Chapter 3434Okay, master.
Since he's so talented at folding clothes, I'll leave this to him. Tang Ke carried her newly bought hangers to the balcony, placing the black on the left, the white on the right, and the pink, orange, yellow, green, and macaron-colored ones in the middle. The ones that looked like black and white cartoons were Fu Yu's, and the colored ones were hers. Clearly, the hangers she'd chosen for him were based entirely on his taste in slippers; he'd know which ones were his without needing to be told.
She returned to the living room, picked up her clothes, and asked, "Your parents can't wait to come over for dinner. How about we set a time?"
"Look at you. I can do anything." Fu Yu smoothed the wrinkles on the surface of the fabric, picked up the clothes, and walked towards the bedroom with her.
"Let's go for the weekend. You get off work late on weekdays, and the food will be cold when you get home." Tang Ke opened the closet, separating the tops and pants. "Saturday's fine. I have an appointment with a colleague for cupping on Sunday afternoon." She turned around and proudly held up three fingers. "Thirty yuan, plus a massage. The original price is one hundred and twenty-nine. A good deal, right?"
"Where is it?" Fu Yu waited until she finished packing before pushing open the other side of the wardrobe and putting the clothes in.
Tang Ke gave the name of the private health shop. "It's near my workplace. My colleagues have been there before, and the technicians are all pretty good."
Fu Yu looked at her rosy face and said, "Do you need to remove it? It looks fine."
"Just treat it as an experience. I haven't tried cupping before, just to get rid of the dampness." Tang Ke's adventurous spirit has always been to seek progress while maintaining stability.
"Oh." Fu Yu had no objection, but only made a suggestion: "There's a Chinese medicine health center on the fifth floor of XX First Hospital. They also offer cupping, massage, acupuncture, bone setting, and so on. My mother goes there often. It costs only six yuan after claiming medical insurance."
"What?!" Tang Ke's eyes widened. There were actually players who understood cost-effectiveness better than her. She rarely went to the hospital unless she was seriously ill, so she had no idea the situation had developed to this point.
"Holy crap, seriously? It's still not too late for me to cancel the group ticket purchase."
Fu Yu nodded: "Why don't you ask her yourself when they come to your house?"
"Okay, okay, what dishes do your parents like to eat? I'll make them." Tang Ke rubbed his hands together, but it was all just a show of bravado. The next second, he immediately changed the subject and said, "But I'm only good at making braised bean noodles and egg drop soup. I can't make anything else."
"Didn't they say they would do it? Let them do it, you don't have to worry about it." Fu Yu himself hasn't even eaten the meal cooked by his wife, but he lets the two old people in front enjoy their retirement first. It's impossible.
Tang Ke disagreed, frowning, "No, this is our home, we are the masters, and the masters must be responsible for everything in the house. Even if it is your parents who are here, there is no reason to make them busy. If the roles were reversed and we were going to your parents' house for dinner, then it would be reasonable for them to treat us."
She grabbed a handful of air with both hands and spoke clearly, "When it comes to Chinese etiquette, it's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an attack from behind. No one teaches me, I have to rely on my own understanding. I was able to climb to this position today because of my hard work."
The style of the painting gradually deviates, but the meaning remains. Tang Ke has spent years in officialdom, mastering the ways of the world. She speaks to everyone, even to the wrong. She doesn't necessarily have to please anyone, but only seeks to maintain a clear conscience. In fact, this is somewhat repressive for her nature. She wants to be childish, to act coquettishly, to play, but she can't even do these things in front of her own mother, let alone act as she pleases with outsiders.
Fu Yu stood there straight listening to her teachings. The word "our home" was particularly resonant. She was looking forward to it with great anticipation. She had accepted that this was their home, so how could the dog be far behind?
"Yes, Master," he said.
Tang Ke acted horrified and said, "I'm from the country. I don't play the same tricks as you city people."
