"Hey, why is this kid still like this? Ah Rui, even your brother doesn't teach him."
Zhao Guozhong shook his head and assumed the posture of an elder.
Chen Rui smiled and said: "What's so good about smoking? If I couldn't quit, I wouldn't smoke either."
"He has no luck. Come on, I'll order some for you."
Zhao Guozhong diligently lit a cigarette for his nephew Chen Rui, which made Chen Rui feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, of course he doesn't like to see this uncle who always comes to his house to catch the autumn breeze, but he is just such an uncle, and the most important thing is that his mother is just such a biological brother, and it is not easy for him, the eldest son, to imitate his younger brother and shame him for this uncle.
look.
I lit up the cigarette and took a puff, not to mention that it really smelled like ginseng.
"How's it going? Not bad," Zhao Guozhong asked with a smile.
"It's okay, it smells like ginseng."
"Definitely, smoking a ginseng cigarette like this when you are tired will not only improve your energy, but also strengthen your body."
"Haha, I really believe it."
…
Chen Feng walked to the kitchen and asked his mother directly: "Mom, why is my uncle here?"
"He has just come back from other places. His house has not been tidied up yet, so he cannot live in it for the time being. It is New Year's Eve, so he will stay at our house for a few days. You can tidy up your room upstairs later and give it to him.
sleep."
"Why are you sleeping in my room? Can't you let him sleep in the empty room on the third floor?" Chen Feng was a little reluctant.
"There are a lot of sundries in the room on the third floor, and the bed hasn't been made yet. Would you like to clean it?"
Yes! One sentence killed Chen Feng instantly. He had to change the subject and ask: "Where has he been in the past few years?"
"They say they are in the Northeast, doing cross-border business."
It was such a big business. Chen Feng asked: "Have you paid back our family's money?"
"It's the New Year, why are you asking this? We have to wait until the New Year is over to talk about anything."
"Yeah, that means I haven't paid back the money."
"Okay. Why are you so worried? It's not easy for your uncle to be alone."
Chen Feng couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Knowing that there was no point in talking, he went back to his room at the back, closed the door and checked his cell phone.
There are four sisters and brothers of Zhao Xiaolan. Their parents passed away more than ten years ago. Zhao Xiaolan is ranked third. There are older brothers and sisters above. Unfortunately, the elder brother also passed away a few years ago. There are three siblings left. Of course, the two older sisters take special care of their younger brothers.
.
Therefore, even though Chen Feng despised this uncle, there was nothing he could do.
The head of their family has always been his mother, Zhao Xiaolan.
Chen Feng didn't come out of the room until his mother came over and told him to go eat.
Brother-in-law Zhao Guozhong was already sitting and drinking with Chen Dayong and Chen Rui, and he was talking and giving advice without stopping.
Being able to speak well is Zhao Guozhong's only advantage.
At the New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve, Chen Feng didn't want to cause any unpleasantness, so he said a few words to his uncle during the dinner and toasted him with a glass of wine.
The whole family, including a brother-in-law, were chatting and laughing and having a good time.
When the Spring Festival Gala almost started, everyone left the table one after another and went to the canteen in front to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Chen Feng had a color TV in his room, but it would be boring to watch the Spring Festival Gala alone, so he also watched it at the canteen.
The TV in the canteen is only 32 inches, which is a bit small, but it looks festive and lively when there are many people watching it. Everyone is eating snacks and watching the Spring Festival Gala, and everyone has a relaxed and comfortable expression on their face.
Chen Feng went back to his room when it was past ten o'clock. At this time, the WeChat notification tone on his cell phone kept ringing.
It was sent by several women he knew, including old classmates Wang Fang and Fang Xiaoyue, who also sent him WeChat messages. In addition to New Year blessings, they all wanted to invite him out for a get-together.
But for these two female classmates who were somewhat proactive, Chen Feng was really respectful and insensitive, and just typed a few perfunctory sentences.
The more difficult thing to deal with here is Guo Mengyao. She sent him a WeChat message at around eight o'clock this morning, asking him like an old friend if he was up?
Speaking of which, the two of them had not contacted each other for almost ten days. Chen Feng originally thought that they had mutually cooled down and became familiar strangers, or that they had returned to a simple classmate relationship after meeting again.
Chen Feng was a little surprised by her sudden contact with him again, as if nothing had happened.
Chen Feng deliberately waited more than ten minutes before replying that he had just gotten up.
