Epiphanies of Rebirth

Lin Jingzhe asked Xiao Chi at night: "What did you do after get off work today?"

Xiao Chi took out a volume of handwritten sutras in his bag and enshrined them on the chopping board of the Buddhist hall at home, and by the way, wiped off the dust on the spirit image for Lin Jingzhe's grandfather, and lit three sticks of incense.

"Go home and chat with my dad for a while." His tone was very calm, "Then I went to copy scriptures with my grandma. I haven't written calmly for a long time."

Lin Jingzhe opened the volume of scriptures, the ink was golden, and the surface was still flowing with brilliant waves after drying.He didn't understand this, he just felt that those teeny lowercase letters were really neat and beautiful, and Xiao Chi's handwriting was always good.

He didn't doubt him, and after offering incense to his grandfather, they went back to their rooms to wash up.When Xiao Chi changed his pajamas, his back was facing him. He unconsciously glanced at the other side, saw the reflection on the window glass, and frowned.

"What's going on here?" Lin Jingzhe stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Chi's arm, turning his body around.On Xiao Chi's broad and strong chest, on the left half of his pectoral muscle, spread a palm-sized, terrifying bruise.

It was like a blunt instrument had severely struck the brand on the flesh, and the surrounding skin was red. Lin Jingzhe frowned and reached for it, wanting to touch it tentatively with his fingertips, but he didn't wait. When he touched it, his wrist was squeezed tightly by a fiery big hand.

Xiao Chi opened the buttons of his pajamas, and his newly washed hair was fluffy. He looked down at Lin Jingzhe's serious expression, with a smile in his eyes, and wrapped his other arm around Lin Jingzhe's back. The waist was pulled towards him.

Lin Jingzhe slammed into his arms and raised his arms to wrap around his neck.

"When I was copying the scriptures, I didn't stand still and bumped into the corner of the table." Xiao Chi touched his face with his thumb, the strength of his fingertips was tender with cherishment, "It hurts."

"Why are you so careless?" Lin Jingzhe reprimanded him angrily while applying medicated oil for him, the force in his hands was surprisingly gentle, as if he was afraid that too much force would hurt him.Xiao Chi squinted his eyes and enjoyed it, but he didn't complain for himself, he just reminded calmly: "Don't forget that you will come to my house for dinner on the [-]th. I have already discussed it with my family today."

"What?" As soon as this matter was mentioned, Lin Jingzhe became a little nervous again, "Am I really going?"

Xiao Chi didn't understand his question: "What else?"

Lin Jingzhe thought about it and felt that his previous worries were ridiculous, and he was afraid that Xiao Chi would be difficult to do. After thinking about it, he still didn't say it, and only agreed in a low voice: "Oh."

He wondered what gift he should bring when he came to the door.He already knew the family structure of Xiao Chi's family, but Lin Jingzhe really didn't have any experience in visiting friends' houses.Xiao Chi's house must be different from Gao Sheng's Zhou Haitang's house, not to mention that he has ghosts in his heart, and he can't deal with it calmly, so even if he just visits as an ordinary friend, he still wants to be courteous.

Xiao Chi hugged him and lay down, his fiery body and breath hugged him tightly: "Don't worry, they won't make things difficult for you."

Lin Jingzhe was talking nonsense, it's not normal for parents to make it difficult for their son to bring friends at home, okay?

It's just that Xiao Chi obviously couldn't understand this kind of anxiety, and he didn't seem to take this matter as a serious matter, so he changed the topic after only a few words: "How about the matter you answered the phone this afternoon? Did you run into any trouble?"

Lin Jingzhe sighed, he moved a position in Xiao Chi's arms, and let the other party hold him tighter.

His eyes were blank for a few seconds, only to feel that the current anxious self was unfamiliar.

