"I think that no matter what the merits of this matter are, it can be seen that Lin Yi and Xiaowei are not suitable for each other."
"So I told you two bluntly, I hope you can agree to me and stop them from continuing to be together."
The time goes back to this Friday morning.
Ms. Gu Changge was sitting on the sofa of the Lin family, facing Lin Guoqing and Yu Xiujuan, and after talking about the "suspected deception" incident, she made such a proposal.
This sentence caught both Lin's parents so off guard that they were stunned on the spot. Ms. Gu Changge patiently gave her some time to react, but she heard two unexpected words.
"no."
Lin Guoqing's tone left no room for error.
Ms. Gu Changge's smile froze on her face. She straightened her back and looked more majestic: "Did I not make it clear just now, Father Lin? Xiaowei gave up going abroad because of Lin. I didn't say anything at the time."
"But now Lin Yi is still interfering with her life. The two of them are no longer suitable."
Lin Guoqing was not frightened by her: "Mother Gu, I have just said that our family does not have such a relative. If you don't believe it, I can call them all to confront you."
"You can doubt Lin Yi's character because of this, but we haven't heard the child's own explanation yet. As Lin Yi's parents, we can't agree."
"When you say that Lin Yi and Gu are not suitable for each other, you are just saying that our two families are not from the same family..."
Ms. Gu Changge interrupted forcefully: "I don't choose people based on their family background, Father Lin, otherwise I wouldn't have come to see you today."
"Listen to me!"
Lin Guoqing's tone was also very firm: "I know that you are from a well-educated family. You will not dislike the poor and love the rich. You will look down upon others."
"But Mother Gu, you came to our house without saying hello today and asked us to stop Lin Yi from interacting with your daughter. Isn't it because you are interested in our small family and want us to retreat in spite of the difficulties?"
"Isn't this just bullying others?"
Gu Changge wanted to argue, but Lin Guoqing gave her no room to interrupt.
"Mother Gu, to be honest, I have never interacted with a wealthy family like yours in my life. We never thought about reaching out to someone high."
"But the two children developed a liking for each other in school and came together, which shows that they have feelings for each other."
"As parents, we are already looked down upon because of our own incompetence, causing our children to suffer. How can we hold him back again?"
"Your daughter may be the apple of your eye. Even if our son grew up rolling in the mud, he is still a wild child who is not cared for and loved by no one."
"So, we will not agree."
"Mother Gu, in society, you may not take people like me seriously at all. But today, as parents of two children, we are sitting here, and I don't feel that I am inferior to you."
"Because as parents we all have the same heart."
Gu Changge could feel that Lin's father's pride must have been stung. He could refute many of his accusations against him.
But she is a reasonable person.
We ask ourselves, isn’t she doing this out of a condescending sense of superiority?
Ms. Gu Changge is not the kind of person who is obsessed with face and is unrepentant. Once she regained her composure, she immediately stood up and saluted:
"Father Lin, Mother Lin, today I was not considerate enough and I was rude in front of you two. I am willing to take back what I just said and apologize to you."
"This trip is not all fruitless. At least I learned a lot about the two of you, and I have a better understanding of Lin Yi."
"However, please tell Lin Yi that I will not let Xiaowei's matter go so easily."
"Farewell, please stay."
She didn't hesitate, went straight downstairs, left the community, sat back in her car, closed the car door, exhaled, and felt relaxed.
Even though she behaved generously just now, she still felt ashamed in her heart.
She reflected on her thoughts over the past two days and felt that she might have been led astray by what that idiot Gu Changqing said.
Is stupidity really contagious?
…
Saturday afternoon.
When Lin Yi was thinking about how to make excuses with his parents, he heard the second half of the sentence that surprised him.
"We refused."
"ah?"
It took him a while to realize that what they were rejecting was "preventing you from continuing to be together".
This is different from what I imagined.
"Lin Yi, although we haven't met the girl named Gu Caiwei yet, we can imagine that she must be very beautiful and outstanding."
"Having such a girl like you means that our son is also very good. We are proud of you."
"But Lin Yi, what we are more concerned about is that there must be many boys who like such a girl. Will it be tiring for you to be with her?"
"Her mother is also a very educated person and apologized to us when she left. I was not angry because I have met many rich people who are more domineering than her."
"But you are not 18 years old yet. I don't know if you can bear such pressure?"
"I don't know why. You didn't tell us about that girl at the beginning. I don't mean to blame you."
"Because I have also been around your age, and I know that when boys get older, they have many thoughts that they cannot share with their parents."
"The only thing I don't hope is that you didn't tell us because your family background is inferior to others and you feel inferior."
"Although we are just two ordinary people, as your parents, we don't want to be a burden to you."
Lin Yi was moved and ashamed, and immediately clarified: "I have never regarded you as a burden to me."
"That's best."
"Lin Yi, you said that matter was a misunderstanding. Of course your mother and I believe you unconditionally. If necessary, we are also willing to accompany you to explain to Mother Gu."
"You are already a senior in high school this year. By this time next year, you will be the person with the highest academic level in the family. In terms of height, you will already be the tallest person in the family."
"With our ability, maybe we can only send you here. After you go to college, you have to choose your own path in the future. You can go on your own."
"But I hope you can remember that no matter what you do in the future or who you are with, there are at least two of us who will always be behind you to support you."
The more plainly Lin Guoqing's words were spoken, the more embarrassed Lin Yi was.
Just a moment ago, he was still thinking about how to act cunning and clever to get over this unexpected incident.
In front of Lin Guoqing's powerful words, those all seemed so ridiculous.
Why did I subconsciously think that they would not support the relationship with Gu Caiwei?
Maybe it's because they are too ordinary and think that they will fulfill their duties and be honest throughout their lives, so they will not bless such a relationship that seems to have a huge disparity in status and is difficult to bear fruit.
In fact, as long as their son is sincere, what reason do they have for not supporting and blessing him?