When Xu Jie heard her father say this, she immediately took the initiative to serve tea and water. Chu Nan looked at the attentive second sister and then at the eldest brother who looked expectant, and couldn't help but smile and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it, no need to hide it."
Tucked in.
how?
Brother, are you not willing to do the job I introduced you to in the steel factory?
Want to resign?"
"No, no, no... Chu Nan, how could I resign? That job is so good. Being a security captain, you just have to patrol every day and you have nothing to do. You can go to work leisurely all day long, and the salary is high. I like it very much.
It’s over!”
Xu Dong was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "Chun Nan, I, I'd better let dad tell you, I'm a little embarrassed..." Xu Shaoyang smiled awkwardly, glared at his useless son and said,
"Look at how promising you are! Didn't Chu Nan tell me what he had to say directly, and he still had to ask me to say it?
Our family doesn't speak the same language, why are you embarrassed?"
Despite the scolding, Xu Shaoyang still grinned and said, "Um, Chu Nan... As a stepfather, I rarely ask you to do things.
Last time you found a good job for your elder brother, and I'm grateful to you from the bottom of my heart.
You also know that your stepfather is getting old and the steel factory is about to retire. It’s time to enjoy family happiness! And your mother is always talking about the fact that this family must continue the family lineage and flourish for it to be like a family!
"
When Chu Nan heard what his stepfather Xu Shaoyang said, he immediately understood.
Although the second sister Xu Jie already has a child, she is the daughter of the old Xu family after all.
The thinking of the older generation is that a daughter is thrown away when she gets married. To continue the family line and to honor the ancestors, the son of the Xu family is the only one to rely on.
Chu Nan is an illegitimate child, and his surname is Chu. Naturally, he cannot be regarded as a member of the Xu family and can continue the family line. And Xu Yuan is still young and has just entered college. Even if he is in love now, it is impossible for him to continue the family line! So, Xu Shaoyang said this.
What he means is obviously his eldest brother Xu Dong.
When men get old, they want to start a family and start a career.
Xu Dong was used to idleness, and he was content to find a relaxing job as a security captain.
Now that I have established a career, starting a family will naturally be put on the agenda.
To sum up, it actually means the same thing. Xu Dong wants to find a wife to get married and have children! But Chu Nan understands and understands. At this time, he still couldn't help laughing and said, "Dad, it is only natural to carry on the family line. Brother Xu Dong is not young at all."
Now, it’s normal to find a wife, so what else do you need to think about?”
Upon hearing Chu Nan's words, Xu Shaoyang smiled and said, "Yes, Chu Nan, you are right. What else needs to be considered if it is a matter of course? I also said that if he has a girl he likes, he should chase her quickly, and if he catches her, he will get married.
How easy it is!"
"That's it, there's nothing wrong with finding a woman you like, getting married and having children!"
Chu Nan nodded and said in agreement.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Xu Shaoyang hurriedly winked at Xu Dong.
Xu Dong glanced at Chu Nan with some embarrassment and fear, then shook his head slightly with a look of embarrassment.
Seeing that his son was so cowardly that he didn't even dare to say anything, Xu Shaoyang couldn't help but trembled with anger. He pointed at him and cursed, "You brat, why are you so energetic when you complain, but you get cold feet when you really want to do something?
?
Chu Nan is your brother, is it so difficult for you to tell him?"
"Dad...I, I just said that."
Xu Dong, who was almost scolded by Xu Shaoyang, suppressed his blush and said in a coy voice, "Chun Nan... well, I, I have fallen in love with a girl, and I plan to marry her."
Chu Nan knew that this must be the case and said with a smile, "Okay, I have an extra sister-in-law, which is a good thing.
Who is my future sister-in-law?
What do you do?"
"Yes, he is my high school classmate. We were close before, but we never dared to make our relationship public.
She, she is a nurse in the hospital, and her family is in better condition... Me, I used to hang around outside, and she didn't dare to mention me to her parents at all. She didn't take me with her until I went to work in the security department of the steel plant.
Went to her house."
