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Chapter 927 - 924: She is My Girlfriend

Chapter 927: Chapter 924: She is My Girlfriend

No matter how mature and steady Yan Bo seemed to outsiders, in front of his parents, he was just a young man of twenty.

Yan Ma picked up the jade bracelet, clutching it in her palm and delicately feeling its smooth texture with her fingertips, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "Such fine jade, fine jade..."

Yan Bo reached out to take the jade bracelet, held his mom’s hand, and personally put it on for her.

Sitting on the single sofa beside them, Yan Zhong, who had been coldly observing the whole time, couldn’t help but lean forward, "Let me have a look, to broaden my knowledge."

Yan Ma glanced at him sideways, "You understand?"

Yan Zhong put on his glasses, holding them with his fingers, looking very serious.

"Understand! Who says I don’t?"

Yan Ma held out her hand to him, with a bit of a show-off air about her.

"Fine, I’ll let you take a look. It’s not like you’ll be at a loss after seeing it."

Yan Zhong held her hand and truly scrutinized it seriously for a quite some time, then, instead of commenting on the bracelet, he lifted his gaze to Yan Bo.

"Didn’t you say you won it from gambling on stones? Was the jade inside that stone only enough to make a bracelet for your mom?"

Yan Bo, stifling a laugh, looked at his dad and nodded.

"Yes, just enough to make a bracelet for my mom, what about it? I didn’t gamble on a very large stone, and to find such a piece of exquisite jade inside is like picking up a treasure for me."

Yan Zhong silently put down Yan Ma’s hand, sat back down, picked up the newspaper that was on the sofa, shook it open, and pretended to read it with great interest.

Yan Bo’s lips curved slightly, and he gave his dad a covert V-sign.

Ever since Yan Bo was young, the two grandpas often competed implicitly like this. However, as Yan Bo grew up, it gradually became a one-sided affair.

Just now, Yan Bo had won another round.

Yan Ma had been watching these little games between the two grandpas for over ten years now, and found it all quite amusing. She felt no sympathy for Old Ye, who was impressive and authoritative outside but now under his precious son’s thumb at home. In fact, she even intentionally heaped praises on the jade bracelet, extolling how both the design and the jade quality were exceptional and very much to her liking, and so on.

Over the years, Yan Zhong had often had fits with his youngest son for abandoning a career in politics to go into business. However, this youngest son always had ways to dodge his various schemes and then go off to do what he wanted. Yan Zhong’s feelings towards his youngest son were mixed on one side, there was dissatisfaction from being rebelled against and the challenge to his dignity as a father; on the other side, there was the pride of a father seeing his son succeed through his own abilities.

Nonetheless, he always carried himself with dignity in front of his children. Even if he occasionally felt proud of his youngest son’s exceptional abilities, he still continually set various traps for him, hoping that one day, the son would change his mind and give up business for politics.

In his eyes, children of the Yan Family should properly develop their careers in politics, which was the right path. Moreover, if his youngest son was willing, his achievements in politics would definitely be no less than in any other field.

Yan Zhong held the newspaper, but couldn’t concentrate on a single word.

A few days earlier, his eldest son came back and said that the youngest son seemed to be in love, and that they should prepare themselves psychologically.

However, the eldest son didn’t mention anything about the love interest of the youngest son.

Actually, Yan Zhong and Yan Ma were quite patient. Their youngest son had been back for an hour or two, and neither Yan Zhong nor Yan Ma had asked a thing about this love interest.

They thought that since their youngest son was only twenty, even if he was dating, there were bound to be many uncertainties. As long as he hadn’t brought her home, there was no need for them to interfere too much.

Little did they know, Yan Bo himself had already determined that this love interest was the one he wanted to be with for life. Even though he knew his family might not like it, or even strongly oppose it, he was still determined to fight for it.

Because he wanted to tell everyone openly and honestly that Tong Xiaohua was his girlfriend, Yan Bo. Including his own parents.

"Mom, take another look at this gift and see if you like it," he said.

Yan Bo’s mom took the gift box he handed her. Unlike the jade bracelet earlier, the gift box felt quite heavy.

"Oh, my precious son actually prepared two birthday gifts for me?" she exclaimed.

Yan Bo didn’t confirm or deny. His sixth sense told him that his parents must already know about his love life, but why they hadn’t mentioned it, he had no idea.

In any case, if his parents were to bring it up voluntarily, the situation would seem more optimistic.

As it was now, avoiding the topic usually meant dissatisfaction or an unwillingness to accept and face it.

"Mom, open it and see," he urged.

Truth be told, Yan Bo only knew what the gift was, but had never actually seen it.

His mother quickly unwrapped the box; inside was another square brocade box. Upon opening the brocade box, there lay an inkstone carved with longevity peaches.

His mother was pleasantly surprised, caressing the delicate carvings on the inkstone and beaming at her younger son, "Bo, how did you know I wanted a top-quality inkstone?"

Yan Bo’s heart, which had been suspended in midair, finally settled down.

"Mom, the inkstone wasn’t my idea, it’s a birthday gift from Xiao Hua to you," he clarified.

Yan Bo himself had no idea that his mom wanted an inkstone. As for why Tong Xiaohua had chosen it, apparently it was her mother’s suggestion. It wasn’t difficult to tell from his mother’s expression and words that Miss Tong’s mother had guessed right.

Yan Bo wasn’t knowledgeable about inkstones, but his mother’s face lit up as if she had seen a rare treasure, indicating that this inkstone must be of exceptional quality.

His mother’s hands paused, and she looked up at her son in confusion.

"Xiao Hua?" she asked.

Yan Bo took his mother’s hand and earnestly explained, "Mom, Xiao Hua is my girlfriend. She picked out this gift herself, I had no idea what it was beforehand. So, do you like it?"

In fact, Yan Bo didn’t need his mother’s response to know whether she liked the gift or not.

And the overly calm expression his mother wore when she heard ’girlfriend’ also confirmed Yan Bo’s guess.

Both his father and mother indeed knew he was in a relationship.

A few days prior, Yan Bo’s mom had heard from the eldest son, Yan Yuan, about the younger son dating a girl. However, the eldest son didn’t reveal the girl’s identity or family background, only advising his parents to prepare themselves mentally.

After discussing it privately, Yan Bo’s mom and Yan Zhong tentatively concluded that the girl was likely from an ordinary family and that the eldest son disapproved, suggesting that even the younger son might not be serious about the relationship.

So, after their discussion, the couple decided if their younger son didn’t bring it up, they would pretend to be oblivious.

However, to their surprise, their younger son took the initiative to mention it.

Yan Bo’s mother didn’t know how to react for a moment and after a brief silence, she finally spoke.

"Girlfriend, huh... Then why didn’t you bring her home for us to meet?" After saying this, she stealthily glanced at Yan Zhong, who was staring down at the newspaper.