Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

The moment Lin Shuyue saw the black stockings, her heart skipped a beat without warning.

Looking at myself in the mirror, the image of myself wearing black stockings involuntarily surfaced in my mind...

"Stop!"

Lin Shuyue shook her head: "Lin Shuyue, Lin Shuyue, what are you thinking? This is too embarrassing!"

She was still a virgin who had never even been in a relationship, and just imagining herself wearing such mature and charming clothes made her feel uncomfortable.

These black stockings were indeed not bought by her; she bought them a few months ago when she and her mother were shopping for clothes.

At that moment, a very eloquent saleswoman, seeing her straight legs revealed as she tried on a dress, sincerely exclaimed:

"Wow, little sister, your legs are so beautiful! Long, straight, and perfectly proportioned. You'd be absolutely stunning in those new black stockings we just got!"

When Lin's mother heard this, she didn't ask for her opinion. She just said to the sales assistant, "Then let's take one. It's not expensive anyway. Let's keep it on hand. The little girl is growing up. She'll need it someday. Maybe she'll use it in the future."

She didn't think much about it at the time and nodded in agreement without really thinking.

After buying it, I casually stuffed it into a small box in the corner of the wardrobe and almost forgot it existed.

But now, looking at it, what popped into Lin Shuyue's mind was Lu Qian's reaction when he saw her wearing these black stockings.

Will he be surprised? Will he think it looks good? Or will he think...?

Before she could think it through, her father, Lin Chen's voice came through the door:

"Shuyue? Aren't you ready yet? We need to get ready to go out!"

"?!"

Lin Shuyue was startled.

Ugh, what am I thinking about?

I have to go to a party!

"It's...not done yet!"

Her voice was a little weak: "Dad, why don't you go ahead? I'll be right there..."

She hasn't decided what to wear yet.

"..."

There was a two-second silence outside the door before Lin Chen's voice rang out again: "Alright, then hurry up, don't keep everyone waiting too long, we'll go over first."

Then came the sound of the door opening and closing.

"..."

"Hmm, which outfit should I wear...?"

The room fell silent instantly, leaving only Lin Shuyue staring at the still-open wardrobe, rubbing her temples in frustration.

Time is of the essence; we can't afford to hesitate any longer.

A sudden idea flashed into my mind, and I quickly pulled out my phone.

Unlock the screen.

Then enter the following in the browser search box:

What's appropriate to wear to a family gathering when meeting your boyfriend's parents?

As she pressed the search button, a sliver of hope still lingered in her heart.

However, when the search results page popped up, Lin Shuyue only glanced at it before her face immediately turned red.

"Ugh, this lousy browser... why is it recommending so many random things!"

……

……

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away..."

Meanwhile, Lin Shuyue's grandfather, Mr. Lin, received a call from his son. Upon hearing that he wanted to discuss his granddaughter's relationship with the Lu family's son, he immediately put on new clothes and went out, looking quite energetic.

"Sigh, our Shuyue is such a good girl, it's such a good thing that the Lu family's boy got her..."

Thinking about the phone call his son had just made, Old Master Lin felt a stomachache.

"That kid Lu Qian... he wouldn't bully my granddaughter, would he..."

The Lin family all knew that their beloved daughter, whom they considered the apple of their eye, was in love with the boy surnamed Lu.

The fact that the two families invited this old man to their meeting speaks volumes about its significance.

Now, these two children only have a little over 100 days left until the college entrance examination.

After the college entrance examination, once these childhood sweethearts are out of their sight, given Lin Shuyue's personality, there's a 90% chance she'll get together with this guy during the summer after the exam, and no one in her family can stop her.

However, both families have watched the young man grow up since he was a child, so they trust the young man from the Lu family to be a good person. Today's gathering is probably an opportunity to give a few words of advice in front of the elders of both families.

With that in mind, the old man, quick on his feet, took a shortcut to the Haidilao restaurant his son had mentioned.

"what?"

Halfway there, a familiar voice rang out with surprise: "Old Lin, is that you?"

