Chapter 1626 Your worries are unnecessary
Han Chunmei was worried that her future son-in-law would look down on Li Juan for having two fathers, but little did she know that the other side also had its own concerns.
Li Ye made an appointment with Bu Qingjun to "bring Xiao Cao out for a drink in a few days," but a few days later, Bu Qingjun awkwardly called Li Ye.
"Hey, Brother Li Ye, well... we've been quite busy with our research these past few days, so we haven't had time to deal with that thing you mentioned. But this morning, Xiao Cao's parents suddenly came from their hometown."
I chatted with Xiao Cao's parents for a while. They were very supportive of their son's choice, but they were a little worried that their son wasn't good at expressing himself and might not be able to satisfy a family like yours.
Li Ye asked, puzzled, "What do you mean by 'family like ours'? Besides, Xiao Cao has been dating my sister for almost a year now, so why is he suddenly looking down on our family?"
"No, no, it's not that I'm complaining, it's just... it's all because of my mouth."
Bu Qingjun said apologetically, "After I asked Xiao Cao that day, I told him, 'You've really hit the jackpot this time.' I never expected that after Xiao Cao told his family, they would worry."
"Are you worried that my sister has a spoiled princess temperament and will bully Xiao Cao in the future? No, Lao Bu, how much have you been bragging about my family?"
When Li Ye heard Bu Qingjun's hesitant words, he knew that this guy was exaggerating his family's status as a wealthy and powerful family, while Xiao Cao's family was worried that Xiao Cao would be bullied by Li Juan in the future.
It has to be said that parents worry themselves sick over their children's future. They are afraid that if their children marry into a poor family, they will suffer for the rest of their lives, and they are also afraid that if their children marry into a wealthy family, they will live a miserable life.
Bu Qingjun said helplessly, "Hey, Brother Li Ye, don't you know me, Lao Bu? I'm not bragging at all, I'm telling the truth. And I even assured Xiao Cao that you're definitely the most easy-going and understanding brother-in-law."
"But they still couldn't quite believe it; how could such a great opportunity fall into Xiao Cao's lap?"
Li Ye laughed and scolded, "You old Bu, you're really making a fuss over nothing. We're just an ordinary family, why are you saying so much? Young people these days have a strong sense of self-respect, and they can make a name for themselves through their own abilities, so saying so much is likely to have the opposite effect."
[What a load of rubbish! Our unit has been counting on your support for research funding for the past two years.]
Bu Qingjun quickly said, "Xiao Cao has a very sound moral compass and doesn't see anything wrong with it. It's just that after he told his parents, they came worried. Just now, Xiao Cao even complained that his parents were meddling and worrying about things that don't concern them."
But since their parents have come all this way, I think it would be nice for both sets of parents to meet. Of course, if you feel the timing isn't right, then they can just consider it a visit to see their son.
Li Ye readily replied, "Old Bu, do you even need to ask? They've come all this way, are we going to ask them to come back in a few days? We absolutely must see him. My parents and sisters also want to see what this young man looks like!"
"Alright, alright, I'll have them choose a suitable place for us to get together tonight."
“Okay, I think that Shandong cuisine restaurant near your workplace is pretty good.”
The meeting of the parents of a young couple is actually a rather delicate matter, so Li Ye didn't offer to treat everyone herself, but instead let the man pay.
The Shandong cuisine restaurant near Bu Qingjun's workplace is of medium quality, clean, hygienic, delicious, and inexpensive, which saves the man face without making him spend money.
Bu Qingjun immediately replied happily, "Alright then, I'll arrange it right away. Also, Brother Li Ye, I still stand by my opinion: if Xiao Cao really marries your sister, he'll be incredibly lucky."
"Don't say another word."
Hahahaha~
...
That evening, after Li Ye met Xiao Cao's family at the Shandong cuisine restaurant, he learned why Cao Jianqing's family was worried.
It turns out that Cao Jianqing was the youngest in his family, with two older brothers and three older sisters. It was only natural that he was pampered from a young age.
Cao Jianqing's father was a worker in a military industrial enterprise, and not just any ordinary worker, but a skilled worker like Master Miao from the No. 1 Factory, who had "apprentices all over the world."
My mother graduated from a vocational school specializing in accounting in the 1960s and worked in the finance department of a factory. My older brother, sister, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law also mostly worked at the same factory.
Such a family situation might not be considered unusual in Beijing, but in a local enterprise, it would be considered a "low-level Brahmin" situation. Therefore, Cao Jianqing probably didn't know the meaning of "suffering a loss is a blessing" from a young age.
According to the older generation, it's best for the youngest son to be paired with a wife who knows when to be willing to take a loss, otherwise there will be plenty of arguments in the future.
But Bu Qingjun exaggerated Li Juan's situation to an extreme degree, so why should Li Juan tolerate it?
However, after the two sides met, Cao Jianqing's parents quickly realized that they had worried too much.
