Chapter 169 This guy is so scary (please subscribe)
Author: corner kissing pig
Chapter 169 This guy is so scary (please subscribe)
In the living room on the first floor, two men sat opposite each other on both sides of the coffee table.
In fact, the silence was not very long, but after all, when people are nervous or embarrassed, the flow of time always seems to be extremely slow. Although they did not speak for only half a minute, Lin Lu and Li Min felt as if they had been silent for a long time.
"Xiao Lin, are you used to drinking this tea?"
"Very good, very good! Isn't this Maojian that Uncle Li made?"
"Yes, you usually drink tea too."
"Yes. I heard that Uncle Li likes to drink tea. I even brought some tea to Uncle Li this time."
"Xiao Lin is interested."
After a few awkward chats, the atmosphere fell into silence again. The two men, who had always been eloquent, were at a loss for words at this moment. Li Min continued to pour him tea, and Lin Lu held the cup in both hands and continued to sip tea.
"Drink tea, drink tea."
"Okay, okay..."
During the break between pouring and drinking tea, the two men were thinking quickly, thinking about some topics to talk about to ease such a weird atmosphere.
As a door-to-door pig, Lin Lu naturally did not dare to stare at Li Min carelessly, but he would look at his future father-in-law from the corner of his eye from time to time. Li Min was not as tall as him, he was estimated to be only about 1.73 meters tall.
The middle-aged people of this generation are not short, and they are on the thin side. Maybe they work in hardware stores on weekdays, but they have a solid frame. Their hands are very rough, and there is accumulated dirt in the gaps between the nails that cannot be washed away.
It can be seen that he has cleaned it very carefully today. After all, all the clothes and pants on his body are brand new and clean. Obviously he does not wear them like this when working on weekdays. He has obviously cleaned himself up specially, which also makes Lin Lu feel
There is a feeling of being taken seriously, and I am glad that I am well prepared.
Li Min was also looking at him. The young man in front of him wore glasses and looked polite. People like him who did rough work would always look down on such educated people. This boy looked like his precious daughter.
He is a good match. He is not a crooked person. He looks young, but he is quite mature in dealing with people. He is polite and considerate. Although he is a little shy now, it is normal. Think about the first time he went to his father-in-law's house.
At that time, recalling that scene now feels like sitting on pins and needles, standing or sitting down.
But even though this young man looked very pleasing to the eye, Lao Li still felt a little inexplicably depressed in his heart. After all, this boy was here for his precious daughter. If it were a few years ago when his daughter was still in school, there would be such a guy.
If the boy dares to come to the door, it would be better if he doesn't break his legs...
As people get older, they feel that time flies by faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, my daughter graduated from high school, then graduated from college, and now she has started working.
It's not that I haven't thought about what it would be like for my daughter to bring her boyfriend back. At this moment, when I was sitting face to face with this guy drinking tea, Lao Li felt a little dazed.
I still remember the scene when he went to his father-in-law's house for the first time to meet him. In the blink of an eye, it was his turn. Now the roles have been reversed. He has become the 'father-in-law', while the boy opposite has become the father-in-law.
He...well, Lao Li admitted that he was much inferior to this kid back then.
The two men seemed to have a clear understanding of each other. After a long silence, they thought of a new topic, so they both spoke:
"Uncle Li..."
"Xiao Lin..."
Either they have nothing to say, or they are just talking over each other. Sister Xingruo, please help me!
Lin Lu reacted very quickly. He looked awkward and said quickly: "Uncle Li, you say it."
He originally wanted to go to the bathroom, but seeing this, he had to sit down and wait for Li Min to talk. After a few cups of tea, he was already a little suffocated.
"Does Xiao Linyou smoke?"
I thought Uncle Li would talk about a big topic, but this popped up. Li Min touched his pocket, took out a pack of Yuxi and opened it.
"Thank you, Uncle Li, I don't smoke..."
"Oh, it's good not to smoke. It's good for your health. If you become addicted to cigarettes, it will be difficult to quit. I feel uncomfortable when I sit down without a cigarette. I'll burn one."
Li Min knocked out a cigarette from the soft package Yuxi and held it in his mouth. Lin Lu wisely picked up the lighter on the table, stood up and bent over to light his cigarette.