Guo Mengyao replied almost instantly: [Okay, come out and accompany me to the city to buy some clothes. I don’t have time to buy clothes during the Chinese New Year this year]
Chen Feng immediately refused: [It’s New Year’s Eve today, so the shopping mall should not be open]
[Those open during the day will close at night]
[I can’t go, I have a lot of things to do at home]
Of course Chen Feng didn't want to accompany her to the mall on New Year's Eve, even in the city.
A few minutes later, Guo Mengyao sent him a video chat invitation directly.
At that time, Chen Feng was watching TV with his father and brother at the canteen. He refused to answer the call and typed quickly: [My parents are here, what are you doing?]
Guo Mengyao sent a picture of a proudly laughing emoticon, and then typed: [If you don’t accompany me, I might kill you and come to your house]
[I really don’t have time today, let’s talk about it after the New Year]
To be honest, Chen Feng was a little reluctant to completely break off the relationship with her. Previously, he was just afraid that she would show true feelings for him, so he deliberately ignored her.
What's more, Chen Feng really wants to buy shares in her company, so that he can find a financial support for his family in the future. After he grows up in the future, his parents can get a lot of dividends from her company every year.
This can be regarded as a double insurance for parents. Previously, pension insurance was the first level, and investing in her company was the second level.
To do this as a son, Chen Feng can be considered filial enough.
When Guo Mengyao saw what Chen Feng had said, she knew that it would be hard to ask him out today, so she didn't force him anymore.
I typed according to his wishes: [Well, let’s make an appointment again after the Chinese New Year. Remember, don’t let me go, or I will really come to your house]
[Absolutely not, I will try to find you on the third or fourth day of the junior high school]
Seeing Chen Feng's reply, Guo Mengyao finally had a smile on her face. She was finally convinced that Chen Feng was still reluctant to let go of her.
She thought to herself that I still thought you were hard-hearted, but you still couldn’t let me go. If you took the initiative a little bit, you would immediately take the bait. Humph! Man!
This was what happened in the morning. In the evening, Guo Mengyao frequently sent him WeChat messages and pictures, asking him what he had for New Year’s Eve dinner and how many people in his family were celebrating the New Year? Chen Feng could only say a few perfunctory sentences at first, but later he was too lazy to reply.
After Chen Feng didn't reply, she kept sending pictures, including her selfies, photos of a New Year's Eve dinner, and other photos, which Chen Feng didn't even bother to look at.
In addition to her sending pictures like this, Sun Xiaorui was not very worried. When he was having New Year's Eve dinner, she directly sent him a video chat invitation. Chen Feng hesitated for three seconds and finally refused.
She then sent a few pictures of confused expressions, and Chen Feng gave her a text reply: [Inconvenient]
Only a few minutes later, Sun Xiaorui sent a video chat to his mother, Ella Zhao, but Ella Zhao hung up without even thinking about it.
Chen Feng had already taken the initiative to add Zhao Xiaolan's WeChat account at Sun Xiaorui's request, and Zhao Xiaolan also approved her friend application.
At first, she was of course quite satisfied with Sun Xiaorui. After all, her son would no longer be single once he had a girlfriend, but then Wu Mengting came over and she immediately relegated Sun Xiaorui to the cold palace.
It cannot be said that she is too cold-blooded. First of all, she and Sun Xiaorui have never met in real life, let alone have any communication, so naturally there is no friendship or affection.
Secondly, Wu Mengting interacted with her every day in those days. Whether it was appearance, temperament, family background, or geographical relationship, she was far ahead of Sun Xiaorui. If she was asked to choose, of course she would choose Wu Mengting as her daughter-in-law.
And after getting along with each other for a few days, Zhao Xiaolan also developed feelings for Wu Mengting.
The result was naturally like this. She was definitely on Wu Mengting's side, and she had already asked Chen Feng to find an opportunity to break up with Sun Xiaorui.
Zhao Xiaolan has made her attitude clear, and Sun Xiaorui is out in her heart.
But Sun Xiaorui didn't know the reason, so she felt aggrieved and asked him on WeChat why his mother refused to accept her video conversation.
Chen Feng directly told her the truth that his mother had fallen in love with Wu Mengting and planned to make her his daughter-in-law. Other women had no chance with her.
Chen Feng did this on purpose, of course, and the purpose was to remind her not to think about unrealistic fantasies such as marrying him because her mother would not be able to get through this.
Sure enough, after Sun Xiaorui knew the reason, she didn't send him another WeChat message for a long time.
Chen Feng was very satisfied with this. After all, she was just a lover he kept, not his real girlfriend.
It wasn't until after ten o'clock that she sent him another message. Most of them were random photos and selfies of his family. There were photos and close-ups of a table full of dishes, as well as photos with her brother.
