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At the company dinner, Han Feiyu inevitably drank a few glasses and walked out of the hotel drunk. The phone in his pocket vibrated a few times. He took out the phone and answered it, smiling wantonly: “How does it feel to be home?”
Han Shutao lay on the bed, looking lazy. He tilted his head and thought about it, and laughed strangely: “It feels good. ”
Han Feiyu’s peach blossom eyes were raised, very surprised. This girl called him in the morning and asked him to go back with her to live with the old man for a while. His sister always has her own ideas, but he is the brother and she’s the only sister, so he has to spoil her. If she is willing to go back to live, he will accompany her. He was worried that she would quarrel with the old man again when she went back, but unexpectedly, this girl told him that she felt good at the old man’s place.
He was curious, did the old man make her feel good? Or did Hu Xialan and her son make her feel good?
Han Shutao smiled and said, “I just found out today that the old man in our family is a bit interesting.”
“What did he do?” Han Feiyu leaned against the pillar at the entrance of the hotel and asked casually.
Han Shutao kept it a secret: “You will know when you come back. But brother, I told you, we are comrades in the same trench, and you must accompany me in the play. You can’t ruin my show.”
Play? And comrades?
Is Shutao planning to stage a family ethics drama and is determined to declare war on Hu Xialan and her son?
Han Feiyu found it funny, but also said, “You are my sister, I will definitely support you unwaveringly.”
Han Shutao finished communicating with her brother, and she said, “Then come back soon.”
Han Feiyu curled his lips: “Okay.”
Han Shutao heard that his voice had a little tremble, frowned, and said unhappily: “Did you drink again?”
Han Feiyu felt guilty. He had been hospitalized for drinking, which scared the girl and made her cry. He swore at the time that he would not drink again, but how could he not drink for work and social events? He said, “A little bit, just a little bit!”
Han Shutao snorted, “You don’t keep your word.”
Han Feiyu’s colleagues came out and saw Han Feiyu was on the phone. They waved and smiled at him kindly, and Han Feiyu waved at them.
Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Han Shutao muttered with a hint of anger: “Mom is gone, and your sister’s words have no authority. If you want to drink, drink. If you drink too much, you will be admitted to the hospital and I will never care about you again. Humph, when the time comes, I will find your sister-in-law and see if you still listen to her. Don’t drive after drinking. Take a taxi back.”
Han Feiyu listened with a smile. He had already notified his assistant to drive his car back to the company. Although he was young and playful, he cherished his life. While talking on the phone, he walked out of the hotel, hailed a taxi, and got in the taxi. He said, “I’ll be home soon.”
Han Shutao had just hung up the phone when Han Ze stood at her bedroom door with a glass of milk and knocked. She got out of bed, opened the door, glanced at the milk in his hand, and frowned slightly: “You don’t have to bring me milk, I don’t have the habit of drinking milk at night. Besides, if I want to drink milk, I can pour it myself, you don’t have to treat me as a child.”
Han Ze smiled and said, “It’s okay, I’m idle anyway, just think of it as stretching my muscles.”
Han Shutao glared at him helplessly, but still took the milk from his hand and drank it in small sips. She said, “If you want to stretch your muscles, you can go out and practice Tai Chi, jog, etc., it’s all right. What kind of muscles can you stretch in these few steps?”
Thinking about it, this naive father is quite pitiful. He has been fooled for half his life, but he still trusts Hu Xialan so much. He is also worried that Hu Xialan is too weak and will be bullied if she lives with his daughter-in-law in the future, so he firmly disagrees to live with his daughter-in-law. However, she doesn’t know what Hu Xialan thinks about this decision. Anyway, she is just waiting to see the show.
Han Ze took the cup from her hand and said, “You make sense. At our age, it’s good to practice Tai Chi. Tomorrow morning, I will practice Tai Chi with Teacher Ma from our community.”
Han Shutao rolled his eyes. She was just talking casually. Whether the old man practiced Tai Chi or not was up to his gentle and virtuous wife. She didn’t worry about it.
Han Ze looked at her expectantly: “When will your brother come back?”
Han Shutao glanced at him: “He’s already in the car.”
Han Ze moved his feet, looked at Han Shutao, and asked tentatively: “Does your brother have a girlfriend?”
Han Shutao looked at him impatiently and said, “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t urge us to get married? Why are you asking so many questions?”
