Chapter 119 Chicken Flying and Eggs Falling
Chapter 119 Chicken Flying and Eggs Falling
"It's okay, I'll give you time to think it through." Gu Lin walked firmly towards Ye Tang and hugged her tightly. "Trust me, Tang Tang, I will be a good husband and a good father. I promise you, I will definitely do it."
Ye Tang was confused.
Perhaps, this child is the bond between her and Gu Lin.
Do we really want to get married?
But his parents, and his own parents...
Neither of them are easy to deal with.
Compared to Ye Tang's many considerations.
Gu Lin, on the other hand, was riding high on his success.
He made an appointment with Sheng Tingwang and, unable to contain his excitement, told him that he was about to become a father.
"I never expected that I'd be so amazing. Ye Tang is pregnant, and she's even considering marrying me. It's practically a done deal. Right now..." Gu Lin tugged at his collar, beaming with pride, "...I'm just waiting to be a groom and a father."
Sheng Tingwang swirled the wine glass in his hand, and had to pour cold water on him, "What you need to consider now is how to get your parents to accept Ye Tang and her parents, after all, neither her parents nor your parents are easy to deal with."
Gu Lin seemed to have forgotten.
During his university years, his family opposed his relationship with Ye Tang.
As a result, he engaged in a four-year-long tug-of-war with his family.
Later, after the relationship improved, he asked his father to find connections and opportunities for Ye Tang to pursue further studies. However, in the end, not only did he lose the favor, but Ye Tang also did not stay.
The Gu family has a lot of opinions about Ye Tang.
They had long ago deprived Gu Lin of the freedom to decide on his marriage, including the degree of his consent.
To put it simply...
Gu Lin wants to get married, but it must be a marriage between people of equal social standing, and the arrangements will be made by Gu's parents.
Either stay single for life, or take care of your family and your parents will accept it.
Gu Lin wants to marry Ye Tang? No way!
Gu Lin was blinded by love, and Sheng Tingwang's cold water made him realize that he needed to return to rationality to deal with this fierce battle.
"If this doesn't solve the problem, then let's face it head-on. Tomorrow, I'll take Ye Tang home to meet my parents and tell them I want to marry her. Let's see what they say."
Anyway.
His parents' opinions were not important to him.
It's been ten years.
He's not young anymore; this is his last chance.
"A direct confrontation won't do you any good," Sheng Tingwang reminded him. "Your dad has a million ways to deal with you and Ye Tang. In the end, you'll probably end up with nothing."
Gu Lin's eyes darkened.
He knew his father's temperament all too well.
He was prejudiced against Ye Tang, thinking she was poor and stubborn, not to mention her family, who were all burdens.
Once a person's prejudice is formed.
It's hard to change.
He needed to go home early to discuss the matter beforehand, lest he offend Ye Tang.
"It seems I need to have a serious talk with my dad."
……
this day.
After getting off work, Gu Lin bought two bottles of fine wine and, for the first time ever, a piece of jewelry from a luxury brand. He then returned to his home, which he hadn't been to in a long time.
As soon as I entered the villa.
The servants in the house looked at him as if they had seen a ghost. "Young master, you, you're back?"
"Is my dad home?" he asked.
The servant immediately replied, "He's at home."
He carried the wine and swaggered into the house.
The mother, who was busy arranging flowers, looked up at him.
It seemed unexpected, yet it also seemed not unexpected.
He said in an extremely indifferent tone, "Oh, a rare guest indeed."
"Mom, what are you saying? I've been so busy with work lately that I haven't had time to come home." Gu Lin put the wine on the table, put his arm around his mother's shoulder, and said with a hint of flattery, "You have no idea how much I miss you. I can't sleep at night."
Xu Mingzhu scoffed, "That's rare. There's a son who misses his mother so much that he can't sleep."
"Mom, look at you, I really miss you. Here, I specially bought this for you from your favorite brand."
Gu Lin handed the jewelry he had bought to his mother.
She glanced at it indifferently. "You're back today, right?"
She knew whether her own son needed to pee or poop just by the way he bent over. "I heard Ye Tang went back to China. You didn't come home this time because of her, did you?"
Gu Lin's thoughts were completely guessed.
He forced an awkward smile.
"Mom, how come you... are so good at guessing?"
Xu Mingzhu scoffed, "You really don't learn your lesson easily. Let me tell you, there's no way you'll get us to accept her. Don't waste your energy."
Gu Lin really didn't like hearing those words.
"Did she kill our family members or set our house on fire? Mom, I've always felt that Dad is prejudiced. You've always been quite open-minded, so how come you've become so biased?"
Xu Mingzhu continued arranging flowers nonchalantly.
She showed no emotion whatsoever at the slightest criticism from her son.
"Don't flatter me, I'm not buying it." Xu Mingzhu arranged the flowers and took a picture with her phone. "Ye Tang left so decisively back then, she didn't care about you at all, let alone put you in her heart. We can't control your spinelessness, but if you want to enter the Gu family, forget about it."
"I don't mind, so why are you all so concerned?"
Gu Lin picked up a piece of fruit from the fruit plate, took a bite, and said, "Ye Tang is pursuing her own ideals, which shows that she is a person with aspirations. Moreover, she now runs her own company, which is quite impressive. I don't want to miss out on her again."
That's your problem, it's none of our business.
Xu Mingzhu casually posted the photo she had taken on her WeChat Moments, with the caption: "[Look at these flowers, they look even better after being rearranged a bit.]"
"Mom, don't you want your son to be happy?"
Xu Mingzhu picked up the vase, walked to the living room, and placed it on the coffee table. "Do you really think you'll be happy in the future?"
"Of course, I love her."
"Does she love you?" Xu Mingzhu finally looked Gu Lin in the eye. "You're the kind of person who can be abandoned when it comes to important choices. How confident are you that she loves you?"
Gu Lin: ...
Ok……
He was truly stumped by the question.
He wasn't sure at all, not even a fraction of a second.
"No matter what, this time, I must marry her."
"The reason?" Xu Mingzhu asked casually.
Gu Lin replied, "She's pregnant. As a man, if I don't take responsibility at this time, I'm not a man. Besides, I'm the one who got her pregnant. I want a baby with her, and I really do."
Xu Mingzhu's eyebrows and eyes did not change in the slightest because of this major event.
In elite clubs, rising to prominence through skillful play is not uncommon.
Unexpectedly, this drama has now played out on me.
"We can acknowledge the child, but you can't marry her."
"Mom..." Gu Lin was going crazy.
Gu Changqing came downstairs and stated his position: "I agree with what your mother said. The child belongs to the Gu family, and we acknowledge him. As for that woman Ye Tang, you can't marry her."
"Why?" Gu Lin asked, his face full of confusion.
Gu Changqing bent down and sat down next to his wife, lighting a cigar. "Why? Have you forgotten how she treated you back then? You treated her mother's illness, paid off her father's debts, and supported her brother's schooling, but she abandoned you for ten years to pursue her own ideals. She doesn't love you, which means that this kind of thing will happen again in the future. You should learn your lesson."
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