Chapter 121
Chapter 121: How about first calling each other “Mom”?
She couldn’t bear to listen anymore, got up covering her face, leaving with a “I’m going to get some water,” and then escaped to the second floor.
After Fu Chengque left, Grandma calmed down.
She withdrew her gaze from where her granddaughter had disappeared and said in a flat tone, “Xiao Yu seemed like a good kid a few years ago, with average grades, but has he changed so much in the last two years?”
Mother Fu replied, “Probably because he’s grown up.”
Grandma nodded, “I still think we should arrange a marriage first.”
Mother Fu was speechless.
“Mom, do you really like Xiao Yu that much? He’s just a high school student!”
“Don’t underestimate the old, I think he’s good!”
“Then shouldn’t you ask Qiao’er if she agrees?”
“I’m old, not blind!” Grandma tapped the armrest, “Even if they don’t agree now, it’s better to have a chat with the Wen family, it’ll be easier in the future, right?”
After saying that, she became happy again, “That’s it, you talk to that couple first, tell them I have my eye on Xiao Yu. If Qiao’er and Xiao Yu are still compatible when they go to university, and the two of them don’t object, then I think…”
Mother Fu glanced at her, looking particularly helpless, waiting for the old lady to finish speaking.
“I think, when they finish the university entrance examination this year and during summer vacation, they can go through the motions of engagement. Let’s get things started.” Grandma smiled.
Mother Fu sighed deeply, “Mom, why are you in such a hurry!”
Grandma reached out to hit her daughter, scolding, “I’m not in a hurry. I’m not in a hurry. Why are so many of you gathered here this year? I just want to see my beautiful granddaughter find a satisfactory partner sooner. What’s wrong with that? Wait and see…”
Mother Fu’s scalp tingled, quickly gesturing to stop her mother from saying more, compromising, “Okay okay okay, we’ll do as you say, we’ll go back and discuss it with her father, talk to the neighbors, okay? Really, what are you saying on such an important day?”
“You’re making me angry!”
“…”
“You used to make me angry when you were little, now your own daughter is as old as you were back then, and you’re still making me angry.”
“…”
Mother Fu stood still, silently enduring the scolding, slowly raising her gaze, looking outside.
A stray bird landed on a bare branch and chirped twice, the last trace of vitality in the bleak winter.
Fu Chengque stood by the window on the second floor, secretly took a picture of the bird, and sent it to Wen Yu.
【Fu Chengque】: I don’t know what bird it is, chirping away.
After waiting for a while and not getting a response from Wen Yu, she saw activity downstairs.
“Cooking time, preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner!”
“Third brother, call your spouse back and go to the pond to catch some fish.”
The relatives who were originally sitting down started to get up and busy themselves.
This was the end of the year and the beginning of the next.
Fu Chengque suddenly felt very happy.
【Fu Chengque】: It’s time to prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner! I’ll go downstairs later to make meatballs!
【Fu Chengque】: What are you doing?
Just as she asked, she received a reply:
【Wen Yu】: This bird, without a doubt, is a—
【Wen Yu】: Sparrow.
【Fu Chengque】: [Cat’s confusion]
【Fu Chengque】: Is it a sparrow? Or a mountain sparrow?
【Wen Yu】: I don’t know, but it’s definitely a sparrow.
【Wen Yu】: By the way, just looking at the picture feels a bit off. To confirm, I’ll ask again, how do they chirp?
【Fu Chengque】: Uh, they just chirp.
【Wen Yu】: How would I know if you say it like that? Use voice to learn.
【Fu Chengque】: 00:03″
【Fu Chengque】: Like this.
【Wen Yu】: Hearing the sound of sparrows, I feel much better.
【Wen Yu】: That’s right, sparrows chirp like this.
【Wen Yu】: When I was a child, I liked these sparrows, very beautiful, like elves.
【Fu Chengque】: …
【Fu Chengque】: I suspect you have another meaning, and the evidence is conclusive!
