"Hello? Mom, what are you busy with? I can't go back for New Year's Eve this year, so I want to wish you and my dad a happy new year first."
"By the way, did you receive the money I transferred to you earlier? Eat whatever you want. My dad loves to drink, so go buy him a couple of good bottles of Moutai or Wuliangye."
"I've made a lot of money this year, so don't feel bad. Money is meant to be spent. By the way, how are you thinking about that thing I told you about earlier? It's almost time to go house hunting after the New Year."
"I know you've always wanted to live in a big house. We didn't have the money back then, but now that we have it, as your son, I have to arrange it for you!"
"Besides, my dad has always wanted a car, so I'll get him one when the time comes."
"Oh, look at what you are saying. That's my home, how could I not go back? Really, well, have a good time during the New Year, then I'll take the kids back to see you two."
"What did you say? Ouch, why is the signal suddenly bad here? Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. The director is rushing me here!"
"Oh, by the way, I'm going to be on the Spring Festival Gala tonight. Remember to watch it and let all the relatives see it too!"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead. Ever since he told his family about his divorce and adoption of a child, he has been trembling with fear every time he called home.
This little life is so boring.
Fortunately, he can make money now, and his family doesn't have to worry about his livelihood. Otherwise, he would definitely be annoyed by the phone calls every day.
Mother Chen looked at the hung-up phone, her mouth twitching with anger.
She had a lot of things she wanted to say to her son, but the brat couldn't even make a proper phone call all day.
In the eyes of the older generation, marriage and divorce are big things. Why are children nowadays so carefree?
She was hoping that Chen Bei would bring his wife home this year so that they could have a reunion together, but what she got was a phone call like this. How could she not be angry?
Isn't it good for the family to be together? Why do you have to do these weird things?
The angry mother took off her apron and came to the living room. Seeing Father Chen fiddling with a few bottles of wine, she became even more furious and said:
"Why don't you even call your child? He's already divorced, so why don't you care?"
Father Chen continued to fiddle with the wine in his hand, without even looking up, and said:
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Don't be a slave to them. You are already so old, can you relax a little? Children have their own ideas. Will our opinions work?"
"You can't just say nothing, you're so careless! Don't you know your son is divorced? His family is broken!"
Father Chen frowned and said impatiently:
"It's New Year's Day, can you please be quiet? It doesn't matter whether I know or not. If you keep yelling like this, all the neighbors will know!"
This sentence made Chen's mother choke. The older generation was very particular about face. No matter how big the problem was at home, they would not let outsiders laugh at them.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, and regarding something like divorce, if people outside knew about it, who knows how people at home would gossip about it.
Unable to vent her anger, Chen's mother was so angry that she could only sit down on the sofa. Seeing this, Chen's father smiled helplessly and said:
"What are you doing? Aren't you going to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner? Hurry up, we're still waiting to eat."
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do all day is eat. You don't care about anything at home. I won't eat anymore! I can't live like this anymore!"
"Look at your bad temper! What are you talking about on New Year's Day? Think carefully about it. What's there to be angry about? Is our son's life really worse than before? I don't think so!"
"Don't you know what happened when they were getting married? Their family looked down on us. How many times have you seen your daughter-in-law come to our place over the years?"
"Let me tell you, it's better to get a divorce. It will save everyone a lot of worry. Our son is doing well now, so why worry about him not being able to find a partner in the future?"
Mother Chen thought about it and felt that this made sense, but for people of their generation, divorce was not a pleasant thing after all.
"Even if he's made a fortune now, he's still under the guise of a remarriage. It'll definitely be hard for him to find a first-time wife. What kind of situation is this? He should have listened to me and had the child earlier. If he finds someone who's remarried, how will he raise the child?"
"Besides, the New Year is almost here. What should we do when our relatives and friends ask about it? They might already know and be laughing at us! I'm not going out this year anyway. I'm not going anywhere!"
After hearing this, Father Chen curled his lips in disdain and said:
"What's wrong with being divorced? What era is this? Your ideas are already outdated. What's the point of a market economy? It's money! As long as you have money, you can find any girl you want. Why are you worrying about it?"
"Besides, we can divorce so easily now because we don't have children. If we did have children, who knows what would happen then."
"Alright, alright, go and cook. I'm starving! Even if it's just the two of us, we still have to eat well!"
Mother Chen thought about it and knew that she could do nothing about this matter, so she could only sigh and say:
"Then stop fussing with these things of yours. What's the point of fiddling with a few bottles of broken wine? Come and help!"
"Haha, crappy wine? Do you know how much these bottles cost? Let me tell you, this one bottle alone is over 5,000, and it's not easy to sell! Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Put it down quickly! If you throw it again, I'll throw it! I plan to drink it tonight!"
"What the hell are you drinking, Mr. Chen? Don't you know what kind of family we are? What are you thinking about with over 5,000 yuan worth of wine? You're just going to spend the money your son gave us. Why don't you save it for your child? What if he needs it in the future?"
"After the Chinese New Year, I'll go ask Lao Zhang if this wine can still be sold!"
Father Chen was also speechless. His son had finally given him a few bottles of wine as a filial gift, but they were just gone like that?
"It's Chinese New Year and my son isn't home, so what's wrong with me having a couple of sips? You're such a bore..."
Father Chen wanted to complain a few more times, but at this time he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Who would come to my house at this time during Chinese New Year?"
While muttering this, Father Chen opened the door, and then a large group of relatives rushed in!
"Happy New Year, uncle!"
"Happy New Year, big brother!"
"We heard that you two are the only ones home this year, so we decided to celebrate the New Year together!"
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