Chapter 199 Home, Love Brain Chen’s Mother
Xinlu City, Lushan District, Victoria Manor.
This is a quiet and beautiful area of single-family villas. Each villa is surrounded by green gardens, like a small private kingdom.
The winding driveway is lined with tall plane trees on both sides, like a solemn guard of honor, welcoming every visitor.
The sun shines through the treetops and onto the road, forming mottled light and shadow, adding a bit of liveliness and vitality to this peaceful villa area.
In the garage of a three-story villa, Chen Xi stroked the wall, feeling a surge of complicated emotions in his heart.
He finally returned to this familiar place. He had never set foot here since he returned from studying in his previous life.
This house was later occupied by my father, who could only live in a small house of more than 100 square meters.
This villa has nine bedrooms and a total area of nearly one thousand square meters. It is considered a spacious and luxurious mansion in Xinlu City.
Stepping into the home, looking around, he saw familiar scenes everywhere he looked: the spacious and bright living room, exquisite furniture, elegant stairs... everything made him feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy. .
He couldn't help but recall the good times he had spent here, the laughter, warm family gatherings, and carefree childhood days... However, as time went by, everything had changed.
My parents divorced, the family was broken up, and this villa became an eternal pain in his heart.
"My precious son is back!" A beautiful woman ran over, hugged Chen Xi, and touched him back and forth.
Looking at his young mother in front of him, Chen Xi felt complicated and unspeakable.
My mother was once a recognized beauty and the school beauty in college.
He still could not understand why his father would choose to leave his mother and be with a woman who was not as beautiful as his mother.
I later thought that my father’s behavior might be due to his deep sense of inferiority.
As a son-in-law who knocks on the door, his father may have been trying to prove his worth, but he was constrained by those ridiculous concepts of machismo.
Actually, my mother is not an arrogant and rude young lady. She takes great care of her father's emotions. When she got married, she only had three banquets and didn't even take wedding photos. She still insisted on going to work during her pregnancy. Said to be a very good wife.
However, Chen Xi couldn't understand that his father betrayed his mother's trust and defrauded her of her money to support his young wife.
He once told his analysis to Chen's father. As a result, Chen's father seemed to have his fig leaf ripped off, became furious, and then accused his mother of having someone outside.
However, after the two divorced, they are currently single. Instead, Chen's father got married soon.
"Son, what are you thinking about? Your hairstyle is so ugly, but you are still handsome with long hair before!" My mother touched Chen Xi's cheek and said.
“Why are you so handsome? I used to be a hairy guy, isn’t that great?”
“Nonsense, don’t you think the male stars in those idol dramas all have that hairstyle? "My mother said with her hands on her waist. She usually likes to watch those idol dramas. She is exactly the same as Zhang Ruoxi and is a typical love brain.
At this time, most of the male protagonists in the Wanwan TV series have the same hairstyle as F4 in Meteor Garden, all with long flowing hair, such as Huaze type.
The TV series of Cherry Blossom Country and Kimchi Country also have similar looks. Chen Xi’s current new hairstyle looks a bit rustic in the eyes of domestic people.
"Why didn't you say anything when you came back this time? The meal will be ready in a while." His mother pulled him into the kitchen, where chicken soup was simmering on the stove.
Uncle Li has left at this time.
The Chen family is different from other families. Even though they live in a big house, they do not hire a nanny.
It's just that aunties come to the house regularly to do cleaning work.
These aunts have been working in the Chen family for more than ten years. They go to different empty houses to clean every day, ensuring that each room is kept clean and tidy.
Chen Xi’s family owns a lot of real estate in Xinlu City, owning nearly twenty houses.
"Are you dating a girlfriend?"
"No!" Chen Xi touched his nose with a guilty look on his face.
"Ah? We haven't talked about it yet? You are so handsome, but no girl can confess to you?"
"Yes, I refused."
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“Yeah.”
“Then why don’t you accept it?”
"It's boring."
"You don't like men!"
"Pfft~"
Chen Xi choked at his mother's words and quickly put down the drink in his hand. He really admired his mother's imagination.
“Huh? You really like men!”
"I don't know what's going on in your mind."
"No matter how old or young you are, how can you talk to my mother like this?" After saying that, Mother Chen knocked his head with her hand.
“Have you met Shanshan in Tu’ao?”
“We met last time.”
“Oh, her mother called me that day, and she also I asked you to go to Xicun to study! You were originally going to Xicun, but why did your dad let you go to Mocun... By the way, your dad doesn’t know when he will come back, and he doesn’t see anyone every day. After saying that, he sighed.
"I asked you to put your money away, but don't let him cheat you." Chen Xi crossed his arms and sneered.
"Have you ever said that about your dad? It doesn't matter! As long as you have enough money." My mother looked like she didn't care while cooking. This made Chen Xi anxious. This love No matter what Mother Nao said, she refused to listen to her advice, and was later defrauded of money by her friends. She just trusted the people around her too easily.
