urban life

Chapter 340 Shrewd Abacus

The winter evening came very quickly, and the weather darkened in a trance. Although Sichuan Province is a basin, the evening is still cold. When you exhale, white mist floats out.

Taohua Town, Zhou An's house, the iron gate is wide open, the middle gate is wide open, and red Spring Festival couplets are pasted on both sides of the door.

Shanglian: Like-minded men and women are quiet and good.

The second couplet: a happy couple with a full moon and a happy couple.

Horizontal batch: Forever united.

This is written by Mr. Zhou with great pains and brains, bearing his painstaking efforts.

The garbage in the yard was swept clean and spotless.A string of bright red firecrackers was spread on the ground. The firecrackers were so long that the yard couldn't even be laid in a straight line. Lu Yulan understood the psychology of young people, and laid the firecrackers in the shape of a heart, which had a very obvious meaning.

At this moment, Zhou An's family, grandparents, and Zhou Zihui's family were standing at the gate, stretching their necks, watching the passing vehicles.

"Why haven't we arrived yet?" Lu Yulan frowned in hope and disappointment over and over again, complaining, "Xiao An is playing on the road again, I have to talk about him later."

"Don't worry." Teacher Zhou on the side twitched the corners of his mouth. He was resented by his mother before he came home. Feeling sympathetic for his son, he put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Recently, the last few towns The road is being repaired, so sometimes there will be traffic jams."

"If you don't fix it sooner or later, but it's during the Chinese New Year, what kind of shit do you guys do all day long to eat the country's food for nothing." Lu Yulan rolled her eyes and vented her resentment on Teacher Zhou, "Let me tell you , when Tingting arrives, be more enthusiastic and cheerful, and don't act like a boring gourd."

Zhou An shook his head helplessly. Facing this kind of woman, his thoughts, literature, and principles could not be used, so he had to keep silent.

Now my wife is so anxious that even a dog will be scolded for walking past.

"Here we come." Zhou Zihui was most familiar with her brother's car, and she recognized it at a glance, and shouted loudly.

Hearing this, the whole family of the old Zhou family came to their senses in an instant. They all looked at the car carrying the heritage and hope of the old Zhou family. Their eyes were filled with anticipation. The teacher also had emotional turmoil in his heart. It's great that the son has brought his future daughter-in-law home.

"Light the firecrackers." While Lu Yulan didn't know what to do, she clearly ordered Teacher Zhou to light the firecrackers.

"Crack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack."

Sparks splashed everywhere, and the sound of roaring firecrackers instantly resounded through the entire street, deafening, heralding the coming of the Spring Festival, and the sparks falling from the firecrackers were like celestial maidens scattering flowers, in various poses and with different expressions.

The loud and clear sound of firecrackers immediately came to Hou Mengting's ears. Although it was booming, it seemed that a beautiful song was sung in her ears. What surprised her was that it was the first time she saw her future father-in-law The tension with my family members and the tension of insomnia for several nights disappeared all of a sudden, and I was calm instead.

The sound of firecrackers, sparks, explosions, and red drove away the Nian beast in her heart.

In this quiet moment, Hou Mengting's pretty face was smiling, her two thin lips were smiling, her light eyebrows and thin eyes were smiling, and the two red dimples on her cheeks were also smiling.

Seeing Hou Mengting's smile, Zhou An also laughed. The woman finally felt relieved, felt the enthusiasm of his family, and sincerely hoped that she would marry into the old Zhou's family.

Zhou An flashed the flashing lights, signaled Mr. Zhou and the others to get out of the way, and the car drove into the yard.

What caught Hou Mengting's eyes was a small three-storey building, covered in white, which was very different from the Northeast house, but the same thing was that it had a spacious yard, and the ground was covered with leftovers from firecrackers.

Several elders of Zhou An are looking forward to it.

The familiar Lu Yulan had a smile in the corner of her eyes.

Zhou An’s father looks younger in reality than in the video. Judging from his face, he was also a handsome guy when he was young. No wonder he was born so handsome, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses, exuding a literary temperament. Compared with a civil servant, a teacher may be more suitable for him .

Of course, there are two old people beside her, kind-hearted and kind-hearted. I heard that the two old people are most concerned about her marriage with Zhou An and hope to get married as soon as possible.

The younger sister Zhou Zihui's family is fairly well acquainted, except for the second uncle Zhou Shi, they have met each other.

Hou Mengting looked at the people beside the car, no matter from their expressions, actions or words, she could feel the enthusiasm of everyone, warmly welcome her, this is her future husband's family.

