First spoiled, then love

Chapter 567: The Rejuvenated Father-in-Law (8000)

In the end, Chen Qingrong did not drink the ginger tea.

The main thing is that he is not thirsty at all now, and he really wants to go to the toilet.

After Miao Su drove him to their neighborhood, Chen Qingrong didn't bother to invite them to go upstairs and sit for a while. After all, it was so late and it was impossible for them to go upstairs.

Besides, they are newlyweds and have been separated for such a long time as a week. They must have a good time to communicate their relationship tonight.

Chen Qingrong thought it would be better not to waste their time.

So after saying goodbye, he ran into the community carrying his schoolbag.

On the way, he had already told Xiaoru that he was about to go home, so Xiaoru stayed up all night waiting for him.

"You're back." Tang Xiaoru saw him enter the house, and quickly stood up and walked to him, touching his face and looking him up and down. "Well, you're not tanned, which is good."

Chen Qingrong said with a smile, "It's winter now. Even if it's very hot in Shaanxi, it's impossible to get a tan. You worry too much."

"I'm just worried about you. After all, you've suffered a lot on this trip, and you look a lot thinner."

"No matter how hard it is for me, it's not as hard as you carrying a baby."

Chen Qingrong pinched her face tenderly.

Sweet words are free, and since Tang Xiaoru likes to hear them, Chen Qingrong naturally likes to say them too.

Isn’t the so-called emotional value also a kind of sweet talk?

After exchanging a few words with Xiaoru baby, Chen Qingrong couldn't hold it any longer and went to the toilet first.

Tang Xiaoru was sitting outside waiting for him. She couldn't help laughing when she heard the endless splashing sound coming from the bathroom.

She said loudly, "Chen Qingrong, how long have you been holding it in? Is the toilet on the high-speed train broken?"

Chen Qingrong flushed the toilet and came out, saying a little helplessly, "I guess it's because the weather is too cold, so I always want to go to the toilet. I've already gone to the toilet twice on the high-speed train."

Tang Xiaoru narrowed her eyes and said faintly, "Frequent urination and incomplete urination are all symptoms of the prostate. Are you sick?"

Chen Qingrong immediately said righteously, "Absolutely not! This is within a reasonable and controllable range. It's not as exaggerated as you say."

"Heh." Tang Xiaoru didn't continue to mock him, and asked, "Are you hungry? There's some food that mom cooked tonight in the refrigerator. If you're hungry, I can heat it up for you?"

"I'll do it myself." Chen Qingrong took off his down jacket. "Do you want to eat something together? I'll make some shrimp fried rice to go with it."

"There's no dried shrimp at home, honey, you can just make fried rice with eggs, I want some too."

"it is good."

Chen Qingrong went to the kitchen and started busying himself.

After a while, the dishes were heated up and the fried rice was ready, and Chen Qingrong brought them all to the dining table.

Tang Xiaoru brought the tablet over. In order to take care of Chen Qingrong, she deliberately did not watch the ancient idol drama this time. Instead, she found a video of a movie critic on Bilibili and watched it as background music while the two of them were eating.

Chen Qingrong noticed that Tang Xiaoru was eating very quickly, so he asked with concern, "Didn't you have enough tonight?"

Tang Xiaoru's eyes smiled into crescents, and she said sweetly, "I'm full, but I don't know why, my appetite has increased since you came back. Maybe this is what they call beauty is a feast for the eyes."

Chen Qingrong's face turned red. "Well, even though you praised me, I won't give you my fried rice. After all, I'm hungrier than you."

"Cheapskate."

Tang Xiaoru chuckled.

After taking a few bites of food, she asked, "How do you feel about your trip to Shaanxi?"

Chen Qingrong considered his words carefully, "I think my biggest feeling is that I must cherish my current life. After all, there are many people in this world whose living conditions are much worse than mine. I must learn to be content with what I have."

Tang Xiaoru raised her eyebrows, "That's great, Chen Qingrong. You have figured out such a profound insight?"

"Stop teasing me. I can tell." Chen Qingrong pouted. "I promised those kids that I would visit them again. I thought that after our baby is born, we will go to see them together."

"Okay." Tang Xiaoru nodded decisively and agreed, "This was originally in our plan."

"Have you told our dad about the Eaglet Project?"

