"Not asking for money?"
"Then why have you changed?"
"Because I’ve been losing weight, and I’ve recently started to see results."
As Shen Siyuan spoke, he even lifted his shirt to show off his perfect six-pack abs.
Huang Huijuan curiously pinched and pressed them, which displeased old dad Shen Jianjun who glared at her, as he was even jealous of his son.
"Why did you suddenly start losing weight? You weren’t fat before," Shen Jianjun asked curiously.
"You didn’t have a breakup, did you?" Huang Huijuan excitedly said.
No, I had a breakup, why are you happy?
"He doesn’t have a girlfriend, what breakup?" Shen Jianjun retorted.
Huang Huijuan nodded upon hearing this, then suddenly widened her eyes, gasping.
"What are you doing?" Shen Siyuan asked in surprise.
"No wonder, no wonder..."
Huang Huijuan had a look of sudden realization, which was even more baffling.
Knowing Huang Huijuan well, Shen Siyuan knew she must have conjured some outrageous assumption again.
But before he could speak, Shen Jianjun curiously asked, "No wonder what?"
"No wonder the girls from the blind dates he had before, either disliking this or that about them; it turns out he doesn’t like girls, all excuses."
"Doesn’t like girls? So, he wants to be a bachelor?" Old dad Shen Jianjun hadn’t caught on yet.
"Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? I’m perfectly fine, a normal man," Shen Siyuan said, somewhat annoyed.
"Liking men is also not abnormal, it’s normal too, mom doesn’t mind."
"I really thank you for being so open-minded..." Shen Siyuan was both amused and annoyed.
"See, see, I told you..."
Huang Huijuan pointed at Shen Siyuan, excitedly proving her foresight to Shen Jianjun.
Shen Jianjun finally caught on, and his face turned ominously dark.
Enraged, he stared at Shen Siyuan and said, "Is everything your mom saying true?"
"You listen to her rambling."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jianjun’s expression slightly cleared, as his wife indeed liked to ramble.
"I’m not rambling, I read online that proper fitness is to attract the opposite sex, excessive fitness is to attract the same sex..."
"You should spend less time on TikTok, stop listening to the nonsense there, and also, stop sharing all sorts of messy stuff with me, I feel like I could have a stroke any time."
"This point your mom is right, she does mean well, you don’t know how chaotic it is out there, don’t just eat anything, always stay alert..." Shen Jianjun still sided with his wife.
"I’m done talking, I’m hungry."
Shen Siyuan picked up his chopsticks ready to eat.
Seeing this, Shen Jianjun didn’t say much else, but still somewhat worriedly said, "Son, you are normal, right? You should tell us the truth, I see a lot of this kind of stuff online."
"I think you should also use the internet less."
Shen Siyuan put down his chopsticks, helplessly said, "I’m very normal, and I have a girlfriend."
Both were shocked, their eyes wide.
"I have a girlfriend, is that not normal? Are you that shocked?"
"Didn’t you come back last time without one? That’s why I asked Aunt Qi to set you up."
"You said it yourself, that was last time, I just started dating," Shen Siyuan replied.
"What does she look like, do you have a photo? Let mom see."
Shen Siyuan directly handed over his phone.
He intended to let her look at his gallery, which had many photos of Ruan Hongzhuang.
But unexpectedly, Huang Huijuan directly opened his Moments.
Initially, she didn’t recognize it, only seeing Ruan Hongzhuang’s images, she excitedly showed them to Shen Jianjun.
"This girl is really beautiful, and she has a good temperament too," Huang Huijuan said with an ear-to-ear grin.
Shen Jianjun retorted, "She’s about the same as you, indeed not bad in temperament."
Frankly, Shen Jianjun’s comment seemed to be flattering his mom.
Sure enough, Huang Huijuan smiled even more broadly upon hearing this.
"But where did you take this photo? It looks like it’s in Xiajing," Huang Huijuan asked somewhat puzzled.
"It is Xiajing, we went there for a tour last week," Shen Siyuan replied.
The couple exchanged glances, then understood without saying – their son’s return really was about asking for money.
Huang Huijuan took another close look at the photo, then handed the phone back to Shen Siyuan, saying, "This girl must come from a good family, right?"
She noticed that Ruan Hongzhuang’s dress and temperament didn’t seem like those from an ordinary family.
"Um, her family is in business."
The couple understood even more; it seemed their son was dating a girl from a good background, and he couldn’t financially keep up.
"Let’s eat," Shen Jianjun said.
After figuring it out, Shen Jianjun relaxed.
But just a few bites in, Huang Huijuan suddenly declared, "That’s not right."
Then, putting her chopsticks down, she grabbed Shen Siyuan by the ear.
"Why did you block me and your dad?"
"Mom, mercy... mercy..."
Even with all the skills in the world, at this moment, he could only beg for mercy.
Shen Jianjun, sitting on the side sipping his drink, watched the mother’s teaching without intervening.
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Shen Siyuan complained, rubbing his ears that were red and burning like fire.
"Deserves you right, growing bold and starting to hide things from your parents, eh?" Huang Huijuan continued relentlessly.
"Alright, alright, our son’s grown up, it’s not wrong to have his own thoughts."
Dad was playing the good guy now.
The meal was quite cheerful with laughter.
After calming down, Huang Huijuan started inquiring about Ruan Hongzhuang again.
"What’s her name, how old is she, what does she do, how did you meet..."
In meticulous detail, like checking the register.
"Nice name, her parents and elders must be cultured people..."
"Two years older, knows how to care for people..."
"Shipping, wow, that’s big business, such a young girl managing such big business, she must be capable, definitely can manage a household..."
"Through a blind date, I always said blind dates are reliable..."
In her words, there was nothing bad, she praised Ruan Hongzhuang to the skies even without meeting her.
It wasn’t clear if she really liked Ruan Hongzhuang or just because her son, at long last, got a girlfriend, and she was afraid he might mess it up.
"I’m going to wash the dishes."
Shen Siyuan, tired of her nagging, prepared to escape to the kitchen.
"I’ll do it," Shen Jianjun stood up and said.
Huang Huijuan grabbed his hand.
"Let your son do it, you’ve been tired all day; take a rest."
"You’re right, son, then please go ahead."
At this, Shen Jianjun sat down next to Huang Huijuan and started peeling an orange for her.
"Have you been eating fruits at home?"
"Yes, I’ve eaten apples."
"Eat more fruits, and you should eat these mangoes too, some are starting to go bad..."
Am I superfluous here?