Chapter 1,728 The proud Xiaozhuang and the petty Zhou Chen
Chapter 1731 The proud Xiaozhuang and the petty Zhou Chen
The weather is fine and the sky is clear.
Huang Ling had just finished shopping for vegetables and was on her way back to the alley with her vegetable basket. As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the alley, she saw the two conspicuous red banners hanging on the wall.
‘Congratulations to Zhuang Tuxi for being admitted to the Department of Journalism and Communication at Fudan University’
‘Congratulations to Zhuang Tunan for being admitted to the Department of Architecture of Tongji University’
The banners are so conspicuous that anyone passing by this road can see these two red banners.
Huang Ling looked at the banner with a smile on her face. It was a bit ostentatious, but it was really cool.
When the neighbors saw Huang Ling, they all congratulated her.
"Huang Ling, congratulations to your family, Tunan and Tuxi, for being admitted to college."
"Congratulations to two key universities. I heard that Tusi also got the top prize in the province. It's amazing. Huang Ling, you and your teacher from Jiazhuang are really lucky."
"Your family, Tunan and Tusi, are both very capable. They have been different from other children since they were young."
"Sister Ling, congratulations, congratulations, these two famous college students are so proud of their ancestors."
"Huang Ling, when will you let Teacher Zhuang pass on his education experience to us neighbors? The first two famous universities in our alley are amazing."
Huang Ling responded to her enthusiastic neighbors with a smile on her face.
"Thank you, thank you everyone, thank you everyone."
After finally getting rid of Daoxi's neighbor, Huang Ling returned home and saw the two admission notices on the table at first sight.
I picked up the two admission notices and read them carefully and seriously. I read them several times from beginning to end. The excitement in my heart could no longer be expressed in words. I couldn't help but dance. I even had a romance with Zhuang Chaoying, who I had been waiting for for a long time.
pas de deux.
No matter how many disagreements and gaps she had with Zhuang Chaoying before, with the joy of having both sons admitted to prestigious universities, at this moment, these are not worth mentioning. Their joy at this time is
common.
Today is a day of joy and a day worthy of celebration, so the two of them did not prepare to cook. They went directly to buy cold vegetables and stewed vegetables, and invited the Lin family and the Wu family to come to the yard for a dinner to celebrate.
During the dinner, Song Ying took the admission notices of Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan and shouted to Lin Dongzhe to let him take a look.
Lin Dongzhe was very depressed. His two older brothers were admitted to college, which was naturally a good thing for him. He was also happy from the bottom of his heart. However, these days, he was often spurred by his own mother, who used his two older brothers to teach him a lesson every time.
, his ears felt like cocoons.
Not only Song Ying was envious, but Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei, who had never paid much attention to their children's education, were also envious.
However, because Wu Shanshan is now in high school and her grades in No. 1 Middle School are also very good, the two of them still have a glimmer of hope.
Wu Jianguo didn't say much, but Zhang Amei shouted: "Shanshan, you will be a sophomore in high school after the summer, and you will have to take the college entrance examination the year after next. Learn more from Tunan and Tuxi, and ask for advice. In the future, you will also take the entrance examination to a key university, and
Xiaojun, you must also study hard."
In the past, she didn't want Wu Shanshan to go to high school, but now she has gone to high school, and she is a good-looking person. Even if she doesn't like Wu Shanshan, she is not as opposed to Wu Shanshan's entrance to college as before.
She also wanted to enjoy the high-profile scene of holding a banner and showing her face in person.
The adults were chatting at the table, and Zhou Chen and the younger ones at the table were not just eating, but also chatting.
"Zhuang Tunan, Zhuang Tuxi, congratulations on being admitted to a prestigious university in Shanghai."
Wu Shanshan couldn't hide the envy in her eyes. It had always been her goal to get into college, but she still had to wait two more years.
Zhang Min also said congratulations. She has now entered a technical secondary school and has started dating. She has gradually drifted away from students like Zhou Chen and others.
Zhuang Tunan's face was full of joy and he dealt with it politely.
"Shanshan, your grades are also very good. You will definitely be admitted to the university of your choice in two years."
"I hope, I will try my best."
Envy is envy. The success of Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan also allowed Wu Shanshan to see a bright future. She made a decision in her heart that she would definitely enter a university in Shanghai in the future.
The success of Zhou Chen and Zhuang Tunan has greatly inspired the students in the alley. It would be fine if there were no college students in the alley, and everyone would mess up together.
But now two college students have suddenly appeared, and they are both famous college students. The publicity effect will be too sensational.
It is no exaggeration to say that because of this incident, a study trend has begun in the alley.
After eating, everyone flocked to Lin Dongzhe's house to watch TV.
Since both sons were admitted to college, Huang Ling asked Zhou Chen to call Zhuang Hualin and asked Zhuang Hualin to arrange for Xiang Pengfei to come to Suzhou and live at home from now on.
This is something Zhou Chen agreed to Zhuang Hualin last year. Huang Ling had no objection at that time, and naturally she will not object now. Both of her sons have been admitted to college, and most of her thoughts have been settled.
She has brought all the children here, and now that there is one more Xiang Pengfei, she thinks it doesn't matter.
Zhuang Hualin received a call from Zhou Chen and was extremely excited. He first congratulated him and then said that he would arrange for Xiang Pengfei to come to Suzhou soon.
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Zhuang Chaoying, who usually doesn't like to walk, always likes to go out for walks these days. When he goes there, he stays up for a long time and even puts down the work that he usually cares about most.
At dinner time that day, he announced the news with a cheerful face.
"Tunan, Tuxi, your parents are very happy to know that you have been admitted to a key university. They have been praising you, saying that you have honored your ancestors and are good children of our banker."
