At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Wei arrived at Xu Cheng's house, feeling anxious and full of expectations.
Only Xu Cheng is at home.
When Xu Wei saw his face, his heart dropped.
Xu Cheng didn't talk nonsense to him and got straight to the point: "The idea of parents coming to my place to cause trouble was your second brother-in-law's idea, right?"
Xu Wei lowered his head with a guilty conscience and said: "No, it's not...yes, it's my parents who want to come."
This is not true.
Su Jianguo persuaded Xu Wei, and Xu Wei said in front of the old couple that it was exactly what they wanted, and it was just right when he fell asleep on the pillow.
Xu Cheng didn't want to pursue this, so he directly asked the question to Xu Wei:
"I don't care about what you think now or what little tricks you do in private. But no one wants to ruin my girl's marriage. You can take care of your parents' side. You have to ensure that they attend the engagement ceremony. Do you hear me? ?”
There is a big age gap between the two brothers, and Xu Cheng is the only college student in the family. Xu Wei naturally respects and fears him.
Ever since he was young, he had always listened to his elder brother Xu Cheng.
But this time, Xu Wei seemed a little different. He kept his head lowered and did not answer his words.
Xu Cheng asked again: "Xiaowei, did you hear what I said? Speak."
Xu Wei hesitated for a while, then slowly raised his head and said hesitantly:
"Brother, I really don't understand you about the betrothal gift. If you ask for it, both families will be happy. Why do you have to go against everyone's will? Is it true, as the second brother-in-law said, that you care too much about your reputation? ?”
Xu Cheng frowned, "Xiaowei, your education level is low. There are some things I can't explain to you. Just do as I say. You won't be wrong. Also, don't listen to your second brother-in-law for everything. He People are too profit-oriented."
"Brother, you're here again, always making fun of my low educational level. My sister-in-law is also a junior high school student. Why don't you say that to her? Just listen to everything she says. No wonder Mom always talks about you..."
Xu Wei didn't say any more, with a look of reluctance on his face.
Xu Cheng wondered: "No, Xiaowei, I'm surprised. Why do you have to force me to ask for more betrothal gifts from the Ming family? You just gave me a suggestion. It's up to your sister-in-law and I to decide. Even if I have more Yes, this gift has nothing to do with you at all."
Xu Wei looked anxious, "Why doesn't it matter?"
"Why does it have anything to do with you?"
"At least it has something to do with me. Brother, the money given by the Ming family is different from the money you earn yourself. Forget it, it's something for nothing. It's such a big sum. I think it's nothing for you to give me this money. After all, , you are my younger brother, so you should take the opportunity to give me a hand."
Xu Cheng was completely speechless.
This logic shows that a real robber took the betrothal gift given by the Ming family as stolen money and still wanted to share in it.
Human greed is really all-pervasive.
Xu Cheng calmed down for a while and said patiently:
"Xiaowei, don't let your second brother-in-law lead you astray. Even if I want to help you, I won't use the girl's gift to do so. Let me make it clear again that the gift from the Ming family is only 160,000, and it will not change. , please stop making wrong decisions, becoming greedy that you shouldn’t have, and hurting the harmony of the whole family."
Xu Wei lowered his head again and sat on the sofa, dawdling back and forth. Still unwilling to give up, he asked tentatively: "Brother, is there really no need to discuss?"
"No. You go back. Remember, we have to deal with our parents. We can't let them go on errands at the engagement party. The Ming family will see it as a joke. It will be difficult for Zhiyi to do it in the husband's family in the future."
"I'll do my best." Xu Wei stood up hesitantly, slowly looked at Xu Cheng, and said softly:
"Brother, actually, what my second brother-in-law said is right. You only love your little family, and you don't love the Xu family at all. You put all your energy on your children and wife, and don't consider the rest of the Xu family. , really selfish.”
Xu Cheng's face was full of astonishment, "You, what did you say? Me, selfish? Just because I didn't go as you wanted and asked for a sky-high price from the Ming family, you said I'm selfish?"
Xu Wei seemed to realize something, suddenly panicked, and quickly apologized to him:
"Brother, I, I'm talking nonsense, just pretend you didn't hear it. Well, I, I'll go to my parents' house and do some work for them. I'm leaving first."
The door slammed shut.
Xu Cheng sat on the sofa and couldn't move, feeling panicked in his heart.
This was the first time Xu Wei said such words to him, directly labeling him as "selfish".
He is the eldest son of the Xu family and the eldest brother of his siblings. Being called selfish is a way of scolding him for not being a good eldest brother.
In recent years, he has really not helped his brothers and sisters financially.
He was struggling to support his family, so it was his best effort to never trouble his parents and siblings.
His parents are retired workers and have a pension. Although it is not much, it is enough for the two of them to spend their daily expenses. He does not need to pay any more. Only during holidays, the couple will buy them some clothes and shoes.
It really didn’t cost anything.
In terms of money, Xu Yan spends the most money on her parents. Every Chinese New Year, her parents are the most enthusiastic about Xu Wei's family, and they are the only ones who come over.
To other sisters, it’s nothing more than that.
In terms of emotions, his parents have always been partial to Xu Wei and his wife, and don't like Li Zijuan and their two children. Naturally, his family is not as close to their parents as Xu Wei's family.
In terms of sisterly relationship, Xu Wei and his wife have been working with Su Jianguo in the past few years and worked as foremen under him, so they have a closer relationship.
His family has closer ties with Xu Ying and Xu Hong.
Xu Wei was right. He and Li Zijuan focused their energy on educating their two children and racked their brains to plan for them within their own abilities.
Even so, the results were unsatisfactory.
If you want to talk about unexpected gains, it is Octavia.
His favorite smart man is about to become his son-in-law.
It can be said that Xu Zhiyi is stupid and blessed.
Isn’t it natural for parents to have far-reaching plans for their children? Why is it called selfish?
The girl's engagement was originally a happy event. The focus should be on the two children, but now she only thinks about money.
This cannot be known to the Ming family, otherwise Xu Cheng's face will be really ruined.
I hope there won't be any trouble when the two families talk about the bride price tomorrow morning.
Before Xu Wei came, Xu Cheng sent Li Zijuan and the others to go shopping to relax.
His parents made a fuss like that, which made his wife and children cry.
These three people stayed at home, and no one gave him a good look.
While the three of them were shopping, they went straight to a restaurant for dinner, and brought Xu Cheng food when they came back.
Not long after returning home, Xu Zhian went to work the evening shift, and she looked at him with a stern face when she left.
Afterwards, Xu Zhiyi told Li Zijuan that Octavia had arrived at Yincheng International Airport and was an hour's drive back to Acropolis.
Calculating the time, it should be around 8pm.
Xu Cheng has not seen Mingrui for 14 years, and he is still a little excited at the thought of meeting his proud protégé tomorrow morning. This protégé will come to see him as his son-in-law.
Even after Xu Zhiyi went shopping, his mood was not high and he stayed in his room.
Xu Cheng and Li Zijuan had finished watching two episodes of the Central Television Series 8 and were discussing the plot when Octavia called.
At this point, it had been almost two hours since he returned to the Acropolis.
Xu Cheng picked up the phone and hung up without saying a few words.
Suddenly, he shouted towards Xu Zhiyi's bedroom:
"Girl, hurry up, go to the supermarket below to buy some fruits, melon seeds and drinks. Octavia and his parents will come to our house in half an hour."
Xu Zhiyi rushed out of the bedroom, confused, "Huh?"
