Like many foreigners who have just arrived in China, Hedwig is also surprised that Chinese cities are so beautifully built.
In fact, except for those countries that are relatively hostile to China and will deliberately release some propaganda to discredit China's image, in most countries, the people are simply unwilling to understand an Eastern country thousands of miles away.
Is China an ancient civilization?
Yes.
Is it developing rapidly?
Yes.
But what does it have to do with us?
Hedwig has watched many travel videos introducing China on YouTube, but when she actually arrives, she still feels the excitement that is completely different from Paris.
Especially when Chen Xing took him to the supermarket downstairs, there were people in every space of such a large supermarket, and after a long time of selection, people would come up to introduce the products to you. This made it difficult for Haide to adapt.
I still can't understand what they are saying.
If it were her alone, she would have to hide at home every day.
Fortunately, she has met Chen Xing now. Chen Xing will take her with him when he goes out. Hedwig is not as reserved as when she is alone when she has her boyfriend by her side, but she still looks introverted.
It's August 18th, and there are only two days left before Zhou Peng's wedding.
Chen Xing took Hedwig back to the New Territories.
Compared with Chengdu, the New Territories is just a small village. There are no high-rise buildings. There are only two main roads in the whole town, and the surrounding areas are all six or seven-story buildings.
Chen Xing's parents were here, but Hedwig didn't have the self-consciousness of an ugly daughter-in-law to always see her parents-in-law, so she opened the window and looked at the street scene outside.
"This is much better than your home."
"But this is also my home, where my parents live."
There is still no development in the New Territories. When driving on the street, you can only see one demolished building along the street. These buildings are older than Chen Xingdu. There may be some danger in living in them, otherwise there will definitely be
It won't be dismantled either.
"Eh? Where does Xing's parents live?"
Hedwig's brain was down for a long time, and Chen Xing had already parked the car downstairs of his house.
Only then did she fully react, holding Chen Xing's hand to prevent him from getting out of the car, and said, "No, I'm not ready to see your parents yet!"
"What's the point? Believe it or not, you get better treatment than me?"
And Hedwig also has an advantage. She doesn't know much Chinese yet, and she only speaks Chinese in daily life and love terms. If Chen Xing's parents ask her how many people are in her family and when they will have children, she will definitely not listen.
Understand.
Seeing Hedwig's trembling look, Chen Xing couldn't help but sigh.
It would be great to marry Hedwig without having to meet her parents.
But it's not good to not see each other once. When they become famous in the future and Hedwig becomes a well-known painter, then they can face Hedwig's past life calmly.
Chen Xing bought some apples for himself and took Hedwig upstairs.
Before he could find the key, he saw the door open. His mother was standing at the door wearing an apron with a smile on her face and said, "I saw your car. Oh, is this Xiaohai? She looks as beautiful as in the photo."
"mom."
Chen Xing shouted and took Hedwig, whose little hands were shaking, into the room.
He was quite responsible. After entering the house, he was always next to Hedwig and holding her hand.
"Xiaohai..."
"The name is Hedwig."
"Ah? Then Hyde..."
"She still doesn't understand what you are saying. If you have anything to say, just ask me."
"Hi, let me ask you what you are doing."
Mother Chen suddenly lost her intention to ask. After hearing the sound coming from the kitchen, she patted her thigh and said, "I won't tell you anymore. I'll go cook for you. Can Xiaohai eat spicy food?"
"A little less is fine."
Mom left, but dad Chen Jiannan was still sitting with a smile on his face. He usually didn't talk much. He sat up and pushed the fruit plate towards Hedwig, meaning to eat the fruit, and then asked Chen Xing.
"You brought your girlfriend back, what are your future arrangements? Where are her parents?"
"Hedwig doesn't have a family at the moment. It's a bit complicated to talk about. Let's not talk about it for now. We will talk about this later."
"Then what do you mean, are you ready to get married?"
Hedwig still knew the words "marriage". She grabbed Chen Xing with her backhand and looked up at him.
Chen Xing really couldn't resist this look. The more people he met in this society, the more he understood that girls like Hedwig were rare.
Like each other, it doesn't matter about material love. One couple out of a hundred couples is considered a lot.
The most important thing is that the two people have the same three views and they are both artists.
So Chen Xing did not hesitate and expressed what he was thinking: "We will start preparations after a while, but we are not holding a wedding. We can just get the certificate then."
In fact, a marriage certificate doesn't mean anything. In France, there are many people who live their whole lives without a marriage certificate. It's just that Chen Xing said this to take care of his parents' emotions.
"How can that be done?" Chen Jiannan stared.
"When the time comes, we can treat our relatives to a meal at Zhou Peng's hotel."
If he held a wedding, he would want to invite too many people. Many of the people he met during his previous travels were still in constant contact, and the relationship was much closer than the relatives who had been visiting each other for several years.
It's easy to say that it's closer, but what about overseas?
There is also the problem of Hedwig's character. She is still looking forward to how she will look in a wedding dress, but when she thinks of standing in front of so many people and being looked at, her whole body will reject it.
Chen Xing has no choice but to hide this kind of wife at home.
They have already agreed to find time to take wedding photos in Iceland after they get married. This country is close to the Arctic Circle, far away from any other country in the interior, and has a very small population. Hedwig has always had a good impression of this country.
If it weren't for the lack of good art schools in Iceland, she might have chosen to study abroad in Iceland.
Chen Xing had been to Iceland before when traveling in Northern Europe and liked the dark atmosphere of Vik Black Beach very much. When he thought of Hedwig standing on the black beach wearing a snow-white wedding dress, with the hem of her skirt being blown by the wind, she almost...
I couldn't help but take her over directly.
Fortunately, his long-standing friendship with Zhou Peng stopped him, otherwise he probably wouldn't have come, and the two of them would fly directly to Iceland.
After having a meal at home, Chen Xing took Hedwig to the county town.
Zhou Peng's wedding house is in the county seat. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the county seat today. As long as medical care and education are not considered, living in the county seat is definitely more comfortable than living in a big city.
Speaking of medical care, they are only more than an hour away from Chengdu and can be reached quickly by driving on the highway.
As for education, it’s not like the Zhou family can’t afford a semester apartment in Chengdu.
Zhou Peng's father didn't need to pay for it, so he could buy a house in Chengdu. Now he lives in the county town just because Qin Xinlei works here.
The new house was very lively today. The person who opened the door for him was a classmate from a technical secondary school, and there were sounds of talking and laughing in the room.
"Chen Xing? Wow, you have changed a lot."
"You're getting older, haha. You haven't changed much. This is my girlfriend Hedwig. She doesn't speak Chinese very well. Don't ask her questions for a while." He led the people in.
In addition to a few people Chen Xing knew, there were also Qin Xinlei's friends in the room.