Liang Xinyun smiled and said modestly, "He's just an attending physician, he doesn't even have a senior professional title yet."
"It's already an outstanding achievement to be admitted to the First Hospital of Dongda University. Moreover, Han Chen was promoted to attending physician in the capital. The competition there must be fierce." Liu Xiangru suddenly remembered something and asked, "He is in the orthopedics department... Then the doctor named Han I met in the orthopedics department must be him, right?"
"Have you seen Han Chen in the orthopedics department? To see a doctor or..." Liang Xinyun asked.
"No," Liu Xiangru wanted to say something, then glanced at Zhou Mo. She realized that Zhou Mo had already said that she would never have anything to do with Han Chen, so she simply said, "He's Momo's ex-boyfriend. Zhou had his leg broken. He's in the orthopedics department of the First Hospital of Dongda University. I happened to run into Han Chen when I was taking him to the hospital. I was so rushed at the time that I didn't recognize him."
"What's going on?" Liang Xinyun was shocked.
Zhou Zheng, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up. "This is also our fault for not judging him well. That scoundrel didn't run his business properly. He stole Momo's ID card to register a company, leaving her in debt. Momo only discovered this when her creditors were chasing her. He still refused to admit it, and as a father, how could I let him bully my daughter like that? So... I got angry and hit him with a broom. He ran so fast that he missed a step and broke his leg."
Liang Xinyun was filled with righteous indignation. "Good job! This kind of person is so despicable!"
Turning to look at Zhou Mo, Liang Xinyun asked distressedly: "Momo, how did you get to know such a person?"
Before Zhou Mo could say anything, Liu Xiangru took over the conversation, "It's all my fault. At the time, I thought Momo was already a PhD student and still single, and my colleague mentioned a good young man, so I wanted to bring them together. Momo was obedient and didn't dare to disobey me, so she started dating that guy."
"Sister Xiangru, you're too impatient. You need to understand the situation before making any conclusions. Aren't you accidentally pushing Momo into a fire pit?"
"Yeah," Liu Xiangru also regretted it and sighed slightly, "I've learned from my mistakes. If Momo finds someone again in the future, I will definitely not stop her. But there is one thing I can't give in to. I must know everything about her."
Liang Xinyun suddenly smiled, "I think the same thing. Han Chen needs someone I know well."
"Yes, I want Momo to find someone like Han Chen. Han Chen is good at his job and he's handsome. We're old friends and neighbors, so we know each other well. How great," Liu Xiangru nudged Zhou Zheng, "right, Lao Zhou?"
"I think Han Chen is good too."
Zhou Mo listened with a frown on her face. The three of them talked a few words and dragged her and Han Chen together again.
The situation was getting worse and worse. Zhou Mo coughed lightly a few times and prepared to show his hand, not wanting to be misunderstood again.
"Mom and Dad, Aunt Liang, Han Chen and I..."
Before he could finish his words, the door of the box was pushed open.
Han Chen stood at the door, looking exhausted.
"Uncle and aunt, I'm sorry I'm late."
Liu Xiangru was stunned by the drastically changed Han Chen in front of her and almost didn't recognize him.
"It's okay, it's okay, you are busy with work," Liu Xiangru and Zhou Zheng invited Han Chen in.
Liu Xiangru asked, "Come and sit down. You must be tired from being on duty, right?"
"It's okay, I'm used to it," Han Chen sat next to Liang Xinyu, and Zhou Mo happened to be on the other side.
Liu Xiangru pushed Zhou Mo and said, "Give the menu to Han Chen and let him see what he wants to eat. These are all your orders, so they may not suit Han Chen's taste."
Zhou Mo glared at Han Chen angrily and pushed the menu to him.
Han Chen smiled lightly and said politely, "No need. I'll eat whatever you order. I'm fine with that."
The more Liu Xiangru looked at Han Chen, the more she liked him. She couldn't help but praise him, "Boys are easier to raise. Our Zhou Mo has been picky about everything since he was a child, so being picky about food is not the best thing for him."
Liang Xinyun glanced at Zhou Mo and said, "You can't say that. Girls should be pampered. Besides, Momo can do everything from work to housework. Han Chen is far behind."
A dinner party turned into a main battlefield for conversation between the two parents.
Zhou Mo wanted to interject, but didn't know how.
I can only focus on eating.
During this period, Liu Xiangru and Liang Xinyun kept praising each other's children.
Zhou Mo couldn't help but said, "How about, Aunt Liang, Mom, why don't we just switch places? Let Han Chen come to my house and I'll go to Aunt Liang's. That would be great."
Except for Han Chen, the three parents at the table were stunned and speechless.
The two families were crazy about saying nice things about each other's children, and they wanted the other's children to call them "Mom". They had their own little calculations, and wanted to match the two children from the parental level.
Zhou Mo obviously didn't buy it.
The parents on both sides immediately stopped arguing.
Liang Xinyun broke the awkwardness, "I wish I had a daughter like Momo."
His tone seemed full of regret.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it." Liang Xinyun came back to her senses and turned the ribs on the table to Zhou Mo, "Momo, these are the ribs you like."
Zhou Mo caught a flash of sadness on Liang Xinyun's face and glanced at Han Chen with doubt. Han Chen's face was indifferent. Zhou Mo didn't get any information, so he could only smile warmly at Liang Xinyun and pick up a piece of pork ribs.
"Han Chen, you try a piece too," Liang Xinyun did not forget to take care of her son.
After Han Chen picked up a piece, Liang Xinyun asked, "Didn't you say you'd get off work at 8 o'clock? Why are you here so early? Have you finished your work at the hospital?"
"I've told my colleagues, they'll help keep an eye on it."
Liang Xinyun nodded.
Liu Xiangru on the side was also constantly observing Zhou Mo and Han Chen.
But I never saw anything ambiguous between the two of them.
"Haven't you met several times? Why are you having a meal together but acting like strangers?" Liu Xiangru always felt that the relationship between the two of them was abnormally distant.
After all, they were high school classmates, and Zhou Mo had even gone to see Han Chen in his senior year. Liu Xiangru didn't believe that the two would become so estranged.
Zhou Mo said with a smile: "We are all so old now, not children anymore. We each have our own lives. It's not normal that we can't talk about anything, right, Han Chen?"
She threw the question to Han Chen.
"Yeah," Han Chen responded lightly.
Liang Xinyun also shook her head helplessly. Seeing Han Chen like this, she probably made Zhou Mo angry last time, and the two of them haven't reconciled yet.
It was clearly Han Chen who asked her to invite Zhou Mo's family out, but she hasn't said anything yet.
Liang Xinyun had no choice but to quietly kick Han Chen under the table and threaten him with her eyes.
Han Chen then put down his chopsticks and asked, "Uncle and aunt, do you want to go see the opera? There's a foreign troupe performing at the Dongjiang Grand Theater tonight."
The three parents were slightly stunned.
Liang Xinyun was the first to understand and quickly said, "Let's get together. We can't just have a meal and call it a day. There's an opera tonight, 'La Traviata', which is a classic. If you don't like it, you may never see it again in your life."
Zhou Zheng hesitated for a moment, "Foreign things, I can't understand them..."
"Why don't you understand?" Liu Xiangru suddenly interrupted, "I think it's pretty good. After a busy life, listening to an opera isn't too much, right? Even if we can't appreciate it, we can at least join in the fun."
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