Chapter 158 Zhang Cheng took over
Zhang Cheng: “…” I’m relieved, but I’m not relieved at all. Why do I need you to take care of such a tiny place like my home?
Yang Xiumin was more careful now. She looked at Zhang Cheng carefully and asked, "Ah Cheng, are you angry? Is it because I lost my job?"
Zhang Cheng pulled his hair in annoyance and patiently explained, "No, Xiumin, I like you regardless of whether you have a job or not. It's just that I think it's unfair for Auntie to treat you this way. Also, I'm just a temporary worker, and the money I make every month is not stable. I'm afraid that I will wrong you and the child in the future."
"Ah, this," Zhang Cheng mentioned the child and Yang Xiumin blushed. It was embarrassing to talk about the child when they weren't married yet.
Zhang Cheng secretly rolled his eyes in the corner where she couldn't see him, and didn't know why he blushed. Alas, if he hadn't been thinking about the job she had, he wouldn't bother to coax her! In fact, Zhang Cheng was also a little anxious, because he was just a temporary worker, and the people from the Youth League Office would come to urge him to go to the countryside from time to time, so he was anxious to find a partner with a formal job, hoping to change his job.
Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng still forced a smile, "Xiu Min, it's not that I insist on you having a job, the actual situation is like this, and I don't want you to suffer."
Yang Xiumin nodded, showing her understanding. "Ah Cheng, I know you're worried, but my mother will definitely not agree."
Zhang Cheng saw that the situation was really dire, so he prescribed another drastic measure, "Xiu Min, to tell you the truth, according to my situation, I should have gone to the countryside, but because my second sister had gone to the countryside half a year ago, I can stay for a while, but not for long. My aunt introduced Xu Ya to me before, saying that she could provide me with a formal job so that I could stay in the city. My family likes her very much, but I don't. Xiu Min, you know, I only have you in my heart."
Zhang Cheng's words brought tears to Yang Xiumin's eyes. "Ah Cheng, I know, I know everything. Well, I have an idea. How about we write an IOU to my mom and say that we paid for my job. Then I'll transfer the job to you. This way my mom will be happy, and you can stay in the city." The more Yang Xiumin spoke, the better she felt about her idea.
Zhang Cheng's face froze. What a trick. Who would be so stupid as to spend more than a thousand dollars to buy a job? Only the Yang family was so worried about their daughter that they wanted to be the scapegoat. Now they want him to take over. What a beautiful thought. If he didn't know that Yang Xiumin didn't have such a mind, he would have thought that she was colluding with the Yang family to set a trap for him!
"But you know, I didn't..."
"No money, right? It's okay. Didn't I say we can write an IOU? We can just pay it back together."
"No, Xiumin, my parents wouldn't agree to that, and twelve hundred is too expensive."
"But now it's hard to find jobs even if you spend money..."
Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes secretly, thinking, that's because you don't have the ability, Xu Ya's family said they would find a formal job for me, or I'd better accept the grievance and choose Xu Ya. Thinking of this, he didn't want to get entangled with Yang Xiumin anymore, but he was unwilling to accompany her for so long in vain, so he smiled and said, "Xiumin, let's not talk about this first, do you have any money on you? I just left in a hurry and forgot to bring money, and I still have to pay a friend back ten yuan."
"Ah," Yang Xiumin didn't know how she suddenly changed the subject, but honestly took out a big lottery ticket from her bag and said, "Here, I give it to you."
Zhang Cheng took the money with a smile, "Okay, Xiumin, you go home first, I'll go find my friend first."
"Oh." Yang Xiumin turned around and walked home stupidly. "Hey," she wanted to say something again, but when she turned around, she saw that Zhang Cheng had already disappeared. She muttered a few words under her breath before walking home dejectedly.
Zhang Cheng, who was hiding in the corner, saw Yang Xiumin leave, so he immediately walked towards his home. When he got home, he drank a large pot of water.
Zhang's mother frowned and looked at him, "Ah Cheng, why have you been so thirsty?"
Zhang Cheng waved his hand, "What can I do? I just talked too much with that silly girl Yang Xiumin and my mouth is dry."
Hearing this, Zhang's mother hesitated to speak. After thinking for a while, she said, "Ah Cheng, don't lie to the girl. This is not good."
"Mom, what do you know? How did I lie to her? If she is willing to marry me, I will marry her too! I didn't take any advantage of her, how can this be considered lying! As for the fact that I am concerned about her job, it's because you and dad are partial to each other. Your job was given to my eldest brother, and dad is unwilling to give me his job. I also don't want to go to the countryside like my second sister, so I can only find a way myself." Zhang Cheng felt that everyone could say this about him, except his parents.
Zhang's father didn't comment. He glanced at Zhang Cheng and said, "What's the situation now? Is she willing to marry you? Didn't they say that the girl is not old enough?"
Zhang Cheng was a little angry when he talked about this. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Yang Xiumin can't do this. She has a smart mother who wants Yang Xiumin to keep her job at home. Then why did I marry her? We will both be starving!"
"So what do you do now?"
Zhang Cheng glanced at his father and said, "What else can I do? You are unwilling to give me the job, so I can only be with Xu Ya, who was introduced by my aunt."
"Ah, but Xu Ya's family is looking for a live-in son-in-law. His father, this is not good, right?" Zhang's mother was somewhat reluctant. If Zhang Cheng became a live-in son-in-law, she would tell everyone about it.
Father Zhang rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "What's wrong with that? We can't give Ah Cheng a job. Since she likes him, he can be her son-in-law." Then he looked at Zhang Cheng and said, "Ah Cheng, if Yang Xiumin doesn't work out, you should just break up with her."
Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "Dad, I know what I'm doing, but I'll have to use your excuse when the time comes." Then he went out again.
Zhang's mother waited until her son left before complaining to her husband, "How could you be so cruel as a father? You knew Xu Ya was pregnant and wanted your son to take over, but you pushed him to do it. You..."
"So what? As long as the child is Ah Cheng's, it's fine. You can't have the benefit without paying the price! There is a way without paying the price, but the parents won't be happy."
Zhang's father saw it more clearly than Zhang Cheng. If it were him, he would have stopped getting entangled with a little girl like Yang Xiumin. Xu Ya was so good. She was the only daughter in the family. In the future, all the things of the old couple would belong to his son.
"How about it, have you figured it out?" Xu Ya looked at Zhang Cheng with a smile.
Zhang Cheng nodded heavily, "Well, I agree to come to your house, and I also recognize the child in your belly."
Xu Ya smiled slightly, "Are you not going to get entangled with that little girl of yours?"
Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes at her and said, "Don't mock me. I'm just trying to get something for nothing. Since I've promised you, I will break up with Yang Xiumin. Give me a few days."
Xu Ya raised her chin and glanced at him, "Okay, hold on tight, my tummy won't wait for anyone."
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