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Chapter 575 The Monument of Merit

While driving, Feng Chen found that Yan Xin seemed to be in a bad mood after chatting with someone on QQ, so he asked:

"What's wrong? Why do you look a little unhappy?"

Of course, Yan Xin would not tell this matter. He just sighed and said, "A friend was quite emotional when he talked about his family affairs."

"What makes you, a billionaire, so emotional? Is there anything you can't help with?" Feng Chen became interested.

"It's not that I'm short of money, it's a family relationship problem. No one can help with this," Yan Xin said.

Not wanting to talk about this matter in detail with Feng Chen, he waved his hand:
"Let's not talk anymore. I feel a little depressed talking about it. Let's talk about something happy."

Feng Chen smiled and said, "You tell me what makes you happy."

"For example, is your child a boy or a girl?" Yan Xin asked.

"How do I know?" Feng Chen stared, "It is illegal to check this now. I don't want to do anything illegal."

He is still a very honest person.

Although gender checking is illegal, there are quite a few people doing this business.

Like the Cai family, after Shu Yi became pregnant, she quickly went to Hong Kong Island for a check-up and determined her gender early.

Feng Chen never did that.

Yan Xin asked: "What do you hope for? Do you want a girl or a boy?"

Feng Chen sighed: "If it goes according to my ideas, then I hope it is a girl, but my parents don't think so. They prefer a boy to continue the family line. So I can only hope that Mengyao is pregnant with a boy. Boy - this has nothing to do with whether I personally like him or not, the main thing is that this will allow Mengyao to be treated better in front of my parents."

It's not like he doesn't know what his parents are like.

It can be seen from the attitude towards the two brothers and sisters that the preference for sons over daughters is quite serious.

And the family has always thought like that, and it can even be said that the whole family thinks like that.

It's understandable to have such an idea in the countryside - farming involves quarreling over land boundaries, water, and trivial matters. If there are more men in the family, they will definitely take advantage and it will be easier to support the family.

But in the 21st century, the main income comes from working, and it is a bit inappropriate to continue like this.

Now the Feng family's parents have a very good attitude towards Ruan Mengyao. If they add another son, their attitude will only be better.

But if a daughter is born, Feng Chen is not sure what kind of attitude the parents will have.

There is no way to make sense of this thing. Giving birth to a son and continuing the family line has almost become something like a belief.

Yan Xin could understand Feng Chen's worry and asked, "What are you going to do if the baby is a daughter?"

Feng Chen said helplessly: "What else can we do? Bring her to Yangcheng as soon as possible, and we can live by ourselves. No one is around, so there won't be so many worries."

Yan Xin thought about it and realized that it could only be like this.

Of course, this also has a premise, that is, Feng Chen's current economic conditions are relatively good. His wife has given birth to a child and does not need the help of his parents so much. She can live with him in Yangcheng.

If you have a big enough house, you can also hire a nanny to help take care of the children.

If you are a migrant worker, your salary is more than 1000 yuan a month, and you can only live in a dormitory. If you encounter something like that, you have no choice.

No matter how troublesome it is for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along, they can only endure their disgust and stay together.

It's different when you have money. If you don't get along well together, just live separately.

Of all the good things, money is better.

With money, those headaches are no longer a problem.

Ruan Mengyao is now pregnant and cannot drive. Yan Xin and Feng Chen take turns driving this car.

Feng Xi flew from the capital to Star City that day. When they drove to Star City, they took her with them.

Two women were sitting in the back row, and two men were sitting in the front row.

"Why didn't my sister come with you this time?" Yan Xin asked Feng Xi.

"She is busy with her online store now. She works on her online store for more than ten hours a day and has no time to come over at all." Feng Xi said with a smile.

"You don't have to work so hard, right?" Yan Xin said.

"As a brother, you still feel sorry for your sister," Feng Xi said, "I also told her not to work so hard, but she just can't stop. The performance is so good that now the online store has become a platform for Korean cosmetics sales. The number one store, far ahead, her monthly commission is over [-], she is very motivated."

