Urban Life: Our Youth

Zhang Chuying's family lives in the western suburbs outside the city's moat, close to the moat, in a low-lying area. There are many old-fashioned courtyard houses there that are dilapidated.

I drove off the highway, turned a few corners, and came to the door of her house. Fortunately, the engine only stalled twice along the way and no other faults were found.

They live in three dilapidated red-tiled houses with doors facing south and a courtyard. There is a small kitchen on the right side of the courtyard, a well on the left side, and a cement floor in the courtyard.

Old-fashioned double wooden doors with Spring Festival couplets on them.

First couplet: Welcome happiness, spring and wealth;

Second line: Receive wealth, blessing and peace!

"Mom, sister, you are back!" Zhang Chuying's eldest brother Zhang Chuping and his youngest brother Zhang Chuan ran out from inside.

"Come back," her mother said.

I quickly got out of the car, opened the door on the left side of the back seat, and said, "Auntie, please get out of the car slowly."

"Okay." Her mother said with a smile.

"Hello, brother!" Zhang Chuping and Zhang Chuan came over to greet me warmly.

"Hello!" I said with a smile.

When I saw it, the two brothers were both very tall. The elder brother was about 175 centimeters and the younger brother was close to 170 centimeters. They were both quite polite.

"You are so awesome, you can also drive!" Zhang Chuan said.

"What's the point? You'll be able to drive it when you grow up," I said. "Why didn't you go to school today?"

"Today is Sunday, we don't go to school." Zhang Chuping said.

"What grade are you in?" I asked.

"I am in the second year of high school and he is in the first year of junior high school," Zhang Chuping said.

"Good grades?"

"Absolutely." Zhang Chuping scratched his head and said.

"Quite modest!" I said with a smile.

"Why don't you two come over here and help move things!" Zhang Chuying ordered his two younger brothers.

I worked with them to move everything from the car into the house.

When I entered the house, I saw that it was very simple. Next to the old-fashioned Eight Immortals table, there was a small single-door Haier refrigerator. It looked like it had been used for about ten years. Apart from that, there was no other household appliances. Electrical appliances.

There were two people in the room, a gay man and a lesbian, sitting at the table drinking tea and talking.

The gay man was not tall, about 50 years old. He looked honest and honest, but his complexion was sallow and his body was thin, as if he was recovering from a serious illness.

The lesbian was tall, with curly hair, eyebrows drawn, lipstick, triangular eyes, a cigarette in her mouth, puffing away, a gold necklace as thick as a finger around her neck, and her ears hanging down. Wearing a pair of large earrings, rings on her hands, and two gold bracelets on her wrists, she looks very violent. You can tell at a glance that she is not a good person, which makes people feel a little scared.

"Shaozhe, come here, let me introduce you." Zhang Chuying shouted.

"Coming." I agreed bravely.

"This is my classmate Li Shaozhe." Zhang Chuying introduced me to them first.

Then, she said to me: "This is my dad."

"Hello, uncle!" I said.

"Hello and welcome." Zhang Chuying and her father Zhang Xichun stood up and said to me.

"This is my aunt!" Zhang Chuying introduced the lesbian to me again.

"Hello, aunt!" I said.

Her aunt Zhang Xiqiu squinted at me. After a while, she snorted and asked, "Are you Li Shaozhe?"

"Yes, Auntie."

"Chu Ying often mentions you in front of us. Let me ask you, what is the name of the car you drive? Is it a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz?" Zhang Xiqiu asked.

"Auntie, are you kidding? How can I have the money to buy a BMW and a Mercedes-Benz?" I said.

"Which unit do you currently work in?"

"I work for a mobile company." I said.

"What's the position? General manager or department manager?" her aunt asked.

"I just started working, and I'm just an ordinary clerk." I said truthfully.

"How much is your monthly salary approximately?"

"The basic salary is 3000, plus other performance bonuses and benefits, the total is more than [-]." I was being interrogated like a prisoner.

"Then have you bought a residential house in our city?"

"not yet."

"Do you have any plans to buy a house in the near future?" her aunt asked.

"nor."

"So, how much have you saved so far?"

"No deposit." I replied. In fact, I thought to myself, not only did I have no deposit, I also owed a lot of money on my credit card.

"So how long have you known our Chuying?"

"We are college classmates and have been for several years."

"Li Shaozhe, as her aunt, I may be a bit harsh in my words, which may hurt your self-esteem. However, there are some things I must make clear to you. I object to your dating our Chuying. Please tell me later. Don't bother her." Zhang Xiqiu said coldly.

"Auntie, I understand." I said.

"Our first-year-old has to have good looks, a good figure, and good academic qualifications. Not all men can pursue them. Do you hear me clearly?" Her aunt said, "Young man, it's important for a person to be self-aware, isn't it? I say you, look at yourself, you need a car but not a car, a house but not a house, a deposit but not a deposit, a job but not a job, what conditions do you have to pursue our Chuying? Could it be that Chuying will follow you in the future? Are you suffering? There are some things that her parents may not be able to say. As her aunt, I can say that I hope you recognize yourself and from now on, don’t pester our family’s first shadow. Otherwise, if you say it, it will be too late. I’m not afraid that you will know. Back then, I was also working in the street, and the gangsters and white gangsters all took advantage of me. If you are discovered by me again and you have Chu Ying’s idea, don’t blame me for being rude to you."

"Auntie, what you said makes sense, I'll take my leave first." I turned red and felt ashamed at what her aunt said, so I turned around and walked out.

"Auntie, why did you say that to him when we first met?" Zhang Chuying said.

"Treat any kind of person the same way! I have seen many people like him who have just entered the society after studying in college for several years. They don't know the world and think they are great." Her aunt said.

"Aunt, Shaozhe is not that kind of person," Zhang Chuying ran out from inside, "Shaozhe, Shaozhe, don't leave, don't get me wrong, my aunt didn't mean that, stay and have lunch together."

I got in the car, started the ignition, put it in gear, stepped on the accelerator, pretended not to hear, and left their house.