After parking the car, Hou Mengting felt relieved for a moment, opened the car door openly, met everyone's eyes, smiled sweetly, bowed slightly and said: "Sorry, I made you worry."

It can be seen with the naked eye that everything in front of her is carefully arranged for her.

"No way!" Lu Yulan grinned and walked quickly to her side, holding Hou Mengting's hand, her tone full of concern, "Tingting, you must be exhausted from the magic city to Peach Blossom Town."

"Auntie, Zhou An is driving. He is tired, but I am not."

"Taking a car is more tiring than driving." Lu Yulan patted the back of the future daughter-in-law's hand, showing her concern

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Zhou An, who was still packing things in the car, twitched his mouth when he heard this.

How could the old mother come up with such a thing?

Isn't the life of a son his life?
Hou Mengting glanced at her depressed buddy, smiled lightly, raised her eyes to the 'calm and composed' teacher Zhou, and said actively: "Uncle Zhou, I'm sorry, we've been talking for so long, and I only came to visit you now, and I hope you can forgive me fault."

"It's okay." Teacher Zhou put on a smile on his face and waved his hands hastily.

While talking, Mr. Zhou wanted to slap himself. During the National Day, the future daughter-in-law invited him to Shanghai. He didn't go because of work. It was his own rudeness. Now the future daughter-in-law took the initiative to apologize, but he actually said that he was fine.

Really shameless.

The meeting line that I had been thinking about for a long time was completely forgotten in an instant, so I could only smile awkwardly.

Fortunately, Hou Mengting went to say hello to the other elders, otherwise, the scene would be embarrassing.

"Okay, that's great." Grandma clasped Hou Mengting's thin hand tightly, and kept praising her, "Xiao An has you, so I feel relieved."

"Grandma, Zhou An usually takes care of me."

"He's a boy, as it should be."

Because Hou Mengting had never seen her before, except for her grandma, the other women had met, so the strangeness disappeared quickly, and they got to chat together, talking and laughing.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

When I returned home in July, it was as if a bird had escaped from its cage and became free in an instant. It was wagging its tail vigorously and wandering around the yard, so happy that it even forgot its own name.

Seeing that Hou Mengting was having a pleasant chat without feeling strange, Zhou An raised his brows rather unexpectedly.

The nervousness of cooperating with the magic capital and along the way is just pretending?
Those who didn't know thought Hou Mengting was going back to her home.

This girl is really awesome!

But for this scene, he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Long time no see, Mr. Zhou, you seem to have gained weight." Zhou An patted his father on the shoulder, "How are the stocks doing recently?"

"Fall!" Mr. Zhou gradually came back to his senses, and he only knew one word, which instantly made the scene embarrassing.

We meet once a year, and I haven't called you dad yet, but your old man actually calls me that?

Does it fit?

"Grandpa, how is your health?"

Well, Zhou An admits that he and Mr. Zhou have not communicated together, and the barrier between father and son is natural, deep-rooted, and cannot be disintegrated.

"I'm in good health, don't worry, I'm still working on a three-acre land." Grandpa's face was wrinkled and his eyes were cloudy but warm. His greatest wish in life was to see the inheritance of future generations, and now he finally There is hope, "Driving all the way back, are you tired?"

"Not tired."

Next to him, the second uncle Zhou Shi put his hands in his pockets, swayed around the Aston Martin a few times, patted it curiously from time to time, and looked up at Zhou An: "What's the matter with the handsome guy? I've been outside for a year, and it's still this car, you It seems that there is no progress. I heard that you have a Rolls-Royce worth tens of millions, just drive it back."

"I was smashed." Zhou An waved his hand, "Don't think too much, even if you didn't get smashed, I wouldn't drive back. I have been a low-key person since I was a child."

"Keep a low profile with a hammer." The second uncle rolled his eyes and stretched out his palm, "Send me a red envelope first."

"I'm a junior."

"You kid is rich, and I'm poor." Since the relationship between the two is very good, Zhou Shi talked with Zhou An without airs, and said solemnly, "I gave Tingting a big red envelope, and you have to return it. That's the only private money I have left."

"Hey, do you still have private money? Does my second aunt know?"

"Hush!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Shi immediately glanced at Yu Zhifang in the living room. He was chatting and didn't notice this side. He breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and lowered his voice a few notches. , "It's not easy for your second uncle to save some private money. I gave it all to Tingting, and you have to pay it back to me."

"Then why don't you give me less."

"The number is too small, I really can't show it, it will embarrass your second uncle and me."

