Luo Xiangdong drove our family to Hantingxuan. The waiter took us into the private room. After we were seated, Luo Xiangdong took the place of the waiter. I personally poured tea for my parents. I watched it and felt very happy.
The waiters here all knew Luo Xiangdong. When they saw this, they couldn't help but glance at my parents.
Luo Xiangdong handed the menu to my mother. Said: "I don't know auntie's taste. Auntie, you and uncle can order, and Zijin and I can do anything."
Luo Xiangdong naturally brought me and him together. What we say is what we are like.
My mother was also polite. Whatever you say is fine. Luo Xiangdong looked at me and said, "You know what uncle and aunt like to eat, please order some."
In fact, my parents have the same taste as me. I read the menu and named the dishes. After ordering six dishes, my mother told me not to order any more.
Luo Xiangdong said: "Uncle and aunt also like spicy food. Then we will get along even better." After that. He turned his head and told the waiter the names of a few more dishes, and asked for snacks and soup cups.
Wait until the waiter leaves. There were only four of us left in the private room. My dad looked at me and said, "Zijin looks a little fatter than he did during the Chinese New Year."
My mother also looked at me and said, "I have gained weight. There is fat on my face."
I pursed my lips and said, "It's true that I don't want to pick up the pot."
My dad said: "It's better to be fatter. I felt bad when I saw you so thin before."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Isn't that right? I always say that to her. Fortunately, she has gained a little weight recently and she is still clamoring to lose weight."
I said excitedly: "Since I came back from Binhai, I have gained seven pounds!"
My mother asked: "Have you gone to Binhai?"
I cursed secretly, but I thought there was nothing to hide now, so I told the truth: "I went to Binhai with Xiangdong before."
My mother said deliberately: "The sky is high and the birds can fly. I see you running away happily when you are not in Liangcheng. I don't even know when you went."
I said, "I tell you that you can't go with me either."
My mother said, "How do you know I can't go? My friend went to the coastal area for a trip a while ago, and I've always wanted to go there."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Auntie wants to go to the seaside, so we can go there at any time."
Hearing this, my mother quickly smiled and said, "No, I was joking with Zijin."
Luo Xiangdong said seriously: "Auntie wants to go play, we can really go there, everyone has time anyway."
I answered: "I don't have time, I have to go to work on Monday."
At this time, Luo Xiangdong decisively "killed relatives for the sake of justice" and said: "You don't need to accompany me. No one will stop you if you want to work. I'll go with my uncle and aunt."
Of course, Luo Xiangdong's words were just a joke, but they were particularly useful to my mother, and her face immediately smiled like a flower.
My dad smiled lightly and said, "Don't listen to her. She just said casually, why not go to Binhai? I just came to Night City. The main thing is to see you. If you are doing well, we can rest assured."
Look at my dad, he used to come to see me one by one, but now he turns to come to see 'us'.
I have to admire a man's ability to adapt to emergencies. Judging from what happened this morning, it was obvious that my mother and I were panicked. Looking at Luo Xiangdong and my father, we quickly got along with each other.
During the meal, while chatting with my father, Luo Xiangdong did not forget to take care of my mother thoughtfully but not diligently. There was always laughter and laughter at the dinner table, but there was no silence at all.
It's strange to say, maybe it's not that the family doesn't go to the same house, but the four of us even have surprisingly similar tastes.
My mother loves spicy food, and so does Luo Xiangdong. Luo Xiangdong started from this aspect. He said to my mother: "Auntie has good skin, probably because she likes spicy food."
Sure enough, my mother quickly started chatting with Luo Xiangdong. She said: "Our whole family can eat spicy food. Zijin and I have never had acne. She has never had pimples on her face during adolescence, unlike Her classmate…”
Luo Xiangdong smiled and said: "My mother said that I can eat spicy food without being afraid of my wife, so I learned to eat it."
My mother raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you also talk about this here?"
Luo Xiangdong nodded: "I heard that my great-grandfather is from the Northeast, and it should be passed down from his generation."
Luo Xiangdong worked hard to find a topic for my mother, but I had never heard of his great-grandfather.
My mother said: "No wonder you sometimes speak in Northeastern dialect."
Luo Xiangdong smiled: "I learned this from Zijin. My great-grandfather passed away so early that I didn't even see him."
I don’t know why, when Luo Xiangdong chats with my mother, I always want to laugh inexplicably.
Midway, Luo Xiangdong said he wanted to go to the bathroom, and I stood up and said I wanted to go. After we went out together, I asked him: "Are you nervous about getting along with my parents?"
Luo Xiangdong asked instead, "Am I so obvious?"
I raised my eyes slightly, slightly surprised: "Are you nervous?"
Luo Xiangdong even sighed softly, and then said: "Uncle is better. I always feel that auntie is wearing colored glasses when she looks at me."
I asked: "What do you mean?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "I don't know, there is a subtle sense of tension."
I was amused by him and couldn't help laughing: "Are you still afraid?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "People will be afraid."
"My mother doesn't bite."
