Chapter 215: Passing by the Door Without Entering

If possible, Wu Mengting certainly hoped that Chen Feng could come back to live in Lushi. It would be even better if he lived in the urban area of Lushi.

First, in Lushi, she had the geographical advantage. They were all from Lushi, so they would definitely have more common topics and a sense of identity. Secondly, there was also the human factor. Chen Feng’s family all liked her very much, especially Chen Feng’s mother, who had directly designated her as her daughter-in-law.

In addition, if he came to Lushi, the timing would also very likely be on her side.

In this way, she was more confident that she could make Chen Feng accept her as soon as possible.

Then, neither Sun Xiaorui nor Lin Yujiao would be able to compete with her. And it was possible that Chen Feng would dump them as soon as possible.

However, Chen Feng really did not want to live in his hometown.

Children would be like this when they grew up, not wanting to stay with their parents. What’s more, for people who had walked out of the countryside, even those who were older, if they had the opportunity to live in the city, they would generally rarely be willing to go back to the countryside.

Only when they were really old, retired and began to live in retirement, or when the pressure of living in the city was too great, would they consider going back to their hometown’s small county town or small town to live.

For a young man from a town like Chen Feng, who could buy a house and live in the county town, it was generally impossible for him to live in the countryside. Water flows downwards, and people move upwards. This was common sense and common knowledge.

In the eyes of the world, if you could move from the countryside to the city to live, it was a leap in social class and a manifestation of ability. On the contrary, if you could only stay in the countryside, you would definitely be somewhat envious and inferior when facing your peers who had bought houses and lived in the city.

This was one aspect of human nature.

Another was that Chen Feng purely wanted more freedom.

Although his parents were very good, and he also needed family affection, after all, he and his parents were two generations apart and had a generation gap. Living together every day, after a long time, Chen Feng really couldn’t stand it.

So, Chen Feng said to Wu Mengting, “You know my mother’s nagging. I’m so old now. If I have to be controlled and nagged by my mother every day, you wouldn’t be able to stand it either, let alone me. I want more freedom in my life, so I definitely can’t live with my parents for a long time.”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting felt the same way. She was also a little tired of her parents’ control and the generation gap between the two generations, so she resolutely stayed in Xiuzhou after graduation.

However, she still suggested, “You can totally live in the urban area. The urban area is not very far from Qingpu, but it’s not close either. Your parents can’t come over often. But if something happens at home, you can also go over quickly and take care of them.”

When she said this, Chen Feng seriously considered it. He was used to living in Xiuzhou before, and to be honest, he was not very familiar with the urban area of Lushi.

It was not impossible to buy a house and live in the urban area of Lushi, but thinking of Xiuzhou, where he had studied and lived for more than ten years, Lushi really couldn’t compare.

It couldn’t be said that Lushi was not good, but after all, Lushi was only a prefecture-level city, while Xiuzhou was the provincial capital and a world-famous tourist city. Its living environment, cultural and artistic atmosphere, and the cultural quality and cultivation of the local residents were completely incomparable to Lushi.

More importantly, he was really used to the life in Xiuzhou. Although the urban area of Lushi was considered his hometown, he was not very familiar with it. If he really wanted to live here for a long time, he would have to slowly adapt. This was obviously not necessary.

After thinking for a while, Chen Feng still shook his head and said, “Let’s forget it. The transportation is so developed now. If something happens at home, I can just take a plane over. It won’t take much time.”

“Then it’s definitely not as convenient as going to your home from the urban area,” Wu Mengting made her last effort.

“Alright. I won’t move to the urban area to live. I’m not very familiar with this place, and I have to adapt again. Is it necessary?”

Wu Mengting didn’t speak anymore. The facts were indeed so. Although Lushi’s urban area was not bad, it was still much worse than Xiuzhou.

About an hour later, the two cars went directly to Lin Yujiao’s parents’ house. She had already given up the rented house in Qingpu Town, and her luggage was all at her parents’ house.

When the three of them came over, only Lin Yujiao’s mother was at home. Seeing this prospective son-in-law, Chen Feng, she was extremely enthusiastic. She didn’t pay much attention to Wu Mengting, who had come with him. She had seen her in Qingpu before, so she didn’t pay much attention.

Her attention was all on Chen Feng. She held Chen Feng’s hand and talked for a long time, mainly about her and her husband’s trip some time ago.

