Chapter 223 Dull New Year's Dinner
Chapter 223 Dull New Year's Dinner
"Oh, our precious grandson is back." A fat curly-haired woman appeared in the living room and hugged Chen Xi.
This is his grandmother, Huang Jingfang. She loves Chen Xi the most, but her attitude towards Chen Zhou is average.
After chatting with Chen Xi for a long time, she didn't even look at Chen Zhou. Chen Zhou had a very bad relationship with his own grandmother.
However, after Chen's father remarried, Chen Xi began to gradually become estranged from the Chen family.
Faced with his grandmother's enthusiasm, Chen Xi felt uncomfortable, but he still tried hard to chat with her.
Although it has been a year since the rebirth, the two had not seen each other for many years in the previous life. Now that they suddenly met, they were naturally a little overwhelmed.
"Look at you, you're drunk, what a mess! You didn't even brush your teeth, they stink." A scolding voice came from the door. The person who spoke was Chen Yifeng, and the person being scolded was Chen Xi's third uncle.
Chen Jingrui walked in with a red face, wearing a leather jacket and a slicked-back hair.
The next second, he made a surprising move. He took out a small bottle of white wine from the pocket of his leather jacket and drank it down in one gulp.
"Okay, we're done. Alcohol can be used for disinfection." Chen Jingrui grinned at his brother, and naturally received a slap on the head in return.
Chen Xi will remember this classic scene of Uncle San drinking and brushing his teeth for the rest of his life.
Soon the food was served on the table. They were all home-cooked dishes with a flavor that was a combination of Qinhuai and Xinlu cuisine.
"Try this Qinhuai pressed duck and these glutinous rice balls..." Grandma kept picking up dishes for Chen Xi.
"Study hard and come back to manage the company in the future." Grandpa raised the tea in the cup and said to Chen Xi.
He still thinks that Chen Xi will be able to come back and inherit the company in the future.
In a few years, he and his son will become at odds because of Chen Yifeng's new wife.
The Chen family also fell apart after Chen Yifeng remarried. Although everyone lived in the same city, they rarely interacted with each other.
After Chen Yifeng remarried, he chose to kick them all out of the company because of his family's opposition. Naturally, the Chen family was quite dissatisfied with him.
Especially that woman, it was all her pillow talk that made everyone's life miserable.
"Chen Xi, when you are abroad, are there any Chinese people who believe in Christianity? Wasn't the high school you attended a church school?" Chen Mingli suddenly thought of something while eating and immediately turned to look at Chen Xi.
"Yes, but most people in Hong Kong believe this. Chinese people naturally still believe in Buddhism and Taoism." Chen Xi nodded.
He often saw some foreigners in Chinese communities such as Boxhill, who had learned Chinese specifically for the purpose of preaching.
They will hand you some pamphlets on the street to encourage you to join the church, and they will also organize some activities from time to time.
"Ah, I really want to meet those like-minded people. Not many people in Xinlu believe in this, ah~"
"Okay, okay, it's New Year's Day, can you please stop talking about these things?" Chen Mingli's wife punched him angrily.
His wife was quite aggressive, and Chen Mingli was very afraid of her, so he immediately chose to shut up.
Chen's father kept talking about things in the factory at the dinner table. This was a factory that manufactured domestic machines, but the machines had been having problems recently, which made him very annoyed. He took advantage of the New Year's dinner to bring up everything at the table.
As the factory director, Chen Kaiwen was naturally scolded by Chen Yifeng. He glared at his son with a stern face. He was very unhappy that his son was not given face in front of the whole family.
Chen Yifeng then began to lecture Chen Mingli and Chen Jingrui, causing the two to keep making excuses and putting the blame on others.
The key to the machine's problems was that the processing of equipment parts did not meet the standards. Customers kept calling to complain about the machines they sold, which made Chen Yifeng very embarrassed.
Although it is a brand under the company, they are still a time-honored brand of China Machine Tools. The fact that they are now producing such inferior products is unacceptable to Chen Yifeng, who is always known for his perfection.
"Let's eat." After Chen Yifeng finished complaining, he seemed to feel that today was New Year's Day and it was inappropriate to say such things, so he quickly stopped the topic, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The meal was so delicious that no one had any appetite and it ended very quickly.
After finishing his meal, Chen Yifeng saw that his father was unhappy, so he immediately pulled him into the room to apologize.