Why be nervous?He didn't quite understand either.Maybe I understand, but I just don't want to think deeply in that direction.It seems that after Xiao Chi uttered his love language in Hawaii, the relationship between the two began to change.This is a bit different from the boundaries he set for himself in the rules at the beginning. Another aura that invaded life and intensified made him involuntarily immersed in it, but at the same time he was also terrified from the bottom of his heart.

What is the relationship between him and Xiao Chi?

They lived together, woke up in the same bed, slept together each night, and ate breakfast and dinner together.When there is no social gathering every day, they stick together, and occasionally have unexpected social gatherings, and they will report their whereabouts to each other.Xiao Chi mopped the floor to wash clothes and cook when he got up early, and when Lin Jingzhe came home, he put away the two people's clothes that were hanging in the dryer and ironed them.They stare at the day to change bed sheets, exchange different flavors of lube and condom usage...

This kind of life is no different from that of ordinary couples.

But Lin Jingzhe knew in his heart that the acceptance of this society was far from that high.

He doesn't need to care about the outside world's opinion. In fact, no one's opinion in this world can influence his opinion.His parents, Jiang Chacha's side, he wished that he would never see each other again in this life.As for Lin Runsheng... He felt guilty, but it was indeed difficult to treat him as a father who needed to be worried and respected.

He is all alone, without any attachments, and his bachelor is invulnerable.But Xiao Chi is different.

Xiao Chi has a family, and the family is happy. According to Hu Shaofeng's previous description, the Xiao family is a big and serious family.This is not a secret, and Lin Jingzhe can sometimes hear some clues from other people.

In her previous life, Lin Jingzhe's circle of friends was mixed with dragons and snakes, and there were many people with special sexual orientations.The general atmosphere of this group of people is bad, but the rare ones that appear occasionally cannot resist the pressure of the family.

This is true in later generations when the atmosphere is open to information circulation, let alone this era?

After being discovered by Qi Kai, Lin Jingzhe often thought, maybe one day, when he opened the door and returned home, the house was empty, and there was no trace of another person's life.

With their current social status, the Xiao family will definitely make a mess.The most likely outcome is that both parties end the relationship in such a tacit and silent manner.

Lin Jingzhe leaned on Xiao Chi's chest, listening to the familiar heartbeat caught by his ears, he sniffed the not-so-pleasant smell of medicinal wine, and slid his palm on the other's hot skin.

Various possible outcomes in his mind flashed through his mind, and then they were tightly bound by a slender rope, and entered into the bottom of his heart.

"It's okay, it's not as troublesome as I imagined." He laughed, his tone was so calm that he couldn't hear a clue, and he spoke out the troubles encountered in the factory area today in a gentle voice.

Xiao Chi frowned: "This is very troublesome. Our country has a strong preconceived cognition. Your product has not been officially launched on the market, and it will definitely be greatly affected in the early stage. Has the formula leaked?"

Lin Jingzhe recalled the mouthful of soy sauce he ate, and shook his head: "There should be none."

When he thought of this, his depressed mood just now warmed up quite a bit, and he even stretched himself on the bed and looked at Xiao Chi with a smile: "Let me tell you, I found a very unexpected thing today. "

Xiao Chi looked at him with a smile in his eyes, his sharp gaze turned into a pool of thick jam under the dim light: "Huh?"

"It's just me, Gao Sheng." Lin Jingzhe avoided the bruised wound and lay on Xiao Chi's shoulder, his eyes narrowed together comfortably, and the crowded cheeks made him look like a beggar Little Otter, "I found that I have been underestimating him. Do you know what advice he gave about the factory today?"

Xiao Chi was no longer listening to him, and was absorbed in the sparkle in his eyes.He hummed as a question, but his lowered head was getting closer.

Lin Jingzhe kissed him for a while, and his eyes were a little blurred when he let go of his lips, but he still remembered this, and stubbornly finished the narration: "...he said that we should urgently prepare funds for advertising..."

Xiao Chi bit his pointed nose, and groped in the bedside table: "Is strawberry flavor okay?"

Lin Jingzhe squinted his eyes and laughed because of his rough movements.

