Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 64

Things are often out of control.

Tang's father and Tang's mother had only one son in his life. Tang's father was seriously ill in the first half of his life. The family was supported by Tang's mother alone. Later, when the son grew up, he was sensible, well-behaved and smart. He supported his parents at a young age, and his life was too comfortable. So comfortable that both the husband and wife have already begun to fantasize about the son looking for a wife to hold the grandson in the future.

It can be said that the arrival of Ji Rong's parents today was a thunderbolt that wiped out everything.

"Mom? What are you talking about?" It took Tang Xu a long time to find his voice.

Xu Yinmei on the side stood up and walked over without waiting for Tang's mother to say anything else: "Hello, I am Ji Rong's mother. Xiao Rong must have caused a lot of trouble to live here. Thank you very much for taking care of me during this time." With a smile on her face There was no trace of embarrassment, as if she had never said those words just now.

Mother Tang looked blankly at the smiling face in front of her and subconsciously said politely: "Ah, hello..." When she came back to her senses, she realized that something was wrong. She couldn't forget their conversation just now, her brows were slightly clustered, and her expression was full of hesitation and doubt: "Little Xu and your Ji Rong..."

"Huh? They? I mainly asked Xiao Tang to take care of Ji Rong today. Ji Rong's temper is stubborn. As parents, we can't change the things we have decided, so since he wants to live here, we can't take care of him." He brought it home, hoping that he could occasionally go home for a meal, but this child has become less and less friendly with his family since he went abroad. I think Xiao Tang has a good relationship with him, so he can help us persuade us not to have children I can often go home and have a look.”

Xu Yinmei's mouth is full of words, why can't she see that the current situation is still her son's head is hot, if she really exposes this matter today and scares people away, her son will blame them even more.

In fact, Ji Yang had inquired about the situation of the Tang family as early as when the two children were getting along well. At the beginning, Ji Yang didn't like Tang Xu's soft personality, even though he admitted that Tang Xu was good enough.

Later, Ji Rong was sent abroad, and the Tang family settled in City B within a few years. I have to say that Ji Yang has changed his view of Tang Xu since then.

The change started because of this courtyard house.

Although the price of the courtyard house was cheaper than the market when Tang Xu bought it, the house was not a new house, but Tang Xu bought it. After renovating it, he actually rented it out, transforming the originally deserted and dilapidated courtyard house into a lively and fresh one. hospital.

The most important thing is that the housing price of this courtyard house has continued to rise in the following two years, and now it has more than doubled. Tang Xu has made a big fortune just by relying on this humble courtyard house.

A businessman will inevitably look at things and even people with the eyes of a philistine, but from this incident, Ji Yang overturned his initial evaluation of Tang Xu. This kid has a brain and ability, and if he has ambition , that would be terrible.

As a result, after several years of observation, Tang Xu is just a smart fool, a person who just wants to live a comfortable life and benefit his family.

As the older generation who started from scratch and worked hard in the mall all his life, Ji Yang is a man who hates iron but not steel.

Xu Yinmei also knows a lot about Tang Xu's affairs in the past few years, mainly because she can't help her son likes to be like that, and she also knows Ji Yang's changes in the past few years, so she often helps Ji Rong speak well in secret. Now Ji Yang is letting go.

This time the two of them came to the Tang family with a lot of determination, but Xu Yinmei could tell from a few words that Tang Xu didn't know anything, it was so simple that people couldn't bear to get involved.

So the words have another meaning in front of Mother Tang.

Tang's mother didn't know Xu Yinmei's careful thoughts at all. After listening to her, she felt that she was thinking too much. Maybe Tang's mother was too sensitive after what happened to Bai Liangshu and Li Yan. She looked at Tang Xu behind Xu Yinmei and found that he didn't He breathed a sigh of relief after showing a different expression: "That's it, big girl, don't be too sad, Xiao Ji is very good, maybe he just can't figure it out, parents do everything for the good of the child, and when he becomes a child himself in the future, he Dad will understand, I will let Xiao Xu tell him, don't stand and sit down here, do you want to have dinner here tonight? It's rare that Xiao Ji is not here. "

Tang's mother may be a little guilty because she thinks too much, so she treats Xu Yinmei very enthusiastically, and she pulls Xu Yinmei to sit down and initiates the conversation.

Tang Xu looked at the two women and chatted like this. The topics were all about him and Ji Rong, and the content was nothing more than some things about them when they were young. Tang Xu didn't plan to leave, so he sat aside and listened quietly. I was very curious when I was a child.

It turned out that Ji Rong was so naughty when he was young, and he did a lot of bad things to attract the attention of his parents. Tang Xu couldn't help laughing out loud.

Xu Yinmei's expression softened when she heard Tang Xu's laughter, and she spoke more vigorously, wishing to tease Tang Xu by telling all the bad things Ji Rong did in diapers when she was young.

