Before school started, Bai Ziren chose a day to take Jingbo to meet his family. Because Liu Xinyu suggested that it would be better to eat out, Uncle Mu decided to choose a restaurant with a quiet environment and reserved a private room.
Cheng Jingbo was courteous and thoughtful, and brought a box of Yunzi Go, a can of high-quality fried green tea and a bottle of wine, and gave them to the two elders respectively. Uncle Mu immediately gave him a high score in his heart, and Liu Xinyu just politely said: Smile and wait and see.
Under Uncle Mu's question, Cheng Jingbo roughly talked about the process of getting to know Bai Ziren.
"Does the coffee shop belong to you alone?"
"No, I invested with my friend, and he accounted for more, and I invested less."
"You are a university teacher, and you also take care of a coffee shop. You should be very busy at ordinary times, right?"
Cheng Jingbo smiled and nodded in recognition.
"I understand. They are all young people. Few of them are busy. Busy is better than idle, but you must pay attention to your body."
"You are right, health is very important, I will pay attention to it."
Because before coming here, Bai Ziren mentioned to them tactfully, don't ask about the other party's family situation. Regarding this, Uncle Mu understands her thoughts and respects her meaning, but it is inappropriate not to ask at all. He thinks twice, as if Zuo casually mentioned, what did your parents do before they retired? Cheng Jingbo replied that they were working in the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering. For parents, there is also a sister who is a doctor, which can be described as a scholarly family.
At this point, most of the peace of mind was felt, and Uncle Mu began to warm up with Cheng Jingbo: "Speaking of which, we are also very destined. Xiaobei's asthma is favored by Dr. Cheng. Dr. Cheng is a good doctor worthy of respect, and Xiaobei also loves it." Like her very much."
Cheng Jingbo said: "I met Xiao Bei in the hospital, he is very smart and very funny."
No one doesn't want to hear people praise their child, and Uncle Mu smiled even more when he heard this: "He is too smart, he is a villain, but he is as good as Xiaoren, smart and sensible, don't worry."
Cheng Jingbo looked at Bai Ziren beside him, and said, "She is very nice."
When Bai Ziren, who had been silent all this time, heard his evaluation of her in front of his elders, his heart moved slightly, and he looked up into his eyes.
Seeing them gossip with their eyebrows, Liu Xinyu lowered his eyes.
The hot dishes were served soon, and Uncle Mu laughed loudly, telling Cheng Jingbo to eat more.
Liu Xinyu filled a bowl of soup, didn't rush to drink it, put the spoon aside gently, and suddenly asked something: "Mr. Cheng, may I ask, has your family prepared a wedding room for you?"
Bai Ziren didn't expect his mother to ask such a realistic question directly, and he was speechless at the moment.
Cheng Jingbo's expression didn't change at all, and she told frankly: "They didn't prepare for me. To be precise, I won't need money from my family after I graduate from college."
"So, are you buying a house yourself?"
"I haven't bought a house yet, but I have made plans and will finish it within this year."
"That's good." Liu Xinyu nodded and said, "However, housing prices are very high now, especially in urban areas..."
Uncle Mu coughed and interrupted his wife: "Xin Yu, don't be in such a hurry, they haven't reached the stage of discussing marriage, and these big issues can't be decided in a short while, let them discuss it in private, we will discuss it today. It’s good to talk about the family, eat vegetables and eat vegetables.”
Embarrassed, Liu Xin looked away helplessly, looking at the hot soup in the bowl with concern.
Cheng Jingbo added: "I have been working part-time since I was in college. Although I am not very rich now, it is no problem to buy a house."
"It's really good. If young people don't rely on their parents, they can buy a house by themselves at the age of thirty." Uncle Mu admired it.
Bai Ziren stopped his chopsticks and said something in his heart: "As long as you are with the person you like, you can live anywhere, even renting a house."
After these words fell, there was silence. No one expected her to express her position like this.
