Chapter 27: Chapter 27

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Due to her parents’ urging, Qin Qing finally invited Chen Ming to the coffee shop near the office

The coffee shop did not have a private room, but each table had a screen.

In addition to the quiet atmosphere, everyone was busy, so Qin Qing thought that this was a suitable place to talk.

She had made an appointment with Chen Ming at two o’clock in the afternoon, but arrived at the cafe half an hour early.

However, Chen Ming did not make her wait too long. In less than ten minutes, he also arrived at the cafe.

Chen Ming, who thought that he had arrived early, was surprised to see Qin Qing waiting for him in the cafe.

“Why are you here so early? Didn’t you say to meet at two o’clock?”

Chen Ming took a seat opposite Qin Qing.

“I just finished work and came here early to take a break.”

Qin Qing casually brushed it off and pushed a warm cup of coffee toward Chen Ming.

Chen Ming did not refuse. He took the cup and took a sip.

‘Hopefully he doesn’t reject me when I ask him later,’ Qin Qing thought to herself when she saw him accept the cup of coffee she had pushed over.

Thinking about it, Qin Qing suddenly felt that she did not know how to broach this matter. After all, it was quite ridiculous.

She could not possibly say that her parents thought that they were dating and asked Chen Ming to follow her home to meet her parents.

Qin Qing felt that it was too abrupt.

She did not know how Chen Ming would react to that.

By the time Qin Qing was done hesitating, Chen Ming had finished his coffee. He looked up and asked when he saw that Qin Qing had not spoken for a long time.

“Qin Qing, what’s the matter?”

This simple question pulled Qin Qing back to reality.

On the surface, she maintained a calm appearance, but in fact, her hand holding the coffee was trembling slightly.

She tried her best to steady herself so that the coffee would not spill.

Seeing Chen Ming’s eager gaze, Qin Qing made up her mind.

“Chen Ming, my parents want to meet you,” she said slowly.

Before Chen Ming could reply, Qin Qing, afraid that he would misunderstand, added, “Don’t overthink it. They seem to have misunderstood our relationship.”

However, after she said this, Qin Qing felt as if she was trying to hide her feelings, so she simply stopped talking and waited for Chen Ming’s answer.

While waiting for the answer, she was so nervous that she could not stop drinking coffee.

Countless small movements evidently displayed Qin Qing’s nervousness.

Chen Ming noticed all of these.

“Of course, I’d love to.”

Chen Ming smiled.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to. Ah?” Qin Qing had not expected Chen Ming to agree to meet her parents.

Confused, she briefly believed that she had misheard him.

Seeing Qin Qing in that state, Chen Ming helplessly added, “Qin Qing, I’m willing to meet your parents. I’m more than happy to do so.”

This unexpected answer confused Qin Qing, and she was so surprised that she did not know what to say.

Chen Ming did not know what Qin Qing was thinking, so he did not ask. He simply added sugar cubes to Qin Qing’s coffee silently.

“You didn’t add any sugar to your coffee just now. Isn’t it bitter?”

Thanks to Chen Ming’s reminder, Qin Qing finally noticed that her coffee was bitter.

Alright, she was really too tense.

Qin Qing took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She pretended to be calm and had a simple conversation with Chen Ming before they both went back to work.

After all, she had a lot of work to do in the afternoon because of the whitening cream.

…

After agreeing to meet Qin Qing’s parents, Chen Ming felt a little nervous.

After hesitating for a while, he called Chen Zhao.

“Dad, do you have some time now?”

The other party’s environment was quite noisy, and a voice from the other side could be heard from time to time. From this, Chen Ming could tell that his father was playing chess.

“I don’t have time now, son. We can talk later.”

Chen Zhao was about to hang up.

“Alright, then I’ll ask someone else what to do when they meet a girl’s parents,” Chen Ming said, pretending to be regretful.

“What? Wait a minute, wait a minute.” Chen Zhao had been about to hang up, but quickly moved away from the noisy environment and found a relatively quiet place. He put the phone close to his ear again.

“Son, you are going to meet Qin Qing’s parents?”

Chen Zhao’s actions were as he expected.

Chen Ming responded, “Yeah.”

“Alright!” Chen Zhao slapped his thigh in excitement.

“Have you prepared any gifts?”

Gifts?

Chen Ming had never thought of this.

Noticing Chen Ming’s silence, Chen Zhao knew that his son was unaware that he had to bring a gift when he met up with a girl’s parents.

“Oh, you. Qin Qing is such a good girl, so you have to treasure her. You have to bring gifts when you meet her parents, and you have to be polite,” Chen Zhao said.

Chen Zhao jabbered on about the things Chen Ming had to pay attention to when meeting the other party’s parents.

Chen Ming listened carefully and memorized the important things.

Fortunately, the system had enhanced his memory, so he could remember almost everything Chen Zhao said with relative ease.

“Do you remember everything?” After Chen Zhao finished speaking, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

“Dad, I’ve memorized everything you said.” Chen Ming said honestly.

“That’s good. Remember to leave a good impression on the bride’s parents on your first visit. Good luck, son!”

After Chen Zhao encouraged Chen Ming, he hung up and went off to play chess happily.

After hanging up, Chen Ming recalled the things he had to pay attention to and realized that everything else was easy. The only thing he had to settle was the matter of the gift.

He had no experience in giving gifts to elders.

After some thought, Chen Ming gave Boss Wang a call.

He thought that since Boss Wang also had a daughter, and was about the same age as Qin Qing’s father, he would know what sort of gift was appropriate.

As soon as the call went through, Chen Ming got straight to the point, “Hello, Boss Wang, sorry to bother you, but I have something to ask you.”

The other party’s response was also very fast.

“What is it? Tell me, are you having difficulties at work? As long as I am capable of doing so, I will do my best to help you!”

“It’s not a difficult matter, and it’s not work-related either. It’s a personal matter. Do you know what kind of gift is suitable to give to the bride’s family?” Chen Ming asked.

Hearing this, the other party paused for a moment, then laughed and teased him.

“Hahaha, Chen Ming, you’re untouchablein the business world. Yet who would’ve thought that you’d be stumped by the matter of choosing a gift for Qin Qing’s parents?”

Hearing Boss Wang’s teasing words, Chen Ming felt a little shy.

“Alright, I won’t tease you anymore. Let’s get down to business.”

Boss Wang then became serious.

“I think tea or wine are good and suitable choices. If you carefully choose the right wine or tea, the other party will definitely be satisfied…”

So it was like this.

Chen Ming kept Boss Wang’s words in mind.

After Boss Wang finished giving his recommendations, Chen Ming was almost done thinking things through.

This eased some of his nervousness.

Everything was ready. Next, it was time to officially choose the gift!