Shen Family
The impromptu dinner party organized by Qiaodong Village is much better than the usual dinner parties. What's good about it...Chen Jin glanced at the happy atmosphere at the moment. It was rare that no one was causing trouble.
However, it depends on Aunt Zhou and Aunt Ke Xin not to care. If they did, how could they eat with their mortal enemy? It's not surprising to have hot soup poured over.
After dinner, Chen Jin and Shen Baichuan prepared to return to their respective companies.
It’s not that Chen Jin loves her job so much. If it’s appropriate, she would like to stay and chat with the aunts, but the aunts also have their own things to do.
Either they go back to open a shop or they go back to work.
"We were closed this morning, so I don't know if business will be good this afternoon."
"I specifically asked for leave from our team leader. It's such an important matter, and I will lose my salary if I don't have half a day's salary."
"Hey, when did you find a job outside? Didn't you say before that you just wanted to stay at home and not do any work, just waiting to collect rent every month?"
"You want to collect rent for just this little money? Look at my third sister, you have a low level of awareness..."
Chen Jin supervised the aunties and grandmas to put her loudspeakers back, especially the one in Chen Sanpo's hand, which had her name tag on it.
She wanted to check if the recording was still in the speaker, but when she pressed the button, there was no response. I pressed it again, but still no response.
Grandma Chen glared back and said, "Your speaker is out of battery, so there's no sound from behind!"
Don't try to accuse her of breaking the speaker.
Oh, then I have to change the batteries of these speakers to prevent them from malfunctioning next time... Well, there better not be a next time. This is not a glorious thing.
Oh!
"I didn't say anything about you. I just wanted to praise you for your good performance today. I don't know what you were thinking. Humph, I'm going to work now."
Chen Jin is not right, but he is very angry.
After saying that, he slammed the trunk, went over to talk to his third uncle and the others, then called for Chen Baichuan, and they drove away from Jinxiu Community together.
"These two people are going back to their respective companies, but they are still walking together? They are going in different directions after turning a corner..."
"Don't mind the affairs of young people." Third Aunt turned around and didn't find anyone, so she said, "I'm going to talk to Miaomiao about something."
Several men stood at the door to enjoy the breeze for a while, and suddenly someone said, "It's still early, why don't we go fishing?"
"Let's go, let's go. We lost three of the fish we caught today, and we didn't catch any big fish."
"There was an old man in the community who picked up the biggest one. He ran away without even watching the excitement, otherwise I would have chased him and told him off. The old man seemed to be from Mutang Village, but I don't know which family he was from..."
Chen Jin returned to the company that afternoon. In addition to bringing back a box of red trumpets, he also brought back a lot of food. The trunk was stuffed to the brim.
"The batteries in this box of speakers need to be replaced, otherwise they may run out of power the next time you use them." He took out his own speaker alone.
This speaker cannot be placed randomly. What if someone in the company uses it and accidentally presses the wrong button... that would be terrible. She'd better put it away.
The next second, Chen Jin thought, maybe it was just because her speaker was used the most time. After all, if you just argue with your mouth, you will get tired and need a break. But when Chen Sanpo held her loudspeaker, she never stopped it and kept playing it over and over again.
So it consumes power faster than other speakers.
Ignoring the inquiring looks from the staff in the logistics department, Chen Jin changed the subject and said, "I bought some food. You can share some with the employees of Baiyou and Nan'an across the street."
There were a lot more people in the workshop of the furniture company opposite, so she bought some more on purpose for fear of leaving anyone behind.
Geng Xin came back to the office from the design department at the back and saw the pastries on the table.
After asking, I found out that the boss bought it for everyone.
She thought to herself: The pastries from this old brand are not cheap.
"Director, has the boss encountered a happy event?"
"I think the boss was very happy when he came back." Then he added in a low voice: "When the boss went out in the morning, he looked like he was going to a fight."
It’s exactly like the scene when they kicked people out on the company’s opening day!
"As long as there is food, it's enough. Don't ask too much about the boss's affairs." Geng Xinduo asked whether the food from the opposite company had been delivered.