"I told you, my dad wanted to find someone right away, but I thought it was almost the end of the year, so I decided not to bother the staff of the relevant department. So I told him to wait until after the New Year."

"By the way, your father and I are still in my hometown?"

"Yes, he hasn't come back yet." Tang Xiaoru seemed a little helpless when she said this. "I seriously suspect that my dad went to your hometown just to have fun. He didn't go back to help with the work at all. You don't know, from the WeChat voice messages he sent me during this period, I can hear how excited he is from his voice. And, my mom and I are not by his side to take care of him now, how could he not be excited?"

"Hahaha." Chen Qingrong laughed. "No wonder people say rejuvenation, rejuvenation, this has come true in my father-in-law's case."

Tang Xiaoru suddenly asked him at this time, "Chen Qingrong, will you especially look forward to my return to my parents' home in the future?"

Chen Qingrong was stunned, "Why do you ask that?"

Tang Xiaoru pursed her lips and said, "Because I've seen many men online film similar jokes, saying that after one or two years of marriage, they especially look forward to their wives returning to their parents' home, because then they have their own independent space."

"I remember when my mother came back to her parents' home when I was a kid, my father seemed particularly happy. Is this a common problem among you men?"

Even if it was, Chen Qingrong didn't dare to say it.

So Chen Qingrong said, "I don't know about other men, but I definitely won't do that. Not to mention one or two years, even if it's 10 or 20 years, I can't wait to be with you every day."

Tang Xiaoru held her chin with her hand and blinked, "Fortunately we just got married, your sweet talk can still fool me. After we have been married for five or six years, I won't fall for it anymore."

Chen Qingrong could only smile awkwardly.

After I got up the next day, my mom and others came.

After meeting Chen Qingrong, he started asking questions all over the place, and Chen Qingrong answered honestly.

Wang Xiu'e grabbed his arm and asked, "I heard from Xiaoru that the conditions over there are worse than in our village?"

Chen Qingrong paused and said, "Although they are all in mountainous areas, it is true that the relevant departments in our hometown are already very powerful."

“I feel so sorry for those kids.”

Wang Xiu'e has rarely traveled far in her life.

In her imagination, their village was already relatively remote and poor. Now, she learned from Chen Qingrong that there were places even poorer and more remote than their village. This still caused a certain degree of shock to her heart.

After chatting with the mothers for a while, Chen Qingrong had breakfast with them and then drove to the company.

After arriving at the company, the employees greeted him enthusiastically.

Chen Qingrong is different from other bosses. Employees are annoyed by other bosses and wish that the boss would not be in the company 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. He still has a certain status in the minds of employees.

And it comes from the heart.

Chen Qingrong also told them about his gains from this trip to Shaanxi and held an end-of-month summary meeting.

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so don't slack off. Do your best to complete the tasks at hand and implement the projects in every place. This year, I can guarantee that everyone will definitely have another prosperous Chinese New Year."

"I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense. Just work hard. Come on."

"come on!"

clap clap.

There was thunderous applause.

The meeting has adjourned.

"Mr. Chen." Chen Yun did not leave, but stayed. He came to Chen Qingrong and asked tentatively, "Mr. Chen, can I donate some money? Can you introduce me to a more reliable channel? I also want to do something for those children."

Chen Qingrong chuckled and said, "If you really want to donate money, donate it to the charity organization in Shaanxi. I will send you their official account later. It has the detailed donation process."

"Their charity is very professional. After you donate money, you can visit them at any time to ensure that you can see that your money is really spent on children in poor mountainous areas."

Chen Yun breathed a sigh of relief. "Huh, that's good. Money should be spent wisely. As long as it's not embezzled by people with ulterior motives, it's fine. I'll wait for you to send me the information and I'll get busy first."

"Wait a minute." Chen Qingrong stopped her again, "Do you still want to go to the marketing department?"

Chen Yun was stunned, then shook her head. "To be honest, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it. I won't go. I'd better stay in this department. If I change departments, I have to start all over again. What you said before is right."

Chen Qingrong pouted, "Then it's up to you."

At noon, he made an appointment with Gao Qiang and Zhou Tianyi to have lunch together.

