Chapter 596: Chapter 598: Can You Marry Into the Family?
Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong at Me, Jiang Muye
Boss Cutie
Other than the fact that the other family's circumstances couldn't compare with theirs, Father Sheng didn't think there was anything bad about Little White Dove.
His daughter wasn't stupid. Anyone she could fall for had to be a pretty decent person, and at the very least there would be no problem with his character.
"Alright, Uncle." Little White Dove nodded. Naturally, he didn't want to let Father Sheng's high opinion of him down.
But after he got out of the car, he still felt a lot of pressure.
On the way back, Little White Dove began calling his parents.
"Hello."
Little White Dove crouched by the side of the road, and just as he was about to speak, he heard his father's hoarse voice.
"Yeah, Dad, it's me." Little White Dove nodded.
"What is it, son? I've got some pretty good apples here lately. I'll send you some. It's not easy for you, going to university so far away, and the fruit you get there is expensive and not fresh. I'll mail you a bit." His father laughed.
The image of his father's simple, honest face was already in Little White Dove's mind.
"Our family's fruit trees had a good harvest? And you didn't tell me." Little White Dove smiled. "My good buddy is from Jiang's Fruit Enterprise, you know. Their fruit has no pesticides. If you want some, just say the word. No need for you to go to the trouble of mailing me any, Dad."
"There's still a difference between what our family grows and what others grow. The apples are big and good, and there are no bugs! We can't always be the ones taking from them, only going in and never giving out." His father spoke honestly. "What trouble? Your mom and I went up the mountain and in no time at all we picked dozens of baskets. Anyway, I'll mail you a few boxes, and you can split them with your classmates."
"Okay."
"Especially that one called Jiang Muye, give him a bit more, haha. The fruit he sent us last time really was good, but our family's is no worse."
Little White Dove wanted to laugh when he heard that, and nodded. "Right, our family's apples are fresh and tasty. It's just that you two are working too hard right now."
"It's no hardship. Once you marry a wife and come back, and ease our burden a bit, that'll be even better. Didn't you say before that you got a girlfriend? How's it going, is it okay? Bring her back to see us over the New Year." His father asked curiously.
"Dad, there's one thing I want to ask you."
"What is it?" Hearing Little White Dove's stifled sigh, his father quickly asked.
"Dad, I have a friend. He has a pretty good girlfriend, but her family's circumstances are very good. Right now they'll only accept the son-in-law moving in with them, but his family doesn't really allow him to marry into the woman's family. What do you think he should do?"
Little White Dove could only beat around the bush.
"Is that friend you?"
Faced with his father's words, Little White Dove was stunned. "Dad, you…"
How could his dad be so smart?
"Marrying into her family isn't impossible."
His father's words excited Little White Dove. "Really?"
"But then you're no longer my son."
Little White Dove trembled. "What?"
He could tell from his father's very serious, earnest tone that he wasn't joking.
Suddenly, Little White Dove's heart panicked like mad.
"You're our only heir, and we don't want people looking down on us. We're honest, simple country folk, and we don't want to be looked down on. You know how the villagers' spit can drown a person. If they say my son married into the woman's family, where does that leave my dignity?"
His father sighed. "You've always been someone who puts my mind at ease, and I don't want my son to go clinging to someone above his station. We'll just find a nice ordinary family, steady and safe, and then there'll be nothing to worry about."
"Ah." Little White Dove's head drooped.
He knew his father's thinking was rather feudal.
But he'd never imagined he'd be this stubborn.
Sure enough, it was even more pressure than he'd imagined.
Little White Dove said to his father, "Ah, Dad, there's no way around it. I just like her, so what can I do? She's really a good person. When I was feeling bad before, she was the one taking care of me."
"But can a family like ours get them to accept us completely? If their circumstances are that good, we can't hold her back, right? My son finding someone wealthy, I understand that, but right now you're dating and happy. What about later?"
"My son being a live-in son-in-law at home, it's not just our family that can't hold its head up, even you'd have to bow and scrape to people."
His father's heart ached for his son.
He'd seen the live-in son-in-law from the neighboring house before.
Every day he even had to bring foot-washing water to his in-laws, and all the housework was done by the live-in son-in-law.
The people in the village all looked down on this live-in son-in-law. Even his wife and child treated him fiercely, and he lived pretty miserably.
Just looking at him made his father feel pity.
He'd never imagined that one day his own son would run into something like this.
If something similar happened to his son, as a father he'd be worried to death.
"Son, I don't expect you to rise above others in this life, but I just hope you'll be safe and happy, and have an equal place in love."
After hearing his father's heartfelt words, Little White Dove's mood was very heavy.
He'd never imagined his dad would say these things.
As a son, his mood was very low too.
"Dad, I… I'll still keep at it. I can't control my feelings. Marriage is about living your life, sure, but I want to live my life with the girl I like."
Little White Dove looked at the acne cream he'd just bought, and his eyes softened.
His mind was filled with Sheng Xinyi's charming, naive look.
The doting in Little White Dove's heart grew even stronger.
His father said, "You've really made up your mind? Son, don't be foolish. Come home when you have time."
"Okay, when I do I'll bring my girlfriend back too." Little White Dove nodded.
Right now his parents' one-sided thinking was still too shallow.
If anything, after they saw the sensible, pretty Sheng Xinyi, they might change their minds.
With that thought, Little White Dove was still full of hope.
No matter how hard it was, he still wanted to be with Sheng Xinyi.
His father was a bit surprised. "You… you really did inherit my stubbornness."
"Dad, I also inherited your deep affection. Look, when you were young so many people chased after you, and there were even some with good circumstances, but in the end you just loved Mom, for decades on end like it was the first day." Little White Dove said to his father earnestly.
His father's tone softened a little. "Bringing her back is fine, I suppose. Let us have a look, but the matter of marrying into her family still needs more thought. I don't agree, and your mom's side goes without saying."
Hearing that, Little White Dove felt mountains of pressure.
Ah.
His mom had an even more stubborn temper.
It'd probably be even harder to get her to agree. It really was a problem.
But no matter how hard it was, he still had to face it.
"Okay, I'll come back then." Little White Dove agreed.
After hanging up, he recovered from his downcast state back to one full of energy.
He felt his whole body fill with strength.
No matter what, he had to pull himself together.
Once he pulled himself together, then he'd definitely be able to do it!
After Little White Dove got back to the dorm building, he climbed onto his bed and was about to chat with Sheng Xinyi for a while, to do a little mental prep so that Sheng Xinyi could come home with him to meet his parents.
But when he opened Sheng Xinyi's chat window, he noticed a notification in the WeChat group that his health check report had come out.
Little White Dove clicked into the link and took a look.
Looking at the health check report, the first few items had no major problems.
But when he got to the last one, Little White Dove's face suddenly went white.