In the end, Chen Feng did not take Wu Mengting home for dinner. It was still the same restaurant as last time, and he ordered a few dishes that he had not eaten yesterday.
This time, both of them were silent for a long time. Chen Feng didn't talk much except occasionally introducing the local dishes that were served.
Wu Mengting only nodded occasionally, smiled slightly, and didn't say a few words the whole time.
This meal was very dull.
After eating, Chen Feng paid the bill and sent her to the room.
"You should have a good rest. I won't come to see you off tomorrow morning. See you next time I go back to Xiuzhou. Drive carefully tomorrow and have a safe journey."
At the door of the room, Chen Feng did not go in. After saying this to her, he waved to her and turned around to leave.
Wu Mengting pursed her lips slightly and watched Chen Feng disappear around the corner of the stairs before turning around and entering the door with a complicated expression.
As expected, Chen Feng did not go to see him off the next morning. Around noon, he received a WeChat message from Wu Mengting.
【I'm back to Xiuzhou, thank you for your hospitality these days.】
Immediately following this text was a red envelope.
Chen Feng only hesitated for a moment and clicked on the red envelope, which actually contained 1,000 yuan.
It was originally agreed that being a guide would cost 300 for one day and 600 for two days, but it was obviously overpaid.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng sent her a 400-yuan red envelope.
The reason why he took 600 yuan was to avoid Wu Mengting misunderstanding, and he sent back 400 yuan because he didn't want to take advantage.
Wu Mengting on the other side has been waiting quietly after sending the red envelope.
With a notification tone, she quickly opened WeChat and saw a red envelope.
Wu Mengting couldn't help but smile. She quickly clicked on the red envelope, only to find that it was only 400. Her smile suddenly froze.
She didn't feel sorry for the other 600 yuan, but she hoped in her heart that Chen Feng could return all the red envelopes she gave out, because only in this way could she be sure that Chen Feng was special to her.
And now that he has sent back 400, it means that he has no other thoughts about himself.
However, what is quite gratifying is that Chen Feng still treats her as a friend.
But this was obviously not what she wanted. Her trial ended in failure, and Wu Mengting couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Feng also sent a text.
[We agreed on 300 for one day and 600 for two days. There is no need to pay more. If it is because of those few meals, it is even more unnecessary. We should be considered friends. If you come to my hometown, of course I, as the landlord, will treat you to dinner.
.]
Wu Mengting pondered for a long time and entered a long text, but when she was about to press the send button, she hesitated. Finally, she pressed the delete key, deleted the long text, and only sent "Thank you"
Two words.
There was no response from Chen Feng.
Wu Mengting waited for a long time with her cell phone, and finally sighed, put away her cell phone, started the car and drove toward the highway leading to Xiuzhou.
Chen Feng actually waited for a while, and finally let out a long sigh, then punched the pillow several times with his fist, and got out of bed to get dressed.
He tossed and turned all night yesterday and slept until noon.
After washing up, I just went downstairs to eat.
The family was sitting together eating and chatting. Chen Rui, prompted by his mother's eyes, asked: "Xiao Feng, why didn't you go out on a date with that girl today?"
Chen Feng rolled his eyes at his brother and said angrily: "I told you it's not a date, but to be her guide. She went back today."
"oh."
After the others made eye contact with each other, they asked no more questions.
However, everyone in their hearts thought that Chen Feng and the girl had broken up. Zhao Xiaolan even showed a trace of sadness on her face.
After eating, Chen Feng went upstairs and took his parents' ID cards and went out without telling them. For more than ten years, the two parents' ID cards had been kept in the same place, and Chen Feng found them after a little searching.
After sending a WeChat message, a car parked next to him within a few minutes of waiting at the street corner.
"Old classmate, long time no see." The car window rolled down, revealing a fat, round face of a woman with a friendly smile.
This is his high school classmate Wang Fang, who sells insurance.