Han Ze sighed. This kid obviously had a lot of complaints about his original self. He said, “I, I don’t mean anything else. I just want to care about you. Can’t I care about you?”
Han Shutao actually couldn’t understand her father. Care about them? Why didn’t he do it a few years ago?
“Don’t worry, my brother and I will take care of you in your old age.” She said.
Han Ze’s smile was filled with disappointment. He said, “We sold that piece of land for a lot of money back then, and we invested it. We can get a lot of money every year. I also have a salary, so I can support myself without you paying for my retirement.”
Han Shutao sneered and said, “Not only can you support yourself, you can also support Aunt Hu and her two children.”
Han Ze patted her shoulder and said seriously, “Since I’m married to your Aunt Hu, we’re all family. If I don’t support them, what do I want them to do?”
Han Shutao was unconvinced: “But Liu Mingda is already 30 years old and has worked for so long, but he still lives and eats at home. It’s obvious that he’s relying on you for his money. You haven’t taken care of me and my brother for all these years.”
Han Ze comforted her, “He has to save money to buy a house. Once he buys a house, he will naturally pay for living expenses. Your Brother Mingda is not a stingy person.”
Han Shutao’s eyes rolled, and she suddenly took Han Ze’s arm, and said, “Dad, my brother and I moved back. We live and eat at home. We’re grown up now. Now that I can earn money, it’s not good to spend my parents’ money on food and drink. Why don’t we share the living expenses equally? ”
Han Ze listened to his words and said disapprovingly: “You should save your salary to buy clothes and cosmetics. The family doesn’t need your living expenses.”
If she could cheat Liu Mingda, Han Shutao would not care about the living expenses of just a few thousand yuan. The old man had promised to buy her a car, and she could bear the loss. She said: “Dad, we all eat at home, how much is the cost? We, as children, have to think about our parents. Although my salary is not high, I still have to pay the living expenses. Just like you said, we can’t rely on our parents for everything. I think that after so many years, Brother Mingda has saved enough money to buy a house, and it’s okay to pay some living expenses. ”
Han Ze looked at her: “Mingda also has to pay living expenses?”
He asked, but he couldn’t help laughing in his heart. This daughter has a lot of tricks. Liu Mingda regards money as more important than life. What’s the difference between asking him to pay living expenses and asking for his life?
Han Shutao raised his eyebrows: “Yes, my brother and I will pay living expenses. Mingda is so sensible and filial, and he has a strong self-esteem. If we don’t let him pay for living expenses, he will think we look down on him.”
Han Ze agreed, and said: “Mingda is indeed sensible and filial, and he has a strong self-esteem. Since you proposed to pay for living expenses, he will definitely pay it. When your brother comes back, let’s sit together and discuss it.”
Han Shutao smiled like a cat stealing fish, and said in a brisk tone: “Okay, okay.”
…
Wang Peining always stays here when she comes back with Liu Mingda to eat, and tonight is no different. She talked to Liu Mingda who was sitting there playing games, and said with a pout: “The fire is burning, and you still play the game? I just saw Uncle Han serving milk to Han Shutao.”
What she didn’t say was that she was her biological daughter after all, and she had never seen Uncle Han pour milk for Mingda. Although she said this, she knew in her heart that Uncle Han treated Mingda no differently from his own daughter.
Liu Mingda threw his phone on the bed, put his hands behind his head, and leaned against the headboard. He said matter-of-factly: “What else can we do if we don’t play games? We can’t force him to buy us a house with a knife! We can’t do anything illegal. Uncle Han is old and thinks of the benefits of having many children. When Han Feiyu and his sister were young, he didn’t take care of them much. Now he has to please them.”
Wang Peining lay on the bed, saying in an unhappy tone: “It’s so inconvenient for us if Han Feiyu and his sister to move back. If they live here all the time, won’t we see them every time we come back? Han Feiyu hasn’t gotten along with him much, and I have a bad temper, so Han Shutao and I can’t get along.”
Liu Mingda put his hand down, held her hand tightly, and said softly: “There is nothing we can do about it. It is legitimate for Han Feiyu and his sister to move back, just bear with it.”
Wang Peining was even more dissatisfied, she muttered: “It would be great if we could buy a house. Uncle Han said you have money, but I know you spend money very hard. Our watches together cost more than 100,000 yuan, and the necklaces and bracelets you bought for me also cost a lot of money. How much money do you have? If it’s not enough, let’s think of a way to ask Uncle Han to borrow some money. He has enough money to buy an off-road vehicle for Han Shutao, so he must have money to lend us to buy a house.”
