Shuyi rolled her eyes at Zhang Yingying and picked up a grilled chicken wing to eat.
Zhang Yingying, seeing Yang Chen look quite impressive, whispered, "Who’s that handsome guy?"
Shuyi: "Delivery guy, also drives for ride-hailing, very diligent. Unfortunately, he’s so rigid. I asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, and he flatly refused. Ugh... so frustrating."
Zhang Yingying: "He’s really handsome. I’m thinking of breaking up with Zhang Le, I want to chase this handsome brother."
Shuyi: "Could you stop showing off your infatuation like that? Don’t embarrass the girls, okay?"
Zhang Yingying crooked her finger, signaling Shuyi to move closer, then whispered, "If he doesn’t want to, can’t you just cook the rice first and deal with it later?"
Shuyi: "Are you crazy? I don’t even know what kind of person he is, and you want me to ’cook’ with him?"
Zhang Yingying: "Uh, no, my expression was wrong. What I meant is, isn’t he a ride-hailing driver? Later, take his car back, but ask Uncle and Auntie to wait for you at the door in advance. When you arrive, just hold his arm and tell Uncle and Auntie that he’s your boyfriend. He has a fairly ordinary job, and he’s very shy, lacking the courage to come public. You’ve reached a point where you have to make your relationship public. This way, even if he denies it, Uncle and Auntie will still believe you’re dating. Do you think what I said makes sense?"
Shuyi immediately showed a delighted smile, this "cook the rice first and deal with it later" plan is brilliant, even if he wanted to deny it, he can’t.
"But do you think he’ll get angry? I feel pretty bad for stirring up trouble out of nowhere." Shuyi said.
Zhang Yingying: "Are you silly? Can’t you just cultivate some feelings with him along the way? When you arrive, first apologize to him, then follow the plan by holding his arm. Even if he’s mad, once he knows your predicament and you express enough apology, how could he stay mad?"
Shuyi nodded with a smile, thinking Zhang Yingying made a lot of sense.
"Let’s do it! Tonight I’m treating. Hehe..." Shuyi whispered.
Zhang Yingying: "Later, pay for his too, just say you’re really sorry for the bad review earlier and it’s to make up for it. Wouldn’t that take your relationship a step further? How could he stay mad at you then?"
Shuyi: "Makes sense. You really have a lot of cheeky ideas. Hehe..."
Soon, Yang Chen was almost finished eating, with just one last oyster left.
Shuyi seized the opportunity to get up and pay the bill.
After Shuyi paid, Yang Chen also finished eating and came over to pay.
The owner smiled and said, "This lovely lady paid for you."
Yang Chen: "I have money, there’s no need for you to pay."
Shuyi: "I’m really sorry for giving you a bad review earlier. Consider this my compensation. Are you leaving now? I have to go home, could I book your car?"
Yang Chen, not one to take advantage, said: "Then let me drive you back. Consider it my thanks for covering my bill."
Shuyi nodded and said: "Alright then! I’ll just let my friend know, wait for me a moment, okay?"
Yang Chen nodded, and went to the car to wait.
Shuyi ran over to Zhang Yingying, delighted, and said: "This guy is so pure, I’ve got him in the palm of my hand. I’m leaving now, you and your brother be careful on your way back."
Zhang Yingying: "Got it, don’t worry about us. Be cautious on your end, don’t blow your cover."
Shuyi gestured an "OK" sign, and hurried off to Yang Chen’s car.
With a few exchanges, they got quite familiar, chatting about all sorts of random things on the way.
According to the plan, Shuyi texted her parents, lying that she was bringing her boyfriend home and asked them to wait at the community gate, to show a little importance.
Yan Tong and Wang Fang hurriedly went down, jogging to the community gate.
Yan Tong: "No wonder this girl is unwilling to go on blind dates, turns out she has someone."
Wang Fang: "The girl’s 23, it’s time for her to start dating. If this boy is decent, we should just let them date. We aren’t short on money, we don’t need to marry into a wealthy family. As long as the boy is genuine, there’s no need for high demands. Understand?"
Yan Tong: "Got it. Damn, raised cabbage for 23 years, and now it’s been taken by a pig, makes me uncomfortable."
Wang Fang glanced at him and said: "You men are weird like that. If it’s the son dating, you’d be overjoyed. If it’s the daughter, it’s like you’ve lost your dad."
Yan Tong: "Of course! If your pig goes to take someone else’s cabbage, as a father, you’d be happy. If your cabbage is taken by someone else’s pig, of course as a father, you’d be upset."
Wang Fang: "Shuyi said the boy is shy, a bit insecure, be a little gentle, don’t scare him."
Yan Tong: "I know. I’m a man too, I understand how he feels and thinks at this age."
The couple argued while jogging, quickly arriving at the community gate.
Two minutes later, Yang Chen’s car pulled up nearby.
Yang Chen smiled and said: "We’re here, you go up by yourself. If you don’t like it, say it directly, no need to feel embarrassed. Good luck!"
Shuyi pressed her lips together and bowed to Yang Chen, "Sorry for the trouble!"
After saying that, she wrapped her arms around Yang Chen’s arm.
Yang Chen was bewildered, not quite understanding the situation, when Shuyi’s parents came running over.
"Shuyi, why didn’t you come down together? Young man, get out of the car, come on, don’t be shy." Wang Fang smiled and asked.
Yan Tong: "Haha... young man, don’t be nervous, we’re not bad people. Oh, no, we are good people, don’t be afraid, eh."
Good people?
Does your family even look like good people?