Han Feiyu inevitably had a few drinks at the company dinner, and walked out of the hotel drunk. The phone in his pocket vibrated a few times, and he took out his phone and answered it, smiling wantonly: "How does it feel to be home?"
Han Shutao lay on the bed, looking lazy. He tilted his head and thought for a while, then laughed strangely: "It feels good."
Han Feiyu's peach blossom eyes were raised, very surprised. This girl called him in the morning and asked him to go back with her to live with the old man for a while. His sister always wanted to do whatever she wanted, but he was the brother and the only sister, so he had to spoil her. If she was willing to go back to live, he would accompany her. He was worried that she would quarrel with the old man again when she went back, but unexpectedly, this girl told him that she felt good at the old man's place.
He was curious, did the old man give her a good impression? Or did Hu Xialan and her son give her a good impression
Han Shutao smiled and said, "I just discovered today that the simple old man in our family is quite interesting."
"What did he do again?" Han Feiyu asked casually, leaning against the pillar at the entrance of the hotel.
Han Shutao kept it a secret: "You'll know when you come back. But brother, I'm telling you, we are comrades in the same trench, and you have to act with me when the time comes. Don't ruin my show."
Acting? And comrades.
Is Shu Tao planning to stage a family ethics drama and has made up his mind to declare war on Hu Xialan and her son
Han Feiyu found it funny, but he also said: "You are my biological sister, I will definitely support you unwaveringly."
After Han Shutao finished communicating with her brother, she said, "Then come back soon."
Han Feiyu curled his lips: "Okay."
Han Shutao heard his voice tremble a little, frowned, and said unhappily: "Have you been drinking again?"
Han Feiyu felt guilty. He had been hospitalized after drinking alcohol before, which frightened the girl and made her cry. He swore at that time that he would never drink again, but how could he not drink during work and social events? He said, "Just a little bit, just a little bit!"
Han Shutao snorted, "You don't keep your word."
Han Feiyu's colleagues came out and saw Han Feiyu making a phone call. They waved and smiled at him kindly, and Han Feiyu waved back at them.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Han Shutao muttered in anger, "Mom is gone, and my sister's words have no authority. If you want to drink, drink. If you drink too much, you will be admitted to the hospital and I will never care about you again. Humph, when you find your sister-in-law, let's see if you will still listen to her. Don't drive if you are drunk, take a taxi back."
Han Feiyu listened with a smile. He had already told his assistant to drive his car back to the company. Although he was young and playful, he cherished his life. While talking on the phone, he walked out of the hotel, hailed a taxi, got in the taxi, and said, "I'll be home soon."
Han Shutao just hung up the phone when Han Ze came with a glass of milk, stood at the door of her bedroom and knocked. She got out of bed, opened the door, glanced at the milk in his hand, and frowned slightly: "You don't have to bring me milk, I don't have the habit of drinking milk at night. Besides, if I want to drink milk, I can pour it myself, you don't have to treat me like a child."
Han Ze smiled and said, "It's okay. I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well stretch my muscles."
Han Shutao glared at him helplessly, but still took the milk from his hand and drank it in small sips. She said, "If you want to stretch your muscles, you can go out and practice Tai Chi, jog, or something like that. It's all fine. How can you stretch your muscles with just a few steps?"
Thinking about it, her naive father was quite pitiful. He had been fooled for half his life, but he still trusted Hu Xialan so much. He was also worried that Hu Xialan was too weak and would be bullied in the future when living with his daughter-in-law, so he firmly disagreed to live with her. However, she didn't know what Hu Xialan thought about this decision. Anyway, she was just waiting to see the show.
Han Ze took the cup from her hand and said, "You are right. At our age, it is good to practice Tai Chi. Tomorrow morning, I will practice Tai Chi with Teacher Ma from our community."
Han Shutao rolled his eyes. She was just talking casually. Whether the old man practiced Tai Chi or not was up to his gentle and virtuous wife. She didn't need to worry about it.
Han Ze looked at her expectantly: "When will your brother come back?"
Han Shutao glanced at him and said, "He's already in the car."
Han Ze moved his feet, looked at Han Shutao, and asked tentatively: "Does your brother have a girlfriend?"
Han Shutao looked at him impatiently and said, "Didn't you say you wouldn't urge us to get married? Why are you asking so many questions?"
