Chapter 41: The Father and Daughter's Falling Out

  Zhou Wenwen sighed and hung up the phone after hearing the continuous repetition of "The number you dialed is currently unavailable!" on the other end.

  "Damn Mu Yan, he's not even online at night!" Zhou Wenwen muttered to herself, complaining in a low voice.

  "Wenwen, come out for a moment!" A somewhat stern voice came from outside.

  Zhou Wenwen put down her phone and walked out.

  In the living room, both parents sat on the sofa with a serious face. Father's severe expression made himself tremble slightly.

  "Dad, is anything wrong?" asked Zhou Wenwen.

  "Wenwen, don't you have anything to say to me lately?" Zhou Xueru asked his daughter sternly.

  Zhou Wenwen heard her father's stern voice, although she had mentally prepared herself, but still felt a little nervous, and said in a low voice: "I don't have anything!"

  As soon as he heard his daughter's response, Zhou Xueru's eyes widened and he slapped the tea table, saying: "There's nothing to say, is there? You're all grown up now, working and earning your own money, so you've got a strong wing, right?"

  In the past, when I did something wrong or performed poorly on an exam, my dad would always slam his hand on the table. But since I started college, it's been several years and he hasn't done that again. When he slams his hand on the table, Wenwen knows that her dad is truly angry. Her dad hasn't lost his temper in several years already.

  Jiang Youlan sighed and pushed her husband, saying: "Xueru, don't get so angry for now. After all, our daughter has grown up. Look at how scared she is."

  "Has she grown up? How could I not notice, growing up still gets deceived!" Zhou Xueru was in a bad mood, even if his wife spoke, he didn't have a good face.

  Jiang Youlan gave him a white eye and directly asked her daughter: "Wenwen, I'm asking you, have you recently made a boyfriend?"

  Although she had expected her father to be so angry, Zhou Wenwen's heart still skipped a beat when she heard her mother say it out loud. Her face turned pale as she asked, "You know?"

  "Hmph! If you want others not to know, then don't do it yourself!" Zhou Xueru coldly snorted.

  "Now that you know, I won't hide it either. Indeed, I have a boyfriend, but we just started dating, so I didn't tell you guys. After all, I'm already 23 years old, and having a boyfriend is normal!" Zhou Wenwen said.

  "Hah, you didn't dare to say it or didn't have the chance to say it, thinking I don't know, your boyfriend has killed someone and been in prison!" Zhou Xueru said angrily.

  Jiang Youlan's face turned ugly as soon as she saw her husband answer a phone call, and she furiously said that their daughter was in trouble and had found a man. At first, she thought her daughter had secretly found a boyfriend behind their backs, but she didn't expect this boyfriend to be someone who had been to prison for murder. She immediately asked: "Wenwen, what's going on? Is what your father said true?"

  She saw her father and knew everything, Zhou Wenwen also understood that hiding anything would be futile, so she nodded: "Yes, he has indeed killed someone and been in prison, but he killed because at the time he saw a few thugs wanting to **female classmate, he bravely fought with the thugs and accidentally mis-killed the person. Although he was imprisoned, he is a good person, a hero. Many teachers at No. 7 Middle School know about this matter."

  "You... you're still so stubborn, and you have the nerve to fall in love with a convict? You're driving me crazy!" Zhou Xueru was furious when he saw his daughter daring to argue with him. He stood up from the sofa, pointing at her and yelling loudly. If she weren't already grown up, he might have slapped her right then and there.

  Facing her father's anger, Zhou Wenwen did not back down this time and directly retorted: "Dad, what is a labor reform prisoner? How can you look at people with colored glasses? Where have the things you taught me since I was a child gone to? If we follow your current approach, it would be like Sima Guang. If he was afraid of breaking someone else's water tank and having to pay compensation, should he not save the person?"

  Jiang Youlan knew her daughter wouldn't lie, and since she said so, things should be that way. Her daughter wasn't a casual person, and she also trusted her daughter's judgment. That boyfriend of hers should be a good person. However, even if the boy was mistakenly killed while saving someone, he still had a stain on his record. If it got out, her own daughter marrying an ex-convict would be too embarrassing.

  Jiang Youlan understood that her daughter, despite her soft and weak appearance, was actually tough inside. She had a bottom line in her heart, and as long as it wasn't crossed, she could tolerate anything. But if it was crossed, her stubbornness wouldn't be any less than her husband's.

  After some thought, she decided it was better not to make things too awkward for the time being. She immediately pressed her husband back onto the sofa and said: "You two stop arguing, what's the point of fighting!"

  Although Zhou Xue Ru has a bad temper, he still listens to his wife's words. His wife is very beautiful and many people pursued her in the past, so being able to marry her is the most glorious thing in this life. Therefore, after marriage, he has always given in to her. Now that his wife has spoken up, he can only endure it.

  Jiang Youlan waved her hand, indicating for her daughter to sit down as well.

  After the daughter sat down, she sighed and asked: "Wenwen, have you thought it through? If you really want to be with him, what kind of pressure will you face? You know, if others find out that your husband has been in prison before, how will they look at you?"

  "I'll explain it to others, after all, he's not wrong. If they can understand, then we're still friends. If they can't even comprehend that, then I don't need such friends!" Zhou Wenwen said with a straight face and confidence.

  "Alright, assuming that's the case, what about your future life? You're just an ordinary teacher with a limited income. His situation is probably difficult to find a job too. Do you know his family situation? Can they afford to support you? You've seen it yourself, your father strongly opposes this and I'm not satisfied either. So if you want to get help from me in the future, it'll be very hard. Are you really prepared to suffer with him?" Jiang Youlan asked one after another.

  "His mother is also a school teacher, his father passed away very early, I know that their family condition is not very good, but I have prepared for it, and Mu Yan has been working hard too. Now he is an employee of Fenghua Group, I believe in his ability, as long as there's opportunity, he will make something of himself in the future! And won't let me suffer for too long!" Zhou Wenwen said.

  "Oh! You have so much confidence in him?" Jiang Youlan asked.

  "Uh-huh!" Zhou Wenwen nodded vigorously.

  Seeing her daughter having such deep feelings for that man, even preparing to suffer together, Jiang Youlan also sighed in her heart. After a moment of contemplation, she said: "Alright, since it's like this, how about this? You promise mom, at least within two years, you can't have a substantial relationship with him. Within two years, if he can buy a three-bedroom house within the Fourth Ring Road of Donghai without taking out a loan, I'll consider letting you be together!"

  "What, a three-bedroom house? That's at least two or three million. Even if your mother, Mu Yan, becomes the manager of Fenghua, it would take her at least two years to achieve that. Aren't you pushing people to their deaths?" As soon as Zhou Wenwen heard this condition, she immediately shook her head non-stop, clearly indicating that she had no intention of agreeing to such a condition.