Chapter 28 Section VI

Compared with Gu Xiaoying's family, this time, Xu Xin's efficiency is definitely ahead. It was a coincidence at the beginning——Xu Xin's parents came to see their daughter in the provincial capital, and they drove there suddenly without saying hello, just in time for Du Yibei to show off his cooking skills in Xu Xin's rented house. The old couple were stunned as soon as they entered the door! Xu Xin's mother's voice trembled a little: "Xin Xin, this is..." "Auntie, I'm Xu Xin's boyfriend." At the critical moment, Dr. Du stepped forward and greeted Xu Xin's parents with a smile, "My name is Du Yibei, and I work as a doctor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. She said that both of you are very good at cooking, so I have to know how to cook to be able to enter your house. Oh, by the way, I made a jar of medicinal wine for my uncle, wait a minute, I'll get it right away."

Du Yibei turned to get things from the cabinet, and gave Xu Xin a wink. Xu Xin suddenly realized that he turned and went to the kitchen to serve the fried dishes, allowing Xu Xin's parents to look at each other.It is said that at that moment, Xu Xin's mother had only one thought in her mind - no way, is there really a good boy who "becomes good in the living room and in the kitchen" being caught by his little girl who never grows up?Then don't I want to quickly find the feeling of being a mother-in-law now and help my girl complete this exam? What Xu Xin's father thought was - doctor!There are so many relatives in the old Xu's family, some are officials, soldiers, teachers, businessmen, and sports... There is no doctor!This is simply filling the gap in Xu's family!But don't get too excited, you have to show the momentum of the old Taishan... Well, yes, let's do it like this!

So, in an instant, Xu's father and Xu's mother's years of husband and wife relationship made them quickly and tacitly find the feeling of the examiner: the two elders immediately found their place at the dinner table, and at the same time began to communicate with Du Yibei in a pleasant manner, asking questions Ask what your father does, what does your mother do, how old are you, and who else is in the family... Xu Xin propped his chin and looked at the three people in front of him who seemed to be interviewing, chewing vegetables and pondering: Du Yibei, I can’t tell, you are quite adaptable, and you said something like “I came here today to accept your daughter’s test, she said that your second elder is a good cooker, so I have to be able to cook to enter your house”, You don't need to draw a draft to flatter, you are really talented.Also, when did you put a jar of medicinal wine in my house? Why didn’t I see it myself... Besides, how did you know that my dad likes to drink medicinal wine? Did I mention it?No way... Just like that, there was almost no suspense, Du Yibei quickly won the heartfelt love of Xu Xin's parents in just one weekend.Before Xu Xin could say anything, the old couple overwhelmingly raised Du Yibei from the status of "daughter's boyfriend" to "prospective son-in-law".

Before leaving, Xu's mother looked at her daughter with emotion and said, "I didn't expect my girl to procrastinate until today, and her vision is not bad. A young man like Xiao Du is knowledgeable about books, etiquette and propriety, and he treats you well. It's really good. " Dad Xu chimed in: "Your mother and I thought you wouldn't grow up, but I didn't expect you to find a partner who is quite down-to-earth, a person who lives a life!" Xu's mother was very pleased: "I feel at ease when I go back this time. If someone asks if my girl has a partner, I have something to say. Xiao Du is a doctor, or a doctor, and he comes from a scholarly family. Everything is fine. I finally have the face to meet those old sisters..."

Listening to Xu Ma's exclamation, Xu Xin laughed a few times "hehe", thinking Du Yibei, you are really a middle-aged killer! After Du Yibei passed the customs, it was Xu Xin's turn—not long after, Xu Xin was invited to "sit down" at Du Yibei's house. Before going, Xu Xin was somewhat nervous, so she quietly asked Gu Xiaoying: "What clothes should I wear? What gifts should I bring?" "Just dress decently. Anyway, his dad saw you wearing a T-shirt last time." Gu Xiaoying smiled and exposed his scars, "Gifts, I guess his family doesn't lack anything, prepare one for each person." It’s too troublesome and too deliberate, why don’t you just get some seasonal fruits and make sense of it. After all, you’re visiting as a guest, not an engagement.”