******

Lin Jingzhe's suggestion is that the lawsuit must be fought.For a long period of time to come, the domestic market rules are quite chaotic.Copycats emerge in endlessly, copyright protection is rare, and businessmen are only looking for profit.If Haitang Food Factory was bullied to the point of being bullied for the first time and endured silently, there would only be more and more bullying in the future.

Lawsuits not only have to be fought, but also have to poke people's sore spots.But at the same time, we must not delay the official arrival of Begonia Bean Paste on the market.

But at this time, the brand named "Time-honored Brand" has already seized the opportunity one step ahead.The other party gave such a flattering name, and quickly entered the major vegetable markets in Yan City, almost spreading the popularity.How to win the recognition of consumers on the premise that Haitang bean paste has lost the advantage of being the first to kill has become a very important issue.

Lin Jingzhe didn't expect Gao Sheng's eyes to be so sharp. After discussing with friends in the interest group, the suggestion he made was to advertise.

And it's not an ordinary ad.Gao Sheng's opinion is that if you want to do it, go for the big ticket, invest a sum of money, and directly hire a few familiar actors to shoot TV commercials.

You must know that this is the early 90s, and television has not yet been fully popularized in the whole country.Most businessmen don't even have the concept of advertising, let alone appearing on TV directly.

So not to mention Zhou's mother, even the well-informed Wang Quan hesitated after hearing it.

But Gao Sheng didn't know where the news came from. Not only did he make this suggestion, but he also knew that the TV station was preparing to launch a new TV series, which was scheduled to be broadcast in a month's time, and he was preparing to attract investment.

If you want to advertise, you must contact the TV station as soon as possible. During the meeting that day, Wang Quan hesitated.

There are not many TV stations that can be received at the moment, and there are only a few of them. He also knows what to do because of his work. The advertisements on TV are short and small. Thousands of dollars.This is a considerable expense at the moment, at least tens of thousands a month!

As for trivial things like bean paste...

Mother Zhou hesitated even more, TV!

When she was in Li Yun earlier, she didn't even dare to think about buying one. Now that her life is better at home and she has bought a TV, she can just watch news and TV dramas, and TV is still out of reach. matter!

Gao Sheng is obviously not so sure whether his thinking is correct, facing the hesitation of the elders, he can't help but feel uneasy.

In order to increase the feasibility of his suggestion, he even inquired about the situation of the upcoming TV series and bound it into a book with various materials.After reading it, Wang Quan became more and more skeptical—this is a group of newcomers, most of whom are students, who are hardly well-known, the drama is not produced in Hong Kong Island, and the TV station's investment fee is still very high.Thirty thousand a month!

Although the TV station promised that the investment advertisement will be broadcast next to the TV series, who knows if this TV series will be popular?Although the investment requirements of some popular TV dramas in prime time are far more stringent than this, compared with the risks, it is still difficult for Wang Quan to be satisfied.

The advertising fee of tens of thousands of yuan a month is too heavy a burden for a small factory that has not established a foothold. Although everyone does not lack this money, it may be more than this amount once they go out to be cool, but business investment is different. Yes, every penny must be spent wisely.The meeting froze here for a moment.

Lin Jingzhe opened this information booklet that made Wang Quan question in every possible way, and the black line on his forehead immediately hung down, because he saw a lot of very familiar names.

In fact, he doesn't often watch TV dramas, but there are always a few productions that are regarded as classics, which will be mentioned by the audience countless times in the decades after the broadcast.The "Legend of Rivers and Lakes" in the data is like this, and later generations will land on David TV for repeated rebroadcasts almost every summer.Even Lin Jingzhe was lucky enough to catch a few glimpses. Those young faces in the dim screen on the screen had already become the most active superstars in the domestic entertainment circle at that time.I heard that this work, which made them collectively famous, had caused quite a sensation in the history when it was first broadcast. When the media described it, they usually used "the empty alley" to describe the situation at that time.

