Chapter 90 This is a very low-level act
"Mom, I'm about ten minutes away from getting off the highway. Which hospital are you at?"
Chen Na was driving her own Fit towards Ling County.
Whenever she thought of her father lying on the hospital bed, she felt anxious and uneasy, and at the same time, deeply remorseful.
If I had known earlier, I would have gone back to deal with the blind date. Even if they would not be together, at least they would meet to reassure their parents. She could also remind her father to drink less. Her father Chen Yongxiang usually listens to her.
"Nana, please go back home first."
The voice of my mother Yu Shufen came from the car Bluetooth.
"Ah? Isn't he in the hospital?"
Chen Na was a little confused.
"Come home first, your dad and I are both at home."
"Uh, okay."
Chen Na was stunned for a moment, but didn't think much about it. Maybe Mr. Chen's condition was not serious. He stayed in the hospital for one night yesterday and was discharged today.
Chen Na comforted herself and arrived home twenty-five minutes later.
Her home lives in an old residential complex in Ling County. Her parents bought the house around 2006. House prices were cheap at that time, especially in such a small county.
This house looked good in 2006, but with the rapid development of real estate, it seems very simple compared to today's new residential areas.
The facilities and supporting facilities are really poor. Not to mention the basic separation of people and vehicles, there is not even an elevator or a garden. Their house is on the 7th floor, and they have to climb 7 floors every time.
As housing prices rose, Chen Na's parents' income did not increase. After retiring from the factory, they ran a small convenience store. The profits were actually very meager, and it was basically impossible for them to change houses.
Chen Na has actually always wanted to buy a new house for her parents, but she can only save 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a year at most, making it difficult for her to make a down payment.
“Knock, knock.”
Chen Na was thinking in her mind and climbed to the 7th floor unknowingly. She subconsciously raised her hand to knock on the door. She was in such a hurry to go out this time that she forgot to bring her house key.
"Nana is back!"
Chen Na heard the familiar voice of her mother Yu Shufen coming from the room, but the tone was a little strange. Because her father was sick, shouldn't her mother be sad? Why did her voice sound a bit joyful and high-spirited?
The next second, the door opened, and Yu Shufen pulled Chen Na aside with a smile: "Nana, I want to tell you something."
“????”
"Mom? Didn't you say Dad had a stroke?"
Chen Na felt something was wrong and subconsciously looked into the room. Old Chen inside was actually chatting with the guests lively.
There were two guests inside, one was his cousin's aunt and the other was a young man he didn't know.
Chen Na finally realized it. No wonder she was not allowed to come back last night and was told to go straight home. It turned out that her mother lied to her about her stroke and hospitalization. Her only purpose was to get her to come back for a blind date.
And that man should be my blind date.
Yu Shufen said with a guilty conscience, "Nana, your father and I didn't mean to trick you into coming back. It's mainly because you're not young anymore. You're turning 27 next month, and you still don't even have a boyfriend. Look at Xiaoli upstairs and Tingting in the building next door. They're the same age as you, and they both have two children."
In a small county like this, women generally marry early, most of them getting married at the age of 22-23. So the fact that her daughter Chen Na is still unmarried at the age of 27 has always been a concern for Yu Shufen.
This kind of situation would be gossiped about by neighbors in the county town.
Yu Shufen is concerned about her reputation and is also worried that her daughter will not be able to get married.
"mom!"
Chen Na was so angry that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. On the one hand, she was glad that her father didn't have a stroke, but on the other hand, she was angry that her mother would make such an excuse.
"Why would you just tell me straight away? Why are you making up this scary excuse?"
Chen Na couldn't help but blame.
"Would you come back even if I told you nicely? I've been telling you for months, but you just won't come back. If I hadn't lied to you like this, you would definitely have waited until the Chinese New Year to come back. Just think about how old you'd be if I waited another year?"
Yu Shufen said unconvincedly, "After your 27th birthday, you'll be 28! It will be even harder to get married!"
"Let me tell you, the blind date your aunt brought here is quite good. He runs his own company, has a car and a house. The house was bought in Zhushi City, which is over 130 square meters, and the car is a BMW."
Yu Shufen took Chen Na's hand and said earnestly, "You can go in and have a good chat with them later. They have a good impression of you."
Chen Na felt a little helpless. She had already developed a good impression of him even though they had never met. It was probably just a good impression after seeing two photos.
Yu Shufen pointed in the direction of the sofa and said, "Look, see? She's pretty good, isn't she?"
"This kind of partner is great. Stop being so picky. In a couple of years, you'll be thirty, and it'll be even harder to get married then."
"Oh, okay."
Chen Na sighed silently. Since she had already returned home, it would be unreasonable not to see her parents. She would just let her parents feel at ease.
In fact, she also wanted to tell her parents that she had a man.
It's just that this man can't seem to marry me.
But even so, he was very good to me. Not only did he help me open a cafe, he also bought me a house worth 3 million and even bought me a car.
It was not right for Chen Na to tell her parents, not to mention that Shen Yuan might not come.
I am just a canary.
With a sad heart, Chen Na followed Yu Shufen into the house.
"Nana is back."
It was her cousin Gan Fengzhen who was speaking. She invited Chen Na to sit on the sofa and said, "Nana, it's only been half a year since we last met. You've become whiter and your figure is still so good."
Chen Na nodded gently: "Thank you, aunt."
"Let me introduce you. This is Dong Qitao. He came back from Zhu City specially. He is a good friend of my son."
Gan Fengzhen said with a smile.
Dong Qitao was about thirty years old, wearing a neat shirt and trousers, and a pair of silver-framed glasses. He looked very gentle and said with a smile:
"Hello, Chenna."
"Hello."
Chen Na nodded slightly.
