Chapter 329: You Idiot, You Useless Piece of Junk, I've Never Seen a Son as Stupid as You
The more Father Xia looked, the more pleased he felt.
This girl not only had their son wrapped around her finger but also treated him very well.
Just look at him, he’s eating and drinking at her place every day!
Then Father Xia suddenly remembered something. Even though it felt a little awkward, he still leaned in and asked quietly. “By the way... are you two living together?”
Lin Yibai’s face turned bright red in an instant. “Huh?”
Xia Changyu put down his chopsticks, hesitated a bit, then said, “Dad, can’t you ask me that kind of thing in private? You’re making Baiyi feel embarrassed!”
So they are living together, huh?
That made Father Xia feel much more relaxed. At least the girl had already been taken by his own son, right?
He thought of the big apartment he bought for his son in the city center of Fucheng. Wasn’t that place meant for this exact situation?
The apartment was huge. Surely the girl would be happy living there!
So Father Xia cleared his throat and said with meaning. “Son! That apartment in downtown Fucheng, you should redecorate it. Make sure Baiyi feels comfortable living there.”
But Xia Changyu looked confused. “Dad, what are you talking about? That place got moldy last time because no one lived there for so long.”
Father Xia asked, “Then where do you live?”
Xia Changyu hadn’t realized what his dad was getting at. He answered naturally. “Of course I live at Baiyi’s place! She cooks and makes nice food for me every day. Life is wonderful.”
His voice got quieter and quieter as he spoke.
Father Xia’s face looked like a shocked man who’d just heard the most absurd thing in his life.
Unbelievable. Just unbelievable.
So this dumb son of his was not only eating her food for free but also sleeping at her place for free?
Outrageous! Father Xia was ready to kill his son.
After a while, he lowered his voice and said, “Changyu... you eat her food, sleep at her place, and you don’t even give her money? Don’t you think that’s wrong?”
Lin Yibai quickly said, “Uncle! It’s not like that! Please let me explain, Changyu’s not that kind of person!”
Father Xia waved his hand and let out a long sigh. “Baiyi, don’t defend that ungrateful brat. As the saying goes, ‘no one knows a son better than his father’.”
His belt was itching again.
Father Xia and Mother Xia exchanged a look. They were both very happy with this future daughter-in-law.
Just like Xia Zhilan said before, even if their family went bankrupt one day, as long as Lin Yibai was by their son’s side, he would still live better than most people.
But their son was just too dumb.
No! They couldn’t let their daughter-in-law fly away.
Father Xia was a simple businessman and got straight to the point. “Baiyi, what do you think of our Changyu?”
Lin Yibai was surprised but replied, “He’s great.”
Father Xia quickly followed up. “Well then, have you ever thought about... I mean, you two aren’t that young anymore, so maybe it’s time we, your auntie and I, met your parents? Maybe you both can start making things official?”
Lin Yibai: “Ah—what?”
Xia Changyu was overjoyed. “Dad, Mom...”
He wanted to say more, but one sharp glare from his dad shut him up.
Father Xia didn’t want to waste more words on this dumb son. If it weren’t for him bringing home such a good daughter-in-law, he’d probably already be tasting the Hermès belt.
Of course, good things are always in high demand.
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That evening, Lin Yibai and Xia Changyu were outside playing with fireworks. Meanwhile, Father Xia and Mother Xia were quietly discussing something indoors.
Father Xia was someone who always had a strong sense of urgency. He sighed and said, “If our son hadn’t acted fast, Baiyi would’ve been taken by someone else for sure. She must be in very high demand, lots of people would want to date a girl like her.”
Mother Xia rolled her eyes at him and muttered, “High demand? Do you think she’s a product? Can’t you say something nicer?”
Father Xia chuckled and quickly apologized, “My bad, my bad. I’m too used to business talk. I just meant, should we decide on this matter soon?”
Xia Zhilian wasn’t in a hurry. She asked in return, “I’ll hold off on giving my opinion for now. After all, I’ve spent time with her and I’m very happy with her. But what about you? What’s your impression of Baiyi?”
Xia Zhilan, on the other hand, wasn’t in a hurry. She asked in return, “I’ll set my own opinion aside for now. After all, I’ve spent time with her and I’m very happy with her. But what about you? What’s your impression of Baiyi?”
Father Xia answered honestly, “My first impression of her was really good. Also, I know any girl who can pass the background check and health exam to become a government worker must be very clean and disciplined.”
Xia Zhilian continued, “And about her background, do you have any problem with that?”
Father Xia shook his head and took a sip of tea as he said, “What problem could I have? We’re not some struggling family that needs our son to marry for money or connections. Besides, Baiyi herself is very capable, she got into a top-level provincial job. If nothing unexpected happens, she has a great chance of working in a powerful position someday. And it’s not like our family lacks money, right?”
Xia Zhilian asked, “So... what about the matter, then?”
Father Xia said firmly, “I fully support this marriage. If Changyu doesn’t marry her, I might just break his legs… Tsk! There’s no time to waste. Honey, how about coming with me tomorrow to visit Baiyi’s parents?”
Xia Zhilan: "Oh, I thought you’d wait until they got the ‘jackpot’ like we did before."
Father Xia: "Ahem, let’s not talk about the past, okay?"
Outside, Lin Yibai was setting up the fire and also grilling delicious meat.
The houses in this villa neighborhood were spaced far apart, so as long as they didn’t create too much smoke that that carried over to the neighbors’ homes, it wouldn’t bother the neighbors.
She shyly brought a grilled chicken wing to the elders and said, “Um... would you like to try something I made? It’s not something you eat every day, so it should be okay to have a little barbecue once in a while.”
She was a bit nervous, worried they might be the kind of people who talk about health all the time and don’t like grilled food.
But clearly, she was overthinking.
The two elders were eating happily.
To them, healthy living didn’t mean cutting out all tasty food, just eating things in moderation.
Father Xia casually shared his thoughts. “If you have time, your aunt and I would like to meet your parents. What do you think, Baiyi?”
Lin Yibai: “Wha—huh?”
That was way too sudden!
She felt like life suddenly started moving forward at full speed, and she was being pushed along with it.
One moment she was just meeting her boyfriend’s parents...
Now his parents wanted to meet hers...
If this kept going, they might even talk about setting a wedding date!
She blushed and said nervously, “But... but hasn’t Changyu already met them? And not just once, he’s seen them several times!”
“He has?” Father Xia immediately called over his son and spoke seriously. “You’ve already met Baiyi’s parents, right? So have you done anything about it?”
Xia Changyu scratched his head, “Huh? Done... what?”
Father Xia pointed right at him, “I mean you and Baiyi’s relationship... Wait a minute, don’t tell me! You’ve met her parents several times already and still haven’t made any progress?”
Looking at his son’s clueless, head-scratching face, Father Xia already knew the answer.
He was heartbroken.
Why is my son so dumb when it comes to this?