Chapter 555: Reject Qiao Chunyan and take Zheng Juan home
"Brother Bingkun, where are you going?"
Qiao Chunyan grabbed Zhou Chen who was about to go out.
She came here today, claiming to have dinner with Li Suhua, but in fact, she came here just for Zhou Chen.
Her mother has already told her that she will have more contact with Zhou Chen in the future to cultivate feelings.
She did not object to this, and happily agreed. She had grown up with Zhou Bingkun and had a good impression of Zhou Bingkun.
Now that Zhou Chen has become much more mature, and has found such a good job, and is considered to be the number one in the Guangzi film, she is of course more willing to be with Zhou Chen.
Women naturally mature earlier than men and have more ideas than men, and Qiao Chunyan is one of the best.
Zhou Chen said in a cold tone: "I'll go find them on National Day."
When Qiao Chunyan heard this, she immediately said: "Then I will go too. It just so happens that I haven't seen National Day and caught up with them in a few days."
Zhou Chen glanced at her: "Didn't you say you wanted to have dinner with my mother?"
Qiao Chunyan's tone suddenly stopped, and then Li Suhua smoothed things over and said, "I don't need to accompany you, Chunyan, you can go with Bingkun."
Qiao Chunyan rolled her eyes, let go of Zhou Chen's arm, ran to Li Suhua in small steps, and took Li Suhua's arm.
"Forget it, Auntie, I'd better eat with you."
Li Suhua was happy in her heart, but she still patted the back of Qiao Chunyan's hand and said, "I am an old woman and I don't need to accompany you. You young people have more topics to talk about together."
"It's really not necessary." Li Suhua's attitude was firm.
So Qiao Chunyan had no choice but to go down the slope and said: "Okay, auntie, I will take you to our bathhouse next time to take a bath. Then I will give you a pedicure to make sure you are comfortable."
Li Suhua said with a smile: "That's a good relationship. I haven't been to a bathhouse for a long time. You have to take me to see it next time."
"Then I guarantee there will be no problem. When the time comes, I will personally take you there to take a bath, rub your back, and do a pedicure. All arrangements will be made. One-stop service."
Qiao Chunyan patted her chest and assured that her strategy was very simple. As long as she took good care of the old lady, her matter with Brother Bingkun would not be far away.
Zhou Chen was too lazy to watch them perform the oboe and opened the door to leave. When Qiao Chunyan saw them, she hurriedly chased after them.
"Brother Bingkun, wait for me."
Walking out of the yard, Zhou Chen looked at Qiao Chunyan who was following him, frowned and said: "Chunyan, I really have something to do. You can either stay and eat with my mother, or go back."
Qiao Chunyan muttered: "Isn't it just to catch up with them during the National Day? I want to go too."
Zhou Chen said impatiently: "Can you please stop messing with our boss's situation?"
His attitude was already so obvious, but Qiao Chunyan still stalked her as if she didn't understand. He didn't like this kind of behavior, and it was even worse for Qiao Chunyan's senses.
Seeing Zhou Chen's harsh and impatient tone, Qiao Chunyan's expression changed and she said aggrievedly: "Brother Bingkun, do you hate me now? Why did I make you unhappy? You want to treat me like this."
Zhou Chen was too lazy to talk to her, and said straight to the point: "Chunyan, what do you mean, I understand, but what I want to tell you is that I already have a girl I like, and I will never marry unless she is her in this life, so,
You don’t have to waste your time on me anymore.”
When Qiao Chunyan heard this, she immediately became furious.
"Who is it? Brother Bingkun, who do you like? Is it from our Guangzi film? Is there a better girl than me in Guangzi film?"
Good guy, how could she have such confidence and pride? Zhou Chen was speechless.
"She's not the girl from the photo album, but who she is is my own business and has nothing to do with you."
"Brother Bingkun, you are lying to me, right? You just want to reject me in this way, don't you?"
Qiao Chunyan asked self-righteously.
Zhou Chen said again seriously: "I'm not bored enough to use such an excuse. I do have someone I like, and it's not suitable between us."
Qiao Chunyan automatically filtered the first half of Zhou Chen's sentence, grabbed the second half and asked: "Why are we not suitable? We grew up together and are so familiar with each other. Your mother and my mother are good sisters. Our families know each other well."
