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Chapter 169 This Kid Is So Scary (Subscribe)

In the living room on the first floor, two men sat facing each other on both sides of the coffee table.

In fact, the time of silence is not very long, but after all, when people are nervous or embarrassed, the flow of time always seems to be extremely slow, obviously only half a minute without speaking, but both Lin Lu and Li Min feel as if they have been silent for a long time.

"Xiao Lin, are you still used to this tea?"

"It's good, it's good! Uncle Li made Maojian, right?"

"That's right, you usually drink tea too."

"Yes, I heard that Uncle Li likes to drink tea, so I brought some tea for Uncle Li this time."

"Xiao Lin has a heart."

After a few awkward chats, the atmosphere fell into silence again. The two men who were always eloquent were at a loss for words at this moment. Li Min continued to pour tea for him, and Lin Lu held the cup in both hands and continued to sip tea.

"Drink tea, drink tea."

"Good good..."

Taking advantage of the gap between pouring and drinking tea, the two men's minds were spinning quickly, thinking of some topics to talk about to ease the weird atmosphere.

As a door-to-door pig, Lin Lu naturally didn't dare to stare at Li Min carelessly, but he would look at the future father-in-law from the corner of his eye from time to time. Li Min was not as tall as him, estimated to be only about 1.7 meters three. The middle-aged people of the generation are not short, and they are thin. Maybe they work in the hardware store business on weekdays. The skeleton seems to be quite solid. The hands are very rough, and the gaps between the nails have accumulated dirt that cannot be washed off. Oil stains, it can be seen that he has cleaned it very carefully today. After all, the clothes and pants on his body are brand new and clean. Obviously, he would not wear them like this for work on weekdays. He obviously cleaned himself up specially, which also made Lin Lu feel a little A feeling of being valued and thankful that I was well prepared.

Li Min was also looking at him. The young man in front of him was wearing glasses and looked refined. A man who does rough work like him would always look up to such an educated person. This boy looks exactly like his precious daughter It's a good match, it's not a crooked melon, it doesn't look old, it's still mature in dealing with people, and it's polite and thoughtful. Although it's a bit shy at the moment, it's normal. Think about the first time he went to the old man's house back then. At that time, that scene is still like sitting on pins and needles when I recall it now, neither standing nor sitting.

But even though this young man looked pleasing to the eye, Lao Li still felt a little inexplicably depressed. After all, this boy came for his precious daughter. If it were a few years ago when his daughter was still in school, there If the kid dares to come to the door, it's fine if he doesn't break his legs...

When people get older, they will feel that time is passing faster year by year. In the blink of an eye, my daughter graduated from high school, and then graduated from college, and now she has started working.

It's not that he never thought about the scene of his daughter bringing her boyfriend back. At this moment, when sitting face to face with this boy and drinking tea, Lao Li felt a little dazed.

I still remember the scene when he met the old man for the first time. In the blink of an eye, it was his turn. Now the roles have been reversed. He... Well, Lao Li admitted that he was much inferior to this kid back then.

The two men seem to have a good understanding. After a long silence, they thought of a new topic, so they both said:
"Uncle Li..."

"Little Lin..."

Either there is nothing to say, or we are talking together, sister Xingruo hurry up and save me!
Lin Lu reacted very quickly, with an embarrassed expression on his face, he quickly said, "Uncle Li, say what you say."

He wanted to talk about going to the bathroom, but when he saw this, he had no choice but to sit obediently and wait for Li Min to speak. After a few cups of tea, he was already suffocating.

"Does Kobayashi smoke?"

I thought Uncle Li would say something big, but this came up. Li Min touched his pocket, took out a bag of Yuxi and opened it.

"Thank you Uncle Li, I don't know how to smoke..."

"Oh, it's good not to smoke. It's good for your health. If you become addicted to this cigarette, it will be difficult to quit in the future. I feel uncomfortable when I sit down without a cigarette. I will burn one."

Li Min knocked out a cigarette from the soft bag Yuxi and held it in his mouth. Lin Lu sensiblely picked up the lighter on the table, stood up and bent over to light his cigarette.

