Li Xiyue's face twitched violently. "Who considers him a son-in-law! He's dreaming!"

Without Du Guixiang pushing her, she quickened her pace and pushed open the door to Du Jingshan's office.

"Mom! What are you doing here? What are you doing here?"

Cheng Xiaohui said with a smile, "Your dad and I came to find you, but we arrived too early and ran into Principal Du. He told us to rest our legs in his office."

Why didn't you knock before coming in? He's the principal, after all; that's incredibly rude of you.

Li Wenbo said, "Why do you talk about your daughter as soon as we meet? My daughter is familiar with Principal Du, so I can be more casual about it."

Knocking before entering isn't a strict rule. Rules are rules, but people are flexible. Principal Du is young, promising, and easy-going; he certainly won't fuss over such trivial matters.

Du Jingshan said, "Uncle is right. I won't fuss over these trivial matters. Yue'er and I are very close."

Li Xiyue's scalp tingled from listening; Cheng Xiaohui was praising Du Jingshan to the skies!

She walked up to Cheng Xiaohui and said, "Mom, I'm out of school, let's go!"

Du Jingshan said, "Since you've just finished school, let's all have dinner together."

Li Xiyue turned to look at Du Jingshan, "What? I'm just sitting in your office for a bit, and you expect my family to treat you to a meal? My family doesn't have any spare money, so please excuse us!"

Cheng Xiaohui hurriedly grabbed Li Xiyue's hand, "Yue'er! How can you be so rude? It's just a meal!"

Du Jingshan said, "What I mean is, I'll treat everyone to a meal at a restaurant!"

Li Xiyue said, "Do you think my family can't afford to eat out? Do you need to pay for it? We can afford it ourselves!"

She pulled her mother and walked outside.

Li Wenbo said awkwardly, "This child... might be in a bad mood. Um... I'll go first, we can talk later."

Du Jingshan said, "It's alright. I'm used to it!"

Li Wenbo said, "You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it!"

He took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly chased after Cheng Xiaohui and Li Xiyue.

Du Guixiang put her hands in her pockets, looked at her brother and then at the enraged Li Xiyue.

She pursed her lips and said, "What's the use of just trying to please Yue'er's parents? If Yue'er doesn't agree, it won't matter who agrees."

Du Jingshan tapped Du Guixiang's forehead with his finger and said reproachfully, "What are you thinking about at such a young age? Who's trying to please her parents? You're overthinking it!"

Du Guixiang rubbed her forehead and said, "Who's overthinking it? Why did you call Yue'er's parents to your office? Pfft! Don't think I don't know you like Yue'er, right?!"

However, according to my inside information, Yue'er's boyfriend isn't in Beijing, so you still have a chance! Brother, I believe in you, keep it up!

Du Jingshan took out a piece of candy and stuffed it into his younger sister's mouth. "Shut up! If you don't talk, no one will think you're mute. Don't bring up these things in front of Yue'er!"

He strode past his sister; he had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to chat with her about these trivial matters.

Du Guixiang, sucking on her White Rabbit milk candy, rolled her eyes. "If I don't help you, who will? Pshaw! It's only because she's your own sister. No one else would help you like this!"

Suddenly, she remembered something and slapped her thigh, exclaiming, "Oh dear! I forgot to ask Yue'er for my suit skirt set! Ah! My beautiful skirt!"

Cheng Xiaohui struggled to keep up with Li Xiyue's pace and ran out of the university gate, panting heavily.

"Yue'er, slow down! Mom can't keep up with you, why are you in such a hurry?!"

Li Wenbo caught up and said, "Yue'er, slow down! Your mother is weak, she can't run that fast!"

Li Xiyue helped Cheng Xiaohui to the corner of the school gate, to a secluded spot.

She said, "Mom, are you misunderstanding something? Du Jingshan and I have nothing going on."

Cheng Xiaohui said with a smile, "Of course you're fine now. You're still in school. It's not too late to think about it after you graduate from university!"

However, Du Jingshan is a really good kid. If you develop a relationship with him, Mom will have no objection at all!

I heard that his parents are both highly educated intellectuals, and they are a good match for our family.

"That's right, your grandfather... Fortunately, he's not as strict now. As long as his family doesn't mind, it won't affect you much."

Li Xiyue slapped her forehead and said, "Mom, he and I are really not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship!"

Let me put it this way: I have a boyfriend, but it's not him! So please don't assume he's so great; no matter how great he is, it has nothing to do with me!

Cheng Xiaohui looked at Li Xiyue in surprise, "What? You have a boyfriend? Who is he? I've never heard you mention him before."

Li Xiyue said, "I have a boyfriend. We just started dating, and it hasn't been long, so I didn't tell you."

Li Wenbo asked, "Even though it hasn't been long, you should tell your mother. This is a big deal. What if you mistake her for someone else?"

We should meet with him to learn about his family situation, character, and other aspects, and then ask acquaintances to find out more about his family background!

If someone is unreliable, break up with them quickly before anyone knows; it won't affect your reputation.

His biggest worry was that if he encountered someone with bad character, they might date for a while and then break up, which would have a negative impact on Li Xiyue.

In the future, if someone introduces a girl to someone, some families will mind if the girl has had previous relationships, because people's thinking is very conservative in this era.

If you date and break up after a while, and break up too many times, people will gossip behind your back and say that the two of you are immoral!

Li Xiyue pursed her lips into a straight line; she hadn't originally intended to tell Cheng Xiaohui so soon.

Mu Cangnan is Mu Jiuhong's younger brother, and their relationship is somewhat complicated.

Another concern is that she worries Cheng Xiaohui won't be able to accept Mu Cangnan's identity.

Seeing that Li Xiyue remained silent, Cheng Xiaohui urged her, "Hurry up and tell me, who is that boy? Tell Mom, or Mom will worry!"

Mibao sat in the boss's chair, nibbling on a small dried fish with its paws, its big round eyes staring at the large screen.

It clicked its tongue and said, "I'm afraid your mother will be even more worried if you mention Mu Cangnan's name."

Li Xiyue pursed her lips and said, "Mom, my boyfriend is a very good person and an outstanding individual. He is a nuclear weapons researcher, and he studies national classified projects."

"How could anyone engaged in national scientific research be a bad person? The national review process is far more rigorous than that of ordinary institutions, wouldn't you agree?"

Cheng Xiaohui was stunned by what Li Xiyue said. She asked, "This guy is so outstanding! What's his name? Where does he work?"

Having laid so much groundwork, Li Xiyue felt confident that things were going well. She uttered the most crucial words, "His name is Mu Cangnan... he's Mu Jiuhong's younger brother..."

Cheng Xiaohui's expectant expression instantly froze on her face...