The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen looked at Yao Fen's mother opposite, and he felt sympathy for Yao Fen. He understood that every adolescent child, more or less, has never had the experience of conflict with his parents. At that time, Lao Zhang and I also disliked each other, but it didn't get as intense as Yao Fen and her parents.

Parents always feel that they are choosing the best path for their children based on their own life experience and insights into society, and the children always insist on having their own way, so they feel that their parents are antiques and are not good at all. They don't understand themselves, they don't know what they need, and they think they are right.

Two people who both think they are right are facing each other. If they both persist and no one compromises, they will definitely go further and further away.

Most of the time, the one who compromises is often a child, just like myself. Back then, even the old troupe leader and the artist who wanted to find someone to replace him so that he could be transferred back to Hangzhou came to him and asked him to work as an artist in the Wu Opera Troupe. He didn't want to go, but it was his parents' insistence. Later, he compromised and went, and the relationship between him and Lao Zhang slowly eased.

It would be strange for someone like Yao Fen who would rather bend than bend to go further and further. Whether it is paranoia or insistence on going his own way, at this point, Zhang Chen feels that Yao Fen is better than him. If he had been 20 years earlier, he would definitely have stood by Yao Fen. Finn aside.

But as a father, Zhang Chen now felt that the balance in his heart was still tilted a little towards Yao Fen's parents.

The change of roles will cause people's thoughts and attitudes to change inadvertently. When I look back suddenly, I find that I am already another person, a person I am not familiar with and need to keep getting to know. This is all There is no way around it.

Zhang Chen didn't even know how he would deal with Zhang Xiangbei being as rebellious as Yao Fen one day, and whether he would be able to handle it well. He thought that one day, he would also be the same in Zhang Xiangbei's eyes. A long-winded old stubborn, his so-called life experience, in his opinion, are not worth mentioning, they are all garbage that can be discarded.

Zhang Chen sighed secretly in his heart, and said slowly to Yao Fen's mother:

"Auntie, I think Yao Fen was really ignorant at that time, but she has changed now. Compared with her at that time, she is a completely different person. She is now very good in all aspects and very sensible... …”

Yao Fen's mother still waved her hand: "Don't tell me this. How is she doing now, good or bad, I don't want to know, and I'm not interested."

Zhang Chen thought to himself, how is it possible? If you were not interested and didn't want to know, your eyes wouldn't jump just now, and you wouldn't have such a surprised expression. If you have no interest in people and things, what else should you be surprised about?

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "Auntie, no matter what conflicts there are between you, you are Yao Fen's mother and Yao Fen is your daughter. This fact cannot be changed. In fact, Yao Fen has regretted it very much over the years. I know Several times, she wanted to go home and apologize to you in person, but as you all know, she just couldn't get over her stubborn temper.

"Now she is getting married to Xiaoshu. This is an important moment in her life. She especially wants to invite you and uncle to attend their wedding, but she is still embarrassed to say, no, we just came. If she doesn't want to , we don’t even know this place, and she told us what our uncle and aunt like.”

Zhang Chen's words were of course nonsense. Yao Fen had no intention of asking them to come, but if Zhang Chen didn't say that, what else could he say? Moreover, who knows if Yao Fen is longing for her parents to attend her wedding?

Zhang Chen was a painter, and he observed everything around him carefully. He saw cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table, and they were all red plums. They were so-called labor insurance cigarettes. They could not have been left by the guests, indicating that they were not left by the guests. Yao Fen's father is a smoker, and there is an empty box of Youth Treasures on the top of the refrigerator, which shows that Yao Fen's mother, like herself and Liu Ligan's mother, is also a lover of Youth Treasures.

Zhang Chen knew that he and Xiaoshu had not bought anything wrong, so he said that Yao Fen told us what our uncle and aunt liked.

Xiaoshu stood up and bowed to Yao Fen's mother. He said, "Auntie, I apologize to you on behalf of Yao Fen!"

Xiaoshu didn't know everything about Yao Fen's past, and he wouldn't delve into it. He felt that liking someone means liking the way you see them now. So several times, when Yao Fen asked him if he wanted to know about his past, Xiao Shu Shudu said he didn’t want to.

But now that he heard what Zhang Chen said, he knew that Yao Fen must be at fault in the conflict between Yao Fen and her parents.

Yao Fen's mother didn't say anything, but looked at the little tree up and down. Zhang Chen quickly introduced:

"Auntie, Xiaoshu is now a graduate student at the China Academy of Art, studying for a master's degree. However, although he is still a student, the paintings he paints can be sold for a lot of money every year. He is fully capable of supporting himself and his family. , if my uncle and aunt search online, they can find him. He is already a somewhat famous young painter in our country."

Zhang Chen introduced this way to dispel an idea of ​​Yao Fen's mother, because she could definitely tell that Xiaoshu should be younger than Yao Fen. Isn't Yao Fen the assistant to the chairman now? This young man is going to be with Yao Fen. When you get married, are you a freeloader? Zhang Chen said this to reassure her.