"Why are you so perfunctory to me?" Xu Xin protested, "This is the first time for me to enter the gate of the mansion, so be serious." "As long as you don't think it's the gate of a mansion, then his family can be regarded as an intellectual family at best," Gu Xiaoying instructed her, "The key is yourself, do you have the confidence?" Xu Xin suddenly realized. So Xu Xin found a light yellow short-sleeved cardigan, paired it with a white camisole and a beige A-line skirt.The clothes are very simple, but they make the figure look slender and have a bookish look.Du Yibei came to pick up Xu Xin early in the morning, and couldn't help but praise: "It's so beautiful."

Xu Xin smiled, handed the bought fruit to Du Yibei, and pushed him out the door.The second-hand little Alto, which looked like a tractor, was also doing well that day. It didn’t make a scary roar, and it drove smoothly to the door of Du Yibei’s house—there is still a small piece of antique in the city where every inch of land is expensive. The two-storey small building shows its identity in a quiet way.Fashion magazines always mentioned a word called "low-key luxury". Xu Xin looked around and felt that the small courtyard of Du Yibei's home was the best explanation for this word.

It was when the two were about to reach the door of Du Yibei's house that Xu Xin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, grabbed Du Yibei's arm and asked, "Will your cousin come?" "Sister Manlin?" Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin and smiled, "Of course she's coming! But she said she's going to attend a meeting with the provincial party committee in the morning, and she'll be back as soon as the meeting is over." "Really?" Xu Xin's eyes were reddened. Du Yibei looked at Lao Funny: "You really want to see her?" Xu Xin nodded violently: "A strong woman, of course I'm curious."

"Just because I'm curious about strong women?" Du Yibei smiled knowingly, "Don't worry, my aunt can control her son and daughter, but she can't control me. Who I want to marry is up to me." As if to prove Du Yibei's words, the two of them had just walked to the door of the small courtyard of Du's house. Before Du Yibei took out the key to open the door, the door opened from the inside, and a smiling face flashed out: "Xiaobei is back!" ?” "Grandma," Du Yibei smiled, "you don't have to be in such a hurry, do you?" "Who said I was in a hurry, I was watering the flowers next to me, and I opened the door for you only when I heard the door ringing." The kind old lady in front of me looked behind Du Yibei with a smile, "Is this the girl?"

"Xu Xin," Du Yibei nodded, and dragged Xu Xin to his side, "This is my grandma." "Hi, grandma," Xu Xin greeted with a smile, but before he finished speaking, he heard someone push open the door and walk into the yard, and then a middle-aged woman's voice said, "Are you here? Du Yibei, what are you doing standing at the door? come on in." "My mother," Du Yibei hurriedly introduced, pointing with one finger, "The one behind is my second aunt, and the one next to her is my second uncle..." Xu Xin's brain suddenly froze, and then he couldn't remember how he entered the house. He only remembered that he followed Du Yibei and shouted: "Hello Uncle, Hello Auntie, Hello Eldest Aunt, Hello Eldest Uncle, Hello Second Aunt, Hello, Second Uncle..." A group of elders shouted, only to feel that the enthusiasm of the Du family was completely beyond their imagination: they were neither intellectually high-minded, nor did they have the airs of an official.

