A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"How about starting a small business?"

The aunt paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

To be honest, my family runs a small business, but we couldn't bear to buy such an expensive cake.

After all, the wealth classes are different.

Zhou Huifang didn't think too much about it. She poured the chopped vegetables into the pot and tapped them a couple of times with the spatula.

"I'll buy it then. It's the young lady's first time visiting, so it's good that she's so kind."

The aunt didn't say anything more, but her eyes darted around a couple of times.

She glanced towards the main room.

Li Xixue sat there with her back straight, holding a water glass in her hand, talking to the old lady.

The aunt looked away and asked in a low voice.

"Huifang, are you sure this girl's family really runs a small business?"

Zhou Huifang frowned: "That's what my son said, he couldn't possibly be lying to me, could he?"

"Besides, what reason did he give for lying to me?"

The aunt said "oh" and didn't ask any further questions.

Thinking about it carefully, today was the first time Li Xixue met the man's family.

So maybe buying such an expensive cake was to leave a good impression on oneself.

But with her womanly intuition, she had already made her own judgment.

A girl who can casually buy cakes costing seven or eight thousand yuan must come from a well-off family.

Either their family is wealthy, or they earn a lot of money themselves.

Neither of them are ordinary families.

But the next moment.

Auntie remembered what Li Xixue had said earlier.

The company has several thousand employees.

Management position.

In a company with thousands of employees, to what extent can a management position effectively oversee operations?

Department manager?

Or even higher?

The more her aunt thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She decided to find another opportunity to test the waters.

Inside the main room.

Li Xixue sat next to the old lady, her water glass already cold.

The old lady held her hand and talked for a while, then suddenly asked a question.

"Young lady, how long have you been dating Xiaoyang?"

Li Xixue thought for a moment.

"More than half a year."

"More than half a year."

"Are you living together?"

"Same... same."

The old lady nodded, a satisfied smile on her face: "That's good. We've had enough time, and the two of you have gotten to know each other quite well while living together."

Li Xixue did not respond.

The old lady asked again.

Do your parents know about you and Xiaoyang?

Li Xixue nodded.

"Know."

"So what was their attitude?"

Li Xixue paused for a moment.

"My parents... are quite satisfied."

The old lady smiled and said, "That's good. Both sets of parents are satisfied, so the matter is half settled."

Li Xixue tightened her grip on the water glass.

What she didn't say was that her parents were not only satisfied, but were also urging her to meet Lu Yang's parents.

The old lady patted her hand again: "Girl, to be honest with Grandma, when are you planning to have children?"

Upon hearing the old lady's words, Li Xixue's hand holding the water glass froze.

It's about children again.

She subconsciously touched her stomach, unsure of what to do next.

The old lady didn't urge her, she just looked at her with a smile, waiting for the answer.

How should I answer this question?

You said you plan to have it right away?

Or are you saying you don't plan to have it for the time being?

No matter how you answer, the old lady will definitely keep asking questions.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xixue finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Grandma, this... I haven't thought about it yet."

The old lady nodded upon hearing this.

"It's normal not to have thought it through yet; you young people have a lot of ideas."

She paused, then added.

"But I don't know how many more years my old bones can last. If I can hold my great-grandchild, then my life will have been worthwhile."

Li Xixue: "..."

She couldn't refuse what he said, but accepting it would be even worse.

Lu Yang finally came over, put the dishes on the table, and then sat down next to Li Xixue.

"Grandma, could you please stop making things difficult for her?"

The old lady glared at him:

"What's so difficult about it? I'm just concerned about you. Look at you, you're not young anymore. When I gave birth to your father, I wasn't much older than you."

The two: "..."

The old lady's expression became more serious.

"Girl, there's something else I need to tell you. Xiao Yang has been a sensible child since he was little, and he never causes his family any worry."

"But he has a problem."

"What's wrong?" Li Xixue asked.

"Stubborn to the end."

Li Xixue was stunned for a moment.

The old lady continued.

"This child shoulders everything on his own and doesn't want to talk to his family."

"Even when he grows up, he keeps everything bottled up. When you ask him what's wrong, he just says, 'Nothing.'"

As Li Xixue listened, she suddenly felt that the words sounded familiar.

Because Lu Yang had given her that same evaluation before.

Stubborn.

But now it seems that I'm not the only one who's stubborn.

The old lady sighed and said, "So when you're with him in the future, ask him more questions if you have any problems, don't let him shoulder everything alone."

Li Xixue nodded.

"I see."

The old lady smiled.

"You're a good girl, I can tell."

yard.

Lu Jianguo and Lu Shihao are setting up tables and chairs.

As the two men were moving the table, Lu Jianguo suddenly spoke up.

"Brother, what do you think of my girl?"

Lu Shihao stopped and glanced towards the main room.

"He's quite nice; he's handsome and speaks politely."

Lu Jianguo hummed in agreement.

I think so too.

Lu Shih-hao added.

"I just feel... there's something different about this girl."

"What's different?"

Lu Shih-hao thought for a moment.

"I can't quite put my finger on it, it's just my aura."

Lu Jianguo did not respond.

He actually noticed it too.

When Li Xixue sat there, she exuded a sense of composure.

It's not something you can fake; it comes from your very being.

Lu Jianguo has met many people.

This kind of temperament is not something that most people possess.

He recalled that when Li Xixue came to his house for dinner last time, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But I didn't think much of it at the time.

Looking at her now, the girl's demeanor is completely different from that of ordinary people.

As for what the differences are...

Lu Jianguo didn't say it.

He set the table and then went to the backyard to get a chair.

Lu Shihao stood still and glanced back at the main room.

He remembered seeing the cake box on the table when he came in.

That box doesn't look cheap.

Lu Shih-hao had worked on construction sites for most of his life and had seen all sorts of people.

He could tell.

This girl is quite something.

To be honest, she does have the air of a lady from a respectable family.

But upon closer reflection, it's clear that women from respectable families always value marriage between equals, so how could they possibly marry and have children with a child from an ordinary family?

It's probably just my imagination.

Inside the main room, Li Xixue sat next to the old lady, her water glass empty.

Meanwhile, all the dishes will be served soon.

The old lady asked, "Young lady, what do you usually like to eat? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Li Xixue thought for a moment and said, "Anything is fine, I'm not picky about food."

The old lady smiled and said, "That's good. They're not picky eaters and are easy to raise."