Meeting the parents was out of the question, as she was not yet psychologically prepared.
But Mr. Xu and Mother Xu were serious about getting a dog.
And both elders were doers.
When Xu Weiran returned home from work the next day, he found his luggage neatly packed and placed in the living room.
His mother, cradling a white puppy in her arms, didn’t even spare him an extra glance as she pointed to the luggage on the floor and said, "Your things are all here, just take them and leave quickly. This home doesn’t welcome you anymore."
Xu Weiran couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "Even if you really want to kick me out of the house, at least wait until I find a place to live, right?"
Mother Xu was unyielding, petting the puppy in her arms, she said, "If you can’t find a place, then stay in a hotel. Every extra glance I take at you shortens my life by ten days. To let your mom live a few more years, hurry up and move out. Only come back when you have a girlfriend, or just live outside, I won’t object to that."
Xu Weiran initially thought his mother was just trying to scare him, but she was serious. With resignation and amusement, he said, "Do you have to be so harsh? Am I not your own flesh and blood?"
Just because he refused to go on a blind date, they wanted to kick him out. No one would believe it if he told them.
Mother Xu said, "I wish you weren’t. Your father and I wouldn’t have to worry and fuss over you then."
"Fine then, I’m really going to move out and live on my own. Don’t miss me too much when I’m gone," Xu Weiran said, and then he started to pick up the luggage on the floor.
But this time Mother Xu was truly determined. She remained steadfast until Xu Weiran had walked out the front door, not hearing a single word of his mother’s retention.
The moment the door closed, he faintly heard his father say, "Wife, are we really going to make the kid move out?"
Mother Xu said indignantly, "Just seeing him aggravates me. If we don’t push him, when will we ever get to hold a grandchild?"
Mr. Xu asked, "What if our son never comes back? Can you really bear that?"
Mother Xu replied, "Can’t trap a wolf if you’re afraid to lose the sheep. Either he obediently follows my arrangement for a blind date, or he just stays out and never comes back. Out of sight, out of mind for me."
It seemed his mother was truly resolved to sort out his personal issues this time.
That evening, Xu Weiran found a hotel nearby to make do for the night and contacted an agent to help him rent a place near the school.
The agent was very efficient, calling the next morning to take him to view some properties.
Xu Weiran took a leave of absence from the institute at short notice.
"What are you busy with?" Sheng Ning’an messaged him while he was viewing properties with the agent.
Xu Weiran replied, "Busy looking for a place to live."
Sheng Ning’an was taken aback, "Did your parents really kick you out?"
Xu Weiran said, "My mother has always been , quick to act. I’m afraid until I bring a girlfriend home for them to see, I won’t be able to enter that house."
She had thought that his parents were just bluffing, but they were serious.
How afraid were they that their son wouldn’t find a wife?
"Actually, living on your own is not that bad. No one will force you to go on blind dates anymore." Sheng Ning’an didn’t know how to comfort him at that moment, so she changed the subject, "Have you found a place yet? Need my help?"
"Sure!" She had been speaking casually, but he sent her the address in earnest.
Sheng Ning’an glanced at the address; it was near the school, not too far away.
She grabbed her bag and prepared to leave. Before she left, she turned to Tian Yu and said, "I’m stepping out. If I don’t make it back this afternoon, please ask the teacher for leave on my behalf."
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