"And it only has the authority of an elder."
"'Without any other identity or emotion'"
"...That's what Ah Bei said."
It was a long message, but thankfully she had relayed it all. Ji Qingqian breathed a sigh of relief after she finished speaking.
“Abei felt that his father was a very capable person with a much higher social status than him, but he still treated him as an equal in terms of personality—he was very grateful and happy.”
"Mom? Are you listening?"
"…mom?"
Xiang Qiuhuan was listening, of course.
But now it's more important to look at her husband.
Her husband's expression was similar to hers, showing a hint of shock.
"I told you Lu was a good kid, didn't I?" Xiang Qiuhuan whispered.
Ji Xingyang composed himself. He wanted to say something, but after coughing twice, he opened his mouth and first let out a disdainful snort:
"Of course! He's only a few years old, and I'm just like that! When I was his age, I was just like that too—if I had any humanity left, I wouldn't use my position as a boss to bully people!"
Xiang Qiuhuan looked at her husband.
Although he spoke sternly, he couldn't help but smile.
It seems that Xiao Lu's sincere words touched her husband's heart.
Xiang Qiuhuan smiled and asked again:
"So Xiao Lu seems to know your dad quite well... Um, Dad, what do you think of Xiao Lu?"
Ji Xingyang coughed twice more:
"Well, it's alright, Qingqian. Tell Xiaolu to go to sleep early, and you should go to sleep early too. Your mother and I will come to see you again tomorrow."
"Um."
Ji Qingqian hung up the phone.
Ji Xingyang crossed his arms, glancing at the ceiling and then at the floor, before laughing and cursing:
"That brat..."
"So, what do you think of Lu Ren? He's alright, isn't he?"
Xiang Qiuhuan smiled and said, "Your daughter has known Xiao Lu for over two years. If she wasn't good for him, she would have found out long ago. Why would she travel all this way to find him?"
Ji Xingyang did not answer, but asked instead:
"Hey, you're not saying that Qingqian made up for that kid, are you?"
Xiang Qiuhuan looked deeply into her husband's eyes and said sincerely:
"Believe me, our daughter definitely hasn't discovered this good point about you."
Ji Xingyang: ...
"Xiao Lu understands you better than your daughter does—you'll never find such a good son-in-law again if you miss this opportunity."
"...Let me think about it some more, let me think about it some more."
"That's true, no rush."
…
Ji Qingqian tossed and turned, over and over again.
She still couldn't fall asleep after talking to her parents on the phone.
I wonder if Ah Bei is asleep or not.
He's so tired, he must be asleep.
But it shouldn't be a problem to bother him a little, right?
—Then we'll sleep together, hehe.
Ji Qingqian immediately got up and, even though she was in her own home, tiptoed like a cat to the guest room where Abei was sleeping.
She turned the doorknob.
Click.
It's locked.
Ji Qingqian's face was ashen.
"North of the Lu River!!!"
No, even a gentleman should be wary!
…
…
P.S. I was sleepy and accidentally locked it; it was purely by accident.
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