Chapter 23 Shen Yuxiu is proud!

The beauty is in my arms, charming and beautiful.

However, Li Changhe only experienced this feeling for about ten seconds.

Although Zhu Lin was a little intoxicated, he sobered up quickly and pushed Li Changhe away not long after.

In this age when holding hands is embarrassing, Zhu Lin was already very tolerant towards Li Changhe by letting him hug her.

After that, Zhu Lin didn't allow Li Changhe to hold hands.

It's so awkward with so many people coming and going.

However, since the two people understood each other's feelings, there was no sense of distance between them during the rest of the trip.

There were cruise ships in Kunming Lake below Wanshou Mountain at this moment, so the two of them rented one and rowed for a while.

Then the two of them played until after seven o'clock before they walked out of the Summer Palace.

"Come on, let's go eat!"

After leaving the Summer Palace and pushing his bicycle, Li Changhe's stomach was rumbling with hunger.

We have to have a big dinner again tonight!

But after Li Changhe finished speaking, Zhu Lin rolled his eyes at him.

"What are we going to eat? Where are we going to eat?"

"How about going to Changchun Garden? I heard that the restaurant there is a time-honored state-owned brand."

Li Changhe remembered that there seemed to be a pretty good restaurant over there, but he couldn't remember its name.

"Don't go, it's too late!"

Zhu Lin said unhappily.

"Ah? It's late already?"

"It must be past seven o'clock now. The chef has already gone off work. No one will pay attention to you even if you go!"

These days, the chefs in state-owned restaurants get off work at 7:30, but they usually stop serving orders after 7:00.

When the time comes, no one will pay attention to you even if you go there.

Although Zhu Lin didn't have a watch, he could estimate the weather by looking at the sky, and he would definitely be overtime.

"Okay, I didn't calculate the time well. I have to buy a watch later!"

Li Changhe hadn’t realized the importance of a watch before, but now it seems that he has to buy one.

"Let's go, go home and find something to eat!"

Zhu Lin was actually a little hungry.

We had originally planned to go out for a meal in the evening, but we ended up having fun in the Summer Palace and now we were out late.

Now that state-owned restaurants have closed down, it’s hard to find a place to eat.

I can only go home!
Li Changhe had no choice but to drive Zhu Lin back to the family compound in a listless manner, and then the two of them went back to their respective homes and looked for their respective mothers!
After entering the door, Li Changhe went straight to the kitchen.

"Mom, is there anything to eat at home?"

"There are only two pancakes left, and some pickles. How about I fry you another egg?"

In the past two years, supplies are not as scarce as in previous years, but most people still buy vegetables on the day and rarely buy more.

"By the way, didn't you say you were eating out?"

"Why is this, didn't you eat?"

Shen Yuxiu asked curiously as she walked towards the kitchen.

"Don't mention it. We left the Summer Palace late, and the state-owned restaurant was closed!"

Li Changhe said somewhat helplessly.

"By the way, Mom, does my dad have any watch tickets? I think I have to buy a watch."

Li Changhe could pay for the money himself, but he really didn't have any tickets and it was difficult to get them.

Only people with a job and a certain level of status have the opportunity to receive this kind of thing.

Let me put it this way, in a unit of more than a hundred people, there is only one watch ticket per quarter, and then it is shared among the people below. You can imagine how precious it is.

"There is one ticket here. It was given to me as compensation from your father. I got two tickets. Your father bought one for himself, and I kept the other ticket."

"Mom will give it to you later!"

Shen Yuxiu entered the kitchen and started to busy herself. Seeing Li Changhe still standing at the door, she turned around and asked in a low voice.

"Changhe, tell me the truth, are you dating Linlin from Professor Zhu's family now?"

"Yup!"

Li Changhe nodded and admitted it decisively.

"Really?"

After Shen Yuxiu heard this, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and she confirmed it with Li Changhe again. "Really!"

Li Changhe once again gave his mother a reassurance.

"You little brat, you're really something."

"Linlin is a good girl, she's pretty. In our family compound, I tell you how many people have been eyeing her and want to introduce her to their own children and nephews, but in the end, none of them succeeded."

