Chapter 181 Practicing Together (1/2)

The girl's mother sighed and hugged her daughter. ”Silly girl, your father is an old-fashioned man, but when did he not care about your feelings? He already said that if you are really seeing someone, you can bring him here so that we can meet him. If your father is satisfied with him in all aspects, then he can use that as an excuse to back out of the agreement. After all, people can freely date whoever they want nowadays. I'm sure your father's friend will understand.”

Liu Kexin wiped her tears. ”Really?” she asked, twitching her mouth.

”Of course. Don't you know already how much your father loves you? So, can you be honest with me? Is that boy who's been sending you home your boyfriend?”

”He is.” Liu Kexin hanged her head and nodded imperceptibly.

Liu Kexin's mother seemed happy at first, then she got perplexed, ”Then why didn't you ask him in and why did you not admit it?”

”Because... Because I was shy.” Liu Kexin's voice was very faint and timid.

Her mother was delighted, ”Things will be easier this way. You should invite him in next time so that we can get to know him. If he's a decent man with a clean background, there's no reason for your father to stop you two. So he can tell his friend that you already have a boyfriend, and it won't be possible for us to keep to that agreement. At worst, if ever the Yu family needs our help in future, we will do our best to help them and repay their kindness.”

Liu Kexin raised her head and looked at her mother, ”Mom, do you really mean it?”

”Of course.” Her mother grinned, ”Your father and I know that family well. They are not unreasonable people. I believe they will let it go if they know you have a boyfriend. So what's of paramount importance is that you need to bring him here as soon as possible so that we can give the Yu family an answer.

”Okay.” Liu Kexin nodded. ”I'll invite him to our home one of these days.”

”So can you tell me what kind of a person he is and how you two met...”

Liu Kexin briefly told her mother what she knew while thinking in her heart, ”Bing, I'm so sorry. You need to do me a favor again.”

Xiao Bing went to the noodle house again the next day, working as the cook and running the shop as its owner. With Xiao Bing there making lamian, the shop was crowded again. However there was always 30 percent less business if Xiao Bing was not around. Xiao Bing wondered if he should find someone to do the special lamian in his stead. After all, he could not always be there.

But he had to discuss it with Su Xiaoxiao's mother first. After all this was the Su family's exclusive recipe and they don't willingly teach this to outsiders. If the recipe was spread to others, it would be a big blow to the Su family business.

But Xiao Bing thought that maybe he could apply for a patent on the recipe and register a trademark for the noodle house. He decided to discuss it with Li Chunlan when he had time.

Xiao Bing intended to pick Ye Xiaoxi up when she was off work, since it's been a long time since he'd hung out with her. But Liu Kexin called him and invited him to dinner with her. Xiao Bing wanted to refuse, but he didn't because Liu Kexin said it was an emergency. They settled on the time and place. Just after four p.m., Xiao Bing left the business to others, went out of the shop and drove off.

He entered the restaurant they had agreed on and found Liu Kexin sitting beside a window looking worried. There was a drink on the table in front of her.

”That girl. I have just solved her issues with Lu Qiang. What now?”

Xiao Bing walked over and grinned, ”What's the matter? Is that Lu Qiang still bothering you?”

Xiao Bing laughed as he sat down opposite Liu Kexin.

Liu Kexin shook her head and said: ”No, we are on holiday today. I have not yet gone to work, and I have not met Lu Qiang.”

”So what happened? This is not like you at all. You're always a cheerful and optimistic little angel.”

Liu Kexin blushed and sighed faintly. Then she gestured to the waiter and said softy, ”May I have the menu, please?”

The waiter handed the menu to Liu Kexin and she handed it to Xiao Bing, but Xiao Bing pushed it back. She stopped hesitating and ordered for courses and a drink for Xiao Bing, then sent the waiter away.

”Now you can tell me, right? Did you get into trouble again?” asked Xiao Bing, grinning.