The nationality is so high that more than two-thirds of the leading actors in the row under the title of the play are impressed by Lin Jingzhe.

While he was amazed, he couldn't help but find it amused. It turned out that this group of people experienced this kind of period when the investment fee for their famous works was questioned before they grew up to become the absolute authority of later generations.

Wang Quan is still there to settle accounts, how much profit is a bottle of bean paste, how much advertising will be placed, how many audiences will be targeted, and whether these audiences will contribute to the factory's sales of bean paste.

In the early 90s, the advertising industry was more immature than a toddler, almost still living in its infancy, trying to babble.

Gao Sheng was questioned as a matter of course, and he also felt that his ideas were aggressive, so he sat down and let himself be ridiculed without much rebuttal.

Lin Jingzhe, who usually doesn't talk much in this kind of meeting, closed the thick stack of documents with a snap, and then threw the stack of documents heavily on the table with a wave of his hand.

The sound of the impact attracted everyone's attention, and even Wang Quan, who was still calculating, raised his head.

When Gao Sheng thought that the other party might reject his proposal, Lin Jingzhe asked, "Mr. Wang, when did you start producing TVs and DVD players?"

Wang Quan was stunned for a moment: "It's the end of 85."

"Then you should have professional market data." Lin Jingzhe asked, "From 85 to 90, what is the average growth rate of your shipments?"

"This..." Wang Quan didn't know what he thought of, and frowned slightly.

"What about the period from 90 to 91?"

Wang Quan put down the computer in his hand and began to think intently.

"Is there any obvious change in the months from the beginning of 91 to the end of the year?"

Wang Quanhan laughed: "It's not just an obvious change. In the past five months, our TV shipments are more than the sum of the previous years."

When he said this, he realized it himself, and sighed towards Lin Jingzhe: "Indeed, I dare not say that in a small city now, the TV coverage in Yan City should be much larger than in previous years."

He looked at Zhou's mother again: "Boss Ding, why don't we...take one?"

Before Zhou's mother could speak, Gao Sheng's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Zhou's mother didn't know much about this aspect. Seeing that the two shareholders agreed, her position was shaken for a while: "This... I don't understand this, and it's not impossible to shoot commercials. Who should we find?"

A classmate next to Gao Sheng said excitedly: "How about looking for Li Xueli? Now she is the most popular among Hong Kong stars!"

Gao Sheng obviously disagreed: "Li Xueli is very popular, the fee is so high, I heard that her salary for a movie is in the millions."

Everyone immediately began to suggest candidates, wishing to choose a Uranus superstar who would be unforgettable at first sight, but they were unwilling to approve such a high budget.

"How about this." Lin Jingzhe put forward a brand-new idea in the debate among all parties, "Anyway, what we bought is the advertising space of a TV series, why not just use this group of newcomers from the crew? Most of them are still students, and the asking price is definitely not high. It will be high, when the TV series is broadcast, the audience will see familiar faces and increase their intimacy with our brand, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Lin Jingzhe can almost imagine the appearance of those familiar faces who are all high-end endorsers and international luxury goods, holding their own Doubanjiang down-to-earth.

*******

No matter how anxious she was, the day of the [-]th would finally come. It just so happened that it was a Saturday. In the morning, Shen Juanying called and asked Lin Jingzhe what food she wanted to eat at night, so that she could ask someone to prepare it in advance.

Lin Jingzhe rarely rejected her, only saying that he had other important matters today.

Shen Juanying was very surprised. The family's Saturday dinner appointment lasted for so long, and Lin Jingzhe seldom missed it regardless of the weather. Therefore, she was very curious and couldn't help thinking: "Is there something wrong with Auntie?"

Lin Jingzhe was very satisfied with the right distance between her and their family, and hurriedly replied: "No, no, I really made an appointment with my friends early on."

"Did you make an appointment?" Hearing this, Shen Juanying couldn't help but tease her voice: "Are you in a relationship?"

