Oh my god! Why is the boss such a clingy person?

After the clock struck midnight, Zhou Cheng received Su Qingyan's video invitation on time. He glanced at his parents who were watching the Spring Festival Gala, turned off the camera, connected the video, and then quickly turned off the speaker.

Su Qingyan's face with a big smile appeared on the screen, his mouth opening and closing, probably saying Happy New Year.

Zhou Cheng raised the phone to his ear and walked back to his room.

"Zhou Cheng, why did you turn off the camera?"

"I was with my parents just now." After closing the door, Zhou Cheng turned on the camera again.

"I'm with my parents too."

Su Qingyan turned the camera, and Zhou Cheng saw the family sitting on chairs on the terrace, with fireworks being set off in the yard in front.

Su Qingyan's mother waved at the camera. Zhou Cheng was a little at a loss and said awkwardly, "Happy New Year, Auntie."

"Mom, Zhou Cheng has come to wish us a happy new year, aren't you going to give him a red envelope?" Su Qingyan turned the phone towards herself again.

"No, no..." Zhou Cheng felt even more embarrassed when he heard Su Qingyan say that.

After a while, Su Qingyan really sent a red envelope of 9999.

"Zhou Cheng, hurry up and take it. This is the New Year's money my mom gave you."

"I'm so old, but I still receive New Year's money..." Although Zhou Cheng said this, he felt warm in his heart, as if the people over there on the screen were really celebrating the New Year.

"The rules in my family are that no matter how old you are, you are still considered a child." Seeing that Zhou Cheng didn't accept it, Su Qingyan urged him again, "It's a good start. I haven't received it yet..."

"Have you thought about wishing us a happy new year?"

Zhou Cheng heard the voice of Su Qingyan's father coming from the other side again.

"Hang up now, Happy New Year." Zhou Cheng said quickly. After clicking to receive, Su Qingyan hung up the video.

As soon as the picture was interrupted, Zhou Cheng returned to reality. The smile froze on his face and then slowly disappeared. He sat on the bed for a long time before he stood up and walked out.

The first sun of the New Year rose amid the sound of firecrackers. Zhou Cheng got up early, and his parents got up even earlier. His mother had already finished breakfast and was cleaning up. Zhou Cheng sat at the dining table and started to eat the breakfast left for him. After finishing it quickly, he went to help his mother clean up the dishes, as if this was just an ordinary day, and no one said a happy new year.

"Mingming, a relative will be coming to our house soon, go change your clothes." Mother Zhou said to Zhou Cheng after wiping the water droplets beside the sink.

"Change clothes?" Zhou Cheng looked down and realized that he was not wearing pajamas, so why would he need to change clothes?

"Change into something more lively. I'll give you some advice." With that, Mother Zhou and Zhou Cheng walked into his room together.

Zhou Cheng looked at his mother with a puzzled look on his face as she took out a shirt and trousers.

"Wear this." Mother Zhou had no intention of going out.

"I...Mom, you should go out for a while..."

Mother Zhou was a little puzzled to see Zhou Cheng being so shy.

"I'm your mother, why are you shy?"

"No...but it's better to go out for a while." Zhou Cheng's tone was not firm, but his actions were firm.

After Zhou's mother left, he leaned against the door, quickly changed his clothes, then opened the door and walked out.

"My son is so handsome." Mother Zhou looked at Zhou Cheng with satisfaction.

After a while Zhou Cheng knew why his mother asked him to change his clothes.

The visitor was not a relative at all, but a matchmaker who was introducing someone to a date.

Zhou Cheng pursed his lips and sat upright on the sofa. Next to him sat a gentle-looking girl who didn't say much but kept secretly glancing at Zhou Cheng.

"Ming—" Mother Zhou just started to speak when she saw Zhou Cheng looking up at her with anger in his eyes. "Zhou Cheng is in Mincheng, busy with work, and hasn't been home for the New Year for several years. What does Xiaowen do?"

"I just graduated and am preparing for the civil service exam." Xiaowen replied to Mother Zhou with a smile.

"It's good to pass the civil service exam. The job is stable and not tiring, and I have time to take care of the family." Mother Zhou nodded.

"Xiao Wen is thoughtful and deft, and she likes to research and make delicious food every day. This is the dessert she made specially yesterday. You can try it." The aunt who brought Xiao Wen here kept praising her.

