mesbooks Chapter 407: Four People in the Corner
Chapter 407: Four People in the Corner
Chapter 407: The Four in the Corner
Chapter 407: The Four in the Corner
Gu Chenxi and Kong Liu quickly finished their dinner and left the dining room first.
Don’t ask why. The reason is to give Yang Xueer’s family and Wang Qi some space to talk about private matters.
As expected, not long after Kong Liu and Gu Chenxi left the table, Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng were also quickly kicked out. Now there were only Wang Qi, Yang Xueer and her parents left in the dining room.
"Eh!"
"what!"
“Shhh~~!”
As soon as Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng walked out of the dining room, they saw Gong Liu and Gu Chenxi squatting in the corner and eavesdropping. They almost shouted out loud, but fortunately, Gong Liu and Gu Chenxi raised their hands in time to cover their mouths.
Gong Yoo lowered his voice and said to the two of them in a very low voice: "Don't talk!"
The brother and sister nodded at the same time, and Kong Liu and the others let go of each other's hands.
Seeing Kong Liu and Gu Chenxi eavesdropping here, the brother and sister decided not to leave and squatted in the corner to eavesdrop. The four of them squatted in a row. The scene was very funny, but there was also a sense of harmony in the funnyness.
In the dining room, Yang's father's voice was heard. The voice was not very clear, but the general idea could be heard: "How long have you been talking?"
Wang Qi said: "It will be one year in four and a half months."
Wang Qi and Yang Xueer officially got together a month earlier than Kong Liu and Gu Chenxi (not counting their online romance). They met at a welcome party and made plans to go out after knowing each other for a few days. Originally, they just went out to hang out, eat, chat, and get to know each other.
As a result, they encountered Qin Zizhuo who was causing trouble. The danger they encountered that night indirectly promoted the relationship between the two and accelerated the progress of their love.
So, it means that the two of them officially announced their relationship less than a week after adding each other on WeChat - and they have to thank Qin Zizhuo, the "god assistant", for this.
Mother Yang also asked, "Is Xiao Wang the only son in the family?"
"Oh, yes." Wang Qi put his hands on his knees and said a little awkwardly, "I am the only child in my family."
Mother Yang thought for a moment and said, "Is your home a bit far from Pengcheng?"
"It's not that bad. If we drive, it will only take about ten hours."
When Wang Qi said this, he was a little unconfident, because his home was indeed a bit far from Pengcheng. Many parents did not like their daughters to marry far away, especially girls from Yangcheng, who basically did not marry outside the area. Chen Zhirui had told them this before.
At this time, Yang's father also spoke up: "It takes one or two days to drive there, which is quite far. My daughter has never traveled far before. The farthest place she has been to is Zhonghai."
Yang's mother also said: "Yes, I remember that when she went to school for the first time, her father and I were worried at all, so we took the train with her. We were actually worried about her going to such a far place to go to school alone."
The implicit meaning of their words actually expresses one message - they are worried about their daughter being too far away from home. The deeper meaning is that they don't want their daughter to marry far away.
"Uncle and aunt, don't worry. With me by her side, no one dares to bully Xue'er!" Wang Qi patted his chest and continued, "Don't be afraid of you two laughing at me. In fact, I only went away for the first time when I was in college. Our hometown is also a small county town not much different from here. At that time..."
Wang Qi talked about his family situation and some of his growing up experiences.
This was also the conversation line that Kong Liu came up with when they were chatting in the car last night.
These experiences that can generate empathy are, to some extent, a plus, but of course it depends on the situation. If the girl's parents are the kind of parents who hope to change the family's economic conditions and current situation by marrying off their daughter, then that won't work - it may even become a fatal minus.
But it is obvious that Yang Xueer’s parents do not belong to the latter.
After hearing what Wang Qi said, Yang's mother said, "Oh, so it seems that your growth experience is quite similar to our Xue'er's. When Xue'er was a child..."
Yang's mother briefly talked about Yang Xueer's childhood.
After she finished speaking, it was Yang's father's turn to speak.
Father Yang smoked a cigarette, as if thinking about something. After a while, he looked up and stared into Wang Qi's eyes and asked seriously, "If Xue'er marries you, what will you give her to make her happy?"
"I... I'm not very good at speaking, and I can't say nice things..."
Wang Qi scratched his head, then met the gaze of Yang's father. He said, "My family is in such a condition. My parents can't help me much. At most, they can give me some money for marriage. The rest I have to rely on myself. But I am not afraid of hardship. I will work hard with my own hands. I dare to swear to heaven that as long as I, Wang Qi, can still work for a day, I will not let Xueer go hungry."
Wang Qi's words were indeed a bit blunt, but they hit directly into Yang's father's heart.
Back then, he was also a poor boy with nothing. His parents couldn't help him with anything and even had to rely on him to make money to support the family. But Yang Xueer's mother didn't despise him for being poor.
At that time, the two worked together in a meat processing factory. They worked hard to save money, saved money to get married, and saved money to build a new house in their hometown. They got married, and his wife gave birth to a chubby daughter. Later, he stopped his wife from working and just let her stay at home to take care of the child.
It is true that one person does not earn as much as two people, but he is not afraid of hard work. If one person earns less, he will work more hours. After all, it is piecework work. If he works more, he can get more salary and his family can live better.
He has been working here for half his life and is considered the oldest employee in the meat processing factory.
Are you tired? Of course I am.
However, when I go home every night and see the warm scene of my wife and children sleeping on the warm bed, everything is worth it no matter how tired I am.
As a human being, you must have some motivation to live.
I am not afraid of being poor, but I am afraid of living without a goal.
Living in a daze every day, what's the difference between being alive and being a walking corpse?
Looking at Wang Qi, Father Yang seemed to see himself when he was young. He felt relieved, but also a little worried. He was worried that his daughter would suffer in Wang Qi's family. How could a parent not want his daughter to marry into a well-off family to enjoy a happy and stable life?
But what Wang Qi just said really touched Yang's father and mother.
There is no shortage of rich people in this world, but there is a shortage of caring people. When they meet a man who treats their daughter better than himself, they are actually willing to lower their material demands.
The four of them chatted for a long time in the dining room. Yang Xueer seldom interrupted, but just listened from the side. She was of course happy to hear Wang Qi's true feelings move her parents.
The four people at the door also squatted and listened to the whole process very firmly - although the eavesdropping outside the door was not very clear.
"Shh-"
The door of the dining room opened unexpectedly. Father and Mother Yang looked at the four people squatting outside the door and were stunned for a moment. They asked, "What are you doing..."
Yang Xiaoyu slapped her brother on the head and said, "Yang Feng, have you finished your homework?"
Yang Feng stood up immediately, and said with his legs stiff from squatting: "I, I'll go do my homework now..."
Yang Xiaoyu also stood up. After two seconds of pause, she said, "I'll go and supervise you doing your homework."
Gong Liu also imitated them and turned to Gu Chenxi and said, "Is the air conditioner in your car turned off?"
The car keys were in Gu Chenxi's bag, and the excuse that the air conditioner was not turned off was pure nonsense, but he couldn't care less at this moment.
"Hey, it seems so. I'll go check it out."
Gu Chenxi stood up and was about to walk forward, but her numb thighs made her legs go weak and she was about to fall. Kong Liu immediately stood up and supported her: "I'll go with you to take a look!"
"Oh, okay..."
The two men supported each other and ran out in shame.
(End of this chapter)