Zheng Duoduo is not afraid of being laughed at and tells the truth: "I feel a little dizzy."
Xue Heng and Cheng Huanran didn't force him. They didn't ask him to come over and eat together until the sashimi was placed and decorated one by one.
"It's so fresh and sweet!" Xue Heng praised: "It's delicious! By the way, where is Ling Ling? Why didn't you ask her to come and eat together?"
"My mother doesn't like to eat sashimi." Cheng Huanran replied: "In recent years, her stomach and intestines have become worse than before. She has begun to avoid eating raw and cold things, and she will not touch even half of them."
Xue Heng felt a little pity in his gut, and said: "Such fresh and delicious food - it's rare to find it! Eat a few bites as often as you like!"
"No." Cheng Huanran shook his head: "Uncle Heng, you should understand my mother. She won't eat if she says she won't eat."
"Yes." Xue Heng chuckled: "She has always been a very self-disciplined person."
Zheng Duoduo seemed to remember something and said: "Brother-in-law Ayuan is also a very self-disciplined person."
"Yes." Xue Heng agreed: "He is too. They are an old couple. They have many, many similarities."
Zheng Duoduo paused slightly with the chopsticks in his hand, his face slightly gloomy.
"Some people say that it is most suitable for a husband and wife to complement each other. But it seems to me that Sister Ling and her brother-in-law have never had a quarrel... their relationship has been as good as ever for decades."
Cheng Huanran smiled and said nothing.
Xue Heng couldn't help but nod: "Yes! Our relationship is going well! I've known them for so long, longer than you. But I've never seen them quarrel with each other with red faces - really not even once."
"There are definitely times when we have different opinions." Zheng Duoduo said, "However, they are all smart people and know how to reconcile."
Xue Heng disagreed: "There are too many smart people in the world, but not everyone can have a happy marriage."
Zheng Duoduo looked at him subconsciously.
Xue Heng was slightly embarrassed and asked: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? I - I'm divorced, and my marriage is indeed unhappy, but it doesn't mean that I can't participate in such topics. On the contrary, I have the most say,
Okay?"
"That makes sense!" Zheng Duoduo gave a thumbs up: "After all, you are someone who has been through this before, so of course you have the most say."
Xue Heng felt a little overwhelmed by his compliment. Maybe it was because of the drinking, and the conversation started immediately.
"My marriage is different from Ling Ling's... When we first got married, our relationship was very good. But as time went by, we started to quarrel and disagree. I didn't want to quarrel with her and didn't pay attention to her.
She was treated coldly and violently from time to time, and even refused to go home. She also refused to show weakness to me. When I didn't come home, she simply found other men to have fun with and cuckolded me. You were still young at that time, and adults did their best.
I kept it secret, so you don’t know much about the inside story.”
Zheng Duoduo felt a little embarrassed and touched his nose.
"I'm not sure. I had some vague guesses, but I didn't expect it to be so... embarrassing."
Xue Heng no longer cared about it and said: "There are tens of thousands of people getting married in the world, and there are also tens of thousands of people getting divorced. Each has its own reasons. Each has its own reasons. Lingling and her brother-in-law are so close, there must be something.
The secret of their getting along. My and A Fang’s marriage ended in failure. It was all our fault. We can’t blame others.”
"...The secret?" Zheng Duoduo became interested for a moment and asked: "Is it true that brother-in-law A Yuan is obedient to Sister Ling? He does not have an advantage financially, but economic status determines family status. I can still understand this.
.”
"Bullshit!" Cheng Huanran couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Nonsense! My parents never compete for family status. They respect each other and love each other. They are not what you call 'submitting' or 'being determined'."
Xue Heng glanced at Zheng Duoduo and teased: "You kid is all about money, and you always talk about 'economy'! The status determined by the economy is a helpless and sad status. Any capable man - who would
Can you accept it? Hmm? Can you?"
"Me?" Zheng Duoduo said without even thinking, "Absolutely not!"
Cheng Huanran thought for a while and explained: "My father just gave my mother enough free space and respected my mother's career. My mother also respected my father's career and tried her best to cooperate with him. When we were young, my father sacrificed a lot of time to take care of the family.
, so he is not as good as my mother in career. He sympathizes with my mother’s difficulty in starting a business, and my mother sympathizes with his dedication to the family. There is no decision to be made, only mutual understanding, mutual love and support.”
Zheng Duoduo was thoughtful and murmured: "What a tolerant heart you have..."
"Most people can't do it." Xue Heng raised his voice: "Especially today's young people! Today's people are impetuous and like to judge their status by 'money' and 'economic strength'. Whether they are men or women,
As long as they make money, they think they have extraordinary abilities. In order to prove themselves, they will climb up the ladder in various ways. People of the older generation will not think this way. For example, my parents don’t make much money, but they don’t make much money.
They feel that being able to live up to the trust of patients and the honorable title of 'doctor' is the greatest recognition for them. My father worked hard for decades, and was later reemployed for several years. The money he earned in his lifetime was not as much as what Lingling had brought him.
They have been investing for two years, but they still feel very proud. They have lived up to their lives by being a useful person to society. In the final analysis, the main reason is that people's hearts have changed, not other reasons."
Cheng Huanran nodded in approval: "It is true that concepts have changed too much, and people today are too impetuous."
"That's right!" Xue Heng's chin raised slightly: "You can ask your dad. He would not at all think that taking care of the family, taking care of the children and picking them up was an irreparable pain, or how great it was.
Sacrifice - he definitely doesn't feel that way. On the contrary, he feels that he must do it because the family needs it and the children need it, so he is willing to pay it."
Zheng Duoduo raised his eyebrows and fell into deep thought.
Cheng Huanran chuckled: "Probably. In my opinion, my father never felt wronged, nor did he feel that my mother owed him anything, or that our family owed him anything."
"Your dad is really awesome." Xue Heng praised without hesitation: "Don't say it was thirty or forty years ago, even now, he may still be laughed at. He is looked down upon by all kinds of people, even his own wife.
There are many people here. He is neither humble nor arrogant. He does not have what young people nowadays call "the proper self-esteem or desire to win." He keeps the house in good order so that you can all grow up safely and healthily. At the same time, he has gained everyone's
respect, including the elders, including you guys - and of course your mother."
Cheng Huanran smiled and said: "That's true. My mother often says that without my father's strong support, her career would never be successful. For this alone, my father is successful enough."
"This concept is correct!" Xue Heng shook his wine glass and said: "You don't have to make a lot of money or have a high social status to be considered a successful person. We all think your dad is very successful - really!"