Chapter 172
Although Chen Guifeng was unhappy, she felt sorry for Chen Kang who had suffered a lot in the countryside for so many years, so she still cooked a table full of dishes.
Ever since Ye Fuyue started her confinement, Chen Yao always brought his and Ye Fuyue's portion of food back to the room and ate together. Today was no different.
Seeing him carry the food back to the room, Ye Fuyue scolded him, "Your brother is back, why don't you eat with him?"
"Mom is here, you don't need me to accompany you."
Ye Fuyue said helplessly, "It's precisely because Mom is here that I need you to accompany me. Your brother didn't come back alone this time, he brought Zhu Zhiqing with him. Your Mom was already unhappy, and you asked the three of them to have dinner together. The atmosphere must have been very awkward."
“Not only the three of them, but also Shen Shun.” Shen Yao said.
Ye Fuyue: "..."
"Even if I were there, I wouldn't say anything, and the atmosphere would still be just as awkward." Shen Yao spoke truthfully again.
Ye Fuyue: "..."
But Ye Fuyue still drove Shen Yao out.
"Go have dinner with them and just listen to what's going on between your brother and Zhu Zhiqing."
Shen Yao: “…”
Shen Yao finally understood that after all the fuss, her wife just wanted to hear gossip.
"Can you do it alone?" Shen Yao asked worriedly.
"I can handle it all by myself. You're not away from home. If anything happens to me, I can just yell at the top of my lungs and you'll know."
Shen Yao thought about it and went out to the main room.
The dining table in the main hall was indeed very silent.
Seeing Chen Yao come over and sit down at the dining table, Chen Guifeng asked, "Why aren't you in the room eating with Fu Yue?"
"She asked me to come and have dinner with you." Shen Yao said.
Chen Guifeng felt that she had vaguely guessed something, but also seemed to have guessed nothing, so she didn't ask any more questions in the end.
After Shen Yao arrived, the dinner table was still as silent as usual.
Shen Shun ate his meal, glanced at Shen Kang and Zhu Qiaoting, then glanced at his mother, and felt that this was the quietest and most disturbing meal he had ever had in his life.
Zhu Qiaoting ate her meal in small bites, not daring to pick up any vegetables.
Shen Kang couldn't stand it anymore and put a lot of dishes into her bowl.
"Eat more, my mother's cooking is very delicious." Shen Kang said gently.
Zhu Qiaoting smiled at him and nodded: "Yeah."
Chen Guifeng couldn't bear to watch any longer and asked, "Where is Zhu Zhiqing's hometown?"
Zhu Qiaoting replied, "My home is in a small county town, quite far from here and from where we went to the countryside."
"How many people are there in your family? How is the situation at home?" Chen Guifeng asked again.
"There are six children in my family. I have two older sisters and an older brother, and a younger brother and a younger sister," Zhu Qiaoting replied.
"Are you the only one in your family who went to the countryside?" Chen Guifeng asked.
Zhu Qiaoting shook her head. "My eldest sister got married early, and my second sister and I went to the countryside. My brother has a job in the county town and didn't go to the countryside. My younger brother and sister are both in school."
Chen Guifeng nodded and said, "You have a lot of children at home. Will your family be able to help you after you go to the countryside?"
Zhu Qiaoting shook her head again, her expression somewhat bitter: "My family is not well off, and we have many children. After I went to the countryside, my family couldn't help me at all."
Chen Guifeng had a general understanding of Zhu Qiaoting's family. She asked, "How did you and Shen Kang get together? How long have you been together?"
Zhu Qiaoting pursed her lips shyly, too embarrassed to speak, and glanced at Chen Kang.
Chen Kang understood and said, "We got together last year. We've been in love with each other for a long time and have been together since then."
Chen Guifeng tried hard to hold back a snort.
Last year, when Chen Kang came back for the New Year, she told him not to date in the countryside. But Chen Kang found a girlfriend when he returned!
We have been communicating with each other for a long time!
I never heard him mention it when Shen Kang came back last year!
"How come you have been communicating with each other for so long?" Chen Guifeng asked.
Shen Kang hesitated, not knowing how to answer this question.
He chose his words carefully and said, "Qiao Ting takes good care of me, and I think she's very good, so we got together."
Chen Guifeng didn't know what to say. On the one hand, she felt that there was something strange in Chen Kang's words, but on the other hand, she felt that it was not impossible for two people who had left their hometowns to fall in love because of caring for each other.
"The brigade released Chen Kang because he was going back to work. What about you? You have no job and no relatives here. Are you willing to be released by the brigade?" Chen Guifeng asked Zhu Qiaoting.
The words "no relatives" stung Zhu Qiaoting. She lowered her brows and smiled, "The brigade approved me for five days of leave."
Chen Guifeng nodded: "It won't be long before you go back."
Zhu Qiaoting twisted her fingers: "Hmm."
"After dinner, let Chen Kang take you to the guesthouse." Chen Guifeng said again.
Zhu Qiaoting pursed her lips slightly: "Yeah."
Before coming, she had wondered whether Chen Guifeng would let her live directly in her house. Even if she didn't live in the same room with Shen Kang, there would always be extra space or bed for her to stay for a few nights.
It seemed like she was overthinking it. Her future mother-in-law didn't like her very much.
After dinner, Zhu Qiaoting wanted to help Chen Guifeng clean up the dishes, but Chen Guifeng refused her outright: "You don't have to clean up. You're the guest. It's not right for you to clean up after the guests."
Chen Guifeng said to Shen Kang again: "Shen Kang, take Zhu Zhiqing to the guesthouse. It's not a good influence for a female comrade to stay in our house late at night."
After saying that, Chen Guifeng didn't even look at the two of them and went into the kitchen.
Seeing Zhu Qiaoting's embarrassment, Shen Kang patted her on the back and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to a nearby guesthouse."
Zhu Qiaoting nodded silently.
On the way to the guesthouse, Zhu Qiaoting couldn't help but ask, "Does your mother disapprove of our marriage?"
"I haven't mentioned to her that we are getting married. But don't worry, I promised you that when I come back here to take over my mother's job, I will marry you." Shen Kang promised solemnly.
"But your mother doesn't like me at all. What if she doesn't agree with our marriage?"
"It's not that she doesn't like you, she's just very angry. I'm dating someone in the countryside. After a while, when her anger subsides and she gradually accepts this, she will definitely agree."
Zhu Qiaoting was still uneasy: "How long is a while? I can only stay here for five days. After five days, I have to go back to the countryside. If we can't finalize our marriage in these five days, your mother will definitely not agree to our marriage after I return to the countryside. And if I want to come back after I go back, I'm afraid the brigade will not let me go easily."
Shen Kang also looked depressed. He thought his mother would definitely be unhappy, but he didn't expect his mother's reaction to be so big.
He could only assure Zhu Qiaoting: "I don't know how long it will be in a while, but I said I would marry you, and I will marry you. Even if my mother doesn't agree, I will still marry you."
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