Yu Xiangyang patted Qiu Yang on the back of the head from behind, "If you hadn't been causing trouble, they would have been married a long time ago!"
Cheng Jingmo extended his hand expressionlessly, saying indifferently, "Hello, Comrade Qiu."
Qiu Yang raised his lips in disdain and reached out to touch Cheng Jingmo's hand perfunctorily, "Hello."
Yu Xiangyang pushed Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian with both hands, "Let's go home and eat!"
Yu Xiangnian said to Qiu Yang, "Qiu Yang, come to my house for dinner."
Qiu Yang waved his hand, "NO! Miss Yang specially cooked for me today. If I don't eat, she will tear my mouth apart. Come find me later. I brought you something good!"
Then he rolled his eyes at Yu Xiangyang and said, "What are you looking at, bighead carp? There's no place for you!"
"Tsk! Who cares!"
While eating, the family talked about Qiu Yang's return.
Yu Xiangyang looked disdainful. "Just come back if you want. You set off a bunch of firecrackers so late at night that the whole family compound could hear them! It's just a trip abroad, and you made such a big ceremony like the arrival of a leader!"
Zhao Ruozhu said, "Qiu Yang has been abroad for so long, and they only have one son, so it's understandable that they would hold a grand welcoming ceremony."
Yu Xiangyang said: "I just can't stand it. People wearing suits and ties, with greasy hair, even flies can't stand on them..."
"Xiang Yang!" Yu Jiashun interrupted him in a deep voice. "Qiu Yang is better than you, you have to admit that! He's loved reading since he was a child. There are only a few dozen people in the country who have studied abroad, and he's one of them. His experience and knowledge have long surpassed yours. You should learn from him!"
Yu Xiangyang lowered his head and muttered softly, "Imitate him? What a sissy!"
After dinner, Yu Xiangnian said goodbye to his family and went to find Qiu Yang.
Cheng Jingmo watched Yu Xiangnianle run out happily, his face expressionless, but his eyes were a little colder.
That was in September of the year before last, the third time he came to Yu Xiangnian's house.
On the surface, it was Yu Xiangyang who invited him to dinner, but in fact everyone knew that it was Yu Jiashun and his wife who deliberately tried to match him up with Yu Xiangnian.
He is not stupid. He can see that Xiang Nian dislikes him and even hates him.
Every time I see him, he has a gloomy face and speaks in a cold and sarcastic manner.
That day, just as he reached the door, he was stopped by Yu Xiangnian, "Cheng Jingmo, just because my parents like you doesn't mean I will like you. I already have someone I like!"
As he spoke, he took the hand of Qiu Yang who was standing beside him and said, "The person I like is him, Qiu Yang!"
At that moment, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and was filled with shame and anger. He wanted to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, he decided that he should go in and tell Yu Xiangnian's parents.
Qiu Yang stopped him, "Cheng Jingmo, I've seen people like you many times! You're just after Nian Nian's family background! Let me tell you, Nian Nian doesn't like you, so it's useless for you to come here every day!"
"Nian Nian and I grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and we're a perfect match! Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of her?!"
Cheng Jingmo felt all the blood in his body rush to his head. He grabbed Qiu Yang's chin and said, "I'm nothing! I don't want anything from the Yu family! I rely on myself every step of the way!"
Because he was so angry at the time, he concentrated all his anger on his wrist. Qiu Yang was pinched so hard that he couldn't breathe, his mouth was open, and his face turned blue.
Qiu Yang stretched out his hands and tried to pull his arms apart, but he couldn't do it. Qiu Yang then kicked him with his feet, but he was so angry that he didn't feel any pain at all.
Finally, Yu Xiangnian shoved him hard on the chest and asked, "Cheng Jingmo, what are you doing?"
He suddenly came to his senses and let go.
Qiu Yang sat on the ground, panting and coughing. He walked into Yu's house without even looking at anyone.
It was only later that he figured out why he was so impulsive that day.
Because Qiu Yang touched the most sensitive part of his heart.
His background! He is not worthy of Yu Xiangnian!
After arriving at Yu's house, he did not mention what happened just now, but only told Yu Jiashun and Zhao Ruozhu that he felt that he and Yu Xiangnian were not suitable.
Then, he left without eating the meal.
Since then, he never went to Yu's house again, and even when Yu Xiangyang mentioned Yu Xiangnian in the dormitory, he deliberately avoided him.
In mid-December of that year, Yu Xiangyang sadly told him, "My sister stole money from home, left a letter, and ran away abroad with Qiu Yang!"
At that time, he thought that what they were doing must be the legendary elopement.
He thought that he and Yu Xiangnian would never meet again.
I don’t know why, but I feel a little sad.
In a blink of an eye, it was October of the following year.
He was training that day when a soldier suddenly came to inform him, "Cheng Jingmo, the leader wants to talk to you, come with me now."
More than a year later, he met Yu Jiashun again.
There were only the two of them in the office, sitting face to face.
Yu Jiashun first talked to him about work, then asked about his family situation, before saying, "Deputy Head Cheng, I admire you very much. Not only as a leader, but also as an elder."
"I only found out later that Nian Nian and Qiu Yang had such a scene with you. I'm so sorry! But you should be able to see that if our family valued family background, we wouldn't have invited you home so often. We value a person's character and ability more."
"Take me for example. My parents were farmhands for the landlord. I grew up herding cattle for him. I was hungry and cold, and I couldn't even read a word when my shoulder pole fell down! Xiangyang's mother was the eldest daughter of a capitalist family. She was pampered from a young age, went to a private school and studied medicine. She's more educated and knowledgeable than me."
"Back then, I looked down on her as the daughter of a capitalist. I disliked her background and her delicate nature. But later on, they got married and are living happily. Nian Nian and Qiu Yang grew up together and thought of each other as siblings. It's impossible for them to like each other."
"I'm talking to you today more out of selfish motives. Nian Nian's mother and I have always wanted to hand her over to you. But something happened later, and the matter was put on hold. Now that Nian Nian is back, if you're willing, come back with Xiang Yang this weekend and you can meet again..."
Cheng Jingmo didn't pay attention to what Yu Jiashun said next.
He kept hearing those two sentences: Nian Nian and Qiu Yang treat each other as siblings, it is impossible for them to like each other, and Nian Nian is back.
He was so distracted that he only came back to his senses when Yu Jiashun asked him for the second time, "Are you willing to meet Yu Xiangnian again?"
Having not seen each other for more than a year, he naturally wanted to see Yu Xiangnian.
This year, he would think of Yu Xiangnian from time to time.
But he still said rationally: "I have adopted a child now, and I will raise him until he grows up. If Yu Xiangnian minds, there is no need to see him."
Yu Jiashun said, "We are aware of this matter. Our whole family supports you. This incident has made us realize even more that you are worthy of us entrusting Nian Nian to you. We will do a good job with Nian Nian. You don't have to worry about it."
And so, the two met again.
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