First spoiled, then love

Chapter 563 Ni Shengnan's Disappointment
Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, then he smiled playfully, "Are European men also so arrogant and repressed? I remember that women there are quite open-minded."

Tang Xiaoru pouted and changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this for now. Report the company's business to me first. I'm in the mood to listen now."

"Row."

Chen Qingrong told Tang Xiaoru about the progress of several current projects of the company.

He often communicated with Gao Qiang about matters at the branch, so he also reported to Tang Xiaoru as well.

A little later, the two began to receive holiday greetings on their mobile phones one after another.

In addition to giving out holiday red envelopes to Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Qingrong and his friends also gave red envelopes to Xiaoyuan's daughter Yuanyuan. In addition, although Zhou Tianyi's wife was newly pregnant, she still had to give her the red envelope.

The red envelopes for Zhongqiu and Yuanyuan were given to their mothers, and Fang Huimin’s red envelope was given to Zhou Tianyi.

After all, neither Chen Qingrong nor the others added Fang Huimin on WeChat, so they could only give it to Zhou Tianyi.

Chen Qingrong also said, "You kid, don't embezzle the red envelope, otherwise I won't let you go."

Zhou Tianyi, "Sweating, Brother Chen, what are you thinking? Am I such a greedy person? I will definitely transfer all the money to Huimin."

Chen Qingrong, "That's good. By the way, your parents know they are going to have a grandchild. Aren't they very happy?"

Zhou Tianyi, "More than being extremely happy, they have been laughing their mouths off these past few days. Huimin's status in our family has also risen a lot. However, my parents have become stricter with me, often scolding me and causing me to cry."

Chen Qingrong, "You're laughing secretly with your hands covering your mouth. That's normal. When your sister Xiaoru was found to be pregnant, I treated you the same way. You'll get used to it. You must take good care of your wife."

Zhou Tianyi, "Sunglasses, that's for sure, I will protect her with my life!"

Chen Qingrong curled his lips and was too lazy to reply.

He should go and say such corny words to Fang Huimin. It always feels weird to say them to him.

After dinner is ready, the family sits together to eat.

"happy holidays!"

"Happy holidays, Xiaoru, Xiaochen!"

"In a few months, our family will have two new members, and then we will have to replace this table with a bigger one." Tang Chengshan began to fantasize.

Tang Chengshan became full of energy at the thought of having grandchildren.

This is what most Chinese parents want in their life. After raising their children to adulthood, and while they are still young, they can help take care of their children, and their life will be complete.

However, with the emergence of more and more unmarried people in society, I am afraid that many parents will be disappointed.

After Laba, time passed faster and it was February in the blink of an eye.

As Valentine's Day is approaching, Chen Qingrong is now worrying every day about what holiday gift to prepare for Tang Xiaoru this year.

Last year she was just his wife, and this year she became a mother. So, on this first Valentine's Day at this important juncture, Chen Qingrong naturally wanted to give her a creative gift.

However, baby Xiaoru is getting lazier and lazier now. She has entered the confinement state early. Except for defecating and peeing every day, she basically does not get out of bed. Chen Qingrong serves her food and drinks by the bed.

As for Chen Qingrong, he basically doesn't go to the company anymore, but works remotely at home.

Liang Min's music class is now in full swing. Deng Xiaoshuang has already found the feeling and reports to him about the situation almost every other day. Chen Qingrong is very relieved.

The only time Chen Qingrong went out after February was to look at land with Zhu Lan.

It was a snowy day. Chen Qingrong wrapped himself up like a snowman and took a taxi out.

"Boss Zhu, do you have to come down in such bad weather?" Chen Qingrong started to complain as soon as they met. "People choose an auspicious day for weddings and house demolitions. Why don't you pick a good day?"

Zhu Lan was wearing no less than him, and looked much more bloated.

"You think I want to? I only asked you to come because the person in charge happened to be here today. In a few days, he will go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. By then, you won't have time to come even if you want to."

"Going back home to celebrate the New Year so early?"

"His hometown is quite remote, in a mountain valley in Sichuan and Chongqing. He has to change buses several times. He has to go back early, right?"

crunch.

As they talked, the snow under their feet made a crackling sound.

Chen Qingrong's hands were all tucked into his sleeves, and the wide sleeves swayed naturally, making him look like a person without hands.

This is just to keep warm. After all, in such bad weather conditions, wearing gloves may not necessarily prevent your hands from frostbite. It is safer to keep your hands in your sleeves.

"So it has been confirmed that construction will start after the New Year?"

"Yes, April. It's still early. You can make more preparations during this period."

"Our company is professional, there is not much to prepare, if you tell us to start, we can do it."

"Then I'll give you more time so you can take care of your wife. If I remember correctly, your wife should be giving birth soon, right?" Zhu Lan asked with a smile.

Chen Qingrong nodded, "Yes, it's fast, but not so fast that I can give birth in one or two months."

Zhu Lan smiled, "How does it feel to be a father? Are you very happy?"

Chen Qingrong curled his lips and said, "Why did Mr. Zhu start chatting with me about family matters? It seems that our personal relationship is not that good yet, right?"