Lin Jingzhe didn't refute, just apologized to her with a smile, and hurriedly hung up the phone amid Shen Juanying's curious questioning.

When Xiao Chi called to pick him up, Lin Jingzhe had already been shopping in the mall all afternoon.

He was worried about what gifts to bring. During this time, he asked someone to get some from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, but he always felt that there was something that was not prepared enough.But after buying a lot, I can't help but feel that I have made the scene of a friend's visit too grand, and at the same time I am worried that I will leak my feet, which is a dilemma.

The trunk of Xiao Chi's car was full, and there were a lot of things piled up in the back seat. Lin Jingzhe looked out the window frequently along the way, and the car drove into the shade he was familiar with, but after passing the fork to Shen's house, It took a long time before he turned the corner. He seldom set foot in this place. For various reasons in his previous life, Lin Runsheng and the others did not take him with them when they went out to pay New Year's greetings.

During off-duty time, the sky was a bit dark, and the afterglow of the setting sun hit the courtyard at the end of the road. The building was not much different from the outside, but Lin Jingzhe could see the strictness in it.

So when he got out of the car, he was so nervous that he even forgot to understand the seat belt. It was Xiao Chi who grabbed his wrist and unbuckled the seat belt for him.

Lin Jingzhe saw through the window that there were three figures standing at the gate of Xiao's house, looking in the direction of their car.Among them were two faces that he was familiar with. The young girl was very beautiful, but her demeanor was cold and cold. The two middle-aged people in the back looked like husband and wife, standing hand in hand, with surprisingly serious faces.

This is exactly the same as Xiao Chi's family he originally imagined.but--

As for... As for coming to the door to greet him? !

Isn't the standard too high? !

Lin Jingzhe was a little confused, but he still advised himself not to behave too much, just deal with it as usual.

Xiao Chi held his wrist and looked at him for a while, and rarely showed an obvious smile: "Don't be nervous."

"Why am I nervous?" Lin Jingzhe gets angry every time he sees him as a normal person, and then replies stiffly, then goes to break his hand with a guilty conscience, "Be careful, don't be seen out."

As he got out of the car, he immediately exuded a cautious and modest aura, and greeted the Xiao family members who were walking towards the car with a smile: "Hello Uncle, Hello Auntie, excuse me."

His smile was impeccable, but Xiao's parents had a very strange attitude. The couple first glanced at each other, and then looked at Lin Jingzhe with strange and unpredictable eyes.It took several seconds for Xiao's mother to open the corner of her mouth: "Hello."

Father Xiao's mouth twitched, and he didn't speak, but nodded slightly to Lin Jingzhe.

Lin Jingzhe sighed in his heart that it was so serious, and turned his attention to Xiao Chi's sister, with a very generous gesture: "Hello, Xiao Miao, happy birthday. We met before, I am your brother's friend, my name is Lin Jingzhe."

Lin Jingzhe's impression of Xiao Miao was that she was cold and detached, but for some reason today, after the two sides looked at each other for a while, her face turned red a little bit.

Lin Jingzhe: "...???"

Xiao Miao called out to him in a low voice: "Brother."

Straight, did you just call me brother?

so... so cute...

Lin Jingzhe hurriedly asked Xiao Chi to open the trunk to get gifts for everyone.

The three members of the family at the same place looked at Xiao Chi's dumbfounded appearance being ordered around, and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.They thought that Lin Jingzhe would show some uneasiness and shyness when he came to the door for the first time, but they never thought that the other party would be so generous, so that they didn't know how to deal with it.

Lin Jingzhe held the big and small bags in his hands, with a very natural smile and posture: "Uncles, aunts, and sisters, it's the first time we meet, this is a little thought, I hope you like it."

He originally thought that the Xiao family would give way for a while according to the normal logic of the elders, but he didn't expect that when the words fell, Mother Xiao just sighed and reached out to take it.

While answering, she didn't know why her tone was a little helpless: "I'm sorry to bother you, just come directly next time."

