This question really stumped Zhou Mo.
“Uh…if I could answer this question, I wouldn’t be studying for a PhD here.”
"I'm just asking casually," Ding Ning said, "Senior Sister, you should wash up quickly too."
"Um."
Zhou Mo took Huanxi's clothes and went to the bathroom, but couldn't help but secretly looked back at Ding Ning.
It seems that the little girl is really in love.
I don't know what the other party's situation is.
Thinking about how she had asked Song Yan to take her to the east gate of the University of Science and Technology... Zhou Mo guessed that she was most likely a student of the University of Science and Technology.
Since Ding Ning didn't want to talk more, there was no need for her to ask too many questions and cause trouble.
In the following days, the meetings proceeded normally, lasting a whole day almost every day.
Ding Ning is no longer as lazy as before, and listens carefully and takes notes during meetings.
Never talked about going out to play again.
Every night, Zhou Mo would send WeChat messages to Han Chen and chat for a while.
Because Han Zhen had something urgent to do and couldn't come, Liang Xinyu arranged for her brother to meet with the Zhou family first.
The day we met happened to be Friday.
Liang Xinyun arranged the location to be "Zhuo Lu Zhongyuan".
Zhou Zheng and Liu Xiangru arrived first.
Liang Xinyun apologized, "My second brother...is in the political and legal field. He's a high-ranking official and very busy. Please wait a moment."
Liu Xiangru said: "It's okay, it's okay, I understand."
Zhou Zheng had worked in the system before, so he was quite familiar with the personnel structure and transfers of the Dongjiang leadership.
The top leader in the political and legal sector is surnamed Liang, so it can only be Secretary Liang Jieliang.
Liang Xinyun's family background was like this, and Zhou Zheng felt a little apprehensive.
He had been working in the unit for a long time and had heard and seen countless things. Because he knew them too well, he was very reluctant to let Zhou Mo get involved in such a family.
However, the matter between Zhou Mo and Han Chen was basically a done deal, so it was pointless to worry anymore.
However, unexpectedly, Liang Xinyun's second brother Liang Jie did not come, but Liang Xinyun's eldest brother Liang Ao came instead.
His hair was sparse and gray, and because his skin was too loose, he couldn't shave very cleanly. The black and white stubble was stuck in his skin, and coupled with his serious expression, he looked like someone who was not to be messed with.
When Liang Ao entered the room, he was leaning on a very thick cane in his hand. He was not polite at all and automatically sat in the main seat as soon as he came in.
"Xin Yun," Liang Ao glanced at Liang Xin Yun, "Is this the future in-law you mentioned?"
Liang Xinyu was obviously still immersed in surprise and astonishment. She clearly didn't tell Liang Ao, but now it was Liang Ao who came.
"Brother..." Liang Xinyun looked at Zhou Zheng and Liu Xiangru awkwardly and introduced them to Liang Ao, "They are Momo's parents. Her father, Zhou Zheng, worked in the disease control department before he retired, and her mother, Liu Xiangru, was a junior high school math teacher."
"Heh," Liang Ao sat upright in the main seat, his hands resting lightly on his cane, looking down at the Zhou couple. "With such a wealth and background, you still want to get close to Han Chen?"
"Brother!" Liang Xinyun said dissatisfiedly, "You are a guest, please be polite."
"Han Chen is a member of the Han family. Don't you know what this means?" Liang Ao's mouth twitched with anger. "When you brought Han Chen out of the Han family, I told you that doing this would only sever our relationship with the Han family! Han Chen's last name is Han. He is destined to make sacrifices for the Han family. How can a woman like you decide on his marriage?"
"Brother, Han Chen really likes Momo. The two children are truly in love and are living a good life. Why can't they be together?"
Liang Ao shot a cold look at him, "If Han Zhen can have a place in the Han family, you can say whatever you want today. Han Zhen has no say in the Han family. How can you take the lead in making decisions about Han Chen's marriage?"
Liang Xinyun had no words to express her pain.
In the Han family, she is an outsider, and in the Liang family, she has no say.
The feeling of surviving between the Han and Liang families is like walking a tightrope on a cliff. You have to be cautious at every turn and dare not take a wrong step.
Now, she's had enough.
"Brother, no matter what you think today, I am Han Chen's mother. Even if the matchmaker's words must be based on the parents' wishes, as Han Chen's mother, I support him and Zhou Mo being together."
"You! You're a rebel!" Liang Ao angrily slammed his crutch on the ground several times. "Liang family, you still don't have the right to speak."
"I didn't invite you today. I just wanted them to meet my second brother. It's you who came uninvited."
"You asked your second brother? Do you think your second brother has the final say?" Liang Ao snorted. "Your second brother is soft-hearted. If you ask him a few words, he will agree to everything you ask. He's just easy to manipulate. I'm also saying this today..."
Liang Ao raised his eyes, his serious gaze sweeping over Zhou Zheng and his wife. "Your family, wherever you came from, please go back to where you came from. Han Chen's marriage is decided by the Han family. Don't think we, the Liang family, are meddling in their affairs. Han Chen is half a Liang family member, after all. With all due respect, your family's situation is so bad that you can't even get past the Liang family, and you're still thinking about getting past the Han family? What a joke."
"Brother! Stop talking!" Liang Xinyun couldn't stand it anymore.
"Let him speak," Zhou Zheng had been enduring for a long time. Although he had guessed that it was normal for a family like the Liang family to look down on others, he still couldn't suppress his anger when he was lectured and humiliated in front of him.
Liu Xiangru was afraid that Zhou Zheng would get angry and become ill, or do something out of the blue in the heat of the moment, which would make things worse, so she stopped him and said, "Old Zhou..."
"Don't try to persuade me yet," Zhou Zheng looked directly at Liang Ao. "Secretary Liang, if you have anything else, tell me everything."
Liang Ao didn't expect that a small retired employee in front of him, knowing his identity, would be so humble and humble. He was speechless for a moment.
"In the end, isn't it just that we feel like we're not a good match?" Zhou Zheng chuckled. "Our Zhou family never steals or robs. Three generations of our family have been honest farmers. My grandfather joined the militia, and my father even cooked noodles for the Volunteer Army. I've worked at the Dongjiang Disease Control Center for decades, working at every grassroots level. My wife's father was a miner at Mine 001, and he died of silicosis working there. We've all been worthy of our country and our people. What do you think is wrong with our Zhou family? Or do you think only those with high positions and generous salaries are considered upper-class people?"
Zhou Zheng's words left Liang Ao speechless.
But in a moment Liang Ao also discovered the "loophole" in Zhou Zheng's words.
He sneered, "You're an idealist. If you'd said these things in the past, everyone would have applauded you. But now... do you think your so-called 'ordinariness' can still contain 'greatness'? Ordinariness is just ordinary. No matter how much you talk about it, it's just cannon fodder. Don't use high-sounding words to deceive people. If Han Chen wasn't a doctor, his last name wasn't Han, and he didn't have the Han and Liang families backing him, would you still be interested in him?"
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