Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 140 Afraid of Explanation

When Su Mingcheng was secretly sighing at his elder brother's generosity, his cell phone rang.

It was his boss, Manager Zhou, a shrewd woman in her forties.

"Xiao Su, are you awake? I'm having dinner with Director Shen and talking about our last cooperation."

Director Shen is Manager Zhou's partner this time. They have been dealing with each other for several years. Su Mingcheng has also met him. He is a farmer-like person and looks very honest and simple at first glance.

If the price of the production line wasn't so high, Manager Zhou would have definitely kept the piece of fat for herself. She is not the kind of person who likes to give generously.

It was because she couldn't swallow it that she shared it with people she knew in the department. It was better than working with strangers.

Manager Zhou brought him along, no doubt because he considered him as his confidant.

One glory and one glory.

It is for this reason that he has great confidence in this investment.

Su Mingcheng smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, I woke up early. My eldest brother returned home today and I was having dinner with him. Is it the same thing as last time?"

"Last time, we roughly determined each person's share. We need to break it down further. Old Shen will be responsible for the factory rent and water and electricity. The rest of the equipment costs need to be determined by the rest of us. After all, this involves everyone's own interests in the future."

"Okay, okay, I'll come over now."

Su Mingcheng was so happy that he couldn't hide the smile on his face, as if he had forgotten that he only had a few tens of thousands of dollars in cash at home.

Julie sat next to him and vaguely heard him talking about investment again. She couldn't help but sigh slightly.

She wasn't sure whether the investment was reliable, but seeing how Su Mingcheng devoted himself to it, he looked like those gamblers who were deeply trapped in the game and were thinking about turning the tables.

The family savings are limited, and I don't know why he is so excited.

"Brother, I have something to do at work, so I'll leave first. Dad, take your time eating."

Su Mingzhe waved his hand: "Since it's a work matter, just go ahead. We are family, there's no need to be polite."

After Su Mingcheng left, Zhu Li said solemnly: "Brother, although you earn a lot, we have to pay for Dad to buy a house."

Julie has always been strong-willed. Taking advantage of others is a shameful thing, so she disdains to do it. Although she has already decided to separate from Ming, she still wants to do her part well, except for her health.

"Julie, you don't have to say anything. This matter is settled. Let's eat our food."

After dinner, Su Mingzhe planned to send Su Daqiang back to Mingyu's house first.

He took his old father to the intersection where they could take a taxi. Zhu Li was also there. When she saw Su Mingzhe raising his hand to stop a taxi, she said sensibly, "Brother, Dad, you guys get in the car first."

Su Mingzhe nodded and responded: "Okay, Zhu Li, then we will leave first."

Zhu Li watched Su Mingzhe and Su Daqiang's car go farther and farther away, then she lowered her head and took out her cell phone to contact Lin Yuan.

"Drip drip."

At this moment, a horn sounded.

Julie looked up and saw a black SUV parked steadily in front of her.

It was Lin Yuan’s car.

She opened the door skillfully, got in, and quickly fastened her seat belt. A smile spread across her face, and she asked softly, "Have you been waiting for me?"

Lin Yuan nodded: "Yes."

Julie asked with concern: "Don't you want to eat something?"

Not long after the dinner started, Lin Yuan left, probably because he was hungry.

Lin Yuan did not answer directly, but just looked at her with a wider smile on his face.

Zhu Li was a little confused: "What are you looking at me for?"

"Go home and eat."

Back home, the two kissed each other all the way to the sofa.

Lin Yuan asked Zhu Li to turn around and face away from him, and gently put his arms around her slender waist.

Julie's body trembled and she tried to escape quickly. The pain from last time was still fresh in her memory.

"It really hurts, okay!"

Her brows were furrowed, and there was still a hint of lingering fear in her voice.

Lin Yuan moved closer to Zhu Li, his warm breath brushing her earlobe gently, then he opened his mouth slightly, gently held her earlobe, and said in a suppressed voice: "It doesn't hurt there."

Julie shook her head like a rattle, and her ponytail swung wildly with the movement. She bit her lower lip tightly, trying her best to control her emotions, and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: "Wait a little longer."

Although her body was eager, she would never give in with her mouth.

Zhu Li's eyes were blurry and she bit her lip without answering. No matter how Lin Yuan hesitated and tested her, she acted as if she didn't hear him.

As the saying goes, you can do it once or twice, but not three times. Next time, I will take what he says seriously.

Room 1912.

After Su Mingzhe sent Su Daqiang back, he ordered two side dishes at the hotel and returned to his room.

When I opened the door, it was quiet and dark inside, with only the sound of air conditioning ventilation echoing in the room. Wu Fei and Xiao Mi were both sleeping in bed.

As soon as Su Mingzhe walked to the bed, Wu Fei turned over and opened his eyes to look at him.

Ever since she had the baby, Wu Fei has become a "tiger mother". She is always alert as soon as there is any movement around Xiao Mi.

