Chapter 24: The Collapse of Rituals and Music

"How about it? I told you I'm a genius."

Chen Qingqing came back to her senses, her lips moved, but she couldn't speak. Jiang Meilin next to her was also touched when she saw her daughter's slight expression.

She sighed secretly, and then said to Xu Ye sincerely: "Xu Ye, I want to apologize to you on behalf of Qingqing's father."

"fine."

Xu Ye put the guitar on the table and said with a smile: "Actually, I can understand. If I were Uncle Chen, if my daughter got together with a young man who still needs to work in a pub during the summer, I might will also prevent it."

Jiang Meilin's eyes lit up.

She didn't expect that Xu Ye could think about this issue from Chen Hansong's perspective.

This child is not generally mature.

"I just don't like the domineering way Uncle Chen talks to me. I'm young after all. There's an idiom called young and frivolous. But I'll probably forget about this once I get some sleep tonight."

After Xu Ye finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Aunt Jiang, let me pour you a cup of hot water."

"Thanks."

Xu Ye also brought a cup of hot water to Jiang Meilin. After that, Chen Qingqing didn't speak again. Jiang Meilin and Xu Ye were chatting the whole time.

In the end, the two of them actually talked about the topic of life ideals.

"Xu Ye, what are your ideals?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. My goal now is to make money, a lot of money."

Jiang Meilin didn't think Xu Ye was a philistine, but just asked: "How much is too much?"

Xu Ye thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's not too much until my savings in the bank can make Uncle Chen have no prejudice against me."

Jiang Meilin pursed her lips and then laughed: "Is money really that important to you?"

"Of course, for the poor, most of the worries are caused by money, not to mention that in this era of broken etiquette and happiness, you can't even get a wife without money."

"The rituals are ruined and the music is ruined?"

"Oh, it's just because the betrothal gift agreement fell apart that the onlookers were extremely happy."

Chen Qingqing burst out laughing, then quickly lowered her head.

She felt embarrassed to laugh out loud in front of so many people.

Jiang Meilin shook her head and sighed: "Actually, I thought the same way before. Only when a man can make money can he be considered outstanding. But later, I no longer thought so. The ability to make money is important, but..."

"Of course you can't find a partner just based on his ability to make money."

"Then what else are you looking at?"

"I don't know either, I'm not a woman."

Jiang Meilin was speechless, but she changed her words and asked: "Then what qualities do you think a good man should have?"

Xu Ye scratched his head, thought for a long time, and then said: "I don't know the specifics, but I can make an analogy. I think, just I think, if a man wants to eat KFC, if the KFC single meal costs fifty If it’s expensive, he will think it’s expensive, but if his wife or children want to eat it, he will buy it without hesitation. For such a man, I think it’s probably good.”

Xu Ye was actually talking about himself.

After going to college, he fell in love with Gu Mengyao. He lived frugally every day in school, thinking that this was expensive and that was expensive, but every time he went out to a restaurant with Gu Mengyao, he didn't even look at the price list.

But Xu Ye regrets it now because he feels that all his sincere efforts have been fed to the dogs.

When Jiang Meilin heard this statement, her eyes clearly lit up.

When it was almost nine o'clock, customers began to arrive in the store. Seeing this, Xu Ye stood up and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I have to work."

Jiang Meilin also stood up and said: "Xu Ye, it was a pleasure chatting with you. I apologize to you again for what happened today. If... I mean if Qingqing comes to see you next time, I will not come with her. ”

Xu Ye heard the meaning of Jiang Meilin's words, and he also smiled and said: "Then please rest assured, auntie, I will do what I said last time."

"goodbye."

"goodbye."

The mother and daughter were just about to leave when Xu Ye saw the guitar still left on the table and hurriedly said: "Chen Qingqing, it's your guitar."

Chen Qingqing turned her head and said quietly and quickly: "I'll lend it to you for a few days, remember to pay it back to me."

Xu Ye was stunned for a moment, then giggled.

Pei Youwei walked up to Xu Ye at some point and watched the mother and daughter get into the car with Xu Ye. Then she put her hand on Xu Ye's shoulder and imitated Xu Ye's tone that day and said, "Oh, I feel like falling in love." It’s not interesting.”

Xu Ye knew that the landlady was trying to blame him.

He said very forcefully: "It's not interesting in the first place."

Pei Youwei snorted and said with a smile: "I've already met my mother-in-law twice, why are you so embarrassed?"

"Mother-in-law, I don't understand what you mean."

"Tch, why are you pretending? Chen Qingqing is such a beautiful little girl, wouldn't you like her?"

Xu Ye took Pei Youwei's arm and said with a smile: "Madam boss, if you want to say that, then I like you too."

Pei Youwei directly pushed Xu Ye on her head, looked at Xu Ye up and down, and said hummingly: "You are playing gangster with me, right? Do you still want today's salary?"

"Madam boss, I was wrong."

"Go, go, go, on the first day, I thought you were a very honest little guy, but I didn't expect you were also a little scumbag."

Xu Ye said seriously: "Boss lady, in this world, no one likes honest people."

"Really?"

"Yes, haven't you heard the saying that honest people line up behind dogs?"

"Go, go, take your guitar and sing your songs, don't talk nonsense to me."

Xu Ye stood in a military posture and saluted Pei Youwei: "Yes, sir!"

Seeing Xu Ye carrying a guitar to sing, Pei Youwei couldn't help laughing. He leaned against the door frame and looked at the moon in the sky. The smile on his face gradually solidified.

She thought of the man who had turned into a star in the sky.

...

The next afternoon.

Xu Ye and Qin Zhiwei started to practice driving at the driving school together, but because Xu Ye's starting point was much higher than Qin Zhiwei, the time for practicing driving was often Xu Ye practicing for ten minutes and Qin Zhiwei practicing for fifty minutes.

In this way, after a day of learning, when they went again the next day, Qin Zhiwei still didn't drive as well as Xu Ye.

Originally, Qin Zhiwei's progress was normal, but because of Xu Ye's comparison, Coach Liu scolded Qin Zhiwei in the car every day.

The next day, when Qin Zhiwei returned home after driving practice, he was almost wronged.

"Xu Ye, go to hell, I will never do the same thing with you again."

"What a bastard, you are still wronged. Coach Liu, that old Bidden, saw that I could drive, and ran away to enjoy the cool air, and asked me to teach you how to reverse into the garage. Damn, this is the first time I feel that this money is so wasted."

"When I get my driver's license, the first thing I will do is to treat Lao Liu to dinner. When the dishes are served, I will secretly run away and let him pay the bill!"

"You have blood!"

"Xu Ye."

"What?"

"What does your girlfriend look like?"

"She is quite amazing."

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