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

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Wang Wen's tone of compromise left Liu Ou momentarily stunned.

However, her gaze still held wariness as she looked at her mother.

Indeed, it was not without reason that she guarded herself, mostly because she had always thought her mother to be even more stubborn than Liu Da.

But this time she actually heard a hint of compromise.

There must be something fishy when things deviate from the norm, so she couldn't help but overthink.

In fact, when she thought about it, her family really was quite interesting.

Clearly a family, yet they guarded against each other.

Which other family was like theirs?

Liu Ou cast down her eyes and didn't directly answer that question but instead said, "Mom, it's the New Year, we've all been busy for an entire year; why must we seek discomfort?"

It was almost as if in her eyes, having Lin Yu meet her parents would definitely lead to some discomfort.

Wang Wen was taken aback and wanted to say something.

She opened her mouth as if to explain, but what was there to explain?

Her relationship with her daughter was not at all close.

Actually, to be strict, she had not always been like this.

What Liu Da and Lin Yu had said was not a lie.

They were indeed in a love marriage.

Even the beginning of their marriage was very happy.

After all, the fruit of love shared between two people is something to be happy about.

But as Liu Da's career ambition grew stronger, the slightly postnatally depressed Wang Wen became somewhat paranoid.

That was when the arguments began.

After giving birth and returning to her job, Wang Wen no longer wanted to be just a minor clerk.

She worked even harder than her husband.

She was tired of her husband's excuses of socializing and being busy.

Why should men always be busier than women?

She wanted to climb higher and go farther than him.

It was as if no one cared about the newborn who needed their parents' love.

Liu Ou grew up in such an environment.

Initially, Wang Wen surely loved her child, but postnatal depression is a terrifying illness.

Sometimes she didn't even love herself, how could she love Liu Ou?

So by the time she was fully lucid, it was already too late.

By then she truly became like her husband, who she despised for neglecting the family under the guise of work.

She had turned into that kind of person...

By that time, she had more responsibilities, and her relationship with Liu Ou had also grown cold...

So she simply stopped caring; after all, the child was already grown up.

But now, looking at Liu Ou, who was all on guard, Wang Wen realized that perhaps her relationship with her daughter was even worse than with a passing neighbor.

She opened her mouth, but eventually, it all turned into a sigh, "Alright, I was just asking. You also know that Mom is usually quite busy, if you guys really don't want to..."

Before she could finish, Liu Da coughed deliberately from the side.

Wang Wen's tone paused, and she looked towards him, "What are you coughing for?"

Her tone was full of disdain and impatience, "If you don't want to listen, then go away."

Liu Da let out a sigh, opened his mouth as if to retort, but eventually, he held it back.

His wife had come back for the New Year this year, and it had been many years since their family had celebrated together.

He sighed in his heart.

Though his daughter was now in a strange rebellious phase, he still couldn't bear to break this rare harmony.

Then Liu Da listened as his wife told their daughter that the choice was in their hands.

As parents, they only wanted to meet this boy and give a little advice, nothing more.

They seemed very calm and peaceful.

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Liu Da actually felt that he had been too gentle; if Lin Yu didn't even dare to meet them, that definitely wasn't acceptable.

From Liu Da's perspective, his daughter had a smooth life for over a decade, and then suddenly, she became rebellious and started dating a boyfriend who had nothing but debts.

That would leave anyone feeling choked up.

Although he had investigated the young man's circumstances and found them to be quite tragic and he, along with his grandmother, to be decent people.

But in the long run, basic needs like food and shelter have to be ensured, right?

If those can't be ensured, being a good person doesn't put food on the table.

Plus, studying medicine takes many years, and even after starting work, there's more struggle ahead.

He had considered these things much farther ahead than Liu Ou had.

If it were just a matter of dating, he definitely wouldn't intervene.

But the way his daughter talked about this young man let him know that this was not just a simple case of dating, was it?

It was clear she was really into him.

How could Liu Da feel at ease?

He and his wife had fallen for each other at first sight, and despite many years of quarreling, they were still together.

What was that for?

They were both stubborn people.

Even if the daughter didn't have a close relationship with them, she still shared their blood, didn't they know her temperament?

They were worried too.

If she inherited their stubbornness, the hard times would follow.

How could parents bear that?

In fact, if Liu Ou knew their thoughts, she would understand, because they didn't know Lin Yu well enough and were looking at things more from their own perspective.

No one was wrong.

But at that moment, Liu Ou's guard against her parents was way too strong; she didn't even want to understand their inner thoughts.

She wanted to protect Lin Yu and didn't want her parents to hurt Lin Yu or his grandmother.

Finally, after listening to her mother finish speaking, she nodded, "I understand."

Liu Da then said, "Dad will be transferred back here after the New Year."

Liu Ou looked up sharply at him; if this had been the old Liu Ou, she might have been very happy inside because Dad was coming back.

But Liu Ou's first reaction now was surprisingly similar to that of Xie Xiao.

The thought of her father seeking Lin Yu out at the night market last time had left a deep shadow in her heart, and her first thought was whether her father would hassle the grandmother while she and Lin Yu were away at school?

"Dad, you're not going to do anything to Grandma after you come back, are you?" Liu Ou stared at him as she spoke.

Liu Da: ???

He was incredulous, then caught his wife's gloating look.

In the end, he laughed out loud in frustration, "No, what are you thinking about? Am I some kind of tyrant? What could I possibly do? I'm just coming back to work!"

He looked at his daughter's defensive face and had to admit that in his daughter's eyes, his image as a father was not too favorable.

He waved his hand dismissively, "Go inside, or you might just make your dad die of anger."

Liu Ou blinked and nodded, "Oh."

She then left them with one last remark, "Happy New Year, Mom and Dad, good night."

And she hurried inside.

After entering and closing the door behind her, Liu Ou stood there for a while, not hearing any arguments from her parents.

Her body slowly relaxed.

Because usually her parents were certain to quarrel whenever they met.

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That was better, at least the New Year was still a happy one.

It had been a long time since she had spent New Year's with her parents.

The corners of Liu Ou's mouth curved slightly,

Then she took out her phone and sent a message to Lin Yu, "My parents came back, and I feel like the ones I saw tonight were somewhat different."