk."
In his heart, he was extremely dissatisfied with Zeng Linlin for always calling her "your family". What your family, my family? He and Zeng Linlin were married and became a family! He didn't even despise Zeng Linlin's impurity!
Zeng Linlin glanced around and saw Xu Zeli's furrowed brow. She realized that Xu Zeli was not happy with what she had said. She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she had said, but it was just not the right time to say it.
After all, Xu Zeli had just discovered on his wedding night that he was not his wife's first man. This was a huge blow to a man, only slightly less serious than being cuckolded.
After giving a stick, it's time to give a sweet date. She couldn't push Xu Zeli too hard, so she had to give him some slack. Xu Zeli was the best choice after careful selection.
Thinking of this, Zeng Linlin put on a smile in an instant, patted the empty stool next to her, and said coquettishly: "Come here, sit with me for a while."
Zeng Linlin's eyes were alluring, and now that they had broken through that layer of paper, she no longer had to pretend to be so serious.
The excitement of last night suddenly flooded into his mind. Xu Zeli swallowed unconsciously, walked over and sat down.
Zeng Linlin didn't say anything, just stared at Xu Zeli.
The atmosphere between the two of them was so wrong. Xu Zeli looked at the bright sunlight beside the dining table.
He came back to his senses, cleared his throat, and asked in a fake tone, "Where are Dad and Mom?"
It was so boring. Zeng Linlin glanced at him, curled her lips, and replied casually, "I don't know. Maybe he went to buy groceries."
The porridge in the bowl was not tasty at all. Zeng Linlin ate all the lean pork shreds she could.
Zeng Linlin ordered Xu Zeli around, saying delicately, "Put some more porridge in my bowl, with more lean meat."
Xu Zeli picked up the spoon and joked, "You don't even care about me, your husband, whether I've had breakfast or not? You just let me serve you."
Zeng Linlin rolled her eyes, wrinkled her nose, and squinted at Xu Zeli, saying, "You want your wife to become that yellow-faced woman who only cares about eating, drinking, defecating, and the daily necessities of life? I don't want that. If I were like that, you wouldn't dislike me, but I would dislike myself first!"
Xu Zeli, a grown man with arms and legs, still needed others to care about whether he had eaten breakfast! A three-year-old child would cry when hungry, or rummage through boxes and drawers to find food!
Xu Zeli smiled and said nothing. According to Zeng Linlin's request, he picked out all the thin ones in the pot and gave them to her.
After Zeng Linlin took a mouthful with satisfaction, he asked with a smile, "How is it? My mother's porridge is good, right? You will have a treat in the future. My mother has had a hard time too. Our family has gone through many ups and downs over the years."
Zeng Linlin found the food tasteless. She tried to ignore the fishy smell of the pig kidneys and said perfunctorily, "It's not bad."
Xu Huiqiu was worried that her son was weak and had been drained by Zeng Linlin overnight, so she got up early in the morning and bought a steaming, extremely fresh pork kidney with some lean meat. She made pork kidney and lean meat porridge for Xu Zeli to nourish his body.
Who would have known that Xu Zeli went out early in the morning, ate and drank well outside for most of the day before coming back.
Xu Huiqiu waited for a long time, but Xu Zeli didn't come back for breakfast, so she and Xu Zhengqing had to eat first. She didn't touch any of the meat porridge she had carefully cooked, and Xu Zhengqing only ate half a bowl.
The rest was all left for Xu Zeli to eat when he returned. As for Zeng Linlin, the new bride, Xu Huiqiu wanted to ignore her. But when she thought of the Zeng family's power, the wealthy Liu Hezhen, and Liu Hezhen's British citizenship, she didn't dare to go too far.
After waiting for the sun to shine on her butt, Zeng Linlin slept until she woke up naturally, washed her face and brushed her teeth, and sat down to have breakfast. She ended up with her mother-in-law standing by and staring at her actions.
Xu Huiqiu's eyes were sharp, like an old maid who had spent decades in the palace, afraid that she would eat too much. She kept muttering, "Xiao Ze hasn't eaten yet. Zeng Linlin doesn't care about her man."
Zeng Linlin was so angry that she said a few sarcastic words to Xu Huiqiu. Xu Huiqiu's fighting ability was vulnerable and he was just a paper tiger. Zeng Linlin was so angry that he picked up the vegetable basket and left the house.
Xu Zeli was still arguing, "How is it not bad?"