Luo Xiangdong said: "The mother-in-law's first glance at her son-in-law is very important. If I don't behave well, what will happen if she talks bad about me and provokes us in front of you later?"
I glanced at her and said, "Who do you think my mother is?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "It took a lot of effort for us to get together, and I don't want to make any mistakes."
He said it with a serious face, and my heart suddenly softened.
On the way to the bathroom with him, I said, "Don't worry, I made it very clear to them that I will recognize you for the rest of my life and I won't let them look down on you."
Luo Xiangdong looked at me and said, "Did you even say this?"
I replied naturally: "What? You can't tell me?"
Luo Xiangdong suddenly grinned, his eyes full of smiles. He looked at me and said, "You really hate the rhythm of marriage."
I was a little embarrassed by his teasing, and even regretted saying this to him. I should have continued to scare him.
My eyeballs rolled 360 degrees in their sockets, and I rolled my eyes and said, "If you hate marrying, you have to marry someone. I'm not the kind of person who is in a hurry."
Luo Xiangdong and I walked to the bathroom, then he went to the left and I went to the right. In fact, I don't really want to go to the toilet, just to come out and accompany him.
When we entered the private room together, my mother said, "Why can't we leave for even one minute?"
Before I could say anything, Luo Xiangdong spoke first: "She loves to be clingy."
I glanced at Luo Xiangdong, and my dad said with a smile: "Zijin is really not a clingy person. She is like this because she really likes you."
Luo Xiangdong looked at me lovingly: "I know."
I got goosebumps all over my body from what they said. I was so embarrassed that I had to pretend to pick up food with chopsticks, but when I took the chopsticks down, I just picked up a red pepper. No choice, just bear the consequences of your own sins.
Because we got up late, it was already past three o'clock when we finished our lunch, so it was sooner or later. Luo Xiangdong drove us to a scenic spot in the city. The locals accompanied us throughout the whole trip, except for helping my mother carry her bags.
I didn't shy away from showing my love for Luo Xiangdong in front of my parents. I held his hand and couldn't bear to take my eyes away from him.
Some scenic spots in Night City that are open to the public are basically closed no later than 5:30 pm. My mother said she wanted to go shopping because her colleague asked her to help bring some cosmetics back.
With Luo Xiangdong's status, we usually have to choose a day and a time when we go to the mall. Otherwise, even if there are no paparazzi following us, passers-by will take photos secretly with their mobile phones.
I told Luo Xiangdong, "I'll go with them."
My mother also said to Luo Xiangdong: "If you have something to do, just go and do your own thing. You don't have to accompany us."
Luo Xiangdong quickly replied: "I have nothing to do. I have been focusing on spending the last few days with you and uncle."
Women are always duplicitous. If this is the case, then my mother will not refuse.
At about 6:30 in the evening, Luo Xiangdong, my parents, and I stepped into the largest and most prosperous shopping mall in Night City. As soon as I got out of the car and walked into the mall, passers-by looked sideways from time to time and discussed in low voices.
I could guess what they were talking about, and it was nothing more than asking: Hey, is that Luo Xiangdong
If Luo Xiangdong hadn't been asking people to suppress the news and gossip, our affair would have been on the front pages of major media, and my parents wouldn't have found out about it until now. But if you search carefully on the Internet, there is still someone who posted a photo of us together online.
My parents are ordinary people, so naturally they are not used to being looked at by people around them from time to time. Soon, my mother turned to Luo Xiangdong and said, "If it's inconvenient for you, don't be embarrassed to say it. I have nothing to do here. I'm helping others buy things. It doesn't matter if you don't have to accompany me."
Luo Xiangdong replied calmly: "It's okay, auntie, just go shopping with Zijin."
After we entered the mall, more people saw Luo Xiangdong, and some young girls even took out their mobile phones and pointed them at us. I lowered my head or turned my face sideways, and Luo Xiangdong stepped forward to stop me. He said in an easy-going but firm manner: "Sorry, I'm just going to the mall with my family. There's no need to take pictures."
The girl holding the phone suddenly blushed, looked up at Luo Xiangdong, and said excitedly: "Luo Xiangdong, can you sign your name for me?"
This made Luo Xiangdong laugh, and he said helplessly: "I'm not a star."
When the girl saw Luo Xiangdong smiling, she even jumped to ask him to sign his autograph. Luo Xiangdong directly pulled me out to block me and said, "My girlfriend won't let me."
Other women can only pout when they see me. I really didn't know it was so useful.
Wherever Luo Xiangdong went, crowds gathered around to watch. I couldn't resist the pressure, so I whispered to him: "Why don't you withdraw first, otherwise we won't be able to go shopping on this street."
Luo Xiangdong said: "I am doing this to show my loyalty. Auntie wants to go shopping, so I can't leave first, right?"
I said, "You are allowed to go first."
Luo Xiangdong took out his wallet and handed it to me. I didn't want it. He said, "Don't pull it outside. Don't you think it's embarrassing?"
I took it and he said, "I'll help aunt and uncle pay for it later. I'll go home first."