Xu Dong paused awkwardly before saying, "As a result...as soon as her parents asked me about my job and the situation of our family, they turned against me on the spot and said...that I should not ask for help in the future.
Her daughter..." Chu Nan understood. It turned out that Xu Dong was looked down upon by his girlfriend's parents. It was likely that the marriage was going to break down! No, not only Xu Dong was looked down upon, but also the old Xu family was looked down upon.
After all, Lao Xu's family was born as workers, and his status may have been good before, at least he was an employee of a state-owned enterprise. However, after the reform and opening up, Huaxia was no longer a world of workers, so it was not strange to be looked down upon.
"Brother, I'm not talking about you. When you talked about the situation at home, didn't you move your second brother-in-law out?
After all, he is also an official, right?"
Chu Nan wondered, "Does my future sister-in-law's family even look down on those who are officials?"
"What didn't I say? I said that my brother-in-law is the section chief of the Municipal Radio, Film and Television Bureau, but they said...it's not like our old Xu family is an official, so I have the nerve to support it..." Xu Dong said this
, Chu Nan couldn't help but feel that it made sense. At this time, he said to Wang Zhun next to him, "Brother-in-law, congratulations, you have been promoted to a full-time major?"
"Haha, that's all thanks to you."
Wang Zhun smiled awkwardly, "Director Chen from the Radio, Film and Television Bureau knew about your relationship with the mayor, so he always took care of me. This time, he got a chance and helped me become a regular employee."
Chu Nan nodded and said, "No matter what, you have to congratulate me on your promotion, but you have to be careful about my brother Xu Dong."
"Chun Nan, you don't need to tell me, I'm really worried about Xu Dong.
You don't know, after Xu Dong came back from the woman's house, I found out about this, so I made a special trip to the woman's house, specifically to support Xu Dong.
But... but who knows, people don’t like me as the section chief at all."
Wang Zhun sighed speechlessly and said, "You don't know that the woman Xu Dong likes is called Li Mei. Her parents opened several small shops and they took money very seriously.
No matter how hard I tried, they still felt that their daughter would suffer a big loss if she married into Lao Xu's family, so they refused to let go and did not give me, the little section chief, any face."
Chu Nan laughed when he heard this, "I'm self-employed and don't have to ask for help. Of course I don't need to look at your face."
"No, then Li Mei's parents are simply obsessed with money. They are very realistic. They don't care about ability at all, they only care about money."
Wang Zhun said helplessly, "I did several jobs, and Li Mei did have feelings for Xu Dong and was willing to marry him, so his parents finally relented."
"Finally agreed?"
Chu Nan asked curiously.
"Hey, what are you promising? People say that if Xu Dong wants to marry Li Mei, he must do two things."
Wang Zhun said with a grimace, "First of all, a bride price of 500,000 yuan must be prepared as a betrothal gift for Li Mei's parents. Secondly, Xu Dong must have a new house, and it must be more than 100 square meters."
"If you ask me, Li Mei's parents went too far.
Five hundred thousand as a bride price is too much. What's even more disgusting is that you actually want my eldest brother to have a new house of more than 100 square meters?
Are you kidding? Now that Qianhu City is developing tourism, housing prices are rising sharply. Now even an ordinary place costs 15,600 square meters. This 100 square meters is millions. Take the old Xu family’s
How can you show your ability!"
The second sister, Xu Jie, said angrily, "Li Mei's parents clearly deliberately made things difficult and don't want Li Mei to marry my eldest brother!"
At this time, Chu Nan finally understood the whole story. No wonder his stepfather Xu Shaoyang asked Xu Dong to ask him for help. It seemed that he wanted him to help Xu Dong fulfill these two conditions and marry Li Mei.
"Chun Nan, regarding your elder brother's matter... you can help if you can. If you can't help, don't force me."
At this time, her mother Zhou Hailan, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up, "Your brother-in-law said that you only have shares in the steel mill. Although the shares are worth a lot of money, you can't get them if you don't sell them... Hey, if not
I really can’t help it, and I won’t tell you about it.”