【Wen Yu】: Please don’t casually suspect others.
【Wen Yu】: I can’t stand suspicion too much.
【Fu Chengque】: …
Fu Chengque took a deep breath, searching for her own cat expression pack, trying to find a suitable one to retort. After searching for a while, the other side sent a message first:
【Wen Yu】: I have to go to the temple to burn incense tomorrow morning.
【Fu Chengque】: Hahaha, I don’t need to ask, I have to go too, I go every year, this year with grandma.
【Wen Yu】: It’s really tough, it’s so cold.
【Fu Chengque】: Burning incense is very effective, basically the first day’s prayers in the temple are very effective.
【Wen Yu】: Have you experienced it?
【Fu Chengque】: Um… The Buddha says: It’s not to be spoken.
【Wen Yu】: You’re evading again! Okay, I’m going to work, I need to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner here too.
【Wen Yu】: Let’s chat later.
【Fu Chengque】: Okay! Aunt Wen’s fried meatballs, remember to save some for me, don’t eat them all!!
【Wen Yu】: Aren’t you going to eat them later?
【Fu Chengque】: I love the meatballs your mom makes.
【Wen Yu】: Great, I love the sausage your mom makes, and you love the fried meatballs my mom makes.
【Wen Yu】: How about we pick a time to call each other’s moms “Mom” to open up the eating!
【Fu Chengque】: Wow, is there such a trick? [Cat’s happiness]
【Fu Chengque】: Sounds good, I think Aunt Wen will be very happy, after all, it’s me, hahaha.
【Wen Yu】: Indeed, except for being a bit slow, you’re great in other aspects.
【Fu Chengque】: ???
The Wen family.
Wen Yu put away her phone and couldn’t help but laugh twice.
Mother Wen happened to come out of the kitchen and saw her son standing at the door laughing, his expression seemed a bit off.
She narrowed her eyes and asked, “What are you laughing at? So happy? Who are you chatting with?”
Wen Yu chuckled, “With the princess from the neighboring Fu family. She wants to eat the fried meatballs you make, should we keep some or not?”
Mother Wen laughed, “What ‘princess,’ stop talking nonsense. If Qiao’er wants to eat, of course, we’ll keep some, how much does she want?”
“Haven’t asked.”
“Then keep a little more, eat a little less tonight.”
“Mom! Today is Chinese New Year’s Eve, and you’re actually willing to let your son eat less and give it to someone else!”
“What someone else, Qiao’er is more like my daughter than you are!”
“Mom!”
“Go peel garlic, peel a little more.”
“Oh.”
Wen Yu took a bag of garlic from the kitchen and squatted in a corner outside the kitchen, while Father Wen also squatted here peeling potato skins and ginger skins.
Father and son squatted together.
Wen Yu took the initiative to speak, “Dad, I feel like Fu Chengque has taken my place, now my mom doesn’t appreciate me.”
Father Wen glanced at him, chuckled, “Get used to it, before you were born, I also thought your mom only had eyes for me.”
Wen Yu looked up at his old man.
Father Wen met his gaze, and the two looked at each other in silence.
They lowered their heads to continue working.
“Son, have you decided which university to apply to and what major to study?”
“Not yet.”
“No plans for university?” Father Wen used to ask more, but since his son matured and his grades soared, he asked less, showing more respect for his son’s opinions.
“I have some plans for university.”
“Oh? What are they? Studying, working, planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam, or starting a business? If it’s starting a business, Dad can give you some support…”
“Dating.”
As soon as the three words came out, Father Wen’s hand shook, and the potato he was peeling fell to the ground, rolling slowly to Wen Yu’s feet.
Wen Yu picked it up and handed it to his dad, seeing the disbelief on his face.
“Dad, what’s with that expression? Can’t I date in university?”
“With whom?”
Oh my god!
As soon as these two words were spoken, Wen Yu was shocked—
Indeed, he’s his biological father, he’s hitting the nail on the head!
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