The person who called was Chen Yu.
Speaking of which, this cheap brother has become even more boring since getting married. You must know that when he was on the front line of the news, he was still willing to run around and go on field trips and so on.
It's great now, home, TV station, vegetable market, three o'clock and one line, even business trips can be pushed on. You want to say that he spends all his energy on taking care of the family, but he really doesn't. Apart from regularly calling his mother who runs a B&B in his hometown in Shanxi to ask about the weather, he can say he doesn't care about his younger brother. What does that mean? It's like saying, look, mom and I brought you up, and now you have a job. Gu Jia and Xu Huanshan also take good care of you. You can go your own way in the future. I don't want to worry about that. .
But if you think about it seriously, it is understandable that he has a free-spirited attitude towards Zhong Xiaoqin and his younger brother. After all, he is a man in his thirties, his energy is not as good as before, and his work pressure is high... No, in Lin In Yue's opinion, Chen Yu shouldn't be transferred to the editorial department because of his personality. Although the front line is a little bit harder, there is no need to quarrel with leaders and colleagues.
These things are a long story, but they actually flashed through his mind. Lin Yue picked up his phone and pressed the connect button.
"Why did you call me right after you got off the plane? You want to help me catch the wind and wash away the dust."
"Do you have time tonight? Come to my house for a meal."
Lin Yue could tell that he was not in a high mood.
"Hey, did you really get what I said?"
"What do you like to eat? On my way home, I happened to go to the vegetable market to buy some."
Lin Yue reported several dish names.
"This is all southern food. You were not good at it before."
"You don't know how to do it? Just tell me if you don't know how to do it."
"If you haven't done it before, I can look it up online."
"Come on, just buy the ingredients and I'll do it."
"can you cook?"
"There is a saying that people should look at each other with new eyes after three days apart."
"Okay, okay, don't be poor. I'll listen to you. But remember, don't run around. I won't spare you if I let you go."
Lin Yue smiled and hung up the phone, walked out of the airport gate with his suitcase and got into a taxi.
There are many like messages in the circle of friends, one of which is from Gu Jiafa. It is very simple, with only four words, "Welcome home."
Judging by the time, she, Zhong Xiaoqin, and Wang Manni should have returned from a trip to Shenzhen. I wonder if Wang Manni mentioned what happened on the cruise ship to them.
More than half an hour later, he came to Chen Yu's house, raised his fingers and knocked on the door.
Dong Dong Dong~
With a click, the door opened, and a bearded face appeared on the opposite side.
"Did someone lend you money today?"
Chen Yu said: "No."
"Then why are you keeping a straight face?"
"Let's talk after we come in first."
Chen Yu threw a pair of slippers in front of him and took the handbag from him.
Lin Yue put on his shoes and walked around the living room and fish room.
Chen Yu said: "What are you looking for? Your sister-in-law is not here."
"Just the two of us for dinner tonight?"
"right."
"Where is she?" Lin Yue threw his coat on the sofa, rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen.
"I said I went to my best friend's place to help pack things today and I won't be back for dinner."
Help your bestie pack her things?
Zhong Xiaoqin only has two best friends, one is Gu Jia and the other is Wang Manni. So... Wang Manni is moving to a one-bedroom apartment in the suburbs?
"Come and take a look, these are the ingredients you asked for. This is the first time I've heard that you can cook food other than instant noodles."
Lin Yue walked into the kitchen and took a look. There were prepared squid segments on the cutting board. In the stainless steel basin next to it were more than a dozen prawns longer than fingers. The chicken wings had been prepared as he said, marinated in seasonings, and placed on the steaming curtain. It's washed amaranth, with water drops still on it.
"You, I haven't heard much about it." Lin Yue handed him the steaming curtain: "Just the core leaves, not the stem below."
Chen Yu glanced at him and said nothing. He took the steam curtain to a place out of the way, folded off the stem below and threw it into the trash can.
Lin Yue picked up the kitchen knife that was placed on the knife holder, made a few cuts on the prepared squid segments, and cut the washed red peppers into small circles.
