Got the certificate
After the village chief finished his lecture, as if nothing had happened, he told Chen Wenhao to take Chen Wenzhen away and "call an ambulance for him."
He called out to Zhang Meixian, whose eyes were filled with tears, and said, "As long as I am alive, no one outside can get past you. Just sit down and eat peacefully. Yongming, take your mother downstairs to wash her face and then come back to eat."
Chen Yongming glanced at his biological father who was dragged out by his second uncle, and then looked at his grandfather who looked dignified. He knew what to choose without being reminded by others, and he immediately helped his biological mother out.
After leaving the banquet hall, Chen Yongming looked at his biological mother with some disappointment, "With Grandpa here, my dad won't be able to make a scene no matter how much he wants. You shouldn't feel wronged at home all day. Even if you don't take the things that are yours for yourself, you should think about me."
Zhang Meixian paused in her sobbing voice and looked at Chen Yongming in disbelief, "But he is still your father after all!"
"If he had considered that I'm his son, he wouldn't have done such a thing!" Chen Yongming's eyes turned red with anger. Finding a mistress was not the most embarrassing thing for the family, but he actually found his cousin! Who at my grandmother's side doesn't know about this? People see it clearly, they just don’t say it out loud!
His own mother can only cry. Does she expect him to be considerate of his father? Now he is an only child, who can predict what will happen in the future? If his father gave birth to a younger brother for him, he would be left with nothing.
They are about the same age. Look at Aunt Zhou and then look at Aunt Ke Xin. Even if it’s not for their son, for themselves, they shouldn’t swallow their anger when their husband cheats on them!
"Go back to grandma's house less often in the future. New China has been established for decades. Do they think we are still living in a feudal society?"
What's the point of saying it's normal for a rich man to take a concubine? If his grandparents weren't so old, he would have really wanted to act like a shrew and slap them. His own mother is also a pig-brained person!
His grandparents couldn't teach him anything either. Just because they only gave birth to his mother, a daughter, he was always inferior to his grandparents and listened to them in everything, just so that his nephew could take care of him in his old age.
Hasn't it been his mother who has been bringing things back to show her filial piety to them all these years? Even if others are not nice to them, they still think they are nice. He really can't tell the good from the bad. His brain is totally broken.
"How can you say that about your grandparents? They..."
"That's enough!" Chen Yongming felt that his good temper over the years had been worn away during this period of time, and his temper was made more and more irritable by these bad things. He was really impatient to argue with his mother, so he said directly: "If you can't stay in the Chen family anymore, I will help you pack your luggage and send you back to your grandmother's house when I go back later!"
"Also! You'd better make it clear to them. If you keep talking nonsense about feudal dregs, tell your cousins not to come to you for help! What kind of people are they? They ask for help in front of others, but don't do anything behind their backs!"
Everyone was normal before when they didn't have so much money. But now that his family has become rich, all kinds of messes have started happening!
Want his aunt to replace his mother and come in? Ugh!
Chen Yongming spat angrily. Did he think he was easy to bully just because he was usually good-tempered? !
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The banquet hall returned to normal. This time, the old branch secretary and Chen Wensong behaved themselves and did not dare to make any more trouble. Jiang Keyin and her brothers took Chen Yue to toast each table.
The village chief gave a lot of good advice, asking Chen Yue to go out and study hard, and then said to Jiang Kexin: "Although you will be living in Haicheng in the future, you should come back often to contact everyone. Chen Yue is also a member of our village."
Not to mention anything else, just the building that Jiang Kexin got after the divorce, the house price is still going to rise because of the upcoming subway connection, so Jiang Kexin and Chen Yue have a lot of wealth. If the villagers want to do business together in the future, they will be able to contribute money to participate.
While eating, Chen Jin listened to his uncle say that people in Qiaoxi Village were spreading the word that Qiaoxi Village would definitely be demolished, and that the girls who had married out wanted to move their household registration back. What was rare was that there was no commotion within Qiaoxi Village.
This is not the most critical thing. The most critical thing is that other small companies have begun to eye the land in the suburbs of Nancheng District and Qiaoxi Village, and each of them is waiting to see if they can tear off a piece of meat.
It's all Chen Wenzhen and Chen Wensong's fault. They went out and swore to others that others were spreading rumors. I don't know what results they found out when they observed those big real estate companies.
