Chapter 48: Meeting an old friend
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Rui’s father celebrated his lunar birthday. Every year it was the first day of the Lunar New Year. He had a very dull life, but last year, something particularly lively happened, which caused the whole family to think about this problem this year.
"Xiao Rui, don't bother with your uncle and others today. No matter whether you have a promising future or they have a promising future, they are all promising from the Yang family. Besides, you have been in college for a year and a half. You should understand that people with a promising future will have a tolerant and peaceful attitude, rather than comparing with others everywhere, especially with your own people." While having breakfast, Yang Rui's mother reminded him, but although she was in a stimulating tone, she also had a bit of a negotiation tone. In her eyes, her son will always be a son, but his son has grown up.
His father just ate quietly, saying nothing, and had no attitude.
Yang Rui looked up at his mother, knowing what she was worried about, and hurriedly said, "Mom, don't worry. Last year, I was ignorant. Only when they looked like that would he use other people's face to shave their face. Thinking about it afterwards, it was really boring. No matter who the neighbors were watching the fun, they belonged to our family. Today I promise not. As you said, fighting for face with your own people is limited."
People are often like this. They will not compare with people far away, but with people around them in small areas. Others earn one million or ten million in their business, which will not make you excited. Colleagues will increase their salary by 100 yuan more than you. You may feel unbalanced. Everyone has such a stage, but whether they can pass or stay, is the different destiny of different people. Only by enlarging their minds can they have a bigger vision. People are like this, groups and countries. Guangdong's economy continues to lead the country, so naturally compares the provinces that are chasing closely, such as Shandong, Zhejiang and other provinces. Later, they have a bigger vision and start to target economies such as Singapore and South Korea. The speed will only be fast or slow.
Hearing his words, his mother felt relieved, "That's good, Xiao Rui has indeed grown up."
Last year, my son only took advantage of other people's face and dared to save face like that. If relatives were still the same as before this year, she was really afraid that her son, who had made money now, would be more extravagant. That would be a waste and would also make the relationship between relatives even more unfriendly.
"Will uncle, aunt and others come here today? I asked Jiajia to come here."
"We should come back. Before we can move here, we have notified them and let them come over and celebrate together. Jiajia is here, so I will introduce it to everyone. But after dinner, go over to pick her up and don't let others find her. They are girls." My mother ordered lovingly.
As parents, if you only have one child, you naturally put all your hopes and all your thoughts on your children. Before getting into college, their biggest concern was their son's study. Later, they finally went to college, and their new focus was whether they could find a girlfriend and whether they could have a good job. Unexpectedly, before graduation, the sons had completed both of them. Now they even bought a house. What can worry about parents is when they got married.
After more than a year of getting along with Liu Jia, Yang Rui's parents were very satisfied. They thought this girl was a very good girl and suitable for her daughter-in-law. Now everyone is still young and still studying. They will not urge her. But they definitely hope that they have a good relationship.
"Okay, OK. I'll go now, eat today..."
"You don't have to worry. I'll go shopping with your dad later and I'll be at home today. This is bigger than before and I can sit down." Obviously, they are not used to this new house. Their home has moved here, but they don't feel like home yet.
Yang Rui didn't say much, but before he was about to go out, his mother told him not to just ask Liu Jia out outside and ask him to buy something.
Although Liu Jia’s family is not formal, it is also etiquette.
Yang Rui thought this kind of etiquette was troublesome, but he couldn't help it. He was going to his future father-in-law's house. Fortunately, he had to go empty-handed before, but now it's just the Chinese New Year. So before he arrived at Liu Jia's house, he bought some gifts and carried them over.
Because of helping them repay their usury debts, Yang Rui went to the Liu family, and Liu Hailang and his wife both respected him a little. That was not just the daughter’s boyfriend, but also the benefactor.
This made Yang Rui feel unnatural, and because of this willingness, he often didn't want to stay with them for more. But a year has passed, and they did not ask Yang Rui for money because of his business growing, but through Liu Jia, they asked him for money and introduced work. Instead, they had no debts, and Liu Hailang also quit gambling and worked steadily. The income over the past year is far from enough to repay Yang Rui, but they can live a good life.
This made him very relieved. The bad impression caused by Liu Hailang's previous bet on Liu Hailang and supporting Liu Jia to find Huang Zhengyu was also eliminated. Liu Hailang was originally doing business, and he also had a group of friends who were still doing business. He gambling and borrowing with people, hoping to win money and make money in business. Yang Rui even thought that if he could stop gambling and people would not fall behind in the social world, he might be able to give him a chance to make a comeback.
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Today, Yang Rui came to the Liu family. He first agreed with Liu Jia that her parents were both at home, so he was naturally very enthusiastic about Yang Rui. Out of politeness, Yang Rui sat with them and chatted for a while before going out with Liu Jia.