"No need, I'll do it myself."

"It's okay, I don't know how to smoke, and I can't accompany Uncle Li for one, so let's help Uncle Li light cigarettes for fun."

"You kid..."

Li Min smiled, and his closeness to Lin Lu has obviously increased a lot. After all, for old smokers, cigarettes are like alcohol, and it is one of the easiest and direct ways to shorten the distance. Forget to bring, but cigarettes must not be forgotten.

He took a deep breath of the cigarette that his future son-in-law helped to light, and slowly exhaled a puff of mist, immediately feeling relieved a lot.

Lin Lu pulled a paper towel, folded it and placed it on the ashtray, poured some tea to moisten it, and pushed the ashtray in front of Li Min so that he could flick the ashes.

Now that he had stood up, Lin Lu quickly took the opportunity to say, "Uncle Li, where is the bathroom, I'll go there."

"Oh! You can see it when you walk in. It's next to the kitchen."

"well."

Lin Lu was finally relieved. He went to the bathroom, closed the door, closed his eyes and started to drain the water as if he had lifted a heavy burden from his body.

He was embarrassed to face the hole, afraid that the sound of hitting the water surface would be too loud, and he would be ashamed. Even so, he had been peeing for a long time, and he never felt that going to the toilet was such a pleasant thing.

After pressing the flush button, Lin Lu washed his hands and straightened his hair and clothes in front of the mirror. His mood was not as tense as it was at the beginning, and he seemed much calmer.

Opening the door and going back to the coffee table, Li Xingruo also came out, talking to Li Min, who was smoking a cigarette, standing behind the solid wooden sofa like a sweet little padded jacket, stretching out his hand to squeeze his father's shoulders, while saying disgustedly Fanning away the smoke drifting towards her.

Seeing Lin Lu coming out, she also looked over. The two looked at each other and exchanged quick glances.

'how is it? '

'It's okay, it's okay. '

After releasing the pressure, Lin Lu seemed more natural. He returned to sit opposite Uncle Li and saw that there was not much tea left in Uncle Li's cup. He also thoughtfully picked up the teapot to add tea to Uncle Li, and then brewed it from the table. He took one of the washed teacups and poured Li Xingruo a cup of tea.

Li Xingruo didn't sit down on the chair, took a few sips of tea, and then put down the cup.

"Then you guys chat first, I'll help mom pluck the duck feathers."

"All the ducks in this season have turned their feathers and it's hard to pull them out. Then you can go and help them."

Lin Lu doesn't know how to cook, and he hasn't killed chickens, ducks and geese. Naturally, he doesn't know what season the ducks shed their feathers, but he can feel such a very homely chat atmosphere.

He didn't say that he went with Li Xingruo this time, he had to accompany his father-in-law, right?

Li Min had already burned most of his cigarettes, and Lin Lu had also let off the water. Compared with the beginning, the atmosphere between the two seemed much more natural.

Seeing Li Xingruo's leaving figure, the eyes of the two followed her, and when she got outside the door, they both looked away and looked at each other. After all, Li Xingruo is the bridge of their relationship and the basis of all conversations.

"Xingruo's cooking is very delicious, did Uncle Li and Auntie teach her? My mother also praised her for being a very good cook, saying that there are not many girls who can cook now."

Lin Lu praised Li Xingruo without hesitation. After all, in front of the people, he didn't dare to compete with his father-in-law for sister Xingruo's closeness, and he was very careful not to call her sister Xingruo, but by her name.

Sure enough, after hearing Lin Lu's words, Li Min also laughed: "How can I cook? She learned it from her mother on weekdays. I dare not say anything else. Xiao Ruo's cooking skills are really good. People Also diligent, you often cook and eat together?"

Lin Lu smiled shyly: "I fell in love after eating it. When I have the opportunity, I will go to eat a few meals, go shopping together, help her, wash the dishes and so on."

"That's okay. It's better for two people to cook and eat together than to eat outside."

Li Min was very satisfied with Lin Lu's answer. After all, many young and young lovers now go out to eat out all day, which is extravagant and wasteful. Like this, the two of them buy vegetables, cook and work together, which is more like living a life.

