novelraw Chapter 242 : My Son is in a Relationship_
Chapter 242 : My Son is in a Relationship_
Chapter 242: My Son is in a Relationship?
For some reason, every time Chen Fan returned home and lay on that familiar single bed, he always wanted to stay in bed longer.
Last night, he secretly exchanged text messages with Su Ruochu until his phone's text message allowance was used up.
In the end, the two of them sent each other texts at 1 mao per message until their phone batteries were drained before bidding each other good night reluctantly.
Because his son had returned home, Chen Jianye specially switched shifts with someone.
He left for work early in the morning without even having breakfast.
It was almost nine o'clock when Chen Jianye excitedly came back from outside.
Seeing her husband's expression, Li Jinqiu basically guessed the result.
But she still asked, "How was it?"
"It's true. There's 500,000 yuan in the account."
Li Jinqiu's eyes brightened with delight, but then she looked pensive.
"Alas, how did our son manage to do that?"
Chen Jianye chuckled.
"How did he do it? Of course, he did it through his abilities."
"Your son has really made it big."
Li Jinqiu rolled her eyes: "My son has always been very accomplished."
Chen Jianye laughed heartily, in a very good mood.
"The more accomplished, the better."
"Shh, keep your voice down. Our son hasn't woken up yet."
"He's still sleeping? It's so late already!"
"Sigh, it seems our son has lost weight this time he's back. He must have been very tired out there."
Chen Jianye nodded, "Okay, here's what we'll do. You go out and buy some vegetables and spare ribs, and also kill an old chicken to make a nourishing soup for him..."
"Alright."
...
Chen Fan didn't get out of bed until ten o'clock.
He skipped breakfast and went straight to lunch.
During the meal, Li Jinqiu asked, "How long will you be staying this time?"
Chen Fan replied while eating, "I'll be here for three days. I have to leave on Thursday. Summer vacation is almost over, and school is about to start again."
"Only three days?"
Seeing his mother's disappointment, Chen Fan smiled and explained, "Mom, as I told you, I've been preparing to start a business recently, so I have a lot of things to take care of."
Chen Jianye then spoke up, "You're an adult now. We won't interfere with your affairs. But remember to take care of yourself out there and give us a call from time to time so your mother won't worry too much."
"Got it."
Li Jinqiu glanced at her son's phone.
"I see you're always fiddling with this phone. Who are you chatting with?"
Chen Jianye glared at his wife.
"I just said our son is an adult now. Why are you prying so much?"
Li Jinqiu glared back.
"What's wrong with a mother asking? I can't even ask a question?"
"Besides, our son is all grown up now. What if he's in a relationship? Can't I ask about that?"
She then looked at Chen Fan, "Xiao Fan, have you been in a relationship at school?"
Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I have been in one."
Huh?
Even Chen Jianye put down his chopsticks, curious.
"Really? How old is the girl? Is she from the same school as you? What do her parents do for a living?"
Li Jinqiu fired off a string of questions one after another.
Chen Fan had to explain, "Her name is Su Ruochu. She's a local from our city, Locheng."
The couple was clearly taken aback.
"A local?"
"Then you two..."
Li Jinqiu frowned, "That name sounds so familiar. Where have I heard it before?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Mom, you must have heard it before. She was my high school deskmate."
"Ah, that's why it sounds so familiar!"
"We both got admitted to the same university now."
"I see." Li Jinqiu asked curiously, "What do her parents do for a living? Do they know about your relationship?"
"Her parents are in business."
Upon hearing this, Li Jinqiu immediately became tense.
"In business? Then they must be wealthy people. Would a family like that look favorably on our kind of family?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianye became displeased.
"What's wrong with our family? People may have looked down on us in the past."
"But now, you ask around everywhere, whose son can earn 5 million yuan in less than a year..."
That's right.
His own son is quite wealthy now too.
Li Jinqiu immediately felt reassured.
She felt that even if her son and the girl's family weren't an ideal match, at least it wouldn't be embarrassing.
"Son, do you have a photo of the girl?"
"I didn't bring one with me. I'll show you next time."
"You silly boy, you didn't even remember to bring a photo when you came back..."
Chen Jianye then instructed his son, "Your mom and I don't object to you being in a relationship, but remember, you're the boy. You need to be responsible and not bully the girl, understand?"
Chen Fan nodded with an awkward smile.
"Dad, I understand."
...
After lunch, Chen Fan left home and took the bus to the county town.
He waited for a while at the bus stop and finally saw a familiar graceful figure get off the bus.
Chen Fan smiled and went to greet her.
Without a word, he pulled Su Ruochu into his embrace.
"Did you miss me?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Did you miss me or not?"
"I missed you."
For young lovers in the passionate stage of their relationship, being apart for over a month was indeed difficult to endure.
Even Su Ruochu, a girl usually so reserved about matters of love, couldn't control her longing gaze at Chen Fan, her eyes sparkling.
After hugging for two minutes, the two parted, and Chen Fan took Su Ruochu's small hand.
"Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten."
"Then where shall we go wander around?"
Su Ruochu smiled at Chen Fan.
"Wherever you want."
In fact, she didn't care much about where they went. What mattered more to her was having Chen Fan by her side.
Chen Fan cleared his throat, "I heard there's a new four-star hotel that just opened in the county town..."
Su Ruochu pinched Chen Fan right away.
"What are you always thinking about!"
"Of course, I'm thinking about you." Chen Fan looked aggrieved. "Wife, you have no idea how I suffered through this past month."
"Especially after just getting a taste of the sweetness of love, you suddenly went back home. You know how painful that was for me?"
Su Ruochu's pretty face turned red. "If you say another word...I'm going home."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore."
Chen Fan took Su Ruochu's small hand and said magnanimously,
"Let's go. I'll take you shopping. It's my treat today, buy whatever you want."
Su Ruochu smiled faintly, allowing him to hold her hand.
The county town wasn't big, and there weren't many places to go.
The two of them strolled through the mall, then had a cold drink at a beverage shop, and finally, Su Ruochu took Chen Fan's arm as they went to the old commercial street.
Where they went didn't matter. What mattered more was the feeling of being together.
"Why don't we go see a movie?"
As they exited the commercial street, Chen Fan suggested.
"If we watch a movie, it'll be dark by the time it's over. I need to go home."
Chen Fan smiled, "No problem. I'll take you back. Oh, your mom doesn't know you're out, does she?"
Su Ruochu shook her head, "My mom isn't home today."
"That's good then..."
Just as he was speaking, Chen Fan suddenly noticed Su Ruochu's expression freeze, looking astonished.
Chen Fan turned and followed her gaze.
He saw that a car had just stopped by the roadside.
A woman was staring at them expressionlessly.
"Mom..."
Su Ruochu looked flustered. After a moment, she hurriedly pulled her hand back from Chen Fan's arm.
"You... How are you here?"