For students at the University of Minnesota, today is the first day of vacation.
However, for office workers, the New Year's Day holiday has just passed and if they want to take a rest today, they need to ask for extra leave.
This is the case for the Xie family.
But there is no other way. Compared with the life-long events of my son, taking a day off for each of them is certainly not worth mentioning.
At 6:00 in the morning in the Imperial Capital, the streets were still filled with deep and shallow fog, and most of the green trees on both sides of the road were bare.
Without the indoor heating, it feels chilly to walk on the street, and I can see the white air in front of my eyes even when I say a word.
At this moment, the Xie couple closed the door quietly and walked out. They happened to encounter their neighbor who was wrapped in coral velvet pajamas and was about to buy groceries.
I was surprised when I saw the two of them.
"Hey, Yun Jing, don't you usually go to work at 9 o'clock? Why did you both come out so early this morning?"
Zhao Yunjing smiled: "It's a rare day off. If you have nothing to do, go to the vegetable market early to pick out some fresh vegetables."
Neighbor Sister Li was so happy that she quickly stepped down the steps and followed them.
"Don't you usually go to the supermarket more often? If you don't go to the vegetable market often, you definitely don't know which one sells good vegetables. Let's go around and I'll take you to pick out what you want to buy?"
"There was freshly killed black pork this morning. Last night I heard that your family Xie Yan came back and I couldn't buy him some ribs to stew."
This overly enthusiastic exchange of greetings made the Xie couple, who usually did not communicate much with their neighbors, feel a little embarrassed.
Xie’s mother, Zhao Yunjing, tried her best to smile and then said:
"Okay, then...thank you, Sister Li."
…
My son was so busy at work that he came back last night and said that his girlfriend was coming to visit today. Zhao Yunjing was so frightened that he didn't sleep well at night. When he checked in the refrigerator, he found nothing.
And many big dishes take time to prepare, so the couple can only get up early and go to the vegetable market to get ready for what needs to be prepared. Otherwise, when others come to the door, they will be tossing and turning in the kitchen, which is not a good time.
It’s the guest’s way.
At this moment, the three of them were walking on the road. Almost all the people they met in the community were acquaintances. Sister Li greeted them all the way, which was quite popular.
And when she left the community gate, she asked tentatively:
"Thank you, your family is about to graduate, right? Have you found an internship unit?"
Xie Father and Xie Guo smiled.
"My child is only a junior this year, but he has a good tutor and has already started his internship early."
Parents, no matter how restrained they are since ancient times, have always wanted to praise their children's merits over and over again. When Xie Guo said this now, he did not mean to show off a little.
However, he didn't understand the difference between men and women at all, which was the main point of Sister Li's initiative.
It was Zhao Yunjing's intuition as a woman. When she saw Sister Li's eyes lighting up, her heart skipped a beat.
--really.
Sister Li immediately laughed:
"Oh, it turns out that a tiger father has no dog son. Brother Xie, you are usually capable. Your son will be favored by the tutor at Mingda University, so you don't have to worry about his future at all."
"As soon as your child graduates and becomes an adult, you two should worry about his life events."
Zhao Yunjing smiled awkwardly and said quickly: "It's not the same as it was in the past. Major events in life don't happen in a hurry. It all depends on the children themselves. We don't have to worry about it."
"That's absolutely not okay!"
Sister Li absolutely cannot agree with this.
Regarding this topic, Sister Li, who has been among her peers all year round, has 11,000 different cases and opinions on the pros and cons for different groups of people:
"Children have just entered the society. How can you do it if you don't check them? You don't know that our imperial household registration is becoming more and more valuable now. There are many little girls from other places who like this kind of simple young people and want to live in peace.
An imperial household registration."
"You parents, please be careful."
Xie Guo laughed.
"What is the value of the imperial household registration? The main thing is the happiness of the children. As long as the children like it, it doesn't matter."
…
Sister Li looked at Xie Guo with a speechless expression, then turned around and patted Zhao Yunjing's arm:
"Yun Jing, Brother Xie is a man. It's not surprising that he has such thoughts. But you must pay attention."
"Think about it, those people who want to get the imperial capital's household registration are all from other places. They are all girls from other places! Maybe they are from the ravines in their hometown. Besides, even if they are not from the ravines, marrying to the imperial capital and living in the branches is considered a leap.
