“I used to work at the same company as Su Ya, and we started dating last year. Now I work in an electronics factory,” Xing Baohua said.

Oh! What's your educational background?

For some reason, Xing Baohua suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. It had been a long time since anyone had asked him this sensitive question.

How should I answer that?

To be honest, I'm a vocational school student!

Upon hearing this, Su's father frowned and said, "Do you know what Su Ya's educational background is now?"

"Of course I know!" Xing Baohua helped me with the college application process, how could I not know?

"Do you think this kind of cultural gap is appropriate?" Su's father said in a somewhat firm tone.

"Uncle, can you tell me a reason why it's inappropriate? I believe you are a cultured and refined person, so please don't look at us with those old-fashioned views. The most important thing for two people to be together is that they get along well and have common interests?"

"Indeed, let's talk about common ground. Do you share any common interests? You have a technical background and will continue down a technical path in the future. Are you expecting to talk about technology at home? She definitely won't understand your way of thinking. And you won't understand her academic questions either. Do you have anything in common in that regard? Or do you share any hobbies?"

His words were sharp, leaving Xing Baohua speechless.

Suddenly, I realized that I had gotten together with Su Ya in a completely unexpected way.

He was very arrogant back then.

He then added, "Whether Suya and I have anything in common or not, I don't think we'll break up."

What does your dad do?

"Deputy Director of the Machinery Plant".

Su's father nodded, seemingly approving of the position of deputy factory director.

It seems we should wait until Xing Baohua leaves before calling Director Li to ask about Xing Baohua's family situation.

It wasn't that she didn't agree with Xing Baohua's status as a technical school student, but rather that she was afraid of not having a good time with Su Ya.

He didn't want his children to end up like him.

For the same reason, he also came from a technical background with low levels of education.

Xing Baohua felt the conversation was going nowhere, so she got up to say goodbye and said she would sit with Su's father another day.

Xing Baohua had been gone for about half an hour when Su Ya and her mother returned.

The two went to buy clothes for the Chinese New Year and came back with a lot of bags and packages.

After Su Ya entered the room, she saw that many of the items on the floor were high-end goods. She asked her father, "Dad! Xing Baohua came by?"

"Okay! I've put my things down and left. Hey Xiaofang, why didn't you write to me to let me know you were looking for a boyfriend?"

"What's the point of saying anything? You still won't see it," Su Ya replied, pouting.

"At least give me the right to know!"

Su's mother put down her things first, then went to organize the things Xing Baohua had brought. Hearing what Su's father said, she said unhappily, "I'm warning you, don't interfere in Su Ya's affairs with her boyfriend. By the way, you didn't say anything too outrageous, did you?"

"No, I was just asking about his education and family background. I don't know anything about him," Su's father said, then noticed the large abalone in Xing's mother's hand and asked, "What's this?"

"Abalone!" Su Ya answered first.

"Sending such an expensive gift, it seems your machinery factory offers good benefits," said Su's father.

"What's so great about it! We're barely able to pay salaries. I only got half my salary this month," Su Ya said.

"How come his father has such valuable things?"

Su's mother's face darkened as she said, "His father doesn't have one, but he does! Do you even know what he does for a living? And you're asking about his education. That stuff is really useless in his eyes."

"What do you do?"

"Do you know, the Rice Electronics Factory?"

Su's father shook his head.

Su's mother said, "Haven't you watched TV? Every channel is advertising their factory now. Learning machines, pagers, cell phones, recorders. Daughter, show your old man all your gadgets, let him see how outdated he is."

“I’ve heard of these things and seen them on TV, but what do they have to do with him?”

"Hmph! He has a huge connection. First, he's the factory manager of DaMi Electronics Factory. Second, he led the team that developed those electronic products. What kind of connection do you think he has? Last year, he started from a small, run-down factory with just a few people and grew it into a multi-billion dollar company with global business! What kind of connection do you think he has?"

A series of questions left Su's father speechless. His mouth dropped open in surprise!