Chen Xi was smoking in the yard with his uncle.
"Have you ever ridden a foreign horse abroad?"
"Ah? You don't like that one."
Chen Xi shook his head when he heard what his uncle said. He still liked Asians, and big foreign horses didn't suit his taste. "Oh, there are a few girls with good figures at Xinlu University of Science and Technology. I'll take you to see them next time." Chen Jingrui smiled.
"Well, I will definitely do it if there's a chance..." Chen Xi looked at his third uncle awkwardly. All the things that the Chen family members didn't like to do were done by him alone.
"Well, I'm leaving first! Otherwise your dad will come out and scold me again." After Chen Jingrui said this, he immediately ran away.
"Brother, my dad and I will go back first." Chen Zhou did not have any sense of belonging to this family because he had not been valued since he was a child. He just came here with his parents to get by. Now that the meal was over, of course he chose to go out and play with his friends.
"Well, go ahead." Chen Xi nodded.
He knew the situation at home, so he didn't ask anything because he was planning to leave soon.
“Drip! Drop!”
"Hello? Huh? Oh, okay."
At this moment, the cell phone rang. Chen Xi's simple four words represented his complicated mood.
It was Zhao Lingshan who called and asked him to come over to help. He agreed without thinking, and it was just an excuse for him to slip away.
At this time, Chen Yifeng was still in the room discussing factory matters with Chen Kaiwen, and it was estimated that he would not be able to come out for a while.
Huang Jingfang was sitting on the sofa watching TV boredly. She yawned several times and I guess she was getting ready for a nap.
"Grandma, I'm leaving now. I'll visit you at your house tomorrow."
"Everyone is leaving, so I might as well leave too." Huang Jingfang curled her lips.
"No, you should stay. When the two of them come out, no one will know what's going on."
"Ok."
Chen Xi chatted with Huang Jingfang for a while before leaving.
At the entrance of an imported supermarket in the CBD of the city center, Chen Xi stared in amazement at several piles of carts filled with all kinds of goods.
Meanwhile, Zhao Lingshan, wearing a fashionable trench coat that exuded the aura of luxury, was busy counting items.
When she looked up, she saw Chen Xi coming over, so she strode forward, put her arm around his in an affectionate manner, and gently rested her head on his shoulder.
"There are too many things. I can't carry them all by myself." Zhao Lingshan pouted and acted coquettishly.
"Why did you buy so many things? Are you planning to take them back home?" Chen Xi stood in front of the cart and casually picked up a few things to take a look, but soon discovered that most of the things were health products, which were definitely gifts for the elders.
"No, didn't your mother tell you? Come to my place for dinner tonight. I know you are lazy, so I have prepared everything for you. Just say you bought them." Zhao Lingshan seemed to be taking credit, waiting for his praise.
"Ah? I was just having dinner at my grandparents' house." Upon hearing this, Chen Xi took out his cell phone, and sure enough, there was a text message from his mother, which he had not seen before.
"I've been walking around for a few hours and I'm exhausted."
"How much is the stuff? I'll transfer it to you... You must be thirsty, I'll go get some water."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt two sharp gazes directed at him.
The next second he hastily changed his words, made up an excuse, and ran to a nearby hot drink shop to avoid the pressing sight.
"Damn Chen Xi, come and settle the score with me." Zhao Lingshan pouted and sat on the chair.
"Okay, have something hot to warm your body. Your legs must be tired. Let me give you some." Chen Xi came back with two cups of hot drinks. Seeing that Zhao Lingshan was sulking, he quickly sat down and put her legs on his legs.
Feeling the other person's gentle massage, the resentment in Zhao Lingshan's heart gradually dissipated.
Because of her preparations for the evening, she didn't even have time to eat lunch. She just walked around here for several hours, carefully selecting various items.
However, Chen Xi's words just now, which deliberately kept his distance, were like a basin of cold water poured mercilessly on her heart, causing her mood to plummet to the bottom in an instant.
"Oh, your hands are so cold, let me warm them for you." Seeing that the other person's expression had eased a little, Chen Xi took the opportunity to gently hold the other person's cold little hand, rubbed it gently, trying to bring her a little warmth.
"I haven't even had lunch, of course it's cold." Zhao Lingshan said aggrievedly.
(End of this chapter)