"Yes, there are many people on the other side. After we have distributed them here, we sent the rest over. The employees of the company on the other side also asked if our boss had a big happy event, so we invited everyone to have Laoyoufu."
Geng Xin reminded them again, asking them not to discuss the boss's private affairs, then quickly finished the pastry on his table and went out to find Chen Jin.
After the incident in Jinxiu Community, most of the tenants of Ma Guihua's six apartments ran away because they were afraid that her family members would come and seek revenge.
So, Ma Guihua lowered the rent and specifically looked for tenants who looked very intimidating.
The first person she looked for was the people from the martial arts school who went to the Rose Garden community to block people every day. When they heard that it was not far from the martial arts gym, and was cheap and located in a residential area, they went back to the gym to say hello, and within a few days they moved into Ma Guihua's rental house in Jinxiu Community.
Chen Jin heard all these follow-ups from Aunt Zhou when he attended He He's full moon banquet.
Aunt Zhou also said that it was a rare moment of intelligence for Ma Guihua to lower the rent to attract people to rent the house.
As the only two children of the next generation in the Chen family, He He received a lot of gifts at her full-month banquet. My family members are very honest. They either give big red envelopes or gold bracelets.
The small gold bracelet that Chen Jin gave as a gift was prepared long ago. Shen Baichuan even asked someone to bring it from Hong Kong, and it was made particularly exquisitely. It is very similar to the gold bracelet given to her by Ms. Shen and other elders of the Shen family.
Shen Baichuan explained: “My aunt’s family runs a gold shop, and this craft is passed down from generation to generation.”
No wonder.
Although He He is very cute, except for Jun Jun who likes to get close to them, everyone else stays away when the elders are around.
The other people are limited to Chen Jin and my third cousin.
As the day to go to Hong Kong is getting closer, Chen Jin is getting a little nervous.
The Shen family and the Cheng family are still different. The other side is considered Shen Baichuan's own family. When you go to the Cheng family to meet them, you actually go there to watch the fun.
"By the way, you are going to stay in Rong City for the New Year this year. I have already told my third aunt that we will go shopping for New Year goods on the 17th. I will then take you to see the vegetable market two days before the New Year."
No matter you are rich or poor, the vegetable market will squeeze you into a meat patty.
"I wonder if the lantern shop from last year is still there. The lanterns there are the most beautiful in the whole market."
Of course Shen Baichuan knew that she bought him a couplet lantern last year, everything else was the same, only the lantern was different, and the lantern hanging at the door of her house was more beautiful than his.
He also went to that lantern shop to buy them this year.
Shen Baichuan glanced at the big orange lying in the middle of the sofa, his head next to Chen Jin, his tail sweeping over him. As if on purpose, he and Chen Jin were kept far apart.
"I almost forgot the time. Go back. We have to go to the airport early tomorrow morning. Uncle Wu will pick us up at 7 o'clock tomorrow, right?"
"If you can't get up at seven o'clock, you can sleep for half an hour longer. You'll make it in time."
Fortunately, when Chen Jin went to see him off, Daju didn't follow. Shen Baichuan hugged the shoe cabinet for a few minutes, with a hint of grievance in his tone, and said: “I suspect Daju did it on purpose.”
Of course Chen Jin knew that Daju did it on purpose. People say that kittens may have the intelligence of a two-year-old child, so isn't that what children are like when they grow up to be two years old? He can understand some words, walk and run, and is very naughty.
but!
Although both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh, it is obvious that there is more flesh on the palm. Daju is the palm of her hand, so of course she will be more partial!
Chen Jin patted Shen Baichuan on the back and whispered, “I’ve been away for three days and I can’t take it with me. It will definitely be angry again when I come back.”
Shen Baichuan said he felt comforted, but then he felt sorry for the big orange cat because it couldn't go out and play with them.
Poor Big Orange hasn't noticed anything yet.
Before going to bed at night, Chen Jin stuffed the clothes he was going to take with him for the two-day trip into the suitcase. Daju thought they were going out to play again, so he brought his little furry toy over and put it in the suitcase as well.
But Chen Jin quietly put the toys it had put in into another bag.