"Oh." Zhou An rubbed his chin and thought to himself, "You give Hou Mengting your private money, and ask for money from me. You get face, Hou Mengting gets money, what about me? Second uncle, you Let’s borrow flowers to offer Buddha here?”

This calculation is really shrewd.

"It's almost done." Grandpa reprimanded the second uncle with his hands behind his back, "As an elder, you should give the money. How can you get money back from Xiaoan? Xiaoan spent so much money on Xiaohui, do you want to pay it back?" For Xiao An."

"Dad, sometimes I don't like to chat with you. It's obvious that Xiao An and I are joking. Don't talk if you don't understand the situation." The second uncle looked at his grandfather helplessly, and asked Zhou An for confirmation, "Xiao An, You must understand that I am joking with you, right?"

"No!" Zhou An shook his head and said seriously, "Second Uncle, you seem to really want my money."

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The night is quiet, the dusk is dark, and the winter night is so dark that it looks deep and far away.

There are few pedestrians in Peach Blossom Town, and occasionally there are cars passing by. It is a cold and windy night, and the streets are deserted.

But Hou Mengting didn't feel the slightest cold and loneliness, but felt warm and warm, because Zhou An's family created a relaxed and comfortable environment for her.

At this moment, Zhou An's family is sitting around a square dining table, the whole living room is illuminated by Chinese lights, and there are delicacies on the table, delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as her favorite squid; Xiao Shan; several elders looked at her with gentle and warm eyes, afraid that the hospitality would not be good.
Hou Mengting felt stupid for her nervousness some time ago.

As my buddies say, they're nervous, not you.

"Come, come, Tingting, eat more." Lu Yulan next to her was very enthusiastic, and deeply understood the eating habits of her future daughter-in-law. She deliberately brought the plate of green pepper squid in front of Hou Mengting, looked at Hou Mengting's face, and frowned slightly, "And Compared with the last time we met, you seem to be thinner this time, eat more."

Then he looked up at his son, complaining in his tone, "What's the matter with Zhou An? Are you bullying Tingting? Believe me or not?"

Lu Yulan raised her hand, as if she had the urge to clean up, but for the sake of her future daughter-in-law, she restrained herself.

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What do you two have to do with me?I bullied Hou Mengting?You old man has a big brain, it's fine if this bitch doesn't bully me.Besides, I served three meals a day with delicious food and drinks, and I stretched out my hands to eat and opened my mouth. It's your future daughter-in-law who doesn't eat long, blame me, Zhou An thought helplessly.

"Cough, cough, cough" Suddenly there was a coughing sound, and everyone looked for their reputation. It turned out that Zhou Zihui was choking on the soup, her face was flushed, and she stammered, "It's nothing. It's nothing."

Zhou Zihui knew her elder brother and sister-in-law too well, they were in an unequal position, and she could even blame her elder brother, her throat was itchy for a while.

"Auntie, Zhou An is fine. I've gained a few kilos recently." Hou Mengting bit her lower lip and held back her smile while helping her buddies to speak.

The grandma at the top scooped up a bowl of clear soup, put it next to the sisters, and said softly: "You are not fat or fat, Tingting, you are too thin, and you will be more beautiful if you are fatter. Don't lose weight like those young people, not only It’s not pretty, and it can hurt your body.”

Anyway, in grandma's mind, no matter how fat you are, you are not fat, it is plump.

"Okay, grandma." Hou Mengting nodded politely.

Upon hearing the answer, grandma had a kind face, and when she smiled, her eyes were full of love, as warm as a spring breeze.

"Tingting, you must not be polite when you come here, don't be burdened." Teacher Zhou thinks that he is the head of the family (self-assessment), so he needs to give some advice, think for a long time, organize the language, and finally say: "Peach Blossom Town is a It’s a small place, not as bustling as Shanghai’s. I hope you don’t mind if it’s a bit boring during this period of time. However, there are still a few interesting places in Taohua Town. Let Zhou An accompany you to stroll around. In this town, he didn’t stop fooling around"

Peach Blossom Town is a poor and backward small town without many entertainment facilities, and follows the natural law of sunrise and sunset.

Hou Mengting nodded. Generally speaking, her entertainment is staying at home, so it doesn't matter.What's more, compared to the northeast villages where the mountains are covered by heavy snow, Taohua Town is much more lively.

Under the bright lights, in front of the dining table and on the chairs, there was a warm and natural family dinner. Most of the topics revolved around Hou Mengting, who was deeply concerned about this Zhou's daughter-in-law who was about to marry into the old Zhou's family.

Hou Mengting felt warm in her heart.

(End of this chapter)