Ding Wei and Xie Yan were already waiting at the Zhonghua Gate.
the weather is too hot.
The weather forecast said a high temperature of 37°, but Ding Wei had experienced today's temperature and decided to express distrust in the weather forecast.
Wuling Hongguang was parked on the side of the road, with the air conditioner whining. Ding Wei looked at the slightly empty scene on the road and sighed.
"In two years' time, this road should be widened."
Xie Yan glanced out the window.
"In two years' time it will be the year of the Olympics. There will definitely be a lot of people from all over the world by then. Not only this road, but all roads will probably need to be repaired."
Ding Wei:……
She just wanted to lament the traffic jam.
But in Olympic years... you can sign up to be a volunteer!
I didn't catch up with it in my previous life, but now that I think about it, it should be quite memorable.
Of course, you have to grab your tickets for the Olympics no matter what.
She stared out the window. The strong sunlight and high temperature made the road in the distance appear distorted, and the terrifying temperature could be felt through the car window.
That is to say, various short video platforms have not yet emerged. Otherwise, someone would probably live broadcast fried eggs on the road by now.
The leaves of the trees on both sides of the road were a little rusty, and Ding Wei thought about it:
"You said, we have to plant trees on both sides of the road anyway, why not plant some that can bear fruit? This way we can easily get enough when we want to eat."
Xie Yan laughed: "Trees that bear fruit generally don't have strong disease resistance and are difficult to take care of. Moreover, there are many pedestrians on the roadside. The trees on this roadside grow too tall. If a fruit is dropped from the top, people will be injured or something else...
…If something goes wrong, who is responsible?”
The municipal government will not take the blame.
Ding Wei turned to stare at Xie Yan, her eyes soft.
"I know, I'll just fantasize about it."
…
Xie Yan's smile faded slightly.
"Weiwei," he asked worriedly, "Are you worried?"
Ding Wei was stunned.
Xie Yan looked at her intently: "Didn't you have this topic before? I remember you discussing with me a paper on economics and people's livelihood... The issue of Taoism is obviously contrary to your previous views."
"Are you... unhappy?"
I am unhappy and have something on my mind, so I am so absent-minded.
Ding Wei looked at him.
When she fell in love with Xie Yan, he was still a soft and thoughtful little fat man.
But now, the boy in front of her was thin, but handsome, and could even surpass her. She could already see some mature man's charm in his eyes.
She didn't know why, but her nose suddenly felt a little sore.
"My parents...are going to have a second child."
…
Xie Yan was obviously a little surprised.
He knew that Weiwei's parents had never liked her.
But in this world, he has heard a lot about the lack of close relationship between parents and children.
I just didn't expect that their persistence was not in this aspect at all.
"Is it a boy?"
As sharp as he is, he grasped the key points immediately.
"have no idea."
Ding Wei shook her head: "But I hope so. If not, she would have no chance of being born. But their obsession will not stop."
In her previous life, Bai Xiujuan gave birth to her second child when she was almost 50 years old. Ding Wei was only angry and disappointed at first.
I never thought about whether their unsuccessful and bloody life existed before this boy.
After all, if you want to see the gender, you can't do it in the first three months of pregnancy.
It can be seen from this that Bai Xiujuan's body is really not in vain.
Later, the reason why she kept asking for high-priced confinement nannies was that her health could not endure it... It was not just because of her age.
But...it has truly exhausted all my efforts.
But despite this, they are still so happy and satisfied.
…
Xie Yan didn't know how to evaluate it.
As smart as he is, he couldn't even think of anything to say at this moment.
In the end, I could only say three words with difficulty:
"Do not be sad."
He squeezed Ding Wei's hand.
Ding Wei buried her head in his shoulder.
"I am always thinking……"
I've been thinking about it since my last life.
"Am I not good enough? Am I not good enough? Am I lacking something compared to other people's children?"
"Why do they insist on having a boy?"
"Besides gender, are there any differences in our DNA inheritance?"
