Chapter 174 What about you? Do you think there is a generation gap between us? ...
Obviously, both parties were surprised to meet here. Zhou Qingfen restrained her husband and looked at the two people walking towards them with a smile: "Lili, Hongzhe, you guys want to eat hot pot too?"
"I heard from my classmates that the food here is delicious, so Lili and I came to try it." Lu Hongzhe nodded generously.
Jiang Lili thought that if they hadn't held hands, she could still make some excuses, but now that the evidence was irrefutable, she decided to give up. She looked up at Jiang Aiguo and smiled, changing the subject: "Uncle, Aunt, are you guys out for some time alone?"
"How could that be? When your grandpa picked up Tongtong from school, he took the girl to eat at Kenyeba, so your uncle and I thought of going out to eat. You just arrived too, so why don't you eat together?" Zhou Qingfen made an invitation.
"Will it disturb you?" Lu Hongzhe asked politely.
"Of course not, we're over there." Zhou Qingfen pointed to the seats there. Jiang Aiguo, who was standing next to her, leaned over to Jiang Lili and asked in a low voice, "When did it start?"
"I'll explain it to you when we get back." Since he had been caught, there was no need to hide it anymore. He planned to go back and confess to get a lighter sentence.
Jiang Aiguo glanced at the two of them, then nodded: "Okay, we'll talk about it when we get back."
Seeing Jiang Aiguo's eyes on him, Lu Hongzhe looked up and met his gaze, gently explaining, "Uncle Jiang, I didn't mean to hide this from my family. I will give everyone an explanation."
"That's better." Jiang Aiguo snorted coldly. He was wondering when this guy became so familiar with Lili. It turned out that it was all planned.
"Uncle, I will explain this to you when I get back. Can we just have a good meal first?" Jiang Lili discussed with him.
Jiang Aiguo snorted lightly, and only nodded reluctantly when Zhou Qingfen beside him nudged him with her elbow: "Okay, let's eat first. I came here because my colleagues told me that this hot pot restaurant tastes good." He didn't expect that he would get such a big surprise.
"Then I must try it carefully." As Jiang Lili spoke, the waiters in the restaurant began to serve the dishes, and red oil bubbles began to emerge from the bottom of the pot in the middle. Without her doing anything, the person next to him had already started to serve the dishes skillfully. The two people sitting opposite them could tell at a glance that most of these dishes were Lili's favorites.
Jiang Aiguo also gradually calmed down from his initial anger. To be fair, Lu Hongzhe was a high-quality partner in many people's minds, and Lili was also twenty years old. It was normal for her to be in a relationship now. Moreover, he was obviously better than the somewhat childish Lu Jiaze. Thinking of this, Jiang Aiguo quickly spat several times in his heart. Lili didn't have to be good friends with their Lu family, so why was he choosing between the two?
Compared to Jiang Aiguo's anger, Zhou Qingfen has always been supportive of this matter. Lili has had her own opinions since she was a child. Since she decided to be with Lu Hongzhe, she must have thought it over carefully. As her family, they only need to support her decision.
The only person who was probably happiest during this meal was Jiang Lili. Although Lu Hongzhe appeared calm on the surface, he was actually a little nervous inside. No matter who made the decision to hide it from them, he was wrong, so he was very uneasy.
The couple across from them kept observing them, and eating became secondary. So when the meal was over, only Jiang Lili touched her belly and said, "I'm so full."
"Uncle Jiang, Aunt Zhou, shall I take you home first?" Lu Hongzhe asked.
"Well, let's go directly to Huajianlou." After Jiang Aiguo said this, he glanced at Jiang Lili, his eyes seemed to ask her if she was ready?
"Okay." Lu Hongzhe had already guessed it.
When they arrived at Huajianlouji, Jiang Lili saw that he wanted to go up with them. She grabbed his wrist and said gently, "Let me confess to them first, and then I'll find a suitable time to take you back."
