Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Xie Xiao was a bit surprised and lowered his voice as he saw how cautious his grandmother was, "What's the matter, Grandma?"

"Liu Ou's father came to see me," the elderly lady's voice was hesitant, "I didn't tell them."

Xie Xiao frowned, "Why did he come to see you? Did he say anything strange?"

It wasn't strange for Xie Xiao to talk like this since his initial impression of Liu Da hadn't been very good.

Grandma patted him gently, "No, he was very polite..."

The reason Liu Da had taken the initiative to find the elderly woman was simple, he had been working in this area for years.

However, Liu Ou's relationship with her family was still lukewarm.

At his wife's insistence, he hadn't interfered with the two young people's relationship.

Liu Da had thought that a relationship lasting a year or two would end in a breakup.

Isn't that the way young people's relationships usually are nowadays?

But why did it seem like his daughter's relationship was only getting stronger the more they dated?

The worst part was that Liu Ou never mentioned anything about Lin Yu at home.

Even if Liu Da tried to bring up Lin Yu casually sometimes, Liu Ou would quickly catch on.

Her gaze would turn guarded.

Liu Da: ...This feels a bit bad.

So, having no choice, he had to go to the elderly lady himself.

"He just came one afternoon with fruits and gifts," the elderly lady was startled when she opened the door.

Liu Da knew that Lin Yu had already repaid the money, and although he verbally claimed non-interference, he definitely kept an eye on the situation.

He had even discreetly looked out for the elderly lady over the years.

If it was not his daughter's boyfriend, Liu Da would indeed admire Lin Yu; the kid was young but responsible.

But when did you ever see an older father-in-law who liked his daughter's suitor?

It pretty much boils down to this logic.

However, Liu Da also saw Liu Ou's attitude, so he took the initiative to back down.

"Actually, he didn't really say much, just small talk, and Mr. Liu is quite polite," the elderly lady sighed, glancing toward the kitchen, "But I don't know how to talk to Lin Yu about it; if it were my daughter, given our family's situation, I wouldn't want to part with her either; any parent could understand."

Xie Xiao nodded, "So, what did he come for?"

"Just to chat, then I took the opportunity to invite him to dinner today," the elderly lady finally got to the point, "Liu Ou and Lin Yu can't keep going on like this; it's probably hard for Ou."

On one hand is her boyfriend, on the other her parents; she probably doesn't want Lin Yu and her family not to meet.

But she's worried about Lin Yu being uncomfortable and afraid her parents might make things difficult for Lin Yu.

So, the elderly lady simply spoke up first.

Xie Xiao: ...No wonder she's Grandma, always proactive.

Xie Xiao understood, "I got it, Grandma."

The elderly lady nodded, acknowledging that Xie Xiao was sensible; she just feared the situation might get awkward, so she had to inform Xie Xiao in advance.

Xie Xiao has a high EQ, so it definitely won't be a problem.

Then, Xie Xiao turned around and sent a message to his parents, "Parents of Lin Yu's girlfriend are visiting; you guys better back Lin Yu up when the time comes!"

He quickly received two OK emojis.

Xie Xiao felt reassured, Don't bully Lin Yu just because he has no one in his family.

Not one less.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Qingxiao arrived first, carrying gifts, both large and small, as he walked in.

He was dressed sharply, clearly looking like a distinguished uncle.

Seeing how much he brought, the elderly lady chided him, "You brought all this just for a meal?"

Xie Qingxiao laughed, "What is this? I bought it with Doctor Yang, everything can be used at home."

Lin Yu and Liu Ou both greeted him as uncle.

Xie Qingxiao waved his hand, "Carry on with whatever you were doing, I'm not a guest, right?"

The old lady was all smiles. "Of course, not a guest, not a guest..."

Xie Xiao gave Xie Qingxiao a thumbs-up secretly.

Lin Yu instead asked, "Uncle, aren't you going to pick up Aunt Yang from work?"

"No, Aunt Yang drove herself. I rode my bike to work today; the traffic was terrible..."

As he spoke, he walked with the old lady to the living room, "Dr. Yang bought you some shoes. Try them; they should be the right size..."

The main chef for the evening was Lin Yu, with Xie Xiao following the young couple into the kitchen.

He hesitated whether to tell them that Liu Da was coming.

He was really afraid that Liu Ou and the others would give Liu Da the cold shoulder on the spot.

That would be pretty awkward.

Xie Xiao leaned at the doorway, deep in thought.

Liu Ou glanced at him a few times, "What's wrong? You're making me nervous facing me like this."

Lin Yu also glanced at him, "Young master, what's with that expression?"

Looking at their innocent faces, Xie Xiao decided to speak up, "I have something to tell you, okay? Listen until the end please."

This was pretty mysterious.

Lin Yu put down the spatula, "Go ahead."

"It's just that grandma said Uncle Liu will be coming later," Xie Xiao said.

Both of them didn't react for a moment.

Lin Yu asked, "Uncle Liu? Who's that...?"

Suddenly, he paused. He glanced at Liu Ou standing beside him.

Liu Ou's face darkened, "My dad?"

As he was about to pull out his phone.

Xie Xiao quickly stopped him, "Hey, hey, hey, we agreed, no freaking out. Let me finish!"

He briefly explained the situation.

It was about Liu Da having visited the old lady already.

And today, it was the old lady who had invited Liu Da over, "I'm just worried you two might give him the cold shoulder right away, so I wanted to give you a heads up. It'd be quite awkward, wouldn't it?"

Lin Yu reached out and took Liu Ou's hand, "Let's just see how it goes then."

Liu Ou was still worried, mainly because of her father's temperament...

Thinking about how he even found his way to the night market to locate Lin Yu, because of this, she had never mentioned anything related to Lin Yu at home over the years.

The disappointment in her father's actions also manifested in her own attitude, protecting Lin Yu.

Liu Da knew, even Wang Wen did too.

Reflecting on it, Liu Ou realized, that over the years, they also rarely mentioned Lin Yu.

Neither did they have the intention to interfere.

At that moment, she still whispered softly, "Today is grandma's birthday, I don't want her to be unhappy,"

It came down to not really trusting her own father.

Xie Xiao spoke, "It shouldn't come to that, right? I feel he has already initiated contact, and it seems that they might have accepted the two of you, especially since our Dr. Lin is so outstanding, right?"

Liu Ou looked up at Lin Yu and said with a smile, "Yes, super outstanding."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Great, so now the pressure is on me, huh?" Lin Yu responded, somewhat helplessly.

Yet, he still quickly threw a glance at Xie Xiao.

At least now, Liu Ou seemed less tense.

Xie Xiao smiled a little, "I'll stop bothering you. You guys focus on cooking well and making a good impression."

He still needed to find time to call his wife, although it wasn't his issue, he still had to explain.

It was a matter of showing the right attitude.