As expected, An'an was still waiting at the door with Xie Chuan's parents. Gouzi and Zhang Yan also came, probably having heard the commotion and come to see what was going on.
"They're out. The captain must be furious."
Seeing Yu Jiu come out, Gouzi asked gloatingly, and Yu Jiu nodded.
"You bet he's furious. Don't add fuel to the fire by teasing him later."
Yu Jiu first gave Gouzi a series of instructions, then looked at Xie Chuan's parents, who quickly introduced themselves.
"Hello, my name is Xie Ying, and I am Xie Chuan's father."
"My name is Chen Yao, and I am Xie Chuan's mother. It's nice to meet you."
As Chen Yao spoke, she stuffed the gifts into Yu Jiu's hands.
"This is a gift for meeting you, not a marriage proposal gift. Don't worry, An'an's mother, we definitely won't force you. Besides, An'an helped Xie Chuan get into such a good school, so it's only right that we thank you properly and treat you to a meal."
That's true. Yu Jiu didn't stand on ceremony with them. They weren't short of money, so he took the offer to avoid having to refuse again.
"My name is Yu Jiu, and An'an's father is Xu Zijiang. I'm sorry for making you laugh just now. He just loves An'an very much, so he got a little emotional just now. I hope you won't take it too seriously."
The two children like each other. An'an wanted to tutor Xie Chuan to take the college entrance exam together, which was her own choice. You don't need to thank us. It's Xie Chuan who did well and got into the Capital University.
However, the two children are indeed too young. Early marriage and childbirth are not fashionable nowadays, so let's talk about this later.
Yu Jiu politely declined their offer, and An An nodded shyly beside her.
"We are indeed too young, and we are not considering marriage for the time being."
"Even a marriage proposal won't do!"
Seeing that Xie Chuan had something to say, An An quickly added another sentence.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Aunt Yu, we didn't think that through."
Xie Chuan apologized dejectedly. He had thought that at least the two of them could get engaged, but he didn't expect that An An's father really disliked him. He had been too arrogant.
"There's no need to apologize. We know you're serious about An'an, so we're quite relieved. You're both in college now, so if you want to date, go ahead. Whether you can get married depends on how stable your relationship is in the future."
You guys go back first, and we can arrange to have dinner together another time if we have the chance later.
Yu Jiu speaks succinctly and is very polite.
Xie Chuan's parents also had a very good impression of the remaining wine.
Moreover, it was their abrupt arrival that made Xu Zijiang angry, which was to be honest, and they naturally wouldn't hold it against them.
Moreover, this trip wasn't entirely fruitless. At least they got a promise from Yu Jiu that the two kids could date normally in the future without their families objecting. This fulfilled Xie Chuan's goal, giving them a legitimate status so they could stand openly by An An's side.
"Alright, if you have the chance, please do us the honor of having a meal with us. We'll head back now. You can take these things with you; they're not worth much, just a small token of our appreciation. We'll be going now."
Xie Chuan's parents left all their belongings behind and then departed with a reluctant Xie Chuan.
An'an was a little scared and asked Yu Jiu what to do.
"What are you afraid of? Your dad isn't going to eat you up, is he? Alright, alright, stop worrying. Your dad just can't bear to part with you. He can't get over it. In a few years, he'll come to terms with it. Anyway, you'll come back to see us often after you get married, right?"
Yu Jiu gently stroked An An's hair and said softly.
"Of course, even if I get married, I'll still be my parents' daughter, and I'll definitely come home often. Besides, I won't get married so soon; I'll only get married after my parents have accepted me!"
An An assured that she was definitely not the kind of person who would forget her parents after getting married.
"Alright, alright, Mom knows you're not that kind of person. You don't need to swear anymore. If your dad heard you say that, he'd wish you would never get married and would stay at home like an old maid."
Yu Jiu playfully pinched An An's nose, then took her inside to comfort Xu Zijiang. Xu Zijiang was clearly still sulking, and didn't say a word when he saw Yu Jiu come in.
Yu Jiu went over and massaged his shoulders.
"Why are you still angry? What father is as petty as you? You've already kicked them out, what more do you want? I've already made it clear to them that we won't be talking about marriage again anytime soon, not even a formal proposal. Now you can rest assured."
Why make yourself so unhappy on such a good day? Even if An'an gets married, she won't leave us; she'll definitely come home to see us often. Okay, okay, let's put this behind us. Nobody's allowed to be angry anymore.
After much coaxing and cajoling, Yu Jiu was exhausted and ordered everyone not to get angry. Xu Zijiang had no choice but to adjust his expression and stop keeping a stern face, but he still couldn't stand the sight of the large bag of things Yu Jiu had brought back.
"Throw all these things out. We don't need them. It's not like we can't afford to buy more!"
"No, that's impolite. An'an, let's unpack everything and see what's inside so we can estimate its value. If we meet for dinner together in the future, we can give them a gift in return."
"Why would you even be talking about meeting up for a meal?"
Xu Zijiang was about to get upset again. Seeing Yu Jiu glaring at him, he could only ask in a wronged tone. Yu Jiu yawned as she and An'an unwrapped their gifts.
"They wanted to thank An'an, right? They said they were grateful to her for tutoring Xie Chuan and getting him into the Capital University, so they wanted to invite us to dinner. I agreed. It's not a big deal. Next time we meet, you can't have the same long face as this time."
Let Xie Chuan and An An develop on their own; how far they go is up to them.
Xie Chuan is handsome and tall, at 182 cm. He's now been admitted to Capital University and seems quite mature. His parents are business owners, so his family is well-off. In many ways, he's a good match for An An. If their relationship is strong enough, Yu Jiu wouldn't object at all if they went from campus to marriage.
But kids are just kids, their feelings are unpredictable. If they break up in the future, it doesn't matter. They can find someone else later. Anyway, Yu Jiu doesn't plan to interfere too much. It's up to them.
"No matter how things develop, An'an is not allowed to get married before she turns 28, nor is she allowed to fool around with him, do you hear me!"
Xu Zi gave a serious instruction.
"I heard you, Dad. Don't worry, I'll listen to you. I definitely won't get married before I'm 28!"
An'an made various vows, which barely made Xu Zijiang happy. At least An'an could stay at home for another 10 years.
As they chatted, they guessed the gifts, and in the end, they actually guessed quite a few valuable items. Especially since they had originally prepared these as betrothal gifts, although the items didn't seem like many, each one was very precious.
There are two pounds of gold bars alone, as well as some gold jewelry and a jade bracelet. The jade is of very good quality and looks very valuable; they could all be family heirlooms.
"Forget about the other things, but we have to return the gold bars, gold jewelry, and this jade bracelet to them. It's not like we're getting engaged, so we can't accept such valuable gifts from them."
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