662: Who is getting married?
Yu Xiaoye followed Zhuang Huaijian to the department store again.
Zhuang Huaijian bought Yu Xiaoye two skirts, a pair of white sneakers, a pair of black leather shoes with heels, and a spring and autumn shirt that was popular in Beijing.
I bought clothes and food.
That afternoon, I spent almost a hundred yuan, and the pair of black leather shoes alone cost twenty-eight yuan, which is almost a temporary worker's monthly salary.
But Zhuang Huaijian was very happy.
Their family already had some financial resources, and the old couple both received high-level salaries, which added up to several hundred yuan a month. With high salaries and low expenses, they could save a large sum of money every month.
These more than one hundred yuan are nothing to Zhuang Huaijian.
If Zhuang Huaijian wasn't worried about carrying too many things, he would have bought more.
When I got home after shopping, it was already past five in the afternoon.
Aunt Zhang told Zhuang Huaijian that Minister Zhou had returned and went into the study as soon as he came back. He seemed to be in a bad mood.
Zhuang Huaijian thought about how Zhou Jingru was called over for lunch by You Wenyue's father You Changsheng at noon today, and wondered if it was related to this.
"Xiao Ye, go back to your room upstairs and rest for a while, then come down to eat later."
Zhuang Huaijian asked Yu Xiaoye to go back to her room first, and she went into the study first.
When I arrived at the study, I saw Zhou Jingru sitting on a rattan chair with a sullen face. He wasn't reading the newspaper or drinking tea. He was just staring at someone with his dim old eyes as if he was aiming a gun at someone.
Zhuang Huaijian approached quietly and asked in a low voice:
"Lao Zhou, what's wrong? Who offended you?"
"—What do you think?"
"Did Lao You give you a hard time?"
"I had a quarrel with him."
"ah?"
Zhuang Huaijian guessed that You Changsheng must have something bad going on when he called Zhou Jingru over, and that the two would definitely have a conflict over the children of the two families.
But it was just a minor conflict and it was unlikely to cause any major disagreement. After all, the two were old comrades who had known each other for forty years.
Unexpectedly, the two of them actually quarreled.
It seems that the conflict this time is really deep.
Zhuang Huaijian sat down where he usually sat and asked:
"What's the noise?"
Zhou Jingru suddenly became angry:
"He actually wants me to hand the person over to him!"
Zhuang Huaijian became nervous:
"Who should I hand over to him? Hengzi's girlfriend?"
"Who else but her——" Zhou Jingru said angrily.
"Old Zhou, you absolutely cannot do this. Let me tell you right now, if you dare to hand Xiao Ye over, I will never let you go. She's our daughter-in-law!"
"Even if a stray dog enters our house, no one else can drag it away! Let alone a human being!"
Zhou Jingru was obviously very angry and his face turned red.
When he gets angry, everyone in the family is afraid, and Zhuang Huaijian is also afraid of him getting angry.
But this time, Zhuang Huaijian felt that the old man was right to be angry!
A smile sneaked out of Zhuang Huaijian's mouth.
Zhou Jingru complained angrily again:
"I've known Old You for over forty years, and we've rarely had a real argument, let alone a quarrel over our children. I've always treated Wenyue as my own daughter, and he's always been kind to our children. I never expected that he would turn against me just because that girl from the Great Northern Wilderness hit Wenyue.
Wen Yue got hit that time, shouldn't I feel bad for her? But who can I blame? Wen Yue was the one who started it, she was the one who started it, but she didn't hit the other person, and ended up getting hit instead. Who can I blame? Can I blame the other person?
Even if you're protecting your own child, you shouldn't be so protective. Old You was wise and brave when he was young, but now he's getting more confused and confused as he gets older. He can't tell right from wrong anymore!"
"So, what happened in the end? What did Old You mean?"
"What he meant was that Wenyue was being bullied, and he wanted to stand up for his daughter, so he asked me to hand over the person who beat her to him - I told him, impossible!"
Zhuang Huaijian smiled:
"Old Zhou, you are still wise!"
After saying this, Zhuang Huaijian noticed that Zhou Jingru's teacup was empty, so he stood up and said:
"Wait, I'll make you some tea."
Just as I stood up, someone knocked on the door. Yu Xiaoye came in with a tray. On the tray were two glass teacups with tea leaves in them.
"Uncle Zhou, Auntie, have some tea."
Zhou Jingru just rolled his eyelids without any expression, but he was still a little angry.
Zhuang Huaijian stood up with a smile and took a teacup first.
Yu Xiaoye brought another teacup to Zhou Jingru.
Zhou Jingru finally raised his hand and took the cup of tea from the tea tray.
He blew on the tea leaves, took a sip, then looked up at Yu Xiaoye and asked without any prelude:
"When are you two planning to get married?"
"marry?"
Yu Xiaoye was a little surprised. He didn't expect the old man to suddenly ask about marriage. He had already discussed this topic with Zhuang Huaijian during the day. Yu Xiaoye also expressed his opinion that he had no plans to get married at the moment.
At that time, Zhuang Huaijian had no intention of forcing her.
However, after being asked such a tough question by Mr. Zhou, Yu Xiaoye was a little unsure of how to respond.
Just as he was about to say "There's no rush for this matter", before he could even utter a word, Mr. Zhou spoke again:
"In our house, since you're living together, there's no reason not to get married. So, I'll make arrangements for you. After Hengzi finishes his meeting in a couple of days, make time to prepare a wedding banquet for me. After the banquet, that's considered a marriage. Then you can go back to the Great Northern Wilderness and get the marriage certificate. That's it!"
Yu Xiaoye: "——"
The tray in my hand almost dropped.
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In the evening, Zhou Ziheng returned home after the meeting and it was already dark.
The family is still waiting for him to come back for dinner.
Zhou Ziheng had been out for a day and was a little worried about how Yu Xiaoye was doing at home.
Although I know that there will be no trouble as my parents and sister are at home, I still can't help but worry about her.
He finally got home and saw Yu Xiaoye and his parents sitting at the dinner table waiting for him, and he finally felt relieved.
He put down his briefcase, washed his hands in the basin, and walked to the dining table. He found that Yu Xiaoye was looking at him intently, with a look of confusion as if he was frightened.
Zhou Ziheng's heart sank, and he asked:
"What's wrong?"
Yu Xiaoye didn't say anything, but his expression seemed to say: It's over.
Zhou Ziheng looked at his mother again. His mother was smiling as always and seemed to be fine.
Zhou Ziheng looked at his father again and saw that his father's face was ashen and he looked very difficult to deal with.
"Dad, what happened?"
Zhou Jingru calmly took out a calendar, pointed to the date on it and said:
"I've inquired. Your meeting will last a full seven days. On the eighth day, you will prepare at home. On the ninth day, you will have the banquet at home."
Zhou Ziheng frowned, thinking of something, but he was not sure:
"What kind of banquet is this?"
"What do you think? Of course it's for the wedding banquet."
Zhou Ziheng finally understood why Yu Xiaoye had that expression:
"Who's getting married anyway?"
"Who are you talking about getting married? Could it be that I'm getting married to your mother?!"
"If it was me getting married, shouldn't you have discussed it with me in advance? When I got home, you directly gave me orders to prepare a wedding banquet. Have you asked for my opinion?"
"What else do I need to ask for your opinion? Are you unhappy? If you're unhappy, move out right now!"
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