Wen Kai came to meet the parents today. Originally, it was not Cold Father’s turn to chat with Wen Kai.
Because the Gan family’s business followed Cold Father, the Gan couple were accustomed to listening to Cold Father’s opinions. The two of them trusted Cold Father very much.
Moreover, Cold Father felt that he was more suitable than Gan Tao’s parents to play the role of the “villain”.
Both sets of parents opposed Gan Tao dating Wen Kai. It would be best if Gan Tao could break up with Wen Kai. If Gan Tao stubbornly refused to break up and Wen Kai really became the Gan family’s son-in-law in the future, Cold Father did not want Wen Kai to hold a grudge against his future in-laws.
“I am just a relative. If he resents me, it does not matter!”
Cold Father had said this at the time, and the Gan couple were deeply moved. Gan Mama quickly assured him, “Resent him? He would not dare rebel!”
They had already anticipated both the best outcome and the worst outcome in advance.
While Cold Father chatted with Wen Kai, Gan Tao’s father sat directly opposite Wen Kai. His gaze was like an X-ray, as if he wanted to see right through Wen Kai.
Gan Papa’s eyes carried no trace of kindness at all.
It was this stinking brat who became Tao Tao’s boyfriend.
His daughter had clearly been obsessed with chasing stars just two years ago. She was still a little girl who had not grown up. In the blink of an eye, she already had a boyfriend!
Would his daughter be swept away by this stinking brat?
Under Cold Father’s questioning, Wen Kai quickly confessed his family situation clearly. Gan Papa did not dare miss a single word. His heart felt as if it were being fried in a pan of oil.
His parents had quit their jobs to become self-employed.
Going back twenty years from Wen Kai, his parents were not even workers. The entire Wen family was still stuck in the countryside farming.
They were truly poor.
It took many years of savings just to make the down payment on an old house in Rong City.
Sigh. Not to mention living in a villa, it was not even in an elevator building. How could Tao Tao possibly get used to that?
Gan Papa glared fiercely at Wen Kai.
Even Cold Father felt that Wen Kai looked quite good. Apart from his poor family background, Gan Papa could not find any other faults with Wen Kai. That was exactly why Gan Papa was so angry!
If Wen Kai had some flaw, they could use it to persuade Gan Tao to break up. Since Wen Kai had no faults, did the Gan family really have to pinch their noses and accept Wen Kai as Gan Tao’s boyfriend?
In the living room, Wen Kai was undergoing the test.
Gan Tao, who had been dragged to the kitchen by Gan Mama to cut fruit, wore a silly smile on her face.
Gan Mama’s heart ached sharply. “You are still smiling? His family is so poor. In the future, you will have to squeeze into that old house with his parents!”
Gan Tao was not worried at all. “What is the problem? If I really have to live with Wen Kai’s parents, I can eat free fruit every day~”
Gan Mama: …!
Free fruit?
How much are fruits worth!
When Gan Tao chased stars, she spent money lavishly and never got scolded. At this moment, Gan Mama wished she could unleash all the scoldings she had held back over the years on Gan Tao.
This child’s heart must have been bitten by a dog. At least there was a bowl-sized hole in it!
“You have never suffered such hardship!”
Gan Mama lowered her voice and forcefully swallowed her urge to shout.
Gan Tao thought seriously for a moment. “Kindergarten? I remember back then our family had not started doing business with cousin’s family yet. Weren’t we also living in an old house?”
The Cold family had made their fortune in the 1990s. They first built the business to a certain scale before pulling in relatives.
Gan Tao remembered living in the old house with her parents during kindergarten. Her daily food, clothing, and daily necessities were no different from her classmates. By primary school, things changed. First came the daily items: school bags, stationery, clothes, and shoes were all replaced with branded ones from outside. Within a couple of years, she moved to a big house with her parents. The move happened in second grade. On moving day, her parents were overjoyed, but Gan Tao cried.
Because she did not want to leave her playmates.
Gan Tao specially left her new home address for her playmates and urged them to come over and play. They promised readily, but later all broke their word.
Moving house meant changing schools.
Gan Tao went to an unfamiliar environment. She waited a long time in the new house but no playmates came to find her. She could not help but run back to the old house herself.
Gan Tao questioned her playmates about breaking their promise. One little girl stammered that her parents would not allow it.
“Why not? Aren’t we good friends?”