."
"In this case, why don't you recruit relatives and friends? There are seven aunts and eight aunts. I don't know how much trouble it will be when I get married."
These words made no sense, but they seemed to make sense. Zhao Yunjing thought of what Xie Yan said about his girlfriend. Even though he felt that these words were unbelievable, Zhao Yunjing couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
--Yes.
Xie Yan said that his girlfriend is a very outstanding girl and she is also his school girl.
But he didn't say much about the situation at the other party's family. He came today and had to inquire carefully. If the family was unreasonable, they couldn't agree to it just like that.
…
In this regard, Zhao Yunjing obviously has his own ideas.
Although choosing a wife depends on the individual, you must also consider reality.
The relationship between parents cannot be separated. In this case, one will either consume one's energy day after day, or the opinions of some outsiders will be mixed into the marriage between the two.
Zhao Yunjing was deep in thought, while Sister Li talked so much, but finally returned to her focus——
"Your family, Xie Yan, hasn't dated anyone yet, right? Let me tell you, my niece is also a junior this year and is also studying in our imperial capital. She is a student of the School of Finance and Economics and Law, studying accounting there, and will be looking for a job after she comes out.
Steady and sure.”
"My mother-in-law, you can tell by looking at my character. My niece is also hard-working, delicate and obedient. I was also thinking that we have been neighbors for so many years, so I can help your family thank you."
Xie family couple:......
Sister Li, do you have too much trust in your own character?
…
But after hearing this, the couple didn't understand anything.
There is so much foreshadowing and it makes people feel anxious, but in the end the key point is this.
Not to mention that Xie Yan now has a girlfriend. Even if he didn't, she was only a junior in college. Parents would not take the initiative to discuss such things with him.
Moreover, the double standards mentioned by Sister Li just now are completely inconsistent with the values of Xie Guo and Zhao Yunjing.
Zhao Yunjing smiled and declined: "Forget it, Sister Li, don't mention this matter, the child is still young."
"Not too young."
Sister Li refused to give up.
They have been neighbors for many years, but because one of them is sociable and both of them are at work, they don't communicate that much.
But for Sister Li, who is keen on socializing, there is too much information that she can obtain. Not to mention that the largest facade at the entrance of the community is Xie's house. Let's just say that their house is more than 140 square meters, which is far more than her own house of 80 square meters.
The house is much bigger.
The couple both have jobs, and their children are still students at the University of Ming Dynasty, so they have no worries about their future. He has also seen the young man, who is very lucky when he is fat and white.
With such a good condition, if we don’t take advantage of this moment to settle it quickly, we will still be waiting to take advantage of others.
Although my niece's family is not from the imperial capital, doesn't she still have a girl like her? Don't worry if she knows everything.
As a result, she became even more unwilling to give up:
"My child is a junior this year. Let's find someone to talk to slowly now. After graduation and a stable job, we can arrange to get married. My niece will give birth to a grandson for your old Xie family at home..."
The more he talks about it, the more absurd it becomes. His son is only a junior in college. Who wants a grandson?
Xie Guo quickly interrupted her:
"Sister Li."
"We didn't intend to get involved in the child's life-long events from the beginning. In fact, the reason why he came to buy groceries early today was because he wanted to bring his girlfriend to visit. That niece of yours, I think it is true
If there is no fate, we won’t mention this matter.”
The couple usually come into contact with high-level customers and company employees. How have they ever had a deep relationship with someone like Sister Li?
Now that they have talked about this, Sister Li is still persistent.
She was really enthusiastic. She did guide the couple to buy a lot of fresh meat and vegetables at the vegetable market, but she did not leave their side and asked about Xie Yan's girlfriend all the way.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. At this moment, the couple looked at each other helplessly and decided to go back and close the door quickly.
——This is really difficult to resist.
It's better to argue with others in the company.
On the way back, Sister Li kept asking.
"Where is your Xie Yan's girlfriend from? She's not from our imperial capital, right?"
"I don't know, I just know it's from his school."
"Oh, that's great, isn't it also from Mingda University? But for a girl to study at Mingda University, isn't it a bit boring to study?"
