After the dinner was over, Chen Minhao called Father Chen when he returned home.
Chen's father is an old flower farmer. Chen Minhao calls Chen's mother once a week. Chen's mother must talk about two things: First, Chen Minhao, don't work too hard. If you are exhausted, you will have nothing. If you stay up late now, you will definitely regret it when you get older. Secondly, she complained that Dad Chen would do all the flowers and plants every day after coming home from Baozi Shop and ignore her.
"Hey, Dad, I want to give a pot of green plants and flowers to a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties. Do you have any recommendations?"
Father Chen’s voice suddenly exploded: “Are you crazy? Are you attracted to a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties??”
Chen Minhao sighed and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm going to visit Xing Xi's house in a few days. I plan to bring a pot of green plants and flowers. This pot of green plants and flowers must mainly satisfy his wife. Dad, Xing You know Xi, right?" Chen Minhao briefly told Father Chen who Xing Xi was, why he wanted to visit him, and why he sent green plants and flowers.
Dad Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I was scared to death just now. I saw a piece of news on the Internet 10 minutes ago: 'A woman told her mother that she found a partner three years older, and her mother said it was okay. , and it turns out her partner is three years older than her mother.' I just told your mother the news, and you called me to tell me that you were going to send flowers to a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties. I was scared to death. .”
Chen Minhao laughed and said, "Dad, don't worry, I'm still far away from finding a partner. I'm on the rise now, and I don't have time to fall in love at all. By the way, do you have any suggestions for dad's flowers?"
"You are indeed still young, but if you meet the right woman, you have to take action when it's time. Otherwise, when other people's children know how to make soy sauce, you will have to buy soy sauce yourself." Dad Chen paused and said : "As for the flowers, when you go home, you can just bring a pot from home."
The next day, Chen Qiang drove Wuling Rongguang and took Chen Minhao out of Shanghai and returned to Xiangshui Town. The reason why I opened the Wuling Rongguang was, on the one hand, to keep a low profile and avoid neighbors swarming at the door, and on the other hand, it was convenient for moving flowers.
As soon as Wuling Rongguang entered the yard, Father Chen was waiting with a pot of flowers in his arms. Father Chen solemnly handed the flower to Chen Minhao and said, "This is called Lotus Petal Orchid. It does not need to be watered every day, but it needs to be sprayed with water every day. "After finishing speaking, he took out a small kettle and gave it to Chen Minhao. "
Father Chen invited Chen Minhao and Chen Qiang into the house for dinner.
Chen Qiang shook his head and said: "Uncle, my mother is still waiting for me at home, so I won't go in. I heard from my mother that you, uncle and aunt, take special care of my mother. Thank you very much."
Father Chen waved his hand and said, "Why are you so polite to me?"
Chen's mother was cooking upstairs wearing an apron. After she brought out some fruits, she said to Chen Minhao: "We will start dinner after Mom finishes frying your favorite braised eggplant."
Dad Chen lit a cigarette and asked, "After you went to Beijing Film Academy, did you live in a dormitory or outside?"
Chen Minhao took a bite of the apple and said, "I should live outside. In a few days, people from the company will rent a house for me."
Dad Chen blew out a smoke ring and said: "It will be quite troublesome to rent a house for four years. Why not buy one? The house price is unlikely to fall. In this way, when you graduate in four years, you will not lose money when you sell it. It is quite You have lived here for four years in vain. It would be too inconvenient to rent a house for four years."
Chen Minhao smiled helplessly and said, "Dad, the houses in Kyoto eat people. A suitable house costs 30 million, and the down payment is 10 million."
After hearing Chen Minhao's words, Father Chen's face suddenly looked ten years older. Chen Minhao immediately realized that he might have said the wrong thing, and he quickly added: "A house in Kyoto is not something ordinary people can afford, but your son is great and the money comes in very quickly. It won't take long to get enough." The down payment is made.”
Father Chen put out his cigarette butt, frowned and said, "How much money do you have on hand now?"
Chen Minhao threw the fruit core into the trash can and said, "About 4.5 million,"
Dad Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Being a star means you can make money quickly. No wonder people are rushing to be a star. The money you make in a year is almost more than your father will make in a lifetime. If you are still short of 5.5 million, you Dad doesn’t have the ability to raise enough money for you. But ten years ago, when housing prices were still cheap, your mother and I bought two houses in Jinling. We didn’t dare to buy a big one, so we bought two 89-square-meter houses. We originally planned to give them to You are considering it as a wedding house, and I guess you don’t like it now, so you can sell one of them to collect a down payment, and you can figure out how to deal with the rest by yourself.”