Zeng Linlin rolled her eyes, not understanding what was happening. This time, she didn't give Xu Zeli face and said directly, "I don't like eating animal offal. If it didn't have the pork kidneys and had more lean meat, it wouldn't be bad, although it's still not as good as what I eat at home."
Even though Xu Huiqiu loved her son dearly, she was still a stingy person and only plucked half a feather. It was clearly meat porridge, but there wasn't much meat or fat, just white.
Xu Zeli was embarrassed by what he said. He said weakly, "My mother is used to being frugal."
Zeng Linlin said casually: "It's okay, I just want to have this meal, we can go out to eat later."
Xu Zeli was just about to say yes, as he also disliked the food at home.
But who pays when they go out to eat? This is a big problem. Although he is indeed a gigolo, he doesn't want to be pointed out that he is a gigolo.
Xu Zeli said in a gentle voice, "I'll ask Mom to cook more delicious dishes."
Zeng Linlin didn't want to argue with Xu Zeli. She changed the subject and said, "Zeli, didn't I say before that I would take our combined salaries and give you pocket money every month?"
Xu Zeli nodded nonchalantly and said, "Yes, I agreed without hesitation, and I've also taken care of things with Mum."
Zeng Linlin smiled and said, "Zeli, let me think about it. I'm being too calculating. You're not an ordinary person without education or financial management skills. The money is with you, so why should I worry? You don't like to spend money."
Xu Zeli suddenly looked up at Zeng Linlin, his eyes sparkling, and said excitedly, "So?! Linlin?"
Zeng Linlin pretended not to notice Xu Zeli's impatience and said, "From now on, we will each manage our own wages. I don't want you to hand over a single cent."
Xu Zeli couldn't contain his joy. This was the advantage of marrying into a wealthy family. Zeng Linlin came from a distinguished family and didn't care about such trivial matters. Even Bei Bitang, who was so sincere to him, had said that if they got married, she would be the one to manage the family finances.
Zeng Linlin must have been testing him before, and he passed the test!
Now that a good thing has been done, it might as well be done more thoroughly.
Zeng Linlin continued softly, "A grown man, going out and socializing, can't do without money. Zeli, you're not a little man, and you're not destined to be a little man who only takes care of his wife and children. After we graduated, our monthly salary was only a few dozen yuan, not even a hundred yuan would be enough, and not much either. If you don't have enough in the future, you can always ask me for more."
Zeng Linlin leaned close to Xu Zeli's ear and whispered, "I still have a small stash of money I can give you. I won't tell my parents."
No way! Dad was too busy with his work to bother with these little financial matters. After Mom returned home, he handed over all his salary, bills, and benefits to her. But on Mom's side, if Xu Zeli spent her money, she would definitely explain it clearly.
At this moment, Xu Zeli no longer remembered his dissatisfaction with Zeng Linlin. With a wealthy wife, his career would surely reach new heights in the future!
His father was right. A wife who could provide financial support and connections was more worthy of marriage than a pretty Shikumen girl. What good was a beautiful wife? Could she even be offered to her boss?
Xu Zeli embraced Zeng Linlin, his eyes full of tenderness. He promised Zeng Linlin sweetly, "Linlin, you are so kind! I will never let you down. I will make you successful in the future and make you Mrs. Xu. All your sisters who have married into well-matched families will envy you!"
Zeng Linlin was coaxed into laughing sincerely. She looked for Xu Zeli because she saw that he was a potential stock!
The two hugged each other for a long time, each imagining their own beautiful future.
After a long while, Xu Zeli turned around and asked Zeng Linlin, a little embarrassedly, "What about Mom?"
Zeng Linlin immediately understood Xu Zeli's unspoken meaning.
He finally managed to get the ownership of his salary from Xu Huiqiu and gave it to Zeng Linlin. Unexpectedly, in the end, he was pleasantly surprised. After all the twists and turns, he could keep his salary himself. Zeng Linlin generously said that she didn't want it.
If Xu Huiqiu knew about this, she would definitely take back the right to handle her son's salary that very night.
Although Xu Huiqiu is his biological mother and would even sacrifice her life for him, Xu Zeli still wants to keep his salary.
Zeng Linlin said straightforwardly: "Don't worry, I won't tell your mother about our agreement. I will take the blame for this bad guy."
She no longer has control over Xu Zeli's salary, and she doesn't want her mother-in-law Xu Huiqiu to control it!
When Xu Zeli heard this, he felt that Zeng Linlin was extremely considerate today and it would be a good idea to marry her. He happily coaxed Zeng Linlin for a long time.
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