Xia Guangyu and Peng Ling are very busy at work. Especially Xia Guangyu,
In the past, the children were young, and the two tried to spare time on weekends to eat together as a family.
As my son grows up, lives in school, goes to university in other places, and goes abroad to study... he becomes more and more independent and comes back less and less, so the fireworks in this family have also become less and less.
Sometimes when the couple had a meal together, Peng Ling couldn't help but sigh, "Ah Jun has been married for more than two years. When he gives birth to a child, bring him back to play, the house is so lively."
Xia Guangyu snorted coldly, "Don't mention him, if you disobey an unfilial son, I will treat him as if I didn't have that son!"
"Just be stubborn. Do you think that work will accompany you for the rest of your life? When you retire and others enjoy the family happiness with their grandchildren, you will be a lonely and strange old man." Peng Ling said with a look of disgust.
Xia Guangyu didn't back down, "If you want to please them, I won't stop you, I won't."
"You just wait for them to please you, don't you?" Peng Lingsan said.
Xia Guangyu blew his beard and stared angrily, "If he has the ability, just treat him like me, and do whatever he wants outside."
Peng Ling shook her head, too lazy to say anything more.
Although Xia Guangyu was very stubborn, as a mother, Peng Ling was very soft-hearted. She is also not like Xia Guangyu, who has been an official all her life, full of official authority, and will not be disobedient.
After Xia Zhijun left, Peng Ling specially invited Gu Siyi out to meet him.
Gu Siyi originally had a good impression of Peng Ling and felt very kind. When she was in the first year of high school, before she had a puppy love, Auntie Peng was really kind to her. She specially prepared her room at home, prepared clothes for her, took her out to play on holidays, and wanted her to be her goddaughter. People are sensitive and delicate, and she can feel the love from the bottom of her heart.
It's just that later... Gu Siyi couldn't let go of it.
So, when Peng Ling took the initiative to ask her out, she readily went to the appointment.
None of them informed Xia Zhijun.
The two met in a quiet coffee shop.
After the polite greetings, Peng Ling went straight to the topic, "I heard from Ah Jun that you are married, have you already obtained the certificate?"
Gu Siyi nodded shyly, "Yes."
Peng Ling had mixed feelings in her heart. Her eyes fell on Gu Siyi, but she was actually not dissatisfied. Such a sweet and lovely girl, she grew up watching her, and she is still a friend of her old friend...
Peng Ling said: "Back then, I thought that you were young and ignorant, and mistook your affection for love, and talked about it at an inappropriate time. I was afraid that it would delay the more important things in life. So at that time, I really insisted on objection."
"Well, I understand." Gu Siyi said softly, "It's because we two are too deviant... Let uncle and aunt worry."
"No, no." Peng Ling denied with a smile, "After all these years, I can see it. Ah Jun has never been a confused and blind person. He is so persistent in treating you, you must be his favorite, very Marriage is impossible."
"..." From Peng Ling's tone, Gu Siyi didn't seem to blame her? She felt a little more relaxed.
Peng Ling said again; "When do you plan to hold the wedding?"
Gu Siyi said: "We agreed to put our career first, and we will not consider this for the time being."
Peng Ling nodded, "That's fine, everyone take it easy."
Peng Ling: "Ah Jun went home and had a quarrel with his father, did you know that?"
Gu Siyi shook her head, "I haven't heard him mention it."
He didn't mention it, and she didn't ask, because she knew that it wouldn't be good news if he didn't take the initiative to tell it.
"His father doesn't hate you. On the contrary, he likes you as much as I do. It's just that we didn't imagine you as a daughter-in-law at the beginning. The life path his father planned for him was to marry a man with a similar family background. Women, you will have a stable career in the future. And your appearance has broken his conception." Peng Ling said, laughing at herself, "Of course, this is his self-righteous conception."
Gu Siyi smiled, not knowing what to say.
Peng Ling continued: "Ah Jun's persistence over the years, in fact, his father also saw it in his eyes, and he no longer has such a strong desire to control his marriage. But in terms of career, it is his last stubbornness... How about you persuade Ah Jun? Jun, tell him not to start a business, but to work in a research institute, where his career will be stable and his prospects will be good."
Gu Siyi: "..."
"If you want Ah Jun to change his mind, his father must be very happy. He will approve of you as a daughter-in-law even more."
After Peng Ling finished speaking, Gu Siyi said slowly: "Auntie, I'm sorry, I really can't do anything about it. Ah Jun has his own ideals and ambitions, maybe this road is not the best for him, but he wants to go , I will accompany him. I will not interfere with his life, I just want to accompany him well."
Gu Siyi's tone was very light and full, her expression was very soft, but her attitude was very firm, without any compromise.
Peng Ling seemed to suddenly understand why her son favored her so much.
She also belatedly tried to make Gu Siyi a lobbyist, which was a bit absurd. They should be of one mind.
Peng Ling smiled in relief, took out the prepared gift box, and said, "No matter what, since you are married, you are my daughter-in-law. This is a meeting gift I prepared for my daughter-in-law."