My uncle took a sip of wine and said, "As for Qiaoxi Village, it may be that Liu Guangman deliberately spread the news to create the illusion that Qiaoxi Village is going to be demolished."
"No, he's sick, why would he do such a thing?"
My uncle smiled and said, "He's a cunning old fox. He probably wants to contract out the land in the village and have people come over to build a factory. Anyway, the land is collective, and no one gets anything if it's expropriated or demolished. But if someone moves the factory there for future demolition, that would be a different story. It would be a good opportunity to send the villagers to work in the factory."
With this said, Chen Jin understood that as long as someone went there to build a factory, they could decide in advance how many workers to recruit. At worst, if a factory opens there, the workers there will also need to rent houses, so wouldn't that generate income for Qiaoxi Village?
They are all old foxes.
Liu Guangman had his own little plans, but generally speaking, he had contributed a lot to Qiaoxi Village. Seeing that the young men in the village have been idle in recent years and their people are restless due to the demolition, he has now started to find other ways to calm people's hearts.
Maybe, he told the outside world that Qiaoxi Village was going to be demolished, but actually inside the village, he secretly told the villagers that there was no news of demolition at all.
These people have many tricks up their sleeves, she really can't see through them. So it’s better not to get involved.
"Isn't Old Man Liu calling you now?"
"They called me again a few days ago, saying that they had not thought it through before and asked me not to take it to heart and to come home for dinner when I have time." Chen Jin smiled and said, "I told them that if they have any problems in the future, they should call me. If they dare to break into my house, I will call the police. I guess they won't dare to rush to find me in the future."
"My grandfather wants to play the emotional card with the twins and sponsor them to study abroad. I don't know if he is too old and his brain is not working well. Do I look stupid and rich?" He also wants her to sponsor them to study abroad? It's easier to daydream.
Chen Jin remembered that she had asked Yang Qian whether it was expensive to study abroad now. When she found out the approximate amount needed to study abroad, she couldn't help laughing out loud. Even for Liu Shisheng and Jiang Zijun, it would be difficult to support one of them to study abroad even if they saved for more than 20 years, let alone two.
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After attending Chen Yue’s graduation banquet, it was Chen Yongan’s turn the next day.
The restaurant was one we had been to before, and all the villagers were there. Compared with yesterday's lively scene, today's graduation banquet seemed ordinary. Everyone came happily, ate and drank their fill, and left happily again. Chen Yongan carried a small bag and received a circle of red envelopes, all of which were given by their older brothers and sisters of this generation.
Of course, the red envelopes given by the adults in each family were all given to my third uncle and aunt. They were all favors and would have to be repaid in the future.
It was a family dinner, and not long after my aunt and uncle arrived, Gu Minmin and her boyfriend Lin Sen also came.
Everyone quietly looked at the aunt's family of three and found that Gu Minmin only greeted them when they met, and then pulled Lin Sen to the table of peers and did not talk to her parents.
Outsiders shouldn't interfere in their family affairs, and now that the eldest uncle has said he will no longer care about it, other people will be even less likely to pay attention.
"Third sister, this is the classmate I mentioned to you before, Yao Rui. He was admitted to the Finance Department of Nanjing University." Chen Yongan brought his classmate here specially.
Chen Jin looked up and saw a dark and thin boy with a pair of particularly bright eyes. Not understanding what Chen Yongan meant by coming to say this to her, Chen Jin said politely, "Then we are alumni from now on. Yao Rui, you must study hard in college. College courses are not easy either."
Yao Rui nodded, smiled shyly, and said to her very seriously: "Thank you, Sister Chen."
Could it be that because she had bought some extra food for Chen Yongan on the way back to school several times, this classmate came over specifically to thank her?
Chen Jin looked at Chen Yongan and got a positive answer. Suddenly, he felt unworthy of the thanks and waved his hand, "No need to thank me. I didn't help you at all."
After thinking for a while, Chen Jin continued, "If you study hard in college, you can get generous scholarships. You can also participate in some competitions in your major and win a lot of prize money. When I was in college, the scholarship I received was enough to cover my living expenses."
The school also has part-time jobs specifically for needy students, but since there are many people here now, she won’t say much. When they go to university, there will be teachers and senior students who will pass on their experience.
Yao Rui's eyes lit up. He had never known that there were scholarships in college before. If that was the case, he could earn enough living expenses for the semester during the summer vacation and then get the scholarship later!
