ST3YC Chapter 137

Shrank to a 3-Years-Old Child Chapter 137: Meeting the Parents

Fu Heng, who had just returned from his morning run, was draped with a sweat-soaked towel. He looked at Qingqing, who was squatting by the cabinet, making rustling noises and doing something, with a puzzled expression.

“Qingqing?”

“Hmm?” Qingqing turned her head instinctively upon hearing the sound.

“What are you doing?” Fu Heng asked.

“Prepare gifts for A-Jin when he visits his in-laws.” Qingqing stepped aside so that Fu Heng could see what was laid out in front of her.

Complete sets of gold, silver, and jade jewelry, ginseng that is over a hundred years old, and all sorts of miscellaneous fruits and snacks with auspicious meanings.

A huge pile of things was stacked on the cabinet, which was extremely eye-catching.

“Ah Jin is just going to pay a visit, not to propose marriage, so there’s no need to make such a big fuss,” Fu Heng reminded her somewhat helplessly.

Qingqing blinked, looking completely innocent: “But I heard from the housekeeper that we should treat our eldest son and daughter-in-law with special respect.”

“Grandma the housekeeper is from the older generation and is not suitable for young people nowadays. Be good and put everything away. Let the child prepare whatever he needs himself.”

That’s his marriage, not theirs. Parents can help, but they don’t need to consider everything for him.

To avoid people feeling like they weren’t involved in the wedding in the end.

Don’t think this is impossible. Fu Heng has eaten more salt than his sons have eaten rice. He has been in the business world for half his life and has seen all kinds of strange things.

Compared to that, even the messy affairs of his wife’s adopted daughter’s family are just so-so.

It’s not common, but it’s not particularly special either.

“Alright.” Knowing that she lacked social experience and had never had any relatives or elders to teach her about interpersonal relationships since childhood, Qingqing felt that it was best to obediently listen to Fu Heng.

To avoid accidentally doing more harm than good.

“You can put away all the valuables, but Ah Jin can take the fruits and snacks with him.” These things are hard to store, and they can’t finish eating them all if they keep too many at home. It’s good for our son to take them as gifts when he visits.

This way it won’t be ridiculously expensive, and it’s quite suitable.

Although the couple acted differently, they both actually took their eldest son’s first visit to his in-laws very seriously.

It’s a pity they couldn’t go with them, otherwise they might not have been so worried.

Fu Sijin, who had just gotten up to have breakfast, was speechless.

Why have these two suddenly turned into such doting mothers, worrying about his affairs so much?

Since the agreed visit time was in the afternoon, Fu Sijin was not in a hurry.

But seeing him doing nothing and wandering around the house, made Qingqing feel anxious and annoyed.

“Didn’t you say you were going to visit Yu Yu’s family? Why aren’t you leaving yet?”

Unable to bear the torment of anxiety, she began to openly drive people away.

“It’s still early.” Unfortunately, Fu Sijin didn’t understand a mother’s heart at all, and still looked very relaxed.

“It’s already 2 PM, it’s getting late.” I need to hurry up and get back to tell her how things went.

Fu Sijin’s trip was to build a bridge between the two families, and Yu Yu’s pregnancy couldn’t wait any longer. If it was delayed any longer, her grandchildren would probably be born.

Fu Sijin, practically driven out of his home, stood alone and pitiful outside his house, carrying a large pile of things, with only a wisp of wind carrying fallen leaves drifting sadly by in the background.

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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Yu accompanied her mother to her maternal grandmother’s house.

Because they had things on their minds, the family didn’t stay long and said goodbye and went home around four o’clock in the afternoon.

It only takes about 20 minutes to get from their house to their grandmother’s house, and the round trip takes less than an hour. So when they got home, it was only about 4:30.

As soon as the car pulled up in front of the house, Yu Yu’s mother hesitantly called out, “Sister, is that young man standing in front of the house your boyfriend?”

Upon hearing the sound, Yu Yu suddenly looked up.

Then she saw Fu Sijin, dressed in a camel-colored trench coat, standing tall and elegant like a green bamboo in front of her house.

Because of his strikingly attractive appearance, countless passersby have noticed him and linger around him, unwilling to leave.

Besides wanting to make friends with handsome guys, they also wanted to find out why he came to the Yu family’s house during the Chinese New Year.

This is the old town area, and the local residents are all neighbors who have lived together for decades. They know each other very well, or in other words, they gossip about each other’s affairs.

Fu Sijin came today, and he was so high-profile.

It’s likely that by tomorrow, everyone on the street will know that a tall, handsome man made a special trip to see the Yu family’s daughter during the Lunar New Year.

If things went any further, she might have already started wearing clothes that indicate she’s getting married.

However, Yu Yu was not afraid of these rumors. Besides, this was something that was about to become a reality, so there was no need to hide anything.

She looked like a thief, losing all composure.

So Yu Yu naturally drove the car into the courtyard of her house, and then came out to pull the person who was still standing outside in the cold wind into the house.