Originally, he wanted to ask Liang Qingyun to come along, but this kid is now busier than him every day. In his words, his father no longer wants to work and is forcibly transferring the company to him.

Originally, he was to be trained slowly as the successor, but now it is not the case. It is a bit like a martial arts master forcibly giving a newbie an initiation. There are too many things to learn and his brain can't bear it.

When Chen Qingrong asked his father why he did this, Liang Qingyun's answer was helpless.

"Isn't it for Yuanyuan? Ever since Yuanyuan was born, my dad has no room for work or other things. When he is at work, he always video chats with my mom and insists on seeing his eldest grandson."

"He wants to retire now so that he can take good care of his grandchildren. In his own words, he has worked hard all his life, and now that he is old, it is time for him to enjoy the happiness of family life."

Chen Qingrong smiled.

The power of this generation's relatives is really great.

When Chen Qingrong and Gao Qiang were having dinner, Gao Qiang began to brag to Zhou Tianyi about his experiences along the way.

They said things like how difficult the road into the mountains was, and how he would behave once we got there.

Zhou Tianyi was stunned after hearing this.

Chen Qingrong couldn't stand it any longer, so he exposed him, "I won't say anything else about your bragging, but how dare you take all the credit for repairing the toilet? It was Director Shen who took the lead and did most of the work that day, and you are not even as good as a girl."

"You're talking nonsense!" Gao Qiang's face turned red with anger. He stubbornly argued, "I'm not inferior to her. It's because my hand hurts. Besides, I don't know anything about bricklaying."

"Who is Director Shen?"

Zhou Tianyi interjected.

Chen Qingrong said, "She is the person in charge of the connection with us this time. She is a girl, pretty and capable. Your brother Qiang likes her very much."

"Get lost," Gao Qiang said anxiously. "Don't talk nonsense. You can say this in front of Tianyi, but don't tell anyone else. If my wife hears, she will strangle me to death."

"I made her angry before, and she almost choked me to death."

Chen Qingrong looked disdainful, "Gao Qiang, are you useless or not? No matter how strong a girl's hands are, how bad can they pinch you? You are exaggerating, as if we have never been pinched before."

Zhou Tianyi also said, "Yeah, Brother Qiang, you're exaggerating. Our Huimin used to pinch my arm a lot, but it was just a little numb, it didn't hurt that much."

Gao Qiang said quietly, "You were pinched on the arm at most, but I was pinched by my good brother. If it were you, would you be able to endure it?"

hiss.

Chen Qingrong and the other two were immediately in awe. "Is your sister-in-law so fierce? You can't have children anyway, isn't she afraid of pinching you like this, and will she really hurt you?"

"My sister-in-law is awesome!"

"You two should stop gloating over other people's misfortunes." Gao Qiang elbowed one of them. "I didn't expect her to be so fierce before. After all, she has always been a very gentle person. But now I find that the gentler a person is, the wilder they become when their true nature is exposed. On the contrary, the one who looks wild is actually the most docile."

Chen Qingrong curled his lips, "Contrast, huh? Where can I see your work? Jiuyi or Tangxin?"

"Get out of here!"

The three brothers were eating while bragging, feeling very comfortable.

After the meal, Zhou Tianyi volunteered to pay the bill.

However, he also had something to ask of Chen Qingrong and the others. "Brother Chen, Brother Qiang, Huimin and I are getting married soon. Huimin likes surprises, so I plan to dance for her at the wedding. When will you two have time to rehearse with me?"

"Don't worry, it's not that difficult, it's just that kind of ghost dance."

Chen Qingrong glared at him and said, "You dance your own way, why should we follow you?"

Zhou Tianyi smiled awkwardly and rubbed his hands. "Hehe, but when I watch other people's wedding videos, don't they always have the groom dancing with his best man? If you guys dance with me, I won't be so embarrassed. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to be alone on the stage posing."

"Did you get the question wrong?" Chen Qingrong was a little speechless. "If I remember correctly, the performances at weddings are basically those that the bride and groom have discussed privately and rehearsed. They are just surprises and touching performances."

"You can do it, but at least you should discuss it with Huimin first. Otherwise, why do you think she would bring it up with you?"

Zhou Tianyi came to his senses all of a sudden. "Hey, it seems to be true. Then I'll find time to discuss it with Huimin. Anyway, you guys have to accompany me whether it's singing or dancing. You know, I'm a thin-skinned person."

