Chapter 535: Aunt and Father’s Thoughts
Zhuang Chaoying was a little embarrassed. He heard from Zhu Xiuyu that Hongbin had a girlfriend in Changzhou, but he didn't know the details.
He looked at Zhu Xiuyu cautiously: "When are we going? Is Hongbin ready? What does the other party's family do?"
Zhu Xiuyu smiled at him and said, "It's all arranged. I'll let you know next time Shuyun comes to Suzhou."
After saying that, Zhu Xiu Yu went to cook, so that Zhuang Hualin and Xiang Dong would have food to eat when they came back.
Zhuang Chaoying opened the drawer, flipped through the passbook, and then put the passbook into his briefcase at work. He wanted to take some time tomorrow to withdraw some money to show his gratitude.
Then he went into the kitchen to help.
Xiangdong went to pick up Zhuang Hualin and went home together. Zhuang Hualin knew that his sister-in-law had returned, so he walked into the house and was about to call out when he heard Zhu Xiuyu say in the kitchen:
"The person has been found."
Zhuang Hualin quickly gave Xiangdong a wink, and Xiangdong immediately retreated quietly and stood in the yard. Zhuang Hualin took a step towards the door.
"Who is it?" Zhuang Chaoying asked.
Zhuang Hualin silently cursed his elder brother.
"As for the third child's biological father, I have a friend in Wuxi. I asked around and he's still there."
Zhuang Chaoying paused while washing the vegetables, then whispered:
"It really is in Wuxi! I was thinking of going there to check it out during the summer vacation."
"This person isn't important right now. What's important is your third son. Didn't he ask to borrow money for business? We didn't borrow any money. He must have used your mother's money. I think this money will most likely go down the drain."
"If persuasion doesn't work, then let them be. Anyway, we won't lend money and we won't pay any attention to them." Zhuang Chaoying is now very determined on this point.
"But if they run out of money, you and Hualin will be in trouble." Zhu Xiu Yu said again.
"My mother gets a salary every month and she's not starving. She wants to give the money to Zhuang Ganmeizuo, so she has to accept the loss of the job." Zhuang Chaoying answered naturally, becoming more and more angry as he spoke.
Although, it's only a matter of time.
"Let's take it one step at a time!" Zhu Xiu Yu sighed.
"What's going on with that man?" Zhuang Chaoying was really curious, so she asked.
"That man was very comfortable. He had three sons. One took over his business, one passed the technical secondary school entrance exam and got a job, and the third one bought a regular job. Everyone in the family had a salary. Now they are both retired, with children and grandchildren, and they live a pretty good life."
"Humph! He probably didn't expect that this illegitimate child was a labor camp prisoner! If people find out about this in the future, how will they hold their heads up?" Zhuang Chaoying said bitterly.
Zhuang Chaoying hated Zhuang Ganmei, and even more so, he hated the person who brought Zhuang Ganmei into this world.
Seeing that the two had stopped chatting, Zhuang Hualin quickly retreated to the door and shouted:
"Sister-in-law, are you back?"
Zhu Xiuyu responded from the kitchen: "Oh, yes!"
Zhuang Hualin put down his bag and went into the kitchen to help.
"You're not needed. You should take a break after a day's work. I'm not working today." Zhu Xiu Yu hurriedly stopped him.
Zhuang Hualin saw his elder brother quietly washing vegetables, so he replied, "Then I'll wash the dishes later."
After saying that, he stepped out and left the couple in the kitchen.
When she was about to turn on the TV to watch the news, she saw the clothes on the bed.
Without caring about anything else, she rushed back to the kitchen and asked anxiously:
"Sister-in-law, is Hongbin going to his girlfriend's house?"
"Yes, that's right." Zhu Xiuyu replied.
"When will Hongbin come back?" Zhuang Hualin asked again.
"I'll take the train over after get off work tomorrow. He and I will go to Changzhou the day after tomorrow. It's Shuyun's father's birthday the day after tomorrow."
"Oh, great! If this is settled, we will probably get married by the end of the year," Zhuang Hualin was very happy.
"It depends on the children's own plans. We won't make decisions for them. Oh, I'm a little nervous. Let's talk about it when I come back." Zhu Xiu Yu said, covering her chest.
"Don't worry! Our Hongbin is good-looking, has a good personality, is a college student, and has a job. There's no need to be picky. The other person's parents will definitely like him." Zhuang Hualin listed all the good points about Hongbin.
