Three-court trial
Chen Jin was rushing back with her things in her hand. She passed by the person who had just called her and took another look, but still couldn't remember which old classmate it was. So I asked, "Are you from No. 3 Middle School or Nanjing University?"
"No. 3 Middle School." The slicked-back hair asked, "You didn't forget who I am, did you?"
What are you talking about? Is he some important person? Isn't it normal that she doesn't remember this person? !
Seeing Chen Jinqing looking at her with a cold gaze, she didn't say anything, but her expression said it all: she didn't know who he was.
The smile on his face suddenly became awkward. He laughed and scratched his head, saying, "We used to be the front and back desks many times. Me, He Feiyang!"
"Oh!" Chen Jin remembered, but He Feiyang in high school was a fat boy, which was completely different from the current He Feiyang. No wonder she couldn't remember.
Speaking of which, He Feiyang had a pretty miserable time in high school. She was looked down upon because she came from a suburban village, and He Feiyang was bullied because he was too fat. But she is not afraid and dares to fight back. He Feiyang was so cowardly that she felt angry and told him to fight back. Even though his limbs were not flexible, his weight could still crush a boiled chicken, but he would just hide and cry...
Thinking of this, Chen Jin looked at He Feiyang, who was now strong enough to kill a pig, and asked, "You didn't go to a martial arts school in college, did you?"
"Ah?" He Feiyang didn't follow Chen Jin's train of thought, and said seriously: "No, I didn't pass the exam the first year, so I repeated a year, hehe, and still didn't pass the exam, so I followed my brother out to work."
"......" She thought he was going to say that he repeated a year and passed the exam.
"Whether you go to college or not, you have to work after graduation. You're doing pretty well now." Judging from his clothes, he must have a good job.
He Feiyang smiled innocently, "It's OK, the income is OK. Now I'm doing decoration with my brother."
Chen Jin nodded and said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
"Hey, Chen Jin, I heard that you didn't come to the class reunion today. Are you free? Let's have dinner together some other day." He Feiyang glanced at his third cousin carefully and asked, "Is that your boyfriend?"
Chen Jin shook his head. He Feiyang just started laughing again when he heard Chen Jin say, "That's my third brother. My boyfriend is having dinner with my family upstairs. We're going upstairs. There's no need to eat together. Bye."
He Feiyang wanted to chase after him and ask, but his third cousin was staring at him, so he didn't dare to go up.
As they walked up the stairs, Chen Jin said, "The high school reunion has been held here."
"Don't you want to go and have a look?"
"No, I don't get along well with any of my high school classmates."
"Oh, then don't go. Just now, your classmate seemed to be interested in you. Did you tell him that you have a partner?"
"I did." Chen Jin laughed, "If I didn't have a partner, I might tell him that I'm married and have children, haha."
"...Aren't you afraid that he will turn around and tell others? How will you save the situation if he is exposed?"
"Just say I was just joking."
Chen Jin went upstairs and saw his second cousin and Chen Yongan standing guard at the door, so he said, "That's not necessary, is it? Are you stopping me from going in and listening?"
She walked closer and wanted to put her ear close to listen, but her head was pushed away by her second cousin.
The second cousin looked at Chen Yongan, who was looking around guiltily, and then at Chen Jin, who was trying to come over to eavesdrop. He thought: Third Aunt understands them well and said that Yongan cannot be allowed to guard the door, otherwise the three of them will lie at the door and eavesdrop together.
"What are these? Baiyou? Clothes from your company?"
Chen Jin sighed, "There's no place for you now."
After saying that, Chen Jin continued to sigh, "I specifically reported it in advance because I didn't want to delay today's meal. Now it seems that I might as well have said it today."
"You call that advance reporting? If I hadn't called you, would you have remembered to talk about this?" The third cousin now recalled Chen Jin's tone at the time, and suspected that she suddenly thought of bringing Shen Baichuan home for dinner.
Then he saw that she was pursing her lips and not saying anything, which confirmed his guess.
Before he could finish speaking, my aunt and Chen Ting arrived one after another.
Wow, Liu Chengzhi is coming too.
Chen Jin glanced at his third cousin secretly. He should be the one who is most worried right now.
She was right in her guess. Her third cousin was indeed feeling upset. Did these two people make an appointment? They all brought people over for dinner today. Third sister at least told me in advance, but what about Tingting? Didn’t you say you won’t get married for the time being?
He stared at Chen Ting warily and asked, "You didn't get the marriage certificate secretly, did you?"
Chen Ting rolled her eyes at him, "No! I'm not a fool, why would I get the certificate secretly?"
The third cousin and the others were silent. She said that she was not a fool, but she was not a smart person either.
"What are they doing in there? Why are they blocking the door?" Chen Ting frowned and looked into the house, feeling as if something big was happening inside.
Chen Yongan felt relieved, as he was not the only one in the family who did not know the news in advance. Come to think of it, he wasn't the last one to know about it.
The second cousin explained to her, "You didn't go home because you were working overtime at the hospital these two days. Chen Jin brought his girlfriend home for dinner. The three courts are holding a trial inside."
