Back to the prime of life

Chapter 57 The demons dance wildly
"Weiguo, let me introduce you, this is my partner." Mr. He was quite polite in his dealings with others and his speech was not fast.

"Ah, hello, Master's wife, hello, Master's wife."

Lu Changge glanced at his mother and found that she rolled her eyes and turned her head away.

"Hello, thank you for coming here during the first month of the lunar year." The old lady didn't care what others thought or what they were talking about. She sat down to talk. "I didn't know that an old man had such a promising student. It's great."

"You're too polite, Madam. I'm here as a student today."

"College student?" She pointed at Xu Qiuxue, who was sitting next to Lu Changge, and said with a fake smile, "We have a college student in our family too, from Jinling University. I heard it's a prestigious school. I'm old, so I don't understand these things."

Xu Weiguo showed a hint of embarrassment, but he had experienced all kinds of situations and had seen both humans and ghosts, so it was not difficult to cover it up.

"Teacher's wife, you're absolutely right. It's a prestigious university. Jinling University is one of the best in the country." Then he changed the subject, still full of experience, and returned to the old man, "Ah, Teacher He is really a good teacher. He has trained the children to become university students."

"Hey, it's not like your time now, when it was only worthwhile to get into college."

The old lady leaned forward and continued to talk to Xu Weiguo, "Xiaoxue is different. She's smart and got into a good school. I, an old woman, don't understand. I wonder if she'll be assigned an office job like you guys after she graduates."

Xu Weiguo pushed his glasses, smiled and said, "Master's wife, you misunderstood. We are not just sitting in the office."

Xu Qiuxue couldn't listen any longer. What kind of era were they still talking about distribution? It didn't make sense at all.

"Grandma, please stop talking. It's my brother who's studying in Jiangzhou, not me!"

"I know it's not in Jiangzhou. But your school is different. Your school is good, so everyone is vying for you."

Lu Changge also began to scratch his head. This old woman kept saying "school is good" every other sentence, which was a bit outrageous.

In fact, Xu Qiuxue was indeed a little angry. What did "your school is different, your school is good" mean? It was fine if he praised her without limit, but praising her by stepping on Lu Changge was too harsh to her ears. Moreover, her second aunt and second uncle were there, and they must be unhappy to hear such words.

She could still tolerate it before. Even if the old lady was not good to others, she was still good to her. But now Lu Changge is also very important to her.

"My brother just didn't do well in the college entrance exam. He's always good at studying. Don't keep saying that. You only remember saying that I'm in a better university, but you don't know that my brother is making a lot of money in college."

what?
Lu Changge thought she was angry, but she didn't expect her to expose his past, so he quickly kicked her stool and said, "Grandma is doing this for your own good, why are you angry?"

Then he stood up and said, "Grandpa, Uncle Xu, you two can catch up. Xiaoxue and I will go out and play first."

I can't stay here any longer, otherwise I will lose face in front of outsiders.

Xu Weiguo must have felt extremely uncomfortable watching this scene.

After leaving, Xu Qiuxue still felt aggrieved and argued with her head tilted back, "Why are you being so mean to me? I'm speaking for you."

"Your grandmother is old and she's talking nonsense, so forget it. Are you trying to learn from her? In front of outsiders, you say I make a lot of money. What's the point? Are there such fools in the world who just like to see others make more money? You don't use your brain when you speak or act, and you still feel wronged."

Lu Changge frowned slightly, but then he thought that Xu Qiuxue was just a young girl in her twenties, so he didn't speak harshly and just tried to make sense.

"Okay, I was wrong, don't blame me." Xu Qiuxue said softly. She always used her brain to listen, and she would not refute if it made sense.

Seeing Lu Changge still sighing helplessly, she hummed again, "Brother."

"Okay, okay, this won't happen again."

"Yeah, hehe."

The old lady was like a strange magnetic field, distorting things into a strange state. After she left, everything returned to normal.

During the meal, Lu Weijun came over with his son to toast with two glasses of wine and say a few polite words, that was all.

Lu Changge just followed his father and didn't say much. It wasn't because he was aloof and felt that the section-level cadres were insignificant, but it was because the gap in status and generation could not be made up by a few flattering words.

This is indeed the case. Xu Weiguo doesn't care what a college student does in school, even if he makes a little money.