Chen Yu stared at him as he watched. You must know that his younger brother has always been a person who eats ready-made meals. Let alone cooking with a spoon, he only enters the kitchen a handful of times in a year. But what about now? Look at this sword skill, it's dazzling, this is probably the level of a restaurant master.
Lin Yue pushed aside the cut squid segments and pepper rings, and when he went to get the peeled garlic cloves and green onion segments, he noticed Chen Yu's expression and couldn't help but smile. This is a kitchen knife. If he needs to replace it with a eight-cut knife, he can Torture the chef of the five-star hotel to death.
Light the gas stove, heat the oil, stir-fry the squid segments, take them out when they are eight ripe, then put the chili rings in the pan and stir-fry for a while, when they are almost cooked, pour in the eight-ripe squid segments and stir-fry over high heat for a few times, add oyster sauce and chicken essence Lift the pot.
Chen Yu smelled the fresh aroma that hit his nostrils and watched the water spray from the faucet wash away the water splashing from the oil pan. It was really hard to believe that the scene in front of him was real, from cutting to frying to seasoning and plating. The whole process was smooth and smooth, and the little boy who was protected by him in his memory seemed to have grown up overnight.
"Why are you standing there? Give me the amaranth."
When someone's voice sounded in his ears, he came to his senses. He handed over the amaranth with the stem broken off and watched Lin Yue take out the green core and put it into the hot oil where the garlic slices were sautéed, making a sizzling sound. The rising smoke obscured his vision.
…
Stir-fried fresh squid, soy sauce chicken wings, stir-fried amaranth, fried shrimps in oil.
Four dishes for two people.
After putting the dishes on the table, Chen Yu handed him a pair of chopsticks. Just as he was going to get beer from the refrigerator, Lin Yue tapped the handbag he brought.
"what?"
Chen Yu opened it and saw two bottles of wine inside.
"Hey, Maotai? Is it real or fake?"
"I bought it at the duty-free shop at Rome Airport. Do you think it's real or fake?"
"That's not bad." Chen Yu took out a bottle, tore off the red cap, and grabbed two small wine glasses under the dining table: "What kind of world are you talking about? Maotai is very difficult to buy in China, and it's expensive. There are a lot of fake products, but when they go abroad, they must be authentic and quantity-preserving, so this can be considered export to domestic sales.”
Lin Yue told him that he was happy. It was right when he thought about it. Chinese people were buying this product in duty-free shops abroad, so there was nothing wrong with saying it was exported to domestic sales.
"Some people can't buy this stuff, and some people don't need to buy it." Lin Yue filled Chen Yu's cup and poured himself another glass: "Come on."
"Today I want to take advantage of you and have something nice to drink."
Chen Yu picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank half of the glass. It may be said that his salary is not low, but after taking into account the money spent on mortgage, living, socializing, etc., there is not much left over in a month, and he really can't afford to drink a bottle of wine worth a thousand dollars.
This was the last time Lin Yue bought him a set of clothes worth 80,000 yuan. Gu Jia also told him about Wan Xiangheng's commission payment, so he was mentally prepared, otherwise he would inevitably be scolded again.
"Slow down, no matter how good the wine is, you can't drink like this." Lin Yue put down his cup and took a mouthful of amaranth: "Except for holidays, you rarely call me over for dinner. Tell me, are you having trouble?"
Chen Yu took a sip of wine, put his arms flat on the dining table, looked at the four dishes in front of him and said, "The child is gone."
Lin Yue knew about this and didn't say anything. He just patted him on the shoulder to express comfort.
"When the child is gone, I am not sad, aren't I sad? But you know what Zhong Xiaoqin said? She said that in my eyes, the child is not as important as the broken fish in the fish tank. Yes, I did not plan to have this child at the beginning, That's because neither of us was prepared, and he came too suddenly. Later, I saw that she liked her so much, and our mother and her parents also knew about it, so I just followed her, but who knows..."
He sighed and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
"We had a checkup when we went to the hospital today. Guess what the result was? She showed the checkup report to her mother without my consent. I am a son-in-law, not a son. Can you save some face for me? . When will she grow up and stop relying on her parents for everything?"