Su Mingzhe sat down next to Wu Fei and whispered, "The baby is already asleep. I packed some for you. Eat it quickly."

"We were both so hungry when you came back."

Having said that, Wu Fei stood up and left the room, and Su Mingzhe followed.

Coming to the dining table, Su Mingzhe opened the takeaway box, with an apologetic smile on his face, and said, "Hurry up and eat something."

After he sent Su Daqiang back to Mingyu's home, Su Daqiang kept chatting with him for a long time, and he did come back a little late.

Wu Fei looked at him and said slowly, "Mingyu has called, and the baby and I have finished eating."

"Haha, Mingyu really cares about you and the baby."

Wu Fei glanced at him and said, "If you care about me and the baby half as much as Mingyu does, no, half as much, I'll be thankful."

Su Mingzhe smiled apologetically and said, "You and the baby will always be the first in my heart."

Wu Fei found it funny. She believed this when she got married, when she was pregnant, and after she gave birth to her baby. But now, if she still believed it, she would be a fool.

"Why are you like this?"

Su Mingzhe looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Do you have to pretend like that in front of the Su family? Mingyu knows your background, aren't you afraid that Mingyu will reveal your past and reveal that you are unemployed? Do you have the nerve to put on airs in front of Mingyu?"

Su Mingzhe frowned and argued, "What's wrong with being unemployed? It's normal to be unemployed in the United States. If you lose your job, you can find a better job. Am I wrong?"

"I think you are the kind of person who changes your face when you become rich, especially when you are not rich yet."

"Why have I changed?" Su Mingzhe's face was obviously unhappy. He picked up the cup and took a sip of water to suppress his anger.

"Forget it, I don't want to bother with you. Let me ask you, have you told me about our plan to buy a house? Have they agreed?" "Yes, I plan to buy a three-bedroom house for Dad."

Wu Fei was shocked: "Are you crazy? Buying three rooms? Didn't we agree to buy two rooms?"

Su Mingzhe explained: "Think about it, we must hire a nanny for Dad. If Dad has one room and the nanny has another, then we will have no place to live, right?"

"We can stay in a hotel when we come back. We are in the United States all year round and can hardly come back once a year. Why spend that extra money?" Wu Fei was a little speechless and then asked, "Have you told me about selling the old house?"

Su Mingzhe looked embarrassed: "I didn't say that."

"How much do they offer?"

Su Mingzhe said as a matter of course: "We will go out."

Wu Fei was surprised when he heard this. "You said you wanted to buy a house, but Mingcheng didn't say he would help out a little? This is for Dad's retirement, so they should also contribute."

"Julie said that we should contribute some money together, but I don't think the second brother and his family have much savings..."

Wu Fei was furious: "Who has savings? Everyone has saved money by squeezing it out of their teeth. Besides, their incomes are not bad."

Su Mingzhe was a little embarrassed: "But I don't think Mingcheng has any intention of paying? He even wanted to borrow money from me for investment today."

"What does that mean? One of them is the good guy and the other is the bad guy? Why do you have to pay for everything alone?"

Su Mingzhe comforted him, "Don't worry. Think about it, if we use our money to buy a house, then the house will naturally be in our name. On the surface, it will be our dad's residence, but isn't that also an investment for us?"

"Don't take my words out of context. We said before that we can pay for it, but the prerequisite is that you sell the old house and then buy a two-bedroom, one-living-room house. Now you don't want to sell the old house, and you're changing it to a three-bedroom, one-living-room house. What do you mean? How much money will it cost!"

Su Mingzhe looked at Wu Fei with a guilty conscience and smiled, "Don't be angry. After all, the old house carries the memories of our Su family. I really can't bear to sell it. According to my current monthly salary, as long as I save some money, I can pay off the mortgage soon."

Wu Fei shook his head in disappointment: "After deducting various taxes from your salary, our mortgage in the United States, and your expenses in China, the mortgage in China, and the money for hiring a nanny, have you ever calculated how much is left for me and the baby?"

Su Mingzhe quickly responded: "I've calculated it, and I can send you one thousand dollars every month."

Wu Fei looked at Su Mingzhe, a fire burning in his heart, "I am raising the baby alone in the United States. If I can't hold on any longer, I have to ask my mother to come over to take care of it. How can my salary and the thousand you gave me be enough? You also asked me to quit my job and return to China with you. If I really quit my job, my baby and I will be left with nothing, right?"

In a big city like San Francisco, where prices are ridiculously high, it can be said that such a small amount of money is really stretched.

"Oh, no, this situation is only temporary."

Wu Fei scolded him mercilessly: "Su Mingzhe, you like to act like a hero and want to save face. I believe that when you generously said at the dinner table that you wanted to buy a house for Dad, you must have felt very happy. When you said you would pay the full price, you felt happy too. When you took the initiative to decide to buy a three-bedroom apartment, you must have felt even happier, right?"