When he talked to Zhu Lan, he never had to worry too much and just said whatever he wanted to say.

Looking at it from another perspective, he felt quite comfortable working with Zhu Lan. At least he didn't have to worry about saying the wrong thing when speaking like he did when working with other clients. When he talked to Zhu Lan, he didn't worry at all about saying something wrong and making her angry.

You see, there are some benefits to hating someone.

Zhu Lan rolled her eyes in annoyance. "We have worked together for the second time. Don't we have any personal relationship at all? Mr. Chen's words are too ruthless."

Chen Qingrong shrugged, "No, I don't have any idea of ​​having a personal relationship with Mr. Zhu. We should just keep working with each other."

"Do you hate me so much?"

"Don't you hate me, Mr. Zhu?"

"I don't hate you, I like you." Zhu Lan blinked.

Chen Qingrong was horrified and stepped back repeatedly, "You, you have such a strong taste? Didn't you brush your teeth this morning?"

Zhu Lan, "..."

She was so angry that she quickened her pace and didn't even wait for Chen Qingrong.

Who is this!
Working with such people is really a life-threatening thing!
There is nothing much to describe about the matter of looking at land, everything is done step by step.

After looking at the land, Chen Qingrong and Zhu Lan separated first.

He also called Tang Xiaoru and said, "Honey, I've got it done here. Tell me if there's anything you want to eat and I'll bring it back to you."

Tang Xiaoru said impatiently, "Oh, I don't have anything to eat. If you want to come back, come back quickly. I'm still playing games. Don't bother me. I'm hanging up."

pat.

The phone hangs up.

Chen Qingrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.

He originally wanted to take a taxi, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any taxi passing by. It might be because the snow was getting heavier, and the area was a bit remote.

Chen Qingrong had no choice but to take out his mobile phone navigation and take the subway.

After entering the subway, Chen Qingrong stomped his feet hard to remove the snow on his shoes, and then followed the people in front of him to queue up for security check.

Ding. After swiping his card and entering the subway, Chen Qingrong was lucky enough to find a seat to sit down.

There were many young girls in this carriage, and Chen Qingrong was worried that he would be falsely accused of taking secret photos of them by some malicious gossips, so he didn't even take out his cell phone and just closed his eyes to rest.

At this time, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Chen Qingrong frowned.

He thought to himself, I didn’t even take out my cell phone, so there’s no way some ordinary girl would suspect me of taking secret photos of her, right?

So he opened his eyes with anger, and then laughed, "Shengnan, why are you taking this train too?"

The person who appeared in front of him was Ni Shengnan.

Ni Shengnan is wearing a fluffy hat, her slender figure is wrapped in a long down jacket, her two beautiful legs are inserted in black boots, and the leggings on her legs look a bit thin.

She has been eating well recently, and her face has more flesh than before, which looks like belated baby fat.

"I came out to do something, but I didn't expect to meet you, Brother Chen, while taking the subway." Ni Shengnan was also very excited and sat down next to him while talking.

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "I'm here to do something as well. By the way, how's your milk tea shop doing? It's winter now, so there should be more people drinking milk tea, right?"

Ni Shengnan pouted, "It's just so-so actually. Business is far from being as good as it was in the summer. I kind of regret asking you to borrow money to buy the goods. Now they're all stockpiled."

"Brother Chen, if I don't have the money to pay you back, will you blame me?"

Chen Qingrong said seriously, "Yes, I will take you to court directly."

Ni Shengnan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, "Don't make fun of me, Brother Chen, I know you are not that kind of person."

Chen Qingrong rolled his eyes. "Why are you asking such nonsense? Do you have anything else to do today? If you don't have anything else, do you want to go with me to see Sister Xiaoru? You haven't been to my house for a long time."

Ni Shengnan said a little embarrassedly, "Let's not go today. I have to get off at a certain place later, and I have an appointment."

"Male and female?"

"Girl, I made an appointment with her to do a manicure."

"Oh." Chen Qingrong hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "Well, you shouldn't have returned to your previous preferences, right?"

"What do you mean?" Ni Shengnan didn't react for a moment. After a few seconds of silence, she said unhappily, "Of course not. She and I are just good friends. Brother Chen, don't let your imagination run wild."

"Well, what I want to say is that even if you do, I still support you. Two girls together is also beautiful. At least it is much more beautiful than the picture of two men together."

"Brother Chen, have you watched too many porn movies?"

"Cough cough."

Chen Qingrong almost choked.

Next, Chen Qingrong asked about Nian Cheng's situation, and Ni Shengnan answered truthfully. She also said that she went to visit Sun Cheng's grave every day after get off work recently.

"Now the snow is getting heavier, Cheng Cheng is quite cold lying there, and there is nothing to block him inside the mausoleum. I am now considering whether to buy a parasol and put it behind Cheng Cheng's tomb, so that it can help him block the wind and rain."

Ni Shengnan said this very seriously.

Chen Qingrong thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to do this, I support you."

Ni Shengnan glanced at him and said, "You are the first person who didn't call me crazy after hearing my idea. You know, Brother Chen, since Niancheng was born, I can clearly feel that Chengcheng's parents don't care about Chengcheng as much as before. They don't visit Chengcheng's grave often, and even rarely mention Chengcheng's name in daily life."