Liu Xinyu was about to object, but Uncle Mu secretly made a gesture to stop her, jokingly said: "If every woman thinks the same as Xiaoren, we men's burden will be much lighter, Mr. Cheng, don't you think so?"
Cheng Jingbo's smiling eyes still stayed on Bai Ziren's face, and slowly turned around after hearing this, and said: "She is thinking about me, but I should think about her more, I can't let her live in a rented house after marriage. "
A simple sentence dispelled the worries of the two elders, and finally ended the topic.
The following time can be regarded as easy. For Cheng Jingbo, he can chat about almost anything, and he doesn't avoid any questions. more and more natural.
At the end of the dinner, Liu Xinyu said another sentence: "Xiaoren is an introverted child with a sensitive personality. Please bear with me if any unpleasant things happen during the relationship between you two."
"Of course, this is what I should do." Cheng Jingbo said sincerely.
Walking out of the hotel, Cheng Jingbo took Bai Ziren to visit the surrounding lake area, and Uncle Mu drove his wife back.
Along the way, Liu Xinyu looked at the scenery outside the window in silence, until her husband spoke up and heard him praise Cheng Jingbo for being reliable and Xiaoren for being very discerning, she frowned a little and spoke her heart softly : "I think Mr. Zhou is more suitable for Xiaoren."
Uncle Mu was very surprised when he heard the words: "Why do you still miss that Mr. Zhou? Didn't you see the way Xiaoren looked at Teacher Cheng just now? I've never seen her like that, full of trust and attachment."
Liu Xinyu sighed, knowing well that Mr. Zhou, who satisfied her in every way, could only be a pity. Her daughter didn't want to mention his name, and her eyes were full of Cheng Jingbo.
It's just that as a mother, she has always had extravagant hopes in her heart. She hopes that her daughter can marry a man with a family like Mr. Zhou, with no worries about food and clothing, and nothing to worry about. Things, whether they can be bought or not, may be a house of more than 300 square meters in the urban area.
She is an experienced person, and the direct fuse of the breakup of the previous marriage was the word money. She knows that a happy marriage is not about two people, but a rich economic foundation.
In her opinion, her daughter is still a little naive after all. If she doesn't pay attention to these things now, she may worry about these things in the future.
If the target is that Mr. Zhou, you don’t have to worry about anything. He is an investment banker, and needless to say, his annual salary is the same age as Cheng Jingbo. He already has two houses, one in the downtown area and the other in the suburbs. , Xiaotaoyuan, where the mountains and rivers can be seen, is still a three-story building. I live in the urban area on weekdays, and the family goes to a three-story villa on weekends. That kind of life is so comfortable and comfortable.
It happened to be so lucky, Mr. Zhou himself said that he had a crush on Xiaoren, which was originally a perfect thing, but now it's a pity. Thinking of this, Liu Xinyu couldn't help blaming himself, it would have been better if he had arranged it earlier.
The trees on both sides of the road are full of dead branches, and the branches spread to the corner of the blue sky, like a piece of cracked porcelain.
Liu Xinyu closed her eyes, feeling a little cold and tired, and just wanted to go back to sleep.
But the scenery of the lake scenic area is very good. The center of the lake is rippling under the wind. After a while, the sun came out and everything became warm.
Cheng Jingbo bought candied haws for Bai Ziren. Bai Ziren hadn't eaten this for eight hundred years. When she took the first bite, with the sound of rustling and crunching, the familiar taste spread from the tip of her tongue, and her mouth was filled with saliva. The ground is sour, and soon there is a sweet taste.
"Did I do well just now?" he asked.
"I feel very good."
He smiled: "will your mother and uncle like me?"
Bai Ziren chewed the candied haws, and answered the question sincerely: "In this world, there will be no one who doesn't like you."
"Then you don't really like it?"
"..."
"Ok?"
She nodded, then stretched out the candied haws and gave it to him: "It's delicious, you should try it too."
He never imagined that he would eat this one day, but since she invited him, he wouldn't mind trying it.
She ate another one and handed it to him, and the two of them slowly finished a bunch of candied haws.