After saying that, he looked at her and Liu Chengzhi and joked, "Are you guys reconciled again? I guess it will be your turn to be tried in court later."
Chen Ting looked uncomfortable, and Liu Chengzhi stepped forward and said, "Tingting and I had a small conflict some time ago, and we have talked it out now."
"Oh." The second cousin said calmly, "Just talk it out."
When Chen Ting heard her second brother say that Chen Jin brought a partner back, she was not surprised at all, "It must be that Shen Baichuan, right?"
The last time they had dinner together at the opening of Chen Jin's company, she felt that Chen Jin and Shen Baichuan would definitely be together.
Liu Chengzhi's expression was a bit complicated, he had only met Shen Baichuan once, and that was when he went to Chen Jin's small western-style building for dinner last time. I know that Shen Baichuan is Chen Jin's next-door neighbor and teaches at Nanyang University. I don't know his specific family background, but when I followed Chen Ting home for dinner, I heard Chen Ting's father and uncle mention it a few times, saying that he opened a company outside.
Now, Chen Jin also runs his own company.
Because he and Chen Ting were separated for a short period of time, he didn't know about Chen Jin's company until he reconciled with Chen Ting a few days ago.
It was also during this period of time when he was separated from Chen Ting that he felt that his previous thoughts of getting involved in her family business were really unnecessary. The fact that he can be with Chen Ting is actually a big step forward. If someone says they don't want to get married, they can withdraw immediately. What good can he get from that?
Chen Jin glanced at Chen Ting meaningfully and said, "Next time you come to me, prepare your own money. Don't come to me with less than a penny."
"I won't look for you next time. No, there won't be a next time!"
"Hehe." Chen Jin turned his face away. This kind of nonsense was just like a man's oath. It had no credibility.
The door of the private room was finally opened from the inside. Chen Jin was not in a hurry at this moment. He first observed everyone's expressions when he went in. They seemed to be quite harmonious, so there should be no problem.
Chen Jia winked at her. Chen Jin was secretly delighted that there was a "spy on our side" present. She would find Chen Jia later to find out the situation.
After Chen Jin came in, he smiled and said, “Uncle, you won’t tell Shen Baichuan about the bad things I did before behind my back, right?”
The elders inside laughed. The uncle pointed his finger at her and snorted, "I don't want to talk about your old stories. When you were young, you were obedient and sensible. Now that you've grown up, you've become independent and you do things without consulting anyone."
Tsk! My uncle can also be sarcastic.
Chen Jin, who had grown stronger, laughed and didn't ask the question any further. He distributed all the gifts he had brought. There are notes in the bags with each person's name written on them so they won't get mixed up.
Except for Junjun and Liu Chengzhi, who are over three years old, everyone else has a share.
Thinking that Chen Ting and he had reconciled, Chen Jin explained, "I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare your portion. I'll let Sister Ting make it up to you next time."
She would never send clothes specifically to her future brother-in-law. Chen Ting had enough money to buy a few pieces of clothing.
"It's okay." Liu Chengzhi smiled.
My uncle and aunt didn't say anything else. They just asked him to sit down, as if the conflict between him and Chen Ting and the cancellation of the wedding had never happened. Their attitude was no different from before, and they asked him about his recent work.
Finally, she only reminded him: "When you young people are dating, you can't just rely on your temper. If there are conflicts, solve them. If you can continue after talking it out, then continue. If you can't continue, it's better to break up early to save us old people from worrying. I'm talking to you, Chen Ting, you should change your temper, and do everything for yourself..."
My second and third uncles came to help put in some good words, using the same old clichés: "You are still young, so talk to them nicely and teach them well."
The three aunts and the cousin also changed the subject and took clothes out of the bag directly to look at them.
"Thanks to my third sister, I can still wear the same clothes as the youngsters at my age. The fabric is of good quality and feels comfortable."
The uncle also took back his scolding words, opened his own copy, took it out and looked at it, then said with a smile: "Is this the largest size you got for me? If it's smaller, it will squeeze my stomach."
"It's the largest size. If it still doesn't fit, I'll specially order a batch of sizes that will fit you next time."
"There's no need to customize it. It just so happens that I'm going to have tea with someone at the Forest Park someday, and I'll wear this. It looks pretty young."
"It's suitable for all ages. It's very suitable."
The uncle took the clothes back with satisfaction, and found that in addition to Liu Chengzhi, Shen Baichuan also had no new clothes, so he reminded Chen Jindao: “Prepare one for Baichuan next time.”
Shen Baichuan, who was called, said, “Uncle, I’ve got mine.”
"Oh, that's fine." The uncle felt unhappy again and glared at Chen Jin: Is your arm starting to bend outward?
Unfortunately, Chen Jin didn't see it. Sitting next to Shen Baichuan, while everyone was discussing clothes and other things, he reached out and poked his arm and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
“Very good.” Shen Baichuan felt that he was much more comfortable than he had imagined, “The elders in your family are very good.”
Chen Jin thought to himself: That’s because my aunt and uncle are not available today.
Just after twelve o'clock, the food started to arrive and everyone came and sat down.
