Chapter 448: Aunt's proposal (seeking a monthly ticket)
Don't underestimate the excessive attention middle-aged aunts pay to the love stories of their younger generations. If the right time and place hadn't allowed it, I'm afraid the topic would have already been about who will take care of the children after they are born.
Even though Xie Yan had been prepared for it and had always been like a fish in water among middle-aged aunties, he still couldn't help but sweating at this moment.
When the aunt saw this, she asked thoughtfully:
"Is the air conditioner turned on too hot?"
Xie Yan:……
At critical moments, my younger brother is still reliable.
Seeing Zhou Haitao yawning again, he reminded his mother:
"Mom, what time is it now? Why don't you take a rest first? My sister and the others just came back. Aren't you tired?"
Ding Wei couldn't help but give her dear brother Haitao an appreciative look——
Brother.
The study materials in the past two years have not been in vain, doesn't this show its effect?
Even Xie Yan secretly decided that no matter what, Hui Di would treat Brother Haitao to a good meal.
…
However, the aunt was in high spirits and there was no trace of fatigue in her body.
After hearing this, I looked at the clock hanging on the wall regretfully, and sighed sadly:
"Oh! It's so late."
Xie Yan was thankful for the ten thousandth time in his heart at this moment - fortunately, Jiangzhou was quite far away from the capital city. If he had arrived in the afternoon, he would have been afraid of peeling off his skin.
He seized this opportunity tightly and stood up immediately, smiling softly at the aunt:
"Auntie, it's getting late. I'm going to get a room in a nearby hotel. I have to ask you to put in a good word for me tomorrow morning and take me to Weiwei's house."
He said with a shy look:
"Weiwei said that you are the best to her at home. I want to come to see my parents at home. If you are watching, we can feel more at ease."
You must go there!
The aunt thought:
If she hadn't gone, how could these two young men compare to the shamelessness of Ding Haiyang's family?
Xiao Xie's conditions are so good. If he is scared away by this family's shamelessness, wouldn't he cheat Wei Wei?
…
only……
"What hotel should I stay in?"
The aunt stopped him: "There is a room at home, you and Haitao sleep together at night."
"Weiwei, let's sleep together and talk more tonight. Your uncle, just let him lie down on the sofa."
Regardless of the size of an old unit, there are only two standard bedrooms.
At this moment, the aunt said this very sincerely.
But how could Xie Yan do such a thing?
Now he just wants to find a place without his aunt, where he can relax and have a good sleep.
After exchanging glances with her girlfriend, Ding Wei finally showed her presence and said quickly:
"Auntie, it's inconvenient. Do you have anything else to do tomorrow? You have to have a good rest at night. Uncle? You are very tired from driving today. We are juniors? There is no reason to ask him to sleep on the sofa."
"What else? Xie Yan knows everything about our family, and I have told him all about it. Let him stay in a hotel tonight? We are really a little tired after riding in the car all day."
Auntie thought that this seemed to be the case.
Then he nodded regretfully:
"Okay? Then ask your uncle to take Xiao Xie to a hotel nearby to stay for one night. Their work unit often entertains guests there? We are familiar with it! It can also be cheaper."
…
However, Xie Yan escaped, but the aunt had to guard against the young man doing anything he shouldn't do at night, so she quickly said:
"Just in time, Weiwei? Shall we chat at night? Let your uncle sleep with Haitao."
Ding Wei:……
Still talking?!
Even if she is just a background tonight, she has already answered a lot of questions.
This night, if I sleep on the same bed with my aunt and talk some private words...can I still sleep?
She glanced at her boyfriend helplessly——
Now that she's fine, how can she get out on her own?
However, as the future son-in-law, Xie Xiuer did not dare to say anything at this moment.
He couldn't find any excuse at all to let Ding Wei go out to stay in a hotel with him. At this moment, he could only return a helpless look? And he felt regretful in his heart——
Oops, it’s rare for my girlfriend to ask me for help on matters other than studies? What a pity.
There is really nothing he can do about this kind of thing!
The ruthless boyfriend carried the luggage and quickly followed his uncle downstairs.
…
As soon as Ding Wei turned her head, she was immediately pulled to the sofa by her aunt.
The aunt asked her in a low voice:
"What did you mean by what you said just now? Did you tell him everything about your family?"
