Volume 2: Flourishing Seventh Chapter 77 I Disagree (Urgently Seeking Three Rivers Ticket!)

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  "Su Lin? You're our Qingshuang's boyfriend?"

  Lin's mother, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed her attitude and turned stern when she saw Su Lin, asking him, "How old are you this year? You look a bit too young, shouldn't you be younger than our Qingshuo?"

  "Uh, this... Auntie, I..."

  Su Lin was also startled by the change in Lin's mother's attitude, it seems that as Lin Qingxue said, Lin's mother liked a mature and steady son-in-law.

  "Mom! Su Lin is my junior in Beijing Normal University, he's a senior this year and will graduate soon. He's also from Jian'an City, so he came back home during the break."

  Lin Qingxue quickly explained, pulling Lin's mother to the side as she spoke, "Mom, aren't there still dishes in the pot? Hurry up and get them ready! Su Lin and I are starving!"

  "Haven't graduated from university yet? How old are you this year?"

  As soon as Lin Qingxue introduced Su Lin, who hadn't even graduated from college yet, Lin's mother's face turned even darker. However, since Su Lin was a guest, she couldn't lose her temper in front of him.

  "Almost 22 years old, mom, age is not a problem, isn't it popular for sister and brother to be in love now? As long as Su Lin and I are truly in love with each other, that's all that matters."

  As she spoke, Lin Qingxue took Su Lin's arm and leaned against him, a sweet and loving look on her face.

  "Ugh... Qingxue, didn't your mom tell you all this? When looking for a husband, you should look for someone mature and stable, with a steady job, and at least older than you. That way, they can take care of you. But you... how could you end up with a younger junior colleague?! Didn't you listen to any of your mom's words?! It's infuriating!"

  Even if Su Lin was on one side, Lin's mother couldn't help but speak up about Lin Qingxue. However, this was exactly the result Lin Qingxue wanted to see, and it seemed that her own mother was indeed dissatisfied with Su Lin. She was secretly delighted, but Lin Qingxue still had to pretend to be unhappy on the surface, arguing with her mother: "Mom, didn't you say I should hurry up and find a boyfriend? I think Su Lin is pretty good, he loves me very much, that's enough. The mature and stable men you mentioned may not love me as much as Su Lin does. I'll just follow Su Lin."

  "You silly girl, I...I won't talk to you now, I'll go cook first and we can have a good chat during dinner."

  Lin Mu was so angry that she turned around and went back to the kitchen, where there were still dishes cooking on the stove.

  "Sulin, you're doing great! Haha, with this, my mom must be extremely dissatisfied with you. I'm sure after dinner today, she'll ask me to break up with you."

  Lin Qingxue pulled Su Lin onto the sofa in the living room, turned on the TV, and smiled at Su Lin with praise.

  "Teacher Lin, I didn't do anything..."

  Su Lin felt a bit depressed in his heart, and the feeling of being stared at by Lin's mother just now was very bad. He also had an idea in his mind to change Lin's mother's impression of himself.

  "I've told you before, call me Xue Er! Otherwise, if my mom hears it, there will be trouble again, and all our efforts will be wasted."

  She carelessly pressed a program on the TV, and Lin Qingxue sat down beside Su Lin with a good mood, continuing to say, "Anyway, you don't need to say anything, just occasionally respond to my mom a few times. As for other situations, it's like what happened earlier, I'll take your place in answering. This way, my mom will have an even worse impression of you."

  "Xue Er, why does Auntie dislike you being with boys younger than you?"

  Su Lin asked tentatively on one side: "Lin Qingxue?"

  "That's for sure. According to my mom's theory, guys who are younger than me, most of them have just graduated from college and don't even have much money in their hands, let alone taking care of me. Actually, it's not just my mom, I think that if I really want to get married, I should find a man who is 5 or 6 years older than me!"

  Lin Qingxue was in a good mood and said to Su Lin, "But that kind of man must be very boring! He's busy with work and career all day, without any romance."

  "Then... Xue Er, if... I mean if... there's a younger guy who pursues you, and this guy is younger than you but quite wealthy, then... would your mom accept him?"

  When Su Lin asked the question, Lin Qingxue was stunned, turned her head around, and stared at Su Lin with a strange gaze: "Su Lin, why did you ask this question? Such a situation shouldn't exist! Which boy younger than me would come to pursue me? Those who pursue me are all middle-aged male teachers in school."

  "Oh dear! Teacher Lin, just answer my question, if there's a younger and richer guy who comes to pursue you, would your mom accept him?"

  Su Lin was excited and called out incorrectly again.

  "It depends on how much money you have. If it's just tens or hundreds of thousands, that can't be considered rich. To be considered rich, at least in my mom's eyes, you need to have over a million."

  Lin Qingxue thought for a moment and said, then stared at Su Lin with a suspicious gaze, "Su Lin, you wouldn't be referring to yourself, would you?"

  "Is it over one million? That's really considered rich."

  Su Lin somewhat nervously changed the subject, "Xue Er, with so many male teachers at school pursuing you, why haven't you taken a liking to any of them?"

  "Go away! What do you kids know about these things? Those male teachers, all in their thirties and forties, still can't find a wife, each one more slovenly than the last. Let me live with people like that? I'd rather die."

  Lin Qingxue's mind flashed through those male teachers who had pursued her at Jian'an No. 1 Middle School, and then she hastily shook her head and said.

  "Then... Xue Er, what kind of person would you like?"

