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Chapter 40.2 Preparation Part 2
Chapter 40.2 Preparation Part 2
Names mentioned in this chapter :
-?? (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-??? (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-??(yú jìng)- Yu Jing, Mrs Gu’s name.
-???(gù tài tài)- Mrs Gu
-???(zh?u z? yu?n)- Zhou Zi Yuan, young chairman of the Zhou Company
-??(táng jùn)- Tang Jun, Tang Xiao’s elder brother and son of the chairman of Tang Jing Group
-???(bái x?n yù)- Bai Xin Yu, aka Siria
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As for this matter of meeting the parents, not only the Su family was busy preparing but Gu Yu Cheng’s side was also not idle.
At night, Gu Yu Cheng brought Zhou Zi Yuan and Tang Jun to the high-end club where they often met previously.
“Don’t tell me that the rare occasion of you asking us, brothers, out for a drink was just to ask this question?”
What does he need to take note of when meeting his girlfriend’s parents?!
Zhou Zi Yuan glared at Gu Yu Cheng in dissatisfaction.
“Sorry, this question is beyond my abilities,[1] so I can’t answer it.” Zhou Zi Yuan said grimly.
“But you two are progressing so quickly that you are even about to meet the parents.” Zhou Zi Yuan smiled and said.
When he said that, he was a little envious.
At first, he thought that a certain buddy was supposed to be alone forever has actually taken marriage on the agenda this time.
“Fast?” Gu Yu Cheng raised his eyebrows. He felt that he wanted it to be faster instead.
“You are even meeting the parents now. Are we going to be invited to a wedding reception soon?” Zhou Zi Yuan asked as he cocked his eyebrows.
“You have to wait for another two years.”
When Zhou Zi Yuan and Tang Jun heard Gu Yu Cheng’s response, they were a bit taken aback. However, they heard Gu Yu Cheng said again, “To wait for her to graduate.”
“Pfft, I was wondering why you weren’t in a hurry to settle down, so that’s the reason.”
“But” Zhou Zi Yuan meaningfully glanced at Gu Yu Cheng, deliberately lowered his voice again and said with a playful expression, “Wait two years. Pfft. You are not afraid that your old house is on fire[2]?”
When Gu Yu Cheng heard that, he looked at Zhou Zi Yuan coldly and warningly.
“Watch your words.”
And what do you mean by ‘old’?
“Oh yes,” As he thought of something, Zhou Zi Yuan asked again, “I saw a message earlier that Bai Xin Yu had returned to China? And it looks like you’ve met her?”
Gu Yu Cheng nodded his head when he heard that question, “She said she was preparing to return to China for further development.”
Because of that previous gossip and the mention of Bai Xin Yu, Gu Yu Cheng’s eyes flashed with a tinge of displeasure.
Looking at the hint of darkness in Gu Yu Cheng’s eyes and then thinking about the rare occasion where Gu Company made such a big move to clean up the online public discussion, Zhou Zi Yuan raised his eyebrows.
“Haha, that’s how she is going to develop?”
Last time, the few of them were considered neighbours and schoolmates. Their relationship is neither familiar nor distant. Zhou Zi Yuan’s previous impression of the Bai family’s daughter was still okay. However, he did not expect that after experiencing the bankruptcy of the Bai family and being abroad for a few years, that person would stage an act[3] once she came back.
If Gu Yu Cheng is still in that previous state, he will not bother about this kind of staged act. But the problem is that Gu Yu Cheng now has a girlfriend and that word “girlfriend” would soon change to fiancée, how can he let her staged an act on him?
With such a comparison, Bai Xin Yu might as well have staged an act on him or this benevolent fellow next to him amongst this group of friends.
Thinking this way, Zhou Zi Yuan turned his head again and looked at Tang Jun next to him.
“Why are you looking at me?”
“Didn’t you like Bai Xin Yu when you were in high school?”
Hearing that, the corner of Tang Jun’s lips twitched, “You already said it was back in high school.”
“But since you guys had mentioned that, I do recall that Bai Xin Yu did contact me once saying that she wants to return to China for development and wanted me to help her contact with some business resources.” Tang Jun said casually.
Although the Tang family doesn’t run an entertainment company, they do have some connections in the entertainment industry because they often sponsor variety shows or movies and whatnot.
“You gave her?”
“No, I casually evaded that topic.”
Originally towards an old classmate, he was indifferent towards lifting a finger to help her.
But after the incident Bai Xin Yu staged Gu Yu Cheng, then he didn’t need to be the good old man.
A ‘lifting a finger to help her’ would cause trouble for his friend? He doesn’t need to do that.
“Hehe, good thing you are clever.” Zhou Zi Yuan laughed and patted Tang Jun’s shoulder.
After saying that, Zhou Zi Yuan looked towards Gu Yu Cheng again and said, “How is that? This incident of you being staged, do you want us a few old partners to help you explain to your family’s leader?”
Hearing that, Gu Yu Cheng did not refute but raised his eyebrows and asked, “I can’t explain it myself?”
“And,” After a pause, the corner of Gu Yu Cheng’s mouth quirked and said, “My girlfriend has brains.”
No matter how you hear that it feels like he was somewhat flaunting.
Originally, Gu Yu Cheng asked these two people out just to listen to what he should take note of during the “Meet the Parents” session, but since he didn’t hear anything useful, Gu Yu Cheng simply paid the bill and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Tang Jun searched the internet and sent Gu Yu Cheng that article on “20 things to take note of when meeting one’s girlfriend’s parents”. As for whether it would work or not, Gu Yu Cheng read it once and was very doubtful of it.