Originally, this kid had a good family background, and he was young and handsome. I was worried that a daughter from a small town would not be a good match for a young man from a big city. Now I have corrected my impression and think that Lin Lu is quite suitable for life.

"How old is Xiaolin this year?"

"Twenty."

forgive me!Future father-in-law!This is what your precious girl taught me!I'm nineteen this year, it's not too much to say that I'm twenty...

"Oh, I'm two years younger than Xiaoruo, but it's about the same, as long as you get along well, how did you two know each other?"

"I met her when I was studying. If you don't understand anything in your studies, you can ask her. If you come and go, you will get acquainted..."

Does tutoring count as learning?Your precious girl is my tutor!I am the high school student she mentioned earlier!

"That's good, we study together and make progress together, but Xiao Ruo has also graduated now, are you a sophomore now?"

"Well, I'm still in school, but I usually take some orders as a part-time job. I can earn 6000 to [-] yuan a month, which is used as my tuition and living expenses. It is also to accumulate work experience in the future."

Lin Lu didn't answer the question of 'sophomore' directly, but instead talked about something that Uncle Li might be more interested in.

"Yes, you can pay for tuition and living expenses by yourself while still studying. It doesn't matter if you have more money or less. It's a good thing for you to accumulate some work experience. Nowadays, many college students are novices after graduating, and it's hard to find a job. Xiao Ruo, she's so busy. More than half a year, it is barely stable."

"No, no, Xingruo is very powerful."

"I heard Xiao Ruo say, Xiao Lin, are you majoring in art design?"

"Yes, just drawing, designing and so on."

"Oh, designers are very popular."

In Li Min's opinion, designer is a very popular profession. After all, it is something he doesn't understand. He always thinks that a designer can sell a lot of money if he makes a picture. Earn five or six thousand.

This is probably the impression brought by his occupation. If Lin Lu is a teacher, a civil servant, or a bank worker, then the elders will be more satisfied.

"Xiao Lin, you are still a student. You still have to focus on your studies at the moment. Don't worry about making money. You have to lay a good foundation and you will have more space after graduation."

Hearing Uncle Li's words, Lin Lu's brain turned rapidly. After all, there are many interpretation directions for this sentence.

Is it Uncle Li's dissatisfaction with his student status? What he said meant to let him concentrate on his studies, do what he should do, and not get too involved with his daughter?

Or is it that Uncle Li is very satisfied with his potential, and told him not to waste his own advantages because of small losses, so that he can give his daughter a better future after graduation?

Combining the current chat atmosphere and Uncle Li's subtle expression, Lin Lu thinks it is the second type.

He immediately nodded cooperatively and said: "What Uncle Li said is that I also think about it myself. After all, I am in love with Xingruo now, so I have made plans for the future. At present, the main thing is to learn and work part-time to accumulate some experience. When I have experience and funds in the future, I also plan to set up my own studio, start a family and start a business, Xingruo also knows my thoughts, and usually encourages me, and I will not relax on this point."

Li Min was very satisfied with his statement of attitude, and the expression on his face softened visible to the naked eye.

He is not interested in Lin Lu's own plan, but he is very interested in the life plan that Lin Lu and his daughter have considered together. They have potential, goals, plans, and put them into action, which makes them more reliable. Well, it doesn't matter that he is a student, the most fear is that he will appear immature in front of the elders with the mentality of a student.

It's the same as investing in stocks. No one can say for sure what will happen in the future. Why some votes can be raised? To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than future expectations and prospects. Li Min has already labeled Lin Lu as a potential stock in his heart at this moment. label up.

"Xiao Lin thinks things are very mature."

"It should be. After all, we have reached this stage. We must always think more about each other's future."

"What do Xiaolin's family do?"

Although the old parents have already asked about these household registration matters from the daughter's mouth, but the process is here, and it is more formal to have to ask it in person.

"My mother works in the unit, and my father runs a company, but they separated a long time ago. I follow my mother now, and now I can live independently. I also have a house under my own name. I live in a house on weekdays. I live by myself."

