"Dad, how old do you think I am!" Yan Cheng immediately looked at Wang Muman, and the girl's face indeed turned red.
Yan's father thought: She didn't deny it? It seems there's something going on.
"It was Yan Cheng's father who was presumptuous, young lady," Yan's mother said gently to Wang Muman.
"It's fine, Yan Cheng and I are classmates. We're preparing to participate in the Sucheng Youth Talent Show, so we came here to practice. Auntie can call me Maman," Wang Muman's flushed face gradually returned to normal. Zhou Mingyu also came over and greeted the uncle and aunt.
Yan's father pulled Yan Cheng aside and whispered, "Son, not bad, bringing people here. You've got your dad's style."
Yan Cheng felt helpless and then felt his father pat his shoulder.
"You've grown taller, it's only been a month since I last saw you, and you've made great progress," Yan's father said, looking at Yan Cheng.
"Of course, Uncle. I make him drink milk every day. It's not for nothing," Zhou Mingyu sat next to Yan's father and said to him.
During the meal, Yan's father always urged Wang Muman to eat more, giving her the best parts of the roast duck, which made her blush again.
"Dad, that's enough. Her bowl is already piled high. Shouldn't you give me some too? I'm your son. Are you favoring girls over boys?" This statement earned him a grateful look from Wang Muman.
Yan's father rolled his eyes at him. "I've always wanted a daughter, but I couldn't have one. Seeing Maman, my old father's girlish heart just comes out."
The meal was very pleasant. Yan Cheng thought it would be awkward with his parents there, but he didn't expect his father to be so childlike and humorous, and his mother to be gentle and caring. Wang Muman ate her meal with peace of mind.
In the afternoon, the three children continued their usual lives. Yan Cheng's parents accompanied Yan Cheng's grandmother in the glass room, basking in the sun and chatting.
"Maman is quite refined. She must be pampered at home, right?" Yan's father asked the grandmother.
"This child has also suffered a lot. She was supposed to be a girl who grew up pampered. The last time I asked her brother, her mother had a difficult childbirth when she was born and passed away the next day. Her father always neglected her when she was young, and he had a knot in his heart. He also often wasn't home. As the child grew up, she understood the reasons. Fortunately, her brother doted on her; he practically raised her. Her father only came home two or three times a year. Sigh, Maman's personality is also like this; she lives so cautiously, it's tiring," Yan Cheng's grandmother shook her head. "Her brother's career is also in a rising phase, and he's even in a relationship. He spends less and less time with her, and he can't accompany her forever. She's also well-behaved and used to being independent."
Yan's father frowned, and Yan's mother spoke, "No wonder she always looked nervous when she looked at us. I thought it was because Mingzi's face was too fierce."
"Why don't you, Mom, discuss with her brother and have Maman stay with us when she goes to school? It would be good for her to have a companion with Yan Cheng, and it's closer to school," Yan's father suddenly had an idea.
"She's a girl, and there's a difference between men and women. If you have them together, her brother would never agree!" Yan's mother pinched Yan's father.
"Didn't we say that during the second and third years of high school, we would each accompany Chengzi for a year! We can keep an eye on her then. If her brother agrees to let Maman stay with Mom, he should also agree to let her stay with us. It will also save us from worrying about no one watching Maman at home in the future," Yan's father thought it was feasible. "Next time there's a parent-teacher conference, I'll go talk to her brother. With me around, there's nothing that can't be negotiated. I see Maman is delicate and soft, and I like her very much. Her father is unwilling to raise her, but I am."