Chen Minhao asked in confusion: "Why have I never heard you talk about buying a house?"
Father Chen stared at Chen Minhao and said, "Am I your father, or are you mine? I have to inform you about anything I do."
After hearing the conversation between the two, Chen's mother came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands with her apron and said, "But what are you going to tell Chen Minhao's second aunt? At the beginning of the year, she said that Chen Minhao is now promising, and she probably won't live in Jinling." When she wanted to buy a house, you pushed her back."
Father Chen lit another Jinling Hong Yipin cigarette and said, "That second aunt of yours is not a good person. She said that you are promising. She wants to buy a house worth 2 million for 1 million, and the down payment is in installments."
After Dad Chen took a deep breath, he smiled proudly and said: "At that time, I told her that the Feng Shui master had seen this house and couldn't sell it for your development. If she asks, tell her: A more powerful one The Feng Shui master looked at it and said that if you want to develop further, this house must be sold."
Chen Minhao thought to himself: What is this? A little magic trick of feudal superstition
"I want to interrupt, why does my second aunt know that our family has a house in Jinling, but I don't know." Chen Minhao asked seriously.
"Ten years ago, your mother and I saved some money and originally planned to buy a villa in Yancheng. This was promised to your mother when I married her. But your mother said that the house in Yancheng did not maintain its value, and the purchase It's impossible to live there.
We decided to buy it in Jinling, after all, it is the provincial capital. At first, I only planned to buy one set, which I planned to use as a wedding room for you in the future. Your mother later said that if we miss our grandchildren when we grow old, it will be inconvenient to visit them. But if you and your wife live together, there will definitely be friction. We want to buy two units in the same community and in different buildings. At that time, the down payment for the second property was not enough, so I asked your second aunt to borrow it, but she didn’t lend me a penny. "
Chen Minhao thought about it in his mind. Ten years ago, when I was in primary school, you all thought about having grandchildren. Awesome!
Chen's mother also sat down and said, "I haven't told you this because people often say that the poor will raise a son, and the rich will raise a daughter. I was afraid that you wouldn't work hard, and we didn't expect that housing prices would rise so fast."
Mother Chen and Father Chen clasped their hands and looked at each other with a smile.
Chen's mother then took out the real estate certificate that was placed in the iron box and said to Chen Minhao: "Go back and find an agent and put it up for sale."
Chen Minhao waved his hands quickly and said, "No, no need. I make money very quickly." Chen Minhao had the memory of the original owner, so he naturally knew how hard it was for Chen's parents and Chen's mother to make money. They got up early and came home late every day.
Chen Minhao tried to shirk it again and again, but he didn't ask for it. Therefore, when Chen Qiang came to pick up Chen Minhao, Chen's father still looked unhappy.
Before leaving, Chen's mother pulled Chen Minhao aside, handed Chen Minhao a piece of paper, and said: "Here are some ways to raise that pot of lotus orchid. You can take it with you when you go back. Don't let that family take this pot." It’s going to die. When your father decided to give this pot away yesterday, he didn’t sleep all night and just stared at this pot of lotus petal orchid all night long.”
Chen Minhao immediately said: "My dad likes it so much, so why give it to me? I'll get it from the car."
Mother Chen grabbed Chen Minhao and said, "Your father is already very unhappy because he can't help you buy a house. If you don't want this pot of orchids, he will be angry for half a year."
Chen Minhao's nose felt a little sore all of a sudden. A loving father does not love his son in return. A father's love is as strong as a mountain. Even if Father Chen doesn't say it in words, in his actions he always wants to give the best to his children.
As soon as he got in the car, Chen Minhao dialed Kang Hui's phone: "Sister Kang, you asked me to write a song yesterday. I now have a melody in my mind. Please help me make an appointment with Teacher Wu to see when he is free and help me record it. Let’s sing.”
Kang Hui said in surprise: "Your inspiration came too quickly."
Chen Minhao smiled and said: "Actually, I have been writing this song for a while, but I never knew if I could sing it well. I was afraid that I would not be emotional enough and ruin the song. Now I think I can do it."
I got the computer back, after all, I accidentally pulled it in the car. . I am very, very happy to be able to spend 500 yuan to get it back.
(End of chapter)