"Actually, I understand that this is a good thing. After all, people can't always wallow in sadness. They should look forward and move on. But I just feel uncomfortable in my heart. I always feel that Cheng Cheng is going to be forgotten."

Chen Qingrong consoled her earnestly, "Since you know in your heart that this is a good thing, you should support them. The pain of losing a child is not something that everyone can bear. We should be thankful that they can gradually get over it. As for Old Sun, as long as you always remember him in your heart, he will never be forgotten."

"Isn't there a line in Coco that says this? The real death is the moment when everyone forgets you. As long as we still remember Sun Cheng, he will always be alive."

"Ah."

Ni Shengnan lowered his head, reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, rubbing it gently.

Chen Qingrong could understand her feelings very well.

She felt very conflicted. She was happy for Sun Cheng's parents, but at the same time she felt it was unfair for Sun Cheng.

After all, before Sun Niancheng was born, Sun Cheng was the only child of Sun Dafu and his wife. They missed Sun Cheng so much every day that they lost their appetite. But as soon as Sun Niancheng was born, they shifted all their attention to Sun Niancheng.

Intellectually, she could accept it, but emotionally, she couldn't.

It’s not her fault, nor is it the fault of Sun Dafu and his wife.

After returning home, Chen Qingrong was very hungry, so he went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

Wang Xiu'e came up to him and asked, "Why do you look like a starving ghost? You didn't have enough lunch at noon?"

Chen Qingrong laughed dryly, "I'm full. Maybe it's because I burn fat faster in winter. It's okay. I'll just eat some leftovers."

Wang Xiu'e rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't eat anything casually. I'll make you some egg fried rice and heat up your favorite pork liver. Go to the bedroom and keep Xiaoru company. She doesn't seem to be in a good mood."

"What's up with her?"

"How would I know? Anyway, I could tell. I asked her and she just said that she was fine. But her expression was not right. I wondered if she was angry with your mother-in-law."

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

When Chen Qingrong heard what his mother said, he remembered that Xiaoru had a fight with her mother two days ago.

The reason is very simple. Lin Yue plans to send Xiaoru's grandparents to a nursing home. Although Tang Chengshan agrees to this, Tang Xiaoru is not happy.

Because Lin Yue said that the reason for this arrangement is that after Xiaoru and his child is born, they, as grandparents, will have to devote themselves to raising the child, and will not have much time to pay attention to Xiaoru's grandparents.

In order to prevent the old couple from suffering any grievances, they plan to send them to the highest-level nursing home. As long as the money is in place, the senior caregivers there will take good care of them.

But Tang Xiaoru feels that all the elderly people who go to nursing homes are either childless or have unfilial children. Grandpa and grandma do not fall into either of these two categories, so how can they be sent to a nursing home?
The two sides quarreled for a few sentences. Although Lin Yue compromised in the end, she was obviously angry and felt that Tang Xiaoru did not understand her good intentions, so she did not come to see Xiaoru for the past few days.

Chen Qingrong said to her mother, "There is no overnight hatred between mother and daughter. My mother-in-law loves Xiaoru so much, and Xiaoru loves her mother so much. I don't think this is the reason."

Wang Xiu'e urged, "Whether this is the reason or not, you have to go see Xiaoru. As a husband, is it reasonable for you to only come to the kitchen to find food as soon as you get home? Go quickly."

"Ok."

Chen Qingrong went to the bedroom to find Xiaoru.

When I saw Xiaoru, I found that she indeed had a droopy face and a double chin.

"Wife, are you unhappy somewhere?" Chen Qingrong asked after closing the door.

When a couple closes the door, they are either doing something bad or discussing serious matters. Otherwise, what good person would close the bedroom door in his own home?

Tang Xiaoru shook her head, "No."

Chen Qingrong walked over and sat down with a smile. "Your face says I'm unhappy, and you're still lying to me? Just tell me what you want to say. I'm your dear husband. No matter what troubles you've encountered or who has made you angry, tell me. I can help you share your worries in the former case, and I can help you vent your anger in the latter case."

Tang Xiaoru sighed slightly, "Alas, if you insist on saying so, I am actually a little unhappy, but it's not because of you, but because of Elena."

"Wait, Elena? Why does this name sound so familiar?" Chen Qingrong thought for a moment, and then he remembered, "I remember that when we were in Chenzhu, there was a supervisor in the warehouse management department named Elena. I saw her when I followed you to the warehouse management department to get something."

Tang Xiaoru nodded, "Yeah, you have a good memory. Elena and I have a good relationship. Although we are not close friends, we had a pleasant cooperation at that time."

"And then? Did she offend you? Tsk, I haven't heard her name for a long time since Chenzhu was finished. Why did she jump out to cause trouble again?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "She didn't come out to cause trouble. She did send me a message on WeChat, but she came to discuss cooperation with me. I was in a bad mood because of her, mainly because I knew she was doing so well now."

Chen Qingrong was confused for a moment, "What do you mean? Why do you feel bad when others are doing well? I don't think you are a jealous person."

(End of this chapter)