Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 405 The Young Couple Being Scrutinized by Their Parents

The Regent Hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, with five stars. Lu Mingfei's uncle is a frequent visitor to this hotel. He likes to drink tea and chat with friends in the lobby here. He always asks the waiter to refill the water until the strong tea becomes boiled water. This does not cost much and also gives him the sense of superiority of enjoying the world's top service.

But today, my uncle had a heavy bleeding. He was very proud and thought that since he was meeting Professor Chen in the name of family affection, he had to find a high-end place to maintain his reputation, so he specially reserved a window seat on the ninth floor of the executive floor.

This huge sum of money may not be entirely for Lu Mingfei. Lao Lu invited Chen Wenwen's family to dinner, naturally there are some personal motives mixed in. However, Lao Lu's funds are still limited. After thinking about it, he decided not to mention this matter to Lu Mingfei's aunt for the time being. This way, he can save the meal fee for two people...

Especially his unlucky son Lu Mingze. If he came, he would probably have to eat the set meal for two people.

Lao Lu didn't think he was stingy, but found a reason for himself in his heart, thinking that this was for Lu Mingze's health, and he should lose weight. As for Aunt Lian, he didn't say anything, because he felt that he had to discuss important matters with Professor Chen today, and it would be inconvenient for Lu Mingfei's aunt to sit next to him.

But Lu Mingfei didn't know what was going on. When he saw his uncle driving a newly bought 3 Series BMW to pick him up at the gate of the community, he was a little surprised, thinking, wasn't the family dinner his uncle mentioned on the phone? Why did his uncle come alone?

Lu Mingfei sat down in the back row, and his uncle turned around to look at Lu Mingfei's clothes.

"Didn't I tell you to dress appropriately today? Why are you still dressed like a student?"

Uncle frowned at Lu Mingfei, and seemed not very satisfied with his casual attire today: "This is not a joke, Mingfei, you have to behave better to leave a good impression. Not only Chen Wenwen's father is coming today, her mother is coming too. Mingfei, don't you have a suit?"

"No."

"Then why didn't you tell uncle? I'll give you the money to buy it. It just so happens that the Armani store in the Ocean Classic Mall is having a promotion recently, and that's where I bought this new wallet..."

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, isn't he just a student? It's normal to dress like a student... Besides, his outfit isn't that bad, right? Bosideng and Benello, what a brand, don't you know!
Only the scarf may be a little shabby. I bought it for 9.9 in the supermarket this morning.

Lu Mingfei also has a Canada Goose down jacket and Balenciaga pants, which are couple items he bought when he went shopping with Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang. But Lu Mingfei didn't wear them because he thought his uncle might be suspicious of the origin of the clothes.

And why did his uncle sound so strange? What did he mean by performing well and leaving a good impression? It sounded like the two families were getting engaged and he was about to meet Chen Wenwen's parents.

He actually has a suit, from Kiton, a top luxury suit brand from Italy. The fabrics are made only of Europe's top wool, such as ultra-light wool, cashmere wool, vicuna wool and Spanish Escurial wool. The cheapest custom-made suit starts at 5.

This suit was given to him by Su Xiaoqiang, a loving father and a filial daughter. The little goddess took out the most expensive suit in his future father-in-law's closet and altered it to his size, so that Lu Mingfei could pretend to be her boyfriend at the dinner party. Later, she gave it to him directly.

If Lu Mingfei wore that Kiton suit, he would definitely be able to stun the whole audience no matter it was a family gathering or a real engagement or meeting the parents.

But aside from the fact that my uncle would be surprised at how Lu Mingfei could have such an expensive suit...

Wearing the suit given to him by the little angel and going to have dinner with Chen Wenwen, he always felt like he was a Minotaur.

But there was no point in continuing to discuss this topic. Lu Mingfei changed the subject and asked, "Where are my aunt and Lu Mingze?"

"Oh, Lu Mingze said that he has to review for the final exam soon, and your aunt has to cook for him at home, so they didn't come." The uncle made up an excuse.

Lu Mingze said he had to review, so he’s not coming?

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, not quite believing what his uncle said. Putting his aunt aside, if Lu Mingze knew there was an opportunity to have a big meal, let alone an exam, even if it was a date with a girl, he would probably skip the date and choose a big meal.

However, Lu Mingfei just said "Oh" and did not expose it.

Compared to why Lu Mingze and his aunt didn't come, he was more curious about why his uncle had arranged a dinner with Chen Wenwen's family. If only his uncle and Chen Wenwen's father had something to discuss, wouldn't it be enough for the two of them to come out?

