Surprisingly, Duan Yarong admitted to it without hesitation. “Yes, I am really jealous. My son, who I have finally found, has become someone else’s before I even got to keep him for long.”
The corner of Han Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard Duan Yarong say that.
Zhao Youlin did not know whether she should laugh or cry. She said, “Mom, why are you changing your attitude so quickly like grandpa? How is it that Yichen has become someone else? This is obviously because you have found a son, who comes with a wife, or your daughter-in-law. So, be content with it.”
Duan Yarong studied Han Yichen and Zhao Youlin before she coughed softly and said with a resigned manner, “I am just kidding. Look at how nervous you guys are right now.”
Han Yichen was speechless.
Zhao Youlin was speechless as well as she thought to herself that this joke was not funny at all!
Zhao Youlin sighed and subtly glanced at Zhao Shunrong, who was sitting opposite them, out of the corner of her eyes. Seeing that he was composed and was not slightest bit upset because of the subject she had just brought up, she finally felt at ease.
Seeing that Duan Yarong and Zhao Shunrong did not show much rejection when they heard that Han Yichen already had someone he liked, Zhao Youlin heaved a sigh of relief.
However, there were still some things that Zhao Youlin felt that it was necessary to tell them in advance, for example…
“Mom, aren’t you bothered by Yueyue’s family background at all? She is an orphan and has no other relatives in her family except for a sister who is not related by blood. With her family background, temperament and ability, it is absolutely impossible for her to be of any help to Yichen’s career in the future.”
The moment Zhao Youlin said that, Han Yichen’s face darkened. His gaze toward Zhao Youlin was tinged with a hint of hostility for the first time. He was obviously very offended by how Zhao Youlin described An Yue just now.
Duan Yarong naturally noticed her son’s reaction. After heaving a sigh in a resigned manner, her expression became a little stern as she said, “Do I look like a cold-blooded and snobbish person to you? Be a help to your brother’s career? If your brother even needs a woman to help him in his career in order to succeed, then your father and I would really be disappointed.”
When Duan Yarong said that, Zhao Youlin and Han Yichen’s hearts were moved. Their gaze toward Duan Yarong also became somewhat complicated.
Duan Yarong seemed to have seen through their minds. She smiled and said, “Do not think that everyone from prominent families care only about family background. No matter how rich a person is, he is still just a human. If even a huge thing in life like marriage has to be used as a bargaining chip to exchange for interest, if you have to marry and spend the rest of your life with a person you do not even like, then what fun is there in life? So if you two are worried about this, then you can rest assured that our family will not be bothered by this. As long as you two find the person you love, who also loves you back, and he or her characters are good, we will not object to it at all. Rong, am I right?”
When Zhao Shunrong heard Duan Yarong calling his name, his gaze became even softer than before. He nodded his head slightly, which was considered that he agreed with his wife and also expressed his own stance.
Zhao Shunrong and Duan Yarong’s tolerance toward their marriage had made Han Yichen understand a little more about his parents whom he had never met for more than twenty years.
After a long silence, Han Yichen finally said to Duan Yarong in a low voice, “Thank you.”
Duan Yarong was a little stunned. Her hand, which was holding Han Yichen’s hand, subconsciously tightened. Then, she said softly, “We are family, don’t be too polite with me. Since you are afraid that we will scare the girl if we suddenly go and see her, then bring her home when you are free. Let me and your father take a look at her, at least let us know what the person you love looks like. This request should not be too much, right?”
A rare smile surfaced in Han Yichen’s eyes as he nodded. “Okay, I will definitely bring her back to meet you guys when I have the chance.”
“Okay.”
Since they were already in a restaurant, they simply decided to have a meal with Han Yichen. While they were eating, Duan Yarong kept putting dishes in Han Yichen’s bowl, as if she wished she could stuff all the dishes on the table into his bowl.
The corner of Zhao Youlin’s mouth twitched as she watched from beside. She said in an incredibly teasing manner, “Mom, if you go on like this, Dad and I will have nothing to eat.”
“If you do not have enough to eat, just order more. Our family does not lack money.” It was very rare to hear Duan Yarong make such a spendthrift statement, which caused her usual dignified and elegant image to completely collapse at that moment.
Zhao Youlin covered her face as she could not bear to keep looking at it, but she did not expect that her action had made Duan Yarong misunderstand.
“Are you being jealous, Youlin?” The more Duan Yarong thought about it, the more she felt that that must be it. She stared at Zhao Youlin as if she was looking at a child who was being unreasonable and trying to win her favor.
“This is my fault. It is just that I have finally found your brother, I am overjoyed and I neglected you. This is my fault. Here, let me push some dishes into your bowl. Eat up. Shunrong, order more dishes.”
After Duan Yarong gave her order, President Zhao, who was vigorous, resolute and highly respected in the company, turned into a man who was as obedient as a kitten and obeyed every order given by his wife. He went out immediately to order more dishes.
And Zhao Youlin could only watch the dishes that should have gone into Han Yichen’s bowl, took a turn and went into her own bowl. And then, little by little, those dishes built up into a mountain.
Zhao Youlin was speechless. If she had known this would happen, she would rather starve to death than say that sentence just now!
Han Yichen finally got himself out of the exaggerated dishes attack. Seeing that Zhao Youlin’s bowl had been filled with dishes that were almost as much as his, he finally felt a little peace. He calmly picked up chopsticks and started eating!
After the meal, their parents basically did not eat much, while Zhao Youlin and Han Yichen felt extremely full.
In fact, during the middle of the meal, they were already full. Whenever they wanted to put down their chopsticks, their mother would stare at them intently.
There was a sorrowful look on her face, like if they did not finish the food inside their bowls, she would cry out in front of them.
They got goosebumps under that fixed gaze. They could only suck it in and stuff the rest of the food into their stomachs. They were really full!
Regardless, despite this little setback, they did have a good time during the meal.
After eating, Duan Yarong and Zhao Shunrong actually intended to ask Han Yichen to follow them directly back to Zhao Residence, but Han Yichen refused. His reason was…
“I have some things to take care of in the next two days. It is not convenient for me to go back.”
Duan Yarong and Zhao Shun Rong exchanged glances with each other. They wanted to ask Han Yichen what he needed to take care of, but they were worried that he would think they crossed his boundary, and he might resent them. So, they could only compromise and say, “Alright then. When you are free, remember to come home. Your grandfather… also misses you very much.”