Hearing what Zhang Chen said, Xiaoshu blushed and called out "brother-in-law" in a low voice, which meant that he was a little embarrassed to stop saying good things about him.

Yao Fen's mother saw all this. She felt that this young man, not that guy, looked like a very real and decent person. Besides, the terms "graduate student" and "master's degree" were very important to Yao Fen. It still holds great weight in the hearts of my parents.

Yao Fen's mother's expression softened a little, and she told Xiaoshu, "Then you can live a good life, but we have already been heartbroken by her, and we will not recognize her."

Zhang Chen said: "What if they have a child and the child pulls your clothes and calls you grandpa and grandma, won't you recognize it?"

Yao Fen's mother was stunned for a moment. Zhang Chen continued to say, after all, they are still a family and share the same blood. How could they just sever ties?

Yao Fen's mother calmed down and said, "Let's go."

She stood up and continued: "Let's go!"

Zhang Chen and Xiao Shu had no choice but to stand up. Zhang Chen wanted to say something more, but Yao Fen's mother waved her hand to stop him.

"Let's go, let's go, hurry up." There was already some impatience in his tone.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Shu could only say goodbye and walked out. The two of them were walking on the stairs. Xiao Shu said, Bai is here. If I had known this, it would be better not to come.

Zhang Chen said no, Xiaoshu, you have to remember that whether they accept it or not is their business. Whether we come or not is our business. Your mother is right. You must come this time, not only today. , including you, when Yao Fen gives birth to a child, whether Yao Fen comes or not, you have to come and tell them that they have a grandson or granddaughter. This is what you must do.

"I remember, brother-in-law." Xiaoshu said to Zhang Chen.

The two people arrived downstairs and were about to go out the door. "Stop!" a voice came from behind.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Shu turned around and saw Yao Fen's father chasing after them with the things they brought in both hands. He walked up to them, handed the things back to them, and said to them:

"Take your things with you."

Xiaoshu refused to reach out to take it, but the other party insisted on returning it. Zhang Chen took the bags in his right hand, but Xiaoshu still didn’t reach out. Zhang Chen and Xiaoshu winked, and Xiaoshu took the bags in Yao Fen’s father’s left hand. The bag was received in his hand, but he still stood there, bowed to Yao Fen's father and said:

"Uncle, I'm sorry. I apologize to you on Yao Fen's behalf!"

Yao Fen's father looked at him, turned around and walked towards the corridor without saying a word.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Shu stood there, watching Yao Fen's father disappear into the corridor, and they both sighed in unison.

They carried their things and walked outside to Jiangcheng Road. When they reached the car, Zhang Chen looked at the bag in his hand. He remembered and said, Xiaoshu, see if there is an invitation in the bag.

The two of them each looked into the bags in their hands, but neither found the two invitations that Zhang Chen had placed on the table in front of them.

…

Xiaoshu and Yao Fen, Xiao Wu and Xu Qiaoxin are getting married. Xiaofang used her annual leave, and Zhang Xiangbei also asked for leave from school. They returned to Hangzhou from the United States.

It happened to be the National Day holiday, and Xiangnan also came back from Beijing.

Zhang Chen's parents' home, which had been deserted for a long time without their children, suddenly became lively today. Zhang Chen's mother and Xiao Zhao's mother had been preparing for this for several days.

Xiaofang and Xiangnan Xiangbei both returned home on October 1st. On the day they came back, of course they had to have dinner at Zhang Chen's parents' place.

Teacher Tan and Mrs. Tan went to the airport with Tan Shuzhen in the afternoon, picked up Xiangnan and came together. The two of them became one family and had to take care of several children.

Xiaofang took Xiangnan and Xiangbei to Zhang Chen's house to see Xiao Zhao.

Zhang Chen's mother, Xiao Zhao's mother, and Mrs. Tan were busy in the kitchen. Zhang Chen's mother thought about it and said to Zhang Chen, "Chen Chen, go and call the pole's parents."

Zhang Chen said yes, Tan Shuzhen heard it, and she said I will go with you.

The two of them were about to go out. Teacher Tan stood up and said, Lao Zhang and I should go and call them. Lao Zhang agreed to drag them over.

There were many people tonight, so two tables were set up. Lao Tan and Qu Tianlin came, as did Han Emperor Liu Bang and Wang Minsheng, Lin Shuwan and Lao Tang also came, but Xiao Wu and Xu Qiaoxin did not come.

Xu Qiaoxin's parents also arrived in Hangzhou today, and Xiaowu and the others are now accompanying them to have dinner in their new home.

We also need to explain why Xu Qiaoxin's belly didn't grow bigger. The pregnancy test report showed that Xu Qiaoxin was only pregnant for more than a month.