Chapter 92: A Family with Eight Hundred Wiles

The pressure from blood ties is unavoidable. For example, right now, Chen Lu’s heart skipped a beat.

Even though he was already a college student, he was still more nervous than when he was caught skipping class as a child.

“Ahem.”

Chen Lu cleared his throat forcefully, “Why don’t we talk about Chen Mo’s grades first? Summer vacation is coming soon, and she’ll be a senior in high school when school starts again…”

“You’ve gotten a lot bolder, huh? You don’t tell the family about dating, you don’t tell the family about opening a studio at school, and if it wasn’t for your dad’s colleague telling him, we wouldn’t even know about this!” Wang Xiaoxia had clearly forgotten about her daughter’s exam results, and now she just wanted to interrogate her troublesome son.

This kid had always been very independent since he was little, but the problem was that he was too independent, making her and Chen Guanglin constantly guessing what he was up to.

As parents, sometimes they still hoped their children would rely on them more.

“I wasn’t planning to report it until everything was going smoothly,” Chen Lu said truthfully, “to save you from worrying every day about whether I’d go bankrupt.”

Both Chen Guanglin and Chen Lu, father and son, would follow Wang Xiaoxia’s temper, as she was the one with the highest status in the family. Sure enough, her anger subsided a little.

“Who is the girlfriend?” she asked softly.

“Didn’t Chen Mo tell you?” Chen Lu was speechless, that unlucky sister had left him with all the pitfalls and landmines.

The more she deliberately didn’t say, the more his mother couldn’t help but ask him.

Naturally, no one was concerned about how she did on her monthly exam.

Chen Lu made a phone call while smiling and pinching Liang Zhirou’s face, proudly saying, “Of course it’s Liang Zhirou.”

Liang Zhirou clearly heard what Chen Lu and Wang Xiaoxia were talking about, and she lowered her head shyly, feeling both embarrassed and excited, a mix of emotions.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Chen Lu guessed his mother must have muted the phone and was talking to his father.

“Is Zhirou next to you? Bring her over for dinner tonight,” Wang Xiaoxia’s voice became cheerful, “I’ve been busy these past few days, and I haven’t seen her in a long time.”

Chen Lu was taken aback and said softly, “Meeting the parents now? It’s too early. Didn’t my cousin bring his girlfriend home after dating for two years?”

He deliberately moved the phone away from him after saying that.

“Chen Lu! What are you talking about? Is your situation the same as his? It’s like you and your dad haven’t seen Zhirou.”

Wang Xiaoxia said impatiently, as if the gentle tone just now was all for Liang Zhirou.

“Let’s see, let’s see, you’ll scare your daughter-in-law away.” Chen Lu said helplessly, “I’m busy with the studio today, I’ve been working in the entrepreneurial base all morning, and now I finally have time to eat.”

“If I have time tonight, I’ll definitely bring her back, okay?”

He didn’t say “I’ll ask her,” but “see if I have time tonight,” so after asking Liang Zhirou, even if she was too scared to go, his parents wouldn’t have any opinions about her.

“That’s more like it.”

Seeing his mother satisfied, Chen Lu seized the opportunity and said in a worried tone, “You don’t have to worry about me, you should keep an eye on Chen Mo. She’s been so inconsistent lately, what’s going to happen to the college entrance exam…”

Before he finished speaking, the call was disconnected.

Since you made the first move, let’s both die!

Chen Lu shouted in his heart, sitting down beside Liang Zhirou with no strength in his body.

Because the restaurant had long benches, Chen Lu leaned closer to the girl after sitting down.

Liang Zhirou was nervous by him, but she didn’t say anything, continuing to eat in small bites.

Her brain was also a bit overloaded, why did she suddenly have to go to dinner…

“My mom is just like a kid, she can make a fuss.” Chen Lu said with a wry smile, “She’s simply spoiled by my dad.”

Seeing the girl turn her head and look at him curiously, he leaned in a little closer and smiled at her, “Don’t worry, I’ll spoil you like that in the future.”

Wang Xiaoxia had obviously been very happy these past few years, and Chen Lu hoped that Liang Zhirou could be the same.

“You’re talking nonsense again…”

Liang Zhirou was happy in her heart, but she still blushed and turned her head away, scolding softly, “How can you be like that! We’ve only been together for a short time, and you’re already talking about the future.”

Even if I fantasize about marriage, I, I wouldn’t say it like this in front of you, would I?

She was too embarrassed to say that she had fantasized about being with Chen Lu before they got together, anyway, it’s not illegal to think about it…

“If you don’t want to go, then don’t, it’s okay,” Chen Lu said with a light laugh, “But you don’t have to be so nervous, my mom must have urged me because she likes you, otherwise she wouldn’t bother.”

After thinking for a long time, Liang Zhirou nodded slightly, almost imperceptibly, “Let’s go.”

Chen Lu was a little helpless, he vaguely guessed that this silly girl would agree even if she was nervous.

As long as it was someone who was good to her, even if she wronged herself to death, she wouldn’t go against their wishes.

……

On the other side.

Chen Guanglin closed his book and placed it gently beside him, “Didn’t I tell you not to rush? Why are you urging her?”

He had always followed the principle of not interfering with Chen Lu as long as he didn’t steal or cheat, and he felt that it was best for him and Wang Xiaoxia to pretend they didn’t know anything about Liang Zhirou for now.

For a self-conscious girl, you can’t ignore her, but you can’t be too enthusiastic either.

Wang Xiaoxia clearly hadn’t considered so much, all she could think about was that her favorite girl had become her daughter-in-law, she put her arms around Chen Guanglin’s arm and said excitedly, “Your son is quite good at getting girls, he actually tricked Zhirou into being his girlfriend.”

Chen Guanglin couldn’t help but roll his eyes at her, “What do you mean tricked? Don’t say it so badly.”

Wang Xiaoxia ignored that, continuing to say to herself, “Chen Lu is twenty-one this year, Zhirou is nineteen this year, they’ll both reach the legal marriage age next year, isn’t that a coincidence!”

Isn’t this fate?

The more she thought about it, the happier she became, perhaps because they had similar family backgrounds when they were young, she had a strong empathy for Liang Zhirou’s experiences, and she couldn’t wait to pamper this good girl like her own daughter.

“The girl is still in college!!” Chen Guanglin complained, completely speechless at his wife.

What kind of parent does that? They’ve just started dating, and you’re already thinking about the legal age?

Don’t you know about warming up to a frog in warm water?

He suddenly sighed deeply, “The old lady is not to be trusted!”

The living room suddenly became quiet.

“Husband, what did you just say?” Wang Xiaoxia asked softly.

“Nothing.”

Chen Guanglin’s nerves were tense, and his eyes kept darting to Chen Mo’s bedroom before he realized, and he simply shouted, “Xiao Mo! Come out here! What’s going on with your grades this time?”