When Zheng Hongfang saw that Chen Shaoping was silent, she asked, "Chen Shaoping, you can honestly say what you have in mind!"
Chen Shaoping's eyes met with Zheng Hongfang's, then turned to Li Zhenbang, and finally fell on Li Yutong's face.
"Aunt Zheng, you don't want Yutong to marry far away. I can understand your feelings as a parent, and I can accept it. When the time comes, I can give up all my positions in Cangyang County and come to work in Jingcheng! It's just..."
Chen Shaoping paused for a moment and said slowly: "It's just that you want Yutong to marry into the family. There are certain obstacles in our customs. I am the eldest son in the family, and the eldest son is not allowed to marry into the family! If the eldest son marries into the family, My parents will be ridiculed by the neighbors! This is feudal etiquette, I don’t care, but my parents are from rural areas, so I can’t help but consider their feelings!”
Zheng Hongfang listened and said nothing, but the expression on her face was a little cold.
"Actually, we are an information society now, and the transportation is convenient. It only takes five or six hours to get from Cangyang to Jingcheng, which is not too far! Shaoping has just become the county magistrate. He is at an age when he can make a lot of achievements. He should strive for it. Work hard, accumulate more experience, and prepare yourself for reaching a higher platform in the future!”
Li Zhenbang coughed when he said this, looked at Zheng Hongfang, then looked at Li Yutong, and said with a smile: "For us, we have no idea of recruiting a wife, we only hope that our daughter will have a happy marriage... without too many requirements! "
Li Zhenbang is obviously speaking for Chen Shaoping.
However, Zheng Hongfang didn't think so. She glared at Li Zhenbang and said, "Chen Shaoping, my Yutong has grown up beside me since she was a child. I know her character very well. She can be a decent daughter. If she becomes someone else's family, That’s not necessarily the case... Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been enemies since ancient times... No matter how good a mother-in-law is, it’s hard for her to tolerate her daughter-in-law completely!"
"Mom, how can I be as bad as you say!" Li Yutong couldn't help but retort.
Zheng Hongfang glared at Li Yutong, and then said to Chen Shaoping: "Chen Shaoping, it's not that I dislike you. There is a fact before you and Yutong. You are already 33 years old this year, and Yutong has just turned 25. , there is an 8-year age difference between you... 3 years old is a generation gap. Your age gap is bound to cause you to have different views on many things. Whether you can go forward in the long run is also a question!"
Chen Shaoping had already felt that Han Hongfang would use age as an excuse, and now she finally said it.
Regarding the age issue, Chen Shaoping is completely unable to defend himself.
This was also a problem that prevented Chen Shaoping from becoming emotional towards Li Yutong.
Now, Zheng Hongfang finally mentioned the age issue, and Chen Shaoping could only lower his head silently.
It was only then that he deeply felt the correctness of what his mother said: "When you get older, if you don't despise others, they will despise you!"
Now it's "I don't dislike Chen Shaoping, but my mother-in-law does!"
"Mom, what age are you in, and you are still talking about your age, but you are still a senior professor! You don't understand science at all, and there is a generation gap at the age of 3. It is a completely false proposition and does not exist!"
Li Yutong said angrily.
Zheng Hongfang ignored her daughter's words and just looked at Chen Shaoping: "Chen Shaoping, do you think the problems I mentioned about the possible age gap are correct?"
"Aunt Zheng, you are right. The age gap may cause some problems, but it is only possible, not certain. Yutong and I have known each other for four years. When we met, the age gap was only 8 years. We are not mutually in love. At that time, I suddenly grew eight years older. I think what Yutong likes is who I am now, and it has nothing to do with my age!"
Chen Shaoping said this very frankly, while Li Yutong nodded vigorously on the side.
Zheng Hongfang sighed and looked at her son Li Chunlai, as if she hoped that his son Li Chunlai would stand up and say a few words.
"If you two are together, Shaoping should come to work in Jingcheng. There is no need for dad to arrange it. Just join our Jinjiang International Trade Group. Then I will arrange a manager position and guarantee that your annual salary will be no less than one million! "
As the elder brother, Li Chunlai didn't have much say in his sister's feelings, but if his mother asked him to speak, he could only find a topic to talk about.
After hearing this, Li Zhenbang glared at his son Li Chunlai and said, "Don't seduce government cadres with your business tricks!"
Zheng Hongfang looked at her daughter silently and said: "Yutong, you are a little girl who has just graduated. You are full of longing and fantasy about love, but there is a certain gap between reality and your longing and fantasy! My feelings for you and Chen Shaoping Reserve your opinion, you can continue to get along, but don’t decide whether to get married so quickly!”
"Chen Shaoping, I also hope you can understand my worries as a mother!" Zheng Hongfang said to Chen Shaoping.
Chen Shaoping nodded and said, "Aunt Zheng, I know you are thinking about Yutong's happiness, and I understand!"
This topic has reached this point and can come to an end.
"Dad, I want to work in Jiangli City or Cangyang. I want to be closer to Brother Shaoping!" Li Yutong suddenly made a request to his father.
Before Li Zhenbang could reply, Zheng Hongfang immediately said: "I don't agree!"
She glanced at Chen Shaoping, and then said to Li Yutong: "Even if you want to be together, you should stay in Jingcheng! Stay with us! You are absolutely not allowed to go anywhere else!"
Chen Shaoping knew that Zheng Hongfang was speaking to Chen Shaoping. At this time, Chen Shaoping needed to stand up and express his position.
"Aunt Zheng, Yutong, you give me half a year. During this half year, I will explain all the important work in hand, and then I will come to work in the provincial capital!"
Chen Shaoping said seriously.
"Shaoping, you have already achieved the position of county magistrate in Cangyang. It is not a good thing to give up easily. It will be detrimental to your future development!" Li Zhenbang reminded Chen Shaoping.
"Uncle Li, I always need to make some choices!" Chen Shaoping replied.
In fact, why is Chen Shaoping willing to leave his current position?
The powerful county magistrate of Cangyang County is a great platform for Chen Shaoping to realize his dreams.
When entering the provincial capital to work, even with Li Zhenbang's care and being able to enter some core departments, you still have to go through it step by step, and everything starts from scratch.
"Okay, Chen Shaoping, you should be ready to work in the provincial capital in half a year!" Zheng Hongfang grabbed Li Yutong's hand and said seriously: "Tongtong, you want to go to Cangyang and work in Jiangli City. Have you ever thought about how Mom feels? Your eldest brother doesn’t show up for ten days and a half. Your second brother is in the army and can’t come back a few times a year. If you also go to work in other places, you leave me and your father alone. In this home?”
