Chapter 1091 Goodbye between Chu Tianjiao and Su Xiaoyan
There were many people crammed into the living room. The girls were sitting in rows on the wide and expensive leather sofas, and the boys were sitting on the chairs next to the dining table island... Fortunately, the living room of Chu Zihang's house was open enough for so many people to gather in the room.
It didn't seem crowded inside.
The stay-at-home aunt hired by Lu Tianming came over with tea and coffee. In addition to Aunt Tong, there was also an aunt that Lu Mingfei had never met. According to Chu Zihang, it was after Su Xiaoyan’s accident that Lu Tianming Yan
After careful selection, the caregiver hired at a high price. As for the caregiver who was good at psychological therapy and hired by Su Xiaoyan during her nightmare, she disappeared at some point, but no one discussed her whereabouts. It seemed that this person was not there from the beginning.
Existence is the same.
The tea is made from West Lake Longjing, and the coffee is also made from the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica in Central America. Lu Tianming asked a friend to help bring it. It was originally used to entertain future business customers... but it is also a must today.
When it came in handy, today Chu Zhai entertained his stepson's classmates and his wife's ex-husband. Of course Lu Tianming didn't want to lose face in front of these people.
"Mingfei, coffee or tea?" Aunt Tong placed the coffee and tea in front of Lu Mingfei for him to choose.
"Just tea, thank you Aunt Tong." Lu Mingfei took the tea and nodded to thank Aunt Tong. Aunt Tong has been an old acquaintance since she has been to Chu Zihang's house so many times.
"Is this your girlfriend?" Aunt Tong looked at Hui Liyi on the sofa. When Hui Liyi first came in, she held Lu Mingfei's arm. Aunt Tong caught a glimpse of Hui Liyi, and she looked at Hui Liyi with a surprised look.
Apparently she was shocked by Eri's beauty.
"Our wedding has been held, Aunt Tong." Lu Mingfei smiled at Aunt Tong.
He quite enjoyed the acquaintance's shock at Eri Yi's beauty. It felt like a little boy who went out with the latest Transformers toy bought by his father and was sought after by his friends. Although his mentality was a bit childish,
Vanity is really satisfying.
"All married?" Aunt Tong was obviously shocked again, "This, this, this... Congratulations, Mingfei, the little girl is so pretty. Is this what you young people call a 'flash marriage'? Or are you?
Young people know how to play, Ming Fei is your little wife, what should you drink?"
"Drinks... help me get a bottle of sweeter drinks. Eliyi is not used to tea and coffee." Aunt Tong didn't know where he read the joke on the Internet, and Lu Mingfei couldn't stand the way he praised people, so he just
Can change the topic.
"Your surname is Hui? This surname is really rare!" Aunt Tong actually conjured a bottle of drink out of her apron. She suddenly approached Lu Mingfei and asked, "Mingfei, do you know this is the name of our family?"
What are you doing? There are so many classmates here at the party, where is the man sitting with Mr. Lu? Is he his friend?"
If we were friends, would the atmosphere be so awkward? Aunt Tong, you are really gossipy and have no discernment... Lu Mingfei complained silently in his heart.
"Not a friend." Lu Mingfei lowered his voice and explained to Aunt Tong, "That's Aunt Su's ex-husband, who is also senior brother's biological father."
"Hey, isn't that the heartless man!" Aunt Tong exclaimed subconsciously, and then immediately covered her mouth. Fortunately, Su Xiaoyan was chatting with a group of girls on the sofa and didn't notice her coming.
"Heartless..." Lu Mingfei paused, then he bravely explained for Chu Tianjiao, "You can't be considered a heartless person. Uncle Chu has also had his own difficulties in recent years. In fact, he was quite cruel to his senior brother and Aunt Su.
The one who cares about you will be afraid even if you meet him."
"Come on, what's the reason? What's bigger than your wife and son?" Aunt Tong rolled her eyes. It was obvious that her impression of Chu Tianjiao had reached rock bottom. "In all these years, I have never seen him give a favor to his wife and son.
The young master has sent living expenses, but I haven’t seen him carrying them during the holidays.
Things come to visit, and it seems like this person has not existed for so many years. What difficulties can he have in leaving such a beautiful wife and such a smart son? Our Mr. Lu must be considerate, and the wife and young master have lived in these years.
You don’t have to worry about food and clothing, otherwise you might not be able to live in a miserable life.”
Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, but he couldn't refute Aunt Tong for a while...Chu Tianjiao did have his own difficulties. Lu Mingfei knew it, but he really hadn't taken much care of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zi financially in these years.
