happy event
Chen came to Qiaoxi Village today, mainly to go to the village office to "have a chat" with the village chief Liu Guangman. Fortunately, this person was still sober-minded, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with. If those people with red-eye disease in Qiaoxi Village came to make trouble a few more times, would her family's business still be able to continue?
Chen Jin walked out of the office and looked back at the Liu family's ancestral hall. It was the first time he saw the ancestral hall here and found that it was much more majestic than the one in Qiaodong Village.
It looks grand from the outside, but when you get closer you find garbage scattered on the ground. I don't know what the people in this village think.
Passing by a house in the village, she heard lively shouting coming from the house. It sounded like there were quite a few people there. She stood on the road and looked out curiously, only to see a few people standing by the window, blocking the view of the scene inside.
But she only paused for a few dozen seconds before she heard the excited sound of "Two!" and she understood that they were playing cards.
Back at the supermarket owned by Mengchong's cousin, Chen Jin specifically reminded him, "There are still two shops that have not been rented out, right? If someone wants to rent them to open a mahjong hall or a chess and card room, forget it. It's too noisy and will affect the tenants upstairs."
Moreover, the atmosphere seems to be bad. When tenants come here, they see a bunch of grown men gathering inside to play cards, drink, etc., which is a very bad impression. Especially single women may worry about the safety of rental houses here.
Meng Chong nodded, "Don't worry, I have written this into the contract. Now the few companies that rent shops also know that they can't open this kind of shop, otherwise we can just stop renting it out."
"You saw the chess and card shop in front of you, right? I don't know what that family was thinking, letting an outsider come in and open this kind of shop, tempting the young guys in the village to play cards and gamble all day long."
Although there are many young guys in Qiaoxi Village who are not working properly, they dress strangely and ride their motorcycles to go out every day. But it is better to be idle than to gamble at cards. Once you sit at the card table where someone else is the banker, how many people can get away with it unscathed? Losing the money you have is the lightest punishment. But if you get desperate and owe high-interest loans to others, you may even lose your house.
"Liu Guangman doesn't care about anything?" In cases like this, if you call the police to arrest someone, they can lock him up for a period of time.
Meng Chong sighed, "The person who rented out the shop is the elder brother of the village party secretary. I guess he is protected by the village party secretary."
"Not all of them are surnamed Liu. People are not united. The village party secretary is not surnamed Liu. It's such a small place, but there are so many twists and turns."
Chen Jin sneered, "It's because the place is small that there are so many. If something happens, it will be difficult enough to get stuck in the village. There are many turtles in a shallow pond."
Thinking of business, Chen Jin said, "I've talked to Liu Guangman about this. In a couple of days he will go to do some ideological work on those families who want to cause trouble. Cousin, call me if you have anything. If they don't even listen to their village chief and dare to cause trouble, just call the police. They think this village is their territory and can do whatever they want. I'll let them know that the country's laws are not for show. Anyway, we have money and can afford to sue. Uncle Wenhao is in the police station that manages this area."
Meng Chong nodded, and then discussed with her about bringing his mother over, "I asked her to come and help me look after the store, otherwise I may be busy and unable to leave sometimes."
There is an empty room upstairs for him to live in, and if he moves around in the supermarket, he can also make a place to sleep. This way he can sleep in the supermarket at night, and if anyone has urgent matters, it will be convenient for them to come to him.
At that time, let his mother live in the room upstairs and she can cook for herself.
Of course Chen Jin had no objection and told him to handle it himself.
Old man Liu strolled to the end of the village and stopped by to ask Chen Jin if he wanted to go home for lunch.
"No, I'm going to go see my uncle later."
Old man Liu hummed, stood in front of the supermarket door and looked up. The sunlight was dazzling, so he only looked for two seconds before looking away. It took him ten years to build four buildings of this height, but Chen Jin only took less than a year. Sometimes I can't help but admit it, Chen Jin is really lucky.
