boyutpedia Chapter 28 Family
Chapter 28 Family
"So, Ranran, are you interested in meeting him?"
Hearing his third aunt Liu Huiying's question, Sun Ran looked up with a wry smile: "Third aunt, maybe we shouldn't bother?"
"Why not? Ranran, let me tell you, all the good girls are in high demand these days."
Liu Huiying earnestly advised, "If you don't hurry, they might find it in a few days!"
"But I'm still young, there's no rush..."
Sun Ran could only rack his brains for a defense, trying to make one last desperate struggle.
It's not that he doesn't want to be in a relationship.
I always feel that blind dates are just for the sake of getting married, so I'm a bit resistant to them.
When it comes to dating, shouldn't you be looking for someone you feel an instant connection with?
Well, to put it simply, it boils down to two words: looks matter!
"What do you mean 'little one'? You'll be 23 in a few months, which is 24 in the traditional Chinese age reckoning."
His mother, Zhou Yue'e, standing nearby, also seemed somewhat unconvinced: "People of this age are already having babies, and you don't even have a girlfriend. When are you planning to get married and start a family?"
"Yes, Ranran, if you can't do it, you can go meet them first, find a restaurant to have a meal and chat, Grandma Qian will pay for it."
The old lady over there also began to earnestly persuade them.
Elderly people always hope that the younger generation in their family can have children and produce offspring as soon as possible, so they will naturally spare no effort in doing so.
"If you don't want to meet, that's fine too. How about I get you a WeChat ID first, and you two can chat online."
Third Aunt Liu Huiying continued to press her relentlessly.
"Uncle, if you're going to eat at a restaurant, let's go to KFC. Their burgers are delicious!"
The little girl also gave him some serious advice.
There's no way around it; in her little mind, KFC is the most delicious thing in the world.
Slurp~
The old man finished his drink in one gulp, then gave his grandson a disdainful look: "Look at you, you're 24 and you don't even have a girlfriend. I'm ashamed of you if word gets out."
"Back in my day, your grandpa..."
"Oh, what did you do back then?"
Before the old man could finish speaking, a slow, leisurely voice sounded beside him.
He turned around and saw his wife sitting there, smiling at him.
A crisp snap!
The crab claw in the old lady's hand was broken in two.
The old man shuddered and quickly put on a fawning smile: "No, no, no, I just meant back then... back then..."
"Yes, when I was his age, Bo-Cheng was already running around everywhere!"
"Hehe~"
The old lady glanced at him, then placed the crab claw in his bowl: "Just eat your crab, that won't shut you up."
"Yes, yes, it has to be you, you know I love this kind of food."
The old man quickly took the crab claw, and with a worried look on his face, picked up a pair of scissors from the table and started cutting.
He's getting old and his teeth aren't as good, so he doesn't dare put this thing directly in his mouth to bite.
"Sigh, it's been a long time since I've seen Bo Cheng and Bo Ren, especially Bo Cheng..."
After fixing her husband's clothes, the old lady put down the crabs in her hand and sighed, "I wonder how they are doing in Shanghai."
The Bo Cheng and Bo Ren she mentioned were Sun Ran's uncle and father.
The latter works in a fellow villager's decoration company in Hangzhou. He is a small manager but not a shareholder. Sun Ran's older brother, Sun Hao, and his wife also work there.
They had originally hoped that Sun Ran could get a job at a good real estate company after graduating from university, and that the father and son could perhaps work together to introduce some business opportunities in the future.
If things go well, it's not impossible to go solo someday.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the industry situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the original plans were all ruined.
As for Sun Ran's uncle, he went to Shanghai in the early 2000s to develop his business, mainly doing wholesale fruit business.
It's much worse than Wang Jun's family, but it's still not bad, at least much better than his two younger brothers' families.
It's just a bit far from home; it's still outside the province, after all.
So when her husband mentioned it, the old lady naturally couldn't help but miss him, and her face showed some longing.
Seeing this, Sun Bolang simply took out his phone and started a video call.
First, I called the eldest son's family.
After the video call started, everyone greeted each other, but before they could even exchange a few words, the old lady's eyes welled up with tears.