Speaking of which, the serious aunt passed all the bags in her hand to her husband at the side. After freeing her hands, she reached into her pocket, took out a thick red envelope, and handed it to Lin Jingzhe.

Lin Jingzhe was at a loss when he looked at the red letter. He calculated the time and thought that it should be too early for the Chinese New Year. What kind of red envelope would Xiao's mother give if she had nothing to do?

For a moment, he didn't know what kind of tradition it was, and he didn't know whether he should pick it up or not, but he hesitated for a few seconds, and Xiao's father, who was carrying something beside him, snorted with a serious attitude: "What are you still doing? "

Lin Jingzhe took it subconsciously and said thank you auntie.

Xiao's mother glanced at him again with complicated eyes, then turned and walked towards the door: "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

Lin Jingzhe was confused by their strange attitudes, and asked Xiao Chi in a low voice when entering the room: "Do you rarely have friends at home to play?"

Xiao Chi put his arms around his shoulders, and replied in a low voice, "Just Hu Shaofeng and the others? What's the matter?"

Lin Jingzhe thought it's no wonder, seeing that your house doesn't look like you often receive guests, and worried about being seen, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Chi's arm off her shoulder.

Xiao Chi was a little dissatisfied: "What are you doing?"

Lin Jingzhe pinched him on the back, almost mad at this unconscious guy, and was afraid that the elder walking in front would suddenly turn around, so he could only yell at him in a low voice: "Stay away from me!"

Accidentally saw the clumsy body of the two kisses behind, and the corner of Xiao's mother's mouth twitched, and the corner of her husband's eyes also started to twitch from the corner of her eye, she hurriedly stabbed the man who seemed to be about to have a seizure. each other.

"..." Xiao Shenxing covered his waist and glared at his wife.

Yu Shuyuan surong told him: "Hold on for me!"

Even though Xiao Shenxing was unwilling in every possible way, his wife and mother had completely taken care of him these few days, so he could only grit his teeth secretly.

After entering the house, Lin Jingzhe finally met the legendary Grandma Xiao, this is a kind old lady, not as scary as Hu Shaofeng said, from the first time she saw Lin Jingzhe, she has been smiling with a cane.Lin Jingzhe was pulled by her to sit down on the sofa, and looked at with her face held in her hands by the old man. He had never been so close to any old man except his grandfather, and his smile was a bit shy.The old lady seemed very satisfied, her gaze was correct and her temperament was soft, but the words she spoke were all things that Lin Jingzhe couldn't understand——

"Okay, this face is really plump, and the chin also has flesh... Where did it come from?"

Although Lin Jingzhe didn't know why she asked this question, she still told the truth. As soon as she said the words, she was praised repeatedly by the other party: "Okay, good! The time is good, it's full of vitality..."

While she was talking, she also discussed with Xiao Chi from time to time, Lin Jingzhe was a little stiff after being watched, and hurriedly took out the gift she brought from her pocket.

The old lady smiled and took the jade statue of Ruyi, and untied a string of tourmaline beads she had kept around her neck with her backhand, and put it on Lin Jingzhe's head.

How dare Lin Jingzhe want it?This string of tourmaline Buddha beads is transparent and round, and you can tell that it is very valuable at a glance. He immediately refused: "How can this be done, it is too expensive..."

"Oh..." The old lady put it around his neck very firmly, "If you tell you to keep it, you can keep it. How can I not give you a meeting gift when you get home for the first time?"

As he spoke, he took out his pocket again and took out a red envelope.

Lin Jingzhe received two thick red envelopes as soon as he entered the house. He was confused and couldn't figure out the situation. He looked at Xiao Chi for help, and Xiao Chi had only one sentence: "just keep it."

No, is there such a custom?

Didn't Lin Jingzhe begin to imagine the scene when Hu Shaofeng and the others came to Xiao's house to play, Xiao Chi's parents and the old lady also stuffed red envelopes for gifts like this?This is really too psychologically stressful, no wonder Hu Shaofeng regards this place as a scourge.

