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Chapter 99: You can't educate me for years, can you?
"Will these flowers survive?"

Meng Bai squatted by the flower bed, digging and digging with a small rake.

"I don't know." Su Xintang squatted down beside him and handed him a flower seedling.

These seedlings were dug up by Su Xintang and Yu Xuanchen on the mountain of Purple Lotus Divine Island during their trip to Hegu. The purpose of digging up the flowers was not to grow any spiritual herbs on Earth, but simply to give to Meng Bai's mother, Lü Xiu.

When Meng Bai was filming a video in Taiwan, he mentioned that his mother liked to plant flowers, but every flower she planted died. Su Xintang took this to heart and made it a matter to be dealt with.

That's why these flowers aren't rare or precious varieties; they're just some hardy, beautiful wildflowers.

“If this doesn’t grow, my mom will be furious,” Meng Bai suddenly said with a laugh.

"If one variety doesn't survive, we can try another batch; there will always be varieties that can survive."

"Hahaha, do you know what it means to have your Dao Heart shattered?" Meng Bai said, picking up another seedling and planting it. By the time the flowers were planted, it was almost dark.

Lü Xiu prepared a table full of dishes for the two of them.

Meng's father, Meng Xi, even took out some wine and asked Meng Bai to drink with him.

To be honest, Meng Bai originally thought his parents would pester Su Xintang with questions about his household registration at the dinner table.

There was no result. They simply asked a few questions about Su Xintang's family situation, and then told her to eat more vegetables.

Furthermore, the scene that Meng Bai had originally imagined—with all his aunts and uncles coming to watch—did not occur.

Meng Bai's parents didn't even tell anyone that he had brought his girlfriend home. Even if someone saw her, they lied and said that Su Xintang was Meng Bai's classmate who came over to hang out and left that night.

This strange behavior left Meng Bai, who was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool air after finishing his meal, completely puzzled.

"Xia went back to her room?" Meng Xi pulled up a small chair and sat down next to Meng Bai.

"She said she was tired and wanted to sleep for a while." Meng Bai nodded. In reality, Su Xintang went to meditate. They had just updated the third episode of "Returning Home to Cultivate Immortality".

"Where do you plan to develop your careers in the future?" Meng Xi exhaled a long puff of smoke. The work in the fields had tanned him dark, creating a stark contrast with Meng Bai beside him.

"Are you worried about me going to Taiwan?" Meng Bai asked with a smile.

“It’s not that I’m worried about that…” Meng Xi shook her head.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be developing in Shenzhen. As we were talking about at dinner, we've started a small business there and are also doing some social media."

In reality, given the nature of their work, they could be traveling all over the country or even the world. Saying they'd settle in Shenzhen was simply to put their parents' minds at ease.

The conversation between the father and son began abruptly and ended abruptly as well.

The two of them rarely chatted. When Meng Bai communicated with his family, he mostly spoke with his mother.

People are strange like that. No matter how eloquent Meng Bai was outside, when he returned home and faced his family, he still couldn't have a proper conversation.

Fortunately, they had gotten used to it. The father and son leaned back in their chairs, watching the sky gradually darken.

As he looked around, Meng Xi took the last puff of his cigarette, threw it on the ground and stomped it out, then asked, "Are houses expensive in Shenzhen?"

"It costs at least tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, per square meter," Meng Bai replied, continuing the conversation.

"Then the down payment must be one or two million, and how much will the monthly payment be?"

"The monthly mortgage payment is also ten or twenty thousand or thirty or forty thousand? I haven't calculated it." Meng Bai really hadn't calculated it. He didn't think he could afford a house in Shenzhen before, but now he could.

Thinking of this, Meng Bai jokingly asked, "What, are you going to pay the down payment for me?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Xi lit another cigarette, took a few puffs, rubbed his left eye which was stinging from the smoke, and remained silent.

Meng Bai's joking mood vanished instantly. This is what family is like; you might think you're joking, but they really take it to heart.

Especially at this juncture, and particularly in Jiangxi, when I bring my girlfriend back home, my parents will inevitably have to consider the bride price and the house.

Perhaps, in the couple's minds, they thought they were being hinted at something?

Thinking of this, Meng Bai quickly said, "I was just joking. I'll definitely buy the house myself. You don't need to worry about it. I'll definitely be able to afford it in a few years."

