northernbook Chapter 137 By the way, what's your dad's last name again?
Chapter 137 By the way, what's your dad's last name again?
After finishing his instant noodles, Xu Ye cleaned up the kitchen, left a hundred yuan as a deposit where he had taken the noodles, and then went upstairs.
As it turned out, Zijing still hadn't come out.
Just as he was getting a little distracted, Su Zijing's phone suddenly vibrated.
He glanced at it and immediately shuddered.
The video call screen displayed...
mom?
"Fuck..."
Just then, Su Zijing came out of the bathroom.
Then I saw Xu Ye's stunned and dumbfounded look.
"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.
Xu Ye looked up, his smile stiff: "Auntie called..."
"Aunt?"
Su Zijing was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting. She picked up her phone and realized it was her mother.
It's quite reasonable for A-Ye to call her "Auntie".
Although she was raised in a free-range manner, she still went to study abroad alone across half of the country, so her parents would call every now and then to ask how she was doing.
But it's usually 9 o'clock, I didn't expect it to call so late today.
She pursed her lips.
She glanced at Xu Ye again.
No wonder he was so nervous, you could even say he was facing a formidable enemy.
I'd barely left the starting village when I encountered the final boss...
"Does Auntie know me?" Xu Ye asked.
Su Zijin shook her head.
"If she finds out you're here... especially so late... won't she misunderstand?" Xu Ye asked again.
Su Zijin nodded.
Sure enough, any parent would probably misunderstand this kind of thing...?
He gave a wry smile, took a deep breath, and said, "You'd better answer it quickly..."
He can always explain things properly, after all, nothing has really happened between the two of them yet.
Su Zijing found Xu Ye's death-defying demeanor somewhat amusing.
But I forced myself to endure it.
Xu Ye said, "What are you laughing at? Hurry up and answer it."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "If Auntie really misunderstands, give me your phone and I'll explain to her..."
Su Zijing looked at Xu Ye in surprise and said, "My mom is very fierce, are you sure you can really do it?"
"...Of course, you can leave it to me when the time comes."
"You don't understand my mother yet."
"You'll understand after today."
Xu's smile was somewhat stiff. He seemed to be comforting Su Zijing, but also reassuring himself: "It's okay, I'm good with words, I definitely won't make your mother angry..."
Although it was Su Zijin who asked me to bring her back...
But I did not refuse.
Besides, Su Zijing is the woman he has chosen, so he has to face this hurdle sooner or later...
Instead of running away, it's better to face it now; at least... it allows us to express our stance.
And what if?
What if he manages to win over his mother-in-law...
Does that mean his relationship with Su Zijin is at least half successful?
Su Zijin's eyes crinkled into a smile.
Compared to Xu Ye's nervousness, she wasn't scared at all; on the contrary, she seemed quite cheerful.
"You idiot, Aye!"
He was so smart, how come he suddenly became so stupid?
The video call ended automatically at that time.
She picked up her phone, waited a moment, and then dialed the number directly.
There is only audio, no video.
He muttered to himself, "As long as she doesn't find out, it'll be fine, right?"
I was so quick to react when I was teaching myself to say it to my best friend.
Now it seems like his brain is frozen, and he's completely inflexible.
However, she also knew that Xu Ye wasn't really stupid; rather, as he said, he had always been sincere towards her.
He would never lie to himself or his family.
So he is really good, very good.
This applies to oneself, and also to one's parents and relatives...
Just then, the call connected. She softly said "Hello," and then said with some surprise, "Dad? Why are you holding Mom's phone? Don't you know why I didn't answer your calls?"
Oh, it wasn't an auntie, it was an uncle.
Xu Ye stared blankly into thought, but then suddenly something even more terrifying occurred to him…
Luckily, Zijing reacted quickly enough, otherwise she would have had to explain to her uncle...
Damn, with this misunderstanding today, which father could calmly listen to an explanation?!
Wait, he discovered another problem.
Uncle actually used Aunt's phone to call Su Zijing?
The reason is still unclear, but judging from the current situation...
Although Xu Ye wasn't the kind of blond guy who'd ask, "Is it safe for Lao Deng to park my ghost fire downstairs?"
But to any father, today's situation is no different from that of a young man outside.
Uncle is clearly a doting father to his daughter...
Holy crap, Xu Ye is even more relieved now.
"Why did you accept this video call? You still haven't given me a satisfactory explanation!"
As Su Zijing spoke, she turned and glanced at Xu Ye, her eyes filled with a hint of guilt.
He sounded even more impatient with the person on the other end of the phone.
"Alright, I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight!"
Without waiting for a reply, he hung up the phone.
"Bye?"
Xu Ye's mind was filled with a middle-aged man he had drawn based on Su Zijin.
He is 1.9 meters tall, broad-shouldered, and muscular.
His eyes would blaze with fury the moment he saw him, and he'd immediately throw two punches at me.
The people were so frightened that they barely heard what they were saying.
Seeing Xu Ye's silly expression, Su Zijing suddenly wanted to tease him, so she said, "He didn't hang up."
Xu Ye's eyes widened instantly.
Su Zijing chuckled and said with amusement, "Okay, I'm hanging up."
"call……"
Xu Ye immediately let out a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.
You fought against Ma San and his gang today and you're still exhausted.
"Looking like this, you still dare to argue with my parents?" Su Zijing pouted, her tone full of disdain, but her beautiful eyes held a hint of joy.
"...Let's give it a try, what if they like me?" Xu Ye said guiltily.
"audacious in the extreme!"
Su Zijing gave a soft hum, her eyes suddenly dimming again: "I'm sorry."
Xu Ye: "?"
He was momentarily taken aback: "Why are you suddenly saying sorry?"
"The matter of Li Mingzhe."
Su Zijing said, "We had agreed that I would handle it well and would never cause you any more trouble, but..."
Xu Ye chuckled and said, "I thought it was something serious. I didn't suffer any loss, so what is there to apologize for?"
He then changed the subject: "By the way, what's your last name, Uncle?"
He thought that if he called him "uncle" the next time they met, he might be disliked for "calling him so affectionately," so it was necessary to find out in advance.
Su Zijin fell silent instantly.
She looked at Xu Ye for a while before answering, "My surname is Su."
"Su in Su Shi?"
"……Correct."
"What a coincidence, isn't this the same as you..."
Xu Ye said with delight that he only realized it belatedly after a while.
"Heh, and you say you're not nervous..."
Xu Ye: "..."
He lowered his head in shame: "I...I'll go wash my face with cold water!"
Without waiting for a reply, she rushed into the bathroom as if fleeing.