The 3 Series BMW was weaving through the traffic, and the uncle was bragging about his new small-powered BMW. In 2007, BMWs were still rare in second-tier cities like Lu Mingfei's hometown. Even the uncle's boss drove a Honda Accord, a 2005 model.

While watching the changing scenery outside the window, Lu Mingfei responded to his uncle's boasting with a smile, which made his uncle smile happily. He thought that since Mingfei and Chu Zihang started living together, his uncle has become more and more sophisticated.

No wonder Meng's mother had to move three times before? When Mingze goes to high school, Mingfei will have to ask Chu Zihang if Mingze can live with him.

The car stopped in front of the hotel. Lu Mingfei looked out of the window and was stunned when he saw the words "Regent Hotel".

Lu Mingfei was no stranger to the Regent Hotel, because the interview location for Kassel College in his previous life was booked here.

The interviewers at that time were Ye Sheng and Yaji. Later, he also received a letter from his parents brought by that out-of-touch mentor Guderian.

The letter moved him so much that he made an excuse to hide in the bathroom, then he leaned against the door and cried.

Then he saw a pair of white and slender legs, and when he looked up, he met Nuonuo's cold and indifferent gaze. That was the first time he and Nuonuo met.

In the women's restroom.

"..."

Shit, why did I suddenly recall such embarrassing memories? The place where I first met my senior sister was in the women's restroom or something...

The doorman took the uncle's car keys, and Lu Mingfei followed his uncle into the hotel. In the gorgeous lobby, a well-dressed waitress walked towards them with a smile, asking them if they needed anything and if they had a reservation.

The uncle held his briefcase and reported his name and the table he had reserved. The waitress then took the two of them up to the executive floor in the elevator. The sightseeing elevator slowly rose into the air, and they could slowly overlook the city's landscape.

Lu Mingfei watched his uncle adjusting the tie of his suit. It was a relief that his uncle could still go out in a suit in such a cold weather. Fortunately, the Regent Hotel had heating throughout.

The elevator stopped at the 17th floor, and the waitress took the two to the reserved seat. It was a window seat, through which one could see the high-rise buildings lined up one after another, and the river that separated the city in the distance.

Although it was not yet dinner time, every table was occupied or had a "Reserved" sign on it. It seemed that the uncle had put a lot of thought into booking this seat.

"Sir, would you like green tea or black tea?" asked the waitress.

"What's the price?" The uncle showed the air of a frequenter of high-end places. The waitress reported a price, and the uncle's upper-class airs were immediately scared off by the three-digit price. He tried to save face and waved his hand, saying that he didn't want tea yet and would talk about it when the guests arrived. The tea might get cold so early in the morning.

The waitress walked away with a leisurely pace. Uncle put the Armani wallet on the table and turned to comfort Lu Mingfei: "It's okay, it's only 11:30 now, Professor Chen and his family should be here for a while, Mingfei, you can relax a little."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head: "I'm not nervous."

It's just a meal with Chen Wenwen, what's there to be nervous about? He has tasted Chen Wenwen's face and her little mouth...

"Are you still being stubborn? You were so nervous that you forgot to take off your scarf. The heating in the hotel is so hot, and you are still wearing such a hot scarf."

Lu Mingfei quickly waved his hands and said that he was not hot, thinking that if he took off the scarf, his uncle would see the strawberry marks all over his neck.

My uncle seemed to be in a good mood today, and his face was full of sunshine when he spoke: "If you don't want to get it, then don't get it. In fact, it's normal to be nervous about this kind of thing, don't be embarrassed. When my uncle first met your aunt's parents, he also said..."

Before his uncle finished speaking, there was a ding sound, and the elevator arrived at this floor. Lu Mingfei subconsciously looked up and saw the elevator door open. Chen Wenwen, who had a shawl and twin ponytails, followed a middle-aged man and woman out of the elevator.

Chen Wenwen was wearing a simple white T-shirt today, with a cashmere sweater underneath. The cuffs of the sweater were slightly long, covering a small part of Chen Wenwen's palm. The soft chiffon skirt did not reach below her calves, and light bubble socks were lightly piled on top of her white short boots.

Chen Wenwen obviously also saw Lu Mingfei, and their eyes briefly collided in the air. After a second of silence, she immediately looked away.

Before Lu Mingfei could react, his uncle grabbed his arm and pulled him up.

"Professor Chen! Hello!"

