High upstairs, there is nothing outside the window, only lonely patches of roofs and the same steel and concrete.
This city is so cold, yet so changing with each passing day.
Just like the problems he was obsessed with overcoming every day, the charm of code and architecture, and his fantasies about the future... He had never felt so deeply when he was studying in school.
He sighed sadly and said to Ding Wei on the other end of the phone:
"I miss you too."
"But Weiwei, the feeling of fighting is really wonderful...so, I have to make you a lonely girlfriend for the time being."
Ding Wei also laughed.
"I know, I'm working hard too. So, you have to be a lonely boyfriend for the time being."
The two of them talked over the phone and talked a lot, but in the end they all turned into hearty laughter.
…
Xie Yan hung up the phone and was about to turn out of the corridor when he saw Zheng Gong staring at him with complicated eyes.
He was startled.
"Gong Zheng."
Zheng Gong looked at him deeply, then slowly walked towards the office with his hands behind his back:
"Young man, when you're in love, you're in full swing... Who wasn't when they were young?"
If you were an ordinary company employee, you would probably have to guess whether the big boss is dissatisfied with him making personal phone calls at work.
But everyone knew about Gong Zheng’s temperament. Xie Yan returned to his work station and asked Senior Brother Zhou:
"What's wrong with Mr. Zheng? He seems to be in a bad mood..."
"Oh it's all right."
Senior Brother Zhou, whose mood had completely calmed down, did not even raise his head:
"His wife called him just now and scolded him, saying that he might as well marry a computer and not even remember his wife's birthday."
Xie Yan:……
Suddenly I had a bad feeling.
He quickly took out his calendar and checked it, and then he remembered that he had already spent the first half of the year with Weiwei.
Although it was just a simple four-inch cake, the two of them only had time to have one meal...
But that too has passed.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
…
Seeing this, Senior Brother Zhou kept moving his hands and asked:
"What did you give your girlfriend for her birthday?"
Xie Yan:……
He was a little confused:
"My salary card has been given away a long time ago. I don't have the money to give it to me on my birthday."
The little bit of bonus was invested in the stock market.
Senior Brother Zhou:......
He looked at Xie Yan with a resentful expression:
"On Xiaoya's birthday, I gave her a Hermès bag, costing 21,000 yuan."
The bonus I had saved for half a year was completely wiped out.
Huh!
Xie Yan was also shocked.
"Did you braid the gold thread?"
Senior Brother Zhou did not answer his words, but shook his head and stared at him, hating that iron could never become steel:
"If you don't give your girlfriend a gift on her birthday, your relationship won't last long."
Xie Yan:……
Sometimes I really want to beat Senior Brother Zhou, what should I do?
He smiled, looking extremely sincere.
"Senior brother, you give it away every time anyway, and I haven't seen it for a long time."
Senior Brother Zhou:......
He retracted his seat autistically.
…
After all this fuss, it's almost five o'clock.
My aunt was preparing dishes in the kitchen. Ding Wei and Zhou Haitao brought a plate of beans and peeled them there. They were probably going to make fried minced pork with peas and rice in the evening. Her aunt was good at this dish.
As for the other big dishes, my uncle’s cooking is the most delicious.
Zhou Haitao is mysterious:
"Sister, what did my mother tell you?"
"Nothing." Ding Wei glanced at him: "Why are you asking so much?"
Zhou Haitao curled his lips: "It's okay, I just want to tell you, if we have a quarrel tonight, I'll come. Do you think I won't fight him to death?"
This kid talks really...
Ding Wei couldn't laugh or cry.
"Don't say anything. We are the same generation. How can you quarrel with them? After the quarrel, at least you have to pretend and apologize. It's not worth it... Auntie will help."
Zhou Haitao frowned: "There are some things they adults can't say out loud because of their face! As for my child, you also said that children are not sensible and have no taboos."
Ding Wei looked at him and said with a complicated expression:
"You are such a clever little guy..."
Zhou Haitao said proudly: "That's right!"
…
The sky was dark with twilight, the setting sun was like a pickled duck egg yolk, and even the clouds next to it seemed to be stained with quicksand.
But beyond the clouds, night has begun to invade.
It was at this time that Ding Haiyang and Bai Xiujuan came to the door.
They wanted to find an excuse not to come. They were not pushed by the aunt, and there was nothing they could do.
Neither of them looked good-looking, and it seemed that the anger they suffered at the dinner table today had not subsided even after an afternoon.
Seeing that they were unhappy, Ding Wei felt relieved.
