Chapter 1098
Chapter 1098: I will give you a handicap of two stones!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
This was too dramatic!
And it was too unbelievable as well!
How could there be such a coincidence?
Even in television dramas, there wouldn't be such a fucking coincidence!
In an instant, Wu Changhe flew into a rage as he banged on the table and pointed at Zhang Ye. "So you're the rascal that duped my daughter? You still have the cheek to sit here? Huh?"
Zhang Ye sat there in a daze. "Huh? Didn't you tell me to make myself at home?"
Wu Changhe said furiously, "What makes you think that this is your home? Go back to wherever you came from! Get up, get up right now!"
Zhang Ye wiped his sweat away and stood up obediently.
Wu Changhe pointed at him and said, "You got me good, you rascal. Did you plan all of this? You knew that I would be going to the Xuanwumen Go club today? Did you go in advance to lie in wait after my daughter tipped you off? Then insist on following me home, leading to this situation? Huh? Was it you?"
Feeling wronged, Zhang Ye said, "Bro—no, Uncle, I didn't even know where you lived and Old Wu has never even mentioned to me who you are, so how could I possibly know that you were going to the Go club today? And it just so happened that Uncle Lu's son whom you were looking for did not show up? It's not like I'm a fortune teller or something. Besides, I did not insist on following you home. It was you who dragged me here. I didn't even know what was happening!"
Wu Changhe said angrily, "You're still denying it?"
"But it was really you who dragged this young man here," Li Qinqin spoke fairly. "When Little Zhang found out that he was here for a blind date, he even wanted to leave. But you blocked the door and refused to let him go."
Wu Changhe didn't say anything.
It was clear that this was just a coincidence!
Li Qinqin muttered to herself, "Could it really be fate?"
Wu Changhe yelled, "What fate!"
Wu Zeqing smiled. "Dad, let's eat for now." Then she pulled at Zhang Ye for him to sit down and continue eating.
Wu Changhe said, "Do you think I still have an appetite?"
But Wu Zeqing was still as calm as ever. She even gave some food to Zhang Ye. "Try this. My mother is also very good at making chicken wings. She taught me all my culinary skills."
"Oh." Zhang Ye had a taste and said, "Mmm, delicious!"
Wu Changhe shouted, "I won't agree to this anyhow! I won't allow it!"
"Keep it down." Li Qinqin smacked her lips and said, "Little Zhang has come as a guest. Besides, after all's been said and done, you were the one who dragged him to our place."
Wu Changhe quibbled, "I was deceived by him!"
Wu Zeqing looked up. "Dad, can you sit down and eat for now? We'll return to this after dinner. We can't solve anything on an empty stomach, don't you think?"
Wu Changhe sat down angrily. But he did not take another bite of food as he was not in the mood to eat anymore. He had found Zhang Ye to be pretty pleasing to the eye before this. After all, there weren't that many young people who would put in the effort to play Go. But at this moment, Wu Changhe found Zhang Ye to be very unlikable no matter how he looked at him. He wished that he could grab a rolling pin and chase him out of the house!
Wu Zeqing's mother did not have any negative feelings for Zhang Ye. On the contrary, she seemed to be quite interested in him.
Li Qinqin looked at him. "Little Zhang, the two of us don't usually watch television and couldn't recognize you just now, but we've heard a lot about you on more than one occasion. Your reputation precedes you, so I was really curious about you and have always wanted to meet you. But I never expected that we would meet under such circumstances."
Zhang Ye said respectfully, "It's an undeserved reputation that was given to me by the public. Auntie, I've actually wanted to pay you a visit for a long time, but there hadn't been an opportunity to do so. If I knew that I would be here today, I would have brought something along. I feel bad that I didn't get gifts."
Li Qinqin asked, "How many people are in your family?"
Zhang Ye said, "There's only my parents and me."
"You don't have any siblings?"
"I'm an only child."
"How did you get to know my daughter?"
"The first time we met was on a plane. Old Wu invited me to teach at Peking University when she was still the vice president. That was quite a while ago."
Li Qinqin blinked. "How long have you two been together?"
Zhang Ye coughed and said, "About a year."
"We didn't even know about it." Li Qinqin gave her daughter a look.
Wu Zeqing laughed. "How would I dare let you two know when Dad is like this?"
Li Qinqin smiled. "That's true."
Wu Changhe raged and addressed her by name, "Li Qinqin, whose side are you on?"
Li Qinqin replied, "I think Little Zhang is quite good. I don't know much about the entertainment industry nor do I know any of those celebrities. But I've still heard of Little Zhang's name many times before. Even though he is young, he has many accomplishments. Moreover, I heard that Little Zhang helped out a lot with Little Mo's and Little Chubs' (Fat Sis) companies. It's all because of his help that their companies managed to do well. Didn't they mention that during our last meal together? They were especially thankful to Little Zhang, saying that if not for him, their companies would have gone bust! Little Zhang has given his best and really done a lot for our family."
Zhang Ye was extremely touched!
He did not expect that Wu Zeqing's mother would actually speak up for him!
Wu Changhe said angrily, "I'm telling you, I will declare this first: I will not accept this, definitely not. So what if he is very accomplished? No matter how accomplished he is, he is still someone in the entertainment industry! Don't you know what sort of people are in that industry? There are hardly any good people in there! That industry is just a messed up place! The age difference and earnings are both not issues here. But no matter what, she mustn't get married to someone in the entertainment industry! Are you trying to push our daughter into a fiery pit of suffering?"
Wu Zeqing smiled. "Then you can think of him as a university professor."
"I can't do that." Wu Changhe said, "That is not his main career!"
Wu Zeqing said, "Aren't you making things difficult for me this way? When I said that I found someone, you told me that you were not fine with it. Alright, now that you've brought someone back and I accepted him, you're telling me no again? Dad, I can make my own decisions and know what I'm doing. If it's someone I like, no one can talk me out of it."
Wu Changhe said angrily, "Why are you so naïve? Don't you know what kind of reputation this Zhang Ye has? His character is already questionable. How can you marry a person like him?"
At this, Zhang Ye could no longer just listen quietly.
Zhang Ye's eyebrows jumped as he interrupted, "Uncle, I won't say anything if you criticize me on other matters. But if you say that my character is questionable, I won't accept it."
Li Qinqin looked at Zhang Ye in surprise.
Wu Changhe had a bad temper, but so did Zhang Ye.
There were issues that he could back off on.
There were issues that he could give in to.
But some things, he had to speak up when something needed to be said!
Wu Changhe stared at him. "You won't accept it?"
Zhang Ye said slowly, "It's not that I don't respect my elders. But if you say that my character is questionable, I must definitely take it up with you. I can't pretend that I didn't hear it."
The two of them immediately started to quarrel!
They had quite an exchange of words, but neither of them was willing to give in!
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