He didn't ask a single question from beginning to end.

It was Lu's mother who dragged Lu Changge over and questioned him carefully. She also had a plan and brought Xu Qiuxue over as well. She said directly, "I just realized in the past few months that you've been fooling your mother, so I called Xiaoxue over as well."

You have discovered this...

"Mom, you don't need to ask. I've already told you everything. I did make some extra money, and I gave you five thousand yuan as a filial gift."

"Your mother isn't after your little money. I'm trying to remind you not to take shortcuts to make a lot of money. There aren't that many shortcuts."

"I know that." "So what did you do?"

Stock trading, buying demolished factories, selling vocational training courses...it seems that none of them sounds like a serious business.

"I opened an online store, selling...computer software. Didn't I study computer science?" He started talking nonsense again.

Lu Ma believed it again.

"You don't have to give it to me, but you have to save it for yourself and save it for when you get married." She leaned in closer and whispered, "During the Chinese New Year, your aunt talked about how great it was for families with only one daughter in Jiangzhou. I didn't feel comfortable contradicting her during the Chinese New Year. I'm telling you the truth, no matter how rich a Jiangzhou person is, I won't accept a son-in-law."

What does this have to do with anything? He's like a smart guy and he's talking so seriously.

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

"What are you talking about? My family can't afford to buy a house in Jiangzhou. Nowadays, the man has to provide a house for marriage. Your father is already worried."

Lu Changge then realized that he hadn't had a deep conversation with his parents recently and almost forgot that they would worry about this.

Xu Qiuxue blinked as she watched from the side. Hearing this, she slowly interrupted, "Second Aunt, not all girls need a house to get married. My future sister-in-law can't refuse to get married just because she doesn't have a house, right?"

"Don't be silly. Before you date someone, you should check their financial situation."

This was something that was delivered to her doorstep, so Lu's mother gave her a lecture as well.

"No, if that's the case, I might as well marry the house. Let's take each day one step at a time and work hard together, and things will get better." She said this firmly.

Whether facing her grandmother or her second aunt, she insisted on her own ideas.

Lu Changge thought, thinking that Xu Qiuxue had already become a relatively independent person since then. Unless she explained the truth clearly like him, she would have to stretch her neck and argue with you.

Mother Lu also smiled blankly and said, "Don't accuse me of talking behind your grandmother's back during the New Year. She seems to have raised your granddaughter to be well-behaved and sensible."

Xu Qiuxue didn't expect her second aunt to praise her, and she felt a little shy.

"You're more sensible than this kid. Help me keep an eye on him and don't do anything rash. He keeps lying to me. What a liar."

"Don't worry, Second Aunt, I will keep a close eye on him."

After saying this, Mother Lu left with a smile.

But after walking a few steps, Lu Changge heard her laughing and saying to others, "Oh, I asked, what kind of software is it? No problem, no problem. What you said just now scared me to death. I thought I had to hand over the 5,000 yuan I got."

Lu Changge opened his mouth wide, "Huh?"

Xu Qiuxue was stunned. "Second Aunt, it seems like... you're showing off?"

"That's what they call 'too much talk leads to mistakes,' Xu Qiuxue." He covered his face and sighed, "You're the one who brought this upon me."

I just explained the theory to her, and now that the practice is in front of her, she knows 100% that she was wrong.

"Brother, I admit it this time. If that doesn't work, you can hit me a few times to vent your anger, right?"

There was no way Lu Changge would hit her, he could only fight back. If someone wanted to borrow money, they would talk about it later.

After sitting back at the table, they both concentrated on eating, fortunately no one disturbed them.

But later, Dad Lu got a little drunk, and after the alcohol took effect, he came over and wanted to pull him to toast Xu Weiguo.

This time, Lu Changge was stubborn and didn't go. Repeatedly doing so seemed flattering and had no effect.

"Brother, I think I can also take the civil service exam in the future." Xu Qiuxue said suddenly.

"What?" This was completely different from her future path. She was a successful career woman. "How did you come up with this idea?"

"Because I think my second aunt and second uncle both like you very much. I can help you when I become successful."

"If you have this intention, you'd better not go. If you really want to go, you must remember to serve the people." He quickly waved his hand and said.

Xu Qiuxue burst into laughter.

Lu Changge didn't know what he said was funny.

(End of this chapter)