I Refuse to Be a Supporting Character
Chapter 135: Meeting Her Parents (4)
“Not that wide,” Mu Mingcheng assured. He sensed the implication that Gu Changsheng had hidden in his words. Curving the corner of his mouth, he held Gu Jin's hand and continued, “As long as our goal remains good, age is not a problem.”
“Seven years is still fine,” Li Mingxia took over to refute her husband's words. “ Larger age comes with its pain.”
Contrary to her husband's impression, she liked Mu Mingcheng the longer she looked at him. Li Mingxia was very satisfied with the prospect of Mu Mingcheng becoming his son-in-law, although he also surprised him at their first meeting.
In the past, he treated every researcher politely, as well as occasionally taking part in their academic discussions. He even humbly asked some of his own academic questions.
People who are academically serious will not have bad character.
He greatly admired Mu Mingcheng. Now, this incredible young man landed in the hands of his daughter. Li Mingxia could not help but praise his daughter for having such good eyes.
Moreover, according to the characteristics of the Mu family, they considered visiting the girlfriend's family to be tantamount to a sincere acknowledgement to the public. This action convinced them that they had agreed with each other and Mu Mingcheng intended not to play tricks on the feelings of Li Mingxia's daughter as some other boys did.
The wife agreed, and her daughter even used her eyes to praise her, so Gu Changsheng simply relaxed and let Mu Mingcheng sit down as well.
“Master Mu...” Although Gu Changsheng was hesitant to open his mouth, Mu Mingcheng cut him off with his laugh. “I am from the younger generation. Uncle can call me Mingcheng.”
Previously, greeting each of Gu Jin's parents as “profesor” showed his respect to them. Now that he replaced it with 'Uncle', he added a tinge of intimacy between them.
“Mingcheng, the matter of age difference can still be underestimated,” Gu Changsheng explained rather slowly. “Gu Jin is too young. He will not graduate from college until next year. Besides, I only have one daughter. I hope to keep him by my side for a few more years.”
Gu Jin raised his eyebrows at the request, while Gu Teng and Li Minxia also stared intently at Mu Mingcheng, waiting for his response.
“That's reasonable and understandable.” Mu Mingcheng was very considerate when talking to him. His eyes, under the golden-framed glasses, looked at Gu Jin with a smile. “Gu Jin is still very young, and right now, it is too early to talk about marriage.”
“Only,” Mu Mingcheng, once again, made everyone's hearts tense with his words, “Although we might be able to wait a few years to get married, he said, I believe having an engagement soon will not be considered too early.”
“As Uncle knows, I'm not that young. My family also feels anxious.” Mu Mingcheng smiled, raised his arm, and placed it on Gu Jin's shoulder. Steadily and sincerely, he asked his parents, “In addition, my grandfather's health has been declining in recent years. He wanted me to bring the person I liked back to him earlier.”
Everyone there knew about Mu Mingcheng's grandfather. In modern times, he exists as a person with the ability to hold candles of historical figures in textbooks.
As renowned scholars, both Gu's parents admired Xu Baishan in their hearts for his meritorious devotion to the founding of the country.
Mu Mingcheng's method of using Xu Baishan's name to obtain her engagement agreement with Gu Jin could be called cheating. Don't you want to fulfill this country's founding minister's wish-to meet his granddaughter's wife?
As Mu Mingcheng calmly waited for the two elders to decide, he put on his smile even more sincerely than before.
… and Gu Jin pinched the soft meat on his waist with his hands even harder..
Didn't we just agree to meet my parents? Why did you suddenly bring your own engagement?
After pondering for a long time, Gu Changsheng, urged by his wife, approved Mu Mingcheng's proposal to hold an engagement ceremony within a month.
As a woman, Li Mingxia pondered more deeply about something like this. If Gu Jin went to Xu's house and became the daughter-in-law that Master Xu personally approved of, when it came time for him to blend in the circle of the rich, it would be a good time to mingle, everyone should give him a little respect.
Author's Cover:
Gu Jin: Meow Meow Meow. Who said I was engaged?
