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"Female," Song Rushi said decisively, not giving her mother a chance to interject, "It's that friend who drove me home last time, Lu Feiyan. I'm planning to start a business with her!"
She did feel guilty towards her parents, so she couldn't give her mother any leverage; otherwise, she would have to comply. Could she really confront her mother?
Mother Song said with a hint of regret, "I see..."
"Ha~~" Song Rushi felt relieved after getting past that hurdle, but continuing like this wasn't sustainable. What could she do about it?
She drove to Lu Feiyan's apartment and felt that the woman was overly enthusiastic when she was greeted by Lu Feiyan, but there was nothing wrong with that.
"What's wrong? You look so pale," Lu Feiyan asked. She was no longer staying at her sister's place but had rented an apartment outside. She couldn't stand Ding Dapeng; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to puncture Jiang Yizhou's tire. In her view, all men were the same, especially after failing to puncture the tire.
"It's the same as always. My mother is eager for me to get married and keeps signing me up for matchmaking events, but my situation... well, do you have any new ideas?" Song Rushi explained with a frown.
Lu Feiyan welcomed Song Rushi inside. The apartment she rented was small, with two bedrooms and a living room, suitable for a family of three. Sometimes, Song Rushi would stay over.
"I think we can collaborate with a newspaper. Based on their resources and my expertise, we can start a news website. This seems like a feasible approach..." Lu Feiyan spoke confidently. She had many good ideas, but reality was harsh; many plans failed before they even began.
For example, they couldn't find anyone they knew, like an editor of a publication or someone influential in the industry.
The two spent an afternoon sipping tea without making any progress. After all, their connections were all in the United States. Lu Feiyan was unwilling to leverage Ding Dapeng's connections, while Song Rushi wanted to start independently, even though the initial funding came from Jiang Yizhou.
"By the way, what did you say when you first walked in?" Lu Feiyan suddenly asked after they had debated and dismissed one idea after another.
"What?" Song Rushi was taken aback. Seeing Lu Feiyan's serious expression made her think for a moment and then say, "It was about my mom urging me to get married and constantly signing me up for matchmaking events..."
"That's it!" Lu Feiyan exclaimed excitedly. "Let's start an online dating website together!"
Song Rushi pondered this; the idea seemed viable. However, starting such an online dating site herself felt somewhat ironic.
Then Lu Feiyan began writing in her notebook. "I'll call it Lily Network!"
……
“Lily Network? It seems quite suitable for you!” Jiang Yizhou found it somewhat amusing.
The direction of making friends is indeed quite good; in the future, many internet users entering Internet will be looking for friendships. Various bbs and Chat Rooms are filled with people driven by either pure or sordid desires for companionship.
However, in this day and age, is it too early to have a dating and friendship website like this, especially one called “Lily Network”? I hope it can operate smoothly.
Listening to the girl share her experiences, he quietly listened, occasionally teasing Song Rushi to lighten the mood.
After hanging up the phone with a smile, Jiang Yizhou suddenly remembered that he hadn’t actively contacted his official girlfriend Ding Zhengnan in a long time; it was already early August.
Although he wanted to be honest, Jiang Yizhou still didn’t have the courage to tell Ding Zhengnan directly and was even too timid to make the call.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yizhou looked out at the night view and dialed Ding Zhengnan’s number.
“Hello…”
Ding Zhengnan sounded somewhat unhappy because her boyfriend’s parents had arrived in the capital, and he hadn’t informed her; he only let someone from his company handle it.
Right now, she was sitting on the sofa in their new home chatting with her boyfriend’s mother, Gao Qingzhen.
“Auntie, I’ll take a call,” Ding Zhengnan felt her phone vibrate and immediately apologized before answering. Her eyes lit up instantly, “It’s Yi Zhou calling!”
Gao Qingzhen, surprised by this sudden call from her son’s girlfriend, had some questions but didn’t confirm immediately since her son was busy with work and due to the time difference; it was still early morning in San Francisco.
“Hello, Yi Zhou, I’m with Aunt Gao, your parents are here!” Ding Zhengnan didn’t lower her voice. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to the capital too? And why haven’t you contacted me for so long…”
At this moment, Jiang Yizhou understood that he was truly getting deeper into this situation. Knowing the parents made things even more complicated; perhaps this is reality?
Society, society, he increasingly understood the meaning of this phrase: humans are social animals, composed of themselves and how others perceive them in society.
Emotions, especially those that are public, are naturally not just a matter between two people. The more people who recognize this relationship, the greater the cost of ending it, especially if it is due to one's own fault. Of course, if one has no shame, then anything goes.
"Is my mom also there?" The shocked Jiang Yizhou asked for confirmation. After receiving an affirmative answer, he found it impossible to have any private conversation with his girlfriend in front of his mother and simply asked his girlfriend to hand the phone over to her.
"Son, is this girl really your girlfriend?" Gao Qingzhen lowered her voice and occasionally turned back to smile at the girl sitting beside her. She still wanted to hear her son confirm it himself.
"Yes, we've known each other for over a year. She's all mine!" Jiang Yizhou naturally spoke the truth.
"That's good, that's good. I think the girl seems quite nice, just a few years older than you and a bit thinner," Gao Qingzhen began to strategize for her son now that she knew this was his girlfriend.
"Mom, this isn't about picking pork; what does it matter if she's thin or fat? Besides, I have my own ideas about this. You don't need to nitpick; her conditions are not worse than ours!" Jiang Yizhou knew his mother would say such things; perhaps all mothers-in-law are the same?
Mother Jiang had nothing much to say. She had already asked everything when chatting with Ding Zhengnan and was generally quite satisfied. "You're such a closed book; you've been busy working abroad and haven't called home. Even this girl has complained to me!"
"Mom, isn't it just taking advantage of being young to work hard on my career? But I promise I'll spend most of my time in Beijing next year!" Jiang Yizhou had already planned this out; being unfamiliar with life abroad made it difficult for him as a foreigner to achieve much.
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