Lu Xiaohong went to the train station alone at four in the morning.
He refused to let me see him off, saying he didn't want me to see his back, and he didn't want me to go home alone.
I didn't insist, I was afraid I would cry.
I don’t know how Luo Yue and Dongzi coaxed Dad. He didn’t ask me where I had been that day. When I came downstairs in the morning, Dad was already sitting at the dining table eating. When he saw me, he greeted me to eat as usual.
The xiaolongbao I kept.
The snow has stopped, and the early sunshine has a faint golden color, as if a layer of light golden powder is sprinkled on the snow in the courtyard. The sky is bluer than ever, and the usual layer of gray is like fog and haze.
The clouds have completely dispersed.
After breakfast, I took the porcelain bowl and wanted to go to the backyard to collect some clean snow. Dongzi took the key and prepared to go to Yuanqi Pavilion.
Dad suddenly looked at me and asked seriously: "Daughter, why don't you go to work? Dongzi works harder than you."
I was stunned, not knowing how to answer my father.
Dongzi gloated on the side and laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up straight.
Luo Yue still felt sorry for me, so she hurriedly came to the rescue and said, "Old man, my sister is not serious about her work. She is afraid that you will have no one to accompany you at home!"
"I'm not a child, why do I need her to accompany me?" Dad curled his lips, then pointed at Sean and said to Luo Yue: "Aren't you and Shi Shi still accompanying me?"
I'm a little tempted. I haven't been to Yuanqi Pavilion for a long time and it's time to go and see it.
Just as he was about to speak, his father spoke again: "Someone is looking for you today. You go to work. I'm going to learn how to make steamed dumplings from Luo Yue girl today. Don't get in my way at home."
As he spoke, my father walked into the kitchen, took the dough kneading basin and a small half bag of flour, put it on the dining table, and poured the whole small half bag of flour into the basin with a "pop". The flour rose up and instantly gave Dad a big white face.
I can't help but feel a little funny.
Come on, this old man still dislikes me for being in the way!
"Okay, then I will go to work today. If you miss me, just call me." I smiled and said to my father, "If you get dirty, remember to take a shower."
"Let's go! Let's go!" Dad waved at me impatiently, picked up the kettle and started to add water to the basin, muttering: "You are such a big man, and you still have to worry about Dad."
Dongzi suppressed her laughter, but she could no longer straighten up.
I kicked him angrily, "Let's go!"
In order to make it easier for Dongzi's car to enter and exit, Luo Yue had already cleared a path outside the garage and extended it to the road outside the courtyard.
So traveling by car has no impact.
All the way to Yuanqi Pavilion, I thought that Dongzi would make a mess after not being here for so many days, but I didn't expect that he was quite diligent. He kept everything clean and tidy, and the glass door was wiped clean.
"Not bad!" I patted Dongzi on the shoulder and said, "I thought I was here to clean up today, but I didn't expect you to be more diligent."
Dongzi looked at me and smiled, and said with some embarrassment: "Ruowei loves to be clean, so she comes here to see me occasionally."
"It seems that love is still powerful!" I said with a smile.
Dongzi smiled, a little embarrassed.
"By the way, Hu Ling, since you are here today, I want to go out." Dongzi said.
"Going on a date with Ruowei?" I asked casually.
"No, I want to go to Mulan Mountain to see my master, and take Sister Wenying to the hospital for a prenatal check-up," Dongzi said.
"Go and say hello to your master for me!"
As I said this, I walked into the inner room, brought out a handful of tea leaves, handed it to Dongzi and said, "This is this year's autumn tea that I bought last time I went back to Yunshan. I'll bring it to your master to try."
"Okay!" Dongzi took the tea leaves and looked at me but hesitated to speak.
"Just say what you have to say. When did you become so hesitant?" I raised my eyebrows and looked at Dongzi and asked.
"I have to take a few days off in two days, about a week." Dongzi said a little coyly.
I glanced at Dongzi, without asking any questions, nodded and said cheerfully: "Okay!"
"Don't you ask me why I'm asking for leave?" Dongzi asked me curiously.
"Why are you going?" I asked calmly.
"Accompany Lian Ruowei back to Kyoto." Dongzi said.
"Oh!" I replied, I had already guessed it by looking at his coy look.
"Don't you object?" Dongzi asked me.
"Why should I object? It's a good thing that you finally got the love and can see your parents." I said with a smile.
"I thought you wouldn't like her because of what she said to you." Dongzi mumbled.
"I'm not that stingy, and I don't dislike her. The most important thing is that you like her."
I looked at Dongzi and said, "Her family may be a little complicated. You have to be mentally prepared. But from Ruowei's tone, her family loves her very much. If she really chooses you, her family will not
If you object too much, don’t be too nervous."
Dongzi nodded, looking at him, he wanted to say something more, but hesitated a little.
"What else do you want?" I looked at him funny, and I probably understood in my heart. I pretended to be unintentional and asked, "Are you ready to bring the meeting gift to his parents?"
Dongzi breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Not yet, Ruowei said that her mother likes jade, and I want to give her mother a pair of bracelets. Last time I saw one in Jinyu Pavilion. The price was a bit high. I have no money."
It’s not enough.”
I glanced at Dongzi, and he lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
"How much difference?" I asked.
"Five, five hundred thousand." Dongzi muttered.
I took a deep breath and frowned.
Dongzi has been with me for almost half a year. He usually doesn't have any expenses. He should have saved two to three hundred thousand yuan in salary and bonuses. The difference of half a million yuan means that the bracelet he wants to buy is at least 700,000 yuan.
Aunt Yan'er and Uncle Daqiang are both ordinary workers. They have only bought a house two years ago. They probably haven't even paid off the mortgage yet. It is estimated that including their savings, it is not enough for more than 700,000 yuan.
It's not that I'm reluctant to lend Dongzi so much money, but I feel a little uncomfortable just thinking about it.
This is not an engagement gift or anything like that. It's just a gift for the first meeting. You have to spend more than 700,000 to buy a bracelet. Then when you actually get engaged, the price will probably be even higher.
Seven hundred thousand may be just a small sum of money to Lian Ruowei's parents, who are high-ranking officials in Kyoto, but to Dongzi, who comes from a small city, it is a huge sum of money.
In our Yunshan County, the betrothal gift for an ordinary family to marry a daughter-in-law is only 100,000 to 80,000 yuan.
"Hu Ling, I, I will borrow it from you first, and then you will deduct it from my salary." Dongzi muttered.
I sighed, looked at Dongzi and said, "It's not a matter of borrowing or not. Ruowei knows your family situation, right?"