"Azhe, don't be angry, Tingting and Xiaojie have such tempers!" Zhu's father looked a little ugly, and Zhu Zhe's mother explained to Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said with emotion: "I just didn't expect that I, the eldest sister, don't even have any status in their hearts, not even the basic respect... Sigh!"

As soon as Zhu Zhe said these words, Zhu's father and mother-in-law's expressions became even more unnatural. In fact, Zhu's father and Zhu's mother were not unreasonable people, but once their beloved sons and daughters were involved, the steelyard in their hearts would inevitably be a little bit...

Biased.

In the past, they only thought that their second daughter and son were just a little willful, but today they suddenly felt something different.

"Your mother and I have been too used to them these years!" Zhu's father said with emotion, looking at Zhu Zhe with apologetic and distressed eyes: "Thanks to you for working hard in the devil's capital all these years.

"

Zhu Zhe's eyes flickered and he said softly: "I don't have the academic qualifications of others, nor do I have a family as good as others, so I can only rely on my own efforts. I still had thoughts in my heart before, and it didn't matter no matter how hard or tired I was.

, But Tingting and Xiaojie..."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhe's originally bright eyes dimmed. His eyes were filled with disappointment, powerlessness, exhaustion, and sadness.

Father Zhu only glanced at it and did not dare to look again. He immediately moved his eyes away, feeling an unprecedented sense of shame and frustration.

Zhu's mother's face became more and more ugly, but the back of her hands was fleshy, and the palms were even fleshier. She pulled Zhu Zhe and persuaded her: "Tingting and Xiaojie are still young and ignorant. They will know in a few years."

It’s not easy for you, my sister.”

It's okay that Zhu's mother didn't say it. As soon as Zhu Zhe said this, tears began to well up in Zhu Zhe's eyes, but after a moment, two lines of clear tears silently fell from the corners of his eyes. On the painted cheek, which looked a little bit vicissitudes of life,

Full of loss.

"I work hard to make money, live frugally, and don't even want to buy new clothes, just to support their education. I hope that our family will have two college students, and that they will be successful after graduation and help our family.

Lighten the burden and have a better future, but I didn't expect that they, they..."

The more he talked about it, the more excited he became, and the tears in his eyes couldn't stop pouring out like springs. His face was full of loss and grief. Listening to his eldest daughter's heartfelt confession, Zhu Zhe's heart was filled with tears that had gone through years and hardships.

The heart that has been baptized by hardships is like being held by someone, and even an old face is green.

Seeing Zhu Zhe crying, Zhu's mother was also affected in an instant. Thinking of the willful behavior of her second daughter and youngest son, she felt sad for a moment and wiped her tears along with Zhu Zhe. The mother and daughter just sat there.

On the sofa, holding hands and crying.

Father Zhu wanted to persuade him, but when the words came to his lips, he could not say them out.

For a moment, the father and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After a while, Zhu's father said, "Azhe, have you and Wang Zhong really decided to get married?"

"Yeah!" Zhu Zhe nodded and said, "Do we have this plan?"

Zhu's mother asked eagerly: "Do it with your sister?"

"Mom! How is it possible? It's just that Wang Zhong doesn't know the customs here. How can I not know it?"

The custom in Zhu Zhe's hometown is not to marry two daughters in the same year. Those in the city may have long forgotten these customs, but in the countryside, the older generation is still more particular about this.

"As long as you have an idea! Anyway, it won't be long until the end of the year. If you really decide to get married, you can do it early next year!" Mother Zhu said.

Zhu Zhe said: "By the way, Dad, Mom! What do you think of Wang Zhong's proposal just now?"

"What's going on?" Zhu's father and Zhu's mother were still in the mood just now, and their minds didn't turn around for a while.

"That's what Wang Zhong said just now. He gives you and my mother a thousand yuan every month to replace the bride price." Zhu Zhe said.

"Instead of the bride price?" The old couple looked at each other, but this time they had different opinions. Zhu's father was a little moved, while Zhu's mother was a little hesitant.

"Think about it, even if Wang Zhong really gave a betrothal gift, it would only be a few hundred thousand at most. But if it is a thousand a month, it will be twelve thousand in one year and one hundred and twenty thousand in ten years. Dad, you are only five this year.

Fourteen, my mother is only fifty-one, think about it, this is not much more cost-effective than getting a betrothal gift all at once!"

"And in this way, the burden on Wang Zhong and I can be lighter. You also know that it is not easy to take root in a big city like Demon City."

"Azhe, after hearing what you said, do you identify this Wang Zhong?" Zhu's father looked at Zhu Zhe and asked seriously.

Zhu Zhe said: "Dad! I am already thirty-two, and I have long passed the age where I can be picky. Besides, Wang Zhong is also very kind to me, and I like him too."

"Xiao Wang is indeed a good person, but his ability to drink is a little off." Zhu's father nodded.

Zhu's mother bumped into Zhu's father. She was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu's father: "Okay, please stop saying a few words. Tingting is a college student and young. When she gets married, we don't care about the bride price from our son-in-law."

, Ah Zhe is already this old. It’s okay if Xiao Wang didn’t know about it before. Now that they know about it, if we still care about others asking for betrothal gifts, then we are just looking at others’ choices.”

"In the future, our Ah Zhe will live with Xiao Wang for the rest of his life! Didn't you hear Tingting and Xiaojie say that Ah Zhe still owes foreign debts?"