"How do you look? Look, you and your wife are good-looking. I have also seen Xie Yan's child since he was a child. He is fair and clean and very lucky. The children in the future will definitely not be ugly... but you can't pick one with average looks.
A girl."
Poor Xie's couple never expected that their neighbor, who had occasionally helped, would become so persistent when it came to this matter.
Zhao Yunjing's expression has become much colder.
"It doesn't matter whether you look good or not. What matters is whether you have a good heart or not."
She could be considered a thorn in the side, but Sister Li's skill was really unimaginable. At this moment, she actually nodded generously: "What you said makes sense, so you must let your children know the basics when choosing a partner.
.How can we know what kind of person she is if we don’t get to know this girl from other places for a few years?”
At this moment, the two of them had walked downstairs. Zhao Yunjing was already very impatient, but she thought she could go home soon, so she endured it.
Unexpectedly, when I looked up, I saw Xie Yan running down from upstairs.
"Dad, where are your car keys? I'll drive to pick up Weiwei."
Xie Guo subconsciously took out the car keys and gave them to him: "Be careful on the road."
Xie Yan nodded, then saw the neighbor next to him, and now he greeted politely: "Aunt Li."
Aunt Li was completely stunned.
"Oh my God."
"This is your family's thank you."
"I just heard you were back yesterday, but I didn't see you. Why have you lost so much weight?"
Xie Guo and Zhao Yunjing felt a headache, and they quickly pushed him without leaving a trace: "Hurry up, don't let the girls wait in a hurry."
The other end quickly said goodbye to Sister Li: "Sister Li, we are quite busy in the morning, so I won't say much more now. Let's go back and pack the vegetables."
After saying that, he quickly went upstairs and closed the door tightly.
…
At this moment, Ding Wei has just finished cleaning herself up.
After all, it was her first time falling in love and her first time visiting the other person's home, and she seemed very solemn.
I put on light makeup that was not very obvious, focusing on improving my complexion. I packed my clothes and backpack, and went straight downstairs with some gifts I had prepared for home visits.
When she got into the car, she saw Xie Yan yawning and couldn't help laughing:
"What time did you go to bed last night? Why do you look so haggard?"
After speaking, he turned sideways and carefully touched his thin cheek.
"The skin is whiter than before, and there is no blood at all. It's really not possible for you to continue to have such a haphazard schedule."
Xie Yan rubbed his eyes and said in pain: "Don't mention it. Yesterday you mentioned that Android company. Mr. Zheng called me in the middle of the night, and then started the video again. He kept struggling until after 3 o'clock. In the end, he just couldn't stand it any longer.
I just turned off the phone."
After all calculations, he only slept for less than 4 hours.
It was true that he said it was very hard, but Ding Wei looked at his shining eyes and asked with a smile:
"Did that help? Did you find your way?"
Xie Yan clenched his fist: "Of course, it helps a lot."
"In fact, Gong Zheng also found an invitation letter from Google in his mailbox. It was sent three days ago, but he had long forgotten about it. They invited a total of 84 companies or individuals to participate in this system.
Architecture and development.”
"We did preliminary calculations and simulations yesterday. To be honest, Weiwei..."
At this moment, the young boy was full of confidence and heroic. The depression and melancholy from last night could no longer be found between his brows.
"I have a feeling that this will be our greatest undertaking in recent years!"
After thinking about it, he reluctantly added:
"……one."
"After all, we will definitely do more great things in the future."
Ding Wei also breathed a sigh of relief.
She smiled: "I don't understand this kind of professional stuff, but as long as it makes sense to you, that's fine."
…
"But... Weiwei, what did you buy?"
The highlight of today is that Weiwei came to his house for the first time. Of course Xie Yan didn't intend to talk about work all the time. At this moment, he was looking at the big and small bags on the back seat with some curiosity.
Ding Wei smiled: "Didn't you say before that Auntie likes to buy new clothes? I thought about it, maybe I don't have the right size when buying clothes, so I picked a cashmere scarf. Your father likes to study cooking, so I bought it
"Shanjia Qinggong" from the Southern Song Dynasty, "Yunlintang Food System Collection" from the Yuan Dynasty, "Notes on Drinking and Taking Food" from the Ming Dynasty, and "A Brief Introduction to Vegetarian Food" from the Qing Dynasty, do you have any at home?"
