Zheng Duoduo realized the "seriousness" of the problem and called Chen Xinzhi's mobile phone on his way back that night.
Chen Xinzhi said that he was still working overtime at the company and asked him if there was something wrong.
Zheng Duoduo asked with a sullen face: "You are still working overtime so late? Where do you sleep at night? Over there in the courtyard? Or in the company?"
Chen Xinzhi is such a smart person, he immediately guessed the reason why his tone was wrong.
"Sleep over there in the new apartment. What? Did the third child tell you?"
Zheng Duoduo said helplessly, "Hey!" and scolded: "You said you are such a calm person at ordinary times, but how come your head gets hot when Xiaoxin's matter comes up, your thoughts follow impulses, and you don't care about anything? Ah?
"
Chen Xinzhi coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed secretly.
"The environment in the school dormitory is too complicated and noisy, and the heating system is unstable, so she feels uncomfortable living there. I bought her a new apartment near the school, and I go to stay with her after get off work in the evening."
"Brother!" Zheng Duoduo smiled bitterly: "This is not a small problem, okay? Why do you think you are confused? You rest in Xinyuan from time to time, and occasionally sneak into Xiaoxin's room. Everyone can turn a blind eye.
Just close one eye and pretend not to know. But what you do is wrong, you are challenging the bottom line of Sister Ling and Brother Ayuan!"
Chen Xinzhi said lightly: "Isn't that the case? It's only a matter of time before Xiaoxin and I get married -"
"But you are not married yet!" Zheng Duoduo said excitedly: "The key is that Xiaoxin is still too young, and she is a girl, do you understand?! Xue Yang is a boy, and he has graduated and is starting a business! He
This time, he got on the bus first and paid for the ticket later. Sister Ling didn't blame him much for the sake of his new daughter-in-law, but that was to give Xiaoxiao face. When the news broke, Sister Ling didn't spare him at all and secretly cut him off.
A lot of him! Brother Ayuan is also very angry, but anger is anger. They have to temporarily take on the responsibility of the elders, propose marriage quickly, and cover up the matter smoothly. But your situation is completely different! Xiaoxin is a girl
, and you are still in your freshman year, and you are still thousands of miles away from graduation! Now you are dragging someone with you to live together outside the school! Don’t you deserve a beating?!"
After Chen Xinzhi listened, he thought calmly.
"How about I take the initiative to confess to my wife and husband later and explain to them."
Zheng Duoduo immediately objected: "Farewell! You should let Xiaoxin go back to school and cover it up."
Even if you know some things, it is still difficult to talk about them, otherwise it will be very embarrassing.
According to Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan's temperament, they would not like to discuss such topics with their future son-in-law.
Chen Xinzhi paused his hand on the document and whispered: "She is not comfortable living in the dormitory, why should she live back? Am I the kind of person who fishes in troubled waters? They are my elders and Xiaoxin's parents.
, not those people in the business world, I should respect and face them openly. One is one, two is two. Covering up the past vaguely will make me feel guilty——"
"How can you not feel guilty?!" Zheng Duoduo interrupted him excitedly, loudly: "This little girl is as old as a flower, so you picked her off! But you and she are neither engaged nor married.
Are you embarrassed to drag her in to live together outside the school like this?! Although Sister Ling and Brother Ayuan are liberal, their ideas are still very traditional. They are a full generation older than us. Do you know?!"
Although the relationship between the two has been approved by both parents, Xiaoxin is too young after all and has not graduated yet. He quietly dragged her to live together like this - no matter how enlightened the girl's parents are, they will still find it inappropriate.
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Chen Xinzhi on the other end of the phone coughed uneasily and lowered his voice: "This matter... is indeed my negligence."
Zheng Duoduo was still a little angry and snorted: "It's good for you, kid, while you are enjoying the gentle countryside. Have you ever thought about Xiaoxin? Now that society is more open, schools and teaching environments will still be more conservative. There are people everywhere near the school.
She is a student. If Xiaoxin is spread badly, her reputation will be damaged. She is a girl after all. You have to think about her and don't just think about pampering her. Sometimes you dote her too much.
It's not a good thing for her to protect her. For Sister Ling and Brother Ayuan, they prefer their children to grow up in a normal environment, not like you who are doting on you."
"Yes." Chen Xinzhi understood and whispered: "You are right. I did not do this properly and without consideration."
Zheng Duoduo knew that he was an arrogant person, and it was very difficult for him to quickly admit his mistakes, so he did not seize his mistakes and punish him severely.
"Then what are you going to do? Don't think about how to explain it frankly, and don't think about continuing to sneak around until Sister Ling and the others find out."
Chen Xinzhi quickly calmed down and said: "It's the end of the semester now, and Xiaoxin has been reviewing for exams these days. There are hourly workers responsible for three meals a day in the apartment, and workers from the housekeeping company are responsible for sanitation. I can't go there at night.
Accompany her so as not to disturb her study. After the exam is over and she has a holiday, she can go back to Xinyuan to live, and she doesn’t have to worry about the heating problem at all. It is already spring when school starts next year, and the school’s heating system should be upgraded and repaired. By then she
She can still live in the dormitory. As for the apartment here...since I bought it, I will keep it for now. If the dormitory is too noisy, she can come and stay at any time. The security system here is very good, and she can enter the house by swiping her card. She lives here
I don’t have to worry either.”
"Yeah." Zheng Duoduo expressed satisfaction after hearing this: "Okay, let's arrange it this way. If Sister Ling and Brother Ayuan ask, just say that Xiaoxin dislikes the noisy dormitory environment that affects her review exams, and will stay here for a while.
Will move back.”
"Okay." Chen Xinzhi said warmly: "Thanks for the reminder."
Zheng Duoduo chuckled: "We are all brothers, why are you so polite!"
Chen Xinzhi leaned back on the office chair and asked with a smile: "What about you? When do you plan to get married? I happened to pass by the mall at noon the day before yesterday and had lunch with my mother. My mother asked me to help urge you, saying that she was waiting to take care of you.
Grandson, I hope we can stagger our arrival so that she won’t be too busy by then."
Zheng Duoduo laughed and soon changed to a sad expression.
"She always said that she still needs to study further and is not in a hurry to get married. I am waiting for her to fail the postgraduate entrance examination next year, and then take advantage of her sadness to drag her to the Civil Affairs Bureau, so that my mother can have a grandson by the end of next year."
Chen Xinzhi said "Hmm" and said: "Come on."
Zheng Duoduo smiled bitterly and muttered: "Others always envy us two brothers for being able to eat young grass when we are old, but who can understand how painful and frustrating it is to wait for the young grass to grow up! How miserable!"
Chen Xinzhi teased: "You can wait a few more months at most, while I can wait several years. In comparison, you should feel better."
"Forget it, forget it, stop comparing." Zheng Duoduo snickered: "Everything is comparable, but the worst thing is to compare!"