"No, we are too shy." Chen Qingrong refused bluntly.

Gao Qiang also said, "That's right, unless you call us dad."

"father!"

Zhou Tianyi called out directly.

Gao Qiang was confused, and Chen Qingrong was also confused.

No buddy, are you really calling me that?
In the afternoon, Chen Qingrong went to Liang Min's music classroom again.

As the New Year is approaching, these workers are working extra hard. After all, who doesn’t want to finish their work early and go home to celebrate the New Year?

"Mr. Chen, you are here."

Deng Xiaoshuang seemed particularly happy to see Chen Qingrong coming.

Chen Qingrong looked her up and down and saw that she was only wearing a goose yellow sweater and a pair of black jeans.

He asked, "Aren't you cold without your down jacket?"

Deng Xiaoshuang chuckled, "It's not cold. I just got heated up from the argument with their team leader, so I took off my down jacket. I'll put it on when it gets colder."

Chen Qingrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment, "Why are you arguing with the team leader again?"

"They are just being lazy. I bought them cigarettes and let them rest. But they are getting mad at me."

"But don't worry, Mr. Chen. I am now a Mega Evolved Digimon. Even if they all come together to argue, they are no match for me. Look, their leader was so ashamed after being scolded by me that he is now taking the initiative to lead the team to work."

"That's great, Xiaoshuang. You've made such rapid progress. I really underestimated you before." Chen Qingrong patted her shoulder with satisfaction. "I still say that when this project is over, you will be the deputy team leader. No, I'll even let you be the team leader."

Deng Xiaoshuang quickly waved his hands, "No, no, Mr. Chen, I'd better be the deputy team leader first. I'm not qualified enough to be a team leader. Besides, I don't want to make Sister Huihui unhappy."

"Okay, it's rare that you're not proud. That's a good thing. Let's go in and take a look at the construction progress."

"It's quite dusty in here, Mr. Chen, do you want a mask?"

"No need. This isn't my first time on a construction site, especially a small one like this."

After Chen Qingrong finished speaking, he followed Deng Xiaoshuang into the construction site.

When the team leader saw Chen Qingrong coming, he pulled him aside to complain, "Mr. Chen, we have cooperated with each other for many times. This time I have to tell you the truth. Please take care of Miss Deng. She is too aggressive and I can't scold her enough."

Chen Qingrong glared at her. "If you didn't think she was a little girl who was easy to bully, would she scold you if you made things difficult for her? As far as I know, Xiao Shuang is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble for no reason."

The team leader smiled awkwardly, "I didn't bully her, she was just too strict. To be honest, I seriously doubt that she was holding us to the standards of military training."

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "It would be great if that were the case. Your abilities and qualities will improve, and it will be easier for you to get jobs in the future, right? This is a good thing. Okay, stop complaining and go to work. As long as you don't lose money, it's fine. When have I ever failed you in terms of money?"

The team leader immediately said seriously, "No, no, Mr. Chen, you have always been reliable in this regard."

"That's it, let's get to work."

"Okay, okay."

……

At 5:10 in the evening, Chen Qingrong left work first.

He was originally planning to go home directly, but unexpectedly Yan Mo called him.

"Old Chen, do you have time to come to my clinic?"

"You're in the clinic?"

"Yes, I came to work today, and I just happened to have something to tell you."

Chen Qingrong thought that Yan Mo rarely allowed him to go to his clinic to discuss things with him, so what had happened?
So Chen Qingrong immediately said, "Okay, I'll go over now."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the clinic."

"Uh-huh."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qingrong drove to Yan Mo's clinic.

After asking his assistant where Yan Mo was, he came to Yan Mo's other office.

"Old Yan."

"Here you are, Old Chen." Yan Mo was grinding coffee with a coffee machine, so he asked him, "Would you like some black coffee?"

Chen Qingrong reacted almost instinctively and sang, "How strong is the taste of black coffee~"

Yan Mo, "What?"

Chen Qingrong smiled awkwardly, "Nothing, nothing, I just suddenly thought of a bad joke. Well, I won't drink it, you drink it yourself. If I drink coffee at night, I will definitely not be able to sleep."

"to make."