She no longer expects Han Ze to buy them a wedding house. As long as he is willing to lend them money to buy a house, she will be satisfied.
Liu Mingda held her hand and slowly let go. He was extremely uncomfortable and looked ugly: “Peining, you also know that the reason why I was promoted so quickly was that the leaders of the company arranged it. Every holiday, those expensive gifts bought for your parents, as well as your jewelry and bags, and of course the watch on my hand, all cost money…”
Wang Peining asked in a lost voice: “Then how much money can you come up with?”
Liu Mingda looked ashamed: “About 20,000 or 30,000. ”
Wang Peining’s eyes were red, looking at him in disbelief, Mingda earned more than 10,000 yuan a month, but he actually told her that he only had 20,000 or 30,000 yuan now, where did his money go? Even if he bought gifts for her and her parents, he couldn’t spend so much money. What’s more, they went home to eat almost every day, and he didn’t own a car.
She always thought that even if Liu Mingda didn’t have hundreds of thousands of yuan, he would at least have 100,000 yuan. If the Han family bought the house, 100,000 yuan would be enough for them to hold the wedding.
Now she has lowered her standards. They have been in love for nearly ten years, and it doesn’t matter if the wedding is simple. Use the money for the wedding to buy a house. Even if it is not enough, even if they borrow some, she can get some together. At least they can get a house, so as not to have nothing when they get married. Now it seems that they really have nothing.
She asked, “Where is your money?”
Liu Mingda looked at her: “I spent it.”
Wang Peining sneered: “You are really frugal. ”
After saying that, she picked up her bag and was about to leave.
Liu Mingda grabbed her and begged, “Peining, Peining, calm down.”
Wang Peining couldn’t control her tears and she sniffed, “I can’t calm down. I didn’t expect that after so many years, you only saved 30,000 yuan. What can 30,000 yuan do? It’s not enough to hold a wedding, let alone buy a house? My parents don’t ask for much. As long as we have a house in Huacheng, they will agree to our marriage. This request is not too high, right?”
Liu Mingda shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Uncle Han has four houses. I thought he would give me at least one…”
Wang Peining felt bitter in her heart, she said, “With a salary of more than 10,000 yuan, not to mention eating and living at home, most of your clothes are bought by your aunt. Uncle Han always thought that you were thrifty and saving money to buy a house, otherwise he would not have allowed you to not give the family any living expenses for so many years. I am really unhappy that Uncle Han didn’t buy us a wedding house, but if I think about it carefully, I feel that he is not wrong. After all, he always thought that you have money and can buy a house by your own ability. ”
Liu Mingda squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, his tone was full of sadness, “After all, I am not Dad’s biological child. If I am a biological child…”
Wang Peining frowned: “I can see that Uncle Han has no concept of biological or not in his mind. Don’t you think he treats you no differently than his biological children? You have been eating and living at home for so many years, and he didn’t take a penny for living expenses, and he didn’t say anything. Look at Xiaomi in our company. He just graduated from college, and his parents asked him to pay for living expenses, and he still had to pay. Colleagues in the company know that I can come to your house for dinner every day, and you don’t have to pay for living expenses. I don’t know how envious they are. ”
Liu Mingda knew that his idea was wrong, he could not control his heart. He laughed at himself. The one who really cared about whether he was the biological child or not was actually him. He always felt that he was not his father’s biological child, afraid of being disliked by his father, always played the role of an obedient, sensible, thrifty good child in front of his father, and even used this image to squeeze his father’s two biological children to become estranged from him.
And then what?
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. He just wants to make his life better, is there anything wrong with that?
Wang Peining looked at Liu Mingda with helplessness and sadness in her eyes. With a salary of more than 10,000 yuan, if he really worked hard and was thrifty, he would save enough for the down payment in two or three years. Her requirements were not that high, she didn’t care about buying a house in a remote place, but no matter whether the location of the house was good or bad, he should have a house when he got married.
“Mingda, we must have a house when we get married. This is the only requirement of my parents. ” She didn’t think her parents’ request was excessive. She looked at his decadent and struggling appearance, and compromised with a wry smile: “If you can come up with 150,000 yuan, I still have 100,000 yuan here. The two of us can pool together and borrow money, which is almost enough for the down payment. First, we can pass the parents’ hurdle and get the marriage certificate. As for the house decoration and wedding, we both have high salaries. If we really want to save money, we can get enough money in just one or two years.”
