The next afternoon, Luo Yingtao's mother arrived at K University by bus on time. Luo Yingtao had taken a leave of absence early and waited for her at the school gate with Si Mingda.
This was the first time that Luo Yingtao's mother met Simingda. She didn't know whether she was dissatisfied with his appearance or a little disappointed with his poverty. In short, from the first time she saw Simingda, there was no smile on her face and she didn't even look at him straight in the eye.
Si Mingda is a smart man. He has long sensed Luo's mother's contempt for him from her eyes. Although he is very nervous, for the sake of his beloved girlfriend, what does it matter if he suffers a little grievance?
Luo Yingtao temporarily put aside her prejudice against Simingda, and the two of them happily welcomed her mother together. They took Luo's mother to a restaurant near the school. After polite communication, Simingda generously ordered a few dishes. He wanted to take this opportunity to please his future mother-in-law so that his relationship with Luo Yingtao could be further consolidated.
During the meal, Luo's mother questioned Simingda's family background like she was interrogating a criminal. When she learned that his parents were farmers in the countryside and that his family was extremely poor, her face immediately changed drastically and she said mercilessly, "My daughter Yingtao has never touched a woman's home since she was a child. I don't know who gave you the courage to pursue my daughter? What can you use to make her enjoy the joy of love? Can you fool my daughter with a few flowery love words? My daughter is young and ignorant, but that doesn't mean that her father and I are unreasonable."
Luo's mother's sarcastic ridicule made Simingda feel like a thorn in his throat. He felt that his self-esteem was greatly hurt, but thinking of the relationship he and Luo Yingtao had built with great difficulty, he had to suppress his unhappiness and endure Luo's mother's ridicule and sarcasm with his head down.
During the meal, Luo's mother's snobbery and arrogance made Simingda feel very uncomfortable. After he had finally served her to finish the meal, when the waiter came with the bill, he generously took out his wallet to pay. What caught him off guard was that he searched his wallet but could not come up with the 350 yuan meal fee. The wrinkled 170 yuan in his hand was what he had earned from doing hard labor a few days ago.
Poverty brings low aspirations. Didn't he want to be a respectable man? Didn't he want to make a good impression on Luo's mother? But he had no money. He was powerless to satisfy this wealthy mother and daughter. The hard-earned money he earned from toiling on the construction site for several days wasn't even enough to buy a meal. At that moment, he felt ashamed and embarrassed, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
The arrival of Luo's mother pushed him into an embarrassing situation. He felt at a loss as to what to do with the wrinkled 170 yuan in his hand. He looked at Luo Yingtao for help, with shame and uneasiness in his eyes.
Mother Luo only knew that Simingda's family was poor, but she didn't know that he often did hard labor on the construction site in order to make her daughter happy. She would never have thought that the more than 100 yuan in his hand was earned by carrying bricks on the construction site. Otherwise, I can't imagine what kind of language she would use to belittle this embarrassed boy?
Luo Yingtao was chilled to the core by Simingda's shabbiness. At that moment, she felt humiliated, but she couldn't lose face in front of her mother. She quickly took out three hundred coins from her pocket, handed them to Simingda, and said, "Your money is with me. Did you forget?"
Luo Yingtao cleverly rescued Simingda from the predicament. He was deeply moved and quickly put on a smile and said, "Oh, yes, I forgot."
After saying that, he hurriedly took the three hundred yuan and added the more than one hundred yuan he had on him to pay the bill.
After paying the bill, Luo Yingtao walked out of the restaurant with her mother with a grim face. Si Mingda followed them cautiously, not daring to say a word.
Luo Yingtao took her mother to a nearby hotel and booked a room. She planned to stay with her mother there at night and sent Si Mingda back to school first.
Si Mingda vaguely sensed that Luo Yingtao seemed quite dissatisfied with him, but he couldn't say anything in front of her mother, so he had to return to school alone in trepidation.
The next morning, Luo Yingtao returned to school. She seemed like a different person and ignored Si Mingda's advances.
Si Mingda waited anxiously until nightfall. After dinner, he returned to dormitory 508 and tried to curry favor with Luo Yingtao. Unexpectedly, she loudly scolded him, "Get away! I don't want to see you again! You've embarrassed me."
Luo Yingtao's merciless scolding made Simingda very embarrassed. He asked with a pale face, "What's wrong with you?"
"How dare you stand in front of me? From today on, we are done with each other. Don't come to see me anymore." Luo Yingtao coldly ordered Si Mingda to leave.
Her meaning was very clear, she just wanted to break up with Si Mingda. Hearing this, Si Mingda suddenly felt as if his brain was hollowed out, and he felt dizzy. The girls in dormitory 508 all looked at him with sympathy, which made him feel even more ashamed and angry. He didn't understand why Luo Yingtao suddenly became so heartless?
Being robbed in K Park was an accident he could not have anticipated, so how could she blame him?
Last night, he had dined with her mother, and he wanted them to enjoy the meal and have fun, but he really had no money. Couldn't she understand his difficulties? Things had developed to this point, and he really had no way to defend himself. He could only stand there blankly, allowing Luo Yingtao to storm with ridicule and insults.
Amidst Luo Yingtao's merciless sarcasm, Si Mingda stood there motionless like a wooden chicken. Liu Han was too embarrassed to bear it, so she pulled him out of the dormitory and persuaded him, "Go back first. We'll talk to her and see what's going on."
Si Mingda had no choice but to leave in disappointment.
Liu Hanxiu sat down beside Luo Yingtao's bed and asked, "Yingtao, what's wrong? Is it still because of the robbery the night before?"
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