He felt sad when he thought about his previous life and his mother's dependence on each other, living a life that was inferior to ordinary people.
My mother, who used to be a spendthrift, hesitated for a long time for a few hundred dollars when buying something later, which made him feel very uncomfortable. "Hey, let's forget about the girlfriend. I originally wanted you and Shanshan to be in a relationship, but you have always been so confused since you were a child. I will introduce you to others when the time comes."
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"I'm just in college! I'm just busy looking for a girlfriend for me."
"Aren't I afraid that there is something wrong with your sexual orientation?"
"... ..."
Chen Xi couldn't persuade his mother, so he had to carry his luggage to the second floor alone.
Pushing open the door to the room and looking at the familiar room, I felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy in my heart.
He walked to the bookshelf, touched it gently, and then took out a comic from the gap in the bookshelf.
"Oh, it's true that I'm still here." Looking at the Fat Blue comic in his hand, he couldn't help laughing.
This comic was one of his early collections, and the content was relatively large. He even used to read it as a pornographic book.
In order to avoid being discovered by his parents, he deliberately hid this comic in the gap between two bookshelves.
Chen Xi opened the comic and browsed through the familiar pictures and words page by page, feeling a faint feeling of nostalgia in his heart.
"Xixi, it's time to eat!" His mother's voice suddenly sounded from downstairs, and he quickly stood up and stuffed the comic back.
There are already a lot of dishes on the table downstairs.
“So many dishes, it’s too much to finish.”
“Then you can eat more.”
Looking at the table full of dishes, he could only sit down , picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it into his mouth.
It still tastes familiar, but more delicious. It seems that he had a bad life in his previous life and was not in the mood to eat, but now the same food tastes more delicious.
"Have you made an appointment with any of your former classmates when you came back this time? Let's meet."
"What's good to see, but how is your company?"
"It's not good, I can't control it." My mother held her forehead and sighed.
"I've come up with a good idea. I'll still work in your old business, an advertising agency, but I'll change my approach and open a chain of graphic stores." Chen Xi said while eating.
"What's the point? Those small shops can't make much money." My mother blinked in confusion.
"Your printers and other equipment can be disposed of at the same time. I saw that the picture and text shop owners don't have money to buy them. You can find a financial leasing company or do it yourself, and then provide the equipment to those picture and text shops. Literary store owners, create your own brand and then join the franchise.”
"Considering the current credit system and legal issues in the early stage, it is better to open a self-operated store first and then join the franchise. Renting equipment requires collateral. The mother of my classmate is one of the four major lawyers in Huajing. I can hire her when the time comes. Help, financial leasing company..."
Chen Xi kept talking.
"Son, the food is cold. Eat it quickly. Why are you talking to me here? Why do you do this and that." Mother Chen didn't understand very much. In the past, when her son returned to China, he just I went back to my room to play games. Why are I still talking about business issues now?
"We must seize the opportunity. If Lao Chen gets married and looks for someone outside, it would be strange if he doesn't make us miserable. I've told you a hundred times before, be careful with him."
"Ha, My son is outstanding." Mother Chen held her chin with one hand and pinched Chen Xi's face.
"Hey~" Chen Xi shook his head, it seemed that he had to put up the frame himself.
"Speaking of Hua Jing...forget it, I'll tell you later, hehe~" Mother Chen laughed halfway through her words, which made Chen Xi feel confused.
"The computer is equipped with a new one for you. I know you want to play games."
"I don't have time to play anymore."
"I'm not in love, I just pretend I'm busy."
"Hey, how much money do you have at home?"
“Why, I don’t know.”
“You can’t even figure out how much money it is? Can you pay attention.”
"Oh, I'm so annoying. You're even more verbose than me. I started babbling as soon as I got home."
Chen's mother blocked her ears with both hands, like a little girl, which made Chen Xi dumbfounded. His behavior Mom is like this, just like an 18-year-old girl. No wonder she keeps getting scammed out of money.
"Okay, you go play games, I'm going to watch my idol drama."
"I even said I won't play games."
"Yeah "Hmm." Mom didn't seem to hear it, and directly picked up the TV remote control, and then heard all kinds of giggles from her.
Chen Xi shook his head helplessly and began to clear the dishes on the table.
“Buzz~buzz.” While washing the dishes, his phone kept vibrating. When he picked it up and looked at it, they were all text messages from his former friends.
When he was studying abroad, every time he returned to China, his friends would enthusiastically invite him to hang out.
At that time, he was financially well-off and generous in spending, and was often the payer of events.
However, as living conditions changed, he gradually could no longer afford such expenses.
Maybe it’s because everyone is getting married and has their own lives, or maybe it’s because people have become more realistic and the impact of money on interpersonal relationships has gradually emerged.
Since his financial difficulties, friends in China have gradually distanced themselves from him.
Chen Xi looked at his phone and found several unread messages. He replied to them one by one and put them back in his pocket.
Most of these messages were insignificant chats, but he still responded to each one seriously, as if he was maintaining the few remaining domestic friendships.
(End of this chapter)