"There's only a three-day holiday for Chinese New Year!" Mo Ru pouted. "Wei Deng, can't we skip the winter break?"
"If you don't work, where will the money come from? Don't you want to buy those clothes and shoes, don't you want to buy those cosmetics, don't you want to go on trips?"
Mo Ru opened her mouth, then closed it again, and muttered, "Other people's boyfriends let their girlfriends enjoy life, but I have to work myself with you."
“I didn’t say I was forcing you to work. It’s just that I can’t afford the things you need on my own. Otherwise, you can go back to your own home for the New Year.”
"You know perfectly well that I don't have a good relationship with my family. Since you work and live in a dormitory, can't I stay at your house?"
Wei Deng stared at her incredulously. Mo Ru felt uncomfortable under his gaze and touched her nose: "What's wrong?"
"We're just boyfriend and girlfriend, not even engaged yet. What kind of behavior is it for you to live in my house?"
“I don’t care, why do you care so much?” Mo Ru longed for Wei Deng’s house and had wanted to move in for a long time, but she never had a reason. “If you want to get engaged, you can do it anytime. You can get married after you reach the legal age.”
Wei Deng suddenly felt that Mo Ru had changed from before. Perhaps he hadn't noticed it from the beginning. How could she be so casual?
He didn't consider himself a rigid person, but it was still not quite right for a girl to say such things first.
"Do you know how much going on there is to getting engaged? We haven't even met each other's parents yet."
"I told you I was going to visit Auntie, but you wouldn't let me," Mo Ru said, looking aggrieved. "Wei Deng, let me tell you, I'm not just playing around with you. Don't even think about just dumping me."
“When did I say I was going to abandon you? I just think we're still in school, and it's too early to meet each other's parents, let alone move into each other's houses. Since you don't want to go home, why don't we go and get winter break jobs together? Why do you insist on living alone in my house? Won't you feel lost and awkward living alone? How are you going to get along with my mom and sister?”
"What's wrong with that? Everyone says Auntie is a very gentle person, and your sister is also the kind of considerate sister you mentioned. Of course I'll get along with them!"
Weiden had always thought he was quite immature, until today he realized there were people even more immature than himself.
"You mean you're saying that if I move in, my mom and sister will have to accommodate me?"
"What do you mean? I'm your girlfriend. Shouldn't your mom and sister treat me well? Besides, I'm not a difficult person to please. Of course, I'll be considerate of your mom and sister!"
"Mo Ru, do you even believe what you're saying? You're the one who asked to move into my house and expect my family to serve you? You're considerate of my mom and sister? The biggest consideration you could give is for them not to move in. Tell me, what are you even capable of doing?"
"Well, Wei Deng, you're marrying me so you can make me do chores, right? That's not what you said when you were courting me. You said you'd always give in to me."
"No, why can't I reason with you?" Wei Deng found it so difficult to communicate with Mo Ru for the first time. "I will give in to you, that's true, but I didn't say that my whole family should support you. Mo Ru, why do you always involve my mother and sister in our affairs? I live outside, what are you doing living in my house by yourself?"
“Our business is a matter between our two families, isn’t it? How can it have nothing to do with your mother and your sister? Why can’t I stay at your house?”
“We’re still dating, not at the age or stage of marriage yet. Even if we get married in the future, we’ll move out and live separately. Why do you insist on living with my mom? Aren’t you embarrassed? Aren’t you afraid of conflicts?”
"What kind of conflict could there be? If I'm afraid of conflict, I'll just go downstairs less often."
Wei Deng said with a blank face, "Mo Ru, stop talking so much. To put it bluntly, you don't want to work, but you want me to support you, and you also want my mom and my sister to take care of you, right?"
Mo Ru's eyes flickered: "I didn't say that. You said it yourself. You said before that you would spoil me for the rest of my life. I'm your girlfriend. Can't I spend your money? Besides, I'm an adult. Can't I take care of myself? Why do I need your mother and sister to serve me?"
"So, after you move in, who will clean the house every day? Who will cook the meals? Who will wash the dishes? Who will hang the clothes to dry?"
Mo Ru retorted, "Does having me mean there's no one left to clean, cook, or wash the dishes? Of course I wash my own clothes!"
Wei Deng took a deep breath: "Mo Ru, I simply can't communicate with you."
After saying that, he was about to leave when Mo Ru reached out and grabbed him: "Wei Deng, explain yourself clearly. How is it that I can't communicate? Am I not telling the truth? I didn't eat much. It's just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks. If I don't go downstairs, I won't make a mess of your house. Do you expect me to work like a maid on my first visit to your house?"
"First of all, no one invited you to stay at my house. You went there on your own. Mo Ru, you need to understand that. Secondly, having one more person in the house isn't just about having more chopsticks. You won't feel awkward, but my mom and sister will feel uncomfortable too. Finally, I don't want you to say things like you didn't come home for Chinese New Year because of me."
"That's slander! What makes you think I would say something like that? What makes you think I would say something like not going home for the New Year because of you?"
"You just like to say that your favorite thing is to exaggerate what you've done for me, regardless of whether it's something I need or whether it's more beneficial to you. You always like to use this to blackmail me."
Wei Deng used to think it didn't matter; he liked Mo Ru and could tolerate her. But now, although he still liked her, he didn't quite approve of Mo Ru's lifestyle and wasn't comfortable with her always putting herself first. He felt that Mo Ru didn't like him as much as she said she did.
If Mo Ru had remained indifferent and never mentioned how much she had sacrificed for him, he wouldn't have cared. But Mo Ru insisted on portraying her love as something extraordinary, which he found hard to accept.
"Weiden, you've changed. You weren't like this before. You got tired of me once you got what you wanted, didn't you?"
“It’s not that I’ve changed, it’s that you’re too good at pretending, but your acting skills are terrible, Mo Ru. There’s a difference between being sincere and just saying it.” Wei Deng sighed helplessly. “I like you, I still do, but I hope that my efforts for you are not taken for granted by you. Also, I like you, but please don’t include my family in your calculations. They have no obligation to accommodate you.”
Mo Ru's expression changed repeatedly. This was the first time she had felt so flustered. Could it be that Wei Deng had already figured out that her acceptance of him was a result of careful consideration?
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