Faced with such a warm and friendly atmosphere, Xu Xin was really flattered, and couldn't help but think of the ancestor's motto "When misfortune comes, happiness rests on it, and blessings come when misfortune rests on it", thinking anxiously, she didn't know that the first half went so smoothly. , Does it mean that the future will be very difficult? But she remembered Gu Xiaoying's words again: A family of intellectuals and government officials always have to do face-saving, even if they want to embarrass you, at most they will stumble secretly, how could it be possible to embarrass you openly? This principle is actually good. With confidence in her heart, Xu Xin's speech and behavior became more generous.Discuss with grandparents how to keep in good health, introduce my family background and school experience without being humble, and tell funny stories about compiling children's books, which also made my grandparents smile comfortably.Du Yibei was not idle by the side, he poured a glass of water for his aunts and uncles, and passed a piece of fruit to his grandparents, making everyone very happy. The only regret is that Jiang Manlin called Du Yibei in the middle and said that she had to attend a dinner party that she couldn't get out of, so she couldn't go home for lunch. At the same time, she said that she would definitely end the party as soon as possible and go home to meet her future sister-in-law .While being polite on the phone, Du Yibei didn't forget to watch the disappointed expression on Xu Xin's face, thinking it was really fun. While talking, the family banquet attended by nearly twenty people also started - as expected, the dining tables in his family were large tables with turntables that could accommodate twenty people.A large group of people sat down in a crowd, and there was no order at all, so Xu Xin, who had a low level of memorization, could only smile at them kindly, unable to tell who was who. But she still remembers two families, Jiang Mingbo's family and Du Yibei's family - although Jiang Mingbo's mother, She Zeqin, did not study medicine, she married a man who became the deputy director of the health department, which can be regarded as having something to do with medical affairs Du Yibei's father, Du Zeyu, and mother, Nie Yalin, grew up together in the dormitory area of ​​the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. After the "Cultural Revolution", Nie Yalin went to university and chose a journalism major. Now she is the deputy editor-in-chief of the provincial newspaper.Compared with the strong political atmosphere of Jiang Manlin's house, Xu Xin still likes the bookish smell of Du Yibei's house. This is not a prejudice, nor is it that all officials have a sense of distance - but there are always some people in the world whose sense of superiority is hidden in their bones. Already felt alienated. Just like Du Zeqin and her husband Jiang Zhongping, the couple speak and act in the same style, which makes Xu Xin feel that they are really "not a family, and they don't belong to the same family". For example, when talking about a speech made by a deputy director of the Publishing Bureau at a meeting of the Children's Publishing House during the meeting, Xu Xin naturally forgot the name of the leader.Du Zeqin asked, "How old are you? Do you wear glasses?" It was rare for Xu Xin to remember her appearance this time, so she nodded and replied, "I wear glasses, have a square face, and don't look more than fifty years old." So Du Zeqin and Jiang Zhongping looked at each other with familiar expressions and said together as if they didn't care: "Oh, Xiao Lu..." That "Well..." really has a long aftertaste. It not only gives people a feeling of "we are all acquaintances", but also quickly outlines the veteran mentality of "Xiao Lu" in their eyes, who is just a junior in the officialdom. His own level is separated from that of the small staff of the publishing house.Xu Xin observed their expressions, tone of voice, movements, and eyes with great interest, and remembered the poem by Bian Zhilin - you stand on the bridge to see the scenery, and the viewers look at you upstairs. Isn't it: in the eyes of Du Zeqin and Jiang Zhongping, they are masters, and Xu Xin is a nobody; but in Xu Xin's eyes, they are like actors, and Xu Xin is just a spectator. But fortunately, their self-cultivation has determined that at most they can only point to the end, so as not to embarrass others.It also echoed Gu Xiaoying's words: all the characters on the scene are doing things on the scene, so they will definitely not use harsh words to offend others. Therefore, a family banquet can be regarded as a lively start, and then a happy ending.What was especially unexpected was that before Xu Xin left Du's house, grandma took off the bracelet and put it on Xu Xin's hand as soon as she was happy. Eat"...Xu Xin was startled by these words and the bracelet at the same time, her brain froze, and she could only bid farewell to everyone one by one after Du Yibei stiffly, her mind wandered, thinking that she was dreaming. When I woke up from the dream, it was because of the sound of closing the car door - when I was about to turn out of the small alley where Du Yibei's small courtyard was located, Xu Xin raised her head when she heard the sound, and saw a