In this case, their marriage may have to be delayed. As for breaking up, the two have been dating for so many years, so forget it. Although Mingda has many calculations, he has not done anything to wrong her. After all, the reason why he spent money lavishly in the past was mostly to please her and her parents. She can’t blame him.
Liu Mingda stood up: “I’ll let my mother think of a solution.”
Wang Peining frowned: “What can aunt think of?”
Liu Mingda was helpless. He said, “See if she can get 100,000 yuan from Dad. I have 30,000 yuan here. This month’s salary has not been paid yet. It will be enough after the salary is paid.”
Wang Peining thought for a while and said, “Aunt and Uncle Han are husband and wife. Aunt can just say that she wants to buy jewelry and ask Uncle Han to take 100,000 yuan. Uncle Han is so good to Aunt, he should agree, right?”
Liu Mingda’s eyes lit up, “Why didn’t I think of buying jewelry? Peining, you are still smart.”
Wang Peining said angrily, “For the sake of our house, how can I not be smart?”
…
Han Feiyu arrived at Boya New Garden at 9:30. He didn’t have the key here. As soon as he rang the doorbell, the door opened. Han Ze smelled a scent of alcohol. He asked in a deep voice: “Did you drink?”
It was obvious that Han Feiyu didn’t answer him. He looked around and said, “Give me a pair of slippers.”
Han Ze took out a pair of brand-new slippers from the shoe cabinet and said with a smile: “Your Aunt Hu bought them for you.”
“Really? Then I have to thank her for running errands for me.” Taking his father’s money to buy him a pair of slippers, what else is it but running errands?
Han Ze glanced at him: “We are a family, what are you thanking her for? In the future, respect your aunt more, which is better than anything else.”
Han Feiyu didn’t say anything. He changed his slippers and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed. Respect is mutual. The way that woman looked at them was full of calculations. How could he respect her?
Han Shutao came down from upstairs when she heard the bell. She said with a smile on her face: “Brother, Dad is right. We should respect Aunt Hu more in the future. After all, she cares so much about us.”
Han Feiyu opened his eyes and looked at her in surprise. Could his little sister have taken the wrong medicine? But thinking of what Shutao said about acting, he reacted and said in time: “Yes, we should learn to respect others.”
Learn to respect others, but didn’t say that they must learn to respect Hu Xialan. Of course, if their old man heard it wrongly, it’s not his fault.
Han Ze saw that the brothers and sisters were performing there, and he was relieved: “You really grew up. Although you grew up in your twenties or thirties, it’s not too late.”
Hu Xialan came out of the bathroom and heard Han Ze’s last half of the sentence. She asked: “What’s not too late?”
Han Ze was very happy: “Both children said they wanted to learn to respect you. I said that they were almost thirty years old and they were sensible. It’s not too late. What do you think?”
Hu Xialan just smiled and agreed. She didn’t want to say anything. She didn’t care about the respect of the two children at all. Whether they respect her or not, it cannot change the fact that Old Han left the house and car to them. She can’t like these two children from the bottom of her heart. If they are not there, all the things of Old Han will belong to Mingda and Mingkai without them calculating.
Han Feiyu looked at Han Shutao in surprise. Han Shutao raised his eyebrows and said, “We were ignorant before, often contradicting Dad and making him angry. Now we know we are wrong and we will change, right, brother?”
Han Feiyu said blankly, “Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely change.”
Han Ze looked at Hu Xialan, pointed at the two children, and his face was full of joy: “The children are sensible, and my heart suddenly brightened.” After a pause, he remembered what Han Shutao said about the living expenses, and said, “Xialan, Feiyu is back, you ask Mingda and Peining to come out and chat.”
Hu Xialan was a little reluctant. Their relationship was so bad, what was there to talk about? But she still went to the room and called the two out.
The family sat on the sofa. Han Shutao coughed, cleared his throat and said, “Since my brother and I moving back will add burden to the family, I decided that our family’s living expenses will be shared equally. Do you have any objections?”
As soon as she finished speaking, the people in the room had different expressions. Han Ze knew in advance and had no reaction. Han Feiyu also had no reaction. He just knew that his sister would not cheat him. Hu Xialan, Liu Mingda, and Wang Peining were shocked.
