Part 4 of Chapter 82
Please Like Her 33 – Main Story Finale (First Part)
At this moment, Shang Lu was a bit nervous, holding Xiao Mi’s hand and looking at Chi Yan, who was driving. She asked again, “Are we going to see your Mom?”
“It’s not like you haven’t met her before,” Chi Yan said, looking at her through the rearview mirror. “Why are you nervous? You got along well last time, right?”
“It’s different this time,” Shang Lu pressed her lips together and said, “Last time was a chance encounter, and your Mom is very talkative, so we had a good conversation. But this time feels like… we’re specifically meeting the parents. And I haven’t met your Dad.”
Chi Yan was straightforward, “You don’t have to worry about him. In my family, my Mom has the final say. If my Mom likes you, my Dad won’t say anything.”
This reassured Shang Lu a bit, as Mother Chi was indeed easy to get along with.
Xiao Mi handed a piece of candy to Shang Lu and said, “Sister, eat some candy, it will make you feel less nervous. I’ll protect you!”
“Alright,” Shang Lu took the candy, unwrapped it, and put it in her mouth. She then reached out to pat Xiao Mi’s head and said, “With you here, Sister won’t be nervous.”
The car quickly arrived at the doorstep of the Chi family.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing old, gray clothing and holding a package in his arms rushed out of the yard, glancing back as he went, looking as if he were escaping. When he saw them, he took several steps back in shock.
Shang Lu also stepped back in surprise and asked, “Did someone break into your house?”
However, Chi Yan appeared unfazed and asked directly, “Dad, what are you doing now?”
Shang Lu covered her mouth and was instantly thrown into panic.
This is Chi Yan’s Dad? And she just called him a thief? Help!
Father Chi, on the other hand, didn’t seem to care much. He sighed in relief and said, “I thought your Mom was back, and you scared me. Of course, I’m going to play mahjong.”
With that, Father Chi opened the package he was holding and showed Chi Yan proudly, saying, “Look! These are mahjong tiles carved from pure jade. They’re quite precious!”
Father Chi only let them take a quick look and then wrapped the mahjong tiles back up before heading outside.
After walking a few steps, he turned back, looked at Shang Lu, and exclaimed, “Shang Lu? Is that you?”
Shang Lu lowered her head and greeted, “Hello, Uncle.”
Perhaps it was because the Chi and Shang families often crossed paths in the business world, but she couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on, thinking about the awkward conversations that might follow involving her family’s business.
However, Father Chi laughed and said, “When we were playing mahjong before, we made sure to change our phone wallpapers to your picture. I heard you’re really lucky, like a koi fish! And sure enough, I won many rounds during that time with your picture on my phone!”
Shang Lu : “?”
What is Father Chi talking about? Did her ears go bad?
Father Chi looked at Shang Lu, then at Chi Yan, and finally at Xiao Mi. He asked, “What’s going on with you three?”
“We’re in a relationship, and Mom asked us to come home for the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner together,” Chi Yan explained to avoid any misunderstandings, “This is Shang Lu’s younger sister, Xiao Mi.”
“In a relationship? Great! Great!” Father Chi seemed even happier and said, “Marry the koi fish home, and I’ll be invincible at the mahjong table from now on! I can’t waste any more time; your Mom might be back soon. I need to go now!”
With the bundle of mahjong tiles in his arms, Father Chi left with a light and cheerful stride, as if he had become twenty years younger.
Shang Lu couldn’t understand and asked, “Does Uncle play mahjong a lot?”
Otherwise, why would he be so happy playing mahjong and have to hide from his wife?
“They don’t play for money.” Chi Yan reached out to rub his nose, as if he found it difficult to explain. “If they lose, they have to eat a can of canned mackerel, so my Mom never lets him go when she’s at home.”
Shang Lu: “…”
However, Father Chi still didn’t successfully go play mahjong. He hadn’t taken a few steps when he encountered Mother Chi, who happened to return, so he had to follow his wife back reluctantly, like a follower.
When Mother Chi saw Shang Lu, she was originally scolding Father Chi, but her face instantly lit up with a joyful smile and said, “Xiao Lu is here? And you brought your sister too. What are you doing at the door? Come on in. I have a few things to discuss with your Dad, we’ll be right there.”
Seeing that Mother Chi was still wearing summer dress, Shang Lu couldn’t help but shiver unconsciously.
It really looks so cold.
Shang Lu suddenly realized that they had been outside for a while, and her exposed hand felt a bit cold. She instinctively wanted to hold Chi Yan’s hand for warmth because his hand was always warm.
However, realizing that there were elders present, Shang Lu felt it was inappropriate. She began to retract her hand halfway, but Chi Yan held her hand and extended his other hand toward Xiao Mi, saying, “Let’s go, go home with Brother and Sister.”
Xiao Mi obediently held Chi Yan’s other hand, and the three of them walked inside together.
At the door, Father Chi stared at the mahjong tiles in his arms, his face filled with a sad expression.
Mother Chi watched their backs and sighed, “They look so much like a family of three, it’s really nice.”
Then, she turned to her husband and quickly put on a different expression, saying, “What’s with that expression on New Year’s? And what are you wearing? Go change your clothes!”
“Yes,” Father Chi could only follow his wife obediently to change into the new clothes they had prepared for the New Year.
During this time, Mother Chi had one of the maids take Xiaomi to the princess-themed room she had prepared for Xiao Mi to play, and then she took out an album, saying, “Here are many childhood photos of Chi Yan and even some with him wearing a dress!”
“Mom!” Chi Yan felt somewhat uncomfortable and tried to stop his Mom’s actions, reaching out to prevent her from taking the album.
Shang Lu turned to look at Chi Yan, clasping her hands together and curiosity evident in her eyes. She said, “Can I take a look? Just one look!”
It was clear that she really wanted to see it.
Mother Chi didn’t hurry over, but instead, she leisurely gazed at Chi Yan and said, “Mom respects you, so if you don’t want to, you can put it back.”
A few seconds later, Chi Yan lowered the hand that had been blocking the album in the air and instead used it to cover his face, giving in. He said, “Okay, you can look.”
“Yay!” Shang Lu cheered, then, realizing she had been too enthusiastic, she covered her mouth, feeling a bit embarrassed as she looked at Mother Chi.
Mother Chi raised the album high and teased Shang Lu, imitating Shang Lu’s way of speaking, “Yay! Let’s look at Chi Yan’s embarrassing photos together!”
Shang Lu burst into laughter and responded even louder, “Yay! I want to see!”
The two of them sat on the couch, their heads almost touching.
With each page Mother Chi turned in Chi Yan’s childhood photo album, she could tell Shang Lu where the photo was taken, what happened that day, and whether Chi Yan was in a good or bad mood.
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“LXiao Lu is here? And you brought your sister too. What are you doing at the door?
Fixed, thanks!