He was being conservative; in just a few years, once he'd calculated the profits next month, he'd be able to buy it outright. A year-round care package costs two or three million, and even then, demand exceeds supply. But he couldn't tell his parents this, because they wouldn't understand this kind of business. Explaining it would be troublesome, and they might not even be able to explain it clearly.

It's better not to explain; they'll naturally accept it in a few years.

Meng Xi lit another cigarette and said, "Once a person's standards are set too high, it becomes difficult for them to look down on others."

"So what?" Meng Bai asked, puzzled.

"Now that you've found a girlfriend like this, will you ever be able to find someone worse than her in the future?"

Why should I consider this?

"People are very realistic. Dating is one thing, but when it comes to marriage, they want to see money and a house. My family does have some money."

If it's really for something as important as buying a house, your mother and I will support you; we earn money specifically for you. However, there are some things you need to be mentally prepared for beforehand.

"What kind of mental preparation?" Meng Bai was getting more and more confused.

"What if, I mean, what if Xia breaks up with you someday..."

Goodness, Meng Bai finally understood. He chuckled and said, "Oh~~~ I get it now. That explains why you guys were acting so strangely. Did you think she was a con artist trying to scam me out of the bride price?"

Such incidents have indeed occurred in Meng Bai's hometown, and more than once.

They took hundreds of thousands of yuan in betrothal gifts and then went back on their word, refusing to get married or return the money, making a very ugly scene.

Seeing that things were out in the open, Meng Xi stopped hiding them and continued, "There are some things that your mother originally wanted to tell you, but she couldn't bear to see you sad, so she asked me, your father, to tell you."

That Xia, she's really getting prettier and prettier the more you look at her. Your mother and I have never seen anyone so beautiful in all our lives..."

"..." Meng Bai clicked his tongue, unsure how to answer.

“We’re not worried about the money. We don’t have much money in total. Even if we lose it all, it’s not a big deal. Your mother and I are worried about you. We’re worried that you’ll develop a mental problem and become self-destructive.”

We've seen this all the time. For any pretty girl, there are countless people trying to get close to her. Someone like Xia, you can imagine how many people are pursuing her.

How many of them are wealthy and powerful? Given our circumstances and your current strength, you really need to be prepared for this.” Meng Xi said, his face full of pain.

Some of the words were less about hurting Meng Bai and more about stabbing him, the father, in the heart.

During the meal, he drank quite a bit of alcohol. Under the influence of the alcohol, he lit another cigarette at this point in the story, and his voice choked up: "Son, let me tell you, if that day really comes, it won't be your fault."

It's my fault, it's my incompetence. I couldn't become an official or a boss like other people's parents. You are excellent, I've never told you that, but in my heart, you are excellent!

Looking around, I didn't see anyone else's son who had earned 100,000 yuan online while still in college... I... you... you..."

At this point, Meng Xi couldn't continue, and the hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly.

He waved his hand and walked into the house.

Meng Bai sat in the chair, watching his father's back, speechless.

He felt his parents were acting strangely.

But I can also understand their thoughts and feel their love.

If someone wasn't extremely worried, who would want to say something so discouraging on the very first day they brought their girlfriend home?
Are they afraid of being scammed?
No, they were afraid that their son, after struggling for decades in Shenzhen to finally afford a house to marry Xia Tang, would only have the equivalent of the cost of someone else's dinner for Xia Tang.

Su Xintang, who was in the room, opened her eyes at that moment and said in a voice, "Why don't you refute me?"

"What's there to argue about? Time will tell. In a few years, I won't be able to experience this kind of fatherly love anymore. They can't educate me for many more years, so I have to cherish the days when I still have my parents to educate me." Meng Bai laughed.

If life could be extended indefinitely, then everything in these few short decades on earth would be precious to him.

Upon hearing this, Su Xintang's resentment suddenly vanished.

She laughed and said, "In the heavens of He Gu, even the daughters of the righteous gods would fawn over you. How come it's here on Earth that everyone thinks I'd dump you?"
"That's what netizens were saying about Gu Jiang and Bu Jie before, and now even your parents are saying it."

"It's normal, there's nothing to analyze. After they fall asleep, we'll give them the pills we brought, then we'll get ready to return to Hegu tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)