Chapter 169 Are you going to force him to be a heartless and ungrateful person?
Hearing his comrade's words, Chen Zhengnian frowned slightly. His intuition told him that perhaps his family affairs were related to Wang Xinxin and him.
He held Wang Xinxin's hand tightly and looked at her.
"Xinxin."
"I'll go with you."
Looking at Chen Zhengnian's expression, Wang Xinxin seemed to understand something.
Sooner or later, she will have to pass the Chen family test. It doesn't matter if she goes early or late, so she will go now.
The two got into the car driven by their comrade and went to Chen's house.
The jeep rolled over the bumpy dirt road, raising yellow dust, and finally stopped in front of a small building with its own entrance and courtyard.
The yard is surrounded by blue brick walls and a few drought-resistant poplar trees rustling in the wind.
Unlike the lively alleyway where Wang Xinxin lives, this courtyard is full of solemnity and a sense of distance.
Chen Zhengnian shook Wang Xinxin's hand firmly and comforted her: "Don't be afraid."
After saying that, he walked forward and pushed open the green-painted, heavy-looking gate.
The living room is bright.
Chen's mother was wearing a crisp tweed suit and was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper with her hair combed meticulously.
Wang Xinxin had heard from Chen Zhengnian before that his mother was also in the army.
He seems to hold a high position and speaks in an official tone.
Father Chen was sitting on a rattan chair on the other side, also holding a document in his hand. He frowned slightly and only raised his head when he heard the noise.
"Dad, Mom, we're back."
Chen Zhengnian took Wang Xinxin a step forward and said, "This is Wang Xinxin, my girlfriend."
He walked up and confessed, pretending not to know what was happening at home. After that, he looked at the two elders, waiting for what was to come.
"Hello, uncle and aunt."
Wang Xinxin tried her best to make her voice sound steady, bowed slightly to greet him, but her palms were already covered in cold sweat.
Mother Chen's gaze swept from the top of Wang Xinxin's head to her feet.
It can be seen that she looks down on Wang Xinxin, and her eyes are full of disgust.
There was no warmth in that gaze, only scrutiny and evaluation.
It was as if Wang Xinxin was a commodity waiting to be sold at a price.
She didn't respond, but hummed a vague syllable from her nose, which seemed to indicate that she heard it.
Father Chen put down the documents and pushed his glasses up on his nose. His attitude was slightly more relaxed than Mother Chen's, but still distantly polite. "Well, you've had a hard time on the road. Please sit down."
Chen Zhengnian pulled Wang Xinxin to sit down and waited for Chen's father and mother to speak first.
The two of them asked someone to call them back. They couldn't just sit there and stare.
The atmosphere suddenly became very depressing, like the low pressure before a rainstorm.
Wang Xinxin sat down carefully on the hardwood sofa next to Chen Zhengnian, but felt that the wood was uncomfortable.
The two sides were deadlocked for a long time, and Chen's father and mother did not speak.
Finally, Chen Zhengnian got straight to the point, his tone firm: "Dad, Mom, Xinxin and I came back this time to tell you two that we have decided to get married. Xinxin's mother has agreed."
After hearing this, Chen's father and mother reacted.
"marry?"
Mother Chen's voice suddenly rose, and she slammed the newspaper in her hand onto the coffee table. A layer of frost instantly covered her well-maintained face.
"Chen Zhengnian! Do you still see me as your mother? Who did you discuss this important matter with?"
Her eyes pierced Wang Xinxin like a knife, and the contempt and disgust in them were not concealed at all.
"She? A little girl from a lowly family in a Shanghai alley? Is she worthy of marrying into the Chen family?"
The Chen family is very prestigious in the northwest, and since many of their family members are soldiers, they naturally look down on Wang Xinxin.
Not to mention what Wang Xinxin's family does, even if there are soldiers in her family, it cannot be compared with theirs.
Chen's mother compared her family to a wealthy and powerful family, so she looked down on Wang Xinxin.
"mom!"
Chen Zhengnian stood up suddenly, his face ashen.
"I know Xinxin best! She's kind and resilient, a hundred times better than those who are just superficial! I'm determined to marry her!"
Chen Zhengnian knew that his mother was still thinking about Chen Man.
I feel that Chen Man knows everything about me, and she has watched me grow up.
"You know nothing!"
Mother Chen was so angry that she was shaking all over. She suddenly grabbed the white porcelain teacup with gold painting on the coffee table in front of her and threw it hard to the ground.
With a sharp crisp sound, the warm tea splashed everywhere, and a few pieces of tea even splashed onto Wang Xinxin's trouser legs.
Wang Xinxin was so frightened that her body trembled violently, but she managed to keep calm.
No wonder Chen Zhengnian said he wanted to escape from this home.
Who wouldn’t want to escape?
Just a few words of rebuttal caused such a strong reaction.
"You dare bring any random cat or dog home? Chen Zhengnian, I think you've lost your mind!"
Chen's mother's voice became sharp because of anger.
"I tell you, as long as I'm alive, she won't be able to enter this door unless I die."
She thought she had taught Chen Zhengnian well, but she didn't expect that he would turn against her for a woman.
This was a great humiliation for Chen's mother.
"Auntie, you should be careful with what you say."
Just when everyone was in a stalemate, a clear voice with obvious anger suddenly interrupted.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
At the door, Su Tang was standing there, holding her waist and with her pregnant belly.
She had obviously just arrived, with a trace of sweat on her forehead, and her originally gentle face was now covered with frost.
In those eyes that were always peaceful, there were now two clear flames of anger burning.
Lu Xiao followed closely beside his wife, one hand firmly supporting Su Tang's waist, the other hand hanging naturally, his face as calm as water.
But when those dark eyes swept across the mess on the ground and the pale face of Wang Xinxin, they were as sharp as a drawn saber, instantly making the air in the living room a little colder.
Su Tang walked in step by step. His steps were a little slow because of his heavy body, but they were extremely firm.
She walked straight to Wang Xinxin, first looked at her cousin with a soothing look, and then turned to the aggressive mother Chen.
Fortunately, she felt that something was wrong, and Lu Xiao happened to come back at this moment, so she quickly pulled Lu Xiao over.
It’s a good thing that they both came, otherwise we wouldn’t know that Chen Zhengnian’s mother spoke so harshly.
Her voice was not loud, but every word she spoke was clear and coherent.
"Aunt, we're in a new society now. The Qing dynasty died long ago. Where did you get the old almanac for those family status and rules you keep talking about?"
She paused, glanced at Chen's father and mother, whose expressions were changing, and continued speaking.
"Chen Zhengnian is a soldier, and he shoulders the responsibility of defending his country. The person he chooses must first be someone who understands his responsibility, can support him and give him peace of mind.
Xinxin understands him, respects him, and loves him even more. Isn't her love for him less important than the vague family status in your eyes?
Chen Zhengnian is a responsible man. He has decided on Xinxin and is willing to share the good and bad times with her. Isn't this kind of responsibility something that should please you two elders?
Do you really have to force him to be a coward who betrays his lover and succumbs to family pressure in order to be in line with your Chen family's tradition?"
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