Chen Feng had given them 200,000 in filial piety money for them to travel. They had really gone. First, they went to a few nearby places before the New Year, and then after the New Year, they took a plane to a few farther places. The whole trip cost seventy or eighty thousand.

She said so much, and the key point was that she had spent seventy or eighty thousand in the end. Chen Feng had given them 200,000, and according to her, they had already spent nearly half of it. This was considered a report to Chen Feng in advance and a good foundation.

Then, she said how hard her husband was working now, and that he was so old and still went out with the boat to farm and fish.

This was also a kind of complaint and foreshadowing.

Sure enough, Lin Yujiao’s mother really treated him as a golden turtle son-in-law.

But of course, that was not the case. Chen Feng just smiled and comforted her, “If your uncle’s work is really tiring, then you don’t have to go. You two have raised two daughters so big. You can totally let them pay for your support and give you living expenses every month. As for how much, you can discuss it with Yujiao and her sister.”

When Chen Feng said this, it was equivalent to taking himself out of it.

In fact, it was nothing to give Lin Yujiao’s parents another 200,000, but Chen Feng didn’t like Lin’s mother’s greedy style, especially since she was definitely lying.

With her money-loving personality, it was impossible for her to have spent seventy or eighty thousand on a trip with her husband in such a short period of time, spending more than half of the 200,000 filial piety money given to them.

Chen Feng didn’t believe this.

Chen Feng didn’t care about taking out money to show filial piety to the elderly, even if they were just the parents of his kept mistress, but he would definitely not be so foolish as to let them treat him as a fool and a sucker.

Hearing Chen Feng’s words, Lin’s mother could only be embarrassed. She also knew that her relationship with her two daughters was not very good now. Her eldest daughter hadn’t come back to her hometown to pay New Year’s respects for several years, and she hadn’t called much throughout the year. Her younger daughter, Lin Yujiao, was also unwilling to live with them and even quarreled with her when they met.

Moreover, the two of them had not yet reached retirement age, and their bodies were still healthy. It was a bit unreasonable to ask their two daughters to pay for their support every month at this time.

Because Lin Yujiao had gone upstairs to pack her luggage, she didn’t know about this interaction between her mother and Chen Feng. When she came down from upstairs, Lin’s mother also stopped talking at the right time.

Lin Yujiao’s luggage was actually not much, mainly her own clothes, which were quite a lot, and some daily necessities, cotton quilts, bed sheets, and a dressing table that she had moved back from the rental house, which she said she had bought for more than two thousand and was reluctant to throw away.

Chen Feng helped her move the already disassembled dressing table, and Wu Mengting also helped to carry it once, and it was all done.

After packing her luggage, Lin Yujiao had no intention of staying at home any longer. She just gave her mother a few instructions, and then, despite her mother’s reluctant pleas, she immediately left with Chen Feng and the others.

Lin Yujiao was very clear about her mother’s personality and temper, and she was afraid of causing Chen Feng’s disgust.

And in fact, she didn’t know that her mother had already successfully done this. Chen Feng also decided in his heart that he would not come to her parents’ house again next time.

When passing by Qingpu Town, Wu Mengting suggested that Chen Feng go home. It seemed a bit bad to pass by without going in.

But Chen Feng resolutely refused.

A few days ago, his mother had contacted him to go back to his hometown for a drink, but he had said he was not free. If he went home now, he would definitely be scolded again. In addition, he might be asked to stay at home for ten days or half a month.

This was not what Chen Feng wanted.

Therefore, Chen Feng passed by his home without entering. If his mother knew, she would definitely beat him.

Fortunately, Chen Feng was now beginning to have confidence in overcoming his terminal illness. So, he didn’t care much about spending more time with his family.

In his opinion, from his current physical condition, he could at least live for a few more years.

When the three of them and their two cars passed by the county town, they stopped. It was mainly because they were really a little tired from driving back and forth, and there was nothing to do when they went back to the urban area now, so they took a break in the county town.

Since they were passing by, and it happened to be a Saturday, a rest day, Wu Mengting immediately called her old classmate, Xu Shujing.

Half an hour later, the three of them met Xu Shujing at Baida Square. Then, of course, they went shopping without any surprise.

Chen Feng, the only man in the group, was a little helpless about this. Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation early on and immediately used the excuse that he had already arranged to have tea with a classmate and successfully escaped.

