When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 378

Chapter 378: Chapter 138: The Green Tea Female Side Character in a Period Novel (25)

’No wonder they kept showing up in her past life, even though they knew she had lost her mind. For them, it was an especially satisfying way to vent their hatred.’

Because of this, Chi Yun’er abandoned her plan to just coast by at work. She was going to roll up her sleeves and make a real go of it. ’If for no other reason, becoming a team lead in the Human Resources Department and personally rejecting a scumbag like Jiang Zishi for a position wouldn’t be half bad!’

Now that the floodgates were open, Mrs. Chi smiled and began chattering about everything that had happened over the past year or so.

Their lives as a couple followed a simple routine, just back and forth between two points. It was monotonous and dull, but because they were always thinking of their daughter, having her return to look forward to made the days fly by.

The trivial neighborhood gossip that occasionally reached their ears was simply dismissed with a smile.

"Honey," Mr. Chi said with an uneasy, placating smile as they neared home. "Dad only took a half-day off. I have a surgery at three this afternoon, so I can’t stay home with you."

Chi Yun’er chuckled and nodded. "It’s okay, Dad. Go on and get to work. I’m planning to stick around the house from now on, so the two of us will have plenty of time to see each other."

Mr. Chi had been prepared to make all sorts of concessions, as if surrendering in defeat. ’Was he really being let off this easily?’

However, when he exchanged a look with Mrs. Chi, he felt no sense of relief. Instead, a heart-wrenching pain washed over him.

Back home, Chi Yun’er’s room was just as she had left it, beautiful and exquisite in every detail. Perhaps because she was finally back in the most comfortable and safest of places, she ended up sleeping straight through to the next morning.

"Sweetheart, you’re up? Come and eat!" Mr. and Mrs. Chi bustled back and forth from the kitchen, carrying out plates of fried dough sticks and bowls of soy milk, steamed buns and spicy pepper soup, and even fried dough sticks with savory porridge.

It was as if they wanted to put every breakfast dish imaginable on the table.

"You were sleeping so soundly yesterday that I didn’t have the heart to wake you," Mrs. Chi said with a smile. "Your Aunt Jiang stopped by in the evening. She brought a bag of small watermelons, fresh from the fields, and some of your favorite snacks."

"Zishu is a decent kid, but he’s the second son and was thoroughly spoiled growing up. He’s not a suitable partner for you."

"But Yihua is another story," Mrs. Chi said, a grin spreading across her face. "That boy has been different since he was little. While other kids were still in elementary school, he was already skipping ahead to high school."

"If you two had been closer in age back then, no one else would have ever stood a chance!"

Chi Yun’er smiled. "We were all just kids back then. Who was thinking about that stuff?"

Mr. Chi pushed his glasses up his nose. "Yihua isn’t getting any younger, and Yun’er has reached the legal age for marriage. There’s no point in delaying things further. The two of them know each other inside and out."

"When Yihua gets back from Mongolia, let’s make it official for them."

Mrs. Chi agreed. "The path to happiness is never smooth. It’s like they say: fate brings people together from a thousand miles away, but without it, they’ll never meet, even standing face-to-face!"

"Mrs. Jiang asked my opinion just yesterday. She’s just waiting for you to say yes, and then they’ll send a matchmaker over."

Mr. Chi chuckled and looked at Chi Yun’er. "I’m getting old; I can’t meddle in my daughter’s business anymore. This is something she has to agree to. Otherwise, if our good intentions backfire again, who knows how long it’ll be before she disappears on us?"

Chi Yun’er took a big, crunchy bite of her fried dough stick. "Go on, keep making fun of me. We’ll see who regrets it when I end up a spinster."

Mr. and Mrs. Chi both laughed. They knew their daughter was secretly thrilled but just had to put up a tough front.

With Chi Yun’er’s approval, they felt relieved and began the formal proceedings with the Jiang Family.

Jiang Yihua had already called home to explain the situation. The Jiang Family had watched Chi Yun’er grow up; they knew that aside from being a little pampered, she was a wonderful girl with no real faults.

When other families discussed such matters with future in-laws, it was like a haggling session, with one side trying to demand more and the other trying to give less.

But with them, it was the complete opposite. One family was so delighted with their future daughter-in-law that they were exceedingly generous. The other doted on their only child, wasn’t particular about the betrothal gift, and announced that it would all go to their daughter, for whom they were also preparing a lavish dowry...

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