Fu Yu walked out of the bedroom as if nothing had happened and said, "Leave the cooking to me. You are responsible for contacting them."
Tang Ke was very surprised and followed him to ask, "So you really can cook?"
"No." Fu Yu sat on the sofa and turned on his phone, "But 'Jiangxi Stir-fry' does."
Tang Ke was so impressed that he gave a thumbs up and said, "Awesome."
Fu Yu has the WeChat account of the owner of the stir-fry restaurant. He can just tell them the name of the dish and they will deliver it to his door once it’s ready. It takes ten minutes to arrive and is still hot when it’s served on the table.
"What do you want to eat?" he asked, and clicked on the menu pinned to the top of his boss's WeChat Moments to show her.
Tang Ke: "Eat steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose..."
"Mana."
"Come, let me see what you're eating." Tang Ke leaned over to take a closer look.
She really needs to change her habit of picking up jokes at random. These days, she seems to be unable to speak without using abstract ideas. How can she be a scholar in the officialdom?
But it's quite fun to have fun at home. No matter how nonsensical it is, there will always be people to support it.
In the end, the two of them ordered five dishes and one soup, including the bean stewed noodles cooked by Tang Ke himself, a total of seven dishes, more than enough to fill them up with Chinese etiquette.
Fu Yu locked the door to the second bedroom before the elders arrived. He didn't think his parents would get suspicious, and locked the door just to be on the safe side. However, when he saw the person following behind his parents, he began to worry.
His younger brother Fu Zhou also came. He was at the age where he had nothing to do. He would come to play with his game console every winter and summer vacation. He was a seasonal repeat customer of the study.
As soon as the Fu family entered the house, Tang Ke went forward to greet them sweetly and took the bags from their hands. "Mom, Dad, you're here! Just come, what else do you bring? Brother is here too? Come on, sit down, the dishes are all here."
Qiu Yanfang's eyes smiled into crescents. "Hey, hey, these are the white radishes and sweet potatoes grown by Fu Yu's grandfather. They've never been sprayed with pesticides, so they're very fresh. He specifically asked me to bring them to you!"
"Wow, so many! Thank you so much, Grandpa!" Tang Ke was very supportive.
Fu Yu pulled out a chair for her at the dining table, stared at Fu Zhou, and asked, "Why haven't you started school yet? It's already halfway through September."
Fu Zhou shrugged with a student-like expression: "I just finished my internship this week."
Father Fu tapped the back of his youngest son's head and said, "I asked him what he wanted to do after graduation, and he said he wanted to take the civil service exam. Xiao Ke, can you give him some advice on how to take the exam and whether it's difficult? This kid makes it sound so easy. I suspect he just wants to get another year of free food and accommodation."
Tang Ke laughed and said, "You can give it a try. You can enroll in an institution. I've taken classes there before. You'll know if it's difficult or not by trying a simulation. Just respect the child's ideas."
"Let's eat first." Fu Yu interrupted.
After a few mouthfuls of Jiangxi stir-fried dishes, Tang Ke naturally started chatting about health preservation. Qiu Yanfang was indeed an expert in this field. In addition to the Chinese medicine clinic, she was also a long-time member of the Municipal Cultural Center, where she offered free public health classes, teaching Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, and longevity exercises to the public. There were venues in every district. She added Tang Ke to the group, which was mostly middle-aged and elderly, with few young people. Tang Ke was a breath of fresh blood.
As the conversation progressed, their chopsticks slowed down. Fu Zhou, who had barely spoken, was the first to finish his meal. As a university student still struggling to graduate, his biggest anxiety was his future. He couldn't get into wrinkle-inducing topics like "Is work hard?" or "Is your health still strong?"
"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm full. I'm going to the bathroom." He got up from his seat and walked towards the bathroom as if he was familiar with the place.
After coming out, he did not go back to continue to participate in the adults' discussion in vain, but walked towards his familiar hotbed, no, the study.