Xie Yan hugged her shoulders tightly without hesitation.
"There is no difference. You are better than anyone else...it's just that they will never see it."
He said these words of comfort that were not comforting, but he was actually quite distressed in his heart. However, on Ding Wei's face, the sadness and disappointment just now had long since disappeared, and her expression even looked a little cold.
"I won't be nice to them."
"I want them to see how girls they don't value can succeed step by step. So what if they have a son? Can his son support them in their old age?"
"It's impossible. I want my brother to leave his hometown far away when he grows up, so that this couple will always feel the fear of being homeless."
"I know that what they value most is not their son, but what they value -"
"Bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age."
"This is the reason why they desperately want a son. There is nothing about carrying on the family line, or favoring sons over daughters... They just want to have an upright descendant who can provide for them in their old age, and who can be endlessly oppressed and criticized on a moral level."
It is not about having a "married daughter throw away water" in the eyes of the public, so that the future cannot be guaranteed.
By the end of the story, Ding Wei's face was quite calm.
…
Xie Yan didn't say anything more, he just hugged her tightly again, and now his broad palm pressed on the back of her head, giving her a heavy soothing feeling.
"I know, don't be afraid.
"In my eyes, you are better than anyone else."
"I know."
Ding Wei raised her head and looked at him now:
"There is no one who is not good at hard work. I think I am."
Xie Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Because he is too thin, when he is not smiling, he actually has a sense of indifference and distance.
But now when she smiles, it's like the spring breeze melting into snow, her brows and corners of her eyes soften, and Ding Wei can't help but smile, her eyes full of tenderness.
——Oh, good-looking boys have this kind of charm.
When the smile faded, Xie Yan intertwined his fingers with hers.
"Don't worry about them too much. We will have our own home in the future."
Ding Wei nodded.
"I don't care, but sometimes I feel that I am too cold and heartless, so I reflect on myself all the time to avoid thinking too highly of myself and going astray."
Xie Yan:……
My girlfriend’s outlook on life is so upright that sometimes it’s really shocking.
…
"Don't worry." Ding Wei patted his arm.
"When the time is right, I will take you home, and you will have to put on a big show. Besides, although my father and mother are unreliable, my aunt is still quite capable."
Auntie’s power of five geese!
The reason why it doesn't seem to come into play now is that on the one hand, it's not that good yet. On the other hand, the younger brother, brother-in-law and daughter-in-law are preoccupied with having children, and the aunt is in charge of heaven and earth. Can she still control them going to the hospital?
Simply let them have a hard time raising their children.
Oh, raising children nowadays is not as easy as when Weiwei was a child.
Just what her brother was thinking...
My aunt has now figured it out.
When the time comes that I really have a son, and I still want him to support me in old age, I will have to pile up all the good things I had when I was young.
When the time comes, let's see how much of his wealth can be spent like this.
Dare to take money from Weiwei?
Daydreaming about his blue sky!
…
And Ding Wei had already had an idea in mind.
The cost of living will become heavier in the future, and the house prices will get higher. Even if she has a younger brother, and the family is well-fed and well-fed to support him until he is an adult... With Bai Xiujuan and Ding Haiyang's family background, whether they can arrange a house for him is another matter.
As a sister, of course she had to pull her brother over.
How can a family that values boys over girls not have a supportive sister?
Suppose a house is arranged for the younger brother, but at the cost of not being able to bring the old couple around...
Presumably no one will refuse.
Even if the brother refuses, can his wife accept it?
Naturally, one needs to provide for the elderly, but how to provide for them and what quality they provide...that is another matter.
Ding Wei never resisted her younger brother. What she resisted was the parents' interest-filled birth.
Just thinking about it, it seems that the motivation to make money is back.
…
Ding Wei took out her notebook with great interest:
"Come, take a look at our floor plan and study how to arrange this layout."
Although it is a bit early to study this before the house is handed over, but... this is human nature.