She was a little nervous: "But this is all I can think of."
However, Xie Yan was already surprised.
He won't comment on the scarf yet. In fact, he doesn't know how many clothes his mother owns that match this kind of thing, but——
"I don't have any of the books you bought in my study."
Ding Wei became happy: "Really? Have you seen it all?"
Xie Yan was categorical: "I have read every one of them, there are none."
"That's good, I'm afraid of buying the same thing again."
Seeing her serious look, Xie Yan pursed his lips, and finally couldn't help but reveal a small dimple on his cheek.
His girlfriend obviously took this matter very seriously, so naturally he was only happy.
…
At this moment, Ding Wei turned her head and looked at Xie Yan's driving, and found that the difference between the 2005 car and the later cars was not that big, except that there were more automatic transmissions at this time, and she might need some time to get used to it.
"When can you expect to get your driver's license?"
Xie Yan noticed her gaze and asked at this moment.
Ding Wei had already passed Subject 1, and the driving school was recommended by Xie Yan.
After all, he is a local and has experience in obtaining a driver's license. With such a regional matter, now that the Internet is underdeveloped, Ding Wei is naturally willing to ask him for help.
Ding Wei blinked: "I know how to drive a little, but I may be a bit unaccustomed to it, so I should be able to get it soon."
In fact, she had already made arrangements with the driving school and instructor. She knew how to drive. If she took the time to practice a little, she would definitely be able to pass the second and third exams.
Nowadays, there is no need to record academic hours and there is no need to be connected to the national network. Relatively speaking, getting a driver's license is a very safe thing.
Xie Yan said "hmm".
"It is indeed a bit inconvenient to be in the High-tech Zone. How about this? Some of the stocks I bought have made some money recently. I will sell some of them when the time comes... Weiwei, when you buy a car, please bring one to me.
"
Apart from anything else, in a situation like today, it is very inconvenient to pick up my girlfriend and have to wait for her father to come back before she can get the key.
Ding Wei laughed:
"It's completely unnecessary. You stay there every day and don't go out. I guess you'll probably be immersed in work in the future. If you go out, most of your colleagues will have cars. You really want to see me. I have a car too!"
"If you take out the money and use it now, is it possible that when we go out to play together, you will go to one car and I will go to the other? In this way, we will not be able to sit together and chat."
She knew Xie Yan's current financial plan, and also knew that he had a huge debt of 2 million.
From this point of view, Ding Wei admires the educational environment of the Xie family. According to the current educational situation in the country, even if Xie Yan is a boy, even if he is already a very capable person, as long as he is young, as a parent,
No one would give me such great trust and support.
At the same time, she also admired her boyfriend's method of making money.
Her usual philosophy is to invest in real estate, which is basically the most practical, least innovative type of investment with a very low rate of return."
But there is no way.
Ding Wei is very self-aware.
She would not try it easily in a field that she was not familiar with.
Especially now that we are working hard to accumulate capital every day, we need to be even more careful. Xie Yan invests just as she invests. You cannot put all your eggs in one basket. She understands this very clearly.
While he was talking, the car had stopped firmly downstairs.
Ding Wei looked at this community with simply planned parking spaces, and suddenly remembered:
"When our house goes on sale, will we need to buy another parking space?"
Nowadays, the price of parking spaces in Longting, Xichang is not high. You can get it for about 150,000 yuan in the underground garage. Considering the future urban traffic restrictions, road traffic and parking difficulties, she feels that this money will have to be spent sooner or later.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but count her poor savings.
——That’s enough.
This made Ding Wei feel relieved again.
Xie Yan also nodded: "Well, it is indeed necessary. Look at our community, the parking space is not fixed for each person. Sometimes when driving back, if you want to find a parking space close to your home, you may not be able to find it.
And now there are more and more private cars, so they are indispensable."
Ding Wei suddenly laughed:
"I can finally see what we have in common."
Xie Yan was stunned for a moment: "What is it? Is it a view of the future?"
"no."
Ding Wei shook his head: "It's this effort that can cost money."
Xie Yan touched the tip of his nose and replied sincerely:
"Actually, I'm not as good as you, Weiwei, in this regard. I'm just the second in a row."
As he said this, he got out of the car and picked up everything in the back seat:
