Chapter 10 My wife can only be you! Only you! two
I was holding a notebook and making holiday plans. Before I knew it, it was already evening. I suddenly realized that there was no news from Xuan Yixin all day. This situation is really rare. I picked up my phone and hesitated whether to send him a message. At this time, the phone suddenly rang. My eyes lit up and I opened it with a smile. It was not a message from Xuan Yixin, but a system message from the love strategy game. Could it be that Xuan Yixin wanted to give me a special surprise?
"System prompt: Xuan Yixin is drunk in the bar and is in danger of losing his virginity. Hurry up and save him." The system prompt of the love strategy game is just this sentence, and the address of the bar is attached after that sentence.
I was a little confused. Would Xuan Yixin go to a bar to drink? I have known him for so long, but I have never seen him go to a bar or drink. Is there something wrong with the system? Or did Xuan Yixin do this on purpose?
I called Xuan Yixin, but his phone kept showing no one was answering. I was a little anxious and a little angry. If this was a joke from Xuan Yixin, it was too much. I wonder if I would be worried about him? If it was true, he wouldn't go to the bar to drink for no reason!
I didn't have time to think about it, so I just put on a coat and took a taxi to the bar. The bar was in a very secluded place. When I got off the car, I looked at the dark surroundings and felt a little nervous. But I was already at the door, so I couldn't just leave at this time. If I called Luo Yin, I was afraid of causing other disputes. I gritted my teeth and walked towards the small bar.
Pushing open the heavy wooden door, the bar was not as noisy and bustling as I had imagined. Instead, it was quiet and there was no one around. Incandescent lights illuminated the room as bright as day, and wooden tables and chairs were placed in twos and threes. It looked like a simple and elegant place.
"Is anyone here?" I shouted at the door, and then I heard a creaky sound, and the door opened. A woman in her fifties came out from behind the bar. Although she was old, she was dressed stunningly. She was wearing a long black cheongsam embroidered with peony flowers, thick-heeled velvet high heels, her hair was tied up behind her head with a jade hairpin, and her face was painted with delicate makeup. There was a silent aura flowing around her. I felt a sense of oppression for no reason, as if the person standing in front of me was a celebrity lady who dominated Shanghai in the last century.
"Hello." I walked over and called out obediently, thinking that she must be the owner . "Excuse me, is it open now? Has there been a boy about my age drinking here before?" I asked politely.
"I'm the only one here today. You must be An Shiya." She walked towards me slowly with a sharp light in her eyes.
I looked at her in surprise, feeling a little uneasy: "How do you know my name?"
"I asked you to come. I'm Xuan Yixin's mother." She walked to a table near me and sat down, then raised her eyes and looked at me.
"You are Xuan Yixin's mother! Hello, Auntie, you are so beautiful." I was stunned for a moment, and then I walked over with a smile. I stood beside her and asked with a smile, "Auntie, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Xuan's mother frowned, and there seemed to be a very contemptuous smile on the corner of her mouth. Her eyes suddenly became very stern, making me feel uncomfortable all over. Could it be... that she was just trying to intimidate me?
"I have always given him a lot of autonomy in Xiaoxin's affairs, but marriage is not a joke, especially in our family. We absolutely cannot just marry anyone we want. Miss An, do you understand what I mean?" Xuan's mother sat upright in a chair, her arms folded on the table. She looked up at me slightly, with an indescribable smile on her lips.
I couldn't help but clench my fists. Her words were too harsh. I stood there in embarrassment, not knowing what to say for a moment. I couldn't get excited. I told myself that I had to stay calm. She was Xuan Yixin's mother, and I couldn't be rude.
I took a few deep breaths before I finally calmed down. I maintained a decent smile and spoke again: "Auntie, you are Xuan Yixin's mother, and I absolutely respect you. Of course, I also oppose the behavior of ignoring the opinions of parents. However, I think everyone is an independent individual. When it comes to love, you can't change who you like, and a lifelong marriage must be made by two people working together. Now is a new era, and I really can't fully agree with the idea of being well-matched. Besides, my family is not an ordinary family." I tried to express my dissatisfaction in a gentle and polite way.
