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Chapter 195 My Son is So Outstanding, What is There to Fear?

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran found out that they were together only after each returned to their own homes?

Xie Xiao: ...No, was this kid playing tough in front of me?

Who was it that said with a serious face that he didn't want to fall in love and all that?

He won't even take up the topic when I bring it up, right?

Now, isn't that just grand? You send your fiancée home, and just as I enter my room, this message pops up from you?

Xie Xiao looked at the message Lin Yu had sent, it was just a few words, "I'm with Liu Ou now"

Not even a punctuation mark.

Doesn't it look so cool?

Xie Xiao laughed out of frustration and called Lin Yu.

The other side picked up quickly, "Hello?"

"What, went back to help grandma close up the stall?" Xie Xiao asked.

Lin Yu uttered an "Ah", "On the way back home, I just got a bit held up."

While talking, he couldn't help but glance back at the neighborhood complex, where just now he was actually worried Liu Ou's parents might do something drastic, and he had wanted to go up with her.

But Liu Ou earnestly persuaded him, "My dad would normally be okay, but if I bring you up now, I think he'd definitely lose his cool."

She was so earnest about it, and repeatedly assured him her dad wasn't violent, though they might throw things at each other when arguing with her mom, but he had never actually hit anyone.

And he had never hit her.

In the end, Lin Yu could only watch her go up by herself.

Now he planned to go back and help grandma close up the stall first, then come back and wait for her message.

On hearing this, Xie Xiao chuckled, teasingly saying, "Although this got you held up, you must be pretty happy about it, huh? What's going on?"

Hearing Xie Xiao's words, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh lightly on the other end.

A smile also appeared in Xie Xiao's eyes, his brother had been carrying too much burden.

This age, bearing so much, knowing there was someone he liked but hesitating to get closer as he got older, watching from the sidelines, Xie Xiao felt quite bad.

But unlike Luo Yanran who always thought about giving Liu Ou a push,

Xie Xiao didn't dare to intervene; he didn't know if talking about love would just add to Lin Yu's burdens.

He was already tired enough, so although Xie Xiao tried hinting and reminding, he never spoke it outright.

Some things, once said, become an unavoidable reality.

Xie Xiao had not expected that tonight Lin Yu would actually make a breakthrough, "I didn't see it coming, Lin Yu..."

Lin Yu softly said on the other end, "It was her who spoke first, Xie Xiao, I am not that noble."

She took the initiative to speak, so there's no need to nobly worry about not being good enough or dragging her down and refuse her.

Lin Yu couldn't do that, how could he possibly refuse a girl he liked so much?

He really couldn't do it.

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Xie Xiao was slightly stunned to hear it was Liu Ou who had initiated, but then thought, if it was Liu Ou who did, it seemed quite fitting.

Finally, he didn't say much else, just said, "Anyway, congratulations on getting what you wished for, bro."

"Thanks," Lin Yu's mood was very relaxed, "I haven't been this happy in a long time..."

...

In the following days, Xie Xiao stayed at home, occasionally meeting with Luo Yanran.

The New Year was just a few days away anyway.

Luo Ming, being a businessman, was always busy.

Usually so busy that he only had time on New Year's Eve.

But today, he took the day off on the 29th, inviting Xie Xiao over for dinner.

Having heard the news two days in advance, Xie Xiao suffered from insomnia...

Xie Qingxiao looked at his son's dark circles and clicked his tongue a few times, "Young master, how many days have you not slept?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the gifts on the sofa, "Remember to take these with you tomorrow when you go to Yanran's house. I bought them this afternoon, your mom specifically reminded me to."

Dr. Yang became even busier as the New Year approached.

Moreover, she was on duty this year and couldn't even have the New Year's Eve dinner at home.

However, she was always thinking about her son meeting the parents and had instructed Xie Qingxiao early on to get ready.

Xie Qingxiao, who always did as his wife requested, handled things very meticulously.

Xie Xiao sincerely looked at the gift boxes and said, "Thanks for the hard work, Dad."

"It's nothing tough," the father and son were sitting by the table eating porridge at that moment.

With no wife (mom) at home, no one wanted to cook.

Xie Xiao had been suffering from insomnia for two days and couldn't help but ask, "Dad, were you nervous the first time you met Grandpa?"

"Why wouldn't I be? I hadn't slept for several days," Xie Qingxiao said with a laugh, "You're better off than me. Yanran's dad didn't outright object; he just said it was a dinner together. Back then, your grandpa outright said no, disapproved, saying you two are too busy to make it work..."

Xie Qingxiao said, shaking his head, "That attitude... I hadn't even met him yet and already knew what to expect; I was so anxious my lips blistered."

Xie Xiao looked at him earnestly, "And then what happened?"

"Then, I had no shame. I created opportunities to 'bump into' your grandpa and grandma every day to build rapport. I was a bit older than you, already an intern, but your mom hadn't graduated yet."

Xie Qingxiao's eyes brimmed with nostalgia, "Your grandparents knew there was someone like me, hadn't met me, right? Initially, they had no prejudice against me..."

The more they met, the more they could talk.

Thus, Xie Qingxiao continuously showed his face, forging a bond of friendship despite the age difference with his future father-in-law.

After all, making friends didn't require considering professions, right?

And they thought Xie Qingxiao's personality would make for a good teacher.

"Your mom was studying in another city. Later, during the winter break when she came home, she mentioned me to the family. Of course, they still disagreed..." Xie Qingxiao's eyes twinkled with mirth. "Then one day, I was playing chess with your grandpa in the park, and your mom came to call him home for dinner..."

So the relationship was revealed prematurely by accident.

"I originally planned to keep this up for another year, which wouldn't be a problem; your mom hadn't graduated yet, we still had time," Xie Qingxiao looked at Xie Xiao, "Later, your grandpa was quite upset, but he still invited me back for dinner."

Having spent those six months together, they'd come to understand what kind of person Xie Qingxiao was.

This good friend suddenly became a son-in-law.

"Not just me, I heard your grandpa was so upset he couldn't sleep either..."

Xie Qingxiao, watching his son who was sincerely listening, smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, your start is better than mine was. You're still young. If her dad doesn't like you, it's understandable. Such a beautiful girl, and you guys are so young, who knows what you'll be like later."

He picked the last egg up and placed it in Xie Xiao's bowl, "If they don't approve of you now, just put in more effort. Work hard, and when you both are older and still choose each other, and you have achieved something, her dad will understand then."

Xie Xiao looked at his father, Xie, noticing the fine lines by his smiling eyes and the pride in his voice as he said, "My son is so outstanding; what's there to fear?"