Chapter 950: Xiao Chong Extra Story 30
Chapter 950: Xiao Chong Extra Story 30
After the college entrance exam results were released, Lin Wanwan’s tutoring gig at the training class became active.
However, she already had a part-time job at a hotel, so she was overwhelmed and arranged with the training class to start tutoring after quitting the hotel job in mid-July.
Working at the hotel pays 150 yuan a day, whereas tutoring earns the same amount in just three hours. Even this is after the training class takes a commission.
Generally speaking, mental work pays better than physical work.
While Lin Wanwan was busy making money for her college life, Xiao Chong was busy preparing for the August art exhibition in Hong Kong Island.
Last year, he held an exhibition, which was very successful, and this year he has new works, so Lu Shouyue suggested another exhibition.
Last year, Xiao Chong held a solo exhibition, but this year it will be part of an art show, hosted by the auction house under Lu Shouyue’s management.
Besides this, Xiao Chong formally mentioned his relationship with Lin Wanwan to his family, hoping that Father Xiao and Mother Xiao could follow tradition and formally propose to the Lin Family grandfather.
Faced with Xiao Chong’s formal request, Father Xiao and Mother Xiao were stunned.
Just graduated from high school and already thinking about getting formally engaged! It’s probably just their son!
But Xiao Chong has always been like a little antique; when he falls in love, he insists on making a formal promise to the girl, so the Xiao parents were not surprised.
Although Lin Wanwan’s family conditions are not good, her parents passed away and her family connections are weak, she is excellent herself and will likely get admitted to Peking University with bright future prospects.
Besides, since their son Xiao Chong likes her, his parents have no reason to oppose.
It was Xiao Chong’s aunt who somewhat disapproved, saying Lin Wanwan’s parents were deceased and she must have bad luck.
Actually, the aunt selfishly wanted her own daughter to be paired with Xiao Chong, strengthening family ties, especially since Xiao Chong is not the biological child of the Xiao parents.
Xiao Chong’s excellence has been evident to relatives from a young age, so it’s only natural they like him.
Unfortunately, even with the aunt’s opposition, it’s useless. Firstly, Xiao Chong doesn’t need her opinion, and secondly, Father Xiao and Mother Xiao can’t accept their niece as a daughter-in-law.
Although the Xiao couple are not biologically related to Xiao Chong, they have raised him as their own from a young age, and emotionally they are no different than parents and child.
In early July, on an auspicious date, the Xiao parents invited the head of logistics from Yongda as a matchmaker, gathered close relatives of the Xiao Family, and formally visited for the proposal.
A few days prior, Lin Wanwan had already informed Grandfather Lin about her relationship with Xiao Chong.
Grandfather Lin was very satisfied with this prospective grandson-in-law, and after hearing that their family would officially come to propose, he was even more pleased.
He just worried that young girls might suffer losses in relationships, but once the relationship is settled, the chances of such things are reduced.
When Father Xiao and Mother Xiao arrived, Grandfather Lin invited various relatives from the same neighborhood to liven up the atmosphere, including calling the family of his long-lost eldest son-in-law.
Su Yanwei and his father came, accompanied by Su Yanwei’s stepmother. Though the cash gift wasn’t large, the formalities were well observed.
Today’s invitation of relatives and friends wasn’t for collecting gifts, primarily aiming for a festive, lively atmosphere.
Lin Wanwan had already quit her summer job at the hotel, set up a bank card, and received her first paycheck.
She worked for twenty-five days, earning 3750 yuan. Needless to say, she was delighted.
The fruits and pastries for today’s guests were bought with her own money.
Upon the engagement, Lin Wanwan also invited her good friend from junior high, Gu Jingyu.
After the college entrance exam, Gu Jingyu got back in touch with Lin Wanwan again, exchanging QQ and WeChat friend requests.
Learning that Lin Wanwan was getting engaged right after graduation, Gu Jingyu was super shocked.
She had started dating in high school, but neither she nor her boyfriend Liang Xingchi had considered meeting the parents yet.
Gu Jingyu scored for an ordinary college in Yongcheng on the entrance exam, which couldn’t compare to Lin Wanwan, but given her high school’s poor reputation, getting into a bachelor’s program was already commendable, and she wasn’t dissatisfied.
Today she came to accompany Lin Wanwan; the latter focused solely on studying during high school and didn’t spend much effort making friends, so she didn’t have high school friends close enough to reveal her family situation and invite them over.
Around ten in the morning, several cars pulled up in front of Grandfather Lin’s villa, and the relatives waiting at the courtyard gate set off firecrackers.
After a burst of crackling, Xiao Chong, his parents, and the invited matchmaker, as well as the Xiao Family uncle and aunt, along with two photographers, got out of the car with gifts.