"Mom, I just went shopping with a friend, nothing much."
Jiang Yumeng playfully stuck out her tongue.
Madam Jiang chuckled: "Do you think you can fool me? I've seen more tricks than you've ever tasted salt! Tell me quickly, or I'll get angry."
"Okay, Mom~ I know I was wrong." Seeing this, Jiang Yumeng immediately shook Madam Jiang's arm and said coquettishly.
Madam Jiang remained unmoved and asked calmly, "So, your friend is a boy?"
Jiang Yumeng blushed and said, "Mmm..."
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang narrowed her eyes slightly: "You've been staying at a boy's house for the past three days?!"
Her voice rose slightly.
Jiang Yumeng quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, I didn't! I've been staying in a hotel these past few days! Besides, we're just friends, not lovers..."
She wasn't good at lying, but in this situation, she had no choice but to lie.
If her mother finds out that she really stayed at a boy's house for three days, she's doomed!
Madam Jiang narrowed her eyes: "I've never seen you get so close to a boy before. What? You don't like him, do you?"
"How...how could this be?" Jiang Yumeng's heart started racing involuntarily. She lowered her head, somewhat unable to look her mother in the eye.
Seeing this, Madam Jiang understood. She smiled and said gently, "Mengmeng, you've grown up. It's normal to have someone you like. But girls need to know how to protect themselves, okay?"
As she spoke, she ruffled Jiang Yumeng's hair and laughed, "Our Mengmeng can even lie to her family for a boy."
After hearing her mother's words, Jiang Yumeng raised her head and said earnestly, "Mom, I... I'm just afraid you'll scold me."
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "What are you doing? You're all grown up now, and you'll find your other half sooner or later. How could we stop such an inevitable thing?"
Jiang Yumeng hesitated for a moment: "But you've been so strict with me since I was little, I thought you were going to interfere in my love life too?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang's expression suddenly became complicated.
Old Jiang, standing to the side, looked at his daughter with a hint of doting affection in his eyes.
"Silly child, do you think your mother is one of those domineering mothers in TV dramas who insist on arranging for you to meet someone you don't like? What are our family's circumstances? We're not at the point of selling our daughter, okay?" Madam Jiang rolled her eyes at her daughter and said.
Hearing her mother's words, Jiang Yumeng laughed happily: "Hehe, I knew Mom was the best!"
Madam Jiang gently pinched Jiang Yumeng's cheek and said with a smile, "You little rascal, you're good at making me happy. But don't get too excited yet, I didn't say I agreed to you being with that boy."
Jiang Yumeng stuck out her tongue: "Oh, I know! I'll take a good look at him. If he's really suitable for me, I'll bring him home to meet you and Dad."
Old Jiang watched the interaction between the mother and daughter and felt extremely gratified.
If that kid can really gain his daughter's approval, that would be a good thing.
At the very least, my status in the family will improve significantly in the future.
Madam Jiang suddenly patted Old Jiang on the shoulder, signaling him to speak.
Old Jiang cleared his throat and said to Jiang Yumeng in a serious tone, "Mengmeng, your parents don't object to you dating, but you must keep your eyes open and find someone who is truly good to you. Also, no matter what happens, remember to come home. Your parents will always be your strongest support."
Jiang Yumeng nodded gratefully, her eyes slightly moist: "Yes, I understand, thank you, Mom and Dad!"
The family sat together, and a warm atmosphere filled the entire room.
On the last day of the National Day holiday, Gu Fan had already packed his things and boarded the high-speed train to Xida University.
This holiday was quite fulfilling, of course, because of a few days that made it so.
At 3 p.m., Gu Fan returned to school. Although it was the end of the holiday, the campus was quite deserted.
When Gu Fan arrived at the dormitory, he found that only the senior students were there.
"Don't you need to go to your internship, senior?" Gu Fan asked curiously.
Huang Zhong smiled and said, "It's the weekend today, so we can rest for a day."
Gu Fan nodded: "If you guys start your internships so soon, won't you have nothing to do later?"
Huang Zhongxi said, "There are only a few tasks in the senior year, and they don't have a specific order. Once you finish them, there's basically nothing else to do. I plan to do an internship first, then do my graduation project, and then write my thesis."
Gu Fan nodded. He was only a sophomore now, but he would have to go through the same process when he was a senior.
After a brief chat, Gu Fan left the school and headed to the flower shop.
"Hey, isn't this Gu Fan? Haven't seen you during the long holiday, you look so energetic!" Sister Tang was sitting at the front desk, bored, and teased Gu Fan when she saw him.
Gu Fan's lips twitched: "Isn't being in good spirits a good thing?"
Sister Tang smiled and said, "I thought you went on a date with a little sister."
I thought you were completely drained!
Of course, she didn't say that out loud.
Gu Fan ignored her question and instead asked, "Where is Sister Qiuxiang?"
Sister Tang shrugged, looking somewhat annoyed: "I don't understand. She hasn't come for two days. She's probably busy with other things."
Gu Fan nodded, then looked at Sister Tang and couldn't help but ask, "Sister Tang, are you so free? Doesn't anyone come to buy flowers?"
Sister Tang said calmly, "Everyone goes on vacation during the holidays. Although business was quite booming in the first few days of the holiday, now that everyone is back from the holiday, of course there are fewer people."
A lot of people buy flowers in the lead-up to the holiday, because once the holiday arrives, many young couples can't resist going out on dates, and the guy will buy a bouquet of flowers for his girlfriend...
Just as Gu Fan was about to find a stool to sit down, a guest suddenly arrived.
Under Sister Tang's watchful eye, Gu Fan closed another big deal.
"I've heard of 999 roses, but what's with 999 chrysanthemums?" Gu Fan muttered to himself as he returned to fill out the form.
"Wow, Gu Fan, I feel like the flower shop's business has suddenly picked up. You must be blessed by the God of Wealth, right?" Sister Tang said with some surprise.
Gu Fan rolled his eyes: "No way! It's just a coincidence."
"Do you even know what this means? It's not a funeral, why would anyone buy 999 chrysanthemums? What kind of twisted sense of humor is that?"
Sister Tang glanced at the order and chuckled, "I guess it really is just a twisted sense of humor? Maybe they did it to annoy their target."
Gu Fan's lips twitched. He felt disgusted. Taking chrysanthemums, 999 of them at that, was truly disgusting.
Rich people really do live extravagantly!
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