Chapter 137: Distrust (Page 1/2)
Since their son had brought her back, they definitely wanted to learn about her family situation first. So Huo Junshan asked Bai Shanshan, "Who are your family members? What do your parents do for a living?"
Bai Shanshan thought for a moment and said, "There are six people in my family. My parents are both workers in the cotton mill. My brother just married my eldest sister-in-law half a year ago. I also have a younger brother and a younger sister."
"So your parents are both workers. What kind of jobs do your elder brother and younger siblings have?" Huo Junshan continued to ask.
“My eldest brother has just taken over my father’s position and is now also a worker in the textile factory.
My younger brother is currently unemployed and has not found a suitable job yet.
As for my younger sister, she's learning the art of cutting and sewing clothes from an experienced tailor," Bai Shanshan answered truthfully.
After hearing these words, Huo Junshan had a preliminary understanding of the situation at Bai Shanshan's family - it turned out that the eldest son of the Bai family replaced his father's position, so now Bai's father has retired at home, Xiaobai's younger brother has not yet found a job, and the younger sister is learning from a master craftsman.
In order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Bai family's specific situation, Huo Junshan decided to ask some more in-depth questions. He spoke again: "What are your parents' names? We will visit them another day. We still don't know your parents' names."
"My father's name is Bai Hualin, and my mother's name is Deng Qiuyan."
After washing the dishes, Xiao Ya came over to chat with Bai Shanshan. She asked all the questions Huo Junshan had asked, and then she asked Bai Shanshan, "Have you liked dancing since you were a child?"
Bai Shanshan nodded and said, "When I was in school, the teacher liked to ask me to participate in the arts performances, and I gradually fell in love with it.
Later, by chance, I came across a cultural troupe recruiting, so I took the exam and was accepted.”
Xiao Ya didn't know how Bai Shanshan got into the art troupe, but she felt that the girl was definitely not telling the truth. It was unacceptable that the child of an ordinary worker could easily become the mainstay of the military art troupe.
Seeing his mother remained silent, Huo Qingyan joked, "Mom, I brought my girlfriend home, and you haven't given her a red envelope for meeting her yet?"
Xiao Ya pulled Huo Qingyan up and said, "Qingyan, let's go back to the room and talk for a while."
Huo Qingyan followed Xiao Ya back to the room, and Xiao Ya asked him, "Are you sure you want to marry Bai Shanshan?"
"We've been dating for a few months, and I brought her to meet you before the New Year. Don't you want us to get married sooner?"
"Are you pleased with her?"
"It's okay. Didn't you say that you should find someone to marry when you're old enough? Mom, don't you like Bai Shanshan?"
"She's not my wife, and I don't know her well, so it doesn't matter whether I like her or not. As long as you like her, that's fine. The only prerequisite for marriage is that there must be no problems with her parents and her character, and her body must be clean."
It's not that Xiao Ya is suspicious, she always feels that Bai Shanshan doesn't look innocent. The first time she came to their house, she put on such heavy makeup as if she was going to perform on stage, and there was a strong fragrance on her body.
She is so clingy with her son and doesn't look steady at all. The eldest daughter-in-law is younger than her. Although she looks innocent and naive sometimes, she doesn't look that frivolous.
"Son, you didn't sleep with her, did you?"
"Mom, what are you thinking? How could I make such a mistake without registering?"
"How much did you spend dating her? I think her coat is new."
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"Mom, since we're dating, isn't it normal to spend some money on clothes and cosmetics for her?"
"So you haven't saved much money these past few months, is it because you're dating someone? How can a girl like her spend so much money? How much does she make per month in the art troupe?"
"Mom, she's actually an outside staff member, and she's only been working there for a little over two years. Her salary isn't high, only thirty yuan a month, and she has to give fifteen yuan to the family every month."
Xiao Ya frowned and asked, "After you get married, will she still send her salary to her parents' home?"
"Mom, my salary is several times more than hers. It's her business to spend her salary as she wishes. I won't interfere. My eldest sister-in-law doesn't have a job, so my eldest brother gives her his salary, so she can spend it however she wants."
"How can it be the same? Your sister-in-law didn't subsidize her family, and what good things they had they took from us."
Huo Qingyan said, "Isn't the betrothal gift you gave to the Lin family a subsidy? My sister-in-law didn't bring any dowry. Mom, I know my sister-in-law is good in every way, but you can't think that Shanshan is bad just because she is good."
Xiao Ya said angrily, "What's so good about her? She's dating you and she's spending so much of your money. What else can she do besides spending money?"
"Mom, I, your son, took the initiative to spend that money on her. How can I blame her?"
"Don't give me the meeting money. Your sister-in-law didn't give me any anyway. As for proposing to the girl's family, we can talk about it in two days."
"Mom, we have all taken leave and will go to their house to propose marriage tomorrow."
"Huo Qingyan, why didn't you discuss this with us before you did anything? Don't you respect me and your father?"
Huo Qingyan knew his mother was angry, so he quickly put his arm around her shoulders and coaxed her, "Mom, am I also responding to your call to get married soon and give you a big, fat grandson?"
"I have a big fat grandson."
"Then it's okay for me to have a daughter, right? And since my sister-in-law didn't accept the meeting gift, there's no need to give Shanshan a meeting gift. Let's go to the Bai family together tomorrow, what do you think, Mom?"
"I see. I owed you this in my previous life."
Xiao Ya didn't care whether Huo Qingyan was happy or not, she didn't give him the gift anyway.
After Bai Shanshan came out of the Huo family, she had been silent with a sullen face. Huo Qingyan could tell that she was unhappy, so he asked directly, "Shanshan, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Qingyan, don't your parents like me?"
"Why do you say that? They don't dislike you, it's just that this happened so suddenly that they were a little scared."
"You jokingly asked your mother to take the gift, and your mother pulled you into the room and scolded you? Then will you go to my house to propose marriage tomorrow? If you go, I will go back in the afternoon."
"Come, I'll bring my parents over tomorrow."
As soon as the two of them left, Xiao Ya and Huo Junshan packed up and went out with their passbooks. They planned to go to the department store to buy clothes and shoes for their eldest grandson, and also buy some gifts to propose to the Bai family.
On the way, Xiao Ya asked Huo Junshan, "Junshan, are we going to the Bai family tomorrow?"
"If your son likes it, then go ahead!"
"Junshan, when we come back later, I'll ask someone to go to the art troupe to find out about Bai Shanshan's situation."
Huo Junshan suddenly stopped and asked, "Xiaoya, are you doubting that girl?"
"It's not that I doubt it. My first impression is that this is not a down-to-earth girl. I'm afraid your son will be deceived."
"Okay, let's do as you say."
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