"Dad, I can't go abroad, but my partner wants to go abroad. Isn't this okay?"
After Fan Zhijun was silent, Zhihua asked after looking at him for a long time.
"That won't work. How old is your brother? He'll be 24 when he graduates next year. It will take several years to study abroad. Your brother just waits stupidly? Even if the girl can come back, your brother will be delayed for several years.
Youth, let alone these people who leave, there is a high probability that they will not come back."
"If people who go out don't come back, doesn't it mean it's nice outside?"
"It's so good. The reason why I don't come back is not just because I had a good life outside. It may also be because my life outside was so bad that I have no shame in coming back."
"That's impossible. The people I've seen come back from outside to visit relatives are doing well outside."
Fan Zhijun raised his drooped head and said.
"Son, please be more discerning. You see that those who come back are rich. It's because those who don't have money can't afford the air tickets to come back."
Because of the underdevelopment of information, many people in this era have been deceived by those who left first.
Just like Fan Zhijun's classmates who went abroad, after they went out, they even washed dishes in restaurants outside to earn living expenses.
When I wrote back, for the sake of face, I would not talk about the difficulties of my life. I would only say that I worked hard and earned several hundred dollars a month.
Compared with the domestic consumption situation, I heard that this money is a lot of money in China, and these people will not say that they are still struggling to make ends meet.
In this way, batches of people were deceived, and batches of people were deceived.
The door clicked, and Chen Xueru walked in: "What are you three talking about? They were chatting so lively." Then Chen Xueru turned around and looked at the room again, and then asked, "Isn't Hou Kui back yet?"
"Just chatting. He hasn't come back yet. When this kid comes back, it will often be late at night, as you know."
Before Fan Jinyou could talk about free America, how gun battles happen every day, how difficult it is for the bottom class in the country, and how serious racial discrimination is, Chen Xueru went home and could only talk about it next time.
Hou Kui comes home late every time. Of course he has become a flower protector and waits to send Xu Jingli back before returning home.
"Zhijun, Zhihua, how are you at school recently? Tell mom about your recent situation at school."
"Okay, you guys chat, I'm going to fry the last few vegetables. After they're done, count the time and it's almost time for Hou Kui to come back." Fan Jinyou looked at his watch and said.
Chen Xueru was chatting with her two sons in the living room, and Fan Jinyou entered the kitchen.
"Zhijun, Zhihua, the meal is ready, come to the kitchen to serve the food!"
After the dishes were cooked, Fan Jinyou shouted, "If you have a son, you need to use it. Now you can only use it once every ten and a half months. It may be more difficult in the future."
"Uncle Fan!"
When the two sons came in, Fan Jinyou saw Hou Kui with eyes in his eyes and also came to the kitchen to serve food.
Although Hou Kui was a fat boy when he was a child, he lost weight after he grew up and went to the countryside. The boy now looks quite energetic.
"Hou Kui, you're back too. It's just the right time. Bring out all the dishes and you can eat."
While eating, I kept listening to Chen Xueru's emphasis.
"Study well in school."
"Even if you don't study hard, don't fall in love."
"Even if you fall in love, you can't fall in love with Seo Huizhen's daughter."
"Let's not go after Xu Huizhen's daughter."
"If my son pursues Xu Huizhen's daughter, I will lose face in front of Xu Huizhen."
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The relationship between the three children of my family and the daughter of Xu Huizhen's family is indeed dangerous. Hou Kui and Xu Jingli are the same age. They have always been in the same elementary school, junior high school, high school, the same grade, and occasionally the same class. Now they even go to the same class.
The same university.
Zhijun and Xu Huizhen's second child, Xu Jingping, although Zhijun is one year older, but because Fan Zhijun studied in the evening, they are in the same grade, go to the same elementary school, junior high school, and occasionally are in the same class.
The third child is a little better. Zhihua is one year older than Xu Jingtian. They are in different grades. They just go to the same elementary school and the same junior high school.
But Xu Jingtian is the only one whose children are not close to each other, and among Xu Huizhen's many nieces, Fan Jin is the most promising daughter-in-law candidate.
The three children verbally agreed to Chen Xueru's request, of course.
Hou Kui is a typical Hu Nong, Zhijun looks down on Xu Jingping, and Zhihua is not interested in falling in love yet.
"Lao Fan, go to the tavern for a drink?"
After the family had eaten and cleaned up, Chen Xueru said.
"You still want to go to the tavern? It's rare that the children are back. As a mother, shouldn't you chat with the children?"
"You also know that it is rare for children to come back. When they come back, they don't want to see their friends. They go out after dinner, and no one is at home."
"They are all out. I thought the children had gone back to their rooms."
Fan Jinyou took a look and saw that the children were really not at home. They were running away too fast. They should have been left to wash the dishes.
"The children have left, let's go too and go to the tavern for a drink."
"Xueru, let me sum it up, it's not appropriate for you to go out tonight or go to a tavern."
Fan Jinyou knew what was going on, and Xu Huizhen knew about Hou Kui's pursuit of Xu Jingli. He must have been stalking Xu Jingli so hard that Hou Kui stalked Xu Jingli, and Xu Jingli complained to Xu Huizhen.
At this time, when Chen Xueru went to the tavern, she could only embarrass herself in public and bring humiliation to herself.
Xu Huizhen just wanted to make Chen Xueru embarrassed and lose face, and then asked Chen Xueru to stop Hou Kui from pursuing Xu Jingli.
Of course, Chen Xueru's eldest son shamelessly pursued Xu Huizhen's eldest daughter. After telling the truth, in the competition between two women, Xu Huizhen once again beat Chen Xueru.
"Fan Jinyou, even if you don't work on the street, you can't engage in feudal superstition. You still have to count on your fingers. Have you figured out whether you can go to bed tonight?"
As she spoke, Chen Xueru took her bag and walked out, and Fan Jinyou could only follow.
It's a blessing, not a curse, but you can't avoid it. Since Xu Huizhen wants to use this method, it will happen sooner or later. It depends on whether the situation can save some face for Chen Xueru.
When I arrived at the tavern, there were not many people inside, and it was quite deserted. The boss and two part-time waiters were Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu, and there were only two customers, Xu Hesheng and Niu Ye, the old tavern bosses who were always there.
It is indeed different after the reform and opening up. There are more wealthy people, and the business of small restaurants is obviously better than that of taverns.
Before the tavern, the reason why the business was booming was that the residents' income was not high before, and there was a market for cheap food.
After a brief greeting, Fan Jinyou came to the counter again and ordered four ounces of wine and a plate of pickles.