Xiang Pengfei approached Zhuang Zhennan with ill intent and said, "Go, Zhennan, get your brother a bowl of rice!"
Zhennan naturally didn't want to go. He looked longingly at his uncle, but Zhuang Chaoying ignored him. So, he had no choice but to stand up, pout, and go to the kitchen. He first took a bowl, then filled it with rice, brought it to Xiang Pengfei, and placed it on the table, saying, "Cousin, let's eat!"
Xiang Pengfei picked up the rice that was brought to him, pretending to eat, but his eyes were secretly glancing at Zhuang Zhennan. When he saw Zhuang Zhennan pick up the bowl and was about to sit down, he deliberately kicked the stool backward with his toe. The stool naturally slid backward, and when Zhuang Zhennan sat down, he was sprawled out on his back, with most of the rice spilling onto his face.
When Zhuang Chaoying saw Xiang Pengfei deliberately messing with Zhuang Zhennan, she got angry and shouted, "What are you doing, Xiang Pengfei? Why are you bullying Zhennan?"
Although Xiang Pengfei was somewhat afraid of his uncle, he still said, "Uncle, you should know his purpose. Why are you here? I can't stand it!"
Zhuang Chaoying said somewhat persistently, "Even if you can't stand it, you have to put up with it. After all, he's your cousin, a relative. Relatives should be generous and considerate to each other."
Zhuang Xiaoting must have heard the commotion next door, because she rushed into the room. Seeing Zhennan, who had just gotten up from the floor, she ignored him and said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, go next door and have dinner with Brother Tunan!"
Xiang Pengfei seemed a bit stubborn, and said angrily, "No, I want to eat here! This food is so complete! There's meat and vegetables!"
But Zhuang Xiaoting still insisted, "Xiang Pengfei, listen to me, hurry up!"
Xiang Pengfei reluctantly followed Xiaoting outside. Just as they stepped out, Lin Dongzhe walked into the yard and said to Pengfei, "Pengfei, give me the car keys. I need to use your car."
Xiang Pengfei asked, somewhat puzzled, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to pick up my parents from the hotel and then take them to the train station to go back to Guangdong!"
"So urgent?"
Zhuang Xiaoting also said with some concern, "Yes! Isn't this too rushed?"
Xiang Pengfei said anxiously, "Sigh, you don't know, it's the Spring Festival travel rush now, and the station is experiencing a massive surge in passenger traffic. I barely managed to buy two expensive tickets from scalpers, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave Suzhou for half a month. All the train tickets were pre-purchased!"
"What? A ticket for half a month?"
"There's nothing we can do. Right now, it's migrant workers, college students, and people visiting relatives. The passenger volume is huge!"
Unexpectedly, Xiang Pengfei suddenly said, "Then my transportation company should become a passenger transport company, and I'd make a fortune! It's a pity I'm transporting logistics!"
Lin Dongzhe said somewhat angrily, "Stop talking nonsense, are you going to lend it to me or not? I'm in a hurry."
Xiang Pengfei then smiled and said, "My dear brother-in-law, how could I dare not lend it to you? It's just that my car is a bit dirty and messy, so as not to spoil your parents' mood when they come home!"
"Come on, hurry up!"
Xiang Pengfei then took out the key and tossed it to Lin Dongzhe.
Lin Dongzhe caught the keys that Xiang Pengfei threw to him and ran out of the yard.
Zhuang Xiaoting smiled as she watched Lin Dongzhe take the keys, finding the gesture particularly handsome, and said, "Be careful on the road!"
Lin Dongzhe quickly replied, "I know, wait for me to come back!"
Lin Dongzhe came out of the alley and came to Xiang Pengfei's car. He didn't want his parents to go back in a messy car, so he opened the back door to see how chaotic it was inside.
Upon opening the car door, he noticed that the car seats were somewhat disheveled. Something must have been placed on the back seat, causing them to become wrinkled. So Lin Dongzhe climbed in and started to straighten the seat covers. To his surprise, after smoothing them out a few times, his hand touched something hard. He flipped the seat cover over and found it was a videotape, and one with obscene content.