But he didn't come here to feel sentimental. Knowing that Chen Jin was impatient with beating around the bush, he asked directly, "Tell me the truth, is there really news of demolition in our village?"
Who is "us" to you?
Chen Jin: "Anyway, I haven't received any. Speak the truth. Don't walk out of this door and tell everyone that it was me who said the demolition was going to happen. I! I have never heard of the news that Qiaoxi Village was confirmed to be demolished! I swear on my father's life that if I knew about it and didn't tell him, he would be struck to death by lightning. Is this oath poisonous enough? Do you believe it?"
"Every day, they don't listen to me. They don't do anything I say. If I knew there would be demolition, I would have marked out more residential land and built another Qiaodong Village here."
Meng Chong pursed his lips, but couldn't hold it back, and turned around.
Old Liu glared angrily, "Why are you cursing your father when you can just speak nicely?"
"I'm afraid you don't believe me, so I swear on my own father. You should believe me, right?"
Old man Liu was so angry that he gasped and turned away.
Chen Jin was about to leave, and said to his cousin Meng Chong, who had his back turned and his shoulders trembling, "Cousin, I'm leaving. If anyone dares to cause trouble, call the police!"
The middle-aged man who was about to lift one leg to come in hesitated for a moment, then silently retracted his leg, touched his head, and walked to the side while muttering to himself: "I said I was going to the vegetable garden."
~
Chen Jin bought some nutritional supplements on the way and then drove straight to his uncle's house.
She had no plan to go to her uncle's company. Before my aunt was discharged from the hospital, she happened to be busy with things at Jinxiu Community, so she didn't go to pick her up. Now that she has graduated successfully and most of the things in Qiaoxi Village have been settled, it's time to come and see my aunt.
When she came over, only her aunt and the nanny were at home. That's good. She didn't want to see Chen Ting anyway, especially since she had been close to Yang Qian recently. Plus, Lin Xinran, who was also clear-headed, couldn't stand seeing someone who was not sober-minded.
My aunt's clothing store is already in the late stages of preparation. If my uncle hadn't insisted that she stay at home and rest for a while, my aunt would have already started planning on opening the store.
My uncle and aunt are both busy with their own work, and both of them are unwilling to accept old age. It seems that they can work for at least another ten years so that they can go home to play with their grandchildren and enjoy family happiness? That's impossible. My uncle and aunt never took good care of Junjun, so they don't think much of their grandson.
Chen Jin felt that his uncle and aunt probably thought that whoever gave birth to the child should take care of it. They took care of the three children they had, and the next generation would have to depend on their parents.
"Your uncle will be back for dinner later. If you have nothing to do, you can stay and eat before going back. When will you go to work at school?" My aunt's face still looked a little pale. She only took a few steps when she came over and now she was sitting and half leaning on the sofa.
"You will report on July 1st. First, get familiar with the work. Then you will have a month's vacation with other teachers."
This is also what her counselor told her, there will be about two weeks of classes in July, and then it will be a holiday. Wait until mid-August to return to school to prepare for the new students' admission. She will definitely be taking care of the new students who will be enrolling this year, so the workload will not be small.
"Your graduation is a big deal, and your uncle said he would celebrate for you and get everyone together for a meal. We haven't seen the others for a while, and we just found out that Yongfei is going to work in a travel agency. We also thought that since Yongxin and Tingting both brought their partners home, it would be a good opportunity for everyone to get to know each other."
"It depends on everyone's schedule. I can come any day now."
Now that we are preparing to meet our relatives, it means we will soon get married and get the marriage certificate. I just don’t know who got married first, my second cousin or Chen Ting.
Thinking about it, she inexplicably had a sense of crisis. The people ahead of her suddenly got married one after another, and she was afraid that one day the elders' attention would be on her. She also has a third cousin. Considering his current condition, it’s still too early for him to get married, so she will have a companion then.
Just as it was time for dinner, my uncle came home. As soon as I entered the door, I said that my second cousin would not be coming back for dinner because he had gone out to eat with his girlfriend.