Ruan Mengyao gasped: "Is it so profitable to open an online store now?"

"We have caught up with the Korean Wave and there are not many strong competitors, so we have reaped the dividends of an era." Feng Xi explained to her sister-in-law.

Yan Xin shook his head: "It's only one hundred thousand, it's not worth it."

Ruan Mengyao and Feng Xi both looked at him, and even Feng Chen couldn't help but glance sideways at him.

This guy is floating!

A monthly income of 10 is enough.

Feng Xi covered his mouth and smiled: "That is, in the eyes of us billionaires, what does a monthly income of 10 mean? That is not money that can be earned in the blink of an eye."

Yan Xin felt a little embarrassed.

In his previous life, 10 yuan was a huge sum of money to him. If he could earn 10 yuan a year, he would wake up laughing even in his dreams.

Not to mention 10 yuan a month.

Now that I say this, it does seem a bit unworldly.

But to be honest, now he really feels that there is no need for Bai Xiaoling to work so hard. She already collects the rent of more than a dozen houses and can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month.

Now I am the store manager of an online store with good performance. Even if I don't take care of things very much and let the people under me run the business normally, my monthly income will not be much less.

It seems a bit unnecessary to put in so much effort just to make the performance a little bit better.

As his half-sister, there is no need to work so hard.

As a woman who has an intimate relationship with him, there is no need to work so hard.

But he just smiled and said nothing more.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, their car arrived at the county seat.

There are already a lot of things in the trunk of this car, which were brought from Yangcheng.

But when we arrived at the county town, we still stopped for a while. We stopped at the largest vegetable market in the county and bought a bunch of ingredients before moving on.

It is already the summer vacation, the hottest time of the year. If you bring ingredients from Yangcheng, they may be spoiled when you get here, so you can only buy them here.

There is not much difference in price, but there are fewer choices here.

Yan Xin also bought some beef and mutton for his family.

After arriving at the county seat, Yan Xin drove. Feng Chen called his parents and said that their car had arrived at the county seat and would be home soon.

Then he said to Yan Xin: "Let's have dinner at my house tonight."

Yan Xin nodded: "No problem." Feng Chen added: "You can call your parents over and have a meal together to make it more lively."

Although Feng Xi is not married to Yan Xin yet, everyone in the village knows that the two are talking about their partner, and they can be regarded as in-laws.

Now that they are back, it makes sense to come over and have another meal together.

Yan Xin did not object and said to Feng Xi behind him:
"Feng Xi, call my dad and tell them that there is no need to cook tonight and they can eat at your house."

He was driving, so it was not convenient for him to make a phone call.

Feng Xi's phone had Yan's father's mobile phone number on it. Hearing this, he took out his mobile phone and made a call.

It's summer, it gets dark late, and it's not time to make dinner yet.

On such a hot day, for many farmers, they have just gone out to work in the fields.

Yan's father had received a call from his son before and knew that he would come back with Feng Xi today, killing all the chickens in the family.

Just prepare to start cooking later.

But now they received this call. It was from Feng Xi, inviting them to dinner at Feng's house.

It was not easy to refuse this, so I agreed.

As for the chicken that has been chopped, it can only be placed in the refrigerator.

Fortunately, I bought a refrigerator right after the house was built, so things won’t go to waste.

In the past, when driving home, Yan Xin was most afraid of the roads in the village. There were potholes everywhere. He had to slow down when driving and watch the road ahead carefully.

Now there is no such worry, it is all cement roads.

When we arrived at the village entrance, the branch road was also a cement road. It was the road they donated money to build, and it stretched from the village road to the river embankment.

When he got there, Yan Xin deliberately slowed down and took a look at the merit monument at the intersection.

It has their names written on it.

Although he didn't have time to read clearly what was written on the stele now, he had seen the photos earlier and knew the content of the inscription.

Now that I see the entity, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

Feng Xi, who was well prepared, also took out his mobile phone, stretched out the car window and took a video of more than ten seconds, mainly to capture the monument.

After taking the photo, he said with a smile: "Our names are written on the monument. Does this count as success?"