The next day, Chen Jin still packed up before seven o'clock. When he opened the door, Uncle Wu had already driven over and was waiting.
Before going to the airport, I went to my third uncle's house first.
Third uncle came downstairs to pick up Daju wearing colorful cotton pajamas. Before Daju could react, Third uncle had already entered the building carrying Daju and his travel bag. Chen Jin also urged Uncle Wu to drive away quickly.
Uncle Wu wanted to laugh when he saw this. Why did it act like parents were leaving their children at home when they went out?
The consequence of getting up early was that when Chen Jin sat down while waiting for the flight, he began to yawn constantly and then began to feel drowsy. After trying hard to stare and get on the plane, he finally couldn’t help it, leaned his head against Shen Baichuan, and began to catch up on his sleep.
Tomorrow is the wedding day, but Ms. Shen looks very relaxed and doesn't look like someone who is going to get married tomorrow at all.
I drove to the airport to pick them up.
"Don't be nervous, Third sister. Baichuan and I don't usually live in the old house. You can go over there to meet the elders and get to know each other. I settled abroad after I got married. You can come back to visit grandpa when you are free during the New Year and other holidays. If there is nothing else, you don't have to run here."
"Okay. When we are free in the future, Shen Baichuan and I will go to visit you abroad."
Ms. Shen smiled and said, “I said that girls are still considerate. Baichuan never said that he would go abroad to see me.”
"He told me, but he was too embarrassed to tell you."
The smile on Ms. Shen’s face deepened a lot, and the more she looked at Chen Jin, the more she liked him, but she still said, “Third sister, don’t say good things for him, he is not an embarrassed person.”
Chen Jin was so happy that he burst out laughing. A biological mother is a biological mother and she still knows her own son well.
Shen Baichuan sat in the back row, just listening to the two of them talking, and had no chance to interrupt and speak.
Ms. Shen usually speaks and acts in a dignified manner, and never laughs like she does now.
Looking at Chen Jin again who was smiling happily, he felt that it was quite normal. Who wouldn’t be happy all day long when with Chen Jin?
Except those who ask for trouble.
I chatted and laughed with Ms. Shen all the way, and all the nervousness I had before coming here disappeared completely.
Yes, even if she and Shen Baichuan get married in the future, they don’t have to go to Hong Kong often. When they have time, they can come together to visit Shen Baichuan’s grandparents. If they don’t have time, they don’t have to come.
Shen Baichuan mentioned that he had a good relationship with his grandparents. He used to have a good relationship with his two uncles' families. Later, because his grandparents wanted to divide some of the family stuff with him, his uncle and aunt felt uncomfortable, and the relationship gradually faded.
When it comes to money and interests, it is normal for relationships to grow cold.
As for his cousins, their relationship was average. He had many fights with them in private before he went to high school, and he also quarreled with them openly... He might not always win a fight, but he would definitely win a quarrel.
Chen Jin found it funny when he recalled the point he had emphasized.
It's pretty good now. Shen Baichuan doesn't compete with his cousins from the Shen family, nor does he compete with his cousins from the Cheng family. He can also find another way out for himself.
Of course, they must have borrowed the names of the Cheng family and the Shen family to do things, but he didn't get involved. It was all considered a good thing. Borrowing the names to do things was a small matter.
Chen Jin got out of the car, and he and Shen Baichuan took out the gifts that had been prepared in advance from the trunk.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Jin quickly whispered to him, "Your grandpa's house is too big."
She really doesn't have enough experience. Is there such a large open space in front of the building, is it used for morning jogging every day?
Shen Baichuan lowered his head and smiled, and said: “When my uncle goes to the village to buy land and build a building, you tell him to buy a bigger one, and we will build one like this.”
Not surprisingly, Chen Jin rolled his eyes at him, "You have money but nowhere to spend it? Such a waste! You must be exhausted just by cleaning."
“So, I think the small western-style building is enough to live in.” Shen Baichuan was in a particularly good mood, he knew she would definitely say that it was a waste to build such a big building.
Sure enough, I had the same idea as him.
It's such a large area, with townhouses and a swimming pool and a small garden at the back.
But there are less than twenty people in the Shen family.
There are more people working in the house than there are people in their family.
