Chapter 308: Returning to Beijing, the ‘ugly’ daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law
"Her name is Zhao Yingnan, she has a very good personality. Her hometown is Hubei Jiangcheng, but her family now lives near Yanjing. Her father is the chief of staff of the military region, deputy division level; and she is in the same major as me.
I will definitely stay in Yanjing after graduation, so I must make preparations early."
Li Congping was very satisfied when she heard that she was a classmate of her son and had a good personality. It was the fact that she stayed in Yanjing that made her a little hesitant.
Zhou Zhiming, on the other hand, looked stunned: "Deputy division chief of staff of the military region?"
His wife doesn't understand the level of this position, but he understands it somewhat.
"Son, do you dare to talk to the daughter of the army leader?"
Li Congping was unhappy: "Why, what's wrong with my son? Let alone the chief of staff's daughter, even if he is the commander's daughter, my son is worthy of her."
Zhou Zhiming did not argue, but just said to Zhou Chen: "You know more than your father and your mother. You have to think it over for yourself and don't mess around. Otherwise, our family will not be able to offend others."
Zhou Chen was also helpless: "Dad, even if we are in love, you will talk about it as if we are going to fight. Yingnan has a good temper. The most important thing is that he listens to my words. Don't worry, I know what I'm saying.
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"The important thing now is whether you will follow me to Yanjing or not. I have prepared everything there. Not only will you be able to start work at any time, but you will also be able to see your son and future daughter-in-law at any time. You two should think about it carefully."
Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping looked at each other and said, "Let's think about it."
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Ever since we talked about the matter in Yanjing, the family has not talked about it a second time.
But Zhou Chen knew that the more his parents acted like this, the more seriously they were considering it, but they couldn't make a decision yet, so they didn't say it easily.
On the other hand, my mother, Li Congping, always pulls Zhou Chen to talk about Zhao Yingnan. From his appearance to his personality, I feel like I can't wait to see him.
"Mom, I'm really not talking nonsense. Zhao Yingnan is very good. If you don't believe it, you can come with me to Yanjing after the year."
Whenever Zhou Chen mentioned this, his mother Li Congping would reply: "We'll talk about this after the Chinese New Year."
During the Spring Festival of 1994, Zhou Chen no longer spent it alone, but with his parents, he experienced the New Year of this era.
Heavy snow and firecrackers add a different atmosphere to the New Year.
Since the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Chen has been visiting relatives with his parents, some of whom he is not very familiar with, and some of whom he is familiar with.
Everyone gets together, drinks and plays cards.
This era is not like a few decades later, when everyone drove without drinking. In this era, not only men drink, but many women can also drink half a pound.
But Zhou Chen drank with a group of relatives and relied on his super drinking ability to drink down a whole table of people. By the end of the drink, he himself was drunk.
There was no way, no matter how powerful he was, he was still alone and couldn't withstand the bombardment of several adults in turn. In addition, the wine in this era was indeed very strong, so that he drank it in the end.
To be honest, this New Year was more lively than in the real world more than 20 years ago. Zhou Chen also received a lot of red envelopes, although they were all worth three or five yuan, but this kind of intention made him feel huge satisfaction.
Zhou Chen stayed at home until the ninth day of the first lunar month. After his constant persuasion, his parents finally agreed to go to Yanjing with him to see them. If possible, they would consider staying in Yanjing.
Zhou Chen was overjoyed when he heard the news. He was not absolutely sure to convince his parents, but as long as they were willing to go with him to have a look, he was 90% sure to convince them.
After all, Yanjing is the capital, and it is countless times more prosperous than their small county. If there are no conditions, it will be difficult for outsiders to survive there.
But Zhou Chen has already taken care of everything. As long as his parents see that they can make money in Yanjing, much more than in their hometown, and their son and future daughter-in-law go to school there, they will definitely seriously consider staying.
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Finally, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, the family of three bought their tickets and headed to Yanjing packed with bags.
After driving for a day and a night, they finally arrived in Yanjing. However, neither Zhou Zhiming nor Li Congping looked very good. The ride was very bumpy and uncomfortable for them.
"Is this the little house you're talking about?"
When the couple arrived at the house rented by Zhou Chen, Li Congping asked Zhou Chen with a dark face.
Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Yes, it's this little house."
"So in your eyes, what is a big house?"
"At the very least, it has to be a villa. It should be more than 300 square meters, with a garden, a swimming pool, a basketball court, and..."
"I'll beat you to death, you brat."
Li Congping cursed angrily, saying that her son had already become so ambitious after not seeing him for a year and a half.
Look at this house, which is more than 100 square meters. It has air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators. She couldn't even think about these things at home. Well, her son has arranged them all at once.
Zhou Chen said: "Mom, you can't blame me. If I lived alone, I wouldn't need such good conditions, but these are arranged for you. Sometimes I will bring Yingnan over, so I can't just be free.
There are no furniture or appliances in the house, right? It’s so ugly.”
When Li Congping heard this, he immediately asked nervously: "Have you ever brought your girlfriend to live here?"
"I've lived there before."