Since there was nothing else to do, Chen Jin talked to Yao Rui about many "little experiences" of life in Nanjing University, such as which canteen has delicious food and the aunties don't shake their hands, how to quickly grab a seat in the library, and how to get good relationships with seniors so that you can get their notes...
Thinking about his somewhat regretful college life, Chen Jin sincerely suggested: "It is better to socialize more at school. If you don't get along with your roommates or classmates, you can try other clubs."
Chen Yongxin went to pick up Zhuang Yao and arrived a little late. As soon as he arrived, he heard Chen Jin imparting his experience to his future junior. He smiled and said, "Teacher Chen is now in good shape."
"That's right! I am also Teacher Chen now." From now on, I will be a person who has a lot of truths.
Yao Rui followed Chen Yongan to their table, which was the most lively one.
After lunch, they still hadn't left.
Chen Jia followed her second uncle and aunt to visit her grandmother who was not there. Chen Yongan followed his classmates to attend another classmate's graduation party. Chen Jin and several cousins and their partners had not left yet, and there was nothing to talk about. Chen Jin was wondering whether she should just retreat early.
Every time it is Yang Qian who initiates the shopping notification on the spur of the moment, and today it is her turn to make the notification!
My second cousin suggested that we all go to the karaoke bar opposite the hotel to sing and relax.
My uncle and the other adults were still chatting, and when they heard what was said, they urged them to leave quickly.
Brothers and sisters of this generation need to keep in touch more often, otherwise they will all be busy with their own work and if they don’t get together often, their feelings will fade away.
My uncle drank quite a bit today, and his speech became slurred. "Young people are not like us back then. We worked together in the fields every day, and later when the land was divided among households, we also farmed together... Look at them. Alas, times have changed."
They were talking so incoherently that my aunt had a headache watching them. She waved her hand and told them to go and have fun.
Gu Minmin and Lin Sen looked at each other, took a deep breath, stood up, raised his voice, and said, "Uncle, aunt, and cousins, Lin Sen and I have already obtained the marriage certificate. We will hold the wedding in Quan City during the National Day holiday. I will send invitations to everyone then."
The remaining three tables were all our relatives, one of which was my third aunt’s family.
Everyone looked over quickly. When they heard the news for the first time, they were still a little overwhelmed.
Chen Jin glanced at Gu Minmin and Lin Sen’s clasped hands and thought: Every piece of news is so shocking!
She thought that cousin Minmin would refuse the investment share given by her aunt and uncle and reduce contact in the future, but she didn't expect cousin Minmin to be so decisive. She got the marriage certificate directly and decided to leave Rong City to work and live in Quan City.
Looking at the expressions of my aunt and uncle, I saw that they were also shocked. It was obvious that they knew nothing before. Chen Jin suddenly felt secretly happy in his heart.
snort! Let’s see how they can control cousin Minmin in the future!
"What the hell? Where do you want to hold it?" The uncle was sober now and rubbed his brows. "Why did you get the marriage certificate all of a sudden? Go to Quan City for the wedding? Xiao Lin's family is in Quan City? Then his family can hold theirs, and we'll hold one here too. We have to invite your friends and colleagues as well..."
My aunt frowned tightly, "You've already got the marriage certificate? You took the household registration booklet from your family without telling us?"
"I have put the household registration book back at home. From now on, I will not be on your household registration book." Gu Minmin looked at her and said, "Lin Sen and I are married. We will not buy a wedding house here. I have also quit my job at the school. We plan to go back to Lin Sen's hometown, Quan City, to work. It will be close to his family there, and it will be easier to buy a house there."
"You got married secretly, resigned from your job, and are leaving with a man. Do you want to piss me off to death?" The aunt held her belly with one hand and patted her chest with the other to calm herself down. Gu Shunfa next to her was also very angry and scolded Gu Minmin for being an ungrateful person who abandoned her parents and left with a man just because she was not happy.
"You blame us for being unfair to you. After all, your mother and I raised you and never let you go without food and clothing. We also said that we would give you a 100,000 yuan investment share. This is not enough. How much more do you want? You think we treat you badly. Let me tell you, when you go to other people's homes in the future, you will know that we are the only ones who treat you best!"
