Chapter 54 Bickering
On the way back, Xu Hongmi sent a message to Xu Hongdou, and Chen Mo and the other two were going to meet them.

The three of them arrived at a restaurant chosen by Xu Hongmi and met Xu Hongmi in the booked private room.

"Sister." Xu Hongdou.

"Sister Hongmi." Chen Mo.

"Are you here? Come and sit down. The dishes have been ordered." Xu Hongmi nodded with a smile.

The three of them greeted each other briefly and took their seats.

"Waiter, the food can be served now." Xu Hongdou said to the waiter at the door of the box.

"Okay." The waiter nodded and went down to make arrangements.

"Mom." When Lingling saw Xu Hongmi, she immediately ran over and hugged her.

"Baby, how was your fun today?" Xu Hongmi touched Lingling's head and asked lovingly.

"I'm so happy. My aunt took me to see the Minions and such a big dinosaur." Lingling gestured excitedly and chattered as she shared with Xu Hongmi.

"What did you eat?"

"Let's eat roast chicken, potatoes, and shrimps," Lingling counted on her fingers.

"Did you listen to your aunt?"

"Yes~~" Lingling said coquettishly.

"Good boy, come and sit down. Mommy ordered your favorite food for you. Eat some later."

"Yeah." Lingling sat next to Xu Hongmi.

"Thank you for your hard work today." Xu Hongmi and Chen Mo said.

Xu Hongdou didn't say anything. Although Xu Hongmi said "you guys", it was obviously not directed at her.

Because Xu Hongdou knew very well that Xu Hongmi was not the kind of person who would say such things to her.

"No, Lingling is very well behaved and we don't have to worry about her at all. Besides, we are having a lot of fun ourselves." Chen Mo replied with a smile.

At this time, the waiters began to serve the dishes one after another.

"We've already eaten something just now, you don't need to order too much." Xu Hongdou couldn't help but speak as she looked at the five or six dishes that had already been served.

"I'm not treating you, and you've eaten but I haven't." Xu Hongmi glanced at Xu Hongdou.

"Hey, then you'll eat it all by yourself and die of stuffing." Xu Hongdou replied bluntly.

"I won't die until I see you get married." Xu Hongmi said with a smile.

"But looking at your emotional state in recent years, I think you are planning to become an old maid, so I should be able to live a long life."

"What does it have to do with you whether I get married or not?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

"I can't just watch you living off your parents." Xu Hongmi said as a matter of course.

"Thank you. I have purchased social security and pension insurance, so I don't need to rely on my parents." Xu Hongdou said with a smile.

Xu Hongmi asked "sincerely" and "curiously":

"Can the pension insurance you bought and the pension you get after retirement allow you to live in the capital?"

"That must be a lot, enough to pay the rent, right?"

"Or do you have the confidence to buy a house in the capital before you retire?"

"I will go back to my hometown when I retire, so you don't have to worry about me." Xu Hongdou was not willing to be outdone.

"You see, he is just trying to live off his parents and covet his parents' old house." Xu Hongmi smiled.

"What do you mean by greed?" Xu Hongdou widened her eyes.

"Even if I really can't make it in the capital and go back to my hometown, I am my parents' daughter, and I am the reasonable, legitimate and legal inheritor of my parents' house."

Xu Hongmi smiled and asked three questions in a row:

"Is it reasonable for a 30-year-old to still expect his parents to support him?"

"Is there any love for an old maid who can't get married and stays at home for the rest of her life?"

"Besides, you are my parents' only daughter. Isn't it law that you are the only one who can inherit?"

Chen Mo understood the meaning of what Xu Hongdou said before, that Xu Hongmi was born with a razor blade in her mouth.

These words are as sharp as a knife, every word pierces the heart and every sentence draws blood.

On the other side, Shandong, Zibo.

The elderly couple Xu Jianguo and Liu Guiqin were making dumplings.

"Hey, didn't I hear you a few days ago that Mi'er was going to the capital on a business trip?" Xu Jianguo asked while wrapping the stuffing.