Chen Jin greeted him and my uncle said "Oh" in surprise, then he realized that Chen Jin was coming. "Are you done with school stuff? Is everything going well?"
"It went very smoothly. I got my diploma." Chen Jin smiled and said, "I finally finished my studies."
The eldest uncle said: "You have reached the end of your studies. Your second brother is now looking for a school to study at the night school of the School of Architecture to learn some management knowledge and improve his diploma."
Now that the company's business is expanding, they have upgraded their weapons and come into contact with different circles. They found that many people who come out to do business either have some family background or have made "connections" on their own. They can't go back in time to take college entrance exams and make connections, but to deal with people in such a circle, they have to improve their own abilities, otherwise they won't be able to communicate even if they get in.
"Our school also has a night school. Since we have to study anyway, why not apply to Nanjing University's night school? There is a business management major, and the class is taught by an old professor from the School of Economics and Management."
My uncle became interested and asked, "Have you asked about it?"
"No, I went to Professor Song's home as a guest. Professor Qi from the School of Economics and Management was also there. I heard from them that Professor Qi taught evening classes in the evenings, and the classroom was in our school. I went to two classes, and Professor Qi was very good at teaching."
If she had chosen economics as her major before, she would probably be willing to continue her postgraduate studies.
The uncle patted her shoulder with relief and said, "Young people should learn more. You should attend management courses like this when you have time. If you know any professors around you, you can ask them for help if you don't understand something."
After saying that, she rubbed her belly with satisfaction, "It was a good decision to buy that small western-style house. Look at the neighbors you live around now. They are all able to bring positive influences to you. As the saying goes, 'the closer you are, the more you are known...'"
My aunt was impatient to listen to his long speech and said, "Enough, you are going to talk about the sky."
Then he said to Chen Jin, "Third sister, please pay more attention to the registration for night school at Nanjing University. If possible, it would be better for you to go to night school at Nanjing University."
Anyway, people in southern provinces recognize Nanjing University the most among all universities except Peking University and Tsinghua University. Its high value is self-evident.
The important thing is that Chen Jin said that the teacher is a good teacher, and in addition to getting a diploma, you also have to really learn the knowledge.
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll learn about the registration requirements and procedures when I get back."
Chen Jin also mentioned his visit to Liu Guangman in Qiaoxi Village today, and his uncle said, "Don't worry about it. I'll call Liu Guangman to have dinner with me some other day, and I'll also call Chen Wensong and Chen Wenzhen to come over and let them talk."
Since they were talking about the factories in the suburbs of South City, the uncle said directly to her: "If they really move away as a whole and can be used to build buildings, I will definitely take a share. But there is no rush. Wait two or three years, and my project should be halfway completed. Don't touch the money you get by then. I will find you then."
He gave a advance notice to avoid Chen Jin making a plan and then being unable to come up with the money when asked to invest.
He was very optimistic about the large piece of land over there, and he wondered if he could tear off a piece of meat from it.
The words were so obvious that Chen Jin understood that her uncle was planning to pull her along to drink the soup when the time came.
He immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your news then."
"Speaking of your Hanlinyuan apartment, why don't you stay there for a few days if you have nothing to do? If you just leave it there, there will be no life in the house."
"I know. I also plan to move there until I go to work." After all, Hanlinyuan is closer to Jinxiu Community and Qiaoxi Village.
After lunch, my uncle rested at home for half an hour and then rushed back to the company. If my aunt hadn't been recuperating at home recently, my uncle wouldn't have come back at noon on normal days.
Chen Jin had nothing to do, so he stayed here for a while. Knowing that his uncle and his family would not be back for dinner, Chen Jin stayed and had dinner with his aunt before going home.
Standing on the balcony and watching Chen Jin's car drive out of the community, He Jingxian slowly moved back to sit on the sofa. The nanny who came over with warm water and medicine smiled and said, "Sister He, your niece is a really good man."