  Su Lin asked further, but this time, Lin Qingxue didn't answer his question so easily. Instead, she turned to ask him: "Su Lin, why are you concerned about me in so many things? Tell... is it because some male teacher dragged you here to ask about me? Is it Li from the biology department or that bald and bespectacled Hong from the physics department?"

  "No! No! I'm just curious."

  "Curious? Speaking of which, Su Lin, I'm actually quite curious, how did you suddenly disappear from our house that day? I even thought you were hiding in my room's closet! When my mom was about to open the closet at that time, my heart almost jumped out of my throat..."

  Staring at Su Lin, Lin Qingxue thought of what happened that morning.

  "That day... I was indeed hiding in the closet at first, but later I thought that hiding in the closet might expose me, so I sneaked out and hid behind the door. When you opened the door and came in, your attention was all on the closet, and I quietly slipped out of the doorway."

  Su Lin quickly made up a lie and explained. Anyway, that day Lin Qingxue probably didn't notice the situation behind the door either, so it's just right to say this to get through.

  "Behind the door?"

  Lin Qingxue thought for a moment, if Su Lin was really hiding behind the door at that time, he could have avoided her and her mother's line of sight, but it was too dangerous, as long as Lin's mother turned around slightly, Su Lin would likely be exposed.

  "Alright. Teacher Lin, I've answered your question, now it's your turn to answer mine! Tell me, what kind of man do you like?"

  With a curious expression, Su Lin asked expectantly.

  "The man I like?"

  Lin Qingxue thought for a moment, then said with a pout, "I really haven't liked anyone before. But I think the person I like must be someone who is humorous and can tolerate me, take care of me. And at least being with him won't be boring! After all, we'll be together for a lifetime."

  Lin Qingxue said so, but as she spoke, she herself became uncertain and muttered, "Actually, I don't know what it feels like to like someone. But I think it should be very beautiful, right? The books say that if you really like someone, you won't care about those messy conditions, as long as the feeling is right, everything can be ignored. Su Lin, do you think... is that true?"

  "As long as it feels right, everything else can be ignored?"

  Looking at Lin Qingxue now, Su Lin seems to be looking at a little girl who is full of longing for love. Her emotions are so blank that until now, it seems that no one has approached her emotional world, which is as white as paper. And yet, she seems to be filled with longing and fear towards love, expecting true love to arrive, but also afraid that such love will never come.

  "Whatever! You're just a kid, you won't understand. I haven't even talked about romance with my teacher, let alone you."

  Lin Qingxue had just finished speaking when Lin's mother brought up the last dish and called out to them to come and eat.

  "The snow has stopped, Su Lin is here, and lunch is ready, come eat!"

  It's clear that Lin's mother's tone is no longer as warm as when she first opened the door. There were originally several carefully prepared dishes, but now Lin's mother didn't have any intention of cooking at all, so she directly skipped the last two good dishes.

  But even so, there are almost ten dishes on the dinner table in front of Su Lin now, with chicken, duck, fish and meat all available, which can't be said to be not sumptuous!

  "Ah... Su Lin! I just heard from our Qing Xue that your family is also in Jian'an? So... what do your parents do? Are they doing business in Jian'an?"

  At the dinner table, since Lin's mother was no longer very concerned about Su Lin's personal conditions, she now wanted to probe into Su Lin's family background. If Su Lin's family background was strong enough, such as his parents being high-ranking officials in Jian'an City or big bosses of a large business, then it would still be possible to consider the matter between him and her daughter Lin Qingxue.

  "Auntie, my parents are just ordinary workers."

  She took a bite of braised pork and said it was quite good, according to what Lin Qingxue had taught her before.

  "Are you all ordinary workers? Then... your family's economic conditions are probably not very good, right?"

  When Su Lin said that his parents were ordinary workers, Lin's mother's face sank even further, it seemed that this potential son-in-law was going to be firmly rejected.

  Lin Qingxue saw her mother's face turn even uglier, and she felt a thrill in her heart. She added fuel to the fire, pretending to be serious as she said: "Yes! Mom, you have no idea how tough things are at Su Lin's house. They can barely scrape together the money for his university tuition, so Su Lin has been very independent since college. He earned his own living expenses and tuition through part-time jobs and thriftiness. Look at me, I asked my family for money all four years of university, but Su Lin was able to earn his own tuition and living expenses."

  If it were said to someone else, Lin Qingxue's words would undoubtedly be a compliment to Su Lin, but now that they are heard by Lin's mother, such praise reveals that the economic situation of Su Lin's family is very poor, and even the tuition fees and living expenses for university cannot be afforded. How much money can such a family have?

  It was Lin Qingxue's intention to make her mother think and feel this way. As a daughter, she is her mother's confidante, so how could Lin Qingxue not know her mother's thoughts and views? Su Lin being younger than herself already displeased her mother, and adding to that the fact that Su Lin's family was extremely poor, it was certain that her mother would never allow them to be together.

  "Sulin, you're quite independent, not bad, not bad! Auntie also likes children who are self-reliant. But you also know, the society is like this now, I know about your situation, and I understand your family situation. Our Qingxue has been raised at home since she was a child, my husband and I only have her as our daughter, we've always treated her like a princess, never letting her do any rough work or suffer. In the future, if she gets married, my husband and I won't bear to let her marry someone who will make her suffer, we'll definitely find her a family that's at least equal in social status, not necessarily extremely wealthy, but..."

  "That's it! That's it! Auntie, I won't let Xue'er suffer with me."

  Su Lin put down his chopsticks and guaranteed it.

  "Xiao Su, you still don't understand what I'm saying." Lin's mother didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "According to your family's condition, I won't let Qingxue suffer with you, so I disagree with you and our family's Qingxue being together."

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