"Uncle Ding, don't worry. My parents will definitely not let my brother and sister Miaomiao go to college in two different cities. They will definitely let my brother and sister Miaomiao go to the same city, or even the same school!"
Du Chen said something even more heartbreaking.
"Humph, that's not up to you!"
Old Ding was dismissive of Du Chen's words.
"Okay, Uncle Ding is just as you said. Then let me ask you, do you think Sister Miaomiao is excellent and beautiful?"
Du Chen continued to ask Lao Ding.
"Of course, my daughter is definitely the best and most beautiful!"
Old Ding said proudly that Ding Miaomiao has always been his pride.
"I agree with what you said, Uncle Ding!"
Du Chen said to Lao Ding in agreement.
"Humph, you finally said something sensible!"
Old Ding said to Du Chen arrogantly.
"Then do as you say, Uncle Ding. Let Sister Miaomiao and my brother live in different cities. What if another boy pursues Sister Miaomiao? Can you tell if he's good or bad? What's his family background like? Is he a playboy? What's his character like?"
Du Chen's three consecutive questions made Lao Ding silent. Comrade Lao Du had also asked Lao Ding the same question. This was a fact in front of him.
"Humph! You guys are going to take me down, right?"
Although Lao Ding admitted that what Du Chen said was true, he still insisted.
"Uncle Ding, look at what you said. How dare we do that? Besides, Sister Miaomiao will get married sooner or later. Do you really want to support her for the rest of her life?"
"Why not?"
Now in his middle age, Old Ding can only talk tough.
"Old Ding, please save your energy! When you were pursuing me, why didn't you ask me to stay with my parents for two more years?"
Looking at the stubborn Old Ding, Jia Xiaomin couldn't help but say something bad about him.
"How can it be the same for my wife? Besides, which side are you from?"
Old Ding asked Jia Xiaomin depressedly.
"I'm not on either side. I just think what Chenchen said makes a little sense. Besides, the children are grown up now. Can you control them just because you want to? These two children are both good. At least they have been well behaved in the past three years of high school!"
Jia Xiaomin is very open-minded. There are many children who fall in love prematurely, but at least these two little ones are quite sensible and have not caused any problems during their three years of high school.
"What Du Chen said doesn't make any sense! I think it's all nonsense!"
Old Ding still refused to accept it.
"Are you comfortable with other boys pursuing Miaomiao? Or are you comfortable with Du Bin pursuing Miaomiao?"
Jia Xiaomin's words left Lao Ding speechless. Although he was unwilling to admit it, this was the fact. After Lao Ding came to his senses, he sat there sulking, feeling somewhat depressed. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that he was being completely dominated by Lao Du's family, and his wife seemed to be quite supportive of him.
Old Ding sat there silently, sulking, while Old Du, Ren Surong, and Jia Xiaomin were chatting and laughing. Du Chen was also listening to the conversation with a smile on his face, glancing at Old Ding from time to time.
Looking at Du Chen who was full of evil intentions, Lao Ding decided to struggle again.
"Chenchen, Uncle Ding has a question for you!"
Hearing Lao Ding speak, several people turned their eyes to him, wondering what he wanted to do next.
"You're welcome, Uncle Ding. Please go ahead!"
Looking at Old Ding with a malicious look on his face, Du Chen responded calmly as usual.
"Chenchen, you are twelve years old this year, right?"
"That's right, Uncle Ding, I almost forgot if you hadn't told me. This year I'm supposed to have my locks rounded. What gift are you planning to give me?"
Du Chen took advantage of the situation and started asking Lao Ding for a gift.
"Ahem, there's no rush for this, we'll talk about it later!"
Old Ding coughed twice after hearing Du Chen's question.
"Chenchen, what I mean is, you're only twelve years old, how come you know so much? Do you have a girlfriend? Otherwise, you shouldn't know so much, right?"
Here it comes! Lao Ding’s counterattack is here!
After hearing what Lao Ding said, Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong looked at Du Chen with some suspicion. Even Jia Xiaomin looked at Du Chen curiously, wanting to see how Du Chen would answer.
"Uncle Ding, I usually watch..."
"Chenchen, please don't say you read books and watch TV! How can you understand so much from reading books and watching TV? Even if you say you understand so much from reading books and watching TV, then there must be something wrong with the books and TV you read! What kind of books are you reading at such a young age?"
Lao Ding interrupted Du Chen and said a lot of things. Then he looked at Du Chen provocatively, as if saying to Du Chen, little guy, I predicted your prediction!
"Oh, Uncle Ding, you can answer the question right away! That's right, I learned it from reading a book!"
Du Chen smiled and generously admitted that he learned the knowledge from reading books.
"Hey, Chenchen, what kind of books do you usually read? I don't think they're suitable for your age."
Lao Ding continued to ask Du Chen questions. He felt that he could definitely lead Du Chen into a trap this time.
"Uncle Ding, what's wrong with the knowledge I learned from reading Dream of the Red Chamber? Isn't Dream of the Red Chamber suitable for students? Isn't it one of the Four Great Classics?"
Du Chen pretended to be confused and asked Lao Ding.
"What? Does Dream of the Red Chamber talk about these things?"
Old Ding asked Du Chen with a look of disbelief.
"Didn't Dream of the Red Chamber talk about this?"
Du Chen asked Lao Ding back.
"Really? Why didn't I see it?"
It is true that Lao Ding has never read Dream of the Red Chamber. In fact, Du Chen has not read it either. But that does not stop Du Chen from talking nonsense. He knows that several people present have not read Dream of the Red Chamber, not even the TV series. One reason is that they don’t have time, and the other is that they don’t like it very much.
"Yes! Of course not! Or have you never read Dream of the Red Chamber, Uncle Ding?"
Du Chen turned the tables.
“I’ve seen it, but I didn’t find it talking about these things!”
Lao Ding was a little panicked because he had lied. If Du Chen said more, he might be exposed.
"Uncle Ding, let me ask you, doesn't Dream of the Red Chamber tell the story of the rise and fall of the Jia family through the love and marriage of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai?"
Du Chen argued confidently.
"Um."
"Isn't that a love story? It's all written in Dream of the Red Chamber. A thorough understanding of worldly affairs is knowledge, and a sophisticated understanding of human nature is writing. Just now I mentioned something about my brother and Sister Miaomiao. Isn't that clear if you think about it?"
Du Chen continued to talk nonsense with Lao Ding.
"Chenchen, you are really good. You don't forget to think for yourself while reading!"
Jia Xiaomin praised Du Chen from the side.
Hearing this, Du Chen raised his eyebrows proudly at Lao Ding.
Old Ding looked at Du Chen with a smug look on his face and was about to speak, but Jia Xiaomin couldn't help but complain to Old Ding.
"Old Ding, how old are you? You're still arguing with a child. You just said Chenchen is only twelve years old. Aren't you ashamed?"
Old Ding looked at Jia Xiaomin with murderous eyes and sighed deeply. He was completely defeated in the game with Du Chen!
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy?"
"Excuse me, Uncle Ding, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so melancholy?"
At this time, Ding Miaomiao and Du Bin, who had finished their make-up classes, also came down from the second floor and asked Lao Ding.
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