Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 33. Meeting the Parents

Perhaps because the first time Lu Lishen called her "sister" was accompanied by intimate whispers, Jiang Jixu felt like she was being electrocuted every time she heard Lu Lishen call her that, and her earlobes would burn uncontrollably.

She coughed lightly and changed the subject: "I'll comfort my parents after we go inside."

"Just stand there like a wooden statue and don't interrupt, lest you make things worse, understand?"

As Jiang Jixu walked forward, she suddenly remembered something, stopped, turned her head, and stared at the man with her round almond-shaped eyes slightly narrowed.

"Although there shouldn't be any problem, but you..."

She paused.

Have you determined whether you've reached the legal marriage age?

Jiang Jixu remembers that Jiang Wang had just celebrated his 22nd birthday at the beginning of this year.

Lu Lishen and Jiang Wang are the same age, but I don't know when his birthday is.

Lu Lishen raised his cool and aloof eyebrows slightly: "We've arrived."

Jiang Jixu nodded: "What's your birthday?"

"yesterday."

"?"

Jiang Jixu blinked, wondering if he had misheard.

Lu Lishen's tone was calm and slow as he stated the facts earnestly: "Yesterday was my birthday."

He just turned the legal marriage age yesterday.

Realizing this fact, Jiang Jixu was suddenly overcome with a sense of guilt.

She had always been captivated by Lu Lishen's mature demeanor, to the point that she had overlooked the man's real age. Only now, when it was suddenly mentioned, did she realize that Lu Lishen was the same age as Jiang Wang, and even a few months younger than her younger brother.

Am I being treated like an old cow eating young grass?

Jiang Jixu couldn't help but cover her face.

Aunt Zhang clapped her hands happily and said, "What a coincidence! A woman three years older than her husband is a lucky man! Young man, you're so fortunate!"

"Aunt Zhang, stop talking..." Jiang Jixu was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Lu Lishen smiled slightly: "Indeed."

Two words floated softly to Jiang Jixu's ears, and she looked up in surprise.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating the person before them. Tiny glimmers of light fell into their dark eyes, and their upright figure perfectly embodied the phrase "a fine tree of noble character," creating a beautiful scene in itself.

Yet this person lowered his head slightly, gazing intently at her.

Lu Lishen's appearance gave her the illusion that he liked her very much.

Jiang Jixu quickly shook his head.

How can this be.

They got married simply to pay off her debts and ease the pressure on Lu Lishen's family.

It has nothing to do with love.

Jiang Jixu reminded himself once again that he must never be tempted by a man's good looks.

"let's go."

she spoke.

Now that I've reached the legal age, there's only one last thing left.

When meeting your parents, bring your household registration booklet.

Before this, Jiang Jixu had never imagined that she would bring a man other than Ji Yanci home to meet her parents.

Jiang Wang always said she was silly, always being nice to others but forgetting about herself.

Jiang Jixu, however, did not think so.

She was simply steadfastly choosing the principles she believed in.

When she liked Ji Yanci, she resolutely and firmly chose only him.

In Jiang Jixu's eyes, there was no other option besides Ji Yanci.

When Jiang Jixu chose to give up Ji Yanci, other answers naturally came into view.

To the girl, Lu Lishen was like an answer that suddenly popped up on the test paper, waving and shouting "Choose me!"
It's eye-catching and unique.

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living room.

The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang sat on the sofa.

On the soft couch next to her sat an elegantly dressed woman.

Wearing a dark green cheongsam with subtle embroidery, her black hair was styled in a unique half-up, half-down bun, secured with a single delicate jade hairpin. Her entire being exuded elegance and composure from within.

Jiang Jixu led Lu Lishen to greet the elders, but when they turned to the woman, she hesitated slightly. The woman's features seemed somewhat familiar.

Jiang Jixu pondered for a few seconds, then obediently lowered her eyes and said, "Hello, Aunt Lu."

Song Mingzhi glanced at Lu Lishen standing next to her, and when she looked at Jiang Jixu, the smile lines at the corners of her eyes deepened considerably.

"Hey, hello! This must be little Ji Xu. Wow, you look so young and fresh, just like when you were little."

She took off a heavy, emerald-green jade bracelet from her wrist and placed it in Jiang Jixu's hand.

"Here, this is a gift from your auntie!"

Jiang Jixu was shocked and quickly stepped back, waving her hands: "Aunt Lu, this is too valuable, I can't accept it."

She didn't know much about jade, but due to her family environment, she had seen a lot of good and bad things since childhood, so she could naturally tell that the jade bracelet was quite valuable.

It's too expensive to be a gift for meeting someone.

She couldn't accept a reward without merit.

Jiang's mother snorted coldly: "Song Mingzhi, don't try that on me!"

"You think you can kidnap my daughter with just a bracelet?!"

Song Mingzhi smiled slightly: "Shuzhen, it's been a long time, and you still have such a temper."

Then he turned his head and waved to Lu Lishen.

"Come here, let your father-in-law and mother-in-law meet you."

“Actually, they should have met before. After all, Ah Shen and Jiang Wang have been classmates since high school, so they should know each other quite well,” Song Mingzhi said with a smile.

Jiang Jixu's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Jiang Wang was at his most mischievous and rebellious during high school. He was among the worst students in school and caused trouble every day, which led to his homeroom teacher calling Jiang's mother to the school for a chat every day.

On the contrary, Lu Lishen had excellent grades, ranking first in the grade from the very first exam in his first year of high school. He was also elegant and polite, making him the darling of all his teachers.

These two completely different people were unfortunately assigned to sit at the same desk.

So much so that Jiang's mother went to the school to attend the parent-teacher conference on behalf of Jiang Wang.

She always stands in stark contrast to Song Mingzhen.

That's when the feud between the two began.

Right now, Lu Lishen's mother is bringing up the matter at the middle school again, which is directly hitting Jiang's mother's sore spot.

Jiang Jixu bit her lip and kept giving Lu Lishen meaningful glances, trying to prevent the outbreak of this great battle.

The recipient received the message.

Instead of gently changing the subject as Jiang Jixu had expected, he spoke politely but directly to her parents.

"Uncle Jiang, Aunt Jiang, I like Jiang Jixu, and I want to marry her."

Jiang Jixu admitted that she was shocked.

Lu Lishen's expression was so serious that she almost got into character.

She thought he really liked her.

But Jiang Jixu quickly calmed down.

It's all fake, just a performance.

Jiang's parents were clearly shocked by Lu Lishen's words. Jiang's father dropped the walnuts in his hand and they rolled to Lu Lishen's feet.

The man bent down, picked up the walnuts, and returned them with both hands.

Mr. Jiang took it in a daze, seemingly still not having recovered from the shock: "You just said you liked Ji Xu?"

Lu Lishen had a calm expression on his face.

Yes, I like her.

"When did this happen?" Jiang's mother couldn't help but ask. "You're always with Jiang Wang, and I've never heard him mention it..."

Lu Lishen lowered his eyes: "Actually, A-Wang only found out about this recently."

"As for your first question," he paused, "this should be our first meeting."

Lu Lishen: If I hadn't been just one day short of the legal age, I would have found a way to drag someone to get the marriage certificate that day.

Tea: You're the most flamboyant one yet.

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