"Yes, she said she would go there on the weekend and bring her bell with her, and asked Dou'er to help bring it to her when the time comes." Liu Guiqin was rolling the dumpling wrappers.

"Isn't today Saturday?" Xu Jianguo said.

"Really? Then they should have met by now." Liu Guiqin nodded.

"Didn't I hear that Mi'er also wanted to meet the young man who is Dou'er's neighbor?" Xu Jianguo asked.

"It seems like he did say that." Liu Guiqin thought about it.

"What do you mean by 'seems'? It means I have said it," Xu Jianguo emphasized.

"If I have said it, then I have said it. What does it have to do with you?" Liu Guiqin glanced at Xu Jianguo.

"No, then ask Mi'er, has anyone seen the person? What's the situation with the young man?" Xu Jianguo asked with concern.

"Then I'll ask later." Liu Guiqin nodded.

"We don't know what Dou'er's current situation is," Xu Jianguo complained.

"As a mother, don't you know how to care more?"

"Then how come you, as a father, don't care about me?" Liu Guiqin was unhappy.

"Besides, I had a good chat with Xiao Mo. He's a handsome guy and polite. Anyway, I was quite satisfied with him."

"Look, look, women's views are superficial!" said Xu Jianguo.

"Can you live a good life with good looks? Can you tell if someone is good just by looking at their phone?"

"There are scams everywhere on the Internet now, and they specifically target people like you."

"Yes, I don't know anything and I'm easily deceived. So why are you asking me?" Liu Guiqin sneered.

"If you want to know something, just go ask Dou'er yourself."

"I gave birth to this girl all by myself?"

"Isn't it convenient for you to ask?" Xu Jianguo defended.

"Don't think I don't know. If you don't want to ask, then let me ask, and then you can just be a good person." Liu Guiqin exposed.

"Why are you so angry? I am just discussing this with you," Xu Jianguo said.
"I don't hear any tone of negotiation from you." Liu Guiqin didn't respond.

"Okay, then leader, what do you think we should do?" Xu Jianguo asked.

"It's okay. If Dou'er doesn't want to say it, we won't ask. When she wants to tell us, she will tell us naturally." Liu Guiqin said indifferently.

"Is this child your own?" Hearing Liu Guiqin's nonchalant tone, Xu Jianguo couldn't help but ask

"No, I snatched it at the hospital gate." Liu Guiqin was rolling the dumpling wrappers by herself.

"Look, look."

"What are you looking at? I'm making dumplings to feed the pigs." Liu Guiqin threw the dumpling wrappers to Xu Jianguo beside her.

Xu Jianguo felt that he couldn't win the argument, so he stopped.

The two were silent for a while, and Liu Guiqin suddenly became interested and asked:

"Hey, how long do you think Mi'er and Dou'er can last without quarreling during this meeting?"

Xu Jianguo held up two fingers.

"How many?"

"Two minutes."

capital.

At this time, the atmosphere at the table for four people was a little tense.

Xu Hongdou clenched his fists and stared at Xu Hongmi angrily.

Xu Hongmi picked up some food for Lingling with a nonchalant look on her face.

Chen Mo was a little stunned. He didn't understand at all how a simple sentence could lead to such an out-of-control situation.

Although Chen Mo had heard the way the two talked last time, he didn't expect that they would argue to this extent when they met.

But Lingling on the side seemed to be used to it and was eating by herself.

Among all the bells at the table, only one child was the most indifferent.

"If you don't want to treat us to a meal, just say so." Xu Hongdou felt that she was so angry that she was full of anger.

"I didn't plan to invite you." Xu Hongmi said.

"Let's go." Xu Hongdou turned and said to Chen Mo.

"If you want to leave, just leave. Why are you dragging Chen Mo along?" Xu Hongmi laughed. "I brought him here. If I leave, he must leave too." Xu Hongdou said as a matter of course.

"Who are you? Do people have to listen to you?" Xu Hongmi asked playfully.

