novelraw Chapter 328 : The Daughter-in-Law Is Coming_
Chapter 328 : The Daughter-in-Law Is Coming_
Chapter 328: The Daughter-in-Law Is Coming?
The two walked hand-in-hand around the neighborhood. Seeing that Su Ruochu was still a bit shy and awkward, Chen Fan couldn't help but smile and reassure her.
"Actually, you should understand Auntie. Think about it, she only has this one daughter that she raised plump and healthy. And then I came along and took her away. Tell me, who wouldn't be unhappy about that?"
Su Ruochu glared at Chen Fan, "What nonsense are you saying?"
"I'm just... afraid you won't be happy."
Chen Fan laughed, "Why wouldn't I be happy? Auntie eventually agreed for us to date, didn't she?"
"But that's only because she... she agreed after hearing you have money."
Chen Fan shook his head helplessly, holding Su Ruochu's little hand seriously, "Although the process was a bit convoluted, the result is good."
"Let me ask you, now that your parents have agreed for us to date, we can openly go on dates in the future. Aren't you happy?"
Su Ruochu nodded shyly, her face red. "Mmm."
"There you go. Since the result is good, why bother thinking about other things that will just make you unhappy?"
"I... I just feel uncomfortable, afraid that you'll also be unhappy..."
Seeing this girl being so cautious, Chen Fan reached out and gently pinched her nose.
"Silly girl, you're a fairy, untainted by the mundane world's smoke and fire, but I'm not."
"You have a kind of spiritual obsession with purity. But the world doesn't have that many ideal situations, you know."
"Besides, I don't think Auntie behaved that badly. She's just concerned about you. If it were me, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving my daughter to some rural bumpkin either."
Chen Fan grinned, "No matter how Auntie acted today, as long as she agrees for us to be together, even if she made me kneel and flatter her, I wouldn't have any objections."
"To get your parents' approval on the first meeting, there's nothing smoother than that. I'm absolutely overjoyed right now."
Su Ruochu glanced at Chen Fan and turned to walk ahead.
"Alright then. So you're the good guy, and I'm the bad person now, is that it? You go ahead and flatter them then."
Chen Fan smiled and caught up, holding Su Ruochu's hand again. He noticed the corners of her mouth were slightly curved up, clearly in a good mood too.
"Figured it out?"
Su Ruochu leaned shyly into Chen Fan's embrace, lightly punching his chest.
"I thought today's meeting would have a lot of unexpected situations, that my parents might even kick you out."
"Actually, I couldn't sleep well last night, constantly worrying about this and that... even worrying that you'd argue with them."
"I never expected you to handle it so well... that my parents would actually agree for us to date in the end."
"Chen Fan, I'm really happy."
"Me too..."
Before Chen Fan could finish, Su Ruochu suddenly broke free from his embrace and bounced over to the parked car ahead.
Reaching the car, Su Ruochu suddenly turned around, her expression shy yet determined as she called out,
"I've decided. I'll drive you home today."
Chen Fan was puzzled, "Drive me home?"
Su Ruochu lowered her head to explain, "You drank alcohol. You can't drive."
Chen Fan was confused, "There probably aren't any traffic police in the county town, right?"
Su Ruochu shook her head, "It's not about being caught or not. Drinking and driving is unsafe."
Chen Fan smiled, "I'm fine, my driving skills are great. And it was just a little alcohol, not that..."
Seeing Su Ruochu's expression narrow slightly, Chen Fan quickly changed the subject.
"Ahem, can you drive?"
Su Ruochu nodded, "I've known how for a while, I just got my license last year."
"Last year..."
"Last summer vacation when you were busy in Yunhai, I was bored at home by myself, so I went and got my driver's license..."
Chen Fan shook his head helplessly. How did I not know about this?
Su Ruochu arched an eyebrow proudly, "I can't let you know all my secrets."
She then stretched out her hand: "Give me the car keys. This car is the same as my dad's, they're both Audi A6. I can drive."
Chen Fan scratched his head, "Is that really necessary? When does a girl ever drive a guy home?"
"And if you drive me home, I'll have to drive you back again..."
As he said this, Chen Fan suddenly froze.
Looking at Su Ruochu's blushing, fidgeting manner, he suddenly understood something.
"You... when you said drive me home earlier, you didn't mean you were planning to come to my home too, did you?"
Su Ruochu's face turned even redder as she shyly turned her head away.
"Never mind if you don't want to."
"I do want to, of course I want to!"
Chen Fan's expression lit up with delight as he suddenly rushed over and opened the car door, stuffing the keys into Su Ruochu's hand.
As they drove out of the neighborhood, Su Ruochu said softly with a red face, "I don't know the way, you'll have to give me directions."
"Oh, and I... I'll just drop you off at your door. I'm not going inside."
Chen Fan smiled and stared at her, "Really not going inside?"
Su Ruochu's face flushed even hotter under his gaze. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally couldn't help but ask in a small voice,
"Would it... be too impulsive for me to just show up like this..."
"Of course not," Chen Fan shook his head with a smile. "Actually, my parents have been wanting to meet you for a while now."
"Really?" Su Ruochu's eyes lit up, clearly quite pleased.
"Of course it's true. I showed them your photos before, and my mom took one look and fell for you right away, said you'd definitely make a good daughter-in-law."
The corners of Su Ruochu's mouth curved up slightly, showing she was in an excellent mood at the moment.
"But..." Chen Fan smiled teasingly, "Showing up unannounced like this will probably give them quite a scare."
Su Ruochu immediately grew nervous. "Then... maybe we shouldn't do this after all."
Chen Fan smiled with a suggestion, "Today is an important day for us. It's rare to have this opportunity, so why don't... you come inside and sit for a bit? Just think of it as getting acquainted. Sit for a little while, then I'll drive you back. How's that sound?"
Su Ruochu said softly with a red face, "I'll listen to you."
Chen Fan grinned, "Then let's go sit at home for a bit."
Su Ruochu asked nervously, "Should we... buy some gifts first?"
Chen Fan laughed, able to tell Su Ruochu placed great importance on this first visit, afraid of leaving a bad impression on her future parents-in-law.
"No need. Your presence is enough."
"If you really don't feel right about it, I'll buy a carton of milk and a carton of alcohol for you to bring once we reach the village store."
"Will that be okay? Or is it too simple?"
"No, no, my parents don't care about that kind of thing."
Su Ruochu still seemed unsure as she turned to look at Chen Fan.
"Don't you... want to call them first to let them know ahead of time?"
"Oh right, I almost forgot about that."
Chen Fan took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hey mom... is dad home?"
"No need to worry, it's all settled."
"They really agreed. How could they not agree to such a handsome young man like me, unless they're blind..."
Su Ruochu reached over and pinched the outspoken person next to her.
"Oh yeah mom, let me tell you something. Ruochu and I are walking back now."
"Well, I drank some alcohol, so she insisted on driving to take me home..."
"Of course she's coming inside... Prepare what? Nothing needs preparing, she's just coming in to sit for a bit and get acquainted before leaving..."
"Why didn't I let you know ahead of time? This was a spur-of-the-moment decision..."
"No need to tidy up, the house is clean, what needs tidying..."
"No need to panic, why are you panicking? You're the mother-in-law, she should be the one feeling nervous."
"Your son is so outstanding, loads of girls like him, she should be the anxious one..."
Seeing a certain person start running his mouth again, Su Ruochu reached over and pinched his arm hard.
However, listening to Chen Fan chatting with the person on the other end of the phone, the corners of Su Ruochu's mouth couldn't help but curve up slightly.
It seemed her future mother-in-law was clearly more nervous than she was.