On the third day of National Day, Chen Qianqing's father returned home.
Chen Qianqing's father, Chen Qingyang, is a mechanic who repairs machines. He often travels abroad for business, usually every two or three months. Therefore, when Chen Qianqing was a child, he spent most of his time at home with his mother.
Perhaps because he didn't get along with his son for too long, Chen Qingyang also doted on Chen Qianqing very much. The father and son have a good relationship and there are few conflicts.
On the day Chen Qingyang came back, cousin Chen Qianqing's family also came to visit his house.
Liu Huamei got up early, and she also pulled Chen Qianqing up and asked him to go shopping with her.
Chen Qianqing put on his clothes in a sullen mood, ate breakfast again, and followed Liu Huamei and Lu Zhengfei, who were in high spirits, like a flower that was beaten by the rain.
Lu Zhengfei had hardly ever been to the vegetable market. His family's grocery shopping and cooking are all done by servants, and he rarely does it himself, so the experience of visiting the vegetable market with Liu Huamei is quite new.
Liu Huamei picked out a fresh fish, a piece of spareribs, a bit of beef, and some vegetables and accessories before walking back happily.
Chen Qianqing didn't talk much, just followed Liu Huamei obediently carrying the dishes, but Lu Zhengfei and Liu Huamei were chatting and laughing, like a mother and son who had not seen each other for a long time.
Liu Huamei turned to look at Chen Qianqing: "Qianqing, why don't you like to talk? Look at Xiao Lu!"
Chen Qianqing snorted and stopped talking again.
Liu Huamei had no choice but to reach out and pat him on the back, "be careful, I'll let your dad beat you!"
The three of them walked back home while talking. Chen Qingyang, who had returned from abroad, had already arrived home. Seeing Liu Huamei, who had returned from grocery shopping, he greeted, "Huamei, you are back."
Liu Huamei and Lu Zhengfei put the dishes in the kitchen, and then they came out and said, "Don't care if your son's leg is broken. I said that you can retire next year or the next year. It's not a problem for a long time to go on like this."
Chen Qingyang was already in his thirties when he gave birth to Chen Qianqing, and because of the type of work, he could retire at fifty-five, that is, the next year and the year after.
Chen Qingyang obviously didn't want to tangle with Liu Huamei on this issue, and said, "Qianqing, won't you introduce me to your classmate?"
Hearing that "classmate" Lu Zhengfei immediately became overjoyed, and it was not in vain for him to dress so tenderly.
Chen Qianqing glared at Lu Zhengfei: "He is twenty-seven, my friend, not a classmate."
"Oh." Chen Qingyang hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I thought you were classmate Qianqing..."
Lu Zhengfei laughed: "It's okay, uncle, they all say I'm tender."
Chen Qianqing: "..." You are really shameless.
Liu Huamei asked Chen Qingyang some questions about his work again, and it could be seen that she really wanted Chen Qingyang to retire early, but she couldn't say it clearly. Lu Zhengfei and Chen Qianqing didn't interrupt, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.
The four of them were chatting when the doorbell rang suddenly.
Liu Huamei said, "I'm sure your sister is here, Qianqing, go open the door."
Chen Qianqing stood up, opened the door, and welcomed the two people standing outside the door.
Chen Qianqing's father, Chen Qingyang, has a total of two older sisters, one younger sister, the eldest sister lost her husband in her early years, and the third sister divorced in recent years. Walking around, in general, Chen Qingyang went back to see it alone, and Chen Qianqing celebrated the New Year with his mother.
This time they came, according to Liu Huamei's guess, most of them wanted to borrow money.
Happy families have the same happiness, but unfortunate families have their own misfortunes. Liu Huamei and Chen Qingyang have a good relationship, but occasionally they still quarrel over some things, such as Chen Qingyang's sister and sister.
"Brother, how many days have you been back?" Chen Qianqing's cousin, Chen Xiaohui, was only in the second year of high school, and she was considered to be middle and upper class. As soon as she entered the room, she ran to Chen Qianqing's side and said, "I miss you. Hey, when are you going back to school? Is city A fun? After I graduate, I also want to go to the university there, brother, what major do you think I should study?"
Chen Qianqing silently took a sip of the tea. He remembered that Chen Qianqing had such a cousin, but to be honest, after so many years, he had forgotten the name of this cousin.
Fortunately, Liu Huamei helped Chen Qianqing, she said, "Qianqing, Xiaohui asked you, why didn't you speak."
Chen Qianqing snorted slowly.
In front of the Chen family's parents, Lu Zhengfei has always maintained a tame smile. Even when Chen Xiaohui sat next to Chen Qianqing and began to ask questions, the enthusiasm of the smile did not weaken at all, but his eyes began to look up and down on Chen Xiaohui. Glancing around, he seemed to be sure that the girl in front of him was a threat to him.
When he assessed that the threat level was very low, almost equal to zero, his smile became even sweeter: "Qianqing, this is your sister? Why don't you introduce me?"