Lin Dongzhe stared at the videotape, his face flushed. He chuckled and said, "You, Xiang Pengfei, watching this before you're even married? That's so unhealthy, it's not suitable for children!"
After speaking, Lin Dongzhe put the bag into his arms, then tidied up the back seat before climbing out of the trunk, walking to the driver's seat, and driving towards the hotel.
He didn't drive back to the alley entrance until he had seen his parents off on the train.
When he returned, it was almost dark. He walked into the courtyard and found the Zhuang family eating again.
As soon as he entered the house, he joked, "You guys have been eating for quite a while now. You were eating when you left, and you're still eating now that you're back!"
Zhuang Xiaoting rolled her eyes at him and said, "You still have to say that! Why are you so late? Did you go on a date with someone?"
Startled, Lin Dongzhe quickly raised his right hand and swore, "I, Lin Dongzhe, swear to the heavens that I really went to see my parents off. You don't know how crowded the train station is right now. There are more people than at the market. It's not just people standing side by side, it's people being squeezed together like sardines. It's like they're being forced to squeeze through the crowd!"
Seeing Lin Dongzhe sweating profusely with anxiety, Huang Ling quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, stop making a scene! Dongzhe has been busy all day buying tickets for his parents. It's bad enough that he doesn't care about them, but he's criticizing them too. You can't do that. Come on, Dongzhe, there's food left for you in the kitchen! Let Xiaoting get you some rice!"
Lin Dongzhe quickly smiled at Huang Ling and said, "Thank you, Mom. You care about me much more than Xiaoting!"
Xiang Pengfei chuckled and said, "A mother-in-law always dotes on her son-in-law; it's the same no matter where you are!"
Lin Dongzhe walked up to Xiang Pengfei and said, "If you want your mother-in-law to dote on you, you'd better hurry up and marry Zhou Yuxiang!"
Xiang Pengfei was happy to hear about Zhou Yuxiang, but when he thought about his brother-in-law Zhou Chengzhi and the fact that Zhou Chengzhi had slept with his sister-in-law Li Jia, his face filled with anger. However, knowing that he was there, he didn't dare to be too obvious. He awkwardly forced a smile and said, "It'll be soon, it'll be soon. I'll go back and discuss it with Yuxiang to see if we can get it done by May Day!"
Lin Dongzhe said excitedly, "Let me tell you, Xiang Pengfei, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. The sooner you get married, the more your uncle and aunt will be able to put their minds at ease. Then you will truly be an adult, and they won't have to worry about you anymore!"
At this moment, Zhuang Xiaoting brought over a bowl of rice, handed it to Lin Dongzhe, and said, "Hurry up and shut your mouth, so you don't keep talking nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, listening to your wife means you'll get food!"
So the people in the room stopped talking and finished their meal in no time. Zhuang Xiaoting cleared away the dishes and prepared to wash them.
The perceptive Lin Dongzhe quickly took it from her and said, "I'll go pay, you stay here and talk to Mom for a while!"
Zhuang Xiaoting smiled at Lin Dongzhe and said, "You've got good taste. I'll reward you when we get back!"
Lin Dongzhe said mysteriously, "No need to reward me, just listen to me!"
Zhuang Xiaoting ignored Lin Dongzhe's meaning, probably not wanting to know what it meant, and sat down by Zhuang Tunan's bedside, asking, "Brother, how are you? Is it more comfortable at home? Or is it more exciting in the hospital?"
"Of course it's more comfortable at home. The hospital smells so strongly of disinfectant, it's pungent and it costs money. I really don't want to suffer there!"
"My silly brother! It's not our family's money, it's all the design firm's money, why are you so worried about it?"
"Sigh, what can we do now that we're already out here? Go back and spend our own money?"
"Just stay put, I really can't do anything with you. What are you going to do once your leg recovers?"
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