Su Mingzhe was very embarrassed by being scolded, and he turned his face away involuntarily, "Look at what you said."

"Don't deny it. You are the eldest in the family, you should help to shoulder more responsibilities, but which of your brothers and sisters is not living better than us? Let's not talk about Mingyu. Look at Zhu Li. She wears branded clothes from head to toe. It's obviously much better than me. What are we? We are just poor workers abroad!"

Su Mingzhe had no choice but to say, "Don't be angry. Look, Mingyu and I will borrow some money later and I will pay you back slowly."

"This is even more outrageous. Your parents didn't pay for Mingyu's college education, but now they think of Mingyu for retirement. If I were Mingyu, I wouldn't even pay for the 200,000 yuan for your mother's funeral!" Wu Fei paused, then continued, "You can buy a house, but only if you sell the old house. Or you can stick to your previous decision and buy a two-bedroom, one-living-room house."

Su Mingzhe was really helpless and could only coax her softly, "I will find a way to solve the problem of selling the old house."

Wu Fei then warned, "Also, you can't leave the house purchase to Mingcheng. I'm worried. What if he finds a high-priced house in a luxurious location? Either you do it yourself, or you leave it to Mingyu. I'm worried about leaving it to him anyway. Also, you are not allowed to lend him money, not even a penny."

Su Mingzhe finally couldn't stand it anymore, and stood up and walked away. "Oh, how can you be so prejudiced against Mingcheng? I've already said I'll leave it to Mingcheng, and I'll check the price and location online myself. What's there to worry about? Why have you become so stingy?"

Su Mingzhe was so excited that he raised his voice unconsciously, and Xiao Mi's dazed voice could be heard in the room.

Wu Fei exhaled deeply: "Okay, I don't want to quarrel with you, Su Mingzhe, can you be more careful and let me and the baby live a little better, okay?"

After saying that, she walked into the room and continued to coax Xiao Mi to sleep.

If we continue arguing, it will only prolong the conflict and make the differences bigger and bigger.

……

An hour later, Julie lay limply on the sofa with a look of joy still on her face.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The first time is strange, the second time is familiar?"

Zhu Li rolled her eyes at him, stretched out her arm, elbowed him lightly, and asked, "Do you have any cucumbers at home?"

"You want to cut it off and put it on your face as a mask?"

"I want you to try what it feels like."

Her eyes were sparkling with smiles, and she looked so adorable with that smile.

Lin Yuan pinched her delicate flesh and laughed, "You still don't seem to be convinced?"

……

late at night.

When Su Mingcheng came back, he smelled slightly of alcohol.

His face was filled with excitement. He now felt that the future was bright and that he could live no worse than his elder brother and Su Mingyu.

If there were some doubts about this investment before, they are now completely gone.

Director Shen not only showed all the relevant documents to everyone, he also took everyone to a equipment manufacturing plant in a neighboring city. As long as the money was in place, they could bring back the equipment and start producing it.

Then he can export through the foreign trade company where he works. The export will be in his hands and there is no need to worry about Director Shen playing tricks.

Now all he needs to do is collect the three hundred thousand.

He wanted to open the bedroom door, share the good news with Julie, and have a little meeting.

After all, it has been a long time since we had a meeting. Previously, we were either disturbed by Su Daqiang or had a quarrel with Zhu Li. Now it’s time to strengthen our relationship.

He turned the doorknob a few times, only to find that the door was locked. He called out softly twice: "Lili, Lili."

Zhu Li opened her sleepy eyes, glanced towards the door and said nothing. She was very disappointed with Su Mingcheng's performance at the dinner table today and she didn't want to say a word to him.

Seeing no response from inside, he had to give up the idea of ​​holding a meeting. He was too lazy to take a shower, so he went straight back to the study and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Sunday.

Su Mingcheng walked out of the study, scratched his head, and wanted to discuss with Zhu Li where to borrow money from.

Zhu Li had sharp eyes and noticed at a glance a lipstick mark on the collar of Su Mingcheng's lining. Seeing this scene, Zhu Li's first reaction was not anger, but relief.

But she still asked coldly: "What did you do last night?"

Su Mingcheng felt a little puzzled: "After dinner last night, we went to the bar and sat for a while. We didn't do anything else."

"What is this?" Julie demanded.

Su Mingcheng followed the direction Zhu Li pointed and lowered his head to look at the red spot on his collar. He himself was also confused.

"I don't know either. The bosses in our department are all women. How can I possibly find a lady?"

"Just keep playing dumb."

Julie turned around, picked up her bag and rushed out the door.

It’s not that she didn’t have the patience to listen to Su Mingcheng’s explanation, but that she was afraid.

She was afraid that Su Mingcheng could explain the matter to her.

"Lili! Lili! Listen to me!" Su Mingcheng shouted from behind, trying to go forward and grab Zhu Li's arm, but Zhu Li shook him away.

(End of this chapter)