"Mom, this is someone I've told you about before, his name is Lin Yao. I invited him over for dinner today. Dad and my brother are here too, so we can all meet."
Vivienne was poised and confident, her tone betraying no nervousness, and she readily told a lie, earning Lin Yao's admiration.
"Ah! This..." Mrs. Fei panicked, staring at Fei Wenni with her mouth slightly open.
Vivienne had told her that she had found a boyfriend, but judging from her understanding of her daughter and her usual routine, it was clearly just an excuse to avoid her husband and son introducing her to potential partners. Vivienne's mother never believed such things.
Now that a living person was standing in front of her, her previous judgment was no longer valid. The sudden shock left her speechless, because there was a prospective son-in-law sitting in the living room at that moment.
"Mom, are Dad and brother here? Let's go inside and talk. Have you eaten? I'm hungry." Fei Wenni let go of Lin Yao's hand, walked over and took her mother's hand affectionately.
It must be said that Vivienne has a good eye. The clothes she chose for Lin Yao made the already handsome Lin Yao even more outstanding. Although she expected there would be an awkward moment, Vivienne's mother was very satisfied with Lin Yao's appearance. She pretended to look at him casually, but Lin Yao noticed that she nodded slightly.
"They say a mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more the longer she looks at him, and it seems that's really true." Lin Yao smiled inwardly, slightly easing his tension. He followed Fei Wenni to change his shoes in the entryway.
"Dad, brother, dinner's ready!" Lin Yao was still changing his shoes, the gifts in his hands making him very inefficient. At that moment, Fei Wenni had already pulled her mother out of the entryway and shouted to the people in the living room, "Oh, we have guests today?"
Lin Yao chuckled as he bent down to change his shoes, thinking to himself that this girl was quite the actress. She clearly knew a blind date was coming up, yet her tone betrayed no sign of preparation. Could it be because of her interactions with students from the Beijing Film Academy?
"Nini, you're back? We've been waiting for you to eat." A male voice rang out, clearly belonging to Xibei's father-in-law. The voice was somewhat shrill, suggesting he wasn't easy to deal with.
"Nini, come here, let me introduce you. This is..." A young man was speaking when he stopped, because Lin Yao had appeared.
The room fell silent for a moment. Lin Yao noticed that the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa exchanged a glance with another young man. He guessed that the two were Fei Wenni's father and brother.
The man sitting on the other side of the sofa looked unwell. He was chubby, with skin that wasn't fair and had some pockmarks on his face, likely from puberty. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, and his hair was quite long, styled in a 4/6 parted, traitorous hairstyle. His height was unclear as he was sprawled on the sofa, but he was obviously quite fat, as he already had a protruding belly.
This is Vivian's blind date, the legendary Viagra.
Lin Yao drew his conclusion, still smiling, and stood upright like a pillar, politely surveying everyone as he carried the gift.
“Nini, who is this…” Vivienne’s father spoke first, glancing at his wife but not getting any hints, so he had to ask his daughter directly.
"Oh, right, Lin Yao, come here." Fei Wenni whirled over like the wind, pulling Lin Yao's arm towards the sofa. "Dad, this is Lin Yao, my boyfriend. I brought him home today to introduce him to you. Surprised?"
After saying that, before her father could react, Fei Wenni immediately turned to Lin Yao and introduced him, "This is my father, this is my brother, and this one... I don't know him either, hehe."
Impressive! Lin Yao gave her a thumbs up in his mind, thinking that Vivienne was really a formidable character. She acted so casually in this situation, and her demeanor clearly showed that she was in complete control.
"Hello, Uncle! Hello, Big Brother!" Lin Yao greeted them with standard greetings, not forgetting Fei Wenni's instructions, and then turned to the chubby Wei Ge on the other side, "Hello!"
"Fei Jun!" Wei Ge sat up straight on the sofa, his belly protruding even more, his tone accusing.
"Ah!" Fei Wenni's brother Fei Jun was obviously stunned. He had planned this blind date himself, and of course, he had obtained his father's consent beforehand.
Liu Weiyi is the deputy general manager of Fei Jun's company and directly manages him. Last time, Fei Wenni went to the company to find Fei Jun by chance, which amazed Deputy General Manager Liu. As a result, he took care of her at work, which led to this blind date.
Liu Weiyi's father was a deputy director-level official. Although his unit was the seemingly unimpressive Department of Agriculture, and his job was merely a department head within the Department of Agriculture, he still wielded real power. In Beijing, any unit was highly coveted; the economic situation of the local area had nothing to do with the capital.
Fei Xiangde, the father, was very satisfied with Liu Weiyi's family background and job. With a powerful family and a good position and income, Liu Weiyi was a perfect son-in-law in the eyes of Fei Jun and his father. So they agreed to arrange this blind date and even specially chose their home as the location to show the importance of the occasion.
Now that Vivienne has brought a real boyfriend home to meet her parents, the two fathers and sons are caught off guard and are busy thinking of a solution amidst their embarrassment.
Fei Jun got up from his sofa and sat between his father Fei Xiangde and Liu Weiyi, whispering to comfort him, "Brother Wei, what does it matter if you're boyfriend or girlfriend these days? In our family, my dad is the one who calls the shots. I guarantee my dad doesn't know anything about what happened today. Just wait and see him step up."