"Nana, I heard you're working as a car salesperson in Star City. That should be pretty good, right?"
Dong Qitao asked in a very familiar manner.
Dong Qitao had seen Chen Na's photos three months ago and found that she was not only beautiful and had a good figure, but also her age was suitable.
According to Aunt Gan, Chen Na seems to have no emotional experience.
A woman like this is perfect to be my wife!
So for the past three months, he has been asking Aunt Gan to help him make connections, and finally, he had the opportunity to make an appointment today. He was a little reluctant to buy two bottles of Wuliangye and a pack of Huazi.
But now that I have seen her beauty, it’s all worth it!
Chen Na replied calmly: "I don't do it anymore. I work in a cafe now."
Dong Qitao was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted: "Cafés are good. Working in a cafe is much easier. Being a salesperson is really tiring."
Dong Qitao secretly complained that Aunt Gan's information was a bit delayed. How come she didn't know that the other person had changed jobs?
But it’s better this way. When the time comes, Chen Na will follow me, and she won’t be suitable for a job like sales that requires her to be in the spotlight.
Anyway, I can afford it.
"Nana, let me tell you, Qi Tao opened a company with dozens of employees. The company's annual turnover is over 10 million, and he also bought a car and a house. Qi Tao, what model is your car?"
Gan Fengzhen said this while giving Dong Qitao a look.
Dong Qitao immediately understood and took the car key from his belt, revealing the BMW logo: "It's not a very good car, just a 5 Series."
Chen Na resisted the urge to roll her eyes. This wasn't a very good car. A 5 Series would cost at least four or five hundred thousand. It was already very good for an ordinary person to be able to drive a 5 Series.
However, this pretense was too awkward and required cooperation from others, so Chen Na was too lazy to expose it.
Chen Na thought she had to give people some face, after all, her cousin's aunt was also a relative she would visit during the New Year, so she nodded and said, "Yes, not bad."
"Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
In fact, Dong Qitao was also helpless. He didn't want to pretend to be so low-class. Chen Na used to be a luxury car salesman and must have seen many rich people. He just didn't expect Aunt Gan to force him to pretend, which made him look so low-class.
Gan Fengzhen greeted the two young people and let them chat. She then went into the kitchen and said to Yu Shufen, "Look, these two are such a perfect match. A talented man and a beautiful woman."
Gan Fengzhen was chopping vegetables and couldn't help but glance towards the living room. She sighed, "He's really good, but I don't know if Nana likes him."
"Whether she likes him or not depends on the man, but also on you as parents. You should say some nice things to Nana later. After all, Nana is old enough to get married, so if you meet the right person, you should make a move sooner rather than later."
Gan Fengzhen said with a smile.
In fact, she was so active in being a matchmaker because she had her own selfish motives. If she could help this couple get married, the red envelope given to her by the man would definitely be quite large. The man was so well-off that she would definitely not be stingy in this regard.
After she retired, she made some extra money by working as a matchmaker.
"I'll talk to Nana nicely, but this girl sometimes doesn't listen to me."
Yu Shufen replied.
"It depends on whether Nana likes it or not. Nowadays, we advocate freedom of love, and parents can't force it."
The person who spoke was Chen Yongxiang, who was washing vegetables.
In fact, he did not agree to use this excuse to "trick" Nana back, but he could not persuade his wife Yu Shufen. He cared more about the man's character and whether his daughter was happy, and the economic conditions were secondary.
After letting the two young people chat for a while, Yu Shufen put down her work and called Chen Na to the bedroom: "How is it, she's not bad, I think you two can get along well."
"It's okay."
Chen Na had just been chatting perfunctorily and was absent-minded.
"This Xiao Dong even bought two bottles of Wuliangye and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes for your dad. He's quite generous, so I think you two can get to know each other more often."
"How about this, after lunch, you can go downstairs for a walk and have some milk tea or coffee or something like that."
"We'll see when the time comes. It hasn't come to that yet."
Chen Na casually responded and changed the subject: "Where's your sister? Isn't she home?"
Yu Shufen was a little dissatisfied when she heard her daughter's attitude: "You forgot that today is Friday and your sister hasn't finished school yet, but I told her that she will be back for lunch at noon."
"All right."
Chen Na pretended not to notice Yu Shufen's expression: "Then I'll rest for a while and come out after dinner."
Yu Shufen became increasingly indignant: "Girl, Xiao Dong is still waiting outside. We should at least show some courtesy to our guests, right?"
Chen Na blinked her beautiful eyes and said innocently, "I, your daughter, got up early this morning and drove for more than two hours."
Yu Shufen still felt sorry for her daughter and sighed helplessly: "Okay, then you take a rest. I'll call you for dinner later."
After Yu Shufen walked out of the bedroom, Chen Na fell heavily on her sister's bed. She took out her cell phone and saw that she had missed Shen Yuan's message, so she replied:
"I was really pissed off at my mom. It turns out my dad wasn't in the hospital, and he deliberately tricked me into coming back for a blind date."
"Don't worry, I'll be back in the afternoon."
"Mmmmm~"
Chen Na looked at the chat interface with Shen Yuan with satisfaction, and couldn't help but want to change the note for him. Thinking of how he had cheated on her many times before, Chen Na simply typed in "a scumbag with superb deception skills".
Looking at this note, Chen Na couldn't help but smile brightly.
On the other side, Shen Yuan received Chen Na's WeChat message and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as everything was fine.
But Chen Na is his own woman, and it is not a good thing to be always urged to get married by her parents. Even if she can deal with it this time, she will be asked to go on a blind date next time.
We have to find a permanent solution.
Shen Yuan pondered for a while, picked up his phone and made a call.
(End of this chapter)
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