"No, no, no, I can do it myself."
"It's okay, it's okay, I don't know how to smoke, so I can't have a cigarette with Uncle Li, so I'll help him light a cigarette to cheer him up."
"You kid..."
Li Min smiled, and his closeness to Lin Lu has obviously increased a lot. After all, for old smokers, cigarettes, like alcohol, are one of the easiest and most direct ways to get closer. When going out to do errands, your mobile phone can do it.
You forget to bring it, but you must not forget the cigarette.
He took a deep breath from the cigarette that his future son-in-law helped light, exhaled a cloud of mist, and immediately felt much relieved.
Lin Lu pulled out a piece of paper towel, folded it and put it on the ashtray, poured some tea to moisten it, and pushed the ashtray in front of Li Min so that he could easily eject the ashes.
Now that he had stood up, Lin Lu quickly took the opportunity to say: "Uncle Li, where is the bathroom? I'll go there."
"Oh! You saw it when you walked in, next to the kitchen."
"well."
Lin Lu was finally relieved. He went to the bathroom, closed the door, closed his eyes and started to drink as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his body.
He was too embarrassed to face the hole, fearing that the sound of hitting the water surface would be too loud and embarrassing. Even so, he soaked in urine for a long time, and he had never felt that going to the toilet was such a pleasant thing.
After pressing the flush button, Lin Lu washed his hands and tidied his hair and clothes in front of the mirror. His mood was not as tense as it was at the beginning, and he seemed much calmer.
After opening the door and returning to the coffee table, Li Xingruo also came out and was talking to Li Min, who was smoking. Like a caring little cotton-padded jacket, he stood behind the solid wood sofa, stretched out his hand to squeeze his father's shoulders, and at the same time said disgustedly
Fanning away the smoke that drifted towards her.
Seeing Lin Lu coming out, she also looked over. The two looked at each other and communicated quickly with their eyes.
'How's it going?'
'It's okay, it's okay.'
After releasing the pressure, Lin Lu seemed much more natural. He sat down opposite Uncle Li again. Seeing that there was not much tea left in Uncle Li's cup, he wisely picked up the teapot and added tea to Uncle Li, and then brewed it from the table.
He took one of the washed teacups and poured Li Xingruo a cup of tea.
Li Xingruo did not sit down on the chair, but took a few sips of the tea and then put down the tea cup.
"Then you guys can chat first, and I'll go help mom pluck the duck feathers."
"All the ducks in this season have fluffed their feathers and it's difficult to pluck them. Then go and help."
Lin Lu didn't know how to cook, and he had never killed chickens, ducks or geese. Naturally, he didn't know what season ducks shed their feathers, but he could feel the atmosphere of such a homely chat.
He didn't say that he was going with Li Xingruo this time. He had to accompany his father-in-law, so it would be outrageous to run away as soon as he sat down.
Li Min had burned most of his cigarette, and Lin Lu had also let go. Compared to the beginning, the atmosphere between the two seemed much more natural.
Watching Li Xingruo leave, the two of them followed her. When she arrived outside the door, they both turned away and looked at each other. After all, Li Xingruo is the bridge between the two and the basis for all conversations.
"Xingruo cooks very well. Uncle Li and Auntie taught her how to cook. My mother also praised her for being very good at cooking. She said that there are not many girls who can cook nowadays."
Lin Lu praised Li Xingruo without hesitation. After all, in front of the people, he did not dare to compete with his father-in-law for Sister Xingruo's closeness, and he was very careful not to call her Sister Xingruo, but by her first name.
Sure enough, after listening to Lin Lu's words, Li Min also laughed: "How can I cook? I learned it from her mother on weekdays. I dare not say anything else. Xiaoruo's skills are indeed good.
You are also diligent, do you often cook and eat together?"
Lin Lu smiled shyly: "After eating it, I became obsessed with it. When I have the opportunity, I will go out for a few meals, buy some food together, help her, wash dishes and chopsticks and so on."
"That's okay. It's better for two people to cook together than to eat out."