Chen Yongan went over and sat next to Shen Baichuan, and asked him if he had been at home recently. When he heard Shen Baichuan say that he had been living in Hanlin Garden recently, Chen Yongan's eyes lit up.
But Chen Jin directly punctured his fantasy and said, "He is busy every day and goes out early and comes back late. Don't even think about going to his house to play games."
Shen Baichuan also said: “I don’t have a game console in my house in Hanlinyuan.”
When the food was served, no one started eating and everyone looked at my uncle.
The eldest uncle looked at the second uncle and said, "This is a celebration banquet for Jia Jia. Stand up and say a few words."
After that, he remembered something and added, "Don't use the official language from your meeting again. Say something simple."
Chen Jin couldn't help laughing. It had to be her uncle.
The second uncle poured himself a glass of white wine, poured a drink for the second aunt, and pulled the second aunt up together. It was this style that reminded Chen Jin of the way college leaders held a meeting.
"Then I'll just say a few words. Taking advantage of Jia Jia's exchange study abroad, we'll get together for a meal. Among the brothers and sisters in our family, ours is the worst off. We all rely on our eldest brother and third brother to help raise us..."
"Hey, hey, hey, here you go with those polite words again. I don't like hearing them. Please change something else." The uncle interrupted, looking as if he was impatient to listen to these words.
My aunt patted my uncle on the shoulder and said, "You're the one who talks the most, why don't you just stand up and speak."
Everyone laughed silently, and Chen Jin almost burst out laughing.
The second uncle smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll change my words. Our young generation is getting better and better, and we should be happy. Come on, let's have a clink."
“Okay, second uncle said it well.” Chen Jin cheered happily, and when he was about to stand up with the cup in his hand, he pulled Shen Baichuan by the way.
Only Chen Yongan felt guilty. He whispered to Shen Baichuan, "It was getting better and better before, but it's hitting rock bottom for me."
These words made Shen Baichuan laugh.
After drinking a cup, the second aunt said, "Alright, alright, we are a family, stop being so pretentious, just eat and drink. Baichuan, don't be polite, just treat me like a family member."
“Okay.” Shen Baichuan agreed with a smile.
Chen Jin was also hungry, so he began to concentrate on eating. But she didn't forget that there was Shen Baichuan next to her. There were two chicken legs in front of her. She took one for herself and asked Shen Baichuan if he wanted one. He didn't want one, so the chicken leg fell into Chen Jia's bowl. "More to eat."
"...... Third sister, I just heard you ask Brother Shen, he gave you to me because he didn't want you..."
"Then do you want it? Don't give it to Chen Yongan."
“…Yes.”
After dinner, Chen Jin wanted to pull Shen Baichuan to play cards nearby, but was stopped by his uncle. He went over and sat down obediently, and took the initiative to say, "Uncle, are you going to start urging me to get married? I've just started dating."
They haven't even held hands properly, isn't it too much to urge them to get married so early?
As soon as Chen Jin asked this question, his third cousin quietly left the dinner table.
"I'm not urging you. You can get married or not. Anyway, we won't help you take care of the children."
"Oh, that's good." Chen Jin then asked, "Do you have anything good to say?"
"You know it's a good thing?" The uncle didn't keep me in suspense and continued, "I want to tell you about the development and construction in Qiaoxi Village. The company is planning to take a piece of land and maybe build an office building there in the future. Do you want to?"
"No." Chen Jin shook his head. "I don't have any money now. Even after the company is established, I don't plan to build an office building there."
She kind of wanted to take over that area of the company, but she didn't have the money at the moment, and there were people eyeing her, so she might not be able to get it. Let's not talk about that for now.
However, she was still quite curious about her uncle's company's development plans, so she sat down and listened to what he said.
As he listened, Chen Jin looked up and saw Shen Baichuan sitting next to him chatting with his eldest brother and third brother. When she went to his house, he didn't talk to anyone else. When he came to have dinner with her family, she ignored him and talked to the elders.
Oh, I suddenly feel a little embarrassed.
As Shen Baichuan was talking, there was an extra person sitting next to her. She subconsciously glanced towards the dining table. The other elders were still chatting, so she asked her, "Have you finished chatting with my uncle?"
He calls them uncle, aunt and aunt very smoothly.
"Almost." Chen Jin heard that they were talking about work, so he asked, "Do you want to play cards? Third brother, bring a deck of cards over."
She originally thought that with the help of Shen Baichuan, her luck would be better today, but in the end, she still had notes all over her face...
Shen Baichuan next to him was not much better.
"The two of us are really not suitable to play cards together." Chen Jin concluded.
There was still some time before dinner, and Chen Jin was tired of staying in the private room. He also wanted to know what his uncle and the others had just said to Shen Baichuan, so he asked him to go downstairs to get some fresh air.
As soon as he came out of the private room, he couldn't wait to ask: "What did my uncle and the others say to you just now... Oh, He Feiyang is beating someone up, it's rare. Let's go and see what's going on."
Shen Baichuan didn’t understand, but he still followed Chen Jin honestly, “Who?”
"My high school classmate."
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