"You little brat, you really made your mother proud!"

The recent rumors can reach Liu Shuwan's ears, and naturally they can also reach Shen Yuxiu's ears.

But what Shen Yuxiu heard were not good words.

No one knows who knew the gossip, but Li Changhe resigned from the assigned job and did not go to it. Now Li Changhe has become a laughing stock among some people in the entire residential compound.

Some people even dug up the reason why Li Changhe was forced to retire due to illness, believing that the kid had fallen and had a real brain disease and mental problems.

Otherwise, what good kid would give up the opportunity to be a worker?
Not to mention the gossip behind the back, saying that Li Changhe is a toad wanting to eat swan meat and wanting to date Professor Zhu's daughter, and is dreaming!
Shen Yuxiu must have felt very uncomfortable when she heard all these gossips.

Unfortunately, she was not a hot-tempered person and would not quarrel with others. It was not easy for her to ask in front of Li Changhe, so she kept it to herself.

Today, she saw her son hanging out with Zhu Lin openly, and she felt that they had a special relationship, so she mustered up the courage to ask.

As expected, Li Changhe gave her a big surprise.

I’m in a good mood and can even fry an egg!
The eggs were quickly fried and served.

“Eat it while it’s hot!”

Li Changhe responded, then picked up a piece of pickled vegetable with chopsticks and started eating it with a cornmeal pancake.

At the same time, Shen Yuxiu entered the room, quickly took out a watch ticket from the iron box in the closet, and then took out more than ten Great Unity tickets and walked out.

"Here, son, give it!"

Shen Yuxiu placed the watch, ticket and money next to the dining table.

Li Lishan, who was reading a book on the sofa, saw it and was a little surprised.

"Changhe, are you planning to buy a watch?"

"Old Li, I have good news for you. Our Changhe is dating Linlin now!"

Shen Yuxiu said to Li Lishan proudly at this time.

"Linlin? Which one?"

"Is it the second daughter of the Zhu family?"

Li Lishan didn't react at first, but when he thought of Zhu Lin who appeared that morning, he remembered it immediately.

"That's right, it's Liu Shuwan's fairy-like daughter, who is now dating our Changhe!"

"Changhe, tell mom in more detail, when did you two start dating?"

Shen Yuxiu's curiosity arose again at this time, and she asked Li Changhe again.

Li Changhe looked at his mother speechlessly.

"Technically, today!"

"I was originally thinking of confirming our relationship after I finished the college entrance exams and got into university, but something unexpected happened today, so we just got it done right away!"

Li Changhe did not go into details, but just gave a brief account.

"Okay! Humph, tomorrow when we go to school, I'll tell those old ladies who keep gossiping and slap them in the face."

Shen Yuxiu has had enough of those old women gossiping behind her back and belittling her son these days.

Li Lishan put down the book in his hand and sighed: "Don't go around making a big fuss about it."

"We still don't know what Mr. and Mrs. Zhu mean. If they are not happy about it, Changhe will be the one to be embarrassed."

"I think you should talk to Dr. Liu tomorrow and feel out what they think. We can get a rough idea first!"

Li Lishan was talking to Shen Yuxiu, while Li Changhe was eating without saying a word.

That's how it is these days, marriages are determined by parents and matchmakers, there is no such thing as free love.

Li Changhe and Zhu Lin's relationship was considered a free love affair which was quite advanced in that era, as they were not forced into a match from the beginning.

Soon, Li Changhe finished his meal and collected the watches, tickets and money on the table.

Although he had money himself, he just kept it since his mother gave it to him.

Li Changhe had previously thought that having a thousand dollars in his hand was enough to spend, and he even wanted to be lazy.

But now it seems like a piece of shit!

I don’t even have my own house, so it’s impossible for me to find a private space with my girlfriend, so I have to find money to buy a house.

It seems that I still have to work on my novel manuscripts. The more I write, the more I earn. If I write more, I can publish it and earn another fortune.

Keep typing, don’t stop!
(End of this chapter)