Li Min was very satisfied with Lin Lu's answer. After all, many young people in love these days go out to eat out all day, which is extravagant and wasteful. In this way, two people buy food and cook together and work together, which makes it more interesting to live a happy life.
At first I thought that this boy came from a good family and was young and handsome. I was inevitably worried that a girl from a small town would not be compatible with a young man from such a big city. Now I have revised my impression and feel that this boy Lin Lu is quite suitable for life.
"How old is Xiaolin this year?"
"Twenty."
Forgive me! Future father-in-law! This is what your precious daughter taught me! I am nineteen years old, so twenty is not too much...
"Oh, I'm two years younger than Xiaoruo, so she's about the same. It just needs to be compatible. How did you two meet?"
"I met her when I was studying. If there is anything you don't understand about your study, you can ask her for help. We will become familiar with each other after going back and forth..."
Tutoring counts as studying, right? Your precious daughter is my tutor! I am the 18-year-old high school student she mentioned before!
"That's great. Let's study together and make progress together. But Xiaoruo has graduated now. Are you a sophomore now?"
"Well, I'm still in school, but I usually take some jobs as a part-time job. I can earn five to six thousand yuan a month, which I use for my tuition and living expenses, and also to accumulate future work experience."
Lin Lu did not directly answer the question of 'sophomore year', but instead talked about something that Uncle Li might be more interested in.
"Yes, you can pay for tuition and living expenses by yourself while you are still studying. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It's a good thing for you to accumulate some work experience. Nowadays, many college students are novices after graduation. It's hard to find a job. Xiaoruo is so busy.
For more than half a year, it can be considered barely stable."
"No, no, Xingruo is very powerful."
"I heard from Xiaoruo, Xiaolin, are you majoring in art design?"
"Yes, just painting, designing and so on."
"Oh, designers are very popular."
In people's minds, designers are a very popular profession. After all, it is something they don't understand. They always think that designers can make a lot of money by just making a picture or something. No wonder Xiao Lin takes some orders part-time and can make it in a month.
I made five or six thousand.
This is probably the impression brought about by profession. If Lin Lu worked as a teacher, civil servant, or bank, it would be more satisfying to the elders.
"Xiao Lin, you are still a student. For now, you should focus on your studies. Don't worry about making money. Lay a good foundation. You will have more space after graduation."
Listening to Uncle Li's words, Lin Lu's mind started spinning rapidly. After all, there are many ways to interpret this sentence.
Is Uncle Li dissatisfied with his status as a student? Does this mean that he should concentrate on his studies, do what he should do, and not have too much involvement with his daughter?
Or is it that Uncle Li is very satisfied with his potential and wants him not to waste his own advantages for the sake of small things, so that he can give his daughter a better future after graduation?
Based on the context of the chatting atmosphere at the moment and Uncle Li's subtle expression, Lin Lu felt that it was the second type.
He immediately nodded in cooperation and said: "What Uncle Li said is true. I think so myself. After all, I am in love with Xingruo now, so I have made plans for the future. At the moment, I mainly focus on studying and working part-time to accumulate some experience.
When I have experience and funds in the future, I plan to set up my own studio and start a family. Xingruo also knows my thoughts and usually encourages me. I will not let up on this."
Li Min was very satisfied with his statement of attitude. It was visible to the naked eye that the expression on his face softened.
He was not interested in Lin Lu's own plan, but he was very interested in the life plan that Lin Lu and his daughter had considered together. He had potential, goals, plans, and put them into action, which made him more reliable.
, it doesn’t matter that he is a student, what I’m most afraid of is that he will appear immature in front of his elders if he has a student mentality.
Just like investing in the stock market, no one can predict what will happen in the future. Why can a few votes increase the price? To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than expectations and prospects for the future. At this moment, Li Min has already marked Lin Lu as a potential stock in his heart.
Labeled.
"Xiao Lin thinks about things very maturely."
"It should be. After all, we have reached this stage. We have to think more about each other's future."
"What do Xiaolin's family members do?"
Although the parents have already asked about these household registration checks from their daughters, the process here has to be done in person to make it more formal.
"My mother works in the workplace, and my father runs a company, but they separated a long time ago. Now I follow my mother, and now I can live independently. I also have a house in my own name, and I live there every day.
