Chen Shuguan's indifferent expression cracked a bit when he heard those words and if one takes a closer look, they can see that it's even a little distorted.
His gaze stayed on Meng Yuan for a few seconds, and a defensive and vigilant posture rose sharply in his subconscious. The expression that disappeared at that moment was strange, combined with surprise, confusion, and hostility. It seemed that he just realized that Meng Chuchu also had family.
This strong sense of crisis made him faintly unhappy.
He doesn't know the reason but in Chen Shuguan's idealistic view of life, this is the first time he made the first move. He held out his hand, "Hello."
Meng Yuan looked pale compared to Chen Shuguan who was a little taller than him. He took Chen Shuguan's hand and quickly released it. The two equally tall men blocked the door and the surrounding air suddenly dropped.
Sun Mei said: "Professor Chen, should we?"
Chen Shuguan looked at the peachy eyes that are exactly the same as Meng Chu's. He lowered his eyes and answered without rejection, "Okay."
Sun Mei automatically avoided a long table. Meng Yuan was sitting opposite Chen Shuguan, each eating the food on the plate.
Meng Yuan is a literati. He eats with a pen and is not fussy, but he has his own arrogance. It is estimated that he was the kind of person who could die for his beliefs just like in ancient times. He was used to it, except when it comes to his wife and daughter.
He suddenly paused and said lightly, "Professor Chen is not young anymore?"
...
Chen Shuguan was startled, his eyebrows frowned, and he unexpectedly replied peacefully, "Thirty-one years old." "
Meng Yuan smiled: "But I think too much. Professor Chen is indeed young and promising. I heard that he is already a winner of the Galdner Prize. My Meng Chu is only a few years younger than you. Now, she only likes to play with flowers and plants at home, which is different from you."
Chen Shuguan blankly looked at him.
Sun Mei ate the rice silently as if she didn't exist.
Meng Yuan's words are actually very rude.
But everyone knows what Meng Yuan means.
It's like directly pointing at Chen Shuguan and cursing: "You old cow is almost the same generation as us and you still dare to eat my little tender grass."
Quarreling literates are really different. They look peaceful on the outside but their words are different.
If the two armies are at war, if the two armies are evenly matched, they can also fight with their words. If they remain silent, they will hit the snake and follow the stick again until the other party has no power to parry.
"You see, our generation got married early, but you know that my daughter has made me and her mother worry a lot since she was young. We can't rest assured even after she turns 30."
These words are right. Sun Mei thought.
She turned to look at Chen Shuguan.
"Professor Chen, you know what I mean. To put it bluntly, even though a man's career is important, he shouldn't be too negligent about his life's major events."
Chen Shuguan watched the man's open mouth, but finally understood what he meant. An eighteen-year-old girl, where would she learn her stalking skills.
At this moment he only thought of one word.
Noisy.
Meng Yuan didn’t say more, because no matter how dissatisfied he is, he still has to take into account his family's Meng Chu. He needs Meng Chu’s personal confirmation.
When Meng Chu was a child, she lived in the old-fashioned residential building for a period of time. The highest floor was six floors and there was no elevator. But no one knew that Meng Yuan was a daughter slave. Little Meng Chu didn't go up and down the stairs by herself. He carried her on his back.
Meng Chu's ability to develop such a liberated temperament was naturally inseparable from him.
For him, he didn't want Meng Chu to study this major and enter the messy show business circle. He can't help but worry about her.
He has never compromised.
However, as a father, he is certainly dissatisfied with Chen Shuguan.
He didn't even bother to cover up at this point, even Chen Shuguan could see it by himself.
In Meng Yuan's view, Chen Shuguan is too old. This "old" is not only about age, but also about experience and temperament. Just looking at his colorful resume on the internet, he knows that this person is not suitable.
Meng Yuan is also stubborn. His little girl is an adult, so she can find someone to fall in love with.
He never felt that Meng Chu could really cultivate a positive relationship with Chen Shuguan, but he wanted for her to find a long-term relationship. The first man that a girl meets often affects their future selection of men. For the initial relationship, it is better to find someone of the same age and have a sweet type of love.
Meng Chu met such a person at the start. He knows how this kind of thing end. He didn't know how she would make choices in the long years to come.
A meal was in the cold atmosphere.
Meng Yuan thought that because of his family's Meng Chu's temperament, he was afraid that she would really have an affection for Chen Shuguan. After all, Chen Shuguan was good looking and had such a good background, it was easy to attract young girls.
An older woman would be careful but a little girl is different. He was really worried for her.
Meng Yuan felt that his daughter's temperament was not right, and he had not been in contact with the little girl during this period of time. He thought that if he also scold her this time, she would be sad.
He needs to comfort her first.
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