Chapter 5.2
I reckoned that evening He Zhi had a date with her boyfriend hence I did not need to bother about her, so indifferently I went to the dinner with my mother.
Dinner place was not far from my house, it was a restaurant that my mother often praised, and of course the fact was she went there only once. Hence, despite meeting Jiang Li for the first time, my mom smiled hugely with satisfaction. I kept reminding her from the side. "Mom, be a bit more reserved."
Jiang Li’s parents looked younger than I imagined them to be. After seeing his parents, I immediately felt at ease again, turned out Jiang Li’s ability to look handsome so easily was absolutely hereditary! His mother truly was a great beauty, although older now, but from her facial contours it could be seen in the past she must have been very pretty. Especially her skin, very well maintained. His father was also very handsome exuding the maturity only older men have, steady and wise, due to the vicissitudes of life, ultimately only one word could be used to compliment, absolutely perfect.
After we finished our introduction and greeted each other, my mother hurriedly pulled his mother’s hand, asked how did she maintains her skin.
Although Jiang Li’s mother at first glance looked dignified and demure, but which woman did not like to look better, let alone such a beautiful person, therefore she, with her delicate eyebrows, kindly exchanged beauty treatments with my mother.
As a woman I should have joined the beauty camp, but thought about Jiang Li’s father who would sit alone, since I had always been a sensitive child, so politely chatted with Jiang’s father.
Unfortunately because of my mother’s perturbance [I persevered that it was because of her perturbance two such camps were formed], Jiang Li was left out.
Jiang’s father was a very talkative person, more loving, loved to laugh, and smiled often with a kind look, in short, much better as compared to his son.
Through conversation, I learned that Jiang Li’s parents were retired high school teachers, his father taught mathematics, and mother taught literature. Unfortunately, at the college entrance examination I scored only fifty points in both mathematics and literature, that made me write an eight hundred words essay, much more painful than constipation, so now at the mere sight of a language teacher my hair would stand on the end.
Though the literature teacher in front was extremely gentle and beautiful, my mother in law, but I…..the devastation caused by the college entrance examination was irreversible, so I did not know how to react. So I simply looked at Jiang Li’s mother, I would just smile at her, did not say a word, while smiling even my facial muscles seemed frozen.
Jiang Li moved his seat next to me; he suddenly bent over my ear and covertly said: "you are not jealous of my mother’s beauty, are you?"
I picked up a piece of meat soaked in pepper and dropped into his bowl, tilted my head, he also coordinated with his ear, I explained: "I have a fear of philology."
He bowed his head and smiled, just one look to know it’s a sham, apparently deliberately faking his affection for me in front of his parents; I did not say anything, as this boy’s good intention could be considered as pain.
I raised my hea
d and looked around for Jiang Li’s father to learn some silly stories about Jiang Li’s childhood, so that they could be used later when we fight. Found that the three parents had stopped gossiping, and were looking at me and Jiang Li ambiguously. It was very clear, Jiang Li did not just trick them but his intimate action pleased them.
Although my skin very thick, but either good or bad I was still a maiden, thus my face “burned” red, picked a piece of melon and put it into the bowl of beautiful literature teacher, in a mosquito voice said: "aunt, have a bite, this is good for skin." Saying so I picked up a piece of bitter gourd, placed into the bowl of Jiang’s old man, smiled at him: "uncle eat, eat, eating Bitter gourd relieves the inflammation." The old people after all, generally have more health concerns.
Then my mother saying nothing stared at my chopsticks, waiting for me to give her food, originally I thought of picking up some bone pieces for her, afraid that she would not feel shy of teaching me on the spot, so simply ignored her eyes and constantly focused on eating.
At this moment, Jiang Li picked up a fresh steak and placed it in my mother’s bowl, in a gentle and polite tone said: "Aunt, You should taste this grilled beef."
My mother smiled, immediately brought beef into her mouth, chewed pieces, nodding her head twice, smiled: "well, I can do better than that."
I wondered about what she was going to say, "But still I can make do with this stew", well, with the son in law of the home in front, she was also shyly conceit.
So Jiang Li obsequiously “in her tone” replied back: "It’s certainly not better than your stew and Xiao Yan has also praised your cooking skills."
My mother transiently fresh as a lilies flower, gave me an appreciative glance: "Xiao Yan always talks nonsense.”
Sweating, I I I I .... I did not tell her anything - so - prodding - ate only .....
Then Jiang Li added: "well, Xiao Yan and I will enjoy aunt’s cooking for many years, right?" Saying so he did not seem to forget to look at me lovingly, misleading everyone else.
My mother, one could say, got into high spirit, Her usual cooking was not the best but apparently I had spread so !!! Lao-Tzu* at this point I really did not have anything to say.
*founder of Taoism
Fortunately, my mother did not get fooled in the end; apparently afraid that Jiang Li would regret marrying me so she just held a conversation with the other two participants, seemed like she did not want to let down my image, but it could be considered that in this way everyone found a common topic, those three mothers and father were competing to expose their children’s secrets, and when not satisfied with only that, they also started comparing their children’s cute sides. Of course, too shameful stories were not told, nobody was that stupid.
So the pattern on the table changed, I was now left with Jiang Li.
I felt that Jiang Li was very dangerous indeed, he seemed like the person who controlled the whole situation, saying two or three sentences changed the direction of everyone. I did not know if at work also he was like that or not, if so, then the BMW he had should not be rented, right?
I was lost in my thoughts; Jiang Li suddenly approached my ear saying: "where is your father?"
I noticed that every time he wanted to talk to me he could only whisper in my ears in order to not let others hear. No wonder that made us look like a pair always flirting with each other saying sweet words, though I did not like but had to accept it.
So I leaned towards his ear, whispered: "I will tell you a secret."
Jiang Li "An” said in a small voice before waiting.
Me: "Actually my mother and the mother of Jesus are same, got pregnant without any man.**"
**Immaculate conception.
I always feel that there are some things; people will tell you if they want to tell but if people do not want to tell, it is best not to ask, just like topic about my father.
Jiang Li looked back at me with puzzled eyes and whispered back: "I have to tell them a reason."
Suddenly I realized, my father was not coming today, it seemed that Jiang Li’s parents after returning home would certainly ask Jiang Li, what happened to Xiao Guan Yan's father? I was going to become Jiang Li’s wife; he could not know this, right? At that moment he cannot answer the question as, "wait a bit, let me ask", then even if we did not goof, our marriage would be suspected, even his parents would feel that I do not trust their son, they would not need such a daughter-in law.
Nonetheless Jiang Li was still thinking carefully about ‘the reason’; I relaxed, leaned forward and said: "Divorced and left, when I was in high school."
In order to complete the show he had put on, Jiang Li after listening to my words, affectionately patted my head, both of us did not say anything else.