Yes, I like you and you like me too, so why is it inappropriate?"
"Hey, stop it, I don't know if you like me or not, but I can tell you with certainty that I don't have that kind of love between a man and a woman for you."
Zhou Chen corrected Qiao Chunyan's mistake, and then said: "As for why we are not suitable, it is very simple. I like women who can manage the house. I don't need her to have a job. As long as she stays at home, I come back every day."
When I was young, I had a hot meal to eat. When I have children in the future, I can take care of the children at home, take care of the elderly, and devote myself wholeheartedly to our family."
"Qiao Chunyan, can you do this? Can you not go out to work for me? You can't, so we are not suitable."
It's hard to find a reason for others to accept you, but it couldn't be easier to find an excuse to reject others.
"I……"
Qiao Chunyan wanted to say that she could do it, but when she saw Zhou Chen's serious eyes, she couldn't say anything.
She is an ambitious woman, and she cannot be willing to be a housewife.
"Okay, that's it, I'm leaving first."
Zhou Chen ignored Qiao Chunyan and turned around to leave. He was going to visit Taiping Hutong.
Originally, because of Li Suhua's disapproval, Zhou Chen planned to delay and take Zheng Juan back when the legal age for marriage in this era, which was 1972, was reached.
But the appearance of Qiao Chunyan today and Li Suhua's acquiescence forced him to change his mind and take Zheng Juan back more than a year in advance to show Li Suhua.
When he arrived at Zheng Juan's house, he found that they had not returned yet, so he was waiting nearby.
About half an hour later, I saw Zheng Juan pulling a cart and walking slowly through the snow.
Zhou Chen immediately greeted him.
"Hey, why are you here?"
Zheng Juan was very surprised when she saw Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen took the car from Zheng Juan and said, "I have something to do with you."
"Auntie, Guangming."
Aunt Zheng and Zheng Guangming both greeted Zhou Chen enthusiastically.
Ever since they had the money and coupons given by Zhou Chen, their family's life has become much better, so both Aunt Zheng and Zheng Guangming have already regarded Zhou Chen as a family member.
With Zhou Chen's help, the trolley was quickly pulled to the door.
"Auntie, I'm going to take Zheng Juan home and let my mother meet her. What do you think?"
When Aunt Zheng heard this, she was immediately overjoyed. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Although Zhou Chen was now very kind to them, she still felt a little uneasy because she had not officially married her daughter and obtained a certificate.
"Okay, I have no objection, Bingkun, I will just listen to you."
On the contrary, Zheng Juan was shy and nervous, and asked in a low voice: "Does it have to be now?"
Of course she didn't object to meeting Zhou Chen's mother, but she was very uneasy. She didn't know if Zhou Chen's mother would like her, and she was worried about what she should do if she was dissatisfied with her.
After getting along with Zhou Chen for more than a year, she had already set her heart on Zhou Chen and felt that she would never marry anyone else except Zhou Chen in her life.
If Zhou Chen's parents didn't agree, she really didn't know if she could handle it.
So now she is very uneasy and nervous, but also full of expectations, hoping that Zhou Chen's mother will recognize her.
Zhou Chen looked at Zheng Juan's nervous look and said, "Well, right now, you don't have to be afraid. No matter what, remember what I told you."
Zheng Juan thought of what Zhou Chen had said to her before, and felt a lot more at ease.
"Okay, I'm not afraid, then I'll go with you."
"Let's leave now."
Zhou Chen spoke to Aunt Zheng and Guangming, and then pulled Zheng Juan towards home.
Zheng Juan, who was being pulled by Zhou Chen, became more and more nervous after entering the light word film. Even though she kept cheering for herself, it was really difficult for her to take another step outside the Zhou family yard.
move.
Feeling the sweat on Zheng Juan's palms, Zhou Chen put down his hand pushing the door and turned to look at her.
"Zheng Juan, look at me."
Zheng Juan looked at Zhou Chen obediently, only to hear Zhou Chen reveal a gentle smile.
"Juan'er, don't be afraid, I will always stand by your side, anytime, anywhere."
This short sentence inexplicably made Zheng Juan feel an extremely fulfilling sense of security. She nodded heavily: "Yes."
Zhou Chen gently shook Zheng Juan's hand, then walked into the yard and opened the door.
