Chapter 271: The Daughter’s Useless Boyfriend
Chapter 271: Chapter 271: The Daughter’s Useless Boyfriend
At this moment.
Jun Xinghe, dressed in casual sportswear, sat at a table in the hotel, sighing endlessly at the money tree in front of him.
’So hungry... and the cravings...’
「In the store.」
Jiang Liu leaned in and asked, "What’s wrong? Did something happen?"
"Mmm..." Jun Qingmeng nodded slightly, rubbing her forehead wearily. She handed her phone to Jiang Liu.
"See for yourself. It’s him again. He’s pressuring me again!"
"Let me see..."
After reading, Jiang Liu raised an eyebrow, handed the phone back to Jun Qingmeng, and said,
"Why don’t we just meet your dad early? You can’t keep putting this off."
"But..."
Jun Qingmeng bit her lip, grabbed Jiang Liu’s hand, and looked at him pitifully.
"Jiang Liu, you don’t understand. My dad... he’s really difficult to get along with. Not only is he a very strict person, but he also has incredibly high standards. I’m worried..."
She trailed off.
"Mama, Tongtong is here. Don’t cry."
Seeing that her mama was unhappy, Jiang Tongtong quickly gave her a comforting hug.
Jiang Liu gave her a reassuring smile and patted Jun Qingmeng’s head. "Don’t worry, I’ll handle it when the time comes. It’s not like your dad is some kind of monster. What’s he going to do, throw me into the sea to feed the fish?"
"Pfft!"
Jun Qingmeng immediately burst out laughing at the "throw me into the sea to feed the fish" line.
"He definitely wouldn’t do that, but it’s entirely possible he’d have someone beat you up and then drag me away by force."
Tongtong raised an eyebrow.
’Anyone who dares to beat up Daddy will have to get through this little cutie’s body first!’
’Hmm.’
She learned that from a TV show.
Jiang Liu earnestly squeezed his arm.
"Good thing I’m tough. If your dad wants to have a go, let him."
"Pfft."
Jun Qingmeng laughed again at Jiang Liu’s comical gesture.
’My boyfriend really knows how to cheer me up!’
Jiang Liu said, "So, what do you think are the chances your dad will approve of me, given my situation?"
As the conversation turned serious, Jun Qingmeng’s smile vanished. She thought for a moment, then shook her head. "It’ll be very, very difficult. From his texts, I can already sense a storm brewing. I know what kind of person he is. He’s definitely not up to... er, anything good."
She had been about to say he was "up to some crap," but remembering she wasn’t with Guo Jia, she quickly corrected herself.
’As an elegant Little Fairy, how could she use such vulgar language?’
After hearing this, Jiang Liu also felt a bit of a headache coming on.
"Don’t overthink it. It’s pointless. I think we should just talk to your dad first and see what happens."
"But what if my dad hits you or yells at you? Will you be mad at me? Even if he doesn’t approve of us, I’ll stand firm about being with you."
Jiang Liu smiled and gently tapped the bridge of Jun Qingmeng’s nose, comforting her, "Don’t worry, I won’t be. Let me handle it when the time comes. You can just chime in when appropriate. It’s normal for the first meeting not to go smoothly. As long as we hold our ground the first time, the next meeting will definitely be much better."
Jun Qingmeng looked at Jiang Liu’s confident gaze and nodded firmly.
"Okay, I’ll reply to my dad and tell him we’ll meet! I’ll protect you when the time comes!"
With that, Jun Qingmeng opened her phone and sent a text to Jun Xinghe: "I’m ready. Name the time and place. I’m bringing my boyfriend to meet you!"
Jun Xinghe, who was in his hotel room fantasizing about yak meat, heard his phone chime.
He picked it up and looked. He was very surprised.
Extremely surprised.
’My daughter actually agreed?’
He pestered her every day, but it was just like clocking in for work; he had no real expectations.
Immediately after, Jun Xinghe’s expression turned cold.
He had already slipped into the role of the father-in-law.
