Chapter 57: Melting Ice
"Auntie, you can't say that. A boy who has just turned 20 should start saving. If he doesn't save enough, it will be empty talk to start a family. So it doesn't hurt to postpone it for another year or two." Since the previous persuasion didn't work, Wen Miao had to persuade her again.
"That's true, but do you have to find a girlfriend too? How about this, auntie will introduce you to each other first, and you can have a romance, and when you're a good match, you can get engaged, and then get married." The middle-aged woman insisted.
"Auntie, I'll tell you the truth. I want to save enough money so that I can be married to a girl when I'm thirty." Wen Miao had no choice but to resort to ruthless tactics.
"How could that be? You already own a big villa, and you're still short of that little money?" the middle-aged woman asked with a look of doubt.
"Auntie, you don't know that this house is not mine, it belongs to my friend. He has been studying abroad for the past two years, and I'm just looking for a villa for him." Wen Miao directly cut off the source of the problem.
"Are you telling the truth? But since you can be friends with the owner of the villa, you should be quite powerful." The middle-aged woman still refused to give up.
"So that's right, but my family went bankrupt a few years ago and owed a lot of foreign debts. As for me, you can see that I stay at home all day and haven't found a proper job yet. Why don't you introduce me to one, so I won't be so idle anymore!" Wen Miao pretended to be stupid and asked the middle-aged woman.
"You...that...auntie has something to do at home, so I'll leave first. We'll talk later when we have time." This time the middle-aged woman was completely intimidated by Wen Miao. After hearing what Wen Miao said, she immediately changed the subject and left.
"Auntie, take care." Instead of saying goodbye, Wen Miao curled up the corners of his mouth into a triumphant smile.
"Are you feeling better? How did you come up with those words to deceive your aunt, one layer after another and step by step?" After the middle-aged woman walked away, Wen Shuzhou walked out of the house. It was obvious that he understood everything that had happened.
"It's simple. If you've been struggling at the bottom for a long time, wouldn't it be easy for you to tell a few lies?" Wen Miao looked calm on the surface, but his smile was not visible in his eyes.
"You... your life in the past... must have been very difficult!" Wen Shuzhou looked at Wen Miaowu's undulating face, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, mixed with a hint of heartache!
"Well, it was not good, but we got through it." Wen Miaoqian said with a smile.
"Those years you..." Wen Shuzhou pushed his gold-rimmed glasses to hide the emotions in his eyes.
"Just work, there's nothing wrong with it." Wen Miao said calmly.
"Just look at my current life skills and you will know how comprehensive they are."
"Wen Miao, can you tell me about your past? Some things are kept deep in your heart. It must be uncomfortable to carry them alone for a long time, right?" Wen Shuzhou patted Wen Miao's shoulder gently.
"Shuzhou, thank you for your kindness, but there are some things I don't want to tell you for the time being." Wen Miao declined tactfully.
"It's okay. I can wait until the day you want to talk about it. We still have a long time to be neighbors in the future." Wen Miao didn't intend to say it, but it was within Wen Shuzhou's expectations. He and Wen Miao had only known each other for a short time, and he could understand that Wen Miao didn't trust him enough, but he was patient and believed that the day when the ice melted might be soon.