After being scolded by his mother Zeng Mei, Chen Baosheng groaned for a while, and finally had to compromise: "Okay, okay, I'll just go back for dinner. That's all right!" After that, he got up and asked Chen Liang to drive him back. Home.
On the way, he was still thinking about how he should deal with Li Fumei's visit to Shenzhen this time.
The two were once husband and wife, close lovers, but she betrayed their past relationship, and he hated her. However, this time she came, she still seemed to be thinking about that old relationship. Maybe she wanted to look back?
Chen Baosheng thought about it and decided that it would be better to let her play in Shenzhen for a few days before returning to her hometown. After all, some feelings cannot be returned.
Back in the rental house, the table was already filled with food. On this day, Li Fumei and Zeng Mei were cooking together, cooking delicacies from Chen Baosheng's hometown, such as braised pork trotters, dried pickled pork with pickled vegetables, and fish cubes cooked in vinegar, which Chen Baosheng loved to eat anyway.
As soon as he pushed through the door, the child came to greet him first, and then Li Xuemei moved the stool to the table most politely, and said to the man like a virtuous wife: "The dishes have been fried long ago, why aren't you back yet?"
"I can't get rid of the things at hand." Chen Baosheng answered while sitting on the table and picking up the bowls and chopsticks.
"Xuemei has been busy all afternoon, hurry up and eat your favorite food! You are injured, eat more." Zeng Mei said.
"It's okay, Mom, you can eat too."
"We're all here to see you, so you'd better eat more." When Chen Xuemei was picking up vegetables, she also picked up vegetables for him, put a piece of spicy pig's trotters into his bowl, and then said: " You are much thinner than before."
Chen Baosheng did not refuse, but looked at her gratefully and said, "You eat too!"
On this day, Li Xuemei not only packed the things she brought from her hometown, but also cleaned the rental house inside and outside. Even the toilet was sprayed with perfume for more than ten times, and the entire rental house was There is a feeling of renewal.
After eating, Zeng Mei rushed to wash the dishes, and her son obviously squatted in front of the TV to watch "Big Head Son and Little Head Dad". When Chen Baosheng saw that Li Xuemei was sitting there and was fine, he hesitated and said: "Xuemei, follow mom to clean up at home. Let's go for a walk in the community."
Chen Xuemei hummed and followed Chen Baosheng out.
It is a rare evening with a clear sky, the sky is like a wash, and the sky is filled with red clouds. Although we are in a city under neon lights, we can still see the clear sky when we look up.
The two of them strolled in the green belt of the community, and Li Xuemei followed suit, following behind Chen Baosheng. After walking for a while, Chen Baosheng turned to stare at her and said, "Xuemei, thank you for sending my mother and Mingming to Shencheng this time. In fact, I already said it was okay and they are coming."
Li Xuemei whispered: "What's the matter? She is worried at home."
Chen Baosheng added: "Xuemei, actually I came to you because I wanted to tell you that I have a lot of work at work recently, and I can't take care of my mother, let alone Ming Ming. And as you know, there is a crisis at home. My dad can’t handle the new house alone at home. So I plan to let you play for two or three days and then send you back.”
Li Xuemei responded: "Oh."
Chen Baosheng continued: "You haven't gone to Zhejiang to work, are you just staying at home?"
Li Xuemei said: "Yes?"
Chen Baosheng asked: "Are the two old people at home okay?"
Li Xuemei knew that the people Chen Baosheng was asking were her parents. She nodded and said, "It's okay."
Chen Baosheng groped for a while and took out about 10,000 yuan, then handed it to Li Xuemei and said: "After so many years, I don't have time to see them. Considering my previous relationship, I should go and see them." Theirs. Recently, I can't go back either. Just bring this money to them as my filial piety."
Seeing Chen Baosheng hand over the money, Li Xuemei disagreed no matter what. She leaned over and said "no". Chen Baosheng handed it over twice but did not hand it out. He had to hold her hand and put it into her hand. At the same time, he pressed it firmly and said, "This is what I want. It's okay."