Gu Minmin chuckled and was about to retort when Lin Sen held her hand tightly. Then she heard Lin Sen say, "Mom and Dad, Minmin and I have decided to get married a long time ago. It doesn't matter if we get the marriage certificate earlier or later. Besides, Minmin didn't say that she won't recognize you after marriage. We think we will pay a lot for our retirement in the future. However, we don't have many opportunities for development in Rong City. If we return to Quan City, I will have a house in the city and my family can help us find better jobs. When we have children in the future, my parents will be able to help us, and the pressure on our shoulders will be much less."
Although, even if they stayed in Rong City and had a child, his parents would come to help take care of the child, but after adding up the money given by his family and his savings, there would be nothing left after buying a house, and there were no development opportunities here. It would be better for him to go back to Quan City, where he could live in his own house with Gu Minmin in his hometown.
It was also because Gu Minmin didn't want to get involved in her family's affairs anymore. She didn't plan to use the 100,000 investment shares given by her parents, and didn't want to trap herself for the money. She should keep some dignity now while she is still not completely disappointed with her parents. This will avoid any embarrassing situations in the future due to your younger brother, parents’ favoritism, and property.
Lin Sen spoke nicely, and people also said that if they went to Quan City, both he and Gu Minmin would get help with their family and work. They couldn't stop their children from living a good life, right?
In fact, even if I objected, it was too late. I had already obtained the marriage certificate and quit my job at the school. This cut off all my prospects.
Chen Yun finally became convinced that Gu Minmin was determined to cut off all contact with them.
Last time they parted on bad terms in the ward, and later the eldest brother discussed with them, and finally they agreed to give Minmin an investment share of 100,000 yuan, but they only talked about it once in these days. Minmin said that she didn't want their money, and at that time they all thought that she thought it was too little. Now she got the certificate without saying a word, quit her job, and is leaving Rong City with the man. What's the difference between this and severing ties?
Chen Yun was a little flustered. It was true that she wanted a son more, but she had raised Minmin for more than 20 years. Could he just leave her like that? From what she said, it seems that she has decided that she can no longer rely on them as parents in the future, so she doesn't want them anymore?
"We'll give you a 25% investment share, and you and your brother will each take half. Also, we didn't say we wouldn't help you buy your wedding house. You can go and see it now and buy it right away..."
Gu Shunfa hesitated for a moment, then followed suit: "Yes, everything in mom and dad's hands will be left to you and your brother sooner or later. We only have you and your brother, and what we said before was just some angry words. Can we really ignore you?"
Gu Minmin looked at her mother who was speaking anxiously, and then at her father who was looking anxious, and she only felt regretful. If these words had been said earlier, she might not have made such a decisive decision. But she saw too clearly during this period of time that her parents' attention would only be focused on her unborn brother, and all that would be left for her were responsibilities that she shouldn't have to bear. If she didn't help, someone in the Gu family would accuse her of being ungrateful, ungrateful, and heartless...
Maybe they really wanted to keep her at this moment and wanted to give her some of the things they had, but she knew that over time, these things would become commissions for asking her to do this and that for her brother in the future.
"No need. It's your parents' hard-earned money, so it's your business how you want to spend it. I was ignorant before and made trouble unnecessarily."
Gu Minmin breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that after she had spoken out, the burden in her heart was much lighter. She also felt the endless warmth coming from her fingertips. "Lin Sen's parents will come to Rongcheng in a few days. My uncle, my third uncle, and my aunt will come too. We will have dinner together then."
Lin Sen also took a step forward and said, "We have already told our family about getting the marriage certificate. My parents also said that we were impulsive. When we get here, we will invite Minmin's relatives to dinner and complete the formalities. We will then bring the betrothal gifts to Minmin."
The uncle rubbed his face, nodded, and said, "Then wait until your parents come and we'll have dinner and talk. Okay, you young people should go out and have fun, and don't be an eyesore here."
After everyone left, Chen Yun said angrily, "Brother, why didn't you help me persuade Minmin? Are you really going to let her marry that Lin and live in Quan City?"
Chen Wenqiang said calmly: "Rong City is not far from Quan City. It only takes three or four hours to drive there."
He raised his hand to stop her from speaking again, "Today is a happy day, so don't say anything that makes people feel bad. If you want to talk, go back to your own home and don't bother me about it. Minmin will go to Quan City to get married, and when Xiaolin's parents come, I will try to persuade her according to the situation."
"If Xiaolin's family is nice, it wouldn't be bad for Minmin to marry there."
Others agreed in their hearts. At the moment, Xiaolin seemed to be a reliable person. They would wait until his parents came over and see if they could get along well with Xiaolin's family.