As soon as Zhou Chen pushed the door open and walked in, he frowned and asked, "Chunyan, you haven't gone back yet?"
Originally, he thought that if he and Qiao Chunyan had made their words so clear, Qiao Chunyan would retreat.
But seeing Qiao Chunyan still at home, sitting at the same table eating with her mother Li Suhua, this sight made his face look a little ugly.
Zhou Chen was surprised, but Li Suhua and Qiao Chunyan were both frightened.
They saw Zhou Chen walking into the house holding a woman's hand. From the looks of the two of them, even a fool could tell that their relationship was unusual.
Li Suhua's face was ugly. She glared at Zhou Chen fiercely, then looked at Zheng Juan, and instantly guessed Zheng Juan's identity.
Although she has never formally met Zheng Juan, she has seen her once from a distance. Now this is the first time she has met up close. She wants to take a serious look at what Zheng Juan is capable of.
I like it so much that I haven't given up for almost two years.
Qiao Chunyan was surprised and angry. She thought Zhou Chen had lied to her before, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Zhou Chen would actually drag a woman home.
Is this intentional to piss her off?
If Zhou Chen knew what she was thinking, he would definitely express his innocence. He brought Zheng Juan here without any thought of meeting Qiao Chunyan.
Qiao Chunyan is still there, but this does not affect Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen introduced Li Suhua: "Mom, this is my girlfriend, Zheng Juan, Juan'er, this is my mother."
Zheng Juan hurriedly bent down and shouted: "Auntie, hello."
Li Suhua didn't say anything, just looked at Zheng Juan coldly.
She never expected that her youngest son would bring Zheng Juan here tonight, even in the presence of Qiao Chunyan.
If Qiao Chunyan went back and told her mother where to put her face, she would send her daughter over, but her son already had a girlfriend, and she brought her back in front of Chunyan.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable Li Suhua felt. She was actually a very good-tempered person. The main reason was that Zhou Chen brought the person back today without consulting her, leaving her unprepared, which was why she was so annoyed.
Li Suhua didn't respond, Zheng Juan was very embarrassed, but she didn't dare to say anything, she just lowered her head nervously.
Zhou Chen can't stand it anymore. He came here through soul. To say that he has a deep relationship with the Zhou family is nonsense.
After nearly two years of getting along, he and Li Suhua also developed a feeling of mother-son affection, but after all, they were a 'half-way mother and son', and they were definitely not as good as a real mother.
And he and Zheng Juan have known each other for more than a year, and they have already regarded Zheng Juan as his woman, so of course he does not want to see a conflict between the two women he cares about most in the world.
"Mom, Zheng Juan is calling you. Why are you so dazed?"
Li Suhua glared at Zhou Chen fiercely, but still gave her son face, and said to Zheng Juan: "Zheng Juan, come and sit down."
Zheng Juan was still a little nervous, but Zhou Chen politely pulled her to sit down at the table.
"Chunyan, it's so late, why don't you go home? Don't you have to go to work tomorrow?" Zhou Chen asked Qiao Chunyan.
The more Qiao Chunyan looked at Zheng Juan, the more unhappy she felt. She thought Zhou Chen had fallen in love with some kind of good woman, but this was the result?
No matter how she looked at it, she felt that she was prettier than Zheng Juan. Why didn't Brother Bingkun like her? If he only liked this woman, she must be a vixen.
"It's okay, it's still early. Brother Bingkun, we grew up together. Now that you have found a girlfriend, of course I want to get to know my sister-in-law."
As she spoke, she introduced herself to Zheng Juan with a smile on her face: "Hello, Zheng Juan, my name is Qiao Chunyan. I am Brother Bingkun's neighbor. We grew up together."
Zheng Juan replied restrainedly: "Hello, hello."
Qiao Chunyan asked with a smile: "Zheng Juan, who are you? You're not from our photo studio, are you?"
Zheng Juan said truthfully: "I am a calligrapher and I live in Taiping Hutong."
"Taiping Hutong?"
Qiao Chunyan looked shocked. Guangzipian was already a poor place, but Taiping Hutong was even poorer, more remote, and chaotic than Guangzipian.
She thought Zhou Chen had found a good girl, but she didn't expect that she turned out to be a poor girl from Taiping Hutong.
"Zheng Juan, you..."
