At this time, everyone sitting around the table raised their hands and applauded. Shen Jiaojiao stood up excitedly and ran to Xu Mo with a bright smile on her face.
"Xu Mo, congratulations!"
Xu Mo looked at Shen Jiaojiao in confusion, "Congratulations on what?"
"Of course I congratulate you on the opportunity to study abroad! Professor Sun told Dad today that you are a genius. As long as you seize the opportunity in this exam, you will definitely get the first place. Then you can go abroad on behalf of our school. This is a great honor!"
As Shen Jiaojiao spoke, she pushed Xu Mo, who was still in a daze, to the table and asked him to sit down.
The rest of the people ended up applauding, with smiles on everyone's faces.
Grandpa Shen laughed the most happily, "My good grandson-in-law is really amazing! Now he has become the focus of training by all teachers in the school. When he returns from studying abroad, his future will definitely be bright."
Brother Shen said, "The opportunity to go abroad is hard to come by, Xu Mo, you must seize it."
Brother Shen said, "You better control yourself, don't mess around with other women outside. If you dare to let Jiaojiao down, we won't let you go."
Third Brother Shen said, "Don't say anything sad now. Today is a happy day. Come, let's all toast to Xu Mo and celebrate."
Shen Jiaojiao quickly poured juice into Xu Mo's cup, and the whole family clinked their glasses and cheered in unison, "Congratulations, haha."
Faced with the laughter of his family, Xu Mo found it difficult to laugh.
I put the cup down, feeling a little depressed.
After a long while, he said, "I haven't thought about going abroad yet."
The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Xu Mo in confusion.
Shen Jiaojiao was also anxious, "Xu Mo, this opportunity is rare. Being able to study abroad will be of great help to you. How could you not have thought it through? Don't think too much. I'm at home, so don't worry. The most important thing for you now is to study hard and win glory for the country."
Grandpa Shen said, "This is a rare opportunity. You don't even need to think about it. Xu Mo, you just need to do your best. Even if you fail the exam this time, Grandpa can still find a way to let you go abroad. My grandson-in-law definitely deserves the best arrangement. But Grandpa believes in you. You will definitely be able to seize this opportunity."
Father Shen said, "Xu Mo, grandson told me a lot about you. No one needs to worry about your academic performance. Grandson also promised that as long as you take the exam calmly, the quota will definitely be yours. I also promised grandson at that time that you will do your best to cope with the exam. Xu Mo, please don't let us down!"
Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen's idea is very simple. As long as the children live well and have a future, and as long as Xu Mo can make Jiaojiao's future life worry-free, they can be completely relieved.
Third Brother Shen had just drunk a little bit of wine, and he started to act crazy under the influence of alcohol, speaking without restraint, "Xu Mo, you can't fail at the critical moment! Our whole family supports you, but if you don't even have the ambition to go abroad alone, I will look down on you.
When I was seven or eight years old, I was able to go abroad on my own. You are my brother-in-law, and I will not allow you to be inferior to me."
Xu Mo had a gloomy face the whole time and was in a very bad mood.
Faced with the Shen family's demands and expectations of him, he found that he was somewhat resistant to such help and encouragement.
He suppressed his discomfort and said stubbornly, as if to prove something, "I don't plan to go abroad."
The atmosphere at the scene froze instantly, and the Shen family members all looked a little embarrassed.
It had been a long time since Mr. Shen had been stern with Xu Mo, and this time when facing him, he frowned again.
"Xu Mo, you must go abroad. Only by studying abroad can you be worthy of my granddaughter."
Shen Jiaojiao realized something was wrong, and quickly grabbed Xu Mo's arm and said, "Xu Mo, Grandpa doesn't mean that, he is doing this for your own good. Grandpa also knows some inside information about your study abroad this time. As long as you go, the help he can give you will be unprecedented.
Xu Mo, just be obedient and choose to go abroad, okay? "
Xu Mo was in a very irritable mood, and he was rebellious. He pushed Shen Jiaojiao's hand away expressionlessly and said stubbornly again, "I said I won't go abroad."