"Oh, can you take care of yourself on weekdays?"

"No problem, I still want to learn cooking skills from Xingruo, and I can cook by myself in the future, but unfortunately I haven't learned well, so I can only help her wash the dishes on weekdays."

Li Min laughed when he heard this: "I haven't been able to cook for decades, do you live very close to Xiao Ruo?"

"Yeah, not far."

Lin Lu didn't dare to say that he was already living with Sister Xingruo. If he said it, let alone what Uncle Li did to him, Sister Xingruo would screw his head off first.

"That's good. Xiao Ruo usually lives alone and has no one to take care of him. If you live close, the two of you can take care of each other."

"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I will take good care of her normally."

Li Min nodded with a smile, and took out another cigarette from the cigarette case.

Lin Lu moved very quickly, picked up the lighter, got up and bent over to light the old man's cigarette.

"No, no, I'll do it myself..."

"It's okay, let's help Uncle Li. This time, my mother asked me to bring two cans of old tangerine peel. Uncle Li can usually make tea and drink it, which is good for his throat."

Lin Lu didn't persuade the smoker, after all, the old smoker who couldn't even persuade Sister Xingruo, he seemed to be nosy when he tried to persuade the smoker. Who doesn't know that smoking is harmful, but smoking is just a mood, Lin Lu didn't To be so stupid as to spoil the old man's mood, rather than persuading him to smoke, taking two cans of old tangerine peel to moisten Uncle Li's throat would please him more.

"Oh! Last time, Xiao Ruo also brought a can back. She said it was given by your mother. I haven't thanked you yet. This old tangerine peel is really good."

"Uncle Li, please don't be polite."

"The next time you come, Xiaolin, don't buy so many things, it's too much."

"No, no, it should be. It's rare to come here. A little thought is necessary."

"Little Lin, you don't smoke, do you?"

"I don't know how to smoke, even Xingruo won't allow me to smoke..."

"Hey, you're right if you listen to her. If you don't light the cigarette properly, it will hurt your health."

Look, old smokers know everything, you think they don't.

"Then do you drink?"

"I basically don't drink, at most I drink some beer, and I get drunk after a little bit."

"Okay, then do you play cards?"

"I don't know how to fight, so the most I can do is play Fight the Landlord on my mobile phone..."

"Then do you usually play games? I think Xiao Ruo and her cousins ​​play games with their mobile phones every time they come back."

"Now I seldom play anymore. On weekdays, I have a part-time job or something. When I have a break, I either paint and practice calligraphy, or go for a walk with Xingruo, ride a bicycle or something."

Of course, as for hobbies like playing with Sister Xingruo's little hands, poking her small mouth, and hugging her small waist, I can't say anything about it. What tobacco and alcohol card games are more addictive than Sister Xingruo's addiction in his heart? , that is far from it.

"Lin Lu!" Li Xingruo shouted from outside.

"Hey! What's the matter?" Hearing the sound, Lin Lu reacted immediately, stood up and looked outside the door.

"Come here and help me carry this pot of chicken and duck to the kitchen, it's so heavy."

"Oh, good. Uncle Li, I'll go and help."

"Xiaolin, you drink tea, I'll come."

"It's okay! Uncle Li, you drink tea, I'll just go."

Lin Lu went over to help with the work in a smooth manner, and he was not too dirty, holding a large plastic basin that was heavy and greasy.

In the basin were five or six chickens, ducks and geese that had been slaughtered and plucked, which formed a sharp contrast with his artistic and gentle temperament.

hiss--

Uncle Li looked at Lin Lu differently, this kid is so terrifying...

The conditions are good, no smoking, no drinking, no playing cards, no playing games, and listening to Xiao Ruo very much, how can my daughter He De get this kid?
It's a pity that my family doesn't have arable land now, otherwise, when the farming season is busy, at least my daughter would have to call him back to help plow the land, transplant rice seedlings, cut grains, and dry rice.

After all, Lao Li did a lot of these things back then, even more than the old scalper at the old man's family...

(End of this chapter)