"This child, how can we bla you for this?" Mrs. Jin smiled bitterly, "We knew we would reveal it during the New Year, but we still kept it secret. Alas, if soone should be blad, it should be us. It’s the New Year, and we’ve made you all unhappy."
"Uncle, Aunt, it’s not your fault. Anyone in your shoes would have done the sa." Chuxia glanced around the room, changing the subject, "When I saw Brother Jin, I was wondering what kind of parents could nurture such an elegant and cultured man."
Only now, coming to the house, do I understand. With parents like Uncle and Aunt who are so sophisticated and discerning, and living in such a classically elegant house, over ti, the whole person’s temperant would definitely settle down.
It’s a pity I’m already this old, otherwise, I would definitely join in the fun and cultivate myself into a girl with an elegant scholarly aura, so Zhou Mikang wouldn’t constantly joke about being a country bumpkin."
Zhou Mikang had black lines on his face; when did he ever say she was a country bumpkin? Even if she was trying to cheer people up, did she have to drag him into it?
Sure enough, as soon as Chuxia praised the house, Father Jin’s eyes and eyebrows lit up. He got up to fetch his design blueprints from the study and began to explain his design philosophy to Chuxia bit by bit.
Oh dear, the little person in Chuxia’s mind was constantly repenting. She would never do such a foolish thing again. She knew nothing about architecture, but to not embarrass Father Jin, she had to pretend to be very interested. Heavens, soone just kill her already!
Fortunately, Zhou Mikang and Jin Yu were considerate and, after only letting Father Jin blabber for ten minutes, quickly joined the discussion to rescue Chuxia.
They had originally planned to stay for thirty minutes and then leave, but because Father Jin was so animated, forty minutes had passed and Chuxia and Zhou Mikang were still sitting in the room.
Finally, when Father Jin went to the bathroom, Jin Yu quickly took the blueprints back to the study and dragged Zhou Mikang out: "No need to say goodbye, otherwise, you really won’t be able to leave tonight."
Mrs. Jin kept nodding: "Exactly, exactly, the old man is afraid no one will talk to him about this. Once he starts, he won’t stop. And you still have friends waiting for you, I won’t insist you stay, but after visiting your relatives, you must co over for a al."
Only when the car started to drive away did Jin Yu finally let out a breath: "Old Zhou, I was wrong. I really thought my dad had gotten over this habit. The last ti my uncle talked to him about it, he seed totally uninterested. Who knew he just picks his audience."
"If you had any interest in this at all, Uncle Jin wouldn’t be so pent up." Zhou Mikang glared at him, "You really are quite unfilial."
"It’s not like I haven’t tried, but I’m just born without that knack. As soon as I sit in front of blueprints, all I do is yawn." Jin Yu shook his head as he spoke, "I’m puzzled myself why I didn’t inherit any of my dad’s strengths, you see he’s good at literati arts, but , even though I seem cultured, I can only make so pastries."
"Dare you say that to his face and see what happens."
"I wouldn’t dare." Jin Yu instinctively shrunk his neck, "If I said that, the old man might take a sickle and cut down, believe it or not? My aunt?" Seeing a woman in her fifties pass by the car, Jin Yu was startled and quickly said, "Stop, stop, she doesn’t seem right."
When Jin Yu shouted, Zhou Mikang was already decelerating, but even then, by the ti the car stopped, they were already quite a way past Jin Yu’s aunt. They had no choice but to reverse back.
The car stopped abruptly beside her, and Jin Yu’s aunt was so startled that tears welled up as soon as she recognized who got out of the car.
"Aunt, what’s happened to you?" Jin Yu asked urgently.
"I was just planning to go to your house. Xiao Rui is in the hospital, and there’s no one at ho. I was thinking of asking your mom to help look after her." Jin Yu’s aunt said while wiping her tears, "That kid seed fine, who knew she’d get so overwheld. At least she’s been saved. Your uncle felt embarrassed and moved back to Xiao Rui’s grandma’s house. Xiao Yu, your aunt is really at her wit’s end, so I ca to your parents for help."
"Aunt, don’t worry. At tis like this, it’s only right to ask my parents for help. How about this, I’ll go to the store, get the car, and accompany you to the hospital. How about you wait at our house first?"
"Okay, Xiao Yu, thank you."
"Aunt, no need to thank ." Jin Yu comfortingly patted his aunt, "Why don’t you co with to the store, and I’ll take you straight to my house."
Jin Yu’s aunt’s mind was already a bit muddled, so she just went along with whatever he said, obediently getting into the car. Seeing Zhou Mikang and Chuxia in the car, she politely greeted them, but her glance at Zhou Mikang was visibly complicated.
She had considered this kid as a potential son-in-law, but unfortunately, her daughter wasn’t fated to be so lucky. Ah, forget it. She turned her head to look outside the car, trying hard not to think about past matters.
Zhou Mikang wasn’t familiar with her, so after exchanging a few polite greets, he said no more. Chuxia had even less to say to her, and for a mont, the car was enveloped in a vacuum of silence. Fortunately, the Jin family’s house was near the store, and after just over two minutes, the car stopped in front of the store.
As soon as they reached the store, Zhou Mikang went to the counter to settle the bill, and Chuxia went to the study to look for Luo Xiaoqiong and the others.
Of course, Jin Yu didn’t charge them, but under Zhou Mikang’s threat that he wouldn’t visit again if he didn’t, Jin Yu had no choice but to let Zhou Mikang settle the bill. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to co to Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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