Five million, for a person who can only earn a few dollars a day, is really appalling and absolutely an astronomical figure.
When he saw his son Chen Hai talking about five million in an understatement, Chen Zhonghua opened his mouth, but in the end no sound came out of his mouth.
In his eyes, if he has five million in his hand, how many wives can he marry?
But now, it was just an engagement, and his son actually planned to spend such a large sum of money. He felt extremely hurt in his heart.
But when I think about it, all this money was earned by my son. He and Jiang Meixian didn't spend a penny at all.
Even if Chen Zhonghua wants to say something, he doesn't know how to say it!
"Xiao Hai, you have grown up and you can make your own decisions."
"Your mother and I have been digging in the soil for most of our lives. We have never seen much of the world. We have no idea what the outside world is like!"
"If you think it is very necessary to spend so much money to get engaged to that girl, you can take care of it yourself!"
With his heart filled with melancholy, Chen Zhonghua sighed.
The cigarette in his hand had just been smoked, and he immediately took out another one and lit it for himself again.
Just now, he and his wife Jiang Meixian were still complacent because their monthly income might exceed 500.
But in the blink of an eye, after learning from his son that he was engaged to be engaged, he wanted to spend five million.
His mood at this moment was extremely complicated, and even he himself could not find a suitable word to describe it.
"Master, Xiaohai, it's time to eat..." Jiang Meixian's shouts sounded at the right time in the shop.
It's just two or three dishes. It doesn't take much time just to heat them up.
Because the shop was too crowded, Jiang Meixian simply moved the small table for eating outside the shop.
"Qingqing, come here, eat meat, look at your skinny body..."
According to the thinking of her elder generation, girls are better able to have children if they are strong. This is what Jiang Meixian should have wanted to say.
Unfortunately, Chen Hai stepped on her hard under the table, causing her to hold back what she was about to say.
The plate of fried pork with green peppers originally had a lot of green peppers but not many pieces of meat.
Jiang Meixian put down the chopsticks and put a few larger and more complete pieces of meat into Ye Qingqing's bowl.
"Thank you, auntie!" Ye Qingqing smiled and quickly thanked her.
"Chen Hai, you have a big appetite, I'll give you some meat!" Jiang Meixian put the meat that she gave her into Chen Hai's bowl, leaving a few pieces of green pepper for herself.
The food in southern Hunan is inherently oily, spicy and has a strong taste, which is obviously in sharp contrast to the food in eastern Guangdong.
Ye Qingqing liked Hunan cuisine, but she was not used to eating large pieces of fat meat.
"Auntie is really good at cooking, and these green peppers are delicious!" While taking small bites of the rice, Ye Qingqing forgot to compliment Jiang Meixian.
"If you like to eat, then eat more..."
Jiang Meixian was very excited after hearing this. After a few more chopsticks, the plate of fried pork with green pepper had reached the bottom, and almost all the green pepper in it had reached Ye Qingqing's bowl.
As for Chen Hai and Chen Zhonghua, as men, they have no human rights...
A total of one meat, one vegetable, plus a pickle.
In these days, most people's families are poor, and if they can put meat dishes on the table, they are considered rich.
If they hadn't known that their son Chen Hai was coming back, Jiang Meixian and Chen Zhonghua would have been at home.
Even now, they have a lot of money, and they are used to being thrifty. It will probably take them three to five days to cut meat once.
In addition to the pieces of meat that his girlfriend gave him, Chen Hai could at least pick up a few beans with chopsticks.
As for Chen Zhonghua, he only had a stack of pickles for him to enjoy.
Ye Qingqing doesn't eat much, but Chen Hai eats at a fast pace.
In less than ten minutes, the two of them had finished eating.
"Zhonghua, Xiaohai has never been to the house my family bought."
"I'll take the two of them and go over to the house to have a look and tidy up the house."
"Inside the store, help me keep an eye on it..."
Jiang Meixian, who had also finished her meal, stood up and gave instructions to her man.
Logically speaking, as soon as her son comes back, she should take them to visit her home.
However, the meals were already prepared, and she was worried that her son and Qingqing would be hungry all the way back.
Therefore, Jiang Meixian didn't talk about this matter until this moment.
"Well, Mei Xian, you can just go back, as long as I'm here to watch over you!" Chen Zhonghua nodded and agreed.
As for Chen Hai and Ye Qingqing, naturally they would not have any objections.
Although Chen Hai already knew from the phone call that his family had bought a house in the county, he had always been extremely curious about what the house he bought looked like.
Following his mother Jiang Meixian, several people walked into the Wenchangge community and walked for about five or six minutes.
