Faced with her mother's question, Wang Yi felt conflicted, but still nodded honestly: "Yes, I kept it from you at the time. We hadn't broken up yet. I was just being polite, which is why I said it wasn't appropriate."
He Meili's face was somewhat unpleasant, and she couldn't help but complain, "Look at you, child, you can't even tell good from bad. The people your parents introduced you to, could they be bad? Look at him, he's already the deputy mayor. If you two had gotten together back then, things would be like this now..."
As her mother spoke, Wang Yi couldn't help but shrink back. Actually, there was a reason she didn't say: she did look down on Li Xiuyuan at the time. She thought Li Xiuyuan's style was a bit outdated, both in terms of hairstyle and clothing.
But after Li Xiuyuan became the deputy mayor, when he went to the school for meetings, he was among a group of leaders, wielding power and authority, and was no longer considered unsophisticated. So Wang Yi no longer mentions this factor.
"Alright, what's the point of talking about this now?" Wang Lei couldn't help but say.
He Meili glared at her husband: "How is it useless? Xiaoyi, tell me, what happened during that blind date? Is there still any possibility between you two now?"
Hearing He Meili say this, Wang Lei also became interested. If it was really possible, that would be great. It's too difficult to do business in this small county town without connections. Of course, he was able to open a restaurant because he had connections in various places, such as the industry and commerce bureau, the tax bureau, the health bureau, and so on.
Every month, and at the end of the year, there are always things that need to be done, like giving gifts or favors.
However, these relationships are unreliable. If you only maintain them with money, they won't work when something really happens. Without real connections, money is useless. Relationships maintained with money are the most fragile.
If my son-in-law were a deputy section chief, that would be more than enough for my family. In times of trouble, only family members can be relied upon.
Hearing her mother's words, Wang Yi felt a little embarrassed: "Mom, it's all in the past."
“Tell me about your past, and Mom will help you analyze it,” He Meili said, looking at her daughter with great interest. “What if it works?”
Wang Yi looked at her father, Wang Lei, as if seeking help, only to find that her father, who always doted on her, was also looking at her expectantly.
"Actually, it's nothing much," Wang Yi stammered. "When we got there, the food came, and Li Xiuyuan noticed I was hesitant to speak, so he asked if something was wrong. I told him I had a boyfriend and was there to deal with a blind date arranged by my family. I also mentioned how my family disapproved of my long-distance relationship with my ex-boyfriend..."
As Wang Yi spoke, the expressions on He Meili and Wang Lei's faces changed rapidly, looking at their daughter with a disappointed expression.
"Then Li Xiuyuan said it was okay, he would keep it a secret for me, and that he would tell his aunt, Aunt Li, that the two of us were not suitable, so I agreed," Wang Yi continued.
He Meili suddenly interrupted her daughter, saying directly, "So that means Li Xiuyuan doesn't think you're unsuitable, but only said that because you have a boyfriend?"
"This..." Wang Yi hesitated. She felt unsure how to answer. After all, when Li Xiuyuan saw her in the central town, it was as if he hadn't recognized her at all. The only exception was when she went to Meilin Village last time and happened to run into Li Xiuyuan. He had the car stop and gave her and Su Ziying a ride back to town. The two of them had never had any opportunity to meet privately.
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