Han Ze sighed. This kid obviously had a lot of complaints about his original self. He said, "I, I don't mean anything else. I just want to care about you. Can't I care about you?"
Han Shutao actually couldn't understand her father. He cared about them? What had he been doing in the past few years
"Don't worry, my brother and I will take care of you in your old age," she said.
Han Ze's smile was full of disappointment. He said, "Back then, we sold that piece of land for a lot of money. We invested it and get a lot of money every year. I also have a salary, so I can support myself without you paying for my retirement."
Han Shutao sneered and said, "Not only can you support yourself, you can also support Aunt Hu and her two children."
Han Ze patted her shoulder and said seriously: "Since you are married to your Aunt Hu, we are all family. If you don't support them, what will you let them do?"
Han Shutao was not convinced: "But Liu Mingda is already 30 years old and has worked for so long. He still eats and lives at home. It's obvious that he is relying on you for his own money. You have never taken care of me and my brother for so many years."
Han Ze comforted her: "He wants to save money to buy a house. Once he buys the house, he will naturally pay for living expenses. Your brother Mingda is not a stingy person."
Han Shutao's eyes rolled, and he suddenly took Han Ze's arm and said, "Dad, my brother and I moved back home, and we live and eat at home. Now that we are grown up and can earn money, it's not good to spend our parents' money on food and drink. Why don't we share the living expenses equally?"
Han Ze heard what he said and said disapprovingly: "You should save your salary to buy clothes and cosmetics. Your family doesn't need your living expenses."
If she could cheat Liu Mingda, it was only a few thousand yuan for living expenses, Han Shutao didn't care. The old man had already promised to buy her a car, she couldn't bear the loss, she said: "Dad, we all eat at home, how much is the cost, we as children have to think about our parents, although my salary is not high, I still have to pay for living expenses, just like you said, we can't rely on our parents for everything. I think, after so many years, Brother Mingda has saved enough money to buy a house, so it's okay to pay for living expenses."
Han Ze looked at her: "Mingda also needs to pay for living expenses?"
While asking, she couldn't help laughing in her heart. This daughter is full of tricks. Liu Mingda values money more than life. Asking him to pay for living expenses is no different from asking for his life.
Han Shutao raised his eyebrows: "Yes, if my brother and I both paid for living expenses, Brother Mingda is so sensible and filial, and he has a strong sense of self-esteem. If we don't let him pay for living expenses, he will think that we look down on him."
Han Ze agreed. He said, "Mingda is indeed sensible and filial, and he also has a strong sense of self-esteem. Since you proposed to pay for his living expenses, he will definitely pay for it. When your brother comes back, let's sit together and discuss it."
Han Shutao smiled like a cat stealing fish, and said in a brisk tone: "Okay, okay."
...
Every time Wang Peining came back with Liu Mingda to eat, they would stay here, and tonight was no exception. She was distracted and talked to Liu Mingda who was sitting there playing games, and said with a pout: "The fire is burning, and you are still playing the game? I just saw Uncle Han serving milk to Han Shutao."
What she didn't say was that after all, she was his biological daughter. She had never seen Uncle Han pour milk for Mingda. Although she said this, she knew in her heart that Uncle Han treated Mingda no differently than his own daughter.
Liu Mingda threw his phone on the bed, put his hands behind his head, and leaned against the bedside. He said matter-of-factly, "What else can we do if we don't play games? We can't force him to buy us a house with a knife! We can't do anything illegal. Dad is old now, and he thinks of the benefits of having many children. When Han Feiyu and Han Shutao were young, he didn't take care of them much, but now he has to please them."
Wang Peining lay on the bed, speaking in an unhappy tone: "It's so inconvenient for Han Feiyu and his sister to move back. If they continue to live here, won't I be able to see them every time I come back? I haven't gotten along with Han Feiyu much, so I don't know what his personality is like, but Han Shutao and I can't get along."
Liu Mingda put his hand down, held her hand tightly, and said gently: "There is nothing we can do about it. It is legitimate for Han Feiyu and his sister to move back. Just bear with it."
Wang Peining was even more dissatisfied. She muttered, "It would be great if we could buy a house. Uncle Han said you have money, but I know you spend a lot of money. Our watches together cost more than 100,000 yuan, and the necklace and bracelet you bought for me also cost a lot of money. How much money do you have left? If it's not enough, let's think of a way to ask Uncle Han to borrow some money. He has enough money to buy an off-road vehicle for Han Shutao, so he must have money to lend us to buy a house."