The couple became even more nervous, especially Zhou Zhiming, who knew that Zhao Yingnan's father was the leader of the army.
"You guys are not messing around. You are still students. You must control yourselves and don't make a mess. You won't even be able to go to school. Your parents can't afford to embarrass that person."
Zhou Chen said helplessly: "Dad, am I as unreliable as you said? I am a serious person to talk to, and I am not fooling around. Of course I have to respect the woman. Don't worry, Yingnan and I still have a good relationship."
It’s not like what you were worried about. Even if you come here, you’ll just sleep in separate rooms.”
Although he is very angry at his current age, he is still not the first brother. If he wants to control it, he can still control it.
Except for the last step, he and Zhao Yingnan actually completed many steps and often lay together, but he would not force Zhao Yingnan until he was ready.
"That's good, that's good."
The couple breathed a sigh of relief. They were most afraid that their son would become a bad student if he had money. Fortunately, it was not as they feared.
"Dad, Mom, let's have a good rest today. I'll take you to the newsstand tomorrow to have a look. I've asked my classmates to sort it out. It will be open soon."
He had already made an agreement with Hou Pu. Hou Pu came here early, and with the help of Qiu Shui and others who lived in Yanjing, there was no need to worry about the newsstand.
Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping were actually a little impatient and wanted to go take a look immediately, but they were really tired, so they agreed to rest first and then go over to take a look.
"By the way, Yingnan will go back to school in two days. Do you want to meet her? If so, I will bring her back for dinner."
"See you, of course I have to see you."
Li Congping nodded without hesitation, and Zhou Zhiming also agreed beside him.
"Well, when Yingnan comes back, I will bring her to see you."
Zhou Chen has initially identified Zhao Yingnan. As long as nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Yingnan will be his wife in the future, so it is only natural to bring her back to show to his parents. He believes that Zhao Yingnan will definitely not
reject.
A few days passed in a flash.
After Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping visited the newsstand, they were very satisfied. It was said to be a newsstand, but in fact the area was not small, covering more than ten square meters.
Magnolia officinalis arrived early and has almost decorated the newsstand, ready to open at any time.
"Tell me what uncle and aunt like, so I can buy something and take it over."
Zhao Yingnan stood in the shopping mall, looking quite nervous. Ever since she knew that Zhou Chen was going to take her to meet her parents, her heart had been hanging on her head.
However, she was nervous about meeting Zhou Chen's parents, but she was still very happy because Zhou Chen was willing to take her to meet her parents, which showed that he was sincere to her.
So she immediately took Zhou Chen to the mall, wanting to buy something. It was her first time meeting her future parents-in-law, and she had to leave a good impression.
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "My parents couldn't close their mouths when they saw such a beautiful future daughter-in-law like you. They don't need any gifts."
"You are the only one who knows how to coax me. This is the first time I go there and I don't buy anything. Please tell me quickly what you are going to buy." Zhao Yingnan said coquettishly.
Zhou Chen was quite helpless and could only say: "Spring is coming soon, so let's buy a windbreaker for my mother. For my father, I'll buy a pair of leather shoes. You choose, and I'll pay for it."
Zhao Yingnan rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen: "I bought gifts for my uncle and aunt, so why don't you pay for them? I have money."
"Don't spend all your living expenses just to buy gifts and then eat steamed buns every day."
"Even if I spend all the money, you can't let me eat steamed buns every day, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I will support you for the rest of my life, okay."
"That's pretty much it. Let's go pick out some clothes."
After shopping in the mall for several hours, Zhao Yingnan finally bought clothes and shoes that Zhao Yingnan was satisfied with. By the way, he also bought a coat for Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said he wouldn't buy anything, but after shopping around, he bought some things for his parents and some clothes for Zhao Yingnan.
Zhao Yingnan didn't want it at first, but she couldn't resist Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen said he was buying her new clothes in order to improve her status among her parents, so she had no choice but to accept it.
Zhao Yingnan, who had changed into new clothes, took Zhou Chen's arm and walked towards home.
Just looking at her expression, she showed unprecedented nervousness, which showed how important this meeting was to her.
When he arrived at the door of his house, Zhao Yingnan became even more nervous and his body became stiff.
Zhou Chen noticed her nervousness, patted her hand gently, and said softly: "It's okay, don't be afraid, my parents are very nice people."
"What if my uncle and aunt don't like me?" Zhao Yingnan asked.
Zhou Chen said: "You want to follow me. No matter what they think, I recognize you anyway. Even if you want to run away, I will bring you back."
"Hate."
Zhou Chen's love words made Zhao Yingnan smile, and his nervous mood relaxed.
For girls who come to their boyfriend's house for the first time, their confidence comes from the man. If their boyfriend is not supportive, it will be useless no matter how confident they are.
"Let's go."
As soon as they heard the sound of the door opening, the couple who had already prepared quickly walked to the living room and looked at the door.
Today is actually an ordinary day, but it is of great significance to the couple because it is the first time their son has fallen in love in twenty years and the first time his girlfriend has visited their home. How could they not be nervous.