Lin Jingzhe was thinking like this, and after going to the dinner table, she became more and more confused.

There was a whole table full of sumptuous dishes, but no one saw how everyone moved their chopsticks. It was Xiao Miao's birthday, but the topic didn't revolve around the protagonist.Xiao's mother took a bite of the food, thought about it and asked, "What do your parents do?"

Lin Jingzhe has been the focus of attention from time to time since he was at the table. Although he didn't know what it was, he answered truthfully: "My father teaches at Hanhai University, and my mother is in business. They divorced early,"

"Oh~" Xiao's mother didn't know why she was very curious about his family composition, "How close are you to your parents?"

Lin Jingzhe shook his head: "I don't contact you often."

"Are there any brothers and sisters in the family?"

"My father's family also has a step-sister."

If it weren't for his good psychological quality, he would definitely not be able to maintain his usual expression, so he understands more and more where Hu Shaofeng's fear of Xiao's family comes from.At the dinner table, all the Xiao family members stared at him. Anyone who came to a friend's house for dinner would not dare to come to the door again after being treated like this.What's more, he still has two thick red envelopes in his pocket, and a long string of tourmalines around his neck. If Hu Shaofeng and the others were treated like this when they were young, it would be a tough personality, and it would be possible for them to be with Xiao Chi for decades. Maintain friendship.

He felt concerned, broke the strange atmosphere on the table, raised his glass and handed it to Xiao Miao: "Happy birthday to you."

Xiao Miao said thank you in a low voice, and clinked glasses with him.

Then the silence returned.

Lin Jingzhe's humorous and generous appearance could hardly be disguised. He turned his eyes to Xiao Chi who was sitting next to him for help. Xiao Chi didn't realize it, and just stretched out his chopsticks to put a piece of stew into his bowl, and told him :"eat more."

Xiao's mother finished asking the bottom line, as if there was nothing left to ask, she glanced at her husband and coughed.

She was initially satisfied. Lin Jingzhe's conditions were much better than she had thought. Judging from her personality, she should not be a dishonest personality, she is generous and polite.If the son must be with a man, it would be good to find such a man.

She sighed, looked at the old lady who was holding a candied lotus root in the first seat and was eating with great relish, and then glanced at Xiao Chi who was busy serving vegetables to Lin Jingzhe, her eyes inevitably fell on the string of fancy beads on the other party's neck.This string of tourmaline and Buddha beads has been handed down by the Xiao family for several generations, and the old lady must be satisfied if she can give this thing away.

Because of this, she didn't bother to resist stubbornly, and the hand under the table stabbed her husband's side waist.

Xiao Shenxing coughed, his face serious.

He was silent for a meal, and finally opened his golden mouth at this moment: "Lin...Xiao Lin."

Lin Jingzhe chewed the food in his mouth, stunned for a moment, and looked at Father Xiao.

Xiao Shenxing stared at him, his brows were frowned tightly, and his lips were almost pursed into a thin line, but after a while, he finally opened his mouth under Lin Jingzhe's suspicious gaze.

He said: "You...you and Xiao Chi..."

Lin Jingzhe: "?"

Xiao Shenxing said in a heartbeat: "The marriage between the two of you should not be rushed."

Xiao's mother stared at Lin Jingzhe's astonished eyes, a little embarrassed: "His father and I are busy all year, at least after October next year."

Grandma Xiao quickly chewed and swallowed the candied lotus root with her mouth full, and counted with her fingers: "The seventh day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar next year is a good day, which matches your horoscope, but I will have to find out the details with the Bodhisattva."

"No rush." ​​Xiao Chi said unhurriedly, "I'll go to the Buddhist hall with you in a while."

After finishing the agreement with the old lady, he bumped Lin Jingzhe with his shoulder again: "Are you going?"

Lin Jingzhe felt as if he had fallen into a maze, he stared blankly at the faces of a table of people looking at him seriously——

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