I live by myself."
"Oh, can you take care of yourself during the weekdays?"
"No problem, I was thinking of learning cooking skills from Xingruo so that I can cook in the future, but unfortunately I haven't learned it yet. I can only help her wash the dishes on weekdays."
Li Min laughed when he heard this: "I haven't been able to cook for decades. You and Xiao Ruo live very close to each other?"
"Yeah, not far."
Lin Lu didn't dare to say that he already lived with Sister Xingruo. If he did say that, let alone what Uncle Li did to him, Sister Xingruo would tear off his head first.
"That's good. Xiaoruo usually lives alone and doesn't have anyone to take care of him. If you live close by, the two of you can take care of each other."
"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I will always take good care of her."
Li Min smiled and nodded, taking out another cigarette from the cigarette case.
Lin Lu moved very quickly, picked up the lighter, stood up and bent over to light a cigarette for his father-in-law.
"No, no, I can do it myself..."
"It's okay. I'm here to help Uncle Li. My mother asked me to bring two cans of old tangerine peel when I came over this time. Uncle Li can usually make tea and drink it. It's good for his throat."
Lin Lu didn't persuade him to smoke. After all, even Sister Xingruo couldn't persuade the old smoker. He seemed to be nosy if he tried to persuade him to smoke. Who doesn't know that smoking is harmful, but smoking is just a mood. Lin Lu didn't
Being so stupid to ruin my father-in-law's mood, instead of trying to persuade him to smoke, giving Uncle Li two cans of old tangerine peel to soothe his throat would please him more.
"Oh! Xiaoruo also brought a jar back last time. She said it was given by your mother. I haven't thanked you yet. This old tangerine peel is really good."
"Uncle Li, please don't be polite."
"Next time you come, Xiaolin, please don't buy so many things. It's so annoying."
"No, no, it should be. It's a rare trip, and a little bit of thought is needed."
"Xiao Lin, you don't smoke, right?"
"I don't know how to smoke, and even Xingruo won't let me smoke..."
"Hey, you are right to listen to her on this point. If you don't light the cigarette properly, it will be harmful to your health."
Look, old smokers know everything. You think they don’t.
"Then do you drink?"
"I basically don't drink. I drink a little beer at most. If I drink a little more, I'll get drunk."
"Okay, do you want to play cards?"
"I don't know how to fight, so the most I can do is play Landlords on my mobile phone..."
"Then do you usually play games? I see that Xiao Ruo and her cousins always play games with their mobile phones every time they come back."
"I rarely play anymore. I work part-time in class on weekdays. When I have breaks, I either draw and practice calligraphy, or go for a walk or ride a bicycle with Xingruo."
Of course, as for his hobbies such as playing with Sister Xingruo's little hands, poking her little mouth, and hugging her slim waist, he can't talk about it. What tobacco and alcohol games are more addictive than Sister Xingruo's in his heart?
, that’s far from it.
"Lin Lu!" Li Xingruo's voice came from outside.
"Hey! What's wrong?" Hearing the sound, Lin Lu reacted immediately, stood up and looked out the door.
"Come here and help me carry this pot of chicken and duck to the kitchen. It's so heavy."
"Oh, okay. Uncle Li, I'm going to help."
"Xiao Lin, you have tea, I'll do it."
"It's okay, it's okay! Uncle Li, you can have tea and I'll be there."
Lin Lu walked over quickly to help with the work, and he didn't mind getting dirty, carrying a heavy, oily, large plastic basin.
In the basin were five or six chickens, ducks and geese that had been killed and stripped of their feathers, which formed a strong contrast with his elegant and artistic temperament.
hiss--
Uncle Li looked at Lin Lu with a different look. This kid was so scary...
The conditions are good, he doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, he doesn't play cards, he doesn't play games, he still listens to Xiao Ruo's words, how can his daughter He De get this boy?
It's a pity that my family doesn't have cultivated land now. Otherwise, whenever the farming season is busy, I would have to ask my daughter to call him back to help with plowing, transplanting, cutting and drying the rice.
After all, Lao Li did a lot of these things back then, even more than my father-in-law’s old scalper...