The betrothal gift is 100,000 yuan, what does it mean to give 200,000

In the tidy ward.

Chen Yuan pulled the bed sheet with one hand and listened silently to Liu He's chattering who was standing opposite him.

Dad Chen was sitting at the desk nearby, wiping his glasses, which he had worn for who knows how many years. On the desk was an exquisitely carved ivory chessboard.

It is expensive and is definitely not an ordinary item.

It was already after dinner. After spending a meaningful afternoon, the three of them would set off for Kyoto the day after tomorrow morning.

It had been who knows how many years since the nominal "family" had gotten together.

"You are the only son of your biological father, so he will definitely support you with all his heart. He doesn't ask you to achieve great things, but at least he won't waste the resources that ordinary people around him can only dream of. Your father and I are old, and we are just ordinary county teachers. We can't help you with the major events in your life. We are behind the times, so you should go wherever he asks you to go, and don't let him down."

After folding the bed sheet, Liu He added as if remembering something: "He must be a very big entrepreneur to be able to see the changes of the times. The principles he taught you must be correct."

Chen Yuan was a little surprised when he heard her words.

In the past, Liu He was always afraid that he would get too close to his biological father and forget about his adoptive parents.

Today is uncharacteristically different.

"Why do you say this suddenly?"

"You've grown up, and you need to get married. If I don't remind you now, I don't know when I'll remind you again."

"I contact him quite a bit, but we don't talk that much. As you know, he is usually very busy."

"Even if you are busy, you should find opportunities to communicate." Liu He smoothed the bed sheet and raised his head to say, "People get close and distant from each other. It has always been like this since ancient times. Don't let him always feel that his own son is not close to him."

"Okay, I know."

"Don't keep asking me. I told you to remember it carefully and don't forget it the moment you turn your head."

"I won't forget it."

"Okay, go play chess with your dad. I'll return the quilts from the hospital."

"It's okay, I can return it tomorrow."

"Return it so it doesn't take up space in the house."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan said no more and asked Liu He to push the door and walk out holding the freshly folded sheets and quilt.

Pulling out a chair, he sat down at the desk.

Looking at the chessboard that had already been set up, he said calmly:
"What's wrong with my mom all of a sudden? She's talking so earnestly, it makes me feel very nervous."

"Don't take it too seriously," Father Chen handed him the chess cup and advised, "Rather than saying she was instructing you, it's better to say she was telling herself. She seems to be strong and controlling, and she'll be lenient even when she's wrong, but in fact, she knows the difference between right and wrong better than anyone else."

"What?" Chen Yuan was puzzled.

"Do you remember this chessboard?"

"remember."

"Good stuff," Father Chen picked up a chess piece, rubbed it between his fingertips, and said calmly, "Seven or eight years ago, Zhengfeng, your biological father, gave it to me because he knew I loved playing chess. Not only is the material good, but the carving was also done by a skilled craftsman. With my salary, I still can't afford it even after working for several years... Your biological father is an especially good person."

Seeing that Chen Yuan was not moved, he continued, "A person like him, every time he sees me, a teaching staff in a small county, he still respects me and even calls me brother. This is not only because of my upbringing for you, but also because of his character."

"But, Dad, your friends and other teachers in school also respect you very much." Chen Yuan couldn't help but say.

"It's different," Father Chen smiled faintly, with more wrinkles on his face, "Zhengfeng also respects your mother, even though your mother always acts like she is incompatible with him and never looks happy when she sees him."

"Yeah, it seems to have always been like this."

When Chen Yuan recalled his childhood to the present, many memories suddenly came to his mind.

"She is very clear-headed, but she has a bad temper. If she is angry, she will not listen to you even if what you say makes sense. Wait for her to calm down and think about it carefully. It will be easy for her to figure it out... When you were a child, Zhengfeng wanted to take you to Kyoto for your better academic planning. Do you remember what happened at that time?"

Chen Yuan thought about it.

Suddenly said:
"Of course I remember. My mother was very impulsive at that time. She said she would never let me leave, no matter who came."

"You were picked up afterwards." "Yeah."

"It didn't take her long to figure it out. What could she achieve in her life if she stayed in Qishui County and relied on the educational resources there? There is a wider world outside, which is many times better than this poor and remote place... Since she really loves you and treats you as her own son, how could she bear to ruin your future?"

Chen Yuan thought carefully about what his father said, and somehow ripples began to form in his heart.

It seems so.

Including today when Liu He suddenly told him to get closer to Jiang Zhengfeng.

But some time ago, when he just went to college, his family quarreled for a long time over the issue of buying a house. In the final analysis, Liu He felt that her son was going to be taken away. Now she has figured it out.

He nodded, and suddenly had a lot of questions to ask, but he didn't know where to start.

Because he is about to start his own family.

future.

This is an illusory word that cannot be seen or touched. What is more important is what will life be like after the marriage relationship is confirmed?
Is it the same as when we lived together in Lanjing?

Live, plan, and adjust, and truly treat each other as a community with a shared destiny.

Or first consider how to take on family responsibilities and change the way you treat them...

If Jiang Ning marries him in the future, will they treat each other with respect as they do now, or will a true marriage relationship change the way they get along?

Jiang Yao still has the mentality of a young girl. Is she really ready for marriage?

"What I actually want to ask," Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and made a draft in his mind: "It's about family. Everyone's family is different... If I have a child, how should I explain to her that there are two grandfathers or... two mothers?"

"No explanation is needed. If she is in a loving family atmosphere, she will take the initiative to understand everything."

"Why?" Chen Yuan was stunned.

"Just like..." At this time, Father Chen, who was speaking, even smiled faintly at the corners of his eyes: "You never asked me and your mother why we didn't tell you about the adoption."

"That must be because—"

He was halfway through his speech when suddenly a light flashed in his eyes.

I understood it in an instant.

"I see, Dad."

Father Chen held a chess piece in his hand, which glowed slightly under the warm light. He had not yet placed the chess pieces, and was concentrating on talking to Chen Yuan.

Although there is no blood relationship, this is not important at all in the eyes of Chen's father and mother.

The Father is the Father, and the Son is the Son.

This is the bondage of life.

It cannot be simply defined by the fact that we have the same blood.

"I remember that we rarely had such a calm conversation since you were in your second year of high school. In a blink of an eye, you have grown up so much." Dad Chen sighed.

"Yes, I think that time I had a fight with my mom about school selection, and you came to my room."

"You remember... I just told you those things, not to make you understand your mother, but to tell you that since you follow Zhengfeng's ideas, you should understand him better. He respects me and your mother only because he is a caring person, and he can also read other people's hearts, so even if her attitude is bad, Zhengfeng still doesn't care."

"What do you mean?"

"Everyone has a heart. We can't simply judge them by good or bad. If you want to understand a person, you have to see clearly. Your parents support you and Ningning and Yaoyao because they both have a heart for you..." Father Chen patted him on the shoulder and sighed, "The best and worst thing about growing up is being able to make your own choices... Don't let them down."

……

Chen Yuan walked to the door of the two sisters' ward in a daze.

Before he pushed the door open, his mind was still filled with the scene of his parents talking to him earnestly. (End of this chapter)