He typed out a reply: "Fine, I understand. I’ll inform you of the specific time and place after I’ve taken care of my business here."
Jun Xinghe was a rational and self-disciplined man. Although he desperately wanted to bring ten bodyguards to meet his daughter’s good-for-nothing boyfriend, he decided to take care of work first.
Jun Qingmeng: "?? You pester me every day, you were just pestering me, and now that I’ve agreed, you’re suddenly busy?"
’It took me so much courage to finally agree, you know?!’
Jun Xinghe: "I’m in Guangdu right now discussing opening a factory with a partner. I can’t get away. Plus, I have to go to Shen City in a few days to meet some people."
Jun Qingmeng: "You can’t fly over tonight?"
Jun Xinghe: "No."
After he was done with his business in Guangdu, Jun Xinghe would have eight hours of free time.
But he planned to use that time to go to Jiang Liu’s place in South City and treat himself to a massive feast.
Especially the ham and beer that Xia Changzhi had mentioned; he was practically drooling with desire.
’As for his daughter’s useless boyfriend?’
’To hell with him!’
Jun Qingmeng frowned. Her dad held all the cards, so she could only compromise: "Alright then. Just make it as soon as you can, within the next few days. Tell me the time and place for the meeting then."
Jun Xinghe: "Mm, no problem."
Jun Qingmeng: "But I have a condition. Before you meet my boyfriend, you and I need to meet first. I have something to say to you."
Jun Xinghe: "Just say it now. No need to waste extra time."
Jun Qingmeng typed, deleted, and re-typed: "My boyfriend and I have a great relationship. I’ve liked him for many years, and we finally managed to get together. I hope you can be a little gentle with him, okay?"
"If you bully him or are mean to him, I’ll never see you again."
Of course, as his girlfriend, she had to protect Jiang Liu.
This was basic knowledge for the hopelessly in love.
Jun Xinghe: "Mm, we’ll see. If your boyfriend turns out to be as outstanding as I’d hope, then I’ll certainly be pleasant."
After sending the message, Jun Xinghe made a phone call.
Xiao Wang, his driver and secretary, quickly entered.
"Is there something you need, President Jun?"
"Go down and find ten burly employees from our factory. Buy them suits and get some clubs. I’ll have a use for them in a few days."
"Huh?" Xiao Wang didn’t understand.
"I said..." Jun Xinghe repeated himself.
Xiao Wang stammered, "Pre-President Jun, are you going to a fight?"
"Not a fight. I’m preparing to beat up my daughter’s boyfriend."
"Oh, oh, I get it. A Xiao Huangmao, right?"
"Something like that. Hurry up and get it done!"
"Wait!" Jun Xinghe waved Xiao Wang back.
"Is there something else, President Jun?"
Xiao Wang scurried back over.
Jun Xinghe crossed his arms and asked, "How are things with the courtyard house in South City?"
Xiao Wang replied with a smile, "All the paperwork is done. You can’t live there just yet, though. It’s being renovated according to your requirements, President Jun."
"Mm, I see. Go and get things ready."
"Yes, sir!"
"Ahem, come back. I have something else to ask you."
Xiao Wang turned back with a wry smile. "President Jun, can’t you just say everything at once?"
"Hmm? How about I arrange a one-year paid vacation for you in Africa?"
"Please speak, President Jun!"
Jun Xinghe gathered his thoughts before asking, "Xiao Wang, let me ask you something. If your daughter found a boyfriend you were very unhappy with, what would you do?"
Ever since hearing Jiang Liu’s words last time, he had learned to listen more to how other people would handle such things.
Xiao Wang looked blank. "I don’t know. Um, I’d probably try to persuade my daughter, I guess."
Jun Xinghe frowned and waved his hand. "Alright, you can go now."
He was very dissatisfied with that answer.
Whenever he thought of how outstanding Jiang Liu was, and then thought of his daughter’s never-before-seen "useless boyfriend," he felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.
He wished he could just kick his daughter’s useless boyfriend into outer space!