Chapter 1,733 Disappointment, rupture, pretending to be on the phone
Chapter 1736 Disappointment, rupture, pretending to be on the phone
Zhuang Chaoying, who returned without success, was a little embarrassed to see Huang Ling. He lingered at the door for a long time and made sure that the children at home were not there before he returned to the house.
When Huang Ling saw Zhuang Chaoying coming back, she stopped doing what she was doing and looked straight at him. After a few seconds, she saw the result on Zhuang Chaoying's face.
"Don't want to come back?"
Zhuang Chaoying looked embarrassed: "I thought about it, and I still feel that I am the boss of the banker, and it is my responsibility to be filial to my parents. I..."
"Okay."
Huang Ling interrupted his explanation rudely, with a sarcastic look on her face.
"You're just deceiving yourself with these words, don't fool me with such words anymore. If you don't want to come back, you don't want to come back. Don't talk about these things. We have been together for so many years, and I still don't understand you."
,Don’t you know what kind of people your parents are?”
"Zhuang Chaoying, you are very smart. You are the smartest among the three brothers and sisters. Even your parents' tricks can't be hidden from you. But just because you have been tamed by them since you were a child, so you
You know clearly that it's wrong to do that, but you still have to do it, just for your so-called filial piety."
"But is your so-called filial piety really meant to be filial to your parents, or is it for your own reputation?"
These words directly angered Zhuang Chaoying, and he asked excitedly: "What do you mean? You said that my filial piety is fake, just for my own reputation? A Ling, how can you humiliate me like this? I, Zhuang Chaoying, am that kind of person
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Huang Ling said: "I don't know, you know best. Don't argue with me. I have already thought clearly. Let's just live like this for the time being. In a few years, both Xiaoting and Pengfei will take the exam."
Once we go to college, we no longer need to rely on our family, and there is no need for us to continue living together. We will get divorced by then."
Zhuang Chaoying was anxious: "Huang Ling, do you really want to divorce me?"
"right."
The decisive answer made Zhuang Chaoying feel like he was hit hard.
"Just because I haven't asked for my salary back, you are going to divorce me. Huang Ling, why are you like this now? You were not like this before. It is the responsibility of children to be filial to their parents."
"Up to now, you are still saying these useless words. I have really heard enough. I don't want to accompany you to pretend anymore. I will let you do whatever you want, but in front of the children, I hope you can
Do your duty as a father, and the rest is up to you."
After saying this, Huang Ling stopped arguing with him and went to the kitchen to do her own thing.
Zhuang Chaoying stood in the room blankly, unable to calm down for a long time. He had just been driven back from Zhuang Cunmei's house, and now he was 'humiliated' by his wife. He had the urge to throw away angrily and leave. But thinking of his experience last year,
He no longer had the courage.
As Huang Ling said, he was PUA by his parents. How could he not understand it? He just followed the trend and gave money to everyone. It's just that his "everyone" does not include Huang Ling.
But Huang Ling insisted on divorcing him now, and she said it so heartlessly. He really couldn't understand it, because in his opinion, it was just a matter of one-third of the salary, which was not a matter of principle at all. Why did she have to make a fuss?
When it came to getting divorced, he could still understand Huang Ling's disappointed expression.
Outside, he was the dean of the school, and he devoted himself entirely to his education career. He had never had any messy affairs. He also taught his children at home, worked conscientiously, and respected his wife. He had some quarrels, but not many.
Why did he lead his life like this? Being filial to your elders is a matter of course. Why don't his wife and children understand him?
Although Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying tried their best to hide it and didn't want anyone to find out, Zhou Chen was so jealous that he quickly discovered the fishy relationship between them.
After thinking for a moment, he understood what had happened. It seemed that Zhuang Chaoying was still unwilling to make progress. Now Huang Ling must have given up completely.
On the eve of the start of school, Huang Ling took Zhou Chen alone and solemnly gave Zhou Chen the passbook. This was the bank passbook she had accompanied Zhou Chen to the bank and issued in Zhou Chen's name. It had always been with her before.
Keep it, now that Zhou Chen is going to Shanghai, she decided to give it back to Zhou Chen.
Except for some of the money Zhou Chen has earned over the years, the rest is in this passbook, amounting to tens of thousands of dollars.
"This is the money you earned yourself, keep it well."
Zhou Chen didn't say anything and took it in his hand. He knew that if he didn't want it, Huang Ling would give it to him, so there was no need to do anything else.
"When you get to Shanghai, you are adaptable and capable. I am not worried about you. Although Tunan is your brother, he is not as mature as you and his living ability is not as good as yours. You are close to each other. If he encounters any problems
, Mom hopes you can help him, I know you two have conflicts, but you are brothers, this is Mom’s only request, okay?"
Zhou Chen nodded and responded: "Mom, I promise you, if something happens to him, I will definitely help him."