beautiful woman standing in front of them. Glancing at Xu Xin, she asked in surprise, "Xiao Bei, is this your girlfriend?" While talking, she waved to the driver, who nodded and drove away.Because she happened to be between Xu Xin and the driver, Xu Xin couldn't see the driver's appearance, but glanced at the back of the car for a moment, and was stunned: that license plate number...isn't it a surprise? The little filmmaker's car? She blinked, trying to see more clearly, but the car quickly merged into the traffic coming and going on the main road, and she couldn't see clearly.She tried very hard to track down the trace of the car, and even ignored Du Yibei's introduction because of this: "Sister, it's better to come early than coincidentally! Here, this is Xu Xin, my girlfriend; this is Sister Man Lin, Hey, hey, Xu Xin!" "Ah?" Xu Xin recovered after being dragged twice by Du Yibei, and hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Hello, sister." "What are you looking at?" Du Yibei also looked curiously in the direction Xu Xin was looking at just now. "My sister has a special car to pick her up..." Xu Xin made an envious expression, but deep down she admired her acting skills. "My friend's car, take me back on the way." Jiang Manlin was much more low-key than her parents, she just smiled and apologized first: "I'm really sorry, there's a party that I can't pass up, and it's been delayed until now. Otherwise, I'll let you have tea go?" "I still have something to do." At this moment, Xu Xin's heart was completely occupied by the license plate number just now, and he had no time to waste any more time, so he smiled and waved his hand, "Next time I will treat my sister to tea." "I'm older than you, so there's no reason to ask you to treat me." Jiang Manlin smiled, patted Du Yibei, and sighed, "Xiaobei has grown up...better than you Mingbo, he still has no sense of responsibility. Hurry up and treat my sister to a wedding candy." "Understood," Du Yibei also smiled, "Sister, you are becoming more and more like a grandma, you are really nagging." "Be careful of what I'm going to tell you about grandma!" Jiang Manlin gave Du Yibei a look, then said goodbye to Xu Xin with a smile, and walked to her yard. On the way back, Xu Xin was distracted all the time—she was thinking while driving, was Brother Guan driving the car just now? Now she finally understands Gu Xiaoying's feelings back then: When Gu Xiaoying later said that she saw Duan Fei's ex-husband Meng Xu talking and laughing happily with a beautiful girl outside Pizza Hut, her intuition told her that there must be something wrong, but Don't dare to verify it - because no matter what the result of the verification is, it may bring a storm of damage.However, not checking would mean that Xu Xin would have to endure torture and torture in her heart—is that her good sister, her man and ex-girlfriend appeared together, and her friend kept silent after seeing it? Is this moral? She was just thinking wildly, silent all the way and didn't speak.Du Yibei felt strange, but he didn't know what happened to her. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't help asking, "When will we get married?" Xu Xin was taken aback by this sentence, looked at Du Yibei in disbelief and asked, "What did you say? I" "Just now my grandma quietly asked me when we could get married," Du Yibei explained with a smile, "She said it would be good around New Year's Day." "Before and after New Year's Day?" Xu Xin was so frightened that he almost drove the car onto the median strip in the middle of the road. The entanglement just now had long been forgotten, but he hurriedly fixed the steering wheel and replied while looking at the road, "It's only four months away. Are you going to get married? Du Yibei, how are you doing, I've only known you for a few months?" "We've known each other for four or five months." Du Yibei really calculated, "It's almost nine months until New Year's Day, which is pretty good." "Impossible!" Xu Xin simply parked the car on the side of the road, turned to stare at Du Yibei, "Nine months, isn't this a 'flash marriage'? Can you take responsibility for yourself? Do you know me? Are you sure? Can I live with you, and live my whole life? This is not as simple as falling in love, this is marriage!" "That's right, it's marriage!" Du Yibei turned around and looked at the girl with a terrified expression in front of him. He thought it was really interesting, and simply replied with a smile, "I like you, and you like me too, why can't we live together?" "Wait a minute, you messed me up," Xu Xin patted his head, then shook his head and said seriously, "Du Yibei, you have to figure out that liking someone and marrying someone are two different things." stage. Just because I like you now, I can't marry you right away. After all, there are still many things we don't know very well, understand?" "Is there anything I don't understand?" Du Yibei didn't understand. "The characters are quite compatible, and the parents of both sides have agreed. If you say you don't understand, maybe it's just a living habit. Then you mean...to live together first? " Xu Xin stared at Du Yibei for a moment, and before he had time to feel the fact of the chicken and duck talk, his first reaction was: This person is mentally fine, right?