……
On Friday, watching Gu Yu Cheng return from the office at noon, Mrs Gu was somewhat surprised.
Then, the surprise in Yu Jing’s eyes was even greater when she looked at Gu Yu Cheng, who had already changed into a set of clothes after coming down from upstairs.
“Where are you going?” Looking at Gu Yu Cheng who had obviously changed into a suit that was even more handsome and much more refined than he had looked before, Mrs Gu couldn’t resist but ask.
“To fetch Su Rui and then go to the Su house.” Gu Yu Cheng said truthfully.
Hearing Gu Yu Cheng’s words, Yu Jing’s eyes widened.
You are meeting her parents which is such an important matter, and this brat didn’t even tell her first!
Mrs Gu was about to say a few words, but then she heard Gu Yu Cheng say, “Is it okay for me to dress like this?”
Mrs Gu: !
Her son is already so old. It is rare for him to ask her for advice when he faces a problem. For a moment, Mrs Gu felt a bit more at ease, and even the original bit of anger had also dissipated.
After glancing at Gu Yu Cheng from head to toe, Mrs Gu nodded then she frowned again.
“No.”
“What is wrong with it?”
“You are visiting someone’s parents, so don’t act like you are going to a business meeting.” Mrs Gu said.
Gu Yu Cheng is indeed handsome like this, but the aura is too oppressive. In short, it is just too aggressive.
“Don’t wear a tie.” Mrs Gu thought and said.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu Cheng did take off his tie in a rare and cooperative manner.
“Are there more?” Gu Yu Cheng asked again.
“Alright. This looks much better.” After a pause, Mrs Gu couldn’t resist but exhorted, “And when you are at the Su House, you must pay attention to your attitude and be more humble, okay? Don’t keep wearing that straight face.”
“En. I understand.”
Seeing her son in such a rare serious state, Mrs Gu was amused but couldn’t help but proudly raised her eyebrows at Gu Yu Cheng.
“Now you are not complaining that I said you should find someone who has a ‘similar standings[4]’ with you?”
She had previously introduced those people that were well-matched in social status with Gu Yu Cheng. When did he even fancy any of their families?
She had singled out a reasonable range and increased the likelihood of the two people getting together.
With so many people in this world, who knows if he can find the best one?
When both families have similar family backgrounds, they would at least have similar family’s upbringing and experiences. They can get along well with their personality, three outlooks and so on. In this way, there will be fewer hiccups when they are together in the future.
Hearing Mrs Gu’s grumbles, Gu Yu Cheng also gave a rare soft chuckle.
“It’s not that I don’t accept people with similar standings. It is just that the “people with similar standings” you had looked for earlier were giving me a headache.”
Hearing Gu Yu Cheng said that and recalling those girls, who were introduced to him and had that kind of expression where they couldn’t wait to stick to Gu Yu Cheng, she was also a little embarrassed.
“Ahem. You think it’s so easy to find a suitable person? How do you know if you don’t meet more people?” Mrs Gu cleared her throat and raised her voice as she said.
It was rare that Gu Yu Cheng did not retort.
“I’m off.” Looking that it was about time, Gu Yu Cheng said.
“The presents to give to Liu Yue and their family…:”
“I’ve already prepared.”
As he walked out of the door, Gu Yu Cheng thought and said to Mrs Gu, “I’ll bring Su Rui over next week.”
……
When Gu Yu Cheng arrived at University B, Su Rui also just finished her last class and came out of the school building.
When she noticed that Gu Yu Cheng was waiting over there, Su Rui’s eyes lit up.
Today Gu Yu Cheng….
En, he is a little handsome.
“What’s wrong?” He naturally took the bag that contained two books in Su Rui’s hands, smiled, pulled her into his arms and asked.
“Nothing.” Su Rui blinked her eyes and said.
“Let’s leave first.” Su Rui said again.
Although she is returning to her own home, Su Rui also wore a relatively formal outfit today to match with Gu Yu Cheng.
From the side, the two of them really became a site to behold.
Also, classes had ended, and many people had already noticed this side.
Their relationship was supposed to be public in the future, so it didn’t matter if it was seen by others. Neither Su Rui nor Gu Yu Cheng cared about it.
But if they didn’t leave soon, Su Rui reckoned that they might really be looked at by a mass crowd.
When Gu Yu Cheng heard that, the corner of his mouth raised and his gaze seemingly swept over some of the surrounding students who had stopped to look at this direction, especially the male students and then he looked towards Su Rui’s face.
“Let’s go.” Gu Yu Cheng lowered his head slightly and gave a light peck on Su Rui’s forehead before pulling open the car door and sending Su Rui to the passenger seat.
The author has something to say:
Su Rui: Are you showing affection in public?
Chairman Gu: No, I’m declaring my rights.
[1] ????(zhè tí ch?og?ng)- It is an internet slang which refers to beyond what one can do. When one encounter questions that one can’t answer, one can use this sentence to get over this question and they are often used as stickers on online chats.
[2] ?????(l?o fángzi zháohu?)- Old house is on fire refers to when older people dates. This is from a phrase where when older people date, it is like their old house is on fire, it is hopeless.
[3] -??(pèngcí)-Staged act/to scam somebody by setting up an “accident” in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation. The variation of these incidents include putting “expensive” porcelain in place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car. Thus, it sort of relates to its literal translation of the words ‘touching or bumping(?) porcelain(?)’.
[4] ????(mén d?ng hù duì)- It is an idiom that means the families are well-matched in terms of social status.
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