The slight smile on her lips was caught by Ding Haiyang, and he was immediately furious:
"You have to pick things up at home every day. Your mother is inconvenient and you won't come to pick her up!"
Ding Wei slowly threw the peeled beans back into the bowl, pressed the back of Zhou Haitao's hand that was about to move, and apologized very sincerely:
"I'm sorry, Mom, I forgot you were pregnant."
"But Auntie, the corridor is very narrow, and it's only big enough for two people to walk. If you ask me to go down to pick you up, I can't carry you either."
Zhou Haitao:……
Alas, I just hate that iron cannot become steel!
How come his sister has such a soft temper!
But look at her expression again...
There is a bit of innocence in the kindness, and there is a bit of grievance in the innocence, but why is there a bit of joy in the grievance?
The silly little straight man can't understand.
…
Ding Haiyang was full of words but was choked back.
When it comes to being sarcastic and mean, he does have quite a vocabulary, but firstly to save face, and secondly to compare his vocabulary with those from the Chinese Department, I'm afraid it would be better to admit defeat as soon as possible.
Second Aunt Ding Limei sneered.
"Weiwei, don't pay attention to them. Your mother is Cixi now, which is amazing! Your father wishes everyone could greet her."
"Brother, I have to talk about you. You're not paralyzed. It's not your first time here at your sister's house. Why are you putting on such a big show?"
Ding Wei finally knew where she inherited her poisonous tongue.
——He’s from Lao Ding’s house.
Look at the eldest aunt, look at the second aunt.
When it comes to irritating people, she herself may not be able to say it so well!
It's very cool.
Zhou Haitao looked at his second aunt, then at his sister, and suddenly seemed to understand something.
He sat back down again.
…
Although the atmosphere was tense, there was no quarrel in the end. The aunt and uncle who were the most combative were busy in the kitchen. Zhou Haitao came out and served everyone tea and water in a decent manner. When it was Bai Xiujuan's turn, he suddenly said.
"Oh, auntie, you are pregnant, right? It seems that you can't drink tea. Let me pour you some plain water."
A scalding cup of boiling water was delivered.
Although it is true that Bai Xiujuan does not drink tea, looking at Zhou Haitao's attitude, why does she feel so unhappy?
…
There were only a few family members, and the eldest uncle and eldest aunt were very quick in cooking, so the home-cooked dishes were served quickly.
The second aunt, Ding Limei, was in a state of ups and downs today, but now, after some verbal quarrels, she has already turned from anger to joy.
She kept praising her during the meal, and her aunt was very considerate of her, and she listened to her happily. They felt a deep sisterly affection.
It was as if Ding Haihe's careful look and Ding Haiyang's awkward expression didn't exist.
…
When she was full of wine and food, the aunt said with a smile:
"Weiwei, if you bring that information today, you can let Haitao do it."
Zhou Haitao curled his lips.
Yep, adults have double standards.
While telling him that he is an adult, he should do what he should, but at the same time he would not let him hear about the family affairs.
The two went to the room, and Zhou Haitao took out his simple version of the jelly box bug without hesitation.
Ding Wei looked at him with a complicated expression.
Then, she took out her mobile phone.
Turning on the speakerphone, the sound from outside came over.
Zhou Haitao reacted instantly and touched his pocket——
"Where's my cell phone, sister?" Was it on the sofa when you came back in the afternoon?
Ding Wei smiled proudly:
"It's outside behind the pillows on the sofa."
She was already prepared and the phone calls were answered.
This new Nokia model from Haitao has a very good sound collection effect.
…
In the living room.
The atmosphere was quite tense.
Ding Limei worked diligently to help her elder sister pack the dishes into the kitchen. The greaseproof tablecloth was wiped clean with a wet rag, and Liang Dazhi happily made tea.
Although he knew little, it had nothing to do with his family anyway, so he just watched the fun.
After everyone sat down with teacups in their hands, Ding Haiyang moved a little uncomfortably.
"Sister, is there anything you can't say to me? You're going to do this three-chamber trial. If you don't know, you'd think I'm going to jail."
He doesn't have a hard temper now, mainly...
For the face-loving Ding Haiyang, it was quite shameless to make such a fuss that all his relatives gathered around to discuss it.
That's why he dislikes Ding Wei so much, and he always does so.
When it comes to her, everything is really not going well.
…
"That's not true."
The aunt twitched her lips:
"You want to give birth to a son for Lao Ding's family. Great hero, who dares to do this to you?"
"Xiujuan, are you full today? Your son is particularly hungry."
Bai Xiujuan smiled awkwardly and shrank a little further into the sofa.
