Yu Hongzhen happened to have a mission here today, and when he was about to go back, he found his girlfriend Chen Xianghong and his brother-in-law Chen Xiangbei.
He took the two of them to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some food, and then spent a little money to get rid of the light bulb.
After strolling around the area with Chen Xianghong, they were just thinking that the atmosphere was right and they could hold hands when he suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him.
He turned around suddenly and saw his future mother-in-law standing behind them and saw them holding hands.
Chen Xianghong noticed that Brother Yu had frozen in place and turned around as well.
"Mom?" Chen Xianghong shook her hand away and trotted over. "Mom, we met by chance."
Yu Hongzhen saw his guilty brother-in-law behind him, but the most important thing now was to explain what happened between him and Xiang Hong, "Aunt."
Old Lady Xia nodded. "Since you've already seen it, just tell me directly, what do you think?"
Yu Hongzhen became serious, "Aunt, I am serious about Xiang Hong, and I have told everyone in the family."
"Do they agree?"
Yu Hongzhen: "I can make my own decisions about my own affairs."
Chen Xianghong also nodded, "Mom, I'm serious too."
Old Lady Xia: "So your parents are actually against it too?"
Yu Hongzhen was secretly wary of Old Lady Xia's sharpness. "Aunt, my father rarely cares about family matters, and my mother is also very anxious about my marriage, but she is a rather strict person, so..."
Chen Xianghong was puzzled. "That's impossible. The last time Auntie saw me, she was very kind to me. Doesn't she agree?"
Yu Hongzhen: "My mom is just being stubborn, but she'll come around soon. Besides, we don't have to live with them after we get married. I've got housing in the army, and you can go with them. There are other jobs you can do there."
Chen Xianghong frowned. "You haven't told me any of this. You didn't tell me that your mother didn't agree with me being with you, and you didn't tell me that I wanted to change jobs. What else haven't you told me?"
Yu Hongzhen: "But that job isn't that good either. You don't make much money a month. So what if you change it? My salary and allowances are high enough to support you and your family."
Chen Xianghong: "That's different. You thought of everything by yourself and didn't even tell me. I feel like you don't respect me. My salesperson's salary may not be high in your eyes, but I really like this job."
"What's so good about selling things over there? It's so crowded and chaotic, and there are even little hooligans causing trouble. Besides, I arranged this because I was worried about you worrying about it. How dare you think I don't respect you?"
Old Mrs. Xia watched them quarreling for no apparent reason. Well, even if she didn't stop them, the marriage would have been ruined by the quarrel between them.
Listening to Yu Hongzhen speak, you can tell that he is a bit chauvinistic. He doesn't realize that some of his words and actions are disrespectful to women. He even thinks he is very considerate and a good man.
As for her daughter Xiang Hong, she was originally a gentle person, but after going to Hai City for a few months and working as a salesperson for a few months, she became bolder and her temper became tougher. It was as if something in her had awakened, and she even knew how to respect others.
Fine, let's just have a big fight like this, she doesn't have to do anything.
But then, Old Lady Xia was in trouble again. In this era, few men truly respected their wives. Apart from the son-in-law of Old Lady Wang in their compound, who always put himself in the position of the househusband, the other men who were not married into the family were either men who were easily influenced by others like the eldest son in her family.
Xiang Hong...probably doesn't like this kind of man either. If she and Yu Hongzhen are no longer together, then I will have to find her a man who can support the family and respect his wife. It's difficult, too difficult.
Old Mrs. Xia was pleased to see them quarreling, but when she thought about her future marriage, she became troubled again.
In just a moment of distraction, the two of them reconciled.
Mrs. Xia:?
"Why didn't they quarrel anymore? What did they say?" Old Mrs. Xia secretly asked her youngest son who was watching the show behind her.
Chen Xiangbei also replied quietly: "Brother Yu said that he would listen to me from now on. If he does anything that makes me uncomfortable, I can tell him. Brother Yu said he will change and start changing from now on. If he doesn't change, he will be single for the rest of his life. Then, I forgave him."
Old Mrs. Xia: What a useless thing!
"Aunt, I came back in a hurry, but my heart for Xiang Hong is the most sincere. If you are not satisfied with me, please tell me and I will definitely change."
Old Mrs. Xia: What a good move, retreat to advance.
"I am not happy with my daughter marrying so far away."
Yu Hongzhen: Ah...this...it’s difficult for him too.
"Xiang Hong and I both work in Hai City. There are good prospects there, and I have more resources and connections. If I rashly transfer there, I don't think it will be approved." Yu Hongzhen was really in a difficult situation. His future mother-in-law seemed really difficult to deal with.
"Forget it then." Old Lady Xia waved towards Chen Xianghong, "Then let's go back first."
Yu Hongzhen: Huh? Why let it go? What was let go? Was it the transfer from [him] or the matter between him and Xiang Hong?
This old lady just left without saying anything, why didn’t she explain it clearly?
"Aunt, I'm driving. I'll take you home. It's on the way anyway, so it's not taking advantage of the public." Yu Hongzhen smiled humbly.
"No need, we can take a bus pretty quickly."
Chen Xianghong now knew that it was Brother Yu who was helping her. "Mom, it's so cold, and Dad and the others haven't eaten anything. It's uncomfortable to sit on the bus, so let Brother Yu take us there."
After a final round of refusals, Old Lady Xia said, "Then I'll go call your dad."
Yu Hongzhen offered his courtesy, "Auntie, please get in. I'll drive over to pick you up."
Old Mrs. Xia refused decisively. It was not the last moment yet, so it was better not to let anyone except their family know about Xiang Hong and him. Otherwise, if everyone knew about it, and Xiang Hong and him didn't end up together, it would affect their reputation.
She asked Chen Xiangbei to run and call for help, and she got on the car under their persuasion. It's true, this kind of public vehicle is more comfortable than a bus. Old Lady Xia has never ridden in a public vehicle in her past life or this life.
Old Chen was almost suffocated by Chen Xiangbei. If he wanted to ride in the car, he could just run away first, but Chen Xiangbei had to drag his old bones with him. He hadn't eaten much to begin with, and now he was so hungry that he almost bumped into the car door.
Old Chen sat in the passenger seat, the others squeezed in the back, and Chen Xiangbei even sat on his second brother's lap. Back then, there was no such thing as overloading or not overloading; in the end, the car always took the brunt of the burden.
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