Chu Xiyue had watched this episode, but not this particular segment; it's possible that this part was cut from the online version.
She didn't expect that her words would also be recorded.
The editing of the show is quite skillful. What was originally a perfectly normal sentence was suddenly shrouded in a yellowish hue after the show's editing was done.
If she weren't the person involved, she would have thought they were talking about something forbidden.
Chu Xiyue sensed Shang Wanwan's suspicious, hesitant gaze and said, "It's not what you think."
Shang Wanwan nodded. "I can understand you young people."
Chu Xiyue:...
To protect her reputation, Chu Xiyue explained the whole story to Shang Wanwan from beginning to end.
Shang Wanwan was abroad before and only returned to China in the past week. She was unaware of all the events that had transpired in the entertainment industry during that time.
After hearing Chu Xiyue's words, Shang Wanwan was both shocked and curious. "So Wan Zhen and He Jinyuan were having an affair right under Xu Wenchong's nose? They're so bold!"
"And then? How were they discovered?"
Chu Xiyue and Shang Wanwan exchanged glances, confirming that they were both onlookers.
Chu Xiyue generously shared the follow-up to this juicy gossip with Shang Wanwan: "Later, Xu Wenchong and Wan Zhen divorced. The couple reported each other, and they're both currently under investigation at the police station!"
"Let me tell you, wasn't He Jinyuan blacklisted? He's gone abroad now, trying to make a comeback, but it's tough overseas. To get more gigs, he became a gangster's man!"
Shang Wanwan:!
Is that what she thinks?
Is this something she can hear?
Eating melons is the easiest way to bring people closer. After Chu Xiyue and Shang Wanwan finished eating melons, the awkward atmosphere of unfamiliarity gradually disappeared, and their relationship became closer than ever before.
Chu Xiyue then learned that Shang Wanwan had returned this time to prepare for her wedding, and that her boyfriend was from Shenzhen.
"Our parents are meeting tomorrow. Xiyue, why don't you come over for a meal with your aunt? I can give you my opinion on her." Shang Wanwan joked with Chu Xiyue.
Chu Xiyue thought for a moment and nodded seriously.
Shang Wanwan began to tell her story with her boyfriend.
Shang Wanwan and her boyfriend were college classmates. They fell in love at first sight during a club activity and got together soon after. Their relationship developed steadily and rapidly. Not long ago, Shang Wanwan and her boyfriend graduated with their doctorates and returned to China. Her boyfriend proposed to Shang Wanwan, and they began to discuss marriage. The two families will meet tomorrow to discuss their engagement and wedding arrangements.
Chu Xiyue could tell that Shang Wanwan loved her boyfriend very much; her face was full of happiness when she talked about him.
"I will definitely do my best to check it out for you tomorrow," Chu Xiyue said to Shang Wanwan.
The next day arrived in the blink of an eye. Shang Wanwan's parents were not in Shenzhen, so Ms. Shao Suqiu went to the airport to pick them up. As the younger generation, Shang Wanwan and Chu Xiyue arrived at the restaurant ahead of time.
Shang Wanwan's boyfriend arrived earlier than Shang Wanwan. When Chu Xiyue and Shang Wanwan opened the door, his expression visibly tensed up. His expression only relaxed when he saw that it was just Shang Wanwan and Chu Xiyue.
He greeted Chu Xiyue, then glanced outside the private room, "Wanwan, where are your aunt and uncle?"
Shang Wanwan glanced at her phone. "My parents just got off the plane."
Neither set of parents had arrived yet, and the young couple whispered to each other, trying to calm each other down.
Chu Xiyue glanced at Shang Wanwan Shang Wanwan's boyfriend. She had learned his name was Ren Pingcang during the self-introduction.
She called out to the system, "Did you find anything?"
The system browsed through Ren Pingcang's information.
Ren Pingcang is a man of integrity, with no bad habits, a simple family background, a normal sexual orientation, and is honest, kind, hardworking, and ambitious. He would be a good marriage prospect.
Chu Xiyue nodded.
Not long after, Ren Pingcang's parents arrived. It was clear that the groom's parents really liked Shang Wanwan, and they Shang Wanwan with compliments.
Shang Wanwan was initially a little nervous, but now, after being praised by Ren Pingcang's parents, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she felt quite embarrassed.
Half an hour later, Shang Wanwan's parents arrived.
Ren Pingcang's parents greeted him warmly with smiles on their faces, but after taking only two steps, they both froze when they saw each other's faces.
"Are you Wanwan's parents?"
"Are you Pingcang's parents?"
Both sides spoke in unison, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat strange.
However, Shang Wanwan and Ren Pingcang were probably too nervous to notice the strange atmosphere between the two families, perhaps because they were meeting each other's parents.
"Uncle and Aunt, please come in!" Ren Pingcang greeted them.
"Dad, Mom, Auntie, come in and sit down." Shang Wanwan took her mother's arm and led her into the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Ren snapped out of their daze and forced a smile, "Yes, yes, come in and sit down!"
Once both sides are gathered, it is customary for both sets of parents to lavish praise on their children's potential partners to express their satisfaction.
only--
Chu Xiyue silently ate a bite of the tender Australian lobster ball, feeling that the atmosphere at the table was strange. Ever since both sets of parents entered the private room, they had seemed somewhat absent-minded.
The system said to Chu Xiyue: [When old lovers meet, how can one not be distracted?]
Chu Xiyue: Hmm?
"What old flame?"
There's even some gossip involved in accompanying my cousin to meet her parents!
The system clicked its tongue twice and said, "[ Shang Wanwan's mother and Ren Pingcang's father used to be a couple! Back then, they were on the verge of marriage, just like Shang Wanwan and Ren Pingcang. But because Ren's father's mother disliked your aunt for not being gentle enough, she threatened suicide, forcing the two lovers to separate. Later, Ren's father married a woman arranged by his family, and your aunt married her current husband. Their later spouses also knew about their past relationship. Now their child's spouse is the child of their former lover. Rivals/former lovers become in-laws, how can this not be awkward!]"