Chapter 354: – Total Defeat
"Lin Jin is really beautiful" Liu Shengqi's mom looked at Lin Jin with a smile. Although Lin Jin was completely lacking in spirit and her sitting posture was slouchy, his mom was still very satisfied when she saw Lin Jin's appearance and kept praising, "As expected of sister Wu’s daughter, you're as pretty as she was at your age."
"Really? I actually think so too. Lin Jin doesn’t take after her dad at all, she looks almost exactly like I did when I was young" Lin Jin’s mom said with a smile so wide she covered it with her hand, showing the proper etiquette of a lady.
But when she turned her head, she noticed that Lin Jin had already lowered her head and started playing games on her phone out of boredom. She tapped Lin Jin’s leg under the table, and when Lin Jin looked up, she gave her a sharp glare.
When Lin Jin saw this, she thought she had missed something and quickly nodded: "Right, right, right, you’re all correct."
Liu Shengqi rolled his eyes. It was clear to see that Lin Jin had no interest in him, but thinking about Lin Jin's mom, possibly his future mother in law, sitting across from him, he didn’t show any sign of disappointment. Instead, he wore a slight smile, back straight, and looked forward with a gentlemanly demeanor.
"My daughter hasn’t been well taught" her mom said helplessly to Liu Shengqi's mom.
The other was quite frank, believing the family didn't lack money but only lacked a grandson or granddaughter. If Liu Shengqi married a beautiful girl, her future grandchildren would surely be adorable so she didn't mind Lin Jin's rudeness and continued smiling: "Let’s order, we’ll treat today."
They called over the waiter and ordered a large portion of crispy grass carp, some hot pot ingredients, and a pitcher of fresh apple juice. Then, Lin Jin’s mom turned her attention back to Liu Shengqi.
This was the second time she had met Liu Shengqi and even though she hadn’t liked the big boy much at their first meeting, she found him increasingly pleasing this time. She always felt that while he looked a bit chubby, he had an honest face and didn’t look like someone with a bad temper. Judging by his face, he seemed like a family oriented man.
Although she didn’t know when she learned to read faces.
So, Lin Jin’s mom nodded in satisfaction and asked Liu Shengqi: "What have you been up to lately?"
When Liu Shengqi saw both his and Lin Jin’s mother turning their attention to him, he know this was his time to shine. He softly cleared his throat, smiled and said gently: "I’m planning to get an associate degree and then test to become a level one construction architect."
"That way, I’ll have a job no matter which construction company I go to. A level one construction architect certificate is basically a guaranteed meal ticket." After explaining, Liu Shengqi felt it wasn’t enough so he continued, "In about two and a half years, I’ll graduate from the associate program in college. Then, I plan to leave our small family company to go out and work. Once I've made enough money, I’ll come back to get married and give my other half a good life."
"By then, I’ll open a small store and peacefully take care of my wife."
Listen to your bullsh*t. Do you think I don’t know what type of person you are? Besides bragging, what else can you do?
Lin Jin, still looking down at her phone, rolled her eyes. She had never expected the Liu Shengqi who acted somewhat shy in front of her could be so eloquent in this situation.
But it made sense, considering he’d been thrust into society right after middle school, he must have learned human speech for humans and even ghost talk for ghosts.
Her mom was a bit confused but caught the general gist of it and felt convinced of her view of Liu Shengqi as a good family oriented man. She smiled and said "Good good good, isn’t it for family that men go out to work? Like my ex husband, he never cared for the family and even ended up gambling outside."
Lin Jin sighed, feeling like her mom was being played for a fool by Liu Shengqi.
“I also have work experience now and just need to deepen it with my studies at the associate level. After that, I’m sure companies will be competing to hire me when I go out for work. The first few years will definitely be busy, but once I’ve stabilized around twenty seven or twenty eight, I’ll consider marriage.” Liu Shengqi was very pleased with his own presentation and immediately showed off “I already have a level two construction architect’s certificate and I do quite well in our family’s construction business, although having my uncle there helps a bit.”
Hearing this, Lin Jin’s mom frowned slightly, feeling that this might not be that good.
She had thought he meant focusing on work for just a year or two. But according to what he just said, he planned to be out there focused on work for seven or eight years. Even if Lin Jin and Liu Shengqi were together, they could only get engaged, right? What if Liu Shengqi enjoyed his freedom too much and brought another girlfriend back home, wouldn’t Lin Jin have waited all that time for nothing?
Liu Shengqi instantly tensed up and gulped. He felt his mom pinching his thigh under the table. The pain nearly brought tears to his eyes, yet he dared not show any expression on his face.
"In this case, it's best to get engaged first, right?" his mom muttered as if to herself.
"Yes, yes, yes, if there's a girlfriend before going out to work, you definitely have to get engaged first!" Liu Shengqi hurriedly agreed.
Lin Jin looked up and glanced around. She suddenly sensed that the situation was not in her favor. Liu Shengqi's mom's gaze upon her was almost like looking at a daughter in law, and her own mom was eyeing Liu Shengqi as if he were already a son in law.
So it was time she took action!
“Didn’t you go to the movies with a woman last time?” Lin Jin put her phone down on the table. She leaned forward with her hands on the table and sat straight up with an air of authority, “I happened to be at the same showing as you. It seemed like you were quite close with that woman. Xiao Meng, was it?”
Liu Shengqi was stunned, staring blankly at Lin Jin, completely flustered.
“There was such a thing?” Liu Shengqi’s mom frowned and turned to her son, questioning, “Is that true?”
“No, she's just an online friend" Liu Shengqi hurriedly explained, hoping to regain some ground, “That day was the first time we met. We just watched a movie, nothing else happened.”
“You went to a movie with a woman you met for the first time? I was sitting right behind you that day and you two seemed pretty close.”
Lin Jin also wasn't just making wild accusations. When she was working part time that day, she had indeed gone to the screening room to watch a movie when she noticed there weren’t many customers. It just so happened to be the same showing Liu Shengqi was at and she saw him and that Xiao Meng girl cuddled up together.
Of course, it was possible that Lin Jin had got the wrong person. After all, the room was dimly lit so it was normal to get it wrong, right?
Lin Jin looked up at Liu Shengqi, snorted disdainfully and looked down at him with a haughty look.
Liu Shengqi’s eyes narrowed slightly. He had indeed gone to the movies that day with the girl named Xiao Meng, but he hadn’t done anything inappropriate. After all, he wasn't interested in her at all.
So, Lin Jin here was framing him?
He made up his mind to mount a decisive counterattack, but suddenly noticed Lin Jin's mom looking at him like he was a scumbag. His own mother also glared at him as if he was a disappointment.
It’s over, this was a total defeat…