She no longer expected Han Ze to buy them a wedding house. As long as he was willing to lend them money to buy a house, she would be satisfied.
Liu Mingda held her hand and slowly let go. He was very uncomfortable and looked unhappy: "Peining, you know, the reason why I was promoted so quickly was that the leaders in the company arranged it. Every holiday, I bought those expensive gifts for your parents, your jewelry and bags, and of course the watch on my hand. These all cost money..."
Wang Peining asked in a lost voice: "Then how much money can you come up with?"
Liu Mingda looked ashamed: "About 20,000 or 30,000."
Wang Peining's eyes were red, and she looked at him in disbelief. Mingda earned more than 10,000 yuan a month, but he actually told her that he only had 20,000 or 30,000 yuan now. Where did his money go? Even if he bought gifts for her and her parents, he couldn't spend that much money. Besides, they went home to eat almost every day, and he didn't own a car.
She always thought that even if Liu Mingda did not have hundreds of thousands of dollars, he would at least have hundreds of thousands of dollars. If the Han family bought him a house, hundreds of thousands of dollars would be enough for them to hold the wedding.
Now she lowered her standards. They had been in love for nearly ten years, so it was okay to have a simple wedding. She could use the money from the wedding to buy a house. Even if it was not enough, she could still get some money together from them, so that they would not have nothing when they got married. Now it seemed that they really had nothing.
She demanded, "Where's your money?"
Liu Mingda looked at her: "It's spent."
Wang Peining sneered: "You are really frugal."
After saying that, he picked up his bag and prepared to leave.
Liu Mingda grabbed her and begged, "Peining, Peining, calm down."
Wang Peining couldn't help but shed tears. She sniffed, "I can't calm down. I didn't expect that you only saved 30,000 yuan in all these years. What can you do with 30,000 yuan? It's not enough for a wedding, let alone buying a house? My parents don't ask for much. As long as we have a house in Huacheng, they will agree to our marriage. This request is not too high, right?"
Liu Mingda shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dad has four houses. I thought he would at least give one to Mingkai and me..."
Wang Peining felt bitter, she said: "With a salary of more than 10,000 yuan, not to mention the food and accommodation at home, most of your clothes are bought by your aunt. Uncle Han always thought that you were thrifty and saved money to buy a house, otherwise he would not have allowed you to not give the family a penny for living expenses for so many years. I am really unhappy that Uncle Han did not buy us a wedding house, but if I think about it carefully, I think he is not wrong. After all, he always thought that you have money and can buy a house by your own ability."
Liu Mingda squatted on the ground with his head in his hands. His tone was full of sadness. "After all, I am not my father's biological child. If I were his biological child..."
Wang Peining frowned, "I can see that Uncle Han has no concept of biological children. Don't you think he treats you no differently than his biological children? You've lived and eaten at home for so many years without taking a penny for living expenses, but he didn't say anything. Look at Xiaomi in our company. He just graduated from college, and his parents asked him to pay for his living expenses, and he still had to pay. My colleagues in the company know that I can come to your house for dinner every day, and you don't have to pay for living expenses. I don't know how envious they are."
Liu Mingda knew that his idea was wrong, he could not control his heart, he laughed at himself, the one who really cared about whether the child was biological or not was actually him. He had always felt that he was not his father's biological child, and was afraid of being disliked by his father, so he had always acted the role of an obedient, sensible, and thrifty good child in front of his father, and even used this image to alienate his father's two biological children.
But so what
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. He just wants to make his life better. Is there anything wrong with that
Wang Peining looked at Liu Mingda with helplessness and sadness in her eyes. With a salary of more than 10,000 yuan, if she was really frugal, she could save enough for the down payment in two or three years. Her requirements were not that high. She didn't mind buying a house in a remote place. However, no matter how good or bad the location of the house was, she should always have a house when she got married.
"Mingda, we must have a house when we get married. This is the only requirement of my parents."