, a photo of the whole family...
At this time, Wu Mengting, Guo Mengyao, Lin Yujiao, Fang Xiaoyue, and Qin Xiaorou also sent him many photos, as if they had made an appointment.
As a result, his cell phone kept ringing, so he had to go back to his room first.
After interacting with these women, the time quickly reached zero o'clock, the hourly time signal ended, the new year arrived, and the whole world seemed to be crackling with firecrackers.
Their family also bought firecrackers, and they were setting them off in front of the gate fearfully. The whole town was filled with the sound of firecrackers.
After waiting for several minutes, the sound of firecrackers gradually subsided.
But this is just the beginning. According to their New Year habits and traditions, the firecrackers will last all night on New Year's Eve.
Therefore, Chen Feng had the foresight to take a nap in the afternoon. He would not be too sleepy and sleep soundly at night.
Chen Feng's cell phone was still buzzing with ding-dong-ding-dong messages from several women.
Then he received a New Year blessing call from Qin Zhen. After the two congratulated each other, they hung up the phone without talking much. Qin Zhen must be very busy at this time. He has many more relatives and friends than Chen Feng, plus
Because of my job, I have a lot of comrades, colleagues and leaders.
After Qin Zhen, Chen Feng also received a call from his college classmate Zhang Kewei. In addition, Luo Kun, whom he had not met before at the airport, also called him for the New Year and said a lot of auspicious words.
He once again said that if he goes to the capital, he will definitely entertain him well, and if he goes to Xiuzhou next time, he will definitely come to play with him.
If Luo Kun hadn't made this call, Chen Feng would have almost forgotten who he was.
It was Chen Feng's turn to take the initiative to call and send New Year greetings. After much deliberation, he decided that it was Teacher Zheng. He was too lazy to call any other teachers and classmates, and it could even be said that he was not qualified to call him.
Firstly, Chen Feng has a very normal relationship with them, secondly, they have not been in contact for many years, and thirdly, Chen Feng has no intention of currying favor with them, nor does he have any intention of taking advantage of them, nor does he owe them anything.
Therefore, there is really no need to expand your social circle, it is too tiring.
As for worldliness and so on, in his current situation, there is really no need to abide by the unspoken rules or social etiquette of society. One is that he has a terminal illness, and the other is that he is rich. The overt and covert rules of the world are not suitable for him.
He no longer has much restraint.
Now he just wants to be his true self, be free and easy, and enjoy life without breaking the law.
He picked up his cell phone and dialed Teacher Zheng's number, but the line was busy, so he stopped calling for the time being.
He looked back at the unread WeChat messages, and among them was one from Huang Li, who he had almost forgotten, from the front desk of the Dianchuang Culture Company where he used to work, sending him New Year's greetings with animation special effects.
Chen Feng immediately responded to her with a New Year blessing and also sent her a New Year red envelope worth 888 yuan.
He almost forgot about her before, but now Chen Feng suddenly remembered that this girl often gave him food and drinks after he helped her casually, saying it was to thank him.
In two or three years, I would have to spend hundreds of dollars on him.
Chen Feng is a person who doesn't want to take advantage of others. At that time, he wanted to find an opportunity to treat her to a good meal. Now, he just happened to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to send her a red envelope to make up for it.
Huang Li originally thought it was just a small red envelope with meaning, it could cost dozens of yuan at most, or even a few yuan.
The result was 888, and she was dumbfounded. She immediately sent it back intact, and attached the text: [Brother Feng, you entered the wrong amount]
After Chen Feng clicked on the red envelope and saw it, he couldn't help but smile. This little girl was still so innocent. He immediately sent the red envelope over and texted: "Yes, it's eight hundred and eighty-eight. Thank you for buying it often in the past."
Give me something to eat. This New Year red envelope is not allowed to be returned, it is unlucky]
Huang Li saw this and hesitated for a long time before typing: [Thank you, Brother Feng, I will treat you to dinner next time]
Chen Feng replied casually: [Okay, let’s have dinner together next time]
Huang Li sent a winking smile emoticon.
Chen Feng then checked other WeChat messages. At this moment, several other women sent messages one after another. Chen Feng suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
There are so many women here, it's hard to deal with them.
After personal experience, Chen Feng had to admire those Neptunes, who could not only deal with one or several female (male) friends, but also take care of a dozen or even dozens of spare tires.
This job is really not that easy to do. You must have energy, brains, reflexes and extraordinary hand speed, otherwise you will definitely not be able to cope with it.