Chapter 190 No Going Out
However, Zhang Pengju was surprised when his "own people" appeared.
He had never met someone with such a commanding presence.
Chen Jingyang was already handsome and had a strong physique. He came directly from the office, and his sharp suit made Zhang Pengju, who was also a man, feel ashamed of himself.
"This is your younger brother, right?" Chen Jingyang asked Zhang Pengfei while extending his hand.
Zhang Pengfei nodded: "Yes, Pengju, this is Chen Jingyang, call him brother."
Zhang Pengju bowed and shook Chen Jingyang's hand: "Brother Jingyang, hello."
The three sat down, and Chen Jingyang casually picked up the individually packaged chopsticks, tore open the packaging, and first packed and arranged Zhang Pengfei's chopsticks before starting to pack his own.
Zhang Pengfei seemed used to it, not even glancing at it, and spoke to Zhang Pengju: "Are there a lot of gossips in the village?"
Zhang Pengju nodded, "My mother already had a bad reputation, and now..."
He sighed and didn't say anything more.
No matter how bad Liu Jin'e's reputation was, she was still his biological mother who gave birth to him and raised him. In the end, it was because he was incompetent that he ended up in this situation. Otherwise, Liu Jin'e would not have ended up like this.
Zhang Pengfei has a deep understanding of "idle gossip," after all, not everyone can be like Chen Jingyang and not take other people's words to heart.
Especially in their hometown, during the off-season, groups of three or five people would gather on the street to chat about things like this family arguing, that family fighting, this family's daughter-in-law being unfilial, that family's mother-in-law being biased, and so on.
It's easy to imagine how much more fodder Liu Jin'e's death provided for the "intelligence center" on the street.
Zhang Pengfei couldn't help but recall the time when his father passed away. Few offered help, but many laughed at him, with rumors circulating everywhere such as "died on the road to making money," "risked his life for money," "had the life to earn but not the life to spend," and "earned more than he could afford to lose"...
Just as he was about to sink into his memories, a warm hand rested on his leg. Chen Jingyang gently squeezed it and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about, so engrossed?"
The hotel lights were hung a little low, casting a soft, luminous glow on Chen Jingyang's face, making his already handsome features appear even more stunning, as if enhanced by a level ten beauty filter.
"It's okay." He put his hand down and grasped it, and Chen Jingyang's thumb immediately rubbed back and forth playfully against the back of his hand, the two hands interacting silently under the table.
"Let others say what they want, we just need to know what's going on." Zhang Pengfei paused for a moment, then asked Zhang Pengju, "Do you have enough money? If not, I have some here. We'll do what others do, spend what we need to spend, so that others won't gossip."
"I have enough money!" Zhang Pengju said hurriedly. "I've saved up some money over the past few years. Pengchao will graduate from junior high school next year. He definitely won't get into high school, so he can go out and earn money then."
"Collected at the brickyard?"
Zhang Pengju nodded and then shook his head: "The brick and tile factory went bankrupt last year. I went to work on a construction site with some people. It's quite lucrative; I can earn two or three hundred a day."
No wonder he was so dark and thin. Zhang Pengfei felt a little sorry for him: "What are your plans for the future? Will you continue working on construction sites?"
Zhang Pengju scratched his head: "I haven't thought about the future yet."
"Didn't you want to open a supermarket before? Do you still want to?"
"I...I don't know," Zhang Pengju chuckled dryly. "That was all nonsense I said when I was young and naive. Running a supermarket isn't that easy; it requires more than just..."
"Just tell me, do you want to or not?" Zhang Pengfei said impatiently. "Do you want to work on construction sites for the rest of your life, or do you want to open a supermarket?"
"Then I definitely want to open a supermarket!"
Zhang Pengfei then asked, "What about Pengchao? What did he do after graduating from junior high school?"
He said he wanted to learn to be a chef and then find a restaurant to be his apprentice.
"Okay! Once you've finished dealing with your parents' affairs, don't go to the construction site anymore. Find a job at a supermarket and learn how others do it. When you feel ready, I'll lend you money to open a supermarket."
"As for Pengchao..." Zhang Pengfei thought for a moment, "Being a chef is also good. If you learn it well, it will be a skill. There are 360 ​​professions. As long as you study hard, you can excel in any one of them."
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, and once they started talking, they couldn't stop. Chen Jingyang didn't disturb them, but just refilled Zhang Pengfei's water cup after he finished drinking.
After eating for a while, Zhang Pengju had a strange feeling about the two of them. Although Chen Jingyang didn't say much, it just felt like he was too good to Zhang Pengfei.
However, he couldn't quite put his finger on what made it so good. It felt like they were all trivial little things, so insignificant that they weren't worth mentioning. But if you put these scattered and intricate little things together, you'd find that they were trickles of water that could stir up huge waves in the ocean!
After finishing their meal, the two of them saw Zhang Pengju off at the station. As soon as Zhang Pengju entered the station, Chen Jingyang couldn't wait to ask, "Baby, when are you going back to your hometown?"
"What's wrong?"
"I want to go back with you!"
Zhang Pengfei refused: "That's a funeral, do you understand? A funeral!"
"What's wrong with the funeral?"
"There are many funeral customs in my hometown, such as burning paper money and keeping vigil at night, and expressing condolences and gratitude..."
Fearing Chen Jingyang might not understand, he explained in more detail: "It means that whenever relatives or friends come to pay their respects, the person keeping vigil must weep along with them, and the night before the funeral procession, they must also 'receive the scriptures'..."
Seeing that Chen Jingyang was listening in a daze, he added a few more words: "'Welcoming the Scriptures' is basically carrying the offering table to the village entrance and taking turns kowtowing. Anyway, there are many things to do, and it's very tedious..."
"I don't care!" Although Zhang Pengfei explained in great detail, Chen Jingyang still couldn't imagine the scene, but he always liked to "overpower everything with sheer force".
"I'm going back to your hometown with you! Wherever you go, I'll go!"
Zhang Pengfei finally understood Xu Fei's "fun": "When I go back, I'll definitely have to keep vigil, and I'll basically have to stay in the house. You'll be in an unfamiliar place, so it'll be very boring!"
"I don't care!" Chen Jingyang started to throw a tantrum. "Anyway, I've already arranged all the work this morning. From now on, you're not leaving my side!"
I'm speechless!
Actually, Zhang Pengfei had considered taking Chen Jingyang back to his hometown, but after thinking it over, he felt it was better not to take him back.
First of all, it's not legitimate. If Chen Jingyang were a girl, it would be easier to explain, but the key is that this thing is a man. What kind of situation is it for him to bring a grown man back to attend a funeral?
Secondly, Liu Jin'e and her uncle died dishonorably, and countless people were waiting to gossip about them. He didn't want Chen Jingyang to suffer.
However, Chen Jingyang has clearly mastered Chen Fulai's teachings, and since things have come to this point, it's impossible not to let him go back with them.
"Then let me make this clear beforehand: when you get back, you have to do whatever I say. You're not allowed to go into the mourning hall, you're not allowed to wander around the streets, and if necessary, you're not allowed to leave the house."
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