Seeing He Jingxian eating alone at home, she said that she would have to cook for herself when she returned home, so she might as well have a meal at her aunt's house. He kept talking to He Jingxian here without showing any impatience.
It's almost like this for a biological daughter.
He Jingxian also smiled and said, "She has been well-behaved and sensible since she was young."
I also wanted to sigh. Why are other people's daughters better? Minmin from my eldest sister's family, Jiajia from my second brother's family, and my third sister, all of them are more sensible than Tingting. I get angry when I think about her.
Forget it, my children and grandchildren have their own blessings, I can’t care so much.
~
The next day, Chen Jin returned to the school to inquire about the night school. After gathering all the information about the registration requirements, time and procedures, he packed up his frequently used items and prepared to live in Hanlin Garden until the end of June.
Before leaving the house, he watered the flowers and plants at home with a watering can, and then muttered to himself, "I'm going back to Hanlin Garden to stay for a few days. The next time you water them, you have to wait until I come back."
When she dragged the suitcase out and carried it to the trunk of the car, the gate of the house next door opened, and Shen Baichuan said, “Teacher Chen, do you need help?”
Only after Shen Baichuan called out "Teacher Chen" again did Chen Jin realize that he was calling her. Although she hadn't officially taken office yet, Shen Baichuan wasn't wrong to call her "Teacher Chen".
She is not used to being called that now, but she will probably get used to it after she has been working for a while.
However, there is no need for help. Chen Jin stuffed the big box into the trunk without much effort. The box looks big, but there aren't many things in it, just two sets of pajamas and two sets of comfortable everyday clothes, as well as some underwear, cosmetics and the like.
He clapped his hands, turned back and smiled at Shen Baichuan: “The things are not heavy, I can do it myself.”
Shen Baichuan stood on the steps of his courtyard gate, looking down at her as she closed the trunk, "Teacher Chen, are you going back to live in Hanlin Garden?"
"Yeah. It's more convenient to live there." Chen Jin waved goodbye and drove away.
Behind him, Shen Baichuan stood there, watching the white Santana go away until it disappeared around the corner, feeling calm, and when he was about to turn around, he saw the two students coming over again.
When he went to see Dean Xi, he met them twice. He heard that they were students from the Department of Physics who went to see Professor Song specifically because they wanted to learn more from him.
It's just that he saw the whole thing but didn't say it out loud. If he really wanted to find a teacher to ask for advice and learn, there was no need to go to a retired professor's house specifically. I think they valued Professor Song's influence in the Department of Physics at Nanjing University.
The school now occasionally invites some retired professors to return to the school to give lectures, so even though they are retired, they can still say something.
As soon as Li Xing realized someone was looking at them, he looked over and greeted, "Teacher Shen."
Shen Baichuan nodded, turned around, closed the door and went back into the house.
Bai Ling looked towards Chen Jin's house unconsciously again, and saw that there was no car parked in front of her house, and the courtyard gate and the door to the house were closed, so she knew that Chen Jin was not at home again.
She now felt that there was no need to compare herself with Chen Jin, but she still couldn't forget the small Western-style building here, and hinted to Li Xing: "I've already said that if we want to buy a house, we should buy a house in the small Western-style building. It's not just for our own comfort. Look at the people living here, they are all old professors and retired leaders of the school. It's much better than living in the faculty and staff family building. If it doesn't work out, let's sell the houses on both sides of the Rose Garden and the family building. The money added up from these two sums is enough to buy the small Western-style building."
Li Xingyi naturally understood these benefits. But he couldn't buy the small Western-style house here just because he wanted to. No one was selling it, so he couldn't buy it even if he had money.
"Just stay there for now. The staff housing area is not bad either. Two teachers in our department live there."
Bai Ling knew, of course, that she could only live in the family building for now, but she also had to remind and hint to Li Xingyi from time to time, so that she wouldn't be persuaded by his mother to just live there if someone was willing to sell it.