Finally, they stopped on the second floor of a five-story building.
"This is a crowd-funded house. It has only been built for less than seven years. The house is still quite new!"
"There are three rooms inside, a living room and a dining room."
“When we bought this house, some of the furniture and other items inside were given to us by the original owner!”
"But your dad said it would be unlucky for us to sleep in a bed that someone else has slept on."
"In the three rooms, we have replaced the beds with new ones, but the cabinets and tables are still the same as before!"
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Taking out the key and opening the door, Jiang Meixian led Chen Hai and Chen Hai into the house. She pointed at various items in the house and introduced them to them.
Other things, in the past seven years, may be considered very outdated.
But to say that a seven-year-old house is 80% or 90% new is absolutely not an exaggeration.
After walking around the house twice, Chen Hai was generally satisfied.
To be honest, regardless of whether he dropped out of school or not, he probably didn't spend a lot of time in his hometown in Liuyuan County.
With such a house, in addition to being a place for his parents to live, he also has a place to stay in his hometown in the county.
"Mom, how much did it cost to buy this house?" Chen Hai asked casually.
"It's more than 120 square meters and cost nearly 20,000 yuan."
"It turns out that the landlord also has a dark heart. I've been talking to him for a long time, but he just doesn't do anything about it."
"If Xiaohai hadn't told you again and again that your dad and I could buy a house in the county town for ten to twenty thousand yuan, we could have built a small western-style building in our hometown in Chenjiaping!"
With a dissatisfied look on her face, Jiang Meixian muttered.
"Mom, can the house in the county be the same as the house in Chenjiaping's hometown?"
"Living in the county, it's much more convenient to kill whatever you want!"
"By the way, have you and dad completed the transfer of household registration from rural to non-agriculture? Have you moved here?"
With a chuckle, Chen Hai suddenly remembered this matter and asked.
"Well, it's done!"
Speaking of this, Jiang Meixian was obviously very happy. After a slight pause, she continued: "You should know the new Mayor Qian Fengqian of the town, right?"
"He asked about you in front of us and said he wanted to find an opportunity to thank you."
"This Mayor Qian is extremely enthusiastic and gentle. He is a good person!"
"With his help, the household registration matter went very smoothly. Your father and I wanted to give him gifts, but he didn't want them."
"I went to visit his house. Before leaving, he even gave your dad two bottles of good wine and a good cigarette..."
Apparently, my mother had a very good impression of this warm-hearted and good mayor.
In front of Chen Hai, Jiang Meixian praised him fiercely when he mentioned Mayor Qian Da.
"Qian Feng? The new mayor? He didn't take the position left by Liu Dagui."
"Although it's a little bit behind, it's still a step forward!"
"Probably, those little tricks I helped him with that day had some effect!"
Frowning slightly, Chen Hai nodded secretly.
As the saying goes, serving as an official will benefit one party. Although Qian Feng has some problems in some aspects, at least he is still very sensible!
"Mom, this is the first time Qingqing comes to our place. I will take her around!"
Meeting Qian Feng? Chen Hai was not very interested. He stayed at home for a while, feeling a little bored, and said to his mother Jiang Meixian.
"Well! Be careful and don't cause trouble. If you see others fighting, stay away. Don't get involved accidentally!"
Jiang Meixian nodded and saw Ye Qingqing on the balcony, looking into the distance and not paying attention here.
She pulled Chen Hai aside, asked mysteriously and in a low voice: "Xiao Hai, there are three rooms in the house, your dad and I occupy one."
"Should all the other two rooms be cleaned out, or only one of them should be tidied up."
Although she didn't say this clearly, the meaning behind it was very obvious.
She wanted to ask her son, when they went to bed at night, did he and Ye Qingqing sleep together? Or did they sleep separately?
"Mom, it's a bit troublesome to organize the two rooms."
"Just tidy up the larger room at home and lay out the cotton quilts!" After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Hai smiled and responded.
"Yeah! Got it!"
The smile on her face became obviously brighter, and Jiang Meixian glanced at Ye Qingqing on the balcony again.
She nodded, approached Chen Hai, and whispered in a low voice: "You two are still studying. Please remember to pay careful attention to certain aspects."
"I know, Mom!" Chen Hai, who knew exactly what his mother meant, responded smoothly.
Seeing his mother starting to be busy, Chen Hai raised his watch and looked at the time.
Before I knew it, it was only about seven or eight minutes away from eight o'clock in the evening.
"Qingqing, let's go out and play!" Chen Hai greeted Ye Qingqing who was standing on the balcony not far away.