"..."

Upon hearing the sound, Grandpa Lin looked over and saw two equally vigorous elderly men smiling at him from the roadside.

They were his old colleagues from when he worked in the bureau, Wang Yuanchao and Zhang Weiguo, with whom he had a very good relationship.

They were the two old friends who often played chess and bumped into trees in West Lake Park.

"Hey, Lao Wang, Lao Zhang!"

Grandpa Lin was overjoyed and strode forward to greet them. "Oh my, what a coincidence! I never expected to run into you two here. Look how long it's been since we last saw each other!"

Grandpa Zhang gave Grandpa Lin a hearty punch on the shoulder: "That's right, you old man, you've been staying home all your retirement, enjoying your grandchildren, and you don't even invite us to play chess anymore."

Grandpa Wang chuckled and chimed in, "That's right, Old Lin, that's not very nice of you!"

The three old friends reunited and started chatting warmly as soon as they stood by the roadside.

Recalling the glorious days when we fought side by side in the bureau, the major cases we solved, and the jokes we shared, it felt like I was back in that spirited era, with laughter echoing all around.

Halfway through the conversation, Grandpa Wang suddenly asked, "Old Lin, where are you rushing off to?"

"Hey, my son booked a table at the newly opened Haidilao restaurant downstairs and invited me to come eat and chat about my granddaughter and her childhood sweetheart," Grandpa Lin said cheerfully.

"Haidilao?" Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Zhang exchanged a glance and laughed.

"Hey! What a coincidence!"

Grandpa Zhang clapped his hands and said, "We were invited there for dinner by our younger relatives, who said they wanted to surprise us!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Grandpa Wang nodded, "Maybe we can even get together for a couple of drinks later!"

"Oh my, what a coincidence! Let's go, let's go together!"

The three chatted and laughed as they walked towards Haidilao.

It was precisely because the three of them were chatting on the way that the younger generation arrived at the Haidilao restaurant first.

Inside Haidilao, Lin Chen and his wife, along with Lu Qian's parents, were already seated at the reserved large round table, where steaming tea was served.

Lu Qian sat next to Lin Chen and glanced at the doorway.

"Uncle Lin, where's Shuyue? Hasn't she arrived yet?" he asked after thinking for a moment.

If you want to play the role of an elder at the dinner table, then the best person to target is definitely your childhood friend who is the same age as you.

He was extremely worried because he couldn't find the girl.

My dear, you absolutely mustn't be absent! I need you to help me with my cultivation!

So he quickly inquired about the information.

"Oh, it's like this, she said she had something to do and would be a little late, maybe five minutes later."

Hearing Lu Qian's words, Lin Chen glanced at his watch, somewhat puzzled: "Never mind her, she'll probably be here soon, let's chat first."

He didn't know what his daughter was doing after she went back home. Anyway, she lingered for a long time before coming out when she was about to leave. In order not to keep the Lu couple waiting, they had no choice but to come over first.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Old Master Lin walked in through the door, looking energetic and with a smile still on his face.

"Hey, Dad, over here!!"

Just as Lin Chen was about to greet his father, he saw two other elderly men with ruddy complexions follow in behind the old man.

His expression immediately turned to one of immense surprise and delight: "Oh? Uncle Wang, Uncle Zhang, what brings you two here too?"

"Come on in, we have some empty seats here, please sit with us!"

He was raised by these two old colleagues of his father, and his relationship with them was like that of Lu Qian with himself. However, since his father retired, he rarely saw these two kind and amiable elders.

Now that we've been separated for so long, we're naturally overjoyed to be reunited.

However, to Lin Chen's bewilderment, Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Zhang didn't even look at him after hearing his words. Instead, they stared in shock at Lu Qian, who was sitting next to Lin Chen...

Realizing the awkward atmosphere, Lu Qian also looked up.

"..."

"???"

They stared at each other, dumbfounded.

Wait, what brings you two here?

No, you wouldn't be thinking of sitting at the same table as our elders, would you?