Shen Baichuan's grandparents were indeed as he said, very kind, gentle, and easy to talk to. They pulled her to sit in the middle, calling her "Third Sister" all the time, which reminded her of her grandparents.
As far as she can remember, her grandparents were not in good health, but they often gave them, the little ones, the food they had hidden.
Especially her, because she was in poor health when she was a child, so people often gave her money and asked her to buy White Rabbit milk candy.
Shen Baichuan’s two uncles and aunts seemed okay, probably because they were no longer worried about Shen Baichuan coming to divide their things, so they could be good elders again.
Yes, after Ms. Shen got married, she settled abroad and seldom came back, and after returning to China, Shen Baichuan went directly to Rong City to develop. Judging from his current posture, he has made up his mind to take root in Rong City.
Without competition, I can naturally remain calm when facing him and his girlfriend.
Only the two uncles' children looked at Chen Jin a lot. They were just curious about what kind of person Shen Baichuan had found.
But Shen Baichuan was here, and they didn’t want to quarrel with him, lest they be scolded by their grandparents again. You might even get scolded by your parents.
The two old men wanted to chat more, but they were not feeling well, so after lunch, they went out for a walk and then went back to rest.
Chen Jin and Shen Baichuan were taking a walk outside.
Without the outsiders around, Chen Jin completely relaxed and asked, "Don't people talk during meals at your grandpa's house?"
Since no one was talking, she kept her mouth shut, and only Shen Baichuan whispered to her how to eat each dish.
"Yeah, it's always like this." Shen Baichuan turned his head to look at her and said, "Grandpa and grandma are used to it, and the younger generation in the family will cooperate. However, we don't come back often, so we can say whatever we want in our own home."
Of course, if you can’t say whatever you want in your own home, then it’s not your home.
"Oh, by the way, didn't Ms. Shen bring me a gift from other elders last time? Why did you give me another one?" Chen Jin touched his nose embarrassedly and said, "You gave me such expensive things twice. I feel embarrassed to accept them."
Last time I gave her gold-colored jewelry as gifts, but this time there is no gold-colored jewelry, but the small items inside don’t look cheap. Think about the gift you gave...
Shen Baichuan told her not to think too much, and chuckled, “They all want us to be able to go together well, so the gifts they gave are more expensive.”
What's the reason for this?
Chen Jin thought about it for a moment and seemed to have guessed it. If she and Shen Baichuan got married, the possibility of Shen Baichuan settling in Rong City would be higher. If he didn't show up in front of the old man, he wouldn't get much when things were divided in the future.
Well, that’s why it’s better to have fewer business dealings with family and friends. There are very few people who can make money together without affecting each other.
Chen Jin sighed.
Shen Baichuan smiled and asked, “What are you sighing about?”
She said what she felt in her heart, and then said, "So, Sifang Travel Agency, I didn't split the shares Huang Hao offered with my third brother. It's better for my third brother to take the lion's share. It was originally my investment, and I just need to share the profits. If we split it equally, my third brother will have to consider my decision in the future. You see, my eldest brother and his wife came to test me and wanted to invest in my company, but I didn't agree because I was afraid that others would take away my voice."
If she were to share it equally with her third cousin, over time, the brotherly relationship between them would more or less deteriorate.
"As for the projects of my uncle's company, if he doesn't ask me, I won't think of actively getting involved. It will save my second brother from having trouble in the future."
Shen Baichuan held her hand and smiled, "You are different from your uncles. I used to think that I had a good relationship with my uncles."
It can’t be said to be bad now, after all, they really helped him and Ms. Shen, but they can’t go back to the previous relationship.
"It's the same. Relationships need to be maintained." Chen Jin added, "But I can't be the only one contributing. If they don't contribute, the relationship will fall apart."
Chen Jin shook Shen Baichuan’s hand and said, “So don’t think too much about it. Whether the relationship between relatives is good or not depends not only on fate, but also on the efforts of both parties.”
"Okay, don't think about it. While we still have time, why don't we go out for a walk?"
Shen Baichuan immediately pulled her and turned around, “Let’s go, I’ll treat you to something delicious.”
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