After saying this, he stood up, turned around and left.
Shen Jiaojiao stood there in a daze, feeling a little helpless for the first time.
At this time, both the Shen family and the Xu family looked unhappy.
Mr. Shen slammed the table and cursed, "Look at what he is saying now. He doesn't want to seize such a good opportunity. How can he give happiness to Jiaojiao in the future?"
Grandma Shen and Mother Shen quickly grabbed the old man and asked him to say less.
The three brothers looked gloomy and said nothing more.
The old man was so angry that he said, "If I had known that he was a useless person, I would not have agreed to marry Jiaojiao to him."
Mother Shen tugged at Grandpa Shen again, "Dad, can you stop saying such angry words?"
Liu Xiaolan, who had been silent the whole time, stood up suddenly, her anger not diminishing. "Xu Mo is a bastard and a useless piece of shit, but are all your words right? What do you mean I shouldn't have agreed to let Jiaojiao marry him? Are you regretting it now and want them to get a divorce?"
They already have a child, and they have a very good relationship. Why are you, an old man, interfering in this? You are too self-righteous. "
Old Master Shen got into a fight with Liu Xiaolan, "Liu Xiaolan, just because I give in to you doesn't mean I'm afraid of you. If I hadn't seen you as a woman, I would have fought with you a long time ago."
"Don't treat me like a woman. If you want to fight me, I'm always here to fight you. I, Liu Xiaolan, have never been afraid of anyone. I tell you, it was you who pissed off my son and drove him away. If anything happened to him, I would fight you to the death."
"What do you mean I made him angry and leave? He is a piece of crap and has nothing to do with me."
"How dare you say that Xu Mo is incompetent if he doesn't go abroad? Can't support Jiaojiao if he doesn't go abroad? Were you forcing Xu Mo to go abroad with coercive words just now? Did you ask for his opinions and thoughts? You didn't, you did things based on your own preferences. Xu Mo is a human being, not your pet. Why do you treat him like this?
Can't you just say what you want to say nicely? You have to act so high and mighty, and no one likes you."
The two of them were arguing so loudly that Shen Jiaojiao's tears welled up in her eyes. She ran out to find Xu Mo.
Seeing that Shen Jiaojiao had run away, Liu Xiaolan and her father-in-law did not dare to quarrel anymore, for fear that something might happen to Shen Jiaojiao. Only Xu Laidong was left at home to look after the child, and the rest of them went out to look for someone else.
However, Shen Jiaojiao ran too fast and disappeared as soon as they chased after her.
The old man is now extremely anxious and regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have quarreled or said angry words. If anything happened to Xu Mo and Jiaojiao, he would not live either.
The two families began to look for people separately.
Shen Jiaojiao was looking for Xu Mo in a panic, but she didn't know where Xu Mo had gone, so she just stumbled around in the alleys.
Only then did Shen Jiaojiao realize that there was not even a secret base between her and Xu Mo, and looking for him now was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Although Xu Mo is a grown man and nothing would happen to him, it was still worrying that he ran out emotionally.
Shen Jiaojiao's anxious tears rolled down her face, and she could only walk around outside based on her feeling.
"Xu Mo, stop hiding from me, please come out quickly, it's getting dark, go home!"
"Xu Mo, where are you!"
Shen Jiaojiao came to an abandoned amusement park.
The once prosperous place is now facing demolition and is about to become a ruin.
There is a huge model submarine in the playground. Looking from the outside, the surface of the submarine is rusty.
A door was open, and it was pitch black inside, with occasional flashes of sparks in the silent night.
Shen Jiaojiao saw a little light flashing occasionally and had a strong intuition that Xu Mo was inside.
At this time in the submarine, the man was sitting in the corner, one leg lazily placed on the ground, the other leg bent, his slender arm resting on his knee, with a half-burnt cigarette between his fingertips.