CHAPTER 857: CHAPTER 859: UNDERSTANDING ELDER

Tang Rong actually knew that her mother no longer loved her father, but she couldn’t bear to tell her father the truth. After all, he was already in his fifties, asking his daughter about these things with a face. It showed that he still cared about her mother in his heart.

Tang Rong’s mother took out various things from her bag, all of which she bought during her trip to Yunnan.

"This is wine from Yunnan, it’s only available there. I have never tasted such delicious wine. Here are some flower cakes and wild mushrooms, the wild mushroom soup is really delicious. And this Pu’er tea, I specially bought it for Doctor Lin, I think he prefers tea." Tang’s mother kept talking.

"Where are Doctor Xiao and Miaomiao? I didn’t see those two. Did they go out to play, leaving you alone at home? You look like you’re about to rot from staying home." Tang’s mother began talking about Tang Rong again.

Tang Rong felt that in her mother’s eyes, she had no good side. Finally taking a holiday to relax a bit was seen as laziness by her mother.

"Mom, am I without any good side in your eyes? I worked for five days, and all I want is to sleep in during the weekend, can’t I? Besides, Xiao Yifei and Miaomiao are still sleeping, please keep your voice down and don’t wake them up." Tang Rong was a bit annoyed with her mother, she really was her own mom.

"Why didn’t you say earlier? Then I’ll keep my voice down. Let’s go to your bedroom." When Tang’s mother heard that Xiao Yifei and the others were still sleeping, she felt embarrassed to continue speaking loudly.

Tang Rong thought in her heart, you started talking as soon as you came in, didn’t give me a chance at all. How come you’re blaming me now?

"Tell me, any new developments with Xiao Yifei? I’m worried for you." Tang’s mother closed the bedroom door and began to care about her daughter’s lifelong affairs.

"Mom, don’t worry. When something happens, I’ll let you know." Tang Rong hadn’t told her mom about her relationship with Xiao Yifei. She felt that they hadn’t been together for that long, and talking about it now felt unreliable. If they break up in the future, it wouldn’t be great.

So Tang Rong thought it wouldn’t be too late to tell her mom in half a year if everything stabilized. She couldn’t let her mom have empty joy. Besides, if her mom found out, she would definitely show off everywhere.

"You’d better grab him quickly. If you don’t, Doctor Xiao might be taken by someone else, and then you’ll regret it." Tang’s mother was anxious for her daughter.

"Alright, alright, Mom, I got it. Tell me about your trip to Yunnan." Tang Rong feared her mom would ask endlessly, so she decided to change the topic.

"It was really great, but the scenery over there is truly beautiful. I even want to buy a house there and live. The city of Dali really feels like an Immortal Realm. Do you know what ’flowers in the wind, snowy mountain moon’ refers to? It describes the four scenes of Dali: flowers from the upper gate, wind from the lower gate, snow from the Cang Mountain, moon from the Erhai Lake. ’Flowers in the wind, snowy mountain moon’ feel distant in stillness, letting a ray of sunshine in the afternoon penetrate the softest part of your heart."

"Mom, you describe it so beautifully that I want to find time to go out and play. Whenever I can take a long vacation, I definitely want to go out." Tang Rong felt pure envy after listening to her mom.

"Yes, call Xiao Yifei to go with you, just to improve your relationship and take care of each other." Tang’s mother eagerly agreed.

Tang Rong felt overwhelmed. Why didn’t her mother’s words stray three sentences away from Lin Mu?

"Mom, how are things between you and Dad? Dad called me a while ago." Tang Rong continued to change the topic.

"Our situation, you know it. We’re both of a considerable age now, just getting by, but at least he comes home every day now. Although, I’m annoyed having to cook for him daily. If he didn’t come, I’d just eat out." Tang’s mother talked calmly about the issue.

"Mom, Dad hasn’t committed any major wrongs; I hope you both can live well together. If you both are well, I can also be at ease!" Tang Rong comforted.

"Don’t worry about us, we’ll be fine and won’t let you worry. But you should hurry up and get married, then we’ll be at ease too." Tang’s mother circled back to the topic.

Tang Rong understood that today’s topic wouldn’t be avoided. She then kept quiet and peacefully admired photos her mom had taken.

Soon, Xiao Yifei and the others woke up one after another. Hearing the noises, Tang’s mother left Tang Rong alone and went to chat with her future son-in-law.

As Tang Rong previously told Xiao Yifei not to reveal their relationship to her mom yet and wait a bit. So Xiao Yifei played his part well.

"Aunt, you’re here. We just got up, it’s a bit embarrassing." Xiao Yifei scratched his head and said.

"What’s embarrassing about that? You young folks work every day and finally have a break, need to rest well. I was worried I disturbed you." Tang’s mother immediately became a considerate elder.

Tang Rong rolled her eyes hearing this, resisting the urge to complain about her mom. She wasn’t like this with her earlier; she turned into this in front of others.

Seeing Tang Rong’s expression, Xiao Yifei guessed what had happened. He pursed his lips tightly to avoid laughing. If he broke his image as a good young man in front of Tang’s mother, who knows what might happen.

"Doctor Xiao, I brought tea especially for you, though I don’t know your preference, just bought some casually. I think doctors love tea." Tang’s mother pointed at the items she brought.

"Mom, who told you doctors all love tea?" Tang Rong laughed at her mother’s odd thinking.

"Doctors surely focus on their health, so they should like wellness-related things. Tea is pretty healthy, isn’t it? Doctor Xiao, am I wrong?" Tang’s mother replied with conviction.

"Aunt, you’re right. I usually enjoy tea when idle; it’s beneficial. Red tea in winter is good for the stomach, green tea in summer is cooling." Xiao Yifei was facing his future mother-in-law, feeling tense; he couldn’t speak carelessly.

It’s nearly noon, and none of them had breakfast. Xiao Yifei suggested, "Aunt, it’s almost lunchtime. Why don’t the four of us go out for a meal? Do you have time?"

Tang Rong’s mom was eager to spend more time with Xiao Yifei, to know him better and accept him as her son-in-law.

She quickly said, "I have no plans today, let’s go eat, I’ll treat you. I hardly come here, Tang Rong is really inconsiderate. You guys need to care for her, especially Doctor Xiao, you should take care of Rongrong more. If Aunt has time, I’ll treat you to a meal."