Fu Yu, who was sitting at the dining table, seemed to have a brotherly connection. He looked towards the second bedroom and saw that Fu Zhou couldn't open the doorknob. After repeated attempts, he still couldn't open it. He shouted, "Brother—why did you lock the study?!"
Everyone looked in his direction. Fu Yu's eyes were dark, while Tang Ke's smile froze, his mind working at high speed.
"Why did you lock the study for no reason?" Qiu Yanfang asked.
Fu Yu put down his chopsticks, raised his leg and arrested Fu Zhou personally. Today he was going to kill his own relatives for the sake of justice.
The two brothers were of similar height, but had completely different temperaments. Fu Zhou, who had never suffered from the harsh treatment of society, had clear and innocent eyes. When he saw his elder brother approaching with a sinister look on his face, he couldn't help but lean back.
"I'm guarding against you." Fu Yu pulled his arm away. "If you want to play games, go to the internet cafe. Don't come to my place anymore."
"Why?! I haven't played it once this summer because of my internship. It's finally over, why aren't you letting me play?" Fu Zhou didn't understand why he was suddenly banned.
Fu Yu: "I'm not stopping you from playing, just don't come to my place."
Fu Zhou: "Did you delete my account?"
"...I haven't deleted it." Fu Yu was also a game fanatic, and he wouldn't do such a wicked thing. He pushed his brother, like a duck, and said, "Go to the living room and watch TV, go."
Of course Fu Zhou refused, "If you don't let me play, I'll tell Mom."
"? Are you a mama's boy?"
With Fu Yu taking care of his brother's problems, Tang Ke could continue his conversation without worry. The two parents took the opportunity to discuss the differences between their two sons. Fu Yu was born with a calmer personality than the other children. He was rarely spanked as a child, and spankings were ineffective. He didn't get angry when scolded, but he would talk back, which only made them angrier. Fu Zhou was boisterous and outgoing, so he had many friends. They thought he would adapt to society better than his brother when he grew up, but they didn't expect him to have such a hard time finding a job.
Back then, Fu Yu had barely given his family any worry, whether it was his education or his job. The only thing he wasn't very good at was finding a partner, and his blind dates were all unsuccessful. Fu Zhou, on the other hand, was the opposite. His few relationships were all good, but they didn't work out. He had no trouble finding a partner, but ultimately, he struggled with his job. Neither of his two children was a worry.
Tang Ke listened and nodded appropriately. It was perfectly normal for parents of his generation to have such thoughts, always wanting their children to be hexagonal warriors, talking about regrets instead of luck, flaws instead of strengths.
"It will always be fine. Didn't Fu Yu succeed in his blind date with me in the end? Fu Zhou will definitely be able to find a good job in the future. He wants to take the civil service exam, right? I can help him make plans. If he wants to go, let him try. He doesn't have to work in a big company like his brother to have a good job." Tang Ke spoke softly, comforting them completely.
Qiu Yanfang was deeply touched. Fu Yu had silently accumulated so much merit to marry such a wife. She took out a thick stack of red envelopes from her handbag and stuffed them into Tang Ke's hands.
Tang Ke panicked: "Auntie, this..."
Realizing that he hadn't changed his words, he quickly said, "It's not me..."
"It's okay, I'll change it later." Qiu Yanfang held her hand. "Xiao Ke, according to our custom, I should have given you a gift when we first met. I was in such a hurry and didn't prepare anything. Don't refuse it, you must take it. Although you and Fu Yu met through a blind date, I think you are a perfect match in every way. I'm glad I met you earlier."
"No..." Tang Ke pushed it away awkwardly.
The red envelope was pushed back and forth, and suddenly an ancient call interrupted the tug of war.
"mom--!
"Brother plays games and sleeps in the study every day! He plays games himself and doesn't let me play!
"sister in law--!
"My brother is a complete jerk!"
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