Chen Qianqing glanced at Lu Zhengfei, how could he not know what he was thinking, so he said lazily: "Xiaohui, this is Lu Zhengfei, just call you Brother Lu."
Chen Xiaohui immediately called out, "Hello, Brother Lu!" Her eyes lit up the moment she saw Lu Zhengfei. To be honest, Lu Zhengfei was really good looking, and he was definitely worthy of the word prince when he wasn't crazy, but once he saw Lu Zhengfei Instigate crazy... that's really a dog.
Chen Xiaohui, a little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, inevitably has some romantic fantasies. As the saying goes, it is not love, but the face that falls in love at first sight. What does Lu Zhengfei's deceptive face make Chen Xiaohui produce? Thoughts are quite normal.
As a person matures, Chen Qianqing knew Chen Xiaohui's thoughts almost instantly, and he joked, "Study hard, your brother Lu doesn't have a girlfriend yet."
"Hey, what are you talking about, kid?" Liu Huamei was talking to Chen Qingyang's sister Chen Qingyu, and her eyes widened when she heard Chen Qianqing's words: "Xiaohui is only seventeen, don't talk nonsense."
Chen Qingyu just smiled when she heard the words: "Sister-in-law, don't blame Qianqing, Qianqing is just joking."
Chen Xiaohui said shyly, "Brother, you are so annoying."
Chen Qianqing showed an inexplicable smile.
Lu Zhengfei looked at Chen Qianqing's smile, and suddenly there was an illusion that he was about to be unlucky...
Liu Huamei said: "Then you two talk first, I'll cook." After speaking, she entered the kitchen.
Chen Qingyang opened his mouth and said, "Qianqing, take Xiaohui and your friends out to buy some drinks, and buy some fruit by the way." He obviously wanted to put the child away first, and then talk to Chen Qingyu about business.
Chen Qianqing responded sensibly, so the three of them changed their shoes and went out.
Chen Xiaohui's family conditions are average. She has never been out of Province C when she grows up. It is naturally funny to see her brother who came back from studying abroad, but obviously, she is more interested in Lu Zhengfei than Chen Qianqing.
Parents have the greatest influence on a child. A large part of the reason why Chen Xiaohui's family divorced was because her mother was almost caught with someone.
"Brother Lu, do you also go to the same university as my brother?" Along the way, Chen Xiaohui was asking Lu Zhengfei some information.
Lu Zheng insisted on pretending to be a gentleman, so naturally he would answer any questions he had. Unlike Chen Qianqing, who was almost too lazy to talk to Chen Xiaohui, except for nodding and shaking his head, he didn't even want to say a word.
Lu Zhengfei is still pretending to be his confidant brother: "I've already come out to work, and I'm friends with you."
Chen Xiaohui said: "Yeah, I didn't see it at all. You look so young... I almost thought you and brother were in the same class."
Lu Zhengfei laughed.
Hearing this whisper, Chen Qianqing frowned in a bad mood: "Lu Zhengfei, bring me a box of yogurt."
Before Lu Zhengfei was finished, he turned his head to pick up the yogurt. When he brought it back, Chen Qianqing raised his eyelids: "Don't you know that I don't eat strawberry-flavored ones?"
Lu Zhengfei: "...you chose strawberries and taro for popcorn the day before yesterday."
Chen Qianqing: "You didn't see the taro I only eat?"
Lu Zhengfei: "..." Well, don't say more, let's change the box of aloe vera flavors.
Chen Xiaohui has been very good at looking at his face since he was a child. Seeing Chen Qianqing's expression, he cautiously said, "Brother, are you angry?"
Chen Qianqing showed a smile. His smile looked a bit similar to Lu Zhengfei's fake smile: "Silly girl, how could I be mad at you."
Chen Xiaohui suddenly felt a little afraid to talk to Chen Qianqing.
When Lu Zhengfei came back with the yogurt, he saw Chen Xiaohui lowered his head, completely lost his chattering appearance. Looking at Chen Qianqing's expressionless face, the fool knows what happened.
Lu Zhengfei said, "Qianqing, what fruit do you want to eat?"
"I don't have anything to eat." Chen Qianqing replied, he thought for a while, and felt that it was not good for Chen Qianqing's cousin... Well, although he used to regard all the women who were close to Chen Qianqing as rivals in love, the biggest problem now is , he was Chen Qianqing himself, so he said, "Xiaohui, what do you want to eat?"
Chen Xiaohui gave Chen Qianqing a pitiful look, and whispered, "I want to eat mangosteen." She likes this kind of fruit, but the price of this fruit is generally high, and her mother rarely buys it for her.
Chen Qianqing gave her a bag: "Pick it yourself, eat as much as you want, Brother Lu will pay."
Lu Zhengfei: "..."
Chen Xiaohui smiled and said sweetly, "Thank you Brother Lu!"
Lu Zhengfei glanced at Chen Qianqing and said quietly, "Thank you."