"Then tell me, will you go if I leave?" Xu Hongdou turned around and asked Chen Mo.

All eyes at the table instantly focused on Chen Mo.

Chen Mo suddenly felt numb. He was really an innocent victim.

You two can have a quarrel, but can you please not involve me?

I just came here to have a meal.

The blood between you two is thicker than water. If you break our bones, I will be in trouble both inside and outside.

Chen Mo obviously couldn't answer this kind of question.

"How about we eat first? Lingling is hungry." Chen Mo suggested.

"Uncle, I'm full." Lingling said with a blink.

"."Chen Mo.

It had been less than two hours since they had had their meal at Universal Studios.

Lingling had molten chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert after dinner, since she wasn't very hungry anyway.

While Xu Hongmi and Xu Hongdou were talking, she ate quietly by herself and felt full after a few bites.

"Well, I'm a little hungry. Let's eat first?" Chen Mo said with an unchanged smile.
"Who are you coming to dinner with?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Of course," Chen Mo hadn't finished speaking.

"Who are you here to have dinner with?" Xu Hongmi asked.

"."Chen Mo.

This meal was indeed arranged with Xu Hongmi.

Chen Mo felt a little regretful. If he had known that these two people didn't get along so well, he would have just followed the mother-in-law's lead and not joined in the fun.

Chen Mo had a very pleasant chat with Liu Guiqin. He originally thought that if he got to know Xu Hongmi better, he could concentrate on dealing with his father-in-law when he visited him in the future.

This is called advancing on multiple routes and attacking in a divided way.

But I didn't expect the situation on the battlefield to change rapidly.

Chen Mo admitted that he had thought too simply and that Xu Hongmi was not easy to deal with.

Chen Mo even suspected that this was a difficult problem that Xu Hongmi deliberately gave him.

Otherwise, as a business elite and a strong woman, Xu Hongmi, with her emotional intelligence and IQ, would never ask such embarrassing questions, unless she did it on purpose.

Chen Mo thought about it and decided not to lose sight of the main point.

If he sees injustice, he can take a detour. Xu Hongmi is not the person he must conquer, but his father-in-law and mother-in-law are.

"Actually, I'm not that hungry. Why don't I take Lingling out for a walk?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Thirty-six strategies are the best.

If I can't afford to offend him, can I still afford to hide?
"Okay, don't make things difficult for Chen Mo. He's so scared that he doesn't even dare to eat." Xu Hongmi said with a smile.

Xu Hongdou glared at Xu Hongmi and said nothing else.

Xu Hongdou and Xu Hongmi were used to quarreling and didn't think it was a big deal.

But when she got excited just now, she pulled Chen Mo in, which really made Chen Mo feel a little embarrassed.

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Hongdou felt a little sorry, so she picked up some food for Chen Mo and said, "Eat your food, don't bother with my sister, she is just like that."

Chen Mo was a little surprised when looking at the food in the bowl. It seemed to be the first time Xu Hongdou picked food for him.

What do you call this, when the crane and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits?
Chen Mo suddenly felt that it was okay for you two sisters to quarrel again.

"Huh? What's going on between you two now?" Xu Hongmi also saw Xu Hongdou's actions and asked with raised eyebrows.

"It's none of your business." Xu Hongdou replied.

Xu Hongmi ignored Xu Hongdou and turned her gaze to Chen Mo.

"I'm pursuing Hongdou, but she hasn't agreed yet." Chen Mo said frankly.

Xu Hongdou suddenly felt her ears getting hot. She had heard these words before, but she still felt a little embarrassed to say them in front of her sister.

"Is that so?" Xu Hongmi nodded.

"May I ask you what you do?" Xu Hongmi asked.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Xu Hongdou said before Chen Mo opened his mouth.

Xu Hongdou felt that she and Chen Mo had not yet officially confirmed their relationship, and now it should be just a matter between the two of them, and her family shouldn't ask too much about it.