He paused, then added, "Brother Wei, you have to stay calm. My sister is very beautiful and has a high opinion of herself. There's at least a reinforced company of men pursuing her. Your qualities are far superior to this pretty boy's. Don't lose your composure. If you offend my sister, even my dad won't be able to speak up for you."
Liu Weiyi listened to Fei Jun's explanation with a frown, and as he listened, he felt that it made sense. He glanced up at the stunningly beautiful Fei Wenni and felt even more itchy. He thought that Fei Wenni was even more beautiful and alluring than when he saw her at the company last time. So he accepted Fei Jun's suggestion, thinking to himself that even if you get married these days, you are not necessarily reliable, let alone the other party. They are only dating and their parents have not even met yet.
There's still a chance! Liu Yiwei secretly cheered himself up, straightened his chest and tucked in his stomach, raised his neck, and exuded what he considered to be an aura of dominance, hoping to attract the attention of the beautiful woman in question.
Madam Fei accepted the two bottles of Wuliangye liquor, two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes, and several boxes of health supplements from Lin Yao, repeatedly saying "please don't be so polite," before leading everyone to the table for dinner.
During the meal, everyone ignored Lin Yao's identity as his boyfriend, as if they hadn't heard Fei Wenni's introduction at all, and kept probing into his family background, keeping Lin Yao somewhat busy dealing with it.
He described his father as a vice-ministerial level official and his mother as a department-level official, but both held local positions, so it was not appropriate to mention their names directly. He then described how he started his own company in Beijing, how he was destined for great things, how many influential people he knew, and how his future career would be so successful that it would be breathtaking.
Lin Yao poured out his words, leaving everyone at the table stunned. Of course, they didn't believe him, but Lin Yao's confidence, the firmness in his tone, and his powerful arrogance turned their doubts into uncertainty, so they decided to listen to Lin Yao continue.
"Mr. Lin, may I ask where your company is located? So I can visit you in the future." Liu Weiyi was very polite and friendly, but Lin Yao still caught a glimpse of a sharp glint in his eyes amidst the cold.
Thank you, thank you! Lin Yao was very grateful to Liu Weiyi. He could finally change the subject. He was embarrassed by Fang's boasting just now.
Before coming, Lin Yao thought that Vivienne's parents and brother would never believe those stories because they were too far-fetched. Lin Yao himself was embarrassed to say it, feeling that it was even more exaggerated than the storyteller's.
After the practical exercise, Lin Yao still accepted the family's superficial nature. He thought to himself, "So there really are such vain and brainless people in the world. Is it because I have such high moral character? My domineering aura has frozen their thinking?"
After a while, Lin Yao himself felt he couldn't keep going. Liu Weiyi's topic gave him a way out, and it would be better to talk about something else.
"We've just started our business, so I need to focus my funds on expanding the market. Acquiring real estate is not our goal at this stage. Even if real estate appreciates rapidly, it won't amount to a fraction of the profits we can make from expanding our business." Lin Yao raised his right arm again, like a general. "However, a good storefront is also important, so for now I've only rented an entire floor of the Huitong Building, the 18th floor. 188, good luck, good luck, haha."
The poor performance attracted two pairs of eager eyes, one from parents Fei Xiangde and the other from Fei Jun. Fei's mother was busy serving food to everyone.
Liu Weiyi didn't object because Lin Yao was so confident and clearly stated the exact company address—the Huitong Building, a super high-end office building in Beijing—since he wasn't familiar with the company there.
Vivienne served Lin Yao food in a very ladylike manner, which made Liu Weiyi secretly envious, and his gaze toward Lin Yao became increasingly unfriendly.
Although Lin Yao spoke casually, as if it were true, Liu Weiyi, who had been testing him with skepticism, found many suspicious points and figured it would be easy to verify after leaving the Fei family.
Liu Weiyi started the conversation by talking about astronomy, geography, history, music, and other topics, hoping to use his extensive knowledge to defeat Lin Yao, but little did he know that Lin Yao was good at these areas.
Lin Yao's long-term isolation from society has made him quite knowledgeable about these things, but he is clueless about real-world matters. If Liu Weiyi were to ask him in a vulgar way about cars, stocks, famous brands, or the life story of a prominent figure in the current political and economic world, Lin Yao would be completely clueless and unable to answer at all.
Lin Yao used to instinctively reject the real world and rarely learned about things in reality. He only immersed himself in his narrow world, which included astronomy, geography, history, and music. These were all things that Lin Yao loved.
The two sides went back and forth like this, and Liu Weiyi felt a little discouraged. He thought to himself that maybe what Lin Yao said was true. After all, a person's knowledge cannot be faked. In many aspects, he was even inferior to Lin Yao.
Fei Xiangde became increasingly happy, relying on his drinking capacity honed in the army, and frequently clinked glasses with his two prospective sons-in-law, Lin Yao and Liu Weiyi. In his view, Lin Yao's status was very high, and even if everything Lin Yao said was true, he might not be able to marry Fei Wenni, as the gap in status and economic strength between the two families was too great.