Chapter 1465: Chapter 1465: Start Over
Xiao Zhen didn’t believe it at all. That day, the old man was so confident with his words. If it’s really the person in front of him now, wouldn’t it be a big misunderstanding?
In any case, Xiao Zhen didn’t believe it, and since the old man himself greeted that person earlier, there’s absolutely no way it could be wrong.
Wang Cuixia heard Xiao Zhen’s doubts, and seeing Xiao Zhen wanting to bring the old man over, she furrowed her brow. There’s no need for that, right? Today, she was here just because her son said he wanted to meet his daughter-in-law.
Originally, I’d heard Xiao Zhen didn’t get along with his son, but upon seeing them today, it’s not just a bad relationship, it’s outright cold. Even strangers wouldn’t be this way.
But now, seeing them, it’s clearly not just a bad relationship. He’s purposely picking a fight; otherwise, why treat him this way?
But Wang Cuixia had been told by her son before coming, no matter what happens, she should remain calm, as he has everything under control. But after all, he’s her son, and Wang Cuixia still felt heartache watching.
She gave Xiao Zhen a cold glance. Although Xiao Keyi was shocked, she couldn’t help but feel that her dad was overreacting. Even though Grandpa didn’t come, the person in front was so confident, he must be legit.
"Dad, isn’t my birthday in a few days? So, there’s no need to rush. At that time, I will invite Auntie to my birthday party, and then introduce Auntie to Grandpa. Wouldn’t that be great?"
Xiao Keyi used the birthday party in half a month to ease the awkward atmosphere. Xiao Zhen understood his daughter’s good intentions, but he was really worried about his daughter being with this boy.
The dinner was uneventful, but what Xiao Zhen hated most was his daughter actually being able to chat so well with the woman opposite, while he felt like a stranger.
The assistant watching from the side felt a bit helpless seeing the chairman’s displeased expression. Isn’t this the chairman asking for trouble? Clearly, he was told there were matters today, yet he insisted on coming, and now he’s uncomfortable—it’s his own doing.
Yet the assistant didn’t point it out; if he did, the chairman might blame him again.
After dinner, Wang Cuixia insisted on going shopping with Xiao Keyi as if they were sisters, walking hand in hand with so many topics, even Xu Ke couldn’t get a word in.
"Let me tell you, no matter what, my daughter will never marry you. Don’t get any ideas. I absolutely won’t agree."
Upon Xiao Zhen’s words, Xu Ke felt a bit helpless.
Looks like this father-in-law, though somewhat harmonious over the past few days, is utterly unyielding on this matter. Seems like there’s still a lot of work to be done.
To truly win over this father-in-law, Xu Ke figured he’d need to show some skill, but after pondering for a long time, he realized that satisfying Xiao Zhen professionally might be the only way.
Xiao Zhen seeing Xu Ke speechless, assumed he had disheartened the young man, feeling a bit satisfied internally.
"Alright, I’ve practiced the game a bit these days. I think you’ll be my defeated opponent. Dare to have a go?"
Although Xiao Zhen seemed inclined to the game, Xu Ke could only accompany him. After a couple of rounds, to his surprise, Xiao Zhen’s diligent practice turned into mere fragility in Xu Ke’s hands.
In the end, Xiao Zhen was so frustrated by losing that he began to dislike the young man. What is this young man thinking? He had worked hard, yet the young man kept relentlessly pursuing victory.
"Oh, jeez, I was just careless. If I had used my ultimate skill, you definitely wouldn’t have won. But this round doesn’t count. Let’s restart."
Xiao Zhen, while saying this, began to act unreasonably, with droplets of sweat forming on his forehead, even the assistant was embarrassed, thinking the chairman’s unnecessary actions were over the top.
After playing ten rounds, Xiao Zhen didn’t win a single one.
"Why are you like this? Don’t you understand respecting the elderly and cherishing the young? With behavior like this, can you even find a girlfriend? You’ll never marry my daughter."
Seeing his father-in-law resort to such threats, Xu Ke helplessly yielded to the domineering pressure: "Well, if that’s the case, I certainly can’t win against you. But if you want to enjoy the game, let’s start another round. I promise I won’t attack you this time."
Xu Ke said so, and indeed after starting, he made no move, standing still throughout.
Essentially serving as Xiao Zhen’s target practice.
Xiao Zhen felt satisfied but also found it meaningless since the opposition didn’t fight back. With no retaliation from the opponent, the game lost its appeal.
In the end, furious, he threw down his phone and left immediately.
The assistant scratched his head, bidding farewell to Xu Ke: "You really can’t predict the chairman’s mind. He can’t win, yet he can’t lose either. If you go easy on him, the chairman won’t be pleased."
Watching the phone, Xu Ke thought even when he was holding back, his father-in-law’s skills were exceedingly poor.
Having no choice, he then put away his phone and drove to the location Wang Cuixia had mentioned, only to see them laden with shopping bags, chatting and laughing with an unusually close relationship.
He initially intended to drop Wang Cuixia off first, but she immediately asked Xiao Keyi to get into the car.
"You young folks go back early. Why bother with an old lady like me? Besides, I need to walk around a bit to digest. Don’t worry about me, I’ll return eventually, it’s not like I don’t have legs."
After saying this, Wang Cuixia looked sternly at Xu Ke: "Young man, I’m telling you, you must take her home without any stops. If anything happens, you’ll answer to me."
Hearing Wang Cuixia’s words left Xu Ke a bit speechless. After all, she’s his mom, yet she’s taking Xiao Keyi’s side, and for some reason, she likes Xiao Keyi so much. Although it’s a good thing, his own standing seems to have lowered.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Xiao Keyi felt moved but couldn’t help chuckling, surprised at seeing Xu Ke disadvantaged, yet his misfortune appeared amusing.
Xu Ke could only nod helplessly to Wang Cuixia: "Aren’t you worried your son might get bullied? She’s the Xiao Family’s young miss after all; how could I bully her? If I dared, wouldn’t Old Man Xiao have dealt with me already? Would it even be your problem?"
Wang Cuixia didn’t neglect Xiao Keyi because she was the Xiao Family’s young miss, rather loved her even more, not because of Xiao Keyi’s influence, but genuinely liked the girl from the heart, unable to bear her being mistreated.
Upon hearing her son’s words, she figured, young men are strong, who could bully them? On the contrary, Xiao Keyi was so gentle and fragile.