She didn't think her parents' request was excessive. She looked at his decadent and struggling appearance and compromised with a wry smile: "If you can come up with 150,000 yuan, I still have 100,000 yuan here. The two of us can pool our money together and it will be enough for the down payment. First, we can get past the parents' hurdle and get the marriage certificate. As for decorating the house and holding the wedding, we both have high salaries. If we really want to save money, we can get enough money in just one or two years."
In this case, their marriage might have to be postponed. As for breaking up, they had been dating for so many years, so forget it. Although Mingda had many calculations, he was right for her. After all, the reason why he spent money lavishly in the past was mostly to please her and her parents. She couldn't blame him.
Liu Mingda stood up and said, "I'll ask my mother to think of a solution."
Wang Peining frowned: "What can I do, aunt?"
Liu Mingda was helpless. He said, "See if she can get 100,000 yuan from Dad. I have 30,000 yuan here. I haven't received my salary this month yet. It will be enough after I receive it."
Wang Peining thought for a moment and said, "Aunt and Uncle Han are husband and wife. Aunt can just say she wants to buy jewelry and ask Uncle Han to take 100,000 yuan. Uncle Han is so good to Aunt, he should agree, right?"
Liu Mingda's eyes lit up, "Why didn't I think of buying jewelry? Pei Ning, you are really smart."
Wang Peining said angrily, "For the sake of our house, how can I not be smart?"
...
Han Feiyu arrived at Boya New Garden at 9:30. He didn't have the key here. As soon as he rang the doorbell, the door opened. Han Ze smelled a scent of alcohol. He asked in a deep voice, "Have you been drinking?"
Han Feiyu didn't answer him because it was obvious. He looked around and said, "Give me a pair of slippers."
Han Ze took out a pair of brand new slippers from the shoe cabinet and said with a smile, "Your Aunt Hu bought these especially for you."
"Really? Then I have to thank her for running errands for her." Using his father's money to buy him a pair of slippers, isn't that running errands
Han Ze glanced at him and said, "We're family, what are you thanking me for? Show more respect to your aunt in the future. That's better than anything else."
Han Feiyu stopped talking, changed his slippers, and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed. Respect is mutual. The way that woman looked at them was full of calculation. How could he respect her
Han Shutao came down from upstairs when she heard the ringing bell. She said with a smile on her face, "Brother, Dad is right. We should respect Aunt Hu more in the future. After all, she cares so much about us."
Han Feiyu opened his eyes and looked at her in astonishment. Could his little sister have taken the wrong medicine? However, thinking of what Shu Tao said about acting, he reacted and said in time: "Yes, you must learn to respect others."
Learn to respect others, but don't say you must learn to respect Hu Xialan. Of course, their old man heard it wrong, so he can't be blamed.
Seeing the two siblings performing by themselves, Han Ze was pleased: "You have really grown up. Even though you grew up in your twenties or thirties, it's not too late."
Hu Xialan came out of the bathroom and heard Han Ze's last words. She asked, "It's not too late for anything?"
Han Ze was very happy: "Both children said they wanted to learn to respect you, and I said that it's not too late for them to be sensible now that they are almost thirty, what do you think?"
Hu Xialan just smiled and agreed. She didn't want to say anything. She didn't care about the respect of the two children at all. Whether they respected her or not, it couldn't change the fact that Lao Han left the house and car to them. She couldn't like these two children from the bottom of her heart. If they were not there, everything Lao Han had would be clear and bright without them having to calculate.
Han Feiyu looked at Han Shutao in surprise. Han Shutao raised his eyebrows and said, "We were ignorant before and often contradicted Dad, making him angry. Now we know we were wrong and we will change, right, brother?"
Han Feiyu said blankly: "Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely change it."
Han Ze looked at Hu Xialan, pointed at the two children, and said with joy: "The children have grown up. I feel much better." He paused and remembered what Han Shutao said about the living expenses, and said: "Xialan, Feiyu is back, ask Mingda and Peining to come out and have a chat."
Hu Xialan was a little reluctant. Their relationship was so bad, what was there to talk about? But she still went to the room and called the two out.
The family sat on the sofa. Han Shutao coughed, cleared his throat and said, "Since my brother and I moving back home will add burden to the family, I decided that our living expenses will be shared equally by everyone. Do you have any objections?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the room had different looks. Han Ze knew in advance and had no reaction. Han Feiyu also had no reaction. He just knew that his sister would not cheat him. Hu Xialan, Liu Mingda, and Wang Peining were shocked.
