Chapter 23: Mother-in-law tells me not to fall in love (1/2)

When Mother Lin saw Lin Yuhan’s worried look, she sighed. She looked at Cheng Yu and said, “Xiao Yu, today I have another matter that I would like to talk to you about.”

“Please speak, Auntie,” Judging from their expressions a moment ago, Cheng Yu already had a vague feeling that the matter Mother Lin is going to talk about would be regarding Lin Yuhan and him.

After deliberating for a while, she felt that she should get straight to the point and said, “Do you like my daughter, Xiao Han?”

“Yes,” replied Cheng Yu. Who would not like such a gentle and pleasant girl?

“Since you have acknowledged that you like Xiao Han, I would like to voice my opinion about it. Actually, I don’t approve of the two of you dating as you guys are still young and attending high school. Furthermore, in a few months, you will need to sit for your national exam. As I have no idea about your studying ability, what happens if the two of you don’t get into the same university and get separated into different provinces? Therefore, I wish that both of you could focus on studying first, and only after the National exam is over can both of you can consider dating.”

“Auntie, I understand what you are trying to say, but you don’t need to worry. I will not hold up Hanhan’s studies and I will also definitely get into the same university as her.”

“This… Xiao Yu, it may sound unpleasant, but I need to voice it out. First off, your family circumstances should be quite well off, but you have also seen our current situation. I also know that rich families have high expectations towards the social status of their marriage partner. That’s why I disagree with you dating Xiao Han. Xiao Han is a naive and unfortunate child. I do not wish for her to be hurt in any way. I hope you can understand my way of thinking for this point. Of course, I would not completely ban the both of you from dating each other. I can see the way you treat Xiao Han is very pleasant, but it’s just that I wish that would only happen after a few more years,” Mother Lin said.

“Um… Auntie, I understand that every mother wishes the best for their child. But I also hope that you can listen to my opinion. To start off, my feelings for Hanhan are real, but you don’t have to worry as I will never force her to do stuff that she isn’t willing to. In fact, both of us aren’t dating. Even if she isn’t willing to be in a relationship with me, I will not make things difficult for her. I will also ensure that no one will be able to bully her. So I hope you could actually have faith in me. And also, even if Hanhan gets married to me, you don’t have to be worried about her as my parents are very easy-going. They have never bothered about the social status of my marriage partner and even if they really did mind, I would never let my wife feel any grievances. Therefore, the issues you have talked to me about are not a problem at all.”

“Hehe. I shall not conceal anything from Auntie. The longevity pills you just received are actually developed by me, and I have partnered up with Wanmei Group. Within a few days, they will be put up for sale on the market. However, the pills that will be sold on the market are not comparable to the ones that I have just given you. Maybe in the future, these pills I just gave you will appear in the market, but that’s not before they have gone through my approval.”

When both of them heard that the pills were being made by Cheng Yu, they were shocked. When they received them, they thought that the pills were some precious pills that had been kept for a long period of time. What they did not expect was that the pills were actually made by Cheng Yu. No wonder when he gave them the pills that time, he seemed like he really didn’t care about the pills.

Cheng Yu took a look at his watch and realized that it was about time to leave.

“Xiao Han, send Xiao Yu off,” Mother Lin said to Lin Yuhan.

“No need. It’s already late. You should just stay at home and rest.”

“I shall send you to the main road before coming back then,” Lin Yuhan pointed towards the road 100 meters away.

As they were walking, Lin Yuhan asked, “What did my mother talk to you about?”

“Your mother requested me to take good care of you and wait till you have graduated from University before marrying you off to me!” Cheng Yu said while laughing.

“Che! Don’t even think about it! My mother will never promise you that,” Lin Yuhan didn’t believe him.

“Hehe, you can go and ask your mother about it then. If I didn’t talk to your mother about marriage, do you think that she would have accepted my betrothal gift?”

“Hmph! You obviously weren’t talking about that a moment ago. You really think I am so easily swindled?”

“Hehe, it seem like my dear Hanhan is still quite intelligent!”