First of all, Li Juan is poised, gentle, and modest, leaving the Cao family with no faults. More importantly, Cao Jianqing, that scoundrel, is extremely fond of Li Juan, and has lost all his petty temper.
Cao's mother said with emotion, "Tell me, how lucky my son is to have met such a good girl like Xiaojuan."
Li Ye smiled and said, "Isn't that thanks to the country? The two of them met because of the same national-level project. If you want to talk about a red line, it was the country that helped to connect them."
Cao's mother chuckled and said, "What her older brother said is true. When our Xiaoqing graduated with her master's degree, several large companies were vying to hire her, and overseas universities even sent her invitations."
But this kid didn't even consult us and resolutely followed Boss Bu to Beijing. At the time, Lao Cao and I were very angry, but now it seems that my son's choice was absolutely right."
“.”
Li Ye glanced at the shy Cao Jianqing and teased, "I heard from President Bu that you were the only one who agreed to come to Beijing with him without asking for any conditions, such as housing or salary. What were you thinking at the time?"
Cao Jianqing smiled awkwardly and then said, "I didn't think much about it at the time, I just felt that we can't always fall behind!"
I grew up in a military-industrial complex, and I know the gap between us and the rest of the world, so I'm resentful. Actually, I wanted to join the navy, but they didn't come to our school to recruit people that year.
“.”
After Cao Jianqing finished speaking, everyone in both the Cao family and the Li family fell silent.
In the 1990s, the West was at its zenith, making the mainland seem incredibly backward in every way.
As for why Cao Jianqing wanted to join the navy, we have to talk about the deepest pain of the Chinese nation.
Just last year, Japan's Eight-Eight Fleet held a naval parade, boasting that it could annihilate the mainland navy in half an hour. However, the simulations and analyses published in all domestic military magazines yielded extremely painful and disheartening results.
Under these circumstances, many elites choose to "join if you can't beat them," but Cao Jianqing, this guy, has quite a temper. He didn't ask about housing or salary, and just followed Bu Qingjun.
This is what Li Ye is most satisfied with.
The Li family has plenty of houses and money; what they lack is a like-minded person with shared beliefs.
Li Ye pursed his lips, raised his wine glass and gestured towards Cao Jianqing: "Come on, let's have a drink so we don't fall behind."
Cao Jianqing quickly picked up his wine glass and downed the wine in one gulp. Because he drank it too fast, he coughed violently.
Cao Jianqing's sister quickly got up to tidy up for her brother, but Li Juan had already handed him a handkerchief, which made the Cao family even more satisfied.
At this moment, Bu Qingjun picked up her wine glass and said very seriously, "You may not know this, but my brother Li Ye has the same temper as Xiao Cao."
He had the opportunity to study abroad, but he didn't go; he had the opportunity to work in a government agency, but he didn't go either. Instead, he chose to go to the car factory in Haidian.
Everyone knows that automobile manufacturing is a heavy industry, and our heavy industry lags behind overseas companies. But everyone knows about the changes in Beijing-branded cars in recent years, right? The research and development of Beijing-branded cars was entirely handled by my brother Li Ye.
So the drink he just had with Xiao Cao was a sincere expression of mutual encouragement.
"Oh, I see!"
“.”
The Cao family suddenly realized, as if they had found the real reason why "a beautiful girl fell from the sky".
In addition, since Lao Cao's family were all employees of military industrial enterprises, everyone quickly found common ground, and the atmosphere at the scene soon became lively.
Li Kaijian also publicly stated that the Li family would provide all the support his daughter needed for her marriage, including a house and a car, but the young couple would have to live their own lives after the wedding.
The couple's disagreement is their own business, and no one else should interfere.
This made the Cao family feel both relieved and ashamed, realizing that their previous worries had been unfounded.
Only Cao Jianqing's sister-in-law stared at Han Chunmei for a while, feeling somewhat puzzled.
After the banquet ended, the sister-in-law asked the brother-in-law, "Hey, did you notice something just now? Xiaojuan's mother was born in the Year of the Tiger, but if you calculate it that way, Xiaojuan's older brother and sister don't seem to be the same age!"
Cao Jianqing's elder brother was taken aback, then asked, "What do you mean?"
The older sister-in-law blinked and said, "What I mean is, Xiaojuan and her older brother and sister might not have the same mother."
"So what if we weren't born to the same mother? So what if we weren't born to the same mother?"
The eldest son of the Cao family immediately sharpened his gaze, glaring at his wife and warning, "Stop speculating about these ridiculous things. Xiaoqing's workplace is a Buddhist temple; there aren't many female colleagues there, and pretty ones are even rarer. As for finding someone with a suitable family background and personality, that's just wishful thinking."
So it's a miracle that Xiaoqing has met a girl he likes. If you dare to ruin his chance at love, I'll beat you to death when I get back."
Sister-in-law Cao blinked, not daring to say another word.
Cao Jianqing is the apple of the Cao family's eye. If you ruin his plans, getting a beating is no joke.
(End of this chapter)
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