Auntie Liu exclaimed in delight, "Really? Why haven't I heard you mention you were seeing someone? Where is she now? It's so dangerous to come all this way at night."
"But since she's here, invite her over for dinner. The more the merrier."
A hint of awkwardness and uncertainty crossed Yu Nian's face. "Auntie Liu, if I told you I was dating a man, would you be able to accept it?"
Auntie Liu froze, unable to process it for a moment.
Yu Nian hadn't actually wanted to tell her so abruptly. He had thought he would at least wait until their relationship was stable, but now Qin Yuheng had suddenly traveled all this way to see him. Whatever his reasons, he must have done it out of trust in him.
Putting himself in Qin Yuheng's shoes, Yu Nian wouldn't have wanted to be passed off as a friend in front of his boyfriend's family and friends either.
"I'm sorry I never told you. I actually don't like girls."
Although he had decided to say it, he was still deeply nervous.
Even in more open-minded big cities, plenty of people shunned this sort of thing, let alone in a small county town like this.
But Auntie Liu stepped forward and took his hand. "What's he like? Does he treat you well?"
Yu Nian hadn't expected that to be her first question. His nose suddenly stung, and he nodded repeatedly. "He's wonderful. He's decent and gracious, and he treats me well."
Auntie Liu looked at him with relief. "That's good, then. I know you have a mind of your own and understand what you want. Don't worry, I'm not that narrow-minded."
Yu Nian's eyes grew hot and damp, and his voice caught. "Thank you, Auntie Liu."
Auntie Liu smiled gently. "Come on,