It was just the Chinese New Year, and Yang Rui was able to come to his home to greet his parents as soon as possible, which also made Liu Jia very happy. Now he wants to pick her up to his house, unlike last year when he left first. Today, he wanted to introduce her to his relatives, which naturally made her happy and nervous.
"How is it? What activities will you do today?" Liu Jia thought of a topic to divert her tension. Although she did not participate in the matter last year and today, she still heard Yang Rui say it afterwards.
"It's a pity that there are no special events today. My mother and I decided to entertain everyone at home, and we should entertain guests during the New Year. I counted the birthday and housewarming together. Is it enough, right?"
Liu Jia smiled and said, "That's better. At least it's the home court. When you go to a restaurant, it's a third-party venue. If you still do what you said, I will feel even more unnatural."
"Hehe, it's not bad! I also know that I'm talking about home court." Yang Rui looked at her with a smile.
Liu Jia gave him a blank look, "Don't treat me as an idiot. I haven't heard of what I represent at home and away."
"Yeah, that's not bad. You're the little hostess on the home court today."
Liu Jiayi was stunned and then understood and pulled him coquettishly, "What little hostess? I don't know your relatives, of course, with you, the home court."
"It's us."
"I won't talk about this anymore," Liu Jia became serious. "What should I buy? You said just now. Today is a New Year greeting, birthday, and housewarming together. It should be more grand, right?"
During the Chinese New Year last year, the two of them had just confirmed their relationship with their boyfriend and girlfriend. And there was a problem of money, which was not so unnatural. Now a year has passed, and the relationship between the two has heated up to a state of passionate love, and has made a substantial leap. She has grown up and become much more independent. She also knows that she meets with her relatives today. The Yang family has the attitude of introducing herself as a prospective daughter-in-law, so she naturally attaches more importance to it.
"Oh, I am your husband, mine is yours, yours, yours, what gifts are mine, or what to buy? Let's take the left and right pockets? We don't have to waste it, haha. I'm thrifty and thrifty, my parents prefer..."
After all, Liu Jia has always lived here. Although many neighbors don’t know each other, everyone knows who is from whose family. When Yang Rui said that it was her husband, she blushed and pulled him on the sleeve a few times. She whispered: “Speak softly. What husband is it… It’s so embarrassing to let others listen!”
"Haha. That's it!"
The two of them were already walking to the edge of the street while talking and laughing, just focusing on each other. They didn't pay attention to the two acquaintances coming towards them.
"Yang Rui, Liu Jia! Haha, what are you so happy about?"
A cheerful voice made the two of them look ahead.
"Teacher Fang?" Yang Rui saw the two people in front of him. One of the people who was talking was the former class teacher, Teacher Fang, and the other one who looked at him with jealousy was Liu Minggui, a former class monitor and also at Shenzhen University.
Liu Jia also saw it. She was holding Yang Rui's hand. When she saw the former teacher and class monitor, she seemed to have returned to her senior year of high school. She quickly let go of Yang Rui's hand and took a step away. She shyly said hello: "Teacher Fang, happy new year! Liu Minggui, happy new year!"
Liu Minggui hurriedly greeted them with a smile, and Yang Rui and Teacher Fang also greeted each other.
Although Teacher Fang has only been a class teacher for a year, she still has a good impression of her because she is young and has fun with everyone. Although she hasn't met for a year and a half, she still feels as friendly as if she has met him not long ago. However, she doesn't have such a good impression of Liu Minggui and Yang Rui. Seeing the two of them appear here, she can't help but secretly guessing their purpose.
"Haha, you two don't need to avoid suspicion when you see us. It's not high school anymore, and I'm not your teacher anymore. Dating is also your freedom!"
Teacher Fang's words made Liu Jia a little embarrassed, while Yang Rui was full of pride. After all, Liu Jia was also a famous girl in school in the past. She was not only beautiful, but also had good academic performance, and was also a class leader. He was just notorious in school. Now, he can let them see the best girls in the school following him in front of his classmates and teachers, of course he will feel a sense of pride in a man.
"What the teacher said is that we are all adults. How is the class monitor Liu now? With your conditions, you must have dated a bunch of girls, right?" Yang Rui smiled at Liu Minggui.
Liu Minggui initially wanted to pursue Liu Jia, but because Liu Jia and Yang Rui got closer, he didn't have many opportunities. Since Liu Jia and Yang Rui started their business, they have devoted their spare time from the initial small-scale fights to the later regular companies, and later resigned from their position in the student union. In this way, except for class, there is basically no leisure time, and he has no chance at all. Now he has not met them for a long time.
"Where, where, I am just a nerd. Whether in middle school or college, I can only study hard." Liu Minggui maintained his previous obedient image in school, and did not show off his arrogantly after entering university.
"Haha, I used to feel that Minggui and Jiajia seemed to be a bit more, and I hope you two will get together. I didn't expect that they had just graduated, but they dated Yang Rui." Teacher Fang seemed a little moved.
Chapter completed!