Seeing her insistence, Lu Hongzhe could only compromise: "Okay, call me if you have anything."
"Okay, don't worry." Seeing him frown, Jiang Lili couldn't help but comfort him. In her opinion, this was not a big deal. It was just bringing her plan forward. After all, she didn't intend to keep this matter a secret from them.
"Lili, let's go!" Before Lu Hongzhe could say anything, Jiang Aiguo on the other side urged.
"I'll be right there." After saying that, she looked back at Lu Hongzhe, waved at him, and then followed them upstairs.
Jiang Yulan was the only one at home at this time. She opened the door and was a little surprised to see the two people outside: "Aiguo, Qingfen, why are you here?"
Jiang Aiguo glanced at Jiang Lili who was following behind him and asked her, "Are you going to tell her, or should I?"
"Uncle, why are you so serious? You and aunt go to the sofa and watch TV first. I'll go wash some fruit for you." Jiang Lili tried to liven up the atmosphere.
"No need." Jiang Aiguo shook his head and refused.
"What happened?" Jiang Yulan couldn't help but feel nervous.
Seeing her nervousness, Jiang Lili quickly stepped forward, took her arm, and sat down on the sofa with her. She said softly, "It's nothing serious. It's just that my uncle and aunt found out that Brother Hongzhe and I were in a relationship."
"You and Hongzhe?" Jiang Yulan couldn't help but raise her voice, and then many details from before kept replaying in her mind. That time when they went to buy New Year's goods, she temporarily called Jiang Jianyi and Tongtong to go together. She thought she was too cautious at first, but now it seems that she had already seen the clues at that time, but she had never thought about it in this way.
"Yes, we actually just got together. I wanted to tell you after things were more stable, but I didn't expect to run into my uncle and others today." Jiang Lili's words were not a lie. She really planned to wait until things were more stable before telling them.
"Lili, he was wrong not to tell us and his family about this." From beginning to end, this was what Jiang Aiguo was dissatisfied with.
"Well, I decided not to tell you for now. After all, we're just in a relationship. If we break up, it will be so awkward for our two families to meet in the future. So I told him not to tell his family." Jiang Lili explained.
"Is it your decision?" Jiang Aiguo thought about it and felt that this was indeed something she could do.
"Well, it's my decision. After all, our two families are close, and I don't want our affairs to affect your relationship." Jiang Lili's tone also became serious.
"When did you start?" Jiang Yulan asked after a long while.
"Before school starts." Jiang Lili said vaguely.
"It was New Year's Eve, right?" Jiang Yulan recalled the smile on her face when she came back that day.
Jiang Lili looked up at her in surprise, and Jiang Yulan knew that she had guessed right. She was still a little sad, sad that she had not told herself about this, but she soon felt relieved. Her little girl had grown up, and it was normal for her to have her own little secrets.
"Mom, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just wanted to tell you later." Jiang Lili explained quickly.
"Well, is he good to you?" Jiang Yulan asked.
Seeing this, Zhou Qingfen tugged at Jiang Aiguo's sleeve, signaling that they should leave and leave some private space for the mother and daughter. Jiang Aiguo quickly reacted: "Sister, Tongtong is still waiting for us at home, so let's go back first."
After the couple left, Jiang Yulan spoke again, "Lili, you didn't tell us because you felt you weren't sure how far you could go with Hongzhe, right?"
"I guess so. After all, the future is still very far away, and I don't want to think too much about it for the time being." Jiang Lili nodded.
Jiang Yulan sighed. What happened between her and Ji Yushu had really affected her. Thinking of this, she felt a little guilty: "Lili, no matter what decision you make, I will support you."
"Mom, do you think I'm doing this because of the influence of your marriage?" Jiang Lili thought, it would be good to take this opportunity to talk it out.
