Xue Heng gave a thumbs up and praised: "Any man can compare to her! I had admired her very early in the morning, and now I am filled with envy and admiration."
"It's amazing!" Xue Huan couldn't help laughing: "My uncle and aunt must be very happy to have such an outstanding daughter like her."
"Yes!"
. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law also came here, just hoping that the whole family can stay together, be harmonious and beautiful, and take care of each other."
"Oh! That's good!" Xue Huan nodded and smiled.
Xue Heng said so much for a purpose.
"You guys, come back more often to see your parents when you have time on weekends, and spend more time with them."
Linna quickly made an excuse: "I'm usually very busy. I occasionally have to participate in extracurricular activities organized by student organizations on weekends. I even have very little time to date your brother."
Xue Huan looked embarrassed, and hurriedly pulled her, smiled and nodded: "I will try to come back once a week or two. Recently, I have to do scientific research after work, so I am too busy to come back."
Lina was very angry and secretly pulled her hand back, her face looking ugly.
Xue Heng had been working in the shopping mall for several years and had become very good at observing people's behavior. He immediately noticed that Lina didn't like getting along with her parents, so he secretly took a look at his younger brother and went to help in the kitchen.
After a while, Xue Heng and Xue Huan helped place the chopsticks and bowls.
Xue Zhilan brought out the dishes one by one, smiled and shouted that it was time to eat.
Linna went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and then sat down directly.
Several people gathered together to eat.
Chen and Xue Zhilan's foreign language proficiency is very poor. Chen can hardly understand and can't speak a word.
Xue Zhilan's situation is slightly better. He can listen 30% to 40% of the time, but he doesn't know how to speak.
Because they couldn't speak, the four members of the family all talked in Chinese, and soon Lina was forgotten in the corner.
Lina had a dark face and stuttered.
Xue Huan gave her some vegetables and she ate them silently.
Mrs. Chen was afraid that she would be too lonely, so she found a pair of serving chopsticks and gave her a chicken leg.
Lina put on a smile and buried her head in eating.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Ms. Chen quickly started chatting about the theme of tonight's dinner party.
Xue Huan was a little embarrassed and whispered: "We... are not in the habit of getting married yet. However, we plan to buy a house and live together in a while. Otherwise, we will be busy with work and have no time to be together."
Mrs. Chen and her husband looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Xue Heng coughed lightly and said: "Okay, okay, but since you have decided to get married, wouldn't it be justifiable to just get the certificate and get married first, and then live together? People here are still very traditional, and you are not married.
We live together, and there will still be some gossip. Since we are getting married, why not get a certificate, and then it’s up to you to do whatever you want.”
"But -" Xue Huan couldn't help but glance at his girlfriend and explained: "She said she doesn't want to get married yet."
After hearing this, Ms. Chen's face darkened and she asked, "Then why does she come all the way here? Haven't you been telling people outside that you are engaged?"
Xue Huan explained: "Before we came here, I did propose to her, and she agreed. Overseas, this is how we can publicize our engagement."
"Don't keep talking to me about foreign countries and domestic issues all day long." Mrs. Chen said angrily: "You are in China now, your people are from here, and so are your roots. Since you want to get married, go and get the certificate. Once you get the certificate, you
You can live together as long as you want. If you want to get married, we can help buy a house and organize the wedding."
Linna didn't understand much, so she asked Xue Huan to translate it for her.
Xue Huan avoided the important matter and said lightly that his parents hoped that they would live together after they get married and not live together. He also said that he would help them prepare for the wedding and help them buy a house.
After hearing this, Lina looked very disgusted.
"When we want to get married is our business, and your family has so much control over what they do. The wedding is the most romantic moment for the two of us. I have my own arrangements for my wedding. Why should they interfere?
We can buy our own house without them."
After hearing this, Xue Huan's face turned sly and he couldn't help but look at his eldest brother.
Of course Xue Heng understood it, but neither Chen nor Xue Zhilan could understand it, so they buried their heads in eating slowly.
Linna looked at Xue Heng and asked, "What about you? Will your parents have to take care of your wedding from now on? Even buying a house?"
Xue Heng replied angrily: "I am their son, and they want to help me host the wedding. This is because they love me. I will find the girl I like and accept their blessing. I have the ability to buy a house. Not only do I
If I want to buy my own house, I also want to buy a house for my parents and let them live across from me or next door, so that when they get old, I can take care of them nearby."
Linna frowned, as if she felt incredible, and turned to look at Xue Huan.
"Your parents will help us buy a house, but will they have to live next door or across from us?"
Xue Huan smiled and whispered: "Isn't this... bad?"
"Of course it's not good!" Lina got angry, threw away her chopsticks, and loudly said, "You are already an adult, and you have to live under the supervision of your parents all day long! You are not a three-year-old child! Don't you even know that?
Don’t you have the freedom to choose where to live?! They can’t even understand what I say? You actually asked me to live with them!”
Chen and Xue Zhilan looked at each other and their faces fell.
"What's wrong? She doesn't want to marry you? Or what?"
Xue Huan was extremely embarrassed for a moment and whispered: "No... no..."
"She doesn't need you to buy a house, and she doesn't want to live too close to you." Xue Heng, fearing that the world would be unstable, translated: "Not even next door or opposite, because it feels like it interferes with their freedom."
Mrs. Chen couldn't eat any more immediately.
Xue Zhilan also put down his chopsticks, his face ashen and gloomy.
Xue Huan was anxious and said quickly: "Dad, Mom, she is thinking like a foreigner. In country M, children go out to live independently when they reach adulthood. Children choose their own place to live, and they don't even live with their parents. So she
I don’t think it’s good for us to live together.”
"No one wants to live in the same house with you." Mrs. Chen said gruffly: "Three families live on the same floor. If you have children in the future, we can help to take care of them. If we get old, we don't need to get sick or die. Our sons will be gone.
Know!"
Seeing that his mother was angry, Xue Huan quickly whispered: "Mom, you... don't talk nonsense, you won't do it."
"Yes!" Mrs. Chen said solemnly: "Who doesn't need to grow old? Who doesn't need to die? I don't ask much of you. We work hard to support you and train you. We don't want to drag you down. We are all over fifty, but we can still earn wages.
.When we retire in the future, we will still have retirement wages, so we won’t have to support you and will not be a burden to you. We just want to be closer to you when we can’t move, so that it will be easier for you to take care of us. If I can’t move like this
When we were here, you still didn’t want to deal with us—then while we are still able to do anything, let’s go publish a statement in the newspaper and break away from the family relationship.”