In her previous life, when she didn't have a house, she still dreamed about how to design her own house one day.
Xie Yan:……
——I just can’t keep up with my girlfriend’s thoughts.
You were so deep just now, but now you are talking about the house?
but……
He also had an idea about the house.
"We are neighbors, so if... Weiwei, if you think the house is not big enough, why not ask the property manager if the two houses can be connected?"
Ding Wei looked at her boyfriend with a complicated expression, looking up and down.
Xie Yan became more and more uncomfortable under this kind of scrutiny, and finally moved his body uneasily.
"I'm not thinking of anything else!"
He emphasized: "I just considered it from a practical point of view. The overall style will be more harmonious at the beginning, and the space for activities will be larger in the future..."
Ah.
A man's mouth is a liar.
Excuse me.
Ding Wei thought coldly:
——Her house now has 140 square meters. Having seen small houses, she already thinks it is very big. If we open up again, the two families will be close to 300 square meters...
Huh?
If you think about it this way, maybe even the garden can be separated.
There is no need to worry about dust and bugs in the garden on the large flat floor. It seems... really wonderful.
——Not bad either.
But the fundamental topic is that Xiao Xie must have some thoughts in his mind that must be harmonized!
Weiwei, who has seen through everything, has a profound meaning.
She said a long "oh".
"Well, it's not impossible to consider..."
Seeing Xie Xiuer's eyes suddenly brighten, Ding Wei opened the book indifferently:
"Then we'll study it then. Now let's take a look at our apartment layout. What if we can't get through it, right?"
Xie Yan was very pleased with himself and was not shocked at all. He even thought with satisfaction: If it doesn't work out, 140 square meters is actually enough...
cough.
…
Unfortunately, the current technology is limited, and many things have not been made. Before they could study the kitchen thoroughly, a man with a sallow face suddenly walked out of the alley.
This man has a rather vulgar look, and his face is red, purple, green, yellow... all kinds of facial features are squeezed together...
That's quite eye-catching.
Even though Ding Wei was well-informed, she couldn't help but stare at it for a while longer.
Xie Yan couldn't help but frown.
"do you know?"
"do not know."
Ding Wei quickly shook her head, and her views quickly deviated: "How could I know such an ugly person with no style at all?"
"It looks like he was beaten, so I took a second look..."
Before he finished speaking, another man wearing a peaked cap emerged from the alley.
The man was thin and his face could not be seen clearly, but he had a camera hanging in his arms. While he was looking forward, he carefully and quickly shrank behind the trash can, and took two more photos of the man in front of him.
Of course, "Kaka" is the pronunciation that Ding Wei herself dubbed in her mind.
…
Ding Wei:……
This is... a candid shot.
It has to be said that she is very considerate of her appearance, which is wrong.
But for older women, their outlook on life has been set, and it’s not easy to change it again.
Just...just leave it like this.
According to Ding Wei's current thinking, if the person being secretly photographed was a beautiful girl, she would call the police without saying a word.
But the person being secretly photographed was a wretched man (it seemed). She hesitated for a moment and rolled down the window instead:
"What are you doing?"
…
Suddenly someone made a sound, and the man taking the photo was also startled.
When he saw Ding Wei, his eyes lit up and he subconsciously picked up the camera.
But seeing Ding Wei's eyes turn sideways, he reacted instantly and quickly straightened his hat again.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm from Haichao News, and I came here to find some news materials..."
As he spoke, he took out his press pass.
Don't underestimate the paparazzi, they also have certificates.
"Tide news?"
Ding Wei glanced at him suspiciously, opened her phone and searched.
After a while, she put down her phone.
"Aren't you guys a celebrity gossiper? That person..."
She looked away without saying anything: "Is he a celebrity? Or is he related to a celebrity?"
this……
The little reporter was a little embarrassed.
Finally, he looked at Ding Wei's beautiful face and gritted his teeth and said:
"It is indeed involved. But I didn't harm anyone. I just wanted to find out evidence whether they were harmful to others... It's not illegal. Don't call the police blindly to alert others."