Seeing that they were silent, Han Shutao continued, "Dad pays for our living expenses. He's already an old man in his 50s or 60s, and the whole family's livelihood depends on him. As his daughter, I can't bear to see this. We're all so old now, let alone providing for him in his old age, at least we can't exploit him anymore."
Han Ze was very moved. He looked at Hu Xialan and said, "This child is either ignorant or so thoughtful once she wakes up."
Old Han was moved by his daughter's understanding. How could Hu Xialan, a virtuous stepmother, not be moved? Her eyes were red: "Yes!"
She just said "yes" and couldn't say anything more.
Han Shutao noticed that Hu Xialan's eyes were red, and said sympathetically: "Auntie, we are a family, and what I said is from my heart. You may be moved, but don't cry."
Hu Xialan choked, feeling extremely resentful towards you. The redness in her eyes wasn't because she was touched by you, but because she was mad at you.
Han Ze looked at her worriedly and said, "Shu Tao is right. You can be moved, but you can't cry."
Hu Xialan curled her lips. Could she say that she was angry? If you two continue to persuade her, she might really cry. What kind of people are they
Seeing his mother's face stiff, Liu Mingda said, "Dad, don't worry about Mom. She has a very low tear point. She will be moved to tears just by watching TV. She will be fine after a while."
Han Ze was relieved. He sighed and said, "Although my family is not short of money, it is your kindness after all. If I refuse, it will hurt your self-esteem and make you feel that I look down on you. Since you want to pay for your living expenses, then pay it."
Liu Mingda wanted to say that he was not afraid of being looked down upon. He was just afraid of paying the money. He asked, "Dad, how much do I have to pay?"
Han Shutao counted on his fingers, "Water, electricity, gas, fruit, milk, drinks, all need to be taken into account. Fifteen thousand per person may not be enough. But if it's not enough, Dad will take a loss and help add some. Let's take fifteen thousand per person. Is that enough, Dad?"
Han Ze said with a smile: "Enough is enough."
Han Feiyu said cheerfully: "Okay, one thousand five hundred yuan is not too much, just one less piece of clothing."
Liu Mingda was extremely reluctant, but fortunately it was only fifteen hundred, so he said stiffly, "Okay. I agree."
Han Shutao glanced at him and asked, "Does Sister Pei Ning come over for dinner every day?"
Liu Mingda was stunned. How did he bring this up with Pei Ning? His face was grim. Could it be that he wanted Pei Ning to pay for his living expenses
Wang Peining's face also changed. She can't come here for dinner in the future
Han Ze frowned and said, "You kid, Pei Ning is a guest."
Han Shutao didn't care and said with a smile: "I know Sister Pei Ning is a guest. If she comes occasionally, it's fine. If she comes to live at home every day, it's actually no different from living here. Of course, I didn't ask her to pay for her living expenses, but she is Brother Mingda's girlfriend, so let Brother Mingda pay for it."
Wang Peining's face darkened, Liu Mingda clenched his fists, and Hu Xialan frowned and said, "Old Han, this is not good, right? After all, Peining didn't get in."
Han Ze groaned and said, "It's really not good."
Hu Xialan, Wang Peining and Liu Mingda's faces relaxed.
Han Ze thought, "You should raise your own wife. Pei Ning doesn't have to pay, so let Mingda pay. A man should not ask his parents to help raise his wife. It will not sound good if others say it. Mingda has a high salary, only two or three thousand yuan, he can afford it."
After saying this, he looked at Liu Mingda with satisfaction.
Liu Mingda had a dark desire to hit someone in his heart, but he had to smile and agree on the surface. Are they trying to drive him crazy
Han Ze added: "Of course, if Feiyu brings his girlfriend back to live with him for a long time in the future, he will also have to pay for living expenses."
Even though Han Ze explained this, Liu Mingda and Hu Xialan's faces did not look much better. In their opinion, Han Ze no longer intended to pay for them to buy a car or a house. If they could spend every penny of Han Ze's money, they would spend more, and in the future Han Feiyu and his sister would get less.
Even if Han Feiyu has a girlfriend, paying for her living expenses is no different from saving the money somewhere else. What should they be happy about
Of course, Wang Peining's tense cheeks relaxed a little, as if Uncle Han was not targeting her alone.