Zhou Chen said something very embarrassing: "Don't they always say that I have no respect for my elders, I am disobedient and unfilial, and I am not worthy to be a descendant of the banker?"
The smile on Zhuang Chaoying's face faltered, and then she glared at Zhou Chen with dissatisfaction.
"What's the matter with you kid? We're all part of the same family. Do you still hold grudges like this? Besides, what you did in the past was very bad. I have to talk about you..."
Seeing that he was about to start the education mode again, Huang Ling was afraid that the father and son would start fighting again, so she hurriedly persuaded him to stop.
"Okay, Chaoying, let's talk about the key points. Let's talk about the key points."
Interrupted by Huang Ling, Zhuang Chaoying hummed twice without getting angry and dropped the topic.
"My parents said that Tunan and Tusi were admitted to key universities and honored their ancestors. As fathers and mothers, they should also congratulate the two children, so they said they would hold a family dinner this Sunday and go to a hotel to celebrate.
It just so happens that Pengfei will be able to arrive in Suzhou before Sunday, so I can pick him up by the way."
As soon as he said these words, Huang Ling and others looked at him in astonishment. It was not surprising that they were shocked, it was because after so many years, they had never had a family dinner invited by the old couple.
Huang Ling asked in confirmation: "Really or not? Are your parents so generous?"
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"Hey, Aling, what you said is true. My parents have never been stingy, they have just been used to saving. This is a big event. As father and mother, it is natural for them to hold a family dinner to celebrate."
Zhuang Chaoying has a rather proud attitude, especially in front of his wife and children.
He thought to himself, you always said that father and mother are partial, but now you see, father and mother are not partial at all, they still have our family in their hearts, why don't they stand up when encountering such a big thing?
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Zhou Chen and the others just showed fake smiles and did not expose it. It was the first time in so many years that they had spent the money of the two old people. They made it look like it was so glorious and amazing, but it was rare to get a meal from them, so they didn't say anything.
, leaving Zhuang Chaoying to be complacent.
Huang Ling suddenly asked: "Chaoying, when the time comes to entertain me, can you invite Song Ying and Lin Gongdongzhe to come? During the period before Tunan and Tuxi's college entrance examination, Song Ying was very good at it.
Xin Xin has helped our family a lot, and Tunan and his family have contributed a lot to their admission to university, so we must take them with us."
Zhuang Chaoying looked like I could make the decision, waved her hands and said: "No problem, we must call Lin Gong and Song Ying to have a good time."
The second banker had a bad reputation in their area. He was eager to use this opportunity to compete for face and let Lin Wufeng and Song Ying see that his parents were also knowledgeable, tolerant and unbiased grandparents.
In a blink of an eye, the day of the treat came. Xiang Pengfei had arrived the day before, and together with his father, he temporarily stayed at Chanmei's house in Laosanzhuang. Zhuang Hualin did not come this time in order to save travel expenses.
The couple from the banker's house, plus Lao Sanzhuang's family of four, Xiang Pengfei and his son, Zhou Chen's family of five, and the Lin family's family of three, make a total of sixteen people, just enough for two tables.
The hotel was set at a noodle shop near the cotton spinning factory. It was not easy to spend the money of Aunt Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang, so don't expect them to hire a good hotel.
But even so, when so many people went to the restaurant together, the faces of Aunt Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang were quite serious, and they did not look happy.
Even Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang Qianmei couldn't see their smiles. In their minds, the two old men's money was their money. Now they wanted to treat guests to dinner and pay so many people, it was like ripping out their flesh and blood.
When ordering, Zhou Chen didn't speak until everyone else at their table had ordered.
"Bring me two beef noodles. Do you have any braised vegetables and cold dishes here? Give us some too."
"Yes, we have cold dishes and braised dishes. How many do you want?"
"Fafafafa, eight..."
When Zhou Chen was about to say something, Zhuang Chaoying was frightened and interrupted quickly: "I'm sorry, no, we don't need cold dishes. Just give him a portion of beef noodles."
After saying that, he kept winking at Zhou Chen, his expression not very good-looking.
Zhou Chen had an innocent look on his face: "One serving of noodles is not enough. I am growing tall now, so one bowl is not enough. Besides, today is my father's treat. If you don't let me order, you would think that my father is the one who doesn't know."
I can’t afford it, wouldn’t this bring disgrace to my father’s face, right, my father?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the people at both tables, including the waiter, were a little confused. Zhuang Chaoying was even more furious: "Tuxi, you, it's your big day today, don't go too far."
Zhou Chen didn't look at him, but looked at Zhuang's dad, and asked with a smile: "Dad, this is the first time in my life that I have eaten a meal you paid for. Isn't today our college entrance banquet?
Is it possible that we can’t order whatever we want to eat ourselves?”
Father Zhuang was immediately put on the spot with a very ugly expression. If he were at home, he could lose his temper, but in a restaurant, he would have to suffer the consequences of being mute.
"Come on, boss, today is my eldest grandson's college entrance banquet. You can order whatever you want."
"Dad, then I'm not welcome."
This was what he was waiting for. Zhou Chen smiled slightly and then said to the waiter: "Four cold dishes and four stir-fried dishes are served on both tables. Are there stir-fried dishes as well?"
"Yes, yes."
When Granny Zhuang at the other table heard this, she panicked and shouted loudly: "No, we don't need it at this table, we can order it ourselves."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Grandma, there's no need to be so polite. I'll just order it for you. Comrade, just follow my instructions and you can order some staple food for them."
Zhou Chen pushed away the hand that was pulling down his pants from under the table, without even looking at Zhuang Tunan next to him.
Regardless of whether he said he had a small belly, he would retaliate, or he was seeking revenge, anyway, today was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he just wanted to trick the old couple and be polite to them.