After everyone has been greeted, all of them suddenly did not know what to say. After all, just now a mistake has been made and because of their match-making endeavor, a mother had hit her daughter. As a result, the daughter had actually brought back her true man and this was simply considered returning an invisible slap to Chen Mother. Although on the surface, no one said anything but everyone still felt embarrassed.
For her Elder Auntie who had forcefully dragged the young man over for a blind-date, the expression on her face was even uglier and she found herself in an awkward situation.
In such a situation, it was Chen Father who picked up a topic for conversation. "Oh......." The moment he opened his mouth, he could not remember the name of this guy.
"My name is Meng Gu."
"Ah......yes, Meng Gu. Are you from A-city?"
"Correct."
"What do you do?"
"Doctor."
Everyone glared simultaneously at Chen Father. Don't we know about all these?
Chen Father coughed. These are opening remarks and all the questions are the same. They have to be in order, so what is this anxiety about?
"That........one month......."
Before Chen Father could continue, his daughter's eyes shot at him. He suddenly remembered that his daughter had just scolded them for asking about other people's income which was not good manners. Although Chen Father's questions had always been based on the three points, 'name ~ occupation ~ income', however, the situation today was special and he would have to adapt to the situation.
"How many days in a month do you work?"
In the crowd of people, there were light sounds of hissing and spurts of light laughter. Chen Father pretended he did not hear anything.
"By right it is only two days a week but we often work overtime and work on a rotation basis." Meng Gu acted normally and was polite. Chen Ruo You felt at ease.
"What field are you in?" Chen Father finally found a new topic and felt a little happy.
"Surgical."
Whatever field is not important! Actually, Chen Father already felt very satisfied and gradually he slipped into a comfortable chat. "When did you arrive? Xiao Yu, this child should have brought you back sooner."
"I arrived yesterday......." Meng Gu said politely and had not even finished speaking, an Uncle had interrupted. "No wonder Xiao Yu didn't come home to sleep last night."
His words seemed a little like an insinuation. The speaker had no malicious intentions but the listener had taken it to heart. (说者无心听者有意) So, Chen Mother instantly felt unhappy.
What does he mean? Is he insinuating her daughter is not proper or what?
Since the Uncle had made a head start opening up the conversation, then Elder Auntie boldly and impolitely asked. "It is the New Year, why did you come empty-handed*?"
(Empty handed – To the Chinese people, it is impolite to visit someone without bearing gifts. The gifts can range from a simple fruit basket to expensive items, depending on the giver and receiver, the occasion and the purpose of the gift.)
The awkward atmosphere slowly spread and Chen Father tried to mediate the situation but Meng Gu had replied. "It was my fault for not having thoroughly thought of this. Initially, I had wanted to come to C-city and discuss with Ruo Yu to find out what Dad and Mom like, then only prepare the gifts. But today, I heard that she had made her Elders unhappy. My family's Ruo Yu is a little stupid, she does not know how to please people and no one believed her. So I quickly brought her back to apologize to Dad and Mom. I will teach her well when we go back, I'm truly sorry."
After everyone has been greeted, all of them suddenly did not know what to say. After all, just now a mistake has been made and because of their match-making endeavor, a mother had hit her daughter. As a result, the daughter had actually brought back her true man and this was simply considered returning an invisible slap to Chen Mother. Although on the surface, no one said anything but everyone still felt embarrassed.
For her Elder Auntie who had forcefully dragged the young man over for a blind-date, the expression on her face was even uglier and she found herself in an awkward situation.
In such a situation, it was Chen Father who picked up a topic for conversation. "Oh......." The moment he opened his mouth, he could not remember the name of this guy.
"My name is Meng Gu."
"Ah......yes, Meng Gu. Are you from A-city?"
"Correct."
"What do you do?"
"Doctor."
Everyone glared simultaneously at Chen Father. Don't we know about all these?
Chen Father coughed. These are opening remarks and all the questions are the same. They have to be in order, so what is this anxiety about?
"That........one month......."
Before Chen Father could continue, his daughter's eyes shot at him. He suddenly remembered that his daughter had just scolded them for asking about other people's income which was not good manners. Although Chen Father's questions had always been based on the three points, 'name ~ occupation ~ income', however, the situation today was special and he would have to adapt to the situation.
"How many days in a month do you work?"
In the crowd of people, there were light sounds of hissing and spurts of light laughter. Chen Father pretended he did not hear anything.
"By right it is only two days a week but we often work overtime and work on a rotation basis." Meng Gu acted normally and was polite. Chen Ruo You felt at ease.
"What field are you in?" Chen Father finally found a new topic and felt a little happy.
"Surgical."
Whatever field is not important! Actually, Chen Father already felt very satisfied and gradually he slipped into a comfortable chat. "When did you arrive? Xiao Yu, this child should have brought you back sooner."
"I arrived yesterday......." Meng Gu said politely and had not even finished speaking, an Uncle had interrupted. "No wonder Xiao Yu didn't come home to sleep last night."
His words seemed a little like an insinuation. The speaker had no malicious intentions but the listener had taken it to heart. (说者无心听者有意) So, Chen Mother instantly felt unhappy.
What does he mean? Is he insinuating her daughter is not proper or what?
Since the Uncle had made a head start opening up the conversation, then Elder Auntie boldly and impolitely asked. "It is the New Year, why did you come empty-handed*?"
(Empty handed – To the Chinese people, it is impolite to visit someone without bearing gifts. The gifts can range from a simple fruit basket to expensive items, depending on the giver and receiver, the occasion and the purpose of the gift.)
The awkward atmosphere slowly spread and Chen Father tried to mediate the situation but Meng Gu had replied. "It was my fault for not having thoroughly thought of this. Initially, I had wanted to come to C-city and discuss with Ruo Yu to find out what Dad and Mom like, then only prepare the gifts. But today, I heard that she had made her Elders unhappy. My family's Ruo Yu is a little stupid, she does not know how to please people and no one believed her. So I quickly brought her back to apologize to Dad and Mom. I will teach her well when we go back, I'm truly sorry."