It is much better to have better job opportunities, support from family members, and not have to worry about housing, rather than being bullied by Gu's family here.
Young people still have a long way to go in the future, so there is no need to focus on what their parents have. It is better to have something yourself than something your parents have. Besides, if Chen Yun and Gu Shunfa gave birth to a son, how much could they give to Minmin? The trouble is not worth it.
Gu Shunfa looked unhappy. Ever since Chen Yun became pregnant with her second child, her family members began to distance themselves from them. This was all thanks to the contract they signed when they invested, otherwise they might not have been able to take advantage of their brother-in-law's investment project. Given the current relationship, it may not be so easy to continue to follow my brother-in-law and take advantage of him in the future.
He did not regret letting Chen Yun have a second child, but he regretted that he should not have had such a bad relationship with Minmin before. Now Chen Yun's family members felt that the couple were not worth associating with. I'm afraid this relationship of relatives will become more and more distant in the future.
He Jingxian and Wei Xiuhe looked at each other and turned their heads away tacitly, otherwise the mockery in their eyes would be unconcealable.
Who would dare to have a close relationship with people like them who can even scheme against their own daughter? Maybe they will be blamed for this in the future.
Although Minmin's decision was a bit sudden, it couldn't be worse.
If we stay in Rong City, our relatives and elders may be able to help us once or twice, but over time, they won't be able to help us so much. Can we still be on guard against the Gu family all the time?
They were also afraid that Minmin would be annoyed by them for too long and would not be able to bear it and would compromise.
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Chen Yongxin decided to choose a karaoke bar diagonally opposite the hotel. Chen Jin and Zhuang Yao each held one of Gu Minmin's arms and asked her what was going on.
"What else could it be? As far as you know now, Lin Sen and I have obtained our marriage certificate, and I have also resigned from the school. He works in a company, so it's easy for him to resign."
Gu Minmin was now relaxed and smiled, "I have thought about getting married over and over again. I didn't do this to piss them off. I really think this is the best option for me right now."
Zhuang Yao quietly glanced at Lin Sen, who was walking in front and chatting with Chen Yongxin, and said, "But after all, you are in another place. If he treats you badly, it will be troublesome for your family to go to his house to seek justice for you. Besides, how long have you been together?"
"We have only been together for a short time, but we have known each other for a long time. His cousin and I were classmates at the Teachers College."
Oh, no wonder the marriage was decided so quickly!
Chen Jin: "Cousin, I think you did a good job!" Get out of the swamp as soon as possible while you are not stuck too deep. There is no need to sacrifice yourself for a small gem in it.
Then he whispered, "My cousin's husband's performance just now was also very handsome!"
Now that Gu Minmin and Lin Sen have obtained their marriage certificate, she can call him cousin-in-law.
Chen Ting behind him said, "Chen Jin, you are talking after the fact again! You asked her to fight for it before, and now you say she did a good job. Why don't you take the money she deserves?"
Chen Jin turned around and glared at her, "Humph, now you know how good your uncle and aunt are to you, right? You should go to Xichan Temple more often to burn incense."
Chen Ting wanted to refute, but couldn't. He glared at her, angrily walked around them and went straight to find Liu Chengzhi who was in front.
Gu Minmin found it funny when she saw it, but no matter whether it was Chen Jin or Chen Ting, whether they said nice things or not, they always wished her the best. At least not all relatives have the same faces as those from the Gu family.
As soon as they arrived at the door of the karaoke hall, my eldest cousin and his wife said that it would be too noisy to take the children there and didn't want to go out to play with them, so the two of them turned back to the hotel.
When Chen Jin reacted, their family of three had already walked a short distance. Junjun was lying on his eldest cousin's shoulder, shouting anxiously, and stretching out his little hands towards Chen Jin and the others with a wronged look.
The little kid wants to come out and play, too.
But everyone has gotten used to it. The age gap between my eldest cousin and the younger ones is already quite big, and now that he has a family and children, it’s even less likely that he can play with them. I guess they still feel that there are more topics to talk about when they are with their elders.
My second cousin is better. He is serious at work and can have fun in private. He is not serious at all.
Originally, Chen Jin was happily preparing to show everyone her beautiful singing voice, but she unexpectedly met an old classmate whom she disliked, and her expression suddenly fell.
"Chen Jin! Do you know..." She is back?
No one was stopped by him because Chen Jin ran too fast.
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