After hearing what I said, Xuan's mother just lowered her head and chuckled: "I know Miss An's family. It seems that since the previous generation, there has never been a lifelong marriage, right? Miss An's family is certainly not an ordinary family, but our Xuan family is not an ordinary wealthy family. Xiaoxin is the heir to the earl, and his wife is the countess."
My face flushed, my heart beat fast, I bit my lip and said in a trembling voice: "Auntie, I will not judge my elders. I believe that everyone has the right to choose the life they want. I may not agree, but I will definitely respect it. If Xuan Yixin felt that I was not worthy of him, he would not choose to be with me. Auntie, I respect you, and I also hope that you respect me and respect your son's choice."
"Miss An, if I didn't respect you, I wouldn't have come here to see you in person. You and Xiaoxin are not suitable. Our family has very high requirements for daughters-in-law. Miss An, you are certainly not bad, but you should find someone else who is worthy of you! My position here is very clear, and I also represent the Xuan family's opinion. You should break up with Xiaoxin." Xuan's mother was very elegant in her every move, but I felt heartbroken and hypocritical.
"Auntie, what qualifications do you have to ask me to break up with Xuan Yixin?" I sneered and asked back, "Dating or marriage is a matter between the two of us. What era is it now? Do we still have to listen to our parents' orders and matchmakers' words?"
"Why should I listen to you? Why should Xuan Yixin listen to you? Do you think you are the Empress Dowager Cixi? Even if you are Cixi, isn't Guangxu's miserable life enough to prove it?"
Xuan's mother's face changed, she stood up suddenly, stared at me with a serious expression and said, "What an uneducated girl, you actually said that I was the Empress Dowager Cixi. Now people don't care about family background? What a joke! You are average-looking and average-condition. The Xuan family will not want someone like you."
"You are also a woman, why do you say such things? I can't believe that in this era there are still such feudal ideas and such feudal families! I believe that Xuan Yixin would rather give up the position of earl for me. Are power and wealth more important than freedom and love?" I said angrily.
Xuan's mother was obviously irritated by me. Her delicate face turned even paler, and the expression on her face was no longer calm and contemptuous. She slammed the table heavily and said, "If you have the guts, just try. As long as I'm alive, I will never agree to let you and Xiaoxin be together."
"You...if Xuan Yixin is really that obedient, then we can break up. I won't care about someone who has no opinion of his own!" I said excitedly, looking directly at Xuan's mother.
Xuan's mother smiled sarcastically: "You want to use your own strength to make Xiaoxin fight against me and the family? You have to have that ability to do it. Get out of here. I don't want to see you again." She pointed to the door.
"You asked me to come here, and now you tell me to go out, so I have to go out. Who do you think you are?" I deliberately sat down on a chair. "Auntie, you came to see me without Xuan Yixin's knowledge. He will definitely be very angry when he finds out. Aren't you afraid of losing a son because of me?" I knew that at this moment, Xuan Yixin was my greatest weapon.
"You, you still want to sow discord between us mother and son?" Xuan's mother's voice became sharp. "You are dreaming. Xiaoxin is the most filial child. She would never get angry with her family for a girl."
"Who knows whether it's a dream or not? Auntie, filial piety is one thing and foolish filial piety is another. Xuan Yixin is so outstanding and smart, I believe he can tell the difference." I still don't believe that Xuan Yixin will break up with me because of these.
"Can an unblessed marriage be happy? Your family will let you marry a family that doesn't accept you? Have you ever thought about what to do in the future? If Xuan Yixin breaks up with his family because of you, he will be left with nothing. Is this the result of holding on to him so tightly?"
I was speechless for a moment. If Xuan Yixin really left his family for me... and then thought about the woman in front of me, my future mother-in-law, I almost thought that my future would be an extremely long, bloody ethical drama! I shook my head, stood up and said, "Auntie, this meeting today is really unnecessary. I won't waste time with you here. I'm leaving. If you have anything to say, go and talk to Xuan Yixin in person." After I said that, I ran out.
The air in the bar was too stuffy. I kept running and running. I didn’t know how long I ran. When I stopped, I found that I was in tears.
