It was indeed a family dinner of a blind date. Although some senior executives and engineers from Dongfang Heavy Industry were present, they were all arranged far away by Ning Yuanshan. He arranged a private room here, and it was only him and Ning Yuanhai, and Ning Jing. My mother Zhang Huilan, plus Xia Lei and Ning Jing, there are only five of them at a large round table, so it is not a waste.
Xia Lei met Ning Yuanhai and Zhang Huilan for the first time. Ning Yuanhai and Ning Yuanshan look very similar, and they are both in their fifties. Zhang Huilan looks relatively young. She looks to be in her early forties at most, and does not look old at all. She is very similar to Ning Jing. Although she is a little older, she is definitely an older beauty. She is the type who needs a good face, a good figure, and a good temperament.
"I didn't expect Sister Ning's mother to be so young. Sister Ning would probably look like this when she reaches her mother's age, right?" A strange thought came to Xia Lei's mind.
"Mom, Dad, Second Uncle, Xia Lei is here." Ning Jing said.
In fact, without any introduction from Ning Jing, from the moment Xia Lei entered the elegant room, Ning Yuanhai and Zhang Huilan's eyes fell on Xia Lei, looking from his head to his feet, and then from his feet to his head. Just from the small detail of Ning Jing holding Xia Lei's hand, they guessed Xia Lei's identity.
Being stared at by Jing Jing's parents like a criminal, Xia Lei suddenly became nervous and froze there, not knowing what to do next.
Jing Jing touched Xia Lei's waist with her elbow and urged in a low voice: "Why are you still dazed? Come on."
Only then did Xia Lei come back to his senses, and he hurriedly walked up, "Hello, uncle and aunt, hello, Uncle Liu. I'm sorry, I'm a little late, and I kept you waiting for a long time."
Ning Yuanhai said: "Young people, the concept of time is very important."
Zhang Huilan also said: "Yes, you were late for the first meeting."
Xia Lei wanted to explain, but couldn't. He was very embarrassed. He expected that this matter would not be easy and would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. Jing Jing's parents set difficulties for him from the beginning.
Jing Jing helped: "Alei was also late because he was busy buying gifts for you, so don't say anything."
Xia Lei then handed the gift over, "Uncle, aunt, it's so small, please accept it."
Ning Yuanhai took a look at the gift, but Zhang Huilan put it down on the table without even looking at it. The two couples seemed to have agreed early on not to give Xia Lei a good look, and wanted to use this method to test Xia Lei's temper.
Xia Lei sighed in his heart, "Hurry up and eat, and then leave this place. From now on, even if Sister Ning puts a knife on my neck, I will not accompany her in such a scene."
At this time, Ning Yuanshan walked to the door of the private room and said as he walked: "You guys chat first, I will go to the kitchen to urge the food to be served. Really, the food is not being served at this time, the speed is too slow."
Xia Lei glanced at the door of the private room and thought, "Does a five-star hotel have this kind of problem? Don't lie to me. You guys told the kitchen early in the morning to delay the serving of food, right?"
Ning Yuanhai looked at Xia Lei with friendly eyes. It was not difficult to see that he was very satisfied with Xia Lei's sunny and handsome image.
"Hmm, cough." Zhang Huilan coughed inexplicably, and then said, "Xia Lei, when did you and my Jingzi meet?"
Jing Jing said: "We met in a bookstore half a year ago. I love reading, and he also loves reading."
"Shut up, I didn't ask you." Zhang Huilan glared at Jing Jing.
Jing Jing also closed her mouth. She seemed to be afraid of Zhang Huilan, and Zhang Huilan seemed to be the one in charge of their family.
Xia Lei said bravely: "Well, yes, we met half a year ago in a bookstore."
"Which bookstore?"
Xia Lei thought for a moment, "Xinhua, Xinhua Bookstore."
"It's been half a year. You've been together for half a year and you've hidden it from us." Zhang Huilan looked a little angry, "Xia Lei, do you think we two elders don't exist, or do you just want to have fun with our Jingzi? If you do this, This is not the sign of a responsible man.”
Xia Lei's scalp had already started to feel numb. He said bravely, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I definitely didn't have that idea. I..."
Zhang Huilan interrupted Xia Lei, "How old are you this year?"
"twenty five."
"Where are the parents?"
"My mother passed away early, and my father... is no longer here either. Only my sister and I are left at home. My sister has been admitted to Kyoto University and will go to school in a few days." Xia Lei simply told all these situations, To prevent Zhang Huilan from continuing to ask.
An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Huilan's mouth. She and Ning Yuanhai looked at each other and exchanged glances. It is not difficult to see that she is very satisfied with Xia Lei's age, appearance, temperament, and family members.
"Where's the second uncle? Why hasn't he come back yet? Why haven't you served dinner yet?" Ning Jing urged, "I'm already hungry."
"No rules." Zhang Huilan glared at Ning Jing again.
Jing Jing then closed her mouth again.
Zhang Huilan's eyes fell on Xia Lei again, as if she wanted to see through his heart, "Xia Lei, do you have a room?"
Xia Lei said with some embarrassment: "Yes, it was left by my parents, but it is very small, only seventy-five square meters."
Zhang Huilan said: "It is indeed too small. If we, Jingzi, get married, how can such a small house accommodate you two and your sister? When you take care of children in the future, it will be even more crowded. You have to work hard to make money. , to buy a big house, at least 150 square meters."
Xia Lei, "..."
"Where's the car? Have you bought a car now?"
Xia Lei shook his head, "No."
"That won't work either. You have to buy at least a car worth about 500,000 yuan, preferably a seven-seater city SUV. From now on, our whole family can fit in it when we go out."
