Hu Jingxin asked with a curious look, "Didn't you and Mom meet through a blind date? How come it was you who pursued Mom?"
Recalling the past, Mr. Hu couldn't help but boast, "Your mother thought it was a blind date, but it was actually me..."
Mr. Hu glanced at Zhong Yuan, who was looking at him with curiosity, and swallowed back what he was about to say.
That brat! He hasn't even sorted out his own problems yet, and he's already listening to gossip!
Zhong Yuan, feeling guilty after receiving his gaze, touched his nose. "Uncle, is there anything else you'd like to know about me?"
Mr. Hu waved his hand, "To truly understand a person, you have to let time reveal their true character. It's highly inadvisable to make a judgment about someone after just one meeting."
Zhong Yuan nodded, "Yes, yes, yes! That's what I think too!"
After chatting for so long, Mr. Hu felt he had a good understanding of Zhong Yuan and said he wanted to take his daughter home.
Zhong Yuan escorted the father and daughter back to the entrance of the residential area. He reiterated to Mr. Hu, "Uncle, I am serious about Xin Xin. I hope you can give me a chance. Please feel free to ask for anything, and I will do my best to fulfill it!"
Mr. Hu nodded gently, "Okay, I understand. You should go back to your place and rest!"
When I got home, the nanny was setting the lunch she had prepared on the table.
When Mrs. Hu saw the father and daughter return home, she said in surprise, "I thought you two had been so fooled that you weren't coming home for dinner."
Mr. Hu smiled and said, "No food outside can compare to the taste of home cooking. Most importantly, my wife is at home, so everything looks more appetizing!"
Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes at him, "If you keep keeping me in suspense, you're not getting lunch."
Mr. Hu finally spoke up, "Wife, I think Zhong Yuan actually has a very obvious advantage, a million times better than the guy you introduced to Xin Xin, he just doesn't realize it himself!"
Now not only Mrs. Hu, but even Hu Jingxin became interested. She asked, "Dad, what are you saying?"
Mr. Hu smiled and explained to her, "Honey, Zhong Yuan's mother passed away a long time ago, and his father remarried. He has a very bad relationship with his family."
The couple's long-standing tacit understanding allowed Mrs. Hu to instantly grasp Mr. Hu's unspoken meaning.
Her previously cold expression softened slightly, and she asked, "Are you sure? He really can..."
Mr. Hu smiled and placed a chicken leg on his wife's plate. "It's all about how you do it! Besides, our Xin Xin is so outstanding, I don't think anyone could refuse her!"
Mrs. Hu softened her tone and asked her daughter, "Is this Zhong Yuan's social network complicated?"
Hu Jingxin thought about it carefully, "Aside from having more clients at work, in his personal life he seems to only have Zong Jia and Da Fu as friends. I heard there used to be another person, but they don't keep in touch much now because of differences in their beliefs."
Mrs. Hu nodded. "Have you heard anything about his relationship with his family?"
She shook her head. "We've known each other for so long, and he really hasn't mentioned his family. All I know is that his father and stepmother had another son, and they don't really take care of him."
Hearing her daughter's words, Mrs. Hu didn't say anything, "Let's eat first."
After the meal, Hu Jingxin snuggled up to her mother and pleaded, "Mom, please go and see him! You'll definitely like him!"
After hesitating for a moment, Mrs. Hu nodded in agreement.
The family of three went out and arranged to meet Zhong Yuan at the same coffee shop as in the morning.
Zhong Yuan was extremely nervous in the corner. He was much more nervous than when he saw Hu's father that morning.
Seeing the beads of sweat on his temples, Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "Let's just chat casually, there's no need to be so nervous."
Zhong Yuan nodded in agreement, but when it came to being tense, he didn't miss a single moment.
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Hu steered the conversation towards the two of them, "I heard from Xin Xin's father that you're willing to follow Xin Xin's opinion regarding which city to live in in the future, is that right?"
Zhong Yuan replied, "Yes, because I work in the internet industry, so there aren't strong geographical restrictions on my work."
Mrs. Hu showed her first genuine smile of the day, "So that means you're okay with living in any city in the future, right?"
He thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, as long as Xin Xin likes it, that's fine."
The atmosphere among the four of them immediately became harmonious.
Then Mrs. Hu asked many more questions that Mr. Hu hadn't asked that morning.
When Hu Jingxin got home that evening, she asked curiously, "Mom and Dad, what do you think of A-Yuan?"
Mr. Hu thought for a moment and said, "After all, he is still young and has not considered some things comprehensively, but he has done a very good job to reach this point."
Mrs. Hu's assessment was rather simple: "It's alright."
Upon hearing those two words, Hu Jingxin happily hugged her mother and spun her around.
"Mom, does that mean you won't object to me dating A-Yuan anymore?"
Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes at her. "You really want to go to Kyoto that badly? You really want to leave me and your father?"
Fearing her parents might misunderstand, Hu Jingxin explained, "During the Spring Festival, Zhiyi was the only one keeping an eye on '307.' Now Xiaoli, Xiaoyue, and Yan Chengcheng have all gone to relieve Zhiyi. It wouldn't be appropriate for me not to go!"
Hearing her reason, Mrs. Hu relaxed a little. "There's no need to rush it for a day or two!"
Over the remaining days, Mr. and Mrs. Hu thoroughly investigated Zhong Yuan.
The more they examined the two, the more pleasantly surprised they became.
Mr. Hu even said, "Wife, don't you think Xiao Zhong is the perfect son-in-law for our family?"
Mrs. Hu laughed and said, "It's not even close to being settled yet! Stop smiling!"
These past two days, the couple has been thinking about how to discuss with Zhong Yuan the possibility of him marrying into their family.
The two of them thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good topic to bring up the matter.
As the registration date for the start of the semester at Peking University drew ever closer, Mrs. Hu finally couldn't hold back any longer.
“Xiao Zhong, after spending the last few days with you, I actually think you're a pretty good young man, but…”
Zhong Yuan's joy lasted only a few seconds before a "but" poured cold water on his enthusiasm.
He quickly said, "Auntie, if you have any complaints about me, please let me know, and I will definitely change!"
Mrs. Hu paused for two seconds, then quickly waved her hand. "I have no complaints. I just want to ask, if we require you to marry into the family if you want to be with Xin Xin, what do you think?"
Zhong Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't kick him out!
He organized his thoughts, "Whether Xin Xin is with me or I am with Xin Xin, it won't affect our relationship."
I've had very few family ties growing up, so if being with Xin Xin brings me the joy of gaining two family members in you and Uncle Hu, I'll be truly happy.
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