Chapter 164.1 [Extra one]
As February began, the Lunar New Year, which was a little late this year as it happened to fall in mid-February approached. Lin An Lan looked at the streets adorned with brightly lit red lanterns hanging from the tree branches, feeling the festive atmosphere thickening.
“Do you want to come home with me this year?” Cheng Yu asked as he drove.
Lin An Lan was surprised, “Home?”
Cheng Yu nodded, “I have to go home for the New Year’s Eve dinner. Are you willing? If not, I’ll do what I did last year. I’ll just make a quick visit and be back by eight or nine.”
Lin An Lan didn’t see this as a matter of whether he was willing to or not, more like, “Are you sure your dad and grandfather want to see me on New Year’s Eve?”
Wasn’t this clearly causing trouble for them?
Cheng Yu was quite calm about it, “Regardless of whether they want to or not, they will see you. It’s not like if they don’t want to see you, you won’t marry me.”
He glanced at Lin An Lan, “Whether you meet them earlier or later, you’ll have to meet them eventually. But if you really don’t want to see them, then just meet them once, thenyou don’t have to bother with them the rest of the time.”
Listening to him, Lin An Lan felt that it was just as well that Cheng Xiao wasn’t here, otherwise he would probably be pissed off again.
He didn’t have much objection to meeting Cheng Xiao and Cheng Feng now anyway. After all, they had tacitly accepted his relationship with Cheng Yu. Besides, they were Cheng Yu’s family, so it was normal to meet them.
“Then let’s go.” Lin An Lan said, “I’ll go home with you. But I have to buy something, right? What do your grandfather and dad like? I’ll get them something.”
Cheng Yu scoffed, “Just agreeing to meet them already gives them face, buying things for them? Are they worthy?”
Lin An Lan: …
“But they’re your dad and grandfather.”
“They are not worth your effort.”
He looked at Lin An Lan with a smile, “As long as you care for me, that’s all that matters. Leave the rest to me.”
Lin An Lan hadn’t had much contact with families of Cheng Yu’s social status before, so he didn’t know their customs, and therefore didn’t insist, just said, “Then make sure you prepare something, so I won’t end up standing there empty-handed.”
“Don’t worry.” Cheng Yu smiled.
Lin An Lan trusted him. Who he didn’t trust were Cheng Feng and Cheng Xiao, especially Cheng Xiao.
He was afraid that if he appeared in front of Cheng Xiao, especially on New Year’s Eve and Cheng Xiao got worked up at his age, he might have a stroke and never recover from it.
That would be tragic.
Hopefully, he could accept it, Lin An Lan thought. Even if he couldn’t accept it, he shouldn’t get too agitated.
As it turned out, Cheng Xiao indeed couldn’t quite accept the situation, “What’s he coming to do at our family’s New Year’s Eve celebration?”
Cheng Xiao glared at Cheng Yu, saying angrily, “I don’t agree.”
“That’s also okay.” Cheng Yu didn’t insist, “I just wanted you to meet him, after all, we might be getting married next year. You’re probably not going to attend our wedding, and you definitely won’t want to live with him afterward. So I was thinking, meeting once before the wedding, at least, would show my respect for you as my elder. But since you don’t agree, then there’s no need. I’ll come back on New Year’s Eve this year just like before, but it wil probably be our last New Year’s Eve together. In the future, I’ll have my own family, and to spare you any discomfort, neither An Lan nor I will come back.”
Cheng Xiao pounded the table in frustration, shouting, “Who allowed you to get married next year? Such a big matter and you didn’t discuss it with the family?!”
Cheng Yu remained calm, “It’s legally permissible. Besides, what’s wrong with two people in love getting married?”
“How can you get married so quickly?”
“It’s been nine years, it’s not quick at all. Obligatory education would have been over within this time frame and children will even be taking the entrance exam.”
Cheng Xiao: …..
“Don’t worry, I’ll handle my own wedding, I won’t disturb you with it. You don’t even have to attend if you don’t want to.” Cheng Yu continued.
Cheng Xiao: !!!
Cheng Feng, feeling helpless, could only say, “There’s no rush for this matter. How about this, we’ll do as you say this New Year’s Eve. Let Lin An Lan come with you, we’ll meet and have dinner together.”
“But you have to make sure to behave well then, don’t say anything unpleasant like you did the last time when you met him alone. Bringing him home is out of respect for you, not to make him uncomfortable.”
Cheng Feng chuckled, somewhat amused, “I want to see if he can be uncomfortable with you around.”
He had finally seen through his son after all these years, “After all these years, how did our family end up with a son like you? Whose character do you take after?”
Cheng Xiao snorted, “Definitely not me.”
“Nor me.” Cheng Feng sighed. Then he suddenly remembered something, “But there’s a bit of a resemblance to his grandmother.”
The moment he said this, Cheng Xiao subconsciously glanced at his grandson.
Cheng Yu didn’t understand. Since he could remember, his grandmother had been gone. He had never met his own grandmother and didn’t know what kind of person she was.
All his impressions of her came from pictures. He only remembered that she was a very beautiful and gentle-looking person.
“My grandmother?” He asked.
Cheng Feng looked at his father. Cheng Xiao remained silent for a long time, then nodded slightly, saying softly, “You do resemble her indeed.”
Then he stood up, seemingly tired as he walked toward the stairs, “If he’s coming, just let him come. I might as well meet him.”
Cheng Yu suddenly felt that his previous anger had dissipated somewhat. He thought for a moment then asked Cheng Feng, “Do I really take after my grandmother?”
Cheng Feng looked at him carefully then nodded, “There’s a resemblance, you both are very persistent.”
Cheng Yu became even more curious but didn’t ask further, only saying, “I hope you’ll talk to him nicely when the time comes.”
“I will.” Cheng Feng replied.
With his assurance, Cheng Yu was willing to bring Lin An Lan home on New Year’s Eve.
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