Chapter 441 - 291: The Fine Cabbages Were Spoiled by the Same Pig (Part 3)
While love may not require matching social status, it’s certainly a good thing if you do. That way, both sides won’t have too great a difference in their perspectives.
"So, you two... I feel a little awkward asking this, but what are your zodiac signs?" she asked, tentatively broaching the subject that was most on her mind.
"Well..." Jiang Ning glanced at her sister. "We were born in the Year of the Tiger. There’s only a five-minute difference between us. Our birthday is in August."
"The Year of the Tiger is great!"
SMACK! Liu He slapped the table in excitement.
’Based on the Year of the Tiger, that makes them twenty-six this year. Seven years and seven months older than Chen Yuan... That’s completely acceptable!’
Liu He had been studying the two sisters ever since they walked in. They were so beautiful that it was incredibly difficult to guess their age. She’d initially pegged Jiang Yao at around twenty-four, but looking at Jiang Ning made her feel that was too low.
After factoring in their academic degrees, she had ruled out the possibility of them being twenty-four or twenty-five.
Her outburst startled everyone else at the table.
"Is something wrong... Ma’am?"
"Oh, it’s nothing, nothing. It’s just that your zodiac sign is a perfect match for Yuan’s. What a coincidence, wouldn’t you say?"
"It... is, isn’t it."
Jiang Ning and Jiang Yao both lowered their gazes, a faint blush clearly visible on their cheeks. Hearing those words from anyone else would have been one thing, but coming from their potential future mother-in-law, it carried a whole different weight.
They had been terrified that his parents wouldn’t approve of them or that the age gap would be an issue. But Chen Yuan’s parents’ warmth and open-mindedness made them ecstatic.
The reason Liu He was so excited was that a fortune-teller had once told her that the most compatible zodiac sign for Chen Yuan was the Tiger. This was a match made in heaven!
’Uh... it’s just that it seems fate delivered an extra person.’
After that, Liu He proceeded to ask about the sisters’ families, their future career plans, and how many babies they wanted to have...
The conversation grew more and more unrestrained.
The question of "how many babies they wanted" in particular made Ningning and Yaoyao blush beet-red, their earlobes turning so crimson it looked as if they might start bleeding.
Chen Yuan was in the middle of eating when he sensed the conversation taking a wild turn. When his mom suddenly dropped that question, he nearly spit out his rice.
"Cough! Cough-cough!" He choked, breaking into a fit of coughing.
"Young Master, are you—" Jiang Yao blurted out the title subconsciously while patting his back. She immediately realized her mistake, and her face instantly flushed as she quickly ducked her head.
Biting her lip, her face a picture of embarrassment and shy panic, she grabbed a nearby bottle of water and thrust it at Chen Yuan.
Then she picked up her own bowl and lowered her head, practically burying her face in it.
Her bashful, flustered state was utterly adorable.
"Mom, what kind of questions are those?" Chen Yuan said, exasperated.
"What’s wrong with them? It was just a casual question. Now eat your food!"
Liu He shot him a glare and tossed a chicken wing into his bowl. The corner of Chen Yuan’s mouth twitched, but he could only pick up the wing and start gnawing on it.
"As for me..." Jiang Ning glanced at Chen Yuan, her voice barely a whisper. "It really depends on Chen Yuan. His feelings are what’s most important."
"Me too," Jiang Yao added softly.
At their words, the dinner table fell silent.
Chen Yuan looked up from his chicken wing, the corners of his mouth glistening with grease. He had a clueless, "genius" expression on his face, as if wondering why everyone had suddenly stopped talking.
His eyes immediately met the scrutinizing gazes of his parents.
"This chicken is really good. You should eat, Mom."
"I’m not eating! I’m full from being angry!" Liu He shot him a withering glare and said coldly.
"..."
The better the two sisters came across, the stronger the urge Liu He and Mr. Chen felt to pull out a leather belt, make Chen Yuan kneel with his butt in the air, and give him a sound thrashing.
Their son was simply doing these two girls a great injustice.
They even worried what the girls’ mother would think if she ever found out. What daughter wasn’t the apple of her family’s eye?
You hold them in your hands, afraid to let them fall.
You hold them in your mouth, afraid they might melt.
And yet these two perfect cabbages, as precious as jade, had ended up at the snout of the very same pig...