Xia Lei, "I don't have the funds to buy a seed car yet..."
Before Xia Lei finished speaking, Ning Jing secretly stepped on his instep. Xia Lei then closed his mouth, feeling very embarrassed.
The little actions of the two people could not escape Zhang Huilan's eyes, and her eyebrows suddenly frowned, "By the way, Xia Lei, what is your education level?"
Xia Lei didn't think twice and replied casually: "High school."
"High school?" Zhang Huilan's brows furrowed even further, "Why are you just a high school student?"
Ning Yuanhai also frowned. He was obviously not satisfied with Xia Lei's academic qualifications.
Zhang Huilan's tone and Ning Yuanhai's eyes made Xia Lei feel a little uncomfortable, but when he thought that he was cooperating with Ning Jing in acting, he endured it and maintained the respect he deserved for his elders on his face, "Auntie, I too I want to go to college, but if I go to college, no one will take care of my sister. But I don’t regret it.”
Zhang Huilan and Ning Yuanhai looked at each other, and they seemed a little hesitant. The old couple were quite satisfied with Xia Lei's other conditions, but they were not satisfied with his academic qualifications.
"Our Jingzi is a doctoral student. There are huge cultural differences between you two. You can get along now, but getting married and living a life is a lifelong matter. Are you sure you can adapt to this cultural difference?" Zhang Huilan looked at Xia Lei. His eyes no longer had the intimacy they had just now.
Xia Lei didn't know how to answer this question, because he had never thought about living with Ning Jing.
Zhang Huilan added: "And your children, from a genetic point of view, our Jingzi's genes are the best genes, and yours..."
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Jing Jing blushed and became unhappy. Xia Lei came to help her, but she didn't expect that her mother would make things difficult for Xia Lei.
Just when Ning Yuanshan was very embarrassed, he walked in. He chuckled and said, "The food will be served soon."
Ning Yuanhai got up and pulled Ning Yuanshan to a corner of the private room to talk. Zhang Huilan also got up and walked over and pulled Ning Jing to another corner to talk. The four Ning family members murmured, obviously discussing Xia Lei. Xia Lei sat there, looking very lonely. He is like a contestant on a talent show. After performing, he is waiting for several judges to rate him, advance, or be eliminated.
A wry smile appeared on the corner of Xia Lei's mouth, "This world is really real. Fortunately, I am not really in love with Jingjing. If I become her mother's son-in-law, I will be driven crazy sooner or later."
The four Ning family members continued to murmur.
Here, Ning Yuanhai said to Ning Yuanshan: "Yuanshan, this can't happen. Xia Lei is just a high school student, and he is too different from our Jingzi. Children born in the future will not have aa genes, but ab genes."
Ning Yuanshan said: "Brother, are you confused? What does academic qualifications mean? I have a large number of college students, research labs, etc. Some of them are warehouse keepers and some are copywriters. They don't even have Xia Lei's Not even a toe can compare to it. Do you know that Xia Lei’s craftsmanship can’t be found in many people in the country?”
"Isn't it just welding and lathe processing? It sounds so mysterious." Ning Yuanhai obviously didn't agree with Ning Yuanshan's point of view.
Ning Yuanshan sighed, "Hey, it's up to you. If Jingzi were my biological child, I would definitely support her and Xia Lei being together with both hands."
"I'm actually not very opposed to it, it's just that Jingzi doesn't agree with it, and there's nothing I can do about it," Ning Yuanhai said.
Over there, Zhang Huilan whispered in Jing Jing's ear: "Daughter, how far have you developed?"
Jing Jing's face blushed slightly, "Mom, why do you ask this?"
"If mom asks you, just say it." Zhang Huilan said tentatively: "Have you guys gone to bed?"
Jing Jing's face turned even redder, "We haven't reached that point yet. We just hold hands, and sometimes... we also kiss on the lips."
"You really didn't have sex?"
"Really not!"
"It's fine if I don't have one. I'll be relieved if I don't have a mother." Zhang Huilan breathed a sigh of relief.
Jing Jing glanced at Xia Lei secretly. She didn't know why, but there was a hint of disappointment in her eyes at the moment.
Zhang Huilan whispered into Jing Jing's ear and said: "Daughter, actually, mom is not against your free love. If this Xia Lei is very good, your dad and I will be happy to accept him. But, he is only a high school student. , how can a high school student be with a doctoral student?"
"If you don't like it, forget it." Jing Jing said. It’s fake anyway, so it’s okay to end this way.
"Do you remember the little boy you played with when you were a kid?"
"Who?"
"Your Aunt Hu's son, Ren Wenqiang, came back from the United States, where he got a doctorate in business management. As soon as he returned to China, he was hired by the Vientiane Group as the project manager of the wind energy power generation project, and he will also become the project manager of this project in the future. principal."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Of course it does matter. That boy Wen Qiang has liked you since he was a child. How can I, a mother, not tell it? I met him today and when he heard that you were coming, he said that he would also come to talk to your second uncle. Talk about the wind energy power generation project. I know that he actually wants to meet you." At this point, Zhang Huilan looked at the watch on her hand and said, "It should be here by now, right?"
"Isn't this bad?" Ning Jing suddenly regretted asking Xia Lei to do this for her. She felt that it would hurt Xia Lei.
Zhang Huilan glared at Jing Jing, "What's wrong? You and Wen Qiang have been playing together since childhood. You can be considered a couple of childhood sweethearts. If you get along well, haha, then it will be a match made in heaven. , please be nice to others later, remember?"
Jing Jing bit her lower lip. She didn't expect things to change like this. She wanted to leave here with Xia Lei.
At this moment, a young man in a suit and leather shoes appeared at the door of the private room.