Xiaowen distributed the exquisite pastries to Zhou Cheng's parents, and finally took a piece and handed it to Zhou Cheng who was standing next to her.

"Brother Zhou Cheng, try it. It's filled with taro paste."

"I'm allergic to taro paste." Zhou Cheng didn't answer it.

"Oh, you're a grown up already. You don't have any allergies. Just eat more and the allergy will go away." Mother Zhou said angrily.

Zhou Cheng ignored his mother and continued to concentrate on studying the pot of asparagus fern on the coffee table. Xiaowen put the snacks back into the box with some embarrassment.

"We are here and the young people can't let go, why don't you go out and watch a movie?"

The aunt's face was all smiles. She was really 100% satisfied with Zhou Cheng. He was a doctor in one of the top three hospitals in Mincheng, had a house and a car, and was so handsome. It would be hard to meet him again if this opportunity was missed.

Zhou Cheng really didn't expect that he would be arranged to go on a blind date on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and without his knowledge. The anger in his heart could explode at any time.

"Zhou Cheng, talk to the girl." Father Zhou frowned.

Zhou Cheng bit his back teeth, then turned to ask Xiaowen.

"Which school did you graduate from? Undergraduate or graduate school?"

Xiaowen was stunned by the question and stammered out the name of a school.

"How many points did you get in the college entrance examination?" Zhou Cheng asked again.

"Forget...forgot." Xiaowen didn't know why Zhou Cheng asked these questions and felt a little offended.

"Which civil service exam do you want to take?" Zhou Cheng was still aggressive.

"I haven't thought about it yet..." Xiaowen was frightened by his tone.

"Do you have any plans for your future?"

"Just... take care of my husband and children." Xiaowen looked at her aunt for help.

Zhou Cheng snorted and said to his aunt.

"I'm sorry, we have different views. There's no need to continue."

"Zhou Cheng, don't be ungrateful!" Father Zhou slammed the table and stood up.

Zhou Cheng clenched his fists and said nothing.

"Old Zhou, it's New Year's Day..." Mother Zhou tugged at the corner of Father Zhou's clothes.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting out of control, the aunt dragged Xiaowen away. Mother Zhou sent them to the door, closed the door, and looked at the father and son who were in a tense situation in the living room.

"Why are you so arrogant? Do you really take yourself seriously? I'm an adult now, and I don't want to date or get married. I don't want to be criticized every day!"

Zhou Cheng also stood up.

"Whether I get married or not is my personal matter. Should I listen to you and marry someone who graduated from a fake university, is unemployed and only knows how to wash clothes and cook? A housekeeper can do all these things."

"Can the housekeeper give birth to a child for you?"

"Old Zhou..." Mother Zhou's heart tightened when she heard what he said without thinking.

"If you like children, go to an orphanage to adopt one." Zhou Cheng looked at the furious father, his tone still calm.

"you……"

"Mingming, you can't talk to your dad like that. How can you not get married and have children?" When Zhou's mother noticed that Zhou's father was about to walk towards Zhou Cheng, she held him back.

Father Zhou was furious and pushed Mother Zhou away, but he failed to control his strength and threw her onto the sofa.

"Don't touch my mother." Zhou Cheng walked over and helped up his mother who was lying on the sofa.

"You are pretending to be filial now." Father Zhou looked down at Zhou Cheng.

"Does it mean I'm unfilial if I don't get married and have children?" Zhou Cheng stood up again and looked into his father's eyes.

"Yes." Father Zhou got even angrier when he saw Zhou Cheng's unconvinced face.

Zhou Cheng felt that there was no point in saying anything now and just wanted to leave this suffocating home as soon as possible.

"Come back here!" When Zhou's father saw that he was about to leave, he picked up the ashtray on the coffee table and threw it at him.

Zhou Cheng felt a sharp pain in his back and his face turned pale instantly.

"Old Zhou! Why did you hit him when he was fine?" Mother Zhou saw Zhou Cheng sweating profusely from the pain and walked over to see what was happening with concern.

"I'm fine." Zhou Cheng avoided his mother.

"Go and apologize to the girl, don't pretend here." After saying this, Mr. Zhou turned away.