jdhmnovel Chapter 440 She Can't Rely on Her Mother for Everything
Chapter 440 She Can't Rely on Her Mother for Everything
After Tan Shengjie took medicine at the clinic, he felt a severe stomachache and lay down after returning home.
When Xia Junlan came back from get off work, she saw that his door was open and asked, "Didn't you go to play with Xiao Zhou today? You look like you're not doing well at first, are you?"
Tan Shengjie: "...It's not going very smoothly. She is different from those girls who want to get close to our family. How are things going over there? Is my marriage with Zhou Xue settled?"
Xia Junlan: "You have done so many bad things on a daily basis. Mother Zhou Xue must have heard about it. You are not the son-in-law she has in mind."
Tan Shengjie: "No chance?"
Xia Junlan: "I have tried to get you to pursue Zhou Xue. Comrade Zhou Rong agrees that you can pursue Zhou Xue. If you can succeed, the two families will get married. If Zhou Xue doesn't like you, don't pester her, or you'll hurt the relationship."
Tan Shengjie lay on the bed and thought for a while, then said to himself, "It seems that if I want to catch up with someone, I need to come up with a surprising trick!"
After the meal, Tan Shengjie felt restless because of his stomach discomfort and a sore waist from the fall. After eating only a few bites, he said he wanted to go back to his room to rest.
Xia Junlan: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Tan Wenqi glanced at Tan Shengjie and said calmly, "Can't you see that he is injured? Who did he fight with?"
Tan Shengjie: "...I didn't fight. I was not paying attention when riding my bike and fell down."
Xia Junlan asked with concern: "Is the injury serious? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
Tan Shengjie: "I've been to the hospital. It's just a minor skin injury. I've already applied medicine."
Upon hearing this, Xia Junlan no longer cared about Tan Shengjie and just continued eating.
Her son often got into fights and got bruised, which was a common occurrence. She had long been accustomed to it. As long as his life was not in danger, she usually didn't care and couldn't do anything about it...
After dinner, Xia Junlan picked up Tan Shengjie's dirty clothes to wash, and found the agreement signed with Nini in his pocket.
Xia Junlan laughed after reading it, and during the break, she told Tan Wenqi about the agreement.
"Our son cares about his reputation the most. The injuries on his body must have been caused by the fight with Zhou Xue. He lost the fight, so he was too embarrassed to tell us."
Tan Wenqi: "Shengjie is already 26 years old. He can't play around like before. It's rare to find a girl who can control him. Please try to bring them together."
Xia Junlan: "You don't have to tell me that! I'll go meet Zhou Xue some other day and talk to her about Shengjie's strengths and the benefits of marrying into our family. I believe she will be tempted."
Tan Wenqi: "The power of the Zhou family should not be underestimated. Comrade Zhou Rong also has his own means, otherwise he would not have achieved what he has today.
Don't use your power to pressure them, it will backfire. Let Shengjie pursue Comrade Zhou Xue on his own. Whether he can succeed depends on his luck. Just get along well with Comrade Zhou Rong."
Xia Junlan: "Okay."
The next morning, Zhou Rong went to find Xia Junlan carrying a net bag of fruit.
When Xia Junlan saw her attitude, she knew she wanted to talk about private matters.
There were many people in the unit, so Xia Junlan invited Zhou Rong to her home for tea.
Tan Shengjie went out early in the morning, planning to seek advice from his friends on how to capture Nini.
When Zhou Rong arrived at the Tan family, he did not see Tan Shengjie, so he told them without hesitation about the fight between him and Nini yesterday.
"My little daughter was spoiled by me. She likes to do things according to her own will, regardless of the person or the occasion. She started fighting just because she disagreed with Comrade Tan Shengjie.
The child is getting older and doesn't like to listen to her parents. After I learned the reason, I scolded her, but she still refused to accept it and said that she was not wrong and that it was Comrade Tan Shengjie who asked her to do it. You can see that this child is getting harder to manage as she grows older. I can only apologize on her behalf."
Xia Junlan: "This is not Zhou Xue's fault. My Shengjie deserves a beating. I think the beating was good. He could have been hit harder, as long as he didn't lose any limbs."
Zhou Rong: "...Children are the flesh and blood of their parents. They will feel heartbroken if they are hurt. My silly girl has been spoiled by us since she was a child. She has no social experience and does not understand the ways of the world. She does things as she pleases.
She and Shengjie have very different personalities, so they are not suitable to be together. Otherwise, she might act without restraint, and we adults would be worried and distressed."
Xia Junlan: "You are so capable, I believe Zhou Xue will not be too bad. My little brat deserves to be punished. Every time I want to teach him a lesson, I can't do it. Old Tan is busy with work. If Zhou Xue can discipline him, she will be a great hero in our family!"
Zhou Rong: "You and Mayor Tan are both very capable, and you are Shengjie's parents, but you can't discipline him. How can my silly daughter who likes to fight when she doesn't agree with him be able to discipline him?
If something serious happens in the future, our two families will have a hard time getting along, so let’s forget about the matter you mentioned yesterday.”
Xia Junlan: "Don't feel any psychological burden. We said we don't blame you and your daughter, and we will keep our word. If you don't believe us, we can sign a written agreement.
Let’s follow what we agreed yesterday and let the two children get to know each other. If it works out, we can become in-laws. If it doesn’t, we’ll just think that Shengjie is unlucky and we’ll continue to get along as before without any complaints.”
After hearing this, Zhou Rong knew that the Tan family's work would not work, so he had to agree to Xia Junlan's proposal and let Tan Shengjie continue to pursue Nini.
After Tan Shengjie is beaten a few more times, he will probably give up on his own initiative...
After Tan Shengjie gathered a group of his brothers and asked for advice on how to "chase his wife," he gave Nini a bouquet of flowers and also brought a lot of snacks to distribute to Nini's colleagues in the office.
Nini did not accept the flowers, nor did she ask for food from Tan Shengjie. She told him to leave the office quickly, otherwise she would take action.
Those colleagues who had eaten Tan Shengjie's food would speak well of him.
"Comrade Xiao Tan is quite good. He is good-looking, works well, and is very enthusiastic. You should give him a chance."
"Yes, Xiao Zhou, there are not many young and promising people like Comrade Xiao Tan nowadays. He cares so much about you, and I envy him."
"Since you don't have a date, just date him for a while. If you're not suitable, break up. If you are, treat us to your wedding!"
Tan Shengjie took the opportunity to say, "Zhou Xue, I really like you. Please give me a chance. I know I have some bad habits. I promise you that I will change for the better. If I break my promise, you can beat me and scold me as you like."
A senior lady in the office started to make a noise, "Oh, this is so touching. If I were ten years younger, I would want to be Comrade Xiao Tan's girlfriend.
Xiao Zhou, it's rare for such a good man to actively pursue you, don't miss it, accept it!"
Other people in the office also advised Nini to accept Tan Shengjie.
Nini was very upset. She didn't want to conflict with everyone and embarrass her mother, so she ran out of the office.
Worried that Tan Shengjie would catch up with her, she skipped work and went home.
She needs to think carefully about how to deal with this relationship in a quiet environment.
She can't rely on her mother for everything...