Chapter 330: You Jerk! You Don’t Deserve to Be a Father!
Are they already moving on to meeting each other’s parents?
Lin Yibai felt everything was happening so fast!
But what she didn’t know was his parents saw her like a beautiful flower they couldn’t wait to take home, complete with pot and all!
Father Xia even pushed aside a lot of work just to hurry up and settle his son’s marriage. He didn’t want their son hanging around at home all day, eating, drinking, and even sleeping over. That would be too embarrassing for the family!
The next day, they set out early in the morning.
Lin Yibai looked totally confused. She tugged at a certain someone’s sleeve and asked,
“Are you sure Uncle and Auntie aren’t rushing this a bit too much? Maybe I should spend more time with them together first, so we can all get to know each other better.”
But, what else did they need to know?
They liked her personality.
Her background? She passed the government background check, which meant she had a clean record.
Even her health? Perfectly fine.
A girl who’s kind, pretty, and has a clean background, what more could they want?
Xia Changyu totally agreed with his parents. He grinned and said, “Don’t worry! You know my mom, right? You two were pretty close before, like sisters. I think my parents are doing the right thing.”
The smart move was to talk to her parents now and get the marriage sorted quickly.
Because until she officially became part of their family, that “bird” might still fly away.
Lin Yibai still felt it was all a bit fast. She shyly said, “But...”
Xia Changyu suddenly turned serious and asked, “But what? Can’t I be a little eager to marry you? Or... do you not want to marry me?”
Lin Yibai muttered, “I never said I didn’t want to marry you.”
Xia Changyu laughed, “Well, since you didn’t say no, then what’s the difference between marrying early or late?”
Of course, there was a difference!
Xia Changyu wasn’t arrogant enough to think he was the best man in the world. There were definitely other great guys out there. And like he said before, a bird can still fly away.
Lin Yibai frowned a little, then let out a soft sigh and said, “Fine…”
Xia Changyu was overjoyed. Seeing the girl looking shy and sweet, his thoughts started going in a naughty direction.
He and Lin Yibai had done it in his big apartments, and in small ones too...
But they had never tried it in his house in his hometown, right?
So he gently held her little hand and hinted, “Baiyi, you see, my parents went to your hometown today…”
Lin Yibai immediately became alert. “What are you trying to do?”
Xia Changyu replied with a “righteous” look, “I just want to do something everyone enjoys, you know? What do you think, right here on the rosewood sofa?”
Lin Yibai refused, “No way! Can’t you stop thinking about that kind of stuff all the time?”
Xia Changyu asked, “You don’t like the rosewood sofa?”
Lin Yibai said, “I didn’t say I don’t like it.”
Xia Changyu: “Alright, alright, fine…”
Lin Yibai was so frustrated she could burst. But still, she reminded him, “How can you be like this... At least wait! Go get the ‘balloons’ first. And it’s still broad daylight, are you crazy?!”
Xia Changyu replied, “I’m not wearing it.”
Lin Yibai got mad, “You jerk!”
Xia Changyu said helplessly, “Unless... you want me to go borrow the ones my parents use?”
Lin Yibai: “......”
Days like this made her want to go back to work early!
If not, he’d just keep thinking about dirty stuff all day long. Life shouldn’t be so lazy and sinful!
She didn’t stay long at Xia Changyu’s home. Soon after, she returned to Fucheng to work. But it seemed that things between her parents and his parents were going quite well?
Of course, a bride price was needed.
Lin Yibai’s parents did some math and said, a little worried, “According to our local tradition, 66,000 yuan is fine. We’ll add a bit more ourselves to make it an even 100,000 yuan. Then they can use it as starting money for their new little family.”
Father Xia quickly stopped them and said, “Really, there’s no need for that. We’re not short on money.”
Lin Yibai’s father immediately replied, “We may not be rich, but do you think we’re poor and trying to sell our daughter for money?”
Xia Zhilian quickly tried to ease the tension, saying, “You’re right. Let’s just do it the way you suggested.”
Lin Yibai’s mom also smiled and said, “Yes, let’s go with that.”
At this point, the marriage was basically already decided. After all, their daughter had already… uh, slept with him... no, no! She really liked that boy.
The two kids liked each other. The parents also got along well. So what reason was there to say no?
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai, the girl in question...
Money wasn’t a problem. Xia Changyu’s family was well-off, and they definitely wouldn’t treat her badly.
She was just thinking about what food they would have at the family gathering today. Maybe because it was summer and really hot, she hadn’t had much of an appetite lately.
Talks about dowry or local traditions didn’t interest her at all. Those traditions often had a bunch of small, annoying rules, better to let the parents handle all of that.
After days of discussion, both families agreed that it would be best to get engaged first.
Lin Yibai’s dad called out to her, “Xiao Bai…”
He noticed she was still staring at the food and asked again, “Xiao Bai, what are you thinking about?”
Lin Yibai: “Huh?”
Father Lin asked, “What do you think?”
Lin Yibai looked confused, “Think about what?”
Father Lin explained, “I mean about you and Changyu. How do you feel about getting engaged first?”
Actually, this idea had come from Lin Yibai herself. She had just received her graduation certificate a few days ago and had also officially started her job in a government office. She thought it would be better to get engaged first and then talk about marriage after her work life was more stable.
So, she didn’t hesitate. She looked at the dishes on the table, picked up a piece of fried pork cutlet, and took a small bite. “I think getting engaged first is good too. Just... bleh…”
Ugh! That pork cutlet was way too greasy!
And with the hot weather and having been running around a lot recently, she really had no appetite at all.
And now, acting like this in front of everyone was really embarrassing!
Her face turned a little red, and she softly said, “Sorry! Maybe it’s because Changyu drove too fast, I’m feeling a bit sick to my stomach.”
At first, no one paid much attention to her feeling unwell.
She just seemed to dislike fried, oily food… then fish… then seafood…
In the end, she couldn’t even stand the sight of rice?
That’s when Xia Zhilian and Lin Yibai’s mother looked at each other. Only women understand other women.
Lin Yibai couldn’t eat another bite.
Her stomach felt like it was turning inside out. Still, she held back her nausea and tried to comfort everyone.
“It’s nothing, really. Just a small problem. I’ll go to the hospital later and get some medicine.”
Her mom immediately said, “No!”
Xia Zhilian also stopped her, “Absolutely not.”
Xia Changyu was confused and said, “Mom, what’s wrong with you? If Baiyi’s not feeling well, we’ll just go to the hospital. I’ll take her myself and watch her take the medicine. That should fix it. Trust me, okay?”
Trust you, my foot!
You two young kids, what do you know?
Father Xia was starting to realize something wasn’t right. He had seen this situation before.
When he got a jackpot… ahem… when his wife was pregnant back then, it was exactly like this.
Looking at his son, standing there proudly, talking about taking his future wife to the hospital to take medicine. Father Xia was so angry his back teeth nearly broke from clenching.
He immediately grabbed Xia Changyu by the collar like a little chicken and dragged him out of the private room in the restaurant.
You little brat.
If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I don’t deserve to be called a father!