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Chapter 891 - 888 Are You Worried About Me Being Hungry?

Chapter 891: Chapter 888 Are You Worried About Me Being Hungry?

"Delicious!"

For Tong Xiaohua, as long as the taste of any dish was normal, she would consider it delicious.

After all, the food made by Uncle Guan had such unpredictable tastes that it had set Tong Xiaohua’s taste standards extremely low.

However, the noodle shop she visited today was indeed very famous in L City. It was just that Tong Xiaohua didn’t usually pay much attention to these things, which was why she was ignorant about it.

"Listening to you makes me drool. Too bad I’m too busy, otherwise, I’d drive over to join you for a meal."

Yan Bo’s sincere or playful words made Tong Xiaohua quite nervous, "Haven’t you eaten yet? Didn’t Aunt Xin cook for you?"

"She did, I’ve just finished a meeting and am about to go back to eat. Why, worried that I’ll starve?"

Yan Bo teased, but Tong Xiaohua was very serious.

"Yes, if you keep starving, you’ll end up with a stomach disease. You should really take care of yourself."

The voice on the phone burst into another round of light-hearted, hearty laughter, "I understand. Now that I have a girlfriend to take care of, I definitely should look after myself better."

Tong Xiaohua’s face flushed with embarrassment and laughter. She had only just found out that although Yan Bo was only two years older than her, he seemed much more experienced in matters between men and women.

Knowing that she couldn’t compete with Yan Bo in thick-skinnedness or eloquence, she decided to change the subject.

"I went to a coffee shop a few days ago. The steak there was very authentic. And this noodle shop, I’ve jotted down the names. Let’s see when you’re free, and we can go try them together."

Tong Xiaohua couldn’t cook, so she made a point to remember everywhere she ate that she thought was delicious. For her, this was her way of showing her affection for him.

And Yan Bo, apparently easy to please, immediately responded, "How about tonight? I’ll get off work at six. Where are you? Shall I come pick you up?"

They say that for people in love, a single day apart feels like years. This saying applied perfectly to Tong Xiaohua and Yan Bo.

...

For several consecutive days, Tong Xiaohua and Yan Bo met every day, mostly for dinner. Sometimes, if it was really impossible to meet in the evening, they would make time for a coffee and a brief half-hour get-together.

Their relationship was stable, and Tong Xiaohua’s skin had grown thicker than before. She no longer blushed at the slightest thing.

A week after Tong Xiaohua and Yan Bo officially started dating, she finally managed to get through to her parents’ phone.

The one who answered was her father.

"Dad, have you and Mom finally resurfaced? You scared me to death!"

Her parents’ week-long disappearance had been bearable only because Uncle Ming and Yan Bo kept comforting her; otherwise, she might have been driven mad by her own wild thoughts.

"Silly girl, was that enough to scare you? Didn’t I tell you that the signal was bad? What were you thinking about?"

Tong Xiaohua laughed sheepishly, "Dad, are you and Mom okay? Don’t tire yourselves out. Come home early, I miss you guys."

Apart from missing her parents, Tong Xiaohua also wanted to introduce Yan Bo to them.

Her father had met Yan Bo before, but back then, their acquaintance had been casual.

But now, she wanted to introduce him as her boyfriend to her parents.

"I was just about to tell you, your mother and I might stay a few more days, but we’ve already booked our tickets back to Country Jia for next week."

Tong Xiaohua was very pleased, "Really? That’s great, you’re finally willing to come back! Where’s Mom? I want to chat with her."

There was a pause on the other end, then sounds of rustling came through, followed by the voice of Tong Elder over the phone, "Xiao Hua, if you’re asleep, I won’t call her over, anyway, you’ll get to hear it next week."

The volume of Tong Elder’s voice was much lower, as if he was afraid of waking someone up.

"Alright then... I’ll just bear with it a bit longer!" Tong Xiaohua responded dejectedly, then she remembered she hadn’t mentioned Yan Bo yet.

"Dad, I have something to tell you!"

"What is it? Good news or bad news?" Tong Elder’s voice grew louder, obviously, he had walked away from the person he worried he would disturb.

"It’s... good news, I guess..."

For Tong Xiaohua, dating Yan Bo was definitely good news, but she wasn’t sure if her parents would see it as good or bad.

"What? Did the stocks you bought finally break even and start to soar?" Tong Elder teased in a good mood.

"Dad, don’t bring up those stocks!" Mentioning the stocks that had been stuck for over a year spoiled Tong Xiaohua’s otherwise good mood.

"Alright, alright, I won’t mention them. Tell me, what’s the good news?"

Tong Xiaohua bit her lip and decided to just go for it.

"Dad, Yan Bo and I are officially dating now, and when you guys return, I’ll bring him over to formally introduce you."

Dad knew Yan Bo, but Mom hadn’t met him yet.

"Haha, so it’s official now? I knew that boy had his eye on my precious daughter, sure enough, he took advantage of us not being around and swooped in when we weren’t looking."

"Dad, why do you have to put it so unpleasantly? He didn’t ’swoop in,’ he’s been really good to me!"

Tong Xiaohua felt unhappy upon hearing her dad speak ill of Yan Bo and protested with a pout.

"Right, right, he didn’t ’swoop in,’ it was me who personally delivered you to him. Happy now?" Tong Elder said with a laugh, then added, "You cheeky girl, throwing your lot in with someone else so quickly! No wonder they say, ’a daughter is a daughter until she grows up, then she’s gone!’"

Although Tong Elder heartily teased her, after hanging up the phone, Tong Xiaohua was actually in a very good mood.

The next day, Tong Xiaohua had dinner with Yan Bo at the Western restaurant she liked, and she brought up the phone call with her dad. Yan Bo immediately asked after listening,

"When is the flight for Uncle Tong and Auntie Tong? I’d like to pick them up from the airport with you if that’s okay?"

In Yan Bo’s mind, there were no concepts of marrying up or down; he only knew that his future in-laws were returning to the country, and as a prospective son-in-law who hadn’t passed the interview yet, he had to put on a good show.

He had actually found out some real information about Tong Elder’s trip abroad, but he didn’t bring it up, fearing Tong Xiaohua might not accept it.

Now that he heard both Tong Elder and his wife were returning together, it became even less necessary to mention it.

"How could it be inconvenient? I’ve already told my dad, and when the time comes, I’ll bring you home for a meal. Since you’re available, let’s go pick them up together."

Tong Xiaohua also felt that this showed more sincerity.

"Great, find out their exact flight details and let me know. I’ll arrange my schedule and accompany you to pick them up."

And so it was settled.

Yan Bo, however, hadn’t expected to win over Tong Elder’s approval so quickly.

Of course, he wouldn’t tell Tong Xiaohua that he had prepared for Tong Elder to make an issue of their backgrounds and try to prevent their relationship.

He even considered many countermeasures, willing to make numerous concessions, just so Tong Elder would agree.