"Here, let's have some food." Lin Yue put a chicken wing over it.
He came here with the intention of quarreling with Chen Yu to make extra money, but seeing the behavior of his brother, he really couldn't open his mouth to say harsh words.
"Don't eat it." Chen Yu filled it for himself and took another big sip. His face was obviously red. After all, it was 53-degree wine, not dry red or water beer.
"There are also work matters. Ever since the news about you being a mother and son before you went abroad, the producers have had problems with me. Recently, they have killed me for two projects in a row. I am already very good at dealing with things on the TV station. I’m so worried, she’s still acting like a girl, saying that I don’t care about her and ignoring her feelings, when will she understand that marriage is not about love.”
Speaking of which, Chen Yu's character is a typical honest man who only acts but does not talk about it. He is used to keeping his grievances in his heart. Now he actually vents his bitterness to him. You can imagine how bad his mood has been recently.
Of course, alcohol and family affection can also be regarded as a catalyst.
Lin Yue said: "Actually, it is very simple to solve this problem. Watch more Korean dramas and memorize the love words in them and tell them to her."
"I can't say such disgusting words." Chen Yu shook his head vigorously.
Lin Yue sighed, feeling a little unworthy of Chen Yu.
Yes, Zhong Xiaoqin is sad when her child is gone, but isn’t Chen Yu, a father, sad?
Men have been taught since childhood to be strong, brave, and not afraid of pain or sacrifice, so they have developed a character of resisting when encountering difficulties, and would rather bleed than shed tears. What about women? When I encounter something sad, I wish I could cry to my friends and relatives around me and seek comfort and help.
Then they will say, look at how sad I am, and look at you men, all of them are so hard-hearted.
The women received the love and care from their relatives and friends, finished venting, and gradually came out, but what about the men? Trying to suppress sadness and pain because the education they received since childhood made them think that this is the right thing to do.
In fact, social survey data also proves that it takes less time for women to get over setbacks than for men.
While Chen Yu was complaining to him here, what was Zhong Xiaoqin doing?
Zhong Xiaoqin was listening to Wang Manni talk about the prosperity and excitement she had seen during her trip to Europe, and her life plan of using the rent saved by moving to the suburbs to go on a long-distance trip once a year------the long-distance trip here will definitely not be Domestic Travel.
So...since you want to establish yourself in Shanghai, why don't you try to save money to buy a house, try to invest in stocks and bonds as a childcare fund, or go to a professional school for further studies, but instead go traveling?
Because she subconsciously pushed the responsibility of settling the family to men. On the one hand, she tried to show that she was an independent, motivated, and strong woman. On the other hand, she dreamed of marrying a diamond king. This is not schizophrenia. This is called wanting to be a bitch but still A memorial arch should be erected.
Before entering this world, Lin Yue had read netizens' comments on Wang Manni's character - from a personal standpoint, was she doing the right thing? right! From a public standpoint, should she be scolded? Should!
Hit the nail on the head!
Not to mention the negative impact this character has on society, didn’t Zhong Xiaoqin lead her into trouble in the series?
A woman who has never been in a serious relationship, who grew up and got married under the wings of her parents, and who lacks the ability to think independently, can she not be affected by what she says and what she does? Or some best friends are actually the most cheating.
The old saying goes about persuading and not persuading.
After Chen Yu and Zhong Xiaoqin divorced, what were Chen Yu's friends, younger brother, father-in-law, and mother-in-law doing in the series? Persuade peace!
As for Wang Manni, what is Wang Manni doing? Encourage points! For example------a good horse will never turn back.
What's ridiculous is that Zhong Xiaoqin went through so many things after the divorce, and when she finally realized that Chen Yu was better, she didn't reflect at all on the fact that a best friend almost ruined her marriage.
Lin Yue remembered that when he was watching this episode, even though he had experienced many lives and had a calm mind, he couldn't help but feel the urge to curse.
"Do you know what your biggest failure is after being married for so long? In fact, it's not that you don't know how to talk sweetly."
Chen Yu raised his head and looked at him: "What is that?"
