Ning Ge saw Cao Guigen coming in and hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, standing up sowhat awkwardly, while also casting a desperate glance at Cao Xiaojuan for help.
Cao Xiaojuan just smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, look, these are gifts that Ge Ling specifically bought to show his respect for you."
She pointed to the gifts laid out on the table.
Cao Guigen glanced over and said indifferently, "What’s the use of buying these? Country folks don’t care for such things."
Cao Xiaojuan’s face turned red as she looked towards Ning Ge, who was now frowning. Having spent so days together, she knew he was sowhat displeased. She also felt a bit upset with her own father. Considering his goodwill, saying such things could really discourage soone.
"It’s all Ge Ling’s kind thought. It’s the first ti our daughter has brought soone back ho, can’t you say sothing nice?" Auntie Cao tugged at Cao Guigen’s sleeve.
Cao Guigen didn’t make a sound.
At first, Ning Ge was indifferent, but now he seed even more uneasy than before, afraid that the other’s parents wouldn’t like him, stealing glances at Cao Xiaojuan now and then.
Seeing her boyfriend like this made Cao Xiaojuan’s heart ache trendously.
"Sit down. We’ve been toiling in the fields all our lives, we don’t know how to speak properly, don’t take it to heart," Cao Guigen’s expression suddenly softened.
A guy who only knew how to look to his girl for rescue probably wasn’t much capable of anything.
"So you’re dressed like a city person?" Cao Guigen asked again.
Ning Ge was sowhat proud as he said, "Yes, I’m from Rong City."
"Rong City, that’s not close to here. How did you co to know our Juanjuan?" Cao Guigen asked again, seemingly casually.
Ning Ge didn’t speak.
"Dad, we’ve traveled a long way to co here. Let’s let Ge Ling rest for a while," Cao Xiaojuan hurriedly said.
"Right, what are you doing interrogating him like a criminal?" Auntie Cao also said, "Juanjuan, take him to your room to rest for a bit."
Cao Xiaojuan quickly nodded and led Ning Ge away. Once they were out of the house, Ning Ge said, "I think your dad doesn’t like much. I think we should just break it off. I’ve been spoiled since I was young, never tried to please anyone."
"My dad is just like that, but he ans well. Please, for my sake, bear with it," Cao Xiaojuan said urgently.
Ning Ge snorted twice, following her into another flat-roofed house, which was Cao Xiaojuan’s room.
After settling him in, Cao Xiaojuan returned to speak with her parents in the main room, not seeing that Ning Ge had opened his eyes as soon as she turned around.
"What’s the matter? You’re bringing soone ho out of the blue, what if sothing happens?" Upon seeing Cao Xiaojuan again, Cao Guigen’s deanor had changed, his brows, which only reached the middle of his forehead, knitting into a fierce scowl.
"Exactly, what if you brought back a Gui Touzai!" Auntie Cao also lit up a cigarette and asked, "How did you et him?"
"At the place where I finish work, there were so hooligans bothering , and he saved . Later on, we bumped into each other a few tis. He learned where I worked and often ca by; that’s how we got to know each other," Cao Xiaojuan explained nonchalantly, "Mom, Dad, if he is Gui Touzai, I’ll shave my head and let him sit on it. He’s just a spoiled tyrant who can’t amount to anything serious."
"And you’re still with him?"
"That’s why I can manage him because he’s so naive and foolish," she retorted.
"What about the proper business? Your two younger brothers aren’t settled yet!" Auntie Cao’s face darkened as she said, "If he found out, what would you do?"
"Mom, Dad, I’m twenty-five already, how long should I wait? It’s always about my brothers, can’t you think about for once? The business, I don’t want to do it anymore!" Cao Xiaojuan said with resentnt. Should she sacrifice her happiness for her two foolish brothers and live her life as a female bandit?
"Who’s there!" Cao Guigen suddenly shouted out loud.
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