"Chunyan."
Li Suhua suddenly interrupted Qiao Chunyan's questioning and said pleasantly: "Chunyan, you have to go to work tomorrow, so go back first, otherwise your parents will worry."
She was very dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's approach of bringing Zheng Juan back secretly, but no matter what, it was also the matter of their old Zhou family. Before she could ask, Qiao Chunyan asked presumptuously. How could she be happy?
Strange.
Qiao Chunyan opened her mouth and finally responded: "Okay, Auntie, I'll go back first, otherwise my parents will really worry."
"Chunyan, then go slow when you go back. Tell your mother that I will talk to her tomorrow."
"Okay, Auntie, I will bring your message to you. Brother Bingkun, I will go back first."
Zhou Chen waved his hand: "Well, slow down on the road."
Qiao Chunyan walked to the door, turned around and said to Zheng Juan: "Zheng Juan, Taiping Hutong is not far from Guangzipian. If you have time, come and play with me."
"Oh, okay." Zheng Juan replied at a loss.
As soon as Qiao Chunyan left, the room suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere became weird.
"mom."
Zhou Chen was just about to speak, interrupting the embarrassment, but Li Suhua suddenly said: "Kun'er, mom understands what you mean. In this case, you go back to the room first, and Zheng Juan and I will go to the back room to talk."
Zhou Chen frowned and said, "Mom, if you have anything to ask, you can ask me. I was the one who pursued Zheng Juan first."
Li Suhua snorted dissatisfied: "Kun'er, don't you even listen to mom now?"
"No, Mom, I just..."
Halfway through his words, Zhou Chen noticed that Zheng Juan pulled his clothes, shook his head at him, and whispered: "I'm fine. Auntie wants to talk to me, so I'll talk to her."
Zhou Chen thought for a while and felt that it would really not be good if the stalemate continued like this. Since Li Suhua wanted to talk to Zheng Juan alone, that would be her wish.
"Then I'll go into the house first. Mom, Zheng Juan is a responsible person. Don't embarrass her."
Li Suhua said angrily: "Who do you think your mother is? Come in quickly and don't delay our conversation."
After Zhou Chen entered the room, he saw Li Suhua leading Zheng Juan into the back room. Zheng Juan followed cautiously, like a little daughter-in-law who had been wronged.
Li Suhua seemed to be afraid of Zhou Chen eavesdropping, so she closed the door tightly.
In fact, Zhou Chen had no intention of eavesdropping at all. He didn't care what Li Suhua said to Zheng Juan. What he decided could not be changed by Li Suhua in a few words.
An hour later, I don’t know what Li Suhua and Zheng Juan said. Anyway, they left Zheng Juan to eat. It wasn’t until after dinner that Zhou Chen sent Zheng Juan back to Taiping Hutong.
On the way back, Zhou Chen asked Zheng Juan: "My mother didn't say anything too harsh to you, right? If so, don't take it to heart. No matter what she thinks, I will recognize you anyway. When we get there,
If you are of legal age, go get your marriage certificate."
Zheng Juan was very moved when she heard this. She said softly: "Auntie didn't say anything excessive to me. She just asked about my situation and told me about you."
"anything else?"
"Auntie wants me to leave you."
"Then you agreed?"
"No, I said I like to be with you. As long as you want me, I will always be with you."
Zhou Chen was startled after hearing this. After a few seconds, he reached out and took Zheng Juan into his arms.
"Juan'er, you did the right thing. You are destined to be with me. No matter what others say in the future, you don't want to listen. You just need to remember that I will not abandon you. That's enough."
Zheng Juan also hugged Zhou Chen and said in a soft voice: "Well, I understand."
After sending Zheng Juan home safely, Zhou Chen saw many drunkards and second-rate people wandering around Taiping Hutong on the way back, which made his expression serious.
Taiping Hutong is not only poor, but also chaotic. Eighty-nine percent of the people living here do not have urban hukou. Not having a hukou means no job.
Young people without jobs can only work as part-time workers except for fooling around, and most of them are reduced to small-time gangsters.
It's really unsafe to live in a place like this, especially in a family like Zheng Juan's family, where there are two children, one old and one young. There is no man in the house, so they have to lock the door to sleep at night to be safe.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen became more determined to get a house.