Before they arrived at Professor Song's house, Bai Ling tugged at the corner of Li Xingyi's clothes and asked in a low voice: "We have been to Professor Song's house so many times. Do you think Professor Song will recommend us?"
"It's impossible to succeed just by relying on Professor Song's recommendation." Li Xing kept saying, "So I told you to go to Professor Cheng's project team during the summer vacation to help out and leave an impression in advance. Besides, our academic performance in college is not bad. With a comprehensive understanding of several aspects, it will be easier for us to apply to be Professor Cheng's graduate student in the future."
The major they enrolled in is the same as Professor Song's research direction, but this does not mean that they can become Professor Cheng's students. If another teacher were to teach the class, the resources he would have access to would be completely different.
Bai Ling was a little annoyed, but decided to follow Li Xingyi's advice.
There are few girls in the Department of Physics, with only three girls in the two classes combined, and she was the only one who chose to continue her studies. It’s not entirely because of Li Xingyi, but because she herself likes this major.
But it was because of this major that she got together with Li Xingyi, which was an unexpected gain in her academic plan.
~
Chen Jin went to his uncle's company and gave his second cousin all the information he had collected about Nanjing University Night School.
"There are two registration opportunities each year. If you missed the spring enrollment, you can sign up for the fall one if you are not busy." Chen Jin pointed to one of the materials and said, "This is the exam outline. I asked the teacher for it. The exam content will involve some basic professional knowledge. You should study hard during this period."
"Don't look at me. I'm not a management major. Even if I see it, I don't know how to explain it to you. You can find a teacher for tutoring. You also need to pick up your high school knowledge. You will also need to take the exam."
Chen Jin felt a little gloating. She had finally escaped from the sea of suffering in studying, but someone else was about to jump into the sea again.
Chen Yongxin noticed her expression and reached out to pinch the back of her neck, "No matter how proud you are, forget about the gift I gave you."
"Hey, hey, hey, didn't I help you collect information? Are you destroying your bridge after crossing it?" Chen Jin glared at him, then glanced at Zhuang Yao who was smiling and silent beside him, and said, "Don't be this kind of person in front of my future sister-in-law."
"I won't get involved in your sibling affairs, just keep quarreling."
Chen Yongxin had told her about his family's situation a long time ago. He knew that Chen Jin had a good relationship with them, and that Chen Jin was reliable and worthy of more interaction. She felt that things were good now, and she could talk to Chen Jin.
Just now, Chen Jin made an appointment with her to go to her regular beauty salon for skin care tomorrow...
"You're going out together tomorrow, right? Then I won't pick you up. My third sister will drive the car, and you can go to the restaurant after shopping." Chen Yongxin said.
My uncle has made plans to have dinner at an old restaurant in Xicheng District tomorrow afternoon. There are many reasons for this gathering: my third sister graduated successfully, and Yongxin and Tingting brought their partners home to introduce them to everyone.
~
Chen Jin is now a regular customer of several of Sister Jiang's stores, and she has introduced many people around her to come here.
Seeing that she brought new friends this time, the store manager's smile deepened. The fact that old customers are willing to bring new customers shows that their store's products and services are good.
"I haven't seen you here for a while. Have you been busy collecting rent recently?" The store manager turned out to be a salesperson in the store. He could be said to be a veteran of this beauty salon. He had chatted with Chen Jin a lot about sales before, and now when they met, they chatted more familiarly than friends.
"Not long ago. I just came here last week and you were not in the store at that time."
After the greetings, Chen Jin asked the store manager to recommend a skin care program suitable for Zhuang Yao.
Zhuang Yao said: "No wonder your second brother asked me to go shopping with you. He said you are good at shopping."
Chen Jin laughed. How do you describe someone who is good at shopping? Did he mean to say that she was good at spending money?
"Then let him work hard to earn money. I will take you out to spend money in the future, Sister Zhuang Yao."
After spending a morning alone together, Chen Jin and Zhuang Yao were able to chat about some small gossip together. But Sister Zhuang Yao asked her about her second cousin's past relationships...
