Chapter 173
With Chen Kang's assurance, Zhu Qiaoting felt much more at ease.
Chen Kang sent Zhu Qiaoting to the guesthouse and registered her. He watched Zhu Qiaoting carry her luggage to her room on the second floor before leaving.
When Chen Kang returned home, Chen Guifeng was not asleep and was waiting for him in the main room.
Seeing Chen Kang coming back, Chen Guifeng asked without even raising her eyelids, "Did you send Zhu Zhiqing to the guesthouse?"
"Um."
"How many nights did you book her for? She didn't book it for just tonight, did she?"
Hearing the sarcastic tone in Chen Guifeng's words, Shen Kang sighed helplessly: "Mom..."
"You still know that I'm your mother! You're dating, which is such a big deal, and I don't let you come back to take over my job. When are you going to tell me? Are you going to wait until you and Zhu Zhiqing get married in the countryside before telling your family?!" Chen Guifeng had been holding it in for a whole day. Now that there were no outsiders around, she finally couldn't help but speak out what was in her heart.
"I was afraid you'd be angry, so I wanted to tell you later."
"How late is late? You and Zhu Zhiqing have been together since last year. It's been almost a year, and you haven't told your family. I think you have no intention of letting your family know at all!" Chen Guifeng said angrily.
Shen Kang lowered his eyebrows and pursed his lips as he said, “Mom, I plan to marry Qiao Ting after I take over your job.”
"Don't even think about it!" Chen Guifeng stood up from her chair angrily. "I don't agree with you marrying her! If you take my job, you'll have to start from the very beginning, and it'll only pay twenty yuan a month. You'll live at home, so you have to pay for the household expenses. After paying the household expenses, how much money will you have left? Her organization is in the countryside, and they can't even afford commercial grain. How are you going to support her? Or do you want me and your second brother's family to help you support your wife?!"
Shen Kang's face turned pale: "There are ways to live without money. I can support my own wife myself."
Chen Guifeng sneered: "Why, do you still want to move out with her?"
"If living at home causes you trouble, then we will move out." Shen Kang's voice was as gentle as ever, but his tone was firm.
Chen Guifeng was so angry that her chest ached. "She doesn't even have a ticket. Even if you have money and want to buy food, you can't! Don't you understand this?"
"I understand. So if you think we're causing you trouble, we'll move out." Chen Kang said, "Mom, you've never been a snob. Why do you dislike Qiao Ting so much?"
"Just because you've been dating for a year and you haven't told your family, I don't like her. I raised you and I don't know you well. If you didn't have something to hide, why would you not dare to tell your family? Tell me, how did you end up dating Zhu Zhiqing?" Chen Guifeng said.
Shen Kang pursed his lips: "Qiao Ting has always taken good care of me and treated me well, so we got together."
"Could she be pregnant?" Chen Guifeng suddenly thought of asking.
Shen Kang shook his head and denied it without hesitation: “No.”
Seeing Shen Kang so determined, Chen Guifeng breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Zhu Qiaoting is not pregnant, there is room for maneuver.
"Anyway, I won't agree to your marriage. You should make it clear to Zhu Zhiqing as soon as possible and let her give up this idea. Don't delay her." Chen Guifeng said the last sentence. She didn't plan to talk to Shen Kang anymore and returned to her room tired.
Ye Fuyue and their room were next to the main hall, and they heard the conversation between Chen Guifeng and Shen Kang clearly.
She sighed: "I didn't expect your brother to be so upset."
Shen Yao smiled at her: "You also don't approve of Big Brother and Zhu Zhiqing being together?"
"I haven't even spoken to Zhu Zhiqing for a few words. I just met her once, so I can't say whether I agree or not." She paused and asked Chen Yao, "Do you want Big Brother and Zhu Zhiqing to be together?"
"Like you, I don't know much about Zhu Zhiqing. This is Big Brother's own business, so I can't offer any constructive suggestions," Shen Yao said.
Ye Fuyue nodded. "Indeed, we are all outsiders and don't know what happened between Zhu Zhiqing and Big Brother. I really can't say anything, but I can understand why Mom doesn't agree with Big Brother and Zhu Zhiqing getting married."
"Why?"
"Zhu Zhiqing told me about her family's situation. Her family's conditions are average, but when Big Brother was in the countryside, Mom often asked you to send him money and packages. Plus, Big Brother was vague about why he and Zhu Zhiqing got together. Mom probably suspects that Zhu Zhiqing got together with Big Brother because he saw that his family was better off than hers."
Shen Yao pondered his wife's words. He hadn't expected this meaning.
"I think my eldest brother is determined to marry Zhu Zhiqing. It's hard to say whether it will be mom or my eldest brother who will give in at that time." Ye Fuyue said.
The next day, Chen Guifeng took Chen Kang to the factory to handle the work handover procedures, and Ye Fuyue was the only one at home.
Although Chen Guifeng didn't like Zhu Qiaoting and had no intention of getting them married, she felt sorry for Chen Kang after all. Chen Kang had been in the countryside for so many years and had suffered so much. Now she could finally give him the job. Even though she didn't like Zhu Qiaoting, she never thought of not giving the job to Chen Kang.
When Ye Fuyue was alone in the room with her two children, there was a knock on the gate.
Ye Fuyue originally didn't want to care about it, she didn't want to go out and see the wind.
But the knocking sound on the courtyard door never stopped, as if the person inside would keep knocking until he came out to open the door.
Ye Fuyue was annoyed by the knocking on the door, so she had to put on her clothes and go out to open the door.
Zhu Qiaoting, who was standing outside the courtyard gate, was surprised for a second when she saw that it was Ye Fuyue who opened the door.
"Why are you the one opening the door?"
"They're all out."
"Oh, if I had known you were the only one at home, I would have waited outside. Come in quickly, don't catch a cold." Zhu Qiaoting pushed Ye Fuyue into the house and came in naturally.
After all, Zhu Qiaoting was the person Chen Kang brought back, and Ye Fuyue couldn't really lock her out, so she let her in.
Ye Fuyue returned to her room, and Zhu Qiaoting followed her in and helped her close the door.
"Brother is not at home. He went out with mom." Ye Fuyue said.
Zhu Qiaoting looked at the two babies in the cradle and said, "I know. He's going to go with Auntie today to handle the work handover. He told me about it yesterday."
Haohao, who was originally sleeping soundly, started crying. His crying woke up Ranran, who started crying too.
"Oh, why are the two little babies crying? Are they hungry?" Zhu Qiaoting asked Ye Fuyue.
"They just finished eating." Ye Fuyue picked up Haohao and knew why he was crying.
"He peed and his diaper is wet."
"I'll change it for him. I know how to do it." Zhu Qiaoting volunteered, "You take a rest, I'll do it."
Ye Fuyue watched Zhu Qiaoting skillfully change Haohao's diaper. After changing the diaper, Zhu Qiaoting checked Ranran's diaper again, and only felt relieved when she confirmed that Ranran's diaper was not wet.
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