"Thank you, Auntie!" Gu Siyi smiled brightly.
"Should I change my mouth?" Peng Ling asked with a smile.
"Thank you mom..." Gu Siyi was a little embarrassed. She sort of understood why Xia Zhijuan was shy when facing her parents' teasing back then.
Peng Ling gave Gu Siyi a big red envelope, a set of gold jewelry, and a family heirloom jade bracelet.
Gu Siyi originally didn't intend to tell Xia Zhijun that he had met his mother, but since the atmosphere of the meeting was so relaxed, she received a big gift and was recognized. She's definitely going to say it. Xia Zhijuan is not rebellious, especially because he doesn't want to put Gu Siyi in an embarrassing and wronged state because of family conflicts. His mother took the initiative to show her kindness, and he immediately gave back and took the initiative to call to say hello.
The next day, before Peng Ling left, Xia Zhijuan asked her out to have a meal with his mother with Gu Siyi. In the end, a special arrangement was made to send her away.
After that, when Peng Ling was on vacation, she would find time to come to S city to meet her son and daughter-in-law, have a meal and chat with her.
From being angry and irritable at the beginning, Xia Guangyu gradually calmed down, and later, every time she came back, he would inquire about the situation by the way.
"Building rockets yourself? A joke. Where does he have the ability and confidence to compete with the national team for a job?"
"This is a supplement to the market, to make up for the shortage of the national team's rockets, and to meet the booming small satellite market." Peng Ling explained because she often communicated with them and had a certain understanding of what they were doing.
"You think I don't understand? Aerospace is a high-tech, high-investment, and high-risk field! There are so many countries in the world, and there are only a few countries that can independently launch satellites. He is a small private company, and he still wants to fly into the sky? When he fails, he will know how powerful he is! At that time, he owes a huge debt, who will pay for it? The old Gu family?"
"Then you are thinking wrong. Ah Jun's company is not the grass-roots team you imagined. Ah Jun himself is a Ph.D. from Massachusetts, and he has practiced in the research institute there. Most of the people in his team come from domestic aerospace models. The chief teacher, chief commander, and internationally renowned experts have rich experience."
"It's easy to say, just wait and see, it's not that easy! If you don't know the heights of the world, you should learn a lesson!"
"Then let's wait and see."
Xia Guangyu held this view that it was impossible to waste money like this for two or three years.
Until the self-developed rocket of Sijun Aerospace Technology took off—
Peng Ling was the first to send him the pictures of the scene, and she sent him one by one the reports that followed.
Peng Ling: "Lao Xia, what did you say before?"
Xia Guangyu: "...??"
He carefully flipped through the reports with a rich expression on his face.
Peng Ling: "Is your son ignorant? Is it whimsical?"
Xia Guangyu: "..." My face hurts.
Peng Ling: "Siyi Star, successfully launched, it's gone to the sky!"
Xia Guangyu: "Okay, I will watch it myself, so you don't need to keep talking beside me."
Peng Ling wanted to say: "Secretary Xia, your son has gone his own way and achieved what he wanted to do. What do you want to say?"
Xia Guangyu's face darkened, "This is just the beginning, don't get carried away, you have to keep launching. Don't be ashamed to crash next time."
Peng Ling smiled: "I'm very relieved."
After a while, the news spread, and the name of Xia Zhijun, a technology upstart, was frequently mentioned.
And Xia Guangyu would inevitably be asked about it, especially when someone wanted to flatter him, they would brag about his son's grades for a few minutes first.
He kept his expression on the face, and secretly collected information about Sijun Aerospace, and read a lot of popular science content in this area, and roughly understood the current situation. Later, when someone mentioned it, he was able to accompany him to talk a few words, facing the praise of outsiders, he could not hide his pride on his face.
One day, Xia Guangyu rested at home and read aerospace magazines.
When Peng Ling got home, he immediately put the magazine on the coffee table beside him, and covered it with a few books on it.
Then pretend to read the newspaper as if nothing had happened.
During dinner, the two chatted.
Peng Ling said: "They have been married for three years and haven't had a baby yet. I think it's time for a baby."
Xia Guangyu said, "Have they held a wedding?"
Peng Ling said lightly: "No. The wedding is held without the participation of the groom's parents. It would be embarrassing for the two newlyweds. It's better not to do it."
"..." Xia Guangyu was speechless.
Peng Ling said: "Maybe it's because of this reason that the young couple never had children?"
Xia Guangyu: "It's time to have a baby."
Peng Ling: "Then you should at least express your opinion and let them hold the wedding?"
"By the way, I'm going to have dinner with them tomorrow, are you going?"
"No." Xia Guangyu refused.
"Go, let's face each other and have a good chat." Peng Ling persuaded, "It's the same thing for you and your son to be stubborn. How embarrassing is Siyi if you don't meet your daughter-in-law? You have to worry about your daughter-in-law's feelings, right? Don't you really intend to admit her?"