"Dad, Mom, this is Zhao Yingnan."
When Zhou Chen saw his parents' eyes burning, he immediately held Zhao Yingnan's hand and introduced them to them.
Zhao Yingnan, whose hand was held by Zhou Chen, mustered up the courage and said: "Uncle, aunt, hello, my name is Zhao Yingnan."
"Gift, gift." Zhou Chen reminded in a low voice.
Zhao Yingnan reacted and quickly took out the bag in his hand, "Uncle, aunt, it's our first time meeting you. I don't know what you like, so I just bought something. I hope you don't mind, uncle and aunt."
When Zhao Yingnan walked in, Li Congping kept staring at him, wearing a white turtleneck sweater, a pink down jacket, and a smile on his face.
"Good boy, you're here as soon as you come. If you want to buy anything else, come and sit down."
Judging from the appearance, Li Congping is quite satisfied, and the child is very sensible and bought things on the first visit.
Zhao Yingnan was held by Li Congping's hand and sat down on the sofa. She was a little restless, but she breathed a sigh of relief after Zhou Chen sat next to her.
Li Congping said to Zhou Zhiming: "Hurry up and bring the dishes and prepare to eat."
Zhao Yingnan said quickly: "Uncle, aunt, I'm going to get some food."
Li Congping immediately grabbed her: "You kid, don't be so polite. Treat this place as your home. Just sit down and wait for dinner today."
Zhou Chen suddenly picked up the handbag and said to his mother: "Mom, this is the windbreaker that Yingnan bought for you. You can try it on to see the size. If it doesn't fit, we can adjust it."
"Tell me about you kids. Auntie has clothes to wear. What clothes should you buy?" Li Congping scolded.
Zhao Yingnan said: "I don't know what to buy for my aunt. I saw that the windbreaker in the mall looked pretty good, so I bought one for you. If you don't like it, we will go back and change it now."
"No need to change, no need to change, aunt likes it very much."
Li Congping took the windbreaker and took a look. She had never worn this kind of clothing before, but it looked pretty good, so she accepted it with a smile.
"These are the leather shoes I bought for my uncle." Zhao Yingnan quickly took out the leather shoes he bought for Zhou Zhiming.
"You kid, what are you talking about? Your uncle has a lot of shoes. Buying him leather shoes is a waste."
Zhou Zhiming poked his head out of the kitchen door, his mouth twitching. Do I have too many shoes? There are only two pairs of leather shoes in total. How can I waste my leather shoes?
The first meeting between Zhao Yingnan and Zhou Chen's parents can be said to be very harmonious. Although Zhao Yingnan was nervous, he still performed very well. Li Congping was very satisfied and felt that this future daughter-in-law was very powerful.
The meal took more than two hours to finish.
"Zhou Chen, what should we do about this?"
Zhao Yingnan raised the thick red envelope in her hand. Zhou Chen's mother, Li Congping, had forced it on her when she left. She didn't want to take it. She was afraid that Li Congping would be angry, so she had to accept it.
I just went out and opened it and saw that there were two thousand yuan.
In this era, what is the concept of two thousand yuan? Even in the capital Yanjing, some people with good jobs can only earn about 500 yuan a month. In the small counties below, it is even worse. One or two hundred yuan a month is considered high.
Salary.
Zhao Yingnan and Zhou Chen have been together for so long, and they know very well the situation of Zhou Chen's parents. They are two very ordinary workers. Two thousand yuan is probably a huge amount of money that they were able to save after several years of frugality.
I gave her such a big red envelope all at once, so it's strange that she wasn't nervous.
Zhou Chen said calmly: "Since it was given to me by my mother, just accept it and don't feel any psychological burden."
"How can this be done? Two thousand yuan is too much. The things I bought for my uncle and aunt were only a few hundred yuan. They gave me so much, and I really didn't dare to accept it."
"Listen to me, in our hometown, there is a rule that if a woman goes to a man's house for the first time, if the man's parents are very satisfied with her, they will give her a big red envelope. This can be said to be approval;
If the red envelope is returned, it means that the woman is dissatisfied with the man's parents and is unwilling to give the red envelope, which can be said to mean rejection."
After hearing Zhou Chen's words, Zhao Yingnan looked suspicious: "Really? Don't lie to me?"
Zhou Chen said: "Why did I lie to you? You can rest assured about the red envelope. If you still feel sorry for me, you can find opportunities to honor my parents again in the future."
Now that the words have come to this, Zhao Yingnan can only do it.
"Okay then, I'll accept it. By the way, have uncle and aunt agreed to stay in Yanjing?"
Zhou Chen: "I haven't given a reply yet, but I think they are very interested in the newsstand job. We are in Yanjing again, so they should stay; but I won't force them, after all, they have lived in their hometown for so many years.
, if you really don’t want to come here, then I will think of a way to invest in them and start a small business in my hometown.”