Ding Wei was helpless:
"I must say it."
"Auntie? I have taken him home? You can't hide this matter. What if you don't make it clear? What if he is frightened? It's better to make it clear to save him from misunderstanding."
Auntie was anxious.
"Oh, you girl! Why don't you discuss what you are doing with your aunt?"
"You are someone's son and daughter, and when you say this, some people like to speculate blindly."
"You should communicate with your aunt in advance, and she will discuss this matter."
Ding Wei nodded, not polite:
"Okay, I've only told Xie Yan, not her parents yet. Auntie, I guess I'll have to rely on you to communicate with Xie Yan's parents then."
"That is required!"
Auntie thought with a sense of responsibility and pride:
If she doesn’t rely on herself, who else can poor Weiwei rely on?
If this happens, it will be Weiwei's family in the future. As her aunt, she will definitely do everything in her power.
So he asked nervously:
"You have been to his house. How do his parents treat you?"
…
How's it going? It's pretty good.
Ding Wei briefly explained some details and received a satisfied nod from her aunt.
Immediately, the aunt became confused again.
"Xiao Xie's family background is quite good. My aunt told the truth. It's great that you can find such a partner."
"But I'll go to your house tomorrow, where your parents will be..."
She was a little embarrassed to say it. She always felt that it was too inappropriate to say so.
But it has to be said eventually.
"How about... let's talk to Xiao Xie in advance. Don't talk about his family tomorrow, just say that his family has no money... How about?"
Ding Wei was stunned.
She is still trying to figure out how to convince her aunt to help with this scene!
After all, although Xie Yan's family background can be hidden from her aunt, her aunt has been worrying a lot about her in the past two years.
Ding Wei hid her own income, but she didn't want to hide even this.
Sooner or later, I have to tell you. If my aunt knows that everything is false, then it will really hurt her feelings.
Therefore, the two of them discussed it on the train - there was no need to hide Xie Yan's family situation from his aunt.
As for her parents... we'll discuss it when they get back.
Unexpectedly, my aunt came up with this idea before we even started discussing it!
As for whether it's okay...
This will definitely work!
With the elders standing by to endorse it, it would be more convincing than the two of them saying it themselves.
It is also more stable.
…
But her surprise and stunnedness caused her aunt to misunderstand.
The aunt sighed deeply at this moment and said seriously:
"Weiwei, there's nothing I can do about it if my aunt comes up with this idea."
"I know that when you are young and in love, you want to let others know how good and outstanding your partner is, and you can't wait to show it... Don't shake your head, my aunt came here at this time too."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but smile again:
"You don't know how handsome your uncle looked when he was young. I fell in love with him at first sight... cough."
The aunt realized later that she had gone off topic, so she quickly straightened her expression.
"Anyway, Auntie knows what you are thinking."
Ding Wei:……
No no no, I don't.
She liked Xie Xiuer, but she couldn't even bear to write about his character, temperament and appearance in her articles, so how could she try so hard to show it out?
…
But the aunt held her hand.
"Think about the character of your parents. As a good girl like you, they are willing to not even pay for tuition and rely on you to work hard outside. When you are cold or hungry, no one cares about you."
"Now that you have a precious little boy that you have longed for, you go tell your family that you have found a partner, and the conditions are very good... What if he asks you to help seduce your younger brother in the future?"
"Auntie knows that young people of your generation always want to reason when things happen."
"But family matters cannot be explained clearly by this logic, and outsiders will not discuss the logic with you."
Ding Wei looked at her aunt, feeling her deep worry at this moment, and couldn't help but feel weak in her heart.
She said tentatively:
"I...I'm not stable yet, and I don't have the financial strength to support my younger brother."
When she came back during the Chinese New Year last year, she still followed the path of being filial to her daughter without any regrets.
However, now, Ding Wei feels that it is time for her to "grow up appropriately".
…
"Can they care about this?"
Auntie’s words are serious and thoughtful.
"You don't have the ability. Xiao Xie's family does."
"Your dad is a face-loving person, so I suppress him, so he won't torment you every day. But if he and your mother are cruel, and if you get married later, and he goes to leave the child with you, what can you do?
manage?"
"Send it back? Will they send it back again?"
"It's not a long-term solution."
"But if you don't send him back, can you really bear the child being cold and hungry in front of you?"