Li Xuemei held the money blankly. Perhaps for her, these ten thousand dollars were naturally a lot. She said: "So many? Are you still building a house at home?"
Chen Baosheng grinned: "It's okay. Building a house at home costs more than 200,000 yuan. To be honest, this is no longer a burden. I also want to bring Mingming to this deep city. I will work hard in the future to buy a house in this city." Go up to the house.”
Li Xuemei also smiled: "It seems that you have indeed made money in the past few years, and you have become more confident."
Chen Baosheng didn't refute, just hummed and smiled.
The two of them were walking and chatting, and unknowingly walked along the community to the entrance of the community. The two of them walked back along the entrance of the community. The greening in this community is quite good, with winding paths leading to quiet places. This short stretch of road is nearly 2 kilometers long.
After walking back for the first time and entering the elevator, Chen Baosheng looked at the woman in front of him and said with some emotion: "Xuemei, this time you brought Mingming and my mother back! You have to think about it for yourself. After so many years, the children have grown up. No matter what, you should find a new relationship, start a new home, and start a new life. Otherwise, you will miss the best childbearing age and you will have a lot of regrets. ”
Li Xuemei listened to Chen Baosheng's words, looked at him blankly and said: "Baosheng, actually I have thought about it when I came to Shencheng this time, and there is no development at home. I want to stay in Shencheng to work, but you don't know. Are there any suitable jobs over there?”
Chen Baosheng was really stumped by this question. If Chen Baosheng wants to find a job for a female worker like Li Xuemei who is looking for an ordinary job, it will only take a matter of minutes. Shengjie Company is in the peak season and is already recruiting people. Moreover, various project offices are constantly recruiting new employees from other places, and the sales team is also expanding.
If someone comes in, there should be no problem at all.
However, Chen Baosheng really didn't want to keep Li Xuemei by his side. He was his ex-wife, but she hurt him deeply, and he didn't want to have anything to do with her in his life.
Chen Baosheng stared at her: "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
Li Xuemei saw the confusion in Chen Baosheng's eyes, and murmured: "There's nothing we can do about it. I've been back for more than half a year, and I'm living in my parents' house. My sister-in-law doesn't look down upon her. She always thinks that I eat food from home. Using the ones from home is taking advantage of them. Oh, the villagers also introduced two people, but I always felt that it was inappropriate. One of them had a good family, but he was divorced and had two children. I always felt that he had two children. I remarried a child, but I felt I had wronged myself. I didn’t want to be a stepmother for someone else. Not to mention the other one, I didn’t like it at all. So...my current situation is this. I want to think about it. Let’s make some money first, it’s definitely not possible without a job.”
Chen Baosheng looked at her with compassion in his heart. However, the resolute figure of her leaving came to mind involuntarily at this moment. This made him heartbroken beyond measure. In the end, Chen Baosheng just murmured in response: "There is indeed no suitable job here. Our company has relatively high professional requirements. If you stay in Shenzhen, you can go to the nearby talent market. In this There are still many job opportunities in the city.”
When Chen Baosheng said this, Li Xuemei felt a little disappointed. From Chen Baosheng's words and deeds, she had already seen Chen Baosheng's current status and income in this city. But Chen Baosheng didn't help her, so she had no choice but to pouted and said softly: "Okay, I'll go take a look when I have time. I can do anything."
After returning to the rental house for a walk that evening, Chen Baosheng sat for a while and then asked the driver Chen Liang to pick him up downstairs. Li Xuemei looked at him on the phone and said softly: "Are you leaving now?"
Chen Baosheng's mother Zeng Mei also advised: "Aren't there two rooms here? You can stay in this one at night and rest here, right?"
Chen Baosheng ignored them, but stood up, pressed the elevator button, waved and said "bye" to his son clearly, saying that Cong would come back tomorrow to take him out to play. Li Xuemei watched him leaving, then pushed him out to see him off. The moment she watched his door close, she stood stunned, tears streaming down her face.