There was red syrup in the palm of her hand. He opened her schoolbag, took out a tissue, and wiped her hands.
The embarrassing thing is that after wiping, I turned my head and saw that there was also a mother next to her fat son wiping his little palms.
"It's okay." He said naturally, "Just treat you as my child."
"But... I don't want to be your child." She thought for a while and said, "I still like to be your girlfriend."
He was a little surprised when she said this, and looked up at her, her black eyes were warm with sunlight, she also looked at him persistently, until he slowly lowered her head, she stopped hiding, and closed her eyes in time, two seconds a second Seconds and three seconds later, when she found that there was no movement, she secretly opened a slit, not expecting that he would wait until she opened her eyes before seriously kissing her.
A kiss in the sun is warm, like touching a soft feather.
After the end, she said: "You have the sweetness of candied haws."
"The same to you."
"If I ate bitter melon before, would the kiss become very bitter?" She studied seriously.
"That's a good question, I'm also curious, why don't you try it next time?" He tried to persuade.
"What if it's garlic? Do you dare to kiss?" She asked again.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, the worst thing is to brush your teeth together after kissing."
They sat on a bench by the lake and talked for a long time about the taste of kissing.
After an unknown amount of time, several children nearby threw stones into the lake and were scolded by the adults. The sound brought them back to reality.
"School is about to start, you must be very busy, will you go to the lighthouse on time on Friday?"
"If you're here, I'll be there every week."
"Give me a few books, I want to read again."
"Okay, I'll go back and choose a few, and I'll bring them to you next time." He played with her fingers slowly.
"Yeah." She nodded, then opened her schoolbag with her free hand, and took out something from the inner pocket, "I brought you a present today."
"what?"
"This is it, I drew it myself."
Cheng Jingbo took a look, it was an eggshell with a cartoon version of himself hand-painted and colored on it.
He carefully admired it for a long time, and every stroke on it was very delicate, and it could be seen that it was done with heart.
Seeing that he kept silent, she said embarrassedly: "I saw that Mu Zibei was playing with this, so I asked him for one and drew one of you, maybe a little childish."
"It's not childish at all, it's beautiful," he said. "I love it."
"What else do you like? Let me see if I can buy it for you."
He looked at her with gentle eyes, and confirmed, "Do you want to buy something for me?"
"Well, but it also depends on whether I can afford it."
He stroked her hair: "Boyfriends always buy things for girlfriends, but here you are, why is it the other way around?"
"What does it matter, anyone wants to buy something good for someone they like."
"If you must buy something for me, why don't you wait until you start working. It's enough to draw an eggshell for me now."
She was faintly disappointed.
"Buying things for people you like is to make them happy. If you can make me happy for free, the effect will be the same."
"Free stuff?"
"Like you kissed me just now, you didn't spend any money." He guided her.
She understood, her ears were a little red, and she looked away at the lake and mountains in the distance, thinking that since he likes him so much, should she take the initiative to kiss him? For something dangerous, her heart would always feel like jumping out.
Seeing her inner struggle, he said tolerantly, "Just a kiss on the cheek."
"… let me try."
"In order to cooperate with you, I close my eyes."
She turned her head and saw that he had indeed closed his eyes. She clenched his fists and approached him a little bit. At the moment of hesitation, his eyelashes moved, as if he was about to open his eyes. She decided to take advantage of his closed eyes. Shi Shi quickly made a move, and leaned over to kiss his face, unexpectedly, accompanied by a popping sound.
After the kiss, she retreated resolutely, pretending it wasn't something she had done.
"Wait." He opened his eyes and slowly became suspicious, "You kissed me just now?"
"Yes... otherwise?"
"I mistakenly thought a mosquito was flying over."
It was only then that she took advantage of the sunlight to look at his side face seriously, and realized that she seemed to have kissed too hard, leaving a faint hickey, and the outline was complete when viewed closely... Obviously it was caused by inexperience.
"It hurts a bit," he said of her kiss, "but I like it."
"..."