Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!
Chapter 832 - 343 During the New Year, Joyous Harmony

Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing, after all, shared a bond from their past lives. Buying a car worth over three hundred thousand seemed like no big deal to Zhou Yuwen, but to his mother, Yang Lirong, it felt like an earth-shattering matter.

Of course, this was partly thanks to Aunt whispering suggestions in her ear. But for any mother, who has diligently raised her son, never enjoyed the fruits of his success herself, only to hear that he's buying cars and houses for another woman—who could stand that?

Before Zhou Yuwen returned home, Yang Lirong had already been complaining to her husband.

Zhou Guobin didn't really care. He felt his son had earned his money fair and square, and could do whatever he wanted with it.

Seeing her husband's indifferent attitude, Yang Lirong grew even angrier. "I raised this child, and I've never even driven a Mercedes. Now she gets to drive one?"

During that evening's family meeting, Yang Lirong took on the role of an interrogator at a tribunal.

Zhou Guobin had no choice but to demand his son explain himself.

Zhou Yuwen finally understood what was happening and said, "That's easy. Tomorrow, we'll take another trip. Mom, I'll buy you a Mercedes too. I'll get you a Mercedes E-Class, a higher grade than hers. Would that work?"

"Is this about buying a car or not buying a car?"

Yang Lirong was at a loss for words and said, "You and that girl, your relationship isn't even official yet, and you've already bought her a car worth three hundred thousand. If you get married later, what would you buy her then? Would you hand over the entire family to her?"

Yang Lirong's concerns were understandable. According to Zhou Yuwen, he only had two to three million yuan in total. Spending hundreds of thousands on another woman just like that?

"Son, don't think earning money is easy. Just because you're making this much now doesn't mean you'll make the same amount in the future, right?" With that, Yang Lirong signaled her husband to chime in.

"Ah? Ah, your mom has a point," Zhou Guobin nodded and said.

Then Yang Lirong turned back to Zhou Yuwen and continued her heartfelt persuasion.

Zhou Yuwen nodded, understanding his mother's perspective, but he added, "Mom, my relationship with Su Qing is complicated—I don't even know how to explain it to you. Honestly, I wouldn't be where I am today without her help. Su Qing has helped me a lot. My novel—you've probably read it—the female protagonist is based on her. When I started my company in Jinling, Su Qing helped me out a lot. So buying her a car didn't seem like a big deal to me."

Yang Lirong thought to herself, even if she inspired the protagonist, that didn't justify spending so much money.

Before she could say anything else, Zhou Yuwen yawned and said, "Alright, Mom, I'm tired."

"Let's talk tomorrow if there's anything else bothering you," he added.

"It's just three hundred thousand. It's equivalent to my earnings from a little over a month of manuscripts. If it's a loss, I'll just act like I never made that money. Goodnight!"

As he spoke, Zhou Yuwen stretched lazily, clearly uninterested in whether his mother approved or not, then got up, ready to go to bed.

This left Yang Lirong fuming. She had planned to hold Zhou Yuwen back and lecture him thoroughly, but ultimately, she said nothing.

She turned to look at her husband, only to see him lounging on the sofa, engrossed in his phone, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with him.

This sight infuriated Yang Lirong further. She snatched her husband's phone away forcefully and snapped, "Why are you playing games? You just keep playing, while our son is being led astray!"

Zhou Guobin still didn't see the problem.

"Didn't our son just say it? He's achieved what he has today because of that girl's support. It's just a car, nothing worth fussing over," Zhou Guobin replied.

Yang Lirong retorted, "Sure, my son giving it is fine, but that girl—so young, yet she takes without hesitation. I've never driven such a luxurious car myself!"

Hearing this, Zhou Guobin couldn't help but smirk, thinking to himself, "So that's what really bothers you."

But he didn't say much. Whatever the reason, Yang Lirong had already formed a poor impression of Su Qing because of this incident. She even griped to Zhou Guobin in private, saying that earlier, just as she stepped out, she saw Su Qing hanging on to their son, kissing him.

"Right by our front door. A young girl without shame."

Anyway, a mother-in-law looking at her son's girlfriend will always find fault somehow.

In their past life, before Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing got married, their relationship was actually okay. But after marriage, things gradually went downhill.

That was just something inevitable.

In this lifetime, their relationship's deterioration seemed to have sped up.

Because of this incident, Yang Lirong spent the whole evening complaining to her husband—even as they were going to bed.

Zhou Guobin, however, remained easygoing, lying there with his eyes closed and casually saying, "As long as our son likes her, it's fine with me."

Upon hearing this, Yang Lirong angrily gave Zhou Guobin a punch.

This left Zhou Guobin feeling wronged. "Why are you hitting me?"

"You hear what you're saying? What if she turns out to be a bad woman, trying to scam our son out of his money?" Yang Lirong countered.

"That's impossible. Little Su isn't that kind of person," Zhou Guobin replied.

"Oh really? You just know everything, huh?"

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuwen wasn't actually that tired, but he didn't want to waste energy dealing with these minor issues. He went back to his room, took a shower, and spent the rest of the night chatting with some other girls. And so, another evening passed.

The next morning, the sound of firecrackers woke him up.

Today was Chinese New Year's Eve. A few years from now, city residents would all be living in high-rises, and although their living standards would improve, the festive atmosphere of the New Year would fade. It wouldn't feel quite like this anymore, with families living in self-built houses, and children lighting firecrackers in the streets before the New Year even arrived.

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