“Wait a minute.” Fu Sijin grabbed Yu Yu’s hands, which were trying to pull him. “I left some things in the car. Wait for me to get them.”

“I’ll go with you.” Yu Yu winked at her parents, signaling them to go inside first, and then followed Fu Sijin to find his car.

Illegal parking is prohibited in this area, so Fu Sijin’s car could only be parked in a street-side parking space across the street, which was a short walk away.

The two treated it like a walk.

Noticing that Fu Sijin’s exposed hands were red from the cold, Yu Yu quickly took a step forward to stand beside him, naturally pulling his large hands into her own shirt pocket, her small hands intertwining with his fingers inside to warm them up.

Fu Sijin glanced sideways at the woman beside him, his thin lips curving slightly, and his large hand gripped Yu Yu’s small hand even tighter.

The two arrived at Fu Sijin’s car, opened the trunk, and Yu Yu was stunned: “Why did you bring so much stuff?”

Thinking that most of these things were prepared by the woman in his family who loved to worry, a gentle smile flashed across Fu Sijin’s eyes: “I couldn’t refuse such kindness.”

“Mom and Dad, come help!”

Hearing their daughter calling out from outside, YuYu’s parents thought something had happened and rushed out together, only to bump into two figures carrying large and small bags.

“This…” They hurried over to help carry the things, and Mother Yu complained, “Why did you buy so much stuff? Doesn’t it cost money?”

“These weren’t bought by me; they were brought by Fu Sijin as a gift for you two.”

Knowing that Fu Sijin could handle the old foxes in the company, but not so good at dealing with such ordinary family situations, Yu Yu was already quite surprised that he knew to bring a gift when visiting her family. So she didn’t ask for too much and considerately helped him deal with her parents.

As her own daughter, how could Mother Yu not see through her little tricks?

She glanced at her daughter, then immediately flashed a warm smile at Fu Sijin as she welcomed him in: “You must be Fu Sijin, young man. You’re quite handsome.”

“Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I am Yu Yu’s boyfriend, Fu Sijin.”

Fu Sijin tried his best to present himself well in front of his beloved’s parents.

He is indeed not very good at interpersonal relationships, just like his mother, but if he wants to deliberately please someone, he can easily win their favor.

At least Mother Yu was completely charmed by Fu Sijin the moment they met, and she started calling him “A-Jin” all the time.

It was exactly like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, becoming more and more satisfied the more she looked.

In comparison, the father’s attitude was rather indifferent.

It’s not that he’s indifferent, it’s just that he’s not as enthusiastic as Mother Yu.

This is normal; no father would be enthusiastic towards a strange man who is about to abduct his precious daughter.

Yu Yu knew exactly what kind of person Fu Sijin was.

She had expected the visit to be awkward and was prepared to speak up for her parents, but it turned out that all her efforts were in vain.

Even her father’s indifference completely changed after he saw Fu Sijin present him with a calligraphy work personally inscribed by a master calligrapher.

He kept calling her “Little Fu” more enthusiastically than Mother Yu, leaving Yu Yu speechless.

Her parents are too easily bribed, aren’t they?

Noticing Yu Yu’s gaze, Fu Sijin secretly turned his head and gave her a meaningful smile.

Yu Yu: “…”

She seemed to see a fox’s tail wagging incessantly.

At the dinner table, Yu Yu’s parents watched with satisfaction as Fu Sijin took meticulous care of their daughter. Their eyes were full of affection, and as experienced people, they could all understand.

Only then did the two elders finally feel a little relieved.

It wasn’t that they were overly nervous, but rather that their family was too different from the Fu family; they were not on the same level to begin with. Forcing them to be together would inevitably lead to some conflicts.

Fortunately, the most important thing is for the two children to live their lives. As long as they love each other, they will eventually be able to overcome difficulties together.

Thinking of this, Mother Yu tentatively said, “Ah Jin, Auntie wants to ask you a question.”

“Auntie, please speak.” Fu Sijin’s attitude was very amiable.

“We don’t object to your relationship with our daughter, but we don’t know what your family thinks?”

Perhaps you haven’t told the man’s family yet?

In an instant, all sorts of melodramatic scenarios of wealthy families breaking up couples played out in Mother Yu’s mind.

Even Father Yu looked on with concern.

“Uncle and Aunt, don’t worry, my family has already met Yu Yu, especially my mother. She’s extremely satisfied with Yu Yu, to be honest…”

Fu Sijin smiled shyly, his handsome face slightly red: “My mother specifically entrusted me with a task when I came here this time. She asked when you two would be free, because my father and her would like to invite you two to dinner to discuss my marriage with Yu Yu.”

A perfect straight shot that blew everyone’s eyes open.

It also gave Mother Yu a huge surprise.

It wasn’t the surprise of her daughter marrying into a wealthy family, but the joy that she had found a good home.

Don’t ask why, after only spending a few hours with Fu Sijin, Mother Yu was convinced that he was a good match who could bring happiness to her daughter.

Asking questions is a woman’s sixth sense, commonly known as intuition.