Chapter 379: 372: Beating Someone

“Exactly,” Zhang’s father thought the same. Could their family afford to put a single scholar through school? Over the years, hadn’t they been scraping by, selling whatever they could? Their son couldn’t even wash a bowl, how could he serve other people?

“Let’s go and take a look,” he suggested.

Zhang’s mother quickly grabbed her husband’s sleeve and followed him.

They had come this time without telling their son because they were afraid that this woman would distract him from his studies. They couldn’t bear the idea of him struggling to find a good job after graduation.

Zhang Yong’an was truly a hypocrite. In his calls home, he boasted to his parents about having a girlfriend whose family was in the real estate business and owned a courtyard house in Beijing. She was studying medicine, he claimed, and was sure to become a doctor with a steady job, easing the family’s financial burden.

In his mind, out of the many people at the university, only Tang Yuxin was suitable to be his girlfriend. He didn’t understand why, but it seemed to be a stubborn belief rooting in his bones. Plus, with his promising prospects, there would be plenty of girls willing to date him in the future.

Of course, there would be numerous benefits of Tang Yuxin being his girlfriend too. At least, he would be taken care of in terms of meals. Moreover, his future job prospects wouldn’t have to worry about, and her father’s real estate company would be a perfect match for his studies in economics and information technology.

He thought, surely her father must give her a generous monthly allowance. Tang Yuxin was an only child. Who else would get such a generous living allowance if it weren’t for the only daughter? It would typically be saved for a son.

Although Tang Yuxin never mentioned her family’s affairs, everyone she knew said she didn’t have any siblings, and hence, she must be an only child. Besides, Tang Yuxin was supposed to marry him. However, as the only male descendant of the Zhang family, no matter what happened in the future, he would never become a son-in-law who lives with his wife’s family.

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At that time, his thoughts seemed to blur, unable to distinguish between reality and dreams.

In his dream, he had married Tang Yuxin, and everything about her was his. However, he seemed to forget that in his dream, Tang Yuxin was poor, even poorer than him. At least, he still had his parents, while Tang Yuxin only had her father to rely on.

He couldn’t differentiate between the Tang Yuxin in his dreams and in reality. Regardless, he had already claimed her as his property. Therefore, when his parents inquired about her, he didn’t hesitate to tell them. He even managed to find a picture of her and send it to his parents without knowing where he got it.

Otherwise, how could his parents, who live far away, come all the way here? They did it because they were worried their son might be wronged. They didn’t even inform Zhang Yong’an they were coming.

And now, they were following Tang Yuxin.

They wanted to take a good look at Tang Yuxin to see if she was deserving of their excellent son.

Arriving at the school cafeteria, Tang Yuxin ordered herself a serving of braised pork ribs, stewed chicken cubes, and a vegetarian stir-fry, then found a place to sit down.

In this life, she would never belittle herself again. In her past life, she deprived herself of everything, especially food, because she didn’t have money and had to support Zhang Yong’an. She gave him all the good stuff, while she ended up malnourished and skinny.

It was indeed laughable. In this era, people still starve to her extent, not because they’re dieting, but because they genuinely couldn’t afford food.

So in this life, she started her changes with the basic need of eating.

She never starved herself. Especially after entering college, her allowance was more than sufficient, so she always made sure to eat well and didn’t skimp on meals.

Now she had even less reason to be frugal, given her excellent performance at the hospital and commendations for her work with the Dengue Fever patient. Although the hospital couldn’t give her a doctor’s award since she wasn’t a doctor there, the school agreed and gave her a meal card with a monthly limit of 3,000 yuan.

It was impossible for Tang Yuxin to spend the full 3,000 yuan. Even if she ate six meals a day, feasting on poultry and meat every day, she couldn’t finish it. Furthermore, she would grow tired of eating so lavishly.

At most, she would eat about 500 yuan worth before she was stuffed. Of course, she wouldn’t waste the remaining 2,500 yuan. She would invite her dormitory mates to eat with her, but even so, she would still not spend more than 1,000 yuan.

Just as she sat down with her meal, two people sat down opposite her. Tang Yuxin didn’t mind and continued to eat and read a book.

Some might say it’s bad to read while eating. However, she was used to it. When she didn’t read, she felt like she couldn’t digest properly.

When she looked up to find two pairs of eyes intently fixed on her, it was at this moment she felt her digestion falter.

It turned out to be Zhang’s parents. What were they doing here?

She grabbed her meal tray and moved to another table. However, moments later, Zhang’s parents joined her again.

Tang Yuxin was confused about the strange turn of events.

She was just eating her meal, but Zhang’s parents were sitting across her, making her feel as if her own father had come, and she wasn’t feeding him enough.

Zhang’s mother was eyeing the pork ribs on the plate and swallowing frequently. Now Tang Yuxin finally understood where the eager and greedy look Zhang Yong’an had when he stared at meat came from. This was undoubtedly a chip off the old block.

Tang Yuxin continued to eat her meal. What did Zhang’s parents have to do with her? In her past life, these so-called in-laws never treated her like a human being. In this life, she would barely acknowledge their existence either.

The fact that she had not made things difficult for Zhang Yong’an at school was kind enough. People like him didn’t deserve her time or effort.

The kids these days really had no manners, not even offering their seats to the elderly?

Tang Yuxin continued to eat. Why should a child give up her meal for a stranger? Who are they to her?

“Yong’an is our son,” Zhang’s mother lifted her chin, showing the posture of a future mother-in-law. Shouldn’t his future wife show some respect?

“Oh…” Tang Yuxin responded indifferently. If they were looking for their son, they should just go find him. Why come to her?

Seeing Tang Yuxin’s lack of response, Zhang’s mother slammed her hand on the table in anger.

“Have you no sense of decency as a future daughter-in-law?” she yelled.

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