187: Chapter 187 Guan's Mother Teaches Little Guan 1

It turned out Father Guan had come to Magic City for a meeting, and Mother Guan thought she would take the opportunity over the weekend to visit Guan Juer.

She had also arranged a blind date for her.

As she spoke, she scolded Guan Juer a few times, but Guan Juer coyly brushed it off.

Today, with just a single text message from her, Chen Cheng had come to meet her parents without any hesitation.

Guan Juer was overjoyed; she even found herself acting coquettishly, something she normally wouldn't do.

Mother Guan’s mouth twitched at the sight.

She never expected that her daughter, whom she had raised for so many years, would learn to act so coquettishly just days into a relationship.

After the meal, Chen Cheng went to pay the bill.

"Uncle, I'll have my driver take you," Chen Cheng said with a smile on his face, addressing Father Guan.

Father Guan worked at the Xicheng Transportation Bureau and had come to Magic City for a meeting on coordinating the development of regional logistics and storage centers.

Father Guan frowned.

He was happy that Chen Cheng offered to take him, but the car in front of them was simply too high-profile.

He wasn't the only one out for the meeting, and it wouldn't look good if people with ulterior motives saw it.

It was a good thing it was just an S680 today and not a pullman; otherwise, Father Guan would likely have felt uncomfortable with Chen Cheng, thinking the young man was far too flashy.

Mother Guan saw Father Guan’s dilemma at a glance and waved her hand.

"Xiao Cheng, don't worry about your uncle. He knows how to get there himself."

Chen Cheng frowned, immediately realized his mistake, and gave an apologetic smile.

"Uncle, it was inconsiderate of me. I'll call a car for you."

With that, Chen Cheng took out his phone to call a car for Father Guan.

Before long, the dedicated car arrived.

Father Guan looked at the black Passat in front of him, his expression unreadable, and nodded at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng smiled.

"Take care, Uncle. After the meeting, I'll have someone come pick you up."

Father Guan agreed without refusing.

Chen Cheng understood the situation.

It was a bit tiresome, but he supposed Father Guan was used to keeping up appearances.

After Father Guan left, Mother Guan glanced at Eleven, who was helping with the luggage, and started plotting.

Good heavens, even the driver was this beautiful.

This Chen Cheng was definitely not simple.

She looked at her silly daughter, who was holding her arm with a serene, blank expression, and her mouth twitched in annoyance.

Was she really this trusting?

It wasn't Guan Juer's first time seeing Eleven, and she had been a bit wary at first.

Later, seeing Eleven's consistently icy demeanor, she slowly relaxed.

She had started to get used to the fact that Chen Cheng always had a Bodyguard with him when he went out.

Chen Cheng ushered Guan Juer and her mother into the car.

Guan Juer and Mother Guan sat in the back, while Chen Cheng got into the driver's seat to drive himself.

Mother Guan wanted to take Guan Juer shopping to buy her clothes, and naturally, Chen Cheng had to accompany them.

Mother Guan watched Eleven walk away on her own and frowned thoughtfully.

Chen Cheng drove to the Jing'an Temple commercial district.

Mother Guan had specifically instructed him not to go to any high-end malls.

Honestly, Chen Cheng didn't quite know how to interpret Mother Guan's request not to go anywhere 'too high-end.'

Fortunately, coming here meant they could walk from the Jing'an Temple commercial district all the way to West Nanjing Road.

It had everything, was safe, and was enough to keep them busy.

Chen Cheng had been shopping with Guan Juer twice before, but they hadn't bought a single piece of clothing or shoes, only spending money at some creative gift shops.

With Guan Juer’s current salary, even her rent was paid by her parents, and since the two of them went on dates often, Guan Juer would rush to pay the bill, leaving her with no spare money for a big shopping spree.

Mostly, she didn't want to let Chen Cheng pay for her, and when he accompanied her shopping, she just enjoyed the act of 'browsing.'

Watching Mother Guan take Guan Juer around fast-fashion brands like ZARA and Uniqlo, Chen Cheng felt a bit numb.

These two brands, with their fast turnover, weren't exactly known for their quality.

But he didn't say anything.

He thought to himself that he needed to find a time to properly cultivate Guan Juer's own aesthetic tastes.

She was already working, yet her clothes were still being bought by Mother Guan; she was a bit of a mama's girl.

When they got to the menswear section, Guan Juer picked up some clothes from the rack, held them up to Chen Cheng, and then put them back.

Mother Guan watched her daughter's actions with some helplessness.

She could see that her daughter was completely wrapped around his finger.

She brought her here to buy clothes, but she hadn't picked out much for herself before wandering over to the men's section.

Mother Guan smiled and said to Chen Cheng, "Xiao Cheng, you should try some on too. Auntie is paying today."

Chen Cheng smiled.

"Auntie, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Chen Cheng didn't care about who paid, but Mother Guan saying this was equivalent to acknowledging him as her son-in-law.

He was certainly happy about that.

But he could also tell that it was mostly out of helplessness toward Guan Juer.

Mother Guan smiled and nodded.

Guan Juer heard their conversation and her mouth curved into a smile.

She picked a few more items from the rack and told Chen Cheng to go to the fitting room to try them on.

Seeing Chen Cheng go to the fitting room, Guan Juer hugged Mother Guan's arm and laughed.

"Mom, what do you think of Chen Cheng?"

Mother Guan tapped her forehead in annoyance.

"You've already let him eat you up, do you still need to ask what I think?"

Guan Juer's eyes widened, her cheeks instantly flushing crimson, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's.

"How did you know?"

Mother Guan's mouth twitched.

"How did I know? Your eyes are practically glued to Xiao Cheng."

"Hehe~" Guan Juer giggled, her cheeks turning bright red, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.

The air was quiet for a brief moment.

Mother Guan casually picked through the clothes on the rack and said "casually,"

"Guan Guan, you are young and impulsive, and Mom understands that, but you must take protective measures."

Guan Juer's face turned even redder.

That bad guy Chen Cheng never wore any.

Mother Guan continued to lecture her daughter earnestly,

"Don't wait until an accident happens to start worrying."

"You just graduated, this is the time to focus on your career."

"Although Chen Cheng has good conditions, Guan Guan, you have to understand that being able to support yourself is the foundation for a woman's independence."

Mother Guan raised an eyebrow and asked,

"Chen Cheng's business is quite large, isn't it?"

Guan Juer thought for a moment and nodded.

"I suppose it's quite large."

Mother Guan frowned.

"What do you mean 'suppose'? You haven't been to his company?"

Guan Juer mused,

"Well... I haven't been to the company, but I went to the fundraising reception."

"Chen Cheng's first product in the country held an investor briefing a while ago."

"Chen Cheng took me to listen to the closed-door meeting."

Mother Guan was an executive in the banking system and understood industry terminology.

Mother Guan nodded; that was more like it.

She then asked,

"He raised funds? How much?"

Mother Guan understood the secret ins and outs of these private equity funds and couldn't help but worry.

The larger the scale, the more dangerous it was.

She was even more worried that her silly daughter was being deceived.

Guan Juer hesitated for two seconds.

Mother Guan: "Hmm? You want to keep it a secret from me? You want me to go check it myself?"

Guan Juer pouted and whispered,

"The target was 100, and it was oversubscribed on the same day. Now I don't even know how much was raised."

Mother Guan gasped.

The unit for "100" couldn't possibly be ten thousand.

Private equity didn't have that unit.

If it was in ten thousands, and eight digits at that, it would at most be hot money.

Mother Guan's expression changed instantly.

"I do not approve of the two of you being together."