Rebirth: A Super Foodie and Her Cat Demon Husband

Chapter 294

As soon as Liu's mother asked the question, Liu Yuanyuan couldn't wait to say, "Mom, don't you think this is a good thing? Otherwise, after I graduate from college and haven't even had a relationship, you and Dad will start urging me to find a partner, get married, and have children. Wouldn't having him be like having a backup plan?"

Mother Liu rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Did I ask you? I was asking about Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang is much better than you in every way. How could she be so attracted to you? I'm afraid you're the one who's holding Xiao Tang back."

Liu Yuanyuan turned her head away, wanting to say something to her mother. Tang Ziji, however, reached out and patted her shoulder. Then, turning back, he smiled and nodded at her mother, saying, "Auntie, I don't want to lie to you. We really don't have much emotional foundation. And, as you said, Yuanyuan is still young. She's at a young age, and probably doesn't know anything about the situation. Getting engaged to him at this time is really taking advantage of me."

However, given the nature of my work, I probably wouldn't have many opportunities to interact with other women. Plus, my parents and elders had some misunderstandings about my personality, so I wanted to arrange this marriage as soon as possible. I also agreed to it to reassure my elders.

If Auntie really doesn't agree, that's fine. I'll convince my parents and grandfather. My parents agreed to Yuanyuan's marriage mainly because they have a good impression of her, and because she saved my grandfather's life. More importantly, my grandfather loves Yuanyuan so much. If it weren't for the Lu family, this might have been Yuanyuan's recognition as our Tang family's granddaughter.

So the choice is in your hands, uncle and aunt. But don't worry, we'll go to the manor first, and you can think about it carefully during this time. Then tell me your decision in the end."

Mother Liu opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say. After all, Tang Ziji was too honest. He didn't hide anything and expressed his thoughts and the Tang family's thoughts without any reservation. He even put the choice in the hands of her and her husband.

So how should he choose? She felt this was the best option for Liu Yuanyuan in every way, and most importantly, Yuanyuan was the Lu family's true daughter. This child marriage had already been arranged years earlier, and now that the Tang family was finalizing the marriage, he didn't seem to have any say in the matter.

And if I block this marriage, will others think that I rejected it because I want my own daughter to live a good life?

Tang Ziji and Liu's mother didn't say anything else, so they started the car and considerately lowered the partition between the driver's seat and the back seat to make it easier for Liu's father and mother to discuss things.

Seeing the partition down, Liu Yuanyuan whispered to Tang Ziji, "Why don't you just tell my parents that we both agreed to this marriage because of the ministry. Are they planning to force our marriage?"

Tang Ziji reached out and tapped Liu Yuanyuan's forehead while driving, smiling and saying, "Don't forget that the nature of our work and our department must be kept confidential. It's not easy for me to tell my uncle and aunt all this, after all, my parents don't know about this yet."

Liu Yuanyuan nodded, which was not wrong. However, her mother, who was sitting in the back row, looked at her father with a look of confusion.

Father Liu sighed, put his arm around Mother Liu, and said soothingly, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and this might not be a bad thing. And the fact that the Lu family agreed to it means Meichen isn't interested in this marriage either. And Yuanyuan has agreed now, and it even seems like she has a good relationship with this guy. Why don't we just agree to it? As for the future, whether it will work out or not is something we'll have to wait and see. This is just an engagement, not a formal clarification. If we decide he's not suitable, we can call it off."

"But what I'm worried about is that there are too many things going on in rich families like these. I'm afraid Yuanyuan is too naive and can be easily taken advantage of. And I'm afraid that we won't have much say in Yuanyuan's affairs in the future." Mother Liu said worriedly.

While stroking Mother Liu's back, Father Liu continued to soothe her, "You're just overthinking it. Don't you understand your own daughter? With Yuanyuan's personality, do you think he would just leave us alone?"

Mother Liu didn't answer immediately. After a while, she said, "But she is not our biological daughter after all."

"But after all, she has lived with us for 16 years. The most important thing is that when she had the car accident, she already knew that she was not our biological daughter, but she still chose to stay with us. So you have to believe in Yuanyuan.

The most important thing is that even if she's our own daughter, if she doesn't listen to us, no matter how much we say, it's useless. So just relax and trust her choice."

After hearing what Liu's father said, Liu's mother said nothing more. She simply closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks once again. Her heart was in turmoil. She couldn't describe her inner thoughts, but she felt as if someone had a firm grip on her heart, wanting to crush it to pieces. Her mind was in a state of chaos.

She resented Liu's father for not telling her such an important matter until the last minute. She was completely unprepared. She suddenly lost her daughter, and then she learned that she was even going to be engaged.

But he couldn't deny it all, because it was all true, which made him feel powerless. In fact, he didn't know how to face Liu Yuanyuan and Lu Meichen. One was the daughter he had raised for sixteen years, and the other was the daughter she had carried for ten months and endured hardships before giving birth.

She didn't want to give up on any of them, but she also knew that even if the children she raised were not her biological children, the feelings she had for them were deep.

Lu Meichen has been raised in the Lu family for 16 years and is a real little princess. She doesn't think she will willingly return to the Liu family and be with them. The Lu family should not easily give up the daughter they raised, just like she doesn't want to let go of Liu Yuanyuan.

This put her in a dilemma and she didn't know what to do.

Father Liu seemed to understand what Mother Liu was thinking. He spoke again and told Mother Liu about his conversation with the boss in the restaurant.

"So from the beginning to the end, we had no right to choose. The real choice lies in the hands of the two children. What we have to do is to silently support them and protect them no matter what they choose."