"You can't be so ruthless, even normal people can't do it."
The aunt looked sad, as if she was remembering the past.
In the past, she was willing to take good care of her younger siblings.
Unfortunately, the more you know, the more you think, and the more you understand.
"Weiwei! This family was given by God, and we can't change it."
"The only way Auntie can think of right now is to tell Xiao Xie's family to be poorer. You will ask them for money from time to time, regardless of whether you can get it or not. The main thing is to make them have no idea..."
Ding Wei was stunned.
Auntie’s arrangements are really good!
In every aspect, it coincides with her.
This is really a dear aunt.
She felt happy.
…
However, this heartless and stupid look made the aunt couldn't help but feel worried:
"Well, with such a family member, you can only hide it for a while. You can't hide it from him when you get married in the future, right? That doesn't make sense..."
Anyway, trouble is coming.
…
"Xiao Xie's family is in such good condition that they will definitely have a banquet when they get married. Your dad can tell what kind of family background he has by looking at the size of the banquet..."
You can’t hide this!
The aunt was leaning on the sofa, her joy at seeing her niece's boyfriend was gone, and now she was just sighing.
Ding Wei said tentatively:
"Then... Auntie, what if Xie Yan's family insists on asking my family to provide a dowry?"
"I won't be allowed to come back to see them until I pay the dowry...that kind of thing."
Little Brother Du of Chen Siyu's family relied on this trick to persuade his brother and sister-in-law to leave. She is dealing with her parents, but she doesn't know if it will work...
The aunt didn't think much about it. Instead, the word "dowry" struck her mind, so she opened her mouth and said:
"A dowry must be provided...if a girl goes without a dowry, she will be looked down upon by the man's relatives."
"Don't worry, I've already discussed it with your second aunt, and we'll put together a sum together when you get married..."
She squeezed her niece's hand distressedly:
"Weiwei! That's what our family is like. If we put together a small fortune, I guess it won't be as good as Xiao Xie's. That's just the way it is. You'll have to rely on yourself in the future."
…
As she said this, before Ding Wei could react, she seemed to have a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of it.
"Yes!"
"You will definitely have to pay a dowry if you marry a girl!"
"Although Xiao Xie's family is poor and cannot afford the bride price, we are not the kind of people who sell our daughters, and we have to give a dowry to support the young couple's life."
At this moment, my aunt felt that her IQ was so high that she immediately came up with a brilliant idea!
Just do it!
"Weiwei, when you meet your parents, they say that Xiao Xie's family is poor, too poor to take the blame. He only has an imperial household registration."
"If you insist on being with him, and then ask for money from time to time, your parents will definitely dislike you and Xiao Xie..."
"When we get married in a few years, we will definitely have to be in the imperial capital. It's too far away. Generally, the rules here are that the girl's parents can go or not."
"You are so poor. Do you think your father will come here if he can't make money? Maybe you have to pay for travel expenses."
As for anything else?
——Whatever, let’s live a happy life for a few years first!
Auntie thinks her idea is brilliant!
Just a little bit...
She thought about it, no matter how stable her niece is, she is only a little girl in her 10s and 20s.
So I was afraid that Ding Wei would feel uncomfortable and unable to accept it, so I simply said a few words and quickly observed her reaction.
…
Ding Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
——It’s really not easy. The topic went round and round, but my aunt finally thought of it.
I saw her without hesitation:
"Okay, Auntie. Then it's up to you."
My aunt came up with this wonderful idea and she was very proud of it. Now she was beating her chest and her self-confidence was overwhelming.
"Don't worry. When have you and I been unreliable when doing things?"
Look at the table again:
"Hey, it's already 12:00. Hurry up and wash up. Your uncle will be with Haitao when he comes back later. Let's get into bed and talk."
I immediately turned off the air conditioner and electric heater.
——With this thing on, it consumes too much power.
The diligent and thrifty aunt thought to herself.
Ding Wei:……
have to.
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, what else can I say, just wash up and get in bed.
I miss the heating in the Imperial City so much!
…
Before going to bed, she suddenly remembered - Xie Yan was a big liar, he opened his mouth and exaggerated about my aunt's cross stitch, just in case my aunt really wanted to give it away...
No.
no.
She and cross stitch, there can only be one in the family!