Gan Tao asked the other girl. The door of the little girl’s house was pulled open, and a hand dragged the little girl back inside.
“Your family has money now. Everyone cannot play together anymore!”
Gan Tao was very young at the time and did not understand why having money meant she could no longer play with her old playmates. In fact, even now, Gan Tao still did not fully accept this reasoning.
Did that mean children from rich families could only be friends with other rich children?
If that were the case, the world would not flow freely. People would become so distant from one another.
Gan Tao counted on her fingers and showed her mother. “So our family only became rich about ten years ago, right?”
Gan Mama was almost fainting from anger because of this stubborn daughter.
Cold Mama, who was also cutting fruit in the kitchen, heard the mother-daughter argument and could not help but speak up for Gan Mama. “You heartless little thing. When you were in kindergarten, your family was just not rich. It was not poor at all. Your parents doted on you so much. All their salaries were spent on you. Tao Tao, there are many people in this world who are poorer than the poorest time in your memory. You have never experienced it, so you cannot imagine how hard those days are!”
Poor to the point where children cannot go to school.
Poor to the point where they cannot afford medical treatment.
Poor to the point where they cannot eat meat.
Even to the point where they cannot eat their fill.
Cold Mama stroked Gan Tao’s head. “Of course, we hope you will never have to live such days. You like this Wen Kai, and we are not satisfied, but have we forced you to break up? In the end, we still spoil you. If you insist on choosing him, we will eventually compromise. But Tao Tao, you must know one thing: this is not our willing choice. We are forced to accept it. Not only that, we are afraid you will suffer in the future. Your parents will have to pinch their noses and help your poor husband. We will have to endure discomfort and deal with his poor family… So Tao Tao, dating is fine, but when choosing a marriage partner, you must choose carefully. We do not ask for your future husband to come from a very wealthy family, at least not one that will lower your quality of life!”
Cold Mama’s tone was very serious. Gan Tao was stunned for a moment.
Marriage?
Gan Tao had never thought about it. Those two words felt very distant to her.
However, once Cold Mama mentioned it, Gan Tao suddenly felt that if she were to marry in the future, it would definitely be to Wen Kai!
“I am sorry. I made you worry.”
Gan Tao apologised earnestly. Before the two elders could show joy on their faces, Gan Tao changed the subject. “What can I do? It is already too late to say I will not marry a poor husband. I really like Wen Kai! Cousin says he is excellent, and I think he is excellent too. Although his family does not have much money, his parents are very good people. They will not take advantage of our family.”
“Did Wen Kai say that?”
Gan Mama became anxious. He even said such words to coax Tao Tao. This young man was quite scheming!
Gan Tao shook her head. “He did not need to say it. I just know. Will Wen Kai become very rich in the future? I do not know. But I know he will not let his wife go hungry or live a hard life… If he stays as good as he is now, even without money, I would still be willing to marry him!”
Gan Mama really felt like she was about to have a heart attack!
Silly girl, silly girl!
How did they raise such a silly girl!
“Go live a hard life then. Your dad and I will not soften our hearts. We will harden them and watch you suffer poverty with that poor boy. We absolutely will not help!”
Hey, why did she suddenly get angry when they were talking nicely?
Gan Tao hooked her arm around her mother’s. “Then let us agree on this. You will not help and you will not interfere. Let us see if Wen Kai can fight his way up.”
Who agreed with you? What a fool!
In the kitchen, Gan Tao single-handedly infuriated two elders.
In the luxuriously decorated living room, Cold Father had just finished asking about Wen Kai’s career plans.
Wen Kai said he wanted to stay in the capital after graduation. He would find a job first. Cold Father could not tell if he was pleased or displeased. “Oh, you are not going to do a master’s?”
“I will.”
Wen Kai smiled. “I want to work for a few years first before doing a master’s.”
“In a hurry to earn money?”
Cold Father pressed. Wen Kai nodded honestly. “Yes, I am in a hurry. I do not mind for myself, but I cannot make Tao Tao wait too long.”
Gan Papa’s gaze changed from X-ray to death ray: This stinking brat is already thinking of tricking Tao Tao into marrying early?!
In the end, Gan Papa could not hold back and personally played the villain. “Whether you do a master’s or not is none of our business, but Tao Tao is going to do a master’s. We will not agree to her marrying so early!”
And we will definitely not agree to her marrying you!