"Ah, you should ask your second cousin about this. He will definitely tell you when you ask him." The main reason was that she was several years older than her second cousin. Now that she had grown up, she no longer chased after him like she did when she was a child. How could she know his entire love history? And he wouldn't tell her about his love history.
"I asked him, and he said he had dated a female classmate, but they broke up a long time ago."
Since the second cousin had confessed, Chen Jin also said honestly: "I only know one person, who was my second brother's junior high school classmate. Because my second brother failed to get into the technical secondary school, they were no longer in the same school. I don't know what happened afterwards. They broke up when my second brother was in the second year of high school."
"But it's nothing. Who hasn't talked about it when they were in school? It's not like my second brother is still thinking about it now."
Speaking of which, my second cousin kept it a secret at the time and no one in the family knew about it. She went shopping with her mother, and they were squeezed in the department store to buy the new sportswear from the Baiyou Garment Factory. Her mother was afraid that her daughter would be squeezed by others, so she asked her to wait outside the department store while she looked around.
Then she saw her second cousin walking hand in hand with a girl on the opposite street.
She was young and tactless at that time, and she waved her hands desperately and shouted "Second Brother". When her second cousin turned around and saw her grinning, he must have been very panicked.
In order to shut her up, my second cousin bought her a lot of snacks during that time, on the condition that she not tell her family that she saw him on the street.
For the sake of delicious food, Chen Jin naturally agreed to everything. And then it has been kept secret until now.
Zhuang Yao smiled, "What you said is exactly the same as what your second brother said."
Chen Jin smiled. Fortunately, Sister Zhuang Yao didn’t continue to ask her about her second cousin. If she asked again, she would know nothing!
~
My aunt and her family were not absent this time.
But she noticed that the expressions of her aunt's family of three looked a little strange. My aunt and uncle seemed to be in a good mood, but my cousin Gu Minmin was unhappy. After she arrived, she forced a smile and greeted the elders.
Chen Ting and Liu Chengzhi arrived early.
We are all family, so there are not so many rules and etiquette, and no one is in a hurry to sit down. Although Liu Chengzhi and Zhuang Yao were both family members who came to meet their partners for the first time, they did not need to introduce themselves because their families already knew them. Since they could call each other by name as soon as they met, Liu Chengzhi and Zhuang Yao gradually relaxed.
Chen Yongan walked over to Chen Jin and sighed, "Third sister, I don't think I'm going to be able to get into college."
Chen Jin took a look at him. He had dark circles under his eyes, acne on his face, and a short haircut that was easy to manage. He looked miserable. She reached out and shook his head a few times, then said seriously, "I'll pour out the water in your brain. Is that a lot better?"
Chen Yongan: “…” He really had gone crazy, and he even thought of asking his third sister to enlighten him.
He was also mercilessly mocked by his brother next to him.
But it was also quite magical. After being teased by his third sister, he didn't seem to feel particularly uncomfortable. Everyone's attention today was not on him, and no one asked him how his review was going, as if whether he could get into university was not very important. The tense string in my mind relaxed a lot.
Chen Jia also came over and sat down, saying that she had been preparing for the final exams recently and was too busy to leave school.
She, Chen Jia, Chen Yongan, and Chen Yongfei, the four of them are the most comfortable. It's only five o'clock in the afternoon, so it's still early for the food to be served. There is not only a large round table in the private room, but also a set of sofa tables next to it. Seeing that he couldn't get a word in from the elders, he went to play cards nearby.
Chen Jin invited Zhuang Yao to come over and play together.
After hearing this greeting, everyone crowded over to watch the fun. Chen Yongan was extremely lucky today. He got good cards every time and hummed proudly.
It was Chen Jin, his boss, who beat him to a pulp, and then Chen Yongan laughed at him: "Third sister, you see the water in my brain has been emptied, I'll empty it for you too."
Chen Jin lost and had no expression on his face:......
You will know you are wrong after you finish the college entrance examination!