The aunt said slowly:
"I don't have any other meaning today. I just want to ask you, what do you think, do you still count on me, Weiwei, in the future?"
Ding Haiyang was silent for a moment and then said:
"When a girl marries someone, she belongs to someone else's family. What hope do we have when we get old? Sister, you don't have to worry about having a son of your own. You can't understand our hard work."
Ding Limei said coolly from the side.
"Then I can't. I'm old. I can do what I have the hands and feet to do. If it doesn't work, our Ruirui will definitely not be unfilial to me. I don't have to worry about anything."
"Besides, if a girl marries someone from another family, she belongs to someone else's family. I'm sorry that we from other people's families have nothing to do. You have to help when you are looking for a job, right?"
…
Ding Haiyang's expression changed.
He whispered: "Let's talk about Weiwei, why are you talking about the past?"
Then he laughed again and said:
"Li Mei, your Ruirui family has been abroad, so she is definitely not bad. But look at Ding Wei, look at her attitude...it's nothing. It makes it hard for us to get off the stage. What are the parents?
What's the meaning?"
"Don't worry about it when she gets old in the future. Just don't let us subsidize her."
Uncle Zhou Lei said from the side: "What do you mean, you don't plan to take care of your daughter in the future? She is still in school."
"Young man, you will be successful in the future. Then what are you talking about about father-daughter love? It will be difficult for her to respect you."
Ding Haiyang sighed: "I do it for my children too."
His sister was going to fight against their parents at that time, so in the end, she still had to control them, right? Blood ties cannot be broken.
"Parents abroad don't care about their children until they are 18 years old. How many college students are still earning tuition fees."
…
My aunt couldn't bear it.
In her early years, she had also made an idea for Zhou Haitao to go abroad. Now she directly said: "People can earn tens of thousands of dollars a year to go to college abroad, so they work a lot because their family doesn't provide enough."
"That's good for you. Seven thousand yuan is not enough. I haven't seen a penny at all."
"You can do something that a couple can do with a month's salary, but you insist that you don't have the money."
"Ocean, you are not training your child's attitude."
After a while, I stared at him with a very disapproving expression.
"Then I just don't have money."
Anyway, Ding Haiyang and Bai Xiujuan have already discussed it and decided that Qingshan will not relax tonight. No money means no money. Why, they can still force him to go to the bank to check the deposit!
"It does not matter."
The aunt turned around and took out ten thousand yuan from her bag.
Then he took out a pen and paper.
"Weiwei was admitted to the University of Ming Dynasty. She is the child with the best grades in our family. I can't let her be delayed in your hands any longer."
"Come on, don't you have money? You write an IOU and I won't tell you when to pay it back. You can just pay it back when you have money."
"Don't your unit still have 20,000 to 30,000 yuan for performance pay at the end of the year? I'm not afraid that you won't be able to pay it."
"I will use this money to pay for Weiwei's tuition."
Ding Haiyang was stunned.
Bai Xiujuan also clenched her fists silently.
…
Ding Limei really wanted to laugh.
Anyway, it's fun, and she is better than her elder sister!
At this moment, he quickly said: "Yes, this is a good idea, but how can we just pay the tuition fee? Doesn't the child need money to eat?"
As he said this, he pushed Liang Dazhi, who was stunned for a moment and quickly took out all the money he collected today.
"I didn't bring enough money. I'll send it to our eldest sister tomorrow. As my sister-in-law, I'll give you another five thousand... Haiyang, you might as well write the IOU together."
Ding Haihe looked left and right, always feeling that he was not on the right side.
But looking at the livid face of the eldest brother, his two sisters must be more reasonable.
Thinking again of Ding Wei's help to Xuanxuan and the information she sent, he gritted his teeth:
"Okay, I'll prepare fifteen thousand yuan for Weiwei's tuition and living expenses for her junior year. If it's convenient for you, brother, it would save you trouble to write the IOU together."
Ding Haiyang:……
It’s inconvenient for me to ride a horse!
Do I want to save trouble?
What we want is to save money! Save money!
He never imagined that even though he and his wife gritted their teeth and said they had no money, their relatives would still do this.
Of course, the eldest sister has said that you don’t have to pay back the money now, and you will pay it when you have the money.
But Ding Haiyang used to be like this when he wanted money and complained about poverty, but he didn't say anything about writing an IOU at that time!
If the IOU is in someone else’s hands, doesn’t it mean that they want to ask for money from themselves? There will be no freedom at all in spending money from now on!
How can I use my son as an excuse in the future to let my brothers and sisters provide supplements?