Looking at the old man again, although he still pretended to be nonchalant, he secretly turned away after putting down his wine glass.
Hearing the old lady's slightly choked voice, Sun Ran's uncle and his family on the other end of the phone also looked guilty.
He apologized repeatedly while hurriedly comforting her, saying that he would definitely go home after the National Day holiday in a few months.
After a while of coaxing and persuasion, the old man was finally calmed down.
After the two elderly people calmed down, another video call was made to Sun Ran's father.
Well, now that we've just appeased the two elders, it's the two younger ones' turn to start shedding tears.
Although we video chat every now and then, the emotions had just been built up, and the two little ones burst into tears as soon as they saw their parents.
This left Sun Hao and his wife on the other end of the phone somewhat confused.
After figuring out what had happened, I was both amused and exasperated. It took a lot of coaxing and persuasion before the dinner table finally calmed down...
However, after making those two phone calls, Sun Ran turned to look at his mother, Zhou Yue'e, and it seemed that her eyes were also red.
Well, she's thinking of her grandma and uncle.
He quickly figured out what had happened and couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
I've been back for so many days, and I haven't even gone to visit my grandmother. I really shouldn't have done that.
Once Wang Jun finishes dealing with the drone matter in a couple of days, I'll accompany my mom to visit my grandma's house!
He made up his mind in his heart, and at the same time thought of the calming tea he had just sent out today, so he would bring some to his grandmother as well.
Also, send some to my uncle and father.
As he was thinking, Sun Ran looked up and saw that his third aunt, Liu Huiying, had glanced at him again.
He tensed up at her gaze and quickly turned to look at the old lady:
"Oh, right, Grandma, you don't know, but before I came back a few days ago, Lei Ge had a new girlfriend!"
I need to quickly change the subject, lest my third aunt start targeting me again!
"Hmph, that little brat!"
The old lady snorted coldly upon hearing this, but the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned:
"Still dating! He's almost 30, and he doesn't even have time to give me a great-grandson!"
"Yes, yes, Lei-ge really shouldn't have done that! He needs to be seriously criticized!"
Upon hearing his grandmother say this, Sun Ran quickly agreed.
His cousin was quite the ladies' man; from what he personally witnessed during his university years in Shanghai, he had at least two or three girlfriends.
He even swore that he would never get married or have children before he turned forty.
If we don't use him to draw fire now, when will we?!
"Hmph, you're not much better."
The old lady gave him a half-smile: "What, you want to be like him too?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Sun Ran smiled wryly and raised his hand, swearing repeatedly, "How could I possibly compare to Brother Lei?"
"Forget it, you can figure out your own problems. I'm too lazy to interfere."
The old lady shook her head, picked up the crab again, and slowly began to pick out the crab meat.
Whenever the topic of blind dates came up, Sun Ran kept trying to change the subject; how could she not see that?
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Nowadays, young people are not like they used to be. They are all more stubborn than donkeys. They won't move no matter how you lead them, and they will only back down when you hit them. What can she do?
It's better to mind your own business and save yourself from getting angry.
"Hehe, my grandma is the best."
Upon hearing the old lady's words, Sun Ran breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over, hugged the old lady, and began to giggle foolishly.
"Get lost! What good is being nice to me? All you do is make me angry!"
The old lady feigned anger, raised the crab in her hand as if to hit him, which startled Sun Ran, causing everyone in the room to burst into laughter.
Especially that little girl, even with her mouth full of grease, she still couldn't resist making a fuss.
He kept yelling, "Hit your uncle! Hit your uncle!"
Sun Ran was so angry that his teeth were itching.
The way you're yelling is like you're playing whack-a-mole! I've wasted my time being so kind to you, you stinky thing!
Look at your brother, how well-behaved he is!
Enraged, he gritted his teeth, picked up another crab, broke it open, and stuffed the shell full of crab roe into Xiao Sunping's hands.
Hmph, I was going to give it to you, but now it's gone!
The little girl was so angry that her mouth was practically watering.
An'an wants to eat crab roe too!
His incredibly greedy expression made everyone at the table burst into laughter.
Seeing this, Sun Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, no one brought up blind dates anymore!