"I hope so!" Zhu Xiu Yu felt a little better.
At dinner that night, everyone was very happy about this incident.
The next night, the whole family waited for Hongbin to come back for dinner until after eight o'clock.
When Hongbin came back and saw it, he got anxious:
"Why are you waiting for me? How can you be so hungry after a long day of work? It's bad for your stomach. Don't wait next time!"
Zhuang Hualin smiled and said, "It's different. Today is different. We won't wait anymore."
Hongbin blushed.
After dinner, Zhu Xiu Yu asked Hong Bin to change into his new clothes and show them to everyone, so he changed into them and showed them to the elders.
"It's no wonder that Sister Ling has good taste! He's so handsome!" Zhuang Hualin walked up to Hongbin and took a look.
"Don't worry! Sister Ling will make the same arrangements for Pengfei when he arrives here! These children are all the same in her eyes." Zhu Xiu Yu was also very happy.
Then I heard Hong Bin shout:
"Auntie! No, no!"
Zhu Xiu Yu looked closely and saw that Zhuang Hualin was stuffing money into Hong Bin's pocket. It was not just a little bit, but a lot of big money.
"You called me aunt! This is a gift from my aunt and uncle. This is for you. When the girl comes to visit, aunt will also prepare it. I don't know what the customs are in Changzhou. You should find out clearly and come back to tell us. We can't be rude."
Zhuang Hualin ignored Hong Bin's attempt to stop him and stuffed money into the pocket of his new clothes.
Xiangdong was called and said with a silly smile, "Take it, buy more gifts."
"No, no, you all earn your money through hard work, and you have to save it for Pengfei..." Zhu Xiu Yu also stepped forward to help, and after a rough look, it should be one hundred yuan.
"If you don't accept it, it means you look down on us!" Zhuang Hualin used his trump card.
Zhu Xiu Yu and Hong Bin had no choice but to let go.
The new bill was crumpled up, but was finally stuffed into the pocket of the new clothes.
"Thank you, aunt and uncle." Hongbin expressed his gratitude.
Zhuang Chaoying had been sitting in the corner without saying a word. He reached into his pocket and grabbed eighty yuan. Just as he was about to give it to Hongbin, Zhuang Hualin took it first. He also took a look and didn't know how much the money was. It seemed a bit too much, definitely not forty or fifty.
This time, he panicked, fearing that Zhuang Hualin would give more than him, which would make him seem stingy.
He withdrew one hundred today and still has twenty in his bag.
Originally, he wanted to give 80 yuan to Hongbin and 20 yuan to buy something for Zhu Xiu Yu. He didn't know that Zhu Xiu Yu had prepared a gift worth several hundred yuan.
At this moment, his eyes fell on his briefcase.
He had to take out the remaining twenty yuan in his briefcase and add it to the money in his pocket to make up a total of one hundred yuan for Hongbin.
"Hongbin, don't you have another set of clothes?" Zhuang Hualin asked.
"Yes, yes, go change your clothes too. We also have leather shoes. Wear them and walk around the house to see if they are comfortable." Zhu Xiu Yu said hurriedly.
Hongbin changed into a second set of clothes, and everyone gathered around him to look at him.
Zhuang Chaoying quickly stood up, grabbed his briefcase, and with his back to everyone, he took out eighty yuan from his pocket, then reached into his bag and fumbled for twenty yuan. He sorted them out with his hands, put the two amounts of money together, then took it out again, turned around and handed it to Hongbin.
"Hongbin! This is for you. I don't know what gift to buy, so your mother helped prepare it. I can only..." Zhuang Chaoying's voice became lower and lower.
Zhuang Hualin looked at her elder brother with approval. She was worried that her elder brother wouldn't show any reaction today.
"This... Dad..." Hongbin was a little at a loss when he saw that there was another hundred.
To be honest, he had never seen Zhuang Chaoying's hundred yuan.
"Your father gave it to you, so just take it." Zhu Xiu Yu said.
"Oh, yes, take it." Zhuang Chaoying nodded quickly.
"Thank you, Dad."
"We're family, why be polite?" Zhuang Chaoying breathed a sigh of relief as if he had accomplished something big.
He felt that Zhu Xiuyu's eyes were gentle when she looked at him.
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