When I got home, I found that my mother, Li Suhua, was still awake, sitting on the kang in a daze.
"You still know how to come back? I thought you forgot about your mother when you had a woman." Li Suhua said in a very angry tone.
Zhou Chen smiled slightly, sat down next to her, and put his arms around her body.
"Looking at what you said, even if I forget everyone, I can't forget you. You are my biological mother. Is it important that my daughter-in-law has a biological mother?"
Li Suhua snorted coldly: "I think you said the opposite in front of Zheng Juan, Bingkun, I found that you are really getting older and more disobedient now, so you led him in without even consulting me.
, if someone sees this, they might talk about our family behind our back."
Zhou Chen said disdainfully: "Whoever wants to discuss it, let them do it. We live our own lives. It's none of their business."
"You don't care, your dad and I do. Kun'er, if you tell mom the truth, will you really recognize this Zheng Juan?"
"Yes, Mom, I am determined to be her. I will never marry anyone but her in this life."
"well."
Li Suhua sighed heavily. She found that her youngest son's temperament had changed a lot since he went to work in a publishing house.
In the past, Bingkun was naughty and did not do his job properly; but after working, he became mature and sensible, and his behavior as a person seemed to have suddenly improved.
But the only thing that hasn't changed is that his temper is still the same. No, it should be said that it has become more stubborn.
As long as he wants to do anything, there is nothing he can't do. It turns out that Bingkun always listens to her in matters at home.
But over the past year or so, the younger son has been able to take care of the family. Whenever something happens, he is the one who takes the lead and is able to complete it well.
To say that for more than a year, her youngest son has satisfied her in every aspect, but she just feels dissatisfied with Zheng Juan.
She had just chatted with Zheng Juan for a long time. Even though she was still not satisfied with Zheng Juan, she had to admit that this Zheng Juan was indeed a very simple and responsible girl. She spoke politely and took her time.
, this cannot be faked.
She has a good personality and good looks. Listening to Zheng Juan describing her family affairs, Li Suhua knew that Zheng Juan was a capable person.
But how diligent you are and whether you can support a family's housework is impossible to judge without seeing it with your own eyes.
But after this conversation, she was no longer as resistant and dissatisfied with Zheng Juan as before. Instead, she felt a little pity for the child.
"Kun'er, mom is just an uneducated person. She doesn't understand any big principles. She just thinks that you are capable now. You work as an editor in a publishing house and you are an educated person. If you find someone as uneducated as Zheng Juan, I'm worried about you.
I will regret it later.”
Zhou Chen said: "Mom, my dad graduated from junior high school, but you don't even know your words. Has my dad ever regretted it after you got together?"
Li Suhua gave Zhou Chen angrily, with an angry look on his face: "You damn kid, you only know how to be angry with your mother. I'm talking about your business, why are you talking about me and your father?"
Zhou Chen apologized and said with a smile: "I'm just making an analogy. What I really want to say is that being literate or uneducated is not the criterion for a happy marriage. Zheng Juan is uneducated. She can take charge. If I have the ability, I can take charge."
If you cooperate with the inside and outside, you will be happier."
"Okay, you are literate now. Mom is just an uneducated person, so she can't defeat you."
Li Suhua sighed and said, "Mom is not blind. She can see how much that girl likes you. She can't beat a mandarin duck with her."
Zhou Chen was immediately overjoyed: "Mom, do you agree with me and Zheng Juan?"
Seeing Zhou Chen so happy, Li Suhua felt disgusted and snorted coldly: "I didn't say I agreed. Besides, it's useless if I say I agree. You write a letter to your father, tell him about your affairs, and ask him
If he agrees with his opinion, mom will not object."
Zhou Chen's smile stopped for a moment, but then he continued: "No problem, I'll write a letter to my dad now."
Seeing Zhou Chen hurriedly return to his room, Li Suhua shook his head helplessly: "This child."
Li Suhua naturally misses her husband after not seeing her for more than a year, but she knows her man very well, and I'm afraid he won't agree with Bingkun and Zheng Juan.
What Li Suhua could think of, Zhou Chen could naturally think of, but he was still going to write a letter to Zhou Zhigang.
Anyway, the letter was written and notified. Whether Zhou Zhigang agrees or not is his business, and whether he marries Zheng Juan or not is his own business.