Chapter 427: Chapter 308: Has Family Love Gone Sour? (Part 3)

"What did you say?"

"What?"

"I mean, when we meet them, what should we say?"

"Just... casually chat, it’s the first official meeting, talk about their parents, talk about plans after graduation, that’s enough, don’t say anything else."

"Oh."

Getting out of the car, Li Yu and his wife walked along the campus road of Liaoyuan University of Technology, both feeling a bit confused.

It was the first time they were parents, the first time facing their son bringing a girlfriend home, and not just one, but two. They were quite at a loss about this!

"Honey! Did you know about Fengfeng’s situation earlier? Why didn’t you tell me?"

"I knew, but I wasn’t one hundred percent sure, and I thought they would break up soon..."

"Break up what? They are already meeting the parents!"

Yu Huizhi was upset, and Li Qiyuan didn’t want to argue, so he conceded and coaxed his wife.

Even though he knew very well that even if he had told Huizhi about it at that time, it wouldn’t have made any difference. How would knowing it help? She would only get angry for nothing, it wouldn’t affect the final outcome. Could they order Li Peifeng to break up with the two girls?

Most likely not, they could only mildly persuade their son a bit, but with Li Peifeng’s temperament, he wouldn’t listen anyway.

The couple’s philosophy on raising their child was generally aligned. To cultivate Li Peifeng’s independence, they had stopped excessively interfering with his choices since his adolescence, unlike other parents with strong control tendencies who command their children to behave in certain ways, they preferred to guide by laying out facts and reasoning.

After Li Peifeng went to university and became financially independent, even providing material help to his parents, Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi completely let go. They couldn’t hold on even if they wanted to; once parents lose financial control, their influence over their children inevitably weakens.

Besides, this was also a result Yu Huizhi and Li Qiyuan were eager to see. They were busy enjoying their time together, enriching their lives, even wishing there was more time, so where would they have the energy to interfere in Li Peifeng’s life?

Therefore, what they wanted was a son who could become independent and soar high early, not a mama’s boy who always obeys and knows nothing but relying on parents.

But looking at it now, there are pros and cons...

After coaxing a bit, seeing his wife slightly relieved, Li Qiyuan sighed, "No matter what, we need to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting. In the morning, I’ll buy groceries, buy more, and later you can send Fengfeng a WeChat message, ask if they have any dietary restrictions."

"Okay."

Yu Huizhi agreed, then frowned and asked, "Should we also prepare two red envelopes? I heard that when girls meet the boy’s parents for the first time, the boy’s parents should prepare red envelopes!"

Li Qiyuan hesitated, "It’s not a custom here, but Fengfeng said Manning and Wenyue bought us a lot of gifts, so we should be prepared. You should pack two red envelopes, and make them generous."

Yu Huizhi uncertainly said, "Three thousand each? Is that enough?"

Li Qiyuan shook his head, "It might be a bit low. After work, you should withdraw twenty thousand, and decide after seeing the gifts the two kids brought."

"Alright, anyway, I still have quite a bit of the money Fengfeng gave us."

The couple fell silent, walking on the campus road toward the office building. Across from them, many students were coming and going, carrying luggage out of the school gate, prepared to go home for winter break. Among them were many young couples.

Seeing these young couples, Yu Huizhi thought of her own child and felt mixed emotions, a complex array of feelings: "It’s the first time being parents for everyone. Why do other parents just need to face their son bringing home one girl, but we have to deal with two?"

Li Qiyuan comforted her, "It’s all because you’re too beautiful, dear. Our son inherited your genes, so..."

Yu Huizhi sighed with frustration, "Stop flattering me. How will a mother-in-law get along with two daughters-in-law in the future? One is hard enough to deal with, let alone two. And the dowry, does this mean we’ll have to prepare two sets? We don’t have that much money, just tell him we can’t help!"

Li Qiyuan sighed softly, "We haven’t reached that point yet, and if we look on the bright side, maybe in the future Fengfeng’s girlfriend won’t just be two?"

"You mean sooner or later one of them will choose to leave?"

Yu Huizhi pondered after speaking and nodded, "There’s a chance. Even if we don’t interfere, the parents of the two girls will definitely intervene if they find out about their situation. Manning and Wenyue are both only daughters in their families. Their parents will surely want them to get married and have children, not let them continue this affair with Fengfeng."

Listening to his wife’s seemingly logical analysis, Li Qiyuan recalled the recent phone call with their son, keeping his deeper worries to himself.

Oh, my dear wife, what I mean is that in the future, Fengfeng might have more than just two girlfriends!