"You still don't admit it?" Mother Li put her hands on her hips and poked Lin Xiaoman's forehead with one hand, pretending to be fierce. "Could it be that you're overeating because you've been heartbroken?"
"Broken heart? What broken heart?" Father Li's face darkened. "Because of that brat from the Nian family?"
"Dad, you're overthinking it. Mom's talking nonsense! There's no such thing as a broken heart. I just have a good appetite lately and have been eating a little too much."
Because the small restaurants outside the school all have their own specialties, she accidentally ate too much.
What can I do? I can only smile politely despite being embarrassed.
"Really?" Li's mother looked suspicious.
"Really!" Lin Xiaoman assured, "I concentrate on my studies every day, so I don't have time for a relationship."
"That's good." Father Li's expression softened. "Everyone in the Hai City branch has reported to me that the brat has been so caught up in his pursuit of a female university student that he's been completely distracted from his work. If it weren't for a few veteran employees backing him up, I'm afraid the Hai City branch's performance this year would have been at the bottom. It's truly outrageous."
"That brat Nian Jiarui is really outrageous. One of my sister's friends has a son who's also abroad, attending the same school as him. They say that brat has dated several girlfriends abroad, just like a playboy." Mother Li shared the gossip, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Didn't Chen Tong come back with you?"
"No, she's working in Hai City."
"Oh." Mother Li seemed to be thinking about something, then said with a hint of disdain, "That brat Nian Jiarui hasn't been home for over six months, and Shen Yanhua still brags to Grandpa every day about how hard his son is working to expand the business at the branch in Hai City. It seems to me that he's just flirting with love instead of doing his job, just like that scoundrel Nian Jiasheng! But Xingxing, is he thinking of having fun with Shen Tong? That's really going too far."
"You're not a child, why do you care so much? If Chen Tong keeps herself clean, she won't pay any attention to him and won't suffer any loss." Father Li frowned and interrupted, "We don't care about other people's affairs, let's eat."
"Who wants to interfere in their family? It's just that the two sisters-in-law take turns gossiping about me." Mother Li continued to mutter.
"Mom, just let it go in one ear and out the other. Just treat it as a joke."
The family started eating while chatting and laughing.
Grilled spare ribs, crispy duck, steamed crab, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall...
Lin Xiaoman wailed after accidentally eating too much, "Oh my God, if this trend continues, she will really become as fat as a ball!"
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