Xu Yanfeng answered the phone and turned on the speakerphone so Xia Xi could hear more clearly. Ziheng glanced at him and considerately turned down the TV volume.
The next moment, Zhong Yinghong's gentle and smiling voice came: "Are you busy?"
"I'm not busy." Xu Yanfeng said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me."
"Your girlfriend..." Although she had already prepared her words, Zhong Yinghong couldn't help but hesitate when the moment came. "I heard that you proposed to her?"
Xia Xi opened his eyes wide, tilted his head to look at Xu Yanfeng, pointed at him, and said unspokenly: Have you proposed to your mother?
Xu Yanfeng smiled, held Xia Xi's hand, placed it on his leg, and responded to Zhong Yinghong on the phone: "Yeah."
Zhong Yinghong continued, "In that case, why don't you take some time to bring her home for dinner? I mentioned it last time I called you, but you didn't give me a definite answer. I don't know what you're thinking. He's already proposed, and if we don't meet and chat formally, it seems like we're not taking her seriously enough and it's a bit rude. What do you think?"
Xu Yanfeng looked at Xia Xi and raised his eyebrows. He guessed right. Xia Xi was indeed invited to visit the old house.
Xia Xi shook his head frantically, rejection written all over his face.
Xu Yanfeng was slightly stunned. She... doesn't want to go?
He had asked her if she was scared before, but it was just a joke. Could she really be scared?
Zhong Yinghong waited for a long time, but didn't hear Xu Yanfeng's answer. She was a little confused: "Afeng, did you hear what I said?"
"I heard it." Xu Yanfeng came back to his senses, lowered his eyelids, and said in a slightly lower voice, "I have to ask her what she thinks first. Her company has had some problems recently, and she is very busy. She may not be able to spare the time."
"Then tell me after you've discussed it," Zhong Yinghong instructed. "Be sure to tell me in advance, otherwise I'm afraid I won't have enough time to prepare."
"good."
"By the way, about your dad..." Zhong Yinghong didn't finish her words, and her confidence was obviously lacking.
Hearing this, Xia Xi pursed her lips and stared at the phone held by Xu Yanfeng. Her breathing unconsciously tightened and her heart was lifted, as if she was waiting for the verdict.
Xu Yanfeng asked calmly, "What happened to my dad?"
Zhong Yinghong sighed, "Don't you understand your father's temper? I haven't even mentioned you to him. Last time I left your place, I went back and asked your father indirectly what he thought about your marriage. He was still the same, stubborn and wouldn't listen to any advice. When I got too angry, he just walked away. So until now, he still doesn't know you have a partner."
Xu Yanfeng didn't care about Xu Guanshan's attitude: "You don't have to worry about my dad."
Zhong Yinghong felt helpless when she heard him say this: "You two, father and son...ah."
She didn't know what to say. Perhaps it was because Xu Guanshan was too strict and always criticized her son, so her son never got close to him. Xu Junmo was a little better, but Xu Yanfeng's relationship with his father was as cold as winter.
The call ended here. Xu Yanfeng stared at Xia Xi with deep, dark pupils, his eyes filled with scrutiny. "Why don't you want to go back with me to see my parents?"
Seeing that she couldn't avoid this question, Xia Xi twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and said, "I told you last time that I don't really want to get married yet. I always feel that after meeting my parents, marriage is not far away. Of course, it's not that I don't want to get married, I just feel that the time is not yet. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to your proposal. Do you understand?"
Xu Yanfeng turned her words over and over in his mind and interpreted them slowly, "I seem to understand, but I also seem not to understand."
Xia Xi: “…”
Xu Yanfeng really didn't understand. According to Xia Xi, she didn't reject marriage, but was just considering the timing. So, if she trusted him and loved him enough, what difference did it make whether it was earlier or later?
Xia Xi didn't want to discuss this topic anymore, but there was one thing she was quite curious about: "Your mother..."
Xu Yanfeng: "Hmm?"
Xia Xi thought for a moment and said, "She seems to give me a different impression than the last time we met. It might be because she was talking to you." It could also be because her last meeting with Zhong Yinghong was too hasty and they didn't talk much at all, which wasn't enough for her to get to know this person.
Xu Yanfeng frowned slightly, looking thoughtful: "What are you talking about?"
Xia Xi paused, thinking back over what she had just said, and she felt a bit confused. She simply asked directly: "Your mother invited me to dinner at home. Does that mean she agrees with you and me being together? Does she know my family background? Does she mind?"
She didn't ask Xu Guanshan because he would definitely not agree.
In an instant, the clouds cleared and the moon appeared, and Xu Yanfeng finally understood what she was worried about.
"Xia Xi, are you worried that my family won't accept you, so you don't want to go back with me to meet them?" Xu Yanfeng accurately summarized her meaning. He paused, as if he found it absurd, and couldn't help laughing. "Why do you think that?"
Xia Xi was silent. It was not that she wanted to think so, but that was the fact and he did not see it clearly.
Xu Yanfeng suppressed the hint of a smile on his lips, held her shoulders, and leaned down slightly, his expression couldn't be more serious: "From childhood to adulthood, Ms. Zhong has never interfered with any decision I made. When I was young, my father arranged for me to learn calligraphy and Go, but I didn't like it at the time. I wanted to play football and practice Taekwondo. My mother would take me to do what I really liked without my father's knowledge. So, using the word 'agree' is too inaccurate. It has nothing to do with whether she agreed or not. I told her the matter, and she knew it. It's that simple."
Xia Xi could feel that Xu Yanfeng was not just comforting her with nice words, what he said must be true.
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