Chapter 111 Senior University Gathering
Chen Baomei rolled her eyes at her and said, "Xiaoxiao is going back to her parents' home for the New Year. Are you going with her? Do you think you can do that?"
Shen Ru: “…”
Sorry, she forgot that her third brother’s wife had a family.
"Is that so? Then I will have to celebrate the New Year alone this year."
She had never spent the New Year alone before, so she felt a little sad.
"Even if Xiaoxiao and the others don't go back to her parents' home for the New Year, you still have to ask for their opinions before making a decision."
Everyone has their own family, so at least there should be some sense of boundaries.
Maybe people don't mind her celebrating the New Year with them.
Chen Baomei suggested to her, "You can ask Qionghua if you sisters can spend the New Year together."
Lu Qionghua doesn't have many relatives, so she might prefer to spend the New Year with Chen Ru rather than with her employer's family.
Shen Ru's eyes lit up, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that!"
"I'll ask her later."
As the year draws to a close, things start to get more complicated.
Although we are not celebrating the New Year in Yangcheng, we still need to prepare and decorate festive items such as Spring Festival couplets and lanterns.
Chen Baomei ran around for a whole day and prepared all the New Year's goods.
The senior citizens' university has scheduled a dinner party this afternoon and will also distribute New Year's goods to the students.
Niu Niu was on vacation at home, and Chen Baomei wanted to take her with her, but the little girl didn't want to go, and Chen Baomei didn't force her.
After preparing the food for her and letting her cook it herself, Chen Baomei drove to the senior citizens' university.
The New Year’s goods include a barrel of corn oil, a ten-pound bag of rice, and two boxes of dry goods gift packs.
The tuition for the senior citizens' university is not expensive, and there is no extra charge for today's dinner. These things are already very rich.
Chen Baomei put the things in the trunk.
Just as she put her things away, she saw Old Yang, who was learning to play the erhu with her, coming over breathlessly with his New Year's goods.
He said cheerfully to Chen Baomei, "Comrade Baomei, I remember you live in the direction of Haitang East Road, right? We're going the same way. I'm not driving today, could you give me a ride?"
"Where do you live?" Chen Baomei asked.
Old Yang gave the address of a residential complex.
It’s really on the way.
They were all classmates and were usually very friendly when they met, so Chen Baomei didn't refuse.
"Okay, put your things in."
Old Yang: "Drive to the dinner place?"
The senior citizens' university organized a bus to pick them up, but they can also go there by themselves if it is convenient.
Chen Baomei didn't want to go back to get the car, so she planned to drive there herself.
She nodded.
"Then I'll go with you, so we don't have to squeeze on the bus with them."
"Oh." It was just a ride, Chen Baomei didn't think too much about it.
Sister Ma also drove her own car, and Chen Baomei drove one after her to the dinner location.
Along the way, Old Yang touched here and looked there.
He praised: "Comrade Baomei, this car of yours must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"It's okay." Chen Baomei didn't say much.
"I used to work at a grain station, as a civil servant. My wife passed away early, so after I retired I took care of my son and grandson. Only after he started elementary school did I have time to live my own life. What about you? What unit did you work for before you retired?"
Chen Baomei: "Me? I'm a farmer."
Old Yang was obviously not satisfied with Chen Baomei's answer.
He felt that Chen Baomei did not look like a peasant in terms of her appearance or her conversation.
He felt that Chen Baomei was lying to him.
He scoffed. "Farmer? I don't believe it. Can a farmer drive such a nice car? We're all classmates, and we're old enough. Wouldn't it be better to be frank and honest?"
Chen Baomei was speechless about this.
"I'm telling you the truth, but you don't believe me. What do you want me to say? You work at a grain station, and you don't believe farmers can get rich by farming?"
Old Yang smiled awkwardly, "Farming can make you rich, but it's not the farmers' turn to do it."
Chen Baomei stopped talking.
She got a lot of extra money from the land inherited from her ancestors, so how can she not be considered rich?
If others don't believe it, there is no need for her to explain further.
"What does your husband do? He should have bought this car for you, right?"
The red light ahead turned green, and Chen Baomei stepped on the accelerator. Old Yang was caught off guard and his head hit the back of the chair.
"I don't have a husband, but my ex-husband is in jail."
She delivered it herself.
"corruption?"
"No, he is a farmer like me." Chen Baomei shook her head.
Old Yang felt that Chen Baomei was dishonest and didn't even tell the truth.
He didn't chat with Chen Baomei for the rest of the journey.
When they arrived at the hotel for the dinner, Sister Ma greeted Chen Baomei, but Chen Baomei pushed Old Yang away.
This person asked a lot of questions and sounded a bit condescending, which Chen Baomei didn't like very much.
However, his things were still in her trunk, and since they were classmates, she decided to help him this time and have less contact with him in the future.
The school has booked a hall and prepared a program in which students from the senior citizens' university will perform on stage.
Chen Baomei is not very good at playing the erhu, so she did not sign up for the program.
But Sister Ma signed up for ballroom dancing and studied for a semester. Her class choreographed a dance program and Sister Ma also performed on stage.
Watch a show and eat.
The scene was very lively.
Chen Baomei enjoyed watching and eating to her heart's content.
By the time the dinner ended, it was already dark.
When Chen Baomei and Sister Ma walked to the parking lot, they saw Old Yang waiting by Chen Baomei's car with a smile on his face.
After saying goodbye to Sister Ma, Chen Baomei took out her key, unlocked the car and got in.
Old Yang changed his previous condescending attitude and happily continued chatting with Chen Baomei.
"Comrade Baomei, you're divorced, right? I found out from Teacher Fang."
Teacher Fang is the general affairs manager of their senior citizens' university and has information about their students.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Old Yang said meaningfully, "I heard you live in Guanlan. That's a villa area, so the housing prices should be quite expensive."
"good."
"I didn't believe you before when you said you were a farmer, but I do now."
Chen Baomei was a little surprised.
"You're a demolition resident, right? Everyone told me so."
Although Chen Baomei wouldn't casually share her private information, she had spent over half a year at the senior citizen school, so she'd always let slip a few things. It wasn't surprising that Old Yang had found out she was a relocated resident.
Chen Baomei was unhappy.
Why does this person just pry into other people's private affairs?
Old Yang was very proud, "Hey, I guess I was right."
Chen Baomei slammed on the brakes and Old Yang suddenly lunged forward, giving him a fright.
"Now that you're here, get out of the car and take your things from the trunk."
This person has a problem. He likes to pry into other people's privacy.
Chen Baomei now just wanted him to get out of the car quickly.
Old Yang grumbled as he unbuckled his seatbelt, "Your driving skills are terrible. You need more practice."
"You probably haven't been driving for long, right? I've been driving for 20 or 30 years. I'll teach you how to drive when I have time."
Chen Baomei: "I'm in a hurry to go home, please hurry up and get your things."
Every time he opens his mouth, he either pries into her privacy or lectures her in a fatherly manner. She is really fed up with it.
After Old Yang got his things, Chen Baomei hurriedly drove home.
When she got home and took out her New Year's goods from the trunk, she found that a barrel of oil was missing.
There was only a bag of rice and two gift packages left in the trunk, and her corn oil was gone.
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