We didn't have a close relationship at school before, but it wasn't bad either, because Wang Fang has a cheerful and outgoing personality, and she also likes to play basketball. She got along well with the boys in the class, including Chen Feng, the boring gourd in the class back then, because
Chen Feng also loves to play basketball. The two of them occasionally play together, and since they are both from Qingpu Town, they gradually get to know each other.
"Hello, Xiaofang." Chen Feng smiled, opened the car door naturally, and got in the passenger seat.
"We haven't seen each other for three or four years. Well, it must have been three years. It was only three years ago during the National Day that we met at the class reunion."
Wang Fang said as he started the car.
"Yes, it's been three years." Chen Feng said with some emotion.
Three years ago, he returned to his hometown during the National Day and went to the county town to attend a class reunion. At that time, he made a good girlfriend, Shen Lin, and his career was also booming. It was a time of great success in his life.
"Didn't you bring your wife when you came back this time?" Wang Fang asked casually.
"No. How are you now?" Of course Chen Feng didn't want to talk about his divorce.
"It's not like this. I will starve to death if I don't have enough to eat. My husband is also a failure. He lost hundreds of thousands in business last year. Alas, if it weren't for my two children, we would have divorced him long ago."
Wang Fang simply complained.
Chen Feng asked curiously: "When did you give birth to another child?"
Wang Fang sighed and said: "The baby was born last year, and she has just turned one year old. I also have soft ears, so one child was enough originally, but I couldn't stand the persuasion of the two elders and my husband, so I gave birth to a second child. I originally wanted a second child.
My daughter, now I’m well and I’m a son. Tell me, won’t it cost me my life in the future? It’s very difficult for one son to buy a house and get married, let alone two sons?”
Chen Feng could only console him by saying: "It's still early in the future. In twenty years, maybe it won't be like this now, and maybe houses will become very cheap."
Wang Fang shook his head and said: "The possibility is almost zero."
Chen Feng smiled, he also felt that this possibility was unlikely.
"By the way, Fengzi, are you getting rich? You just said that you want to buy a large amount of insurance, and there are several of them."
The two just chatted on the phone for a while before agreeing on a time and place to meet.
"That's right. But it's not much. I still can't afford a house in Xiuzhou."
"Okay, stop being modest. I heard that your monthly salary in Xiuzhou was tens of thousands a few years ago. It should be tens of thousands now, right? It's easy to earn hundreds of thousands a year."
Chen Feng closed himself off two years ago and basically cut off contact with these old classmates. It was normal for them not to know what was going on. Therefore, Wang Fang looked envious at this time.
Chen Feng smiled noncommittally and changed the topic to talk about high school and some classmates. The more the two of them talked, the more they enjoyed themselves.
Unknowingly, he arrived at Wang Fang's company in the county town. After a series of consultations, Chen Feng happily bought critical illness insurance and pension insurance for his parents. They were all purchased in one time and cost almost 500,000.
Although there are similar social security schemes in rural areas now, they are far behind those in cities. Medical insurance is slightly better, but serious illness will still cost you everything. As for pensions, as a farmer, after you turn 60, it only costs a few hundred yuan a year.
A few dozen yuan a month.
Therefore, if you have money, you might as well just buy commercial insurance. Think of it as financial management.
Before coming here, Chen Feng also searched online for a long time and consulted many people. In the end, of course, he turned to old classmate Wang Fang. Not to mention how reliable she was, but deliberately digging a hole for him would not be a problem.
Chen Feng certainly didn't feel bad for his parents, who had four insurance policies in total and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time.
With these two insurance policies, the two elders will each receive a monthly pension of 3,000 yuan after the age of 60, which is enough for their expenses. Now they are 57 and 55, and it will take several years before they can receive it.
Even if you get sick in the future, there is critical illness insurance that can reimburse most of the money.
Of course, they are all in good health now, and Chen Feng hopes that they will never use this insurance.