xymnovel Chapter 24 My Parents Called
Chapter 24 My Parents Called
Chapter 24 My Parents Called
Oh no! My parents back home are calling!
Should I answer or not?
It's definitely either work-related or pressure to get married, and Lu Chen really doesn't want to answer.
Lu Chen wasn't in a hurry about anything, whether it was work or love. He was only 22 years old, so what was there to rush?
If I don't answer, my parents will worry and call me countless times afterward.
The phone vibrated on the sofa, ringing loudly.
Never mind, I'll just answer it.
"Hello, Mom."
The familiar smiling face of my 48-year-old mother appeared on the screen.
My mom looks young by nature. Although she lives in the countryside, her skin is exceptionally good. She's almost 50 but looks like she's in her early 30s. It's probably because she has a good attitude and always thinks of herself as a girl who hasn't grown up. She treats Lu Chen like a friend.
My dad is completely different; he's mature, serious, and a typical chauvinist who rules everything in his family.
"Eldest son, what are you doing?"
"Doing laundry. Mom, are you all doing well?"
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"Of course we're fine. It's just that our son..."
"Hmm, Lu Chen," Dad squeezed in, "You two never talk about anything serious all day long."
Dad started the parent-teacher conference again: "Lu Chen, it's Qingming Festival in a few days. Come back and pay respects at your grandparents' graves. You've grown up so much, and you've never even been to your grandfather's grave. Did your grandfather spoil you for nothing?"
"Okay, uh, no, Dad, I still have some work to do here. How about I go home for May Day?" Lu Chen was a little flustered. He suddenly remembered that he still had Xiao Sizi.
"What May Day? May Day is over after visiting graves. You've already graduated, you have plenty of time. Besides, with your job, can't you just bring your computer and work there?" Dad snapped.
"Old Lin, wait a minute. Son, don't be embarrassed to come home. Several of your classmates from our village are staying at home too, and they haven't looked for work either. Come back, Mom will make you something nice to eat." Mom rarely gets angry.
"You're just making excuses for him. He has to come back. What family doesn't have a child his age kowtow at their ancestral graves?"
"Uh, there's something I want to say..." Lu Chen thought to himself, oh no, I have to come clean.
"Brother! I need to pee!" Little Si suddenly woke up!
The baby's voice immediately reached the parents!
Instantly, the hearts of all the people in the dynasty began to race.
"What do we do? The little princess has been exposed!"
"Would the young master's parents really make him hand over the little princess?"
"I heard that babies often die at that orphanage!"
"Little princess, you're in danger!"
Datang.
Li Shimin took a deep breath. He hadn't even considered the young master's parents, and besides, he didn't know if the young master had any other relatives!
If there's a group of siblings, aunts, and other relatives involved, it would be even worse.
Empress Zhangsun did not speak; she simply gripped her silk handkerchief tightly.
None of the other children dared to speak either.
Seeing Empress Zhangsun's anxious expression, Li Shimin could only comfort her, "Guanyinbi, don't worry. Given the young master's character, his parents should be reasonable people as well."
Lu Chen decisively hung up the phone and ran inside.
"Sizi, your brother is here."
"Brother, I need to pee." The little guy stood up.
"Come here, let your brother carry you, let's go to the bathroom."
Splash! The little guy successfully used the toilet and washed his little hands clean.
Lu Chen took the child back into the house and gave him a few dolls.
"Sizi, you go back to sleep. Let the doll keep you company. Your brother still has some work to do. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay, hurry back to Nai, Guoguo Ni." Little Sizi obediently lay down.
Beyond the sky.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.
"The young man is quite kind and righteous!"
"I wonder how long the young man can hold on."
"Let's wait and see. Hopefully, his parents will be understanding."
Datang.
"Sizi, I wonder what will happen to Sizi next~~" Chang Le's eyes reddened first.
"Waaaaah..." Chengyang burst into tears.
"Hey! Why are you crying? If they dare to bully Little Curse, I'll definitely scratch them! Bite them! Kick them!"
"Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense," Li Zhi said calmly. "Father, Mother, don't worry. Si Zi is a lucky person. Heaven will definitely protect her. She won't encounter any bad people."
"Our Zhinu is always so kind-hearted." Empress Zhangsun stroked her son's head.
