When Shen Jingchen finished dinner with some good buddies in her dormitory, it was already 20 minutes later than the time when he and Shen Jingbin would have been better. This was his last semester of college. Several buddies in the same dormitory had been together for so long, and now they were about to part ways. Not knowing when they would see each other again inevitably made him feel a little reluctant, so he delayed for a while. .
As he drove to the school gate in a hurry, he secretly thought about what he could say to extinguish the big devil's anger.
This younger sister of mine is gentle and polite to outsiders, but not polite to herself. She never likes people being late, and now he made her wait for an extra 20 minutes, and she had to peel off a layer of her skin during that time.
But before he arrived at the school gate, he saw Shen Jingping's enchanting figure. For the first time, there was a man standing next to him. What was even more rare was that the two of them looked very close! If he hadn't seen the suitcase at the man's feet, he would have doubted whether his sister was in two different situations!
"Hey, Aning, why are you here so soon? I thought you had to wait for a few days." After the car approached the two of them, Shen Jingchen lowered the window and greeted Zhao Chengning with a smile.
Zhao Chengning replied: "The big part has been taken care of. Leave the remaining small things to the people below and then come over."
"Open the trunk." Shen Jingping picked up Zhao Chengning's suitcase, bent down and said to Shen Jingchen in the car. After the trunk was opened, she picked up the suitcase with one hand and walked towards the back of the car.
Secretly thinking that her whispers from this distance would not be heard, Shen Jingchen quickly gave Zhao Chengning a wink to get closer, and Zhao Chengning came closer without knowing why.
"Are you coming here to do something big this time?" Shen Jingping winked at him.
Zhao Chengning was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "This probably needs to be kept secret."
Shen Jingchen said in disbelief, "Okay, okay, I, a single, can't understand the interest between you young couple. Get in the car, it's very cold outside."
Seeing Shen Jingbin put away her luggage and returned, he nodded, opened the car door and got into the back seat with her.
"Where are you staying? A hotel? Which one?" Shen Jingchen glanced at the two people leaning in the back seat in the rearview mirror and shuddered unconsciously.
Zhao Chengning's hand was grabbed by Shen Jingbin. When he heard the question, he raised his head and looked at the person in the driver's seat, and replied: "I came here as soon as I got off the plane. I haven't had time to book a hotel yet."
"Then don't book it. There are plenty of empty rooms in our small villa. If you don't mind, you can move in. If you're not satisfied with the guest room, isn't there a room for her?" After saying this, he said coquettishly. He turned to look at the two of them.
Shen Jingbin didn't know whether she was ashamed or angry, but she glanced at him directly: "Driving your car, why do you talk so much."
"Tsk, you must be shy, right?" Shen Jingchen curled her lips and turned back, not forgetting to complain again at the end.
Zhao Chengning laughed and said, "The specific place where I will live needs her approval."
The words were spoken to Shen Jingchen, but those eyes were looking at Shen Jingbin.
She didn't answer him, just gave him a soft look.
Doesn't he know what the answer is? Men who ask questions knowingly are so annoying!
In the end, Zhao Chengning really didn't go to the hotel, but followed the brother and sister back to the small villa. Aunt Zhang hadn't come back yet, so the family hired a temporary aunt. That aunt was also diligent and neat. She made a phone call on the way, and the guest room was already packed when she got home.
When Mr. Shen heard that Zhao Chengning was coming, he called both generations back to his old house to have dinner together. After dinner, Mr. Shen probably wanted to say something to Zhao Chengning, so he winked at his wife, and Grandma Shen coaxed the brother and sister upstairs. Zhao Chengning was left alone in the living room facing the three elders.
When they went upstairs, Shen Jingbin turned to look at him worriedly, but he comforted her with a smile. He could probably guess a little bit about what he might face next, so he corrected his attitude and sat upright.
"You guys have something to tell us this time, right?" After craning his neck and taking a few glances to make sure that the brother and sister were both upstairs and could not hear the conversation below, Mr. Shen asked leisurely.
Zhao Chengning smiled calmly, "I can't hide anything from you."
The old man snorted, but he smiled so hard that his face was wrinkled. He glanced at Father Shen and Mother Shen who were sitting next to him, with clear affection on their faces. This made Zhao Chengning have to sigh: Jiang Guoran is still Old and spicy.
"Lao Zhao couldn't help but tip me off as soon as you got on the plane. But in the end, this is something between you two young people. I still want to hear you tell me in person what your plan is. of."
Zhao Chengning didn't play any tricks with his elders and told him everything he was thinking. He said seriously: "Grandpa Shen, uncle, aunt, I want to settle our affairs with Xiaojing, so I came here with you this time to discuss this matter with you and ask for your opinions."
