Chapter 1535: A Prejudiced Meeting

Father praised Zirui for doing the right thing, saying it should be done this way; if it weren't for Zirui getting Zihan into Teacher Tian's class, his academic grades wouldn't have soared.

"Dad only thinks Zirui is good, you're biased," he said in a low voice.

Litian also agreed: "Zirui did the right thing. Teacher Tian's class is more suitable for you, though Zirui is a bit wronged; he should have gone into Teacher Luo's class."

Zihan protested: "Hey, Second Brother, how can you be like this? You're even more biased."

Sheng Hanyu chimed in: "I think your second brother is right. You just need a good lesson. How about we send you to the military too? Look, Moli already went."

"No," he immediately refused.

"No way, I can't sit here anymore. You three are going too far, bullying me alone."

After Zihan finished speaking, he wanted to run, but his father called him back and urged: "Don't just fill out your applications randomly during the College Entrance Examination; Business Administration or Economics will both do."

"Dad, the exam is still a long way off, what are you rushing for?"

After dinner.

Shi Youxuan and Litian were chatting alone.

Shi Youxuan asked: "Have you broken up with that Lu Feifei yet? There were too many people earlier so I didn't ask, fearing you'd be embarrassed. Now, tell me the truth."

Litian spoke the truth: "No. Mom, I came back this time specifically to discuss this matter with you. I want to have a very serious talk with you. Feifei and I have a great relationship; she is a good girl, and we will develop our relationship further..."

When talking about his girlfriend, Litian's eyes were full of tenderness, and he became more talkative.

Shi Youxuan didn't want to listen and interrupted him: "How about this, invite Lu Feifei to the house, and I will meet her."

"Huh?" Litian was somewhat surprised.

He had thought his mother would object, but he hadn't expected her to propose meeting Lu Feifei.

"Why, is it not possible? Is your girlfriend someone who cannot be brought into the light?"

"No, that's not what I meant. I wanted to ask, Mom, you won't make things difficult for her, will you?"

"If she is afraid of me making things difficult and won't come to see me, then the relationship between you two is worth questioning. If she truly likes you, she won't be scared off by this little difficulty."

"Mom, Feifei really is a good girl..."

"Enough, I don't want to hear you speak for her anymore. Whether she is truly good or not, I will see for myself, and I will let you see it too."

Shi Youxuan truly intended to make things difficult for Lu Feifei and give her a hard time; Litian's worry was not at all redundant.

He refused to let his girlfriend suffer any grievances.

He also didn't want Lu Feifei to meet her future mother-in-law just yet, so he kept speaking well of his girlfriend.

But the more he said, the uglier Shi Youxuan's expression became.

She gave her son an ultimatum: "Don't say any more. If she doesn't come this time, she doesn't need to see me in the future."

Litian had no choice but to call his girlfriend and tell her: "My mom wants to see you."

"Huh? When... I, I'm scared!"

Lu Feifei was a bit surprised, but more than that, she was anxious; she was afraid of not gaining Shi Youxuan's approval.

"My mom says now. I'm sorry, Feifei, for putting you in a difficult spot."

"It's okay, I'll go."

Although Lu Feifei was scared to death, she still asked for leave the next day and came to the Sheng Family.

She bought four gifts; the gifts were not expensive but not shabby either, and they were the best she could do within her means.

"Miss Lu is too polite. When you leave, you should take the gifts back. Your financial situation isn't good, so don't puff yourself up at your own cost." Shi Youxuan's words were very impolite.

Lu Feifei's fair little face turned bright red in a "flash."

"These didn't cost much; they are just a token of my sincerity. No, I brought them to show my respect... I mean, it's my first time coming to the house..." The more she tried to explain, the less clear she became, incoherent and incredibly nervous.

Her two hands were twisted together, trembling with nervousness.

"Feifei, don't be nervous, sit down." Litian held her hand and sat down.

Shi Youxuan's face was as cold as frost.

If the first question was very impolite, then the second was very harsh: "Haven't you caused Litian enough misery? Why do you still want to provoke him?"

Litian became anxious and shouted at his mother: "How can you talk like that?"

"Shut up, I'm asking her."

Lu Feifei's face flushed red, her cheeks burning with pain. Litian's mother's question was truly embarrassing, but it was also the truth.

If it weren't for her back then, Litian wouldn't have had to give up his good studies to join the military!

Although the later result was good, how much hardship and exhaustion had he endured in the military?

He even had to risk his life frequently, and the source of all this was her.

Lu Feifei still gathered the courage to lift her head and said to Shi Youxuan: "I know everything in the past was my fault, but I love Litian now, and I will in the future as well."

"Ha! That's not what you told me before. Why should I believe your words?"

Lu Feifei bit her lower lip and said: "Litian saved my life without regard for his own safety. If it weren't for him, I would have been buried in the sea by now. He treated me with his life, and I must repay him with mine."

Shi Youxuan pressed on step by step: "So your feelings for him are gratitude, not love?"

"No, I love him."

"But you used him at the very beginning. You didn't like him at first. Why should I believe that you like him now, rather than continuing to use him?"

"My son is very honest, and he likes you very much. Won't you use the fact that he likes you to try to achieve your own goals? After all, you have a criminal record, and it's not the first time!"

"I won't, Auntie, I can swear!"

"Ha! Swear? I've lived half my life and seen too many people swear. If swearing could bring retribution, the number of bad people in this world would be reduced by more than half!"

"That means you won't believe me no matter what? If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I don't need to guarantee anything to you; I just need to know what's in my own heart."

Lu Feifei went from being timid at the start to becoming calm later, arguing neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Litian tried to speak for his girlfriend several times, but was stopped by his mother's gaze.

Shi Youxuan said to Lu Feifei: "If Litian marries you, we will not give him any property. You will have to start from scratch and begin everything from the beginning. Miss Lu Feifei, I hope you are mentally prepared for this."

"Our family will not provide a bride price, and naturally, we do not require a dowry from your family. You must prepare the marital home yourselves, and regardless of whether it is before or after the wedding, you cannot use the Sheng Family name to conduct business outside..."

"Litian will always be our son, but you cannot use the title of a Sheng Family daughter-in-law..."

Litian truly could not endure it any longer.

For the first time, he talked back to his mother: "Mom, you are going too far. If Feifei marries me, she is the second daughter-in-law of the Sheng Family, unless you also refuse to acknowledge me."

"Feifei, let's go; we won't stay here to be mistreated." He took Lu Feifei's hand, stood up, and left.

"If you leave, you will lose your inheritance rights to the Sheng Family. Think it over clearly."

"No need to think, I agree."