"Guanyinbi, don't worry, if they dare to mistreat the rhinoceros, I will one day fight them all the way to the heavens! I will tear those villains apart and crush them into dust!" Li Shimin was furious, his knuckles cracking as he drilled.
Ding ding ding ding ding... The video started playing again.
Lu Chen quickly went into his room and closed the door.
Turn on your phone.
The parents in the video both looked aggressive.
"You little brat! How dare you hang up on us?!" Mom's eyes widened, and her girlish side immediately came through.
"The phone disconnected by itself; I was hanging up laundry just now."
My mother's voice turned questioning, tinged with uncertainty: "Son, what's with the child over there? It can't be—"
"Mom and Dad, I was just about to tell you. I found a little girl, just three years old. I was just about to suggest we adopt her. She's so well-behaved, not difficult at all, and she's so beautiful, like a porcelain doll. I'm sure you'll love her," Lu Chen said bluntly.
"Son, did you really find her?" Mom asked suspiciously. "These days, finding a child is harder than finding money! If you really found her, such a good child must have a terminal illness and no one would want her."
His father's voice deepened, and he stared at him like he was interrogating a thief, making him feel uneasy: "Lu Chen, you haven't been messing around outside and gotten yourself into some trouble, have you?"
boom!
The sky curtain exploded again.
"What?! Modern people are so mean! They actually think the little princess is unwanted!"
"My poor little princess! Her lineage is being questioned!"
"A tiger fallen into the plains!"
"The princess is in distress!"
Li Shimin casually smashed a large porcelain vase, panting, "Damn it! How dare they curse the little princess!"
"How dare you slander my daughter!"
"This is outrageous!"
"Erlang! Ignorance is no excuse! They just don't trust their own son. Judging from their appearance, they're not bad people." Empress Zhangsun tugged at Li Shimin's sleeve.
On the sky.
"Dad! It's not what you think!" Lu Chen said, both amused and exasperated, lowering his voice to explain, "This child's name is Sizi."
Lu Chen had no choice but to tell them about his time travel.
Mom's tone softened immediately: "Son, you're really not lying to us? That time travel thing is all made up in TV dramas, there's no such thing as time travel in real life."
"But this child is definitely not from our time! I've already confirmed that," Lu Chen said urgently. "Mom and Dad, you'll understand once you see her; you can find out just by asking."
"impossible."
"You're lying to us, kid."
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My mother was silent for a while on the other end of the screen, then suddenly clapped her hands: "Oh! I remember now! The other day, Old Zhang's wife at the village entrance was talking about how cute kids in ancient style are all the rage online now," and many parents are making videos of their children dressed in Hanfu.
"Son, you haven't been scammed by some influencer team, have you? They're using your kid to make videos for you to earn money?"
"Mom! It's really not!" Lu Chen was sweating with anxiety. "Si Zi—she has a jade pendant on her body with the words 'Jin Yang' engraved on it. I checked, and that's the nickname of Princess Jin Yang, the youngest daughter of Emperor Taizong of Tang!"
In addition, the gold bracelets and necklaces all bear the inscription "Tang Dynasty Imperial Court".
Besides, would a three-year-old lie?
My father's previously stern face suddenly relaxed. He leaned closer to the screen and lowered his voice: "Kid, are you sure it's Princess Jinyang? Your great-grandfather's generation passed down a family genealogy that says our ancestors served the royal family during the Tang Dynasty, but we don't know exactly what they did. If it really is Princess Jinyang—that's incredible!"
"My goodness! Our ancestors even had government stipends?" Lu Chen had never heard of this before.
"It might have been dispensed by the Imperial Medical Bureau," Mr. Lu said, unsure.
Outside the canopy, the audience of Wanchao erupted in cheers.
"What a coincidence! It turns out that the young man's ancestors had connections with the Tang Dynasty!"
"No wonder the young master treats the little princess so well; it's a bond of blood!"
"There is a divine will at work!"
Inside the Tang Dynasty palace, Li Shimin suddenly stood up, his eyes gleaming: "Guanyinbi, did you hear that? That brat's ancestors were actually former officials of my Li Tang dynasty!"
Empress Zhangsun also smiled with satisfaction: "No wonder the prince gets along so well with him; they are descendants of an old friend."
On the screen, Mom was still hesitating: "But adopting a child is no small matter. We need to go through the formalities, right? What about the household registration? What about schooling?"