Hang, this is a fact. Although he left a house with a few dozen square meters, it is impossible for that small house to provide
After raising Chu Zihang and his son for a lifetime, Chu Tianjiao may feel that he is lurking and cannot reveal his wealth and abilities that are not consistent with his status as a driver. Minimizing his appearance in front of their mother and son is also out of consideration for their safety, but standing between Su Xiaoyan and
From Chu Zihang's perspective, he is indeed not a competent husband and father.
Not even a qualified ex-husband.
When he entered Chu Tianjiao's cabin and saw Chu Tianjiao's careful love and records for Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei was actually quite moved at the time, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Chu Tianjiao...
...But now after Aunt Tong said these words, Lu Mingfei could really act as a third party
Looking at this matter from a personal perspective, although Chu Tianjiao loves Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, the love he gives is only the way he thinks is most appropriate. From Chu Tianjiao's perspective, he has paid a lot and sacrificed a lot for it.
A lot, but from the perspective of Su Xiaoyan and Chu Zihang, they got very little.
"What Uncle Chu did back then was indeed not right. He has felt quite guilty over the years, and he did a lot of mental construction before entering the house." Lu Mingfei sighed and said to Aunt Tong, "He thinks so too.
There are many things that are discussed without regard to the heart. Uncle Chu has already confessed to his senior brother very seriously, so he also plans to apologize to Aunt Su."
"I don't understand this thing about talking about deeds and heart. Mingfei, Aunt Tong doesn't study much, but at least Aunt Tong is sensible. He has abandoned his wife and children for so many years, so an apology is enough.
?" Aunt Tong obviously had an extremely bad impression of Chu Tianjiao, "If I were Mr. Lu, I wouldn't be willing to let him into this family, and let him drink tea. How can I have the nerve to come to your door if the alimony is not paid?
"
Quite coincidentally, as soon as Aunt Tong finished saying this, Chu Tianjiao suddenly stood up and slapped a thin piece of paper on the table.
Everyone in the room looked sideways.
Su Xiaoyan had just finished tying up a section of Eri Yi's hair, and turned to look at Chu Tianjiao lightly. She didn't even look at the paper on the table, she just looked at Chu Tianjiao sideways and asked: "What are you doing? Do you have an opinion?
?Why are you banging the table randomly? You thought this was at your house?"
"No...no." Facing Su Xiaoyan, Chu Tianjiao's aura suddenly weakened a bit. He pointed to the check on the table, "This is all the alimony I should have paid over the years, for you and
Chu Zihang’s.”
Su Xiaoyan did not answer Chu Tianjiao immediately, but glanced at the number on the check, with a sneer on her lips: "Hey, have you made a lot of money in these years? Now you can pay such a large sum of money in one go? These
Do you have enough money to buy a house in the city center for a down payment?”
"It shouldn't be enough in the city center, but around the Second Ring Road." Chu Zihang also saw the amount on the check and corrected it.
"Awesome, how can you be more serious at this point?" Fingel muttered next to Lu Mingfei, "Junior brother, the people you graduated from Shilan Middle School are really talented!"
"Please do not escalate the behavior of your alma mater to an individual." Lu Mingfei quickly brushed himself off, "You know, I was quite incompatible with everyone in Shilan Middle School. I am much more out of line than my senior brothers!"
Lu Tianming's face on the side showed embarrassment visible to the naked eye, but Uncle Lu adhered to the principle that he must remain decent in front of others, especially on such occasions, so he always kept smiling even when his wife and ex-husband were discussing alimony...
...Although his smile was a little stiff, in Fingel's words, it looked like a double stroke.
"Who wants your alimony?" Su Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at Chu Tianjiao, "Don't you see what kind of life I'm living now? I don't lack anything, and my current husband is pretty good to me.
, Chu Zihang has grown up a long time ago, you should keep the three melons and two dates that you have come late to support yourself in your old age, you haven’t married a wife yet, right?"
Seeing Su Xiaoyan mocking Chu Tianjiao, the smile on Lu Tianming's face finally showed some sincerity.
"No..." Chu Tianjiao subconsciously hesitated and replied, but he reacted instantly, "No, no, I just said that this is the alimony that I should pay, but I didn't say that I am giving it to you as alimony.
The cost.”
Su Xiaoyan did not answer Chu Tianjiao's question, but raised her eyebrows, indicating that Chu Tianjiao should continue.