When the dinner started, my uncle first solemnly introduced Zhuang Yao and Liu Chengzhi.
Although Zhuang Yao was the daughter of her uncle's friend, no one objected to her dating her second cousin, and they had previously disapproved of Chen Ting and Liu Chengzhi dating, but at this time, the uncle was impartial and did not show who he was more satisfied with.
The eldest uncle also introduced the people in his family to them one by one, and said, "From now on, you are all one family. Keep in touch with your brothers and sisters. When we get old, you will have to support each other."
The uncle looked at the eldest cousin and reminded him, "You are the eldest brother, you have to take the lead."
After saying that, he looked back at his second cousin.
Chen Jin understood that the person who was most capable of taking on responsibilities in the family was actually his second cousin.
There didn't seem to be any surprise that Chen Jin graduated successfully. Everyone thought it was a very normal thing, and Chen Jin didn't take it to heart. This is the reason. By next month, it will be our turn to use Chen Yongan as an excuse to invite everyone out for a dinner together.
But she didn't expect that there would be another "happy event" at this party.
After the "recognition" was over, my uncle said, "Let's eat first." My aunt said she had good news to announce, and then smiled and said, "I'm pregnant. I went to the hospital for a check-up and it's a boy. Gu Shunfa and I have agreed to give birth to this child."
She couldn't tell whether this could be considered a happy event. Except for her aunt's family, everyone else had very subtle expressions. No wonder my cousin Gu Minmin looked unhappy when she arrived. It must be because she didn’t agree to have this child.
If she were to say, her aunt and uncle are now nearly fifty years old, and they are still trying to have a son, which will cause great harm to their health and Gu Minmin.
She didn't talk about the economic problems. Her aunt owned three stalls in the wholesale market, and she could earn some income even if they were just rented out. Her uncle also started a company with his brothers, and he got dividends from the shares, so as long as they didn't work too hard, they could support a child.
But Gu Minmin, who has been an only child for more than 20 years, will have to give in everything for her younger brother. It is estimated that most of the things in the hands of her aunt and uncle will not fall into her hands, and even most of the care from her parents will be gone. What’s more serious is that this younger brother can be regarded as her son. If anything happens in the future, will she, as the elder sister, have to deal with it?
Chen Jin felt that the current atmosphere was so silent that it made people uneasy, and the expressions of his eldest and second uncles were not very good.
The uncle slammed his chopsticks on the table and said sullenly, "I think you've lost your mind. Don't you know how old you are? Are you willing to give up your body to have this child?"
The eldest uncle glanced at the eldest uncle with dissatisfaction, and then said: "I speak harshly, and I always like to pick the worst possible outcome. If something happens to you while giving birth to this child, and you die after the child is born, will the child be left to Minmin? Aren't you afraid that you will die first, and the child will have a stepmother right after you die?"
My aunt and uncle looked unhappy. They probably didn't expect my uncle to be so disrespectful to them. He really said something unpleasant.
Chen Jin took a deep breath, glanced at his uncle secretly, and his face turned red with anger.
It's a pity that my aunt didn't appreciate it. She was as angry as my uncle and just sat there without saying anything.
My aunt tugged at my uncle's clothes and glared at him: If you have anything to say, just say it nicely. It will be hard to end the situation by making things awkward for everyone.
"I'm going out to smoke a cigarette. You guys eat first." My uncle couldn't calm down, so he got up and went out.
The room was quiet for a while. My second uncle also looked unhappy, but he still managed to smile and greet everyone, "We can talk about other things another day. Let's eat first. Chengzhi, Zhuangyao, pick up your chopsticks, don't be polite."
Chen Yongan breathed a sigh of relief, poked Chen Jin with his finger, and wanted to speak, but Chen Jin glanced over and said, "Eat, and stop talking."
"oh."
Chen Jin sighed inwardly, it was such a good family dinner, but it was just a mess.