Yan Mo poured himself a cup and asked him to sit down. "You must be very curious about why I asked you to come here."

"Since you know, why are you still keeping me in suspense? Hurry up and tell me."

"Then I'll tell you, I want to ask you, have you ever had an argument with your wife to the point of wanting a divorce?"

"Huh?" Chen Qingrong's face changed. "Don't tell me that you and Yang Bingbing are going to divorce? How long have you been married? Now the child has just been born. This is the time to live a good life. Old Yan, even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider the child."

After saying this she felt a little strange.

Isn’t this what parents in TV dramas often advise their couples?
At that time, he felt that such words had a taste of moral blackmail. After all, people really couldn't make it anymore, and he was using such words to force them to endure for the sake of their children. How come he has become the one doing the moral blackmail now?
Yan Mo saw that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to divorce Bingbing. We have a good relationship, how could I divorce her? I'm asking you about my upcoming paper."

“You can think of it as a survey, or as a questionnaire in the game.”

"Hey? What paper are you going to publish?"

"There is a Psychologist Association in Shanghai, and I am a member of it. The association conducts professional title evaluation at a fixed time every year, which is almost the end of the year. The paper I want to publish is for the purpose of evaluating professional titles."

"Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier? You scared me. I thought you two were getting divorced."

Chen Qingrong breathed a sigh of relief.

He then asked, "So your topic is about divorce between husband and wife?"

Yan Mo nodded. "Yes, you know, I meet all kinds of people in my line of work. Most of the people who come to me for consultation on mental illness are minors because of too much pressure from studying. For adults, family factors, especially emotional factors, account for more than 80% of them."

“That’s why I chose this topic.”

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "Then you shouldn't ask me. Xiaoru and I have a good relationship. We have never had a quarrel and divorced. You can find inspiration from your previous patients."

Yan Mo said with some embarrassment, "This isn't a good idea. Forget it. I'll think of a way myself and find some cases."

"Let me ask you, what title are you looking for? President?"

"No, I'm a professor." Yan Mo shook his head and explained, "If I pass the evaluation, then I will be truly officially endorsed. Compared to money, a sense of honor is more important to me."

Chen Qingrong understood, "Then you have already joined their association, right? Doesn't that mean you have an official background?"

Yan Mo spread his hands helplessly, "You don't know, it's very easy to join this association. As long as you are a licensed psychologist, you can apply to join, pay a fee of 5,000 yuan, and fill out a form. So it doesn't have much value. It's better to be promoted to professor."

"Then I wish you success."

Chen Qingrong couldn't help him, but he could still give him a verbal blessing.

After chatting with Yan Mo for a while, his wife called and urged him to go home, so Chen Qingrong left the psychological clinic with him.

"I'm sorry, Lao Chen. I wanted to treat you to a meal outside, but I have to go back now. How about you come to our house and stay?"

"Forget it, forget it. You have to go back to take care of the kids, and I have to go back to take care of my wife. We both have a bright future."

"Hahaha."

The two of them separated.

When Chen Qingrong returned home, he found that his mother-in-law was not there, and Xiaoru and his mother were not at home either.

Chen Qingrong quickly called Xiaoru, "Wife, why are you not at home? Where have you been?"

Tang Xiaoru explained, "Hubby, didn't you see the WeChat message I sent you? I went with your mom and my mom to visit a relative of ours. This relative is my great aunt. She's old and not in good health, so my mom brought me here to visit her. Your mom was worried about me, so she came along, too."

Chen Qingrong said, "I was so busy driving that I didn't even notice the WeChat message you sent me. But it's so cold this evening, why did you take me there? I think you did something wrong."

"I am not going to live long. You haven't seen me for a long time. I am pregnant now, and my mother thought that maybe she could still have a good time. This is also a good deed. You don't have to worry about me. We will not go back tonight. We can go back tomorrow. You can have a good rest at home."

"This, okay."

"Also, I hid a surprise gift for you under the pillow in our bedroom, go find it."

"Since it's a surprise gift, why are you telling me?" Chen Qingrong was speechless.

Tang Xiaoru said helplessly, "Because I didn't hide it well, you can easily find it. It's better to tell you directly to save you from wasting time. I told you in advance that it's a surprise gift."

(End of this chapter)