"It's okay." Chen Mo didn't mind. There was nothing to hide in his serious work.

And if he is serious about this relationship, then you have to know it sooner or later.

"I work in the entertainment industry," Chen Mo briefly introduced his situation.

"Fuyun Entertainment?" Xu Hongmi raised her eyebrows. Even though she was not in the entertainment industry, she still knew the name of Fuyun Entertainment.

Fuyun Entertainment started out by distributing records and signing artists, and later became involved in the investment, production, and distribution of film and television. It is one of the few old giants in the entertainment industry, with a market value of over 10 billion.

Xu Hongmi couldn't help but glance at Xu Hongdou. Could it be that her sister was really a fool with good fortune?
If the two of them could really get together, she wouldn't have to worry about Xu Hongdou being alone in BJ.

However, Xu Hongmi couldn't help but worry about Xu Hongdou. Given the huge gap in their economic conditions, even if they were together, could they be together until the end?

It's not good to be poor, but being too rich is also worrying, especially in the entertainment industry.
Xu Hongmi thought a lot for a moment, but she didn't show any sign on her face, nor did she show any closeness or rejection towards Chen Mo because of his family background.

"Then I can just lie down and get the job done." Xu Hongmi said.

"Who do you report to?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Who else could it be? My parents." Xu Hongmi said.

"You always have your own ideas. You never tell your family anything. Even when I asked you to go to Shanghai, you refused to go."

"They are concerned about your situation, and I am the only one who is running errands."

"Actually, I chat with my aunt occasionally, and I have told her about my situation." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Chen Mo did tell Liu Guiqin about these situations, but Liu Guiqin didn't understand them. She only knew that Chen Mo was a musician and came from a well-off family.

Xu Hongdou glanced at Chen Mo. She almost forgot that Chen Mo already had her mother's WeChat.

"Alas, my mom is the chairman of the board, my dad is the general manager, and you are the general manager of the department. I am the only employee who is managed." Xu Hongdou sighed.

"You guys are in charge of everything for me."

"Oh, according to what you said." Xu Hongmi smiled.

"I should be the assistant who runs errands for the chairman, and you are the airborne young lady, willful and stubborn."

"The chairman and the general manager can't do anything about you. They are even a little afraid of you."

"My parents are afraid of me?" Xu Hongdou couldn't believe it.

"Isn't it? I'm afraid that you'll be wronged, afraid that you'll be unhappy, and I look at your face for everything." Xu Hongmi said.

"What are you talking about? I'm a few years older than you, so I should give in to you."

"Then when have you ever given in to me?" Xu Hongdou asked unconvinced.

"Why should I give in to you, you crybaby?" Xu Hongmi glared at him.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo looked at Xu Hongdou with some curiosity.

"Me, the crybaby?" Xu Hongdou pointed at herself.

"Isn't it?" Xu Hongmi said.

"When you were a kid, if a chicken died, you cried. If a little rabbit died, you cried too. If a goldfish died, you cried too."

"The funniest thing is that I pinched a few henna flowers to paint my nails, and you cried!"

"Whenever you cry, my parents scold me." Xu Hongmi recounted the incident like a treasure trove.

"You fed the goldfish too much and it died of bloating. You fed the rabbit too much vegetables and it died of diarrhea." Xu Hongdou said this indignantly.

"You didn't leave me any henna, and you're still feeling wronged?"

"The rabbit was fed to death by my mother, and she blames me. How many times have I explained this to her since she was little?" Xu Hongmi said tiredly.

"You fed it too!" Xu Hongdou said seriously.

"Look at you," Xu Hongmi pointed at Xu Hongdou.

"Don't act like your dad all day long, saying, 'Look, look, I don't want to look!'" Xu Hongdou interrupted.

Lingling looked up at the two of them, one on the left, one on the right, and suddenly said:
"Dog bites dog, both get a mouthful of fur."

Xu Hongdou and Xu Hongmi immediately said in unison:

"Don't talk like grandma!"

Looking at this scene, Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh.

(End of this chapter)