Before they finished their meal, their uncle called the elders to the private room next door, leaving only the younger generations here. Seeing Gu Minmin lowering her head and not saying anything, everyone scratched their heads and didn't know what to say.
But Chen Jin didn’t understand. Why were everyone trying to make eye contact with her and asking her to comfort others? Is she a comforting person?
How can I comfort someone in this situation? !
Although Chen Jin had not experienced this, he could fully understand how Gu Minmin felt at the moment. As an only child for more than 20 years, her parents have always said that everything in the house is left to her. Now that a younger brother suddenly appears, the parents may not show favoritism obviously now, but in the future, favoritism is inevitable.
"I'm fine." Gu Minmin looked up and said, "This is not the first day I've heard this news."
She had explained the reason and made a fuss, but her parents insisted and she had no choice.
Chen Jin looked left and right, cleared his throat, and said, "What you need to do now is to fight for what you deserve. While your aunt and uncle are still sober, you should speak up."
As soon as he finished speaking, several eyes turned over.
Even Gu Minmin opened her mouth in surprise.
Chen Jin faced everyone's gaze and said with reason, "I also like to consider the worst possible outcome. Let's not talk about anything else. After the child is born, will my aunt and uncle have the energy to take care of the child's schooling? By then, it will be my cousin Minmin who will run around. When my aunt and uncle are old, the child will only be an adult for a short time. By then, I will rely on my cousin Minmin to take care of their retirement."
"Since you know you'll have to contribute money and effort in the future, why don't you take your share?"
However, she is also the type who "doesn't feel the pain unless the knife cuts her body". Gu Minmin must be struggling with this now, not wanting to fall out with her parents but feeling that she should fight for her own interests.
Chen Jin felt that any words of comfort were useless now, and no good words were as important as what he really held in his hands.
Without thinking too much, the three cousins all advised Gu Minmin to be soft or tough at this time, and not to bear the grievance in silence.
"My aunt must be worried about you. Have a good talk with her. I can't just give you nothing."
Even Chen Ting's eldest cousin's wife, who previously felt that the savings and real estate in the hands of her parents-in-law should not be given to her, now strongly supported Gu Minmin's fight for it.
So, people have double standards, and they apply principles flexibly in their own affairs and in other people's affairs.
Gu Minmin felt a pang of bitterness in her heart and almost couldn't help crying.
Her parents also announced the news at a family dinner at her grandparents' house. The relatives there all agreed that it was a good thing. They felt that there should be a son to inherit her parents' things. Her grandparents also told her, as an older sister, to take good care of her younger brother in the future... Even her brothers and sisters there thought it was normal.
When the relatives heard her say that she was worried about her mother's health, they accused her of being selfish, saying that she was only thinking about the things in her parents' hands.
On the other hand, her brothers and sisters at her grandparents' side told her to fight for her own interests...
Gu Minmin just listened to what her uncle said. In fact, her uncle was more concerned about her mother. After all, her mother was his biological sister, and she, the niece, had to step back.
However, even if her uncle is at home, he can’t do anything if her parents insist.
Chen Jin and the others had a simple idea. Compared to their cousin who had not even shown up, they had a better relationship with Gu Minmin, whom they had known for more than 20 years, so they had to stand on her side and speak for her.
The elders were still not able to finish the discussion. In the middle of the discussion, Liu Chengzhi accompanied Chen Ting to the bathroom. While no one else was around, Liu Chengzhi joked, "I was shocked by what Chen Jin said just now. Is it really okay to persuade your cousin like this?"
Chen Ting disagreed, "That's the way you should advise her. Otherwise, when my eldest aunt gives birth to her son, my cousin will have to take care of both the old and the young, and still not get anything. I think Chen Jin is absolutely right."
Liu Chengzhi also agreed with her words.
Just listening to their conversation gave him a new understanding of the relatives in Chen Ting's family. Brothers and sisters can still work together on big things. He just needs to keep an eye on Chen Ting and not let her get out of this rope. When she encounters problems in the future, she will get more support and help from everyone.
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