"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
Seeing the person coming, Qiu Mengyun waved her arms excitedly and shouted.
"Just come back, why are you shouting? You are a grown woman, how can you yell like that?" Mother Qiu glared at Qiu Mengyun in annoyance.
Qiu Mengyun playfully stuck out her tongue at her and hid behind her father.
Qiu Liming looked at his little girl lovingly and said with a smile, "Our daughter just came back. Why are you scolding her for no reason? It's okay for her to shout a few times. She's happy to see us shouting. Don't you think your daughter is unhappy?"
Mother Qiu rolled her eyes at him and said, "You two are the only ones with such crooked ideas. Just indulge her!"
Seeing the family chatting and laughing, it seemed as if they ignored me.
Xia Tian had no choice but to step forward and greet them: "Hello, uncle and auntie, my name is Xia Tian, and I'm Meng Yun's boyfriend."
After hearing what Xia Tian said, Qiu Mengyun remembered that she did not come back alone this time, but brought a fake boyfriend with her.
She quickly let go of her father's arm, ran to Xia Tian's side, grabbed his arm and said, "Mom and Dad, haven't you been urging me to find a boyfriend? Now it's all right, I've brought him back to you."
Mother Qiu looked Xia Tian up and down and saw that he was well-dressed and stood straight, giving people a sense of reliability just standing there.
"Oh! You must be Xiaoxia. I've always heard Mengyun mention you, and today I finally see you in person. My Mengyun has been spoiled by me and her father since she was a child. It's really unfair for you to be with her."
Xia Tian: "Auntie, what are you talking about? Mengyun is better than me in every aspect. I am marrying above my station to be with her."
Qiu Liming said coldly, "Hmph! It's good that you know you're marrying above your station. Don't think that everything will be fine just by saying a few sweet words to make my daughter happy. Let me tell you, marrying my daughter isn't that easy."
Even though he already knew that the two were together before summer arrived.
Through the program, I also got to know Xia Tian better, and even praised him in front of my wife.
But when Xia Tian appeared in front of him as his beloved daughter's boyfriend, Qiu Liming still felt a little unhappy, always feeling that this guy had abducted his little daughter.
Fortunately, Xia Tian had anticipated this situation and immediately said with a smile, "Don't worry, Uncle Qiu. I will definitely continue to work hard and strive to be worthy of Meng Yun as soon as possible."
Qiu Mengyun was unhappy when she saw her father giving Xia Tian the cold shoulder.
She glared at Qiu Liming and said unhappily, "Dad, what are you doing? This is Xia Tian's first time visiting our house, can't you be a little nicer? If you don't welcome us back, we can just put down our things and leave."
"I... when did I say you're not welcome? I just..."
Before Qiu Liming could finish his words, he was interrupted by his mother: "Alright, the child has finally come back, so don't say too much."
"Xiao Xia, Meng Yun, ignore him. Let's go back to the house and talk."
After sitting down in the living room, Qiu's mother immediately came over and started questioning Xia Tian.
"Xiao Xia, how old are you this year?"
"Auntie, I'm 22 years old."
"Oh, she's 22, four years younger than Mengyun. Does your family know about this? Do they have any objections?"
"I know. They all like Mengyun very much."
Qiu Mengyun was unhappy when she heard the conversation between the two.
"Mom, what do you mean? I hear your words implying you're afraid he'll dislike me because of my age."
Mother Qiu rolled her eyes at her and said, "I didn't ask you, so don't say anything. You're four years older than Xiao Xia. What's wrong with me asking for Xiao Xia's opinion?"
Qiu Mengyun said unconvincedly, "Tsk! I'm lucky enough that I don't despise him for being younger than me. What right does he have to despise me for being older than him?"
Qiu's mother retorted mercilessly, "Just because I'm four years younger than you, I have the right to look down on you because you're older. Don't you know that men become more valuable as they age? But women, on the other hand, become less valuable as they age."
Qiu Mengyun opened her mouth and wanted to continue refutation.
But thinking about the results of her previous arguments with her mother, she always ended up in failure. In order to avoid further embarrassment in front of Xia Tian, she decisively chose to give in.
Seeing that her daughter had become well-behaved, Qiu's mother continued to chat with Xia Tian.
"Xiao Xia, you two have been dating for a while now. Have you ever thought about getting married?"
Xia Tian, who was drinking water, choked. "Ahem! Auntie, Meng Yun and I have only been dating for two or three months. Isn't it a bit early to talk about this now?"
Mother Qiu smiled and said, "Not too early, not too early. Compared to the past when people got married without even seeing each other, you've been together for a long time now."
This time Qiu Mengyun finally couldn't help herself: "Mom, you're talking about things from the old society. We are now in a new era. Besides, Xia Tian and I are both on the rise in our careers. Getting married now really doesn't make up for the loss."
Mother Qiu still refused to give up and said, "How about this! You can get the certificate first. As for the wedding banquet, we can arrange it when you two are free."
Seeing that Qiu's mother was determined to force the marriage, Xia Tian had no choice but to bring up his own parents as an excuse: "Auntie, this matter is too big for me to decide alone. Otherwise, when I get back, I'll discuss it with my parents and grandfather, and then we can arrange a time for the two families to sit down and have a good chat."
Qiu Liming couldn't sit still any longer and quickly interrupted, "Xiao Xia is right. Registering for marriage is a big deal. How can we just finalize it based on a few words from us?"
Qiu Mengyun also strongly objected: "Mom, Xia Tian is the only son in his family. If we don't inform them about such a big thing as getting married, his parents will definitely be sad."
"Originally, their whole family liked me very much. If this incident creates a barrier between them, how will I get along with them in the future?"
Mother Qiu smiled and said, "Why are you all so anxious? I was just saying it casually."
"Even if you two agree to get the marriage certificate now, I can't agree. This marriage is a matter between two families, and the parents of both families must sit down and talk before the wedding."
In fact, the reason why she said that just now was just to see what stage this young couple was in.
Hearing what Mother Qiu said, the other three people in the room all breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiu Mengyun was worried that her mother would continue to urge her to get married, so she quickly kicked Xia Tian and said, "Xia Tian, where are the gifts you prepared for my parents? Take them out quickly and give them a surprise."
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