In fact, of course, Chen Feng had not really arranged to meet anyone, but he really planned to find a quiet teahouse to have a cup of tea and pass the time.

Then, he took out his phone, opened an app, and searched for nearby teahouses. He really found one with good reviews, which was only a few hundred meters away and a few minutes’ walk.

A few minutes later, Chen Feng arrived at this teahouse. It was not on a bustling street, but on an ordinary street in a residential area that had been built a few years ago. The shop was very large and had two floors.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Chen Feng asked for a booth by the window on the second floor, ordered a pot of 198 Tieguanyin, and a plate of pistachios.

He just sat there, drinking tea and eating pistachios while browsing his phone.

A few minutes later, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He was a little surprised and stretched his head out of the booth to look. Sure enough, it was Fang Xiaoyue.

At this time, she was wearing a brand new intellectual outfit: a French white shirt with a lace collar, paired with a pair of light blue jeans, with a belt. In addition, she had deliberately cut her hair short and had some curls.

With this outfit and makeup, she had added a lot of femininity and intellectual beauty.

In fact, Fang Xiaoyue was not ugly. She was tall and had a well-proportioned figure. It was just that she used to dress more conservatively and professionally, and she was not very good at dressing up, which made her lose a lot of points.

Now she seemed to finally know how to dress up, which made Chen Feng almost not recognize her.

Chen Feng saw her, but she did not see Chen Feng, because her eyes were all focused on a man with glasses who was with her. The two of them were talking and laughing, and they sat down at a booth next to him, also by the window. Fang Xiaoyue happened to have her back to him.

Seeing her like this, Chen Feng knew that she should be on a blind date, or was starting to date the other party.

At this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but worry for her a little.

Last time, it was because she was on a blind date with that rich second generation, and in the end, they broke up unhappily. As a result, the rich second generation had a car accident, but she was retaliated against by the rich second generation’s family. Later, it was through Qin Zhen’s connections that she was released.

This time, this man looked gentle and refined on the outside, and from his clothes, he should also be a rich man. Otherwise, Fang Xiaoyue would definitely not have been so close to him.

Chen Feng was not far from them, and he could hear their conversation.

The two of them were talking about interesting things in their respective universities. It was mainly Fang Xiaoyue who was talking. Then, at Fang Xiaoyue’s inquiry and prompting, this man also talked about his experience of studying abroad in the United States and some interesting things about his study and life in the United States. This person was very eloquent and made Fang Xiaoyue giggle.

And so, Chen Feng became a qualified listener, which was also interesting. It wasn’t that he was deliberately eavesdropping, but their voices automatically entered his ears, and he couldn’t help it.

About half an hour later, Fang Xiaoyue received a call, which should be from her unit. She could only get up and leave with regret.

This man did not leave immediately. After all, he had just ordered several plates of snacks and a fruit platter. The two of them had been busy talking just now and had not eaten much.

After this person had eaten for a while, he took out his phone and made a call. His tone was gentle, “My dear, can I see you tonight? Oh, okay, I’ll go to your place tomorrow morning. Hehe, then you can wear the set I gave you, hehe.”

This man talked with the woman on the other end of the phone for more than ten minutes.

After listening for more than ten minutes, how could Chen Feng not understand? This man was obviously a playboy. As for whether he was a scumbag, it was very likely that he was. Otherwise, he already had a woman here, so why would he go on a blind date with a single woman like Fang Xiaoyue?

Finally, after this guy hung up this call, he immediately made another call.

“My dear, are you free tonight? I’ll come and see you. What does it matter if your roommate is there? Aren’t you in separate rooms? Don’t worry, I won’t do anything bad. Don’t you trust my character? Hehe, last time was an accident. Who told you to be so beautiful? I couldn’t help myself. I promise I won’t be reckless this time. I promise.”

This time, it was another call of more than ten minutes.

Of course, Chen Feng was now sure that this guy was a scumbag. Besides Fang Xiaoyue, he already knew of two. Could this guy handle it?

Chen Feng had to admire Fang Xiaoyue’s luck. Last time, she found that unlucky rich second generation, and this time, she found such a playboy scumbag.

After only a moment’s hesitation, Chen Feng decided to take care of this matter. It was fine if he didn’t know, but now that he knew and pretended not to know, his conscience would not be at ease.

Watching Fang Xiaoyue jump into a fiery pit was obviously too inhumane. After all, she was his classmate, and she had helped him before.

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