Huang Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Her younger son was a man of his word. As long as he agreed, she would feel relieved.
Just looking at Zhou Chen, her eyes couldn't help but turn red. In a few days, Zhou Chen and the others would leave. She was really reluctant to leave her. For more than ten years, her two children had never left her.
It's been so long and so far away, and I feel reluctant and worried.
He will be leaving in a few days, so in the past few days, Huang Ling has been cooking delicious food for Zhou Chen and the others in various ways. Their luggage bags are also stuffed full of mother's love.
The day before departure, several people came to the courtyard of the Zhuanglin family.
Huang Ling and Song Ying were washing clothes in the yard, and were very surprised when they saw several strangers push the door open and come in.
"Are you guys?"
"We're here to install the phone."
"Put a phone in?"
Huang Ling and Song Ying were both confused: "What kind of phone are you pretending to be? No one here has installed a phone?"
The person who installed the phone looked stunned: "Don't you want to install a phone? That's right, it's this address, Zhuang Tuxi, you must have this person here."
"Tuxi? Yes, yes." Huang Ling nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Zhou Chen in the room also heard the sound and walked out.
"Yes, we are the ones installing the telephones. Come in quickly. The telephones are installed here and your lines are routed from above..."
Seeing Zhou Chen communicating with the master who installed the phone, Huang Ling and Song Ying at the door were very surprised, as were Zhuang Tunan and others in the room.
"Sister Ling, what's going on? Are you going to install a phone in your home?" Song Ying asked in a fuss.
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Huang Ling said in confusion: "I don't know. Tusi didn't tell me either. I'll ask him."
She walked over and asked what was going on, and Zhou Chen explained to her.
"I'm going to school in Shanghai. Although it's not far away, I can't come back often. Writing letters is too slow, so I thought about installing a phone at home. If anything happens in the future, I can call home directly.
, it’s convenient to talk, so I went to the relevant department a few days ago to go through the procedures, paid the money, and agreed to install it today.”
Huang Ling said in surprise: "Why are you installing a phone? There is a phone in Yiming's small store. It costs more than 4,000 yuan. It is so expensive. Why are you installing it?"
Zhou Chen said: "You have to go and make calls from the small store. Install one at home. You can call whenever you want. The phone bill is cheaper than going to the small store. In the future, we can also call directly
It's much more convenient to call home than to write a letter. The cost is quite a lot, but I can still afford it."
"Mom, don't feel bad. The money has already been paid, and people have come to pretend to be here. It's too late to regret it now, so don't think so much."
Huang Ling grimaced. Seeing these people wiring and installing telephones was obviously a good thing, but when she thought about the cost of more than 4,000 yuan, her heart ached.
Song Ying was also shocked when she learned that Zhou Chen decided everything privately. She held it in for a long time before saying something.
"Tutsi is so rich."
Yes, it was more than four thousand, but their family couldn't even afford half of it. As a result, Zhou Chen decided to install a phone on his own without consulting his parents. It was because he had money that he had the confidence.
Installing a telephone mainly involves pulling out lines. These installers quickly set up the lines and connected the phone. After trying it for a while and no problem, they asked Zhou Chen to sign and talked about a lot of after-sales service and so on.
left.
As soon as they left, Lin Dongzhe and the others swarmed around the red telephone, looking left and right. Lin Dongzhe even pressed the button.
"Crack!"
Song Ying went up to him and said, "Don't press it randomly, it will break."
Lin Dongzhe felt aggrieved and said: "Mom, you are too cruel. The phone is pressed to make a call. It is not so easy to break the button."
Zhou Chen said: "It's okay, Aunt Song, just let them play, it won't break."
He said this, but Song Ying was still nervous, and even Huang Ling looked worried.
She was shocked just now, but now she accepted it. This was her home phone, so she had to protect it. This small thing was much more expensive than a TV or a refrigerator.
The news that the banker installed a telephone soon spread in the alleys, and the surrounding neighbors came to watch the excitement.
"Huang Ling, can you call your home phone?"
"I'm sorry, if you want to make a call, you should go to Yiming's store to make a call. This phone is for our own use."
"More than four thousand landlines, Aling, your family is really rich. The salaries of you and Teacher Zhuang are not high. There are three children at home. How did you save so much money?"
"Chaoying and I only have a small salary. It's good to be able to support our children. How can we afford to install a phone? This is Tusi. You all know that Tusi has published many articles and stories in magazines before. These are all his
I made so much money in total from the royalties, but all of it was used to install the phone. This kid didn't even discuss it with us, he just made his own decision."
Huang Ling and Zhou Chen had already discussed it. If anyone asked, they would just say it was the royalties. Anyway, there are traces of it. He has published a lot of fairy tales and articles and poems in the past three years. It is impossible for others to know how much he earned.
money.
When the neighbors heard that it was Zhou Chen who made the money, they were all shocked, and their eyes widened in disbelief.