Chapter 10: Unwarranted Rebuke

After hanging up the phone, I forgot about everything else and just thought that I didn't have to cook for myself tonight.

The sweet and sour spare ribs and pot-fried pork made by her parents were so delicious that they were not even as good as the ones we had at the restaurant yesterday. They could only be considered substitutes.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, she said goodbye to the clerk and left the store.

She bought some fruits and took them with her. When she passed by Hua A University, she turned her head and looked at it for a few seconds.

Her parents' home is near Hua A University. After parking the car, she walked into the community carrying some fruits.

She entered the password and opened the door, but she still felt that the combination lock was more convenient.

The apartment she lived in originally had a combination lock, but after it broke once, she thought it was too troublesome, so she simply changed the key. But after losing the key last time, she suddenly felt that it was almost as troublesome, so she thought about going back and changing the combination lock again.

As soon as she entered the door, she smelled the aroma of steak mixed with a hint of sweet and sour flavor, both of which she liked.

She walked into the kitchen: "Mom and Dad."

"Zhixian is here." Shen Ling pointed to the sink and said, "Come and wash your hands."

She said "Oh", walked over, washed her hands under the faucet, dried them, and helped bring the dishes to the table.

Wen Xingzhi and Shen Ling continued to work in the kitchen, and she stood by the kitchen door waiting.

"You can't say it with your mouth, right?" Shen Ling joked.

She still said stubbornly: "What do you know? This is called being polite. Refusing twice is more conducive to promoting family friendly relations. You know how difficult it is for me to come once."

Shen Ling replied, "Is that so?" and turned to look at Wen Zhixian, "Then next time you make excuses for the first time, I'll hang up the phone."

"Mom, why are you like this? That's too much." But she looked nonchalant and even smiled: "It's okay though, I'll come over when the time comes. You can't starve me to death anyway."

She took a few steps forward, picked up the pot of meat that had just been taken out of the pot, came out of the kitchen, and put it on the table.

Wen Xingzhi laughed, "This kid."

After the dishes were served, the three of them sat down.

As soon as she picked up the chopsticks, she heard her father say, "We went out to eat yesterday, and your uncle Gu and aunt Zhao talked about you and Yuchen. They also said that you two were discussing getting a marriage certificate, is that right?"

Her hand holding the chopsticks paused, and she suddenly remembered this incident and uttered "hmm" in a muffled voice.

Shen Ling: "Have you agreed on when to get the marriage certificate?"

Wen Xingzhi was also very happy. "You young people don't need to count the days when getting married. After we get the marriage certificate, we will discuss the wedding with our clients."

After listening to her parents talking about getting the marriage certificate, she looked up at her parents. They both had smiles on their faces and were very satisfied with her marriage to Gu Yuchen.

After all, they know the Gu family inside and out, and Gu Yuchen grew up under their care. How could they not be satisfied?

Shen Ling and Wen Xingzhi looked at her in surprise, "Zhixian, what happened between you and Yuchen?"

She pursed her lips tightly, now she had no appetite at all. She put down her chopsticks, lowered her head and replied: "I broke up with him."

After hearing what she said, her parents were stunned for a moment, and then Shen Ling frowned: "Is that what you mentioned?"

"yes."

Shen Ling looked serious, but Wen Xingzhi spoke before her: "Zhixian, it's normal for couples to have small quarrels. Relationships are built through these bumps and bruises. Don't get angry now, or you'll regret it later."

"There's really no need to break up over a trivial matter." Wen Xingzhi sighed.

Wen Zhixian said with a dry voice, "I won't regret it."

"You won't regret it? What's the point of you saying you won't regret it? I don't understand what could have caused you and Yuchen to quarrel and break up? That child is a steady person and grew up with you. What can he do to you? You are just stubborn and won't let go of this point."

"And your Uncle Gu and Aunt Zhao are not good to you? It's not easy to have good parents-in-law. What else are you dissatisfied with Gu Yuchen?" Shen Ling looked at her angrily.

She knew her parents would have a big reaction when they found out she and Gu Yuchen had broken up, but she didn't know they would blame her like this. Her heart trembled with every word they said.

"You don't ask anything and you just keep finding fault with me. I'm stubborn and I keep arguing about my point. Do I deserve to be beaten by him?" She thought of the day when Gu Yuchen beat her. She had never been beaten by anyone in her life, and her parents always praised Gu Yuchen.

Wen Xingzhi and Shen Ling froze when they heard her say she was beaten.

Her eyes were red. "I was beaten by him, but I still had to coax him into getting married? I've been dating him for two years, but what's the difference from before? He just thinks he's suitable to be with me. He has nothing but expensive gifts that I don't need. He only likes his ex-girlfriend. He beat me up just because I broke his cup. I used to be able to lie to myself that it was just a cup, but he beat me up."

The more she spoke, the more her voice trembled, and she gradually choked up. "Of course I know that Uncle Gu and Aunt Zhao treat me very well, so I dare not go to the hospital where you are, for fear that you will know and be sad. I have had tinnitus for so many days, and I worry every day that it will not get better. And Gu Yuchen has come to me again and again and said that my beating was a small matter, and that I always hold on to this matter, and that letting me be with him is not to wish me good, but to send me to hell."

She stood up, opened the door and ran out of the house. When she got off the elevator, she heard her parents calling her name anxiously.

Wen Xingzhi sighed and held his wife back: "She doesn't want to see us now, so let's not provoke her."

"Why didn't I ask them why they broke up? I still think it was her fault." Shen Ling was so anxious that she cried, and blamed herself for saying so many good things about Gu Yuchen.

"Who knew Gu Yuchen was such a person? I used to think that Gu Yuchen was more stable than Kairui, but now it seems that we should not judge a person by appearances."

"I have never hit her, how dare Gu Yuchen hit her?" Shen Ling felt sad when she thought of what Zhixian had just said, "I want to ask the Gu family how they educate their son."

Wen Xingzhi stopped her and said, "Zhixian didn't tell us because he was afraid that we would get into trouble if we went to the old customer. I'll call Zhaoli first and ask about the situation."

Wen Xingzhi called and asked, "Zhao Li, are you free to talk now?"

Qin Zhaoli was not surprised at all when he received the call from Uncle Wen. He probably knew about Zhixian and Gu Yuchen's affairs. "When you have time, ask Uncle Wen."

"Do you know about the matter between Zhixian and Gu Yuchen in our family?" He guessed that Qin Zhaoli should know something. They had a dinner together yesterday, and the old Qin couple laughed too forcedly when they talked about Gu Yuchen. He didn't take it seriously at that time, but now it seems that he knows something.