Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

Even Xu Su didn't know when he had prepared these things.

Actually, Xu Su was used to Zhou Mochen giving her expensive and unusual gifts; what moved her now was his genuine sincerity.

Zhou Mochen was willing to go to great lengths for her family, and now he was acting like a junior in front of her uncle, patiently agreeing with their conversation, chatting about irrelevant farm matters, and he could still look very serious.

Maintaining a humble and polite attitude towards Uncle Xu Su was not difficult for Zhou Mochen. What was difficult was that he had to respond to his two uncles' conversations naturally and fluently.

Xu Su's two uncles were both genuine farmers, and their Mandarin was not even very standard. Their conversations revolved around their two acres of land. Apart from talking about Xu Su's childhood anecdotes, they had absolutely nothing in common with Zhou, the young master of a wealthy family who was out of touch with reality.

As the conversation progressed, the topic gradually shifted to Zhou Mochen himself.

As elders who watched Xu Su grow up, Xu's eldest uncle and youngest uncle were more like her father than her biological father, Xu Weiping.

After another drink, Uncle Xu couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at the young man next to him and tentatively asked, "I wonder what you do for a living, Xiao Chen?"

Uncle Xu also looked over at the question.

Before meeting her, they actually believed their sister's words, thinking that their niece had found a local thug who would chop off his own father's finger at the slightest disagreement. But now they have completely dispelled that idea.

After all, they'd seen all sorts of local thugs before. What local thug looked like this? His demeanor was even more convincing than those royal nobles portrayed on TV.

Xu Su, who was standing to the side, also turned her head, curious about how he would introduce himself.

Under the watchful eyes of three people, Zhou Mochen refilled Uncle Xu's wine glass while casually replying, "Currently, it's considered a house specifically built for this purpose."

Xu Su: "..."

What the hell is this house-building nonsense?

Uncle Xu thought he was a contractor and was a little surprised: "You look so clean and tidy, you actually work on a construction site? Working on a construction site is good, you can earn a lot."

Zhou Mochen paused, then explained, "I don't do it myself; there are people doing the work below."

"Oh..." Uncle Xu nodded thoughtfully. "He really is a contractor."

As Xu Su listened to the men chatting about nonsensical things, she was about to burst out laughing when her aunt patted her shoulder. "Su Su, come here, come to the kitchen and give your aunt a hand."

This was clearly a question he wanted to ask her. Xu Su nodded, and as soon as she stood up, her wrist was grabbed. Zhou Mochen looked over.

He was wearing a loose gray short-sleeved T-shirt with a shallow V-neck that just revealed a bit of his collarbone. When he looked at me from the side, his shoulders were straight and his neck was long, and his eyes were questioning.

He gives off the vibe of a clingy, overly affectionate boy...

Xu Su paused for a second, feeling a little embarrassed to be so close to him in front of her family. She gently pulled her hand away from his and said, "I'm done eating. Go talk to my grandma and the others. You stay here and have a drink with my two uncles."

Zhou Mochen frowned and nodded slightly.

Only Xu Su could understand the wronged look on her face, and she remained silent.

Back at her house, I was hoping we could be inseparable like we were in Beijing... How could that be?

Xu Su was pulled by her aunt to the backyard, leaving Zhou Mochen alone at the table to drink and answer questions from his two uncles.

Xu Su wasn't much better off.

Grandma Xu and her two aunts organized a joint trial.

From when they met, to their age difference, where the other was from, what their family did, what they did, and what they did, to what exactly happened to Xu Weiping's fingers, one question after another came to mind.

Xu Su had been mentally prepared for these problems beforehand, but she was still a bit troubled by them. She paused and then confessed, avoiding the main issue: "I met him a couple of years ago. He's five years older than me, from Beijing, and his family is in business. His current job is to oversee the construction of houses by his subordinates."

"Look at his car, it's not cheap, and look at all the gifts he brought," his aunt asked. "Is Xiao Chen's family quite wealthy?"

Xu Su nodded and said, "It seems so."

"Even if we have money, we shouldn't be spineless. We can't just spend a man's money, you hear me?"

Grandma Xu held Xu Su's hand and slowly instructed, "If your college tuition is not enough, Grandma has some money. Don't ask him directly for money to go to school, Su Su. You are still young and have a long future ahead of you. Don't tie yourself to a man so early."

My aunt also said, "Yes, your grandma is right. It's okay to date, but if you take gifts from someone, it will be difficult to break up later."

These words were genuinely for her benefit. Xu Su was both touched and unsure how to express her feelings to them, so she could only nod hesitantly in agreement.

In fact, putting aside the still unseen university tuition fees, the birthday gifts Zhou Mochen has given her over the past two years have all been worth at least seven figures…

The jade lock she's wearing around her neck right now is the eighteenth birthday gift Zhou Mochen gave her.

Seeing that she agreed, Grandma Xu asked again, "Your mother said you didn't come home after the college entrance exam. Did you two live together?"

"Hmm..." This couldn't be hidden at all, and Xu Su nodded straightforwardly: "We're living together now."

They were all experienced people, and they understood the true meaning of living together. Grandma Xu remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

My aunt said, "You still have to go to university, so be careful and don't get pregnant."

"No, that won't happen." Xu Su blushed deeply.

She was embarrassed to talk about these topics with her elders.

Seeing her like this, her aunt didn't say anything more, and somehow the conversation returned to Shen Chen, who had appeared at last year's banquet.

"Speaking of which, we all thought the boyfriend you brought back today would be that young man who got into a fight last year."

Xu Su explained the relationship between Shen Chen and Zhou Mochen, and said, "He just stood up for me because I was being bullied, out of consideration for my boyfriend."

Grandma Xu asked, "Tingting said that person's family has a very powerful background, is that true?"

"I heard those guys who got into the fight are really in big trouble now," my aunt said mysteriously. "This incident caused quite a stir last year, and it's all over town. Even when I go to the market to buy groceries, acquaintances keep asking me about it."

"The rumors are terrifying. Some say it's some high-ranking official in Beijing, others say it's a triad boss. They say he's close to your boyfriend, so does that mean your boyfriend is also..."

Xu Su smiled awkwardly: "They're not mafia bosses. Their family seems to have some power in Beijing, but it's not that exaggerated."

She couldn't say any more. Xu Su shook her grandmother's hand coquettishly: "I don't know the specifics. I've never been to Beijing. Actually, the people there are very nice. Look at my boyfriend, isn't he very polite? He's not as scary as the rumors say."