Lao Lu took Lu Mingfei to greet them, and without saying a word, he grasped the hand of Chen Wenwen's father, and then looked enthusiastically at the intellectual woman next to Chen's father:
"Is this your lover? You and I look like a perfect match. She looks familiar, as if I've seen her before."

Lu Mingfei, who was standing at the back, thought to himself, how could she not look familiar? Chen Wenwen's mother sat in front of you during the parent-teacher conference this semester. But it was normal for uncle not to remember, because uncle was late for the parent-teacher conference and didn't come until it was almost over.

Chen Wenwen's mother and Chen Wenwen's facial features are not very similar, but their eyebrows and eyes are very similar. Chen Wenwen seems to have inherited the advantages of both parents, with her father's tall nose and plump face, and her mother's intellectual and beautiful almond eyes.

Chen Wenwen's mother didn't seem to care much about her uncle's politeness, but looked at Lu Mingfei with great interest. Lu Mingfei was also very considerate and immediately went to greet her.

"Hello, auntie, hello, uncle." Lu Mingfei blinked and nodded to greet them.

At this time, Chen Wenwen, who had been hiding behind her parents, finally realized that she had forgotten to say hello. She quickly stepped out and nodded to Lu Mingfei's uncle and said hello: "Hello, Uncle Lu."

"Hello, Wenwen." The uncle also greeted his future niece-in-law.

He felt that it was the first time he and Ming Fei's girlfriend met, and calling her Wenwen directly was too intimate, but calling her Chen or Chen Wenwen seemed too unfamiliar. So he cleverly simplified it to "Wenwen classmate."

Lu Mingfei was a little confused at the back, wondering what these strange names were.

After the initial greetings, the uncle invited Chen Wenwen's parents to take a seat. Lu Mingfei politely stood by and let the elders sit at the table first.

Chen Wenwen, who was following behind her parents, turned her head and winked at Lu Mingfei, as if asking him what was going on today.

Lu Mingfei blinked innocently, indicating that he knew nothing about today's "family gathering".

Five chairs were neatly placed next to the round table with a simple lacquer finish. Uncle sat down from the right, and Chen Wenwen's father sat down from the left, one seat away from Uncle. Just as Lu Mingfei was about to go around from the right and sit in the seat between Uncle and Chen Wenwen's father.

I saw Chen Wenwen's mother carrying a handbag and sitting down in the middle seat.

"?"

"?"

Lu Mingfei was suddenly stunned for a moment, and Chen Wenwen who was standing next to him was also stunned.

Does this mean... that he and Chen Wenwen should sit next to each other?
Lu Mingfei remembered that his uncle had mistakenly thought that Chen Wenwen was his girlfriend. At that time, his uncle had earnestly advised him not to fall in love too early, and that students should focus on their studies and so on.

Although he didn't know why the two families met today, Lu Mingfei wanted to sit apart from Chen Wenwen to avoid suspicion. But he was arranged to sit together with Chen Wenwen, and his uncle didn't look unhappy at all, but looked very happy.

Today's sun... is rising from the west?

Chen Wenwen was also confused. She was already full of questions when they suddenly told her that they were going to have dinner with Lu Mingfei's family. Now they actually asked her to sit with Lu Mingfei.

She wasn't against sitting next to Lu Mingfei... but after what happened yesterday, she couldn't face Lu Mingfei with a normal mentality...

Moreover, she didn’t know if she was being overly suspicious, but from her and Lu Mingfei’s perspective looking at the three parents in front of them... there was always a feeling that the young couple was being scrutinized by both sets of parents.

Chen's mother pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose and said in a calm voice: "Wenwen, classmate Lu Mingfei, please take a seat." This reminded Lu Mingfei of Li Wei sitting in the middle of the lobby in "Yongzheng Dynasty", and it felt like "she is the presiding judge today."

Now that the elders have spoken...then just sit down!
The elders had no problem with men and women not being too close to each other, so of course he had nothing to be afraid of.

Seeing Lu Mingfei sitting down on the seat on the right, Chen Wenwen hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to Lu Mingfei, biting her lip and moving her legs towards herself to avoid bumping into Lu Mingfei...

After all, this guy has a history of secretly rubbing people's legs under the table, so we have to keep our distance!
Chen Wenwen raised her head thinking this and was suddenly stunned. It seemed that from this angle, both her parents and Lu Mingfei's uncle were staring at them.

...What's going on? Why do the young couple feel more strongly about being scrutinized by their parents?
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(End of this chapter)