Ji Yang came in carrying a large and small gift box and saw such a scene, Tang Xu hurriedly got up to help him, and said politely: "Uncle, you don't need to bring anything..."

"Hmph, you're too thin, take more supplements." Ji Yang's eyes surveyed from the top of Tang Xu's head to the soles of his feet, and he was really dissatisfied. In his mind, a man should have a strong body. It's uncomfortable just looking at it, why can't my son hug him.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yang bought it for him, and his heart twitched inexplicably: "...Thank you uncle for your concern..."

From here on, the strange sense of disobedience continued to spread, as if something was about to break out of the shell, Tang Xu became more and more silent listening to their conversation.

Not long after Tang's father was busy with the flowers and plants, he returned to the main hall to rest. As soon as he entered the room, Tang's mother introduced him. Tang's father smiled at Ji Yang and Xu Yinmei: "So it's Xiao Ji's parents, hello. .”

The parents of both sides sat together politely and chatted for a long time. Later, Xu Yinmei asked to see Ji Rong's room, but Ji Yang said he was not interested, so Tang Xu took Xu Yinmei upstairs.

Xu Yinmei was quite satisfied with Ji Rong's room, she pulled Tang Xu to sit down on the sofa, patted the back of his hand lightly, her eyes were full of tenderness: "Xiao Tang, Ji Rong wants you to take care of him from now on, he has always been It’s quite lonely. When we were young, we only focused on work and didn’t take care of him. It’s because he has gone abroad in the past few years, and we are getting older, so we feel that family affection is very important. Auntie knows that you are a filial child, so she helps Auntie a lot Say something nice to persuade him, Auntie knows what you have to say and he will listen."

Tang Xu looked down at Xu Yinmei's hands on the back of his own. Those hands were much softer than Tang's mother's, but the years still left traces on them, and they were warm. Tang Xu felt a little hot when covering them, and his throat felt dry. : "Auntie, I will persuade him."

Tang Xu didn't know what it meant for him to agree.

Seeing Tang Xu's cuteness, Xu Yinmei nodded and couldn't help pinching his palm: "I heard that Ji Rong hasn't contacted you much these years when he went abroad, so don't worry, he is very cruel to me, and he is also very tolerant. But he is sincere to people, he really treats you as... a friend, so don't worry about the past, let's think more about the future."

Tang Xu listened to Xu Yinmei talking intermittently, and occasionally replied when asked, not knowing what he was thinking.

In the evening, Ji Yang and Xu Yinmei didn't stay for dinner, and Tang's parents and Tang's mother didn't say much, and sent them to the door.

Ji Yang's first impressions of Tang's parents and Tang's mother were good. They were honest people at first glance, and his affection for Tang Xu rose a little. Before he left, he was in a good mood: "Next time when Ji Rong comes back, let's have a meal together. let's eat."

Although it was a bit sudden, Father Tang and Mother Tang looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Tang Xu pursed his lips and stood aside without saying a word.

As soon as he got back into the room, Tang's father closed the door, turned his head and stared at Tang Xu: "You, you kneel down!" His hands trembled angrily, and Tang's mother was so frightened that she hurriedly comforted: "Why do you let Xiao Xu talk about it? Kneel down!"

Tang Xu looked at Tang's father's pale face and knelt obediently: "Dad, don't be angry."

"Dad just asked you, do you like that Ji Rong, are you with him!? It doesn't look like his parents came to see Ji Rong today!!"

Tang Xu froze, his heart was beating fast, he didn't listen to the words that followed, his mind was full of the phrase "Do you like Ji Rong", he slowly lowered his head to hide the astonishment in his eyes, he couldn't say a word, his ears The roots burned all the way to the neck.

"You, are you going to piss me off! You are talking! Do you think you are with Xiao Ji, with Xiao Ji... together!?"

Tang's father is not stupid. Although he has been ill for so many years, it is precisely because of the poor family in those years that he can clearly see the people around him. His overly enthusiastic attitude towards Ji Rong's parents and the ambiguous expressions surrounding Tang Xu and Ji Rong during the conversation He thought of Li Yan and Bai Liangshu.

And when Li Yan and Bai Liangshu's parents came to make a fuss, only Tang Xu stood up to support them. This has also become the fuse today. They thought that Tang Xu's support was because of friendship at that time, but they never thought that their son might Same thing.

Coupled with Ji Rong's meticulous care for Tang Xu during this period, everything seems to be the same thing when put together.

It was hard for him to say anything in front of outsiders, and it was hard for him to survive until they left. Ji Yang's last words deepened his guess, and Tang's father almost fainted when he entered the room.

"Dad, we're not together."

I don't know how long it took before Tang Xu spoke. His voice was very weak. He rarely had this kind of voice. It was not as soft as before, but with a hint of openness and indifference.

"But, I seem to like him."