Back To The 80s-Chapter 547 - 539: Frustration_1

The He Qin’s family lived in a residential area behind a military complex. Given the level of He Zhuangzhi, He Qin’s father, they were allocated a four-bedroom house.

Bai Mingzhu and Zhou Siping followed the Cheng Qijia to the He Family.

The door was opened by He Jing.

He Jing stood in the doorway, examining the Cheng Qijia from head to toe. She clucked her tongue and said, "My sister isn’t blind, why did she choose this piece of coal?" After her disdainful words, she welcomed the Cheng Qijia into the house.

Upon hearing these words, Bai Mingzhu nearly exploded with anger. Her face twisted into various expressions before she followed them inside.

He Zhuangzhi had been waiting at home. Upon hearing their arrival, he quickly left his study room and greeted them with a smile, "You’re here? Please sit down, He Jing, go make some tea."

He Qin also rushed out from the kitchen. She introduced everyone to her father, "Dad, this is the Cheng Qijia, this is Aunt Cheng, and this is Cheng Qijia’s aunt."

Bai Mingzhu was expressionless, gave a nasal grunt, and kept her eyes straight ahead.

Looking at Bai Mingzhu’s face, He Zhuangzhi started to feel uncomfortable. With a faint smile, he suggested, "Let’s sit down and talk."

Bai Mingzhu, in all her grandeur, took a seat on the sofa and remained silent.

He Zhuangzhi sensed her displeasure. Bai Mingzhu remained silent, so he spoke up, "Even if you hadn’t come today, I planned to have a talk with Xiaocheng. He is not compatible with our He Qin."

Bai Mingzhu and the Cheng Qijia were both stunned at this, while He Qin sat quietly next to her father without any hint of an expression on her face.

"Uncle He, I...It’s not...He Qin and I..." Cheng Qijia grew frantic, his words tumbling over one another. His own mother was still a problem, why did his father-in-law have to bring up another one?

"Our two children grew up without a mother. They’ve suffered more than other kids, but they’re sensible. I can’t let them suffer again after they’re married." He Zhuangzhi bluntly revealed his thoughts, saying that regardless of how good this young man was, he could not allow his daughter to marry into such a family.

Despite He Qin’s father being a military commander, he was nothing special in Bai Mingzhu’s eyes. The Cheng Family and the Bai Family were both prestigious in Capital City, she was quite miffed about He Qin’s lack of a mother.

Hearing He Zhuangzhi’s words, she felt insulted. In great dissatisfaction, she spoke up, "Are you implying that marrying into our Qijia would be a hardship?"

He Zhuangzhi retained his smile and said, "In my eyes, there’s no young man in the world that’s good enough for my daughters. To me, they are precious. Naturally, I won’t let them suffer! I’m sure Xiaocheng’s mother feels the same way, right?"

At his words, Bai Mingzhu’s expression shifted. As she prepared to respond, Cheng Qijia interjected, "Uncle, don’t worry. I will surely give He Qin a happy life and guarantee she won’t suffer at all."

He Zhuangzhi gently shook his head, "In some situations, your assurance won’t hold. Let’s not discuss this matter further."

He Jing also made a snide comment, "Sister, you have really poor taste. Even if he was one of a kind, I wouldn’t want him."

He Qin had been silent, quietly observing everything. Her heart ached. Had she underestimated how complicated marriage was?

Cheng Qijia turned pale at their words. True, what could he promise? That was his own mother; what could he do?

Furious, Bai Mingzhu stormed out, shouting at Zhou Siping, "Let’s go home," she said, dragging Cheng Qijia out of the door.

Thus, the two families’ first meeting ended in discord without even a sip of water.

After Cheng Qijia and the others had left, He Zhuangzhi looked at He Qin and asked, "Qin Qin, you’re not angry at dad, are you?"

He Qin shook her head.

"This Xiaocheng, I can tell he’s a good boy. But his mother is quite the handful. From the moment she walked in, I could tell she wasn’t happy with you. If that’s the case, we should play hard to get and refuse her first. If Xiaocheng can persuade his mother and then come back to talk nicely, then we can continue. But remember, child, under no circumstances should we let others take us lightly, especially the in-laws. If you do, you’ll never be able to hold your head high for the rest of your life, unless your mother-in-law was to pass away. But then, you’d have to endure decades of misery. It’s not worth it!" He Zhuangzhi spoke with a heavy heart. Since his daughter had grown up without a mother, she missed out on many things that a mother should have taught her.

With tears glistening in her eyes, He Qin replied, "Dad, don’t worry. I’ll listen to you."

... 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

After leaving the military complex, Cheng Qijia stopped and looked at his mother, letting out a bitter laugh. "Mom, are you satisfied now? I am your treasure, just as she is to her father. Uncle He refuses to let He Qin marry me, and I think he’s doing the right thing. If I were a father, I would not want my daughter to marry into a family like ours. Now your wish has been fulfilled, I think I should remain unmarried. Whoever I marry would be getting the short end of the stick. Why put them through that? In your eyes, I might be just grass, but in their parents’ eyes, I am a treasure. I’ve always thought I could give my beloved happiness. Now I find it laughable. How could I even think I had the right to say that?"

As Cheng Qijia was speaking, tears welled up in his eyes. He gave Bai Mingzhu a long, hard look, then turned away.

Furious, Bai Mingzhu pointed at Cheng Qijia’s retreating figure and said to Zhou Siping, "Look...look at his attitude."

Zhou Siping pondered a bit and said, "Sister, you did have a bit of an attitude problem today. Since we came all this way, why did you have to put on airs? We are the groom’s family; our stance should have been more humble. With the way you were acting, the girl’s family would naturally be upset."

Zhou Siping wanted to remind her that she was also a mother of a daughter, she should know how this feels. But seeing Bai Mingzhu wiping away her tears, he swallowed his words.

...

Upon returning home, Bai Mingzhu went straight to her new room and lay down.

Bai Xiaolan was surprised, "Mom, they didn’t even offer us any food?"

Gu Xiaobei was also curious. Judging by the situation, had they fallen out?

With a look of helplessness, Zhou Siping said, "They didn’t even want us there, let alone offer us any food," he then recounted the events.

Bai Xiaolan sighed, "My aunt isn’t just anyone, who else would behave like this, even during a proposal? Poor brother Qijia..."

"Alright, stop being sarcastic. I think your aunt might compromise this time." Zhou Siping said as he remembered Bai Mingzhu attempting to hold back her tears on their way back.

Bai Xiaolan lay on the kang, swinging her legs as she said, "What’s the use of compromising? Can He Qin’s father be accommodating? It’s a good thing He Qin’s father holds a high-ranking position. If he were just an ordinary person, it would be over."

"What did your aunt ever do to you to make you attack her every day?" Zhou Siping slapped Bai Xiaolan.

Bai Xiaolan huffed, "She didn’t do anything to me, I just don’t like the way she always acts so high and mighty. She needs to get upset more often, only then will she normalize."

Gu Xiaobei sat quietly on the side, not interrupting, but feeling worried for Cheng Qijia and He Qin.