"It has to be calculated." Yan Xin said.

Feng Chen also lamented: "I have done something with merit. I wonder if God will bestow my merit on our children."

Feng Xi said: "It will definitely happen. I wish you a smart and healthy fat boy."

Ruan Mengyao smiled: "Then I really need to borrow your good words."

It was a pleasure to drive on the newly repaired road without any bumps, and we arrived at Feng's house very quickly.

The cement road leads all the way to the door of his house, and the door itself is made of hardened cement.

Before arriving, Yan Xin honked the horn several times.

When the car arrived at the door of the house, the Feng family's parents had already come out.

"It's here so soon, and we haven't started cooking yet." Mother Feng said with a smile.

She was quite happy about her daughter-in-law coming to raise the baby.

Raising a baby in your own home instead of raising a baby in your in-laws' home means that your daughter-in-law regards them as her own family.

The arrival of her daughter did not create much ripples in her heart. The relationship between mother and daughter was not very good. This was something that everyone in the village knew and even became a laughing stock.

Of course, he didn't show off.

After all, now that my daughter has become a wealthy person and the house was built with her own money, she can no longer show off her dignity.

That kind of enthusiasm was also used on Yan Xin.

Yan Xin didn't have a good impression of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but for the sake of the Feng brothers and sisters, he still had to maintain his superficial courtesy.

Feng Xi can show off to her parents. They are a family. She has indeed suffered a lot of grievances in this family. Everyone can see it and no one will say anything.

If his future son-in-law showed off to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he would be happy. Others would only say that his parents did not raise him well and had no manners at all. They would also say that the man Feng Xi chose was terrible.

Even Feng Xi might feel a little unhappy in his heart.

Therefore, even if I have big prejudices from my previous life, I can only smile and show my enthusiasm when we meet.

When making dinner, he even helped in the kitchen and prepared a few dishes.

As for Feng Xi, she accompanied her brother and sister-in-law to talk in the room upstairs with the air conditioner on.

At around six o'clock, Yan's father and Wu Xiuhong came over. At this time, the dishes were not finished yet, so they were chatting in the kitchen.

The Feng family's parents asked Yan Xin in front of them when they planned to marry Feng Xi.

Dad Yan is also very concerned about this issue.

Both parents know that their children have strong wings and have the right to speak. No one can rush them to get married, and they can only make the decision themselves.

The traditional matchmaking and messy etiquette in the village were not used. They could do whatever they wanted.

Yan Xin did not hide anything: "I have discussed it with Feng Xi. If there is nothing else, I will probably come back during the National Day to collect the certificate first, and then at the end of the year, she will go home during the winter vacation and set up a few tables of wine. The marriage is over."

After he finished speaking, he asked again: "What do you think?"

"Yes, the sooner you get married, the sooner you get settled." Father Feng said.

Mother Feng also nodded.

It would be better to get married as soon as possible. Renyan's family also owns a villa. After this girl gets married, she probably won't come back to live in her own home. Anyway, her relationship is not good and she won't feel comfortable meeting her. It's very unnecessary.

Seeing that the Feng family's parents nodded in agreement, Yan's father finally felt relieved and said with a smile: "My in-laws are right, it's better to get married as soon as possible."

As for the bride price, they didn't say anything.

The Feng family's parents would like a little more betrothal gift, but they also know their daughter's character. This is something they can't decide on their own, and if she offends her, they may not get a penny.

Don't worry about this thing. The Yan family also wants to save face. Now they are also decent people in the village and will not let the bride price be dishonorable.

Besides, their family, Feng Chen, is now developing very well. He has opened a large company with hundreds of people under him, and he does not rely on betrothal gifts to survive.

Just decide on the wedding day.

That night, it was not just the three members of the Yan family who came to Feng's house for dinner, Feng Chen's uncles and uncles also came. Two couples from one family came, and in the end, two tables were opened, with a total of more than twenty people.

Such a big family gave Feng Chen the confidence to dare to show off his wealth in his hometown.

(End of this chapter)