Xie Yan said calmly next to him:
"Even if you are a reporter, it is wrong to secretly photograph and follow others."
Little reporter:......
He was about to say something when he heard someone else coming out of the alley, so he subconsciously leaned in front of the car door to block the camera, pretending to be talking to Ding Wei.
Out of the corner of his eye, he kept looking through the rearview mirror.
Ding Wei took advantage of the situation and glanced at it.
I found that the girl who came out this time was a sloppy little girl. Her bangs were all greasy and covered half of her face, making it impossible to see clearly.
The other party was quite alert, and when he saw the look in her eyes, he also stared at her.
Finally, it stayed on Ding Wei's face for a moment and glared fiercely.
Then he walked away again carrying a heavy backpack.
…
The little reporter didn't care about them at all. He didn't even care about the two people in the car at this moment, and quickly and cautiously followed them.
Xie Yan looked at Ding Wei:
"Do you want to call the police?"
Ding Wei thought about it and answered the question incorrectly:
"That girl's face... looks a bit familiar."
As for who it looked like, he couldn't think of it for a while.
…
At this moment, a familiar figure walked out of the alley.
"Brother Lu."
She quickly said hello.
What a coincidence.
Lu Cheng's car stopped in front of them, and the other party hurriedly came over: "I guess you are not familiar with this part of Yuchi District. It's hard to find this place."
"fine."
Ding Wei wasn't very familiar with it, but Xie Yan knew the way very well, so it wasn't too difficult.
But... Yuchi District sounds familiar.
"Brother Lu, is there a scenic spot called Kodama Pond in your area?"
"Yes!"
Lu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then praised: "You guys know more. I only found out not long ago that there is an attraction there. But we all call the Jade Pond a stinking pond. It hasn't been cleaned for a long time. It's full of waste water. It stinks."
.”
Ding Wei then remembered, no wonder this place felt familiar.
What year did it seem to be in the previous life?
Anyway, she had been working for several years, and she saw it on the Imperial City News on her mobile phone - a man killed his wife and threw her into the jade pond, but he called the police and said that his wife committed suicide or disappeared?
She couldn't remember clearly, but it also triggered a series of social news at the time, so she still has some impressions now.
With such an interruption, Ding Wei forgot about what happened before.
She was surprised and said:
"Brother Lu, you are so fast. You bought a car so quickly. But I often have to look at building materials and pull materials, so having a car is very convenient."
"yes."
Lu Cheng was a little embarrassed.
"After your house was renovated, three families in the community negotiated business with me, and they also made some profits. But..."
He said coquettishly: "Even the emperor doesn't allow you to ride a motorcycle. It's too big. Taking the bus will delay things, so I didn't pay you back first..."
After saying that, he hurriedly promised:
“But I’ll definitely be able to pay it back at the end of the year!”
Ding Wei quickly shook her head.
"it's okay no problem……"
The money she borrowed was only a few days' income for her, and it was also used for emergency purposes.
To be honest, Lu Cheng had saved 20,000 to 30,000 yuan just by renovating her house.
Now it's just that the payment is late but not that it won't be paid back. Why should she be worried?
At this time, Lu Chengcai turned the topic to Xie Yan.
"Is this your... friend?"
He had misunderstood Ding Wei and Wang Qinghe last time, so he was much more careful when asking questions now.
Ding Wei nodded:
"My boyfriend."
Xie Yan straightened his back without leaving a trace.
"...Our houses are next to each other, so I want to see the style you decorated Wang Qinghe..."
Houses next to each other?
oops!
Sure enough, for excellent people, even the friends they know and the people they talk to are so excellent.
He must also work hard to take over Xiaohai and the child in the future!
Lu Cheng became energetic and said quickly:
"Okay, go take a look. I have a lot of new ideas recently. If you have any ideas of your own, let's communicate slowly..."