"I know that this little money is nothing to you now. You don't lack anything now, but for me, this is what I owe you." Chu Tianjiao said to Su Xiaoyan in a sincere tone, "
I don’t mean that I don’t owe you the money after I gave it to you, but I think I should pay for it, otherwise I would be too much of a jerk, right?
"You have married a good man, and Chu Zihang has grown up. You don't need me to support you, but isn't Chu Zihang going to get a wife soon?" Chu Tianjiao pointed to the check, "I will give you this money.
Can’t the betrothal money saved by my son be used?”
"Eh?" Xia Mi was stunned for a moment. She hadn't realized yet. How could she be involved in this?
And why did it become that Chu Zihang was going to marry a wife? Even if they had discussed this topic before, they had only scratched the surface.
"Gift money?" Su Xiaoyan blinked, as if she thought this statement was quite interesting. She didn't expect that Chu Tianjiao could give such an explanation. This man's behavior seemed to be really different from what she remembered.
.
Lu Tianming on the side subconsciously raised his eyes. Psychologically speaking, this was a sign of his imbalance... Lu Tianming was indeed a little anxious, because he was afraid that Su Xiaoyan would agree to Chu Tianjiao. As a son of Chu,
Hang's stepfather is also a very wealthy stepfather. He will definitely arrange a decent, grand and perfect wedding for his stepson. But if the bride price for his daughter-in-law comes from the stepson's poor biological father, what if
How funny would it be to be known?
At least half of his face will be lost.
But this was a negotiation between his wife and her ex-husband, and he had no position to interrupt on this occasion, so Lu Tianming could only adjust his glasses repeatedly to express his anxiety.
"The gift money..." Su Xiaoyan thought for a moment and then slowly said, "You don't need to pay."
Lu Tianming quietly breathed a sigh of relief, while Chu Tianjiao's expression was visibly anxious.
"How can this be done? Chu Zihang is your son, and he is also my son. Although he was sentenced to you, half of my blood is bleeding from his body. I can't even give my son the money as a gift, right?
"Chu Tianjiao said anxiously with a pale face, "I know you are not short of money, but if my son wants to marry a wife, I will definitely have to share my feelings. If you think the money is too little, I can add more. If you want me
I am also willing to prepare a wedding room."
"Hey, I haven't seen you for so many years. You are so generous. Why are you pretending to be generous here now?" Su Xiaoyan rolled her eyes, "You can help Xia Mi with this money."
"Help Xia Mi out?" Chu Tianjiao was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"According to tradition, when Chu Zihang and Xia Mi get married, our family will give a betrothal gift to Xia Mi's family, and Xia Mi's family will also have to give us a share of the dowry." Su Xiaoyan said, "Do you know the situation in Xia Mi's family?
?Her parents are not here, and there are no adults in the family. Do you think our family is embarrassed to ask for dowry from others?"
"That's definitely not possible!" Chu Tianjiao said.
"Yeah, so I originally thought that I wouldn't need the dowry. It's just a formality anyway, or I could pay for Xia Mi to make up for the custom." Su Xiaoyan explained, "But now since you
Now, just think of it as giving this money to Xia Mi. My husband and I gave Chu Zihang's money, and you gave Xia Mi's money. Isn't it just right? Anyway, the money will go to the two children in the end. You won't
It’s just lip service again, but you really don’t want to let it go, right?”
"What are you talking about! Why should I pay for this if I don't want to!" Chu Tianjiao was like a mouse whose tail was stepped on. He stretched out his neck to defend, "I heard about the situation at Xia Mi's family. Please help the little girl."
What's wrong with the money? This money is for my son and daughter-in-law, why should I be reluctant to part with it? If you say something now, I can arrange their wedding for you. Abalone, emperor crab, etc. will be served as you like. If it's less than three
At the tenth table, I, Chu Tianjiao, am not a man!"
"You still haven't corrected your problem after all these years." Su Xiaoyan sighed quietly, her tone could not be called disappointed, but rather a little nostalgic.
When Chu Tianjiao heard Su Xiaoyan's words, Hong Wen's original arrogance was extinguished. He lowered his head in anger, like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"I'm really willing to go out. Although it's a bit exaggerated, but if it's for my son, I'm willing to go out and sell the iron." Chu Tianjiao said weakly.
"I didn't mean to ridicule you, I just said that when I irritate you, you will be more excited than anyone else, as if I pinched your tail." Su Xiaoyan said, "You were always like this before, as if you wanted to follow someone.
It’s like proving that I’m good at it.”
"Then it depends on who pinches my tail." Chu Tianjiao muttered in a vague tone, "That's not because I want to prove to you that I can do it."