Although Jiang Yulan didn't say anything, her expression said it all. Jiang Lili chuckled, then tilted her head and rested it on her shoulder, saying softly, "Mom, believe me, I haven't been affected in any way. I just know myself well enough. I'm not sure how long my love for him will last, nor am I sure if I will give up some of my plans for him, so I want to make a decision after confirming these. I didn't expect that plans cannot keep up with changes." When she said the last sentence, Jiang Lili couldn't help but sigh. Now they knew it, and it was estimated that the Lu family would know it tomorrow.
"Are you afraid that you won't like Hongzhe anymore in the future and it will be difficult to explain to the Lu family?" Jiang Yulan guessed.
"I guess so." Jiang Lili nodded.
"Then take advantage of these two years while you are still in school and enjoy your love. Don't worry about the Lu family. They and I have known each other since childhood. Your affairs will not affect us." Jiang Yulan said as she lowered her eyes to look at her. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart again. Time flies so fast. Her little girl is now old enough to fall in love.
"I'm glad it doesn't affect you." Jiang Lili thought, maybe they took themselves too seriously? After all, before them, the two families had already had two generations of friendship.
"Lili, I don't object to your relationship, but girls must protect themselves. Do you understand what I mean?" Jiang Yulan said seriously.
"I will." Jiang Lili lowered her head when she heard that. She didn't expect that she would be the one who felt embarrassed in the end.
Jiang Yulan couldn't help but chuckle at this, and then said, "Then hurry up and tell him, so that he won't be worried alone downstairs."
Jiang Yulan was actually satisfied with Lu Hongzhe. At this moment, she suddenly remembered the joke she had made with Qiu Shaoli. It shouldn't have any impact, right?
Just as Jiang Yulan guessed, Lu Hongzhe sat on the sofa downstairs, maintaining this posture for nearly half an hour, until the ringing of the phone next to him pulled him out of his thoughts. He quickly picked up the phone and answered it, his tone a little cautious: "Lili, Aunt Jiang is not angry, right?"
"Why is she angry?" Jiang Lili asked.
"She was angry that you were with me but I didn't tell her." Lu Hongzhe's tone was still uneasy. He never thought that one day he would worry about such a thing.
"It was my idea to keep it a secret from them. Of course they won't be angry." Jiang Lili soothed in a gentle voice.
"Can I come to your house tomorrow?" Lu Hongzhe felt that he still needed to apologize in person to express his sincerity.
Jiang Lili understood his intention, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Let's go to the weekend. I'll ask my grandpa and the others to come over for dinner."
"Then I'll come over earlier to help." Lu Hongzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
"You want to show off so soon?" Jiang Lili teased with a smile.
"Of course, I want to get their approval as soon as possible and let them feel at ease that you and I are together." Lu Hongzhe said seriously.
"Okay, then I'll give you this opportunity to perform." Jiang Lili couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips as she spoke.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for giving me this opportunity." The tension in Lu Hongzhe's eyes was replaced by a smile.
"What about your parents?" Jiang Lili hesitated.
"There's no rush for them, just let things take their own course." Lu Hongzhe knew his mother's temper and was afraid that she would scare Jiang Lili, so he decided not to tell them about it for the time being and wait for them to find out on their own.
"Okay, then let's do as you say." Jiang Lili couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief because she didn't have to deal with the people from the Lu family.
"Did Aunt Jiang have anything else to say?" Lu Hongzhe couldn't help but ask.
"For example?" Jiang Lili understood what he meant and teased him deliberately.
"Since you didn't say anything, you should go to bed early. I'll take you to school tomorrow." Lu Hongzhe said.
"You really don't want to know?" Jiang Lili didn't expect this person to give up so quickly.
"What did Aunt Jiang say?" Lu Hongzhe's smile deepened.
"She said everything about you is good, except that you are a few years older than me, and she is worried that there will be a generation gap between us when we get along." Jiang Lili said seriously.
Hearing the cunning in her words, Lu Hongzhe's eyes were full of smiles: "What about you, do you think there is a generation gap between us?"
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