Zhu's father's words directly blocked all the words Zhu's mother was about to say. The palms of her hands were flesh, and the back of her hands was also flesh. Moreover, Zhu Zhe, the eldest daughter, had paid too much for the family over the years.

Sweat, youth······

Zhu's father and mother-in-law felt that they owed Zhu Zhe. Now that they were talking about this, how could the old couple be so embarrassed to drag Zhu Zhe down?

"Dad, Mom, you want the gift for Xiaojie, right?" Zhu Zhe, on the other hand, understood his parents' difficulties very well.

"Hey!" Zhu's father sighed and slapped his thigh.

Zhu Mu forced a smile and nodded.

"Dad, Mom, I'm not telling you that Xiaojie doesn't even have a serious job now. Even if he really has a girlfriend, his family may not be willing to marry their daughter to him! Even if Wang Zhong gave him a bride price, the bride price

How long will it take to withstand him?"

Father Zhu remained silent, but he knew in his heart that what Zhu Zhe said made sense.

Mother Zhu said: "Azhe, you have been in Magic City for so many years and you must have met a lot of people. Why don't you let Xiaojie go to Magic City with you and introduce him to a job?"

"I can introduce a job to Xiaojie!" Zhu Zhe said: "But I'm afraid that Xiaojie won't like the job I introduced!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu's mother didn't know how to answer the question. Even if Zhu Minjie didn't have a job, he was still a serious college student. But Zhu Zhe, a vocational high school graduate, worked as a waiter in a hotel and cleaned toilets for others.

, cleaning toilets, if there really was a better job, Zhu Zhe would have gone there long ago. How could Zhu Minjie, a college student, like the job introduced by Zhu Zhe?

"What magical city are you going to? Isn't it good for Xiaojie in his hometown? According to me, just do what A Zhe said and let Xiaojie take the civil service exam. If he passes the exam, he will have an iron rice bowl and he will have no worries for the rest of his life.

Wear it." Zhu's father scolded Zhu's mother.

"Don't I know the benefits of an iron rice bowl? But the key is that Xiaojie himself doesn't want to take the exam! What can we do?" Mother Zhu said helplessly, with even a bit of anxiety on her face.

"Hey!" Father Zhu couldn't help but sigh again.

"Actually, it's not impossible!" Zhu Zhe said.

"Huh?" Zhu's father and mother all looked at Zhu Zhe.

Zhu's mother couldn't wait to ask: "What can I do?" Zhu's father's eyes were also full of expectation.

Zhu Zhe's eyes jumped back and forth between Zhu's father and mother: "Actually, the key to the problem lies with you."

"On us?" Zhu's father and mother looked at each other in confusion.

"It has been so long since Xiaojie graduated and he has worked several jobs, but each time he quit after a few months. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"Xiaojie refuses to do it because he doesn't like it and feels that those jobs are not suitable for him. There is nothing..." Mother Zhu forgot her words as she spoke.

"There is no room for growth and no prospects for development," Zhu's father added.

"Then where does the money Xiaojie spends outside come from?" Faced with Zhu Zhe's question, Zhu's father's heart skipped a beat, and he seemed to realize something.

Mother Zhu said: "Some of it is his own salary, and some of it is given by us."

Zhu Zhe didn't say anything directly, but changed the subject and said, "Dad, I remember you said that since you were fourteen, you have been going to the county to find work with a few uncles in the village, right?"

"Yeah!" Zhu's father nodded and said: "When your mother and I were young, our conditions were poor, and our family had a large population, so we could only grow enough food to fill our stomachs. In order to improve the living conditions at home, your uncle, uncle, and I

We didn’t have any skills at that time, so we had to work hard to earn money.”

Zhu Zhe said: "I still remember when I was a child,"

"Dad, do you think our Xiaojie is like this now, even if he really has a girlfriend and gets married, can he support the burden of the family?"

"Xiaojie is still young. When he gets married and feels pressure, he will change himself!" Zhu's mother said.

Facts have proved that most men are indeed like this. After getting married, while feeling pressure, they also begin to learn to take on family responsibilities.

Before and after marriage, the same man changes greatly.

"We are Xiaojie's family, so of course we can think so, but the parents of Xiaojie's future girlfriend may not think so!" Zhu Zhe said: "If we don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about me and Tingting.

If Tingting's future husband is like our Xiaojie, who comes from a rural family and doesn't even have a serious job, and has to rely on his parents' financial support to survive, are you and my mother willing to let Tingting and I get married?"

Zhu's father and mother-in-law were speechless by Zhu Zhe's words and had no idea how to answer the question.

Zhu Zhe hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Dad, Xiaojie is the only male in the family. Tingting and I will eventually get married. Our old Zhu family will still have to rely on Xiaojie to support us in the future! You and my mother

How long can I help him at such an old age? If Xiaojie fails to live up to his expectations, even if Tingting and I can help him for a while, we will not be able to help him for the rest of his life!"

"Azhe, you have always had a good idea. What should you do now?" Father Zhu calmed down and looked at his panicked and helpless wife. After much deliberation, he decided that this matter could only be dealt with by the always sensible big brother.

On the head of daughter Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe said: "What else can we do? We have to find a way to make Xiaojie stand up and make him realize that he has pressure and responsibility. Let him mature as soon as possible. He will no longer be a man in his twenties and still act like a child.

Same."

"But there's nothing we can do against Xiaojie!" Mother Zhu said helplessly.

"Dad, Mom, didn't you just say that the reason why Xiaojie dares to be so willful and change jobs is like changing clothes is because of you two."
To be continued...