Although Father Shen was very satisfied with his son-in-law, he really had not thought about marrying off his precious daughter so soon, so he said: "Chengning, we adults have also discussed the matter between you. No. I'm here to pour cold water on you. To be honest, you and our Xiaojing haven't known each other very long, let alone the dating time. Is it too hasty to decide to get married like this?"
Zhao Chengning looked at Father Shen, with firmness in his eyes that could not be ignored, "Uncle Zhao, to tell you the truth, I decided on this matter after thinking about it for a long time. Maybe you don't believe it, but I was thinking about getting married as soon as we started dating. This is my love for Xiaojing and my responsibility to her."
Mother Shen interrupted abruptly. There was no unnecessary expression on her face, which could easily make people feel timid at first glance.
"Everyone can say nice things. At your age, your worth, and your status, you are on the rise. Are you willing to be trapped in marriage like this?"
"Auntie, marriage is not a shackles for me, and I don't need the word 'set' yet." Zhao Chengning looked directly into Shen's mother's eyes without fear.
"Don't criticize me. Although my Xiaojing is very good, there are still people who are better than her. How do you know that she is the one you want? If we relax and hand over our daughter to you, what will you do now? Of course, when you are passionately in love, you are devoted, but what happens when the passion subsides?" Shen's mother is obviously not a fuel-efficient person. She has been in the political arena for many years, and her aura is not something that ordinary people can resist.
But the young man opposite her didn't even frown, "I'm not the kind of passionate young man. I know what I want. I can tell you now with certainty that what I want is Xiaojing." , no one else. I’m not afraid of you saying I’m arrogant. In the years I’ve been in City B, I’ve seen very few women of all kinds. Among them, there are indeed some who are no worse than Xiaojing. However, here there are No one can make me feel the attachment and sense of belonging that is unique to Xiaojing."
Zhao Chengning has always known that among the elders of the Shen family, the most difficult one to deal with is Mother Shen. Shen's mother has been on the battlefield for a long time and is in a high position. She may have seen more monsters and monsters than she has eaten. In front of her, all disguises are fragile. Only sincerity is the best way to deal with it.
"I know that you all think that I am still young and have a lot of days left. But I feel that my life is only so long. Except for the past twenty years, I have no time to eat, sleep and work. How much time is left. And with this little time left, I just want to leave it to the people I love the most to do what we want to do most.”
Mother Shen looked at him steadily, without saying anything or expressing her position. After a while, she looked away and said, "Good eloquence."
He smiled back.
Seeing that Mother Shen stopped talking, Mr. Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "But I think, you two children have not been together for a long time. Now is still a time of deep love. If you want to get married, can I I understand. But don’t you really think it’s a bit impatient? I know that many of your generation fall in love and don’t get married for seven or eight years.”
Zhao Chengning also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Hearing the old man’s question, he smiled and explained gently: “There are only two possibilities for being in love for such a long time but not getting married: one is that the financial conditions are not good enough. He couldn't meet the standards for marriage, so he just put it off; the second one was that the relationship was not enough. I believe that any man who meets a girl he likes enough would be eager to marry her home as soon as possible, rather than so It consumes people. The length of time together cannot measure the depth of a relationship. I remember that it was only a few months after Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao met and got married. Isn’t the relationship now pretty good?"
As soon as she heard that someone was comparing her husband and wife, the arrogant Mother Shen immediately became unhappy. She put her arms around her wife's shoulders, raised her chin and said, "That's not what you said. Do you think everyone is like us?" Is that so?" Unfortunately, the words were only met with disgusted looks from Mother Shen and the old man.
Shen's father and Shen's mother were in a political marriage, and it only took about two months for them to get married. It was considered a flash marriage. But the relationship between the two is getting deeper day by day, and even at this age, the old man often feels that he can't bear to look at it. It is also clever for Zhao Chengning to use two people as examples.
After some probing, the young man's answer satisfied the three elders, and indirectly expressed his feelings and determination to Shen Jingbin to the three elders. As the saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. The three of them were not willing to interfere too much in the emotional lives of the younger generations, so they relaxed.
Finally, Mother Shen glanced lightly at the young man sitting opposite her, with his back straight from beginning to end, neither humble nor arrogant. She lowered her eyes and said, "Xiaojing hasn't graduated yet. It's too early to talk about marriage. If you agree, then Let's get engaged first, and we will discuss the specific date with your parents later. If you still have the determination after Xiaojing graduates, we will talk about marriage... As for the time in between, you should wait. "
The stone hanging in his heart suddenly fell back into his stomach. Zhao Chengning showed a warm and harmless smile, "Of course, this is the minimum respect I have for Xiaojing."
To be honest, although this time he came here thinking about getting married with the Shen family, he didn't have much hope. Now he was surprised to get the answer of "get engaged first". What else could he ask for
(End of chapter)