Seeing that they did not speak, Han Shutao said, “The living expenses are all paid by Dad. Dad is an old man in his fifties or sixties. The life of the whole family depends on him. As a daughter, I can’t bear it. We are all so old. Even if we can’t provide for his old age, at least we can’t exploit him anymore.”
Han Ze was very moved. He looked at Hu Xialan and said, “This child is either ignorant or so considerate once she wakes up.”
His daughter is so sensible that even Old Han is moved. As a virtuous stepmother, how could Hu Xialan not be moved? Her eyes were red: “Yes!”
She could only say “yes”. She really couldn’t say anything more.
Han Shutao noticed that Hu Xialan’s eyes were red, and said sympathetically: “Aunt, we are a family. I said what was in my heart. You can be moved, but don’t cry.”
Hu Xialan choked, and hated her so much. Her eyes were red not because she was moved by her, but because she was angry with her.
Han Ze looked at her worriedly: “Shutao is right. You can be moved, but you can’t cry.”
Hu Xialan pulled the corner of her mouth. Could she say that she was angry? You father and daughter, if you keep persuading her, she might really cry. What kind of people are they?
Seeing his mother’s face stiff, Liu Mingda said, “Dad, don’t worry about Mom. She has a low tear point and will be moved to tears when watching TV. She will be fine after a while.”
Han Ze was relieved. He sighed and said, “Although my family is not short of money, it is your kindness after all. If I refuse, it will hurt your self-esteem and make you feel that I look down on you. Since you have to pay for living expenses, then pay it.”
Liu Mingda wanted to say that he was not afraid of being looked down upon. He was afraid of paying. He asked, “Dad, how much do we have to pay?”
Han Shutao counted on his fingers, “Water, electricity, gas, fruits, milk, drinks, all have to be taken into account. Fifteen thousand per person may not be enough, but if it’s not enough, Dad will take a loss to help add some, so let’s take 1500 per person. Is it enough, Dad?”
Han Ze said with a smile, “Enough, enough.”
Han Feiyu said readily, “Okay, 1500 yuan, not much, just one less piece of clothing.”
Liu Mingda was very reluctant, but fortunately it was only 1500, he said stiffly, “Okay. I agree.”
Han Shutao glanced at him and asked, “Does Sister Peining come over for dinner every day?”
Liu Mingda was startled. Why did she bring Peining up? His face looked ugly. Would she ask Peining to pay for living expenses?
Wang Peining’s face also changed. Will she not be able to come over for dinner in the future?
Han Ze frowned and said, “You kid, Peining is a guest.”
Han Shutao didn’t care and said with a smile, “I know Sister Peining is a guest. If she comes once in a while, that’s fine. If she comes to live at home every day, it’s actually no different from living here. Of course, I can’t ask her to pay for living expenses, but she is Brother Mingda’s girlfriend, so let Brother Mingda pay for it.”
Wang Peining’s face darkened, Liu Mingda clenched his fists, and Hu Xialan frowned and said, “Old Han, is it so bad? After all, Peining didn’t get married.”
Han Ze pondered and said, “It’s really not good.”
Hu Xialan, Wang Peining, and Liu Mingda’s faces relaxed.
Han Ze thought, “You have to support your own wife. Peining doesn’t have to pay, so let Mingda pay for it. A real man can’t let his parents help support his wife. It’s not good to say it outside. Mingda has a high salary. It’s only two or three thousand yuan, so he can take it out.”
After saying that, he looked at Liu Mingda with relief.
Liu Mingda wanted to hit someone in his heart, but he had to smile and agree on the surface. Are they going to drive him crazy?
Han Ze said again, “Of course, if Feiyu brings his girlfriend back to live for a long time in the future, he will also have to pay for living expenses. ”
Even though Han Ze explained this, Liu Mingda and Hu Xialan’s faces didn’t look much better. In their opinion, since Han Ze was no longer going to pay for them to buy a car or a house, then they would spend as much as they could of Han Ze’s money, and Han Feiyu and his sister would get less in the future.
Even if Han Feiyu had a girlfriend, it would still be the same as paying for living expenses, which was no different from saving the money in another place. What should they be happy about?
Of course, Wang Peining’s tense cheeks relaxed a little, as long as Uncle Han was not targeting her.
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