Chapter 1786: Girlfriend, Puppy Love, Huo Family’s Young Aunt

Actually, Yan Chi’s unusual behavior in Beijing has already been discussed by his sister with their parents. He’s likely involved in something, but once they confirmed their son was dating, there was a sudden lack of joy in their hearts.

Qiao Aiyun has begun to worry that one day their son might get dumped.

Yan Wangchuan, on the other hand, seemed indifferent. After all, it’s just dating; as long as Yan Chi doesn’t bring anyone home, he won’t interfere.

In certain ways, their son takes after him, handling things more prudently, so he’s not particularly worried.

**

Later, Jiang Ruan called Yan Chi to ask what his parents had said.

Yan Chi: "They didn’t ask much."

"They didn’t ask anything?" Jiang Ruan found it hard to believe.

Actually, for the Yan couple, as long as their son can find a partner, that’s good enough. There’s no need to ask too many questions. As long as the partner has a good personality, shares similar values, and can support each other with Yan Chi, they’re not too concerned about age, education, or family background.

The couple themselves had delayed their relationship for a long time and understood that these matters can’t be rushed.

Since Yan Chi didn’t bring anyone home, they didn’t want to intervene prematurely.

They also believe in their son’s judgment, so they truly didn’t ask anything.

"Every family’s parents are different. Back then, when my family’s Number Ten received a girl’s love letter, my dad was more excited than he was, saying our Number Ten achieved something."

Whenever Jiang Ruan recalls some of her father’s actions, she can’t help but laugh and cry.

Ordinarily, when a child receives a love letter, parents might worry that it could affect their studies and feel quite anxious.

Jiang Chengsi was extremely excited and felt that his son was exceptionally capable and promising.

And he told him:

"Early romance can be harmful, you know? Teenagers, both boys and girls, are curious about the opposite sex and prone to feelings. It’s normal to feel a bit restless when they’re always together studying. If you suppress and control it, it might lead to problems, and they could rebel or even run away from home..."

Then Jiang Chengsi brought Jinsang’s younger brother and their family’s twins along and gave them a biology lesson.

The Jiang Family had imparted a lot of similar knowledge to their children at a very young age. Regardless of whether they were boys or girls, they needed to learn to protect themselves.

However, as the children grew older, the level of knowledge disseminated obviously varied.

Teenage boys, who would want to discuss such topics with their father or elders? Probably even thoughts of early romance were thwarted by Jiang Chengsi.

...

Listening to Jiang Ruan talk about Jiang Chengsi, Yan Chi just smiled.

Jiang Chengsi’s personality is worlds apart from his father’s.

"Based on your explanation, if you were to date, your family would probably support it?" Yan Chi also concluded this from Jiang Ruan’s words.

If this deduction is correct, then when he meets Jiang Ruan’s family as her boyfriend in the future, their reaction might not be that significant.

Jiang Ruan simply said, "Anyway, when I received a love letter during school, my dad’s reaction was bigger than mine."

"You received a love letter too?"

"That was back in middle and high school."

The two were casually chatting, and Yan Chi asked about her New Year’s Day plans.

"For New Year’s Day, I probably won’t go home. The holiday isn’t long; just traveling back and forth would take up two days. Plus, it’s close to the end of the semester, so I’ll likely be preparing for exams and working on papers at school."

Yan Chi softly responded.

"Do you have plans for New Year’s Day?"

"Just asking casually."

"It’s still more than two months away from New Year’s Day. You’re asking too early."

Jiang Ruan didn’t put much thought into his question at the moment.

**

Between attending classes and participating in club activities at school, Jiang Ruan now had a boyfriend. Whenever she had time, either Yan Chi would come to find her, or she would head downtown, and the time seemed to fly by.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost New Year’s Day.

Jiang Ruan originally didn’t plan to return to Beijing, but when she heard from Jiang Mutang in the group chat that the Huo Family’s uncle and aunt would be coming back, she felt tempted. These two were hard to meet.

Jiang Ruan really liked the Huo Family’s aunt. Although she’s only a bit older than Jiang Ruan, she has a great personality and is very carefree.

The most important thing is that she thinks it’s really cool for girls to learn to fly and become pilots.

While she herself could only ride a motorcycle secretly, Jiang Ruan sometimes envied her.

Whenever she saw the photos the aunt posted in her moments, she was tempted.

It’s just that the aunt is usually very busy and tired from training, making it hard to contact her.

Even Qi Lie would be returning to Beijing, and it seemed like everyone would be there, and they’d already decided on a dinner location.

With everyone there, Jiang Ruan was definitely tempted.

She only regretted choosing a school so far away, making it inconvenient to go back.

She even complained a bit to Yan Chi, who asked if she wanted to go back to Beijing, "If you want to go back, I can accompany you."

"I’d better not. If I go back, I can only have one meal, and it’s too tiring. Seeing them all together, lively and noisy, makes me a bit envious."

"Do you enjoy lively gatherings?"

"It’s more fun when there are more people together."

Yan Chi nodded, already calculating in his heart how to bring her home. After all, this New Year’s Day, his sister’s whole family would be coming, and his nephew would be bringing a girlfriend too. Naturally, he wanted to introduce Jiang Ruan to his family.