Ren Qingzhou and Su Tang didn't meet until they boarded the plane.
"Were there any fans seeing you off today?" Su Tang asked him as soon as they met.
"No. Judging from the situation, there probably won't be any fans waiting for me at the airport either," Ren Qingzhou replied.
"Probably the scalpers spread the wrong information." Su Tang seemed quite familiar with the market situation.
"Why did you suddenly decide to go back to City S?" Ren Qingzhou finally had time to ask her after they sat down.
He still had no idea what his girlfriend was going to do in City S.
"Mainly because I have some remaining work issues to deal with."
Secondly, it was because of his mother.
Su Tang hadn't had the time to tell her mother about her job transfer. In fact, even if she had told her, her mother would surely have disagreed.
So she decided to take action first and inform her later. Fortunately, her mother hadn't had the chance to visit her in City S in the past few months.
Unfortunately, Fang Haoran had returned to his hometown a couple of days ago, and her mother had asked him to bring some things to her.
Fang Haoran didn't know that she had come to the imperial capital, so he kindly sent her a WeChat message saying he would deliver the things to her.
Su Tang told Ren Qingzhou the origin of this matter. As soon as Ren Qingzhou heard it, he asked, "Fang Haoran? Is it the same one as before? Why are you still in touch with him?"
"Don't you think you're focusing on the wrong thing?" Su Tang complained.
Ren Qingzhou claimed he didn't think so at all. "You're really getting better at taking action first and informing later."
"That's what they call it's easier to go bad than to go good."
"You make it sound like I've led you astray."
"Well, it's quite possible."
"What will your mother say if she finds out you've changed your job?" Ren Qingzhou shifted the topic back to the main point.
"What else can she say? You don't know, but my mother's wish is for me to go back to our hometown early, find a secure job, and marry a suitable man."
"Back then, when I just graduated and wanted to stay at Tencent, she didn't agree. She wanted me to go back. That was the first time I didn't do things according to her wishes. She was so angry that she ignored me for a long time."
"Don't think she comes to City S to visit me often and sends me things. Every time she comes, she wants me to go back with her."
"I really don't know what kind of attitude she'll have towards me when I first meet her."
"If you were her student, she might not even like you, let alone you being her son-in-law," Su Tang replied candidly.
"I was indeed a bit rebellious when I was in school," Ren Qingzhou recalled his high - school days. Although he was hard - working, he wasn't really the type of student teachers liked, because most teachers preferred students who were focused on their studies.
To put it in a nutshell, he was the kind of student who didn't put his heart into the right things.
Thinking about it, he was lucky that his parents were open - minded enough to trust him in whatever decisions he made.
"I thought my mother would like you. If she knew I was in a relationship, she'd be over the moon."
"Would you like to go and meet her with me?" Ren Qingzhou asked tentatively.
Su Tang was stunned. What?
Was meeting the parents supposed to be this sudden?
"Now? So soon?"
She was completely unprepared and caught off - guard!
"It's not a formal meeting. Just meet and have a meal. A formal meeting has to wait until my dad comes back," Ren Qingzhou took Su Tang's hand and analyzed seriously.
"Maybe we should just wait until your dad comes back and meet them together," Su Tang was trying to back out seriously.
"Okay." Although this answer was expected, Ren Qingzhou still felt a bit disappointed.
Since there were no fans seeing them off in City D, Ren Qingzhou just walked out through the VIP channel after getting off the plane.
The two decided to go back to Ren Qingzhou's house in Shanghai first and then go about their own business.
With the clicking sound of unlocking the door, Su Tang entered this long - missed house again.
They hadn't been back for a long time. At first glance, they really missed it. It was as if they had just left yesterday, and the house still looked the same as they had decorated it.
"Since you transferred to work in the imperial capital, this is the first time we've come back," Ren Qingzhou touched the table. "It's quite clean. It seems someone comes to clean it regularly."
"I've been wondering when you'll move in with me again. Now that you're living with Fang Ting, the number of times we meet has decreased significantly." He was too busy with work, and his job was special. Su Tang's place wasn't very close to his. After they started living separately, it was really inconvenient for them to meet.
Before Su Tang could say anything, they heard the bedroom door open.
A well - maintained middle - aged woman walked out of the bedroom.
To be fair, Ren Qingzhou and his mother looked quite alike.
They were clearly mother and son at a glance.
Ren Qingzhou was also stunned. He did know that his mother had come back, but he really didn't know why she was in his house at this moment.
"Mom, why are you here?" Ren Qingzhou's face was full of questions.
"I came to get something. I didn't expect you to be back," Ren's mother shifted her inquiring gaze to Su Tang. "Who is this?"
Su Tang's mind was racing. She couldn't help but think of what Ren Qingzhou had said when they first entered the room.
Now it seemed impossible to deny. She could only admit it.
"This is my girlfriend, Su Tang. You and Dad have been abroad, so I haven't had the chance to introduce you to her," Ren Qingzhou replied very straightforwardly.
"Hello, Auntie," Su Tang greeted Ren's mother.
No one had expected their first meeting with the parents to happen in such an awkward situation.
What had Ren Qingzhou said on the plane just now?
Why couldn't she remember it clearly now?
She was caught completely off - guard...
"Su Tang. What a sweet - sounding name," Ren's mother said with a smile on her face. Su Tang couldn't figure out whether she was satisfied with her or not.
"Mom, do you still have something to do?" Ren Qingzhou hinted.
At this moment, Ren's mother was actually quite satisfied. She had a good first impression of the girl her son had found.
She seemed like a very honest and decent girl.
Satisfied Ren's mother decided to take her son's hint. "Yes, yes, I do have something to do. I'll leave first. Let's have dinner together tonight."
"I have something to do tonight. I have to go for a rehearsal later. I'm going to record a program tomorrow. How about I come back to have dinner with you another day?"
"Then you have to tell me which day 'another day' is."
"After I finish recording the program tomorrow, I'll come back the day after tomorrow, okay?"
"Remember not to stand me up, or I'll be angry.
Remember to bring Su Tang with you. Mom is leaving now."
Ren's mother picked up her little bag and left, leaving Ren Qingzhou and Su Tang looking at each other.
"Now you really have to go to my house," Ren Qingzhou said.
"Tell me, is your mouth really blessed?" Su Tang felt a bit panicked.
"Actually, my mom is very gentle. Didn't you feel that?" Ren Qingzhou coaxed.
"I felt it, but I'm still really nervous inside."
"As the saying goes, an ugly daughter - in - law will eventually have to meet her in - laws. Since you're here, just relax and be calm."