Another roar of the engine sounded, and the three of them quickly disappeared from my sight. I sat back on the chair, too lazy to feel anything, because if I decided to be with Mi Cai, similar scenes would continue to happen.

The boy beside him looked pale and said to me with some tremolo, "Brother Yang... the man and woman have such a strong aura. Who are they?"

"Rich people."

"Yes, Audi R8 and Ferrari 458 are really rich!"

I took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and threw it into my mouth, and looked out the door. It seemed that there was a fierce smell of gasoline in the air.

The boy reminded me melancholy again: "They took your boss lady away!"

I glanced at the boy, but still didn't respond to him.

"Brother Yang, can you tell me about their character relationship?"

"cannot."

"You are in a bad mood! Then I'd better shut up!"

An hour later, Mi Cai sent me a message, saying that she wanted to go to Suzhou and try to rush back before dusk.

I pretended to be careless and replied to a message, asking her to put her own affairs first.

...

Just after afternoon, I finally received a call from my father again after 3 days. He told me that he and my mother had arrived at the bus station in Xitang and asked me to pick them up.

I picked up the keys of the van and walked out the door. I passed by the open space, which was still there, but I felt inexplicably depressed, even though I knew that I had only endured a half-day separation.

After standing for a while, I drove to the station. My father was as expressionless as ever, but my mother looked at me with a calm face.

I hurriedly took out two bottles of mineral water from the car and handed it to them, saying, "Dad, Mom, the journey is hard. I will invite you to taste the special dishes in Xitang later, and I will make sure you praise it!"

My mother took the mineral water from me and said, "We are not here in Xitang for special dishes, so don't spend it!"

The word "spends" suddenly made me feel a strong sense of distance, and I felt a little depressed, but I still squeezed out a smile and said, "Aren't you my parents? I finally came to Xitang once. As long as you have fun, I don't feel sorry for how much you spend!" After that, I opened the car door for them.

Dad Ban sighed and didn't say much. He got in the car first. My mother then got in the car. I closed the door for them and got in the car myself. After starting, I drove them directly to the best restaurant in Xitang.

...

After ordering the dishes, I asked Papa Ban again: "Papa Ban, can you drink some wine?"

Before Daddy Ban made a statement, his mother answered the conversation: "Stop drinking, I'll talk to you later."

Although I was mentally prepared enough, my heart still felt tight and I didn't say anything anymore. I just lowered my head and played with the lighter in my hand.

My mother was silent for a while and said to me: "Zhaoyang, you are our son. We are responsible for good or bad. So this time when I came to Xitang, your father and I didn't ask you for a crime, but just hope you can go back to Xuzhou with us... Your father and I have already discussed it and asked him to work as a data custodian for you at the unit. In less than a year, we can transfer you to a formal staffing, and life will be more stable."

I was shocked and immediately confirmed to Dan Dad, "Dad, do you really want to arrange a job for me in your unit?"

Daddy Ban nodded: "Yes."

A strong sense of powerlessness arose in my heart. Even the very principled father compromised on this matter. I remember that last time I begged him so much, he didn't agree.

At this moment, I couldn't speak out and refute, just bowed my head and remained silent.

My mother asked me in a light tone again, "Zhaoyang, you told my mother, is it better to live alone outside?"

"It's not easy, but..."

“But what?”

"Mom, it's not that I can't accept the nine-to-five work life. The key is that I have invested a lot of money and really have ideas about this inn. I have been carrying a reputation of being unable to support the wall over the years. This time... this time I want to be a successful person!"

"Do you know you want to be a successful person now? What did you do in the years you just graduated from college? ... I don't need to remind you, you also know that you are 27 years old this year. Those of you who are the same age as you, those who get married early, and children all go to kindergarten. Where are you?"

I retorted: "Marriages without material foundations are fragile. I don't think there is anything wrong with starting a career first and then starting a family!"

My mother's face immediately became ugly, and she scolded: "Tell me, who else does it besides yourself think you are right and support you in doing this?"

I thought of Mi Cai, but unless she spoke in person, I would not have the confidence to express my opinion on her behalf, so I fell into silence again.

Dad Ban finally spoke in my silence: "Zhaoyang, we don't have to force you to return to Xuzhou, but there is a premise that you must first live a stable life... Don't you have a classmate named Fang Yuan? If you can settle down in Suzhou like him, we parents will naturally have nothing to say."

I had to examine myself in this sentence by my father. It was surprising that my current situation did not make my parents anxious. Suddenly, my confidence in insisting on my own opinions became less than enough, but I was even more unwilling to give up.

...

After returning to the inn, I helped my father and mother arrange a room to rest, and once again fell into the pain of making a choice. I gradually felt that the so-called persistence is so small in the face of family responsibilities, and I am more like a willful and reckless boy.

I began to miss the self without distractions when I returned to Xuzhou last year, but I couldn't understand why I was willing to accept a stable life at that time, but now I am unwilling to accept it?

Thinking about it again, I understand: the root cause of the change of concept is that there is a Micai in my world, so I am so repulsive of ordinary things.

But can my father and mother, who pursue stability, understand my mood at this moment?

I don't expect them to understand, but I know more deeply that everything today needs to be endorsed by gritting my teeth.

...

The sky gradually darkened, and it was time to have supper, but Mi Cai, who said she would be back before the evening, still did not come back.

I couldn't help but feel a little worried and wanted to call her, but my father and mother walked out of the guest room and said they wanted to treat me to a meal.

I was a little helpless because the so-called treating me to a meal was just that they gave me an ultimatum to make my choice as soon as possible.

After a while of silence, I finally said to them, "Wait a little longer, there is still someone left. When she comes back, let's go eat together."

My mother asked me in confusion: "Is there one person left! Who is it?"
Chapter completed!