He sincerely hopes that his parents can stay, but he cannot force them. If they are really unwilling, he can only compromise.
As for the newsstand, he can recruit people to do it. In this era, the most indispensable thing is manpower.
However, Zhou Chen's worries were unnecessary. In the eyes of Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping, Zhou Chen was their only son and was more important than anything else.
In addition, they still have their future daughter-in-law in Yanjing, and they will continue to study in medical school for several years. They feel that it is a good choice to take care of their son and daughter-in-law in Yanjing.
So after the couple discussed it, they showed off their cards to Zhou Chen and said that they were willing to come to Yanjing, but they just needed some time to go back and arrange their work and things at home.
Zhou Chen was naturally overjoyed when he found out. Being able to have his parents come to Yanjing meant that he could see them at any time and go home for dinner at any time.
This seemingly simple thing can only be understood by those who have actually experienced it. How valuable it is.
School will soon start, and Zhou Chen has entered the learning mode again. In the new semester, there are obviously more professional courses.
Through study and understanding, Zhou Chen developed a great interest in medicine, and also learned some superficial knowledge. The main reason is that this subject is too broad and profound, and even if he studies it for a few years, he can barely get started.
After Zhou Zhiming and Li Congping returned to their hometown, they quickly settled their affairs there, quit their jobs, and rushed back to Yanjing as quickly as possible.
Two months passed in a flash.
With Zhou Chen's help, his parents quickly straightened out the newsstand. They didn't need to worry about delivery. Zhou Chen had already arranged it, and someone would deliver it every morning. In addition to newspapers, the newsstand also had magazines.
, books, etc.
The couple usually took turns, and after seeing how much money they were making, they would often drive late at night and then go back. Zhou Chen tried to persuade them many times to no avail, so he just let them go.
Every weekend, Zhou Chen would take Zhao Yingnan back for dinner, and Li Congping would fill the table every time.
Life is going smoothly, and time is passing slowly.
In the boys' dormitory, after Zhou Chen came back from home, he saw Gu Ming lying on the bed with a decadent look on his face. He didn't even react when he came back.
So he asked Xin Yi, another person in the dormitory, in confusion: "Xin Yi, what's wrong with Xiaobai? He seems to have lost his soul."
Xin Yi chuckled and said, "What else could it be because of Xiao Hong? Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong are getting along."
Zhou Chen said in astonishment: "Is this strange? The two of them have always been like that, and I have never seen Xiaobai become so decadent."
Xin Yi said: "That was before. Just yesterday, Qiu Shui announced his relationship with Xiao Hong. The two are now openly boyfriend and girlfriend. They also went out to play yesterday and haven't come back yet.
Do you think Xiaobai can not be sad?"
This made Zhou Chen even more surprised: "Why didn't Qiu Shui do it this time? He actually made the relationship public. There was no news about it before."
Xin Yi shrugged and said: "Who knows, neither of them are normal anyway. When they make it public and when they don't make it public, it's not big news. Xiaobai can't think about it himself, so don't worry about him."
Zhou Chen glanced at Gu Ming again and gave up his thoughts of comfort.
Regardless of the fact that Gu Ming has been getting along with everyone for almost two years, except for having a good relationship with a few people in their dormitory, his relationship with everyone else is average.
The main reason is that Gu Ming was born in the United States and has lived in the United States for nearly twenty years. In his heart, he somewhat despises the backward country. Otherwise, he would not have lived in the country for nearly two years and still looked ignorant of the world.
But the good thing about Gu Ming is that he doesn't hold grudges very much, which is one of the reasons why he can get along so happily with everyone.
"Where's Eucommia ulmoides and Magnolia officinalis?"
"I don't know when Eucommia ulmoides and Gu Xiaoman got together and went out to play; Magnolia officinalis hasn't gotten off work yet, so I guess it will take a while."
Houpu would work at a newsstand on weekends, which also allowed Zhou Chen's parents to have time to rest on weekends.
"Then why didn't you lick your demon knife?" Zhou Chen asked Xin Yi.
Xin Yi suddenly said angrily: "I lick your head, but you are the licking dog. This is what Yaodao and I call love, you know nothing."
The term "dog licking" was 'invented' by Zhou Chen. Now it has been widely spread in Renhe Medical College. There are two big licking dogs in their dormitory.
Xin Yi and Gu Ming.
"Okay, I don't understand what you call flirting, but you have been flirting for two years. When will Yaodao officially agree to be with you?"
The concept of love in this class is really speechless. In the past, there was Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong interacting with each other, and then there was Gu Ming, a big licker, and then there was the long-distance love race between Xin Yi and Yaodao. No, to be precise, it was a licker.
Long distance running.
Can't you just be normal?
Xin Yi chuckled and said: "With sincerity, gold and stone are opened. I feel that my good days are coming soon."
"hehe."
To be continued...